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SIU Schoiar WASHINGTON—With Congress entering the home stretch, the SIU is keeping close watch on three bills of major importance to Seafarers and US maritime. These are the Pelly bill, requiring payment of US wages on any ships carrying Government cargo; the ^ Byrne bill to subsidize tramp The 5th weekly wice broad* ships and the Case-Anderson son (Va.), Thompson (La.), Miller cast put out by the Maritime Prize Archer bill to eliminate "50-50'* from (Cal.); Byrne (Pa.), Tumulty (NJ), Trades Department will go out agricultural surplus sales. Ashley (Ohio), Allan (Cal.), Shee this Sunday to hundreds of MTD The Felly bill, introduced by han (lU.), Van Pelt (Wis.), Ray ships and scores of SIU A&G ves­ Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) (NY), Maniard (Cal.) and Pelly. sels in waters covered by the trans-, is now under-study by a House mission. The voice broadcasts be­ Tramp Stibsldy-Proposal Merchant Marine subcommittee. It gan Sunday April 15 as the first di­ No action has been takeii yet on rect short-wave voice transmission would compel foreign operators, principally low-wage runaway-flag the Byrne bill, introduced just two to US seamen. They are supple- : shipowners, to pay American weeks ago. This bill would pro­ mented by the weekly aroundwages in order to be eligible for vide voyage operating subsidies to the-wbrld Morse Code broad­ any Government-financed or Gov­ US tramp ship operators when casts at 2:15 and 10:15 PM East­ ernment-owned. cargoes. The bill they are in direct competition with ern Standard Time, on Sundays. is based on the Davis-Bacon pro­ private tramps. The objectrls.tp Early response from ships has vision under which Congress re­ build a permanent US tramp fleet welcomed the new service. The quires contractors working on US- which would be adequate for US broadcasts are coAing through financed construction jobs to pay needs and modern enough to meet clearly and one crew noted the foreign competition. Tramp opera­ prevailing wage rates... The subcommittee now studying tors have been seeking subsidies For complete schedule of the bill consists of House Mer­ for a number of years. MTD direct voice broadcasts Hearings have been completed chant Marine Committee chairman as well as schedule of wireless Herbert Bonner and Reps. Robe- on the Case-Anderson bill by the Morsecasts, see page 15. Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, but no re­ news content of your broadcast port has been written as yet. The was excellent and highly informa­ Case-Anderson bill would elimin­ tive . . . we sincerely hope that ate "50-50" requirements from these broadcasts will continue." The recent freight clarifica­ sales of US farm surplus. The MTD's world-wide news tions printed in the April 13 A similar move was overwhelm­ programs are designed to keep SEAFARERS LOG contained a ingly rejected in a previous Sen­ seamen all over the world up-tosection which, was included in ate vote and there is little likeli­ date on the latest developments in SIU scholarship winner Robert Goodwin, son of Sea­ error. That is under Aa-ticle III, hood of the Case-Anderson bill their unions, as well as on shipfarer Eugene Goodwin, displays buck he brought down Deck Department. Section 7. winning approval either in com­ iping conditions and news of gen­ during archery season. Goodwin Is dental student at "Men Standing Sea Watches" mittee or on'the floor of the Sen­ eral maritime interest. University or Oregon. (See SIU scholarship report, page should be crossed out in the ate. The-current upturn in ship­ They fill a long-felt need for sea­ 81. clarifications. ping with scarcity of cargo space men who are unable to keep in has tended to make the Case-An­ touch otherwise with the day-to­ derson move an academic one at day events in the industry and the present. decisions of the union's member­ All threC of these maritime ship at shoreside meetings. items have to contend with a grow­ At present the voice, broadcasts ing election year atmosphere in are transmitted on three frequen­ Congress and the^comparative late­ cies to ships in the Caribbean, ness of the session. Since presiden­ Gulf of Mexico, North and South tial nominating conventions are Atlantic, North European and WASHINGTON—Proof that "50-50" is a direct subsidy to scheduled for this summer, any Mediterranean waters. They also not considered of top go to ships lir Pacific waters on US shipping and not discrimination against other flags was legislation election year importance is like­ the west coasts of Mexico and seen by Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) in a recent ly to get pushed aside. * South America. Correction On Clarifications ITFWIns Commerce Dep't Back Wages Upholds '50-50' On Runaway Department of Cbmmerce re--^ A . runaway-flag operator port on aid to US shipping. encouraging new ship construction who had refused to pay crew- The report cited by Magnu­ by operators who have been woi> members four months wages son is the result of a study made ried up until now by prospects of changed his tune after action hy the International Transporworkers Federation. The operator of the Liberian-flag Transmar, an ex-Brit­ ish tanker, agreed to pay off all members of the Greek crew here who wanted to pay off in New York and provide repatriation for those who wanted to return to Greece. Collected $14,000 'The ITF took action to collect $13,000 to $14,000 in back pay due after tlie crew complained they had not been able to collect a cent except for some small allotments to their families, and a small draw they got in January. When they got back to New York after.run­ ning between Aruba and the Ca-ibbean Islands, the company at­ tempted to send the whole crew back to Greece with the object of paying them off there in depreci­ ated currency. Wanted New York Payoff Since the men had signed on here for dollar wages, they wanted to get paid off in New York and collect in American dollars. Most of them wanted to continue to ship out of New York if they got off, rather than return to Greece where shipping prospects are dimmer. US law permits payment of full wages here to foreign crewmen who sign on in New York, provided they are permitted to go ashore by Immigration to get another ship. As a result of the ITF action, the company has agreed to let the men stay here on port articles un­ til they can ^ find other jobs. by the Department at the request a cut-off in US Government aid. of President Eisenhower. Magnu­ son quoted the report as saying that "50-50" represented a direct subsidy to shipping and conse­ quently carries out the Intent of tfie 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Opponents of "50-50" have long argued that a direct operating cash subsidy to shipping should be of­ fered instead of cargo subsidies, 'claiming that "50-50" was discrimi­ natory and injured US sales over­ seas. The Commerce Department Union shop stewards rate higher findings then, Magnuson indicated, than company foremen on achieve­ knocked the props out from under ment tests, and what's more, they the opposition. have the confidence of the workers. Keeps US Ships Operating That's the conclusion drawn by a Furthermore, Magnuson added, management engineering firm af­ the report bears out his claim that ter a survey made among more "50-50" is the best possible way to than 200 foremen and union stew­ keep American shipping operating ards in 35 companies. John A. Fatten, head of the firm, in foreign trade. . He pointed out that "The De­ told an ' industry conference that partment found that our '50-50' union stewards rated 70 on vocabu­ law does not discriminate against lary to only 40 for company fore­ foreign shipping. In fact it gives men. They outscored the foremen foreign vessels 50 percent of all 60 to 55 on mathematical skills and government - generated cargoes easily outpaced them 70 to 35 on which is more than foreign nations tests of practical judgement. Workers Back Stewards allot to American shipping. Aside from being able to out"The chief complainants against think the foremen, the union stew­ the law have been foreign govern­ ards can count' on the backing of ments which are using that attack the great majority of wage earners. . .. in hope of getting more of our The survey found that the workers cargoes for their own ships . . . believed the stewards had their in­ even with (the law) American ships terests at heart far more than the carry only about 25 percent of our- foremen. foreign shipments. It seems ridicu­ The -survey concludes that man­ lous that foreign nations still want agement, has a long way to go to to take that small amount of our convince workers, that the company own business away from us." and . its supervisors have as much The Senator said the report copfidence iii him as the union should have beneficial - effects-in st^wtut^*-;? . Maritime Day Poster Union Men Ontthink Boss: Test — :• . 1 • t, -0 ! h-iu-'.r j i?-y Photograph of poster honoring the US merchant marine and Maritime Day, May 22, which will be displayed on all post office trucks this week. Maritime Day commemorates the first successful transatlantic steam voyage by the SS Savannab in 1819^; ; - V:,- �May li; 1956 SEAFARERS ibc Seafarers Man First Ship In New Service rag* ThTt»' US Enjoying Spring Boom In Shipping Seafarers will start manning three reserve fleet Vic­ tory ships shortly in the middle of a moderate shipping boom which has been a pleasant but unexpected sur­ prise to the US merchant marine. Were it not for the availability of reserve fleet ships indications are that both the Government and"^ anywhere. Between July private industry would be 1,business 1952, and December 31, 1955, extremely hard-pressed to 298 ships representing better than find shipping spaqe for car­ goes. The three Victorys broken out thus far are the High Point Victory, Bull Line; Lynfield Victory, Waterman, two million tons were transferred to the runaway flags with US ap­ proval. Approximately 11,000 to 12,000 US jobs went with tha transfers. Russia Enters Market For example, the Soviet Union's new economic aid policy and ac­ tive purchases of grain abroad ara putting a strain on world shipping. One US official said that Russian participation in world trade has had the effect of raising grain hauling prices $5 a ton in the last three months. The official, Herbert K. Hyde of the General Services Administra­ tion, said that the Russians ara bidding for ships at any rate and has succeeded in diverting 106 for­ eign-flag vessels to her trade. The result is that the US is having difficulty in obtaining shipping to haul strategic materials for this country's defense needs. and the MacAlester Victory, Robin Line. These ships are being as­ signed to the Military Sea Trans­ portation Service either to run in Operation Blue Jay to northern de­ fense bases, or replace other MSTS ships diverted for the northern Supply line. All told, 113 ships will be used on this run. However the Blue Jay run is only one factor in the spring ship­ ping boom which finds all private­ ly owned ships, both freighters and tankers, working, and pros­ pects of considerable breakouts of reserve ships for normal commer­ cial operations. There are several other con­ tributing factors. One of them is the heavy off-season demand for oil which has kept all tankers in service at a time they are normal­ ly laying up. Coal Shipments Heavy Coal shipments are also far in excesf of normql prompted by an extremely bad winter in Europe and an economic boom, both of which depleted European coal sup­ plies. Heavy grain shipments have been stimulated by unfavorable First tanker-frailership, the SlU-manned Ideal-X, is shown loading at Pan Atlantic's Port New­ spring planting conditions in Rus­ ark terminal for start of new sea-land service. Giant crane (hook showing at right) lifts sia and elsewhere. A new-benefit for hospital­ To top it all off, the US is ener­ ized Seafarers is in the offing trailer vans off chassis on to spar deck of tankers where they are lockecTinto place. (For getically selling US farm surplus as the Seafarers Welfare Plan complete picture feature story, see next issue of SEAFARERS LOG). to the tune of $1.5 billion this year, is making arrangements to show and the North Atlantic Treaty Or­ movies in the Public Health Serv­ ganization (NATO) is studying a ice hospitals. The movies will be proposal to create a US-surplus available in PHS hospitals on the food stockpile. Emergency food re­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts lief organizations are also getting as well as the marine wards of the further US Government aid. Philadelphia and Tampa city hos­ The present cargo picture of a pitals. scarcity of available ship space First Run Shows points up the need for a permanent WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee has approved a Coast Guard tramp fleet of sufficient size, one The new benefit, proposed by sponsored bill which will cut ship inspections in half. The bill has already been voted by capable of handling fluctuations in the Union and accepted by the the Senate and wilLmost likely pass the House. Ship operators 'have joined the Coast cargo demands. Such a fleet un­ Welfare Plan trustees, calls for an der the US flag is obtainable only average of two movie showings per Guard in supporting the cut-*-— month of first-run productions. shipowners to skimp on mainte­ in inspections. of Life at Sea of 1948 as further through a program,of Government Since the movies will be shown in nance of safety gear. Even with subsidy aid. The SIU has vigorously op­ justification for the inspection Public Health Service hospitals, annual inspections, the Union Cargo Rates Up posed the cut in ship inspections cuts. The Convention applies mini­ members of all maritime unions from the present yearly system, pointed out, vessels often turn up mum safety standards to all mari­ The lack of an adequate tramp arguing that it will encourage the with major shortcomings. It cited time nations and calls for biennial fleet has sent cargo rates soaring. and other PHS patients will bene­ the loss of the Southern Isles, inspections. However, US practice Ships that were transferred to run­ fit from the entertainment pro­ Southern Districts and Mormac- has always been, up until now, to away flags were supposed to be gram. SIU Projectors kite as evidence that if anything, May 11. 1956 Vol. XVIII. No. 10 more rigid safety inspections were impose more rigid standards than "available" for US needs, but the Previously the SIU had pre­ the bare minimums established for world shipping market is such that PATH HALL, secretary-treasurer all nations. these ex-US ships can profitably do sented movie projectors to several HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENIBON, needed. Testimony in the Southern Dis­ PHS hospitals. Hospital adminis­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, tricts case Indicated that some of trators have hailed the beneficial Staff Writers; BILL MOODV, Gulf Area the inspections had been loosely effects of movie shows for con­ Representative. conducted without adequate check valescing patients who have time Final Dispatch ........ Page 7 on the seaworthiness of the ship. on their hands, but the hospitals Hospitalized Men Page 12 Claim 'Unnecessary' Work Inquiring Seafarer Page 5 VANCOUVER, British Columbia—A new Maritime have been handicapped by inability In reporting out the bill favor­ Trades Department port council has been established here to obtain up-to-date and popular Letters r....Page 12 Meet the Seafarers^...... .Page 11 ably, Rep. Edward J. Robeson under the sponsorship of the SIU Canadian District and the movie items. Hospitals in which the new pro­ Recent Arrivals .........Page 15 (Dem.-Va.), claimed that annual Vancouver Joint Council of-* gram will be set up are: Boston; Shipping Figures . Page 4 inspection "hampered the activities Teamsters, as the first such Port Arthur and Thorold, all Cana­ Manhattan Beach and Staten Island, of the Inspection Division of the Coast Guard by needlessly engag­ council north of the border. dian Lake ports, and in Montreal. New York; marine ward. Jefferson Formation of the Vancouver Coun­ The Maritime Trades port coun­ Memorial Hospital. Philadelphia; Published biweekly at ttie headquarters ing its personnel in inspections of the Seafarers International Union, At­ considered routine and unneces­ cil is expected to touch off similar cils work on local matters of im­ Baltimore: Norfolk; Savannah; lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth sary. . . groups in other Canadian ports. portance to member seafaring and marine ward in Tampa Municipal Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NV. Tel HVaclnth *-6600. Enter ' ed as second class matter At present, other MTD groups, shoreside unions as the MTD does Hospital; New Orleans; Galveston; .t th. Port Offlc. in Brooklyn, NY, under f tho Act of Aug. 24, 1*12. International Convention on Safety are being formed in Fort Williams, on a national scale. 'San Francisco and Seattle. SIU Offers Movies For Men in PHS See Congress Approving Cut In Ship Inspections SEAFARERS LOG Vancouver MTD Formed •31 If 1 �1%^. -• Vase Fonr WhatWill The St Lawrence Seaway Mean To Seafarers? SEAFARERS ; \ ; - ' ' LOG Mir 11. 19St 'N.»rr~'„ Two years from now, according to present schedules, the St. Lawrence Seaway is supposed to be open to navigation by deep sea ships drawing 25 to 26 feet. The Seaway, which was bitterly opposed by US Atlantic ports and shipping in­ terests, is bound to take some business away from current East and Gulf operations—justhow much remains to be seen. land's capacity. The Maritime Administration For practical purposes, ships leems anxious to get US ship­ with a 25-foot draft are desirable. owners interested in the Seaway No present American flag ships are run, now serviced exclusively by suited to this trade. ihallow draft foi-eign ships capable of drawing 12 feet or less. US 2) Whaf kind of cargo and ibipowners are at present reluc­ how much? tant to embark on the service for Estimates of traffic potential I variety of reasons. However, range from 10 chances are in the long run they tons a year. million to 83 million will get into the trade after a pe­ Consultant professor, John L. riod of "wait and see" on how the Hazard, Univ. of Texas, estimates trade turns out. There is no question but that 38.5 million tons in 1959, 52 mil­ foreign-flag operators will com­ lion by 1965. Low figure is more pletely dominate the Seaway trade than Panama Canal's best. Pack­ Typical of the shallow-draft foreign flag ships now operating on the Great Lakes is this small It its inception and perhaps for age cargo estimates are; Under 2 million tons, 1959; 6 miilion tons Swedish-American Line vessel shown in Detroit. An estimated 400 foreign ships will be years to come. They have the by 1965. •on the Lakes this This operator alone is building 16 ships for the Lakes. ihips of proper size, and they are Maritime Administration esti­ well established in the Lakes-tomates are pretty close to these Business survey concluded cargo Europe service. shipping companies reluctant for entering trade charters on N3 shipi figures. would be in following order: Iron several reasons: US operators will start from so they can enter trade immediate­ Cargo will consist in main of ore, grain and petroleum; coal, •cratch on both scores. bulk items with iron ore and grain wood pulp, ores, general cargo. Al­ .a) Shallow draft foreign ships ly before Seaway is cdmpleted. have monopolizect and developed Will give eight or nine N3 ships to In view of the potential effect accounting for two-thirds of ton­ ready in 1953 4.2 million tons of Lakes to Europe route. US com­ meet minimum sailing require­ of the Seaway on US shipping and nage; oil, lumber, coal most of re­ on the jobs of Seafarers, the SEA­ mainder. Also a brisk traffic is grain moved via St. Lawrence, pany would have to enter trade as ments of four or five sailings a FARERS LOG has surveyed cur­ expected in automobiles, finished more than the grain tonnage of newcomer and build from scratch. month. After opening of Seaway, Baltimore and New Orleans to­ b) Seaway can only operate 11 to 16 sailings with 18 knot rent information on the subject. steel products, farm machinery. gether. "Inroads upon export eight months a" year. Ships would freighters, 18 to 26 ships. Sail­ The following is a summary ef its A good deal of bulk trade will grain traffic now enjoyed by Bal­ have to lay up four months. Can ings would be to UK and North findings; be internal rather than trans-At­ timore, Albany, Philadelphia, Nor­ lantic; for instance, ore from Seven folk, New York are likely to be only accept ships of 25-foot draft. Europe as well as Baltic-ScandiNew, smaller ships would have "'to jiavia area.. i) Status of job Isles, Quebec, which now goes^ex- especially severe." be built by US companies. Would clusively to steel mills on US Nr3 ships are 2,700 tons dead­ Work now going on to dig the Port reactions; Norfolk and Al­ not care to make heavy investment Seaway and build locks. US Con­ Ea.st Coast ports, will be shipped bany building new elevators; New in smaller ships when trend for weight, 11 knot speed and draw>18 gress has also authorized deepen­ ipland to Middle West steel mills York making massive pier develop­ ocean service is to larger vessels. feet, but will have to go light and ing. of Detroit, St. Clair and St. when Minnesota ores are ex­ ment program; New Orleans work­ Smaller ships mean same operating carry only 1,000 tons of cargo to Mary's rivers. Many major ports hausted. This will be a good por­ ing on tidewater channel; NY dig overhead, and are uneconomical. make present 14-foot locks (run on Lakes still have to be deepened tion of overall traffic. ging out tanker channels.. Foreigners have many such ships with 12 foot draft). to 27 feet or more. Welland Canal and are equipped to go in with MA claims that; US operators must be improved to carry more 3) What effect on preseijt ,4) What effect oij deep, sea fast, modern carriers. can utilize Seaway ships in winter deep sea ports? traffic, could be major bottleneck. *c) Smallest of MA prototype months by, al annual inspections, shipping? Chicago, Milwaukee deepening Most effects will be on bulk US-flag tramps may suffer loss ships are too big and with too b) final voyages outside lakes to harbors, other ports not so active. cargo ports like Albany, Norfolk, as they depend on bulk cargoes. much power plant for narrow overseas areas, c) loading at ocean Thousand Islands section: US re­ Baltimore in the grain trade; also Liner operations also concerned, channel operation. For example, ports for voyage into lakes at start moving scattered shoals to get 27 New York, New Orleans. MA wants companies subsidized on new season, d) layup remainder of although less affected. foot depth, width 450 to 700 feet. Port Authority, New York, orig­ this route to use 18-knot freighters time except for trip charters. Rapids section near Massena: US inally estimated loss would be six 5) What reaction of SlU on run. Ship operators consider MA says its prototype ships and and Canada building canals and to seven million tons of grain and this ridiculous speed for this kind some C-type ships could be used shipping companies? locks 27 foot minimum, 440 feet general cargo yearly, about 3V^ Universally uninterested in Sea­ of run where they are operating in in seaway, claims 80 percent of wide. Canada will dredge 27 foot million from New York alone. Big way at present. Example, Alcoa narrow channels. ships entering US Atlantic ports minimum through Lake St. Fran­ grain ports are in. order of im­ has run into Halifax and parent d) Shipowners have good deal of draw less than 25 feet "indicating cis and will build new canal from portance; Baltimore, New Orleans, company operates aluminum plant inertia about Seaway. If someone Lake St. Frances to Lake St. Louis. Galveston, Houston, Albany, Phila­ in Massena" NY, on St. Lawrence, else goes in and makes a go of it, that high percentage of ships that Another part of the job is a new delphia, Norfolk. New .Orleans es­ but Alcoa has "no plans at pres­ then they will clamor for help operate on l^akes will be able to channel outside Montreal. There timated its loss as six million tons ent" to participate in Seaway from Government. But they are transit Seaway." MA did not in­ dicate what percentage, of ships will be seven locks in all on rivef when Calumet River is deepened, trade. Other companies consider unwilling to be the pioneers. drawing less than 25 feet are for­ plus additional locks on canals and providing direct Mississippi-to- it entirely too remote to consider e) Tramp ship operators would eign flag vessels.. rivers between the Lakes. Chicago-to-Europe trade via the right now. probably go for Seaway trade if. Other dredging jobs on rivers Seaway. _ they can get tramp subsidies. Their And that's the picture of the St. between Great Lakes will provide Later estimates have been 6) Reaction of other corn- first concern is subsidies to keep Lawrence Seaway at present. A 25V^ feet during navigation sea­ watered down considerably, but alive. Their present Libertys use­ mighty industrial waterway is ponies (non-SIU)? son. Welland Canal can handle there will be some loss of bulk Maritime Administration of­ less on Seaway. aborning, but a look into the crys­ 3(1 foot depth at sills but its traf­ cargo. Baltimore estimates that fered subsidy on seaway route. fic capacity is believed to be lim- maximum loss will be ten percent Only one company, Isbrandtsen, 7) Maritime Administration tal ball shows little need for Sea­ farers to be concerned over any ited. to about 27 million tons a on bulk cargo during shipping applied. Other subsidized, com­ outlook wholesale loss of ships and jobs. year. The Seaway Authority is season. panies being prodded by MA to apEssential route; US must par­ The deep-sea ports are a long way far more optimistic about Wei-, Indiana University School of ply but appear most reluctant. -US ticipate. MA will give company from becoming ghost cities. �SEAFARERS Mar 11. 1»M pueitioni In wur eyes, what has been the biggest "single aeiomplishment of the SIU7 I Asked of veteran Seafarers.) F. H. Murray, FOW: I've been lohn Kulaa, FOWi I'd say there •re two: the biggest gains have .sailing SIU for 12 years and every­ thing that has been the tremen­ happened has dous Increase in been progress, wages aud the particularly our W e 1 £a r e Plan rotary shipping with all the bene­ " system giving fits that didn't seniority to the exist when I first pldtimers in the began sailing. ITnion. The Vaca­ When I started tion Plan is an­ with the SIU in other one of the 1943, nobody had any idea such gains would be won. best developments. t- i. t- Juan Soto, bosun: Our organiz­ ing gains which have meant more Job opportunities for all Seafarers. All the steam­ ship companies we signed up have made us far Stronger than we were when I Joined the Union In 1941, so that we c o u i d win other gains. S- . John G'Rourke, ch. elect: Tcan't point out any one thing. All the ^ains we have made since 1946 have been out­ standing; the Welfare Plan in its entirety, the new halls and the improved condi­ tions on the ships are some of the most important since I came into the Union ten years ago. Pare Ilee LOG SIU Hits CC Desertion' Beef; Skipper Nixed Pact BOSTON—Called up by the Coast Guard on a trumped-up "desertion" charge brought on when a skipper failed -to live up to the SIU freight agreement, a Seafarer formerly on the Algonkin (Algonkin) is still ip the dark regarding his future ability to earn his livelihood 4 as a seaman. A "desertion" rap has been pital to see the doctor and have No verdict has been handed down by J;he hearing board. pinned on the SIU man, a x-rays taken. At the same time, yetUnder the general working rules messman, because he was never paid off or signed off the ship's articles, although he gave the old man the required 24-hour notice before' the ship sailed. The out­ come of a May 1 Coast Guard hear­ ing on the case is still not known. The SIU is supporting the Sea­ farer fully in the beef. - t Port Agent James Sheehan said Ernie Such, AB: I believe the Vacation Plan is outstanding. You this was "a case of a man who was sick, went into the hospital and can always coiint took care of everything necessary on some extra to keep his record clear winding cash Just when up behind the eight-ball for no you need it for reason at all. Some of these skip­ emergencies. Of pers will never learn." course there are many other Taken 111 things you could The complex tangle first devel­ pick out but I oped when the messman became think the Vaca­ ill on a Sunday, reported to the tion Plan is the Brighton marine hospital on Monbest gain since I went to sea in 1944. dajT morning and then came to the SIU hall here at noon "with a t t paper bag full of medicine." E. C. Shaeffer; MM: The hospital Sheehan said the Seafarer didn't benefits jmd other Welfare Plan features are the think it advisable to make a North outstanding gains Atlantic trip to Europe when he since I began felt so sick, and was advised to go with the SIU iff back to the ship and have the 1942. W h a f s ship's delegate notify the captain. good about our It developed that he did this but Welfare Plan is the captain did not want to talk to that we can look him. The following day (Tuesday) the forward to more gains in the fu­ messman had to return to the hosture. Vacation pay is another good thing for sea­ men. the skipper called Sheehan and said that if 4he man was sick, it would be just as well if he got off thejship. He ordered another mess­ man at that time, stating that he wQuld. sign the man who; was ill off the articles and sign on the netv man. Captain Failed To Act The next day, after the ship sailed, Sheehan found out that the captain had not signed off the messman although a new one had been dispatched to the job. Three weeks later, the Seafarer was subpoenaed to .the Coast Guard hearing for "deserting" his ship. specified in the SIU contract, a Seafarer can pay off a ship in any US port "upon 24 hours' notice to the master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel . In other action in the port, shiP' ping has remained quiet, Sheehan said, with the outlook still uncer­ tain. Both the Maxtoh (Pan Atlan­ tic) and the Arthur M. fluddell (Bull) paid off and signed on, while the Steel Navigator, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Government Camp, Cantigny (Cities Service) and Robin Goodfellow (Seas Shipping) were in transit. Views Of Docks In Iran CG To Rule AFL-CIO Council Backs Small Ships Meany's Stand On ILA WASHINGTON—A special meeting of the AFL-CIO ex­ ecutive council voted to endorse President George Meany's stand against the so-called "mutual assistance pact" between the International Brbtherjust $53,000 in total assets at the hood of Teamsters and the ex- time it was to have extended the p e 11 e d International Long­ loan to ILA. shoreman's Association. Three days prior to the meeting, the pact itself was dissolved by the two organiza­ tions, avoiding possible disciplinary action by AFL-CIO against the Teamsters. Although the dissolution of the pact has taken place, the AFL-CIO governing body voted to study the principle involved in any federation affiliate doing business with organi­ zations expelled from the federa­ tion. The matter will be discussed further at the next council meeting in June. The "mutual assistance pact" had been drawn up between the Cen­ tral Conference of Teamsters and the ILA supposedly to provide for Joint organizing operations. Asn)ne pai't of the pact, the Central Con­ ference was supposed to extend a $400,000 loan to the ILA, to help it combat organizing efforts in New York harbor byjthe International Brotherhood of" Longshoremen, AFL-CIO. The IBL drive has the support of the Maritime Trades De­ partment, of which the SIU is a •member. . The IBL protested the pact and demanded AFL-CIO action, as a re­ sult of which the projected loan was stopped on Meany's initiative and the Washington meeting called to" take further action. Subsequently, . it, was revealed that the Central Conference had Meanwhile, the ILA showed signs of disintegration in New York un­ der steady pressure from the IBL. A long-simmering disagreement be­ tween Anthony "Tough Tony" Anastasia, Brooklyn ILA boss, and ILA headquarters again erupted oveif Anastasia's success in absorbing ad­ ditional groups of longshoremen on the Brooklyn waterfront. It was expected though, thaf Anastasia and ILA headquarters would tem­ porarily patch up their differences in the face of the IBL drive, with Anastasia winning additional power within the ILA in the process. WASHINGTON—The Senate has completed action on a bill to give the Coast Guard control of small passenger-carrying vessels. It pro­ vides for Coast Guard inspection of all vessels which carry more than six passengers for hire, irre­ spective of the vessel's tonnage. The bill had previously passed the House and is expected to get Pres­ idential approval. Small Vessel Disasters The inspection bill is an out­ growth of several marine disasters in recent years involving party fishing boats and excursion craft. It was promoted principally by the sinking of the sailing vessel Levin J. Marvel in Chesapeake Bay last August with the loss of 14 lives. Up until now, boats below cer­ tain tonnage levels were required to conform to the bai-e minimum safety standards. These were ves­ sels of 15 gross tons or less, or sailing ships of 700 gross tons or less. They have not had to get certificates of seaworthiness. Photo taken from deck of Steel Worker at Bander Shapur, Iran, shows docks built by Americans for supply-line to Rus­ sia during World War II. Cargo is unloaded on cars pulled by Diesel "donkey engines" using tracks out to berthing spaces. Beneficiary Cards Lacking... As an aftermath of the loss of the Salem Maritime, trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have called on all Seafarers to make sure that they have an up-to-date beneficiary card on file. In ex­ amining the records, the trustees found that fully half of the men who lost their lives on the ship did QOt ha^e a card in the files of the Welfare Plan. In at least one instance, the card was not up to date, inasmuch as the Seafarer had since acquired a wife and family. All Seafarers are urged to make sure they have a card on file designating their beneficiary, so as to protect their families in the event of an unforeseen accident. . The Welfare Plan has already completed death benefits pay­ ments'to most of the Salem.•?'faritira« victhm^^ne3^;o£-kin, i - g:* Persian longshoreman aid two fellow dockers, one dead and one dying, after they were pulled out of No. 3 hold on Steel Worker. Men were fighting on edge of hatch and fell into .'bdtto'm of hold.'. Both photos by Seafarer Merwyn "Doc" �Page Stat SEAFARERS NY Job Chances Hold Up^ Future Looks Promising LOG ^ar 11, April 18 Through May 1 Registered Port Deck A NEW YORK—Shipping is continuing at a good pace here, Boston although it declined slightly over the previous period. In addition, shoreside diversions are providing so powerful a draw that there were a cou-"^ ting a good number of standby and Savannah pie of times in the past two relief jobs that a guy can make weeks when the dispatchers a few bucks on to tide him over Tampa .. 9 82 27 47 18 7 6 14 • 45 7 21 8 20 12 were hard-pressed to find men for while he's waiting to ship. Along New Orleans •hips that were sailing right away. with a good library and plenty of Lake Charles From all appearances the fore­ recreational facilities, this makes Wilmington New York a good place to be at cast is for steady good shipping in this time," he commented. this area, said Assistant Secretary"For those who are interested, Treasurer Claude Simmons, so the the horses are off and running at welcome mat is out for those Sea­ Jamaica and the ball parks are all farers in other ports where job open also," Simmons pointed out. activity is slow. Ships calling here have been ar­ Cold Weather Gone riving in good, clean shape, thanks Port "You don't have to worry about to good work by both crews and Boston cold weather anymore as it is delegates. Port officials paid off New York springtime in old New York and a total of 23 ships, signed 6 on Philadelphia the weather is fine," Simmons foreign articles and serviced' 13 Baltimore Norfolk added. "We have also been get­ more ships in transit. Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 323 3 21 5 • 23 17 4 • Deck A 1 3 20 8 14 3 12 8 Eng. A 3 55 19 25 17 2 4 10 35 a 10 1 18 6 Deck B Eng. 142 213 Eng. B Stew. A 0 22 2 24 16 5 1 5 21 7 67 14 29 3 2 5 18 33 8 9 5 18 17 7 11 16 Eng. Stew. A 147 235 Shipped Deck A Pennmar Deck Gang Keeps Busy Tot^ Deck B Deck B 7 58 20 38 2 3 6 19 63 9 18 11 11 4 1 21 , 4 33 5 2 1 9 22 9 15 2 20 2 Deck Dtfck 269^ 146° Deck C Eng. Ak Eng. En^. B stew. A Stew. B 0 18 3 16 10 0 2 4 22 4 « 1 9 8 Stew. B -• 103 .Total • 19 204, 60 101 38 11 15 42 113 23 40 14 56 35 0 11 8 14 8 2 0 0 3 0 3 2 10 0 Total B 771 12 142 43 99 8 9 10 50 163 19 37 19 31 11 stew. Total C A 61 3 61 10 63 43 9 4 12 63 19 30 11 32 32 Total - A Stew. Stew. Total B C A 0 3 0 1 2 0 14 48 10 28 36 12 5 10 5 13 4 9 19 27 37 13 34 22 5 4 0 6 2 4 0 ,3 4 0 . 3 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 18 11 0 13 9 57 11 20 6 43 21 0 6 13 1 4 5 2 e 20 8 13 5 0 3 2 05 3 5 10 18 13 10 5 0 5 6 0 2 4 Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. C A B 61 202 172 56 182 103 Total B 653 392 Total B 1 61 18 92 15 8 5 29 63 27 40 7 43 12 T^tal 421 Totkl Bee. 22 265 70 164 81 ~ 20 19 54 176 42 70 25 88 67 Total Reg.* 1163. Total Total Ship. C 1 35 17 46 13 2 0 0 20 1 13 28 ' 0 14 238 78 237 36 19 15 79 246 47 90 28 102 23 Total Total Ship. C 178 1252 shipping th^ period reached a new high for the year, as a total of 1,252 men were dis­ patched to jobs. The figure was also the highest since mid-December at the peak of the Christmas rush. 4— ^ Seven ports shared in the registration, 1,163, lagged behind more, Mobile, New Orleans, Hous­ job prosperity, two remained shipping once again. ton, Wilmington and San Fran­ the same and five others de­ The ports showing shipping in­ cisco, with Baltimore and New Or- clined in varying degrees. Total creases were Philadelphia, Balti- leans the most notable a.-iong the lot. Shipping for the Crescent City was better than in New York, and Baltimore was even with it. Houston recovered from a slump, while Mobile and San Francisco were very active. Black Gang Busy Shipping and registration re­ mained just about even in the deck QlilNCY, Mass.—The US is desperately short of tankers and steward departments, but were and would face a serious oil crisis in any emergency, Vice- far apart in the engine department, where replacements are generally Admiral E. L. Cochrane, former Maritime Administrator, toughest to land. warned here. Speaking at-^ In terms of seniority shipping, keel-laying ceremonies for a fighters and bombers consume class B jobs again ran ahead of re­ new 46,000-ton US fiag tanker, enormous supplies of fuel com­ gistration in that seniority group, Cochrane declared that "The tank­ pared to the propeller-driven and accounted for over a third of ers of the free world are barely planes of the last war. The exist­ all the shipping in the district. Its adequate for peacetime needs to­ ing US tanker fleet would be 34 percent of the total shipping day. We can just about carry what barely adequate to supply military was the highest ever reached by needs alone, leaving domestic class B since the start of the we need on a day to day basis." He pointed out that in the Ko­ operations crippled for lack of seniority system a little over one year ago. , rean War the US used every fuel. tanker it had. "We had no naval _The situation is worsened by the At the same time, class A ship­ opposition, didn't lose a single fact that the US is becoming more ping was just over half the total, tanker from enemy action and still dependent every day on foreign oil 52 percent, for an all-time low. barely got by." imports from Venezuela and the The lack of class A manpower on In any future international crisis, Persian /Gulf. the beach proved a bonanza for he said, factories and public trans­ class C men, who have no seniority portation would be starved of fuel under the SIU shipping system. supplies because there are not Class C Jobs Up enough tank-wagons to carry fuel The total number of class C oil and gasoline for domestic uses men shipped was the 2nd highest Headquarters wishes to re­ and supply the armed forces at the mind Seafarers that men who ever shipped from this group, and same time. are choosy about working cer­ its 14 percent of the total jobs Dropping In Number tain overtime cannot expect an was also short of a new high. The US actually has less tankers equal number of OT hours with This trend is expected to reverse • today than during Korea because the rest - of their department. as more crews begin piling off for of tanker conversions and foreign In some crews men have been vacations and the pool of class A flag transfers. As reported in the turning down unpleasant OT men on the beach increases. SEAFARERS LOG of February 17, jobs and ^ then demanding to The following is the forecast port the US had 414 T-2 units in 1954, come up to equal overtime when by port: BOSTON;. No change ... has 379 such units today ^d will the easier jobs come along. NEW YORK? Good; jobs in many have only 359 by 1960, according This practice is unfair to Sea­ ratings still hard to fill. . . PHILA­ to expert estimates. farers who take OT jobs as DELPHIA: Fair . . . BALTIMORE: Foreign flag tankers are increas­ they come. Very good . . . NORFOLK: Should ing i;i numbers, year by year,^ but The general objective is to get better soon . . . SAVANNAH; ' in any emergency the US could not equalize OT as much as possible Quiet; registration low . . . count on these ships, since US al­ but if a man refuses disagree­ TAMPA: Slow . . . MOBILE: Good lies such as Britain, France, the able jobs there is no require­ NEW ORLEANS: Should de- . Netherlands and the Scandinavian ment that when an easier job dine some . . . LAKE CHARLES: countries would be equally hard- comes along he can make up the Expects rise . . . HOUSTON: Good pressed to supply their own domes­ overtime: he turned down be­ WILMINGTON: Fair . . . SAN tic fuel needs. . t ' FRANCISCO: ^'air . . . SEATTLE:' fore. • • •' Cochrane pointed ..out. that jet, Slow. - US Tanker Shortage Critical, Admiral Warns. Seafarers in deck gang on Pennmar do repair job on block and tackle to keep things running smoothly. Apparently pleased with the way things are going are Whitey White, carpenter, (left) and Otto, AB. They know efficient running avpids accidents later on. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ r- • Stack on Pennmar gets the wirebrush and red lead treatment as Charles Bramble, AB (top), and "Blackie," AB (on ladder) turn to. Deck gang tries to keep ship in shape at all times. The ship is on the intercoasfal run. 't • , r t \ •% • • • b J. �SEAFARERS 11. iMil Canada SlU Hits Bricks On Lakes . MONTREAL—Picketing was reported to have begun by Canadian Seafarers against two Great Lakes ship operators as last minute mediation efforts ran past a strike deadline yesterday. Members'of the SIU Canadian District set up picket lines in several ports against 63 ships op­ erated by N. M. Paterson and Sons and the Upper Lakes and Trans­ portation Company. SIU members had -rpreviously approved a strike call when the Lakes oj^rators refused to grant demands for an hourly wage con' tract involving^ substantial in­ creases in monthly take home pay. The hourly wage agreement would provide for a 40-hour week base and overtime payments for e.xtra hours worked. Boss Threatens Lockout Other members of the Lakes Carriers Association, representing five other companies, have been threatening to lock out the Cana­ dian Seafarers if the two compa­ nies were struck. Approximately 1,100 Canadian Seafarers and 400 officers are in­ volved in the two companies being picketed. All told about 5,000 men are affected by the contract dis­ pute. Far* Serra' hbC SIU Has Absentee Ballot Applications LABOR ROUND-UP An eight-day bus strike in Mil­ waukee by Local 998, Amalga­ mated Association of Street, Elec­ tric Railway and Motor Coach Em­ ployees ended on the basis of a 16-cent hourly increase. Wages were the only issue in the walkout. refills last week when maintenance men ended a 12 day strike. The men, members of Teamsters Local 816, received two-year increases totalling $6.25 weekly and improve­ ments in fringe issues. $i The Champion Spark Plug Com­ pany and the United Automobile Workers have signed a master con­ tract for five plants providing a 24-cent package and a union shop. The package includes Supple­ mental Unemployment Benefits and covers 4,500 workefs in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Can­ ada. if if i. Air picketing of a Miami beer distributor has been utilized by the Teamsters Union to advertise a dispute with National Brands. Inc. A plane hired by the union has been flying over the city with a banner charging the company is unfair to union members. The onion says several workers were forced to quit the union under threat of losing their jobs. -ft Merger developmecis continue on the state level with five more state federations s'ctiin'{ up new AFL-CIO units. Tennessee, Ari­ zona, Montana. Louisiana and Missouri unions have established new state labor councils represent­ ing about 900,000 AFL-CIO union members in all. Arkansas set up the first one. if The director of the Miami hotel drive of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union, Bert Ross, had two shots fired at him in his home in Miami. NObody was hurt by the shots which shattered the window of the Ross' living room. Ross de­ clared he would not slacken efforts to organize the hotels in the resort city. • if i if An SV^rcent wage increase has been negotiated for 40,000 New England cotton-rayon mill em­ ployees by the Textile Workers Union of America. Major com­ panies agreeing to the increase in­ clude Bates, Pepperell and Conti­ nental Mills. if i i ' New York's subway gum and candy machines got their necessary - i> Although absentee balloting procedures have beep re­ formed and made a little easier than in the past, it's still pretty difficult for seamen to get a chance to vote in this coming presidential election. Changes! in Federal law last year have dre^ for the period in which the speeded up the method of reg­ state ballots will be mailed out. J, . J, In Other words, a Seafarer on a ^ istration and voting via Federal Post Card Application forms. How­ ship should get the ship's itinerary ever, the states control the voting and give-as his mailing address the procedure itself, and some states port he will be in a few days after still do not permit absentee voting the state mails blm his ballot. The postcards themselves are by seamen or have systems which make it difficult for a seaman's sent to the Secretary of State of the home state of the Seafarer or vote to count. The "Federal Voting Assistance to an appropriate local election Act" passed last year, requires the official. They are an application Maritime Administration to make for ballot for either primary, gen­ Federal application cards and vot­ eral or special election. Affer be­ ing information available to sea­ ing filled out the cards have to be men. Accordingly the cards .are sworn before any one of the fol­ being distributed to US Shipping lowing: the skipper, chief mate, Commissioners, seamen's institutes chief engineer or purser. When the ballot is,received, it, and clubs, shipping companies and should also be sworn in the same the jnaritime unions including* the manner and executed according to SIU. the instructions received from the The postcards are acceptable in stat^" all states which have absentee bal­ loting which means everywhere except New Mexico and Puerto Rico. This is a considerable im­ provement over 1952 when many states did not accept Federal ap­ plication cards. However, in a William Joseph Wolfe number of states, absentee ballot­ Anyone knowing whereabouts of ing is permitted by members of this man is asked to contact his the armed forces only, with mer­ sister, Mrs. Anne Martin, 117 Jef­ chant seamen excluded. These ferson St., Savannah, Ga., or call states are Alabama, Louisiana, and Savannah 4-1716. Pennsylvania; if if it The Alabama and Louisiana pri­ James GHssen maries have already been held so Contact Charles C. Dorsey, 612 that all that would be left is the East Pratt St., Baltimore 2, Md. actual vote for president, since if it if Democratic primaries determine Harry Edwin Messick, OS state and local elections. Urgent. Get in touch with your Florida An Exception wife at 609 E. High St., Seaford, Other areas permit seamen to Del. vote by absentee ballot, but regis­ t if it Leo Wills tration must be made in person. Your sister, Mrs. Howard Evans, These are Florida and the terri­ tories of Alaska and the Virgin 1906 N. Howard St., Philadelphia22, Pa., urges you to get in touch Islands. Still other states permit absen­ with her as soon as possible. tee voting in general elections but 4" 4" 4* Edwin. L. "Tex" Ringgold not in primaries. These are Con­ Contact your sister, Elva. c/o necticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hamp.shire, New York, Rhode H. Lvlod, 721-E. Chase St.. Balti­ more, Md. Island. One of the major difficulties in i if if Terrance M. Jones absentee voting is that states do Write your sister, Mrs. J. J. Sam­ not mail ballots out until a few weeks before the election with son. She has returned from Cali­ most states allowing a maximum of fornia and is now in Charleston, one month. That does not allow SC, waiting to hear from you. the seaman enough time to get if if. if Earl E. Gonyea his ballot back in. Seafarers who Get in touch with your mother file for absentee ballots should make sure to give an accurate ad- at 603 Main St., Clinton, Mass. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chanc^ of the slrip sailing shorthanded. • I Digest Of State Laws On Absentee Voting EARLIEST DATE APPLICATION . ACCEPTED EARLIEST DATE BALLOT MAILED STATI Alabama Arizona MAIL PRIMARY REGISTRATION VOTE No absentee votine for seamen yes 9.11 Arkansas not required 7/31 California yea (automatic when voted) yes yes yes " no yes yes (automatic when voted) yes yes (automatic when appiying) yes (automatic when voted) yes 6/5 any time 20 days before primary, 30 before general 20 days before 9/11 varies 8 25 S/8 8/13 8/14 90 days before two mos. before any time any time any time 60 days before 30 days before two mos. before 60 days before 45 days before when printed 30 days before 4/10 5/8 100 days before 30 before primary 60 before general any time 45 days before 30 before any primary 60 before general 40 days before 120 before primary 60 before general any time up to 10 days before 21 before primary 25 before general when available Colorado Connecticut Dalawaro Florida Georgia Idaho - Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kantucky Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New Jersey New Mexico New Y^k North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennassao . Taxas Utah Varmont Virginia Washington v 30 days before ~ any time . 30 before primary & Stata 45 before Presidential . • 55 days before any time yes 8/7 yes 6/5 yes 5/IS yes 9/4 yes (automatic when 9/11 appiying) yes 4/17 ~ No absentee voting for anybody yes (automatic when 8,'5 applying) yes (automatic when 3/26 applying) yes 6/26 yes 3/8 yes 7/3 yes (automatic with 5/18 ballot) No absentee voting for seamen yes 9/17 yes 6/12 yes •6/3 Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire Puerto Rice 8/7 yes (automatic with 84 application) No absentee voting for sea men yes (automatic with 6/18 application) yes (automatic with 3/7 baUot) yes (automatic when 9/18 applying) yes 8/7 yes 9/11 yes 8/28 ^ Louisiana Mains West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming . 6/4 30 days to Saturday preceding election 60 days before yes (automatic with 8/2 ^ ballot) No registration required 7/28 yes (automatic with 9/lt ballot) yes 9/11 • yes 7/10 yes (automatic with 9,'11 baUot) yes 3/8 yes 8^11 yes (automatic 8 21 when voted) No absentee voting for iseamen - - * any time indefinite 75 days before 45 days before 60 days before 45 days before when available 60 before primary 30 before general 60 days before 30 days before 15 days before when printed 20 days before any time 45 days before 90 days before 90 days before any time ' any time 24 days before any time 40 days before — any time - Daniel D. Lupton, 37i Brother Lupton died in Bassens, France, on February 14, 1956. Burial took place in Whort on s V i 11 e, NC. He joined the Union in the Port of Norfolk in the latter part of 1941 and had been sailing in the deck depart­ mmB ment. He is survived by his mother, Julie Lupton, of Hoboken, NJ. 60 days before 30 days before after Jan. 1 any time 60 days before 21 days before 60 days before when available 60 days before any time any time any time 20 days before - when available 2(j before primary 70 before general after Sept. 10 any time any time 30 days before - when available when printed any time any time after July 1 30 days before 90 days before 25 dayf before any time 60 days before ^ any time , 70 days before 21 days before when printed ! f ' T-!. ^ / '' * .-ir.' •.,> t t 4i since 1951, joining in Norfolk. He had been sailing in the black gang. Brother Gunter is survived by his mother, Becky Deaton, Learned, Miss. 4 4 4. Clarence L. Yearwood, 63: A resident of Newark, New Jersey, Brother Yearwood died on April 9, 1956, of a heart attack Brother Yearwood joined the Union in Bal­ timore in 1939, being one of the first members of the Union. He sailed in the steward department. Brother Yearwood is survived by his wife. Thelma. Ja1ce D. Raby, 34: On February 4 4 4 3,1956, Brother Raby died of pneu­ Joseph R. Wing, 57: Brother monia in the Charity Hospital in Wing died of a heart attack aboard New Orleans, Louisiana. Place of the SS Beauregard while at sea on burial is not known. January 28. 1956. Burial took place it it at sea. Brother ,;Wing had been a Arless M. Gnnter, 55: A heart at­ longtime member of the SIU. join­ tack was the cause of, Brother Gun- ing in 1938 in Philadelphia andterlx death on January 27. 1956. He had been sailing in the deck de­ partment. ; �'v Pacre Elcbt SEAFARERS May 11/ WW LOG i.. REPORT CARD 4m onSi U Scholarship Students T HE lasf Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG reported the progress of four of the winners of the $6,000 Seafarers Scholarship Plan award. The Seafarers Plan awards four such scholarships annually to Seafarers or children of Seafarers. The four winners of this year's competition will be announced in June by on impartial college board. Here's how the other five winners currently in school are doing. I Seafarer Pickett W\ Lusir I University of Houston Sociology Student TV/ Aiming at a graduate degree in sociology ' and a teaching career, Seafarer Pickett Wi' • Lusk, 33, is well on his way. He expects to graduate next year and go on to further studies in his chosen field. Lusk, who sails as AB, is maintaining a "B-J)lus" average and relaxes by participating in Drama Department productions, the writer's club and the social science club. Married and living off-campus, Lusk finds » the scholarship more than ample, with school costs about $550 a year and the rest left for living expenses. The award, he writes, "is un­ doubtedly one of the top undergraduate scholarships in the country." After sailing for 12 years Lusk tells Seafarers, "Don't feel any reluc­ tance about the possibility of returning to school after a long absence ... I found my experience of going to sea . . . helping me with my studies. There is no information like first-hand experience." Elizabeth Lomas College of New Rochelle Social Work Student Seafarer Wallace Simpson Stanford University International Relations / A childhood spent in China made inter­ national relations a natural subject for Seafarer Wallace Simpson, AB. He is ma­ joring in this subject along with Chinese and .social sciences aim­ ing at a career in the Foreign Service of the State Department. The 25-year old Seafarer is compiling an "A-minus" average and 'still finds time to be head copy editor of the "Stanford Daily," and publicity director for the campus Institute of International Relations. He reports that as far as he knows, no other scholarship at Stanford " equals the SIU grant in amount and freedom of choice, with his $1,500 covering all basic school expenses and leaving him about $100 for incidentals such as smokes and haircuts. He proudly adds that "I am known as the outspoken advocate of organized labor ... and I believe I was able to cause a fair number of my classmates to change their at­ titude of animosity..." Lembhard G. Howell Lafayette College Pre-Law Student \W If• - A law career is the objective of Lemb­ hard G. Howell, 20, son of Seafarer Cleve­ land Howell. First though, comes a col­ lege degree in 1958 and then three years' Navy service. Howell is maintaining a "B" average, and as a fledgling lawyer has won three of four debates at the College Debate Society. He is also active in the National Service Fraternity and other campus clubs. With tuition of. $900 a year and room and board costing $650, his scholarship covers all but a smattering of his annual expense. "There are a few Ford Foundation Scholarships and a few other scholarships available to students," he writes, "but I don't believe that there is a more generous scholarship than the SIU one anywhere on the campus," Lafayette College, he finds, offers him the fullest facilities for his studies and "I am glad that.I can expr^s to the SIU and its members how grateful I am for the opportunities that it has made available to me .. f Social work in the field of child welfare or family relations will be Elizabeth Lomas' profession after graduation, June, 1957. She is preparing for the field by studies in sociology, criminology and child welfare and is maintaining a "B" average. Her volunteer afterschool services at the Cardinal McClosky Home for Children un­ doubtedly are of value in preparation for her future career. The 20year-old student, who is the daughter of Seafarer Arthur Lomas, also plans to be married after graduation. She describes her SIU scholar­ ship as the "best on the campus" covering tuition and book costs of about $610 annually, plus room and board expenses, leaving money for clothes and savings as well. "The scholarship afforded, me an edu­ cation that I would not have been able to get otherwise," she writes, "an education both formal and informal. Boarding is an integral part of college life and I found it to be a wonderful experience." Robert Goodwin University of Oregon Dentistry Student Another year of dentistry school and Robert Goodwin, son of Seafarer Eugene Goodwin, will be a full-fledged dentist. He expects to serve two years in the Army and then set up practice. Between his family (he has a wife and two small daughters) and his dentistry studies, the 27-year-old student is kept on the go. He rates among the top ten students at the dental clinic, works swing shift at a cannery in the summer months so he can get additional clinical ex­ perience during regular hours and still finds time for golf, tennis and archery. He is particularly skillful with bow and arrow having bagged four deer thus far during the bow and arrow seasons. His SIU scholarship covers tuition, books and fees and a heavy $800 annual item for dental supplies. Family expenses are covered in part by his in­ laws with whom he is living until he can set up dental practice of his own. �SEAFARERS War 11. IMt LOG Pare Nine No Sign Of Let-Up In Baltimore Boom YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying BALTIMORE—SIU dispatchers are busier than ever here, with the port in the midst of a full-scale shipping boom. Job activity has been rising steadily for several weeks, and reached its peak'during this"^ ex-Sen. Millard E. Tydings. Ma­ period. • honey drew the backing of most The total of jobs dispatched, labor people, because of criticism •By Sidney Margoliua Cutting Property Insurance Costs Not only have thp. property Insurance companies raised the rate for extended coverage on houses—that's the part of your insurance policy 237, was only one short of activity of Tydings' past labor record in that protects you against windstorm damage—but they have also re­ in New York during the same two the state, but Tydings appears to duced your actual protection. They've now eliminated television an­ weeks. Registration has increased have won the primary. tennas and lead-in wires from the protected items, which Is what some, but is still lagging way be­ On the Republican side. Sen. most windstorm claims were for anyway. The companies are willing hind shipping. Fourteen payoffs, John M. Butler, the incumbent, has ' enough to insure you against suph remote possibilities as falling air­ nine sign-ons and eleven in-transit no real opposition. This race is be­ Roberf^NJelsen ships were listed for the period. craft and "civil commotion," but not against the more likely risk of ing watched closely, however, be­ Port Agent Earl Sheppard lauded cause Butler has been an active a ripped antenna. the happy state of things, since supporter of vital maritime legisla­ The reason advanced for raising the charge for extended coverage beefs have been few at the same tion while in the Senate. Is that the hurricane of recent years cost the insurance companies a time. Only one item is pending lot of money in windstorm damage. Actually, the margin between what in connection with rest periods on the companies charge, and what they pay out, is wide enough to take Calmar ships, and will be handled through headquarters. care of much if not all of the exceptional windstorm claims. Fire and Full-scale activities are also con­ property insurance are very costly for the amount of actual protectinuing on the organizational front, . tion you get—costlier even than the notorious auto insurance rates. with no let-up in campaigning by Fire companies pay out only 40-45 cents of your permium dollar In* the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied "Brotherhood of the Sea" claims. The other 55-60 cents go for sales, administration and profit. Workers at the Old Bay Line. This Most wage-earners don't pay as - much attention to the cost of prop­ more than an expression for outfit is con.sidered the key to a erty insurance as they do to auto and life insurance, because the cost Seafarer Robert Nielsen. Its breakthrough in the entire Chesa­ true meaning was emphasized dur­ is comparatively small in terms of dollars. Also, the 'price of the ing the time he was laid up in an peake Bay area, and the eventual signing up of every unorganized property insurance is often merged into the monthly payment to the Egyptian hospital in Alexandria.. inland boatman and harbor worker. SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bank or mortgage company, and as usual, installment payments mask He was "oiler oh the Irenestar -Other news making the head­ real cost. Some mortgage companies in recent years have even com­ when he was taken ill and put lines here was the scrapping be­ here exceeded all expectations in pelled property buyers to get their insurance through them if they want ashore for hospitalization on March tween two major Democratic aspi­ pacing Pacific Coast job activity 27. Ship's delegate Charles "Jiggs rants for the US Senatorial nomi­ dui'ing the past two weeks. Se­ the mortgages. Jeffers promptly notified head­ nation, George P. Mahoney and attle slumped badly and Wilming­ Switch To 550 Deductible Big Saving ton remained quiet. quarters and two days after he was taken ill SIU Welfare Services However, the shoe may be on But last month this writer got irked enough by the jump in his in­ the foot during the current period, surance bill to take steps to-reduce the bill for three years insurance got off a letter to Nielsen at the with no payoffs at all in sight. from $92 to $36, an actual saving of 60 percent. Here's how: Instead hospital as the first stage in ar­ Whatever job activity there will b® of the no-deductible extended coverage, we switched to the $50 de­ ranging repatriation. In addition will have to come from in-transit ductible. We'll now have to foot any damage under $50 ourselves. But the delegate and the chl'if mate ships, Port Agent Leon Johnson this alone reduced the -bill from $92 to $60. And without antenna pro­ packed every item of Nielsen's asserted. tection, the likelihood of having any small claims is much less. The gear, Including his eyeglasses, and Two payoffs, the Kyska (Water­ additional saving was effected by placing the insurance with a large brought it all to the hospital. man) and the Orion Clipper (Colo­ mutual that gives a rebate of 40 percent. This saved $24 more. The Irenestar left Alexandria nial), plus three sign-ons and four But as important as saving the dollars, cutting the cost of insur­ April 1. A few days later the SIUance make it possible for a homeowner to afford increased coverage or manned Oceanstar, operated by With the Lakes shipping season in-transits stirred the short-lived some of the other protection he needs, such as comprehensive against the same company, came into port, opening, the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ boom. The Choctaw (Waterman) and "The man who sells newspapers trict is winding up contracts for water damage, fre'ezing pipes, falling trees and other risks. Seatiger and Ivy (Colonial) signed down at the docks told the crew the new year. The latest agree­ The fact is, the property insurance carried by the average home on, while the Celestial (Interna­ was in the hospital. I didn't know ment signed with Huron owner is very inadequate. You're insured against riots, which are un­ tional Transport), Massmar (Cal­ likely, but not against the more usual occurrence of a kid hitting a a single man in the crew aside Transponation for a new wage mar), Steel Architect (Isthmian) from the skipper whom I sailed scale which gives these crews 11 ball through a picture window. Read your fire insurance policy. See and Madaket (Waterman) stopped how it lists a few risks it insures you for, but is mum about all the with before, yet they went out of cents more than other Lakers. off in transit. In addition to regtheir way to take care of my Other contracts are in the works others. You need-, to buy additional forms of coverage to guard you needs." with the Ann Arbor Railroad car- ulax' jobs, 16 deck standbys were against the unmentioned risks. ferries, and the Chicago, Duluth shipped to the Orion Clipper. Plenty Of Aid Some Companies Offer Savings Serrano Dies and Georgian Bay Line. They brought him cigarettes With the help of a noted insurance expert, this department has candy, jams, jellies, shaving gear Meanwhile, a familiar figure at $ compiled a new list of companies offering savings from standard rates. and razors and "the baker even the Saiiors Union headquarters On the northern side of the building here passed on, when The pavings listed here are only approximate, since the same com­ baked me a cake." They also saw pany's rates may vary in different areas, for different types of insur­ to it that he had plenty of books Lakes the SIU Canadian District SUP bartender Earl Serrano died ance and in different years. Also some insurers charge more if you and magazines to read. "I guess has signed first-time contracts with of a cerebral hemorrhage on May 2. live in an "unprotected" area with substandard fire protection. So they pretty near turned over the the St. Charles Transportation Well-known to Seafarers ship­ Company and Abitibi Corp. opera­ use this list only as a basis for comparing charges for the same amount whole ship's library to me." ping from SIU branch offices in tors of tugs. The companies were and kind of insurance'id your own area. In addition, one of the oilers organized in 1955 and negotiations the building, Serrano had been Also, the companies listed below are the larger ones. There are found that Nielsen had no US had been in progress during the tending bar here for the past fiv® also many smaller companies licensed in only a few states, which money. winter. Crewmembers got retro­ years. He was not a member of the offer insurance at reasonable cost, and also many county mutuals In active pay to $1,000 going back SUP, but was a member of th® "He told me I would need a cou­ rural areas which pay very large dividends. However, it is not pos­ to the start of the 1955 navigation Bartenders Local 41. He is sur­ sible to list these hundreds of smaller companies. Here are leading ple of dollars when I get back to season along with other contract vived by his wife, Mary. lower-cost companies, with their home offices and amount of savings the States to get home from the gains. airport. So he gave me a ten spot. offered: The skipper. Captain George Solid, t 4* Merchants & Businessmen's Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Harrisburg, Pa., also came in to see him twice. Over $88,000 In post-hospital 40%; Factory Mutual Liability Ins. Co., Providence, R. I., 35%; Na­ Hospital Care Adequate benefits were paid out in the year tional Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co., Denver, Colo., 25The hospital care was everything starting April 1, 1955, the Sailors 30%; Hardware Dealers Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Stevens Point, Wise 20-30%; Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Ins. Co., Owa- he could expect, but, he said, the Union of the Pacific reports, aver­ tonna, Minn., 20-30%; Millei's Mutual Ins. Co., Alton, 111., 15-30%; food was a little on the skimpy aging over $107 for each hospital­ Allied American Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Boston, Mass., 25%; Liberty side and "I really appreciated all ized Sailor. The April 1 date SEATTLE—Inactive again after Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Boston, Mass., 25%; American Hardware Mutual the good things to eat the brpthers marked the start of the new bene­ one good two-week period of ship­ Ins. Co., Minneapolis, Minn., 15-25%; Farmers Mutual Auto Ins. Co., supplied me with." In addition, the fit system under which $10 a day is ping, this port has temporarily Madison, Wise., 10-25%; Berkshire Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Pittsfield, hospital help only spoke French, paid for up to 12 days hospitaliza­ given way to San Fi-ancisco insofar Mass., 20%; Central Mutual Ins. Co., Van Wert, Ohio, 20%; Em­ so it was a pkasure to have some­ tion a.fter a man is discharged as jobs are concerned. from the hospital. The purpose of ployers Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Wausau, Wisco., 20%; Grain Dealers Mu­ body I could talk to." Lacking a regular payoff for al­ tual Ins. Co., Indianapolis, Ind., 20%; Holyoke Mutual Fire Ins. Co., After 41 days rest, Nielsen flew the benefit is to tide him over un­ most a month, it was hopefully Salem, Mass., 20%; Indiana Lumbermen's Mutual Ins. Co., Indianapo­ back to the States on a Trans- til he can ship again. awaiting the arrival of the Longlis, 20%; Merrimack Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Andover, Mass., 20%; Mich­ World Airlines plane, arriving in 4^ I" view Victory (Victory Carriers) igan Millers Mutual Ins. Co., Lansing, Mich., 20%; Middlesex Mutual New York early this week. Re­ A four-day strike against the late this week. The Longview was Fire Ins. Co., Concord, Mass., 20%; Millers Mutual Fire Ins.'Co., Ft. patriation arrangements had been C. S. Loveland Company, towboat scheduled for a payoff some time Worth, Tex., 20%; Northwestern Mutual Fire Assn., Seattle, Wash., made in advance by Welfare Serv­ operators in Philadelphia harbor, yesterday, at last reports. 20%; Oregon Mutual Ins.JCo., McMinnville, Ore., 20%; Pawtucket Mu­ ices and the company. Six in-transit vessels supplied won a first-time contact for the tual Ins. Co., Pawtucket, R. I., 20%; State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., He's nqw headed home to Baby­ Brotherhood of Marine Engineers the lone activity of the^past period, Bloomington, 111., 20%; Quincy Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Quincj^, Mass., lon, Long Island, for a good rest. along with Local 1800 of the Inter­ and took only 23 replacements be­ 20%; Worcester Mutual Fire Ins. Co., Worcester, Mass., 20%. Then when he starts shipping national Brotherhood of Long­ tween them. The visitors includW In addition there are a number of other fairly large companies offer­ again, he hopes to bunk into the shoremen, the latter representing the Wild Ranger, Jean LaFitte ing savings of 15-20 percent, including Mutual Service Casualty Ins. Oceanstar gang some day to thank unlicensed men. The agreement (Waterman); Ocean Rose (Ocean Co., St. Paul, Minn.; Atlantic Mutual Ins. Co., New York; the various them personally for their help. "If provides 25 to 30 percent increases Trans) and the Massmar, Seamar Lumbermen's Mutuals; the Fire Insurance Epcchange of Los Angeles; ever get the chance," he said, plus equally huge boosts in fringe and Texmar (Calmar). All of them Penn Mutual Fire Ins. Co., West Chester, Pa.; General Insurance Co., I'll do the same for any SIU man I benefits and a wage reopener at came in clean, said Jeff Gillette, __ #•__ •• • the end of a year. Seattle, and Allstate Insurance Co. ' In the_ same fix." SIU port agent. Finds True SIU Spirit In Hospital '•M\ .' ''UI m •v I SF Booms, But Quieter Days Ahead v.i Seattle Slows Up Once Again '1. r �. -''{V Tcm SEArARtRS lL O €i : .. A..:.,., ^ 11, iwfL,;''^ IWr: ^im: >v: -V.'. :V V - ••• -v ' .(IN'I - lill lM-iiii M Trade Commission, which ihecks for false advertising, fake labels and misrepresentation. In both cases the laws they administer are completely out-of-date. So, you are to a great extent at the mercy "of any person who wishes to go into business and prey upon you. If you depend on your daily newspaper you'll read little of these crimes. Bad busihesslmen are not as good villains as labor unions. Also., there has been strong evidence to indicate that there has been some suppression of such news, particularly in the cancer vs cigarettes controversy. Here is a sampling of what some American businessmen have been up to lately. Tkase birds were caught—you can guess how'many thousands got away. ILLIONS of Americans every year fall victim to unscrupu­ lous businessmen who lie, cheat and—in some cases—cause injury and illness. The list of misdeeds of greed is almost endless: useless hair tonics; phony labels; contract swindles; skyhigh interest; fake schook; get-rich-gimmicks; faka cures, diseased and mislabeled food and on and on . . . While there are US Government agencies responsible for dealing with these culprits, their limited power, small staffs and the tre­ mendous size of their task, make only a token war possible. The two agencies involved are the Food and'Drug Administration, which concerns itself with unfit foods, adulterated and mislabeled brands and illegal sale of prescription drugs. The other is the Federal No matter what the Hayr Chemical Company says, "Hayr" will not grow hair, and neither will anything else in most cases. The company had been claiming— until the Government stepped In—^that dirt and bac­ teria plug the scalp's hair follicles and prevent normal growth. "Hayr" was supposed to "unplug" the scalp and bring on a new growth. it 4" During 1955 the Food and Drug Administration seized and removed from the market 4,922,000 pounds of unfit or misbranded food, about the same amount seized in the previous year. The unfit food was rice, candy, cheese, crabmeat, poultry and canned tomatoes. The other seizures involved illegal drug sales and falsely labelled goods. The rice, candy and cheese were found to contain insects and filth; the poultry was diseased and contaminated. it 4" 4" Fake labelling of wools and nylons as cashmere plus false and counterfeit branding in watch movements have snared thousands of unwary buyers in recent months. The practice is becoming more and more widespread with tlie ever-increasing use of synthetics in fabrics. It is almost necessary for a consumer to be a graduate chemist to know the fabrics. 4 4" 4" A Louisiana firm reaped heavy profits from its sale of Kary-On, a vitamin-mineral supplement, which claimed to help heart trouble, old age and swollen knees. Another, Autry's Minerals, a product of Gen­ eral Products Corporation of Los Angeles, claimed to cure arthritic or rheumatic pains, sinus trouble, colds, anemia, blindness or any disease caused by mineral deficiencies. The company also claimed in its adver­ tising that a major portion of the country's population Is ill because of mineral deficiencies. Another Los Anglese firm bilked thousands with its claims for a home application kit which claimed to cure leg ailments such as milk leg, varicose veins, sore legs, sprains and cramps. 4 ii; i?y- R^r -•• 2t:-f---.,- M:'}ft- -:;:• 4 4 A recent seizure by the Food and Drug Administra­ tion was a consignment of dietetic candies, the type widely prescribed for persons suffering from high blood pressure and certain types of heart, liver and kidney diseases. By' law such food must be labeled with the number of milligrams of sodium per 109 grams of the food. The seized candies were labeled "No salt added" and "No sugar added." Both were found to . have high sodipm and calorie content. 4 4 4 Off the medical quackery beat, but still in Los An­ geles, a company reaped a bonanza through its ads claiming its household paints were as good as national brands selling for twice as much but had to be sold quickly a^, a "special" price because they had to be moved out of a warehouse. The FTC charged the paint was inferior to the national brands, the special price was really its regular one and that the warehouse must . have been quite a place because orders far exceeded the amount that "must be moved." 4 4.4 4 4 4 ^ Have you run across • binoculars and microscopes labelled "Von Steuben," "Von Kaump" and "Heidel­ berg?" _If so, don't conjure up a vision of a highquality German lens. The distributor has now agreed to change the names so as not to imply any but the true country of origin—Japan. $38 special, 2). refused in many cases to sell It, 3). tried to sell more expensive machines, and 4). even the reduction to $38 was phony because the machine had never sold for as much as $119.50 in the first place. The same dodge was also used for vacuum cleaners. 4" 4 4 - In January. 1956, the Food and Drug Administra­ tion caused 696,000 pounds of unfit food to be de­ stroyed or put to non-food use. Also drug products' valued at more than $300,000 were destroyed. The food was bread, rolls, rice, peanut butter, flour and rolled oats. Two olive oil companies were caught adulterating and misbranding theif olive oil and fined. 4_ 4 4 Federal court cases brouglit in January of this year on charges of Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act violations include 64 seizures and 18 criminal prosecutions. 4 There have been many fragrances blown across the meadows of New Jersey near New York City, but none have been exactly perfume. A pferfume recent­ ly advertised in its brochures, letters and labels as "Imported from France," a bargain at $25, was found to come from a New Jersey factory and was worth no more than its $3 selling price. You're a guinea pig in the biggest mass experiment in history and there is no law to protect you. The American chemical, industry since 1940 has put more than 25,000 different chemicals into food to change color, preserve fla­ vor, retard spoilage, etc., and they tried them out on you! In the intervening years 24,000 were eliminated quickly as being acutely poisonous, 600 were knocked out after complete tests and 400 are still in use. Of these, 150 are harmless, 100 are safe if directions are followed and 150. still have not been adequately tested. At the present time a chemical or additive cannot be barred from use un­ til the Government proves that its con­ tinued use is harmful—a procedure that m^ take months or years. The AFL-CIO is suppprting legislation to plug this shortcoming in the Food and Drug Lew. 4 Bogus schools with equally phony degrees continue to crop up with enticements to teach a quick-easy method to earn a fortune in one's spare time. If you want to become a DA, that's Doctor of Audiometry, the practice of fitting hearing aids, there is—or was—a "college" for it in Oklahoma City. The "dean" of the one-man factory for his students had several self-awarded degrees, even though he had no equipmmit, was not qualified to teach and besides, who ever heard of a DA degree? 4 4 tiM This ad went over big, until the company was told to put up or shut up: "With tears of joy In' their eyes, men and women who formerly suffered dread stabbing torture of arthritis and rheumatism pain In swollen Joints and muscles tell of blessed relief after using it." The supposed pill cure for rheuma­ tism, arthritis and neuritis shut up. An over-zealous advertiser across the country in New York overstepped the line when he claimed that his "Garden Under Glass," contained only real flowers, Including rare varieties from the "deep Brazilian for­ est." Most were found to be plastic—from no further south than New Jersey. 4 4 4 Television which has been drawing heavy criticism for "pitchmen" tactics in advertising—was the source of ads announcing sewing machined for a mere $38. The regular price was announced as $119.50. Investiga­ tion disclosed that 1). company salesmen belittled the 4 § r>' Fifty-three concerned food that was contaminated, two were subpotent dietary items and two were carloads of vegetables dusted with a toxic spray contrary to label directions. The seven shipments of drugs and devices seized were alleged to bear false labeling as to composition or therapeutic uses. 4 4 4 A Texan who claims to have over 11,000 cancer suf­ ferers currently under treatment has been attacked by the US Government as giving worthless treatment and in some cases might actually be speeding the growth of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration said the treatment being given by Harry M. Hoxsey of Dal­ las "represents! a gross deception to the consumer." Reports haVe beea received, the agenqy said, "of deaths which occurred after surgery was forsaken in favor of the Hoxsey treatment while the cancer was still oper­ able, and where surgery promised excellent prospects of cure." The FDA has^ been battling Hoxsey for more than eight years and in 1953 won a court order pro­ hibiting shipment of his "medicines" in interstate i .commerce. > . * �Dfar 11. 1956^ SEAFARERS OuttaMyWayHr LOG PareEIerei Mobile Sees 'Blue Jay' Perking Port's Shipping ''•a Nfc)BILE—"Operation Blue Jay" now getting imder way is expected to give this port a much-need^ shot in the arm. "Blue Jay" is a spring-summer supply operation which services US militiary bases in-^" the Arctic regions which are Linfield Victory, was due to sign inaccessible to shipping the on an SIU crew this week. She will rest of the year. SIU port agent Cal Tanner said at least five ships are due to be withdrawn from the Maritime^ Ad­ ministration reserve fleet here for this purpose. The first of them, the ^ t 'Right' Work Peddlers^ All Anfi- be operated by the Waterman Steamship Corp. for the Military Sea Transportation Service, which runs the "Blue Jay" sea-lift each year. Military Supplies A total of 113 ships are expected to be used for the supply opera­ tion, including privately-operated tonnage, MSTS ships and ship withdrawn from lay-up especially for this purpose. They will carry military cargoes to bases in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Baffin Island and Newfoimdiand. The first ships to be used left the West Coast this week for bases in southern Alaska. At the same time, shipping here is showing some improvement al­ ready, after a long slack period. A total of 79 offshore jobs were dis­ patched during the past two-week period, in addition to a large num­ ber of relief and standby assign­ ments. WASHINGTON —Workers who fall for the phony "pro-labor" ap­ peals of state "rlght-to-work" law sponsors should look before they leap. AFL - CIO Secretary - Treasurer William F. Schnitzler said the rec­ ords of some of the leaders of the "National Right to Work Commit­ tee" show that these people are about as anti-union as they come. He cited the case of former Congressman Fred Hartley, Jr. president of the committee, as a typical example. Hartley was^ co­ author with the late Sen. Robert Taft of the restrictive 1947 TaftHartley labor law. Prior to his connection with the "right-to-work" forces. Hartley had Richard De Graaf, FOW* a private organization of his From the time he was seven. called the National Tool Workers Seafarer Richard De Graaf was Owners' Union, Schnitzler said hanging around ships in his native which was barred from operating Rotterdam, so it was only natural in New York state, by a division that he should go to sea. The 48please the examining psychologist, he migh of the State Department of Labor year-old Seafarer caught his- first be denied the right to earn a living at sea. in 1947. ship at 15, and has been a working Labelled 'Fascist' When the Coast Guard first came out with "This official New York state seaman since then. De Graaf sailed passenger ships its profile system, the plans were hastily body," Schnitzler pointed out, "in of the Holland-America Line for denying Hartley's organization many years, until pigeonholed after an outraged' protest from right function, said, 'No more ^ ' jobs got so scarce the SIU and other SIU of NA affiliates. Bu fascist toorganization, with all the in 1932 that he there are signs recently that the profile sys­ potentialities for imdemocratic ac­ had to stay tem is far from dormant. tion and danger to our way of life, ashore awhile. For example, a group in New York closely has yet come to our attention'." But as soon as associated with shipowner interests is now Edward S. Dillard, chairman of he could, he went "studying" a number of proposals to enact the board of the right to work back on the pas­ admitted .that he senger wagons. legislation pretty much on the lines of the committee, "no union at all" in his He happened to Coast Guard proposal. The new line seems wanted plants during a press conference be in the States to be to seek through Congress yrhat the when the formation of the com­ when the Netherlands was overrun Coast Guard was unable to put over as an mittee was annoimced last year. in 1940. For the next two years administrative ruling. Schnitzler added that the board he rode Dutch freighters until one But whatever the tactics of the Coast of the committee "was composed of them caught a torpedo off Ice­ Guard-shipowner group might be, they are when announced a year ago pri­ land. The crew made it to the sure to arouse a vigorous counter-attack on marily of anti-union southern em­ lifeboats and De Graaf was picked ployers and some disgruntled rail­ up and hospitalized. When he got the part of the SIU and other maritime un­ road employees' who fronted for back to New York he decided that ions. Judging from the response of crews employers in lawsuits filed against he would like to have a fighting to the current SIU safety quiz, there is a the Railway Labor Act's union chance on his next ship. "I saw lot that can and should be done to make shop provisions." These cases were too many ships go down and too ships and ship operation safer through prac­ eventually thrown out by US many dead bodies floating in the courts in North Carolina. tical day-to-day measures. water, so I went into the US Navy where I had more protection than on a rustbucket." From Navy To SIU suit is that the so-called "available" ships When the war en'ded he started are not available to us. sailing yith the sfu. He caught A GSA spokesman told a Congressional his first ship, a Liberty, out of the old Beaver Street hall and has committee Wednesday that the situation is been a Seafarer ever since. "acute ... we do not know whether industry LAKE CHARLES—Business is DeGraaf sails regularly out of will be able to get a ship to haul some of along smoothly in this area, New York and figures he has spent these strategic or critical materials." He rtioving as shipping remains a few steps about half his time since '45 on predicted that the situation will get worse ahead of registration. Waterman ships. He is not fussy as Russia steps up her current economic pro­ Several local trade unions are about where he goes but agrees gram. The only solution, he indicated, was in the midst of contract talks with that Japan is the best run today to break out the mothballed ships in the employers. Port Agent Leroy because a seaman is welcomed reserve. Clarke added, but everything is there and treated like a human From the very start the SIU maintained going well at this time. There are being. that the runaway shipowner's only loyalty no unusual labor beefs on the There is a world of difference, he says, between ships- today and was to the dollar sign. Now instead of hav­ docket right now. shipping picture is fair and those of yesteryear, and it isn't the ing an adequate tramp fleet, the Govern­ is The to show improvement change in wages alone. "There ment will have to undertake the expensive in expected the coming period, Clarke were no real unions then," he says, alternative of breaking out obsolete Liberty pointed out. Eight Cities Service "and a seaman couldn't even get ships. It would have been far more sen­ tankers, plus the Del Aires (Mis­ near an officer, let alone complain. sible in the first instance to take the neces­ sissippi) and the Val Chem (Valen­ Now the officers from the skippers sary steps to maintain and support enough tine), in Port Neches, Texas, ac­ on down treat the men as equals and get along with them." shipping vnde.Ullg.US;.flag..,. . counted jfor'the past activity. Meet The Seafarers The Coast Guard-shipowner bill to dump the annual ship inspection system is sailing smoothly through Congress over objections of all American maritime unions. Meanwhile the Coast Guard still has the proposed profil­ ing system for merchant seamen in its hip pocket. The new theory seems to be to forget about making ships safe because that costs money, and to concentrate on developing a miracle man, an accident-proof seaman who wouldn't get hurt no matter what happens. Under this theory, ships will be permitted to sail for two years without a going-over from , the Coast Guard. The merchant sea­ man, on the other hand, would be inspected to death under the profile system. He will not only have to come up with a faultless physique worthy of an Annapolis and West Point candidate, but his family tree will have to be clean from top to bottom. If his parents are separated, or if his opinions don't «.. We Told Yon That old refrain comes to mind in view­ ing the current plight of the US in meeting urgent shipping needs. The US Govern­ ment reports extreme difficulty in getting ships to haul raw materials for the national defense stockpile because foreign-flag tramps are now being hired by the Soviet Union. When the Maritime Administration started wholesale transfers in 1954, the SIU protested that these ships would r\o longer be available to meet emergency needs. Not so the Mari-. time Administration, which said it had "as­ surances" it could get all the shipping it needed. Now it seems that the Soviet Union has hired 106 ships to haul wheat from Canada. The Russians need the wheat badly-and ara paying any price for ocean freight. The re- ' Outlook's Good In Lake Chas. •-^5 :4\ "•I ••ill �SEAFARERS Page Twelre Mar 11. 19M IPG if;. Everyone Has Mate, But Not This Skipper Stony Point in Japan Del Viento Backp Has Good Trip To the Editon Greetings from the boys on the Del Viento (Mississippi). We are back on the "romance run" again after a month-long lay-up, with the same old faces on here that you see all the time. Bob Garn is .ship's delegate, with Bob Callahan represent­ ing the deck, Harry Hammond the steward department and Playing "inspector general" seems to be the main source of entertainment for the skip­ per on the SS Anniston these days, although Seafarers on the ship haven't seen him break out the white gloves just yet. "We have no ftiates on here though," says Dave Barry, ship's delegate, "because the captain is everything. The mate can't do anything until he gets the old man's okay. "I've seen some spooks but this guy has them all beat. He's out all day chasing from the bridge to the bow to the poop deck from eight in the morning until five at night. The mates do noth­ ing but relay or­ Barry ders. The captain Is also a big one for rationing ciga­ rettes, which endears him even more." Aside from this, Barry noted, the ship is in fine shape in all departments, especially in the culinary line. "The steward de­ partment is really good, and that's the view of the whole crew. The deck has a good crew of men and a fine bosun. Bill Clegg, who's do­ ing his best to keep things under control. "Captain Tkacz ran the last bosun and deck gang so ragged they could never get anything done, but Clegg has got the boys really producing this trip. "If Captain Bligh doesn't get in the way too much we'll bring the ship back looking real good in spite of him." ship's meeting led by Seafarer William C. Sellers, chairman, made the crew's attitude very plain. 'One afternoon to be set aside for war on cockroaches" was the unanimous resolve. "All men very willing to be In the battle," meet­ ing secretary A. G. Duman added. Xr.SPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Mack J. Acosta Gorman T. GIaz« Francisco Bueno Albert Hawkins Jessie A. Clarke Edward Huizenga Victor B. Cooper Ira H. Kilgore Fred Crews Jobe E. Mullen John D. Cummins William S. Porter John C. Drake William E. Robertt.. Donald Forrest Albert A. Search Hugh Fouche H. Shartzer Joseph Garello Albert StraccloUnl George Gass M. L. Strutherg Joseph GIU TerrUl York USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. E. A. Anderson L. C. Melansott E. O. Cromwell USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Marvin P. Bennett N. Mlddlebrookf Mllburn L. Hatley Marko M. Rocknle Harry McClernon L. V. Springer John E. Markopolo Bobble G. WiUlami USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Clifford A. SeweU Earl T. Conglcton David Sumulong Claiborne Massey USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Agaglto Asceni Martin Kelly Frank N. Bachot Edward G. Knapp Carl W. Berg Leo H. Lang Claude F. Blanks Jose E. Leston Robert Brown ^.Mlchele Lluzza Roosevelt Brown James M. Mason Sebastian Carregal Michael Papusha Richard Carrillo Jerry Pontiff Arthur M. Caruso Randolph RatcUff Closle Coats Edwin Ritchie Albert T. Cooper Joachin D. Salk Nolan W. DeLatte ' Wade H. Sexton Chas. F. Dorrough T. Smlglelskl Jaime Fernandez Trank Stevens A. W. Gatewood Joseph Stocker J. T. Gehrlnger Lonnie R. Tickle ,, John C. George Luciano Torlblo Clarence Graham Roy Truly Louis J. Guarlno ' James E. Ward George Howard David A. Wright Charles Jeffers USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Fred A. Olson Edward M. Goddard William Trickey USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY. Edmund Abualy Waller L. Davis Manuel Antonana En-dlo Delgado Eladlo Aris R .bert M. Douglas Fortunato Bacomo .'ohn J. DrLscoU Wm. C. Baldwin Robert E. GUbert Frank W. Bemrlck WUliam Guenther Robert L. JBooker Bart E. Guranick Frank T. CampbeU Taib Hassen William J. Conners Joseph Ifslts E. T. Cunningham Tl-omas Isaksen Ludwlg Krlstlansen Ralph J. Palmer Frank J. Kubek George G. Philer James J. Lawlor James M. Qulnn Leonard Leldlg F. Regalado Anthony D. Leva D. F. Ruggiano Mike Lubas G. E. Shumaker Archibald McGulgan G. Slvertsen David Mcllreath Henry E. Smith H. F. MacDonald Karl Trelmann Michael Machysky Harry S. Tuttle Albert MartlneUl Fred West Vic Mllazzo Norman West Joseph B. Murphy John T. Westfall Eugene T. Nelson Virgil E. WUmoth Joseph Neubauer Pon P. Wing James O'Hare Ches K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY. Hilarion • Aqulo Francis NapoU DoUah Ben Fred Oestman George Carlson Manuel Paperman Robert F. Cellnko Eugene Plahn Lorenzo Diana Bart J. Power Rufus Freeman Jose • Qulmera James B. Gardner Conrad Reyes Estell Godfrey G. H. Robinson Edward M. Hao Jose Rodriguez Alfred Kaju Walter Snell Frank LlUle Andrew Snider Miller T. Littls Lacy H. Stuart John McWlUlams Frank Throp Ruben Maldonado Thomas B. Tomlln Jose L. Marrero Samuel Vandal Frank Mazet Joseph Wohletz Alonzo W. Morris • USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Toledo A. Bean Robert L. Lambert Marcelo B. Belen Stephen Sloneskl Charles Dwyer John S. Sweeney E. E. Edlnger Henry WaUer M. M. Hammond USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell Adams Herman Klllstrom William Aycock Jimmis Littleton Jaipcs Dayton Clarence Murray Robert L. Graham Julian B. Royston VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Billy R. Hill VA HOSPITAL DURHAM, NO. Oscar Pearson USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Schuyler Plerson BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSP. NEW YORK. NY, Joseph Shefuleski VA HOSPITAL JAMAICA PLAIN. MASS. Edward J. Tnolan USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank Anderson John C. Palmer Dallas Clary Rosendo Serrano Benjamin Delbler Wm. L. Williams Joseph Fusella WllUa A. Young Eugene T. O'NeUl pay. W* had ouM in abseniltthla year with a little BraiillaB casBcha to oelebrate with. ' also missed Mardi Oras in New brleans but caught it in Rio. ft was a real one to see, too; they even had a sheriff's posse from California riding in it. In Santos it rained so hard that a piece of mountain washed down on the streets. It covered so many houses they were still d.<gging when we loft. The >.^eath count then was around 50, with more expected. Douglas Claussen ^ Ashore in Sasebo, Japan, to enjoy a cool one, this SiU quarfet ofF the Stony Point (I to r) includes Jimmy Purceil, oiler; Frank "Red" Cobbler, W. "Hosay" McBride and W. "Moon Mullins, ail ABi. The ship is on the Persian Gulf-Japan run. Roaches Beware! 'War' Declared By Claiborne Love is a many-splendored thing and a roach is a manylegged pest, but the similarity ends there. While the gang on the Claiborne is a charitable lot, it doesn't feel it has to shared everything with marauding How the roaches can win out over a line-up like that is .hard to roaches. Action at a recent see. Of course, one problem for the crew is that roaches are generally night workers. The crew may want to have its little "war" before 5 PM, but if the roaches don't come out until after dark, it'll be one hell of a 'war" with no enemy around. A possible so­ lution may be for the crew to form Its own Sellers singing troupe to serenade the beasts with "La Cucuracha." If DDT or aerosol bombs don't get 'em to fight fair, by coming out in the daylight, the vocalizing might Just possibly ^rn the trick. Favorite Song All's "fair in love or war, as the man once said, and "La Cucu­ racha," which is Spanish for cock­ roach, is probably the insects' fa­ vorite marching song. Eldon C. May, 2nd cook and baker, as the ship's delegate, will probably head up the anti-roach offensive, if it ever comes off. A Tampa Man Proud of this big fellow, Seafarer David A. Mitchell, wants everyone to meet him. He's Jimihy Mitchell, 6 months old, of Tamj^a., Dad is on the Chickasaw. _ Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Jim Robinson the black gang. They are all topnotch delegates and have contributed to making this a very cheerful and har­ monious trip. Joe Caruso is the "pusher" on deck and Phil­ lips is steward. They are both old hands at their posts and have kept everything running smooth. Inflation Hits SA Inflation in prices seems, to have hit South America though. You have to have a pretty good bundle of green to establish a' beachhead down here. But the girls are just as pretty and toothsome as ever, and that is one of the main things on any run, 1 guess. The two main shipboard • dis­ cussions have been on the "SOSO" law and the storing of the Mississippi ships. Most of the fellows on here wrote their Senators on "SO-SO" to give them the word on this important law. The other item, the storing of these ships, has come in for lots of discussion. They put op only 63 days' stores aboard here, and we have already been out that long and still have two morejiorts to go. Other Mississippi ships we have come in contact with also have the same problem. The steak situation is just an example. They put on 100 pounds of steak meat and then by the time the cook gets the fat, bone and gristle cut off, he only has half the meat he started out with. Could Cut Waste To handle this, we have come up with what we think is a pretty good suggestion. .. In­ stead of putting on so much tripe, kidney, spare ribs, liver, shoulder and other inferior "meats that nobody hardly ever eats, why don't they just buy better grades of meat with the money they could save on all this waste? The morale of a ship revolves around a man's stomach, and if he doesn't get the right grocer­ ies he is going to holler at the steward. But the company only gives him 65 days' stores with which to make 80-day trips, and not enough seasoning to prop­ erly season what he does get. I think that the fellows in the other departments should take this into account bef -e attacking the steward depart­ ment, although I don't say there are no cases where the cook or steward is wrong. Holiday In Brazil Well, I guess all of the folks aroifnd New York broke out their greep,tle«( fpr ?t. l?atrick'«f ^ Suggests School For Delegates To the Editor: This is about something that has been on my mind for quite a*while, and maybe now is a good time to air it out. I have talked this over with SIU men in many ports, and they suggested I write it all down and send it in. The matter I'm"^ concerned about is if it would be possible for the Union to start a school for delegates, to teach the mem­ bership how to best handle Un­ ion affairs aboard ship. There always seems to be a lot of controversy about technical clauses in the agreement and Union rules which none of us seem to know too well. Other Training Schools The Union has training schools for seamanship and the steward department, but noth­ ing official on how to conduct Union affairs on the ships. I am the ship's delegate on the Sea Comet H and, as a 'deck department man, don't know anything about checking stew­ ard's stores or if there is enough penicillin aboard for a voyage. I think that if the members were briefed on such subjects, . the. trips would be a lot smooth­ er and the payoffs much sim•pler. It would also save a lot of headaches for the patrolmen. I could go on and on with this, but this is the general idea. If some steps were taken in this direction, I believe It would be worthwhile. Steve Szante, Jr. Lauds Union Aid In Time Of Need To the Editor: I am writing to you in order to express my thanks to the Union for the prompt and helpful service which it gave to me in my time of trouble. As a member of the SIU, I want to say that I think that I and my fellow members have one of the greatest unions in the world. And I believe this is proved by the way the Union stands by a brother in his time of need. John L. Gibbons $1 fhanks Union For Kind Help To the Editor: I wish to take this opportu­ nity to thank the SIU for all It did for me upon the death of my husband, James E. Small, who lost his life on January 17, 1956; in the explosion on the Salem Maritime. ' I also wish to thank the Sea' farers from the Boston hall for the beautiful flowers and their card of sympathy. Special thaiiks also to Toby Flynn of the SIU Welfare Services De­ partment and to Boston patrol­ man Jimmy Sweeney for their sympathy and help. Eunice Small �SEAFARERS 11, ISM YAKA OWatamiM), A|H-H I—Chairs •MM, A O. InfMo; tMraUry, T. •. VaWanifcy. Ship** faaA-^MO.ia. VeiM MUad Irom CbairlMton ahort ona tnman. All haadquartara aommunltattana to bo ported. Ship'a dalegato alootod. Suqgertion nado tot clothea hooka In meuhall. Diacuaaion held on uaed food being kept over 48 hoiira. Turn In all repair lirta. Vote of thanka to Brother Bruaso for hia eSorta in obtaining new waahing ma­ chine. HASTINO* (Waterman). April •— Chairman, H. NeHelbadt; Secretary, 1.. Walla. Everything running amoothly. Two men logged for fouling up In Europe. Headquartera report ac­ cepted. Inaufficient atock in alopchert. ' If clothea are wanted, inform mate who will order aame. The low atorea In alopchert to be taken to patrolman Motion carried to concur In communlcatlena from headquartera. Ship'a delegate elected. Diacuaaion held about movlea. Vote of thanka to old ship'a delegate. Diacuaaion held about food. MARORE (Ore), April »—Chairman, Earl McNab; Secretary, Stanley M. Wolton. Three men missed ship at Sparrows Point. Ship's fund—S45.()3. Suggestion made for cooperation_ln keeping night pantry clean. Not enough cups for coffee time. Solve Puzzle Of Korean High-Hat • - The "mystery" of those venerable Korean gentlemen with an affinity for tall, stovepipe hats came to an end when Sea­ farers Paul Tatman and William Calefato, in Pusan with the Citrus'-Packer, paid a visit to-* ^ an bid friend of Tatman's who pipe hats, long beards and white We had never been able had been a missionary there robes to find cut the for 30 years. MAI (Bull LInei), April 1—Chair­ man, J, Talbot; Secretary, T. Schulti. Letters sent to Senators regarding "50-50."- Beef on painting foc'alea. Ship'a fund—810.30. No beefa. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Ship'a laun­ dry not being taken care of. The route out to the missionary's house was "was like a pageant," Calefato said. "Old bearded men led donkeys pulling carts fitted with thick, round wooden wheels . . . Docile oxen lumbered before heavy wooden vehicles and boys tugged against mobile tanks that furnished the town's sole water supply. In back alleys, crowds of people gathered around a single source of water waiting to fill all manner of receptacles. Baskets On Heads "Women and girls walked stiffly balancing huge vats or baskets on their heads . . . And all over were the old men, wearing tall, stove- MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), April 14— Chairman, C. W. Champlln; Secretary, J. Kelley. Ship'a delegate spent one day at New Or­ leans hall regarding 1. catwalk beef; 2. Steward department beef. Diacua­ aion on matter of certain individuals giving Information to topside and at­ tention called to aeriousneas of viola­ tion of Oath of Obligation. Repair lists to be turned In. No beefs. To hold special meeting to discuss stew­ ard department working rules. Dis­ cussion on night lunches. CREMAR (Ore), March 15—Chair­ man, C. Just; Secretary, J. Abrama. Everything okay, no beefa. Ship'a fund—89.38. Ship'a secretary-reporter elected. Washing machine to be kept clean and toaster to be repaired. at payoff. Ship'a delegate commended in way he performs duties and keeps ship running smoothly with few minor beefs, making trip enjoyable. Pace Thlf tecia. LOG FONCS (Fonca Cement), April 12— Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, O. Knowlet. Everything running ^ okay, no beefs. Received letter from head­ quartera aa reply to question on em­ ployment. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Repairs to be taken care of. Each de­ partment to get a copy of LOG. VENORE (Ore),~ April 8—Chairman, hone; Secretary, H. Buckner. New washing machine to be ordered. No disputed overtime, no beefs. (Commu­ nication from headquarters was post­ ed for crew to read. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), April 1— Chairman, V. Portar; Secretary, L. Moore. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Ship to be fumigated. Wash rooms to be kept clean. Repair list to be turned in. Some mattresses to be ordered. DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), March 30—Chairman, T. Soso; Secretary, C. H. Haoe. Repair Ust still outstand­ ing. Some disputed overtime in deck dept. Letters written to SIU head­ ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 25 quarters about rest periods and to SIU Mobile agent on mail aituaUon • .—Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, M. Costello. No beefs; everything in or­ in New Orleans. Ship'a fund—831.22. der. Ship'a fund—8135.40. FAIRISLE (Waterman), March 25— ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April 1 Chairman, Bill Hay; Secretary, W. L. Butch. One man missed ship in Gal­ —Chairman, E. Kelly; Secretary, A. Danne. No beefs, everything okay. veston, Texas. Repairs not completed. List turned in. All hands to lay off Motion carried to concur in commu­ steam valves. Paul Wilkinson volun­ nications from headquarters. Steward teered for reporter's Job. Request spoke regarding cups to be returned made to check the rooms to inspect to pantry. All linen to be -turned in. for needed repairs. Decision to send ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 4 cable to SIU headquarters for action on missing seaman's papers. Depart­ —Chairman, J. Bluitt; Secretary, H. ment list to be posted for cleaning of Sedgeway. Ship's fund—81.42. Some disputed overtime". No beefs. Motion laundry. carried to concur in communications JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Feb­ from headquarters. Ship's delegate ruary 25—Chairman, C. Scott; Secre­ elected. Vote of thanks to steward ^ tary, D. Mease.. Headquarters report department. read and posted^ R. Ferrandiz elected ARAPAHOE (Marina Transport), ship's delegate: D. Mease elected ship's reporter: S. Kropvich elected March 11—Chairman, B. McCulloch; Secretary, R. Barron. Repair list to ship's treasurer. ' Motion carried to donate 50 cents each to ship's fund. be turned In. No beefs. Motion car­ All beefs to be -settled on ship if ried to concur in communications possible. Delegate to see about get­ from headquarters. Discussion, held ting quarters painted. Crew to dump on operation of washing machine. garbage and trash in cans. Delegate BEAUREGARD (Waterman), March to inquire about crew getting name 13—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, brand soap powder. E. Riviere. Repairs ta,be turned in. ^ ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), April 8 Ship's fund—$15.96. One man missed —Chairman, E. Wright; Secretary, ship in Casablanca. No beefs. Motion Robert Schwartz. Ship's fund $43.87. carried to concur in communications Lights to be kept on over deckload from headquarters. Motion carried to «t night. Stewart to see about bread have clarification on draws sent to In Mayaguez. Steward to seirve rice ship. Discussion held on draw. with beef stew. Request to have hot BRADFORD ISLAND (CINet Serv­ roils with meals. ice), April 6—Chairman, V. Kochulle; JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), April Secretary, R. Jones. No beefs. Ship's 5—Chairman, R. Ferrandiz; Secretary, fund—8.90. Motion carried to accept B. C. Slaid. Most of the quarters- communication from headquarters, as ' have been painted and the rest. are read. Messroom deck to be painted. being painted now. S17.(X) in ship's Better grade of fruit wanted. All fund. Mate interferring witli deck scuppers to be cleaned. gang. Bosun to see patrolman to get CUBORE (Ore), April 1—Chairman, mate straightened out. Request to get better mailing address for LOGS L. McNaIr; Secretary, G. Wolf. No beefs. Vote of thanks to second and and mail. Mail is not coming aboard until ship has been in port three or thir^ cooks. Wind chutes needed. four days. Repair list turned in. EVELYN (Bull Lines), April 2 — Steward department doing good job. Chairman, W. Bart; Secretary, C. BALTORE (Ore), April 7—Chairman, Yow. Ship's delegate made a report John Mehalon; Secretary, Joseph God- on business of last payoff. Ship's fund sle. $17.50 in ship's fund. Two men —$13. No beefs. Motion carried to missed ship on March 18th. Two re­ concur in communication from head­ placements from hall. Vote to be quarters. Ship's delegate elected. taken on subject of payoff. Under­ GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ standing is that crew is to be paid every two trips. Subject to be taken ice), March 31—Chairman, none; Sec­ retary, none. Safety forms to be re­ up with patrolman. turned. One man paid off sick. No DEL NORTE (Mississippi), February beefs. Ship's fund—$15.39. Ship's 1»—Chairman, G. H. McFall; Secre­ delegate elected. Coffee cups and tary, Bill Kaiser. Request made for— glasses to be returned to pantry. 150 cases of soft drinks for sale at KYSKA (Waterman), March IS — five cents each. Small repairs com­ pleted. Repatriated seamen to sleep Chairman, s. ZygarowskI; Secretary, in crew hospitaL Their meals would R. Walton. Everything going along be served in regular crew mess. Re­ well. No beefs. Motion carried to quest for beer on board refused and concur in recent communication from no liquor to be put aboard at St. headquarters. Repairs to be listed Thomas. New delegate to he elected. immediately. Ship's fund $96.02. Request for crew LEWIS EMERY,'JR. (Victory Car­ to pay $1 to ship's fund. Twentyfour baseballs given to crew by Cap­ riers), March IS—Chairman, A. Maieltain Kinney. Another 24 bails bought. lo; Secretary, W. Schafer. No beefs. Team to play in BA and Curacao. Ship's delegate to see' captain about Swivel for punching bag to be pur­ putting declt engineers locker aft. chased in St. Thomas if possible. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfleld), April "Red" Leonard elected ship's dele­ 25—Chairman, W. Young; Secretary, gate. ^ J. Kolodzleltkl. No beefs. Ship'a INES (Bull Lines), April 9—Chair­ fund—$4; Discussion held on install­ man, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, M. ing new washing machine. Crew to Savoy. One man hospitalized. Bal­ donate • few dollars toward movies. ance of sup's fund is $80.00. No beefs. MASSMAR (Calmar), April <—Chair­ Motion carried to buy captain • type­ writer, as a gift. man, J. Yuknas; Secretary, W. Adams. No beefs. Ship's fund—$20. Motion MADAKET (Waterman), April 4— carried to -concur In communications Chairman, A. Lake; Secretary, E. Wal­ from headquarters.. Washing machipe lace. No disputed overtime, no beefa. to be turned.,off after Use. - Tali hat, beard and white robe of this Cheiu islander typifies ancient Korean cus­ tom. Photo by Seafarer Bob Black. F-SHARP IS LONE SOUR NOTE ABOARD MOWBRAY Happy to underscore the truth of the axiom "no news is good news," ship's reporter Paul Buckley credits "full adher­ ence to Union policy" for a smooth voyage on the Robin Mowbray. •* ^ "So far, there have been tion. It works out just fine. no beefs, no logs and nothing "We have one weight-1 i f t e r out of the way. The. trip is aboard, equipped with a double set about half over, and the crew is a well-fed unit. The ship's clean appearance, above and below decks, compares favorably with the looks of the many ships of all nations we've met along the way,' he commented. The Mowbray was in Beira, Portuguese East Africa, at the time. Buckley is shipping as a wiper. Fish Have The Luck "Although graced with our quota of fantail fishermen, we regret to report their luck limited to a few eels and one pilot fiish—with no shark attached. As usual, each of the crew, in his own fashion, is making thq.^ most of these East African ports of call. And when it's time to sail again, each turns to on his watch waiting until the next pbrt demands his full atten- of barbells and muscles, and also a tenor sax pupil. We all hope he will hit that F-sharp right on the nose at least once before the trip is over." reason for this costume ..." Eventually old friends met, greetings were exchanged and after Tatman had determined the safe arrival of a load of powdered Tatman milk for the missionary he had sent some time before from Seattle, the boys pressed their questions about the stovepipe lids. "It developed, from the mission­ ary's explanation, that the old men were still following the path of ancient Korean tradition and the customs of ancestors many generations before them. Grow Hair Lonjg " 'One of their customs is to grow their hair very long,' the mis­ sionary revealed. 'The hair grows way below the shoulders, just like women wear it,' he confided. 'They tie it in intricate braids and knots and keep it under their hats.'" It occurred to both SIU visitors that this custom may have led, in some way, to the modem-day ex-pression about "keeping things un­ der your hat." Word-specialists can draw their own conclusions. 'Filling Station' By Seafarer R. "Red" Fiak LOG-A-RHYTHM: Pity The Man 'By Mrs. Helen Owens I have nothing but pity For the man whose mind Is closed to all the finer things Of human kind. Who looks upon a flower As a^ thing of course. To whom a tree is nothing But the winter's firewood source. Who cannot turn the pages of a book with hungry eyes; Who cannot stand and look Upon a picture lost in ecstacy, Or listen to the music of the sea, And, From its never-ending night's roll Grow richer. Adding strength unto his souU ^Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or. any other so-calied "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect' funds, ' No explanation is required in this situation dreamed up by Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink on the Chester Harding. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- -please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) i| r.J NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old tubscrlbar and hava a ahange of addrati, plaata giva your formar addrait balowi ADDRESS CITY • •••a*aaaaaaa»aaoataeaaM8Ste8«aaaaa8aaa»aaaaf»»ia88lseasaa9Mt» ZONE STATE :..Sl �Del Sud BB Manager Lauds Teammate, 43 One of the main factors enabling the Del Sud "Rebels" to win the 1956 "Friendship Trophy" in Buenos Aires recently, according to team manager Maurice "Duke" Duet, was the playing of a 43-year-old ship--*^ mate, Joseph "Mule-Train' plied that he had played in his younger days, but might be a lit­ Suarez, I-' ii| •s- The Del Sud baseball squad clinched the trophy on the ship's last trip south with a 6-1 victory over the Gimnasia y Esgrima. The team was due to be presented with the cup plus individual medals on arrival in the Argentine capital yesterday. "I first met 'Junior' or 'MuleTrain' as he's commonly known back in 1950, when he hadn't played ball for years," Duet re­ called. Suarez was shipping on the Del Norte at that time and Duet was then manager of the Del Norte "Stars." Needed Catcher "We had a good ball club, but no catcher," he added. "When asked 'Mule-Train' whether he could play ball and catch, he re- Rest-Hour On Bradford Island It:- r? tle slow now. He was willing to try, however. "That night the 'Stars' were playing the Alcoa Cavalier for a championship trophy, and I will always remember that we drew the largest crowd that Annunci­ ation Park, New Orleans, had ever held. "Happily we won, and the ster­ ling catching of 'Mule-Train' was largely responsible. They say ball­ players must be young. Well, 'Mule-Train' was 37 then.", Soon after. Duet parted com­ pany with Suarez to begin organ­ izing the "Seafarers Beachcomb­ ers" team in New Orleans, but the separation was only temporary. "One night .after losing seven straight games, I ran into 'MuleTrain' again, and naturally asked whether he'd like to play ball again. The outc o m e of that game was that he hit a home run which pro(|,uced our first victory. Suarez I met him next," Duet said, "when he shipped on the Del Sud, a lapse of almost four years. He was the playingmanager of the 'Rebels' then and, today, besides having him as a shipmate and a friend, I have him playing ball for me. I'm sure those who know him will agree that 'Mule-Train' will probably still be playing ball when we are all retired." once In the afternoon, so that every­ one can attend. Discussion regarding . BR work. Two chairs to be put In .recreation room and cots to .be kept off deck. OCEAN ULLA, Dacambar 4—Chair, man, t. Bayna; Sacratary, R. Laa. No repair list from previous trip. Work ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), April 14 was started on repairs. Ship's treas. —Chairman, J. Robinson; .Secrotary, urer elected. Motion carried to con­ P. St. Marie. No beefs. One man went' cur in communications from headto hospital In Singapore and one in quartera. Yokohama. Motion carried to have headquarters look Into situation as to ORION COMET (Orion), March. amount of SIU ships operating in Chairman, D. DIckerson; Secretary, Japan and Far East. Ship's delegate L. Santa Ana. No beefs. -Motion car­ elected. Deck department quarters to ried that crew donate voluntarily to be painted ouL ship's fund. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. Washing machine to ORION CLIPPER (Orion), April 28 be kept clean. Repair list to be —-Chairman, B. Jones; Secretary, E. turned in. Manuel. One man left In Japan. Vote of thanks to all delegates. Few hours STEEL ADVOCATE. (Isthmian), disputed overtime, no beefs. One man March 11—Chairman, B. Bankston; missed ship in Yokohama. Motion Secretary, T. Ralney. Everything runmade for company to- furnish air winches for lifeboat davit. Steward to order - mattresses for entire crew. Vote of thanks to baker. Every man to leave his room In good order. MICHABL (Carrat), March tt — Chairman, J. Mallyi Sacratary, J. O'Nail. Ship's delegata elected. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 22 —Chairman, A. Elliot; Secretary, E. Ray. No beefs, no disputed overtime. Everything running okay. Discussion held regarding proposal to establish • ship's fund. Voted against It. SEA CLOUD (Pegor), April 22— Chairman, AT Anderson; Sacrotary, F. Hicks, Jr. No beefs, all Is going well. Ship's fund, $12.50. ning okay. Discussion held on "50-50" bill. Ship's treasurer elected. Ship's fund—tl6.38. Motion carried to con­ cur In communications from head­ quarters. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), February 2t—Chairman, P. Ott; Sacra­ tary, A. Cadllc. Everything running okay. Motion carried to post aU com­ munications, accepted and concurred. Ship's delegate elected. Catwalk to be nlada on deck for sailors. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), March 4 —Chairman, Santos; Secretary, Stew­ ard. Repair list made up. Ship's fund —$18.29. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from head­ quarters. Replace agitator and drain hose In washing machine. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), March 11—Chairman, W. Janlsch; Secretary, V. Orenclo. Each department held safety meetings. • Ship's fund—$37.01. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Discussion held on seniority. STONY POINT (US Petroleum), March 26—Chairman, J. Pureell; Sec­ retary, C. Johnson. Ship's secretaryreporter elected. Ship's fund—$14.08. Some disputed overtime. Everything in order. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Discussion on food. SUZANNE (Bull Lines), February 19 —Chairman, J. Carey; Secretary, H. Orlando; Everything running okay. No beefs. Stiip's fund—$15.40. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Discussion held about rusty water. VALCHEM (Valentine), April 7 — Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, G. Bryan. Ship's fund—$34.97. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's treas­ urer elected. Repair lists to be com­ pleted. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), March 24 — Chairman, J. Kelley; Secretary, W. Lyda. Second cook suggested list for persons giving to ship's fund and have them sign it as they make there donations. No beefs. It was suggested that crew write their senators regarding "50-30." WILLIAM A. CARRUTH (Transfuel), March 2S—Chairman, N. Kirk; Sec­ retary, M. Pappadakls. No beefs, everything okay. Some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department for their good work. At top, a member of the Bradford Island's deck gang relaxes after a stretch At what appears to have been a pretty messy paint job. In bottom photo, two crewmen put in tome hard concentration on a card game to help pass the time. No names were provided for these photos by Dick Koch. g'.n. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), April 17—Chairman, B. Doyle; Secretary, A. Stevenson. One beef In steward de­ partment. Ship's fund used for ship­ mate in hospital In Calcutta. Soma disputed overtime. Motion carried to concur In communication from head­ quarters. Motion carried to have meeting once in the evening and Penalty Of Success Burly SEEMEPO 11/ 1954' SEiF^AERS idt Par* FtmieeB j*L DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), April 22 —Chairman, Norman DuBois; Sacra­ tary, B. E. Phillips. No changes In launch service. Captain stated this would have to be worked out In New Orleans between the Union and the company. Smaller denominations of money will be obtained next voyage. Ship's fund, $21.00. Member requested steaks served twice a week. Metal windscoops to be exchanged, for rub­ ber scoops. Strainer on washing ma­ chine to be repaired. Crew requested milk to be purchased at Montevideo Instead of Buenos Aires. CAROLYN (Bull), April 24—Chair­ man, W. Lawton; Secretary, M. Gross. Ship's fund, $42.00 to be used for repair of TV. All new members to be asked for two dollars donation to­ ward ship's fund. Ship's treasurer elected. Repair list to be made up by each department delegate. CALMAR (Calm'ar), April 28—Chair­ man, S. Foti; Secretary, W. Yerks. Report on AB fired in Portland al­ legedly without just cause. Particulars mailed in to agent. Difficulty in ob­ taining master's medical certificates for sick men. Complaint of late draws. Refusal by chief engineer to grant st^dbys for engine room members. All^beefs to be aired in Philadelphia. Ship's fund, $3.20. Headquarters com­ munications posted in recreation room. Discussion on shortage of tea and coRee with patrolman. Ship's fund discussed -snd necessary to con­ tact agent in Seattle from backwoods lumber ports. on-poor preparation of food. Drinking fountain to be kept clean. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. AMEROCEA'N (Amerocesn), Febru­ ary 12—Chairman, H. Swsrtx; Secre­ tary, G. Pettlpas. Lack of variety in menu. Reelection of delegate. Ship's fund, $4.51. Request for more coffee. Discussion on ship's delegate report. Steward will Improve menu and va­ riety of night lunch. Request made for screen doors, porthole screens and water Une to run outdoors. SWEETWATER (Metre Petroleum), August 14, 19S5—Chairman, E.- McOulnn; Secretary, Paul Franco. Re­ quest made to get windscoops with screens. Ship's fund, $14.00 and $3.00 In stamps. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), January 22—Chairman, G. Pettlpas; Secretary, Roger Ferrara. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund. $4.51. Tables to be kept clean and cups and spoons to be picked'up after making coffee. SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum), Nov. 4—Chairman, E. McGuInn; Secre­ tary, none. Ship's fund, $13.50. Spent $11.00 for magazines in Korea. Two men sick. Pick up new man in Naples. No reports or communications re­ ceived since leaving States. Contact company about better grade of slopchest. Letter to be sent to headquar­ ters regarding crowded foc'sles. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas); April 15—Chairman, D. Peccerelll; Secretary, Hans M. Skaalagaard. One man hospitalized In Ham­ burg, Germany. Union notified. In­ jured while undocklng in Germany. Some disputed overtime. Ship's fund. $9.77. Crew utility should wear mess jacket while assisting crew messman at meal time. Pantry should be kept cleaner. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 1—Chairman, James Phillips; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Repairs all taken care of. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Ship's fund, $41.71. Head­ quarters reports read and questions answered. New mattresses and pillows ordered by steward. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April 29 —Chairman, M. Landron; Secretary, J. Laszlo. Repair lists made up. $14 ship's fund. Headquarters reports ac­ cepted. Request to have beer put aboard for crew. Patrolman to be consulted about man being fired. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 22—Chairman, Dale Williams; Secre­ tary, Dan Beard. Ship's delegate get­ ting off down South. Safety sugges­ tions needed. Ship's fund, $41.71. Foc'sles to be painted next trip. One hour disputed overtime. Headquarters reports read and accepted. New ship's delegate elected. Messtfall radio is property of the crew. "Sparks willing to repair it. Purging of gas tanks filled crew quarters with fumes. New toaster needed. Discussion on roach problem. New iron will be purchased. EVELYN (Bull),/April 29—Chairman, W. F. Barth; Secretary, C. A. Yow. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 29 —Chairman, E. deBauHe; Secretary, A. Gonzales. Two men missed ship during voyage. Ship's fund. $20.00. Thirty-seven hours disputed overtime. Headquarters report accepted. Sug­ gestion to use part of ship's fund to buy iron for use of crew. Steward ROBIN TUXFORD (Seas Shipping), • asked to get better grade of apples April 2—Chairman, A. Reasko; Secre­ and oranges, also different brand of tary, J. Misner. Called for new ship's coffee. delegate. Same retained. New treas­ urer elected. Ship's fund, $27.(X). All SWEETWATER (Metro), April 22— Chairman, T. H, Allison; Secretary, hands to keep washing machine clean T. M, Carver. Sufficient amount of and In good order as SIU members do. stores for nine months. Collection was WINTER HILL (Cities Service), made to pay for cat's vaccination. Some disputed overtime. One oiler April 29—Chalrnvsn, Jesse Barton; Secretary, L. E. Ashley. Some dis­ transferred to deck. One man logged for delaying ship's sailing. Two men puted overtime to be straightened out with patrolman. Suggestion for missed ship. Delegate to turn in to patrolmen. Suggestion to take up changes in death benefit require­ ments, etc. New ship's delegate collection for Willy, who is in hos­ pital. elected. Crew dissatisfied with second cook and baker and chief cook's preparation of meals. AMEROCEAN (Amerocean), March 22 —Chairman, H. SWartz; Secretary, G. MADAKET (Waterman), April 25— Pettlpas. Ship's fund, $4.50. Discussion Chairman, Allan Lake; Secretary, A. for steward to maintain good menu. Porthole screens. Coffee for black Yarborg. One man missed ship in gang. Discussion on repair list. New Orleans. Took replacement in Balboa. Discussion on disability bene-' STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), April fit article in LOG of February 16. 15—Chairman, John Jordan; Secretary, FELTORE (Ore Nav.), April 29— J. Atherton. Delegate's report on money drawn in Manila in reference Chairman, T. Hansen; Secretary, J. Ellis. Wiper missed ship in Baltimore. to declarations, etc. Subsistence claim One wiper missed ship in Chile. Oiler for no hot water not valid and claim sent to hospital in Panama Canal. No withdrawn. $16.00 in ship's fund. Long­ fund. Delegate to see patrolman about shoremen's holiday overtime disputed. areas to be cleaned during sanitary Due to hot weather steward asked to start serving occasional cold meal, hours and also about potatoes com­ ing aboard frozen. Need more jam, also more omelets in the evenings. crackers and toilet tissue. Discussion Crew asked to keep library clean. Ship's delegate resigned and thanked crew for wholehearted, cooperation. Ship's fund, $13.00. New delegate, deck delegate and treasurer elected. Everything running smoothly. All de­ partments^ harmonizing. By Bernard Seaman �ifHiir"""•V Mar 11. UM V SEAFARERS LOG Fate Firteea -'. ••/V; _ 10 SHIPS M ATLANm • soum MIMCAN • IW ^' • •'-M-2 niE riRST MRia VOICE RRORDCRSf TO SHIPS' CREWS -• . 0 EVmY SimDAY • l«20 OMr I . 1^0/d of tHo ftTP, Wn(-l9.19l50KCk ifs-: •hipt In Cnrlbbnon, intl Caoit el South Afflorico, South Atlcnik and Eott Ccoit ol UnM StotM. wfui,iM5eKei Ship. In OwH of MMf l«o, Corlbfcoon, Woit CooM of Sou* AOM^ Ico, Wo.1 Cooit of Moxico ond US SoM .t!'. / ' f Wn('«S,1S700KCk Ship. In ModltirranMn oroo. North Atlantic, Surapoon ond US Ecnt Coon. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 matemitg benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Alfredo Morales Muniz, born Mrs. Julio Torres, Caparra Ter­ November 21, 1955, to Seafarer race, PR. and Mrs. Jose M. Vega, Santurce, William James Benson, born PR. April J, 1956, tb Seafarer and Mrs. * Dennis Earl Ivey, born March William J. Benson, Brooklyn, NY. 30, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Maria Paz Mojica, born February" Clifford B. Ivey, Prichari Ala. 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. ;, Maria Francis Linker, born Feb­ Antanasio Espino, Ballimore, Md. ruary 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Malena Amy Dumas, born March Mrs.-WilUam G. Linker, Philadel­ 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. phia, Pa. , Alexander G. Dumas, Meridian, I Richard Darrell Saxon, born Miss. February 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Frankie Wayne Smith, born Mrs. Joseph D. Saxon, Mobile, Ala. November 22, 1955, to Seafarer Jack Eugene Gnnnels, born Feb­ and Mrs. Frank W. Smith, Bristol, ruary 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Va. Mrs. Lloyd Gunnells, Hoboken, NJ. Marie De Los .Angeles, born Steven Dwight Felker, born March 22, 1956, to Seafarer and March 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Oscar E. Figueroa, New York, Mrs. Edwin M. Felker, Baltimore, NY. Md. BftOUGHT to YOU BY THE OEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARIflME TRADES DEPARTMENT SHI-A&G DiSTRia - SUP' MFOW«MG * ROU * MM&P - RME • SiU-CANADIAN DISTRia John William . Law^n Howell, Jr., born April 10, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. John Wm. Howell, New Orleans, La. Eduardo Torres Soto, born All went well on the Hastings March 17, 1956, to Seafarer and (Waterman) because of a good gang of delegates aboard. Ship's delegate Oscar Ray Daniels got a vote of thanks for keeping her running smooth with only a few minor beefs. It was an enjoyable - Beauregard Crew The LOG is holding color prints trip all around thanks to Daniels of burial services held at sea for and William Singleton, deck dele­ Brother Joseph Wing. Unfortu­ gate; William Doyol, engine End nately, we cannot reproduce color L. Jackson, steward. prints and SIU Welfare Plan rec­ ords indicate no next of kin. Another delegate to get the palm was Anthony B. Caldeira on the John P. Ryan Jefferson City Your pay voucher, discharge and Victory (Victory $32 in cash from the MV Gadsden Carriers). C a I are being held for you at the Seat­ deira handled a tle SIU hall. number of beefs Juan Reyes while the vessel Your duplicate discharge from was on the Far the SS Emilia is being held at the East run and all Baltimore SIU hall. reports had it that he took care Money Due of his job very Retroactive wages for the belowCaldeira well. On the Re­ named men in amounts up to $107.37 are being, held by Atlantic public (Trafalgar) crewmembert Carriers, Inc., 29 Broadway, New reported ship's delegate agreed to York 4, NY, and can be obtained continue on the delegate's job and in person or by sending a forward­ take the ship into New York al­ ing address and proper identifica­ though he was anxious to be re­ lieved so he could pay off and take tion; Ex-SS John e a vacation. :JiW Meanwhile, MTD Round-The^World Wireless Broadcasts Continue... BALTIMORE .'.UIO E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard, ARent EAstero 7-4000 WILMINGTON. Calif 808 Marine Aee. PORT COLBORNE Reed Humphries, Agent. .Terminal 4-2874 Ontario HEAI}aUARTERS....e78 4th Ave., Bklyn. TORONTO, Ontario SECRETARY-TREASUREB Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint W. HaU, Joint HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. J. Volplan, Eng. B. Matthews. Joint C. TannehUI. Acting Agent Capital 7-6358 E Hooney, Std. BOSTON Jamoe Staeeban. Acent S76 State St. Richmond 2-0140 LAKE CHARLES, La. Leroy Clarke, Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 SUP 18 Merdiant St. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLIHU Phone 6-8777 Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 PORTLAND ill SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 823 Bienville St CApital 3-4336 Lindney WlUlama, Agent Tulai.e 8626 RICHMOND. CALIF..§10 Macdonald Ave. NEW VORK.:....07S 4tb Ave., Brooklyn ,BEacon 2-0925 HYacintb 9-6600 SAN FBANOSCO ....«B6 Harrison St Douglas 24363 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Reef, Agent HAdlson 2-9834 SEATTLB S80S 1st Ave! Main 0290 PIULADELPHIA 337 Market St. fi. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-16^ WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. Terminal 44131 PUERTA de TIEBRA, PB Pelayo 81—La 8 Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 2-8988 NEW YORK......878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 04185 SAN FRANCISCO 480 Hariiaon St Leon Jobnaon, Agent Douglas 2-5478 Marty BrelthoiF, Weat Coaat RepreMnutivr Canadian District SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St HALIFAX N.S... 1S8H HoUls St. £. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams .3-1728 Phonei 3-8911 SEATTLE 2505' 1st Ave. MONTREAL.......SSO St. James St West Jeff GiUetU, Agent • Elliott 4334 PLateau 8161 TAMPA . . 1809-IUl N. Franklin St FOBX^^J1^...^..;,130 lon St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 I II 8-3221 • -...... .i.,'. .oA»- -A Naomi Cruz, born. April 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Virgiiio Cruz, Bronx, NY. Notices SIU, A&G District r. 103 Durham St. Phone: 8591 272 King St. E. EMplre 44719 VlcrroRlA, BC 817th Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC. 1.298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS ..., 804 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE Quebec 20 Elgin SL Phone: 845 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3203 QUEBEC 88 St. Pierre St. Quebec | Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5233 Great Lakes District ALPENA BUFFALO. NY. CLEVELAND 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 14147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 OULUTH. .. 531 W. Michigan St Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH OfHCAGO .,.,8861 EJ92nd St Vasco M. Barros. William Bellgraph. Donald BiUlns, Juan BiUy, Carl N. Bol­ ton, Arthur Brown, Charles Brown. Gaetano BuscigUo. Francisco Carabbacan. Warren W. Currier. Simon Czeslowski, Frederick Demuth, Clifford Eubanks, Roy H. Flthen, Dan Frazier, Jr., Vincent Gregorio, James Guston, Jr., Joseph Harmonson, Vernon Harris, Charles Kempczynskl; Ah Lee King, Arne Larson, Samuel Martin, William C. Miller, Archie Milne, James McLlnden, Daniel Palmatory, Paul W. Persson, George Porter, James Porter, Paul Richards, Bernard Romanoff, Robert O. Smith, John Steiner, William D. Stew­ art, James Thomas, Pete TrlantafiUos, Charles W. White, Joseph R. Wing. Ex-SS Liberty Flag Morio Alto. James Ashley. James C. Battle, Frank A. Bolton, Robert G. Bruce, loannls Demitseadis, Robert M. Draper, Bernard Favlla, John Kackur, Donald M. King, King Sea Koo, Lee F. Kurtz, Joseph A. Long, Robert J. Lyons, John McDonough, Eric Malmstrom, George P. Marcotte: Leonard J. Martin, Ralph Moisant, John H. Morris, Mlhal Nicodin, Dennis Pierce, Styklanos Plssias, N. Burton Potts, Ron­ ald J. Ramsperger, Joseph H. Roberts, Caslmir Sanuiti, Leland B. Slpe, George J. Vesages, Guy Whitehurst, George Wil­ liams, Glenn N. Williams, John Zenths. Ex-SS Liberty Bell Rex Abshire, James R. Andolsek, Elmer J. Andre, Jr., Leo Brnssard, Stephen Burskey, Yulee H. Crews, Warren W. Currier, Micliael F. Dellano, Phillip DeMinico, Elmer L. Edwards, Yue Kung Fah, Perry Greenwood, Lester J. Haag, Robert J. Helllg, Leonard E. Hodges, Francis K. Jennings, Okal Jones, Ralph Kllbourne, Donald M. King; Herbert W. Lamm. Rufino Lara, Pao Chlng Lee. Audrey M. Lester, Antonio Llparl, Edmund H. Mfsh, Edward H. Murar, Richard V. Palmer. Owen Podkosoff. Heath Pressley, Salvador Resquites, Thomas C. Riley, Gerald R. Schartel, Frederick Smith, Harry J. States, Boyd E. Thompson, John T. Woodman, Paul Zamberlln, Lambert Zeegers. Reports are still coming in on the "50-50" issue where SIU crewmembers really put on a full head of steam to get some results in Congress. Latest ships to report action on "50-50" were the Mae, the John C and the Ocean Eva, while on the Sea Comet II Sea­ farer W. H. Woodill proposed that the ship's fund be used to supply crewmembers with stationary and stamps to write their Senators, which was done. The April 17th meetings saw rank and file Seafarers in charge in many SIU ports. C. O. Lee chaired the Mo­ bile meeting; A. Melanson in Bos­ ton; W. Tatum in Lake Charfes; A. H. Smith In Sa­ vannah; H. R. Hutchins, San Francisco and G. Butterton Frank, Seattle. Other Seafarers participating as meeting officers were R. Lee and R. Murphy in Boston; W. Butter, ton, Norfolk; E. D. Sims, Savan­ nah; W. Thayer, Tampa; J. 11. Thompson, Mobile; Jt Touart and M. Woods in' Wilmington. Wi -asl, Y' I •'•A �5^ SEAFARERS^ LOG AWARDED FIRST PiUZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1955 • INTERNATIONAL LABOR FRESt OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ll; One of the special functions of the US Coast Guard heartily endorsed by US maritime unions and all segments of the shipping world is its annual patroj o* the northern seas on the International Ice Patrol. l|V m Established In 1914, the ice patrol has continued ever since, except for the war years. Its need was dramatized by the tragic loss of the mighty liner Titanic in 1913 with 1517 passengers and crew­ men, after she struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage to New York. Each year patrol ^ips and aircraft track the huge ice masses as they drift south from the coast of Greenland, some­ times right into the heavily-travelled shipping lanes. Radio bulletins on ice movements are sent out twice daily by patrol headquarters at Argentia, New­ foundland, from late winter until midJune. By then, the warm currents of the Gulf Stream have travelled far enough north to block any further progress of the 'bergs and the patrol is secured. •" " It's The ICEBERG Segson!" iiiii All bundled up, Sea­ farer on lookout in northern waters scans the sea for signs of menacing ice. *• 1^' ' I 1 1^' I fe.-" I "iV. Officers on Navy Hydrographic ship chart ice, current movements. Hydrographic office publishes bulletins of ice conditions. ice patrol bulletins come into hq. of 3rd Coast Guard District in NY, where quartermaster (rear) posts them on map. Noon, midnight positions of all ships In Atlan­ tic are charted by Coast Guardsmen for pos­ sible emergency use. ' Quartermaster shifts position-of ice marker at CG hq. as reports come in. Dark markers Show ship positions.^ In chart room, mate checks location of ice­ berg on map after get­ ting radio report from Argentia. \U Twice-daily radio re­ ports on icebergs are radioed from ice pa­ trol hq. to all ,mer­ chant ships. •V � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 11, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SHIPPING BOOMS; CALL OUT RESERVE VESSELS SEAFARERS EYE WASH. ON KEY SHIPPING BILLS ITF WINS BACK WAGES ON RUNAWAY COMMERCE DEP’T UPHOLDS ‘50-50‘ SEE CONGRESS APPROVING CUT IN SHIP INSPECTIONS VANCOUVER MTD FORMED WHAT WILL THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY MEAN TO SEAFARERS SIU HITS CG ‘DESERTION’ BEEF; SKIPPER NIXED PACT CG TO RULE SMALL SHIPS AFL-CIO COUNCIL BACKS MEANY’S STAND ON ILA NY JOB CHANCES HOLD UP, FUTURE LOOKS PROMISING US TANKER SHORTAGE CRITICAL, ADMIRAL WARNS CANADA SIU HITS BRICKS ON LAKES NO SIGN OF LET-UP IN BALTIMORE BOOM MOBILE SEES ‘BLUE JAY’ PERKING PORT’S SHIPPING ‘RIGHT’ WORK PEDDLERS ALL ANTI-UNION ROACHES BEWARE! ‘WAR’ DECLARED BY CLAIBORNE SOLVE PUZZLE OF KOREA HIGH-HAT F-SHARP IS LONE SOUR NOTE ABOARD MOWBAY DEL SUD BB MANAGER LAUDS TEAMMATE, 43 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 5/11/1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vol. XVIII, No. 10 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d28f7720753e9e247487da270572b947.PDF 96991953635cadfdb61b50621ddf597b PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST FRIER • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1959 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • RENEW UNION WAR WRECK' LAWS Court Upholds RR Union Shop -Story On Page 3 v ,^9" -J rH �SEAFARERS PagfTwo May 25, 1956 LOG Ex-Cov'f Officials In Runaway Ship Deal Three former top US Government officials have combined to sett up a major tanker company which will operate at least seven or more brand new su­ pertankers under the tax-evading runaway flag of Thf ttest to desert the US and swear allegiance to the "flag of the dollar" are: Roger Kyes, former Deputy Lcretary of Defense (the second ranking officer of the Slant US Defense establishment) and currently, vice-presi­ dent of General Motors Corp.; Robert B. Anderson, for­ mer Secretary of the Navy who succeeded Kyes « DeP^Secretary of Defense and just recently resigne^. and S l?hUe. former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. The Liberian flag has become notorious as a low wage shipping operators who also seek deliberately irevade any tax obligations to Uncle Sam. The great majority of Liberian flag vessels are owned by US citilens and the ships run regularly into US ports. They compete directly with American flag ships which pay wages and taxes at the US level and live up to manning scales and safety requirements. The three ex-officials Te thereby Sooin, to exploit . <»» •ebPl.'i' supporting the Government in which they held high office The new corporation, known as Trmity Tankers, has undertaken an ambitious tanker-construction pro^am in­ volving an immediate commitment of $42 million, with more to come. Some of the circumstances simounding the deal have a hint of unusual "business dealing, espe­ cially inasmuch as all three men as Government officials were in the position of being the worlds biggest cus­ tomer for oil. The "GoVt-Alumni" company already has charters from an unnamed major American oil company for the tankers it has yet to build. The company has placed an initial order in Swedra for six giant 40,500-ton supertankers to be constructed at a cost of $7 million each. Another 20,000-ton tanker under construction in Japan has been purchased by Trinity. Options for construction of four mere super-giants are available at the Swedish yard, and the trio reports It is negotiating to build additional tankers in Germany. The full scope of the new company's operations indi­ cate it is capable of investing $100 million or so in ships. Nevertheless it has not found it necessary to sell stocks or bonds to the public, implying that the huge financial undertaking has the backing of a powerful domestic cor­ poration—quite possibly the unnamed oil company which gave Trinity the charters. A similar situation broke as a major scandal a few years back and involved former Government officials. Ironically, it has been fas'hionable in recent years for the Defense Department to warn solemnly of the need for building new American ships and keeping US shipyards In production. For example, the SEAFARERS LOG: re­ ported on May 27, 1955, that Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas warned the US is a "have-not" nation ... it is a fundamental truth that the US cannot get along with­ out merchant vessels. Without own own ships we cannot be assured of obtaining the necessary raw materials we need." This was just one month after Thomas moved lip to succeed Anderson as Navy Secretary with Anderson go­ ing into the Deputy Defense post. It is presumed that Thomas and Anderson, as close associates, saw eye-to-eye on this problem. The mushroom growth of Liberian-flag operations is attracting attention from many quarters. In a recent New York speech, an international lawyer, John Cardinale, outlined the attractions' of Liberian re^stry as a "profits sanctuary" for US business. The principal aim of a "sanctuary corporation," be said. Is to avoid US taxes. He pointed out that a corporation organized abroad ds beyond the reach of US tax laws even though all stock is owned by a US citizen or citizens. Other business groups are taking' a less rosy look at the picture, realizing that the runaway registrations give Shipowners an unfair competitive edge. The International Chamber of Shipping is currently conducting a survey of "flags of convenience." The survey reports thus far con­ firm the suspicion that Panama, Liberia and Honduras are allowing themselves to be used as international reg­ istry offices. The companies registered there have no obligation either to the country of their origin or the runaway flag they fly. The current activities of Messrs. Kyes, White and An­ derson would make interesting reading if the Chamber could see fit to include their company in its survey. Union, Operators Work Up Details For Standard Ship Safety Program With a solid cross-section of crew opinion at hand, Union and company representatives are now getting down to details in mapping a joint safety program to be instituted on all SIUcontracted ships. The program aims at establishing standardized safety procedures on all SIU ships and methods to im--^ prove shipboard safety and re­ universal demand for such items lar safety meetings. Here too, as better gangways, non-skid paint there is a safety committee con­ duce accidents." Smiling happily after her recovery from a recent bout v/ith pneumonia, Evelyn Fumero, 3, daughter of Seafarer Ignace Fumero, AB, is shown at New York home with mother. Bills for hospitalization were covered by SlU Welfare Plan depen­ dents' benefits. To kick off the program the Union sent out safety question­ naires to all SIU ships in January. Seafarers were asked to hold safety meetings in the three de­ partments and submit their find­ ings to headquarters. A large per­ centage of ships have responded under the program with the result that the Union and shipowners are now in a position to pinpoint areas of shipboard operation in greatest need of attention. Special significance Is attached to the fact that very few crews ex­ pressed satisfaction with existing shipboard safety practices. The overwhelming majority of crew meetings brought forth suggestions for improvement that would be of benefit to both the operator and the. crews. For example there was an almost -f- Hosp.-Surgery Plan Aids SOO Families In 1st Year Well over $80,000 in cash benefits has been paid to Seafarers to meet hospital and surgical expenses of their wives and children in the first year of Ihe SIU's family benefit program. While final figures for the year are not yet in, the benefit has already helped protect more than 500 Seafarers from the 4 impact of heavy medical ex­ in these figures are the thousands pays the first $50 of the hospital paid out each month under the bill with the Plan picking up the penses. The family benefit was begun $200 maternity benefit program, on June 1 last year and provides which is handled as a separate coverage for hospital room and benefit item. No Cost To Seafarers board fees, hospital extra charges, All the welfare protection pro­ doctor's visits to the hospitai and surgical fees according to an es­ vided by the Seafarers Welfare tablished schedule. The benefits Plan is financed by shipowner schedule is based on average costs contributions which have been ne­ In major port cities and is more gotiated by the SIU. The Seafarer liberal than most existing hospitai does not have to contribute to the Plan. benefit plans. The schedule of benefits under In the month of April alone, the plan paid $12,049.50 in claims to the family program provides $10 a 76 Seafarers whose wives or chii- day for 31 days in the hospital plus dreir hfld - to 'be! hospitalized for a an-additional $100 allowance for variety..of i-easons. • 'Not included i^extra hospital costs. The Seafarer ,£ .i.t" ' . remainder of the tab up to the stated limits. Surgical costs covered by the plan range up to $300 for certain types of surgery, whUe- doctor's visits to the hospital are covered at the rate of $4 for each daily visit up to the 31 day maximum. Through the first 12 months the average benefit paid has held around the $160 mark, although there have been a number of larg­ er bills paid including Six over the $500 level. The biggest single benefit paid thus 'far has bfen $660.,^ • • on decks and mats in critical areas such as showers, at ladder heads. Icebox sills and the like, fixed ladders for upper bunks, emer­ gency foc'sle exits and luminous or white paint on padeyes or other deck obstructions. Better safety gear was sought for such opera­ tions as chipping or for working in enclosed spaces. In sending in their views, the crews emphasized the need for regular safety meetings and re­ peated instruction on use of firefighting and safety equipment. Company Programs Vary Present practices on this score vary widely from company to com­ pany. Waterman Steamship is one of the companies which has placed emphasis on shipboard safety meetings, distribution of safety pamphlets on specific phases of shipboard work and statistics and information on shipboard acci­ dents. A typical Waterman shipboard meeting was one held on the Arizpa on May 2. The Waterman ships have a shipboard safety com­ mittee consisting of the skipper, licensed officers, the bosun, stew­ ard and electrician. At the May 2 meeting committee members got two safety reports from the shoreside safety office on good house­ keeping and navigation practices. Then the group heard from the ship's inspection committee on housekeeping practices aboard and discussed handling of a fire in the galley stove vent. Several recommendations were made at the meeting which were put into force. The vent was made more accessible for cleaning and the steam smothering line valve was relocated so it could be turned on. The fire brought but that sev­ eral crewmembers were unfamiliar with various types of extinguishers. An actual demonstration of the ex­ tinguishers on board; was planned folr the next fire''and boat'drill, • 'Delta Line shlpk' alsd'hold regu- sisting of ship's officers, the bosun, chief steward and ship's delegate. For expmple at the April -13 Del Norte meeting, repairs brought up at a previous session were reviewed and it was found most of them had been made, such as renewing air hose fittings and altering the forepeak hatch cover. The committee discussed an in­ cidence of diarrhea at the last voyage and concluded that fresh vegetables bought in South Amer­ ica should be washed and treated in a solution recommended by the (Continued on page_^15) Next SIU Meeting May 31 Inasmuch os the next regulor SIU meeting dote falls on Memorial Day, a na­ tional holiday, the regular bi-weekly SIU membership meetinas in a|l ports wi I be held on Thursday, May 31 at 7 PM. SEilkFARERS LOG May 25.1954 Vol. XVIII. No. 11 PAUX. HAU., Becretary-Treasurer HCRBEIIT BRAND, editor; RAY DENismr, Managing Editor; Brai^nD SEAMAN, Art. Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SFIVACK, Staff Writers; Biu, MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. 130 Published biweekly at tne headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, Af> lantic a Gulf District, APL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NV. Tel HYaclnth 9-4400. Entered as second class matter at the Pott Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act Of Aug. 84, 1913. . ... I, : i t m �May S5. 195« SEAFARERS Paff« Three LOG RenewUnion War Against 'Wreck' Laws WASHINGTON—Or<rinized labor scored its first major success against ^'right to work" laws when the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously this week that they cannot be applied to railroad workers. The deci­ sion protects several hundred thousand union railwaymen from the impact of the^ provision 18 states, mostly in the anti-union legislation in 18 South, have passed laws making for unions dnd employers states and will rally senti­ itto illegal require that everybody working First ship on the iicene after the collision between the lumber shown) and the freighter Marine Leopard (in foreground), the man (circled, top) picked up one survivor and one of the four split in two and later sank. The Marina Leopard damaged her Sur, Calif., about 110 miles south of S.an Francisco. schooner Howard Olson (not SlU-manned John B. Water­ dead from the Olson, which bow in the mishap off Point Four Dead As Collision Sinks WC Steamschooner SAN FRANCISCO—Four seamen were killed when the Luckenbach freighter Marine Leopard split the SIU of NA-manned lumber schooner Howard Olson in two off Point Sur, California. The collision took place early in the morning of May 14 under mystifying circumstances with all witnesses > agreeing that weather and visibility conditions were ex­ cellent. The stern section of the Olsoii quickly went under after she broke In half. The SlU-manned John B. Waterman picked up one survivor and one of the four dead, while the Marine Leopard's boats rescued the remainder of the 29-man Olson crew and two other bodies. One man is missing and presumed lost. The Leopard suffered some bow damage but no one was injured aboard her. The Olson carried an SUP, MCS and MFOWW crew. Busy Shipping Lane The scene of the accident, about 80 miles south of Monterey, is a busy shipping line in the Pacific Coast trade. Both ships were equipped with radar and both crews agreed that the vessels were visible to lookouts for a good halfhour before they came together. Many of the Olson's crewmembers were fortunate to survive because the stem section with the crew's quarters on it sank in three min­ utes and most men did not have time to get lifejackets. Oil from the Olson's fuel tanks also com­ plicated the rescue operation as did the early morning darkness. Bodies recovered in rescue were Richard McHugh, first assistant engineer; Frank H. Krohn, second assistant engineer and Andrew F. Scheib, third mate. Missing and "presumed lost is Cyrus Kalen, steward, an MCS-SIU member. Fourteen members of the Olson crew were treated for shock, ex­ posure and the after-effects of swallowing fuel oil. I-' LOG Award Open To All Seafarers Stories, photographs and drawings from Seafarers now ap­ pearing in the SEAFARERS LOG are qualifying them for the second annual SEAFARERS LOG award. Every member­ ship-produced Item in the Un--* ^ ion newspaper during 1956 is automatically eligible. The LOG awards are in recogni­ tion of the major role played by Seafarers in making their Union newspaper one of the country's outstanding trade union publica­ tions. The awards consist of an engraved key (see illustration) and are given in four categories — stories and letters, photographs, poetry and drawings. The first awards given for 1955 went to ten Seafarers. Judging Next Year At the end of 1958 a panel of judges will go through the contents of the LOG and pick the winners. Items offering constructive pro­ posals, having literary merit or reader appeal based on maritime experience will be considered in the stories-letters and poetry cate­ gories. Photography entrants will be judged on their relevance to Seafarers' work and recreation or other material having strong in­ terest for LOG readers. Drawings will be judged on the basis of originality, quality and relation of Crew Awarded $54,000 LOS ANGELES—Almost $54,000 in back wage claims has been won by the SIU of NA for crewmem­ bers of the ill-fated Mazatlqn. The former Alaska Steamship Company vessel made one unsuccessful cruise to Mexico before her owners went bankrupt. A The settlement amounted to $53,838.17 for 93 officers and men. The unlicensed crew had been sup­ plied by the SIU Canadian District, after an SIU of NA picket line had defeated efforts to operate her as a runaway. The Mazatlan's first and only voyage consisted of one misfortune after another. Boilers blew up, the propeller was damaged and the ship drifted helplessly almost with­ out food and water, until it was towed into port. To settle claims against the ship the owners sold her to a Japanese firm for $171,280. ment for repeal of the laws. The court's decision made it clear that nullification of "right to work" applies only to workers covered by the Railway Labor Act which ap­ plies to domestic railroads, airlines and railroad-operated harbor craft. It has nO' effect on workers who come under the jurisdiction of the Taft-Hartley law, such as members of the SIU. Nevertheless, the court's decision represents a dis­ tinct setback for the big business front groups which have succeeded in getting such legislation passed in 18 states. Differs From T-H Law The difference between the Railway Labor Act and the TaftHartley Act on the question of union shops is an important one. The Railway Act specifically pro­ vides that states cannot ban union shop agreements in the raiiway industry. The Taft-Hartley Act sponsors deliberately gave every state permission to ^ outlaw the union shop. As a result of this Taft-Hartley Maritime Day Fetes Industry A Week-long round of hon­ ors for US merchant seamen and the American shipping in­ subject matter to maritime ex­ perience. In addition, the awards program provides for special situations, such as last year when an addi­ tional citation was issued for ship's reporting. There were ten awards in all in 1955. The three poetry winners were Joseph Michael Connelly, John Wunderlich and Mrs. £. A. King, mother of a Seafarer. Jack "Aussie" Shrimpton, Peter Prevas and Thurston Lewis won in the stories and letters category. Photo awards went to Robert Black, Oscar Raynor and Sal Terracina. Luis Ramirez won in the ship's report­ ing category. The LOG, aided by varied mate­ rial contributed by Seafarers, has won many awards in past years, in competition with other AFL Union publications. It won the top prize for newspaper "editorial excel­ lence" in 1955. dustry was due to end today, with the conclusion of World Trade Week celebrations in New York and other major US ports. Last Tuesday, May 22, was marked as Maritime Day under a White House proclamation, with appropriate festivities and tooting of harbor whistles. A Presidential order called for all Federal Gov­ ernment building to fly the Amer­ ican flag and requested all US vessels to dress ship for the occa­ sion. Honors SS Savannah Maritime Day commemorates the departure of the SS Savannah from Savannah, Ga., on May 22, 1819, on the first successful trans­ atlantic voyage under steam. A feature of this year's observ­ ance honoring the merchant marine was the display of a special Mari­ time Day poster on all Post Office trucks throughout the country for a full week. In New York, World Trade Week got underway Monday with Marine and Aviation Day of the Port of New York, Maritime Day on Tues­ day, World Trade Day Wednesday, World Port Day yesterday and World Seafarers' Day today. under a union contract joint the union. At the same time the union is usually compelled to bargain for its non-union members, assuring them the representation and pro­ tection of unionism without them supporting the union. The SIU and Seafarers have been active in many areas in la­ bor's fight on these laws. In Louisi­ ana and in other Gulf states Sea­ farers have campaigned vigorously for legislators committed to repeal of these laws. Prospects for repeal in Louisiana are considered good. In other states, such as Washing­ ton, Seafarers are participating in a battle against efforts to place "right to work" legislation on the ballot. In addition, the SEAFARERS LOG has distributed many thou­ sands of copies of the back page of the January 6 issue, entitled "The 'Right to Work' Fraud." The article has been in particular de­ mand in areas where unions are battling this legislation. Nebraska RR Case The Supreme Court case under the Railway Labor Act originated in Nebraska. Ostensibly it was an appeal by five Nebraska railroad workers against a Union Pacific coiitract, claiming that Nebraska's "right to work" law should apply. Actually the lengthy court proce­ dure indicates that the cases were initiated and financed by Union Pacific itself. States now having "right to work" laws are, in the South; Vir­ ginia, North Carolina, South Caro­ lina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and TexaS; in the South­ west: Utah, Nevada and Arizona; in the Middle West: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa. Attempts to promote legislation in such states as Missouri, Minne­ sota and Massachusetts have been defeated thus far. CS Launches 2(1 New Tanker The second of three Cities Serv­ ice supertankers, the Cities Service Miami, was launched May 23 at the Sparrows Point shipyard in Baltimore. The first tanker to be launched, the Cities Service Balti­ more, is now being equipped and is wcpected to crew up and go into service early in July. A third tanker is on the ways. All three ships should be operating in the coastwise run by the end of the year. The new vessels are 32,000 dead­ weight ton capacity and feature individual rooms for crewmembers, forced draft ventilation of foc'sles and other modern ieatures which should prove attractive to Sea­ farers. �r-i: SEAFARERS rig« Fear LOG May 25, 1950 May 2 Through May 15 Registered Deck A Port 5 73 16 43 8 3 7 17 63 J16 26 11 23 10 Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans .. Lake Charles . Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco ., Seattle Deck 321 TOTALS .. Deck B 2 28 9 23 5 2 1 3 17 10 10 7 16 12 Deck B 145 Eng. A 5 57 22 30 6 3 4 17 39 10 14 9 24 4 Eng. A 244 Eng. 2 23 9 32 3 4 3 8 16 18 11 5 18 17 Eng. B 169 Stew. BUw. Total 2 66 9 31 5 2 5 20 62 5 8 6 11 1 0 20 '4 13 7 2 3 7 26 7 11 9 8 2 Stew. 233 Total 12 196 47 104 19 8 16 54 164 31 48 26 58 15 Deck B Stew. Total B A 119 798 Full national affiliation with the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment, AFL-CIO, has been Deck C 78 60 17 25 2 4 2 30 40 8 13 5 15 5 Eng. 217 s Eng. 26 4 30 0 5 2 11 12 12 6 11 13 3 Eng. 137 24 5 23 1 2 4 7 13 1 5 1 5 0 91 Shipped stew. Stew. Stew. ToUI Total A B B 1 1 2 3 6 10 74 15 105 62 6 11 4 40 20 24 14 18 104 61 3 2 2 - 11 4 0 4 0 8 13 7 2 0 15 6 23 17 9 75 43 47 27 11 138 56 5 6 5 25 28 5 7 2 37 28 3 5 0 13 25 20 6 8 55 31 3 1 1 12 8 Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total A B C B 225 109 77 731 391 Total 2 54 13 61 5 4 5 22 38 7 8 3 18 6 11 311 73 226 20 25 26 140 232 60 73 41 104 26 Total C —aip. 246 1368 highs. Registration also rose to a busy . . . HOUSTON: Good . . . total of 1,231, WILMINGTON: Fair . . . SAN AH told, six ports, elpecially FRANCISCO: Good .. . SEATTLE: New York and Mobile, showed Still slow. gains. Two others, Philadelphia and San Francisco, held fast with good shipping, while Seattle also remained the same: slow. Five ports showed declines, but two of them, Baltimore and New Orleans, dropped by only a small fraction and were still booming. Mobile Busy Again The shipping increase was espe­ cially welcome in Mobile, which has been only mildly active for many months, and in New York, which has been climbing steadily. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles SAN FRANCISCO—Always and Wilmington also gained. On the opposite side of the playing surprises, shipping ledger, Boston, Norfolk and Hous­ here failed to decline during ton dipped somewhat, but Houston the past two weeks as expected, was still very good. San Francisco, but held on and came back a which remained the same as the previous period, was still pacing little bit stronger yet. Port. Agent Leon Johnson credits the rest of the West Coast. All departments, deck, engine this happy "reversal" to "three and steward, showed shipping sign-ons and five in-transit vessels, keeping ahead of registration, with all of which took their share of re­ the "spread" between the two most placements. The outlook is not too bad either, he adds. evident in the deck department. However, due to the large num­ The sign-on activity was sup­ ber of class C men shipped, ship­ plied by the Fairland (Waterman) ping for class A and class B men and Sea Coinet II (Ocean Carriers), actually lagged behind registration which paid off during the period, • in these groups. The total number plus the Wideawake (Colonial). of class C men shipped was the In transit to the port were I he highest since the SIU seniority Longview Victory (Victory Car­ shipping system began early in riers), Marymar, Flomar (Calmar); 1955. Its percentage of the total John B. Waterman (Waterman) shipping, 18 percent, was also a and Steel Vendor (Isthmian). record. Minor And Major Mishaps Beach Getting Low The Flomar and John B. Water­ Class A shipping was still rela­ man were involved in one minor tively low, at 53 percent of the and one major sea disaster. In that tot^L' with the beach in all ports order, during the period. The apparently getting pretty well Flomar collided with and sank a cleaned out of men in this top small salmon fishing boat and seniority group. Class B, in turn, picked up the lone crewmember accounted for 29 percent of all the aboard. shipping, a drop of 5 percent from the previous period. The record activity for class C was typified In Baltimore, which shipped 61 class 0 men out of a total of 226 shipped in all classes. Seafarers, who have to enter It is expected class C shipping a hospital from a ship are en­ will remain high while class A and titled to get a shipping card class B men continue to have a dated the day of entry to the wide choice of jobs and can wait hospital, up to 30 days, provided out whatever ship or run they they report to a Union dispatch­ want while passing up the rest. er within 48 hours of leaving Job Forecast the hospital. However, men who The following, is the forecast go to the hospital only for out­ port by port: patient treatment are not en­ BOSTON: Quiet... NEW YORK: titled to these cards. Busy; can use engine department Seafarers already registered ratings . . . PHILADELPHIA: at SIU halls who have to bi hos­ Should be active ... BALTIMORE: pitalized for over 30 days, can Very good . . . NORFOLK: Due get a new card for 30 days for boom ... SAVANNAH: Getting only, from the dispatcher. better; still low. on registration ... Steady Rise Persists In SF Shipping Reelected as president of the Masters, Mates, and Pilots, Capt. Tommy AtJ^ins (rear) is shown wielding the gavel dur­ ing a session at last week's MM&P convention in New York. The convention voted to affiliate the MM&P nationally with the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. US Abided By '50-50' In 1955 WASHINGTON—Approximately 3% million tons of non-military foreign aid cargo moved on American ships under the "50-50" law during the year ending June 31,1955. This tonnage does not take into account movements of military aid cargoes or of agricultural surplus. The figures are contained in a -t- - pou Bjps Bill For New Ship Radio Call Gadget on observance of the "50-50" cargo law. The tonnage figure represents over 50 percent of the 6.4 million total tonnage of economic aid shipped during the year. It breaks down percentagewise into 53 per­ cent of tramp cargoes, 65 percent of liner cargoes and 90 percent of tanker cargoes carried under the aid program. . An even higher percentage of aid cargo was carried by US ships in the last six months of 1955. There were 2.1 million tons of non-military cargo in that six month period. Fifty-five percent of the cargo assigned to tramps went on US-flag trampers and 67 percent of liner cargoes was car­ ried by American freightships in the regular liner services. Military Aid Rising The report showed a rising pro­ portion of US participation in mili­ tary aid shipments. Since the be­ ginning of the Mutual Security Aid program, US ships carried 68 percent of all military aid. Since the US privately-owned fleet carries somewhat less than one-quarter of all exports leaving the United States it is easy to see that "50-50" contributes heavily telj i the cargoes xarried by US. ships. 0 15 4 20 2 2 1 6 14 1 1 2 5 5 l^y. The springtime shipping *boom of the past few weeks is continuing to hold steady, with SIU job activity during the last period rising to the highest point since September. A total of 1,368 men were dispatched to jobs. Ship breakouts to meet the current cargo boom and the "Blue Jay" military supply"*" run to the Arctic all combined TAMPA: Fair . . . MOBILE: Good . . . NEW ORLEANS: Good . . . to boost shipping to new LAKE CHARLES: Should stay MMP Votes Full Unity With MTD voted by the convention of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union, meeting in New York. Prior to the convention action, individual MM&P locals had been affiliated with MTD in their local areas. Many, but not all, of MM&P por|t locals were participating in MTD Atkins Reelected The 51st union convention re­ elected Captain C. T. Atkins ot New York Local 88 as national president and also reelected John Bishop secretary treasurer. The convention also voted to call a national constitutional con­ vention within the next six to nine months. Among the speakers to address the convention was Harry O'Reilly, Assistant Director of Organizing of the AFL-CIO. 3 D.cg WASHINGTON—A bill pending in the House of Represen­ tatives calling for installation of automatic radio-telegraph call selectors in US cargo ships has met considerable opposi­ tion from both union and 4 shipowner sources. that the automatic call selector The purpose of the device is would be of little advantage in an to service ships with less than two radio operators. It would make it possible for a shore station to get in touch with a ship at all hours by sending out the ship's call sig­ nal. The automatic call selector would respond only to the signal of the ship it is installed on and would sound a bell waking the radio operator. The Radio Officers Union, an affiliate of the Maritime Trades Department, is on record against the device as offering no advan­ tages over the present automatic alarm systems. Automatic alarms, which are required by Government regulations, are keyed to respond to the international distress signal whether from ship or shore station. An ROU spokesman explained emergency because a shore station would have to know the specific call numbers of all vessels that happened to be in the area. Most shore stations would not be In a position to know which ships were In a given vicinity. Not Perfected The ROU also felt that the equipment was not perfected as yet. One steamship company, Moore-McCormack, had Installed some of the call selectors, but sub­ sequently testified against their adoption. As far as ROU is concerned the proposed InstaUatlon "Is one more piece of complex equipment aboard and another headache for the radio operator." Only in-Patients Get 30-Day Cards --^1 I 1 I �>.'.;-^.<-;:--,rr:'i';V.;;w,.'; ! Mar 28. Its* SEAFARERS LOG Par* Fhr* Canadian SIU Wins Major Cains In 8-Day Strike MONTREAL—^In a solid show of militant trade unionism, the SIU Canadian D|istrict ef­ fectively tied up Great Lakes' shipping for eight days to win a major contract victory. As a result, the District picked up wage hikes of 16 to 19 percent for 5,000 unlicensed seamen •and officers of affiliated un­ ions. The contract gains are retroactive to the beginning 'Shown in hospital after being injured on SlU piclcetline against the SS Val Chem in 1953, Seafarer Jack ''"Aussie" Shrimpton last week was awarded damages in a suit against the company's port engineer. Shrimpton claimed the engineer ran him down with his car while trying to crash the picketline. The court said pickets are entitled to protection against recklessness by strikebreakers or others trying to en­ ter a picketed establishment. Ruling On Seafarer Aids Picket Rights Strikebreakers who have ideas of bulling through peaceful picket lines in cars or by other means may take pause as the result of a recent court decision involving a Seafarer. A New York municipal court jury has4 held that Seafarer Jack "Aus­ after the accident and that police sie" Shrimpton, was entitled were present at all times. to monetary damages because of injuries suffered while picketing the SS Val Chem (Valentine) in Brooklyn. The decision implies that peace­ ful union pTckets have full right to protection from reckle.ssne.ss or retaliation by strikebreakers or other employer representatives seeking to enter a picketed estab­ lishment. Shrimpton, along with other Seafarers, was taking part in or­ ganizational picketing of the Val Chem on July 30, 1953. The group of Seafarers was marching before the gate of the shipyard where the vessel was tied up when the com­ pany port , engineer attempted to drive his car through the line. In the process Shrimpton was injured. Buffering lacerations of the hand and forearm. He then sued the engineer for damages. Charge Recklessness The SIU general counsel's of­ fice, which handled the case, charged gross recklessness on the engineer's part and failure to ex­ ercise proper care while attempt­ ing to pass the picket line. The defense claimed that the pickets voluntarily placed themselves in a dangerou.s location by parading In front of the shipyard gate. Shrimpton was able to establish, through witnesses, that picketing had been peaceful before and The effect of the court finding is that as long as picketing is or­ derly and within the law, no one can threaten the safety of pickets or attempt to retaliate. They are entitled to full protection against carelessness or recklessness by the employer, or his subordinates. The Val Chem picketline was successful in winning an SIU con­ tract from Valentine Tankers. The ship, a ehemical carrier, is now manned by Seafarers and operates in the coastwise trade. Locked Gilt by five companies after calling strike against two other Canadian Great Lakes operators, SIU Canadian Dis­ trict last week won 16 percent monthly wage boost plus other gains for members. Above, Canadian Seafarer Gi les Derosiers is shown picketing his ship, the ore carrier Norman P. Clement, in Toronto harbor. Bridges Makes Long-Expected Move Toward Alliance Yfith I LA A full-fledged partnership between the ousted International Longshoremen's Association and the forces of Harry Bridges emerged on the New York waterfront this week. A Bridges, task force headed by Irving-Velson and containing other agents closely identified with the Commimist Party's waterfront section started distribut­ on November 25, 1955. The LOG counting on Bridges to pull its ing a special supplement ol report told how a team of picked irons out of the fire. "The Dispatcher," Bridges news­ paper, appealing to longshoremen to support ILA against the Inter­ national Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen AFL-CIO. First distribu­ tion was made via mail to a list of ILA pier stewards turned over to Bridges by ILA. The latest development confirms a documented report which ap­ peared in the SEAFARERS LOG Beneficiary Cards Lacking... As an aftermath of the loss of the Salem Maritime, trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan have called on all Seafarers to make sure that they have-an up-to-date beneficiary card on file. In ex­ amining the records, the trustees found that fully half of the men who lost their lives on the ship did not have a card in the files of the Welfare Plan. In at least one instance, the card was not up to date, inasmuch as the Seafarer had since, acquired a wife and family. All Seafarers are urged to make sure they have a card on file designating their beneficiary, so as to protect their families in the • event of an unforeseen accident. Bridges and waterfront section • Bridges still has ambitions of agents were at work sub-rosa on establishing a union under his con­ the New York docks with the full trol on both coasts and is making approval of the AFL-expelled ILA. his move now with full ILA sup­ Although this was denied by ILA port. President William Bradley who de­ Velson, as an experienced New clared he would "kick out" any­ York waterfront operative, has a body who did business with. key role in the apparatus. Early Bridges, the facts remain that last year he had been on the ILA's Bradley himself has met with payroll working out of the ILA Bridges, the last occasion being national office until exposed. Sub­ two months ago, and Teddy Glea- sequently Bridges said he had son, ILA General Organizer and been sent here to "keep an eye" the real power in ILA has public­ on the IBL and Seafarers and re­ ly defended his dealings with port on developments. Bridges. It was evidently Velsoh's report to Bridges on a trip West recently Fear New Election It is believed two reasons have that IBL was making enormous prompted Bridges' and the ILA to progress in the port which prompt­ bring -this campaign into the ed Bridges to throw all his re­ open: sources into backing ILA. • Both ILA and Bridges are In addition to publication of the desperately fearful of an IBL elec­ newspaper. Bridges agents are tion victory on the New York "gumshoeing" IBL representatives docks. - With the failure of the and have been spotted on several much-adyertised Teamster , "mu- occasions outside IBL's New York iual aid pact" this ILA is^ now office. , , of the Lake's shipping season v/hich got under way in early April. The Canadian Seafarers hit the bricks on May 10 after seven Lakes' operators refused to dis­ cuss further the basic contract demands of the Canadian District Negotiating Committee. The strike action was aimed initially at two member companies of the Lakes Carriers' Association—^N. M. Pat­ terson and Sons, and the Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transpor­ tation Company. As soon as the picketlines were established the remaining five companies of the Association at­ tempted to weaken strike morale by locking out the Canadian Sea­ farers and officers. But the move had the reverse effect, and instead strengthened the determination of the District to fight the beef through to a successful conclusion. Solid Walkout SIU Atlantic and Gulf District Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall dis­ patched congratulations to SIU In­ ternational Vice-President Hal Banks, assigned to the Canadian District, "on the tremendous vic­ tory against Lakes' shipowners. "The firm and militant strike ac­ tion in behalf of the Canadian Sea­ farers' welfare and security is an­ other outstanding chapter in the history of SIU Canadian District accomplishments," Hall said. "Your strike victory and its con­ sequent gains for the membership were no surprise to our people here, who are well aware of their Canadian brothers' devotion and loyalty to sound trade unionism. The Canadian strike was con­ ducted in the finest tradition of the SIU. "Please convey to all hands in the Canadian District our warm­ est fraternal greetings and our as­ surance that we are proud to be associated with our Canadian brothers in the Brotherhood of the Sea," the A&G District message concluded. Following the strike's successful end. Banks expressed the Can­ adian District's thanks in a tele­ gram, which stated, in part: "... Have been instructed by the membecship to convey to mem­ bership and officials of A&G Dis­ trict our sincere appreciation. We will certainly reciprocate with everything we have if and when you call upon us for aid." Earlier, the A&G District had advised the Canadian Seafarers of membership action to give tradi­ tional moral, financial and physi­ cal aid to the Canadian District beef. Next SIU Meeting May 31 Inasmuch as tho next regu­ lar SIU meeting date falls on Memorial Day, a na­ tional holiday, the regular bi-weekly SIU membership meetings in all ports will be held on Thursday, May 31 at 7 PM. i �SEAFARERS PMT* «> May 25, 1»5« LOG YOUK POllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying fiy Sidney Margolius 800,000 New Cars Looking For Buyers Getting ready to let go of the bow lines on the tanker Almena for its maiden trip from Port Newark with a deck load of truck trailers, members of the deck gang stand by. Pictured (I to r) are Seafarers Chuck Honorowski, AB; M. Welch, OS; Ray Meagher, OS; Fred Donaldson, AB. Trailers can be seen right behind them. The ship is one of two now on the NY-Houston run. See full picture story of neW coastwise operation in centerfold. Pan-Atlantic Seeks 20 Tankships For Coastwise 'Piggyback' Trade WASHINGTON—A bold bid for major development of the coastwise "box-car" trade Is being made by the Pan Atlantic Steamship Company. The SlU-contracted Company is ask­ ing the Government for charters on 20 US-owned T-2 tankers from the reserve fleet for this service and eventually plans to trade in C-2s for the con­ cargo vessels lose their charters, proach to develop and expand the struction of supertankers with the company would be in a posi­ coastwise trade will do much to trailer-carrying flight decks. At present, Pan Atlantic is run­ ning two tankers, the Ideal-X and Almena, between Port Newark and Houston, carrying 58 loaded truck trailers southbound on tl^e flight decks and oil and trailers north­ bound. A third tanker, the Maxton, is now in the shipyard having a flight deck built for this service. The new Pan Atlantic proposal goes far beyond this initial service. It has' been introduced as legisla­ tion by Rep. Herbert Bonner, chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee. An identical measure has been Introduced in the Senate by Senator Warren Magnuson. The bill consists of three major sections; • The company seeks authoriza­ tion to charter 20 Governmentowned tankers. The company would construct flight decks on each for carrying trailer vans in the coastwise trade. • For each two tankers char­ tered, the company would agree to construct a high-speed supertanker of 32,000 deadweight tonnage, ten supertankers in all. The ships would make 18 knots and would be dual-purpose ships on the pat­ tern of the Ideal-X. They would be for use in the coastwise trade. • For each supertanker built, the company may trade in two dry cargo vessels as an allowance against the cost of the tankers. Company Option Pan-Atlantic has seven C-2 ves­ sels at present but these are al­ ready committed as trade-ins on the construftion of seven roll-on, roll-off trailershlps. Its affiliated company. Waterman Steamship, owns 28 C-2s, most of which are out on charter to other companies and are not on the company's reg­ ular runs. The hjll then gives the company the option of trading in some of these C-2s, depending on shipping conditions in the offshore trades. Apppeptly, if ,there is ,a slun^p In the offshore.,trajd^ gnd, thi^ dry tion to turn them in to the Govern­ ment as down payment for brand new tanker-trailer ships running in protected domestic trades. Should the bill go through, the tanker-trailers in combination with the seven roll-on trailer.ships to be built would give Pan Atlantic a commanding lead in the domes­ tic trades over other carriers in this service. In introducing the bill (HR 11122) at Pan Atlantic's request, Bonner applauded the company "for their imagination and willing­ ness to try something new and dif­ ferent in an effort to rehabilitate this trade. It may well be, upon careful scrutiny, that this new ap­ get this segment of our shipping industry on the road to recovery." He declared that he woul(^ call for early hearings on the measure before his committee. The tankers proposed for char­ ter by the SlU-contracted company are: Mission De Pala, Mission San Antonio, Mission Capistrano, Mis­ sion Santa Cruz, Soubarissen, Mis­ sion Loreto, Mission San Luis Rey, Sebec, Mission Dolores, Mission Purisima, Mission San Diego, Mis­ sion San Fernando, Mission San Luis Obispo, Mission San Rafael, Mission Santa Anna, Cahaba, Pamanset, Esso Cumberland, Esso Roanoke, and Esso Memphis. Fort Bridget Saves 20 On Sailing Ship Twenty Asiatic seamen helplessly adrift in a disabled In­ dian ocean sailing vessel were picked up and brought safely to port last month by the Seafarers aboard the Fort Bridger (US Petroleum). "The SIU-> ^ manned tanker was enroute to head on a piece of timber trying the Persian Gulf off the coast to survive." " of India when it came across the distressed ship. Seafarer David Sykes, deck del­ egate of the Bridger, reported that after heaving to, the Bridger found "their sail was all torn up, their rudder was broken and they were out of food. So we put a line aboard her and took off her cargo, all but six head of cattle, and the crew of twenty." Tower Ship Sank The Fort Bridger attempted to tow the sailing ship to port but ran Into rough weather the next day and the disabled vessel started shipping water. "A short time later she broke up and sank. The sad part of it all was the cattle. As the hulk drifted on astern we could see one of the cows with its Four days later, the Bridger put into Bombay with 20 survivors who were "well supplied with clothes and smokes given them iby officers and crew and living the life of kings in the officers' lounge." Seafarers treated them so well, Sykes reports, that "they didn't seem too happy at being turned over to Government officials in Bombay for repatriation to their home Island." Bosun Pablo Barrial, Sykes said, deserves a lot of praise for the nice job he did during the rescue operations. The crew also had kind words for the skipper, cap­ tain E. E. Butler, "an old SUP member who Is unbeatable in,this entire crew's .^Umatiojj/'-^^^' I Your cost of living Is creeping up this summer, largely because of climbing meat prices. But there are also some good buying opportun­ ities offered by the big unsold stocks of 1956 cars and the sharp price competition on household appliances. Smaller automatic washers (eight-pound, capacity) have been priced as low as $99 at recent sales. Too, the first signs are appearing of a leveling off in cost of building materials and houses after six years of price increases. Here are tips on buying opportunities for June: CARS: Over 800,000 1956 models are in dealers' hands and must be worked off before the '57 models are introduced in early falL In some cities, dealers report Ibuyers can get any kind of 1956 model for five percent above the wholesale price, and most models at three percent above. On the popular-price models, discounts are reported to range from $400 up, and on higher-price models, $700 and more. Such discounts represent a good buying opportunity, especially since the used-car market has remained firm this spring (traditionally, prices of used cars drop after July 4). Some changes are expected on 1957 models, but list prices may be higher too, as additional deluxe fea­ tures will be included in the list prices rather than offered as optional equipment. Check For Auto Price-Packing In comparing prices, note that the dealer's margin on a car. is 25 percent of the list price of the basic car, but on optional equipment, his margin goes up to 40 percent. You can't expect to get both a siz­ able discount and an over-allowance on the trade-in value of your own car. Because some buyers do expect both, many dealers have resorted to exaggerating basic list prices, or the cost of accessories and twotone paint jobs. Other methods of price-packing include spurious or exaggerated "handling" fees, and exorbitant finance and insurance fees. It's wisest to compare prices among several dealers before grasping at what seems to be a sensational trade-in allowance or discount. Com­ pare the total price, including all charges for financing, insurance, han­ dling, delivery, preparation and accessories. Also compare the cost of getting a loan from a credit union or commercial bank, and arranging for insurance yourself, as against the fee for these services charged by the dealer's finance company. Generally you will get more of a legitimate discount if you sell your old car privately. Often the new-car dealer has to turn around and wholesale" your trade-in, at a lower price than he allows you. MEN'S SUITS: As the result of wholesale Increases just announced, men's suits will cost about five pereent more this fall. But compare prices when you buy. Several of the largest manufacturers are buck­ ing the trend and won't mark up their tags, and in general, clothing is still reasonably priced. Look for price cuts and clearance sales of men's lightweight suits in late June. Lightweight Dacron-worsted suits, an increasingly popular blend, now are available even under the $40 level previously reported here. WORK CLOTHES: Chino work clothes have become increasingly popular where a little better appearance is wanted than the usual dun­ garees provide. Chinos, of course, are the Army suntan twill, but for civilian uses they come in other colors besides khaki. Standard-quality chinos are made of two-ply combed cotton. Lower-price twills fre­ quently are carded instead of combed cotton which has the weak short fibers combed out, and are generally lighter than the 8.2-ounce weight of the standard grade. You can't expect as much wear from them. You can also get army twill work pants blended with nylon which give even greater abrasion resistance for only 50 cents more than all-cotton twills. But unless your work requires the dressier appearance of chinos, note that the traditional dungarees don't show dirt as quickly and save ironing. HOUSES: The rise in the price of building materials and houses over the past six years has been one of the sharpest taxes on moderateincome families. Lumber and other structural materials have gone up about five percent just this year, while metal materials have'jumped about eleven percent. Heating and electrical supplies have been espe­ cially costly because of the soaring prices of copper. However, there are a few signs that some materials are leveling off, which will help both home-seekers and families planning modernization and expansion. Plywood prices have been trimmed and copper prices have receded from their recent peaks. Price tags on building plots in and around large cities also have stopped climbing recently, at least for the mo­ ment, as the high cost of structural steel has forced some builders to delay large-scale projects. Structural steel costs have advanced about 50 percent in the past year, according to James Felt & Company, realestate authority. FOOD: Beef is still fairly reasonable, but pork has gone up. The public never did get the full benefit of the sharp wholesale drop in prices of hogs last year. A little less than half the price drop was re­ flected in retail prices. A new survey of the US Agriculture Depart­ ment now finds that the rest was withheld about equally by meat packers and retailers, and that labor costs after all were not respon­ sible for the Increased spread between the cost of live hogs and retail prices. Among best values In meat currently are chopped beef; tongue; lamb shoulder roast, breast and shank; smoked pork shoulders and butts, and beef chuck. Among meat alternatives, best values currently are eggs, cheddar and cottage cheese, and canned tuna. Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced Interruptioiis of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship tp the men involved. r'.t �May tS, 1»M SEAFARERS Hq, Jobs keach '56 Peak; Outlook Rosy •% ••.''' TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC - SOUTH AfflEIUCAN • EUROPEAN WATERS THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BRORDCRST TO SHIPS' CREWS • •: Ml cvmY sunnAY - i6ao GMT ^P: II ^ie Voice of the MTB: •I Piis- l0¥&0Mi PMStsP . WFX-39,19150 Kb WFL45, 15850 KCs Shlpi In Caribbaon, East Cooit of South AsMrko, South Allontk ond East Coast of United Stotes. Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico, Coribbeon, West Coott of South Americo. West Const of Mexico and US Cost Const. WFK-95, 15700 Kb Pagrc SetM LOG m>sm Ships in Mediterroneon oreo, North Atlontic, Europeon ond US Eost Const. NEW YORK—The manning of another newly-acquired SIU ship last week helped boost shipping here over the 300-job mark to a new high for the year so far. Latest addition to the SIUcontacted fl^t is the SS weeks, only 22 percent of the total fie Ocean, a Liberty, operated dumber of class C men shipped by World Carriers, Inc. The ship throughout the Atlantic and Gulf was manned by members of the • Dijtrlct. National Maritime Union prior to . ^ total of 17 ships paid off, 6 its sale to the new SIU company, g^g^ed on foreign articles and 17 After taking a full crew, it sailed ^ were serviced in transit for the to Norfolk for the actual sign-on. > period. The spring job boom which is also swelling shipping totals in the major SIU ports of Baltimore and New Orleans, SIU Assistant Secre­ tary-Treasurer Claude Simmons The only unionized ta.xicab said, is keeping jobs hanging on company in Savannah is the the board for several calls. The Garden City Cab Company, outlook for the future is more of also known as the Checker the,same, he predicted. Cab Company, whose telephone Engine Ratings Scarce is 5133, 5134. Yellow Cab is Firemen, watertenders, oilers still non-union and is re.sisting and punipmen are still at a pre­ organization. mium here, so men holding these The port of Savannah mem­ ratings who are finding shipping bership aided in the organizing slow in some of the outports are of the Garden City company, urged to come on to New York and the membership is on rec­ where they can get out right away. ord to patronize only this com­ The situation is such that over pany. 50 Class C men were -shipped by RitSe Union Cabs in Savannah LABOR ROIIND-IIP fisPPP-itssigssMp lllilliSiliii BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE i- SlU A&G DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • MM&P • BME • SiU-CANADIAN MSTRia EVERY SUNDAY. 1915 GMT | x^rtKinAY AYII: riofTi (2:15 PM EST Sunday) * EVERY MONDAY, 0315 GMT • (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Europa and North Amorica Australia WCO-13020 KCs WMM 2S-15M7 KCa East Coast South Amorica WCO-16908.0 KCs Northwost Pacific WMM 81-11037,3 Wost Coast South Amorica WCO-22407 KCs I I I I I I I I I Seafarer's Tune On Boston Radio BOSTON—A new song now riding the airlanes in the Boston area is one of the latest com­ positions of Seafarer William Willdridge, now aboard the Cities Service tanker Arch­ ers Hope on the coastwise run to Lake Charles, La. The tune, "Escape My Heart," ^ union circus was staged in is hopeful shipping will pick up in is one of several written by The protest against the labor policies the near future. It remained on -Willdridge which have been of the Ringling Brothers' circus, the quiet side| for another two- ' P' BNI' heard on local radio stations in the past few years. The SIU tankerman also doubles in poetry and frequently contributes material for the SEAFARERS LOG. One of these was published recent­ ly as a memorial to the~ men lost on the tanker Salem * Maritime last January. Another local development i n the entertaiiftnent field was the recent staging of an all union -sponsored Willdridgo circus by the American Guild of Variety Artists and Nthe. International I-*-otherhood of Teamsters in the Bostch Arena. which was picketed by both unions here and earlier in New York," where it opened its 1956 season. Bigtop For Unionists Both AGVA and IBT claim juris­ diction over performers and circus drivers and maintenance workers but have been stalled by manage­ ment. The opposition tent-show is an effort to dramatize the issue and enable unionists in the cities on the circus' schedule to enjoy a show by unionized circus perform­ ers and maintenance employees. The AGVA-IBT circus is slated to precede the Ringling Brothers caravan into each town on the •schedule. Meanwhile, SIU affairs in the port of Boston are running smooth­ ly, and port-agent James Sheehan for A Presidential assistant has building utilizes floors apologized for saying in Detroit ' union functions with the remaining that the "right to suffer is one of space leased to eight tenants. Two the joys of a free economy" in dis­ hundred people are employed by cussing unemployment in the auto the union at the headquarters to industry. Deputy Assistant How­ attend to the affairs of 900,000 ard -Pyle of the White House staff members. apologized after a protest to Presi­ dent Eisenhower by the United Automobile Workers. The UAW is seeking joint action with auto makers to cushion the effects of declining production and job layoffs. week period. The Council Grove (Cities Serv­ ice) was the only payoff and signon for the port, along with Robin Kirk (Seas Shipping), Steel Artisan (Isthmian), Val Chem (Valentine) and John Kulukundis (Martis), which arrived in transit.' There were no beefs on any of them. t J- Merger of all the pension and welfare funds negotiated by sec­ tions of the International Ladies Garment Workers Is a major ob­ jective of the union. There are 42 separate pension funds and 92 wel­ fare insurance funds operated by various boards and locals of the union in different areas. Merger of the funds would standardize beneffts for 445,000 union members and protect workers who shift from one job to another in differ­ ent parts of the country or differ­ ent areas of the union's jurisdic­ tion. The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is bcinfli paid to their beneficiaries: Huey Guillory, 22: An automo­ bile accident caused Brother Guillorys death on January 12, 1956. Burial took place in Mamau Ceme­ tery in Mamau, La. Ife had been associated with the Union since the middle of J, J, 1955, . joining in It's not all hearts and flowers at Lake Charles. Ha the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with had been sailing the Government and Civic Employ­ as member of the ees Union charging union-busting black gang. by the Garden's management. The Brother Guillory union charges that management re­ is survived by his mother, Sylvia fuses to recognize the union or Guillory of Lake Charles, La. deal with it in any way, i 3« Thomas M. McCollom, 66: On Cement workers in Chicago have ! April 14, 1956, Brother McCoIlora come up with a- 21-cent wage in­ died of natural causes in the US crease package at the Penn-Dixie Marine Hospital in Galveston, Cement Corporation. Members of Texas. He was buried in Eden the United Cement, Lime and Gyp­ Cemetery, Eden, Texas. His bene­ sum Workers Union are affected ficiaries are Delphine Tucker and by the package which Includes in­ Morgerite Holding of Eden, Texas. 4" 4" 4» creased welfare coverage and an E. J. Whelan, 58: An auto acci­ additional paid holiday, dent proved fatal to Brother Whelan in Massa­ Stepped-up organizing by the chusetts on April AFL-CIO ,is -reported .by the Na­ 8, 1956. He was tional Labor Relations Board in buried in Holy the first three months of 1956. Cross- Cemetery There were 1,152 elections in that in Maiden. Broth­ period with 55,000 workers voting er Whelan had in favor, of unions. Election peti­ been a member tions are also on the increase. of the steward de­ it partment since A new Washington headquarters 1947, joining the building has been formally dedi­ Union in the Port of Norfolk. H# cated-by the International Associ­ is suCvived by his wife, Mrs. E. ation of Machinists. The ten story Whelan,' of Everett, Slass.'' a, $1 ^ SI �' Pare EIrht SEAFARERS LOG •K May 25. 195* - ' •'. • S^<,' • _•;, .: . ' -• /JSvy ''•- .^. • H ' -^-y'-i y ,j • >: A^Har-mHEAmjo COA'^Wl^f mPP/H6 W HEN World War II blacked out US coastal and intercoastal trade, the railroads and truckers gobbled it up. After the war, this once-vital segment of US shipping never recouped its lost trade. . Last month, the first real, step in this direction developed as the SIU-CQiitracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. launched a "pig^-l^'fek" New York-Houston tanker service. Using two T-2s fitted with platform decks for carrying 58 fully-loaded truck trailers each waiy plus a full oil cargo on the northbound ruh, the weekly service offers shippers eco­ nomy plus minimum costs and hazards from handling. Trucks with special trailer bodies pick up a sealed 20-ton shipment at a NY area plant, deliver it to Pan-Atlantic's Port Newark terminal and it can be lifted and locked in place on deck within ten minutes. Less than six days later, the trailer is hoisted onto a waiting truck chassis in Hous­ ton and driven to its destination. The human hand never touches the cargo. In turn, the ship now has a payload on the south-bound voyage, instead of traveling empty. Started with the maiden trip of the Ideal X, from NY, followed by the Almena a week later, the new service is ap­ parently fulfilling all expectations. Last week, Pan-Atlantic announced plans to ask the US for charters on 20 reserve fleet tankers and to build 10 supertankers, all for the "piggy­ back" service. A third ship, the Maxton, is already due to go on the run in July. |i^'' I&-. p:. k: ti»: r k: f ^ •• J?- *••' fe--* v- 1. At Port: Newark terminal, Ideal X Is loaded for maiden trip to Houston. Giant crane, with a lift of 70 tons, hoists loaded trailer as others wait turn. Trailers art lilted right off special truck chassis. 2. Trailer is positioned on deck by longshoremen handling guide-lines. Three Y-shaped pins on each side of trailer fit Into openings on the spe­ cial deck and are locked Into place from below. ~ ' V �May 25, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Nine •:<vs liSiililiii • ••-''-a : '3 Aboard Almena, oiler A. Jones (left) tests bilge pump, as Les Kurlander, OS (top) sets to secure gangway for sea, 2nd pumpman D. Nagy peers into tank to check ballast. In fireroom (top), T. Yatogo, FWT (left), and 2nd asst. engr. confer, as W. Foster, oiler; E. Josephson, AB; J. Badyk, AB, finish lunch. 3rd cook C. Ayala is in galley. i:' - ^1 51 . :>l 1 • al •J 4. Longshoreman removes hook from rings on top of trailer. Remote gadget can also do job« 5. Below platform deck, pier, crew on ladders lock pins of trailer into place.. • 6. Afterdeck holds 38 trailers, forward deck (wh4n loaded) holds 20. Load. mg is longshore woric. SIU. crew does maintenance work on trailers only v.inemer^^ �I;M.' ::v.-;-'«ifj{r:^r SEAFARERS Pftgre Tea Mobile Busy Again; New Berths Planned Picture-Taking On Maiden Sill Trip MOBILE—Expansion work at the Alabama State Docks is expected to be in full swing by the end of the month. Bids were due to be opened this week for the dredging of slips for three additional berths. .. • The docks are to be con­ to handle the work on the Victorys, structed south of existing which are supposed to take part berthing facilities and will replace in the "Blue Jay" supply run to old wooden wharves now used by US military bases in the Arctic. The Mariners were sold to a nonthe City of Mobile. Another major undertaking pro­ SIU company. On the shipping side, job-activ­ posed for the area which would extend along a 650-mlle navigable ity has been very good in Mobile inland waterway as far north as recently, and the port was also Rome, Ga., is being pushed by the called upon to supply men for Coosa-Alabama River Improvement other ports short on manpower. Men were dispatched to the An­ Association. The executive committee of this drew Jackson (Isthmian) and group told SIU Port Agent Gal George Lawson (Pan-Oceanic) in Tanner that its plans for the water­ Savannah and to the Sea Cloud way would take about ten years (Compass) and Heywood Broun for fulfillment. The proposal is (Victory Carriers) in New Orleans. A total of 140 men were dis­ to provide a nine-foot waterway from Mobile and the Alabama patched to regular jobs • and an­ Crewmembers and skipper of Josefina stand for portrait in River north on into the Coosa other 150 to various relief assign­ harbor of Victoria, Brazil. Standing (l-r) Harold Jaynes, River and eventually into Georgia. ments around the harbor. bosun; Chuck Babick, AB; Captain Charles Vehafric; Anolo Shipping Breaks Loose Hauke, AB; Fred Burrus, AB. Kneeling (l-r) George Rode, Aside from shipping, which OS; Henry Batagowski, MM; William MacDonald, AB. Photo broke all bounds during the past by John Ogles, ch. mate. two weeks, shipyard and repair yard work under contract to the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers is enjoying a real boom of its own. The work has come most­ ly from the Maritime Administra­ tion and the private companies who will operate ships coming out of the Mobile reserve fleet. Five Victorys and two Mariners have been withdrawn from lay-up WASHINGTON — The Maritime here in the past two weeks. As a Administration last week com­ result, one yard under MAW con­ pleted the largest single sale of tract had to triple the number of Government-owned merchant ves­ its employees within a week just sels ever made to US shipping companies in disposing of ten Mariner-type ships to two com­ panies. Eight of the ships were bought by United States Lines for its Far East service and two others by Pacific Far East Lines as part of a $1 billion ship replacement pro­ gram Involving 24 new and recon­ structed vessels. PFE ships are manned by West Coast SIU affili­ An option of one of two medical ates. The record sale brought the care plans for dependents is being offered to its membership by the total of Mariners sold by the Gov­ Marine Cooks and Stewards. One ernment to 20, leaving an even The Josefina was discharging grain in Rio harbor when Sea­ is a direct payment plan under dozen still to be disposed of. Two farers Batagowski, Oolan Gaskill and Bona were snapped by others were taken over by the which dependents are free to go Seafarer Charles Kasco. Ship was on maiden voyage under to any doctor or hospital and the Navy and a third, the Cornhusker SIU flag. fund pays costs up to a certain Mariner formerly manned by scheduled limit. The other is a Seafarers, was wrecked on a reef service plan under which depend­ outside Pusan, Korea, in midents get service at very moderate 1953. 35 Were BuUt or no charge by going to a specific All told, 35 of the new, fast clinic such as the Kaiser Founda­ cargo ships were built under a tion clinics in California. $350 million program the first A 14-cent hourly Increase this and only major Government ship year and an additional eight cents construction program since 1945. SIU Seafarers crewed up the in 1957 has been negotiated by the Seafarer Frank Napoli is currently laid up in the Staten Is­ Brotherhood of Marine Engineers first one to be launched under the at the Warner Sand and Gravel program when the Keystone land hospital with a badly-fractured shoulder and a serious Corp. in Philadelphia. The com­ Mariner, operated by Waterman, infection. But bad as things are, they would have been much pany, a building construction out­ went into service in October, 1952. Since that time three and a half worse were it not for prompt fit, operates tugs and barges. years ago, the Government has action by his shipmates and by plane as soon as he was able if HS^ A picket line has been posted by been hard pressed to find buyers the SIU Welfare Services De­ to move. •the Sailors Union of the Pacific in for the costly ships. Sales prices partment. Totally Neglected a dispute with the owners of the of the ships range from $4.6 to It was fortunate that this was Napoli was in the galley of the Western Trader. The ship had $4.9 million each. done, because for five days after George Lawson been carrying no deck watches the emergency operation he was ' A/se vfcxjc /=4At//.Yfe when she ran Into and was fined by the Coast Guard completely neglected in the Al­ a storm on March accordingly. The owners claim the gerian hospital. No doctor visited 27. The ship vessel is a cannery tender and him, his dressing were not started to roll should be covered by fishing boat fjos^V(Sftsi/^/ieSF. and changed and he was even left pitch sever­ rules which would put her under wearing the same underclothes in ely, s p i 1 li n g another jurisdiction. which he had entered the hospital. grease from the $1 Ji It wasn't until he complained deep fat frier A $50 monthly increase for loudly to the company agent that onto the deck. tSUMMM deckhands and $55 a month for oil he got any care. •ftUAM fUM Napoli slipped in Napoli barge men settled a four-month the grease and After three more days he was strike of the Inland oatmen's Un­ fell against the sink, smashing his placed aboard a plane, as ar­ ion against San Francisco tug and left shoulder. ranged, and flown back to New barge companies. Additional in­ He was- put ashore in Algeria York. By this time infection had creases of $20 and $15 a year will where he was operated on imme­ set in because the stitches in his be given in 1957 and 1958 to the diately. Meanwhile fellow crew- shoulder had been loosely sewn deckhands with the tahkermen members, notified the Union about and he had to be rushed to the getting the same raises plus $5. the accident. The Union, iiT turn, hospital oh arrival. At present he . JP4A>1 Welfare benefits were also in­ contacted the company to arrange is undergoing treatment in Staten AT A*IV eiu MALb creased in the settletn^t. v for early repatriation for Napoli Island to clear up the infection Record Sale Disposes Of 10 Mariners Fast Crew Action Eases Bad Injury I—L ^ st/e&m JifBtsB voiOu Mow Howtn amr mi Wmr 25. MSI LOG As the minutes keep arriving at headquarters it looks like the Sen­ ators in Washington must have been snowed under by all the Sea­ farers' mall on the "50-50" issue. The Arlyn (Bull Line) reports that 96 letters went out from the ship and nine Sena­ tors' replied to the crew, eight of them in favor of the crew's po­ sition. The pas­ senger ship Del Sud got out no less thah 223 Dowling letters with Sea­ farer Charles W. Dowling, secre- • tary-reporter, making sure that everybody had stamps and station­ ary. And these were just two of many ships which, as reported in the LOG, went to work in earnest on this issue. it 4" Two Waterman ships are enjoy­ ing considerable benefit from the new SIU feeding system. The Gateway City cited the steward and his galley gang, while on the Warrior the baker got a special citaticm for doing a "very good job." On 6nother ship the Orion Clipper, baker E. Brown got the palm for his "excellent baking for the entire voyage." On tankers, where the run is on the monoto­ nous side, good cooking is appre­ ciated even more than on the freightships. Then there was the" tanker Re­ public which reported that the food served on this vessel is wonderful" and the George Lawson which praised the "entire steward department." Unfortunate­ ly, no names were submitted from these ships. 4i 4 Handling the chairmanships at several port meetings on May 2 • = were a number of rank and fila Seafarers. Bill Brightwell con­ ducted the Union's business in Houston; J. Touart in Wilmington and Fred England in San Francisco. Mobile's chairman was H. Duker while G. B. Gillespie in Lake Charles and F. Boyne in Savan­ nah also were elected to the chairmanship. 4 4 4 On the Pennmar, ship's dele­ gate Harold D. Riggs put in a strong pitch for Touart the Seafarers safety program now being con­ ducted in conjunction with the shipowners. He pointed out that one ordinary seaman was injured aboard and urged the crew to par­ ticipate in the safety suggestion meetings so that headquarters can get the benefit of the crew's opin­ ions. 4• 4 4 Laundry drains on the Seamar v/ere backing up and not function- - ' ing properly so Seafarer Ken Morgan went to work and before long all was ship-shape in the laundry room, earning Morgan a vote of thanks from his appre­ ciative shipmates. Hq. Paggage Room Moved Seafarers who wish to check their baggage at SIU headquar­ ters in Brooklyn are advised to note the change in the location of the . baggage room, which, is npw .in the building behind J headquarters. , .> �May Z5, 195* La. Hopeful Of 'Wreck' Law Repeal SEAFARERS Pace Elevea LOG 'Boy—Good That I Had This Glove!' SEATTLE—Job activity is taking a back Seat to the weather in this part of the LAKE CHARLES — Trade unionists in the state are hope­ ful of seeing some action to­ It;: ward repeal of Louisiana's "rightlo-work" law -now that newlyelected Governor Earl Long has taken over the helm once again. Long, who's been Governor of Louisiana before, succeeded outgo­ ing Gov. Robert Kennon. State law bars Louisiana governors from succeeding themselves. The hopes of labor that the state's anti-labor "work" law will be overturned hinges on.the fact that in the elections which re­ turned Long to office, most of the slate lawmakers supporting the "work" law were defeated by an overwhelming labor turnout at the polls. Feelings run high on this issue in the state, SIU port agent Leroy Clarke points out. On the local labor front, mem­ bers of the plumbers and steamfitters unions here are due to meet next week for a vote on a Jiew contract offer and may still^tum It down. Talk of a walkout by these groups has been increasing lately. In turn, the Laundry Work­ ers Union has decided to go along with the existing contract for another year. Shipping Good Meanwhile, the SIU shipping picture is good. Nine jobs were filled here on a call for New Orleans. Nine Cities Service tankships, the Del Mundo (Mississippi) and the Steel Age (Isthmian), in Or­ ange, Texas, accounted for the job activity. All of them were in good shape. One final development, a sad one,- involves the passing of Brother Morris E. Garret. He was buried in his home town of Abi­ lene, Texas. A wreath was sent to the services on behalf of the Union. Senate Will Study Atom Ship Plans WASHINGTON—A series of bills that will have the effect of completely revamping US ship types will be the subject of Sipnate Commerce Committee hear­ ings next month. Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Was'h.), commit­ tee chairman, has set June 6 and 7 hearing dates on proposals to build atom-powered ships and other prototype vessels. Among the bills which will be discussed are those calling for an atom-powered "peace" ship as well as an atom-powered vessel for regular merchant service; bills authorizing research into new ves­ sel types and vessel equipment; construction of two more proto­ type ships and conversion of an­ other Liberty ship. Delay Over Purpose Of greatest significance are the bills dealing with atom-powered vessels. Plans for an atom-pow­ ered merchant ship have been hung up for a year now in a dis­ pute over the type of vessel to be built. The administration has pro­ posed a "peace ship" with a Nautilusitype reactor. This would be a floating display of atomic energy exhibits and would not serve any commercial purpose. ' > ' Rain^ Ships Take Leave Of Seattle Pacific northwest. "For the past seven weeks we have had the best weather in the country—with practically no rain," Jeff Gillette, SIU port agent, added, "and we invite anyone to come out and check the records." S h ip p i n g, meanwhile, had dropped off a bit and has remained slow. Only one payoff, the Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) due late this week, is in prospect at the present time. The Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) was unexpectedly joined by the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) to make up two payoffs during the last period, and both these vessels signed on again. Restored Harmony Gillette also reported that he expected relations between the chief mate and the crew on the Longview to run a bit smoother now, after a lengthy session he had with the mate and the dele­ gates prior to the payoff. The mate "was a little hard to get along with" on the last trip, especially in matters such as post­ ing times for callbacks and sailing, or whenever somebody needed a hospital slip. It is expected there will be a little better understand­ ing among officers and crew on. the current voyage, thanks to the "beef session" held earlier. Rounding out the port's activity during the period were three intransit callers, the Massmar (Calmar), and the Kyska and Maiden Creek (Waterman). The SIU Welfare Plan has 13 benefits it provides Seafarers at no cost to them. Of the 13 the family-hospital and surgical program is one of the most recent. It went into effect a year ago, June 1, and the results of its first year of operation are surprisingly good. Over 500 Seafarers' families have received major assistance - PETER CHOPLINSKI, OS Seafarer Pete Ghoplinski reached from the Plan in paying hospital and surgical.costs, with over the SIU the long way around half$83,000 paid out for this purpose. The figures show that the a-dozen years ago after a varied Plan has been of even greater value to Seafarers than was career at sea and ashore. Now anticipated. though, he is set as a Seafarer, Shoreside unions have long made hospital-surgical protec­ ^come what may. "I wouldn't work under any conditions any­ tion for both members and their families a part of their bar­ ashore where," he says, "because we have gaining. Maritime unions have been slower to come around the best conditions in the world on for two reasons. First, because seamen themselves have the SIU ships." protection of marine hospitals; second because it was believed A native of Southampton, Long that very few seamen had wives and children and therefore Island, Ghoplinski put in 13 years they did-not need this kind of benefit. in the 20's and 30's campaigning However, the SIU's experience with its maternity benefit as a welter­ program (a separate Welfare Plan benefit) indicated that weight. He contrary to popular opinion, a great many seamen did have fought under the family obligations. Now the hospital-surgical plan again name of Petey proves that large numbers of seamen have the same responsi­ Mike and cam­ paigned exten­ bilities and burdens that shoreside workers have and are en­ sively in the fight titled to shipowner-paid protection accordingly. ^Wreck' Law Defeat Union members everywhere should be cheered by the de­ cision of the Supreme Court upholding the union shop on the railroads. But at the same time, there is no cause for a vic­ tory celebration, because the decision does not touch the mil­ lions of non-railroad workers subject to state "wreck" laws. The difference Is that Congress in 1951 specifically went on record to shelter railroad unions and their members from the union-busting state "wreck" laws. It said that no state laws outlawing union shops could apply to railway labor. Four years before the 80th Congress had written exactly the op­ posite provision into Taft-Hartley—they said any state law, no matter how severe, overrides the union shop clause under the Taft-Hartley law. Union members then, other than railway workers, still have to contend with "right to work" in 18 states. The ap­ peal to the Supreme Court shows that big business is actively supporting the "wreck" moves. But the fact remains that Congress in 1951 took the opposite tack from the Taft-Hartley Congress of 1947. Labor can well ask now: "If it's good for railroad workers, why isn't it good for the rest of .the country?" ' , '• T:./'.t.,,. . : clubs which flour­ ished around New York in pre-television days. In the late 30's he made his first trips to sea on Esso tankers. He took them out four or five times on the offshore runs but condi­ tions were miserable and the pay wasn't anything to talk of either. "I would put in hours and hours overtime every week and never get anything for It," he recalled. Then came a two-year stint In the Army In 1938 and 1940. He got a medical discharge and-went to work ashore In a New Haven factory. When the Korean War broke out Ghoplinski decided to take a crack at shipping again. He caught a coastwise tanker out of the SIU New York hall In 1950. After six years' sailing SIU, Ghoplinski still bubbles with en­ thusiasm over Union shipboard conditions. '"Jihe b«t hotel won't feed you like a ship does," he says. NICHOLAS J. WUCHINA, FOW Seafarer Nick Wuchina was a member of several unions in the years before he started sailing, but as far as he is concerned, being a Seafarer assures him the best of representation. "There's no other outfit that will back you up like the SIU does." s A native of Ligonier, Pennsyl­ vania, a resort town near Pitts­ burgh, Wuchina was heading home for a couple of months' vacation after paying off the Robin Locksley. Before he started sailing in 1943, Wuchina had varied work experience in the Pittsburgh area. He was fireman on a steel mill railroad for Grucible Steel, worked on the open hearth in steel mills and also in rubber mills. His first SIU ship was a Liberty to England, and after that he was a confirmed Seafarer. Sailing changed his life in other ways, because he met his wife while on a trip to Germany. They were married there two days be­ fore Christmas, 1947. His wife came to the States the following year, followed by his stepson three years later. Wuchina subsequently bought a house in Ligonier and is now pay­ ing off the home with his earnings as a Seafarer. "I've been in the Steelworkers, Rubber Workers and Mine Work­ ers unions',' h.e .concluded, "but I like it best In the SIU." • - -fM i v-v.," i ' j-i V. r% r*: • - 'I ."3 �SEAFARERS Paee Twelve Have Yen, No $; Banker-san Helps It would probably be easier in the US to rob a bank than to get it legally opened for business on Sunday night just because a bunch of sailors wanted to have a good time. But Seafarers on the Maiden Creek managed to turn the trick recently—although they -•were in Sakaide, Japan, 5,200• ^ miles or more from home at can money, and some of our gay romeos were ready for the first the time. Delegate Is 'Disc Jockey^ On Del Valle As Seafarer C. R. West, ship's secretary, described the event, "We dropped the hook off Sakaide about 5 PM on a Sunday afternoon, the mate put out a draw in Ameri- Young Reeds Maybe it wasn't planned that way but, the way it has worked out, the ship's dele­ gate on the Del Valle not only has to be shepherd and chief spokes­ man for the crew, he's their "disc jockey," too. Perhaps it's his own recording gear and that's the way it has to be, or maybe he's just got a nice speaking voice. In any event, dele­ gate George B. Van Vlaenderen counts "d i's c jockeying" among his various ship­ board chores in order to keep his charges happy. Van Vlaenderen , the job, having a tape recorder and a record player at his disposal, standard tools for the "disc jockeying" trade. The equipment enables him to provide a little off-beat entertainment for the gang during long periods at sea. Smooth trip "The trip has been a good one," according to John B. Geissler, ship's reporter, "thanks to the efforts of our ship's treasurer and retiring ship's delegate. It's been a smooth voyage, easy to take for all hands," He noted, too, that the feeding's been good and that all departments work together smoothly. Pakistan Pais i- Seeing the sights in Kara­ chi, Pakistan, Seafarer Erie Joseph makes friends with local livestock, too. He's on the Steel Surveyor now. Decked out in their Easter finery. Mike Reed, Jr., 4, and sister, Patti, I, are chil­ dren of Seafarer Mitchell Reed of Enterprise, Miss. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Mack J. Acosta Joseph Gill Ten-ell Adams Gorman T. Glaza Blair Allison Leo C. Hannon Francisco Bueno Charles L. Haugher Jessie A. Clarke Albert Hawkins Victor B. Cooper Edward Huizenga John D. Cummins Ira H. Kilgore D. D. Dambrino A. Lopez John C. Drake William S. Porter Michael Duco William E. Roberts Louis Flax Alonzo Sistrunk Donald Forrest Albert Stracciolini Thomas D. Foster Fred Thayer Hugh Fouche Wm. Weatherspoon Joseph Garello Terrill York George Gass USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. E. O. Cromwell USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Leland E. Ashley Marko M. Rocknis Arthus Botelhu Isaac G. Shclton Harry McClernon Charles Simmons' John £. Markopolo L. B. Springer 6TH DIST. TB HOSP. MOBILE, ALA. David M. Baria . USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Frank N. Bachot Karl V. Larsen Cari W. Berg WiUiam Lawless Thomas Biackledge John J. Lawton Claude F. Blanks Michele Liuzza Robert Brown John J. McKenna Sebastian Carregal WUiiam J. Maas Richard CarrlUo James M. Mason Clolse Coats John C. Munden C. J. Compan Michael Papusha Albert T. Cooper Richard Pardo James Creel William Paris C. K. Dandridga Julius Parks Nolan W. DeLatte Jerry Pontiff C. F. Dorrough Anastacio Quinones William DriscoU Randolph Ratcliff Jaime Fernandez Ciaburn Reed John C. George Edwin Ritchie Clarence Graham Tage H. RoselUnd WiUiam Havelin Wade H. Sexton George Howard T. Smigielski Charles Jeffers Theodore Spencer James D. Johnson West A. Spencer Martin Kelly Eugene Stark Edward G. Knapp WiUiam Stephens Stephen B. Kutzer Joseph Stocker Leo H. Lang Lonnic B. Tickle Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG- •pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) ^^hdE STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are en old subscriber'and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS OUT ................................................................ ZONE ................ STATE »aaa.aaiea»aaaa Mar M, 19S9 LOG boat heading ashore. "But when they tried to get the money changed to yens," he noted, "the Japanese acted as if they didn't know what American money looked like, and none of them seemed to understand English. ' One man 4ised his brains, how­ ever (it's amazing hfl^ resourceful one gets in an 'emergency'), and suggested going to the police sta­ tion. There, sure enough, the ser­ geant spoke enough English to understand what we wanted, but he said the West bank didn't open until 9 AM the next day. Everyone looked so downhearted, though, that he called the banker to see what could be. done. "The rest is history. Believe it or not, the banker said he would come down and open the bank, and the sergeant provided an escort. Eventually a gay time was had by all, including the sergeant." John E. TiUman James E. Ward Luciano Toribio David A. Wright Carlos Troncoso Juan Vasqucz Roy Truly Charles Young USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Hilarion Aquio Theodore Murphy Dollah Ben Francis Napoli George Carlson Frances J. O'Neill Mike Chandoha Eugene Plahn Juan Denopra Benedetto Porcello Estell Godfrey Bart J. Power Alfred Kaju Jose Quimera Frank Lillie G. H. Robinson John McWilliams Jose Rodriquez Michael Machusky Walter Snell Ruben Maldonado Thomas B. Tomlin Frank Mazet Samuel L. Vandal Alonzo W. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Edmund Abualy Mike. Lubas Manuel Antonana Joseph D. McGraw Eladio Aris A. McGuigan Fortunato Bacomo DavFd Mcllreath Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonald Robert L. Booker Albert Martinelll Frank T. Campbell Vic Milazzo WiUiam J. Conners Joseph B. Murphy E. T. Cunningham Joseph Neubauer Walter L. Davis James O'Hare Emilio DelgadoRalph J. Palmer Robert M. Douglas George G. Phifer John J. DriscoU James M. Quinh Robert E. Gilbert F. Regalado William Guenther Daniel F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Taib Hassen G. Sivertsen Joseph Ifsits Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Karl Treimann L. Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttla Frank J. Kubek Fred West Frederick • Landry Norman West James J. Lawlor John T. Westfall Kaarel Leetmaa VirgU E. Wilmoth Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing Anthony D. Leva Chee K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Eddie LaFountatna James W. Davis A. H. Mander USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Robert Lambert Charles Dwyer A. Stankiewisz M. M. Hammond John S. Sweeney USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. James Daylon Herman Killstrom Robert L. Graham Jlmmie Littleton L. A. Holbrook Clarence Murray J. A. Hudgins Herman Nungzer R. L. Johnson. Jr. Leslie F. Swegan USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Fred A. Baldwin J. A. McNamara L. Bosiey James F. Merreil D. E. Davis Woodrow W. Pozen Hugh GaUagher Francis L. Sherwin USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Frank E. Anaersou John C. Palmer Dallas R. Clary Rosendo Serrano B. F. Deibler W. L. WUlUms Joseph J. FuseUa VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. NM. Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS BUly R. HiU VA HOSPITAL DURHAM. NC. Oscar Pearson KINGS COUNTY HOSP. BROOKLYN. NY Joseph A. PugUsi BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSP. NEW YORK. NY Joseph Shefuleskl Liberty's bow, lay lovely Yaqulna Head snuggled low in the sea behind its boulders where the white surf smashed To the Editor: in futile fury. On this green-r I would like to start out this topped promontory nestled the letter by thanking the SIU of­ clean white lighthouse. ficials in the port of Baltimore To the northwest, farther up for the wonderful job they ac­ the coast, lay small rocky complished regarding repairs on mounds with their scattered this ship, the Stony Creek. pines adorning them, like Although some minor items needles in small pincushions. were not completed, since we Truly it seemed as though this left the shipyard the officers on this scow have cooperated to bit of-landscape, green-splashed get almost every thing done. I and pleasantly irregular, must would also like to take this time have been contrived by a child angel at play in a heavenly sandbox. On this peaceful, yet restlessappearing scene, still wet in places, the prevalent rains had brightened the colors with the effect of an artist's varnish, the gentle sun poured a ray of brightness here and there to heighten the rugged beauty of AH letters to the editor for the scene. I have seldom seen publication in the SEAFAR­ anything quite like it. ERS LOG must be signed by Norman Maffie the writer. Names will be it 4" 4withheld upon request. Hails SiU Aid For Stony Creek Letters To The Editor to thank the SIU port agent in Houston, for the wonderful job in getting the replacements that were needed on here to keep us from sailing several men short. We have one of the best chief cooks and bakers aboard this ship that I have ever had the pleasure to sail with, and a wonderful steward, too. Our Easter Sunday menu was one of the best. Incidentally, this has been a very rough crossing for the North Atlantic for this time of year. We hope we don't run into it again. Carl E. "Red" Gibbs Awed By View On NW Coast To the Editor: Coming up the northwest coast on the Seamar some time ago, we had a view of some fabulous landscape off Newport, Oregon. As we neared the entrance to Newport, we constantly veered closer to the green-mantled hills. I was awed by the vastness of this northwest country. Much of the best tiniber had been cut and many patches of open slopes lay grey against the deep green of second growth or wild, untouched areas that had survived the woodsman's hand. Man had left his mark of carelessness here. A lumberman would have felt differently, but to me a strange primitive at­ mosphere hung over these un­ evenly wooded slopes and foot­ hills. The memory of its virgin greatness still lingered. On one nearby scarred, naked ridge, a lone pine thrust its shaggy branches and needle­ like trunk into the cloud-laden grey of the sky. At other van­ tage points several others hovered like sentinels over the scene, tall and proud — like wounded survivors of a battle. Nature's Wonderland All around nature had dabbled in various hues of green; deep in the tall untouched timber, grey In the undergrowth and bright yellowish green in the clearings. A sharp contrast ex­ isted where the tan of the ir­ regular beach divided the blue sea from the hills, while scat­ tered small shapes of red revealed an eroded cliff face or gully where some frantic mountain torrent had recently passed on its shortlived trip to the sea. Far inland, dimly subdued by low grey wet clouds, lay the higher peaks and ranges. To-the • north ahead of the Finds Good Rx For Eye Care To the Editor: While "in Wilmington, Calif., recently, I had occasion to get my eyeglasses adjusted and took them to Dr. J. M. Soss, op­ tometrist. During the adjustment, one lens dropped and broke, making it necessary for me to return to my ship, the Fairport, for my extra pair of glasses in order to get another lens at once. Dr. Soss then told me to leave the other pair with him, and he would replace the broken lens. He not only did that, but gave me an entirely new pair free of charge. He looks like a good man for Seafarers in Wilmington to know. F. H. Houck 4« 4« Union Benefits Big Family Aid To the Editor: I wish to take this opportun­ ity to express my thanks to tlie SIU for the prompt and helpful service given us while our son was hospitalized. Thanks to the help of the SIU, the hospital bills were easily taken care of. It is wonderful to know that there is such a powerful union to stand by us in time of need, especially when the head of the household is away. The SIU has helped me on three different occasions when Joe was away, and I'm thankful I had the SIU to turn to. Special thanks also to SIU officials in Philadelphia for their help. Mrs. Joseph Laughlin Big Union Vote Urged This Fail To the Editor: I hope every SIU man who hasn't done so gets off his back soon and makes sure he's regisr tered to vote this November, I don't think anybody has to be told how important it is to cast your vote, whether it's a Union election or for state or Federal offices at home. The bigger the vote friends of labor, and friends of maritime labor particularly, get this fall will help us all get the things wo need in Washington for a strong US merchant marine and national defense. The LOG made it simple for everybody by printing the ab­ sentee ballot rules for every state in the May 11 issue. Check it and make sure you register and vote this year. Leonard . Baxter ; .; | �May «5. 1»5« IBIRVILLI XPan Atlantic), April U Chairman, L. N. Strleklandj Sacra* ary, Charlat J. MItchall. Ona man liacharged after missins ship in Phila* delphia. Ship's fund—$39.08. Report •n new MTO voice broadcasts to ship posted on bulletin board. Shlp'a treasurer elected. S ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa); April 21 —Chairman, E. Wright; Secretary, R. Collins. Repair lists turned in. Ship's fund—$42. Ship's radio to be fixed In Mobile this trip. Request to be more quiet and not to wake up watch •tanders. ARAPAHOE (Marine Transport), April 22—Chairman, Frank Baroni Secretary, Paul Smyth. One man missed ship in Hirotaha, Japan. Radio­ gram sent to headquarters. One man missed ship from Moyi to Yawata. Try to get ice cream and fresh vege­ tables in Hawaii. Discussion on medi­ cal aid and cooperation between crew and captain. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain); April 28—Chairman, A. Menandez; Secretary, P. Patrick. Head­ quarters report read and accepted. BIENVILLE (Waterman), April 23— Chairman, W. J. Brown; Secretary, M. Longfellow. Letter forwarded to head­ quarters about man who was sent to hospital in Japan. Ship's fund $3.05. Beef in deck department about things in general. Deck aft to be washed down evei-y day. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), April 29 —Chairman, Charles Murree; Secre­ tary, R. Irliarry. Delegate to see chief mate about painting. Ship's fund—$70,21. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's reporter elected. Showers and toilets to be painted. Messroom and pantry to be kept clean at all times. 1 SUZANNE (Bull), April 22—Chair­ man, H. Orlando; Secretary, J. S. Shaw. John Carey accepted post as ship's delegate. $12.40 in ship's fund. Crew requested Captain Svendsen to attend meeting at payolT. Less noise in passageways during day and night. Messmen asked for more cooperation. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), May 1— Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Headquarters report accepted and carried. SUZANNE (Bull), April $—Chair­ man, J. Cornier; Secretary, H. Orlan­ do. Some dispute over rest period concerning deck department. No re­ pairs done last voyage. Delegatechairman resigned post and new chairman elected. Ship's fund—$12.40. Headquarters report accepted and posted. Brothers were asked to share bananas with everyone at breakfast. Benches to be placed aft or midship for comfort of crew in summer. Co­ operation asked in keeping messroom clean. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (Seat Ship­ ping), Fab. f—Chairman, Vincent Ganco; Secretary, Frank Van Dusan. All crew quarters to be painted thia trip. New washing machine installed. New locks being installed in doors. New reporter elected. New treasurer elected. No ship's fund at present; fund to be established. All communi­ cations read and voted on at ship­ board meeting at payoff in New York. Ship's fund to be used for union business only. Voluntary contribu­ tions—$100 limit. New ship's dele­ gate, recorder and treasurer elected. Library and laundry rooms to be kept locked in port. Ship's r^orter to get mall for crew in port. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), April 24-Chairman, Henry P. Leavyi Sec­ retary, B. F. Crice. No smoking In shelter deck. One man missed ship In Lake Charles. Patrolman to see about new mattresses. Menus need Improving. Steward running too many second meats. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. i ROBIN eOODFELLOW (Seal Ship­ ping), April 22 — Chairman, John Young; Secretary, Frank Van Dusen. A few disputed hours. No major beefs. Medicine cabinet to be checked for supplies. Also slopchest. Drain In laundry room to be ^ed. Hospital to be cleaned. Discussion to have menus In .galley 24 hours In advance. Brings cups and glr.x^cs back to pan­ try. Leave keys in foc'sle when get­ ting off ship. Foc'sles to be left clean. ALAMAR (Calmar), April 22—Chair­ man, George P. Brannan; Secretary, llbgrt Hoggs. Ship's fund-r$Z0.69. Members to donate to slUp's fund. Discussion on variety of food and food to be impro^td. MAI (Bull), April 21—Chairman, J. Rmertck; Secretary, T. J. Schultz. All foc'ales being painted. Storm doors to be repaired. Patrolman to clarify now feeding system regarding left­ overs. $1.68 for long distance phone calls to Houston and Lake Charles from Galveston. Ship's fund—$17.65. To ask negotiating, committee to in- SEAF^ARERS eludo air conditioning on all SIU •hips. Donation of $1 to build up •hip's fund. Clean up afterdeck more often. CHILORB (Ore), April tt—Chair­ man, J. Long; Secretary, A. Diax. Ship's fund—$17.68. Suggestion made to turn in all repairs before going into shipyard. All cups to be re­ moved from recreation hall after us­ ing. Delegate to see steward about putting out more juices. DEL SOL (Mississippi), April 15 — Chairman, J. Spina; Secretary, C. Mc- Lellan. Misunderstanding among two members reported. All squared away. Ship's fund—$36. Few hours disputed overtime. Latter part of report No. 123 to be discussed next voyage. Agent in New Orleans to be contacted •bout paying men oft while on arti­ cles after giving 24 hours notice. Com­ pany refuses to give discharges after coastwise trip. Discussion on watches broken less than 24 houra in Ambize, West Africa. Chief mate refused to fix port hole dogs in engine depart­ ment stating it was chief engineer's job. FLDMAR (Calmar), April 24—Chair­ man, John Hunt; Secratary, Al Whltmer. One man sick and may be taken off at Panama Canal. Headquarters will be notified if man is put ashore In Panama. Calmar to place twd life rafts in all their ships for safety. Catwalk to be built over deck cargo of steel. Washing machine hose to be repaired. Scullery sink backs up dirty water, which is health menace and should be fixed. Engineer to be con­ sulted about this matter. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), April 22 —Chairman, E. Brandlsbo; Secretary, Peter Karai. Ship's fund $13.30. Iron was purchased. P. Karas elected ship's reporter. Headquarters report posted. Discussion on box tanker agreement. MASSMAR (Calmar), April 23 — Chairman, James Elchenberg; Secre­ tary, Fred T. Miller. Ship's delegate elected. One man missed ship in Long Beach. No beefs; Ship's fund—$20. Vote of confidence to officials in fine job on new freight clarification and new Isthmian Lines. Inc. contract. Pace Tbirteea LOG SS Planet: A Little Bit Of Heav '/i "There are times when a ship is not what a ship should be, but this is definitely not one of those occasions," says "Big John" Wunderlich, ship's reporter on the supertanker Orion Planet. "This is a ship, a real ship, "She is not sluggish like a Lib­ rustfree, and all bolts, gears and the kind of a ship a man can erty, nor slow rolling like a s';iff- dogs are greased, slipping freely feel allied to. She is broad of backed T-2. She has been kept in into place with little effort. She is beam (84'4" at the deckhouse), with the much desired length of 617'7". She cruises at 17 knots, which is as fast as you can want, but not so fast that she doesn't ride easy and free in a strong wind and heavy seas. perfect trim and excellent condi­ tion, which makes her easy to han­ dle and light to maintain. Holds Initial Gloss "All her paintwork is clean and enamel-smooth, still holding its ini­ tial gloss. Her running gear is 'Queen Of The Alice Brown' Full of that uplifting "one-world" spirit, SIU crewmembers have unanimously cho­ sen this Canadian miss as "queen" of the SS Alice Brown, The young lady, "Miss Fury Ferrier," is, not too surprisingly, a model of Canadian furs. "She's a perfect model nobly planned, who warms, com­ forts and commands the admiration of all shipmate brothers," according to George Vourloumis, ship's delegate, and Brothers Thomas "Steve" Johnson, Alfredo H. Perez, Marty Culp, William Calefato and John P. Doyle. f Polaris Dock Gang At Ease LOG-A-RHYTHM: MARIE HAMIL (Bloomfield), April IS—Chairman, H. K. Pierce; Secre­ tary, A. Bokan. Ship's fund—$4. Do­ nated $20 for wreath for crewmember's deceased father. Radio operator to post news broadcast reports. Treas­ urer elected. No LOGS or communlcatinns received. Steam pipes to be fixed. All linen to be turned in. Steward stated if anyone wants fa­ vorite dish prepared, notify him and chef wouid prepare it, if possible. Our Seamen By L. Riley They're not as spruce as the Marines, Most times they're ivearing working jeans; They do not hut in Army style. Nor rival Navy's rank and file. But when it comes to downright grit— These boys excel in having it! STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), April 24 —Chairman, None; Secretary, None. Headquarters report accepted. DEL SOL (Mississippi), April 15 — Chairman, J. Spina; Secretary, O. McLellan. Misunderstanding among two members. Ship's fund—$36. Few hours disputed overtime. Three men logged for being drunk and missing work. Headquarters reports read and accepted. Agent to be contacted in New Orleans about clarifying paying men off while on articles after giving 24 hour.s notice. Company refuses to give discharges after coastwise trip. Discussion on broken watch in West Africa. Mate refused to fix port hole dogs in engine department rooms. JEAN (Bull), April 23—Chalrmaiv John A. BuzslcwskI; Secratary, Loult Flax. One man missed ship in Balti­ more. Sanitary pump to be checked while ship is in port. Discussion held on article in Argosy Magazine refer­ ence work of Earle S. Gardner and Court of Last Resort in proving in­ nocence of SUP brother of murder. Letter to be written to Author Gard­ ner expressing feelings of crew. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), April 21 —Chairman, Frank Pasquall; Secre­ tary, Tony Gaspar; Clark, W. Walker. a true example of good seansanship.'f'-^y Apparently "taken" with the ship, Wunderlich notes also that she boasts com­ fortable, well-ven­ tilated foc'sles and messrooms, a large recreation room, tiled toilets and showers, good laundry fa­ cilities and "a fine crew," led by Roy Clarke, bo­ Burnsed sun; Jimmy Davis, steward; H. Walker, ship's delegate, and Ralph Burnsed, deck delegate. "On behalf of the crew, I wish to compliment the NMU steward from the previous voyage (the ship was formerly manned by the NMU) for making arrangements to stay aboard the ship for three days be­ fore the arrival of the SIU crew. He truly deserves a vote of thanks for his seaman-like effort to make everything pleasant upon arrival, even to arranging for breakfast." Coffeetime out in the open sun on the Alcoa Polaris finds deck department men (top, I to r) Tom Fillingim, Shorty Gardner, Bob Schwarz, Stokke; bottom, Charlie, Jack Oosse, George Forrest, all stoking up a bit. The ship's on the bauxite run to the Caribbean. 'The Homesteaders' They'll ship in sunshine or in rain, Arrive at port—and home again. The toughest job's another chore. They proved their spunk in every war; They're valiant, fighting, salty seamen (Yet oh, how gallant to their women). So let's all toast these sailing men This Maritime Day—honoring them. •—By Seafarer Robert Fink Communications read and accepted. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 11—Chairman, A. M. Montomarane; Secratary, J. Jersey. No beefs. Shlp'a fund—$7.10. New ship's deleite elected. Headquarters reports 'Of. 122 through 128 accepted. ST. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), April 14 —Chairman, Charlat Bush; Secretary, Willie Walker. No beefs. One man left In hospital In Honolulu. $15.25 In ship's fund. Deck delegates called for special meeting for Deck men after ship's meeting. Discussion on having Union put out working rules for en­ gine department same as Steward De­ partment. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), April 25—Chairman, Johannus Sorel; Secratary, John F. Gartay. $10.10 in ship's fund. Headquarters' report read and accepted. Several men asked for lifejackets. Crew asked not to remove acrews from occllating fans In rooms. Fans to be repaired. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), April 15—Chairman, Necola N. Bathia; Secretary, S. Rivera. Everything run­ ning smoothly. Repair list ready. Painting and replacements for appli­ ances to be taken care of. Several rooms, heads and showers will be painted this trip. Report on ship­ board safety suggestions and.improv­ ing conditions aboard ship made out by all departments. To be turned In to patrolman. To take better care of laundry room. LEWIS EMERY, JR. (Victory Carrlara. Inc.), April 15—Chairman, An­ thony Malelloi-Gecratary, W. Schafar. Paint padeyes white on deck. Make two single bunks In cook's room. Keep noise down In passageways. Build shelves for library. Rattled by rumors that their bonus-pay dredging Job in Venezueja has to end somefime, Sealit ' hard, " ' says Rbert . - "Red" ... Fink. — . The refer­ farers on the Chester Harding take the news a little ence to the timepieces indicates how well they're making out. �»M SEAFARERS rare Fourteea Runner Stays Ahead On Chow Irenestar Crew Kindness Hailed To the Editor: May I take this occasion to express my feelings and thanks to the officers and brother crewmembers of the SS Irenestar for the sympathy they showed when my mother died recently. At the time we were 1,000 miles from Cape Henry light­ ship, and had bad weather. But the chief engineer, Mr. Swell, said that after we get -the pilot Letters To The Editor All hands are busy with the job at hand, consuming the good food dished up by steward A. W. Wasiluk and his gang on the Alcoa Runner. J. Colon, crew pantryman, looks on. No other names were supplied for the photo. New Speed-Up Scheme Has Alma In A Trance They're always coming up with something new orf the City of Alma. This time, if rumors can be believed, the 1st assist­ ant engineer has a scheme all figured for getting a little extra work out of the boys in the ing girls-^specially on a long trip engine room. to the Far East. He isn't complaining, mind "Anyway, our three wipers, you, but if he can squeeze ten Marty O'Toole, 'Shorty' Mallet and hours' work into eight, he'll make Dick Suttle, are now on notice regarding the First's plans for a lot of points with somebody. them. He may speed up production Nothing 'Crude' Planned And he's not planning anything a bit by hypnotizing them, but if crude exactly—no whips, speed-up they spot those dancing girls too, music or anything like that. He'll look out!" settle for something simple like hypnosis. All he has to do is keep the gang in a trance while they're on watch and he'll have them eat­ ing out of his hand. Of course, first he's got to get Despite the best efforts of the 2nd assistant to teach him some the authorities, the Public tricks. The Second is actually an Health Service Hospitals are amateur hypnqtist; the First is still plagued with ambulance just trying to cut in on his side-, chasers. Seafarers approached by these characters or their kick's hobby. front men are advised for Source of the their own good to give them a intelligence about fast brushoff. these mystical It is well known that the goings-on is Jake ranks of the ambulance chasers Malenke, ship's contain many who will charge reporter, who notes that the • excessive fees or simply sell 2nd has already out their clients to the com­ Malenke panies. Most of them are had a couple of known to be pretty poor law­ crewmembers going around in a yers or else they wouldn't be trance. "He had 'Duke* the bosun all the digging for business the way way 'under'," Malenke points out, they do. "but no one is sure whether it was The time to choose a lawyer due to the 2nd's hypnotic powers is not while you are sick or or the liquid refreshments which injured and being hypnotized were being served at the time. by a fast line of chatter. Wait until you are recovered and Sorry He Woke Up then if you need an attorney "They also say yours truly whs go out and shop around for •under' and was seeing cowboys the best attorney and the best and Indians, pretty dancing girls; deal you can get. etc. I'm sorry he ever woke me up. I'm very partial to pretty danc­ Beware Of Case Chasers Burly I- All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. aboard, they'll put "full steam ahead" so that I could make it home in time for the funeral. Our family cannot tell the crew in words their feelings to­ ward such a fine bunch of men. The beautiful anchor-shaped floral piece that was sent was outstanding. It was a kind and very beautiful thought. I offer my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of the offi­ cers and crewmembers, espe­ cially to Jiggs Jeffers, ship's delegate; C. Boone, engine dele­ gate; R. Alston, steward, and J. Boldiszar. Thanks also on behalf of my family to each and every one. God bless them all. Henry Karpowicz Joyce Men Mourn Loss Of Shipmate To the Editor: As ship's delegate of the SS Ocean Joyce I have the regret­ ful duty of Informing you of the loss of at sea of our brother member Harry J. Jackson. Brother Jackson, was a quiet, retiring sort of man. For this reason, we did not expect his sudden disappearance, although he seemed to have been under some mental stress during his last few days with us. He even asked me to take him to the old man, who gave him a room topside, thinking that he might rest easier there, be able to think -things out for himself undisturbed and then could see a doctor in Japan. Stood Watch But he only stayed topside one night, stood his 4 to 8 AM watch and was around on deck the next morning where he was seen by several of us. Then about 11:45 AM, his wristwatch was found on the bulwarks and we couldn't find him. I notified the old man at once •"X . .-iA May IT «5, 19S9 LOG and after a 15-minute search of the ship we turned around and went back to the most likely spot where Brother Jackson might, have disappeared.^ We searched the area thoroughly but no trace was found. This all happened seven days out of Kakinada, India, in the South China Sea. enroute to Japan. The crewmembers of the Ocean Joyce regret the loss of Brother Jackson and offer their deepest sympathy to all the members, of his family. Courtney Rooks Ship's delegate A t • Sunny Poiiit Not What It Seems To the Editor: As you may know by now the SS Jose Marti has been here at Sunny Point, NC, which is about ten miles to somewhere when we can mak^, it, since April 28. The rumors now have it that we may have to stay put here at least until May 18. In this whole area, our true salvation is the "South Smoking House," where we can make use of a public telephone, two soda machines and a couple of cookie and vending machines. Since smoking is strictly for­ bidden everywhere else around here, the little house is always crowded. But this is something I can't understand, as the boiler tubes were blown just after supper on April 30, and sent heavy black cloud up into this clean and country-like atmos­ phere. This newly-acquired ship is scheduled to stop in many im­ portant ports, such as Lisbon, Naples, Leghorn and Istanbul, but a good number of the boys are already disgusted with the place we are in right now. Anyone who throws in for a job on any one of the ships coming to park here for a while should understand where he is going. Luis A. Ramirez 4- 4» 4- Lauds Job Done By Union, LOG To the Editor: Your gracious letter, together with a copy of the LOG of April 27, 1956, containing my poem, was received with much pleas­ ure and appreciation indeed. I am grateful for your kindness. I enjoyed from cover to cover your stout articles, which re­ flect so well the great work our SIU representatives have done and are doing. Amen also to the "oldtimer's" laud for our Union leadership, and to his grand faith for the future. Thank you also for your nice wishes for the book of poems I'm planning. The best always to you and the Brotherhood. James Kerrigan MJfe'g Fnll OI Digappointments Arlzpa Sticks To Old Routine To the Editor: The Arizpa is still living true to form, with the same old rou­ tine. Liza and Helen met the ship at the locks in Bremerhaven at usual.i The mayor gave us the regular reception at the, "Pen­ guin," and the "Better Business Bureau" on board approved "Elfi's" in Bremerhaven as a place for the elite. Hamburg and Rotterdam also got our share even though we were only there for a short time. • More Casualties The casualty list increased this trip, and so did the re­ placements. They're both on the san»e; ratio. ' But* social prestige has obliged Brother Gil Borge a.nd yours rtruly; to say adios to the. good pld'f Arizpa. We are seek­ ing a new chateau. . However, we are leaving some very good men behin^ to keep up the old morale. To them we say farewell and smooth sailing. Ollie Olvera Black Gang Nixes Kettering Beef To the Editor: This concerns the letter from the Robin Kettering (Seas Ship­ ping) in the March 2, 1956, issue of the LOG titled "Kettering Raps Power of Chief." The remaining members of the black gang who stayed on for another trip feel that the captain and the chief engineer were very cooperative but, like all department heads, are sub­ ject to criticism. However, lads, there's a very old saying that you can please some of the people all of the time, and all the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. This is signed by Viggo Sorensen, Camiel Cans, George Wanka and A. F. Kamedra, in addition to myself. Bob Huykman Engine delegate t 4. Steel Apprentice is In Good Shape To the Editor: I got some terrific pictures from Bahrein about the general strike there, and will mail them in as soon as I get everything together. We have had wonderful weather, and the crew here on the Steel Apprentice is tops. I have never seen in all my life of going to sea as swell a bunch of SIU men as we have aboard. I read in the LOG recently about the death of Harvey Guenther in New Orleans. I knew Harvey and his wife, Gwen, quite well, and was really shocked. He was a great SIU man and a helluva nice guy. F. "Whitey" Johnson By Bernard Seaman �' , aa May tS, 1989 ALCOA POINTER (AlCM). tfaf* —Chairman. A. Sanchaz; Sacratary, H. Starling. Headquarters reperta 125. 12i, 127 read and accepted. SEAFARERS DOROTHY (Bull), April $—Chair­ man, F. Bischoff; Secretary, F. Walker. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's secretary - reporter and treasurer elected. No beefs. Carpenter to install hooks on screen doors so they may be opened from outside. Discussion held as to why deck department couldn't get hot meal at night. ELIZABETH (Bull), April 23—Chair­ man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, S. Bern­ stein. One man missed ship. No beefs. Washing machine In poor shape. Men asked to be careful when using it. be discussed with patrolman. Head­ quarters report No. 126 accepted. Ship's delegate to have Union contact company so crew can get launch serv­ ice in Lake Charles. Motion made to see Negotiating Committee, to get free trip from ship to Lake Charles at least once a day. Mess crew was tlianke^ for keeping messhall clean and for good service during meals. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, S. P. Morris; Secretary, G. F. Clarke. Captalif requested crew not to leave ship before departure of passengers. $191.27 in ship's fund. Five men getting off at payoff. Sug­ gestions > made to benefit men at this payoff. STEEL ACE (Isthmian), April 30— Chairmen, R. W. SImpkins; Secretary. T. W. Drobint. Ship's fund, $4.20. No beefs except for some delaj-ed sailing that will be referred to patrolman. Communications posted on bulletin board. Repair list to be turned In before arrival at Suez Canal so some action can be taken. Voluntary con­ tributions will be taken at payoff to replenish ship's fund. VAL CHEM (Valentine), April 33— Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, H. J. Moore. Some action taken on repairs. Ship's fund, $34.87. $6.34 to be paid for TV antenna. Balance of ship's fund to be spent on new antenna. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), April IS—Chairman, J. Michaels; Secretary, L. J. Sheehan. Beef regarding travelers checks and lack of supplies. Ship to go to Beau­ mont then to New Orleans and then to shipyard. Payoff scheduled in New Orleans. Some disputed overtime. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Motion car­ ried that water tanks be cleaned and cemented. Motion carried that at least one quarter be put in kitty to­ ward paying for cablegram messages. MASSMAR (Calmer), April 15— Chairman, G. Hatigimisios; Secretary, J. Eaton. No beefs. Ship's fund, $20. Fishing Is still good. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department. SEATRAiN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), April 33-Chairman, J. Mnast; Sec­ retary, P. Patrick. No beefs. Ship's fund. $4.53. Motion carried-to concur !n communications from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), April 11—Chairman, B. Friedman; Secre­ tary, J. Jacobson. Crewmembers asked to sign pledge cards. No beefs. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Laundry to be kept locked in port. WACOSTA (Waterman), April •— Chairman, N. Paine; Secretary, G. Broad. No early morning launch serv­ ice for steward department. Some disputed overtime. Rubber runners to be placed in crew messhall. Fans are available and will bo installed In foc'sles without them. LAKE CEORCE (USPC), No dateChairman, L. A. Williams; Secretary, R. Liparl. Chief steward left ship due to illness. Wiper injured. Delegate to see master about travelers cheeks or YORKMAR (Calmar), Ho dateAmerican money., Delegate to see Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, H. radio operator about labor AFL-CIO Reese. Captain to take care of repair broadcast on Sundays. Discussion re­ list. Some things to be taken care of garding crew paying duty on articles In shipyard. Steward to requisition "which are free of duty. Crewmembers screens and rubber wind chutes. Some to return books to library after they disputed overtime to be taken care of finish reading them. Delegate to see by patrolman. Motion carried to con­ captain about water cooler and-fans cur in communications from headIn crew messhall. Department to take • quarters. To see chief engineer and turn cleaning laundry room one week, captain about handle for engine room deck one week, because the BR util­ vents, to be put on floor plate level. ity cleans recreation room every Also about door between pantry and morning. Crew to put cots away after recreation room. using on deck. SHiNNECOCK BAY (Veritas), April HURRICANE (Waterman), April 33 15—Chairman, A. Wilburn; Secretary, —Chairman, Glenn Lawser; Secretary, A. SIstrunk. All repair lists to be Pete Piascik. Locks purchased for turned in, most repairs are being library. Communication received for made. Some disputed overtime. Dis­ steward department's new working cussions held on men fouling up, rules. Discussion about drawing Amer­ everything settled peacefuUy. Ship's ican money In Japan. Ship's fund fund—$5. balance, $35.02 after expenses. No. 123 communication concerning safety EDITH (Bull), March 7—Chairman, accepted. Safety committee elected. F. Hipp; Secretary, B. Hayes. All re­ All departments represented. Radio pairs to be turned In. Ship's fund— operator thanked for his efforts on $35. Motion carried to concur in putting out news bulletins. Control of communication from headquarters. ice-making machine requested. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. Cap­ tain to check on putting awnings up. ORION COMET (Orion), April 33— All bunks to be checked for springs Chairman, Frank Berthold; Secretary, and mattresses. H. Cordes. Two hours delayed sailing questioned". Flowers sent to 3rd Cook's WARRIOR (Fan Atlantic), April 14 mother's funeral. Ship's fund $28.72. —Chairman, J. Madden; Secretary, M. Discussion about crew messman wait­ Elliett. No beefs, everything okay. ing on watch before attending to Ship's fund—$2. Everyone to coop­ other members of crew. erate in keeping laundry clean. Suffi­ cient slopchest needed before leaving CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), March for next trip. Ship to be fumigated. 30—Chairman, H. Thomas; Secretary, Vote of thanks to baker. J. SImison. Ship's delegate elected. One man missed ship In Stockholm. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Feb­ Motion carried to get new washing ruary It—Chairman, B. High; Secre­ machine and to start anchor pool to tary, A. Wiiburn. Everything okay. pump up ship's fund. Ship's fund—$4.50 Ship's reporter elected. Noise to be kept down in GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), April passageways. IS—Chairman, G. Yaager; Secretary, GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), March D. Collins. No beefs. Motion carried to concur In communications from It—Chairman, J. Coude; Secretary, D. headquarters. Ship's delegate, secre­ Celllns. Beef to be settled at payoff. tary-reporter elected. Vote of thanks Repair list to be turned in. Vote of to Houston patrolman for good pay­ thanks to steward department. Union patrolman to square away chief en­ off. Crew's quarters to be painted. gineer about cruising crew. Washing DEL SUD (Mississippi), April 33— machine te be cleaned. All excess Chairman, W. Perkins; Secretary, H. linen te be turned In. illls. Everything settled for last trip DEL SUD (Mississippi), iM>ril t— In New Orleans. Balance of ship's fund, $73.12. Report on ballgame in Chairman, C. McGae; Secretary, Park­ New Orleans will be sent to LOG. No er. Letters were sent to Senators beefs. Motion to concur In communi­ and postage was paid out of ship's cations from headquarters. More fund—regarding "50-50." Ship's fund money to-be collected for picnic fund. —$118.12. Picnic fund—$655.20.. No beefs, few hours disputed overtime. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans­ Motion carried to donate $45 to 11-. portation), March 34—Chairman, H. brary from ship's fund. ' Steward beef Skaalegsard; Secretary, H. Principe. to be tabled for clarlflcatlon by pa­ trolman. 1M':: 7 Safety Program Nearer ness. Ship's fund, $10.02. Kvcrything running okay. Discusslos hrid regard­ ing new working rules in serving food to crew. ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), April I STEEL FLYER (Isthmian-, April 31 34—Chairman, none; Secretary, nen* —^^Chalrman, E. ' Parr; Secretary, B. Headquarters report read and carried > Bosworth. Ship's fund contains $162. unanimously. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. SANTORE (Ore Navigation), April Steward to remove all damaged cups 13—Chairman, H. Shepeta; Ser-etary, from service. These are to be used John Piaggie. Captain failed to turn as spares. . in report list to port engineer while In shipyard. Delegate to make report ANGELINA (Bull), April 14—Chair­ to bo.nrdlng patrolman- about detailing for cleaning of Iceboxes. Salt and man, J. Popa; Secretary, Not Given. Motion carried to concur in communi­ pepper shakers and drinking glasses to be ordered on arrival In Baltimore. cations from headquarters. Pantryman commended on cleanliness of his FORT HCSKINS (Cities Service), domain. March 39—Chairman, Malcolm Launey; BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ .^Secretary, H. Westzall. Overtime to ice), April 33-Chairman, H. Gray; Secretary, V. Kickirilio. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communiaatlons " from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. race Fifteea LOG Eddie Candill Get in touch with Roger Hall care of the New York SIU hall. William Joseph Wolfe You are asked to contact your si.ster, Mrs. Anne Martin, J17 Jefferson St., Savannah, Ga., or call Savannah 4-1716. 4 4> 4" Ernest C. Anderson Get in touch with your brother, James K. Anderson, by calling BA 2-5683 in Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 1' Emil Puntilla Contact Warren Grubb, 230 - 5th Ave., Havre, Montana. Very im­ portant. 4 4 tracted ships vary from fairly (Continued from page 2) doctnr. At the suggestion of the regular meetings to hone at all. ship's delegate, the skipper or­ The shipboard safety program is dered strips of corrugated rubber an outgrowth of the last contract placed on icebox sills, which were negotiations in which the Union wet and slippery. won appeal for a health and Joint Monthly Meetings safety si^up under the Seafarers Isthmian is another company WelfM^^n. The health aspect which makes a practice of monthly I of ^^i^^^^ram calls for establishshipboard meetings. The Company jment' -df^' standardized medical is now in the process of over­ ^examinations for Seafarers and hauling its procedure which con­ , preventive medical care at shoresisted in the past of two separate |side health centers. The centers meetings, one of officers and one will be located in SIU halls in the for'the unlicensed men. ports of New York, Baltimore, Practices on other SlU-con- ! Mobile and New Orleans. 4 All of the iollowing SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Charles Soroba Janice Marie Rackley, born William A. Cabrera March 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Checks are being held for you Mrs. Vinson Rackley, Baltimore, by Neil V. Pardo, Room 2. SUP Building, 2505 - 1st Ave., Seattle Md. 4 4 4 1, Wash. Patricia Ann Padgett, born 4 4 4 March 31, 1956, to Seafarer and Karl V. K. Larsen Contact the Consulate General Mrs. William H. Padgett, Mobile, cf Denmark, 17 Battery Place; New Ala. 4 4 4 York 4, NY. Johnnie Mack Foste^, tiorn April 4 4 4 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sergio Arrebola James M. Foster, Mobile, Ala. Get in touch with Armando Cor­ 4 4 4 dova at 54 Rhode Island St., BufJulian Mar^ Backrak, born April -falo 13, NY. 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dan­ 4 4 4 iel D. Backrak, Mira Loma, Calif. Tony Cornman, FWT 4 4 4 Contact your wife at 3119 Bald­ Kyron Sue Achee, Born March win St., Los Angeles 31, Calif. There is serious illness in family. 31, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward P. Achee, Covington, La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles Ramsey Steven Curtis McLaren, born Contact the District Registrar, District Registry of the High April 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Court, John Street, Sunderland, Mrs. Donald E. McLaren, Galves­ County of Durham, England, as ton, Tex. soon as possible. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Daniel Francis Doyle, bom Jan­ uary 19, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Black James Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa. Notify the SEAFARERS LOG office in New York where you can 4 4 4 be reached by mail. Billy Franklin Darley, born 4 4 4 April 16, 1956, to .Seafarer and Mrs. Billy B. Darley, Brunswick, Bill Howell Did you just have another oiler? Ga. 4 4 4 If so, drop me a line. Melvin Hart­ Debra Jean Wells, born April ley, 122 Hamil Street, Lexington, 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. NC. Charles E. Wells, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 A1 Adams ' 4 4 4 You are asked to contact Melvin _ Paul E. Owen, born April 13, Hartley, 122 Hamil Street, Lexing­ 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul E. Owen, Mobile, Ala. ton, NC. Lynda Sharon Adamson, born April 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Adamson, Mahwah, NJ. 4 4 4 Durwood Belmont Decs, Jr., bora April 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Durwood B. Dees, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Danny Christopher Davis, born January 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herbert W. Davis, Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 Iris Clarice Jones, born April 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clarence L. Jones, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Emaris Lynn Drew, born March 10, 1956, fo Seafarer and Mrs. Frank W. Drew, Mullins, SC. Ex-SS Seamonitor The below-named men can ob­ tain back wages in amounts up to $75.34 by contacting the E.\celsior Steamship Corp., Suite 808, 80 Bruad Street, New York 4, NY, in person or by supplying proper identification and a forwarding address: James T. Eller, Kenneth W. Erickson, Reed S. Griffith. Carl A. 11m, Tomas Juanta, Mark R. Larsner, Demetres Mastrantonis, Alphonse Michelet, Alfred P. Mulloy, Walter D. Ncwlin, Joseph L. Pendleton, Daniel R. Seabolt, John W. Smith, Shio Han Sun, George Stravarides, Ernest H. Tucker. Reed S. Griffith, listed above, must sign a certificate of discharge first. SiU, A&G District WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 PORT COLBORNE Ontario BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 HEADQUARTERS . . 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn SECRETARY TREASURER Paul Hall TORONTO, Ontario ... VICTORIA 617Vi Cormoranl St. Empire 4531 BOSl'ON James Sheehan. Agent ... 276 State St Richmond 2-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joint W Hall, Joint HOUSTON 4202 Canal St 'J. Volpian, Eng. E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint C. TannehiU. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke, Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmloek 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 SUP HONOLULU RICHMOND, CALIF NEW YORK.... 075 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 SAN FRANCISCO NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 SEATTLE PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PB Pelayo 51—La » Sal Colls, Agent Phene 2-S99P SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreitboS. West Coast Representative 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District 138<A Hollis St. Phones 3-891) SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 2505 1st Ave SEATTLE EUlOtt 4334 Jeff Gillette. Agent HALIFAX NX TLMPA Tom BannitJC. ijL FORT WILLIAMV : OnUri«•vV^^^^^ - Franklin St Phone 2-1323 MONTREAL $34 St. James St. West PLateau 816] 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 298 Main St. PaciBc 3468 SYDNEY. NS THOROLD. Ontario 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 QUEBEC Quebec 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAINT JOHN. NB 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-0363 WILMINGTON NEW YORK VANCOUVER BC BAGOTVILLE Quebec 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND BC 103 Durham St Phone; 5591 304 Charlotte St Phone 6344 ... 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 ... 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 85 St. Pierre St. Phone: 3-1569 85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Pbone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY CLEVELAND 180 Main St Pbone: Cleveland 7391 ... 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 UULUTH 130 Simpson St- SOUTri CHlC^itiO >. Phone: 3-3221 531 W. Michigan St Phone;.Randplpb 2-4110 . 3261 E 03hd St Phone; E.*se* 5-2419 �SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • ISSS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN ^ The First In Maritime! • The Best In Maritime! The Seafarers International Unions Atlantic & Gulf District, won the first industry-wide vacation plan_ in the maritime industry in 1951. Since then the Union-won Plan has consistently led the field with millions of dollars paid out in vacation benefits to seamen. The current SIU vacation pay of $244 per year per man is the highest average in the industry! If: I'' ' • fr. 1^" I IT' HOW THE SIU I VACATION PLAN » WORKS: I . The Seafarers Vacation Plan provides vacation pay for every day of time worked aboard- ships of SlU-contraeted companies, re­ gardless of the number of ships or companies a Seafarer works for during a year. A Seafarer can collect vacation pay earned to date any time he has worked a minimum of 90 days seatime within any 12 month period. For 365 days of work he collects $244. In order to speedily collect vacation pay, A Seafarer: • Brings ship discharges to any SIU-A&G hall. • Files an application listing seatime and the ships worked on. • The application is then sped to the Vacation Plan head­ quarters in New York. If application is made in New York it is handled and paid within an hour. On out-of-town applica­ tions checks go out the same day the application is received. The only caution: You must have a minimum of 90 days within a 12 month period in order to file; you must file within one year after the payoff date of your discharge. , � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 25, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RENEW UNION WAR ON ‘WRECK’ LAWS EX-GOVT OFFICIALS IN RUNAWAY SHIP DEAL UNION OPERATORS WORK UP DETAILS FOR STANDARD SHIP SAFETY PROGRAM HOSP. –SURGERY PLAN AIDS 500 FAMILIES IN 1ST YEAR FOUR DEAD AS COLLISION SINKS WC STEAMSCHOONER MMP VOTES FULL UNITY WITH MTD STEADY RISE PERSISTS IN SF SHIPPING US ABIDED BY ’50-50’ IN 1955 ROU RAPS BILL FOR NEW SHIP RADIO CALL GADGET CANADIAN SIU WINS MAJOR GAINS IN 8-DAY STRIKE BRIDGES MOVE TOWARD ALLIANCE WITH ILA PAN-ATLANTIC SEEKS 20 TANKSHIPS FOR COASTWISE ‘PIGGYBACK’ TRADE FORT BRIDGER SAVES 20 ON SAILING SHIP HQ. JOBS REACH ’56 PEAK; OUTLOOK ROSY SEAFARER’S TUNE ON BOSTON RADIO THE CARGO-TANKER; A SHOT IN THE ARM TO COASTWISE SHIPPING MOBILE BUSY AGAIN’ NEW BERTHS PLANNED RECORD SALE DISPOSES OF 10 MARINERS LA. HOPEFUL OF ‘WRECK LAW REPEAL SENATE WILL STUDY ATOM SHIP PLANS NEW SPEED-UP SCHEME HAS ALMA IN A TRANCE THE SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN 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 5/25/1956 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. XVIII, No. 11 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7d1389041a5dc0ec57e62f26fd93a58f.PDF 8e7658360cb54373e3c98b0eb477ca66 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS 4^ LOG AWAttDtO riKff Piazt 9 OEITERAt EDITOKIAL EXCELLENCE • IMW • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO f Sll SCHOLARSHIPS College Awards Worth $20 000 -Story On Page 3 •m -'^1 Ml m f • Cfe#Ar 32,000-ton supertanker Cities Services Miami stand ready for her May 23 launching, at the Sparrows Point, Md., JiOtnS ftCr dlSf Cr• shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company. The ship is the second supertanker to be launched by the SlU-contracted company this year. She's expected to be ready for service in September. Inset: Workmen, dwarfed^by the ship's giant propeller, grease the ways. Her sister ship, SS Cities Service Baltimore, launched in March, will take an SIU crew in mid-July. A third supertanker is under construction. All three snips will be used in coastwise service and can carry a capacity load of 271,000 barrels. Ships feature individual foc'sles for crewmembers. -'•1 4 1 �SEAFARERS ,Fa*« Tw« LOG New Sill Great Lakes Queen Goes into Service .|une t> 19511 Supreme Court Test On Sea Law Rights WASHINGTON—An important ruling on shipowner re­ sponsibility for the safety of crewmembers under the Jones Act is expected to be forthcoming from the United States Supreme Court. The Right ^ Court has agreed to review a $17,500 but the company wen re­ lower court decision denying versal of the verdict in the Court Manned by a crew of SlU Great Lakes District Seafarers, the SS Aquarama begins her shake­ down cruise at Muskegon, Michigan. The new 10,000-ton ship is 520 feet long and has room for 2,400 day passengers and 200 autos. Her owners, the Michigan & Ohio Navigation Com­ pany will use her throughout the Lakes area in cruise service. benefits to a seaman because he used an Improper tool when no other suitable one was i^vailable. At stake in the decision is a sea­ man's right to damages where the operator has not supplied wellmaintained gear and tools capable of functioning in a given assign­ ment without endangering the sea­ man. It would affect the many cases of shipboard injury in the course of use of ship's tools and equipment, particularly when a makeshift device has - to be used because nothing else is Suitable. The case arose on afMoore-McCormack vessel when a baker had been instructed to scoop out ice cream for mealtime service. He had an ice cream scoop but the dessert was frozen too hard. To loosen it up he had to chop at it with a knife in the course of which he suffered injuiy. He sued the company under the Jones Act and won a verdict in a jury trial and a cash award of Runaways Force Ship Breakouts Go's Seek 116 Ships Runaways Gouging US, Officiai &y$ From Lay-Up Fleet WASHINGTON—A very large^ breakout of US ships from the reserve fleet seems in the offing as the Maritime Admin­ istration has already been deluged with requests for charters on'^ 116 reserve ships. The re-'*quested number of ships for operation under GAA charter. would amount to more than The ships are needed in conjunc­ a 10 percent boost in American- tion with "Operation Blue Jay," the supply run to northern Arctic flagships in operation. Leading off the parade are the bases. Several of the Victorys are Military Sea Transportation Serv­ already in operation. ice and the International Coopera­ The International Cooperation tion Administration requesting 65 Administration has requested an­ ships between them. The remain­ other 30 Victorys to be bareboating ships are being sought by nine chartered to private operators. private operators, most of them for These vessels would handle mili­ the coal and tramp, operations. tary and economic aid cargoes. Not included in this listing are the Among the nine operators re­ 20 T-2 tankers being sought by questing tonnage is Captain N. Pan Atlantic via Congressional Nicolson, former president of the legislation. Waterman Steamship Company. The breakout is seen as a direct Nicolson is planning establishment result of the shortage of shipping of a new company and. is asking which came about when the Mari­ for bareboat charters on five Vic­ time Administration permitted the torys and five Libertys for use in transfer foreign of about 100 the tramp trade. American-flag tramp Libertys. USTramp ship operators have been flag shipping rates have soared opposing the breakout up. until since then and pressure for avail­ now, but it became obvious, with able space is great. more than half the former US Victorys, C-ls And Tankers tramp fleet running foreign, that The MSTS request calls for 15 it would be necessary to get addi­ Victorys, 10 C-ls and 10 tankers tional ships out of the reserve. ^ E A »=• A PORT O' CALL WASHINGTON—SIU predictions that wholesale transfers of US tramps to runaway flags would put a shipping squeeze on the US are being borne out. Both Government spokes­ men and private operators are • blaming, the transfers for the cal of the transfers. If US ship­ current runaway ship charter ping is inadequate today, he said, of Appeals. The seaman's attorney is now seeking to establish that the ship­ owner was negligent because he failed to provide "a necessary sim­ ple tool" leaving the seaman with the alternative of using, a hazard­ ous tool instead. The company is arguing that it could not possibly foresee that a tool other than an ice cream scoop might be required and that the seaman would use another, hazard­ ous tool instead. Consequently the company claims it was not neigligent and not responsible. iTF Wins Strike For Greek Crew A two day picketline in New York by the Intemaitional Transportworkers Federatioii successfully settled a strike of Greek seamen against the cruise ship Olympia. A new agreement was signed by the ITF on behalf of the crew providing for a 10 per­ cent- increase retroactive to the start of the walkout. The crewmen are members of the ITF-affiliated Pan Hellenic Federation. The Olympia had been struck originally in Pii-aeus, Greece, on May 24. The operator recruited strikebreakers in Greece, and Italy to fill out the. crew and sailed for New Ydrk. When membters of the ITF picketed the ship on behalf of the crew, longshoremen on Pier 88 North River, respected llio lines, effectively tying up the vessel. The settlement negotiated by Willie Dorchain of the New York ITF office provides for rehiring all the strikers who left the ship in Pireaus. The operators will also make contributions to the interna­ tional welfare fund. rates and profiteering at the ex­ it is a product of the "rash of for­ pense of the US. eign transfers" which halved the US tramp fleet, MA Stampeded "If the tramp owners," he added, At the time of the transfers back "deplore the conditions which in 1954, the SIU had accused the force American ovvners- to seek Maritime Administration of allow­ Government charters at this time, ing itself to be stampeded by a let them be reminded of the role ,temporary slowdown in shipping. they played in bringing pressure The Union-warned that the time to bear to permit a'large number would come when the US would of transfers foreign effected in find itself short of US-flag tramp 1954." shipping, and that the runaway operators (most of whom operate under both US and runaway flags) would have themselves a feast ac­ cordingly. Flag transfers have cost US seamen 12,000 jobs and the US Merchant Marine 298 ships since 1952. The SIU prediction was upheld by Colonel Arthur G'. Syran, Direc­ WASHINGTON—More than 8,000 guests, including Presi­ tor of Transportation of the Inter­ dent Dwight D. Eisenhower, participated in ceremonies at this national Cooperation Administra­ week's formal opening of the AFL-CIO's new Washington tion, who testified in favor of ap­ plications by a US-flag operator headquarters. The new build-4for breakout of Government ing is in the heart of Wash­ new home for the AFL, but be­ Libertys. Colonel Syran, who is ington at 815 16th Street, came AFL-CIO headquarters as in charge of foreign aid shipments, across the park from the White a result of the merger of the labor said that foreign tramps have been House. movement. profiteering," charging rates up With the-completion of the dedi­ In his remarks at the dedication, to 2Vit times of normal. ICA has the President praised the past cation ceremonies, the AFL-CIO' been forced to pay these rates to achievements of 'the labor move­ executive council started a series move urgent cargoes. These ships ment and urged the newly- of meetings on a number of issues normally pay wage scales of $100 merged organization to live up to facing the merged organization. a month or less. its new opportunities and its re­ Only One Bad Year sponsibilities to the membership. He said that the US tramps had AFL-CIO president Meany, in a Vol. XVilf. No. 12 it "mighty good" from 1947-to 1952 brief address, said that the new Jsnc 8. 1956 PAOt HALL, secretary-Treasurer or mid-1953 and again from the building was dedicated to the per­ HEBIEFT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, summer of 1954 to the present petuation of the Constitution and Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, time. This he said, amounted to the Bill of Rights, the preserva­ Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, six years of feast and one year of tion of peace and the development Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area famine. It was during the one bad of opportunity and human Representative. year that the tramp operators sold progress. the MA on flag transfers as the After the ceremonies, most of Published biweekly at tne headquarters only way out. the guests including the President of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf Oiitrlct, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ralph B. Dewey, vice-president took the opportunity to tour the Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaClnth of the Pacific American Steamship eight story structure. It was be-^ *•6600. Entered as second class matter the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under Association, also w^ highly cnti-| gun in April, 1955, originally as a at the .Act of Aug. 2.4, 1913, .,i , (.,i , v Open New AFL-CiO Hq; Ike Lauds Union Gains SEAFARERS LOG - -12/6 E.BAOiMXE gftcafcCP/w ®AL-j//viocip �iViine i, 19S8 SEAFARERS Collects Record SlU Vacation $ SlU Scholarships Worth $6,000 Each Awarded To Five Four Seafarers and th^ daughter of a Seafarer have been selected by a board of university administrators as winners of the 1956 Seafarers scholarship awards. Each will receive a $6,000 Andrew Furuseth Memorial Scholarship to cover four years of college or university training in the field of ther choice. The awards in the name of the founder of American maritime unions are among the most valu­ able in the nation. Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia. upper-third of the high school This year's winners, se­ Virgin, The award of five scholarships graduating class. lected on the basis of their this year was made on the basis of The five winners of this year's a new ruling by the trustees of the awards have varied fields of inter­ Seafarers Welfare Plan, setting est. Butenkoff, who is 24, has been aside a fifth scholarship annually a Seafarer since 1949, coming in through the Cities Service drive Future issues of the SEAFAR­ where he served as organizer. He ERS LOG will carry stories on intends to specialize in marine Two fellow Seafarers look appreciatively at record SlU each of the five winners of this electronics and is now attending vacation check held by Phil Sarkus, AB (center), for an IByear's Andrew Furuseth scholar­ the Newark College of Engineering. month stint aboard the dredge Sandcaptain in Venezuela. O'Neil has been sailing since back ship awards. Sarkus collected $287.63 before deductions, including vaca­ in 1943 and will make sociology his tion time under the old $176 rate and the present $244 vaca­ field. He is 31 years old. for a Seafarer. This reserved tion rate. Looking on are Bill Rogers, FOW (left), and L. J. Sperling, who is also 31, has been award goes to the highest ranking attending Long Beach City College, Pickett, pumpman. Seafarer-candidate who is left over studying economics, with a view after the first four winners are toward entering law school. He named. has been an SIU member since As it turned out. Seafarers large­ 1947. ly outclassed the field in this year's Laws, who is 30, holds all en­ competition with three of the first gine department ratings and sails four spots going to SIU men. as chief electrician. He has been Fifteen Now In School sailing since World War II and With this year's awards a total will study electrical engineering of eight Seafarers will be among or electronics. He was one of two A specific program for establishment of SlU-employer medical centers in major ports is in the 15 scholarship winners attend­ the offing. A Union-employer subcommittee has been studying the operations of various ing school this fall. One other alternates last year. Virgin is 19 years old and health centers and is expected to make recommendations shortly on instituting the program. Seafarer has already completed his is Miss currently in her fresliman year course of study. The latest in the series oft^ at the University of Georgia. She The board of university admin­ will go on to English teaching after istrators who selected the winners her graduation. The Union committee mem­ again reported steady improvement bers are Paul Hall, Joe Algina and The four-member board of ad­ in qualifications as compared to ministrators which selected -the Claude Simmons. previous years. winners consisted of Miss Edna The Seafarers medical centers Commenting on the awards, Newby, director of admissions. are part ' of the industry-wide SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall New Jersey College for Women, health and safety program nego­ declared; "I would like to give who served as chairlady of the tiated by the Union last Novem­ my personal eongratulalions to the group; F. D. Wilkinson, registrar, Crewmembers of the SlU-manned tanker Chiwawa had a ber. Since November 15, the op­ winners of this year's scholarships Howard University; Elwood C. brush with disaster last month when fire broke out in an erators have been contributing and wish them every good fortune five cents per man per day toward engine department foc'sle in the early morning hours. How­ in their studies. There is no Kastner, registrar, New York Uni­ versity and Bernard Ireland, as­ the new program, to accumulate a ever, Seafarer Frank Reid requestion now that among our mem­ sufficient reserve to get it under­ ported, quick fire-fighting ac­ spread to the passageway making bers and their children we have sistant director of admissions. Co­ lumbia College, Columbia Univer­ way, tion by the entire gang aboard this approach impossible. some outstanding students who sity. As originally contemplated, the brought the flames under control "A crewmember discovered that deserve the help we can give them. health center plan calls for estab­ with minor damage. "I would like to urge ,all Seafar­ the portholes could be reached lishment of fully-staffed and from the deck by men hanging ers interested in attending college, 4:30 In Morning equipped centers in the ports of over the side with a hose. So it and the children of Seafarers who The Chiwawa, a' Cities Service was in this manner that the fire can qualify, not to hesitate but to New York, Baltimore, New Ortanker, was enroute to Lake was reduced in intensity enough come forward now and apply for Charles in ballast after discharg­ for men in the passageway to the 1957 awards." The SIU's health and safety ing at Jacksonville, Florida, at the No Restrictions On Students program is designed to guaran­ time of the fire. It was 4:30 AM resume the fight from that quarter Under the SIU scholarship plan, and quickly extinguish the fire." tee full protection to men who when flames suddenly erupted in Reid, who is ship's reporter on the $6,000 award to each individual have been sailing with the SlU. the 12 to 4 engine department tl^e Chiwawa, concludes the officers places no limitation on the field of The major aim of the program quarters. and men were convinced that the study or the school which a student is preventive in nature. No man The first alarm," Reid wrote, alert response by the crew pre­ may attend as long as it is a recog­ need fear that it will be used "came by word of mouth from a vented another maritime disaster. nized institution. The Salifica­ to eliminate him from the in­ wiper who notified the bridge." One crewmember received only tions of the scholarships call for Arrangements are now be­ dustry. On the contrary, the program will protect Seafarers It was followed in several minutes slight burns, while the foc'sle was three years' sea time pn the part ing made by the Seafarers of a Seafarer or the Seafarer-father against arbitrary action by any by a general alarm, but the crew a total loss, including all personal of an applicant and rank in the Welfare Plan to set up the was already breaking out the hoses gear. motion picture program in all US Government agency in maritime. by this time. Public Health Service hospitals. The trustees of the Plan voted the Immediate Action leans and Mobile, for the purpose Union-sponsored benefit at their "Crewmembers"who heard the of preventing and detecting ail­ last meeting in May. Showings ments in Seafarers.- In addition, shout of 'fire' rushed to the scene have already been held at some and immediately began laying hose the centers would offer a standard­ hospitals. ized pre-shipping physical to Sea­ from the nearest usable fire sta­ The movies will be shown on tion." There was a station cioser farers in contrast to the wide varia­ the average of twice a month in tions now existing from company by, but it was too close to the all PHS hospitals on the Atlantic. Amended copies of the shipping rules governing the proce­ flames. "By the time another to company. Gulf and Pacific Coasts as well as The basic purpose of the pro­ length of hose was added to the dures under which Seafarers obtain jobs through the SIU the marine wards of Philadelphia usable station, the flames had hiring halls are being distributed with this issue of the SEA­ and Tampa city hospitals. All gram is preventive in nature so FARERS LOG. The full texfi as to keep Seafarers fit at all times movies shown will be first-run pro­ and detect ailments before they of the rules as they now stand involve—for the most part—clari­ ductions. become too advanced. appears on the back page of fications of situations which were The schedule calls for the not specifically provided for in the movies to be shown at USPHS hos­ For example, a likely feature of this issue. 1955 draft. The changes were pitals in the following cities: the new health centers will be a Since the shipping rules were Regular membership meet­ made in accordance with Section Boston, New York (Manhattan routine chest X-ray as part of the last re-written in negotiations with ings in SIU headquarters and 11 of the rules which permit Beach and Staten Island), Phila­ regular physical examination. Ex­ the operators in March, 1955, there at all branches are held every perience in other centers has have been some minor modifica­ amendments at any time in the delphia (Jefferson Memorial Hos­ second Wednesday night at shown that these are invaluable in tions and clarifications of the docu­ life of the contract. pital), Baltimore, Norfolk, Savan­ 7 PM. The schedule for the detecting a great many illnesses in ment. These have been worked The rules cover the seniority nah, Tampa (Municipal Hospital), next few meetings Is as follows: their early stages that otherwi^ out between the Union negotiating rights of Seafarers and shipping New Orleans, Galveston, San Fran­ June 13, June 27 and July 11. would go unnoticed until too late. cisco, and Seattle. committee and the operators and procedure through SIU halls. past school records and their performance on the standard college entrance examination tests, are the following: - Seafarer George Butenkoff, AB, Jersey City, NJ; Seafarer Jeremiah O'Neil, AB, Providence RI; Seafarer Herman Sperling, AB Long Beach, Calif.; Seafarer Earl Laws, chief electrician, Emporia, Kansas; and Miss Anne Virgin, daughter of Seafarer Claude A. Meetings Near A Program For SlU Medical Centers "' Chiwawa Crew Quickly Douses Shipboard Fire SIU Movie Aid To PHS Underway MinorChanges Made In Shipping Hules Meeting Night Every 2 Weeks I �Pace Fonr SEAFARERS LOG June S. 1954 us Reveals Ambitious Ship Replacement Plans WASHINGTON—The future plans of American subsidized and unsubsidized operators fc new shipbuilding have been revealed to the House Merchant Marine Committee by Mari­ time Administrator Clarence•<' ^ Port G. Morse. At tlie same meet­ among the Dfariners and C-types T, . Boston ings, a spokesman for private to show that a st-ndardized, mass- New York May 16 Through May 29 Reglsfered Deck .• SAN FR.\NCISCO—A slight de­ cline in shipping hasn't altered the job picture here too much, with good shipping still the order of the day. The drop was barely noticed, SIU Port Agent Leon Johnson in­ dicated, since a good sprinkling of Jobs was still available. Registra­ tion also rose slightly, in anticipa­ tion of more good shipping in the area. Johnson said the future "looks good" and that all departments are sharing in the prosperity. No Major Beefs Two payoffs and sign-ons plus six in-transit vessels were listed for the period, all of them clean and with no major beefs. The Hur­ ricane and the Choctaw, both for Waterman, were the payoff-sign-on ships. On the in-transit roster were the Longview Victory (Victory Car­ riers); Lawrence Victory (Missis­ sippi); Maiden Creek, Fairport (Waterman); Yorkmar (Calmar) and Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans). • SIU, A&G District BALTI"\IORE 1216 E. Baltimore St Earl Slicppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 . 276 State St Richmond 2-U140 BOS'lON James Sheehan Agent 4202 Canal St HOUSTON Capital 7-6558 C Tannehill. Acting Agent 1419 Ryan St HEmlock 6-5744 LAKE CHARLES. t,a Leroy Clarke, Agent MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St HEmlock 2-1754 Cal Tanner. Agent NEW ORLEANS . . 523 Bienville St Lindse.v Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NOKEOLK Ben Recs, Agent ..127 129 Bank St MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA S Cardullo Agent 337 Market St. Market 7-1635 PUEUTA de TIERRA PR Sal Colls, Agent Pelayo 51—La f Phone 2-5996 8AN FRANCISCO . 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Uarty BreithoS, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH . 2 Abercom St E B. McAuiey, Acting Agent Adams 3-17S8 SEATTLE Jeff Gillette, Agent 2505 1st Ave. EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1S09-11111 N. Franklin SL Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 A B 7 24 3 34 6 6 0 2 12 10 17 4 8 10 . £iig. A ®"B«- Stew. .. stew. •A B Total A Total Total B Res. 17 39 67 290 13 53 80 222 15 30 13 — 26 3 17 19 72 41 ' 173 31 63 47 94 12 31 33 105 24 42 ! Tol.ll Total B Reg. •415 1257 7 8 5 22 3 78 22 54 21 223 produced ship has never been Philadelphia 8 5 14 5 40 an actuality. Baltimore 55 29 36 17 142 Freedom And Clipper Norfolk 6 6 5 3 15 The two proioiype ships the MA is Savannah 5 2 3 5 13 seeking authority for are the Free­ Tampa 6 1 5 2 14 dom tj'pe to replace the Liberty, Mobile 19 8 18 9 53 35 10 and the Clipper type as a substi­ New Orleans 50 19 132 Lake Charles 14 . 14 5 7 32 tute for the C-2. The former would Houston 15 13 18 17 47 be a le-knottT of 8,770 deadweight Wilmington 6 4 2 4 19 tons while the latter would be San Francisco 26 16 20 9 72 an 18-knot, 10,900-deadweight-ton- Seattle 4 6 3 8 ship. Morse also asked authority Deck Deck Enit. E«. Stew. Stew. - Total A B A to go ahead with conversion of an­ Total 321'^ 143° 285 143 236 129 842 other Liberly ship to a gas turbine power plant. Among shipbuilding plans of the Port Deck Deck Deck Eng. l^g. sn^. Stew. stew; Stew. Total Toiai Total A B C g,... c A various companies, Morse listed Boston A B c SbiP. 4 2 0 2 2 ^ 1 3 0 0 9 4 1 14 the following: 76 28 16 59 19 29 60 19 13 195 66 58 319 Mis-siesippi Steamship Company 12 2 3 9 6 5 6 5 4 27 13 12 52 has a 14-ship replacement program 33 29 22 25 21 24 23 12 16 81 62 62 205 5 in mind, with two ships to be con­ Norfolk . 3 4 7 5 7 1 2 6 13 10 17 40 7 5 1 5 3 3 0 tracted for at the end of the year. Savannah 3 2 15 11 3 29 Tampa 1 3 0 5 2 1 5 1 1 11 6 2 19 Seas Shipping, the Robin Line, 10 2 5 5 4 1 12 4 1 27 10 7 44 has a 12-ship program in negotia­ 36 15 7 19 11 16 46 18 13 101 44 36 181 tion, with first construction to 811 0 8 11 4 4 7 1 20 29 5 54 start by the fall of 1957. 18 10 7 13 10 2 7 7 2 38 27 11 76 1 5 0 4 1 1 Pan-Atlantic expects to finish Wilmington 1 3 0 6 9 1 16 San Francis 21 15 1 12 13 2 13 7 2 off contracts for its seven roll-on, 47 34 5 86 Seattle .... 9 5 1 6 2 6 3 5 2 - 14 16 9 roll-off ships sometime next month 39 Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total with construction to "begin shortly. A B C B A B C A B Ship. C 241 135 67 176 113 99 187 93 Carras has one supertanker 63 604 341 ' ^229 1174 pending, the contract having been The steady upward climb of SIU shipping over the past signed in April under the trade-in few months slipped during the past period, with a total of program. 1,174 dispatched to jobs. The number of men registered was Other pending plans include negotiations with Arnold Bern­ 1,257. Registration had been 4 stein Line for conversion of a railing behind shipping for' Moving down the coast, Boston, Mariner for ti-ansatlantic passenger several weeks previously. New York, Norfolk, jSavannah and service; construction of six super­ Although the decline was spread Seattle all showed slight shipping tankers, one of 45Ji00 tons by the among eight A&G District ports gains, while Houston stayed the Niarchos shipping interests and a and none of the five others which same as before and continued to monster 100,000-ton tanker plan reported shipping increases showed be active. put forth by the Onassis US-flag any spectacular gains, job activity Philadelphia, Tampa, Baltimore, subsidiaries. overall was still considered good Mobile, New Orleans, Lake Charles, for this time of year. Wilmington and San Francisco all BALTIMORE — Settlement Notable among the statistics was declined to varying degrees. The of some long-pending overtime the class C shipping figure of 229 dip was slight for Baltimore, which disputes between the SIU and men dispatched. It represented still remained over the 200-job the Or.e and Calmar Steamship virtually. 20 percent of the job mark, while New Orleans fell off a Companies lias cleared the way for Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD total, a recox'd high for this group, bit more. San Francisco was still Seafarers to collect the outstand­ and indicated that class A and good although down from previous ing overtime Involved. to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept delivery of any class B men are content to trust highs, and Mobile slumped again. Earl Sheppard, Union port agent baggage where express charges their luck and pick their spots out The shortage of ratings was here, said the rulings on the dis­ have not been prepaid. of the job opportunities available. most evident in the engine depart­ puted items will benefit all Calmar As the class C total rose, the ment, where class C shipped 99 and Ore Line crews whenever sim­ Men who send baggage COD class A shipping figure correspond­ men and almost equalled class B ilar beefs come up in the future. to Union halls face the pros­ ingly dipped to 51 percent, a new shipping in the process. Among the items settled in favor pect of having to go to a lot low. Class B shipping • remained of trouble and red tape with The following is the forecast of SIU erewmembers were beefs the same as the last period, at 29 port by port: involving callbacks, penalty break­ the Railway Express Co. percent of the total. BOSTON: Uncertain as usual... fast hours for the 4-8 watch, look­ NEW YORK: Good; short on ABs, outs breaking cement in anchor rated black gang . PHILADEL­ pipes and disputes concerning PHIA: Fair . . . BALTIMORE: jurisdiction over pumproom and Good . . , NORFOLK: Getting fanroom spaces. No breakdown is available on busier . , . SAVANNAH: Fair; reg­ the amounts of overtime payable, istration low ... TAMPA: Slow . . . MOBILE: Should rise again but all men with previous claims WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St . . . NEW ORLEANS: Good; regis­ on these items are advised they Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone: 5591 tration falling off . . . LAKE can now collect on them from the HEADUUARI'ERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E companies. EMpire 4-571f CHARLES: Busy . . . HOUSTON: SECRETARY TREASURER Shipping Still Good Paul Hall Good . . . WILMINGTON: Slow... VICTORIA EC 617% Cormorant St. Empire 4531 SAN FRANCISCO: Good ... SE­ ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS Sheppard also said shipping was J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, EC 298 Main St ATTLE: Fair. still very good and kept all hands J, Volpian, Eng. W Hail, Joint Pacific 3468 E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint busy during the past two weeks. SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St, He expressed optimism that the Phong 6346 SUP same bright outlook would con­ BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 tinue for the future, and urged HONOIULO 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 62 St. Davids St Seafarers with class A and class B CAnal 7-3202 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. seniority to take advantage of the YOUH CApital -3-4336 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St BfivJEWrsf job opportunities whilie they are Quebec Phone: 3-1569 RICHMOND, CALIF 510 .Macdonald Ave available. ibMPtVUflES, BEacon 2-0925 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St NB Phone; 2-5232 He noted that class C shipping miBfrfs? SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St ^ Douglas 2-8363 during the past two weeks set a ibUR SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Great Lakes District record for the port, with 62 class Main U290 C men dispatched in all three de­ ALPENA.,i 1219 N. Second Ave. WILMING'TON 505 Marine Ave. Phone: 713-J partments. Terminal 4-3131 In all, 15 ships paid off, 6 BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St. NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn Phone: Cleveland 7391 HYacinth 9-6165 signed on and 24 stopped off In CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE transit during the period. All beefs Phone: Main 1-0147 Canadian District were squared away to the satis-, HALIFAX. N.S 128'A HoUls St. DETROIT 1038 3rd St. faction of the men concemed. Phone; 3-8911 Headquarten Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Business among the Various £y(FAAt>SZ> MONTREAL §24 St. James St. Wert DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Union-operated facilities in the hall PLateau 6161 Phone: Randolph 3-4110 PlM-ATAttiSiU44AUI J. is still brisk. Sheppard urged SeaFORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 B. B3nd St Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Phono: Essex 5-3414. I farera to make full use of them. ship operacors disagreed wich MA's plans for building two prototype ships which would form the nu­ cleus of a new ship program. The spokesman, Louis Pate of the SlU-contracted Seas Shipping Company, said prototype ships niiglit have vaiue from the defense angle but were not too useful for specific commercial trade routes. Different routes have different re­ quirements, he argued, with the result that each operator tends to need his own design. Pate pointed out that in the past shipowners have had,to modify socalled standardized ships consid­ erably to be commercially useful. He pointed to the wide variations SF Expects Job Boom To Continue 9 91 18 51 4 5 3 18 47 13 14 11 26 11 Deck Ore, Calmar Men To Get Disputed OT Don't Send Your Baggage COD VoYoukfiov^ •i'j J fr * �June S. l»5ff SEAFARERS Question: Do you think today's seamen are as good Union mem­ bers as the old-timers who fought for conditions of today? Steve J. Poole, AB: The seamen Mike Dlkun, oiler: I don't think •0 because today people are today are good Union men, and as a matter of fact brought up under I would say we different condi­ don't have as tions and don't many foul-ups on know what hard ships today as times were. Con­ theri used to be. sequently they Aher sailing for do not have any a while most idea of what the every man real­ oldtimers put up izes how impor­ with. As a result tant the Unfbn is the Union does and what the Union means to them. not mean as much to them. a. Michael Jarel, FOW: You can hardly make the comparison. Given the same condi­ tions the oldtim­ ers faced, today's members would react the same way. We have to thank the oldtim­ ers for what we have today, but if we had to do it over again, to­ day's members could do the job. 1« 4" Orlando H. Lopez, AB: We have to give a lot of credit to the men who started the Union. They knew the impor­ tance of being united which the new men don't realize as much. It would be a good idea if new­ comers would get familiar with the preamble of the Union constitution. X Don Keddy, electrician: Sure to­ day's seamen are as good. They're all fighting for the same thing, just asT the oldtimers were. From what I see on the average ship the men are serious about liv­ ing up to Union standards and enforcing Union conditions and the contract. » Louis Guellnltz, ch. steward: The men today are as good Union men as the early membership was, but of course they don't have to face the condi­ tions that existed in those days. The job of the present member­ ship is to con­ tinue to preserve the Union and Union conditions. First Maritime Strike 70 Yrs Ago This Month Paee fir* LOG New York Shipping's Hot; Future Outlook Is Nosy NE\y YORK—Shipping at headquarters continued to climb last^week, sparked by a showballing cargo boom that shows no sign of letting up. Job activity rose again to the highest level since mid-December. •*• Rated black gang men and Two Apples Of Seafarers' Eyes ABs who took the reports of good shipping at their word and came here from the outports were able to ship out immediately, said Claude Simmons, SIU assist­ ant-secretary-treasurer. "Any others who are finding it tough to land a ship in some other iPort are also advised to come on up here. They wont have to linger around for very long," he com­ mented. High Point To Norfolk Simmons said the bright outlook will probably hold for quite a while, even though the High Point Victory crewed up in Norfolk in­ stead of in New York, as expected. A number of ships are stili due in for payoff from long runs and, with cargo space so tight, wiil likely go right out again. All of the ships arriving here have been in good shape, he said, except for one with a first assistant engineer who was throwing his weight around and trying to bull­ doze the crew. He quickly learned the error of his ways, however. "When the en­ tire engine department gave 24 hours' notice that it intended to pay off rather than sail with this character," Simmons pointed out, "the company saw fit to get a new first assistant instead. Now maybe this guy will understand that he is not in Madison Square Garden when he turns to down in the en­ gine room." All told, a total of 49 ships were serviced by SIU port officials dur­ ing the past two-week period. This included 27 payoffs, 6 sign-ons on foreign articles and 16 in-transit vessels. Above is Ross F. Lyie, Jr., 13-month old son of Sea­ farer Ross F. LyIe, Lake Charles, with his mother. At left is Gloria Faye Bar­ bour, newly-arrived daugh­ ter of Norwood and Dor­ othy Barbour. Both families received $200 maternity benefit plus $25 bond from Union. 'Give Us Customs Break,' Crew Asks Sunday, June 3, marked the 70th anniversary of the first formal strike ever conducted by a US seamen's union. The strike ended in disaster four months later, like so many of the A long-felt grievance of-US seamen was expressed by the crew of the 88 Del Valle in early attempts to fight the-*' a letter to the United States Senate urging legislation to give seamen the right to bring shipowner. maritime law. in a limited amount of 'duty-free souvenirs. The crew proposed a sliding scale of allow­ The West Coast strike began Four days later the shipowners ance based on time spent on-* as a dispute between the Firemen's moved to crush the unions by $10 for gifts or personal use, plus duty they must pay upon return Union and Oceanic Steamship forming the Shipowners Associa­ foreign articles. a small quantity of tobacco prod­ to the United States . . . Under the existing Govern­ Company in a dispute over com­ tion of the Pacific Coast. The oper­ pany efforts to reduce manning scales. The Firemen appealed for help with the result that a general strike was called against the com­ pany and seamen all along the Coast quit their jobs, forfeiting their wages under the existing Co. Plans Two Ship Transfer VI WASHINGTON — Another US shipping operator is planning to transfer two ships foreign to build one bulkcarrier under the Ameri­ can-flag. The SlU-contracted Metro Pe­ troleum Shipping Company has asked the Maritime Administration for right to transfer to"the run­ away flag of Panama the Liberty ships Atlantic Water and Gulfwater. In turn, the company would convert the T-2 tanker Sweetwater Into an ore carrier at a cost of $3,700,000. Means More Breakouts The application for transfer comes at a time when the US is hard-pressed to find sufficient American-flag ships to carry both Government and private cargoes, with the result being that further breakouts from the' reserve fieet are likely. ators set up a hiring hali of their own and issued what they called "grade books," which were nothing more or less than the Copeland fink books of a later date. The grade books were simply continu­ ous discharge books. Nobody who had a union card could get a grade book. Scabs Recruited The result of this union-busting move was that seamen had to sur­ render their union cards to get a job on any other vessels. The union retaliated by issuing dupli­ cate, cards to its members. Never­ theless, the shipowners recruited large numbers of non-union men, including deserters and men who had never sailed. The original • Oceanic strike in­ volved about 100 men, but the ship­ owners drive against the entire membership forced the calling of^ an industry-wide strike on August 25. The 3,000 seamen on strike held out for five weeks, but in the words of .one observer, the union was "starved into submission" and the strike failed. Out of that experience, the Coast Seamen's Union, forerunner of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, em­ barked on a new strategy. That was to get legislation to ease the desertion rules and other laws which deprived seamen of their rights, and to job action individual ships to improve conditions. ment regulations, passengers are permitted to enter the country with up to $500 of personal pur­ chases duty free. But merchant seamen on privately-owned ships are restricted to purchases up to Bosun's in Saddle Bosun L. Collins of . the Pennmar tries out the sad­ dle just to see how it feels when skipper "Windy" Gayle rides the crew. ucts and one bottle of liquor. The only exception to this ruling is if the Seafarer leaves the vessel with­ out intention of ever reshipping to foreign ports, in which case the $500 applies. Law Is Restrictive Another provision, applying only to Government-owned ships, allows the $500 figure if the seaman is out of the country for 140 days or more. In certain limited instances crewmembers on MSTS or GAA ships can take advantage of this, but the occurrences are rare. In their protest—addressed to Senator Russell Long of Louisiana and signed by the skipper and all officers as well as unlicensed crewmembers—the Del Valle men pointed out that "many a seaman has made a purchase abroad and paid the customs duty upon his return, only to later discover that he could have purchased the same article in the US at a lower price yverall . . . Ask Equal Rights. "If we were permitted a duty-free allowance, it would encourage more dollar spending on our part in countries, many of which aren-eceiving various forms of American aid for which we, along with the other taxpayers, must pay ... At present most men curb their desire to buy anything abroad due to the unknown additional amount in "We believe we are not getting a fair deal and strongly urge that something be done about it. W* are asking for nothing unreason­ able by requesting a stipulated duty-free allowance like any other returning resident. It is suggested that we be permitted a set sum per day for the time spent on foreign articles . . ." In addition to all the officers, the purser and radio operator, the letter was signed by Harold T. Brown, sliip's delegate; Peter Hume, deck delegate; Charles Murray, engine delegate; Harold J. Henny, steward delegate; Ramon Irizarry, ehief steward. ai;d L. S. Johns, bosun, representing the un­ licensed crew. Ride Union Cabs In Savannah The only unionized ta.\icab company in Savannah is the Garden City Cab Company, also known as the Checker Cab Company, whose telephone is 5133, 5134. Yellow Cab is still non-union and is resisting organization. The port of Savannah mem­ bership aided in the organizing of the Garden City company, and the membership is on rec­ ord to patronize only this com­ pany. �Mobile Gets $ For Ship Channel Job Orouper Draws Crowd I •i- &> I7i-l air:. Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Insurers Clamp Down On Young Drivers MOBILE—^Work should be completed early next year on a dredging project for the ship channel here, following approval of an additional $2.5 million out­ lay for Mobile harbor by the House Appropriations Committee in Washington. The latest item is in addition to a previous appropriation of $1 mil­ lion. The money will be used to deepen the channel from 32 to 38 feet and to add another 100 feet in width. It will enable more of the ^ super-super ships being built these "days to enter the harbor. Ore Piling Up Big runaway-flag ore ships have been coming in here with cargoes for US Steel for some time, al­ though the ore is not getting any further than the waterfront right now. US Steel is stockpiling the ore in its local yards because a rail strike is preventing the ore from being shipped inland to the mills. SIU Port Agent Cal Tanner also reported "that an activities report for April, 1956, at the State Docks shows net earnings for the period almost twice what they were a year ago. Offshore Oil Plans Seafarer Phil Eldemire proudly shows off 37-pound grouper Tanner said he also expected that fish caught in Damman, Saudi Arabia, as shipmates on the offshore oil drilling companies will be operating out of Mobile in the Steel Worker crowd around. Pictured (I to r) are M. Y. near future. Three companies Yancy, DM; Karl Karlsen, oiler; Frenchy Sneaden, AB; Angel have already purchased leases from Sylvester, reefer; 6. Reyes, utility; Eldemire; Dick Siar, the state covering eight tracts of wiper; T. D. Smith, wiper; Charles Stambull, 2nd electrician. submerged land. Gulf Refining, The photo was taken by Merwyn Watson, chief electrician. Stanolind Oil and Gas Company and the California Company are the concerns involved. Shipping, he said, took a down­ ward turn during the past two weeks but prospects look very good. The Azalea City (Water­ man) was due to take a full new The independent United Electri­ Party line, suffered a major set­ crew late this week and over a back from its rival, the Inter­ dozen other ships are expected in cal Workers Union, which was national Union of Electrical Work­ for payoff, replacements or in ousted from the CIO several years ers. UE's District 4, representing transit. back for following the Communist 13 locals and 18,000 members, has voted to join the AFL-CIO union. The lUE, which w'as organized. af­ ter UE's expulsion, is now by far the larger of the two unions. 4" 4" 4" Weekend premium pay, a guar­ The deaths of the following Sea­ Hospital in that city on March 30, anteed annual wage and a straight farer^ have been reported to the 1956, of natural causes. Burial wage increase are among the de­ Seafarers Welfare Plan and the took place in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, SW death benefit is being paid LI, New York. He had been sail­ mands placed before the steel in­ to their beneficiaries: ing in the steward department dustry by the United Steelworkers since 1938, joining the Union in of America. Steel mills, which Claude A. Russell, 56: Brother operate seven days weekly, have Russell died of Baltimore. He is survived by a not paid weekend overtime rates brother, George E. Estwick of drowning in New in the past. Orleans on Feb­ Brooklyn, NY. 4" t 4t 4" 4< ruary 28, 1956. A new trades department may Morris Edgar Garrett, 48: Broth­ He had been a long-time mem­ er Garrett died in the US Naval be formed in AFL-CIO, this one ber of the Union Hospital in Key West, Florida, on the Needle Trades Department. joining in the April 30, 1956. Place of burial is Participating unions could include month of Decem­ not known. He had been sailing the International Ladies Garment ber in 1938 in under the SIU flag since 1955, in Workers Union, Amalgamated New Orleans, the deck department. Brother Gar­ Clothing Workers, and unions in and had been sailing in the en­ rett joined the Union in the Port the millinery, textile, shoe, hosiery The de­ gine department. Brother Russell of Norfolk. He is survived by his and pocketbook fields. is survived by his sister, Mrs. wife, Mittie Lee Garett of Abilene, partment would represent over a million union members. Flores Oldmixon, of Corpus Chris- Tex. ti, Texas. 4> 3^ i 4" 3^ A two-year contract providing a Salvatore J. Marone, 49: On May t James Adams, 44: Brother 13, 1956, Brother 21-cent hourly increase was signed Adams died on April 15, 1956 in Marone died of by Food and Drug Clerks Local the Kings County Hospital. Burial natural causes. 1092 after a three-day strike in took place in Hillcrest Cemetery Burial took place Portland, Oregon. The strike af­ in Savannah, Georgia. Brother at Holy Cross fected Safeway and other Jood Adams had been a member of the Cemetery in chains in the city. SIU since 1952, joining in the North Arlington, 4i 4i 4^ Port of New York. He had been New Jersey. Renewal of welfare fund pay­ sailing as an AB in the deck de­ Brother Marone ments by the Glen Alden company, partment. He is survived by his was a charter anthracite producers, brought an mother, Mrs. E. Adams of S^anmember of the end to a nine-day strike of 4,800 Union, joining in 1938 in the Port mine workers in Eastern Penn­ nah, Ga. of New York. He sailed in the sylvania. The company had with­ $> $> $ ^ Henry Estwick, 62: A resident deck department. Brother Marone held payments on contributions to of Brooklyn, New York, Brother is survived by his brother, Leon­ the funds since the first of the ' Esftwidk died In the iCihgs CpUhty ard Marone, of Jer^e^ pty, NJ,;. year. " ia» "t" 'It YOUR DOLLAR'S • lABOR ROUND-UP I June 8» 1958 SEAFARERS' LOG Pare Sis Auto insurance companies are clamping down on young drivers. From various corners of the country this department is getting pro­ tests from families shocked by the tiigh cost of Insuring young drivers, or who find it difficult to get insurance at all because there is a driver under 25 in the family, particularly if the youngster has had an accident. From California, a wage-earner writes that it now costs him over $215 a year to carry insurance on two cars because he has a 19-yearold driver in the family. He has liability, comprehensive and $50-deductiblf collision insurance on one car, and liability and comprehen­ sive on the other. A man in Chicago had his insurance cancelled com­ pletely because a 16-year-old in his (family had what he describes as a slight collision which damaged another car. His policy was can­ celled even though he had carried insurance with the company for claims man for this company says. He was shocked at this as he had the impression his insurance was permanent, and not to be cancelled after one minor collision. Cancelled Out Because Of Son's Age ^uite obviously, the insurance was not cancelled because of one accident after all those claim-less years, but because the company really was reluctant to insure that 16-year-old. Why are the insurance companies so tough on young drivers? They say it's because of their lack of safety consciousness, and higher acci­ dent rate. The youngsters have 70 per cent more fatal accidents than ddults. One of the largest companies reports that in one state youth­ ful drivers were involved in SO per cent of the fa(;al accidents although they comprised only 25 per cent of the drivers. Not only do youngsters have more accidents, this company says, but they tend to be more severe, with a dollar loss nearly 50 per cent above average. In fact, there is now so much prejudice among law and safety officers against young drivers, that they "just don't stand much chance in court," a claimsman for this company says. Prefer Not To Insure Young Drivers In some areas with high accident rates, many companies don't want to insure young drivers at all. If they do, the rates are much higher, A fan^ily with a driver under 25 often pays 83 per cent more than the Class lA family with no young driver. If the youthful driver himself owns or is the principal operator of the car, he must pay 2V^ times more than the lA rate. Even the big company that never chargpd youthful drivers extra. State Farm Mutual, recently instituted a higher rate for young men. The company complained it was getting too many youngsters turned away by other insurers. Auto insurance companies cooperate in keeping a master list of drivers who have had their insurance cancelled or have been labelled as bad risks. They often also make an individual investigation of the applicant's driving and personal habits. But when it comes to young drivers, one company reports it also checks applicants' records for accidents and. arrests, and finds out whether he's had an approved driver-training course. In some big cities like New York, agents and brokers now simply place youthful drivers in the "assigned-risk" pool because of the re­ luctance of their companies to insure them. Still, you may want your youngster to drive, and it may even be essential for work or family reasons. Readers who complain about the strictness of insurers toward youthful drivers, also point out that if youngsters can't get insurance, or the rate is too high, they'll drive without it or even "borrow" cars without premission of the owners. Demand Close Parental Supervision Generally a reputable company will continue to insure a family when its youngster begins to drive, 'although it will insist on close parental supervision and is mor^ likely to cancel after a youngster •has an accident than if it occurred to an adult. One large company reports that it reviews files of all policy-holders who have two acci- • dents in a 24-month period, but if a youthful driver is involved, it is even stricter. The severity of the accident is not necessarily as important as the type. A youngster or even an adult is more likely to be regarded as a dubious risk because of a small accident for which he is responsible than for a larger non-contributory mishap or even a series of noncontributory accidents. For example, youthful drivers have a record of getting involved in rear-end collisions, , which are considered a sign of carelessness and even recklessness. A young driver has a better chance of getting insurance if he has had approved driver training. As your youngsters get igto high school, insist they take the driver course. If the school doesn't have such training, request that the authorities institute It, or seek AAA or other thorough driver instruction. Such companies even charge less if the youngster has completed an approved course. Compare rates of dif­ ferent companies to see which gives the most favorable charge for a trained young driver. Since rates are high, concentrate on liability coverage rather than collision insurance. If your youngster or even, you damage your own car, you probably won't be bankrupted. Also, as previously noted, non­ reimbursed damage is tax-deductible. So Uncle Sam partly insures your own car against collision damage. But if you damage another car or person, you may be involved in a costly damage suit. It's not as hard to get insurance for a girl driver. The companies regard young women.as less-hazardous.risks because they use cars less frequently at night and-are more often accompanied by older persons ' when at the wheel. Sorhe companies make n6 extra charge, or not as n^uch extra, for a woman driver undeF 25 than for a maie'undtee"2S' ' I �SEAFARERS Jiine 8. 1958 ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), May «— Chairman, R. Swayna; Sacratary, W. O. Johni. nepair list to be made up. Motion to contact patrolman for medi­ cine chest In each foc'ale. Water fountain to be repaired. New washing machine needed. 129 and K8 read and accepted. New •hip's delegate elected. Motion made and concurred to draw up let of rule*, for messhall and laundry. Discussion as to whether ship can sail with passenger' and no passenger utility but pay $2.50 per passenger. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Rabin), May f —Chairman, F. Bllehart; Secaatary, Bob Bawlay. Ship's fund $21.00. Ship's cat to b.! put ashore In Savannah. Laundry to be kept locked in port due to mess left In New York by longshoremen at pier No. 3 Erie Basin. lONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory Carritri). May i—Chairman, S. Bargaria; Socratary, J. Sings.. Crew to be sober at payoff. Mate to be contacted re­ garding overtime and personal con­ duct. One AB hospitalized In Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan, for appendectomy. Doing well. Fresh vegetables to be obtained in Japan. Inferior linen to be checked. New washing machine requested. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), May 2—Chairman, J. Morrison; Secretary, Joe Wise. One man hospitalized in Bogu. PI. Contact agent in Honolulu for re!>laeemenl. Ship's fund $19.30. Few hours disputed In regards to cleanin,'! r.idio .shack. Brother Herb no longer to sail In stewards depart­ ment. Discussion on drlnldng foun­ tain and bunk lights. PENNMAR (Caiman, April 29 — Chairm,-n, F. P.iscowskI; Secretary, V. E. MonJe. Ordinary seaman not too badly hurt as reported by hospital. Salely precautions to be taken at all times. No one should see captain concerning nnlon matters. Ship's fund $10.40. Ilcaciquarters report 125, 120 read and accepted. Parts for washing machine to be purchased. Ice box repaired. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), May * —Chairman, K. Collins; Secretary, D. Grant. Second mate polishing brass to be brouglit to attention of patrol­ men. OrerHnie nut In for this work. Ship's fund .S3.03. New stewards deparimcnt working rules accepted. Matter of dumping garbage taken up with patrolman. Patrolman to Inves­ tigate aeeusnrion regarding two bot­ tles of pcrl'nme stolen in Port of Djibouti. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), May 1 — Chairman, M. Lipkin; Secretary, An­ derson. One mm hospitalized in Sascbo. and one man In Singapore. Two men tailed to join ship (SUP & B4(E) in Sascl)o. Sin.gapore. Ship's fund lO.'iOd Yen. Wiper promoted to fireman. Suggestion made to give any­ one who puts in a full year on Per­ sian Gulf ren a bonus of $1,000 be­ cause of ex reme hardships endured on the riin. Washing machine out of order. To contact company for new machine. Motion picture projector rental to be looked Into. Shipboard safety suggestions attached to min­ utes. STEEL ARTISAN (isthmian), Febru­ ary 26—Chairman, Charles Palmer; Secrelary, Kenneth Collins. Ship's fund $10.00. One man left ship on west coast for hospitalization. Sugges­ tion made to close all alleyway doors in port. WILD RANGER (Waterman), April 29—Chalrmm, Carl AInsworth; Secre­ tary, Donald Ruddy. New Ice box or­ dered and w'ill be available on return. Remaining repairs will be taken care of. Ship'.s fund $14.00. Yale locks to be luslalleU on all unlicensed fou'sles. Deposit to be put up for each key. Suggestion made to trade in old iron for new and better one. Ship's fund, launch service and passes discussed. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), April 2«—Chairman, D. K. Fisher; Secre­ tary, R. C. Meloy. Any man perform­ ing in port to be logged. Draws to be made in day time only. Headquarters report read and concurred In. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), No date —Chairman, R. J. Montana; Secretary, J. M. Tarrant. Headquarters reports 122. 123. 124. 125, 126, 127 and 128 read and accepted. ELIZABETH (Bull), May 7—Chalr. man, A. Friend; Secretary, A. Ferrara. Repair list made out and will be turned over to department heads and union delegate. Some disputed over­ time. Headquarters reports 127 and 128 read and accepted. Mate to be consulted about leaving walkway to bow when decks are fish oiled. Crewmembers to keep laundry clean. JOSE MARTI (New England), May 7 —Chairman, Lulgi iovino; Secretary, Dave Pashkoft. All beefs squared away. Extcrmln.ntor needed for cock­ roaches on board. Crew wishes more fresh vegetables and juices. No hot water in galley. Steward to order fresh stuff before leaving port. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 5—Chairman, W. H. Mason; Sec­ retary, James F. Byrne. Repair list to be turned in as soon as possible. Communication No. 127 read and ac­ cepted. Complaint about. leaving washer running too long unattended. All excess linen to be turned In be­ fore arriving in home port. Members to be quieter at night. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), April 1—Chairman, T. F. Martens; Secretary, S. Gotowickl. Some repair joljs unable to be completed due to sbip sailing from New York too soon. Ship's fund $17.21. Collected $50.34 for second electrician's flowers. New ship's delegate elected. New secre­ tary-reporter and treasurer elected. Get Copy Of Skipper's Report Maintenance and cure is a Seafarer's right uniier maritime law, but it can be dis­ puted by the shipping companies. And that's where it's always handy .to have the proof in your wallet in the form of a copy of the skipper's report. The only way to get this is to it while you are Cribbage, Coffee Mix On Elizabeth stillaskon for the ship. Then you ANGELINA (Bull), April 14—Chair­ man, none; Secretary, none. No beefs. Motion carried to accept recent com­ munication from headquarters. Pan­ tryman commended, keeping pantry in good shape. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), May 13— Chairman, J. Bowden; Secretary, P. Calebaugh. Ohe man sent to hospital Cribbage is the center of attraction as SlU crewmen on the Elizabeth gather in the messroom for coffeetime. PicturetJ (I to r) ^re Chico Avitati, OS; A! Friend, MM; Bob A. Bar­ rett, chief electrician; Dutch Velinguaj engine utility, and Tony Ferarra, carpenter. Friend submitted the photo. In San Juan. Ship's fund S14.00. Each man to get his own linen. Members not to get paint on messhall chairs. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Maritime Trade), May 6—Chairman, Stanley Johnson; Secretary, R. Morgan. No LOGS or communications received. Five men missed ship at Singapore. All returned 28 days later when ship got back to Singapore. Wired New York about stores at Sasebo. Wired headquarters regarding two men hos­ pitalized in Singapore. Asked captain to get supplies fur slopchest. Ship's fund, $3.GU. $21.34 paid out for tele­ grams. Some disputed overtime. More water to be used when washing clothes so machine will work better. Discussed sliortage of ke.vs to foc'sles. Percolator needed for engine room. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), April 24—Chairman, J. Nash; Secre­ tary, A. Paige. Ship's fund. $10.00. $2.00 paid lu American Seaman's Friends Society. Ice to be pulled only five da.vs a week, none on weekends. Thanks voted to .steward department for fine food and preparation of same. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), May 10—Chairman, Johnson; Secretary, McKreth. Meeting called to iron out friction on ship. Ship's fund, 5,600 yen. Two men short in deck department. One man had hospital slip when he got off ship. New ship's delecate elected. One man taken ill with probable heart ailment. Sent to hospital May 10th. Jones Act Still Under Fire From Shipowners June 5th was the 36th anniversary of the Jones Act, one of the most important pieces of protective legislation enjoyed by US seamen. The anniversary comes at a time that the act IS under subtle attack from-^ shipowner interests who seek merchant vessel. Shoresiders in­ to whittle away some of its jured on the job pome undeV their most valuable fatures. The significance of the 1920 Jones Act is that it gave seamen an effective right to sue the ship­ owner for damages, in the event of illness or injury suffered on a for SlU MEMBERS! ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), March IS—Chairman, James Corcoran; Secretary, W. J. Walsh. Bosun claims quarters he occupies with carpenter are entirely too small and sees no reason why Iwo unrated members of cn.gine department should occupy de luxe foc'sle while two rated men occupy lesser quarters. Headquarters Union official paid visit to ship but no definite declson reached as yet on ths beef. MAE (Bull), May 12—Chairman, William Morris; Secretary, Rueben Ruttkay. Screen doors being repaired. Water-tight doors need repairing. Number of port hole screens needed. Ship's fund, $35.55. Ship's delegate resi.gned and chief cook volunteered to take Job. Delegate to draw up peti­ tion on air conditioning and send-to headciiiarters. Suggestion made to put cups in sink after using. . STONY POINT (US Petroleum Car­ riers), May 6—Chairman, James Purcall; Secretary, C. R. Johnson. Two men hospitalized In Japan. One man missed ship in Singapore. One man paid off in Singapore. Restricted hours turned in in Iraq disputed. Ship's fund, $12,10. Discussion on milk being taken in Singapore. After deck to be kept clean at all times. Awnjng to be obtained for after deck. Complaints not to be taken to topside. An i Avoid M&C Gyps, Union Urges SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), May 29—Chairman, J. Monast; Secre­ tary, P. Patrick. Air conditioning in messhall to be looked into. Sliip's fund, $4.83. Suggestion that money matters In next negotiation be in form of a pay raise instead of wel­ fare benelit Increase. Contact patrol­ man about new library. Coffee to be made in Texas City In afternoon. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), May $—Chairman, Jamos Corcoran; Secre­ tary, W. J. Walsh. Few hours dlspute-u overtime. Robin Line to be contacted regarding expenditure control while vessel is In African waters. Expendi­ ture* are limited to $400 and almost one half of this amount goes for fresh milk, lobster talis and lee cream, ROBIN KETTERINO ($aas Shipping), April 22—Chairman, Las Amaa; Sacra­ leaving small amount for fresh fruits tary, R. T. Whitlay. New washing and vegetables. Cooperation urged on machine installed and In good work­ maintenance of washing machine and ing order. Ship's fund ta be kept at laundry. Members using mschlne a mliiimuin of $25.00 Only donationa should remove nuts, bolts snd other to be small change at pay off. Quea- foreign iiistter from their clothing, wdrklng gear • In . tlon as to whether ship sailed ona before placing iv' "v'itj in-jp. ahpji^. , Hea(|quartes* report* <1?9| rsyashei).' ' I'l SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), May IS—Chairman, J. 'Pullen; Sacra­ tary, E. Hansen. Ship's fund, $73.75. Sailed short one man from New York. Blackboard not to be used for jokes, etc.. but strictly for ship and Union business. Tage Serin LOG ANP S«ORe WEARFKWATDaiHBftlSH ToAGco'm&miz.AUATSRKIAU S£40l^PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR ( SEA GEAR SEA GEAR f SHORE WEAR slate Workmen's Compensation Laws. Before the Jones Act, seaman for years had the protection of maintenance and cure and trans­ portation if leaving the vessel be­ cause of illness or injury. These rights had existed for centuries and were recognized by the US Congress as far back as 1790. By and large, it was very difficult before the Jones Act to sue for damages over and above maintenlance and cure plus unearned wages. Costs To Shipowner For example, the Jones Act placed primary liability for acci­ dents on the shipowner even if other crewmembers were partially or wholly responsible. Up until then, the "fellow servant" rule prevailed, under which a shipmate could be partially responsible but not the owner. Today, if a fellow crewmember or the victim himself is negligent, it is regarded only as contributory negligence which reduces, but does not eliminate, the shipowner's responsibility to compensate the victim. Since the act was passed in 1920, there have been repeated effiirts on the part of shipowner groups to replace it with a system of workmen's compensation which would put a ceiling on the opera­ tors' liability and- on awards for illness and injury. Such efforts have always been resisted strongly by the SIU. In recent months, anti-Jones Act groups have taken a new tack. They now want to "recodify" the legislation without aiming at out­ right repeal. They have succeeded in attracting some support among maritime unions but the SIU has never changed its'traditional posi­ tion of spppov^ing seamen's , Iega.1 rights'6nHht subject. 'II are sure to be protected, no mat­ ter what. Here is the procedure to be fol­ lowed. as outlined by the SIU Wel­ fare Service Department. ® If you are hurt on the ship or become ill, immediately report to the captain or the chief mate. If you are unable to do so yourself, ask the departmental delegate to do so without delay. • See to it that a full written report is made out by the officer and get a copy of it signed 4)y him. • If you are hospitalized in a foreign port, have the Union noti­ fied immediately. That will help assure you proper care while hos­ pitalized. prompt return to the US and continuation of wage allutinents to your family. Payment Can Be Dela.ved If no report is made on tiie ship, the company has no way of know­ ing a thing about the accident and can dispute maintenanca money until such time as they get a re­ port. That leaves a Seafarer stranded without money coming in un'.ess he is hospitalized and getling the Union hospital benefit. Even where a report has been made to the company, the Seafarer needs his own copy as proof. Otherwise, there is nothing to stop a company from stalling payments by claiming that it "wasn't noti­ fied." But when the Seafarer can walk in and slap flown an exact copy of the skipper's written re­ port, he assures himself prompt payment on all money due him. The following men are asked to drop a note to Joseph Pllutis. 89 Gratlon St., Brooklyn 37. NY: Eddie Polise, Robert Sojka, Citizen Joe. Eugene Ceccalo, Frank Pieskevic. 4- 4< i William Soloiuon or Ben Solomon Contact Bertha Haggsilv from Mobile' at 1017 Fultoii Street, Brooklyn, ULster 7-3759. t> i> if Jerry t. Racier Contact Mrs. Glyn Rader, Chero­ kee Hotel, Lake Charles, La. t J" 4* James Eller Urgent you contact Jiinmie D. Coker, c/o SIU Seattle hall as soon as possible. i i i Richard Brown Important you get in touch with your wife, Mrs. Mary Brown. *716 Hilltop Road. Baltimore 26. Md., because of severe illness in iainilv'. 'i i Frank McGlone Kindly contact your wife. .i i i William Vander Vlist Get in touch with your mother at 33 Caroline PI., NE, Grand Rapids 3, Mich. i i i Arthur Quinn Contact Hal Kerstcr, 31 W. 8th Street, New York Cit.v. i i i ~ Edward Nooiiey Your validated papers, which were left aboard the Ocean Rose, have been forwarded to the SEApffice FARER^ pffi( and c^an be^ picked up tliere. ' • • ..S-f) �SEAFARERS Pare EicM LOG Arae t, IMt u. THESE CASES COME BEFORE A STATE CO • Disputes between individuals. • Disputes between an individual and state o: • Trial of persons who violate state criminal • Protection of constitutional rights of citizi authorities. HumciTAh COURT ior CovRT or CP THE, s RE you puzzled by what seems to be an endless maze of courts of law in this country? If so, you're an aver­ age American, for few persons other than lawyers can ex­ plain the why and wherefores of all the, various courts in our state and federal governmentSi It would take a book to properly outline the American system of justice, so, taking the risk of making "sea lawyers" out of SIU men,-the LOG will a>ttempt to give Seafarers a rough idea of the court set-up in our nation; in other words, the basic functions of various major courts. Basically there are two classes of courts: state courts' and federal courts. Certain cases can be tried only in federal courts; others must be tried in state courts. Some, however, can be tried in either court. To confuse the picture further state courts vary in make-up in almost every state so any description is, of course, very general in nature. Also, there are two kinds of law: criminal law and civil law. If a man kills someone or sets fire to a building he has com­ mitted a crime and will be tried under criminal law. A crime is an offense against the people: as a whole—against all of us. If a man refuses to pay a debt; his case is tried under civil law, for this is a matter of private rights. Federal and state courts both handle both criminal and civil cases. Here then is a brief outline of the state and federal court systems plus an explanation of some legal terms which appear regularly in newspapers. A l 1 I"S 'C: ' , li K-r:- Minor cases of type described above before -above court. Court's name varies depending on locality. These cases usually involve mis­ demeanors, traffic violations, domestic rela­ tions, .small claims and juvenile-cases. In some cities special branches of this court are set up to handle disputes of one specific na­ ture only. Many cases of type described above start in this court and usually are of more serious nature than those in Municipal Court, such as serious crimes and large money claims. This court can also review cases tried in lower state courts. This court exists only in heavily-populated states and its main job is to hear appeals from the lower courts. In some cases its de­ cisions are final; in others further appeal may. be made. Main purpose of this court is to hear appeals from lower state courts. In some states this is called Court of Errors. In cases where a question of federal law arises, a matter can be appealed to the US Supreme Court. .-t THESE CASES COME BEFORE A FEDERAL CO All rases involving a crime against the US. • All civil actions in which the US or a state is a party, except those between a state and its own citizens. • All admiralty, maritime, patent-right, copyrighfi and bankruptcy cases arising under the US Constitution or federal laws, • Disputes between citizens of different states fpij claims over $3,000. ./• Some Common Legal Terms ... Accessory: A person connected with a crime, but not the actual culprit. Brief: A lawyer's written statement of his case. Extradition: The return of a criminal by a foreign country or another state to the place from which he fled and in which the crime was committed. Indictment: An accusation of crime by a jury. Injunction: An order by a court requiring a person to do or halt a par­ ticular act. Lien: A claim on property for payment of debt. Proxy: Authority given to another to act for one. Reprieve: Withholding execution of a criminal sentence, temporarily. Subpoena: Notice to a person to appear as a witness. Summons: Notice to a perspn that action has begun against him and he must appear or answer. «'•. •? --i I •'t-- The country is divided into 84 District Courts. All federal crimes are prosecuted here; anti-trust suits, internal rev­ enue, etc., as described above. . .'v•*' -.'v; 5i This court (11 in the nation) handles appeals from the Dis­ trict Court, although sometime ajipeals may go from the District Court directly to the Supreme Court. " Hears appeals from lower federal courts, and also hears cases that begin directly with Supreme Court. Supreme Court can usually decide which cases to hear. If court thinks the case at hand is important to the nation as a whole it will usually hear the case. Its main task is to guard the US Constitution and to make sure its great system of law and liberty is. never curtailed. • v" • -V:." •\ •• ... �SEAFARERS Pare Tea Cable Ship in Lay up, Alaska Job Pending LOG Buoy With A Roving Eye SEATTLE—Slated to operate as a floating cable warehouse for the next few months in the first phase of a vital defense communications project, the SlU-manned Arthur M. Huddell is now standing by here with-^ ^ ^ a skelton crew of shipkeepers periods, far below usual, shipping was still "good." aboard. Gillette said no one on the Tiie regular SIU crew was paid off after bringing the ship around beach here is finding it tough to from Portsmouth. New Hampshire, ship out. particularly since the where she loaded 2,000 tons of port is generally always short on delicate cable for an underwater class A and class B men, and usu­ telephone cable system linking ally has to siiip a few men in class Seattle and Ketchikan. Alaska. The C to fill job needs. Payoffs Due ship crewed up in Baltimore dur­ As if to pi'ove his point, he listed ing April after coming out of layup in the James River reserve two payoffs for the present period, and a third, the Coaur d'Alene fleet for the special assignment. Shipping Seen 'Good' Victory (Victory Carriers), due on In other developments here. SIU June 18. Titese are in, addition to Port Agent Jeff Gillette took issue the usual Waterman and Calmar , with previous estimates of the lo­ in-transits. cal shipping situation by pointing For the past period, the Annisout that the total number of men ton (Ace) and flie Huddell paid-off, dispatched in any one period and the Anniston signed on again. wasn't always an accurate barom- In transit ships included the Floeler of the port s job potential. He mar, Pennmar. Portmar (Calmar), noted that while the shipping total and Maiden Creek and Fairport has hovered around 40 for several (Waterman). There's nothing like a good fol­ low-up to a Job as the crew of the SS Gateway City can testify. Ship's reporter Clyde L. Van Epps got to work and wrote letters of thanks to several Senators who had supported the SIU's position on cargo preference for US ships. Ship's delegate W. L, Sink also deserves a inention for the topnotch represen­ tation he gave the crew. 4> cer which required the removal of his left lung. Willis is convinced as a result of his experience that every Sea­ farer should get a chest jf-ray at least once a year, possibly more t Worlcmen In Hong Kong test a new type of mooring buoy fea­ 1954, and every­ turing a "mooring eye" which is said to insure a quick con­ thing seemed nection by always being at "open" and lining up immediately okay. Three with the direction of the mooring pull. Its Scottish manufac­ months later in turer also claims it will reduce chafe and wear on mooring May. .1954, when chains. Bottom photo shows the new buoy in use at Hong he went for a Kong. checkup on a kidney condition, doctors at the Baltimore marine hospital found a Willis spot on his lung from pneumonia he had and was unaware of. Between that time Lovis B. Thomas, ch. stwd. Raymond Ruppert, OS and January, 1955, it turned into A hitch with the Marine Corps Several years back Seafarer Ray an advanced cancer of the lung. in the 1920's indirectly led, Levis Ruppert grabbed a long-term shut"That is how fast these things B. Thomas-to seafaring in 1944. He tie-run sign-on. He was out lOVi grow." He was hospitalized in Novem­ had gone down to re-enlist in the months on the one ship until she ber, 1954, and operated on in Corps during World War II at its was sold and the crew sent home. January. "The doctors thought New York recruiting office. "They "When we left the States," he turned me down," said, "the scale was $190 a month they could save the lung by tak­ he said, "but the and $1 an hour OT. When we ing part of it out," he writes, "but recruiting officer came in, it was up to $220 a month after they went into my chest it remembered me and $1.12 OT. We figured we were had gone too far to save the lung from Parris Is­ $500 ahead of tlie game on that So it had to come out." land days back in one contract alone"—one good rea­ Long Upiiill Battle the 1920's. He son for sailing with the SIU. From then until April of this suggested that Ruppert, who is 32, got his start year, Willis fought the long, slow the best thing I in World War II out of the Sheepsuphill battle back to health. "I could do was to head Bay Maritime School. There got a 'fit for duty' slip the middle ship out as a he took the condensed course in of April and got this ship May 2. merchant seaman." cooking and with an endorsement It feels good to be back to work Thomas took his advice and in his pocket headed for sea as a again." Willis still has to go to the hos­ registered at the SIU New York second cook via the Stone Street hall of the SIU. pital at six-month intervals for hall. He got aboard a Liberty His first ship was check-ups, but thus far has been ship as a galley utility and from the Tristam Dalfeeling well. He gives thanks to there quickly advanced his rating ton, A Bull Lib­ the doctors and nurses at the Bal­ until he now sails regularly as erty, which went timore hospital and to the SIU chief steward. For a fellow who to North Africa officials and members in the Balti­ never set foot on merchant ships and then to the more hall who kept his spirits up until '44, Thomas has been making Salerno beach­ during the long months of hospi­ up for lost time by sailing steadily head. All hands, talization. "Some of them I had since them. "I figure I have about he reported, had never known before then. We six years of chief steward seatime a peaceful trip, have a wonderful bunch of men alone," he says, not counting time escaping the consequences of en­ in the SIU." During his hospital­ spent in other ratings. emy fire and the effects of the ization Willis received $450 in Sea­ Eight Years In Marines novice's cooking. farers hospital benefits. A native of Birmingham, Ala­ He went on to work five years Under the SIU health and safety program, the Union intends to set bama, the 53-year-old Seafarer in the steward department, but up medical centers in the ports farmed a while back home before switched to the deck gang in 1948. He likes the free and easy in­ of Baltimore, New York, Mobile joining the Marine Corps in 1921. and New Orleans at which Sea­ He pat in eight years as chief cook, dependence of shipboard life. From farers can get a standardized pre- mess sergeant, and similar Jobs time to time, he said, he has tried shipping physical and health with the Corps. Then he worked working ashore and holds • card check-ups. including x-rays. Pend­ ashore in factories and shipyards in the Electrician's union in Newing establishment of these centers for a number of years and raised a York. - But he never stayed at it J Seafarers can get regular x-rays family, very long, even though the pay'is simply by going to the nearest US Since joining the SIU, Thomas good, because "there's nothing Public Health Service hospital. has never regietted ih ' ashore'like woi-king on a ship." MEET THE SEAEARERS Deck crewmen of the ill-fated steamschooner Howard Olson re­ ceived $450 for loss of gear, the Sailors Union of the Pacific re­ ports. Two engineers, the third mate and the steward lost their lives when the ship was cut in two in collision with the SS Marine Leopard. The union negotiated an additional .$150 for loss of gear as the coastwise agreement provides $300 for this purpose. i 4< $• The new home of the Marine Firen\,an's Union will be located at Second and Tehama in San Fran­ cisco. It will have twp stories w hich wili provide space for hiring hall, restaurant, library, welfare fund offices plus three units to be rented to outside tenants. March, 1957, is the tentative date for com­ pletion of the building. 4" 4" 4* Continuing its 1956 contract roundup, the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict negotiated a 17-cent hourly increase for steward department men of the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. 4. ' 4. ' 3^ With the wind-up of a 90-day referendum on shipping rules, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union has called a port agents' confer­ ence to discuss a preliminary draft of a proposed union constitution. The constitution, when drafted and submitted to membership meetings, will be acted on in a subsequent referendum. 4' 4» In the porkchops depart­ ment (edible ones that is) the parade is led off Garabedion by the steward department of the SS Ideal-X, which had the distinction of being the first tanker-trailer combina­ tion job to go into service. Match­ ing the spirit of the occasion, chief steward Leo Garabedian and chief cook Joe Szymanski, along with other crewmembers have been making it a good eating trip and doing and "excellent job" in the words of the crew., Minus Lung^ Seafarer Winning Cancer Fight A remarkable fight to regain his health is being successfully waged by Seafarer Albert W. Willis with the help of the US Public Health Service hospital in Baltimore. Novy fit for duty again after two years, Willis is aboard the Amerocean fol­ often. He points out that he him­ lowing a bout with lung can­ self had a chest x-ray in March, Juae S. !!)!»• 4) 4" The week in and week out opera­ tions of the SIU require the utili­ zation of rank and file auditing committees t o keep track of weekly income and outgo in the various ports. The three - man mem b e r s h i p elected commit­ tees check bills, Stralca vouchers and. other money matters and file'reports accordingly. Among Seafarers who audited port receipts and- expenditures recently were W. C. Zajaiii, S. A. DiMaggi and J. La Corte for the port of Boston; J. Buzalewski, E. Johnston and M. Grochowski in Philadelphia; H. Whisnant, L. R. Stark and J. Straka, Baltimore; and B. Winborne, A. Sacco and W. B. Harrell in New Orleans. Unionist Seeks Balto Port Job BALTIMORE—Edward H. Johns, executive secretary of the Balti­ more Federation of Labor, is a leading candidate for appointment to the- recently-created Maryland Port Authority. Four members of the authority have already been appointed. The naming of the remaining mem­ ber awaits the return of Gov. Theodore McKeldin from a Euro­ pean trip. Johns IS con­ sidered to be in line for the post as he has had experience on the Johns Baltimore Port Commission and would be the only labor and maritime represen­ tative on the authority. He is get­ ting strong support as the repre­ sentative of Anne Arundel County on the Commission. The Baltimore Federation lead­ er is a close friend of the SIU and has copperated with the Union on various occasions. The Baltimore Federation maintains its office in the SIU Baltimore hall. •J �Jime 8,1956 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Elevea Pan-Atlantic Makes Bid To Service More Ports WASHINGTON—As part of its ambitious program to de­ velop the coastwise trade, the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company has asked the Interstate Commerce Com­ mission to approve service to-^' numerous additional ports. A ton, Jacksonville and Miami on company application to ac­ the Atlantic Coast and Tampa, quire operating rights of the S. C. Mobile, New Orleans and Houston Loveland Company, a coastwise on the Gulf. barge operator, is now being dis­ In other words, the objective is cussed at ICC hearings. for a shipment to spend a mini­ The Loveland rights would make mum amount of time and mileage it possible for Pan Atlantic to use on the road and a maximum the 20 Government-owned tankers amount on the ship. it has requested charters on, in addition to the seven trailerships it plans to build and/or other ves­ sels it might see fit to operate. Three-Way Operation In presenting Pan Atlantic's case, a spokesman for the- company revealed far-reaching plans for servicing virtually every deepwater LAKE CHARLES — AFL-CIO port between Portland, Maine, and plumbers and steamfitters are Houston, Texas. The ports would back at work again with all union be serviced by three types of oper­ demands won after a ten-day ation; conventional break - bulk strike. cargo ships; tankers carrying trail­ The men turned down the em­ ers on deck and true trailer-carry­ ing ships which could also handle ployers' "final" offer at a presome deck cargo parcels. In addi­ strike meeting two weeks ago and tion, the company could utilize subsequently walked off the job. barges, or small trailer-ves;els as After ten days, the contractors got supplementary service at various the idea that the union men meant business and met all de­ shallow-water ports. mands. The settlement ended the Express Service only local break in the laborThe entire picture sketched out management "calm" of the past by the company representatives few months. envisages a shipping service so ex­ Other local news developed over tensive that no coastal source of a fire on the Cities Service tanker shipments would be more than a Chiwawa, in which apparently only few hours' trucking distance from one SIU man suffered burns. a Pan-Atlantic ship. Quick work by the SIU crew put Among additional ports that out the fire, which destroyed the would be serviced under the Love­ 12-4 engine foc'sle. land rights would be Portland, Shipping Still Good Maine; Providence, RI; New Lon­ don, New Haven and Bridgeport, Shipping, meanwhile, remained Conn.; Norfolk, Va.; Morehead good despite a slight drop. In spite City and Wilmington, NC; Savan­ of the decline, however, several nah, and Port Canavaral, Port class C men were dispatched be­ Everglades and Key West, Florida. cause no class A or B men were The purpose of these services available at the time. would be to avoid any extensive Eight Cities Service tankers plus over-the-road trucking from these the Val Chem (Valentine) in Port areas to the major ports now on Arthur called during the past two the Pan Atlantic run. These ports weeks. There"was no outstanding at present are Boston, New York, beefs on any of them, port Agent Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles­ Leroy Clarke stated. Plumbers Win Lake€has.Beef The sorry story of blundering and miscal­ culation which the Maritime Administration refused^to anticipate in 1954 is coming home to roost today. The runaway flag shipowners who wept so copiously of their plight two years ago are having S field flay now at the expense of the Government whose taxes they fled two years back. And the US is at their mercy, compelled to pay profiteering rates to get the shipping space it so badly needs. Right now rates on the runaways are 2% times estimated normal rates. They might be even higher if not for the existence of a decimated US tramp fleet and the Govern­ ment's ability to pull ships out of the reserve, at considerable cost, if rates get completely beyond reason. Naturally neither the crewmembers on the runaway ships nor the US Government get any benefit from the bonanza the runaways are extorting. The SIU said in the first instance that once these ships escaped US jurisdiction this (coun­ try could no longer rely on them in any emergency. The current situation, in a non­ emergency period, is a sample of how much the US .can count on the runaways. It's all the more reason for the development of an adequate merchant fleet under the American flag. - Honeymooners Check The 'Articles' Seafarers' Scliolarship Another group of Seafarers and Seafarers' children will be headed, to colleges of their choice in the fall with their education pro­ vided for by the Seafarers Scholarship Plan. The Plan, generally considered the best in the United States, will give each of these stu­ dents $6,000 to complete four yedrs of school­ ing free from financial worry. When the Scholarship Plan started in 1953 there was uncertainty over how many Sea­ farers would be interested or able to take ad­ vantage of the Plan. But the record of the last three years shows that Seafarers have turned in an excellent performance under the Plan, surpassing all expectations. Five Seafarers have gone to school with the aid of this benefit. One of them has completed hiscourse with flying colors and the ^other four all boast top-ranking grades in their fields. In one instance, the Seafarer had been out of school for almost 20 years, yet he has been racking up a string of "A" grades in competi­ tion with students fresh out of high school who^ have been in close .to.uch with their studies. Another aspect of the Plan not commonly realized is that it is of considerable benefit to the entire Union and its membership. Time after time, scholarship winners have informed us of the tremendous impression the Plan has made in their home communi­ ties and at the colleges and universities they attend. There have been repeated expres­ sions of amazement at the generosity of the scholarship benefits and the complete free­ dom of choice given to the award winners. Chances are these scholarships have done more to make the shoreside public aware of the Union and it accomplishments than any other development in recent years. Obviously none of the Seafarers now at­ tending would have been able to complete their education without the help of the Plan and for that matter, few of the Children either. Every Seafarer can feel that he has made a significant contribution to the nation and the development of the specialists it needs through his Union's Scholarship Plan. This Plan is , one more reason why the 3IU Welfare(Rlanis!second to none.- • Seafarer George Fargo and his bride, Diane, check over mar­ riage certificate issued a few hours earlier at Boro Hall in Brooklyn, during a quick visit to SIU headquarters before leaving on a honeymoon trip. The couple hasn't decided where to set up hopsekeeping yet. Fargo was AB on the Alcoa Plantei^i.- ^^ . i -t �SEAFARERS PMge Twelv Runner Messman Now A Horseman Playing the hunches like many a horse-player, Seafarer Julio Colon has parleyed some of his earnings on SIU ships into ownership of a couple of thousand pounds of horseflesh for a flyer in the turf world. Colon, a messman on the Al­ sea traveler when Colon gets LOG-A-RHYTHM: coa Runner, bought a horse at througii with him. one of the New York tracks Colon's shipmates on the Run­ during his last trip north on the Puerto Rico run. and took the nag back with him on the return vo.vage. He plans to enter him for some workouts at the track in Puerto Rico. Time Wasted No time was wasted in getting the horse ready far the trip. Colon bought him on May 11 and the horse sailed with the ship and his new owner the same day. He was carried south with a load of feed and a special stall on deck. If nothing else, he'll be a seasoned ner took the added "passenger" in their stride, and are hoping the best for him. According to V. Cipriano, FWT. "we'll be glad to see him win." It's not unlikely, pf course, that quite a few of the boys on the Runner will be plunking down some greenbacks to nudge the horse along. After all, the honor of the Run­ ner is at stake too. It figures that a horse which gets its sea-legs on a ship called the Runner should put them to good use whejn he gets ashore. June S, IMS LOG Rainy Night By Robert Winters Letter to a friend on a windy, jstormy night. .. My door is open. The warmth seeps in. I think of all the ports. The cities of sin, Gaiety, licentiousness All rolled into one. Where life runs riotNights full of fun. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa). April ts —Chairman, J. BullHi Socrotary, H. Sedseway. Ship's ^und $5.42. New ahip's delegate elected. Suggestion to contact J. Algina about watch foc'ales for black gang. New ship's treasurer elected. Discussion on storing ship in New York. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April tJ—Chairman, A. B. Bourgot; Socro­ tary, A. Danno. One man missed ship in Panama City. Fla. Motion to get beef in U. S. New piilows not re­ ceived yet which were ordered three trips ago. Linen not to bo put In passageway in port. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Ovoriooi), April 2t—Chairman, L. Lutoy; Socro­ tary, Oavo Furmon. Few repairs promised to be done this trip. New ship's delegate elected. Complaint about washing machine not working. Requested ail members to turn off machine when finished. CEORCB A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), April 11—Chairman, Carl Lawsoni Socrotary, Tex Molting. All repair lists to be turned over to ship's dele­ gate. Had very good trip and vote of thanks given to captain for fine co­ operation. Lost an OS in Cadiz. Spain. The Red Light District in Trieste Or Rome, or Napoli The Casbah in Algiers As exotic as could be The slimy dives of Shanghai Hong Kong . . . Kowloon . . . Of lands of mystery. Oh, the mem'ries a seaman has Especially on the beach. A dear friend in Bordeaux The time in Mexico Of pleasures long gone by And so far out of reach. Seafarer Julio Colon Is shown on Alcoa Runner with race­ horse he bought in NY and took back to Puerto Rico with him. The horse has a supply of food in his stall on deck. . I see the lights of ev'ry harbor In every port I've been And as the gentle raindrops Pat the window as I write I say a pray'r for a seaman On any stormy night. Jose L. Marrero Eille Brondelsbo Frank Mazet Samuel J. Brooki Thomas Moncha George Carlson Alonzo W. Morris Jose N. Castro Tendorico Ceprian Theodore Murphy Francis Napoli Mike Chandoha Frances J. O'Neill Juan Denopra John Dovak Anastasios Pappas Eugene Plahn Percy L. Foster USPHS HOSPITAL Estell Godfrey Benedetto Porcello MANHATTAN BEACH Earle Hinds Bart J. Power BROOKLYN. NY Alfred Kaju Jose Qulmera Mike Lubas Edmund Abualy Conrad Reyes John Laszlo Joseph' D. McGraw Manuel Antonana Frank Lillle George H. Robinson Archibald McGulgan Eladlo Arls Loyd McGee Jose Rodriguez Fortunato Bacomo David Mcllreath Joint McWllllams Samuel Small Frank W. Bemrlck H. F. MacDonald Michael Machusky Walter Snell Robert L. Booker Albert Martlnelli USPHS HOSPITAL Thomas B. Tomlln Ruben Maldonado Frank T. Campbell Vic Mllazzo GALVESTON. TEXAS Samuel L, Vandal Ludwig Manhart Wgliam J. Conners Joseph B. Murphy Leland E. Ashley John E. Markopolo E. T. Cunningham Joseph Neubauer USPHS HOSPITAL Arthur Botelho Frank B. Rowell Walter L. Davis James O'Hare BOSTON, MASS. Emlllo Delgado Ralph J. Palmer Jeremiah O'Byrne 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL Robert M. Douglas George G. Phlfer MOBILE, AL.A. James M. Quinn John J. Drlscoll USPHS HOSPITAL F. Regalado Robert E. Gilbert David M. Baria NORFOLK, VA. William Guenther D. F. Rugglano Francis J. Boner Andrinos P. Spyrou USPHS HOSPITAL G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranlck H. G. Bradshaw Taib Hassen NEW ORLEANS, LA. G. Sivertaen Joseph Ifsits Henry E. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL Martin Kelly Frank N. Bachot Thomas Isaksen Karl Treimann SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Edward G. Knapp Claude F. Blanks Ludwig Kristlansen Harry S. Tuttle Leo H. Lang Robert Brown Marcelo B. Belen Thomas J. Malone Frank J. Kubek Fred West Gaetano Busciglio William Lawless Charles Dwyer Dwlght Skelton Frederick Landry Norman West Sebastian Carregal Michele Liuzza Max E. Greenwald A. StanklewlczJames J. Lawlor John T. Westfall Clolse Coats John J. McKenna M. M. Hammond John S. Sweeney Kaarel Leetmaa Virgil E. Wilmoth C. J. Compan James M. Mason Robert L. Lambert G. A. WilUams Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing Michael Papusha Albert T. Gpoper Anthony D. Leva Clvee K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL Chas. F. Dorrough William Paris Eugene Stark SAVANNAH, GA. Jerry Pontiff Jaime Fernandez John C. George Anastacio Quinones Maximino Bernes Herman Killstrom USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence Graham Randolph RatcliS James Dayton Jimmle Littleton 'STATEN ISLAND, NY William Havelin Edwin Ritchie Robert L. Graham H. T. Nungezer Anthony Rodriguez Rocco Albanese George Howard Hilarion Aqulo L. A. Holbrook Leslie F. Swegan Tage H. Roselund Charles JeRers John Andringa Dollah Ben R. L. Johnson Jr, USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Editor, L. Bosley James F. Merrell Donald J. French R. P. Reiman SEAFARERS LOG. USPHS HOSPITAL" 675 Fourth Ave., FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson John C. Palmer Brooklyn 32, NY B. F. Deibler Rosendo Serrano Joseph J...Fusella I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please VA HOSPITAL put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) ALBERQUEROUE, NM Charles Burton NAME VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE. TEXAS Billy R. HIU STREET ADDRESS VA HOSPITAL DURHAM, NC ZONE STATE CITY ...; Oscar Pearson KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL Signed BROOKLYN, NY Joseph A. Pugllsl TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and hava a change BEEKMAN DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY of address, please give your former address below: Joseph Shefuleski VA HOSPITAL ADDRESS .,.. ..., vr--v BOSTON. MASS. ZONE STATE CITV Edward J. Toolan USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George Gasi Terrell Adams Gorman T. Glaze Blair Allison Peter Goodzuk Melvin Baskin Leo C. Hannon Francisco Bueno Albert Hawkins Jessie A, riavke Edward Hulzenga Russell Clymer La H. Kllgore Victor B. Cooper Manuel Lourido D. D. Damtirlno William E. Roberts Michael Duco Albert A. Search Aurello A. Florei James H. Walker Donald Forrest Wm. Weatherspoon Hugh Fouche Wllbert Wentllng Richard L. Foust Wade H. Sexton r. Smlglelski Theodore Spencer West A. Spencer Joseph Stocker Lonnle R. Tlcklo Luciano Torlblo Carlos Troncoso Roy Truly Juan Vasquez James E. Ward T,awreni*e Wessels David A. Wright AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 4 — Chairman, B. Andarsoni See- ratary, E. Caudlll. Repairs te bs pocti ponad until latar. One man paid oS and entered hospital. New ahlp'a del­ egate elected. Discussion en shifting ship: getting rooms sougeed euti slop chest; performers at payoff In New York. Hot water te be adjusted In gaUey, STIIL WORKER (Isthmian), May 4 —Chairman, J. Burrewas; Secretary, C, Walmer. New fans needed., awniiigf needed. Everything O.K.* n* beefs. Motion made and carried te post. read, and accept cotnmunlcations from headquarters. Permanent wooden awning to be put up. Motion made and carried to change blackgang foc'sles. New washing machine need­ ed. To check with patrolman about chipping while men are sleeping. MARYMAR (Calmer), April 1» — Chairman, Pete LIek; Secretary, M, Herring. Some disputed overtime. Ice box te be fixed. Some overtime te be straightened out with patrolman in Long Beach. Caiif. Messhall. beads, showers, passageways te be painted. SAND CAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ gregates), May 4—Chairman, Pete Cemeshke; Secretary, Jim Oelder. Letter from Joe Algina regarding pro­ posed transfer of men from the Hard­ ing to the Sand Captain in the. event the Harding returns te the states. Discussion on payoffs, vacations. Vene­ zuelan tax. passes, visas, etc. New corrugated aluminum awning to be instaUed in place of canvas one. VBNORB (Ore Navigation), May 1$ —Chairman, Edward Tresnick; Secre­ tary, Paul M. Math. Communications 127 and 128 read and accepted. HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Car­ riers), May 14 —Chairman, O. Garsalves; .Secretary, A. Jares. Besun fired far being ashore while ship was securing. Stove in galley to be re­ paired. Meat unfit far consumption, thrown overboard. Few hours disputed overtime: patrol­ man to be notified about misundersiandlng on equalizing overtime. Chief cook paid off In Mostaganem. NA due to Injury aboard. No communications received the entire trip. Vote of thanks to steward department for full cooperation, cooking and service. Suggestion that each member volun­ tarily donate $3.00 to the wife of OS who died aboard. Suggestion to have wiper's foc'sle sougeed and painted and also all passageways. * WACOSTA (Waterman). April 22— Chairman, C. J, Quinnt; Secretary, Clyde Carlson. All repali-s taken care of. Ship's fund $10.00. Reelected old ' ship's delegate for another term. Dis­ cussion oh new feeding system and entire crew In accord. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian). May « —Chairman, Stanley Plage; Secretary, Ceerge Gallant. Ship's fund $2.20. New ship's delegate to be elected. Library to be kept more orderiy. Cups to be returned after using. Baker to put out doughnuts as many times as possible. FORT BRIDCER (US Petroleum Car­ riers). May 5—Chairman, H. Menz; Secretary, E. Lambe. Few hours dis­ puted. Awning on fan tail needed. New man joined ship in Okinawa. Ship's fund $10.20. Fan to be installed in pantry and crew messroom. No one to be in messroom while ship is in port. Overtime sheets needed. ARIZPA (Fan Atlantic), May 4 — Chairman. J. Nordstrom; Secretary, R. Edent Two men logged for taking time off. All repairs attended to ex­ cept ice box gratings. Members to donate something at. payoff for ship's fund. Few disputed overtime hours. All beefs should be takeq up before the membership at ship meetings. Clock to be installed in recreation room aft. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), May 2 —Chairman. Abe Ellis; Secretary. John Cola. Repair list turned in. 50-50 shipping bill passed both houses. Delayed sailing at Miami by seven minutes. Vegetable variety requested. Ice cream to be kept frozen. Two second meats run. HASTINGS (Waterman), April 2»— Chairman, O. L. McCorvey; Secretary. B. F. Ballard. Washing machine re­ paired. One man missed ship in Nor­ folk. New treasurer elected. Sugges­ tion tiiat each man donate one dollar to ship's fund. Engineer to get fans for crew. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), May »— Chairman, Peter Karac; Secretary, Henry Bilde. Explained Pan-Atlantic agreement to cretv. Ship's fund $13.30. Couple of hours disputed overtime. Discussion on food situation. Steward to try to improve menu and prepara­ tion of food. SEA COMET M (Ocean Carriers), May 4—Chairman, George Ruff; Secretary, Ralph Masters. All hands leaving ship to strip bunks and leave foc'sles clean. Two men missed ship in Yokkaichi, Japan, one joined in Kobe, and one failed to report in Yawata. Japan. Ship's fund $42.50. Arrival pool for Stockton. Calif.. $50.00 to winner. $10.00 to ship's fund. Engine department foc'sle painted. Wiper missed ship in Pusan, Korea, and failed to join ship in Yawata, Japan. Crew, to buy farewell present for skipper who is retiring from the sea. Ship's fund and voluntary donations to be used. Delegate, treasurer and reporter to decide on gift and buy same. SEAMAR (Calmer), May 4—Chair­ man, F, Gearin; Secretary, C. Dedra, Seattle contacted concerning men go­ ing in the domestic tanks squared atvay. Ship's fund $22.23. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), May 13 —Chairman, Jeff Merrlsen; Secretary, E. Callahan. New games for recrea­ tion haii. Ship's fund $14.18. SEAMAR (Calmer), April 1—Chair­ man, Frank Goarln; Secretary, Roger Coleman, Disputed overtime squared away. Ship's fund $24.00 No com­ munications received. Lockers te be fixed and shelves to be installed. Safe­ ty forms filled out. Drains In laundry repaired. Ng underwear to be worn in messhall. One OS hospitalized at Canal. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), April 24—Chairman, Jeff Morrison; Socro­ tary, E. Callahan. Mother's Day cards complete with postage available to crew. Profit to go to ship's fund. Man's gear to be shipped and paid for out of ship's fund. New games, such as checkers, etc.. will be bought in Boston. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ ice), May 3 Chairman, John Brennan; Secretary, W. M. Hand. New washing machine installed. Snip's fund $13.30. Headquarters report 128 and 127 read and accepted. New ship's delegate elected. Request steward order water­ melons while In season. Steward to get more milk. MARORB (Ore), May 3—Chairman, E. McNad; Secretary, J. Trawlck. One messman put ashore at Cape Henry. One OS missed ship at Sparrows Point. Ship's fund $45.03. Communi­ cations 125 and 128 read and accepted. Suggestion to keep pantry and ice boxes clean while in port. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), NO date. Chairman, H. L. Meacham; Sec­ retary, C. J, Wright. Ship in good shape. Report ready to give to patrol­ man on water situation. One man missed ship In Kobe and caught ship in Sakeida. Ship's fund $1.60 and 18 six cent stamps. Report No. 125 read and concurred in. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), May 3 — Chairman, Frank Buhl; Secretary, C, Hartman. Ships' fund $4.20. Two hours disputed overtime. Communi­ cation No. 126 posted. Meeting called to elect new ship's delegate. Motion made to have union clarify the sixty day ruling of trip card members on SIU ships. Ship's delegate to write headquarters for information regard­ ing status of said members. Vote of thanks given for wonderful food served on this vessel. Suggestion made to keep water-tight doors closed while in port discharging cargo as safety measure. Called attention to unsanitary condition of crew messroom. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seat Ship­ ping), May 3—Chairman, G. Tsnley; Secretary, J. J. DeVito. Two men paid off and sent to hospital. ()ne man paid off in Savannah and the other in Capetown. S. A. One hun­ dred hours disputed. Deck patrolman to be on ship at payoff. New washing machine to be put aboard at end of trip. Also spare parts. Question on meat and stores. Too much pork and not enough beef put aboard on this run. SANTORE (Ore), May 5—Chairman, John McLaughlin; Secretary, Robert G. Mason, No report on union's po­ sition regarding shore leave in Chile. Put in overtime for restricted time in Guayucan. Captain ordered that eggs be rationed two -per man for YAKA (Waterman), May 5—Chair­ breakfast. Some disimte about over­ man, R. O'Dswd; Secretary, R. Fagan. time, Delegate and steward requested Ship's fund $19.22. Discussion of ven- to see patrolman about egg situation tUaMen «f-CMW< ppntry.---'•I •upon arrival til Baltimore. tMm fi'i mVigi'Vii �June 8,1S5« YOUNO AMERICA- (Watarmin), May 1>—Chairman, C, RIdga; facratar^ P. Lungiton. Crew urged to atay sobk at payoff. Suggestion to chccl: washing machine and turn It off after using. ARLYN (Bull), May 13—Chairman, B. McLlvaan; Secretary, e. Walter. Patrolman squared away beef pertain­ ing to the hrlng of the OS. Radio operator got voice section of MTD broadcast but coded section faded in and. out. Good to learn that shipping was good on East Coast. Ship's fund Is $3.09. Senator Douglas' reply to crew's letters on farm bill read and forwarded to headquarters. New ship's delegate elected. Discussion on washing machine. Crew lirged to keep alleyways clean. YOUNC AMEliiCA (Waterman) April 8—Chairman, Charles Mehl; Sec­ retary, P. Lungston. Ship's delegate elected. Motion made to accept only American money. Cups to be washed by- night watch. Suggestion made to improve salads. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), April 16—Chairman, R. Blahe; Sacratary, A. Espcneda. Discussion on ration water. Launch service in Goa, India, very bad. Only two boats in service and SEAFARERS claimed subsistence for messhall being closed on Easter Sunday in Mombasa. Bottle of suspected contaminated water to be turned over to Union for analysis. Two new water coolers need­ ed for main deck. Suggestion for do­ nations to ship's fund at first draw in states. HILTON (Bull), May 7—Chairman, Richard Savior; Secretary, Donald Moore. No communications or LOGS being received. Suggestion that each department hold safety meetings as regularly as permissible. New ship's delegate to be elected next trip. Ship's fund $12(1.00. New treasurer to be elected. Communications read and ac­ cepted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Decided to'get ail possible stores in Savannah. Steward suggest­ ed that Union take stand on respon­ sibility of steward regarding storing of ship. Clothes to be removed from line when dry. NEVA WEST (Bioomfield), April 3d —Chairman, J. N. Wread; Secretary, E. W. Auar. Something to be done about tlie iiiattiess and fan situation. Port captain in Houston consulted about same. Ship's fund $39.00. Oily and greasy shoes to be removed be­ fore using showers. Situation con­ cerning plywood boards being placed under mattresses instead of canvas was discussed with patrolman in New Orleans. Suggestion that library bo locked up prior to entering port to save the books. OCEAN ROSE (Maritime Overseas), May 12—Chairman, Charles Hall; Sec­ retary, Victor D'Indla. Repair list given to department heads. Shelves to be built for library. Three new oscillat­ ing fans ordered by engineer. Some disputed overtime. Steward depart­ ment committee's report on feeding and working rules guide accepted. Foc'sles to be sprayed for cockroach­ es and bugs. Garbage to be dumped aft of gangway. Company very lax in getting replacements. This problem to be referred to Union. FAIRPORT (Waterman), April 4— Chairman, Johnnie Hoggie; Secretary, C. E. Shaw. New ship's delegate elect­ ed. New treasurer elected. One table to be set for ail men on watch. Towels not to be used us shoe shine rags. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), May 12—Chairman, C. Carwych; Secretary, A. Espeneda. Discussion on travelers checks distributed instead of currency in Philadelphia. Repair list to be turned in. DEL CAMPO (Delta Line), April 1— Chairman, C. Cautreau; Secretary, S. Malvenan. New ship's delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $34.50. Few hours, disputed overtime being handled by agent in New Orleans. Decks in stew­ ard department to be painted. Dis­ cussion on cleaning of ship's laundry. Steward to type a weekly list for ail departments. DEL CAMPO (Delta Line), March 3 —Chairman, C. Cautreau; Secretary, W. T. Malvenan. "50-50" deal dis­ cussed. Crew to write to Senators protesting issues involving seamen. Ship's fund $14.40. , Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Less pork ah^ more beef to be placed on board. Discus­ sion concerning the lacking of screen doors when in port. ROBIN KIRK (Seat Shipping), April It—Chairman, A. Arnold; Secretary, E. Lamb. Ship's fund $11.50. Tele­ gram sent to New York hall concern­ ing hospitalization of man In Cape­ town. A few hours disputed overtime. One man missed ship in Dar-es-^aam and relolned. in Capetown. One man Fresh Fish —By Seafarer Robert Fink COEUR d'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), March I—Chairman, Ralph Perry; Secretary, Leo Gronsohn. Passes not issued first night in Inchon, Korea. Some disputed over­ time. Donation of $15 given to Korean orphanage. Communications read and accepted. Crew to write Senators re­ garding fight to save shipping indus­ try. Clarifications of agreement to be sent to all delegates on ships. Com­ pany to furnish oscillating fans, and new washing machine. One member hurt "and taken off at Midway Island. He is now in Los Angeles and doing welL ARLYN (Bull), April •—Chairman, E. Dakin; Secretary, C. Walter. One COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 14—Chairman, K. Hatgimlsios; Secretary, J. Byrne. One man failed to join ship at sailing lime. Ship's delegate elpcted. Discussion held about cigarette rationing. Not enough cleaning gear aboard. As Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink indicates, fresh fish is also a favored—and plentiful—item on the Chester Harding, "thanks to the fishing skill of Ed Puchalski and a couple of swell cooks." JOSEPHINA (Winchester), April 7— Chairman, J. Reed; Secretary, H. Jaynet. Repair list to be turned in. Ship's delegate elected. All small Jobs . to be taken care of by crew. Washing machine to be repaired. Biackgang and deck gang to clean laundry room and steward depart­ ment to clean recreation room. Cold water fountain to be repaired. NEAR-MISS SPURS NEW SHERWOOD SAFETY IDEA No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's' delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated. Fan to be repaired. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), April II—Chairman, P. Palunas; Secretary, A. Allard. No beefs. Motion carried to accept recent com­ munication from headquarters. Ship's delegate to see captain about cots. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas), April 31 —Chairman, E. Burke; Secretary, R. Hall. Some disputed overtime. A repatriated seaman was picked up in Capetown. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Shortage of sanitation needs. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 15—Chairman, F. Fullbrlght; Sec­ retary, M. Lynctii. Disputed overtime in all departments. Ship's fund, $1.70. One man missed ship in France. ANGELINA (Bull), April 26—Chair­ man, S. Rosoff; Secretary, M. Wright. Repair list made up. No heefs. .Some disputed overtime. Ship's fund—$1.09. Motion carried to accept communica­ tions from headquarters. Motion car­ ried to contribute $1 to ship's fund. 'Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), April 22—Chairman, E. D. Meyd; Secretary, L. Gulllot. Air-conditioner was cleaned and is now working fine. One beef to bo taken up ashore. Crew to wait until messmen are through before they play checkers. Lights to be dimmed in messhall and garbage to be taken aft. MC KETTRICK HILLS (Western Tankers), G. FInklcs; Secretary, $. Fulford. Two men paid off to go to hospital. Few men were logged. Mo­ tion carried to concur in communica­ tions from headquarters. Water has been very bad and chief engineer said be would strip tanks before tak­ ing on additional water. Spoke to captain regarding payoff and he said he knew there was no breaking of articles but would pay off anyone who so desired in San Pedro. Ship's fund —$11. No beefs, some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to send copy of repair list with letter to headquarters. Vote of thanks to steward department and radio operator. Recreation room to be painted and repair list to be completed. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), April 22—Chairman, N. Mark; Secre­ tary, A. Lambert. Water tanks are being cleaned. Will call water situa­ tion to patrolman's attention. Still trying to get fans for messhall. Ship's fund—$8. No beefs, some disputeed overtime. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Less buttermilk aboard and more fresh milk wanted. Would like some bananas also. STEEL KING (Isthmian), April 15— Chairman, J. G. Newman; Secretary, P. Harayo. No beefs, everything is okay. Balance of ship's fund is $37.71. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), April 15—Chairman, J. O'Rourke; Sec­ retary, J. Downy. Deck delegate re­ quested copy of overtime and asked crew to list their overtime on sepa­ rate sheet before payoff. No beefs. Motion carried to accept communica­ tion from headquarters. Ship's fund to be started. First aid kit needed in cngineroom. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), AprN 11—Chairman, L. Von Lofton; Sacra­ tary, P. WIsa. Ship's delegate gave a talk on how to be a good SIU man. Balance of ship's fund is $20.90. No beefs. Recent communication from headquarters was posted. Motion car­ ried to have arrival pool. Discussion held en crev- 's proper duties. Crayfishes Double As '^Medicine' Hospitalized, but not too sick to enjoy a batch of boiled swamp crayfish. Seafarers at man missed ship. Radio operator has been getting MTD broadcast. Several replies were received from Senators regarding "50-50." Ship's fund con­ tains $3.09. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. EDITH (Bull), April 37—Chairman, E. C. Barnhlll; Secretary, McPherson. schedule mixed up. Talks on "50-50" law. Crew urged to write or wire Senators. One man hospitalized in Singapore. One man missed ship in Yuicohama. Captain turned down man to sign on in deck dept. Department delegates to see captain regarding all beefs and get squared away before payoff. Pantry to be painted. Crew to stay out of messiiall until 6 AM so paint can dry. Garbage to be dumped aft of housing. Engine foc'sles to be painted, Pare Tbirteea LOG Still counting their blessings—even 8,000 miles away—after a narrow escape from possible serious injuries, Seafarers on the Robin Sherwood are firmer than ever in their belief in the value of safety aboard"^ ship. type "help point up the value of Members of the deck gang safety aboard SIU ships." It also involved in the near-miss "just happened to be someplace else" when the aft jumbo boom forward of the number 5 hatch unexpect­ edly toppled onto the deck. It fell pell-mell into the winch bed among a group of longshoremen who were using it during load­ ing operations in Jackson v i i 1 e , Florida, just be­ fore the ship left for Capetown, South Africa. "Miraculously, as it happened, nobody was Cousins hurt," deck dele­ gate Clarence L. Cousins recalled, "but if it had happened just five minutes sooner, there might have been some bad casualties among our own men. Boom Badly Bent "Needless to say, jumbo didn't break but, as a result,-wak pretty badly bent near the top. All avail­ able members of the deck crew stripped it that same night." Writing from Capetown, Cousins commented that incidents of thLs produced a new SIU slogan which he believes would be useful. "I'd suggest a little modifica­ tion in our motto about an SIU ship being a clean ship and re­ vise it to 'an SIU ship is a clean, safe ship,'" he added. "In this way, the idea of safety can be more readily emphasized for the membership. We don't want jumbo to have another chance." the New Orleans USPHS Hospital have nominated Brother Louis Anderson as one of their favorite people. Anderson trucked a hamper packed with this Southern deli­ cacy to the hospital last week and delighted some of the SIU in­ mates with the surprise gift, An­ drew "Snoz" McCloskey reported. A crayfish ^crawfish to some) is a freshwater shellfish smaller but similar to the lobster. It is found almost everywhere except in Africa, but it is not known or appre­ ciated through­ out the w o r 1 d, McCloskey said. (The crawfish il­ lustrated is onethird actual size. Ed.) "A good time was had by all who devoured these crustaceans," he said, "particularly one member from the East, a 'yankee,' who had never eaten a crayfish. After he was shown how to peel and de­ vour these tender morsels, he was full of compliments for them. "Others at the hospital, who learned later about Anderson's gift, were watering at the mouth just thinking about them. We hope Brother Anderson continues to be a regular visitor to the hospital and brings more of his 'friends' with him." Sun 'n Salts At Sea IlillislPiliii WsiSSiSp; Comet n Gang Fetes Skipper On Retirement Since everyone has put in a little time thinking about "that chicken farm some­ where . . ." Seafarers on the Sea Comet II felt a little mellow when they got word their skipper was retiring from the sea. Translating this into action, since the old man had been "a pretty good guy to sail with," crewmembers led by Steve Szanto, ship's delegate, and Ralph Masters unanimously decided to get up a fund, for a farewell gift. ^ What to get had the boys in A quandary quite a while. Eventual­ ly they got him an extra "tweeter" or some such gadget for his "hi-fi" set. No one's quite sure what it was, but since the old man made sure the "hi-fi" got off before he did, they figured it was a good bet. Szanto, ship's treasurer D. W. Lietz and reporter J. A. Alves comprised th# purchasing mission. Sunbathing on a Sunday afternoon (top photo) rates tops with these Seafarers as they make their way to South Africa on the SS Robin Trent. Pictured (standing, I to r) are Joseph C. Donovan, OS; James Corcoran, DM; T. Bouchard, BR; H. Galphin, AB; seated, A. Haigley, DM. At bottom, a trio on the SS Afmena shares e bit of serious conversation at PortNewark. Bosun Henry Bilde (center) has the floor, as Let Kurlender, OS (left), and Chuck Honoroski, AB, listen in. -I �SEAFARERS F«f» Fonrteea Now Whaddya Suppose Those Two See? Raps Ant|-'50-50' View In Germany To the Editor: I'd Uke to let you know that the local radio station in Bre­ men, Germany, broadcasts some shipping news every Wednesday evening. Two weeks ago the announcer on the program was giving out some hot air about the St. Law­ rence Seaway and the "50-50" cargo preference law. He was using the word "discrimination" on the subject of "50-50" and I'y \ m t' It •, ii- .'•• Ifv If I:-/ From the way things look, ' Charlie Frank, AB, and Joe Gonsalves, DM, are gazing right into the eyes of the baby-san with Garry Ganty, OS (inset), in Japan. Ac­ tually, they and H. K. Shellenberger, pumpman, Ganty and John Sparon, bosun, are relaxing on the Federal listening to music from a tape recorder on the deck. Anyway that's what C. T. McAvoy says. He sent in the pix. Good Crew Helps Keep Bridger Shuttle Going Patience is an occupational necessity on Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle run tankers and, aside from assorted mishaps and some underhanded weather conditions, the SS Fort Bridger is still managing to keep its-^ make it oyer to Le Havre and head above water. The monotonous routine of Rouen, France, but just as they the shuttle always puts the boys 5,000 to 10,000 miles from home at either end of the run, and if not for "a fine crew and a very cooperative bunch of officers" things might go completely hay­ wire. Reporting from the ship while in Yokohama, David F. M. Sykes, deck delegate, brought one side­ light on last January's disaster in­ volving the tanker Salem Mari­ time into focus. When the Fort Bridger came out of the shipyard after a twoyear lay-up at the end of 1955, she went into Lake Charles to load for Europe. "That's where things started happening," Sykes pointed out. "After laying there a week with a dozen inspectors aboard every day, we went over to Port Arthur for a $40,000 chemi­ cal tank-cleaning job. One Month Clean-Up "We lay there almost a month and just about changed crews. Near the end, one brother, Wilmer Clarke, decided she would never make it over across the North At­ lantic and got off too. It wasn't too long afterwards that he shipped on the Salem Maritime and was one of those lost when she blew up in Lake Charles, kill­ ing 13 SIU men and several others. "As things turned out, we did Burly were having the worst winter in over 100 years. Since then, we came back to the States, then went out again for this shuttle run. It was on a recent shuttle back to the Persian Gulf that the Fort Bridger rescued 20 men and sev- Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the. writer. Names will be withheld upon request. claimed that if there should be any restriction on the foreignflag ships about to sail to Chi­ cago, there would be no more freedom of the seas. The next day I sent a letter to this wiseguy, along with my copy of the SEAFARERS LOG dealing with the "50-50" law, and asked him to stop talking non­ sense on matters he seemed to be unfamiliar with. Not only didn't he know what he was talking about, but he was also arousing bad feelings and poisoning the air about a friendly country. ' After all, it was help of the Marshall Plan and American aid which makes it possible for German ships to be back on the high seas again. The "50-50" law was not passed in order to discriminate against other coun­ tries but to make it easier for all countries to get along in the world freight market. This guy with his clumsy hotair talks was only helping Rus­ sia by causing dissension. ,So far I haven't gotten any reply from him. Unfortunately, this is also the only radio station in Bremen. Franz Pietzak Bremen, Germany it Clarko Barrlal eral head of cattle from a founder­ ing cargo sailing ship off the In­ dian coast. This event was re­ ported in the last issue of the LOG. Stickin' It Out Still aboard the ship right now, along with Sykes, are Pablo Barrial, bosun; "Ding Dong" Bell, 2nd cook; Jake Cuccia; E. W. Lambe, steward; V. Harding, chief cook; Mobile's "Fat Boy" 'Trosclair, and many other well-known brothers. "All's well, though. You could say we're living high off the hog —and 2,200 pounds of chicken," he added. 4" jrone 8; 1888 LOG 4" Locksley Galley Gang Rated Tops To the Editor: As a longtime chief steward and passenger ship man in the SIU, I wish to make known my appreciation for the fine food and service put out by the mem­ bers of the steward department with me on the Robin Locksley. These men are some of the best I've sailed with in all my 41 years of going to sea. A farewell dinner for the passen­ gers at Capetown was also ser­ ved to the crew and was deeply appreciated by everyone. With me this trip are Fred He's No Medicine Man Either Turok, chief cook; Roger "Frenchy" Hall, baker; and John Hummel and Andrew Lewis, passenger waiters, epiong To the Editor: others. Filet mignons and' all I read with interest the May the fixings are done up in real 11, .1956, issue of the SEA­ style by the chief cook and the FARERS LOG containing the baker, a graduate of pe Wilton full page expose of fake label­ Cake Decorating School of Chi­ cago, did a real job on the cake. ling and counterfeit branding Service by the waiters could by business. This week I received a cir­ not have been outdone any­ cular froni a manufacturer call­ where. Others in the department are ing my attention to the manner R. L. Fields, 2nd cook; S. Di- in which some companies use Bella, galley utility; R. Kurz, one or two layers of nylon cord saloon me.ssman; A. Cumming- on a rayon cord tire and call ham, pantry utility; Joe Kearns, them nylon tires. I. Galarce, messmen, and E. This is a dangerous practice, Rivera, BR utility. as there are far too many being Waiter L. Marcus killed on our highways today. All manufacturers should be re­ 4 4. 4 quired to brand their tires, naming the material and the amount of cords to the inch. Why condemn a few union To the Editor: Please wrint the following in racketeers in some parts of the the LOG. I wish to thank our labor movement when big busi­ Union officials for the wonder­ ness is doing its share of racket­ ful work being done for the eering at the same time? Keep up the good work. membership. Clarence Clegg I would be in some spot if it weren't for the help of the SIU 4 4 4 Welfare Plan. 'MS09: If I didn't have the SIU disability ben­ efit coming in To the Editor: I just wanted to take time regularly, I don't know out to drop you a new lines from how I would Liverpool before the Gateway City departs for the States. get aloQg. Right now We have a real good crew I'm still in St. and have had fine weather all Pilutis Vincent's Hos­ the way over. There have been pital in New York, and they no beefs and all the men are on sure have some wonderful doc­ the ball. tors and nurses here. Every­ The scuttlebutt is that Water­ body tries to make your stay as man is taking the ship back comfortable as possible. from States Marine and intends I sure miss all my shipmates to keep her on this run. and friends at the New York Here's hoping that these few hall. When I am able to get lines find you in the best of around a little better I'll be health, on behalf of the crew dropping around the Union hall and myself. to say hello to them in person. C. L. Van Epps If you use the photo of me that Ship's reporter you have on file, it will help 4 4 4 some of the brothers I sailed with to remember what I look like. Thanks again to everyone for their help. To the Editor; ^ \ Joseph Pilutis I would appreciate your pub­ 4 4 4 lishing this about one of our friends who has passed away. He was a real friend of the sea­ man, and always willing to help To the Editor: Just a few lines to let you one of us out when shipping know I'm in the Veterans Hos­ was slow. His name is known to hun­ pital in Coral Gables, Fla. The USPHS doctors put me in here dreds of seafaring men, and he because it was an emergency. would rest better if he knew I've been on out-p a t i e n t that one of his friends hadn't treatment since I've been here, forgotten him. His name is but I had to return to the hos­ Pete Valenti, and he operated pital because of some trouble the Spotlight Bar in New Orleans. with my legs. His wife, Bobbie, is carrying Please have the SEAFARERS LOG sent to the hospital here. on where Pete left off. Sincerest regards to all the I'm sure there are a lot of men in New Orleans. seamen out on ships who are Ernest H. Webb ignorant of- the fact that they have lost a good friend and who (Ed note: The LOG will be join in mourning his loss. sent to you regularly, but we Paddy O'Driscoll hope you're out of there soon.) Raps Rackets , in Business. Hails Disability Aid From SIU Gateway City in Top Shape Mourns Passing Of NO Friend He's Drydocked in Miami Hosp. By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS June t, 1956 DC SOTO (Pan Atlantic), May 4— Chairman, W. Helflnsin; Sacratary, S. RuiyakI, New ahip'a delesate alacted. Few houra diaputed overtime. Hequest that a leed library be put aboard. Garbage to be placed in dis­ posal units and boxes on deck. Dele­ gate to check slppchest before going foreign. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May S— Chairman, Major T. Costollo; Secre­ tary, Jamas M. Nalson. $180.70 In ship's movie fund. One man ill. Two men getting off. New ship's delegate elected. Suggestion about throwing cigarette butts in buckets. Crew pan­ try to be left clean. JOHN R. KULUKUNDIS (Mortis), April 2*—Chairman, John Crux; Sec­ retary, Richard Lucky. Cereals, crack­ ers, dry stores infested and steward CHILORE (Ore), May 1*—Chairman, Webb; Secretary, G. Earley. Ship's fund S17.20.' Empty coffee cups to be returned to pantry. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), May 17—Chairman, I. Wilson; Sacratary, C. Strlngfallow. Repair list to be made for ship laid up for re­ pairs. First aid kit to be placed in engine room. Headquarters reports read and accepted. OREMAR (Ore.), May 15—Chairman, S. Zubovlch; Secretary, 7. Dabardelaben. Repair Ust turned f'-. Ship's fund. $11.41. New ship'^ .-delegate elected. Washing machine to be fixed. Good preparation and serving of meals. All repairs to be checked on arrival In" Baltimore. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May t— Chairman, C. Rogers; Secretary, A. agreed to throw overboard. Sample _Jcept for company inspection. Practice of storing left-over foods in coffee cans in refrigerator to be discon­ tinued. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), May It— Chairman, H. Sedgeway; Secretary, Blultt. Complaint about bread and shortage of fruits. One man who was ill paid off in Quanta. Ship's fund $5.42. Repair list turned in. Patrolman to be contacted about gal­ ley feeding longshoremen. Engineer to see about pipe to outside fresh water line. STEEL KINO (Isthmian), May »— Chairman, Jack Proccll; Secretary, Pedro J. Harayo. Ship's fund $37.31. BATTLE ROCK (USPC), May 5 — Chairman, J. Brock; Secretary, J. Secura. Chief Pumpman joined ship at Bahrain. More citrus fruit and juices, variety of cold drinks to be put aboard. More attention to check­ ing of stores, particularly meats. Chief pumpman elected new ship's delegate. HURRICANE (Waterman). May II—, Chairman, J. Thomas; Secretary, P. Platcik. One man missed ship.. in Korea. All men getting off to-check, with patrolman for dues, etc. Ship's fund $31.02. Repair list turned in. One man missed ship in Korea. Dis­ cussion on slopchest—many items not carried. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), May 12—Chairman, John SwIderskI; Sacra­ tary, Jahn Brady. Few photos sent to LOG. All hands to donate to ship's fund at payoff. Heavy duty washing machine requested. Forced draft vents to foc'sles and messhalls frozen—should be repaired, TEXMAR (Calmar), March 11—Chair­ man, C. Hanslay; Sacratary, M. Culp. New ship's delegate elected. Flush valves in engine department bath­ room to be repaired. New mirror for FWT room. TCrew to stay out of pantry during meal time and not linger In messroom after eating. Chipping conlined to specific spot. CHRYSS JANE (Orion), March 4— Chairman, W. McKenna; Secretary, H. Carpenter. New bed springs were put in bunks. Suggestion to have meetings at different times so. everyone will have opportunity to attend. New ship's delegate elected. Question brought* up regarding taking packages ashore. None of ship's property was taken ashore. EVELYN (Bull), May 19—Chairman, William F. Barth; Secretary, Stanley Johns. Ship's fund $3. New ship's delegate elected. Steward requested return of all unused linen. GATEWAY CITY (Pan Atlantic), May 11—Chairman, James Pulliam; Secretary, D. Collins. Repair list made up. Clarifications received from New York. Two hours disputed overtime. Patrolman to check slopchest and re­ pairs before signing on. Discussion on condition of living quarters aft; hot water system, heating system, sanitary system and locker space. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), May 20—Chairman, Red Sullivan; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Water tanks be­ ing repaired. No fans received yet. I.sundry room should be cleaned by each department. Two men missed ship. Rinsing water for dishes to be kept hot. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 19—Chairman, James Meehan; Secretary, James Byrne. Requested membership to be more friendly and cooperative. Any beefs should be dis­ cussed at meeting prior to payoff. Repair list turned in. Third cook jumped ship in Long Beach. Cook starts meals much too soon. Steward department bathroom and shower to be painted. Supplies taken from pantry should be returned. ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 5— Chairman, T. J. Radlch; Secretary, C. Elliay. New ship's delegate and re­ porter elected. Discussion on safely rules. Catwalk steps to be changed for greater safety. Hose in laundry to be changed to get hot or cold water whenever needed. CHRYSS JANE (Orlon), April 15— Chairman, T. Patrlquin; Secretary, H. Ryan. Repairs being made. One man hospitalized. New ship's delegate elected. Man paid off in Trinidad. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), May 11— Chairman, John Santos; Secretary, O. Fielding. New ship's delegate elected. MASSMAR (Calmar), May 2e— Chairman, Fred Miller; Secretary, J. Yuknas. Captain taken off ship very sick. Ship's fund $20. Man missed ship In Long Beach due to error on t t. 4 4 4 . Ricky Wayne Beavers, born March 20, 1956, to Seafarer, and Mrs. Emory A. Beavers, Baltimore, Md. 4. 4 4 4 t, 4> i 4. 4 4 4 William Scott McDonald, born William Roeer Hamm, bom Catherine Ann Viai, born April April 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Er- March 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. William J. McDonald, Has­ JUes W. Hamm, Wilson, NC. win H. Vial, New Orleans, La. kell, Tex. t 4. 4 i Edwina Rita Schrock, born May Julia Salcedo, born April 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward Schrock, San Francisco, Salcedo, New York, NY. If a crewmember quits while Calif. 4i Ji a ship is in port, delegates 4 4 4' ^ Deborah Gwen Johnson, born are asked to contact the hali William Brian Kaup, born November 2, 1955, to Seafarer and March 21, 1956, to Seafarer and immediately for a replace­ Mrs. William H. Johnson, Balti­ Mrs. James W. Kaup, Elizabeth, ment. Fast action on their part more, Md. will keep all jobs aboard ship NJ. filled at all times and elimi­ t 4" 4" 4 4 4 nate the chance of the ship Bobbi Ann Castelin, born March Donald Earl Christian, born sailing shorthanded. April 23, 1956, to . Seafarer and 31, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Shorthanded? TO SHIPS IH ATUNTIC • SOUTH AMERICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BROSDCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS #9^ IVEay SUNDAY . ISSO DMT •Msg 1 He Veiee ef Hte MTD. mssmm / Mm < . siPilil IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), May 20— Chairman, Robert Beale; Secretary, W. Bebalek. Purchased games. S1.56. One man short in black gang. New mattreases not received yet. Ship's fund. $22.14. Communications read and accepted. Safety suggestions to be given to patrolman. t. Robert Castelin, Pass Christian, Miss. Nanette William^n, born April William . Clay Gribble, born Doris' Marie Milton, born Feb­ 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs|. ruary 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. April 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Vemon L. Williamson, Soperto'n, Mrs. John D. Gribble, La Marque, John D. Milton, Baltimore, Md. Ga. ~ Tex. FAIRISLE (Waterman), May 20— Chairman, C. Tobias; Secretary, W. Busch. Ship's fund, $9.25. New ship's delegate elected. Messroom to be painted. KATHRYN (Bull), May 13—Chair­ man, C. Hasx; Secretary, Luis Vila. TEXMAR (Calmar), May 20—Chair­ man, J. Brooks; Secretary, J. Smith. t. ORION PLANET (Orion), May IB— Chairman, Jlrt) Davis; Secretary, M. J. Wells. New ship's delegate and treas­ urer elected. Need fans for foc'sles, Foc'sle doors should be stenciled. Suggestion that two end chairs be held for watch. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), May 24—Chairman, H. P. Towne; Sec­ retary, I. M. Peacock. No drinking on watch. Ship's fund. $11.10. Telephone needed In lower hold and between decks. Discussion on cabs In Belle Chasse. La. CHRYSS JANE (Colonial), May 20 —Chairman, T. Patrlquin; Sacratary, P. Jomlder. Discussion on payoff pro­ cedure and transportation. All oi the following SIU /amities Mrs. Walter W. Christian, Mobile, will collect the $200 maternity Ala. benefit plus a $25 bond from the 4. t 4. ' Union in the baby's name: Carmen Esther Velez Colon, Julia Erna Marias, born March born March 29, 1956, to Seafarer 7, 1956, To Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ and Mrs. Rafael V. Molina, Areseph J. Martus, Jr., Blackwood, NJ. cibo, PR. ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), May 13—Chairman, P. J. St. Marie; Secre­ tary, D. E. Van Alstlne. One man left ship in Singapore due to family ill­ ness. One man left behind in Japan. Three men went to hosptal in Singa­ pore. Need overtime sheets. Also need classification on paying off in foreign ports. Discussion on. elimination of petty and personal dissentions. Need chief cook. Crew to take care of linen when used on deck. Ryan. New fans needed. Repair list turded in. Crew to write Senators from Massachusetts urging thsm to take action on 50-50 bill. Few new chairs needed in messroom. Wash water very rusty. Tanks need clean­ ing. New ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund $5.00. Report read and accepted. Discussion on food. - RECENT ARRIVAIS - board. Was not logged and should not be flned. Laundry and recreation room to be kept clean at all times. PORTMAR (Calmar), JMay 11—Chair­ man, Rlchad Schemm; Secretary, Lee Owyer. Ship's fund. S25. New ship's treasurer and reporter elected. Fric­ tion en deck about mate and captain working on deck. To be taken up with agent at Wilmington. Few men paying off. Pace Fifteen LOG WFK-3f. 19150 KCt Ships In Coribbean, East Csost of South Amarico, South Atlantic ond Eott Coast of Unitad Slates. WFL-65, 15150 KC$ Ships in GuH of Mex­ ico, Coribbean, West CoPM of South Amer­ ica, West Coosi of Mexico and US Eosi Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KC» Ships ill Meitiltrronean oroo. North Allontic, Euiopeon and US Eost Coast. I . WMS! UP-TO-THE-MINUTE UNION AND MARITIME NEWS OF SPECIAL INTEREST DEL NORTE (Mississippi!, May 11— Chairman, E. Crane; Secretary, George Annls. $.50 donation made to brother whose father passed away. Two re­ patriated seamen aboard, one from Del Ore and one from Del Mar. Mat­ ter about garbage disposal settled. SEATRAIN'HEW YORK (Seatrain), May 2—Chairman, F. C. King; Secre­ tary, I. M. .Peacock. Ship's fund. $11.10. Delegate to get a good library and assortment -of books. Washing machine should be repaired. Lights on super deck to be checked. Wash should be removed after drying. SANTORE (Orel), May It—Chair­ man, S. Mills; Secretary, Gerald Dun­ ham. Discussion on Insufficient stores previous voyage. New ship delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Stew­ ard to follow up stores list to avoid future shortages. McKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tankers), May 20—Chairman, Ray­ mond Drihkoyeza; Secretary, Daniel Backrack. All men to be aboard one hour before sailing. Ship to be exter­ minated for rats. Four replacements needed in Savannah. Letter from headquarters read and accepted. New steward department working rules to be effective immediately. Need new galley range. Spoiled meats to be dis­ carded. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE SW-Ue DISIMCT-SW-MFOW-MCS-ltOU-MMtP,-BME-SIU.CANADIAN DiSTRICT Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World ^ Wireless Broadcasts gi Continue *.. IJ MONDAY. 0315 Gtlj Europe and North America WCO-13020 KCt ' East Coast South America WCO-16908.8 KCs West Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs 1 I I I (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Australia WMM 25-15607 KCs Northwest Pacific WMM 81-11037.5 I I I I I �SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZI • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 18SS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT > AFL-CIO • rule ShaU not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded Or late, and shaU not be deemed to require any Employer to pay transportation by virtue of the transfer of the job caU. The provi­ sions of Rule 4(C) shaU be subor(Unate hereto. SEAFARERS IHri UHiON A&e DISTRICT, AFL AND 5. Special Preferences ""f "i COMTRACTED EMPLOYERS (These rules include the rules previously printed and distributed, together with amendments thereto, decided upon by the Seafarers Appeals Board, up to and including April 26, 1956.) " Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, hereinafter called the "Union," shaU be shipped pursuant to the following rules: I. Seniority emergency circumstances, such as insuring against a vessel sailing short in a department. No seaman shall be shipped out on> a job outside the group in which he is- registered, except as specifically set forth herein. The. following are the groups within the lists (departments), in which classified seamen may register. Within one ligt (department), those possessing a higher seniority rating may take priority in the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not registered in the same group, subject, however, to tha pro­ visions of Rule 4 (C). The foUowing is a breakdown of the list (department) group: A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and restrictions on employment as are contained in the agreements between the Union and the Employers, seamen shall be shipped out on jobs of­ fered through the hiring halls of the Union in accordance with the class of seniority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the other rules contained herein. DECK DEPARTMENT Group I—Day Workers B. Seniority shaU be determined in the foUowing manner; Bosun Deck Maintenance A Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who Bosun's Mate Watchman—Day Work have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or more Carpenter Storekeeper of the companies listed in Appendix A. attached hereto and made Croup II—Rated Watch Standers a part hereof, since before January 1. 1951. subject, however, to Quartermaster Car Deckman Rule 9. Able Seaman Watchman—Standing Watchei A Class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who Group III have shipped regularly up to December 31. 1954. with one or more Ordinaries on Watch of the companies listed in Appendix A. since before January 1. 1955, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however, ENGINE DEPARTMENT to Rule 9. Group I A Class C seniority rating shaU be possessed by all seamen who Chief Electrician 1st. 2nd. 3rd Ref. Eng'r. do not have a Class A or Class B seniority rating, subject, how­ 2nd Electrician Chief Storekeeper ever, to Rule 9. Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Day Work Evap. Maintenance Man Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no seaman shall UnUc. Jr. Eng'r.—Watch Pumpman. 1 and 2 he deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise en­ Plumber-Machinist Engine Maintenance titled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the United States. Chief Ref. Eng'r, C. .A seaman will be deemed to have slflpped regularly with one or Group II more of the companies listed in,Appendix A if he has been employed Watertender Deck Engineer as an unlicensed seaman no le^than ninety days (90) per calendar Fireman-Watertendep Engine UtUity year on one or more American flag vessels owned or operated by Fireman the said companies, subject, however, to Rule 3 (A). This latter Oiler—Diesel Oiler—Steam provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if Group III the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year Wiper In which the seaman commenced to ship but. if not met. the said STEWARD DEPARTMENT calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading Group I—Rated Men Is concerned. Chief Steward-Passenger Chief Cook D. Employment with, or election to any office or Job in the Union, 2nd Steward-Passenger Night Cook and Baker or any employment taken at the behest of the Union, shall be deemed Steward 2nd Cook and Baker to be the same as employment with any of the companies listed in Chef Appendix A. and seniority shall accrue accordingly during the period Group II such employment, office, or job is retained. 2nd Cook and 3rd Cook E. A Class A seniority rating shall be the highest. Class B. the next highest, and so on. and priority as to jobs shall be granted Group III—Mesimen accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. Messman UtUity Messman F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman shall be shipped in accordance wi^ the length of time be has been unemployed, the C. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he is quaUfied one unemploy^ the longest to be shipped the first, subject, never­ therefor in accordance with law and can furnish, on demand, the theless. to the rules contained herein. appropriate documents evidencing this qualification. 0. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof It. No man shaU be .shipped whUe under the influence of alcohol of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Notwith­ or drugs. standing any other provisions herein, the failure to produce ade­ i. All seamen shipped through the Union shaU be given two as­ quate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall be grounds signment cards. One of these cards shaU be given by the seaman for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card to the head of his department aboard ship, the other to his de­ duly issued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof of partment delegate aboard ship. seniority, for the purposes of shipping, without prejudice to the J. Without prejudice to the right of appeal contaii\ed herein, a right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority in seaman may be refused permission to ship when he is not in com­ reasonably legible and easily ascertainable form, such as official pliance with the union shop or maintenance of membership pro­ Coast Guard discharges. Unemployment periods shall be ascertained visions of the contract entered between the Union and its con­ solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. tracted employers, where such provisions are applicable. It shall H. Seniority rating cards will be issued by the Union only upon be the burden of the Union, in the event of appeal, to estabUsh written and personal application made and accepted. These will be that the refusal to ship, in such cases, is based on grounds con­ valid only for the calendar year in which issued. No seniority sistent with those provisions of Sections 8A3 and 8B2 of the Labor rating card will be issued after October in each calendar year, Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act), as amended, unless the remaining time is not needed to preserve the seniority dealing with failure to tender uniformly required periodic dues and rating of the applicant, or is mathematicaiiy sufficient to enable him initiation fees. to retain his seniority. Each seniority rating card shall be based K. Subject to the other rules contained herein, a seaman receiving upon entitlement as of the date applied for. a job shaU give up the shipping card on which he was shipped. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 3. Hospital Cases 90 days from the date of issue, subject to the other ruies con­ tained herein. If the 90th day fails on a Sunday or a holiday, A. Notwithstanding anytnlng to the contrary herein contained, the national or state, or if the hall in which registration has been made period of employment required during each year to constitute is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed regular shipping, or for the maintenance of Class B or Class C valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall is seniority without break, shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with open. Shipping cards shall be issued to all those requesting the the proportion of bona fide In and out patient time to each same, provided the seaman has all the neces.sary documents and calendar year. Example; If a man has been a bona fide in and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. out patient for four (4) months in one calendar year, the yearly employment required for seniority purposes shall be reduced by 1. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment with­ one-third for that year. out regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without preju­ B. A seaman who enters a bona fide hospital as an in-patient and dice. however, to the application of any other rule contained herein. remains there for thirty (30) days or more, shall be entitled, if A seaman may not change the department in which he usually otherwise qualified, to receive a thirty (30) day back-dated shipping ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which card. If he has been such an in-patient for less than thirty (30) days, permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satisfactory he shall be entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a shipping card back­ by the Board, that medical reasons, insufficient to prohibit sail­ ing altogether, warrant the change. dated to the day he first entered the hospital. This rule shaU not apply unless the seaman reports to the dispatcher within forty-eight J. Seamen with a Class B or Class C seniority rating may be (48) hours after his discharge, exclusive of Saturdays. Sundays, and shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever Holidays, and produces his hospital papers. is longer; in the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be ex­ tended. where necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving 4. Business Hours and Job Calls — the ship is c()ncerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause A. All Uqion halls shall be open from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM. a vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by • On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. virtue of the application of this rule. The words, "round trip." On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, the hours of busi­ shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to it by ness shall be determined by the Port Agent, upon proper notice seamen, whether it be coastwise, intercoastal or foreign. posted on the bulletin board the day before. B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week days, in­ 2. Shipping Procedure cluding Saturday mornings, on the huur, except for the 8:00 AM and Noon calls. On .Saturday afternoons. .Sundays, and Holidays, or A. No seaman shall be shipped unless registered for shipping. No under exceptional circumstances, the job may be called out at any seaman shall register for shipping in more than one port of the time after it comes in. In no case shall a job be called out unless Union at one time. No shipping card issued in one port shall be it Is first posted on the shipping board. honored in another. C. There shall be a limit of eight (8) job calls in which tha B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shipping priority of Class A and Class B personnel may be exercised in ob­ card or seniority rating card. All registration must be in person, taining a particiilar job. If the eighth job call does not produce a and seamen must be present, in person, when a job is offered th .i. qualified seamair possessing either a Class A or Class B seniority C. No seaman may register for a Job so long as he is employed rating On the order prescribed herein), that seaman with a Class C on any vessel. seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules, shall bit' D. No seaman shall have the right to reject more than two jobs, selected for the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to after throwing in for them, within the period^ of validity of his cause a vessel to sail shorthanded or late. shipping' card. Rejection of more than two jobs'during this period D. The five major ports are declared to be New York. Baltimore, will require re-registration and the taking out of a new shipping MobUe. New Orleans, and San Francisco. In halls other than those therein located, if three (3) calls for a Job do not produce a' quaU­ card. E. Every seaman who accepts a job, and who quits or is fired fied seaman possessing a Class A or Class B seniority rating, the job after one day. shall not be permitted to retain the original shipping shaU be placed in suspense but only with respect to Class A and Class card on which he received his job. but must re-register to ship. If B personnel who are registered for shipping, and not with respect he quits or is fired within one day. he must report back to the dis­ to Class C personnel. The nearest major port shall be notified, and patcher on the next succeeding business day or else give up the the suspended job offered there. A qualified Class A or Class B original shipping card on which he received his job. -seaman (in that order) in the major port so notified shall have the F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one list right to bid for these jobs but only within the remaining five (5) (department), and in not more than one group, as hereinafter set job calls. In the event these jobs are not bid for. that seaman with forth. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a list (depart­ a Class C seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules and registered in the notifying port, shaU be assigned the job, Tbif ment) other than that on which he is registered, except under .•(-%, .,1. - • A. Within each class of seniority rating.'seamen over fifty (W) years of age shaU be preferred in obtaining jobs of fire watchmen. B. A seaman shipped on a regular job. whose ship lays up less < than fifteen (15) days after the original employment date. shaU have restored to him the shipping card on which he was Ihipped, pro­ vided the card has not expired. C. If a ship lays up and then calls for a crew within ten (10) days after layup. the same crew members shall have preference, providing they are registered on the shipping Ust. D. A seaman with a Class A seniority ratiiw shaU not be required to throw in for a job on the same vessel after first obtaining, a job thereon, so long as he has not been discharged for cans* or has quit. i E. Class C personnel with a certificate of satisfactory completloa from the Andrew Furuseth Training School shaU be preferred over other Class C personnel. F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of bosun ShaU be given those seamen who either have actuaUy sailed as AB for at least 36 months In the Deck Department, or, havo actuaUy ^Ued In any capacity in the Deck Department for at least 72 months, or, have actuaUy sailed as bosun for U-months, in aU cases with one or more of the companies listed in the afore­ mentioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of Chief Electrician shaU be given those seamen who have actually saUed for at least 36 months in the Engine Department, including at least 12 months as Second Electrician, with one or more of tha companies listed in the aforementioned Appen(Ux A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of steward on cargo vessels shaU be given those seamen who either have actually saUed for at least 36 months in the Stewards Depart­ ment in a rating above that of 3rd Cook. or. have actuaUy sailed as steward (or as 2nd Steward on passenger vessels) for at least 13 months, in either case with one or more of the companies listed In the aforementioned Appendix A. (4) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of Chief Steward, on passenger vessels. shaU be given those seamen who have actuaUy sailed for at least 12 months as Chief Stevrard or as 2nd Steward on passenger vessels, and preference for the job of 2nd Steward, on passenger vessels, shall be given on the same basis as that -of steward on cargo vessels, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned AppencUx A. G. The above - preference shaU obtain notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary contained in these rules. 6. Standby Jobs A. Standby jobs'shaU be shipped in rotation, within each class of seniority rating. No standby shaU be permitted to take a regu­ lar job on the same vessel unless he returns to the haU and throws in for the. regular job. His original shipping card shall be returned to the standby when he reports back to the (Uspatcher tmless it has expired in the interim. 7. Relief In the event an employed seaman \yants time off and secures permission to do so. he shall call the haU and secure a reUef. No reliefs shaU be furnished for less than four (V hours or more than three (3) days. The one asking for time off shall be responsible for paying the relief at the regular overtime rate. ReUefs shaU be shipped in the same manner as a standby. This rule shaU not apply when replacements are not required by the head of the department concerned. 8. Promotions or Transfers Aboard Ship No seaman shipped under these rules shaU accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union haU. 9. Change in Seniority A. AU those who possess a fclass B seniority rating shall be entitled to a Class A seniority rating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth in Appendix A. provided they maintain their Class B seniority rating without bi^eak. B. AU those who possess a Class C seniority rating shaU be en­ titled to a Class B seniority rating two (2) years after they commenced to ship regiUarly with the vompanies set forth in Appendix A, provided they maintain their Class C seniority rating without break. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth in Appendix A for at least ninety (90) days each calendar year is necessary to maintain without break a Class B or Class C seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 3(a). This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the require­ ments therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced td ship but. if not met. the said calendar year shaU not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading Is concerned. D. The same provisions as to military service as are contained in Rule KB) ShaU be analogously applicable here. 10. Discipline A. The Union, although imder no indemnity obUgation. will not ship drunks, dope addicts, and others whose presence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance to the safety and health of the crew. Anyone claiming a wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers Appeals Board, which shall) be a board of four (4), two (2) to be selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating committee, representing Employers, known and commonly referred to as the Management Negotiating Committee. This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2). to sit in the port where the refusal to ship takes place. If practicable, and if not. at the nearest avaUable port where it is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, and shaU arrive at a decision, unanimously, to be binding and final. If a unanimous decision cannot be reached, an appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Where a specific company is Involved in the dispute, a representative thereof must be appointed to the Committee by the Board, unless waived by the said company. B. Where a seaman deliberately fails or refuses to join his ship, or is guUty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, he may loss his shipping card for up to thirty (30) days. For a second offense, ha may lose his card up to sixty (60) days. In especiaUy severe cases, or in case of a third offense, he may lose his shipping card per­ manently. C. The Board of four (4) shaU be a permanent body, and each member' shaU have an alternate. The selection of the alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shaU be set forth in the agreements signed by the Union and the Employers. Members of the Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub-para­ graph A. The Board shall act only if there participates at least one Union member and one Employer member, while the coUective strength of each group shall be the same, regardless of the actual number in attendance. The decisions of the Board shall be by unanimous vote, and shall be final and binding, except that, in tha event of a tie. the Board shall select an impartial fifth member to resolve the particular issue involved, in which case, a majori^ vote shall then • be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached as to the Identity of the fifth member, application therefor shall be made to the Amerieau Arbitration Association, and its rules shall then be followed in reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation disputes arising out of seniority rule applications, shall be dealt with in the same manner as disputes over shipping rights. B. It is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint must be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the situation complained of. and be addressed to the Seafarers Appeal! Board. Room 316. Graystone Building, Mobile, Alabama. 11. Amendments These rules, including seniority classifications and requirements, may be amended at any time, in accordance with law. contracts between the Union and the Employers, and to the extent permitted by Uw and contract, as aforesaid, by the Seafarers Appeals Board. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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. 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Title A name given to the resource June 8, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO FIVE SUPREME COURT TEST ON SEA LAW RIGHTS RUNAWAYS FORCE SHIP BREAKOUTS OPEN NEW AFL-CIO HQ; IKE LAUDS UNION GAINS MEETINGS NEAR A PROGRAM FOR SIU MEDICAL CENTERS US REVEALS AMBITIOS SHIP REPLACEMENT PLANS SF EXPECTS JOB BOOM TO CONTINUE NEW YORK SHIPPING’S HOT; FUTURE OUTLOOK IS ROSY FIRST MIRITIME STRIKE 70 YRS AGO THIS MONTH ‘GIVE US CUSTOMS BREAK,’ CREW ASKS MOBILE GETS $ FOR SHIP CHANNEL JOB GET COPY OF SKIPPER’S REPORT, AVOID M&C GYPS, UNION URGES JONES ACT STILL UNDER FIRE FROM SHIPOWNERS CABLE SHIP IN LAYUP, ALASKA JOB PENDING PAN-ATLANTIC MAKES BID TO SERVICE MORE PORTS GOOD CREW HEPS KEEP BRIDGER SHUTTLE GOING 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 6/08/1956 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Vol. XVIII, No. 12 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3c452189268f69af146c85a4355aed1d.PDF 00de7026c2cf3f684d110ca921769047 PDF Text Text imm SEAFARmS AWAROKO riKST PBIZE • OENBRAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1995 • •'mi LOG if- INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AKERltA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAR ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • _ U_ J University administrators who selected five XiOilCyC EMOOMO* 1956 winners of SIU scholarships worth $6,000 each go bver notes during their meeting. They are (1 to r) F. D. Wilkinson, Howard University; Miss Edna Newhy, NJ College for Women; Bernard Ireland, Columbia U., and Elwood C. Kastner, NYU. _ f f SIU scholarship winner Jeremiah tJOUDiC IvOOO LIICK* O'Neil, AB, shows former shipmates L. L. Pickett, left, and Richard Koch story of his award. Fortune also smiled on Pickett and Koch this week as mix-up saved them from air­ liner crash which killed one Seafarer. (Story on Page 5.) U.VOTES REPEAL OnOGHT TO WORK' Election Pledge To Voters Axed Anti-Labor Law Story On Page 3 Discussing labor's position following reIflOppillsf rtOnS* peal of the anti-union "Right to Work" law in Louisiana are (1 to r) Lindsey J. ^^illiams, SIU New Orleans Port agent, Raynal Ariatti and A. P. Stoddard. Williams is chairman of the executive board, Ariatti is president and Stoddard is secretarytreasurer of the New Orleans LLPE. (Story on Page 3.) Pelly, Byrne Bills Doomed, Sponsors Look To Next Year -Story On Page 2 • •• , yt •11: .•f • 1 'V'.- r. \ ^-•'l v'4j �Tnt* Tw» SEAFARERS Jane LOG IW Peliy, Byrne Bills IWTD Isn't Can Shaking Doomed, Sponsors Look To Next Year WASHINGTON—Two proposed laws which would have considerable bearing on the fu­ ture of US tramp shipping and the jobs of thousands of seamen appear doomed for this ses­ sion of Congress. They are the Felly bill which would require foreign'^tramps to matdi US cargo rates and the Byrne bill to subsidize tramp ship­ New Headquarters For 15 Million Union ping. However, both sponsors Bulletins sent out to « number of ships by "The Committee Aealnst Waterfront Screening" have attempted to identify the Maritime Trades Department with the committee's efforts. A section of the bulletin lu-ges ships' crews to support the MTD'i demand for civilian control over merchant seamen. In the next breath, it says, "Yoii can collect a few dollars and send it to this Committee to help in our fight." The MIID has no connection with this committee and does not .solicit funds from the membership'of affiliated unions, as it is supported by per capita payments. The MTD's policy toward the Coas^ Guard jshould not be construed as supporting the opera­ tions of "The Committee AgaUist Waterfront Screening," which appears to be a front for •anry Bridges and the remains of the old Communlst-doiiilBgted National Union of Marine Cooks and StewardB. Members in US intend to revive the Issue in Janu­ ary when the new Congress meets. The Byrne and Pelly bills were unable to make headway at this session because of the lateness of their introduction and the pend­ ing national elections for Presi­ dent and Congress. The legisla­ tors are anSious to wind up busi­ ness in anticipation of national nominating conventions which are just a few weeks away. 'Musf* Bills Get Go-Ahead Consequently the only shipping legislation getting the go-ahead sign deals with actual ship con­ struction bills where inaction would mean too much delay. These Include such items as atom-ship construction proposals, Pan Atlan­ tic's plea for charters on 20 US tankers, revision of Government mortgage guarantees and similar items. As originally introduced, the Pelly bill, sponsored by Repre­ sentative Thomas M. Pelly (Rep.Wash.) would have required for­ eign ships to pay American wage scales whenever they carried USGovernment cargoes. It represent­ ed an extension of a practice sanc­ tioned many times by Congress on Government-contracted construc­ tion work. Dual Rate System If reelected, Pelly says he in­ tends to attack the problem from a different angle in the next ses­ sion, to overcome objections to his current proposal. He plans to in­ troduce a bill which would set up a dual rate system for foreign tramps bidding for "50-50" cargoes. This would simply involve apply­ ing the "fair and reasonable" rule to foreign tramps as well as to US Photo shows striking new home of the AFL-CIO in Washington, just across the square from ships. ^ the White House. Originally begun as a new AFL headquarters, the building was adapted At present, Government cargoes for its new function when the AFL and CIO merged before construction was completed. can be withheld from US ships if President Dwight Eisenhower and other top officials participated in opening dedication cere­ their rates are not "fair and rea­ monies. sonable" in light of going market rates and operating expenses. For­ eign tramps have no such limita­ tion. The result is that in recent weeks, foreign rate^ have almost reached the levels of American tramp fees, bringing charges from Government officials that foreign ships, particularly the runaways, are profiteering at US expense. Filing of an election petition by the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, AFLDiscourage Transfers Obviously a "reasonable" rate CIO for longshoremen in New York harbor is scheduled to take place in the very near fu­ for foreign ships would be well be­ ture. All indications are that the IBL will present its pledge cards and petition to the Na­ low the American rate. Felly is tional Labor Relations Board > hopeful that his measure would dis­ in the early part of July, well on any of its pre-election promises to reaffirm the Union's standing courage any further transfers to ahead of the expiration date and by continuation of the abuses position of support for IBL in foreign flags and offer incentives of the current ILA contract. which caused its expulsion in the New York and in any other ports toward maintenance of a perma­ Secret Vote first instance. ILA ties with Harry where it would challenge the ILA. nent US tramp fleet. The petition means that long­ Bridges and operations of proFor the moment, the focus of the The Byrne bill, put forth by Rep. shoremen In New York will have Communist elements in ILA are IBL drive is the Port of New York James Byrne (Dem.-Pa.), would another opportunity to decide by other major issues in the coming where IBL has collected more than have offered operating subsidies to secret vote whether they want to vote. enough pledge cards to meet the tramps on voyages where they had discard the AFL-ousted Interna­ 30 percent requirement of the Na­ Full Labor Support to compete with foreign tramps. tional Longshoremen's Associa­ tional Labor Relations Board. IBL men in New York have been Byrne has promised "If I am in a tion and join the AFL-CIO fam­ Despite ILA-inspired rumors to position to introduce it next year I ily as IBL members. the contrary, the IBL will go into heartened by repeated moves of In the last waterfront election the election with the full support the ILA to duck out on an elec­ will reintroduce it at the earliest possible date" so that Congress will in May, 1954, the ILA won by the of the AFL-CIO and of the Mari­ tion, including efforts to rejoin have time to consider the measure. narrowest of margins, less than time Trades Department represent­ AFL-CIO in one form or another. The bill was introduced too late 200 votes out of 20,000. Since then, ing seagoing and shoreside unions These efforts, all of which have IBL supporters report, the ILA in the maritime industry, including been rejected by AFL-CIO, are this year to make any progress. Both measures' are backed by has further alienated longshore­ the SIU. Seafarers at the mem­ seen as a confession of the JLA's men by failure to follow through bership - meeting of! June 13' voted weakness in the port. the Sltl and other sea unions. li b'iii n'i ••!5 'yj-:•* •• • IBL Readying Petitions For New Dock Election SIU Backs Broader Ship BUI WASHINGTON—SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer Paul Hall put the Union on record in favor of a bill which would en­ courage construction of new pas­ senger ships in testimony this week before the House Merchant Marine Committee. Hall spoke for passage of HR 11554 which would broaden the area in which the Gov­ ernment could offer lOp percent mortgage insurance to p^vate op­ erators planning to build US pas­ senger vessels. Late yesterday the House Mer­ chant Marine Committee voted the bill out of committee after broad­ ening its coverage to ihclude cargo ships. An Immediate beneficiary of the bill would be the Arnold Bernstein Line, which seeks to begin lowcost passenger service to' Europe. In his testimony Hall pointed out that existing passenger ves­ sels built by long-estaiblished op­ erators have all had the benefit of the 100 percent insurance which made it a lot easier for them to raise ship construction money. The pending bill would do the same for other operators seeking to fill a long-felt need for an adequate pas­ senger ship fleet. This area could provide jobs for thousands of sea­ men who have suffered as a re­ sult of the drop in ships under US flag. Need Passenger Ships American seamen and the Amer­ ican merchant marine, as well as the country's defense establish­ ment, have all suffered from our inadequacy in passelfger ships. Hall said. On some trade routes deemed essential by the US, not a single American-flag passenger ship is op­ erating. Nobody doubts that the business is there. Hall pointed out, with hundreds of thousands now having the money for foreign travel. But the ships have not been built be­ cause operators have had trouble raising money. The new bill. Introduced by Rep. Herbert Bonner (Dem-NC) would eliminate this difficulty by provid­ ing 100 percent US insurance un­ der Title XI of the 1936 Merchant Mai^ne Act. SEAFARERS LOG Jm. 22. 1966 Vol. XVIil. N.. 13 PAUL HALL, aecretary-jCreasurer HEBBERT BHAND, editor; RAY OENISON, Managing Editor; BEBNABD SEAMAN, Art. Editor; HERMAN ABTBUB, IBWIN SPIVACK, Sta]f Writers; Bnj. MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. lao Published biweekly at tne headquertere of the Seafarer:: International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, AFI^IO,«75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-66IIQ, Entered at second class matter at the Post Offlce In Brooklyn, NY, under' the Act of Aua. 24,. ^*12. , >' <1 !! �jriuM ii i956 SEAFARERS Pafc HUM LOG Louisiana Repeals 'Wreck' Law Becomes First State To Dump Anti-Union Law •'Rli rtU\SlAW-4 BATON ROUGE, La.—A two-year fight by Louis­ iana working men and women for the security of their trade unions ended in a complete victory last week when the State legislature, in session here, repealed the socalled "right to work" law. The successful fight of Lou­ isiana labor, in which Seafarers played a leading r^le, is the greatest victory scored thus far by AFL-CIO in its campaign against state and national legislation harmful to all Americans. Until last week, Louisiana was one of 18 states with a "wreck" law on the books. The repeal action followed a US Supreme Court decision upholding the union shop on the na­ tion's railroads. It may mark a turning point after ten years of legislative setbacks to the labor movement. The repeal cleared the State ^ Senate June 15 by a vote of 21 served as the headquarters nerve to 18, after the House voted center of the AFL-CIO during the repeal 57 to 44. The vote was the state elections. SIU New Orleans climax to the election last spring port Jgent Lindsey J. Williams of state legislators, many of them served as chairman of the bOM-d newcomers to the legislature, who for New,Orleans' Labor League pledged to the voters that they for Political Education during the would seek repeal of the law. Gov­ campaign. ernor Earl Long also campaigned Law Undermines Unions on the repeal platform. "Right 10 work" laws (which are As the LOG went to press the described by labor as "right to bill was on the Governor's desk wreck" laws) have as their basic and his signature was expected aim the undermining of unions by momentarily. prohibiting any form of union se­ The Seafarers' role in the repeal curity. Unions are not allowed to drive was highlighted by the fact sign any contracts which require that the SIU New Orleans hall all workers in a bargaining un.t to join up and pay dues. At the same The citizens of Louisiana have a right to be proud this" time, unions are compelled to rep­ week because their state has taken the lead in wiping out resent non-members in the unit drastic limitations on the rights of trade unions and union who will not pay dues. The laws then are rigged to keep members. The action of the Louisiana legislature in repeal­ unions as weak as possible, making ing the so-called "right to work" law remedies a serious in­ them fair game for employers, and of course, keeping wages and con­ justice to the trade unions of the state and what's more, at low levels. recognizes the economic facts of life of a modern industrial NEW ORLEANS—Last week's repeal of the Louisiana ditions Commenting on the legislature's "right to work" law was a clear expression of the, voters' action, Williams declared: "To system. Louisiana wdlerfront and shoreThese facts are simply stated. In our modern, high-powered wishes, for a sizable majority of the state's legislators owed side workers, repeal of this vicious their election to their promise economy the purchasing power of the consumer, whether to do away with the law. The voters. A second part of the cam­ law against the working men and country farmer or city worker, is all-important in keeping current legislature represents paign was a door-to-door drive women means their union organ­ now will be able to present the wheels turning. Any legislation which seriously handi­ a considerable turnover from the throughout the state to acquaint izations a stronger front to their employers the public with the issues. caps trade unions in their fight for a fair share of productiv­ previous one as Louisiana working Working out of the SIU New in bargaining for decent wages and people registered their objections working conditions. It means too, ity is bound to have a damaging effect on the prosperity of to "right to work" backers by vot­ Orleans hall. Seafarers and mem­ that everyone will have a far bet­ . all. The only ones who benefit are short-sighted low wage ing them out of office. Prominent bers of other unions rang doorbells, ter opportunity to improve his in the successful campaign in re­ distributed literature and utilized economic standards in unorganized profiteers. aieas in this state." (Continued on page 15) vamping the make-up of the legis­ Louisiana's action is a tremendous boon to labor's drive lature were many rank and file for wholesale repeal of these laws in 17 other states. By their Seafarers, with the SIU New Or­ action the legislators went on record as saying that after a leans hall serving as the center of labor's election operations in this two-year experiment the "right to work" law has been a com­ city. NEW ORLEANS—Louisiana legislators who voted to repeal the so-called "right t5 work" law have been thanked for their action in plete and utter failure. The effect was that voters elected telegrams sent by Lindsey J. Wiliiams, SIU New Orleans port Lousiana's action assumes added significance because it new representatives to almost 50 agent. Williams serves as chairman of the executive board of follows the Supreme Court's unanimous decision that "right the New Orleans Labor League for Political Education. The text Names of La. legislators who of the message is as follows: to work" laws do not legally apply to railroad workers in voted to repeal State's "right "YOU ARE TO BE COMMENDED FOR THE PUBLICInterstate commerce. The two developments, taken together, to work" iaw are on page 15. SPIRITED MANNER IN WHICH YOU SUPPORTED PAS­ are certain to encourage current efforts by labor groups ift SAGE OF IIB-250 GUARANTEEING TO THE WORKING other states. With Louisiana discarding the'law as damaging percent of the House seats. Many MEN AND WOMEN OF LOUISIANA THE RESTORATION OF THEIR FREEDOM OF CONTRACT AND THEIR DEfdOand useless, and railroad workers exempt from the legisla­ of these new legislators had pledged themselves to repeal. In tion, it becomes awfully difficult for "right to work" backers the State Senate, only 13 of 39 CRATIC RIGHT TO BARGAIN COLLECTIVELY WITH THEIR EMPLOYERS. to justify the continued existence of the laws. Certainly it succeeded in re-election. Most of "WE ARE INFORMING OUR MEMBERSHIP OF THE should put the kibosh on efforts to extend the law to other the senators who lost re-election SPLENDID MANNER IN WHICH YOU HAVE ACTED TO were beaten on the "right to states such as Washington. Congress, which paved the way bids PROTECT THE UNION SECURITY PROVISIONS OF, OUR work" issue. CONTRACTS WHICH OUR MEMBERS RECOGNIZE AS THE for "right to work" via the Taft-Hartley law, might also be The successful labor drive for BULWARK GUARANTEEING TO THEM THE RIGHT TO repeal got underway shortly after encouraged to take a second look at the issue. WORK IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF DECENCY AND SELF'right to work" was enacted. Union Seafarers in the ports of New Orleans and Lake Charles members RESPECT AND TO MAINTAIN FOR THEMSELVES AND and their leaders care­ are entitled to toot their horns over this labor victory be­ fully prepared for a test of public THEIR FAMILIES THE ACCEPTED AMERICAN STANDARD cause their efforts in the recent state elections helped assure sentiment on the law in this OF LIVING. "ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERSHIP, I WANT YOU TO Candidates a pro-labor majority in the legislature. Their services were spring's elections. KNOW THAT YOUR EFFORTS IN THEIR BEHALF AL­ were urged to make public com­ far ovd of proportion to their numbers, which de;monstrates mitments of their stand, so the WAYS WILL BE REMEMBERED AND APPRECIATED." what as nited and purposeful membership can acconaplish. issue would be clear cut for the 'Wreck' Law Repeal Met Voters' Wishes SIU Telegram To La. Legislators ''j I n nI ',<1 �ftre Foo* " r-'' W • :< . I'' -'vv (; • ! \: •I-: W' •if • 1•• >/•' L'--* 5', • S'. " •, f. #/• A'-. • if;!-". • Welfare Plan Maintains Speedy Service Record I" . • • ' / - P-i . - Ir.. H -s •r • y • are going out daily, on the same day that the applications are re­ ceived at the Welfare office. The only incident where payments are not made immediately is where a Seafarer has failed to file a bene­ ficiary card or an enrollment card or the card on file lacks all the necessary information. In this area, the Union noted, there has been considerable im­ provement. Most Seafarers now realize the importance of having up-to-date, accurate beneficiary and enrollment cards on file with the Welfare Plan. Seafarers are also urged to file copies of their marriage certificates and children's birth certificates, both documents being needed to process hospitalsurgical benefits. Speedy Records An important asset to the Wel­ fare Plan in offering itr speedy service is its records system which gives a complete record of every Seafarer's seatime up to hia cur­ rent voyage. The record enables a quick check of eligibility to be made for the previous year or past years, so that at most the Seafarer is called on to supply discharges, showing one day's work in the 90 days prior to filing the claim. The survey revealed that mateiv nity benefit payments are almost totally delay-free, for the obvious reason that these are long-antici­ pated • events. Sfafarers who are fathers-to-be usually get applica­ tions from the Union before the day arrives and have marriage cer­ tificates and seatime proof ready. As soon as the Seafarer or his wife has the baby's birth cer­ tificate, the package is sent in to the Welfare Plan office and a check goes out the very same day. Death benefit payments to Seaferers' beneficiaries can be com­ pleted within a week under ideal cir­ cumstances. What can hold up a death benefit payment is the delay in obtaining a death certificate. This is particularly true if death takes place in a foreign country. Assuming the Seafarer died in the US, the filing of an applica­ tion with the death certificate and a quick check of the seatime rec­ ord is sufficient to get a check mailed out usually the same day the documents are received. Dif­ ficulty arises here if the beneficiary card is missing or improperly filled out. This means that under law the beneficiary has to go to court to be appointed administrator of the estate. There can be a delay June 22, MM LOG Question: What quality do you believe is necessary to make « good delegate? Alfonso Rivera, bosun: A del^ gate has to know the agreement because If he knows what he's talking about there is no beef on the ship. He also has to be after the court acts, the administra­ error. These requests go to the adserious about the tor is not permitted to touch the di-ess listed on the beneficiary Job and be a re­ sponsible person benefit for several months after­ card. because a good wards. The enrollment card is what delegate can counts in payment of hospital-sur­ Commonest Errors make a great deal of difference on gical benefits. If enrollment, mar­ The commonest errors, on these riage certificates and birth certifi­ a ship. 4. $ » cards are failure to sign the cards, cates are on file then all that the ICt ti Tom Little, AB: A guy who can Leonardo Torres, wiper: The absence of a date, failure to desig­ Seafarer has to "supply is the ap­ get along with everybody in the most important thing I think is nate a proper beneficiary and in­ plication, with accompanying hos-" that a delegate dicate their relation to the Sea­ pital and doctor bills, and recent crew and cooper­ should be fair farer, if any, and failure to have seatime. But if an enrollment card ate with all de­ partments makes and not play fathe card witnessed. should be missing then the claim a good delegate. V o r i t e s. He When a card comes in from a. has to wait until the Seafarer fills He should also should keep in Seafarer with these errors on it, one out. know his busi­ mind that he ness; no sea law­ represents the yer but some­ crew at all times body who knows and should stick what'he's talking with them and about. He should not fool around be able to stand up to the officers. with the officers when the crew is X involved. William C. Palmer, chief stew­ 4 t 1. • Frank Panette, fireman: A dele­ A delegate first of all should When Seafarer Ed Jacobsen, 68, decided it was time to call ard: gate has to have information about a seaman-who it quits to hiis sailing days his shipmates on the Steel Designer be the job and the knows his obli­ thought it only proper to give him an appropriate send-off. gations as a Un­ agreement. H e It took the form of a farewell-t has to know the ion member and facts and be able party in the crew messhall be­ a complete surprise to Jacobsen the " agreement to back them up. fore payoff in 'New York at v/ho was kept in the dark on his between the There is no qual­ which he was presented with gifts shipmate's plans. A cake with company and the ity that will sub­ appropriate trimmings was sup­ Union so he can stitute for expe­ plied by the baker, while crew- set a good exam­ rience in a delemembers presented him with an ple to the new­ g a t e's Job; I expensive pen and pencil set and comers and let think the Union a bottle of Scotch to celebrate his them know what it means should have a school to train them. Union men. retirement. ^ The SIU's record of giving the fastest possible service to Seafarers and their families through the SIU's 13-point Welfare Plan is being maintained, according to a survey made this week by the Union of the Plan's administration. The SIU check-up disclosed that thousands of dollars of several^ weeks, plus legal ex­ the Plan immediately sends out a worth of SIU benefit checks pense for this purpose. Then even new one to him, pointing out the fi 1 '• • i'r • SEAFARERS Jay Gold, OS: Most Important is good knowledge of the agreement and the ability to apply the con­ tract intelligent­ ly. Also a dele­ gate ought to have a flair for dealing with the officers and the crew so he can get things done as smoothly as possible with no disturbance. Crew's Surprise Party Hails Retiring Seafarer SIU Award Caps Long Try Getting a college education came the long way around for Seafarer Jeremiah O'Neil, but it proved to be one instance where perseverance paid off. It's been 15 years since O'Neil graduated high school and immediately went to work to help support a family of 11 brothers and sisters. Now the Sl-year-f old Seafarer has enrolled in was one of four Seafarers to win the competition for the 1956 SIU Columbia University. With the help of the $6,000 SIU scholar­ ship award, he intends to apply himself with determination to his college studies. O'Neil's experience smacks of the classic Horatio Alger pattern, only in his instance it was a thirst for knowledge rather than riches that moved him. Even before he got out of high school at 16 he had Ed Jacobsen been working after school hours and the best wishes of his ship­ to pay his own why. He worked mates. Jacobsen has been sailing for 47 This Is the first of a series of years on European and American articles en the 1956 SIU ships, the last seven of them as an scholarship award winners. SIU member. After being in a number of unions, Jacobsen is con­ ashore two years after graduation vinced that SIU membership offers in and around his native Provi­ the best in protection and security dence, Rhode Island, as a factory for seamen. hand and construction worker un­ The carefully-planned party was til he entered Sheepshead Bay maritime school in 1943. From then on he worked steadily SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN on SIU ships. As he is the second 11 BROADWAY oldest of 12 children, a good deal of his earnings went to help the NEW YORK CITY younger brothers and sisters. All Please check my enrollment and beneficiary cards the while he had the idea of going to see if they are properly filled out. Send the answer to on to college at some future date. Meanwhile though, his education the following address: was not neglected. Like many Sea^ farers he is a voluminous reader Naine ............................................. and he took advantage of his spare time to familiarize himself with Address Soc. Sec. No the giants of literature—Dostoievski, D. H. Lawrence, Faulkner, City State James Joyce, Thomas Wolfe, Hem­ ingway and others. Now he in­ Use the above form if you have already filled out enrollment tends to major in English litera­ and beneficiary cards and want to make sure they are correct. ture and his wide reading is sure If you have not filled out these cards, or want to make changes, to give him a head start over class­ you can get new cards from any SIU port office. mates. I Fittingly enough, what finally scholarship awards, which should make the going much easier for him from now on. "I'm profoundly grateful," he de­ clared, "for the chance given me to attend college at this late date. The scholarship award the Unfon has given me is that much more incentive to do the very best work I possibly can. I intend to apply all my energies to justify the faith the Union has placed in me." PORT O'CALL Seafarer Jeremiah O'Neil thanks SIU for scholarship at hq membership meeting. shaped his decision to enroll was the success of a shipmate in win­ ning an SIU scholarship. "I got a big lift," he said, "when Seafarer Pickett Lusk won the scholarship award last year. It was very en­ couraging to my ambitions to know that he had made the grade." He decided to take a crack at the scholarship and win, lose or draw, to enroll at school anyway, paying his way by his earnings as a Sea­ farer if that was necessary. All of his brothers and sisters are now grown up with the youngest finishing high school, so he was free to devote his funds to his own purposes. As it turned out though, O'Neil miommim BAooKLt^ BAXMAom etS'JimF. tms BAix • • ,'^wy '• ?!• •UMi u.-Kfei �SSB 3m 28, SEAFARERS LOG Seafarers Laud Winners Of SlU College Awards Seafarers in all ports applauded the announcement that four SIU members had been awarded $6,000 Andrew Furuseth Memorial Scholarships to cover four years of college or university study. A fifth award was won by the daughter of a Seafarer. In four of the ports, Seafarers were able to congratu­ specialize in English literature, has and then enter the University of late the winners in person, already enrolled at the Columbia California at Los Angeles. He is three of them at the last member­ ship meetings. Seafarer Jeremiah O'Neil, AB, was at the New York meeting and spoke briefly, thank­ ing tl^e membership for his newlywon opportunity. Seafarer Earl Laws, chief electrician, paid off the Steel Recorder in Raltimore EARL LAWS, electrician, gets hearty congratulations at Balti­ more membership meeting from Soafarers George Reier (left) and Thomas Lowe, among others. Laws paid off Steel . Recorder in the Bay city. University School of General Stu­ dies. He then took an AB's job off the board in New York on the Mankato Victory, headed for Eu­ rope. Butenkoff shipped aboard the Savannah the day the awards were announced. He has been-at­ tending Newark College of Engi­ neering and is specializing in marine electronics.. _ Laws was on tenterhooks over whether or not to sign on for an­ other trip on the Steel Recorder "When the news of his award came through. He promptly paid off and started making arrangements to enter the Milwaukee School of Engineering where electronics will probably be his specialty. Sperling has said he will complete another year at Long Beach City College majoring in economics and may go oh to a law degree. The foim Seafarers make a total Stories on four of the five winners of this year's scholar­ ship awards will appear in next week's issue ot the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. The fifth winner Is portrayed In the current issue on page four. of nine SIU men who have won the awards since the SIU's scholar­ ship plan was instituted in 1953. One Seafarer has already com­ pleted his studies. Five children of Seafarers are currently attending college unden-the scholarships. Seafarer One Of Victinis As Air Crash Kills 74 Anne Virgin JEREMIAH O'NEIL, AB, was warmly a^tplauded at New York membership meeting. He's shown afterwards with SlU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall. O'Neil has enrolled at Colum­ bia University's School of General Studies. upon getting the good news and was present at the meeting there to be greeted by the membership. Seafarer Herman Sperling, cur­ rently attending Long Beach City College, was presented to the membership at the Wilmington port meeting, and expressed his thanks to the Union for giving him a big boost towards a career in economics and law. The fourth SIU winner. Seafarer George Butenkoff, AB, was at sea aboard the Seatrain Savannah on meeting night. Daughter Of Seafarer The winner of the 'fifth award was Miss Anne Virgin, daughter of Seafarer Claude Virgin of Atlanta, Georgia. Miss Virgin is currently attending the University of Georgia where she is maintaining an out­ standing record after graduating number one in her high school class. She intends to teach English in the secondary schools. The overjoyed winners wasted no time in following through on their successes. O'Neil, who will Calmar Buys 2 More Libertys HERMAN SPERLING, AB, now attending Long Beach City College was at Wilmington meeting and got a hand each from W. Woodill (left) and B. Haukebo. He will switch over to the University of California at Los Angeles, i \ Two more Liberty ships will be crewed by Seafarers in the near future as the Calmar Steamship Company has purchased them for use in the intercoastal trade. The two ships were bought from an NMU-contracted company. The purchase reflects the grow­ ing demand for shipping space in the intercoastal service. In re­ cent months, some shippers have been unable to find space for cargoes. The withdrawal of Isthmian from the intercoastal service fol­ lowing sale of that company to States Marine has also added to the need for ships in this trade. Originally, an eight-ship fleet, Calmar has been expanding in re­ cent years with the addition of the Texmar and Flomar, and the Bethcoaster, an LST. The new purchases will make 12 Libertys in. alL '.•:i • • .•.•r, ! One Seafarer lost his life and at least two others narrow­ ly missed disaster when a Venezuelan airliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near New York on June 20, killing all 74 passengers and crew, Seafar-'•fer Frank Barenthin, FWT, postal Venezolana, the Venezuelan national airline. Accounts of th» was one of the victims of the accident, as reported from- th« worst air disaster in US history. He was headed for a berth aboard the Sandcaptain, the Construction Aggregates dredge which is now completing work on the Mar a c a i b o ship channel job. Three other Seaf a r e r s, D. DeGraff, FWT, Barenthin Richard Koch, welder, and L. L. Pickett, AB, missed taking the plane only be­ cause of a last minute mix-Up. Sev­ eral other Seafarers have been dis­ patched to the ship by air during the past week. The four engine Super-Constel­ lation was operated by Linea Aero- Coast Guard and other sources, said that the pilot radioed he had engine trouble a short period aftei* he left New York Interna­ tional Airport, and was turning back. Subsequently the plans caught fire, apparently while it was jettisoning extra gasoline in preparation for a 1 a n d i n g. It plunged steeply into the sea and burned. Coast Guard rescue craft were unable to locate any survi­ vors. Barenthin, who,was 34 years old, made his home in Baytown, Texas. He had been sailing with the SIU for two years. He had been sent ahead on the plane while other crewmembers were left behind be­ cause there was urgent need for a fireman-watertender on the Sandcaptain. Here now is the complete story of the SIU in 1955—all 26 issiles of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOGI The Union's dayby-day victories, the defense of our hardwon rights and the new triumphs in ben­ efits for Seafarers and families — the full story in perma­ nent form for ship or home. Available at cost price of $7. SEAFARERS LOG 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, NY Bound volumes for years back to 1950 also available at the same price. �•at-:.' SEAFARERS Pacre Six Heading For Jobs On A Supertanker June 22. 1956 LOG Shipping Round-Up & Forecast May 30 Through June 12 Registered Port Deck A Boston .. 10 New York .. 80 ' Philad^phia .... .. 18 f • Baltimoie .. 61 Norfolk 8 • •'••••••••••a ;. Savannah ....... • •••••••••'a at ..12 3 Tampa a a a • a a a aa a a a a .. Mobile ......... aaaaaaaaaaa^a .. 18 New Orleans .... • aaaaaaaaaaaa .. 47 Lake Charles ... • aaaaaaaaaaaa .. 13 15 Houston aaaaaaaaaaaaa .. Wilmington ..... aaaaaaaaaaaaa .. 4 San Franciso .... • aaaaaaaaaaaa .. 17 Seattle ......... aaaaaaaaaaaaa .. 17 Deck A Total ....... • aaaaaaaaaaaa . 323 J \ . r Deck B 3 27. 2 , 38 7 5 2 9 21 10 4 4 12 13 Deck B 157 Ens. A 4 67 16 45 5 9 1 17 35 12 9 2 10 5 Ens. 237 E 5 22 12 29 1 3 2 5 30 8 10 7 5 9 148 stew. A 3 61 16 35 2 3 5 17 64 4 7 6 12 6 Stew. A 241 Stew. B 1 9 6 17 8 3. , 3 6 21 8 5 2 5 9 stew. B 103 Total A 17 208 50 141 15 24 9 52 146 29 31 12 39 28 Tout A 801 Total B 9 58 20 .84 16 11 7 20 72 26 19 13 22 31 Total B 408 Total 26 266 70 225 31 35 16 72 218 55 50 25 61 59 Total Keti 1209 Shipped Port - New York ...... Part of crew dispatched from Wilmington hall to supertanker Orion Star are shown before boarding bus for San Diego. They are (I to r): A. Hill, G. Quinones^ P. Raptakis. H. Peterson and A. Slaybough. i' •)il "V? 7?. $:• m\ IS5-.I -IC' SlU Wins SG Extra or For Dredge Crew NEW YORK—Steward department members in the SIU crew of the Army dredge Chester Harding collected $5,000 worth of disputed overtime at the payoff here this month as ocean-going tank ships began sailing through a new man- manned dredges involved digging made channel at Maracaibo, an eight-mile-long channel at the Venezuela, for the first time. neck of the lake to permit deepThe Harding has been returned to the Army after completing ten months on the bonus-pay dredging job. She had been operated under charter by Construction Aggre­ gates, an SIU company which han­ dled a $12 million offshore chan­ nel-digging contract in Venezuela. A second ship, the SlU-manned Sandcaptain, has been on the scene since December, 1954, and is due to remain at least another three months. Settle Steward OX Beef SIU headquarters officials who paid off the Seafarer-crew of the Harding last week reported full settlement of the 2,000-hour over­ time steward department beef for the men, according to SIU Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Simmons. The overtime represents routine items disputed during the 10-month period and accumulated while it was outside the US and lacked services of Union patrolmen. Since both the Harding and the Sandcaptain are operating under special SIU contracts, providing bonus rates of 25 percent above regular monthly wage and over­ time scales, the beef netted an additional $5,000 to be split among galley personnel. The special pacts also provided an additional 25 percent bonus for Seafarers who remained on the job nine months or more, because of the tropical conditions under which they had to work and the long period of the sign-on. Completion of the first phase of the huge dredging project enabled the Dutch tanker Kermia to sail from Lake Maracaibo back to Eu­ rope on June 1 with a full cargo of oil pumped from one of the nu­ merous wells sunk, deep in the lake bed. Previously the oil had to be pumped overland to refineries or onto shallow draft barges which in turn pumped it into ocean-going tankers offshore. Dug 8-Mile Channel^ The assignment 'Of* SlU- .. Baltimore ....... Norfolk ' Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ..., Lake Charles ... Houston Wilmingtonr ..... San Francisco .... ....... Seattle Total Deck Deck Deck Cos. Ens ens. Stew. A B . C A A 0 0 0 0 2 21 19 62 56 15 22 4 1 12 15 5 .16 48 39. 29 49 34 33 23 11 4 1 12 3 4 2 0 3 2 5 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 9 2 10 5 24 19 15 11 .50 12 12 36 16 22 35 7 0 4 9 '0 6 7 4 9 2 9 12 1 0 9 0 4 15 6 4 13 5 2 12 14 10 15 0 4 8 8 Deck Deck Deck Ens. Ens. En's. Stew. A B B C A C A 129 77 240 212 145 87 Another SIU 'First' draft tankers to sail in on their own. The present channel opens the way to ships with a draft of 31 feet and an 18,000-toh displace­ ment. Eventually, when the entire project is completed, there will be a channel depth of 38 feet. The overall job is estimated to cost $56 millioil. One Venezuelanfiag dredge and numerous smaller vessels belonging to other compa­ nies are taking part in the "digout" program. Meanwhile, shipping in the port remained at a good pace, with over 300 men shipped to regular jobs. Another 26 standby jobs split among all three departments were dispatched during the period. Headquarters dispatchers report the port still short on deck and engine ratings. The outlook for the future is still good. A total of 18 ships were paid off, 5 signed on foreign articles and 17 were serviced in transit during the period. All of them paid off in good shape, Simmons said. | Stew. Stew. Total B C A 0 1 1 195 16 14 53 4 1 131 16 16 27 7 1 8 2 1 0 1 17 72 6 9 20 20 121 23 2 0 34 6 1 3 24 0 6 39 1 3 2 27 Stew. Stew. Total B C A 63 96 772 Total B 3 59 23 88 13 4 5 34 48 17 25 9 -17 25 Total B 370 Total C 0 48 7 68 5 5 2 22 54 0 7 0 7 2 Total C 227 Total Ship. 4 302 83 287 45 17 24 128 223 40 66 33 63 54 Total Ship. 1369 SIU shipping boomed again during the past two weeks, equalling the high mark for the year. The gain was almost entirely due to the class A jobs shipped, as the class B and class C dispatch figures redozen and a half jobs, however. mained fairly constant. Standby jobs more than took care Eight ports, particularly of this lapse. Baltimore, Mobile and New Or­ leans, shared the prosperity, while six others, including Nfew York, declined. The slight dip for New York amounted to less than a Philadelphia, Norfolk, Tampa, Wilmington . and Seattle also showed increases, as • Boston, Savannah, Lake Charles, Houston and San Francisco .all, slipped back slightly. Baltimore Record Major gains were scored in Baltimore, which broke a 29month record, and Mobile, which climbed over the 100-job mark again. New Orleans was very good also. The district-wide shipping gain showed the class A shipping al­ most even with class A registra­ tion, and the same held true for class B. The biggest shortage of WASHINGTON — White collar men still was in the engine de­ partment, where shipping and workers are lagging further be­ registration were relatively far Mrs. Mert Woodill, wife of hind in their efforts to keep up apart. Seafarer W. Woodill, is with rising wage trends because On the other hand. New York, shown with first born, 3of their failure to join unions, the Baltimore and New Orleans month-old daughter. $200 AFL-CIO reports. A survey of shipped fully 75 percent of all the maternity benefit plus $25 wage changes since 1939 shows class C men shipped in the dis­ white collar people on the bottom trict, while three others, Boston, bond went to family. of the wage raise pyramid. Lake Charles and Wilmington, The survey, reported in Eco­ shipped no class C men at all. nomic Trends, a monthly publica­ Class A Gains tion of the AFL-CIO Committee The percentage figures show on Economic Policy, listed salary class A shipped 56 percent of the gains for semi-skilled workers at total jobs, a gain of five percent; 233 percent in the 1939-1954 class B shipped 27 percent, a de­ period. By contrast, male white cline of two percent, and class C collar workers only received 163 shipped 17 percent, or a three SEATTLE—A long way from her "home" on the New York percent increases, «nd skilled percent decrease, although only two less C men were shipped this to South Africa run, the SlU-manned Robin Hood was due workers got 224 percent. Unions Closed Gap period than in the preceding two to arrive in Yokohama this week to discharge cargo from the West Coast. The report concluded that the weeks. statistics show "how the manual The following is the forecast payoffs, the Coeur d'Alene Victory The Robin Line ship is un­ worker, with the help of unionism, port by port: and the Longview Victory, both for der charter to States Marine has been narrowing or eliminating Victory Carriers, are due in. any BOSTON: Very slow;' should Lines and is due back in San Fran­ cisco in July to take on cargo for time, SIU Port Agent Jeff Gillette the old gap between himself and pick up . . . NEW YORK; Good; the white collar worker." Added needs deck and engine ratings... ' Europe. She paid off here during said. to the union members' wage gains PHILADELPHIA: Good . . . BALT­ Besides the Robin Hood, the the past two weeks after complet­ are the fringe benefits and job IMORE: Booming . . . NORFOLK: Wacosta (Waterman) paid off and ing another voyage to the Far East. security under Union contract. signed on again during . the last Fair . . . SAVANNAH: Slow . . . She's due back in New York period. In addition, Calmar pro­ Many of the wage gains of TAMPA: Fair ... MOBILE: Good after the European trip. vided three in-transit ships, the white collar workers in the 15- . . . NEW ORLEANS: Slowing up . Prediction Js 'Fair' Yorkmar, Calmar and Alamar, and year period, it was emphasized, . . . LAKE CHARLES: Fair . . . Shipping here, meanwhile, has Waterman sent in the Fairport and were given to them to match gains HOUSTON: Good . . . WILMING­ remained good and is predicted Wild Ranger.. There were no out hegotiated by unions representing TON: Fair . SAN FRANCISCO:' ^'fair''- for dhe-«ciHrrent period. Two iStaiiditigi.beef8':'on>..anyt<jd{ thfem.*- :.| tnanual< wQ|'kei'&-. •.Good:nr, . iSEATTLBjiCbod.' - ' 5 Far From Regular Run, Robin Hood Eyes Japan 1 4 .-f: i> t r a At yitf if!i tjut ft*-'''-. >: .s- �• M '• - isi HIM SEAFARERS tOC Pare Seven YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SKI Go's Seek 25 Reserve Ships Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying As Gov't Plans Huge Caigo Lift • »• By Sidney Margolius WASHINGTON—^Predictions of very h^yy ship movements of Government and private tonnage in the,next two years highlighted current Federal Maritime Board hearings on pro­ posals to break out Government reserve ships. The International Cooperation AdministraHow To Pick Auto Repair Shop tipn and the Department of-* Modern high-horsepower cars with automatic drives, multi-barrel carburetors and complex ignition systems are increasingly complicated Agriculture plan to ship over charter another 15 ships fo^ the connected with ICA are pending, to repair. They require- more expert service and their engines require 23 million tons of bulk com­ same reason. Syran estimated that including legislation which would, more sensitive adjustments, because of their close tolerance, than older modities in the coming year aione, a breakout of 30 Victoiys would be give SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic witnesses told, the board. SlU-con- a conservative figure. the use of 20 T-2 tankers for the cars needed. Applications for ICA ship break­ coastwise trade. Unless present-day cars do get expert care, some queer phenomena tracted companies have so far outs now total 75 vessels with the occur. In fact, one of the country's outstanding service experts tells asked for 25 ships. Coal Export Company Substantiating the need for addi­ following SIU companies seeking this department that nowadays a Adding to the prospect of a con­ given symptom may not be at all re tional tonnage. Colonel Arthur ships: Bull Steamship Company— tinued shipping boom is the for­ lated to the seemingly ailing cbm Syran, IGA Director of Transpor­ 10 Libertys or Victorys; Robin mation of a new corporation con­ tation, said that he had to waive Line—^five Victorys, and Marine ponent. sisting of several major coal com­ In modern cars, everything must the '^50-50" law and charter 11 Transport Line—10 Libertys or panies. the United Mine Workers runaway flag ships at exorbitant Victorys. Most of the other ton­ of America and major coal-carry­ synchronize. One component can throw others out. An automatic rates because no American-flag nage has been requested by West ing railroads. The new corpora­ transmission may fail to upshift ships were available. The Depart­ Coast companies. tion will seek to promote export of Other ship breakout requests not coal, which is expected to increase promptly because the motor itself ment of Agriculture has had to needs a tune-up. Or a car may creep, by 10 million tons this year over not because anything is wrong with 1955.. It has announced that it is the transmission, but because me in the market for ships to engage chanics sometime advance the idling in long-term coal carrying trade. speed to offset stalling caused by im­ The huge tonnage to be moved proper carburetor adjustment or by ICA and the Agriculture De­ faulty ignition. partment includes 6 million tons Not only arc cars more delicate of wheat, ricb and beans alone and precise, but they are driven un under the international wheat der increasingly harder conditions agreement and an additional 5.6 million tons under barter agree­ Nothing is as rough on a car as to ments. Cotton, coal, lumber, fer­ day's stop-and-go traffic conges tion. tilizer, sugar and steel scrap are For these reasons it's increasingly other heavy items. important to find a reliable' repair In face of these huge projected shop. Car owners not only can't repair their own cars any more but shipments, the Maritime Adminis­ they can't even take-a chance on relatively inexperienced repairmen tration revealed that US privatelyHere are tips developed with the aid of auto club and repair specialists owned dry cargo ships dropped that can help a cost-harrassed and repair-bedeviled car owner select from 627 to 615 in the year 1955. a competent service shop. Syran's testimony strongly un­ derscored the need for additional Does the shop use modem t^st equipment? The equipment a shop toifnage to keep cargoes out of the uses is one clue to its competence. A well-equipped shop these days hands of runaway-operators. He increasingly needs and should use volt meters, engine operation and reported foreign rates on coal had vacuum gauges, distributor gauges and fuel-mixture testers. increased 61 percent, and any­ Does the shop look well-organized? Mechanics themselves judge where from 42 to 88 percent on service shops by their appearance. Thej^ know that a clean, wellgrain. Foreign rates are now prac­ organized shop is better able to handle a car efficiently. Admittedly tically identical with .US rates, a dirty shop may have a top-notch mechanic. But the shop's appear­ which means a bonanza for taxance does often reflect the attitude of the owner and mechanics to­ free. low-wage runaway ships. wards your car. Does the mechanic diagnose carefully? A careful shop makes ade­ quate tests before it will say what the trouble is. A less-skilled or less careful serviceman is more apt-to give a flash diagnosis. For example, if the difficulty is insufficient power in a comparatively new engine, a careful mechanic will either use a dynamometer (which Regular membership meet­ Seafarer Frank Prezaiar of Jackson Heights, New York, glee­ simulates road conditions) or at least hand! instruments, and also roadings in SIU headquarters and fully shows $318 in vacation pay he received after IS months test the car. Or, before telling you you nepd a new battery, he'll not at all branches are held every aboard the Sandcaptain in Venezuela. Prezaiar and his wife only test the old one but also the generator and voltage regiUator. The second Wednesday night at plan a 28-day vacation trip by train to Montreal, Quebec, extra time he spends will often save you money in the long run. 7 PM. The schedule for the Lake Louise, California and the Middle West. He was chief next few meetings is as follows: Is the shop experienced in your make? An AAA mechanical special­ cook on the dredge. June 27, July 11, and July 25. ist advises that in these days of automatic transmissions and other power features it's especially desirable to use a trained specialist in your particular make or accessory. Is the shop unionized? As with other services, the special advan­ tage here is that since work conditions are more stabilized (the men have seniority and stay on the job) you are more likely to get highlyskilled personnel. Many union shops also have formal apprenticeship programs of four-year duration, plus additional training, which further assures car owners of skilled service. What do others think of the shop? Ask other owners about their experiences with local shops. Also note if the shop seems busy. A good shop is often a busy one. All those people can't be wrong. Does the shop use high-pressure? A scrupulous mechanic will advise you on your needs but won't high-pressure you, and often may advise that you don't need something you think you want. For example, he BOSTON — Unable to justify won't sell you a set of plugs merely because you've had yours in a certain number of miles, but will test them to make sure, and clean further maintenance costs for and regap the old ones if that is sufficient. flreboat that didn't fight any fires, Does the shop practice'preventive maintenance? A good shop tries Boston's Fire Department has sold to locate incipient troubles while still small. For example, it will try to kefp the body tight to avert costly future body and steering its lone flreboat, which has been gear repairs. It will check spark-plug gapping to make sure plugs standing by idle for two and a fire properly. It will hydrometer-test your battery periodically and half years. The flreboat was unceremoni­ recommend regular lubrication. A well-greased car not only mini­ ously towed away from the Com­ mizes chassis wear, but saves gas and wear on the engine wear because mercial Street dock she's called the chassis has less friction to overcome. A leading repair specialists tells this department that he finds a car home for several years and turned that is regularly serviced rarely needs as many or expensive repairs' over to a private company. She as the one that doesn't come into the shop until trouble shows up. had been carrying a crew of 12, including a captain and 11 men. It's simply true that grease is cheaper than metal. Shipping Doe To Rise Sometimes owners themselves abuse their cars. The most common abuses cited by service specialists are unnecessarily fast acceleration, For the moment shipping is which strains car components and Is especially damaging to automatic quieter than it has been in a long transmissions; habitually abrupt stops, which damage brake systems; time here, and should increase fast driving In cold weather before thb oil has a chance to warm up; soon. During the past two weeks turning the steering wheel while the car is standing still (assuming the Government Camp (Cities you don't have power steering), and Infrequent use of the ear. Cars Service) paid off and signed on Seafarer Roy Guild (right) and SEAFARERS LOG editor, used only on short trips build up carbon faster than those that oc­ again, and the Robin Doncaster Herb Brand, look at prize-winning poetry entry in LOG by casionally get a chance to warm up fully on a highway. Also, constant (Seas Shipping) and the Steel De­ Guild's mother, Mrs. E. A. King. Guild is holding SEAFARERS city stop-and-go driving is hard on cars and builds up carbon quickly. signer (Isthmian) stopped off in LOG award his mother-won in 1955 competition. Award it A car used mainly in city traffie should get a highway trip now and transit. ' None of them 'had aqy then to clean put the carbon and free the valves. major beefs. an engraved key. .1 .il: '••MA .M 1 •.•".i'f ! Ready For A First-CSass Vacation IVIeeting Night Every 2 Weeks Hub Peddles Flreboat— No Business Stands In For Mother On LOG Award • I J >I •• i 5; I �Wagm Elsht SEAFARERS LOG Jane 22, ISM .r \l i I -- ^ f: yi' Aboard the SlU-mcnned Del Sud, steward department crewmembers Woody Perkins, left, and George Riehm, at right, busy themselves during a recent trip to South America. Perkins is messman and Riehm is ship's linenkeeper. '%V- #• I. -1 ll •i i i i n i m lii| A trio of Seafarers aboard the Calmar Line intercoaster Pennmar grab a bit of air during trip from West Coast to East Coast. Men are (I to r) O'Neil, ABr Don Wagner, OS, and Harold Riggs, AB. Photo was sent to LOG by bosun L. Collins. i Completion of a job well done brings smiles to face of ship's delegate J. Deeds at left. Ship was the Albion, now transferred foreign. At right, R. H. Reynolds, OS aboard the Marore, shows beard to camera of crewmember J. E. Carender. Meering chairman and meeting secretary get ready for ship's meeting aboard the SS Arapahoe. Left is chief cook Bob McCulloch, chairman, reading report on SlU's campaign to save "50-50." Secretary is Red Barron, bojyn. SS Rayvah crewmen display barracuda hooked near Rio. Men are (I to r), M. Spurgeon, wiper; R. McCutcheon, AB; W. Zojono, MM; Ed Lynch, OS; E. Woods, DM, and L. Ghezzo bosun. , , Crevvmembers listen intently as report is mode to crew during course of ship's meefing. Actual irieeting took place during March. Photographs were taken by Qfewrnember E Rbgg on-the Arapqhoe; �Joiw n, 1956 SEAFARERS LOG Par* NIB* Baltimore SiU Jobs Top '54 Mark BALTIMORE—SIU shipping snowballed here during the last two weeks to reach the highest point in almost two> and a half years. Taken together, the deep-sea jobs and standby jobs combined to- out-distance even that high figure, which was set-* ^ • — back in January, 1954. All told, 299 lobs jobs were snipped This Sea Lawyer Is Genuine Article during the busy period, including a dozen standbys. The 1954 high mark was 296 jobs. Port Agent Earl Sheppard said that "from all appearances, this Seafarers aboard ship will have available in their crew high level of activity will stay on for some time to come." Shipping the services of an authentic "sea lawyer" when Douglas fj^kt many similar slogans "fair trade"law in this area has been good for O'Neill, AB, grabs his next SIU ship. Recently discharged means the opposite. "Fair trade" is a re* months, and has been over the from the US Air Force,. • qoirement by a manufacturer that all deal­ 200-job mark since mid-April. ers must charge you the same price every­ O'Neill intends to ship for a where for his product. Any dealer who sells Can Get Out Fast year or two before settling the item at a lower price can be cut oft As a result, Sheppard again down to the practice of law either from his supply .and hauled into courr urged class A and class B men in in San Francisco or his native St. under laws business firms have pushed other ports where shipping is a Louis. through many state legislatures. little slow to make the trip here O'Neill, who is 28, has been "where they can get out as fast as shipping on and off with the SIU they please." He noted a port since back in 1947. His earnings record of 68 class C men shipped as a Seafarer financed eight years in two weeks, because of the lack of college and law school studies nerican unions have challenged these of available class A and B men. which he jammed into a smaller totally unfair laws and have already suc­ This is more than the entire A&G period by attending day and night ceeded in have them declared unconsti­ District has shipped from class C school together during one period. tutional in' many states, thus giving you on several occasions. more value for your money and restoring He got his law degree in-Septem­ a semblance of competition to "business. He reminded Seafarers who ber, 1953. have sailed Ore and Calmar ships Air Force Advisor recently that some items of dis­ Six months later he was in the SfiAPARERS i-OG puted overtime, such as beefs over callbacks, penalty breakfast hours Air Force at Forbes Air Force for the 4-8 watch, lookouts break­ Base in Kansas, where he was legal ing cement in anchor pipes and advisor to 3,500 men. He also got disputes over jurisdiction in pump- married, in the process, to an room and fanroom spaces can now Army nurse who is still in service, be collected from the companies "which makes me a servicewoman's directly. A few other items still dependent." Pending his wife's discharge, - , r. i .-MM -II pending are now in the process of O'Neill will get in some seatime. Seafarer Douglas O Neil! being cleared up, he added. After a four-month strike, the ers Union were involved. Average During the past two-week pe­ probably out of New Orleans. International Association ^of Ma­ wages at the plant are now $2.15 riod, 16 ships paid off, 9 signed on chinists has won a 17^-cent wage an hour. and 15 called in transit. All beefs package for 11,000 members em­ 4/ 4 4 Were settled to the satisfaction of ployed by Republic Aviation. The Paper mill workers in the North­ the SIU crews involved. contract covers two ^ Long Island, west have won a six percent in­ Brother Earl Laws, chief electri­ New York, plants and covers a twoyear period. It includes additional crease amounting to an average of cian, paid off the Steel Recorder better than 12 cents an hour, plus (Isthmian) here and was on hand vacation and welfare benefits. another five cents for journeymen for the last membership meeting. t t t mechanics. About 19,000 workers The biggest drive eter attempted are covered in the Pulp and Sul­ One of four Seafarers to win a in the non-union southern textile phite and Paper Makers unions. $6,000 SIU scholarship award, he field is being opened by the Textile The two unions negotiated jointly. was cheered on his success and perserverance. The deaths of the following Sea­ Workers Union. Target of the MOBILE—Seafarers sailing on farers have been reported to the drive is Burlington Industries Inc., Waterman and Pan-Atlantic ships Seafarers V/elfare Plan and the one of the country's largest textile SIU death benefit is being paid are invited to participate in an firms and operator of 99 mills employee stock purchase plan to their beneficiaries: throughout the country. There are which is being set up by McLean 62 mills in Virginia and North Eugent T. Nelson, 45: Brother Industries, Inc., the parent com­ Carolina alone,' with the union Nelson died of a cerebral hemor­ pany of the Waterman ship and presently organizing actively at 25 For some time now the ^Union's Orleans. A total of $227 was raised rhage on May 3, 1956. Brother Nel­ shoreside operations. The plan of these. It reports several thou­ V/elfare Services Department has in two tarpaulin musters for the son had been sailing as a chief provides for an allotment system sand pledge cards to date. been asking crewmembers to no­ injured crewmembers. Wesley A. electrician aboard.SIU ships since whereby crewmembers can make tify headquarters whenever an Palmer is the ship's delegate 4 4" 4" 1946. He joined the Union in the regular deposits at the Merchant's A Job security dispute between SIU man is sick or becomes in­ Port of New York. He is sur­ National Bank of Mobile. The 4 4 4 the American Guild of Musical jured aboard ship. That was just Pitching in at the May 31 mem­ vived by his brother, Lewis E. Nel­ bank, in turn, will purchase the Artists and the Metropolitan Opera what Dave Furman, secretary-re­ bership meetings in the various son, of Brooklyn, NY. stock each month in large quanti­ Association has been settled with porter on the Ocean Ulla, did when ports were a number of rank and ties and allot it to the individuals. 4 4. 4 agreement on a new two-year con­ one crewmember had to be hospi­ file Seafarers who were elected to Fred L. Pittman, 51: A resident The advantage of the system tract. The association had threat­ talized in Bremen. meeting posts. Up in the Beantown of Baltimore, over regular stock purchases by ened to cancel the next season's 0. MacQueen and W. Whitford Maryland, Sea­ 4 4 4 individuals is that the brokerage presentations of the world-famed Aboard the were on the platform; E. Degen in farer Fred Pittcommission charges are lower on opera company prior to the settle­ Alcoa Runner Houston; H. Knowles and J. Bucci man, died of a bulk purchases. It also provides ment. both the deck in San Francisco and J. McElroy in kidney ailment for systematic savings by the in­ gang and the Wilmington. Other Seafarers in on May 6, 1956, ft 4 4" dividuals involved. The company An agreement on arbitration has steward depart­ meeting jobs were Roy Lundquist, in the USPHS does not participate financially in ended a six-week strike against two ment seem to Hospital in Bal­ Baltimore; Ben the program, which is purely vol­ Northern New Jersey bus lines. have enjoyed a Grice, Lake timore. Place of untary. Lodge 329, Brotherhood of Railway smooth running burial is not Charles and J. Stock Allotments Trainmen, had demanded 16 cent operation with Thomas and S. B. known. He Seafarers sailing on intercoastal hourly increases, vacation improve­ the crew voting joined the Union in Norfolk in Sikes in Seattle. and deep sea runs can participate ments, four new paid holidays and their thanks and 1939 and sailed in the steward de­ Palmer 4 4 4 other gains. The Rockland Coaches appreciation t o There should partment. His beneficiary is a by signing an Agreement of Par­ and Hill Bus Compahy were in­ bosun Zenon Rivera and steward be a well - in­ friend, Julius Kukolove, of Balti­ ticipation and have allotments de­ posited "monthly to the Stock Pur­ volved in the tie-up. A. W. Wasiluk for doing an out­ formed gang of more, Maryland. standing job. chase account the same as family Seafarers aboard 4" 4 4 4 4 4 allotments. state restrictions on picketing John F. Monteverde, 58: On May 4 4 4 the Del O r o MacQueen On coastwise and Puerto Rican Among good feeders Is the by the United Automobile Workers (Mississippi) with 14, 1956 Brother Monteverde died against the Kohler Company were SS Oremar (Ore) which has been ship's delegate Paul Whitlow mak­ in St. Josephs Hospital in Savan­ vessels the Seafarer would have to upheld by a six to three vote of doing "such a fine job" of prepar­ ing sure everybody is up to date. nah, Georgia. Brother Monteverde notify the skipper in advance of the US Supreme Court. The UAW ing and serving meals, and also Ill addition to reporting on ship­ was a charter member of the Un­ the payoff how much is to be de­ has been on strike against Kohler, there's compliments to Harry board matters. Whitlow also gave ion, joining in New York, and he ducted from wages at the end of plumbing appliance manufacturers, Southern for his baking on the the crew a run-down on the latest had been sailing in the deck de­ each voyage. for the past two years. Tlie ruling SS Young America. These are developments in the Union, McLean Industries common partment. He is survived by his allows a state agency to intervene just a few of the mentions of good wife, Florence Monteverde, of Sav­ stock is now selling at $7 to $7.50 4 4 4 in a matter pending before the Na­ feeding on SIU ships to come a share and is not currently pay­ Everybody is probably ship­ annah, Ga. tional Labor Relations Board. It across the desk recently. ing dividends. Preferred stock shape when they go ashore from 4 4 4 was criticized on this basis by the the SS Royal Oak these days—not Eugenic P. Lucero, 51: A stom­ goes for $42.50 to $43.50 a share •4 4 4 three dissenting jurists. Traditional seafaring generosity a wrinkle anywhere. The spic and ach ailment was the case of Broth­ and presently pays 75 cents a v;as the story aboard'^ the Alcoa span appearance is due in part to er Lucero's death on December quarter or $3 a year, amounting to 4 4 4 A week-long strike at three Corsair when two of the crew- Brother Theodore Jones who vol­ 21, 1955, in Kobe, Japan. Brother close to a seven percent return on plants of the Worthington Corp. in members had to be hospitalized, unteered to go ashore and buy an Lucero had been sailing in the the investment. Full information New Jersey ended in a 14-cent one man being flown home from iron."" From there it's up to the steward department. He is sur­ on the plan can be had aboard package settlement. About 2,000 La Guaria, Venezuela, and the brothers to put a neat crease in vived by his brother, Gregorio Lu­ any Waterman or Pan Atlantic members of the United Steelwork- other being left behind in New the trbiisers. ship. cero of Cavit'e, PI. •••• i I •if\ •: lABOR ROUND-UP You Wanna Be(X)nie A Shipowner? SEATARERS IN ACTION -•^1 I �* SEAFARERS Pace Ten Two Tampa Seamen Get Disability $ I ifi f.Vf 11 ir 1??It-j; jf-. LOG MEET THE SEAFARERS • ^ ••--.i-!- - "Wl June 22. IIM eciAN JOYCI (OcMn Trant.), May 17—Chairman, John Calhounf Soerotary, R. Htrnandai. Haadquartera fo be notUted of captain's faUure to ob­ tain hoipital slips when ship com* pleted last voyage: also his practice of calling a doctor to ship and asking exhorbltant fees of crcwmembers; his refusal to give additional medical at­ tention to crewmember. C^Uectlon made to send brother to private doc­ tor to determine fitness for duty. and manning scale. Delegate to draw up detailed work schedule for 3 mesomen to oquallxa work. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), May 24—Chairman, none; Secretary, H. Westphsll. Discussion on transpor­ Ofi$ Townsend. AB Donald H. Collins. Pumpman tation from dock to town, one round trip free a day for each man. More Scranton, Kansas, about 75 miles They make seagoing life sound equal wages for whole crew. Suggest west-south-west of Kansas City, is full of adventure in the magazine raising messmen, wiper, OS wages $75.00 per month. just about the furthest distance stories, but it must seem placid to from an ocean you could find any­ Seafarer Otis Townsend, after his LAWRINCR VICTORY (Mississippi), ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jday May 13—Chairman, Herbert LIbby; 10—Chairman, James Phillips; Secre­ where in the United States. But World War II experiences. Secretary, S. Rivera. All repairs made. tary, D. Beard., Crew's quarters being H. Collins made the jump He started off in 1941, at the age One man missed ship at New Orleans. painted. Radio repaired. Ship's fund TAMPA — Seafarers here Donald Discussion on varloua mailers fur $41.71. New ship's delegate eiectea. to the seashore when he was 17 of, 15, when he enlisted in the crew welfare. More cooperation urged between cheered the news last week and now, at 28, rates as an SIU Army and spent a year in service messmen. Mosquito lotion supplied that'two more veteran SIU veteran. ROBIN TRBNT (Seas Shipping), by mate. Radios to be tuned low. until his age was discovered. Then March 4—Chairman, James Corcoran; men from this area have just Collins went to US Maritime he-turned around and joined the Secretary, W. Walsh. Foc'sles and JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ qualified for the SIU disability Training School in 1945 and at the Navy as soon as he was of age. tory Carriers), May 20—Chairman, J, H. Smith; Secretary, R. W. Elliott. benefit roster. age of 17 shipped He and an older brother both were j Supplies needed for slopchest. Patrol­ The announcement followed the out as an oiler on man to find out about draws in for­ aboard the cruiser Nashville dur-1 eign ports. start of monthly $150 benefit pay­ the Isthmian ing the terrible sea battles prior to ments to oldtimer-Seafarers How- ship SS Edmund YAKA (Waterman), May 22—Chair­ the invasion of the Philippines. The j man, F. McCall; Secretary, C. Oullet. Fanning. He Nashville' was Ship's fund $24.12. New ship's dele­ found himself gate elected. Man suspected of rob­ singled out bery taken oR ship. as a- target for right in the mid­ Japanese Kami­ dle of-the SIU STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), May 23—Chairman, J. Morrison; Secretary, kaze planes, and organizing drive J. Wise. Delegate to ask patrolman suffered and joined the on verbal agreement from topside re­ garding beefs. Engine foc'sles and hundreds of cas­ Union then and messroom to be painted. Verbal ualties with over there. agreement on awning. All union books to be turned In upon arrival He took part in the 1946 Gen­ 100 dead. Townto speed up payoff. Discussion on eral Strike while in New York and send's brother bunk lights. has been sailing SIU down to the was killed and he Delgado Parker passageways to be painted. Ship's STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May 2S— present with the exception of a himself suffered burns and shrap­ fund to be established. Proper dis­ Chairman, none; Secretary, none. posal of trash and garbage imged. Communications read and accepted. ard C. Parker, 59, and Frank G. three year hitch in service during nel injuries. Houra for using washing machine to Delgado, 64, after they were pro­ the Korean war. When the war ended, he spent a be limited. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), May 24 nounced unfit for duty. Both men —Chairman, E. Savols; Secretary, P. Collins was in a paratroop unit, few months at home in Salisbury, STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), May 20— Jakubcsak. Ship's fund S33.00. Re­ had been sailing SIU ships since and before his time was up had on Maryland's eastern shore and Chairman, E. Parr; Secretary, E. Saul. pair list turned in. Men getting off the earliest days of the Union and made a total of 24 jumps, all of then started shipping oat of Bal­ Repair list to be submitted to patrol­ asked to clean up their quarters. man. Keys to be obtained for bath­ had been going to sea almost 20 them in practice arodnd Fort timore with the SIU. Since then room and showers. Ship's fund, $142. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), May years, said Tom Banning, SIU port Bragg, North Carolina. The unit he has sailed steadily out of New 13 hours disputed overtime. Need men 12—Chairman, H. Parks; Secretary, A. to work on Sunday In port preparing Bryant. Captain will not sell crew agent. never did get shipped overseas for Orleans, Norfolk and the Bay City, hatches for sugar. Racks to be put up' playing cards. Also will not pay for for condiments In messhall. Delgado completed his last trip active service. The first couple of mostly from the latter. any chits signed by crew while ashore in Alexandria. Egypt. A«h trays and only last February, when he paid jumps were exciting, he said, but His usual shipping pattern is to ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), May IS bathroom to be kept clean at all —Chairman, E, Moyd; Secretary, Les­ times. off as a firemen on the Chickasaw after a while the strain became grab a couple of long runs through lie Gulilot. Fruit being put out too (Pan Atlantic) and returned to his considerable on most men. . the fall and winter months and late in voyage. Beefs to be taken up SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SeeTampa home. Parker made his in Port of Mobile. Two men getting train), May 27—Chairman, P. ScrogAlthough he has all engine room then when warm weather comes, off ship. Sins; Secretary, P. Patrick. Union final trip on the SS Florida in ratings except electrician, Collins go home to Salisbury and spend communicatiorf read and discussed. September just before she was prefers to sail pumpman and will his spare time fishing, crabbing or STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May ItChairman, R. SImpkifis; Secretary, TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May Sitransferred foreign. He is a veteran take the coastwise tankers over clam-digging. The long four to William Sharp. New washiqg machine Chairman, T. Hill; Secretary, T. P. member of the deck department, other ships. He finds there is five month round - the - world placed aboard. All disputed oertime Greaney. Contacted patrolman In from last trip paid. Repair list not New Orleans about . windscoops and and makes his home in Hialeah, usually more money in this kincKof trips are his dish because they give completed. Patrolman to check on screens. Communications from head­ Fla. Both men were added to the run. Besides, he says, coastwise him enough of a payoff for a this. Ship's fund, $3.00. New deck quarters read and accepted. New delegate and steward delegate elected. ship's de'.egate and deck delegate disability benefits' list by action of ships have one big advantage—the couple of months' leisure on the Third mate to furnish movie machine elected. Suggestion made that plat­ SIU Welfare Plan trustees at their beefs never have a chance to grow beach. and crew agreed to pay $10. each to form be built on end of lifeboat. cover expenses for films. meeting in New York earlier this to major proportions because there Townsend confesses there's "still DOROTHY (Bull), May 21—Ohalrmonth. Three union and three is always a patrolman available in a little of the tourist in me" and a OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas)^ . man, J. Macdonald; -Secretary, J. W. May 13—Chairman, A. Howse; Secre­ company representatives are trus­ a day or two. Barnes. One oiler paid off In San lot of places I haven't been to yet,' tary, Adolph Capote. Drinking and Juan and flew to US due to his tees for the plan. performing on board will not be tol­ broken hand. Two stowaways found Collins now lives in Charlotte, another reason for grabbing the erated. Ship's fund. $20.00, Headquar­ on deck one day after leaving San Others On List North Carolina, which he describes offshore jobs. ters reports accepted. Suggestion that Juan. Union communications accepted. crew clean up mess after using wash­ Pantryman not using hot water for But the big advantage of sailing Several other oldtime Seafarers as "a nice town, but badly in need ing machine. dishes. Discussed repair list. Water in this area are also receiving SIU of unionization." He is mar­ SIU, he finds, is the ability to cooler to be fixed. Wiper not turn­ SEAGARDEM (Penlntuler), May If— ing wind shutes for port holes. Stew­ disability benefits regularly and ried and recently bought a home come and go as he pleases and Chairman, C. KempcskI; Secretary J. ard requested linen to be turned in have been on the inactive list for there for his family which he is to take time off when he wants it A. Proulx. All logs lifted with excep­ on linen day. tion of third cook. Few hours dis­ some time. paying for with his earnings as a and then to throw in for the run puted overtime. Need new additional VAL CHEM (Valentine- Tankers), and the job he has a fancy for. They and the brothers on the Seafarer. fans. Need more ashtrays. All tanks May 4—Chairman, J. B. Gunter. TV not to be cemented in foreign ports set to remain on board. Ship's fund beach are finding themselves in the at one time. Crew to keep feet off $28.30. Bosun fired. middle of a hot, dry spell which is chairs. drying up many of the lakes in the ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), May 27—. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), May 22 Chairman, C. M. Cain; Secretary, H. area. You can't take this Tampa —Chairman and Secretary net given. Elide. One man missed ship in Letter to Senator Long regarding Houston. Ship's fund S13.30. weather too lightly. Banning com­ duty-free customs allowance on sou­ mented. venirs purchased abroad. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), May 20—Chairman, A. Lutay; Secre­ Shipping ran a little better than ROBIN GRAY (Seas Shipping), May tary, D. Furman. Letter written to usual during the past two weeks 13—Chairman, J. Mullar; Secretary, SIU Welfare Services regarding J. Watson. Discussion on mattresses brother being sent to hospital in Bre­ when the Chickasaw and three and cold drinks. Too much noise in men. Germany. Secure list of all re­ other in-transit ships each took a passageways. Suggestion to start pairs from each department. Washing WASHINGTON—Following its referral to the full House ship's fund. Toilets to be fixed. machine bought by member of crew few replacements from the hall. Committee for action this week hope brightened for passage Shortage of lulcet and canned fruit. does not belong to company. Some There were no payoffs or sign-ins of legislation authorizing the SlU-contracted Pan-Atlantic quarters painted. Engine and steward GENftvTEVE PETERKIN (Bloom- departments need sougeeing. during the two-week period. fleld). May 20 — Chairman, Casey The Fairisle, and Iberville (Pan Steamship Corp. to charter 20 Jonas; Secretary, H. Sullivan. Ship's GOVERNMENT CAMP (Citlci Serv­ fund S25.0O. Few houra disputed ice), May 27—Chairman, E. W. WashAtlantic) and the Alcoa Partner Government - owned tankers of Congress, the bill has to clear overtime. New ship's delegate elected. both the full House and the Senate. Ins; Secretary, J. N. Atchison. Fruits (Alcoa) were the other in-transit for its "piggyback" coastwise Linen to be changed on Friday in­ promised by steward as soon as avail­ Under the measure, Pan-Atlantic stead of Wednesday. Ladder sltould able. Non-availabiiity of launch serv­ vessels in port. All of them were cargo service. be Installed outside smoke stack for ice in Lake Charles reported. Ship's clean. Introduced late in this session would contract to build one new •afety reasons. Repair list to be fund $12.39. Ship's treasurer elected. 18-knot, 32,000-ton supertanker for turned into delegate each week. Top­ every two tankers it charters from side washing machine to be used be­ TROJAN TRADER (Traders), May S cause laundry is being chipped and —Chairman, Ray Hodges; Secretary, the Government. It would also painted out. Suggestion that number Leroy D. Plarson. Malaria reported have the right to trade in C-2 dry of each man's fire and boat drill sta­ in Chlttagong. Repair li.st repaired. tion be stenciled over his bunk. Cleanser to be left In laundry. Turn cargo ships as part payment on In all e.xtra linen. the new tonnage. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), May 13—Chairman, J. Barrlnger; Secre­ IBERVILLE (Fan Atlantic), June 3— At the same tlme^ the Navy is tary, A. Hitas. New ahlp's delegate Chairman, P. Valentine; Secretery, L, A training and recreation center Active in formation of Maritime due to take over 10 of the 20 elected. Fresh watey to be conserved Strickland. Ship's fund S29..34, New for the Marine Cooks and Stewards Trades Councils in Canadian ports, tankers requested by Pan-Atlantic otherwise will have to be rationed. delegate elected. Bulletin read and Clothes not to bo hung In fidley. accepted. Delegate to be rotated each Union will go under construction the SIU Canadian District reports for Military Sea Transportation Washing machine to be cleaned after trip. First deck, then steward and soon at a 400 acre ranch in north­ another council established in Service use in the current tight using. then engine department. ern California. The main building Thorold on the Lakes, with unions ship market. However, the Navy BENTS FORT (CItlat Service), May BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Ssrvwill house a training center for directly and indirectly participat­ has said the ships would . be re­ 24—Chairman, Thaadara Waamt; Sec­ Ice), May 2$—Chairman, F. Flihar; retary, Jack Raynelds. Repair list Sacratary, M. Hitchcock. Cots to be cooks, bakers, butchers and other ing iri'shipping joining up. A coun­ tired again when privately-oper­ and safety list drawn up. Cigarettes taken off deck at night. Messman to crafts. Cabins will be built for cil had previously been formed in ated tankers are available "at rea­ to be kept off boat deck. Classes and be given enough time to set up tables. spoons to be kept clean. vacation purposes for MCS mem­ Vancouver, British Columbia. Messroom to be left clbaner at night. sonable rates." Variety of fresh fruits requested. bers and their families. MAE (Bull), May 24—Chairman, CyThe new Pan-Atlantic service rla Waganfar; Secretary, Emmarick. Tentative eligibility rules have uses two T-2 tankers fitted with F^BINS (Cabin Tanktr), May Screens ordered. Ship's fund $37.25. J?~5 ilL"'-""' l" . t it Secretary, been set up by the Staff Officers special platform decks to carry 58 Air condttlonlpg requested. M. O. Ohstrom. Reports from head­ A manning scale for the pas­ Association for a pension plan to fully-loaded truck trailers between quarters read and accepted. Ship's ROYAL OAK (CItlat Service), May delegate, treasurer, and sec'y-reporter senger ship LaGuardia has been cover its membership. The Staff New York and Houston. The ships 24—Chairman, D. Sheehan; Secretary, elected. Discussion on welfare per­ negotiated by the Sailors Union of officers, representing pursers on carry both oil cargoes and trailers 'D. Beard. Ship's fund $34.71. One taining to benefits to family other man left ship In Lake Charle.s without than wife and children. the Pacific calling for 40 men in American flag ships, have also northbound, and return with trail­ 24 hours notice. New ship's treasurer the deck department. The La­ opened their contract with the ers only southbound. A third ship and delegate elected. All shipping STEEL. MAKER (isthmian). May 27 to be ehacked. Discussion on 60 —Chairman, E. Blst; Secretary. O. Guardia will be converted for serv­ American Merchant Marine Asso­ is due to be added to the servic? cards day rule. Iron tfc be purchaaed. Fielding. Ship's fund $17.50. Hospital ice in the San Francisco to Hawaii ciation for a review on.wages and next month. Service between other, Steward refuses to recognize working rules as they are cargo ships rules deck. Repair list made up. trade. joveryme. I ' porti is also plapned. Early House Vote Seen On PA 20-Tanker Bill AMONG OlIR ATFIlIAffi !&• a.-. 1 • 4 �vS''ii-"- Jpne 22, 1956 SEAFARERS Pare Elerai LOG Atomic Cargo Ship Voted By US Senate TO SHIPS IN ATUNTiC * SOUTH AMERICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS i 4'!; WASHINGTON — Backers of a commercial-type atompowered merchant ship won a major Senate victory when that body voted to construct a $37 million prototype vessel. A similar bill was voted by the House of Representatives mum amounts of time at sea." Such a ship would be a large oil last July. THE riRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS The Senate action Is in line with the thinking of maritime unions and the industry Who want to go ahead with development of proto­ types for commercially - useful ships. The Administration had been supporting a proposal for an atom-powered "peace ship" which would have been a floating show­ case of atomic energy exhibits and would have used an old Nautilustype reactor. Maritime interests and the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy in Congress had argued that the "peace ship" would only delay de­ velopment of useful atom -ship plants. The vote came after hearings revealed sharp disagreement be­ tween the Administration and members of the Senate on which type of ship to build. However, it was generally agreed that the US must be the first to build an atompowered merchant ship. Strong support for the commer­ cial atomic ship came from Sen­ ator Clinton P. Anderson, New Mexico, who is*chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic En­ ergy. Anderson called for design and construction of a true mer­ chant ship and opposed t'le "show­ boat" idea . of the Administration because it would only serve adver­ tising purposes. Admittedly the "showboat" would not represent any advance in nu­ clear power plants. Tanker 'Logical First' Anderson suggested that "the proper design and construction of a - nuclear-propelled oil tanker would seem to be the logical first step." He quoted a report de­ livered to his committee which em­ phasized that atomic propulsion had the best chance of competing in the form of "large, high-pow­ ered ships which carry heavy bulk cargoes . . . and spend the maxi- iVERY SUNDAY • 1620 OMf Voice of the AtTP Wn-39,19150 KCi Shtpi In Coribbton, Eoit Cooit of South America, South Atlantic ond Eoit Cooil ol United Stotei. WFL-65, 15850 KCt Shipt In Gulf of Mex.Ico, Corlbbeon, West Copit of South Amer­ ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East .Coost WFK-95.15700 XCl Ships In Medlterranebn area. North Atlantic, European end US East Coost, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE UNION AND MARITIME NEWS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO YOUl BROUGHT TO YOU BY. THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARirflME TRADES DEPARTMENT SIU-A&G DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • MM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRICT EVERY SUNDAY, 1915 (2:15 PM EST Sunday) Europe and North America WCO-13020 KCs East Coast South America WCO-16908.8 KCs West Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs h>nwnAY MIR rkTl . EVERY MONDAY^, 03IS GMT • I (10:15 PM EST Sunday) | I Australia WMM 25-15607 KCs • " I Northwest Pacific WMM 81-11037.5 ^ | f I X Low-Pay Tugs Lack Safety Too MOBILE—Unorganized Gulf tugboatmen need union representation not only to protect them from unscrupulous operators but also to assure that the boats are manned by qualified officers, SIU Port Agent Cal Tanner declared this week. Tanner made his statement"* to a boat was employment in a in commenting on the course shipyard some time before. of a Coast Guard investigation The mate on the tug had been Into a collision between the tug G & H and the SlU-manned freighter Claiborne in the Mobile Ship Channel. Mate Didn't Know Rules Testimony at the hearings re­ vealed that the tug was on the wrong side of the channel, and that the mate at the wheel of the tug had no experience, did not know which side of the channel he should navigate and also did npt know any of the rules of the road. There were no injuries caused by the mishap, but the daniage to both vessels was considerable. Appearing at the Coast Guard hearings here, the mate admitted he had no experience in the ac­ tual operation of ,a tugboat and, ifti fact, hadn't been on a boat for atout ten 'years.' .Effs^clpsesti link required to pull six-hour shifts at the wheel, to relieve the tug's cap­ tain, Fred J. Schmidt of Harvey, La. The tug was enroute to New Orleans pushing a barge loaded with bauxite when the collision with the Claiborne occurred. The SIU ship was moving up the chan­ nel on the return-trip from Puerto Rico. A proper solution to the safety problems as well as relief from unduly long watches would be for the men to organize. "A union would see to it that qualified nien are placed in responsible positions. This would benefit the companies as well as the tug personnel." SIU shipping, at the same time, took a welcome turn for the better and again edged oyer the 100-job mark. A total of 128 regular jobs wert shipped, and tlje fpture .also lodikjsi.gQodi -• Lake Chas. Biz Runs Smoothly LAKE CHARLES—^Aside from a dispute between the bosun and the mate on the Cecil N. Bean (Drytrans) which was squared away to everyone's satisfaction, the business of this port Is moving along smoothly. The beef was handled by SIU Port Agent Leroy Clarke in Port Arthur, Texas, where the ship paid a short visit. All of the other ships were in fair shape. Shipping has fallen off some­ what but is due to pick up again soon. Seven Cities Service tankers plus the Val Chem (Valentine), in Port Neches, Texas, and the Cecil Bean were serviced during the past 'jt!;!ivd''Weeks'. 'X-)t « ."'"V HotShipping Old Tale In 'Frisco Hall SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping ran just ahead of registration in this area during the past two weeks, as the shortage in deck and engine department ratings con­ tinued. The only department not enjoy­ ing any real prosperity here is the steward department. Fort Agent Leon Johnson declared. All other ratings are in short supply, he added, and are welcome any time. The forecast is for more good shipping in the future. Job Activity Good Two payoffs and three sign-ons joined with four in-transit ships to keep job activity at a good pace. All of them took a fair share of men off the bea%h. On the payoff roster were the Ocean Dinny (Ocean Trans) and the Wild Ranger (Waterman), both of which signed on again. The Wacosta (Waterman) also signed for another trip. In transit were the George A. Lawson, Celestial (Pan Oceanic), Alamar (Calmar) and Steel Artisan (Isthmian). All the ships fh port in "^^ibod"Shape. " tanker or bulk ore carrier. The report estimated that elimi­ nation of fuel oil requirements on a 20,000-ton tanker would lead to additional revenue of $1 miUion a year. The "showboat" proposal was ad­ vanced by administration spokes­ men, including Lewis Strauss, chair­ man of the Atomic Energy Com­ mission, and Admiral H. G. Rickover, who supervised construction of the Nautilus. They, argued that. use of the admittedly-outdated Nau- tilus reactor was the best and fastest way of getting a nuclear merchant ship afloat. The ship would be used as a floating showcase to advertise peaceful application of atomic en­ ergy. Asks US Aid On $50-Fare Liner WASHINGTON—An application has been filed with the Federal Maritime Board seeking Govern­ ment assistance for construction of two 6,000-passenger low-cost trans­ atlantic liners. The ships would be buUt and operated by a corpora­ tion headed by H. B. Cantor, presi­ dent of the Carter Hotel chain. Each ship would carry a crew of 1,350. The application seeks construc­ tion aid and mortgage guarantees, but does not ask for operating sub­ sidies. The ships would be oper­ ated Pullman-style, with passen­ gers paying $50 for berths from New York to Zeebrugge, Belgium, and buying food and other services from concessionaires aboard the vessels. Plans for this service were first outlined by Cantor at the last SIU of NA convention in Montreal. Originally they called for a 10,000 passenger vessel but were scaled down to reduce construction costs and improve chances of approval. ^ A/OYV IN SOTH ^AitiMoee- �Coffeetime On Alcoa Polaris i s ii """-""••"••ei LOG-A'RHYTHM: Why? i H iI ill lill piiiiiitit By Harry Wolowitz Why is this world so divided. Divided in troubles and joys; Some children haven't a plaything. While others have too many toys. Why should one man's daughter Trod the happy road, While another superior in beauty Must carry the scarlet load. Why are some born with a golden spoon While others ne'er see any gold Why should a few lead a happy life While others grow lonely and old. Stumbles In Reverse Race, Just Misses Those who- have been hold­ ing their breath and specu­ lating on the outcome of an offbeat footrace staged on the Steel Designer in Manila some time ago can relax now. The results arrived simultane­ ously with the ship, which paid off In New York last week. The race was held on arrival in the Philip­ pines, following the advance no­ tices in the LOG on April 27. It appears that the forward footwork of reefer Harold Eddy In the 100-yard distance proved a match for "backtracking" Sam White, messman, who tried to beat Eddy going 75 yards in reverse. Ship's reporter Herman Rogge called it "a close race." White was actually leading for a while, but stumbled and couldn't recover in time. Aside from this contest, the rest of the four-month voy­ age seems to Oliver have been un­ eventful. T. F. Oliver, ship's dele­ gate, said the trip ran smoothly all the way, with no beefs or up­ sets. He hailed the efforts of the delegates—J. Cheshire, Joe Falasca and Pete Suarez, representing the deck, engine and steward depart­ ments, respectively, for keeping things on an even keel. Rogge, in turn, added that the steward department did "a splendid job." He said the De­ signer is "one of the best feeders" and substantiated this with the ob­ servation that most of the crewmembers gained weight. "In fact, even the passengers said the food was better than on many of the regular passenger ships they had been on," he noted. Eric Klingvall was the steward. Cornered In the messhall during coffeetime, SlU crewmen on the Alcoa Po­ laris cast a collective wary eye on a shipboard lensman. Pictured (I to r) are bosun Earl Di Angelo, "Flash" Serdonr "Smolcey" Owens, "Sleepy" Baxter and George Forrest. Al­ though he tagged almost everybody else with a nick­ name, the photog gave no hint at all who he was. Some are like wrecks on the ocean, Drifting they never know where; Others are safe in their lifeboats. With never a trouble or care. Why should some die of hunger While others eat peaches and cream. Eat high off the hog— The fat of the land. While to others it's only a dream. Yes, if some wise man- could tell me If some sage could open my eyes. And answer all my questions Only then would I stop asking "why." — SS Del Mar WiUiam H. Rhone Peter Notias Telesfore Olivaces George H. Robinson Francis J. O'NeiU Jose Rodriguez Walter Snell Scayroa Papoutsis John Szcepanski Aniceto Pedro Benedetto PorceUo Samuel L. Vandal Trinidad Vigo Jose Quimera Niilo V. Reittl USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Joseph D. McGraw Manuel Antonana Archibald McGuigan Eladio Arls David Mcllreath Fortunate Bacomo H. F. MacDonald Frapk W. Bemrick Michael Machusky Robert L. Booker Albert Martinelll Frank T. CampbeU Vic MUazzo WiUiam J. Conners Joseph B. Murphy E. T. Cunningham Joseph Neubauer Walter L. Davis James O'Hare EmiUo Delgado Ralph J. Palmer Robert M. Douglas George G. Phifer John J. DriscoU James M. Quinn Robert E. GUbert F. Regalado WiUiam Guenther Daniel F. Rugglano Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Everett Haislett G. Sivertsen Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Joseph Ifsits Karl Treimann Thomas Isaksen Harry S. 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I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY • ZONE Signed CITY ##eae#eee*eeeee*»*»»»**"*******"*""" " -• STATE Jane LOG 19U are and spare no efforts to see that they are fulfilled. And last' but not least, the Union's hospital delegate is do­ To the Editor: ing a real bang-up Job catering I would like to put In a word to all our cares to the best of of praise for the marine hos­ his ability. He visit us twice pital here in Seattle, Washing­ a week- and really goes out of ton. his way to help us. Thanks The doctors here are the best again for his help. I have seen in any marine or Jerry Pontiff private hospital. I'must say the 4 4 4i same for the nurses; they are also the best I've seen. They reaUy treat you nicely. They make every attempt to make To the Editor: I am the owner of the Cafe Penguin Bar in Lourenco Mar­ ques. A lot of SIU men have come to my place and asked me for the LOG, but until yesterday I never knew there was an SIU paper. Now that I have seen a copy of the LOG, I would like to have some sent here so I can AH letters to the editor for give them to the boys when they publication in the SEAFAR­ come in. ERS LOG must be signed by Incidentally, I enjoyed the the writer. Names will be LOG very much and would be withheld upon request. very pleased to receive it. I think it is a very fine paper and one's stay here comfortable and that the SIU must be a fine un­ ion. I wish we had something pleasant. The food is better by far than like you have over here. Jose Pereira at any other marine hospital I've seen. I've talked to many (Ed. note: Extra copies of the patients here, and they all say LOG will be sent you each issue the same as I do. This is really from now on.) ^ a home away from home. Hails SIU Fight My thanks also to our everalert officials whose activity has helped keep our hospitals open. To the Editor: I'm sure they'll stay open if the I have a suggestion that I membership will stand behind would like you to print and put its officials with all of its sup­ before the membership. port. My idea is that we should I have been treated swell by have a roving patrolman or an our Union brothers and our port "ambassador-patrolman" to ride agent, Jeff Gillette, who makes it a point to be here every week the ships on each coast and with our "coffee and!" He also teach the rnen how to do their lets us know that if we need Jobs as delegates and how to get along with the officers topside. anything we can call on him. Regards to the brothers down This would help us approach in Lake Charles. I'll be seeing topside on various problems and them later on in the summer. make it easier for the crew and I'm glad to report success in officers to get along. It would also show the crew my treatment at this real home the reason for having its own away from home in Seattle. delegates on a ship and the need, James Merrell to respect the delegates once 4^ 44they are elected. This is often a big problem on the ships today. First the crewmembers elect a delegate and To the Editor: then over half of them run top­ I want to take this opportu­ side over the head of the dele­ nity to thank all of the SIU men gate with their beefs. Then when the delegate goes who may have contributed blood for my husband's aunt re­ topside on behalf of the crew he cently. She was very badly is put in a "bad spot because burned and has since passed some of the men have been there before him and confused away. However, I went these men to the whole situation by coming know that I. was deeply grate­ to an agreement the delegate ful for the help they give. knows nothing about. Thank you all on behalf of ipy I believe a roving patrolman husband, Albert L. Bagley, and would be an answer to this prob­ my son, Albert J. Bagley,' who lem and would help establish are both SIU members. good faith between the crews Mrs. EUzabeth Bagley and the officers. More men would also be willing to take the 4 4" 4" job of delegate. As it is now, many won't take these jobs and those who do aren't always sure whether the crew is with them To the Editor: By the time you receive this or not. Sometimes it seems as if dele­ letter, we here in the marine hospital at New Orleans will gates are elected just because it have witnessed our first movie happens to be Union policy to have them. I hope the mem­ donated by the SIU. We want to extend'our thanks bership will consider this idea. I also think we should have and appreciation to the SIU for all the efforts to see to It that some kind of representative for we shut-ins can have a few our tankers running in the Per­ nights a month to look forward sian Gulf. There are a good many men on them who are not to a little recreation. Brothers, anyone who has SIU men. It seems to me it would pay spent any length of time in a to have a man over there while hospitial can realize that we all look forward to "Movie Night." we have ships operating on that What makes us proud is that shuttle run. We have had men these movies, along with a pro­ in the steward department rid­ jector, were donated by the ing the ships to help the cooks and stewards to perfect the SIU. It's a great feeling of security meals and feeding. Why not to know that we have the kind have one to perfect relation­ of representation that we have. ships? , . . Dave Barry. Our officials see what our needs Lauds Treatment By Seattle PHS • • •> Par* TWCIT* SEAFARERS Barman in L-M To Hold LOGS Letters To The Editor Wants Patrolman To Ride Ships Seafarers' Blood Aid Appreciated NO Shut-ins Hail SIU Movie Gift �Jnc 22. 195t CALMAR) (Calmar), May It—Chali^ man. M. Kalban tacratary. T. Jack•an. Ship'a delegata aleeted. Shlp'a fund Cll.OO. Chief eook'a dlaputed OTartlme. Llfarafta to ba Inatalled on ahlpa of thla typa. Booka to ba re­ turned to«lounge. Queation about maala whlla canal workera are aboard. BTEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), May 27 —Chairman, R. Burdlck; Secretary, S. Plaga. Ship's fund S2.20. Food not prepared properly. To take up col­ lection for ship's fund. DEL SUD (Mississippi), May 27 — Chairman, W. Perkins; Secretary, H. Ellis. Time of MTD broadcast posted so crewmembers can read same. $18.00 for ship's fund and $15.00 to picnic fund. Some disputed over­ time. Committee of all delegates to be formed. Date of picnic to be de­ cided and which orphan asylum to be Invited. Children to be taken care of by committee. All noise to stop at 10:00 PM. All hands to see that picnic fund is sufficient to show children, SIU members and wives a good time. DEL MUNDO (Mlstltslppl), May It —Chairman, J. Hand; Sacratary, C. McLallan. More books needed. Ship's fund $42.00. Ship's delegate and treasurer elected. Discussed mail sit­ uation. Delegate to contact purser. WESTERN TRADER (Western Nav.l, April 22—Chairman. 6. Conrad; Sac. ratary, J. Powers. Manager of Sea­ man's Club in Genoa. Italy, paid crew personal visit, invited crew to club. A good time was had by aU. Rubber windscoops to be ordered for port holes. Stop to be put on ice box door to prevent bumping bulkhead. Cov­ ered cans to be ordered for coffee and sugar. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May to—Chairman, 6. Lawion; Sacratary. C. Watt. New delegate elected. Ice box and washing machine to be shown to patrolman. Fans to be installed where needed. All hot air vents to be repaired. Delegates to remain sober when transacting business. WESTERN TRADER (Western Nav.l. May a—Chairman, J. Pranklln; Secre­ tary. J. Powers. All repairs and painting attended to. Good payoff in Houston, Texas. No communications and no LOGS received. Captain will Issue American money as a draw. In Haifa or Israel pounds will be issued. Greasy pants not to be washed in washing machine. Rollers on machine ruined. Good fresh milk, vegetables, Italian cheese and salami bought in Genoa, Italy. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers). June 3—Chairman, N. Leone; Secre­ tary. J. Byrne. Two men logged. Re­ pair list handed in. Good chow and good menus this trip. CHILORE (Ore Nav.l, June •—Chair­ man, Webb; S^retary, Earley. Ship's fund $17.20. Clarification need on matter of loss of Job because of fail­ ure to report to ship at time of sail­ ing. DEL RIO (Miss.), May i—Chairman, D. Ramsey; Secretary, V. Hall. Some repairs taken care of. New delegate elected. Laundry room to be cleaned after use. FAIRISLE (Pan Atlantic), June »— Chairman, P. Wldegren; Secretary, M. Duet. Repair list turned in. Ship's fund $9.25. Bathrooms and messhall to be left clean. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June $—Chairman and Secre­ tary not given. Repair list turned in. PENNMAR (Calmar), June 3—Chair­ man, C. Siymanskl; Secretary, V. Monte. All cots to be turned in after use. Foc'sles to be left clean. Ship's 'fund $10.40. More food to be issued, such as mushrooms, cherry, peppers. More fresh milk to be put aboard. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum Carriers), June 3—Chairman, W. O'Connor; Secretary, V. Chavez. Some new stores in slopchest. New awn­ ings needed. Ship's fund $25.14. Clar­ ification needed on transportation if ship pays off in foreign port. Cook's room too small and hot Recommend different location. JOSEFINA (J. H. Winchester), May 30—Chairman, H. Jaynes; Secretary, J. C. Reed. All beefs to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Delegate to ask captain for a payoff statement for each man. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), June Chairman, H. Bllde; Secretary, none. Ship's fund $13.30. New delegate elected. Mattress to be checked be­ fore leaving vessel and linen turned in. ROBIN OOODFELLOW (Seas Ship­ ping), May 27—Chairman, F. Morelgllo; Secretary, E. Oeuldlng. All books to be returned to library after read­ ing. Library to be locked in all ports. SEAFARERS Discussion on disability pension pay­ ment to SIU members physically imable to work. All refuse to be put In trash pails. Less noise in passage­ ways. Laundry to be locked when vessel la in port. New screens in doors on main deck needed , Page Thlrteca LOG Gear Locker Yields 3 Stowaways STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), June 3—Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Disputed overtime. All problems to be taken up with delegate rathei: than topside. Ship's fund $10.90. Crew to keep washing ma­ chines clean. Steward requested to order fresh ice cream in Honolulu. Repair lists to be completed by arri­ val in Honolulu. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Juno 3—Chairman, Rode; Secretary, W. Masterson. Seven men logged. Con­ tacted mate in Yojcohama about no catwalk and was refused. Also in­ sufficient securing of gear to be re­ ported to patrolman and safety com­ mittee. Ship's fund $17.00. Chief cook missed ship in Yokohama and returned later. Wages to be split during his absence. Money or travel­ lers checks to be given in Far East ports if in accordance with laws of that particular port.. One man fined under threat of logging by captain for loss of pass. SEACARDEN (Peninsular Nav.l June 3—Chairman, F. Maclolak; Sacratary, F. Leonard. New ships' delegate elected. Laundry to be left clean. Keep noise down at night so crew can sleep. Messrooms and bathrooms to be kept clean at all times. Repair list to be drawn up. Behavior in port discussed. Suggestion may be asked to let crew sougee foc'sles. MASSMAR (Calmar), June IB— Chairman, J. Elchanberg; Secretary, S. Zubovich. Captain Libby back-in command. Chief engineer on vaca­ tion. Ship's fund $20.00. Communi­ cations read and accepted. New dele­ gate elected. One member missed ship In Baltimore. Suggestion made to build ship's fund to approx. $50.00 and set aside $10.00 for Union busi­ ness. TEXMAR (Calmar), June 7—Chair­ man, C. Hensley; Secretary, P. Fox. Ship's treasurer elected. Repair list taken care of. Donation of SOe re­ quested for ship's fund. Suggestion to use less green peppers in soups. Steward to replace cracked cups and broken dishes. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), June 3—Chairman, E. Har­ rison; Secretary, McKreth. Ship's fund 3800 yen. - Delegate reports nothing will be done about water and tanks. Two men short in deck department. One man short in Stewart department. Letter to be sent to headquarters explaining conditions of ship. No slopchest, no American cigarettes. Messhall chairs to be repaired. Re­ move wind shutes from main deck. INES (Bull), June 3—Chairman, J. Slavan; Secretary, W. Williams. Dis­ cussion on fresh fruits and vegetables purchased in Iskenderun. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), May 37—Chairman, not given; Secre­ tary. not given. Obtained box of bobks. Collected $1 each from crew and bought new books totalling $23.80. Passageways to be painted on return voyage. American money will be given out on draw. INES (Bull), May 3—Chairman, V. Swanson; Secretary, J. Slaven. Ship's fund. $6.50. Ship's reporter elected. Delegate to get fresh fruit in Spain. One crewmember hospitalized in Genoa. Company agent taking care of him. SEASTAR (Triton), May 37 — Chairman, W. Mellon; Secretary, R. Kyle. Radios to be kept low at night. All strangers to be kept out of pas­ sageways while sUp is in port. Wash­ ing machine to itt turned off after using. Cups to be taken back to pantry. VENORE (Ore), June 3—Chairman G. Rler; Secretary, C. White. Patrol­ man to be contacted concerning dirty drinking water in port and starboard fountains. Engine delegate elected. All departments to turn in repair lists. WINTER HIL^ (Cities Service), May 19—Chairman, J. Barton; Secretary, Basil Palmer. Report on fight against wage freeze read and approved. Screens for port holes ordered. Re­ pair list to be submitted to mate. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), May 31—Chairman, M. Bruno; Sacratary, N. Sosplna. Discussion on wearing of shorts in passageways and gangways. Stowaways to wash and take care of crew's laundry. Ship's ftmd $16. Arti­ cle to be sent to LOG regarding stow­ aways. DEL AIRES (Miss,), June 4—Chair­ man, M. King; Secretary, V. Zomllt. Ship's fund $60. Reporter elected. SlUp is net clean as SIU ship should be—greasy decks and handrails. Deck foc'sles dirty. Ship's fund should be kept for needy causes. More clean­ ing gear powders needed. Drinking fountain should be renewed. Butter dish covers needed. CANTI6NY (Cities Service), June < —Chairman, C. Copeman; Secretary, W. Cassldy. Treasurer elected. Ship's fund $15.16. Union communication read and accepted. Need electrician to fix galley stove. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), May 17 —Chairman, H. Newton; Secretary, V. Drenclo. New washing machine sup­ plied. Repairs completed in New York and Baltimore. Ship's fund $31.55. Delegate, reporter and treas­ urer elected. Hand wringer should be used for heavy clothes, such as dun­ garees. Trio of Indonesian youngsters are shown with SIU crewmembers before their short-lived sea adventure came to a halt. Pictured II to r) on the SS Steel Traveler are Seafarers Matt Bruno (left), Antonio Schiavone (seated, center) and D. J. Leberre (2nd from right). In photo at right, Leberre points out stowaways' hiding place in small locker on boat deck. The boys were put ashore a few days later. Both photos by reporter Bill "Sonny" Armstrong. Three teenage Indonesians with cherished dreams of seeing New York despite little on their backs and even less in their pockets helped liven up the voyage of the SS Steel Traveler recently. Puns 'it Buns The boys had crammed them­ eler left Djakarta. They were dis­ selves into a small storage locker covered calmly promenading about Pep Crewmen on the boat deck when the Trav- the deck after the ship was well underway and, eventually, were Aboard Ulla put ishore at Belewan Deli back Indonesian territory. "Don't let the tomcat have RATS NEVER in According to Bill "Sonny" Arm­ all the fun" is the slogan on ship's reporter, ail three the SS Ocean Ulla, and the KNEW SHIP strong, of the stowaways spoke English gang is doing^ its best to live up to and had decided to make their it, says crew reporter O. S. Bailey. way to the " 'United States metrop­ Coffeetime always seems to WAS 'CLEAN' olis of New York." They had com­ bring out the best gags—and pas­ It's a good bet when a ship has a "rat-free" certificate that some of the foiu*-legged rodents aboard are going to feel neglected. No­ body likes to be taken for granted. Still, the fact of the matter is that the SS McKittrick Hills had both a "rat-free" certificate and a "cargo of sea water and rats" on a recent run to Venezuela. She was traveling in ballast to pick up an oil cargo at the time. Rats Not Notified Ship's reporter Daniel D. Backrak points out that bosun, Blackie Adams, brought up the ro­ dent problem at the ship's meeting and called attention to the fact that the ship is supposed to have a rat-free certificate good for six months. However, someone obvi­ ously neglected to notify the rats about this." The subject drew a number of suggestions at the .meeting. One was to post the "rat-free" certifi­ cate in a more conspicuous V place. (It's possi­ ble of course that the rats just Backrak might have missed seeing it.) One crewmember wanted to know if the rats were sufficiently literate to understand what the certificate was all about. Another crewmember proposed organizing the cats a little better, but it's felt this would be useless since the cats probably share their milk with the rats. Still another proposal was to place rat-guards in likely places on the ship. Guards Useless This was also turned down since rat-guards obviously don't stop rats. "They're not even good against mosquitoes," someone else commented. At the end, some practical sug­ gestions were thrown in which will actually be tried. What they are is being kept under cover, how­ ever. They're afraid the- rats will catch on and find a way to tell their side of the They mi|^t even name names;, .i... pletely overlooked the problem of getting by American immigration officials and didn't have a single item of monetary value among them. Their native wearing ap­ parel would hardly have been con­ sidered appropriate or fashionable in Manhattan. Future Bleak "Still, we had to admire their enterprising spirit, although we couldn't condone their method of travel. The future for a young man in Indonesia today appears very bleak. "But it is traditionally American to be curious, so we can also re­ spect others who have the heart and gumption to try the unknown and search, perhaps foolishly, for a better way to live." While they remained aboard, the boys found the ship's shower and sanitary facilities a particular de­ light, and enjoyed American food. An SIU ship's meeting resolved the problem of finding them a way to earn their keep by having them do the laundry. "The solution was a happy one on all sides. We were sorry to see them go," Armstrong added. tries, incidentally—during a full 15-minute "vaudeville" show by our wise-cracking old salts who have a good selection of gay rou­ tines down pat by now. "Whitey Townsend, bosun, is the head of the class, and Walter Horw a t h can be counted on for a daily monologue about his lady loves that would make many an old burlesque comic blush . . . There's never a dull moment on here." Bailey In addition to comedy, coffeetime and mealtime on the Ulla offers a daily variety of baked goods "that makes our tables look like a bakery window display and assures us hot rolls of various types every day." Bailey said the last ship's meet­ ing voted the crew's unanimous thanks to night cook and baker John Indorf "for his untiring ef­ forts to produce only the best in baking." Cruising Down To Rio Squinting into the sun on the deck of the cruise ship Del Mar as she headed south for Buenos Aires and Rio are (I to r) George Perdreauville, James Ahearn and the 2nd electrician. Milton J. Phelps, shipV reporter, sent in the photo. �SEAFARERS Vac* Fourteen Runner Jogs Along, Needs Musicians 7 Some of the SlU gang on the Alcoa Runner relaxes for cardgame and bull session in the messhall as reporter Ronald Burton pops his camera at the group. Burton said the ship's small combo band is keeping busy, and the welcome mat is out for some more good musicians. Stony Creek Not Fazed By Anchor Paint Job Anybody can paint an anchor by hanging over the side of the ship. The test is to do the job neatly in the paint locker. Although the demand for such skills is at a minimum, it can be done very simply, "Sailor Jack" Denley confides. trip has been a good one, Denley Denley was on the Stony pointed out. The deck gang, in­ /• t Creek recently, where the issue al­ legedly came up. It's likely there was just a little too much "rock and rofiin' " on the Stony Creek at the time. In any event, Denley's scheme requires so little effort that even the most hide­ bound chief mate could appreciate it. As he described it, "all you do is fill some balloons with gas, float them near the fore peak vent, connect them to Dixon the anchor and lower away into the paint locker. An hour with the spray gun is all you need to get It done." Fortunately, coffeetlme came along just about the time they were ready to try out the Idea and it got lost in the rush. Even without this, however, the cluding "Whip" Collins, bosun, Frank Harris, Jerry Yockey, Carl "Red" Gibbs and himself, has also managed to keep busy with more orthodox projects. The galley gang, in turn, has been doing "a real bang-up job," led by Paulos Vourderis, steward, and chief cook John Dixon. Right now the crew is looking forward to some real fancy eating on July 4th, because the Stony Creek has a tradition for holiday feeds from way back. Sunsports Ship's Electrical Stores Run Short Journey home, as it should be We're supposed to load grain downhill all the way from here. there for Europe. The boat deck, bridge deck This outfit, Seatraders, really and stack are all dressed up, • went all-out for us.this time and To the Editon For some time now I have been and the superstructure fairly gave us the New Orleans SlU sailing electrician, and it seems shines with the traditional hall for a mailing address. Al­ that on every ship we never Robin Line colors. By the time though we are signed on for a have the proper stores as I am we hit Boston she should be the voyage to Europe, we don't sure most every fellow sailing traditional clean SlU ship, if know just where we're heading, and will probably have a mail­ in this rating will agree. Be­ you'll pardon the repetition. Very. Few Beefs ing address for Europe upon cause of the chief engineer and As deck delegate and ship's our return from there. That is, the shoreside office workers cut­ ting an item here and there and reporter on this vessel, I haven't if we ever go there. neglecting to pay attention to yet run into any beefs which Robert Ingram the order list, we invariably couldn't be settled handily by Ship's reporter wind up with nothing that's a patrolman at the payoff. Un­ 4 4" 4" less something develops before we arrive in the States, we'll have experienced a smooth voy­ age with but very few excep­ tions. Art Harrington, ship's To the Editor: delegate. Is on the ball. This just a line to inform It is rumored that we are to you that we lost another brother pick up five more passengers this trip on the Catherine (Dryon arrival in Capetown and that . trans). will make the full quota of cash Brother Joel Anderson, DM, AH letters to the editor for customers for this type of ship, was taken off in Port Alfred, publication in the SEAFARas I understand it. Quebec, on June 9, after injur­ 'ERS LOG must be signed by Incidentally, I am looking ing his eyes while using a spray the writer. Names will be forward to bringing my nephew gun in the cargo holds enroute withheld upon request. and son, Bruce E., to New York from Hamburg, Germany, to this summer to see all the sights, needed and a box full of elec­ including our beautiful and ef­ Conakry, French West Africa. Treated In Africa trical equipment that is next to ficiently-managed headquarters useless. He was treated by the doctor hall. in Conakry, who gave him Kor example, the ship I am Clarence L. Cousins presently on, the MV Del Oro, medicine to take with him and doesn't have anything that's use at sea, but he never seemed to get much better. Finally needed. To top it off we ran out of light bulbs. It seems as when we got to Port Alfred the though the chief engineer and captain had him sent ashore to the chief mate both counted the To the Editor: ' the doctor. He was given an same fifty bulbs. So when the Just a word to let the broth­ unfit for duty slip and ordered first fifty was gone the next fifty ers know that I am now on to report to the hospital at once didn't materialize and darkness crutches and am unable to sail. for treatment. resulted. We understand he went to I would like to hear from some The problem is, why can't the of the many shipmates I sailed the hospital in Norfolk, so he electrician not only order but with in previous years. They I will be near his home and also check all his stores when can reach me at E-G-11, Puerto family. coming aboard and be sure he Nuevo, San Juan, Puerto Rico. We want to wish him a has the proper equipment and speedy recovery at this time George Litchfield what the ship needs to be main­ and let him know that if thei-e tained properly? As if is most 4» 4" 4" is anything we can do for him ships have lots of shoreside we will be only too glad to do equipment which can't be used it. All he has to do is let us on any ship. This is due to the know. engineers taking it upon them-' Crewmembers selves to cut out items and sup­ to the Editor: SS Catherine We have a great gang here plement with items of their 4> 4> 4) on the Sea Comet II. I would own. say for my own part that .1 Electrician Gets Blame never sailed with a better bunch Some engineers don't know of guys. one part from another and will We have a top-notch steward To the Editor: accept anything that is sent to department and it is putting out I would like to have a copy of the ship. When it turns out to number one chow. Everything be wrong, then naturally, the else is also running along the issue of the LOG (May 11, 1956) containing the informa­ electrician is blamed. smoothly so far as the crew is Maybe in time we can do concerned and we get along tion about absentee voting, and something about this. I would very well together. This makes I would also like to send my like to hear some more from the any ship a good ship, as you greetings to all my friends in the SIU. other fellows who have had this know. I am not able to get out much trouble. We are going to use the money now as I have diabetes, heart Union H. Sanders Jr. from the ship's fund for a beer trouble and arthritis, but I can­ party in Corpus Christi, Texas, not praise the Seafarers Interna­ 4^ t i* and then will replenish the tional Union enough for what it fund with money collected from has done and is doing for a man an arrival pool. in my condition. Just Got Address Many, many thanks to the To the Editor: Nobody seems to know where brothers in the SIU who made As I write this we are steam­ we are going after that, how­ it possible for old timers like ing into Capetown on the Robin Sherwood, on our return voyage ever. We got the Corpus Chris­ myself to be able to live our last down the African coast and ti address just as we came days decently, not just to exist back to the States. through the Canal from San as many must. The SIU weekly We hope to have a night "on Francisco and then we head, I disability benefit which I re­ the town" in Capetown if we think, for New Orleans, land of ceive is a blessing. Greetings to you all. make port in time to dock. Then the Orange Blossom Fizzes we'll prepare for the long where the ginmills never close. Thor "Tom" Thorsen Catherine Sends Best Wishes Letters To The Editor $1 Wants To Contact Ex-Ship Buddies Sea Comet Runs A Merry Chase Sm Disability Aid Appiauded Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct Social Security number. Use of the wrong number means a clerical headache for the Vaca­ tion Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security number is crediting his tax de­ ductions to some other US worker. June iZ, Um LOG Sherwood Shines With New Paint Taking in the sun on the Oceanstar are Seafarers Blandino, OS (left), and DeCulty, AB. The ship was in Sibenik, Yugoslavia, at the time. Photo by Steve Emerson. �SEAFARERS JOB* 22, 195t •ATIWAY CITY (Watarman), May 17—Chairman, T. L. Taara; Sacratary, O. W. Collins. Wrote Senator Daniel letter thanking hlin In behalf of Sena­ tors that voted for 00-90 bill. New Orleans to Inveatlgato why Waterman Is ao lata sendUtf out allotments. Complete ship's Itinerary sent to headquarters. Ship's delegate to be re-elected. Suggestion for library to be changed in New Orleans. •UZANNC (lull). May 10—Chairman, Roland Lanoua; Sacratary, J. S. Shaw. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund S10.40. Shipboard action to be taken at payoff: Repair list to be brought to captain's attention. Re­ ports accepted. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatraln Lines), May M—Chairman, S. Oarcla; Sacratary, S. Rothschild. New ship's raplanlshad. Wiper la aooparata In cleaning laundry. AFOUNDRIA (Watarman)/ May It— Chairman, J. Rarmani Sacratary, R. Hayas. Request patrolman to visit ship. Coffee sltuatlen diactuscd. ALCOA FLANTRR (Alcoa), May >7 —Chairman, C. DaHespadalas; Sacra­ tary, W. Hartlava. New washing ma­ chine to be Installed. To rotate ship's delegate every three months for each department. ALAMAR (Calmar), May 17—Chair­ man, J. Rarnett; Sacratary, J. McFhaul. Ship's fund S20.6S. Some dis­ puted overtime. All repairs made, uiier demoted to wiper. To lee agent about same as oiler had blopk gang endorsements. Ship's reporter and treasurer elected. Contact captain and patrolman about port time dlacharges for time In shipyard. HASTINOS (Waterman), May 17— Chairman, Stivers) Sacratary, Rallard. Ship's fund S24.00. One man left In hospital in Germany. Steward to put out better grade of cookies. Chief cook unsatisfactory. - ORION CLIFFRR (Orion), May IS— Chairman, C. Oatas; Secretary,-. E. Manual. Wage scale on super tankers needed. Donation of Sl.OO to ship's fund requested. Stamps to be bought out of ship's fund. Cautioned crew about smoking on deck or any other place while loading or discharging cargo. Delegate to see captain about American money or travelers' checks on draw. delegate and treasurer elected. Pa­ trolman to decide which department takes care of galley screens. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), May 2«— Chairman, A. W. Waslluk; Secretary, W. Souder. Main deck being painted. Messhall to be painted. Ship's fund $14.50 New Iron bought in NY. Elected-ship's reporter. Dis­ cussion held about not doing sanitary work properly. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), May 20—Chairman, C. Seoflcid; Secretary, F. Sample. Some repairs made. Sug­ gestion to clean out library and throw out torn books. CAROLYN (Bull), June 2—Chairman, Harry Thrash; Secretary, J. Gallagher. Ship's fund $^4.00. Repair list to be made up by each department. All extra linen to be turned In each_ week. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), May IS —Chairman, J. Hannay; Sacratary, Leo Bruce. No mall or LOGS re­ ceived this trip. _ Repair list to be turned In at NV. Three men logged -will see patrolman. Try to get water­ CAMP NAMANU (USP Carrier) May melons and cantalopes next trip. 13—Chairman, 0. D. Murick; Secre­ SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), May 19 tary, Wm. O'Connor. One man was hospitalized in Bahrein. Lost two men —Chairman, W. McCarthy; Secretary, J. Devlne. Ship's delegate elected. due to illness in Bahrein Island. Ship's delegate elected. Slopchest all Rumor that trip Is being extended out of toilet articles. Need new awn­ four more months. Delegate to check stores in hull. / ing on poop deck. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), May 1«— Chairman, W. Otii; Sacratary, A. Gon­ zales. Repair list turned in. Ship's fund $14.00. \ STONY POINT (US Petroleum), May So—Chairman, James Purcell; Secre­ tary, W. McBrlde. Three men hos­ pitalized in Singapore. Telegram sent to headquarters. Treasurer elected. Ship's fund $5.50. Resolution drawn concerning overloading vessels with non-citizens over and above the quota set by law. Men changing from one department to another. Have not been getting money when arriving in port. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY— (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 24—Chairman, D. C. Gay; Secretary, S. Arales. Ship's delegate elected. Failure of cooks to improve taste of food, also to add more variety of cooked meat In night lunch. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May 27— Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, G. Clarke. One man missed ship in Kingston. One man Injured and flown home from LaGuaria. Crew collected $105.00 for him. Also collected $123.00 for brother taken off ship due to ill­ ness. Ship's fund $233.77. Cups to be returned to pantry. Deck crew to re­ frain from leaving old bars of soap on decks of showers. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isfhmlan), March 11—Chairman, B. Bankston; Secretary, T. Ralney. Ship's reporter elected. Ship's fund $16.33. Washing machine to be repaired. Discussion on 50-50 bill. Members urged to write Senators. Discussion on safety pro­ gram. Donation of $1.00 per man for ship's fund. ELIZABETH (Bull), June 2—Chair­ man, G. Bonafonte; Secretary, S. Bern- stain. Book rack to be installed. Most repairs made. Awning back aft will be taken care of. VAL CHEM (Valentine), May 30— Chairman, B. Jones; Secretary, H. Moore. Ship's fund $10.92. Bosun missed ship in Texas City. Delegate to get ruling on cleaning radio shack from patrolmen. All headquarters communications to be posted. Dele­ gate elected. Ship Is due for shipyard first part of July and repair lists should be turned in. Discussion on TV aerial tabled until ship comes out of yard. BEATRICE (Bull), March 24—Chairr man, J. Eddlns; Secretary, M. Kamln- skl. Headquarters report on fight to save 50-50 shipping law and recent new shore restriction to SlU men in Korea read and accepted. Complaint about water In port passageway and scuppers not working. Crew to stay out of pantry during meal hours. An­ other percolator needed. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), May 30 —Chairman, Gordon; Secretary, Kar- lak. One man missed ship In La­ Guaria and was logged. Also missed a 4-hour watch In Trinidad. Ship's fund $60.00. Delegate to refer him to patrolman on payoff for perform­ ing. Charges for crewmember's negli­ gence in engine dept. $50.00 fine recommended and that he be expelled permanently If he continues to per­ form. OLYMPIC GAMES (Weslarn), May DEL ORG (Mississippi), May 20 — Chairman, W. Perry; Secretary, P. 20—Chairman, J. Grimes; Secretary, Whitlow. Loggings heavy this trip L. Sellx. Some disputed overtime. and will be referred to patrolman. Delegate to see captain concerning Agent asked for decision on crew requisitioning of stores, linen, parts custom seizure in Port of Rosario. for fane and repair of washing ma­ One brother hospitalized in Rio and chines: also cleaning and painting one in Buenos Aires. Ship's fund hospital: also cleaning of fantall $45.09. Delegate discussed passage of dally. 50-50 bill. Better mail service to ships STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), April at sea requested. Suggestion that arrival pool be drawn up and $20.OO 22—Chairman, W. Elliot; Sacratary, N. Scaplna. Delegate missed ship in be donated to ship's fund—$100 to the winner. Repair lists to be turned San Francisco. New delegate elected. over to delegate. Steward to make New secretary-reporter elected. Laun­ dry to be kept in good shape at all list of all Items that he runs short. times. Schedule placed on bulkhead. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), May Ship's fund to be started with each 24—Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, member donating fifty cents. D. Fisher. Tales being carried top­ STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), June side, members warned as to penalty. Nytlce Issued by captain relative to 3—Chairman, E. Rhingvald; Sacratary, H. Rogga. Ship to be fumigated for feeding and handling of animals. Ship's fund $11.58. Twenty hours dis­ rats. One crewmember resigning. puted overtime in deck department. STEEL SEAFARER (liVhmlan), May Communications on 50-50 -bill and clarifications read. Discussion about 27—Chairman, J. Jordan; Sacratary, members of steward department be­ R. DaVlrglllo. Ship's fund $16.00. ing incompetent: delayed sailing in Ship's delegate elected. Ice boxes to Colombo, Ceylon: overtime: bosun be Inspected. Crew requested less handling deck department. Repair spicy foods and better preparation. lists turned In. Two hospital cases ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May 27 picked up for repatriation to US. These men not receiving proper trans­ -Chairman, T. Mots; Sacratary, A. portation back to port of engagement. Danna. LOG to be given to delegate Patrolman to meet ship In Wilming­ of each dept. Not enough buttermilk ton, NC, to square matter away. given In Mobile. More pillows to be Unsanitary cond'tlons caused by car­ put aboard In, Mobile. go of wild animals to be discharged SEAMAR (Calmar), June S—Chair­ In Savaiinah. Ga. man, J. Bargaria; Sacratary, J. Miles. GEORGE A. LAW30N (Pan Oceanic New ship's delegate and treasurer Corp), May 13—Chairman, C. Lawson; elected. Water tank to be cleaned. Sacratary, G. Fsva.- New delegate and New Iron to be purchased In Long new reporter elected.. Library to be Beach. Calif. Pace Fifteea LOG James Eller Urgent you contact Jimmie D. Coker c/o SIU Seattle hall as soon as possible. Tony Comman Serious illness in family. Con­ tact Mary Cornman, 3119 Baldwin -St.. Los Angeles 31, Calif. J. S. Capps Your family is anxious to get in touch with you. " IVilliam Saltarez Contact Abraham Freedman, District Supervisor, Children's Court, 30 South Broadway, Yonkers 2, NY. Philip Rubish Mother critically ill in Weirtin Hospital, Weirton, West Virginia. Come as soon as you can. Helen Cuffori. Charles Muscarella Carroll J. Rollins Contact attorney Charles A. Palermo, Carondelet Building, New Orleans 12, La. Orman M. Bartlett Get in touch with M. Martone, Department of Taxation and Fi­ nance, Collection Bureau, 15 Park Row, NY 38, NY, or call DIgby 9-1714, ext. 87. Thomas Winters Contact Jean Bunger, 1022 Co­ lumbia Ave., North Bergen, NJ, or call Swathmore 5-2228. Dick Bowman Get in touch with your old buddy at USPHS Hospital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY. Norman West. Bill "Scotty" McKenzle Write me c/o SS Michael, J. M. Carras Inc., 21 West St., NY, NY, as soon as possible. Fred J. Bi'uggner. Richard Brown Urgent. Contact your wife, Mary, at 716 Hilltop Road, Balti­ more 26, Md., as soon as pos.sible. Severe illness in family. Thomas C. Hickey Your wife, Ermora, has moved to ^406 Ncwkirk Ave., Brooldyn, NY. Leonard Smith Your discharges left aboard SS McKettrick Hills have been for­ warded to SIU hall in Wilmington, Calif. J. R. Thompson Your letter about the SS Arthur Huddell received by SEAFARERS LOG but no photos were enclosed. 'Wreck' Law Repeal Met Voters Wishes (Continued from page 3) every opportunity to take labor's case before the public. Directing AFL politicai activity here was Labor's League for Political Edu­ cation. SIU port agent Lindsey Williams served as chairman of its executive board. Committee hearings and debate on the repeal bill offered a strik­ ing contrast in methods between those used by labor representatives and the pro "right to work" man­ agement interests. The AFL-CIO delegation, headed by Victor Bussie, Shreveport, presiilent of the Louisiana State Labor Council, confined its activities to appearing before the committee and explaining the dangers of the measure. Senator B. B. Raybum. Bogalusa, subsequently described the measure on the Senate floor as "one of the most dangerous laws ever saddled on the backs of the working people of the state." Organized management groups keyed their efforts toward setting up a panic psychology. ; These groups, including such phony front outfits as the "Louisi­ ana Free Enterprise Association, Inc.," spent untold thousands on full page and half-page newspaper ads which featured scare head­ lines such as "Keep Your Freedom from Union Dictators." Pro-repeal legislators were threatened with recall movements, but these threats have evaporated for lack of public support. Besides the tangible advantages of their victory, Louisiana work­ ers derive much satisfaction from knowing that the state law nn longer declares union security "contrary to public policy." La. State Legislators Who Voted To Repeal State's 'Right To Work' Law La. State Senate Olaf J. Fink Charles E..Deichmann John O'Connor John J. Petre Theodore M. Hickey Harry H. Howard Alvin T. Stumpf Farrell A. Blanchard A. O. Rappelet Guy W. Sockrider, Jr. Arsene L. Stewart Dr. Gabriel A. Ackal Rexford C. McCullough John S. Nelson J. D. De Blieux Frank M. Edwards B. B. Rayburn C. H. Downs Sylvan Friedman Speedy O. Long F. E. Cole La. State House Holman E. Donaldson James D. Martin Buford Smith John S. Lewis Horace L. Jones Lon Tyndall W. C. Steen, Jr. W. Wayne Gaudin A. T. Sanders, Jr. Howard B. Fontenot Walter A. Chacliera J. Allen Taigre Samuel C. Cashio I. J. Allen James E. Beeson John F. Rau, Jr. Allen Babineaux Richard J. Bertrand James R. Brignac Woodrow Wilson E. H. Haynes Frank J. Altmyer Patrick B. McGittigan Walter P. Clark Vernon J. Gregson Joseph R. Bossetta Anthony J. Vesich, Jr. John J. Matassa William J. Hankins Lucien T. Vivien, Jr. Charles F. Donaldson Henry P. Brennan Nicholas J. Lapara Samuel F. Albro, Jr. Edward F. LeBreton, Jr. J. Marshall Brown Peter W. Murtes John T. Sullivan C. Cyril Broussard Lawrence Gibbs Ben F. Holt Lloyd T. Teekell August J. Compagna Bryan J. Lehmann,.Jr. Shelby Alford Laurie J. Roussel D. Elmore Recnel C. Kenneth Deshotel Robert Angelle ^Jesse D. McLain Nicholas Cefalu Carroll L. DuPont Bert A. AdamsJ. Douglas Shows Elmer L. Bernard W. Spencer Myrick Ashton B. Collier DIRECTORY Of SIU BRANCHES SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON James Sbeehan, Agent 278 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke. Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvlUe St Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK NORFOLK Ben Rees. Agent 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 103 Durham St WILMINGTON, CaUf 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 5591 Reed Humphries, Agent.. Terminal 4-2874 272 King St. E. HEADQUARTERS... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER t Paul HaU VXCTORIA EC 61713 Cormorant St Empire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS 298 Main St. J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER. BC Pacific 3468 J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone:" 545 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. 52 St. Davids St. Phone 5-8777 rUOROLD. Ontario CAnal 7-3202 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. 85 St. Pierre St. CApltal 3-4336 QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 3-1569 RICHMOND, CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave. 85 Germain St. BEacon 2-0925 SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 SAN FRANUSCO 450 Harrison St Douglas 2-8363 Great Lakes District SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 ALPENA 3215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 180 Main St NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY Phone: Cleveland 7391 HYaclnth 9-6165 CLEVELAND .... 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Phone: Main 1-0147 Canadian District FHILADELPHIA 337 Market Sf. S. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA do TDERRA PR Relay o 51—La f Sal CoUs, Agent Phone 3-599P SAN FRANCISCO ' 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast Representative 1038 3rd St. 128V3 HolUs St DETROIT SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St HALIFAX. NR. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone; 3-8911 K B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 531 W. Michigan St. SEATTLE 2505 1st AVJ. MONTREAL..,.?..634 St James St. West UULUTH Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 816) Jeff GUlette. Agent EUiott 4334 3261 E 92nd St .........laOpSimsop St SOUTH^ CHICAGO Phone: Essex 3-2U4 ''•I,- BE9S fr �SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 19SS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO .i- f , J .. : \ k-' tV Have You Forgotten Something • V .V V 'J. £S'' I' I pate BUtH bctcby • tPVease •ptlol pttit — —^rpiiat (^please r ^uriW HO. m to designate- tecelye the --;s...3:£r.rpu.«'p°'' vrho idee benefits nn' ^ItneJaea pat CARD NAMB fiMPtoVcB'j HAVE YOU FILLED OUT A BENEFICIARY CARD? if not, do it soon in order to guarantee your wife, your family or a friend the full protection of your $3,500 death benefit. If you have already filed a card but want to change your beneficiary, merely fill out a new card. The new card will automatically cancel out the old one. Experience has shown that where men have failed to file cards, there has often been delay and heartache. HAVE YOU FILLED OUT AN ENROLLMENT CARD? Your wife and unmar­ ried children under 19 are eligible for SIU hospital-surgical benefits. To relieve the financial burden of an illness or injury, all Seafarers are urged to file an enrollment card as soon as possible. Be sure to enclose with the card photo­ stats of your marriage license and your children's birth certificates. You will then be fully prepared should a medical emergency arise. Middle ••••?.? EMPLOYEE^ Dare 0/Birth 2-Na •============Zr!""'^^ No. * aSiD" ams~ The Seafarers Welfare Plan •—A Program Of 13 No-Cost Benefits To Seafarers And Their Families yran oH, t'nraa'ried ChiUm, � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 June 22, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LA. VOTES REPEAL OF ‘RIGHT TO WORK’ PELLY, BYRNE BILLS DOOMED, SPONSORS LOOK TO NEXT YEAR SIU BACKS BROADER SHIP BILL IBL READYING PETITIONS FOR NEW DOCK ELECTION LOUISIANA REPEALS ‘WRECK’ LAW BECOMES FIRST STATE TO DUMP ANTI-UNION LAW WELFARE PLAN MAINTAINS SPEEDY SERVICE RECORD SEAFARERS LAUD WINNERS OF SIU COLLEGE AWARDS SEAFARER ONE OF VICTIMS AS AIR CRASH KILLS 74 SIU WINS 5G EXTRA OT FOR DREDGE CREW SIU CO’S SEEK 25 RESERVE SHIPS AS GOV’T PLANS HUGE CARGO LIFT BALTIMORE SIU JOBS TOP ’54 MARK TWO TAMPA SEAMEN GET DISABILIT $ EARLY HOUSE VOTE SEEN ON PA 20-TANKER BILL ATOMIC CARGO SHIP VOTED BY US SENATE GEAR LOCKER YIELDS 3 STOWAWAYS ‘WRECK’ LAW REPEAL MET VOTERS WISHES 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 6/22/1956 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. XVIII, No. 13 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7c9338be65e0ca7a4d313b9db744e532.PDF cbb008903bd485263132389add2d74be PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 195S • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF f,>• r.-' AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO CONGRESS SPEEDS MAJOR SHIP BILLS Seeks To Adjourn This Month V'. '-r. - 2-1 ' ' '/ : I •4 -Story On Page 3 • ii '-."TI TAC# Pffftt standing by for boat drill on the Seaf eaf fllfffl* train New York, Seafarers (1 to r) Van Holden, QM; Peacock, steward; King, oiler; Meyer, electrician, are glad it's not the real thing. Test drills are good insurance, comments J. Meyer, ship's reporter, who sent in photo. Cfff Seafarers who won .JffW international trade union scholarship for study in England in competition with trade unionists all over the US is Gene Sinclair, AB, who displays letter notifying him of award. It was first time two American seamen have won the award in same year. (Story on Page 3.) Makeshift steel framework Grim Reminder. holds together burn­ 4 ed-out hull of former Cities Service tanker Salem Maritime at Baltimore shipyard, where repair work is being done. Thirteen SIU men and eight others were lost in explosion and fire last January. 'VSiSil v I 1 �Page Tw© I & ! SEAFARERS LOG July 6, 1950 Members Approve Resolution On SKI Voting Changes NEW YORK—Seafarers in membership meetings in al] ports have accepted and turned over to a membership con­ stitutional committee for study a resolution which would amend the SIU constitution's voting procedures. The proposed amendments are in the hands of a rank and file committee elected from-*the floor of the June 27 head­ SIU secretary-treasurer Paul Hall stated, "The SIU constitution has quarters meeting. been recognized over the years as an outstanding example of trade The full resolution adopted union democracy. The proposed Guests and executive board members of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department attend­ by the membership and changes will strengthen this docu­ ing last week's meeting in Chicago included (I to r)i Anthony Matz, President, Firemen and now before a constitutional ment's guarantees to the men of Oilers; SIU ist v-p Paul Hall, SlU-A&G; SIUNA v-p Hal Banks, SIU Canadian District; Pres. the SIU and therefore deserve the committee appears in this study and support of all Sea­ Arnold Zander, State, County and Municipal Employees; Sec'y-Treas. E. L Slaughter, Int'l Bro. issue's centerfold. Also in farers." this issue is a complete of Longshoremen; Pres. Harold Schneider, Grain Millers; newly-elected MTD exec, sec'y-treas. The points covered by the reso­ copy of the SI U constitu­ Harry O'Reilly; MTD pres. Harry Lundeberg, SlUNA president; SlUNA v-p Morris Weislution provide for greater safe tion as it now stands. guards to the voting rights of the berger, SUP; Capt. C. T. Atkins, MM&P pres.; Exec v-p Einar Mohn, Teamsters; Steve Leslie, SIU membership and will further v-p Operating Engineers; Pres. Larry Long, Int'l Bro. of Longshoremen. The proposed amendments are help to safeguard the secrecy of of a mechanical nature and stem the ballot. primarily from recommendations The proposed amendments to made by various rank and file the constitution are as follows; polls committees in elections since 1. Provides for a bank vault to the SIU constitution went into ef­ which the ballots shall be mailed fect on October 15, 1952. daily and held by the bank until Commenting on the resolution, a membership-elected tallying com­ mittee calls for them. 2. The four months seatime that is requiied to run for an office in Harry O'Reilly, former chief of the AFL's Organizing Department in Washington has the SIU must be on an SlU-conbeen named by the Executive Board of the Maritime Trades Department as its new secre­ tracted ship. 3. Changes the time of election tary-treasurer. The action took place last week at the board's meeting in Chicago, which of a credential committee from the was attended by Si'u-A&G first meeting after September 12th Secretary - Treasurer Paul of the election year to the first meeting in September. Hall. 4. Changes the procedure on The naming of O'Reilly was the voting rosters from maintaining principal purpose of the meeting. triplicate copies to duplicate copies. Prior to his appointment as the VANCOUVER, EC — An­ 5. Changes the period of voting chief administrative officer of the other 1,000 seamen and tug- from November 15th through Janu­ Maritime Trades Department boatmen have been added to ary 15th to the period of November O'Reilly has been serving as as­ to the SIU of NA's ranks as a re­ 1 through December 31. sistant director of organizing in sult of the merger of the West 6. Polls committees may now be Coast Seamen's Union into the elected between 8 AM and 9 AM the merged AFL-CIO. ranks of the SIU Canadian District. instead of only after 9 AM. At the MTD executive board The merger step adds 160 tug­ 7. Provides for the port polls meeting MTD president Harry boats, four deep sea ships and a committees to mail the ballots to small number of harbor ferries to the central bank depository daily. Lundeberg gave a full report on is­ the vessels now manned by Cana­ 8. Provides for a tallying com­ sues involving the marine unions dian Seafarers. mittee of 14 men instead of six which have not yet affiliated with Completion of the merger elimi­ men. Six of the committee will be the Maritime Trades Department. nates the last feeble remnants of elected in New York and two each the once mighty Canadian Sea­ in San Francisco, New Orleans, He pointed out thai some of these men's Union from Canada's water­ Mobile and Baltimore. unions had attempted to infer that front. Back in 1949, the SIU A&G they had been denied admission to 9. Changes the period of the District assisted the Canadian newly-elected officials taking of­ the department. The MTD presi­ SIU in driving the Communists out fice from midnight of March 31 to dent then cited the steps and ac­ of Canada's maritime and, in the midnight of the night of the ac­ tions he had taken to correct these process, broke the grip of the ceptance of the tallying committee false reports. The executive board Communist-dominated CSU on the report. adopted his report and concurred East Coast and the Lakes. At the unanimously in the action he had Following study of the resolu­ time, the West Coast section of tion by the committee, a report taken. the CSU broke with its Communist- will be made to the membership Board Votes Thanks domiiiated leadership and set up its at the July 11 meeting. If the Former AFL Organizing Director Harry O'Reilly (left) is con­ Following the installation of own independent organization. committee approves of the resolu­ gratulated on election to new post as MTD executive sec'yO'Reilly to his new office the Weak As Independent tion a 28-day secret referendum treas. by E. L. Slaughter, sec'y-treas., Int'l Brotherhood of board voted thanks to Morris WeisUp until recently, the WCSU will beign on July 12 and end Longshoremen. O'Reilly was named at last week's executive berger of the Sailors Union of the August 8. went its separate way, but with the board meeting of the MTD in Chicago. Pacific, for the excellent job he merger of the Canadian Confede­ had done in handling administra­ ration of Labor and the Canadian tive duties of the MTD on a proTrades and Labor Congress, the in­ tem basis. He was asked to con­ dependent outfit felt the weakness tinue to assist O'Reilly during tjie of its position outside labor's MOBILE—Controlling interest in the Sword Line has been purchased by Malcolm P. transitional period. Thanks w^e ranks. Accordingly exploratoi-y also voted E. L. Slaughter, secre­ talks were undertaken between McLean, president of McLean Industries, parent company of the SlU-contracted Water- tary-treasurer of the Int'l Brother­ Pan-Atlantic shipping operations. WCSU and the Canadian District hood of Longshoremen, who had to see if a merger was feasible. The Sword Line is a 20been elected secretary-treasurer of Rapid progress in the talks quickly year-old American-flag ship­ service with its "piggyback" tank­ tually all deepwater ports along the MTD at the November conven­ converted them into serious merger er-truck trailer ships. the coast from Maine to Texas. A tion to serve until a full-time ad­ efforts until all obstacles were re­ ping company operating in Pan-Atlantic already operates bill approving Government char­ ministrator could be named. moved and a firm commitment to coastal service. Stock in the com­ two T-2 tankers fitted with special ters on 20 more T-2 tankers from In a final wind-up report, board merge was made by both sides. pany is expected to be transferred platform decks for carrying truck the reserve fleet is due for action Under the terms of the agree­ to McLean Industries at the origi­ trailers only in weekly service be­ in the House today. It has already members were told that the offices of the MTD, in conformance with ment, all regular members of the tween New York and Houston been cleared by the House Mer­ provisions of the federation's con­ nal purchase price. WCSU will receive membership in southbound, and both oil and chant Marine Committee. stitution, are now located in the Gain Operating Rights the Canadian District. The Can­ trailers northbound. A third con­ Details of the Sword Line trans­ national headquarters of the AFLadian Seafarers believe the merger The new acquisition would prob­ verted T-2, the Maxton, is due to action were not revealed. The CIO in Washington. There the de­ will immensely strengthen their ably be used to provide additional be added to the run this month. company operates a few freighters partment has fully equipped new hand in dealings with West Coast operating rights for Pan-Atlantic The company has been seeking and one tanker in coastwise service offices, ready to go into action to shipowners. in coastal ports it is seeking to additionai operating rights in vir­ at the present time. carry out the department's duties. WC Union Merges With Canada SIU (I ,)[ S 'I 1 Harry O'Reilly Named MTD Secy-Treasurer Sword Line Bought By McLean I .-j I ij �Jidr «, 1958 ii^llllll^^ John Sweeney 2 Seafarers Win Grants To England SEAFARERS LOG Congress Speeds Major Ship Bills As Deadline Hears With Congress aiming at adjourning this month, a mountain of legislation still awaits its action, including many key bills affecting Seafarers and the US mer­ chant marine. Despite the heavy load before Congress, prospects for several new US ship ventures brightened this week as the House passed a bill guaranteeing 100 percent Government mortgage insurance on all types of new construction. SIU Secretarytreasurer Pall Hall has twice testified in support of the measure. If cleared by the Senate and the President this year,"^^ it would assure a start on the long-postponed plans of the Arnold Bernstein Line for the first new US passen­ ger ship operation in re-^ in foreign shipyards from using cent years. The service, them in domestic US service. which proposes to use up Quarantine Bill Competing with union members from all over thej -to three converted Mariner- Late introduction of a shipown­ United States, Seafarers have type ships for low-cost tour­ er-backed bill authorizing uniform won two of the three scholarship lU / i i'V i Paee Thre* SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: July II July 25 August 8 August 22 September 5 No Danger Seen On '57 Marine Hospital Funds WASHINGTON Survival of the USPHS hospitals for an­ other year seems assured as a result of Congress' approval this week of funds for the coming year. This week's fund appropria-t' tion of $35.7 million is ap­ der heavy fire during recent years, proximately the same as that especially during the period Mrs. ist travel to Europe, would overtime rate payments for Federal awards offered by the Institute of mean an estimated 1,000 new inspectors who serve the maritime International Education. Seafarer industry may doom this proposal Gene Sinclair was awarded a one- jobs for American seamen. for another year. The bill is now before a Senate year scholarship at Ruskin Col­ The present bill would equalize lege, Oxford, and Seafarer John Commerce subcommittee. the rates for Customs, Immigra­ Ovita Culp Hobby served as SecreSweeney won a year's study award Senate and House lawmakers tion, Quarantine, Coast Guard and voted last year after a stormy fight tary of Health, Education and Wel­ began moving this week to wrap at Coleg Harlech, Wales. Federal Communications Commis­ through both houses of Congress. This is the first time on record up action on a number of other sion inspectors to provide for in­ The fight was touched off by rec­ fare. The ease with which this year's that any US union has had more key maritime bills. The haste for spections at all hours. Lack of a ommendations of the Hoover Com­ funds were voted was attributed to than one winner at a time in its adjournment is linked to the politi system to permit after-hours quar­ mission that all USPHS hospitals an election year reluctance to ranks. In previous years, two other cal party nominating conventions antine inspections is said to cost be closed and care to merchant sea­ arouse the ire of American mer­ next month. Seafarers won these awards. the industry up to $15 million an­ men discontinued. chant seamen and those persons Piggyback Vote Due They are Irwin Suall, who is now nually because of delays in loading The USPHS hospital program who depend upon the hospitals for employed by the organizing de­ Action on another bill of vital and discharging cargoes. for merchant seamen has been un­ a livelihood. partment of the International La­ concern to Seafarers was also ex­ dies Garment Workers Union and pected today in the House, when Ed Larkin, who subsequently won a bill approving Pan-Atlantic an SIU scholarship award and got Steamship's bid for charters on 20 a degree from Cornell University. Government - owned tankers was again due to come up for a vote Pay Room And Tuition A test vote on the measure earlier Of the three scholarships fi­ in the week failed by a tiny margin nanced by the Transatlantic Foun­ At Senate Commerce Committee dation two are for Ruskin College hearings on the mortgage bill this and one for Coleg Harlech. The week, SIU Secretary - Treasurer Firmly established as the pace-setter in the maritime industry, the SIU Welfare Plan Ruskin awards provide 325 pounds Paul Hall again appeared to back marked its sixth birthday last Sunday. ($910 at the official rate of ex­ the measure as the only means of It has paid out $3.4 million in benefits to thousands of Seafarers and their families dur­ change), which provides for room, encouraging financing of new ing that period, and is backed"^ board and tuition and leaves about shipping ventures by private In­ •Death benefits: $1,575,000 sine# $350 for personal expenses. The vestors. HaU testified in support of up by another $3.6 million in benefits unique in the shipping in­ third award at Coleg Harlech cov­ the bill before the House Merchant cash, bonds and other assets. dustry and in union welfare serv­ July 1, 1950 (originally $500, now Approximately $900,000 of the ices generally. It has built up $3,500). ers room, board and tuition, with Marine Committee two weeks ago. •Disability benefits: $214,000 the student having to carry his The House unit passed the measure total cash benefits paid out so far large surplus and operating funds were received by Seafarers and through careful Union-manage­ since May 1, 1952 (originally $20 own personal expenses. a day later. SIU families in the past 12 months. ment administration while sacrific­ weekly, now $35). Sinclair, tlie Ruskin winner, is Originally designed to assist new The Plan began active operations ing nothing in benefits to SIU men •Maternity benefits: $490,000 currently shipping out of the New passenger ship construction only, on July 1, 1950. and their families. since April 1, 1952 ($200 for each York hall while Sweeney is aboard the bill was broadened in commit­ Moreover, the figures on cash One of the first union plans to the Sandcaptain, Construction Ag­ tee to take in all types of new benefits paid do not include all of operate on a self-insured basis, birth; Union has also furnished a gregates dredge, in Venezuela. vessels. It increases Government the Plan's no-cost services to Sea­ it has eliminated high premiums $25 US bond for each child, total $46,000). Both men are ABs. mortgage insurance guarantees farers. Additional benefits have to private insurance companies and •Scholarship benefits: $108,000 from 90 to 100 percent. Previously, gone to Seafarers In the form of cut away the red tape usually en­ since September, 1953 (originally this was available on only special recreation and dormitory facili­ countered in such operations, four, now five awards annually types of vessels. ties, the meal book plan, training Total payments of the Plan to worth $6,000 each). July 6, 1956 Vol. XVIif. No. 14 Call-Selector Bill school facilities in Mobile and date in major cash benefits include •Family hospital and surgical the following: PAUL HALL, secretary-Treasurer Other measures up for action other items. benefits: $92,000 since June 1, 1953 HEBBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, include a bill already passed by New Movie Benefit •Hospital benefits: $910,000 since (payments for hospital room & Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. An additional special benefit v> as July 1, 1950 (rate of benefit origi­ board, surgical costs, doctors' hos­ the House requiring operators of Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, pital visits, hospital extras). Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, GUI/ Area cargo ships to install a new type added in May, 1956, under which nally $7 weekly, now $21). Representative. of automatic radio call selector the SIU Welfare Plan Is to provide to alert the ship to a variety of first-run movies twice monthly for Among Affiliates Page 10 messages from shore when the lone showings to Seafarers and other SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN iftirly ..Page 14 i-adio operator aboard Is off duty. seamen in the marine wards of the 11 BROADWAY It met sharp opposition in the Philadelphia and Tampa city hos­ Dirgpt^ory Of Halls .. .Page 15 NEW YORK CITY House following testimony that It pitals and at 10 US Public Health Inquiring Seafarer ..Page 5 had been faulty in commercial test­ Service hospitals on all coasts. Please check my enrollment and beneficiary cards Meet Your Delegates .Page 10 All told, the SIU Welfare Plan ing. All ships already carry a to see if they are properly filled out. Send the answer to Men In Hospitals .... Page 12 device to receive emergency mes­ now includes a program of 14 sepa­ the following address: Personals Page 15 sages at all times, whether the rate no-cost benefits ranging from operator is on duty or not. Mari­ maternity benefits to scholarships, Recent Arrivals ..Page 15 Name time unions led by the SIU and plus assistance on a variety of per­ Shipping Round-Up ..Page 4 the Radio Officers Union, whose sonal and legal problems through Your Dollar's Worth . .Page 7 Address Soc. Sec. No. special SIU Welfare Service De­ members would be directly af­ fected, are opposed to the new partment with Union representa­ City State gadget. Chance of its passage by tives in major SIU port cities. Unique Benefits Program the Senate are considered slim. It Use the above form if you have already filled out em-ollment is now before a Senate commerce Launched on a modest scale in Published biweekly at tne headquarters and beneficiary cards and want to make sure they are correct. of the Seafarers International Union, At­ subcommittee. 1950 with limited benefits and an lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth If you have not filled out these cards, or want to make changes, Another maritime measure due eye to future growth, the SeafarAvenue, Brooklyn 3J, NY. Tel HYaclnth 9-6600. Entered as second class matter for Senate subcommittee action ers Plan has paced the industry in you can get new cards from any SIU port office. at the Post Offlce In Brooklyn, NY, under would bar owners of ships rebuilt I experimenting with new types of the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. $900C SIU Benefits Paid In '55/ Plan 6 Yrs. Old SEAFARERS LOG \ 4 �.11 •4- Pare Four SEAFARER S SIU Wins Sliiittle Run Beefs; Go's To Limit Hiring Non-US Seamen LOG July 9. 1958 June 13 Through June.26 Registered Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Tot.il Total Total Securing proper replacements for men who leave their Port A B A Reg. B B A B A ships in ports along the Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle has be­ 11 2 5 9 7 3 27 37 10 come a major headache to crews who stick with their ships. 96 24 81 28 69 14 246 66 312 17 5 19 7 14 8 50 20 70 SIU crews have found thaf^ 61 25 54 32 37 26 152 83 often the companies are hir­ aiso disposed of several other beefs Baltimore 235 10 7 9 8 2 6 21 ing as replacements men who rom crews on the run. Among the 21 42 have little knowledge of the Eng­ promises made by the companies 12 6 6 3 4 5 22 14 36 lish language and even less knowl­ are: installation of awnings on Tampa 2 7 9 6 1 1 22 4 26 edge of the job required. As a their ships, prompt cleaning of Mobile 45 31 15 12 23 12 99 39 138 result, the crewmembers who re­ tanks, clorinating of water, instal­ 57 30 12 12 57' 15 144 39 183 main with their ships must shoul­ lation of windscoops and screens 16 12 13 9 6 31 4 29 60 der an extra burden along with and improved mail service. Houston 17 17 20 10 6 5 43 32 75 the shuttle's usual disadvantage of Wilmington 8 4 6 9 2 5 monotonous months without any 19 15 34 San Francis 12 recreation. 15 22 14 15 12 49 41 90 15 7 Don't Stick To Ship 4 13 2 15 21 35 56 Derk Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total. Total In discussions of the problem A B A A B Reg. A B Total 386 150 310 167 with the SIU tanker companies 250 131 946 448 1394 now operating ships in the service, Shipped SIU headquarters officials found Port Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. En^g. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total that the companies prefer , to hire A B C A B A B C B Ship. A C American seamen as replacements Boston 0 0 3 2 1 3 5 1 15 8 2 25 but have found that many of the The 12th set of SEAFARERS New York 24 37 64 22 23 67 14 25 192 60 85 337 men available are only interested LOG libraries will start going Philadelphia 4 0 19 12 4 14 5 2 55 21 6 82 In making a short trip and then aboard all SIU ships beginning Baltimore 30 18 18 • 23 19 24 23 18 17 72 59 59 190 piling off on the beach again, next week. The SIU Sea Chest 10 4 6 3 5 4 7 4 15 20 13 48 usually in Japan. The companies will handle the distribution of the Norfolk 8 5 8 6 4 2 5 9 19 promised the SIU that where 50-book sets, one of four library Savannah ......... 19 18 56 3 0 2 3 1 American seamen who intend to packages put aboard the ships Tampa 5 1 0 15 7 1 23 Mobile stick with the ship are available every year. 14 11 21 10 22 17 6 23 72 30 56 158 In foreign ports they will hire them 12 32 33 16 29 46 11 31 143 39 92 274 Each of the 50-book packages New Orleans In preference to others. Lake Charles 13 3 10 13 7 7 8 3 31 consists of paperback volumes in­ 34 13 78 The meetings with the companies corporating a variety of reading Houston 12 5 19 . 13 0 6 10 7 38 35 12 85 matter. The assortments include Wilmington ....... 6 3 3 3 8 2 2 3 3 11 14 8 33 a number of novels, mystery San Francisco 9 0 10 6 2 7 1 1 40 16 3 59 stories, westerns, sport books, Seattle 4 0 2 4 1 5 5 0 13 13 1 27 Deck Deck Eng. books of humor and other popular Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total B A C A B A B C B A C Ship. reading material. Total 134 118 218 142 125 208 99 126 731 375 369 1475 The shipboard library assort­ Shipping in A&G District ports shot up again during the last period, toppling a few ments were first put aboard by the SEAFARERS LOG in September, records in the process. 1953. They have since proven pop­ Job activity, with 1,475 men dispatched, hit a nine-month high. Registration was heavv "Register and vote" is always a ular with ship's crews for helping also, at 1,394. •; timely message, particularly in a to provide fresh reading matter ed boom for Savannah, and a sort average for them. Only Baltimore New York, Baltimore and presidential election year. And for crewmembers' leisure hours. of "boomlet" for Lake Charles and and Seattle declined. While the where seamen are The appetite of seamen for read­ New Orleans, and Mobile Houston also. more recently, have been booming East Coast is in the midst of a involved, plenty ing materials is a huge one, and At the same time, Philadelphia, boom, the West Coast has fallen of time is needed any books and magazines are and more than held their own. Baltimore slipped under the 200- Norfolk, Tampa, Wilmington and off for a time. In advance. Guy quickly used up. job mark for the period, but the San Francisco held to the same A glance at the shipping figures Walter, secretary- SiSi Solved Problem other three increased sufficiently shows class B and class C shipping pace as the previous two weeks reporter on the Before the I-OG program got un­ to make up for the lapse. They which, except in the case of the running neck and neck and, taken Arlyn, made the derway, seamen had to depend al­ were helped along by an unexpect­ West Coast ports, was well above together, they overran class A dur­ pitch to crewmost entirely on books and mag­ ing the period. However, class A members so that azines supplied by voluntary agen­ registration was high and this will they can help cies. In almost all instances these probably be reflected in the ship­ themselves at the Walter were odd-lot used books of little ping totals next period. polls, as he put it. interest to the men. Otherwise, For the current period, the total seamen had to buy books them­ 3-4-3. shipping broke down to 50 percent for class A, and 25 percent each The department of culinary arts selves. for^ and C. The percentages were With the coming di.stribution, has a few citations to put out this new lows for class A and class B week. Aboard the Edith baker each SIU ship will have received and a new high for class C men, Henry Milton drew a commenda­ 600 different titles since the LOG who have no seniority in the SIU. tion for his "excellent bread and library program began. The books The total number of C men dis­ pastries." Chief cook George Hair are in addition to regular airmailpatched was also a record for the and baker William Langford also ings of the LOG every two weeks A&G District and New Orleans' rated an "excellent" for their chow to the next port of call of each with the crew noting regretfully SIU ship. own total of 92 C men shipped was that both of them were getting a new high for any one port. Pre­ off at the end of the trip. On the viously the largest number of C Hilton, Seafarer J. M. Landy men shipped in one two-week pe­ riod was 246. stepped in and pinch hit for the chief steward when the latter was Class A Has Pick injured and did a good job all The overall picture is expected The following is the latest around. The chief cook aboard the to remain the same as long as available listing of official ex­ Jose Marti also was top-rated for shipping remains good throughout change rates for foreign cur­ his output. the District generally, and class A rencies. Listings are as of men, who have top seniority rights 3- 3- 3for claiming jobs, can pick the^ July 5, 1956, and are sub­ Showing consideration for a spots any way they wish. All Ul^ ject to change without notice. hospitalized shipmate won thanks shipping is busy right now, du^ for Seafarer Charles Wysocki of England, New Zealand, South A£to a tight ship and cargo market, nca; $2.80 per pound sterling. the Robin Mow­ plus above-normal job turnover Australia; $2.24 per pound sterling. bray who was due to the summer vacation sea­ Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. thanked by the son. Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. man for visiting France; 350 francs to the dollar. The following is the forecast him while hospi­ Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. port by port: talized in Africa. Holland; 3.7-3.8 guilders to the BOSTON: Fair ... NEW YORK: dollar. The Steel Sea­ Very good . , . PHILADELPHIA: Italy; 624.8 lire to the dollar. farer crew show­ Norway; 14 cents per krone. Good . . , BALTIMORE: Still very ed consideration Portugal; 28.75 escudos to the dollar. good . . . NORFOLK: Good; get­ for a workaway Sweden; 19.33 cents per krona. ting better . . . SAVANNAH: Fair aboard by sup­ India; 21 cents per rupee. Wysocki TAMPA: Fair . . . MOBILE: Magical appeal of big ships to small boys scores again as plying him with Pakistan; 21 cents per rupee. Good . . . NEW ORLEANS: Very Argentina; 18 pesos to the dollar. smokes and other needed articles Seafarer Joseph Shaw, ship's delegate on the Suzanne, ex­ good . . . LAKE CHARLES: Busy Brazil; 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. to make his passage home all the plains operation of compass to youngster who toured the HOUSTON: Good . . . WIL­ Uruguay; 52.63 cents per peso. more pleasant. L. Karalunas was ship with a group of NY Cub Scouts. The Scouts also visited MINGTON: Fair . . . SAN FRAN­ Venezuela; 29.85 cents per bolivar. the ship's delegate on this vessel. nearby SIU headquarters before touring Bull Line docks. CISCO: Fair . . . SEATTLE: Slow. 12th LOG Sea Now Ready £• lii Little Man On Big Ship Money Exchange Rates Listed �riTiMiTiiilii July 8. 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore PHS Cure Is ^Susie The best get-well-quick medicine at the Baltimore USPHS hospital these days Isn't any miracle drug. No, sir! It's a pert 6-year old blonde miss who has captured the hearts and raised the spirits of the 35 seamenpatients in Ward 5, North. The daughter of a Coastguardsman, she's Susan "Susie Q" Tay­ lor, a longterm patient in the hos­ pital as a result of a leg infection. To the patients, though, she's the official morale booster and hap­ piness-spreader. According to the Seafarers in her ward she makes the days seem worth living when she "hot-rods" it into the ward in her wheelchair and gives all the fellows a big smile and a "Hi, how are you feeling this morning?" She then begips her busy day of visiting the beds and "helping" the nurses. She knows the names of almost every man in the ward, his rating, his union af­ filiation and anything else there is to know about him. After a busy day with her charges Susie ends her day with a prayer for the doctors, nurses, the men in Ward 5 (all of whom she mentions by name) as well, as a A top morale booster at the Baltimore USPHS hospital for "don't forget the rest of the pa­ Seafarers and other seamen-patients, six-year-old Susan tients in the hospital, too." And no Check-out is official without "Susie p." Taylor spends her days making life pleasant for saying goodbye to Susie. She everyone else while she recovers from a leg infection. She's sends them all on their way with a hug, a kiss and a parting "stay shown with Seafarer Victor Cooper, holding on to the walk­ well, you hear!" ing doll SIU men in Ward 5, North, at the hospital presented According to the Seafarers in her. Susie is the daughter of a Coastguardsman. her ward, Susie's only competition for popularity is the Seafarers Welfare Service representative on the days he brings the weekly hos­ pital payments. But even here Susie has scored. On his latest visit, the Seafarers Welfare Services representative presented her with a walking doll as a gift from the SIU and the Seafarers of Ward 5 for making WASHINGTON—Seafarers may crew the world's larges their stay a rich and rewarding ex­ ship sometime late in 1958 under a deal worked out "in prin perience. Onassis Will Construct 5 Superships, Transfer 13 I ciple" between the Maritime Administration and US inter­ ests of shipping tycoon Aristotie Socrates Onassis. The ships expected to be trans Conditional approval has ferred are operated by four of On Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. / Federal Income Tax was originally established to tax only the wealthy. Now the tax has become a heavy burden to all workers. But those persons who can afford to pay heavy taxes make use of loopholes in the tax laws to write off their entertaining, vacationing, cars, etc., as business expenses. Stocks and "deferred pay" schemes also help cut their tax on income. American unions are fighting for a fairer Income Tax Law so as to lighten the load on those who can least afford it: the wage earners, the elderly, the disabled and the widows. De­ spite powerful opposition from all business groups, recent changes have been won in the law. One such change gives relief to working members who must pay for child care. Ship Breakouts Hit Snag; Gov't May Wait Awhile WASHINGTON—The US shipping industry was treated to a game of "buck-passing" this week when the Federal Maritime Board okayed one private operator's bid for char­ ters on 15 Libertys from the^ reserve fleet and then left the lost by waiting a while longer and final decision up to the Mari­ seeing how the picture develops. time Administrator. The impression gained was that the Government shipping agencies planned to "sif on the application of the Isbrandtsen Company and a dozen other private operators for ship breakouts for a while. The Maritime Administrator, Clarence G. Morse, is also chairman of the FMB. High Cargo Rates Sharply rising cargo rates and a tight ship market this spring prompted a number of private companies and the International Cooperation Administration, which handles movements of US aid car­ goes, to request up to 81 ships from the lay-up fleet. Thirty-five more have already been taken out or earmarked for the use of the Navy's Military Sea Transportation Service for the "Operation Blue Jay" supply run to US military bases in the Arctic. However, cargo rates have been slipping down slightly since the beginning of June, as more ships become available and the mountain of cargo waiting to be shipped be­ gan to diminish. The feeling now is that since the Government has taken so long in acting on the breakout requests, nothing can be Isbrandtsen wants the Libertys for up to a year to carry coal to France. Other operators from all coasts have chimed in with re­ quests for ships to meet other com­ mitments or prospective freighthauling contracts. In theory, the FMB approved Isbrandtsen's request and passed it on to the Secretary of Commerce who, in the course of things, must okay any breakout of ships. But it also left it up to the Maritime Administrator to keep a check on shipping conditions to make sure they require additional ships. The maneuver has the net effect of barring immediate action on the application, in the expectation that as more and more ships become available, cargo rates will drop and normal conditions will return. This would cancel out most of the charter applications. assis' American companies, Trafal­ gar Steamship Corp., Victory Car­ Question: Pan Atlantic is encouraging stock purchases by its riers, Inc., US Petroleum Carriers Inc., and Western Tankers. Ele­ employees, including seamen. Do you think a Seafarer should ven T-2 tankers, the 18,000-tanker buy stock in a steamship company? Olympic Games and one Liberty are to go under either Panamanian, Frank Gustav, oiler: I don't think Pat Vlera, stwd dep't: I wouldn't Honduran or Liberian registry, so because you might become too want to buy any myself because I where they could theoretically be close to the com­ don't think I have reclaimed for US use in an emer­ pany and fall any business buy­ gency. away from your ing stock where Vessels involved are expected to Union brothers. I'm going to be be the tankers Republic, Federal, You might get in­ working. When I Arickaree, Battle Rock, Camp Na- terested in the do that then I manu. Fort Bridger, Lake George, company's wel­ can't be inde­ Stony Point, McKettrick Hills, fare above all. It pendent of the Montebello Hills, William A. Bur­ would be okay company any den and Olympic Games and either though, to buy more because the Lewis Emery, Jr., or the Hey- stock in outfits some of my wood Broun, both Libertys. outside the Union. money is tied up in it. Build Within Two Years 4 4» 4^ 4" 4 4 John Liston, AB: It might be all Leon Ryzop, cook: If you start The new ships must be built within two years after contracts are right if a seaman bought stock in buying stock in a steamship com­ a company pro­ pany the next signed. Agreements for the con­ vided he didn't thing you know struction of the five new ships, in­ become a com­ you start worry­ cluding the 100,500-tonner, must pany regular and ing about how be completed by the end of Sep­ ride one com­ the company is tember, 1956, or the Onassis group pany's ships all making out. Be­ will be liable to certain specified the time. Other­ fore long you can damages. The company has 30 wise, it is just change into a days from the end of June to pro­ like any other company man. I duce specifications of the ships saving. There is don't think that they wish to build. nothing wrong is a very good Loss of the 13 ships to the SIU idea for the seamen. would mean a cutback of 400 con­ with investing a few bucks. tracted jobs, a little less than half 4" t J4 4 4 Ralph Bullard, cook: I can't see Joe Bracht, bosun: Definitely, if of which would be regained when the new ships are completed. It it, not in a Union-contracted com- it's a good steamship company. A man's got every­ is understood they could be trans­ p a n y anyway. thing to gain ferred any time after contracts are The men should that way. A good signed. The three smallest ships stay away from Unioh man isn't of 32,650 tons would probably be companies the going to change manned on the same scale as the Union does busi­ just because he three new supertankers being built ness with because buys stocks. If I for Cities Service, one of which it is a stockhold­ can make extra is due to be crewed this month. er's interest to dough for my They are to carry 33 unlicensed protect the com­ personnel. The other two Onassis pany's end at the wife and kids ships would probably carry slightly expense of the that way, I would larger crews. men who work for it. be all for it. already been given by the US for the foreign-flag transfer of 13 American-flag ships in exchange for construction of one super-giant 100,500-deadweight-ton tanker, an­ other of 46,000 tons and three of 32,650 tons each for US construc­ tion and operation. All 13 ships are now manned by Seafarers. HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE EVERY AMERICAN Paye Fir* �Page Six SEAFARERS LOG July e, 1956 1 S3 F- •f SlU Meeting Night A recent membership meeting in iSeiv York—one of a dozen being held the same evening in SW port cities throughout the United States—is the subject of the pen and ink sketches of LOG artist Bernard Seaman. i \ % •I 4^ M i/f �July 6, 195S SEAFARERS LAKE CHARLES—Still flushed with their success in winning repeal of Louisiana's twoyear-old "right to work" law, trade unionists here called on fellow unionists in other states dominated by anti-labor legislation to follow their example. Gov. Earl Long signed the^" "right to work" repeal bill' into law two weeks ago after Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Appliances Slashed; Meat Costs Rise Sharp price cutting of household appliances, air conditioners and television sets by many manufacturers and retailers offers moderateincome families a chance to pick up good comparative values in major home needs this month. Even some manufacturers like RCA, who never dumped TV sets, have been unloading them this summer at cut rates. But while prices of appliances are being slashed, the cost of living itself is reaching for an all-time high this summer. Chief reason is the climbing price of meat, especially pork. Watch your meat buying this summer. If you follow last winter's pattern, you may find yourself with soaring food bills and a shattered budget. July is a good month for buying clothes as well as appliances. The July clearances offer sharp reductions on dresses, men's lightweight suits and sportswear and nylon hosiery. But the most valuable July buying opportunities are the annual shoe sales. Take advantage of these, for shoes will cost more this fall. After raising prices this spring, manufacturers have announced another price hike for fali. Some brands will cost as much as eight percent more, and the average in­ crease is estimated at about five percent. This second increase really hurts, since shoes are the biggest item in a wage-earning family's clothing bill. A family of four spends about $75 a year for shoes, or about 16 percent of Its entire wardrobe cost. f > \ I' \ / \ I '• 'i •! ,i •i • I / ; 1 \ V:\ The widespread legend that such recent price increases are required by wage increases, as manufactur­ ers invariably announce, and as working people themselves, some­ times get to believe, is exploded by a recent study made by the re­ search division of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. The fact is, the actual direct labor cost per pair of shoes was five peicent low­ er in 1955 than in '54, and eight percent lower than in '53. The re­ duction in actual labor cost was due to an increase ot 5.5 percent in productivity. Here are tips on July buying opportunities; AIR CONDITIONERS: Now that price tags on air conditioners have been brought down to more rea­ sonable levels, moderate-income families are showing more inter­ est, as indicated by this depart­ ment's mail. This summer, air conditioners are widely available for $200-$250. If you want installation and a year's service contract, the stores often make you pay $35 additional. Expert installation is desirable but the service contract may not be necessary if you can buy just an installation job, as the machine is warranted by the man­ ufacturer anyway for the first year. One reason for the lower prices have been the introduction of VAampcre air conditioners. These are often available for as low as $180$200. Unlike the full-power 11-15 amp models, the low-amp air con­ ditioners need no special wiring, will plug into any AC outlet and use up to 40 percent less current, which is a valuable saving in operating cost (often about $10 a month in high-rate territories). However, 7'/3-amp coolers deliver only about 85 percent as much cooling power as the high-amp modeis. The low-amp type may be satisfactory enough where the cooling demand is not severe. But be warned that demand generally is severe in a room that is not well in­ sulated, or that has east or west exposure, especially with a large window expanse. Besides the differences In amperage, there are also differences in size. Room conditioners eome in half and three-quarter ton size. Gen­ erally the half-ton size is used for small rooms, and the three-quarters for larger rooms or very warm areas. In buying an air conditioner, invest in basic efficiency, cooling ca­ pacity and service convenience rather than gadgets such as extra dials, although a thermostat is a desirabie feature that pays for itself in re­ duced operating costs. Compare the operating quietness of different models, the rate of air flow and air exhaust (to keep the air fresh), and note the ease of removing filters for cleaning, oiling the fan and clean­ ing the condenser, all of which must be done periodically for best performance. FOOD: Meat's rising prices call for careful buying this month and the greater use of aiternative protein foods such as eggs and cheese. To avoid overspending, try to keep your meat biils down to 25 percent or less of your entire food bill. Chief problem is the higher price of pork, with hog prices up about 20 percent as the result of reduced marketings, and such retail cuts as loins and chops up 8 to 12 cents a pound in just the past month. Pork shoulder is still comparatively reasonable. Beef prices have been going up too, with steaks again reaching for that discouraging $l-a-pound level. Chuck is stiil a com­ paratively good buy. Poultry prices have been cheaper this year, and eggs are still reasonable, but will be going up soon. Page Seven La. Win Stirs 'Work Law' Foes YOIR DOllAR'S WORTH \ LOG labor-backed majorities in the State Senate and House voted to kill the law. Seventeen other states still have similar laws on the books and strong efforts are being made in others to have new restrictive laws passed. News of the success of the re­ peal fight, in which Seafarers and the SIU here and in New Orleans took a major role, overshadowed a decided shipping upswing after several weeks of relative quiet. Couldn't Help Out The job activity was such, SIU Port Agent Leroy Clarke said, that he was unabie to furnish men to other Gulf ports which requested them. A total of 78 men were shipped during the period, including a siz­ able number of class C men, most of them in the blackgang. Ciarke noted that although there were enough B men registered to han­ dle all the jobs, many were not ready to ship out and let the jobs pass by. Nine Cities Service tankers, plus the Val Chem (Valentine) in Port Neches, Texas, the Westport (New England) in Port Arthur, and two SUP tankers here accounted for the prosperity. The SUP ships were the Schuyikill and Cowanesque and, with the regular SIU ships, each took a few men. See Clear Sailing Ahead For '50-50' The last remaining threat to the "50-50" law in the current session of Congress appears to be doomed to a quiet death. A report this week by the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee disclosed that the exclusion of then introduced and sent to his surplus agriculture cargoes committee for study. from the "50-50" law would not be in the nation's best interest, thus sealing the fate of the Case-Ander­ son Biil. It was the parent to the CaseAnderson bill — the Farm Bill — which earlier this year threatened to undermine the nation's 10-yearold policy of requiring that at least half of all government-financed aid cargoes go in American ships. In hearings on the Case-Anderson Bill lobbyists for foreign shippers joined forces with farm bloc repre­ sentatives to seek exemption from the "50-50" iaw for shipments of farm surpius. Their argument was that unless the law was bypassed any disposal of surplus goods would be severely restricted. When the Farm Bill went to the floor of the Senate it was Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem. - Wash.), who succeeded in having the refer­ ences to "50-50" dropped from the bill. The Case-Anderson bill was Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. In his committee's report Sena­ tor Magnuson noted that the "5050" requirement has had little effect on disposing of surp'us farm goods and that as of May 31, 1596, "the disposal program was within t.hree percent of total completion." Because the program has been so successful legislation has been introduced in both Houses to in­ crease the program from $1.5 billion to $3 biilion. Serious Affect On MM Magnuson also noted that "the loss of the preference cargoes would have had a disastrous effect upon the American merchant ma­ rine." The British, long critics of the rule, apparently have come around to agree with American supporters of the law, as being a necessary support to a US merchant marine, according to the committee's re­ port. The committee concluded that there was no desire to injure agri­ culture but there are other aids to surplus disposal that can be applied by the Department of Agri­ culture. Throughout the fight against "5050" the State Department has al­ lied itself with the Department of Agriculture and foreign shipping lobbyists to wreck the law and thereby boom business for foreign fleets. ...Now It's Tattoos And Tobacco "Relaxed masculinity" ain't nothing new to Seafarers, but it's just been discovered by the cigarette advertisers—at least that's what the men behind Marlboro cigarettes call it. All over America a rugged looking he-man with an anchor tattoo on his hand is appear­ ing in magazines, billboards and newspapers, extolling the like us folks—and to show he's no The result, the biggest overnight virtues of Marlboro cigarettes. parlor athlete but rugged they sensation in cigarette sales since As a result, tattoos are enjoying a sudden revival in the nation's interest. So, Seafarers who carry on them the artistry of the tattooer are right in fashion. How did this all happen? It seems that the man with the tattoo Idea eame after a survey made by Philip Morris Tobacco Company, the parent of Marlboro. The survey showed that men smoke most of the cigarettes In this country, so any advertising pitch should be concentrated on them. They found that red was the most attractive color to men, so red (plus white for cleanliness) was chosen for the package. Appeal To Manhood Then they decided that they should appeal to the masculinity in men and thus each man who, of course, considers himseif mas­ culine would identify himself with the product. To show a man in a tuxedo with a cigarette doesn't mean anything to the miilions of men who will never wear one, so they put a cigarette in the heman's hand in a locale where he is thoroughly enjoying himself—and is relaxed. That's when a cigarette tastes best, they figure. So, he's fishing, skin diving, hunting—just gave him a tattoo. Sir Walter Raleigh. The "Marlboro man" has nothing on these Seafarers, who are decorated with enough tattoos for a year's supply of those ads. They're displaying their artwork on the counter of the hiring hall at SIU headquarters just to show that tattoos and nicotine burns really do mix. None of 'em smoked the brand in question. But relaxed? You betl �Pace Eight SEAFARERS LOG RESOLUTION Proposing Amendments To SlU-A&G Constitution WHEREAS, The present Constitution contains a long and detailed election procedure looking to the preservation of the voting rights of the membership, and WHEREAS, it is to the interest of the voting rights of the membership that the election procedure be reviewed from time to time for the purpose of amending such procedure, and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments, herewith, annexed hereto, be made a part hereof, and labeled Exhibit "A", tighten up the procedure generally, and specifically eliminate the "lame duck" period, provide for the depositing of voted ballots each night in a bank, or bonded warehouse, or with a regular bank official, or bonded warehouse official, or similar deposi­ tory, instead of keeping them in the Union Halls during the entire voting period, and pro­ vide for an enlarged balloting committee which, instead of being restricted to Headquar­ ters, would include representatives of the outports, in particular, the ports of Mobile, New Orleans, Baltimore, and San Francisco, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT, in accordance with the Constitution, the resolu­ tion on the amendments set forth on Exhibit "A" be approved by the membership and that the proposed amendments go through the con­ stitutional process in sufficient time to apply to the forthcoming general election and, to ac­ complish this result, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that. Headquar­ ters Port elect a provisional Constitutional Committee at the meeting of June 27, 1956, which, if the proposed amendments, as at­ tached hereto, are approved by a majority vote of the membership, will then automatically be­ come official, with the said committee to begin functioning immediately, in accordance with the provisions of Article XXVII, Section 2, of the Constitution. an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employ­ ment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and" 4. Article XIII, Sec. 2(a), is amended by changing the first sentence thereof to read, as follows: "A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located." 5. Article XIII, Sec. 3(d), is amended to read, as fol­ lows: "(d) No member may vote without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro­ priate notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate), to­ gether with his book number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site." J. ALGINA, A-1 CLAUDE SIMMONS, S-1 6. Article XIII, Sec. 3(g), is amended to read, as follows: "(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, on Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 7:30 PM." PAUL HALL, H-1 AL KERR, K-7 7. Article XIII, Sec. 4(a), is amended to read, as fol­ lows: DATED: Brooklyn, NY, June 25, 1956. Exhibit "A" 1. Article X, Sec. 1(d), is amended by changing the next to the last paragraph thereof to read, as follows: "At the first regular meeting in August of every elec­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the Secretary-Treasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October." 2. Article XI, Sec. 1, is amended to read, as follows: "Section 1. The following elected officers and jobs •hall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein is expressly iubject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained In Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution." 8. Article XII, Sec. Kb), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard "(a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the prov' ms of Article XXIV, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga­ tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning." 8. Article XII, Sec. 4(b), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then com­ pare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, cotli by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ July 6, 1958 crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committe. may make what separate com­ ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to te presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secretary-Trea.surer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as in­ dicated in Article I." 9. Article XIII, Sec. 4(e), is amended to read, as fol­ lows: "(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopesi as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the date and name of the Port on the said envelope or en­ velopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em­ bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesciJ purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxes in an envelope, across the flap of which th' members of the Committee shall sign their names, be numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ curely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re­ ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all the aforesaid ma­ terial, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person." 10. Article XIII, Sec. 5(a), is amended to read, as follows: "(a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ nate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments ) ( , I; I i I <! fj L �July 6. 1956 I^ SU K under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify^ by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Com­ mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted ar.d kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. 11. Article XIII, Sec. 5(b), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth In Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIII shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications." SEAFARERS LOG 13. Article XIII, Sec. 5(d), is amended to read, as follows: "(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, sball arrive at Head­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. All members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, Ui normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. "The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves arid, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro­ ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying Committee be 'delayed beyond the January 15th imme­ diately subsequent to the close of voting." 14. Article XIII, Sec. 5(f), is amended to read, as follows: "(f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any, referred to i.i Section 5(c) of this Article and the recommendations of the Tally­ ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the member.ship shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet­ ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final." 12. Article XIII, Sec. 5(c), is amended to read, as follows: "(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of two from each of the three departments of the Union. The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in December of the election year. No Oft'icer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all 15. Article XIII, Sec. 5(g), is amended to read, as follows: ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the "(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, take place and be completed within seven (7) days after all with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the disand with each total broken down into Port totals. The ci-epancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore­ Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the elec­ going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ tion records and files of all Ports, which they may require ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each Port shall to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and in Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them pertinent details. to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, "The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall ceipt and evaluation, of written protests by any member be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package, who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and but, in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ tical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall'include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section 6(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied." Page Nine of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report contain­ ing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The form of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent 'o each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, " recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and fii.vl, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and re­ count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly." 1 16. Article XIII, Sec. 6(a), is amended to read, as follows: "(a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from results deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected." 17. Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), is amended to read, as follows: "(c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith­ standing anything to the contrary contained in Article XT, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume hi-^ office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership." 18. Article XXVII, Sec. 2, Is amended to read as follows: "Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed of six memon-s, two from each Department and shall be elected in accordance with such rules as are established by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Committee may receive whatever advice »nd assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report on the amendment together with any proposed changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas­ urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5, except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from Headquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports." i . �Page Ten I' SEAF ARERS July 6. 1956 LOG Clean Ships Spotlight Top Crews NEW YORK—Good working relations and cooperation between crews and officers on SIU ships in the midst of a steady shipping boom were spotlighted last week in a repor by SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Simmons. Simmons said the lack of-^-' — " - - - - - SF Shipping Hangs On, Waiting For Real Boom in ship traffic, was assurance that SIU crews and delegates "were really on the ball doing their jobs." Routine beefs encountered during the past two weks were easily settled aboard the ships. The continuing job boom prac­ SAN FRANCISCO—Registration has finally caught up tically stripped the beach clean of with shipping here, although job activity is running a little all ratings, resulting in unpreced­ ented activity for class C men. The slow right now. number of class C men shipped during the period, 85, was a record Port Agent Leon Johnson in­ for the port and the District as dicated shipping would prob­ well. Almost half of them were in ably be a bit quieter than < usual the deck department, due to the for a while. In-transit ships are shortage of class A and class B still coming in to take their quota deck ratings. of men, however. SEATTLE—On the opposite end Welcome Mat Out The upward surge of registra­ of the scale now with the East Meanwhile, headquarters offi­ tion is always welcome, since ex­ Coast in the midst of a shipping cials again put out the welcome cess manpower never lasts too long boom for a change, this port city mat for men in other ports who are in this area when any sort of a in the far Northwest has simmered eager to ship out right away. They boom develops. down temporarily, pending new forecast more good shipping in the Lone payoff and sign-on for the developments. future, with a number of ships due period was the Jean LaFitte (Wa­ Only one of two anticipated pay­ in for payoff from long runs. terman), coupled with five other offs showed up during the past The total number of regular jobs Waterman and one Calmar in- period, and the in-transit traffic shipped, 337, was also a record for transit. Calmar was represented was light also. The coming two the year so far. In addition, 16 by the Seamar; the Waterman con­ weeks should produce the "latestandby jobs were shipped last pe­ tingent included the Young Amer­ running" Longview Victory for riod, the bulk of them also in the ica, Kyska, Yaka, Madaket and payoff and at least a trio of indeck department. Warrior. They were all in pretty transit ships, according to Jeff Other developments in the port fair shape. Gillette, SIU port agent. included the temporary lay-up of one ship, the Carolyn (Bull), which is due to crew up again in a few days. Nineteen other ships were paid off, four signed on foreign articles and fourteen were serviced in transit. The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers tvho represent the crew to the officers, defend the union agreement and shoulder the responsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. CHELSEA (N. A. Marin*), April 13 —Chairman, R. Kledlnger; Secratary, C. Southwick. It was assumed that ship's linen was belnR given to native boatmen acting as launchmcn pro­ vided by company's agents In titillon. Issue of face and laundry soap brought up. Stores requisitioned for four months' trip but were already running short. DEL ALBA (MIsi.l, May SO—Chair­ man, J. Voral; Sacratary, W Oals. Repair list completed. Ship s fund $13.62. Headquarters reports read and accepted. Delegate to contact agent in NO pertaining to .signing on at beginning of coast trip imstead of end of trip as customary. Ship to be fumigated. Delegate to contact patrolman in NO to see if ice capac­ ity can't be increased. Steward to contact captain for fresh stores and John J. Lawton, cook Experience in more than one shipboard department is really useful to a ship's delegate. Seafarer John J. Lawton finds. The fact that he has worked both on deck and in the galley helps explain why Lawton has ^ A one-year rule for steward de­ been elected numerous limes delegate can take a course of ac­ partment members on West Coast as ship's departmental dele­ tion knowing the department is ships went into effect Friday, June gate. 22, after the membership of the Lawton also has one other val­ Marine Cooks and Stewards voted uable qualification—a lot of sea94 percent in favor in a referen­ time on SIU dum. At the same time, the stew­ ships. Sailing ards union members approved a steadily since draft of new shipping rules. All 1943, he has of the West Coast unions now have "been around" rules of this kind. the SIU fleet and 5" 4" 4" is familiar with Oil bargemen in Los Angeles the variety of harbor have come up with a new problems Seafar­ three-year agreement providing ers come up wage increases of 26 to 29 cents against on dif­ an hour as negotiated by the In­ ferent ships and runs. land Boatmen's Union. The agreeUp until 1946, Lawton sailed men provides true overtime of as ordinary on deck, but he time and a half. Base wages are switched over to the steward de­ $2.11 an hour and up. partment then and worked all the 4) 4" 4" Seafarers on the Lakes started ratings the department offers. So manning the largest fresh-water he can bring to the delegate's job passenger liner when the 10,000- considerable knowledge about a ton SS Aquarama went into serv­ good number of shipboard jobs. Rules of Procedure ice. Her regular run will begin in In the process of serving as del­ 1957 between Detroit and Cleve­ land. The former C-4 was con­ egate, Lawton has worked out verted to accommodate 2,500 pas­ some rough and ready rules of sengers and 165 automobiles on procedure which he finds valuable. To begin with, he says, the Union Lakes cruises. oldtimer has the advantage of be­ 4« 4» 4» A company medical form asking ing thoroughly familiar with the crewmembers to sign off ships Union's policies and should know when injured or ill stating that the contract inside out. A good they are going to get treatment for part of any delegate's job, he finds a specific ailment has been de­ is clarifying matters for crew­ nounced by the Sailors Union of members, especially new men, and the Pacific. The SUP pointed out settling beefs among the unli­ that the crewmembers could hard­ censed crew as well as between ly be expected to diagnose their crew and topside. own ailments. The kicker in the "1 always find things go more form is the line which says "1 smoothly," he said, "if you take hereby declare that 1 am suffering the time to explain Union policy from no other illness or injury and contract items to the men in than as above specified" which the department. If there's a beef would damage a man's chances for within a department, it usually maintenance if his diagnosis was helps to call a departmental meet­ wrong. ing to thrash it out." Then the ML with him, and what's more, know­ ing that all of the men have the pitch on exactly what the beef is about. Teamwork between the four del­ egates is another asset to any smooth-running ship. That takes some of the load of heavy respon­ sibility off the back of the ship's delegate on matters affecting the whole crew. Lawton is also firmly convinced that delegates should do business directly with the skipper where possible. "Mates and engi­ neers may promise you action," he says, "but the old man is the one who decides, so you might as well see him about it in the first place." Keep A Record Of course there are beefs which just can't be settled on the spot. Then it is up to the delegate to keep a good record and see to it that the matter is entered in the minutes which are forwarded to headquarters. Very often the Union can take action on the beef shoreside even before the ship pays off. "Mainly it's the delegates' jobs to dispose of as much business as they can so that the patrolman can deal with disputed overtime and other matters without getting hung up by a lot of petty com­ plaints." Lawton's seafaring career got its first start back in 1919 but ended abruptly two years later when the old International Sea­ men's Union folded. In the. years between 1919 and 1942 he drove taxis and ambulances in New York until he was drafted into the Army. He was discharged a year later as over-age and it was then that he renewed his seamen's pa­ pers and started sailing with the SIU. I T. ARLYN (Bull), Juna 12—Chairman, Ballard; Sacratary, C. Walter. Three men paid olT In Islands, one man replaced from the hall. Sick man's property Inventories. Cups to tie returned to pantry after use. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Cards for absentee voting to be obtained from delegate. Men should register to vote in their home state. Ship's fund $3.01). Delayed sailing from C.uanica. Dispute as to division of wages on men paid off in Islands. New delegate elected. OCEAN STAR (Dolphin), April 15— Chairman, C. White; Secretary, J. Poluchovlch. Mattresses to be put in board. Repair list to be made up. Screen doors to be built. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomflald), May 27—Chairman, S. Young; Secretary, H. Pierce. Ship's fund $.40. Two hours delayed sailing in LaPallice, France. Slows, Awaits Payoff MEET YOUR DELEGATES nleatlons read and accepted. Request ed hot water at all times. TV to be taken to Union hall if ship tics up. Members to be properly dre.ssed when using messroom, JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman) Juna 2—Chairman, J. PIcou; Sacra tary, J. Chelton. Ship's fund $20.52. Repair list turned in. OCEAN STAR (Dolphin), Juna 9Chairman, Nona; Secretary, J. Poluch' ovich. One man hospitalized in Alex andria, Egypt. Need new washing machine. Captain to carry enough American money to foreign ports. Need new mattresses. Discussion on repair list and future stores. wire for same if Thomas. possible at St. WIDEAWAKE (Maritime Overseas), May 23—Chairman, A. A. Kessen; Secretary, J. Arallanes. Communica­ tions read and posted. New washing machine to be bought. Suggestion made steward to prepare memo for men to use in keeping laundry and recreation rooms clean. JEAN (Bull), June 17—Chairman, D. Pontes; Secretary, E. Johnston. SANTORE (Ore Navigation), Juna 17 —Chairman, Henry Schwartz; Secre­ tary, R. Mason. One member hospi­ talized in Callao. Peru. Beef about food. Need more food and better preparation of same. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), May 30—Chairman, G. Lawson; Secretary, C. West. Fans to be installed where needed. Discussion on repairs. All hot air vents to be repaired. One man missed ship in San Juan. New washer received broken. New delegate elected. Porthole screened. Discussed numerous general welfare shipboard conditions. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), June 16— Chairman, G. Grahne; Secretary, V. Sxymanskl. Delayed sailing from Houston was disputed. Ship's fund $22.14. Fifty-cents to be donated by each new crewmember to ship's fund. Dispute about clothing allowance. MARYMAR (Calmar),. May 30— Chairman, J. RIseman; Secretary, M. Herring. Messrooms and foc'sles to be painted. Ship's fund $16.05. Need more stores. Discussion on steward buying stores out of his own money. Tea bags not to be given to individu­ als. Crew to be quiet while men are sleeping. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Juna 16—Chairman, G. GIMIspie; Secretary, D. Beard. Washing machine to be re­ paired. Iron purchased $19.35. Ship's fund $15.36. Reports read and ac­ cepted. New mattresses needed. Milk should be served twice a day. General discussion on repairs. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Juna 9—Chairman, J. Jordan; Secretary, L. Karalunas. Discussed method of han­ dling d beef. Also discussed steward department working rules and guide to improve the department. Ship's fund $16.00. Suggestion that funds be used to supply SIU workaway with cigarettes and other articles he may need before arriving home. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), June 17 —Chairman, W. Tatum; Secretary, F. Reid. Old refrigerator placed in messroom and new one placed in officers' lounge. Messroom and galley to be sprayed. Cots and linen to be re­ turned after use. Agents praised for dispatching news of death in Lamily to crewmember at sea. One member left ship at Port Everglades due to injury sustained while moving refrig­ erator. Reports read and accepted. Objection about receiving used equip­ ment from officers' quarters, such as fans, refrigerators. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), March 26—Chairman, J. Rose; Secretary, J. Levin. Ship's fund $10.00. All com­ munications from headquarters read. May 21—Chairman, J. Easterling; Secretary, J. Morgan. Disputed over­ time and general beefs with topside to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Crewmember sent letter to LOG concerning beef. Ship's fund $10.00. 100 hours disputed overtime. Company agent to be personally re­ sponsible for cashing travelers checks, insuring legal e.vchange and prompt cashing of checks for members. Pan­ tryman to perform duties properly. June 17—Chairman, J. Buzalski; Secretary, J. Rose. Repair list turned in. Many beefs as result of no coop­ eration from topside. Ship's fund $10.00. Communication fi-om head­ quarters concerning use of shore gang labor. Suggestion to have proceedings of meeting recorded. Messhall not kept clean. Fight between two mem­ bers. A list of contraband articles to be published in future issues of the LOG. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), June 10— Chairman, P. Calebaugh; Secretary, R. Kienast. No bottles to be taken ashore in the States. Ship's fund $14.00. Messhall and pantry to be kept cleaner. W. H. CARRUTH (Transfuel), Juna 10—Chairman, W. Dolins; Secretary, J. Labenz. Repair list to be turned in. Some disputed overtime. EVELYN (Bull), June 17—Chairman, W. Barth; Secretary, J. Schaller. Pan­ try to be painted. Ship's fund $13.00. One man mis.sed .ship in Port Sulphur. Discussion on TV set. W. H. CARRUTH (Transfuel), April 28—Chairman, A. Pedrosa; Secretary, M. Kramer. Bunks to be repaired. Draw will be given in travelers' checks before getting to port. Ship delegate elected. Crew asked to take better care of cots. GULFWATER (Metro), June 10— Chairman, J. Williams; Secretary, C. Field. Some disputed overtime. AUBURN (Alba), June 3—Chairman, R. High; Secretary, G. Hoga. Reports read and accepted. Ship delegate, treasurer and reporter elected. Fau­ cets not working properly. All doors, except gangway door, to be kept closed in port. Departments to ro­ tate cleaning laundry, recreation room, etc. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), June 17—Chairman, R. Sullivan; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Water situation cleared up. No fans as yet. Ship's fund $.97. One man missed ship in Texas City. Pantryman missed ship in New York. Need new cots, more fresh fruit and pepper sauce. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ riers), May 27—Chairman, N. Abernathy; Secretary, W. Schafer. All major beefs squared away in New Orleans. Chief steward hospitalized in New Orleans. KATHRYN (Bull), June 13—Chair­ man, W. Ekins; Secretary, E. Bonefont. Shortage of cool water in Port of Fajardo, PR. Ship's fund $5.15. Delegate to be changed at every pay­ off. Headquarters reports read and accepted. More fresh fruit and fresh milk requested. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), June 17 —Chairman, W. Whitnew. Secretary, L. Phillips. Ship's fund $60.00. Dele­ gate and reporter elected. Discus-sion on present welfare set-up on family benefits and hospitalization as com­ pared to various hospital Insurance and benefits. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomfield), June 17—Chairman, D. C. Jones; Secretary, H. Sullivan. Ship's fund $42.00. Few hours disputed overtime. Need new electric coffee urn. Galley smoke .stack to he cleaned. Books to be turned over to patrolman at pay­ off by delegate. GULFWATER (Metro), May 6 — Chairman, J. Williams; Secretary, N. Gillespie. American currency to be issued. Linen improved. New delegate elected. Deck bathrooms to be paint­ ed. More variety needed in night lunches. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), June 2— Chairman, J. Dial; Secretary, J. Pursell. Library to be obtained. Every­ one cautioned to break seal on liquor. Discussion on food and wiper being slrod. HILTON (Bull), June 13—Chairman, F. McErlane; Secretary, E. Rosa. Cap­ tain Nilsen hospitalized in San Juan for appendectomy; replaced by chief mate. Steward under observation in hospital. Ships' fund $25.00. Commu- DEL SUD (Miss.), June 10—Chair­ man, J. Noonan; Secretary, W. Per­ kins. New ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund $167.12 at end of voyage No. 63. Bought uniforms, new books, movie projector. Balance on hand $40.27. Picnic fund $72.20. Linen to be kept in good condition and return complete change to prevent restric­ tion on issuance. Crew asked to do­ nate to picnic fund for orphange. Steps to be taken to prevent re­ currence of foul-up in company doc­ tor's office previous to sailing. Jh �SEAFARERS Page Eleven LOG Balto Has Breather Ships Only 190' BALTIMORE—SIU shipping here fell off slightly during the past two weeks, just missing the 200-job mark. But the traffic was still heavy, especially for B and C men. Activity in these two senior­ ity groups ran well ahead of well as for several sister unions in class A shipping, with rela­ the SIU of North America and the tively few class A men apparently anxious to move out at this time. Registration gained somewhat dur­ ing the period in readiness for an­ other boom period. Urges Taking Jobs Now Analysing the situation, SIU Port Agent Earl Sheppard called on Seafarers to grab the jobs as they come while they continue to be available. "This boom can't last forever," he commented, "and those who sit back and wait may find themselves still on the beach when things slow up." Affairs of the port remain in good shape, he added, with all fa­ cilities of the branch building get­ ting a full play from the member­ ship. He again thanked Seafarers and others using the building for their cooperation in keeping things on an even keel. The SIU hall is regional head­ quarters for the AFL-CIO and the Baltimore Federation of Labor, as Union Has Cabie Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. The heat of the summer is here and with it the dying days of another Congress. Facing our legislators is a mountain of legislation that must be disposed of, for there will be no more action until January. A sizeable number of excellent bills affecting seamen were introduced into this session of Congress, If favorable action is taken on all of them this meeting of Congress could be one of the most productive in the past decade. We'll know the SAVANNAH—Getting an SIU crew aboard the newlyacquired tanker Kern Hills proved to be a kinky problem full story before the month is out. for almost 36 hours here, until the former crew finally signed off under protest. The departing crew, mem­ the Heywood Broun (Victory Car­ bers of the National Maritime riers), "with an able assist from Savannah Booms; Hassle Over Tanker Won By SIU 'How About Us?' Union, at first refused to leave headquarters," said Port Agent Maritime Trades Department. During the past period 12 ships paid off, six signed on and 20 were serviced in transit. Beefs were at a minimum on most of them. New Agency Stirs Biz For Boston BOSTON—One of the primary projects to be undertaken by the new Massachusetts Port Authority !s expected to be a second tunnel or a high-level bridge linking the city proper with East Boston. One tunnel is already in operation. Seven members of the new state agency appointed by Gov. Herter still have to be approved by the Executive Council, which hasn't met yet to confirm them. The authority, whose members serve without pay, will act as a private agency in operating Logan and Hanscom Airports, the Mystic River Bridge, Sumner Tunnel and the city's sprawling port facilities. Will Issue Bonds The state will loan it $750,000 to begin operations, and the author­ ity will then float a multi-milliondollar bond issue to finance pur­ chase of existing facilities and con­ struction of new projects under its supervision. It is expected to be a key factor in reviving local waterfront and shipping activity. Meanwhile, SIU branch affairs in the port are running smoothly, according to Port Agent James Sheehan, and both registration and shipping have perked up some­ what. The outlook for the future also looks fair. Both the William H. Carruth (Transfuel) and the Cantigny (Cit­ ies Service) paid off and signed on during the past period, while the Robin Mowbray (Seas Shiping) called in transit. The payoffs were all clean, Sheehan com­ mented. A new supporter to the runaway shipowners whose only because they had signed on foreign E. B. McAuley. Now efforts are flag is that of the dollar sign is the Saturday Evening Post. articles for the ship's previous underway to get approval of all owners but failed to make a for­ the operators for use of a char­ In a recent issue—called to our attention by several crews— eign voyage. In the interim, the tered bus to provide one round the national magazine shed copious tears for the Republic of Kern Hills was sold to an SlU-con- trip daily between Sunny Point Liberia's failure to make greater use of its sudden rise to tracted company, the Long Island and Wilmington at company ex­ Tankers Division of Western Nav­ pense. fourth place in ship tonnage. igation. Good Job By Delegate Without a word of solace for the thousands of Americans The parent company operates one McAuley also commented, in who lost jobs when hundreds of US-flag merchant ships were Liberty dry cargo ship, the Western passing, that ship's delegate Frank "Duke" Livingston on the Broun transferred—though still owned by Americans—the maga­ Trader. Error By Ex-Owners "did an above-average job in zine suggests that we give Liberia a couple more ships. Eventually, after much haggling, handling his duties on this vessel TAMPA—Shipping isn't quite These would be used to train Liberian crews to man the ships the NMU crew left the ship and brought in a veiy clean vessel matching the heat here, but is hoping to collect the month's which was a pleasure to pay off." running at a better than usual pace now under Liberian flag. wages due them by law for the He reported one beef on the ship to the satisfaction of all hands. The magazine article overlooks the fact that none of the error by the former owners. The involving a Seafarer who worked Liberian-flag ships ever see Liberia and should that nation Kern Hill, a T-2, is due to make as wiper on the way over to France Torrid weather has had every­ body scurrying for shelter in the make any demand to crew the ships flying its flag the own­ two voyages to Venezuela to load and was promoted to FWT on the past few weeks, SIU Port Agent ers of the vessels would merely transfer their ships to a coun­ oil for the East Coast. Plans for way back. Since clocks on the Tom Banning commented. her beyond that are not known. ship were advanced about five Although there were two ship try that doesn't ask such questions. In other developments here, be­ hours on the way over, due to time payoffs, there were no sign-ons In the maritime industry it is common knowledge that the sides booming shipping, was the zone differences, the promoted during the period, and the inonly reason Panama, Honduras and Liberia collect registra­ news of efforts by SIU headquar­ wiper worked an extra 20 minutes transit vessels had to carry the tion fees from runaway operators is because their fees are ters officials to arrange decent each time the clocks were turned ball to clear some replacements off for crews on the in­ back during the return trip. This the beach. The Gulfwater (Metro) the lowest, their taxes the lowest and their safety require­ transportation creasing number of ships loading item was squai-ed away by having and the Arizpa (Waterman) were ments the lowest. And no questions are asked. "The whole military cargo at the new Army the company pay the man five the ships which paid off. operation takes place in a New York office and requires all ammunition depot in Sunny Point, hours' overtime under the terms On the in-transit side, seven of half an hour. ships paid visits over the last two NC. The depot is "out in the mid­ of the contract. Of course, the magazine has the real culprit in hand. He's dle of nowhere," according to all The unusual shipping activity weeks. These were the Alcoa the American seaman for, according to the magazine, "a accounts. Many Seafarers have for the past period came in the Pointer (Alcoa); Del Campo dishwasher on an American ship draws more pay than the beefed about having to dig down wake of a continuing low port (Mississippi): Chickasaw, Iberville, in their pockets for the one-way registration, McAuley added, with Fairisle (Pan Atlantic), and John captain on some foreign ships." taxi fare of about $10 between the result that he had to call on B. Waterman and LaSalle (Water­ An American seaman could also tell the Satevepost that a Sunny Point and Wilmington, NC, ports as far away as Lake Charles man). All of the ships were in good copyboy on an American magazine makes more than the about 30 miles away. and New York for men. Baltimore, shape. editor-in-chief of some foreign magazines, but what does Some simplified arrangements Norfolk and Mobile also gained Affairs of the port are also run­ ning smooth, Banning added. were made here for the crew of from the prosperity here. that prove? Tampa Greets Shipping Rise i \ /<: (i �r SEAFARERS Paffc Twelve Calmar Anglers Losing 'Big Ones' Seafarers on Calmar ships usually make the most of the ample fishing opportunities all along the coast. The only trouble is, the fish are now jumping clear of the ships instead of staying put. SIU anglers on at least three nabbed by Brother Larry. "But to Kane. "They generally haul in the Calmar vessels report a coni- the dismay of all, the big one took jawOnonly." the other hand, h# expressed mon plaint: they either wind his line away," comments V. E. the thanks of the crew to Dean, up hauling in the jaw only or the "really big ones" get away alto­ gether. Since fresh fish make a favorite meal on these ships, the situation is caus­ ing a lot of grief. On the Massmar, where stew­ ard James Eichenberg and the chief engineer usually team up to land an occa­ sional fish dinner for the gang, Elchenberg Eichenberg now appears completely stymied. It seems he just can't land anything now without the help of the chief engineer, while the latter Is on va­ cation. Witnesses attest he caught five fish on one occasion, but only man- Monte, ship's reporter. Fish jaws hardly make a com­ plete meal but the gang on the Portmar has had to be content with them. "They catch them but don't boat them," laments reporter Cecil 4-8 oiler, and Jimmy, wiper, for several meals of fresh fish caught on the westbound voyage. This duo landed over 200 pounds of brainfood on one occasion. SEAFAKERS IN THE HOEPHAIN LOG-A-RHYTHM: Change By I. C. Weisbrot (These lines were written 14 years ago, but Seafarer Weisbrot be­ lieves—and others will agree— they are still appropriate "today, and always."—Ed.) Yoii who fear change Are like The sheep who drink Only from familiar waters. Dust and drought destroy Waters unfed By living streams; Time fouls still waters. Blind are the shepherds Who lead Their sheep back To these still stagnant waters. USPHS HOSPITAt, MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Edmund Abualy Anthony D. Leva Manuel Antonana Mike Lubas Eladio Arls Joseph D. McGraw Fortunato Bacomo Archibald McGuigan Frank W. Bemrick David Mcllreath Robert L. Booker H. F. MacDonaid Frank T. CampbeU Michael Machusky Wm. J. Conners A. MartinelU E. T. Cunningham Vic Milazzo Walter L. Davis Joseph B. Murphy Emiiio Delgado Raiph J. Palmer Robert M. Douglas George G. Phifer John J. Driscoll James M. Quiiin Robert E. Gilbert George E. Renal* William Guenther D. F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker E. F. Haislett G. Sivertsen Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Joseph Ifsits Karl Treimann Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tattle Ludwig Kristiansen Fred West Frank J. Kubek Norman West Frederick Landry John T. Westfall James J. Lawlor Virgil E. Wilmoth Kaarel Leetmaa Pon P. Wing Leonard Leidig Chee K. Zai USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Adrian Aarons V. M. Mackelis Oscar E. Blain Thomas Moncho Fructuoso Camacho Alonzo W. Morris George Carlson Peter Notias Antonio DeSouza Telesfore Olivares John Dovak Charles W. Palmer R. E. Dunsmoore Aniceto Pedro Philip Frank B. Porcello Esteil Godfrey Jose Quimera James Higgins H. W. Reisaner Bernard Hunter G. H. Robinson Konstant Kain Jose Rodriguez Donald McShane John Szcepanski John McWiiliams Pete TriantaSUos USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. A. L. Atkinson Thomas B. Harmon Francis J. Boner Alfred Sawyer USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Terrell Adams Elmer L. Browh Blair Allison George H. Bryan George E. Anderson Franciso Bueno Kenneth Bewig Victor B. Cooper Edward Blevins D. P. Eidemire Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an old subscriber and hav* a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY To the Editor: I would like to thank Brother Cal Tanner, our Mobile port agent, and Brother Leroy Clarke, our agent in Lake Charles, for their, prompt and accurate service in delivering a message about the death of my wife's grandmother, who was so dear to her. I was at the sea on the Chiwawa and received the mes­ sage before my wife knew about All letters to the editqr. for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request,. When things run right for Massmar anglers, fish always come out second best in the competition. The array here includes ten dolphin ranging from 15 to 30 pounds, plus four Icing mackerel of 18 to 24 pounds. This catch was handiwork of several SIU crewmembers on the ship. aged to get two of them aboard. This doesn't square at all with pre­ vious performances and has the steward muttering under his breath. The steward on the Pennmar is having a little better luck lately. He caught six dolphins in one day. A few days earlier, two others, including a one 37-pounder, were Offers Thanks For Union Aid Letters To The Editor Fishing's Good In Iceland, Too SIU crews on ships bound for Iceland are urged to stock up on fish-hooks and fishing lines by Wesley Young, steward on the Marie Hamil. "There's plenty of good fishing there, and we do mean seafood only—the kind that comes out of the water." Young's advance to the anglers (all kinds) was noted in the ship's minutes for the in­ formation of all hands. July 6, 1956 LOC ZONE STATE Thomas C. Finnerty Donald Forrest Thomas D. Foster Dolan D. Gaskill Joseph GiU Gorman T. Glaz* Leo C. Hannon Edward Huizenga Ira H. Kilgore Lindmore Kubecka Manuel Lourido Ira McCormack E. T. McElhenny PhiUip Navitsky Markos Pomirof Gerado Riviera Fiorentino Teigeiro Harold WestphaU USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Joseph Badyk James A. Patrice USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Alfred A. Hancock John E. Markopolo Robert Kehrly Concepcion Mejia R. L. Littleton Ricardo Tarrealba USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Frank N. Bachot Mai McAlister Benjamin Baugh A. McCloskey Claude F. Blanks Alex Martin Lawrence A. Bosco James M. Mason Robert Brown William Mims S. Carregal Jules Mones Cloise Coats Bernard Moy* Albert T. Cooper C. Nickerson Floyd Cummings William Parii Earl J. DeAngelo Edward Poe Chas. F. Dorrough Winford Powell William Driscoll Joseph A. ProulX Jaime Fernandez Anastacio Quinonei Clarence Graham Randolph Ratclia Walter Harris Emigdio Reyes William Haveiin Edward Samrock Charles Jeffers John Sercu Gustaf W. Johnson Wade Sexton George Jasprzyk Toefil Smigielski Martin Kelly Harry Smith Frankie Kittchner West A. Spencer Edward G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickl* Thomas Landa Luciano Toribio Leo H. Lang James E. Ward William Lawless Charles E. Well* Lewis Ledingham David A. Wright Cosby Linson 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. David M. Baria USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Luther R. Amton W. C. Besseiievro H. M. Proios Charles Dwyer Milton Reeves M. M. Hammond A. Stankiewicl Chas. E. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Maximino Bernes R. L. Johnson Jr. Jose Blanco Jimmle Littleton L. A. Holbrook USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Arthur A. Furst G. F. Cobbler VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL KERRVILLE, TEXAS BiUy R. HUl VA HOSPITAL DURHAM, NC Oscar Pearson USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. S. J. Pierson VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Frank E. Anderson John C. Palmer B. F. Deibler Kosendo Serrano it. She had just arrived in Lake Charles and her people did not know any other way to contact her but through the SIU hall. Again thanks to both of these brothers. H. G. Sanford t t 4) More Safety On Ships Needed To the Editor: I would like to express my opinion regarding the current "safety program" going on aboard our ships. I was hurt a few times, due to negligence aboard ship. Per­ haps I could have been more careful, but the fact still re­ mains that there was cause for these accidents. The people whom we turn to for advice were notified of these hazardous conditions, but to no avail. Hence, I'm a "three-time loser." I was hurt this last trip and, while I'm returning to the States as a passenger from Bombay, I've got a cast about my midsec­ tion from a back Injury caused by said negligence. I hope no one in the future will have to go through the pain and misery that I am undergo­ ing at the present. Here's for a better "Safety First" in the fu­ ture and to all member broth­ ers, good luck and Godspeed. E. W. "Bouncy" Carter 4" 4" Union headquarters telling them about me. When I got back to New York, I found that the crew of the Andrew Jackson never notified the Union, and the company didn't either. The ship paid off in the States and none of the crewmembers reported what had happened to me. I can't say too much for the Surveyor gang. Quite a few of the men visited me regularly, including Delegate Fancher, Bosun Johnny Swiderski, and the electrician. They brought me fruit and other things to help make it more pleasant for me. Once the Surveyor notified the Union, I started getting letters from SIU Welfare Serv­ ices. When the doctors said it was okay for me to go home, Welfare Services got the com­ pany to arrange to repatriate me on the Steel Executive. I also learned that the allot­ ments I had been sending home had been stopped. Maybe if the Union had been notified in time they could have gotten the allot­ ments continued and saved a lot of hardship. I would like all of the broth­ ers to consider what happened to me and to see to it that when a shipmate is hurt that he is not forgotten. Harold Laumann 4" Hurt Overseas, Charges Neglect To the Editor: Last March 12, I got a broken hip aboard the Andrew Jackson in Calcutta. The accident hap­ pened when I was hit by a cargo load and knocked to the deck, and then the load was picked up and dropped on me again. From the looks of things, I won't be able to work for some time. I was taken ashore to some kind of a clinic which was the dirtiest excuse for a hospital 1 ever saw. I was there for three days and the company agent didn't show up to see me until I got the nurse in charge to call him down. Then I was trans­ ferred to another hospital which was a much better place. For the next month I didn't hear from anybody or see any­ body except that the company agent came around once in a while. Finally the Steel Sur­ veyor came into port and the delegate on board there, Earl Fancher, sent a radiogram to 4> I 4 Give Advance Notice On Beefs To the Editor: Most of our beefs on the McKettrick Hills have been satis­ factorily cleared up, thanks to the attention from SIU head­ quarters. We got our awning for the afterdeck and our new stove. As far as the stove is con­ cerned, I understand that the company agent in Savannah shelled out the cash for it. I hope he gets the medal he de­ serves instead of what I think he is going to get from the company. Rotten Stores We pulled into LA about three weeks ago with Argentine stores, consisting chiefly of putrid meat. Of course, since the stay of a tanker in port is so short, effective action is al­ ways difficult. Besides, the stores had to be sealed before the ship could be cleared. Then it was impossible over a week­ end to plow through the red tape to get the seal broken in order to have the meat in­ spected. So let this be a warning to others. Here we have one good reason why a ship's fund should be maintained. On something this serious it might well be worth it to wire the information ahead to the Union agent, and give him a chance to get to­ gether with the health inspector and a Customs official before the time runs out. These people will all work to­ gether if given a chance. This kind of red tape must be cut before arrival, especially on a tanker. Need Head Start Everybody has rules to obey and a set procedure to follow, but where the situation is criti­ cal and time a vital factor, a head start is just playing it safe. Of course, once the Union got wind of this beef, the action was fast. A lot of garbage was condemned posthaste in the next port and a lot of good stores came aboard. Daniel D. Backrak Ship's reporter n �July 6, 1958 SEAFARERS ALICE BROWN (Bloomfltld), May 37—Chairman, Walsh; Secratary, N. Hatglmlslos. Repairs to be taken care care of. New icebox for crew mesa needed. Present one too small. Clothes to be removed from line when dry. Clarification on transpor­ tation requested; ask if men can payoS on West Coast. Radio operator gave good service on news. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin), June 3 —Chairman, T. Barry; Secretary, A. Concalves. Ship's fund $41.88. Addi­ tional money to be collected from members at payoif. All communica­ tions posted on board. Support SlU's stand on bill presented to Congress by Rep. Felly of Washington. Poor delivery service of personal and Union mall In SA. Slop sink to be cleaned after use. Butter and other night lunch items to be put In icebox LOG Page Thirteen Shuttle Runs Monotonous ? Not In June I about travelers checks.' Soma dis­ puted overtime. New ship's delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clear from S-10 AM for cleaning. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Saafrain), June IS—Chairman, A. Manandai; Secretary, C. NIaltan. Ship's fund $4.83. New ship delegate and reporter elected. EDITH (Bull), May 27—Chairman, A. Smith; Secretary, McPherson. Ship delegate elected. Ordered more silver and glasses. Ship to be fumigated for cockroaches. June is traditionally the time for nuptial affairs, possi­ bly because the heart starts ARTHUR M. HUDDELL (Bull), May 27—Chairman, E. Bryant; Secretary, T. Thompson. Some disputed over­ time. Headquarters reports read and accepted. Books to be kept locked up. MARORE (Ore Nav.), May 31 — Chairman, E. McNab; Secretary, S. Wolton. Ship sailed short one fire­ man. Ship's fund $52.16. Washing machine to be repaired. WACOSTA (Waterman), May 28— Chairman, C. Quinnt; Secretary, John S, Hauser. Ship's fund $10.00. Bad water in tanks. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), June 3—Chairman, F. Calnan; Secretary, C. Jensen. Repair list turned in. Wiper hospitalized at Bremerhaven. New man on board. All matters to be handled by department delegate. No crewmember to ap­ proach patrolman personally with beefs. New library requested. after use. Members to be properly dressed before entering mess rooms. Crew expressed sympathy to Radio Officer's Union In recent loss of their president. RAPHAEL SEMMES (Watarman), Juno 3—Chairman, R. Barbot; Secre­ tary, R. Sessions. Discussion on money clearance. Launch service bad in Hlrohata. No shore leave and no water taken In LA. Ships' fund $10.05. Poor mall delivery. No hooks on door in meat bo-' as per safety recom­ mendations. Discussion on water ra­ tioning despite fact that water could have been obtained in San Pedro. ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), June 3—Chairman, D. Van Alstine; Secre­ tary, P. St. Marie. Letter from SlU headquarters concerning conditions aboard vessel, such as fans, water condition and other repairs. Some disputed overtime. Shipboard safety suggestions attended to. New treas­ urer elected. Discu.ssion on beef be­ tween two brothers aboard vessel. Discussion on merits of getting draws in yens or dollars. Asia won. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), June 10—Chairman, J. Farrand; Secretary, J. Perera. Matters pertaining to food and repairs taken up In New Orleans —squared away. Headquarters report read and accepted. Crew not to throw cigarette butts and papers In water fountain. Keep stevedores away from ship's bathrooms and crew quarters. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), June 10—Chairman, J. Tanner; S<. retary, H. WIrtz. Union to see company about launch service in Lake Charles. Discussion on food service and night lunch; also guard In Lake Charles. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), May 2—Chairman, H. DeClerx; Secre­ tary, F. Corio. Washing machine to be kept clean. JOSE MARTI (New England Indus­ tries), May 27—Chairman, L. lovino; Secretary, D. Pashkoff. Headquarters notified about captain's attitude, se­ curity watches and general condition of ship. Ship's fund $47.00. Treasurer elected. Need more juices for break­ fast and more variety of food. Recrea­ tion hall and messhall to be kept clean. Put out more than one carton of cigarettes a week. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), May 18—Chairman, Les Ames; Secre­ tary, R. Whitley. Letter regarding passenger utility written to headquar­ ters. Ship's fund $25.90. Man taken off work In saloon because of fight­ ing. New delegate elected. Discus­ sion on painting of mess halls and galley. Screen doors on main deck to be repaired. Suggestion to buy iron from ship's fund. ARAPAHOE (Marine Trans.), May 20—Chairman, P. Smyth; Secretary, D. Garrigues. Ship's fund $7.00. Stores not being put on table. Night lunch should be increased. Refrain from unnecessary noises at night. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), June 10 —Chairman, E. Parr; Secretary, E. Saul. Delegate elected. Treasurer elected. Ship's fund $142.00. Deck department should not refuse over­ time In Hawaii preparing holds for sugar as it was agreed in New Or­ leans all hands would be used. CHELSEA (N. A. Marine), May 13— Chairman, R. Kledlnger; Secretary, C. Southwick. Cigarettes put out twice a month during stay at Qullon. Launch service inadequate and dangerous. Dugouts capsized on several occasions. Few hours disputed overtime. Insuffi­ cient fans. Ship to be fumigated. Pick up stores at Aden. VAL CHEM (Valentino Tankers), Juno 12—Chairman, L. Sacco; Secre­ tary, L. Hagmann. Ship sailed short one man. One man failed to stand last two hours of watch. Several hours disputed overtime. Clarified reason why no hospital slip was is­ sued on coastwise run. Ship's fund $4.92. New iron purchased $15.00. Delegate cautioned crew to be able to turn-to when returning to ship. New delegate elected. Request LOG to print clarification on hospital slips when captain is required to Issue one. PORTMAR (Cslmar), June 10 — Chairman, J. Nicholson; Secretary, L. Dwyer. Beneficiary cards to be made out. Repair list to be drawn up. Ship's fund $25.00. SEA COMET II (Seatraders Inc.), June 3—Chairman, C. Ruf; Secretary, R. Masters. Repairs taken care of. Gift purchased for former skipper. Ship's fund $50.00. New delegate and secretary-reporter elected. Windscoops and screens to be replaced if neces­ sary. Wlndscoop to he removed be­ fore arrival if it interferes with gang­ way. Had beer party on beach at Corpus Christ!. INES (Bull), June 13—Chairman, J. Schwabland; Secretary, J. Kouvardas. Repair list turned In. Ship's fund $15.50. No LOGS received. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), June 16—Chairman, P. Miranda; Sec­ retary, H. Berner. Ship's fund $14.48. Delegate to see captain about rusty water. Cots to be put away when not In use. Fans to be placed in better position in fireman's foc'sle. INES (Bull), June 2—Chairman, J. Slaven; Secretary, Williams. Discus­ sion in regard to fresh fruit and vege­ tables purchased In Iskenderun. Dele­ gate purchased everything at reason­ able price. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), May 8—Chairman, Parnel; Sec­ retary, Calnan. Captain to pick up two men. No communications or LOGS received from headquarters. Discussion of table greens, keeping showers clean, cigarette issue and care of washing machine. WM. A. M. BURDEN (Western Tank­ ers), May 26 Chairman, C. Saran- thus; Secretary, A. Alcevedo. Short five men. Two men missed ship in Subic Bay. Delegate requested baker to accept steward's job to prevent more non-Americans from joining ship. Heading material needed, will be obtained in Japan. One extra man in deck department. To be settled in Ras Tanura as one day man to be re­ patriated to the States for hospitali­ zation. Chief cook to be flown from States to join ship in Ras Tanura and 3rd cook to be promoted to baker. Travelers' checks to be obtained in Japan per Union agreement. Excel­ lent meals were served in spite of se­ rious shortage of help. RION (Actlum), June 3—Chairman, R. Coe; Secretary, B. Porter. No ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Ship­ ping), June 3—Chairman, William Brightwell; Secretary, R. Whitley. Union mail received. Ship sailed short three men. Two men joined ship in Greece. Contact hall for li­ brary. Clarification from patrolman on steward department work rules. Foc'sles to be sougeed and engineer's quarters to be painted. CATHERINE (Dry Trans), June 3— Chairman, H. Carney; Secretary, Clude Sturgis. Ship's fund $20.73. New secretary-reporter elected. One crewmember ho.spltallzed In Hamburg, Germany. Two promotions in deck department. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), March 21—Chairman, Parnel; Secretary, Calnan. Report on Amer­ ican money or travelers' cheeks. To accept local currency In all ports. Discussion on misuse of washing ma­ chine Messhall to be used for meals and not bull sessions during meal hour. Discussion on linen shortage, men to put in for subsistence. Dele­ gate to resign. Discussion on moving clock back in port during steward de­ partment working hours. Crew not to come In mess or recreation room in underwear. One man paid off in Genoa. New man signed on in Genoa. Second electri­ cian had trouble with mate. Ship's fund $25.00. Delegate to see patrol­ man about supply of cigarettes. Do­ nation asked to pay for iron. LAKE GEORGE (USPC), June IDChairman, Frank Gaspar; Secretary, R. LIparl. Delegate to see patrolman Teeming Pusan, Korea, presents many pitfalls for the unwary traveler. Roving bands of thieves, young and old, latch onto visitors as they come off the dock, long before merchants in the marketplace get a chance, says Seafarer William Calefato. He advises leaving valuables aboard ship. 'Slickie Boys' Menace Travelers To Pusan Every country has its share of conniving young bloods who make a living preying on tourists, GIs ami visiting seamen, "n Korea, it's the "slickie boys." Ashore in Pusan during a 4 trip on the Citrus Packer not "Nobody has flgurcd out how the long ago, Seafarer William numbers between one and ten beating in proportion to the rises in the temperature. Whatever the cause, two Sea­ farers on the Arickaree took the occasion last month to tie the knot in Yokohama, when the ship ar­ rived at the Japanese end of their shuttle run. (Who said those shut­ tle runs were monotonous?) Of the two brigegrooms, crew messman Wong Chin Hsi probably stirred things up most, because Wong's nuptials, though cele­ brated in Japan, were held in the traditional Chi­ nese fashion. Veteran Seafarer Ben LeBlanc was the other aislewalker this trip. He sails in the deck department. Details on both affairs were scant in the report by P, J, St. Marie, ship's reporter, but it wai noted that Wong, besides being messman, was the barber for everyone on the ship. Where hie tonsorial talents fit into the pic­ ture is not quite clear. In any event, St, Marie, dele­ gates J. Robinson, C, W, Shaw and N. LaFortezzi and all their ship­ mates wish the best to both newlywed couples. Calefato described some of the came to be used to evaluate such hazards that can befall a seaman. articles, but it Is quite obvious Walk In Groups that the ship's baker must have "The squalid, dingy, unpainted had a 'number one' felt hat on wooden buildings and rutty roads when he went ashore. He was re­ are regarded with some uneasiness lieved of it before the gate was out by anyone going ashore. You of sight." learn to walk in groups to discour­ age attack, because experience has shown it is a mistake to underesti­ mate the slickie boys ... I took along a very plain box camera so they would not mob us as if I had taken the 35 mm or the 2i4x2V4. "Oldtimers say Pusan would be a nice port if the Army or local police would keep them from molesting everyone coming ashore. But it is likely they would find other ways to steal for their daily needs. There doesn't seem to be any law against it in Pusan . . . Most of us have learned to leave all valuables on the ship. They Calefato will take any­ thing that can bring a price on the black market, "Five valuable Regular SIU ship's meeting on the Steel Traveler in Far East wristwatches were ripped off draws all crewmembers off watch for discussion of ship af­ wrists early the first night the fairs and Union business. Chairman Matt Bruno (center, at Citrus Packer docked. The table, facing camera) presides at session. Photo by reporter thieves' operations were made Bill "Sonny" Armstrong. somewhat easy by the fact that the seaman's hunger for entertain­ ment and relaxation after many weeks at sea tends to lessen his I wariness, "The slickie boys are usually in groups, or a scout will leave his Overtime is treated a little like "plague" on the Sea Comet band in the darkness along the I road and approach alone. He will II. The mates seem reluctant to hand it out for fear it will look like all the other beggars and spread and catch on, says ship's reporter Robert Ingram. will be friendly while holding your A recent incident during the -t arm to shake your hand in wel- global meanderings of the room? It'll give me something to I come. do over the weekend." ship bears out this point. As "Next, he slides a deft finger un- it happened, the mate approached "Hell, mate, 1 der the band, tears off the watch George Ruf, bosun, to tell him he don't even both­ and runs off. If the victim can hurdle wanted to check the overtime, er. You could muddy ditches, railroad tracks and check them on "Hey, boats," he chortled, "how other obstaces, he might catch your coffee about telling the deck delegate to the fugitive. If he does, and en­ time," replied bring the overtime sheets up to my gages in violence, the others might the bosun, "and attack with stones or weapons. have time for a Goods All Classified second cup left "Swede Larson, a very able AB, over!" If a crewmember quits while was deeply insulted when one It can thus be a ship is in port, delegates Ingram slickie boy taunted him for putting deduced that are asked to contact the hall his SIU white Stetson in a pocket there isn't much overtime in the immediately for a replace­ after he passed the MP gate on his deck department, Ingram adds. ment. Fast action on their part way to town. Swede was told that " 'Tex' Blanchard, DM, is high will keep all jobs aboard ship the cap was 'number ten,' not man of the daymen with 18Vi filled at all times and elimi­ worth stealing. If it was 'number hours in a month, and that in­ nate the chance of the ship one,' Swede would have been bare­ cludes taking soundings on week­ sailing shorthanded. headed already. ends," Union Business On The Traveler \ ' OT'S A LITTLE SLOW TOO AS SEA COMET PLODS ON Shorthunded? <5 • �Page Fourteen SEAFARERS July «, 1958 LOG P-f'* i'i ^ 'I Fairisle Nine Ready To Meet All Comers Give him a month to get his squad into shape, and Seafarer Maurice "Duke" Duet will match his new Fairisle baseball combine against all challengers, he boasts. Duet threw out the challenge in New York recently, after Fairisle now. Duet, a dayman, ad­ mits it's a bit harder to field a winding up a season as man­ "championship-type" team from a If ( ager of the Del Sud "Rebels" on the South American cruise run. The "Rebels" walked all over the competition to win the coveted "Friendship Trophy" in Buenos Aires, by whipping the Gymnasia y Esgrima nine in three straight contests. It was the second trophy for the Del Sud, which also won It in 1952. The inter-hemispheric rival- t I i- - Fingering cap, "Duke" Duet treats prospective competi­ tion to one of his coaching signals. ry began a few years ago with all three Delta Line passenger ships participating In games with mem­ bers of the world-famed Argentine sports club. On the coastwise run with the pick of less than three dozen men in a freightship crew, than it is from a choice of almost 100 crew­ men on the Delta ships. But he points out that he did it on the Iberville a couple of seasons back and is willing to try again. Once he gets the Fairisle nine into shape, "we'll play anywhere we're challenged—vacant lots in­ cluded. Night games are best though, because the hot sun is a little tough on part-timers like us." As an added inducement for wouldbe challengers, a crab boil Is standard treat after the games. Wants To Meet 'Stars' "Duke's" big aim, if he gets the chance, is to beat the Del Norte "Stars." Ho claims the "Stars" wouldn't play his Del Sud team while both ships were in Santos last spring. He expressed thanks to his for­ mer shipmates on the Del Sud "for their great sportsmanship and for their help in enabling me to win the 'manager of the year' award in BA." The SIU teams were "ambassadors of good will to South America for the US," he added. In addition to the team trophy won by the Del Sud, each member of the squad received an individual medal and Manager Duet got a special award of his own. Prospective challengers can con­ tact him through Seafarer Vic Miorana, at the New Orleans SIU hall. Games can be held in almost any port on the coastwise run. Navy Gets Into The Act Officers Step Out—Too Far To the Editor: Here we are at the end of three weeks Vizagapatam, In­ dia. Since we have about an­ other month to stay here on a miserable ship, the prospects are not so good. Here are a few of the things that make this trip on the Ocean Nimet so miserable: Since we left the States we have had the use of the refrigerator in the crew's mess for about Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. three weeks at the most. It broke down right after leaving the States. It wasn't long after­ wards that the one in the offi­ cers mess broKe down also. In Karachi both units were put in working order. When we got here the crew's refrigerator was already long gone and still is. The galley stove, likewise, has been troublesome, as have the fans. Water Follies This evening we were all treated to a fine show by some of the officers. We are tied up to buoys and I was standing by the gangway talking to the gangway watch when four topsiders decide to go ashore. One look at the condition at the four­ some and the gangway watch immediately went to stand by a lifering. The first to hit the water was the captain. The chief mate was next. We guided the lower end of the pilot ladder down the gangway and lowered it down to the water. We finally got them both into the boat after a lot of scuffling during which the mate from the SS Charles Dunnaif hit the drink. Once again down went the pilot ladder and we got him out. The dampness didn't discour­ age them. They all went ashore anyway. The problem now is what will happen when they try to come back up the gangway. Vincent Walrath 4« 4- S" Laud Union Help On Movie Shows Moving through the Panama Canal on the supertanker Orion Star, this trio of Seafarers shares limelight with Navy carrier as a backdrop. Pictured (I to r) are Johnny Asavicuis, wiper; Chuck Barone, baker, and Don Bartlett, bosun. The carrier is the USS Hancock ICVA 19), Burly To the Editor: We, the undersigned, want to to acknowledge and voice our appreciation to the SIU for the recent gift of the fine movie ma­ chine which has been installed at the marine hospital in New Orleans. We know that our secretarj^treasurer, Paul Hall, and Lind- A Sporting Otter sey Williams, New Orleans Port Agent, are always doing their best to help the patients hers who do not have the opportunity to go elsewhere for recreational activities. This is also only one of the many things which our Union is doing on behalf of the hos­ pitalized seaman. The first-run movies shown bi-monthly to all the patients, regardless of their affiliations, the hospital staff and others, are highly appreciated. We wish also to thank Brother Vic Miorana for his efforts in getting an employee of the hos­ pital to operate our movie pro­ jector and all the New Orleans SIU staff which helped to make this recreational facility of real­ ity. Andrew McCloskey, Jerry Pontiff, Jim "Chips" Lyles, Bob Brown 4 4 4. Catherine Urges Speedy Recovery To the Editor: On May 8, 1956, as we were preparing to leave Hamburg, Germany, our bosun. Brother Alfred R. Sawyer, was taken sick. The captain called the doc­ tor, who diagnosed the trouble as "acute lumbago." At least that is what the symptoms in­ dicated. He advised hospitalization of Brother Sawyer, which was done. We on the Catherine, in turn, wired the SIU welfare de­ partment at once so it could lend whatever assistance it could to him. Hope He's Home Now Since we have not been able to learn anything about Sawyer since then, we want to wish him a speedy recovery and hope he is back with his family by this time. Due to his hospitalization, there have been two promotions in the deck department, which have proved to be very satis­ factory. Everything else is run­ ning along nicely. We wish to inform the crew of the Frederic C. Collin that they are in for a very pleasant surprise. Their gain is our loss, as our captain is being replaced and is joining that ship. We hope they will get along with him as well as we have on here. New Coal Run We are also experiencing something on here that no one in this crew has ever heard of before. We left Hamburg for Conaki-y, French West Africa, to load bauxite and, after leav­ ing there for Port Alfred, Que­ bec, we have received orders to proceed from Port Alfred to Sidney, Nova Scotia, to load coal for Europe. We never knew we hauled coal from Canada be­ fore, but most of us are glad to get a longer trip out of it while we can. H. A. Wiltshire Ship's reporter Non-SkId Paints Urged For Ships To the Editon We have just about completed another voyage on the Lewie Emery, Jr., and up to this date it has been a good trip, with a good bunch of guys. We sailed from New Orleans with grain and Army cargo for Bremerhaven. A few hours before sailing, our chief steward, Ander Jo­ hansson, had to be hospitalized for an injury which occurred while he was performing his du­ ties. We on the Emery hope Brother Johannson has a speedy recovery. While we were in New Or­ leans there were a few major items that were needed which weren't put aboard with the rest of the stores. But I con­ tacted the hall and patrolman Ray Vaughan was sent down. Thanks to efficient representa­ tion we got the items we need­ ed, to everyone's satisfaction. Could Cut Accidents I have one suggestion that would benefit our brothers as well as the companies, which concerns preventing accidents that have been common in the past. Besides Johansson, we also had one AB who fell and was hurt on the ship. My idea is that all the com­ panies should really start car­ rying these non-skids paints. I sincerely think there would be fewer accidents as a result. These steel decks and ladders don't have to ne wet for you to fall and hurt yourself. Our next voyage will be to new horizons, to that fair land of Japan. Quite a few guys are leaving the ship, but the anxious ones are staying, including my­ self. Dave Rivers Ship's delegate 4 4 4 Award By LOG Pleases Him To the Editor; I hear from the SIU agent In Savannah that I received a SEAFARERS LOG Award for 1955 for my poem "A Dreamer." It made me feel kind of pleased and I wish to thank you for considering my articles and poems in the past and publish­ ing many of them. I hope I will see some of them in print in the future also. I would appreciate it if you would forward my award to Leroy Clarke, SIU port agent in Lake Charles, as I am afraid I may not have the pleasure of making a trip to the New York hall anytime in the near future. I am on the tanker Royal Oak right now. I will, with your kind permis­ sion, continue to send my liter­ ary efforts in for your approval whenever I believe I have any­ thing worth your consideration. J. F. Wunderllch, Jr. By Bernard Seaman M �July 6, 1956 SEAFARERS RECENT ARRIVALS TO SHIPS IN ATUNTIC • SOUTH AMTRICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Patrick Donald Young, born De­ Stephen Lee Reinehuck, born March 6, 1956, to Seafarer and cember 26, 1955, to Seafarer and Mrs. Laurence Reinchuck, New Mrs. Jonathan N. Young, Long Beach, Calif. OrleanSj La. $ ^ ^ t Rodney James Pence, born April Gloria Faye Barbour, bom April 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. wood A. Barbour, Washington, NO. Pence, Houston, Tex. 4 4 4 ^ ^ Joseph Charles Berger, born Marilyn Kay Booth, bom May 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ May 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sidney Z. Berger, Baltimore, Md. ton R. Booth, Hammond, La. t 4" 3^ 4 4 4 THE fIRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS I EViRY summAY • mio RM? Mm Terrence Kenny, Jr., born Jaime De Jesus, bom May 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio March 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terrence Kenny, Bronx, NY. De Jesus, Bronx, NY. i a. t 4 4 4 t 4 4 Raul Rodriguez, bom May 21, Louis Constantino, born March 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. En­ 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan rique N. Constantino, New Orleans, Rodriguez, Galveston, Tex. La. 4 4 4 4 3> Shirley Bonita Reeve, born May Phyllis Jean Woodill, bom March 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. War­ bert Reeve, Philadelphia, Pa. ren H. Woodill, South Gate, Calif. 4 4 4 4i 4> 41 Richard Ramirez, born May 22, Steven Perez, born May 7, 1956, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Perez, Ramirez, Brooklyn, NY. Bronx, NY. 4 4 4 Arlene Renee Bentley, born 4* 4" 4Elaine Kay Proctor, born May March 29, 1956, to Seafarer and 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Bervin A. Bentley, Bayou La Johnnie M. Proctor, Walterboro, Batre, Ala. 4 4 4 SC. Sharon Theresa Fillinghim, born 4 4" 4" Lorraine Jean Lynstad, born May May 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kjeli Daniel P. Fillingim, Chickasaw, Ala. O. Lynstad, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Wiisi WFK-39, WaSO KCt WrL-6S, IStSO KCt WFK-95. 15700 KCt Ships In Caribbean, Eosi Coast al South America, Soulh Atlantic and East Coast of United States. Ships in Gull cf Mex­ ico, Caribbean, West Copst of South Amer­ ica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. Ships in Medlterroneon area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. ii» Ss» UP-TO-THE-MINUTE UNION AND MARITIME NEWS OF SPECIAL INTEREST 4 Robert Valle Vega, born Janu­ Wendy Shyanne Lewis, born May ary 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ken­ Oliver V. Ortiz, Mayaguez, PR. nedy Lewis, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Jodene Loree Go'"^";, born May April Lynn Hammond, born De­ 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. cember 20, 1955, to Seafarer and Joseph F. Goude, Oakland, Calif. Mrs, Robert M. Hammond, Cincin­ 4 4 4 nati, Ohio. George Robert Mosher, born 4 4 4 Audrey Louise Mesford, born May 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Mosher, Sr., Baltimore, May 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Md. Harvey Mesford, Angeles, Wash. 4 Ike Veiee ef the thW] 4 Terry Joseph Okray, born May Nelson Aaron Wells, bom April 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nor­ 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward L. Wells, New Orleans, La. man Okray, Baltimore, Md. 4" BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT SlU-A&G DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • MM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRICT 4 4 4 4 Joseph James Hubner, born May David Resales, born May 16, 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orlando George T. Hubner, Portland, Me. Resales, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 Pace Fifteen LOG 4 Karen J. Westerfield, born May 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert H. Westerfield, Long Beach, Calif. 4 4 4 4 4 4 EVERY SUNDAY. 1915 GMT | (2:15 PM EST Sunday) ^,,7! ! EVERY MONDAY, 0315 GMT* Europe and North America WCO-13020 KCt East Coast South America WCO-16908.8 KCs West Coast Soulh America WCO-22407 KCs (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Australia WMM 25-15607 KCs Northwest Pacific WMM 8I-11037.5 I I I I I Dixie Jeane Tanner, born May James Pufcell 30, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Your wife has moved to 355 East James E. Tanner, Orange, Tex. 142d St., Bronx 54, NY. 4 4 4 Sandra Jean Trawiek,. born William G. Gale Contact your sister at 108 South March 31, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Oliver W. Trawiek, Hamilton, 28th St., Tampa, Fla. Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bobby Byrd SIU, A&G District Estella Ann Muentes, born April Get in touch with Whitey Peter­ sen, Tamarack Road, Andover, 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 Asterio D. Muentes, New Orleans, Earl Sheppard. .^ent NJ. La. BOSTON 276 State St. 4 4 4 James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 4 4 4 Octave Quetil Deborah Claire Yarbrough, born HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Contact M. Zucela, 3-1 Christina March 31, 1956, to Seafarer and C. TannehiU, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 Place, Paterson, NJ. Mrs. Wilson B. Yarbrough, Selma, LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. 4 4 4 Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 Ala. Charles W. Halla, Jr. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Get in touch at once with your 4 4 4 HEmlock 2-1754 Catherine Elizabeth Sumpter, Cal Tanner. Agent father in Westheid, Mass. Also call ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Mrs. Barbara Lee at GL 6-7341 in born June 1, 1956, to Seafarer and NEW Lindsey WiUiams, Agent Tulane 8626 Mobile, Ala., regarding Danny. Mrs. James Sumpter, New Orleans, NEW YORK e7S 4tb Ave., Brooklyn There has been a death in your La. HYacinth 9-6600 family. 4 4 4 127-129 Bank St. Jeffry Dale Jackson, born May NORFOLK 4 4 4 Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Richard Brown PHILADELFHIA 337 Market St. Contact your wife at 716 Hilltop N. Jackson, Bessemer City, NC. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 Road, Baltimore 26, Md., as soon 4 4 4 PUERTA de TIERRA, PB Pelayo 51—La f Phone 2-5996 as possible. Severe illness in Carla Lynn Mouton, born May Sal CoUs. Agent 450 Hairison St family. 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ S.AK FRANCISCO Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 seph N. Mouton, Galveston, Tex. Marty BreithoB. West Coast nepresentaUve 4 4 4 Tony Coraman 4 4 4 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St Miguel Enrique Aponte, born E. B. McAuley. Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 A letter from your family In Los 2505 1st Ave. Angeles is being held for you in March 26, 1956, to Seafarer and SEATTLE EUiott 4334 the SEAFARERS LOG office at Mrs. Fellcito Aponte, Baltimore, Jea GlUette. Agent TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FransUn St. SIU headquarters. Md. Tom-Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent.. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC. ei7Vb Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 804 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5233 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CALIF. .510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 Great SEATTLE . 2505 1st Ave Main 0200 ALPENA WfLhUNGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S MONTREAL FORT WILLIAM Ontario Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 134 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 14)147 1038 3rd St. 128Mi HolUs St. DETROIT Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone: 3-891] 531 W. Michigan -St. 834 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 8161 130 Simpson St SOUTH CHICAGO. .. . 3261 E. 92nd St Phone; Essex 5-241D Phone: 3-3221 �SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE 1988 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • FOUR OF THE 1956 WINNERS O OF SlU SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS N this page ar« biographical sketches of four of the win­ ners of this year's SlU scholarship owards worth $6,000 each for four years' college study. A sketch of the fifth winner this year, Jeremiah O'Neil, appeared in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. J-;- Seafarer Earl Laws Electrical Engineering Miss Anne Virgin School Teaching The Milwaukee School of Engineering will probably be the next stop for Seafarer Earl Laws, chief electrician. Now 30, Laws was an alternate choice in last year's awards. Go­ ing to college, he says, "is what I have been waiting for since getting out of high school in World War II." Laws, who comes from Emporia, Kansas, has been ship­ ping with the SIU in the engine department since his high school days. After getting all the ratings, he attended Coyne Electrical School in Chicago in 1949 and since then has been sailing as chief electrician. He gives much credit for his success to the fact that as a Seafarer he had the leisure time to keep up on his reading and outside interests. Laws hopes to complete college in three years by going to school summers. Then he will specialize in some phase of electrical engineering or electronics. His last ship was the Steel Recorder. Daughter of Seafarer Claude A. Virgin, Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia, Anne Virgin was obviously scholarship material with a sparkling record both in high school and at the Uni­ versity of Georgia. She graduated from high school first in a class of 165 seniors with a straight "A" average in all of her academic subjects. Now 19, she has completed two years at the University of Georgia where she has compiled an equallyimpressive record consisting mostly of "A" grades. In ad­ dition to her studies and after-school work, Miss Virgin participates in numerous extra-curricular activities. She edited her high school annual, was a member of the National Honor Society and serves as officer and member of a number of school clubs including the Newman club and glee club and the Future Teachers of America. She intends to make a career of teaching English in the grade schools after com­ pleting her studies. Seafarer George Butenkoff Marine Electronics Seafarer Herman Sperling Economics and Law An interest he developed while seafaring will become a career for Seafarer George Butenkoff. Now 24, Butenkoff started sailing at 17 immediately after getting out of high school and served as an organizer in the Cities Service drive. Subsequently in 1953 he got a 3rd mate's license and at­ tended Loran and Radar school to brush up on navigation aids. There he discovered that his interests were in the field of marine electronics. He was drafted into the Army that same year and in his two years' service was an instructor on harbor craft, which furthered his interests. After his discharge he entered New­ ark College of Engineering. He is married and the father of one child. He intends to go on in the engineering field in research and development of marine electronics. At present he is AB on the Seatrain Savannah. Traveling around as a Seafarer, Herman Sperling wrote, "I became aware of the importance of economics ... I also came to a more complete realization of the handicap of ignorance ... After putting the two together I knew that I wanted and needed ... an education." He enrolled at Long Beach, Calif., City College and started studying economics, supporting himself by part time work and vacation-time sail­ ing. Now he will go on to the University of California at Los Angeles and get a law degree. The 31-year-old Seafarer is one of a family of seven chil­ dren. He became an SIU member in 1947, sailing in the deck department. He is compiling a fine "A-minus" record in his studies thus far and has been described as "determined to improve himself and, in the process, improve the world a little." I �SEAFARERS LOG—2nfl Secflon—July 6, If54 .-'j nI CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL-CIO EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED • Protection oj the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote. • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of fiis rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. h • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The light to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. The SIU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac­ tions to the document from members of Congress. Senator Herbert H. Lehman, NY: "It is greatly encourag­ ing to know that responsible unions such as yours are not ceasing their attempts to fur­ ther rights of their members, both within the unions and as part of the total national economy. I find particularly praiseworthy the Statement of Principles and the Declaration of Rights con­ tained in the beginning of your constitution." Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: "... 1 have looked over the constitution and off­ hand it would appear to be eminently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." Senator James £. Murray, Montana; "1 am particularly impressed by the provisions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the traditional American rights to represen­ tation, cross-examination, and confrontation by the accuser ... 1 am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade unionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an ex­ tremely democratic one and I am impressed with the em­ phasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee . . ." Representative Robert H. Mollohan, West Va.: "1 am particularly impressed by the provisions dealing with trial and appeal; they are certain­ ly in the best American tra­ dition. Placing the burden of proof on the accuser and guaranteeing the accused representation, cross-exami­ nation and an opportunity to be confronted by his accuser should guard against irre­ sponsible, unjust punish­ ment." Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "1 appreciate your shar­ ing the constitution with me and 1 commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons outside the ranks of your own mem­ bership." •li iMiliui ii< iu •i;. �Supplementary—Pare Two - '^S-f f i •J- ¥••• t •''t CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL-CIO I- !' ( . PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon the following principles: Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ men to receive their employment through their own Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ ful manner by those In command. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ ance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to maintain the knovi'ledge of and interest in maritime affairs. To assist seamen of other countries in the work of organization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this constitution. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS In order to form a more perfect union, we members of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable: I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. No one shall deprive him of that right. III Every member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and to hold, office in this Union. IV No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ out due process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in accordance with the principles set forth In the Constitution of the Union. Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Union members. VI No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perform. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted'to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the following oath of obligation: OBLIGATION *1 pledge my honor as a man, that 1 will be faithful to �Supplementanr—^Paffc Tbre* Seetlon S. The period of retirement'shall bo computed Ithls Union, and that 1 will work for Its Interest and wlU (g> He shall be responsible, within the limits of hln. look upon every member as my brother; that 1 will not from the day as of which the retirement card is Issued. powers, for -the enforcement of this Constitution, the work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all ARTICLE Vn policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within the proceedings of the Union to Its Injury or to persons Section I. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ not entitled to know It. And if 1 break this promise, 1 Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be govemedi in tion, and prestige of the Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship this order, by: (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" (a) The Constitution other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 3. Members more than one quarter In ar­ well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ rears in dues, or more than three months In arrears In as­ (1) The responsibility of the .^secretary-Treasurer may sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the Secretarypended, and shall forfeit aU benefits and all other rights to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ dismissed if. they are more than two quarters In arrears urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by tions set forth In this Constitution. In dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments majority vote of the membership to be held during the (j) Immediately after assuming office, the Secretarymonth of August in any eiection year, as set forth more or unpaid fines. Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretaryparticularly In Article X, Section 1-D. This time shall not run: Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall capacity. This designation may be changed from time to or lockout. time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes <b) While a member Is an In-patient In a USPHS bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions Offices are located. Hospital. Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a (c) While a member Is under an Incapacity due to ac­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, vacancy in the office of Secretai v-Treasurer, as set forth tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent United States, provided the member was in good standing ments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further This definition may be modified by a majority vote of or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by provided he applies for -reinstatement within 90 days the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ temporary appointment except in those cases where the partment to another except 'cy express approval as evi­ filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this after disehai-ge from the Armed Forces. Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted ta a denced by a majority vote of the membership. (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of ARTICLE VIII because of employment aboard an American fiag mer­ a replacement, or postponement cf a vote to a later date, ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS, PORT chant vessel. by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the AGENTS. AND PATROLMEN Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and shall be the right of any member' to present. In writing, officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more. all measures, and employ such means, which he deems to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and ARTICLE IX ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ public affairs. OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS sary to decide such questions. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ tion: which dues and assessments may be remitted where a ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with (A) Meeting Chairman member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for Section I-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ <B) Delegate:] the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. (C> Committee Members of: Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of (a) Auditing Committee mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be (b) Trial Committee shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be determined as follows: (c) Quarterly Financial Committee governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, (d) Appeals Committee policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as in the last regular election shall be the first in line of the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest A majority vote of the membership shall decide which number of votes in that election. The next in the line of tution. organizations are dual or hostile. succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who ARTICLE X Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation received the next highest number of votes. DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER with the Union shall at all times remain the property of The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. meetings. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties lowed to vote. as the latter may direct. specifically provided for in the Constitution. ARTICLE IV (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, REINSTATEMENT bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote port or otherwise. Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated (c) He shaU be responsible for the organization and in that body. In accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of Section 3. Port Agents to time, by a majority vote of the membership. (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ARTICliE V ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ administratipn of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ DUES AND INITIATION FEE tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ penditure of all Union funds. Port ^.r otherwise. He shall responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, stitution, the poiicies of the Union, and the rules adopted be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port amendment. financial operations of the Union for the previous week. action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ mitted into membership without having paid an initiation tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income membership. may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports and expenses, and complying with all other accounting ARTICLE VI to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not Section 1. Members may retire from membership by structions, shall open each Port meeting^ and shall deter­ be closed except by Constitutional amendment. paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership. of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities majority vote of the- members present at the said Port plishes these payments and request. Meeting. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ of all Ports. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall ship, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event Agents' Conference. (g> The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any of the Incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At the first regular meeting in August of every election regardless of the departmental designation under which his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ the Patrolman was elected. (h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ ship a pre-balloting report. This report shall recommend cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ quarter, as well as all assessments accruing.and newly Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. <i) The-foregoing is in addition to those other duties levied during the period of retirement If the period of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. This recommendation may also specify, whether any retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ Section 4. Port Patrolmen ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties art period of retirement, including those for the current designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen during that perio^ Upon such payment, the person in of the membership. (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including (e> The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under ' Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to Agent of that Port (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the rules of order provided for, from time to time, by a membership after a two-year period of retirement only Agents* Conference and may cast one vote. majority vote of the membership and,. U none, tten bx^ by majority vote of the membership. �Supplementary—Page Four • -f • t I? : rl 7- 'I •' t'i =• |; li •'C-. .' i': :. r! M' V^' ' 'i. \ such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the go Into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. vote of the membership in each Port. necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare • 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ (b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ report listing each applicant and his book number under event of a tie. ing on all members and other persons affiiated with the office or job he Is seeking. Each applicant shall be (c» The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ sion of any religious subject. may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated ail of a strike plan. Section 6. Delegates in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a ARTICLE XI (a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers by all of the Committee members, and be completed and EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS International Union of North America. Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall submitted to the Ports In time for the next regular meet­ (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully ing after their election. At this meeting. It shall be read be held for a term of two years: participate therein. and Incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Secretary-Treasurer (c» Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, Bulletin Board In each port. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the Port Agent (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the delegates to the convention. Patrolman v Committee, he shall be notified Immediately by telegram Section 7. Committees Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter (a) Auditing Committee those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port Where Headquarters is membership or segment of the f'nion, whichever applies, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial ones serving. appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular report, to which the same rules as to certification and Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with any office or other elective job shal' be determined from mittee's election. It Is the responsibility of the applicant to Insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may membership. membership, all other classifications of employees ox the appear in person before the Committee within two days (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall co.:duct trials of persons Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract to allow the applicant to appear before It and still reach quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after it# and trials, and their findings and recommendations must tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, Constitution, were properly safeguarded. in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or In which event, the one so previously classified shall then (c> Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a be deemed qualified. quarterly ithirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ majority vote of the membership shall be followed. <e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the ARTICLE XII quarters and each Port, shall note discrepancies where qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified m PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS ommendations. Members of this Committee may make previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee or Patrolman, provided: Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an shall be completed within a reasonable time after the (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insure the proper election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted American flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified recommendations. 3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast 4 No report shall be considered as complete without direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ and the time of nomination, and petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of with the selection of such an accountant, who must be Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to certified under state law. nomination, and write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be 5 Any action «on the said report shall be as determined (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other voted upon. Each ballot shall be so-prepared as to have the id) Appeals Committee elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from be members of the Union. trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective number to be easily removed. On this removable portion are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as offices and jobs, whether elected 01 appointed in accord­ shall also be placed a short statement Indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. may be adop'.d by a majority vote of the membership, ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership In not inconsistent therewith. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to 2 The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than hrld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No one week after the close of the said hearing, make and with regard to such office or jo'). others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as submit findings and recommendations in accordance with indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ ARTICLE XIII the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each AND PATROLMEN inconsistent therewith. Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and Section 1. Nominations (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ Any member may submit his name for nomination for tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by verification list Indicating the amount and serial numbers changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and terms and conditions of employment of the members of dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged count the ballots, when received, to Insure that the amount with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. lowing: Immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ (a) The name of the candidate The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the (b) His home address and mailing address ommendations and submit them to the membership at a amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify (e) His book number regular or a special meeting. the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ (d) The title of the offiee or other job for which he is a ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itselt provided permission by 6 majority vote of the membership candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer (e) Proof of citizenship and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for correspondence dealing with the election. This file shal) ommendations. together with comment; by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause candidates. at all times be available to any member asking for In­ The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ spection of the same at Headquarters. the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ year and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other gether with any report and recommendations which the Section 2. Credentials Commlttex-. distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first that any member may write In the name or names of any Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, at the Port where Headquarters Is located. It shall consist job of Port Agent or Patrolman. and may submit interim reports and recommendations. In of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two (d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union the same manner above -set forth. members from each of the Deck, Eiigli.e and Stewards De­ Book, In which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ 4 In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to ner. without the approval of the membership of the retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in the member who shall thereupon sign his name on a Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot ship shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot 5 A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting number Is printed shall then be removed, placed near the the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, called for that purpose at Headquarters Port. roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site. as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is (b) After its election, the Committee shall Immediately (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab- �Supplementary—Page Five lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem­ ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which sha.i be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g» Voting shall commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (a> Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article I. (ci The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (el In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until turned over to the Polls Committee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall keep the rosters, unused ballots, ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall insure that no person illegally tampers with the ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure. Protests, and Special Votes. (a) A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing first regular meeting after the close of voting at each a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, in Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal of the three departments of the Union. In the presence from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and of any member desiring to attend, provided he observed his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall decorum, it shall open the ballot box or boxes, count be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the the number of ballots therein contained, and count the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protesting mem­ number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding place all ballots therein in a sealed envelope, together of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with with a certification signed by all members of the Com­ this paragraph shail take place at the Port where the mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and tions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the same package but with the terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by ail members of the Committee that all diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the age, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequateiy and to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ timely informing affected members of the decisions tification, signed by all members of the Committee that all reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same senting report has been issued by one or more members package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certificat'on, signed by all mem­ after the Election Report meeting. The Secretary-Treas­ bers of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the urer shail make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting Committee are enclosed. It shall be understood that the material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ special votes. Immediately after the close of such special edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and Wherever forwarding is not don" in person, forwarding communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in Headquarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ the same package, but bound separately. An account­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at quarters Tallying Committee's resuits. The form of the the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be the Headquarters Tallying Committee. The Headquarters followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and to -each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into largest number of votes cast for the particular office or Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of didates receiving the successively highest number of votes the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ however, to the right of any member thereof to submit retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shali who claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall dismissal. If it finds the protest valid, the Committee take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume the designation as to the voting site of the Port most his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority convenient to the protesting member. Where a special vote of the membership may grant additional time for the vote is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ be made only in writing and must be received by the cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other a brief summary of each protest received, the name and cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as book number of the protesting member, and a summary decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, of the disposition of the said protest. and Patroiman shall take the following oath: (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ "1 do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent the duties of of the Seafarers to its election and shall complete its proceedings within International Union of North America. Atlantic and two weeks thereafter. Each member of the Committee Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay. The protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ and the welfare of the membership." aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall ARTICLE XP' oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. OTHER ELECTIONS (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up In sufficient copies' to comply with the following require­ Section 1. Auditing Committee. ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first of each week, at 3:00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the financial report for that week. These reports shall be close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from membership action. The Committee shall consist of three the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall serve may nominate himself. post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port conspicuous manner. This copy shail be kept posted for where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. up the discrepancies, if any, referred to in Section 5-B The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at of this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying the Port where Headquarters is iocated, at the first or sec­ Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar membership shali decide what action shall be taken there­ quarter for which the Committee is to make the required on, if any, which action, however, shall not be beyond audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated decide at which of these meetings the election shall take by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, which ap­ Departments. No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em- it)I 9}I M •' v-ll �•ii Supplementary—^Page Six Section 4. No trial shall be conducted Unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shaU recommend eligible to serve may nominate Mmself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any member to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the regular meeting ot the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place, it shall consist of five members, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to he Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port in time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of, prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their iast known address, or notify them in person. Section '15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ proof shall be upon the accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committeq, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced. sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall he held in the The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall he addressed to their iast known address, of the results of .' forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwise, shall be composed of as the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of, and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe each Decfsions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers of the Union. of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 18. It shali he the duty of all members of the a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -"ostponement, the Trial date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may hold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of America, he shali communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each ing offenses, the member shall he expelled from mem- ' These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. hership: Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (h) Acting as an informer against the interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any qrganizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, hut modify the recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port, Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union: id) Order a new trial after Hnding that substantial jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union, nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quarters is located and, upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union, In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TJtlALS AND APPEALS penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Conkitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to he sent to each accuse'* and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50,00; the Fort Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol­ (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place lowing manner: seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He»shall also request the Fort Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, present these charges at the next regular meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Forf Agent, the Fort Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions: fhose charges to be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals <d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Fort, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are(e)false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he reports communications, with knowledge of the falsity morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ thereof,or or altering reports or communica­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall he tions which unauthorizedly fall within the scope of Union business; which time the Triai Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Fort Agent shall Im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent to him, by registered mail ad­ peal as soon as possible, consistent with fdir consideration erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ dressed to his iast known mailing address on tile with of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad- tion of the duties of any office or job; the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book journmefats and may request the accused or accusers to (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning sideration. (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k> Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Fort, the Trial shall take place in the Fort where Head­ and dissents shall he in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice thereot shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall he governed of strike. Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is suh- following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantiai evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00. or both: witnesses. <a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union pi-opSection 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment he recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not, required by courts of. law but may receive all relevant mended. (c> A new trial shall he recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ testimony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; proper defense In the event the Trial Committee falls mittee should have been disqualified, or <h) that the ac­ (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does cused was not adequately Informed of the details of the Union proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute charged offense, which resulted in his not having been by conduct not provided for elsewhere in this Article; exist. :s •'H ji I is I'i' i'S -fs ifI ai' lit ^ f ::. f V 'i. - �Supplementary—^Paye Seven Jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected holder thereof. Is set forth in. this donstltuHon, all refer­ (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shaU those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of- the commission of any of the proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping be deemed to he equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office or job. following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall he deemed Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may flue of $50.00: <a> Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons make special exceptions or rules for any company or to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year in vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by which elected officials and other elected job-holders are or pay-offs; required to assume office. The first election year shall be (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ a contract or not. deemed to be 1954. ARTICLE XXIII tives at pay-off; Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution." and "this (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes discharging their duties; the place of the one adopted by the IJnion in 1939. as(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hail; Port shall be six members. (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port amended up through August 1951. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 9.. The term, "member in good standing," shall shall be seven members. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shali mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to be a majority of those eligible to attend. waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ in. the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of standing. tive of the Union. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean those duly elected or appointed thereto. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may in. the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. requirements are met. ARTICLE XXVII Section 7. This Union, and its members, shali not be ARTICLE XXIV AMENDMENTS deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights MEETINGS This Constitution shall be amended In the following to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in a quorum Is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular this Constitution. if such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shali Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues following night, in the event a quorum is not present at stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, 7:00 P.M.. the Port Agent of ihe pertinent port shali post­ membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ members, officials and job holders. pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by ARTICLE XVII ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote PUBLICATIONS of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head-^ This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ of any future regular meeting. papers. magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed such manner as may be determined, from time to time, only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ of six members, two from each Department, and shall be by a majority vote of the membership. ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. elected in accordance with such rules as are established and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act ARTICLE XVIII on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. BONDS tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, ARTICLE XXV otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ AGENTS' CONFERENCE on the amendment together with any proposed changes quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted of the membership. of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents' to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a ARTICLE XIX Conferences during the year. The time and place of each majority vote of the membership approves the amendment EXPENDITURES such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in such' emergency exists. ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. ticle XI of this Constitution. such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying , cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned vote of the membership provided such recommendation Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the Section' 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ tion. amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles ARTICLE XXVI notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ X and XI, DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ment. ARTICLE XX RELATING THERETO ARTICLE XXVIII INCOME Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ illness or condition preventing the affected person from to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect derived from any other legitimate business operation or from the United States; or suspension from office or prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to other legitimate source. membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the operations and activities conducted in accordance with this Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than the foregoing purpose and intent. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and ceipt. be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ time during which the circumstances exist. and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in vided that: Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with accordance with the provisions hereof. (a) The ballot must be secret. herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ cau.sed by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, jority of the valid ballots cast. and shall include failure to perform the functions of any the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, of this Union shall be applied succe.ssively to the mone­ sion from the Union with uo further right to appeal in J':- permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other tary obiigations owed the Union commencing with the cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall the term, "majority vote of the me.nbership," shall mean to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect be calculated accordingly. the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions ARTICLE XXI official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This hereof. PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For cluding those with regard to admission into membership, provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended capacity than ihembership. or in a capacity other than meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" Constitution, shall be deemed to be'permitted hereunder membership. By majority vote of the membership, the shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident period within which a vote must be taken in accordance accordance with the provisions hereof. to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ with: Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ (a) The Constitution tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ (b) Union policy, and others elected as a result of the balloting held by this stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of (c) Custom and usage of the Union Union during November and December of 1952, shall be the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation in the indicated priority. deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights and not forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said over members, or be termed a member. "majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration ARTICLE XXII meeting of the Port, regular or special. date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 5. The term, "membership action" shall mean Article .XIII, only insofar as they apply to election of Section I. The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task.*^ Ship­ the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." Officials. Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the first election year. ping rules governing the details of the assignments of /I - I �Supplementary—Pa^e Eight l.' r • r i'Vi I ^ CONSTITUTION SUMMARr of ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers.- MLI'the ARTICLE XIV-OTher Elections: name of the union and defines its general powers. chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. A nTi/~i CM A ££•!• I' Provides for affiliation of the AtAKI ILLt II—Attllianon: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE Ill-Membership: Sy set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE XV-Trlals and Appeals: member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: [fftStl; ARTICLE IV-Reinstafement: statement of dismissed members. Retains the existing dues schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. ARTICLE XVII-Publlcatlons: ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: lication of a newspaper and other literature. Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ADTIf^lC V\/lll D/NnJf Provides for bonding of officers rM\l i^LC AY III DOfiuS: and employes oi.the Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE Vll-System of Organizalion: ARTICLE XIX-Expenditures: iVxents of the Union and provides for administrative authority. cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ARTiri F VIII—nffir^arc. I^esignates the following as elecI HwLC V III wrncers: tlve officers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Dutles of Elective Officers.- 'Si the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agerits, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating —Provides procedure for filling vacancies all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the membership-jProyides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office; Sets forth that any mernber has the right to nominate himself for any office Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ARTICI F XIII Fliarfinnc. '^^scribes procedure for nominaMKIIL.LC AMI CieCnonS: tion to office-Provides for elecuon of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candi­ dates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Establishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office —Retains the Union's existing balloting procedure—Describes bal­ loting procedures in detail—Provides for election of five-member Polls Committees and six-member Tallying Committees to conduct elections and tabulate results—Sets forth the manner for installation of officers. ADTI^I C YY Defines the Union's sources of inAl\ I I^LC AA inCOmO: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTin P YYI PAi-mife. Retains the existing requirement /M\l IV^LL AAI rermiiS. that rules for issuance of permits must be determined by the members. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ARTICLE XXIII-Quorums: shall be six members and the quorum tot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XXIV-Meefings: every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XXV-Agent's Conference: ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Definilions: of the Constitution. ARTICLE XXVII-Amendmenfs: stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVIII-Transilion Clause:rj„°1'i''J^„S; practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 6, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONGRESS SPEEDS MAJOR SHIP BILLS MEMBERS APPROVE RESOLUTION ON SIU VOTING CHANGES WC UNION MERGES WITH CANADA SIU HARRY O’REILLY NAMED MTD SEC’Y-TREASURER SWORD LINE BOUGHT BY MCLEAN 2 SEAFARERS WIN GRANT TO ENGLAND $900G SIU BENEFITS PAID IN ’55; PLAN 6 YRS. OLD SIU WINS SHUTTLE RUN BEEFS; CO’S TO LIMIT HIRING NON-US SEAMEN SHIP BREAKOUTS HOT SNAG; GOV’T MAY WAIT AWHILE ONASSIS WILL CONSTRUCT 5 SUPERSHIPS, TRANSFER 13 LA. WIN STIRS ‘WORK LAW’ FOES SEE CLEAR SAILING AHEAD FOR ’50-50’ RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SIU-A&G CONSTITUTION CLEAN SHIPS SPOTLIGHT TOP CREWS SF SHIPPING HANGS ON, WAITING FOR REAL BOOM BALTO HAS BREATHER – SHIPS ‘ONLY 190’ SAVANNAH BOOMS; HASSLE OVER TANKER WON BY SIU CALMER ANGLERS LOSING ‘BIG ONES’ OT’S A LITTLE SLOW TOO AS SEA COMET PLODS ON FAIRISLE NINE READY TO MEET ALL COMERS SUMMARY OF SIU CONSTITUTION 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 7/06/1956 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. XVIII, No. 14 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9019630f24ac55d28d2c037d8f639e65.PDF c81305847413f07038cbb0f64bc1e898 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWAROKD FXlUT PRIZK • OBNERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • IQSS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AN& GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • GOOD SHIPPING . • -• " \ .'X'- -•'"i '::r •V,:.' i:-, See Cargo Boom To End Of '56 Story On Page 3 '• I Tramp Aid Sought Anew In Congress -Story On Page 2 . .T^ •"-I Robert E. Phillips, carpenter, and ship's delegate on w OifflR tfCOTOaCr• the Steel Admiral, stops off at headquarters to vote on amendments to SIU constitution. He's signing register before getting ballot from E. Starns, balloting committee member. (Story on Page 3.) Begin Vote To Amend SIU Constitution '.'r-l -Story On Page 3 Six Month Review »• A stewards Cliff Wilson (left) and Phil Reyes, two IfieerS #tpprOrUf * of traveling supervisors of SIU's "new look" shipboard feeding, check cut of meat ffer quality. New feeding system, based on individual or­ der preparation, has been success in first year. . (S(ory on Pag^ 5.) . SIU TRIAL!S AND APPEALS Page 10 •M �SEAFARERS IOC New US Tramp Aid Proposed WASHINGTON—A new proposal to save the fast-shrinking US tramp fleet by setting up a dual rate systetai^plicable to foreign-flag tramps bidding for "50-50" cargoes was under consideration by the House Merchant Marine Committee this week. It represents a novel approach to tramp ship problems, by setting up new cargo rule systems. The measure, introduced by^ Rep, Thomas M. Pelly (RDrifting Raft May Need Seafarers' Assistance Wash.), is viewed as a means .iloly SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meefIngs are held regularly eveiy two weeks on Weclnesd^ nights at 7 PM In all SlU ports. All "Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: July 25 August 8 August 22 September 5 ' September 19 of curbing profiteering by foreignflag ships and discouraging further transfers from {he US flag. Although it Kas little chance of passage in the remaining days of the current session, it was pre­ sented now to allow study of its basic principles, if the committee looks upon the bill with favor it very likely will be reintroduced in January when Congress convenes again. In introducing the new bill, Rep. Pelly declared: "The American people ... are .subsidizing not only our merchant marine but the ships of other nations flying foreign flags and manned by foreign crews. ... In effect, our United States ships are being driven off the seas right now, and indirectly and in a large measure it is our own Gov­ ernment cargoes transported on foreign ships which are causing this situation." This bill (HR 12078) is intendedas a companion to an earlier pro­ posal by Rep. Pelly to meet the . same problem by requiring foreign WASHINGTON — Seafarer ships to pay US wage rates when­ Eric _ Joseph won his long ever they carried US Government fight to stay in the United cargoes. The Washington Con­ States when Congress passed and gressman's initial bill would have Pi-esident Eisenhower signed a bill been an extension of recognized granting him permanent residence wage practices in Governmentin the United States. As a result, contracted construction work. the way is clear for Joseph to Lacked Industry Suppoi-t apply for US citizenship. Although it had widespread A native of India, Joseph was In support from US maritime unions, the Staten Island US Public Health it lacked necessary Government and industry backing since a large number of American shipping com­ panies operate vessels under run­ away flags at the same time and showed natural reluctance to cut into their own profits. The dual rate measure would apply the existing "fair and rea­ sonable" rate rule to foreign Seafarers on transatlantic runs who may spot this odd-loolclng craft on the way to Europe are tramps as well as US ships. Under advised that it's far from hostile. A trio of French Canadians is aboard, trying to get to present law. Government cargoes Europe the hard way, by drifting, It is shown as it was seen from a Navy transport about can be withheld from US ships if 1000 miles east of Halifax-which helped replenish the men's depleted food supplies. They the rates are not "fair and reason­ have more than halfway to go yet on the 25'x35' raft. able" and in line with going market rates and operating costs. Thus, in order to curb profiteer­ ing by foreign-flag operators who are currently charging rates at or near the US level despite the much lower operating costs of their Eric Joseph vessels, a similar "fair and reason­ able" rule would be applied to the Service hospital five years ego runaways based on their own costs. when he learned that a fellow-Sea­ Although the foreign-flag rate WASHINGTON—The highly profitable aspects of foreign-flag shipping operations were farer, Phil Pron, was going blind would still be well below the Amer­ underscored last week by a resolution introduced in the Senate authorizing the sale of 24 as a result of a shipboard accident. ican rate, it would generally equal­ surplus coal-burning Libertys to a new West German company. Any move of this scope Joseph voliuiteered the cornea of ize the margin of profit for US and one of his own eyes for a transplant, foreign ships, and encourage great­ would push US ships out of" operation which saved Pron's sight.' the coal-carrying trade per­ with Canada, Mexico, Latin Amer­ that its enactment would fore­ er use of American vessels and The story of his actioii won na­ ica or most of the Caribbean is­ stall Western Europe's increasing manently. crews. tional acclaim at the time and was lands serviced by US-flag vessels, The coal-burners, which were dependence on fuel from Commu­ operated by the British during all of which accounts for a sizeable nist countries. They say the prob­ a compelling factor In Congress' World War II with Indian crews portion of US-flag trade. lem cannot be solved by building favorable action on his application The German ships are merely new ships, since European ship­ for admission to the US. July 20, 1956 Vol. XVill. No. 15 and then went into lay-up, would be used to transport US coal to bound "In returning to the United yards are booked to capacity and Special Law PAUL HAU,,- secretary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, West Germany and other free States . .. (to be). . . operated in American costs are too high. Under the Indian quota, which Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, European nations to reduce a US ballast and .., not carry cargo Into Thus they look to the US moth­ is severely limited, Joseph's Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, ball fleet to bail them out, regard­ chances for his admission through Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area coal surplus and relieve a corre­ any United^ States port." sponding shortage abroad. Representative. Because of the highly controver­ less of the consequences to US normal Immigration channels were An Interesting aspect of the res­ sial nature of the bill and its ad­ shipping, which counts heavily on very dim. However, a number of Among Affiliates Page 11 olution is a clause barring the verse affect on American shipping, expanding coal exports to prop the legislators were Interested in the Directory Of Halls ..Page 6 West German concern from carry­ it appears-to stand practically no sagging American merchant ma­ case and at this session of Congress ing any cargo Into US ports on re­ chance of favorable action. Final Dispatch Page 10 rine. Rep. Alfred Sieminski (Dem.-NJ) turn voyages to the United States, Inquiring Seafarer ..Page 5 Introduced by Sen. James Duff At the same time, further deple­ and Senator Dennis Chavez (Dem.for a period of ten years. . Labor Roundup Page 7 of Pennsylvania, a major US cpal- tion of the US reserve ship fleet is New Mex.) introduced special leg­ Sop To US Shipping producing center, the proposed underway following Maritime Ad­ islation which made Joseph's US Men In Hospitals Page 12 This was apparently inserted in sale takes note-of a major eco­ ministration approval of the sale entry possible. ' Personals Page 7 advance to meet objections to the nomic event—^with far-reaching of 12 Cl-MAV-1 freighters to The SIU assisted Joseph in his Recent Arrivals Page 6 deal by US shipping interests and consequences for the US coal in­ Brazil for domestic operations. The fight for admission by helping him Shipping Round-Up ..Page 4 maritime unions and "in order to dustry—which occurred in 1951. sale was authorized by Congress with the filing of the numerous Your Dollar's Worth .. Page 7 legal documents and affidavits insure that such vessels will not For the first time in history, cok­ two years ago. engage in unlimited competition ing coal was brought some 4,000 The House Merchant Marine which strengthened his case. with American citizens." Thus, on miles from West Virginia to fire Committee last week approved au­ aizo Up until now, Joseph had been the surface at least, this shows blast furnaces in the Ruhr. Since thorization for the ships to carry sailing on SIU ships as a non­ Published biweekly at Tfio headquarters some concem with the state of the then, American coal exports to bulk grain and coal enroute from resident alien Fubject to the re­ of the Seafarers international Union, At­ US_^ merchant marine, observers Western Europe have been expand­ this country to Brazil after the strictions on shipping imposed lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fcurt;i npted. ing rapidly. purchase is completed. The full under the McCarran-Walter Act Avenue, Bropklyn 32, NY. Tel 9-6600. Entered as second class m'tfer However, the cqntract would not^ Hoping To wjjQ p3ss^p^e,Jhp^ .Por- House arid Senate still must act .^d other , legislation, , governing at the Post Office In Brooklifa,;HY.,:Mnil«r bar the 24-Siiip fleet from tradirf^i on this resoluti'Srii : j ,i ^jBaji^QS,, : VU' visj the Act of Aug. 24, 19IX n m I Hi ill if !l ••Vt Seafarer Wins US Hesidence Germans Seek Old US Libertys For Coal Trade SEAFARERS LOG i 7^ ' '^'1 �if.'Jnly 20, 195f SEAFARERS SlU Award Winner Greeted In NY •rtigtr niuf LOG Excellent Due To Continue Throughout Year ' A relatively stable outlook of continued good shipping appears to be in pros­ pect for Seafarers for the i^mainder of 1956. Several economic and political de­ velopments have combined to make it reasonably sure that shipping and ship job opportunities will continue to zip along at current high levels. The keys to the current shipping prosperity are coal, oil, grain, farm sur­ plus and continued large breakouts would have given alternative of buying coal in the shipments of economic and Ship an immediate shot in the arm to United States. The result is that military aid. All of them shipping, maritime authorities coal shipments are now a yearOne of four Seafarers to win 1956 SlU $6,000 scholarship awards, Seafarer George ButenkofF, AB (left), is greeted by SlU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer J09 Algioa after coming, ashore in New York from the Seatraih Savannah. He will re­ sume training at Newark College of Engineering, Newark, NJ, in the fall toward study of marine electronics. show no sighs of slack-off in the yisible^^fnture and some may be oh the increase. Adding- to the prospect of a reiatively -stable shipping picture is the decision of the Federal Maritime Board to with­ hold ship , breakouts despite the many rayiests for tonnage. While Seafarers Balloting On Constitution Changes Voting began July 12 in all ports on proposed amendments to the SIU constitution after a rank-and-file constitutional committee brought in a report favoring the proposals with some slight modifications (See report pages 14 and 15). The 28-day referendum votd will decide on mechanical changes" in> SIU election procedures which placed each night; and they provide mechanical alterations. outport participation in the The 28 day referendum vote will are designed to strengthen for final tally." secrecy of the ballot and erect Committee Clarifications more safeguards around the mem­ In approving the proposals, the bership's voting rights. The committee report was committee made some changes written by a six-man rank and file designed to clarify the seatime body elected at the June 27 head- requirements for holding office. It specified that the four months seatime in the calendar year of an SIU election be in an unlicensed capacity, as well as the three years' over-alT seatime requirement. The original amendment did not specify unlicensed seatime, but did spell out a requirement that the fourmonths' seatime be served on ships under contract to the SIU in the calendar year of the election. As in the past, service as an official or employee of the Union is accept­ able . In lieu of the four month provision, but the three year re­ quirement stands for all candidates for office. The "lame duck" provision men­ tioned by the*committee calls for newly-elected officers to take office midnight of the night that the tallying committee report Is ac­ cepted. Previously they had to wait until midnight, March 31, months after the conclusion of voting. Other amendments change the voting period to November 1-December 31 from the old period of November 15 to January 15; set Making sure he's got his up a 14-man tallying committee to vote in early on the pro­ include eight outport representa­ posed SIU constitutional tives; set an earlier date, Septem­ amendments, Seafarer Bill ber 1, for the election of a cre­ Rogers, AB, casts his ballot dentials committee as well as other at .headquarters. Voting ends August 8. quarters meeting. It was approved at the July 11 meetings in all ports and voting got underway the fol­ lowing day. The committee noted that "the proposed amendments improve the election procedure by adding pro­ visions of great benefit to the vot­ ing members. They also eliminate Tame duck' periods; they call for an official depository such as a bank ... in which the ballots are 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. , come to a close on August 8. If the amendments are approved, they will apply to the forthcoming SIU elections this Tall. have argued that they would dam­ age shipping in the long run by continuing the old "boom and bust" pattern that has plagued the maritime industry. By holding breakouts down the FMB expects to produce reason­ ably full employment for privatelyowned American ships and their crews. It is expected that the good earnings of the operators will then be translated into modernization of the American merchant fleet as well as improvements for crewmembers. On the cargo side, an entirely new pattern of coal shipments has been set this year and is expected to prevail in the long range. Pre­ viously coal shipments would get a temporary fillip if there was a cold winter in Europe, but would breathe their last gasp when spring came. Now both Great Britain and West Germany, formerly the sup­ pliers of the European coal mar­ ket, find they cannot dig enough coal to take care of their own needs. That leaves them and all other European nations with the Court Again Hits CC Screening round proposition. It is expected that 15 miilion tons of coal will go to Europe alone this coming fall and winter, which adds up to the staggering total of 1,500 Liberty ship voyages in this area alone. The result is that many contracts are being signed for long term charters. Tankers are also doing well. Al­ though layups are normal in early spring, the tankers kept on run­ ning. Right now charterers say that tanker business is way above summertim,e normal. From here on in the tanker busy season begins, which means steady employment for them the remainder of 1956. Adding to shipping business is a steady fiow of grain cargoes and other farm products. The US farm surplus disposal program got un­ derway originally on the basis of a $750 million shipment ceiling. That figure was doubled earlier in the year to $1.5 billion and the Senate has just hiked the ceiling to $3 billion. Grain and cotton are two big items in this program. Foreign aid appropriations are also on the increase this year with military and economic aid going heavily to Asiatic regions includ­ ing Korea, Formosa, Japan, Indo­ china, Pakistan among other coun­ tries. Even the current steel strike has failed to dampen the shipping pic­ ture with heavy imports of iron ore and other raw materials sure to resume once the mills get back to work. The final topping to the shipping SAN FRANCISCO—The Federal District Court here has ordered the Coast Guard to issue seamen's papers immedi­ ately to some 400 seamen who were screened off the ships I picture is supplied by the domestic trades which are beginning .to see under the maritime security''" program. The order follows a Korean War. Most of the men the light after ten years in the dol­ previous US court ruling affected by the screening were drums. All operators in the coast­ which threw out the old Coast Guard screening program as un­ constitutional. However, it appeared doubtful that the screened men would get tlieir papers as the Coast Guard and the Department of Justice apparently intend to file an appeal fr.om the District Court decision. Appeals Court Ruling The 9th Federal Circuit Court of Appeals had thrown out the old screening program last October mainly on the grounds that accused seamen were denied the right to confront and cross-examine wit­ nesses who testified against them. Since then the Xoast Guard and the Department of Justice have revised the screening rules and the Coast Guard has refused to issue new documents to screened seamen on the ground that they have to be re-screened under the new regulations. The group of screened men then went to court and got an injunc­ tion ordering the Coast Guard to Issue them new seamen's papers. The court ruled that the Coast Guard could screen them after they got their papers back, but not before. The original screening program wajs set up by President Truman's bVdeV baclt' in' 1951 during the members of the pro-Soviet Na­ tional Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards and longshoremen who Were members of the West Coast International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, headed by Harry Bridges. The NUMC&S has since col­ lapsed as a result of an SIU of NA election defeat and has been re­ placed on West Coast ships by the Marine Cooks and Stewards union, an SIU of North America affiliate. wise and intercoastal services now find more than enough cargo offer­ ings, which is quite a switch from the situation prevailing in the post-war years. Plans for trailertanker combination ships and rollon roll-off vessels are bright spots in this trade. Favorable Congressional action on construction of new passenger ships would pile further shipping opportunities on top of the cur­ rent healthy shipping picture. Giant CS Tanker Sails BALTIMORE—Manned by a full SIU crew, the supertanker Cities Service Baltimore completed sea trials and went into ac­ tive operations late this week. The giant ship is the first of three new 32,650-deadweight-ton sister ships due to go into service this year. Built for the company's coastwise service, they have double the capacity of two T-2 tankers and sleek modern accommoda­ tions including individual staterooms for each crewman. All three ships are being built at Bethlehem Steel's Sparrows Point, Md., yards, where the second ship, the Cities Service Miami, is being rushed to completion in time to begin operations next month. The Baltimore was launched last March and the third Ship is due to be ready, in December. The next issue of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry a feature story on the giant ship, including photographs by a photographer for the LOG wbp is now aboard the ship. • A �raK« fWr t V . » 1 StlAFARERS Jttb M. 19S« LOG 5IU Medkdl Center HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE Plan Hears Vfrap-Up EVERY AMERICAN NEW YQRK—Joirxtly-operated Union medical centers which will be set up in. or near SIU halls in major ports eventually will do away with a lot of the medical difficulties and red tape Seafarers now* ~~~ binding under the JJnion contract. face. Many of the present prob­ Establishment of the medical In World War H milUona di droit ago Amoricoiui woro rojociod lor modicol rooaons. Moid ol ccniaos could hoTO boon clocorod up by modkod euro during thoir youth. Tho USA is the pnly democracy in the world with: out a program to fanprore the coun­ try's healA. The American MedlcrJ Association — the doctor's lobby — brags of the $1,500J)00 it spent to kill legislation which would' have cstab^ iished a token pr^am of aid to rick cmd injured Americans. SF Perking As Shipping Shows Rise SAN FRANCISCO Still inching up, shipping here con­ tinued to be good during the center program, which is not too far off, would set up a series of past two weeks, with quite a few mutually-agreed-upon rules in­ ships' in port to be serviced. stead of the variety of standards - The -future looks even brighter, relied on by the companies. FuJJy Port Agent Leon Johnson com­ staffed, modern-equipped centers mented, watching that eo'stkl ball will be set up to handle the medi­ closely. Registration ran ahead of cal examination program. shipping again, equalling the mark Lengthy Discussions reached last period, in readiness Plans and final details for the for another full burst of activity. first of four planned medieal eenThree Sign-Ons ters have been under discussion Two payoffs and three sign-ons "for some time among Union and American unions have taken the accounted for the business of the company officials, and are ex­ only steps to bring medical care period. The Orion Pl.anet 'Colo­ pected to be put. into effect soon. within the range of the overage nial) and Afoundria (Waterman) AmericaiL Union welfare plans pro­ Meanwhile, shipping remained vide hospitrd-si^cal care for millions. came In and went out again, and good in the port, especially for 'Free preventative medicol care has the Coetu: d'Alehe Victory (Victory rated engine department men. It also been pioneered by unions -with Carriers) signed on. fell off slightly from the past pe­ mobile X-Bay units, trlinics and hedth centers. ' No other group hos done riod, but still provided more than On the in-transit ship roster more than the unions to make all ample opportunities for those men were the Steel Designer, Steel Voy­ Americans heolthier. ager (Isthmian); Massmar, Texmar ready and willing to ship. (Calmar); Alice Brown 'BloomThe coming period should be field); Fairland (Waterman), and about the same, with several ships Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans). None due in from long trips. A total of of them had any major beefs. 22 ships were paid off, 5 signed on foreign artieles and 16 were in transit during, the last two SEATTLE—Free of beefs, with weeks. One ship, the Carolyn all branch affairs running along (Bull), eame out of lay-up and took okay, this port has everything un­ a full erew, as expected. der control except shipping. Job Stricken with a perforated appendix at sea with no doctor aboard. Seafarer Israel Ramos activity has slowed to a crawl. was spared possible complications recently when the Alcoa Pointer raced across the Carib­ One long-awaited payoff, the bean into an unscheduled port where he could he treated. Longview Victory iVictoi'y Car­ Ramos was reported recov-"* ' riers) failed to show up again dur­ ering rapidly from surgery the efforts of the captain to get was successful, Bruce added: "It's ing the past period, and still an­ The only unionized taxicab three days later, when the him into port, he is okay today." deeds like this that make one feel other, the Jefferson City Victory, company in Savannah is the Pointer arrived in Aruba, after operated by the same company, is proud to be sailing an SIU ship." Enroute To Maracalbo Garden City Cab Company, having dropped him off at Wilalso due. Between them, they also known as the Checker The Pointer was enroute from lemstad, Curacao, in the emer­ Puerto Cabello to Maracaibo, Ven­ could pep up siiipping here con­ Cab Company, whose tele­ gency. The company agent in ezuela, when Ramos was stricken. siderably, Port Agent Jeff Gillette phone is 5133, 5134. Yellow Aruba provided the "encouraging" After his pains got worse late at noted. Cab is still non-union and is news that Ramos, an oiler, would night, the skipper diverted the No payoffs or sign-ons were han­ resisting all efforts at organ­ be fit to travel within a week. dled during the last two weeks, as ization. ship into Willemstad harbor in­ four in-transit ships supplied the The port of Savannah mem­ Made I^im Comfortable stead of going on. There he was only activity. These were the bership aided -in the organiz­ "Thanks to the part played by examined by a doctor and disem­ Fairland 'Waterman), and . three ing of the Garden City com­ the deck and engine department in barked by launch for hospitaliza­ Calmar ships, the Texmar, Masspany, and is on record to making Brother Ramos comfort­ tion, while the ship continued on mar and Seamar. They were all patronize only union cabs. able after he was stricken," ship's to Maracaibo. in good shape. reporter Leo Bruce wrote, "and to Grateful that the mercy mission lems arise from unfair standards Imposed by company doctors which are, in turn, rejected by doctors at the US Public Health Service hos­ pitals. The problem , is that even though most Seafarers later get a clean bill of health from the USPHS medicos, they find; that someone else has been called for their job and the ship has sailed. This duplication of efforts by the USPHS doctors stems from the lack of a uniform set of medi­ cal requirements' agreed to by the Union and the shipping companies. The result is that Seafarers con­ stantly invoke the protection af­ forded them in SIU working agree­ ments to have a USPHS doctor check their fitness for duty. The findings of the USPHS are SeattleLullDue To End Shortly Ship Diverted To Save Seafarer Ride Union Cabs in Savannah June 27 Through July 10 Registered Port Deck A Boston ... New York 4 108 20 53 9 9 8 27 84 8 27 9 15 6 I'' Norfolk Savaunai Tampa ' %- Deck B Lake Charles., 1 Seattle 3 20 7 22 7 5 3 12 18 10 14 5 13 7 Deck A fell;' : '/U Total Deck B 387 146 Eng. A Ens. B 10 73 9 36 5 1 10 31 64 8 14 7 13 8 Stew. A 3 32 4 28 6 6 3 13 25 10 10 4 20 , 6 Eng. A 289 3 61 13 39 6 3 9 19 75 3 20 6 20 7 Stew. B 0 23 6 20 8 3 1 9 25 8 6 4 9 5 Total A Total B Total Reg 6 75 17 70 21 16 7 34 68 28 30 13 42 18 Total B 23 317 59 198 41 29 34 111 291 47 91 35 90 39 Total Reg. 445 1405 17 242 42 128 20 13 27 77 223 19 61 22 48 21 Eng. B Stew. A Stew. B 'fltotal A 170 284 129 060 Shipped r Port W' i: h PT'., ' p- iV K.-. it. • ! 1 1' Boston New York Deck A .. 79 .. 1? . . 5 19 0 Norfolk Savannah Tampa ... Lake Charles. Houston . . .: Wilmington .. Seattle Deck B 3 17 9 11 4 1 4 8 13 10 5 0 13 1 Deck Deck •••'A .' B• • 2^. 101 Deck C 2 19 0 3 4 1 0 5 28 0 2 2 1 0 Eng. A 4 43 10 31 3 1 4 21 56 7 14 1 12 1 Deck , C ( 67 208 ^g. B 1 28 9 15 2 4 3 8 22 13 9 2 9 ' 0 Eng. i.n»B n;^(25. Enj. 5 32 7 3 3 4 1" 8 31 5 2 2 0 5 108 Stew. A 4 51 9 22 2 2 5 7 50 6 0 1 14 1 Stew. A- 183 I ^ * Stew. Stew. Total B C A 0 19 5 11 3 2 3 7 24 . 4 3 1 8 0 0 18 2 9 1 1 1 10 43 2 e 3 0 1 11 173 31 95 6 6 13 54 151 18 34 7 45 2 Total A ' Total B 4 64 23 37 9 7 10 23 61 27 17 3 30 1 Total '-B • <y99!..r.,01..i 646; - 316, Total Total Ship C 7 69 9 15 8 6 2 23 102 7 4 7 -1 6 22 306 63 147 23 19 25 100 314 52 55 17 76 0 1226 • SIU shipping leveled off somewhat in the past two weeks, but still held to a g(x>d pace. The total number of men dis­ patched was 1,228. Registration increased slightly to a total of 1,405 men. The present picture is somewhat misleading, especially since 10 out of 14 A&G ports showed declines Over the previous period. But the previous report was^ut of the ordinary, with almost 1,500 men shipped. New Orleans Sets Record At the saRie time, New Orleans and San Francisco increased again. In the ease of the Crescent City, the rise produced the biggest ship­ ping period the Louisiana port has had in over 31 months, since De­ cember, 1953. On the West Coast, San Francisco has been the only port to stay out of the doldrums while Atlantic and Gylf coast ports have been enjoying prosperity, and this held true again for the last period. Tampa and Boston, meanwhile, remained at the same level as before. At" least two ports. Baltimore and Philadelphia, have suffered a crimp in job activity as a result of the steel strike, which has caused the lay-up of a number of Calmar and Ore ships. In turn, New York and Mobile, though a bit slower than usual, were still quite active. Class A. Up Again In terms of seniority shipping, the class A portion rose to 521^ per­ cent and class B-to 26 percent, while class C dropped to 2V/^ percent. Thus, the balance between class A and classes B and C together was slightly restored. In the previous period, more B and C men'were shipped than In class A. The class C shipping was again highest in the engine department, and New Orleans again set a record for class C activity in a single' two-week period. The following .is the forecast port by port: BOSTON: Fair , . . NEW YORK: Good . . . PHILADELPHIA: Good . . . BALTIMORE: Good... NORFOLK: Should improve . . , SAVANNAH: Fair . . . TAMPA:"Fair . . . MOBILE: Good . . . NEW ORLEANS: Slowing up . . . LAKE CHARLES: Good . . . HOUSTON: Slow ^ . WILMINGTON: Slow... SAN FRA^^CIS€0: Good ... SEAT^Iilj. Pjiir. : �\ SEAFAHEHS LOG Senaie Sets $3 BiHh§h - v Surplus Export Target - Quttfion: Whit* collar workart ar* fallihg far behind in their income level. What do you believe is the reason they haven't become union-minded and advanced their income? Hei;bert Reeve, pumpman: White Alex Arnostou, FOW; Unions have fought and tried to organize collar {feople seem to get settled ' into the job they white coUar are doing and workers many take the boss' times, such as in word on every­ the Wall Street thing. They strike. People would be better in offices have oi0t if they would enough educa­ be unionized but tion to know they don't seem they should be­ to know the long to an organ­ gains unions ization but they seem to think unions are for fac­ have made and they are set in their ways. tory workers, not them. vt-': •'k if -'••>» & 'i t t .. ^ Ifc Victor. Dooa; cook: Office people Roy Guild, AB: They are unin­ don't seem to be too familiar with formed and are lulled Into a false the kind of bene­ sense of security fits which ^unions by promises from" give their mem­ management to bers. They don't the effect that know the' full they don't need story of the gains unions and that unions have tlie company will made in recent take care of them years and need to at all times. They be info r m e d only find out about them. what the score That might explain why they, Is when its too late. don't join 4ip. ' t t X Pedro Gonzales, bosun: It's just Antonio Gonzalez, boson: Peo­ ple that don't believe in unions that they don't know what a union Is and what it work steady with can do for them. one company and They think that think they belong they are able to to the company. get along without They seem to union protection have the idea and help in get­ they will become ting them condi­ president oiv vicetions. The result president some is that they fall day. But mean­ behind the union while they fall members on everything. behind on pay and benefits. fif ,. ' *- - • 1. • WASHINGTON—Even heavier shipments of Surplus agricultural moducts are in store in the year 1956-57 as the US Senate voted to double the ceiling on such shipments to $3 bil­ lion. At the same time though, the US merchant fleet suffered a minor setback when the Senate voted-to exempt fruit • and fruit products from the A • •% I • "50-50" shipping Iaw_ pro­ visions. Maritime interests and maritime unions did not make an issue of the fruit products exemption in view of the fact that the rest of the "50-50" provisions were left intact on agricultural surplus. Earlier in the year farm bloc rep­ resentatives had spearheaded an attack on the application of "50-50" to their surplus products.- They went along without objection now except few the minor change on fruit. : , V ^hei-e had bee^ complaints from the farm bloc' at the time that fruits and other perishables were :not movipg beca)|se; of the lack of adequarte feefer^spape on US ships. Mountain Of Siirplus The doubled allowance for agri­ cultural shiptnLehts ^ would appear to open the way for «• yery sizable increase in Government cargoes for US flag ships. However, the measure still has to be acted on in the House of Representatives. In addition, the US may face some difficulty in disposing of sucii huge amounts of surplus abroai^. As it is, at present some Gov­ ernment agencies have had trou­ ble finding US-fiag space for mili­ tary and economic aid shipments as well as food surplus. Any sharp increase in surplus sales will add to the'pressure for ship breakouts from the reserve fleet. The surplus disposal program has helped. keep many US ships operating ana has meant hundreds of new jobs. Senate Body Approves New Passenger Ships WASHINGTON—Another step towards increased US-flag passenger service was taken in the Senate as the Commerce Committee approved a bill guaranteeing 100 percent mortgage insurance on new ship construction. The bill has al­ the ampndment it means that a Senate-House conference will - be ready passed the House. An immediate beneficiary of the needed to match up the bills and measure would be the Arnold both Houses will have to vote once Bernstein Line, which is hoping to more on tJje conference measure. get underway a new low-cost trans­ Should the amendment go through atlantic shipping service using as the bill may run into opposition many as three converted Mariner- from the Department of Com­ type vessels. The Bernstein opera­ merce. If these obstacles are overcome, tion would be the first new US passenger ship service in a great passage of the bill would enable many years, and eventually would Bernstein Lines to make an early provide up to 1,000 new seamen's start on converting a Mariner ship for passenger sfervice in" 1957. The jobs. ship would offer cafeteria-style Strong Support For Bill While there is strong support in feeding and uniform accommoda­ the Senate for the measure, which tions throughout, enabling it to will be spearheaded on the Senate supply * passage at a lower rate floor by Senator Warren Magnuson than conventional passenger ves­ (Dem.-Wash.) Commerce Commit­ sels. The proposed service between tee chairman, the bill still faces one important obstacle. That is New York and the Low Countriesthe provision for 100 percent mort­ has already won approval from the gage insurance to cargo ships as Federal Maritime Board, with the financing of ship construction the well. last undecided issue. As originally offered, the insurKlU B -eking 'ance guarantee applied only to The SIU has gone on record in combination passenger-cargo ves­ support of the 100 percent insur­ sels. An amendment to include all ance guarantee. SIU Secretarynew ship construction was ap­ Treasurer Paul Hall testified' for • proved on the House floor. the bill before House and Senate If the Senate does not approve committees, where *he declared that the proposal w as the only way to get new shipping ventures by private companies off the ground. At present, the Government of­ fers up to 90 percent mortgage in­ surance guarantees on certain types of .ship construction. Even with this guarantee, banks and other lending institutions have been unwilling to invest funds in ship construction mortgages. 'New Look' Meals Pass Year Test 'M- An SlU-pioneered program setting up a "new look" in ship­ board meal programming goes into its second year this month hailed by crews, companies and interested observers. The SIU program began a-* year ago when SIU steward comments. Early this year another department specialists went membership-elected steward com­ aboard ships of SlU-eontracted companies to institute the new procedure as part of preliminary work toward formulating new SIU steward department working rules. Summarizing one year of action, SIU officials and steward depart­ ment experts feel the program has *een successful in every respect, resulting in happier crews, less waste and more efficient galley operations. The objective of the new system has been to replace mass feeding with an individual approach. It in­ volves, among other points, cook­ ing to Older as much as possible; doing away with steam table cook­ ery; carving of meats to order; use of- side dishes in serving most vegetables; an emphasis on neater messroom set-ups and a consider­ able upgrading of night lunches. First In Bull Line The program was first instituted on ships of the Bull Line and later extended to the Alcoa and Water­ man ships where it also proved to be an immediate success. Subsequently a committee was elected in headquarters composed of 15 steward department men to study and formulate a set of de-. pai'tment working rules as well as a meal guide for all SIU stewards to follow. The outports sent in sug­ gestions and an'interim report was made with recommendations to the membership. This report, was sent to all ships requesting their suggestions atld, mittee was convened and a revised set of working rules drawn up that incorporated all suggestions and ideas gathered during the preced­ ing six month period. The commit­ tee's final report was accepted and the new rules went into effect on all SIU ships in March of this year. The biggest single result of the new system has been the notice­ able decrease in food beefs. Where such beefs occur it is usually found that the steward department has not followed the- SIU working rules. Expect To Continue The program of having steward department experts ride the ships is expected to be continued to as­ sist steward department personnel in achieving the highest degree of ability under the new program and to strive for even better meals. SIU stewards have found that during the past year they are re­ ceiving full cooperation from their crews as well as, in most cases, the company shoreside officials. The resulting greater stability felt by the steward has greatly dimin­ ished the disputes that often arose. One of the big achievements has been a sharp reduction in waste. It was found that where ships were using an excess of food they were feeding the poorest, had the linhappiest crews and were often running short of supplies. As a re­ sult: of better preparation - frid utilization bf theib ktipplits! >th%' Steel Strike No Bar To Phila. Jobs Two of the SIU consulting stewards who' supervised the in­ stallation of the "new look" feeding program on SIU ships are Seafarers ClifF Wilson (left) and Phil Reyes. They are shown here checking cuts of meat. crews of these ships are now eat­ ing better and the stewards are not running out of food. The past year operation of the SIU's "new look" has not only drawn the attention of SIU crews and companies. Non-SIU outfits and other maritime unions have viewed the plan in operation and hailed the results. Several have indicated they intend to adopt the SIU system. Not, cdntent to rest on ..their la;ulr6l^ SIU stb'Ward' dbpartinent experts are still working for greater improvements aboard the ships. Among the matters curI'ently holding their attention are: • A minimum storing list for all ships. • Overcoming the lack of fresh milk in the Far East. • The heavy spoilage of fresh fruit. • A possible cut in the size of I stores- bags from .100 pounds to a maximiim of 50 pbuhds.^ PHILADELPHIA — Shipping is holding up well in this port, al­ though the steel strike has forced some of the Calmar Line ships which normally pay off here to go into Baltimore and lay up. The good shipping is expected to continue, according to SIU Port Agent A. S. Cardullo. The outlook for the next two weeks is bright­ ened by the prospect of at least four payoffs during the coming period. While registration is keeping pace with shipping, men in black gang ratings are especially wel­ come, Cardullo said, because these rates are in short supply. The Val Chem (Valentine), and Rebecca (Intercontinental Trans) paid off and signed on again, while the Steel Seafarer (Isthmian) signed on. In transit were the fol­ lowing: Chickasaw, Fairisle (Pan Atlantie); Jean, _ Emilia (Bull); Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Robin Hood, Robin Mowbray (Seas Ship­ ping), -and Cantigny (Cities Serv­ ice). ' . •' M I �f SEAFARERS Paf« Six •i;'; . I'' t- BALTIMORE—The SIU has offered its full support to striking AFL-CIO steel workers'here as the nationwide steel strike nears the end of its third w;eek. About 650,000 members of the United Steel Workers of America employed in plants NEW YORK — Stricken by a heart attack in his home, Willy Dorchain, US represen­ : - •;£ •. .-i tU It's Father's Day At Sill 51U Otters Support To Steel Strikers; Oreships Laying Up Dorchain, ITF Leader In US, Dies Suddenly •J i Inly 2f, l«Sf IPG tative of the International Transportworkers Federation, died here July 11. The veteran ITF repre­ sentative was 52 years old. A familiar figure at SIU of NA conventions, Dorchain has been ac­ tive in seamen's affairs for a num­ ber of yeaij. As ITF spokesman here he had han­ dled the state­ side aspects of that organiza­ tion's campaign to improve con­ ditions on run­ Dorchain away flag ships. Efforts were made to bring these ships up to the standards of legiti­ mate maritime natio. , which were successful in a number of instances. Last .summer the ITF opened a special seafarers' section organiz­ ing office at 33 Whitehall Street which was to concentrate on or­ ganizing work among Panamanian, Liberian and U^nduran flag crewmembers. Aided On Immigral jn Other assignments handled by him included winning relief for alien seamen fror the restrictions of the McCarran-Walter Immigra­ tion Act and assisting reorganiza­ tion of the Indi ..n seam n's move­ ment. A native of Belgium, Dorchain had "'i "^r a great ma: y jears as radio operator on Belgian ships. He came ashore in the US in 1943. It has been reported that he was on assignment with the Office of Strategic Services at the time. Surviving are his wife, Marie; a son, Pierre; and two daughters. Georgette and Jeannie. of the nation's 12 largest steel pro­ ducers went off the job July 1 in a "no contract-no work" dispute. The workers previously rejected the companies' package money of­ fer coupled with a firm five-year contract. The length of the pro­ posed pact was later cut down to four years and four months. The union has indicated it might agree on a three-year agreement, providing the steel -ompanies' offer on wages and other benefits was scaled upwards. The pro­ posed contract has been character­ ized as one that offers "too little" for "too long." It is feared the strike may continue for some time. While the strike has caused the lay-up of a number of Ore and Calmar ships here", SIU port offi­ cials have been quick to offer what­ ever aid is needed for the striking mill workers. "Needless to say, this offer was well received," Port Agent Earl Sheppard commented, "but as yet , we have not been called upon." No Backlo' N.eded Both Ore and Calmar are owned by lethlehem Steel, one of the "big three" steel producers with US Steel and Republic Steel. Since -none of the steel plants are working, there is no need for the ore fleet to accumulate any further backlog of raw material at the mills. This is the second occasion since the AFL-CIO merger last Decem­ ber that the SIU has volunteered its support for a major beef involv­ ing a former CIO affiliate. Sea­ farers were active here during the recent long Westinghouse strike by the International U. ion of Electri­ cal Workers, particularly in help­ ing d feat a ^ apany-fostered 'back to work" movement at two local plants. Subsequently the company yielded on new contract terms. Due to the lay-up of some Cal­ mar and Ore vessels, shipping dur­ ing the past two weeks slowed up again, but is likely to boom again in the current period. Of the seven payoffs scheduled, only three are Calmar and Ore vessels. Dur­ ing the past two weeks, 15 ships paid off, seven signed on and ten stopped off in transit. Cuddling up to dad, these young misses make cute camera bait during visit to SIU headquarters. With Seafarer Martin Sierra, 2nd cook, are Joann, 2 (left), and Annette, who turned 4 just last week. Sierra was on the Robin Mowbray last trip. >-v :V:- i '•i'i- - SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. Tannehill, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HEmlock 2-1754 Cal Tanner, Agent NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW VORK ... 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Kees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA .. 337 Market St. S. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA dc TIERRA PR Pelayo 51—La 9 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO . 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Many Breithoff, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH .. 3 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette, Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA , 1809-1811 N. Franklin St Torn Banning, Pbo^e ,2-13^ ..i: BOSTON—Owners of the Ital­ ian-flag steamer Etrusco, which went ashore at Scituate, about 25 miles southeast of here, in a heavy storm last March, have finally classed the ship as a "total loss" and released her to the insurance underwriters. The cost of trying to refloat the ship was considered to be more than the vessel might be worth, and these efforts might not even have been successful. No other unusual developments occurred here during the past two weeks, as shipping remained fair. Port Agent James Sheehan report­ ed. Both the Bents Fort and Gov­ ernment Camp, two Cities Service tankers, paid off and signed on again, and six in-transit vessels stopped off in transit. The in-transit ships were the Michael (Carras); Orion Star (Oil Carriers): Robin 'Wentley (Seas Shipping); Edith (Bull); Steel Rov­ er (Isthmian), and Mount Vernon (Rockland), All beefs were settled on the ships. ^ All of the followtng ^SIV families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: John Zananski, 3, finds a suitable title for easy reading in one of the library racks at the headquarters shipping hall, as his dad, Frank Zananski, oiler, looks on. It's a baseball book, so Zananski has busy days ahead. Fan Relief Due For Tampa Hall TAMPA — Sweltering Tampans at the SIU hall here can expect some relief before long. A supply of new fans to cool off the prem­ ises is already on its way and due any day from New York. Meanwhile, shipping continues at a better than usual pace in this port for the third straight period. The activity should hold on for a while yet, Tom Banning, SIU port agent, added. The payoff of the Gateway City (Waterman), and the payoff and sign-on of the Auburn (Alba), kept things busy during the past" two weeks, what with nine in-transit vessels alsos needing servicing by Union representatives. Included among the in-transit ships were the Del Viento (Missis­ sippi) ; Iberville, Chickasaw (twice), Bienville, Fairisle (Pan Atlantic); Natalie (Intercontinental Trans); Alcoa Ranger and Pairiter (Alcoa). All the ships were in gobd sbape. Kalian Ship Off Bostan Total Loss WILMINGTON, CalU 605 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent. .Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASiniERS J, Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St Ontario Phone: 6591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 king St. E. EMpire 4-S71S VICTORIA, BC......ei7V2 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC:...........298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS ...804 Charlotte St Phone 6346 BAGOTVUXE, Quebee.. .20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLO. Ontario .62 St. Davids St CAnal ,7-3^02 QUEBEC ..........88 St. Pierre St Quebee Phonef 3-1S69 SAINT JOHN.,...'.'.......85 Gerpialn St, NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND. 211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND, CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN -FRANaSCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 lit Ave. Main 0290 Great talcet District WILMINGTON SOS Marine Ave. ALPENA .....^1215 N. Second Ave. Terminal 4-3131 Phone: 713-J NEW YORB 676 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY..180 Main St. HYaclnth 9-6165 ' Phdne; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND...... 134 Ukeside Ave., NE Canadian District Phone: Main 1-0147 ...............1038 3rd St HALIFAX, NX. 128'A BoUiS St. DETROIT Headquarter! Phone: Woodward 1'6867 Phone; 3-8911 531 W, Michigan St. MONTREAL 694 St. James St. West UULUTB ' Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 8161 . 13261 it 92nd St FORT WlLUAfll-. i130rSlmi»wn- St. SO^H CHICAGO. * Ptaonai'Eucs 6-2416 Aurelia Colon Ortiz, born April 30, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ tonio Colon, Barranquitas, PR. David John Allison, born June 10, 1956, to Seafarer . and Mrs. Cornelius Allison, Conshohockln, Pa. Jimmy Lee Garza, born May 31, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio Garza, New Orleans, La. Sherry Ann Wedgeworth, born June 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles K. 'Wedgeworth, Gulfport, Miss. Jeffrey Wayne Magras, born May 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Magras, Philadelphia, Pa. Joseph Arthur Valiente, born June 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arturo Valiente, New Orleans, La. Christopher Wesley Siar, born June 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard C. Siar, Elmira, NY. Joseph Edwardo Rios, born June 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel Rios, New York, NY. Alfred Anthony Volkerts, born June 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Archibald Volkerts, Brooklyn, N'Y. Yvonne Louise Martin, born May 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel J. Martin, Mobile, Ala.' Janet Gloria Wendell, born June 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard J. Wendell, New York, NY. Kimberly Scot Otvos, born June 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs; Francis R. Otvos, Mill Valley, Calif. Beverly Torres, born March 2, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wilson Torres, Brooklyn, NY. Steven Richard Anderson, born June 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard A. Anderson, Saranac Lake, NY. Michael Daniel *Bedgood, born June 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. William C. Bedgood, Brooklyn, NY. Donna Marie Brancoccio, born April 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dominick Brancoccio, New' York, NY. ; . ; Bay Anthony Kelly Miles, born April 2q, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs, Aultoh . K. Miles, pTichard, . , . . ; V �(. itht TOUR DOLLAR'S WORTB Seafarer's Gilide To Better Buying tsy Sidney Margolius Stamps, Premiums Dazzle Shoppers i- ' '• l)y P«re Se^hni'^' S EXF A R'EnS^L^lG^ If the store or service station that has the best Values gives trading stamps, by all means take them. But If you cpnfine your slmpping to stores that give stamps or products that have premiums attaclied, you very likely will pay more in the long run than'you gain in premiums. Stamps and premiums, are sweeping the country to the extent that consumer organizations are warning housewives not to be dazzled by the premiums to the point of losing their shopping judgment. A survey by this department shows that premiums attached to spe­ cialty products such as breakfast cereals, waxes and toothpastes, are even more likely to beguile you into paying a hi^er price than the trading stamps now. being given by many stores. In some cases, now that many mass supermarkets are giving stamps, you may get good comparative value along with the stamps. But the danger is Uiat you will pass up good buys at other stores in order to accumulate stamps, or even.be coaxed into higher-priced stores to get their stamps. Both high-priced and low-priced stores are now giving stamps, and it will be costly to you to decide where to buy the family's groceries on the basis of who is giving premiums you want. Our investigation shows thai^the stamps offered by a typical large supermarket chain aetually are equal to about a two percent discount You get a book of i,200 stamps for every $120 of purchases, or, a stamp for every ten cents you spend. A typical premium like a toaster that has a list price of $20 but actually can be bought for $16 or even less at many appliance shops, requires 6 and Vi books, or total purchases of $750. This is a bonus worth a little over two percent. A set of dish towels worth about $1.75 requires ^' one book. In this case the premium 9/ represents only about 11^ percent f discount. This writer compared the total cost of a list of 30 food and house­ hold items at a large chain offer­ ing stamps, and one that doesn't. The list cost $10.26 at the.chain that doesn't give the stamps, and $10.48 at . the one that does. The difference in cost is just about two percent, and equal to the value of the premiums. However, the chain giving the stamps proved to be ap­ proximately equal in values of­ fered to a third chain that does not give Stamps, so here the premiums do repre.sent.a saving. ' The best money-saving shopping technique, and the one that trad­ ing stamps are aimed at coaxing you to abandon, is to compare val­ ues and specials offered by the dif­ ferent markets in your neighborhood each week and get to the store that has the best buys, whether or not it gives stamps. Premiums attached to individual products such as dry cereals have another and costlier aim—to get you to overlook the actual high cost. Perhaps tile worst example is the highly-advertised brands of breakfast cereals which use premiums as a device to get kids to pressure mothers into buying various brands. They use television heavily for this pur­ pose. This department's investigation shows that the cereal manufac­ turers plugging premiums most heavily are actually offering the poor­ est values in the food itself. For example: one rice cereal offering a comic-book premium is priced at 17 cents for a 4ti-ounce box com­ pared to an unadvertised-brand rice cereal priced at 19 cents for an 8-ounce box. Com cereals offering various premiums cost typically 24 cents for a ten-ounce package compared to 18 cents for the 12ounce package of an unadvertised brand. The high-price breakfast cereals with premiums reach their peak of cost in the variety box of individual servings, A survey by the New York State Extension Service found that those variety packages ac­ tually cost two to three times as much per serving as larger boxes of the same or similar products. ' >. Not only are premiums often used to get you to. buy items which are proven poor-comparative values, but there is also noticeable exaggera­ tion of the value of the premiums. Manufacturers of various products such as soaps, toothpastes and ofher toiletries and equipment, are offer­ ing such premiums as a blouse for $3 Maimed to be worth $10; stock­ ings at $1, claimed to be worth $2, a manicure set for $1 claimed to be worth $3, etc. Admittedly some of the premiums do offer good value at their cut prices. For example, one brand of toothpaste is offering 15 items in­ cluding watches, dolls, mixers, housewares and sports equipment, at reduced prices. The toothpaste package includes a certificate for tak­ ing advantage of this offer. The toothpaste itself happens to be among the costlier higher-priced brands. If you buy it a couple of times to get the premiums you want, you may be ahead of the game. But if you continue to buy it, you'll be paying about twice as much for tooth­ paste as you need to. Sinillarly the manufacturer of one of the higher-priced brands of wax has been offering a small copper-clad saucepan for $1, with the claim that it is worth $3. The $3 comparative price claim is exaggei> ated, but certainly at the pan is worth getting. But if you continue to buy that brand of wax, you will pay more thaU you need to for wax. On the whoie, (in outright reduction hi price would be much pref­ erable and more useful, to Ihdus^'. itself-.u:weU'ias consumecs;^thaa premiums and even.trading stamps. 'Hopeful' Qn Tanker Charfeir Bid WASHINGTON—^Prospects appeared hopefvil for favorable action on a bill to charter 20 US tankers to the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Cbinpany., The Houire of Repre­ sentatives this week voted unanimously in favor of the chartering measure which is now pending before the Senate, Previously, the bill had been the subject of heated debate in the Senate when it was brought.out to the floor by its Senate sponsor, Sam J. Erwin (Dem.-NC). The Senate voted to recommit the bill after critics demanded that the Maritime Administration be heard from on the measure. As a result the bill was sent back to committee, with MA spokesmen to be called on to testify. Sen­ ator Warren Magnuson, committee chairman and staunch merchant marine suppdrter, led the fight for the bill in committee as proqii^-d. "When we get the bill back in committee," he said, "I'm going to urge that it come right back to the floor after we've heard the views of the Maritime Administration." The bill was then reported out to the floor of the Senate. . Charter And Conversion The tanker charter proposal con­ sists of two sections. One would permit Pan-Atlantic to charter re­ serve fleet tankers at a price of $150,000 a year and convert them for its new tanker-dry car^o serv­ ice in the coastwise trade. The conversion consists of erecting a flight deck superstructure capable of handling 1,200 tons of"* deck cargo in trailer loads. Another section of the bill would permit the company to Seamen's Papers Tom? Get New Ones Pronto ~ 5 trailer cargo in ballast voyages southbound and with oil north­ bound. The Ideal X began the service between New York and Houston on April 26, and was fol­ lowed by the Almena a week later. Additional ships are also being said those holding mutilated papers might otherwise find themselves involved in a Coast Guard check designed to trip up seamen using altered, fraudulent documents. Although no men on SIU ves­ sels have been involved, the Union cautioned Seafarers tlmt they might still be delaj'ed in signing on while a check-up was made, and thereby lose but on a job. The crackdown by the Coast Guard came in the wake of dis­ closures that some men, particu­ larly on coastwise, voyages, had been using papers on which they had not only substituted their own photographs but had added ratings .4 4" Several uew pulp and paper agreements bave been completed by the International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers. Increases range from 9Mt to 23\i cents at various plants for different crafts. Contracts were isi^ed with the Pacific Coast Asscebitiqa of Pulp and Paper Mauofaetucein;!' ! coveriofl <19,000' wtkkdts, th# Northei^a ' 'aTid i papers "which are cracked, split or otherwise mutilated" are urged to immediately apply to the near­ est CG^ffice for a new duplicate, where a temporary certificate will normally be issued to permit ship­ ping on the intended voyage. Richard Brown Contact your wife at 716 Hilltop Road, Baltimore 26, Md., as soon as possible. Severe illness in family.' - 4' 4 4 Allen "Carl" Svensson Get in touch with Z. Sweeney as soon as possible at PE 2-9259, Bal­ timore, Md. 4 4 4 Herman Drusage Jimmy McCrae E. Rhine You are asked to get in touch with Francis J. McQuillan, 24 Maple Ave., Pennant Hills, Syd- . ney, NSW, Australia. 4 4 4 Peter Drevas Contact wiper who was with you Gulf coast ports. in 1955 on SS Cecil N. Bean c/o In addition to providing a full Orion Steamship Corp., EO Broad SIU crew for the Maxton, the port St., New York, NY. enjoyed another busy shipping 4 4 4 period and looks forward to lots Jerry O'Neil more of the same, SIU Port Agent Congratulations. Contact Ivan, Cal Tanner stated. A .number of Strakhovsky at Box 567, Prince­ ships are due in during the present ton, NJ. two weeks, several of which will 4 4 4 also take full crews. Wally Mason In addition to the 100 regular Contact Ernest B. Avant, 3400 deep-sea jobs dispatched, an equal NW 98 St., Miami, Fla. number was shipped to various re­ 4 4 4 lief jobs in and around the harbor. Frank "Chin" Lehan Get in touch with Victor N. Litardi, c/o VA Hospital, Ward 8, Sunmount, NY. lABOR ROUND-lIP Long notorious for its anti-union positions on legislative matters, the American Medical Association has closed its hundred-year-old unioh printing shop in Chicago. All of its work will now be done by a non-union printing firm in Nashville. Telln. The AMA's ac­ tion was denounced by AFL-CIO president George Meany for its "callous disregard" of the welfare of its printers. This Meany said, was in line with AMA's standing opposition to disability benefits and other legislation which would aid working people. •••Xr Seafarers whose validated papers are mutilated or damaged in any way are urged to apply for new duplicate papers as soon as possible in order to avoid the possibility of being barred from sighing _ on 0^1 for-^' new voyages. to those originally shown. SIU headquarters officials Legitimate holders of validated MOBILE—One of the first tankers to be repaired and out­ fitted in a local shipyard with "piggyback" deck rigging for hauling loaded truck trailers in coastwise service, the SIUmanned Maxton has now^ ~ joined her two sister ships op­ sought for this experimental coast­ erating in the Pan Atlantic wise service, which will eventually link most deep-water Atlantic and "piggyback" fleet. See the special feature story on the Maxton, on the back page of this Issue. - -..v ^1 Passage, of the bill would un­ trade in dry cargo vessels towards construction of new supertankers doubtedly'put Pan Atlantic in the which would also have extensive forefront of the reviving domestic trades. deck cargo capacity. Mobile Crews Third 'Piggyback' Tanker The ships are war-built T-2s, to which a special deck platform has been added for carrying truck i 4 4 4 Edmund H. Marsh Contact your brother, P. Marsh, Wadesboro, NC. P. southern divisions of the Interna­ 4 4 4 tional Paper Company affecting Vi Miller 16,000 members, among other Write Jack Pietzak. SS Coe Vic­ plants. tory, c/o Victory Carriers Inc., 655 4. 4 4. Madison Ave., New York 21. NY, An unusual seven-year contract or c/o Mitsubishi Shipping Co., has been signed by the Coca-Cola Ltd., PO Box 186, Kusata Building Bottling Company of New York No. 20, 4 Chome, Kar-yan-dora, with the Soft Drink Workers Nuka-ki, Yokohama, Japan, 4 4 4 union, a Teamsters affiliate. The Anthony Adamaitis contract merely provides that both Contact your sister Stella right parties endeavor to bargain year away. Important. by year and submit any undecided 4 4 4 issues to'arbitration. An early test J. McKarek, M-681 of the agreement is slated, with Your dues receipt for the. fird; the union seeking wage changes. quarter of 1956 is being held at 4« 4 t the Boston SIU hall. Two unions with similar juris­ 4 4 4 John Quigley diction, the Upholsterers Interna­ tional and the Furniture Workers, Please contact your wife Lucille, have voted a "partial, merger." A 103-28 107th St., Richmond Hill, confederation is being formed LI, NY. headed by a joint board on udiich 4 4 4 Thomas Scanlon both unions will be equally rep­ You are asked to contact your resented. The board would direct organizing, public relations and PQ- wife at .Ji30,]Eddy..Street, Sqn Frati- ;• Cisco. Urgent. litic'hl e'dhcation actitifibk '' ' �Page Eiiiit SEAFARERS ' V . "• iii -- ^ iiiiiiiii iliiiib:: - • ••:vv.:.:.;.;.;.; m • LOG iiiil loly n, 1956 ::iii §m '• , -.,v A V 'J' - " ': iiiiSiiisn • xm>: ..MmrnM Mils'' •jutmr iiiil: \ xoxySrN::;:; iliiiiil ililMMiiMl 'j liiiilii < : : .uSsMiiMsMIMIIM-sSS-ilS liP Steel Worker crewmember "Chips" Barnes, above and at right, pursues his hobbies aboard ship. In photo above he tests a battery in the electrician's foc'sle and at right proudly dis­ plays mullet-type catch made in the Persian Gulf. Seafarer Merwyn "Doc" Watson, who took above photos, poses in what is "supposed to be" the Garden of Eden. Doc noted that tree stump underfoot is supposed to be the tree of wisdom behind which Adam hid after par­ taking of forbidden fruit. lilMMfliii FiMiiMMliSM • gililiiP iiii||||||| liiiiiiiiii; iii liliiiiiiiill M \ I liiii Ili . i ^ J. 1 1 ' *ili ' liiss - ' ' iiii I 9 :sMM y I-;-;-:': i -- , ' ili • IliiMiMiil liiiiil'' taiiiiiiiiiiiiii siilllpiiiiiiiiiil llplPlliiliiiili: il V 4 111 '' , IMIMiMiliMI; • I lis Pli iiiiiliii lii / SM;.!' iMI ;::|x:vXv:J;;;:; vV;;;:v;v;;;v:;X 'V Bosun L. Collins of the Pennmar enjeys a short breather on deck while the vessel loads a coast­ wise cargo of lumber in Longview, Washington. iMi i ' 1 I Dont touch me," is expression of sun-burned Sea­ farer George Vourloumis, baker on the SS Alice Brown. Vourloumis receives the sympathy of Pat Green, saloon messman, while enduring the after­ effects of a snooze in the sun. photo by fellow crewmember William Calefato. j �Pare Nine m The heavy burdens borne by Pusan women draw the passing attention of Seafarer Paul Tatman, AB on the SS Bienville. Photo by William Calefato. IliiiilllK* ••• • iSiij! •••••' • ;=i Standing a long watch at the top of the aangway ts Seafarer Chicle McGee. Ship is the SS Alice Brown, which was unloading lumber in New Haven after mak­ ing an intercoastal trip. Part of the routine safety precautions aboard any ship is the.testmg of the ^ Seafarers aboard the SS Alice Brown. Bloomfield, take part in test^ing one of ships lifeboats ^ujin^g a recent intercoastal trip. In front. In shorts, is the chief engineer. The other crewmembers in the boat are not identified. Photo by Seafarer William Calefato. Two opposing views of life aboard the SS Jose Marti enroute to the Mediterranean. In a whodunit is rnii Phil rron. Pron. BR. DI Photos by Luis Ramirei, �Pare Tern SEAFAREKS July ii. iWMJl®L LOG Lebanese Trad# Unionists Tour SiU The deaths of the following Sea­ drowned on April 28, 1956. Burial took place In the Cemetery of St. Michele in that city. Brother Gil­ more had been sailing SIU ships since 1952, joined the Union in New Orleans and worked in the Liils Ramos, 39: A resident of engine department. He is survived Brooklyn, Broth­ by his wife, Mrs. Frances Gilmore, er Ramos died in of Bronx, New York. Caracas, Vene­ zuela, on May 9, 1 956, while James D. Thomas, 30: Brother swimming at Thomas died at Ganango Beach, sea aboard the Sailing in the SS George A. steward depart­ Layjrson on March ment, Brother 18, 1956, of a Ramos Joined the cerebral hemor­ Union in New York in 1943. He rhage. Brother leaves his wife, Josephin Ramos, Thomas had been of Brooklyn,. New York. sailing in the deck department Warren G. Whltmer, 33: On June since the latter, 12, 1956, Brother Whitmer died in part of 1945, Joining the Union in Baltimore, Maryland. Burial took Tampa, Florida. He is survived by place in Pleasant Valley Cemetery his wife, Shirley Thomas, of New in Weyers Cave, Virginia. Brother Orleans, La. Whitmer had been a Seafarer since t> 1955, Joining in the Port of New York, and was sailing in the engine William N. Price, 62: Brother department. He is survived by his Price died on April 15, 1956, in the mother, Mary Esta Whitmer, of Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Staunton, Vii^lnia. Louisiana. Place of burial is not t t * known. Brother Price is survived Daniel Gilmore, 44: While in by a brother, Henry G. Price, of Venice, Italy, Brother Gilmore Taccoa, Georgia. farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: ' i Lebanese frade union officers visiting US get tlie lowdown on the SIU Welfare Plan and other Union operations from Ray Denison, managing editor, SEAFARERS LOG (seated, 4th from leftl, during tour of SIU headquarters. Interpreter behind Denison explains welfare set-up to the group, here under auspices of the US Labor Department. They represent transport, machinists, electricians, barbers and other unions in Lebanon. 'Wreck' Law Foes Score Again Anti-labor "right to work" backers have suffered two new setbacks in efforts to spread restrictions on unions. In Montana, an attempt to get a "right to work" proposal on the bal­ lot failed to secure the necessary petition signatures and in Washington A similar move att-tracted only scanty support,• with doubt as to whether it would get on the ballot there. Sheet Metal Strike Hits Lake Charles 11 ! i- !-l • ^I i i: ir- l ; i/ hi- [iI S" 'U I ¥ LAKE CHARLES—Except for a strike by AFL-CIO Sheet Metal Workers against a few contractors, all is quiet on the local labor front here. Tlie sheet metal workers are standing firm in" the beef, and ex­ pect to win their demands before long. Most of the other building trades agreements have been nailed down already. Although shipping fell off a bit during the past two weeks, it ac­ tually ran close to the activity of the previous period due to the number of men sent to fill jobs in other Gulf ports, particularly Houston. At the same time, some jobs went begging for lack of im­ mediate takers, said Port Agent Leroy Clarke, so that several class C men got jobs, mostly in the black gang. West Coast Tow_ Among the slfips calling here, in addition to eight Cities Service tankers, was the tug El Sol (De Long Corp.), which is taking a tow to the West Coast. This .seagoing tug was the tender servicing militarj' and civilian per­ sonnel during the construction of the "Texas Tower" radar platform anchored 100 miles off Cape Cod, Mass. The Cape Cod tower is the first of a string of these radar warning stations planned all along the Atlantic coast to provide ad­ vance warning of any hostile" air­ craft heading for the United States. Other Vessels Other visitors during the period were the Natalie (Intercontinental Transt, which is the former SS Celestial, in Beaumont, Texas; the Mount Vernon (Rockland), 'n Port Arthur, and that steady caller, the Val Chem (Valentine), in Port Jvieches, also in Texas. Ail of the ships were in good 81131)6 and,took a f w men each, A final item reported by Agent Clarke was the condolences sent to the Tamily of Seafarer Robert Kehrly, who died last week at the marine hospital in Galveston. The Union' sent a floral wreath to the, burial services in Port Arthur. ^. ' lEVIEW of TRIALS and APPEALS The Montana Right-to-Work As­ sociation could come up with only December 15, 1955 — June 15, 1956 5,636 people out of a state popu­ lation of 600,000 who signed peti­ tions in favor of putting "right to work" proposals on the ballot. A Membership-elected trial committees during the past six months in SIU ports throughout minimum of 21,104 signatures is the Atlantic & Gulf District handled nine trials and one appeal of Seafarers. required to get an initiative vote. All proceedings were conducted in strict accordance with the SIU constitution and are In Washington, a similar peti­ tion drive could come up with only summarized below in accord-"^ for performing; on SS Marie Hamll wat much as this was first ship of new com­ 63,000 names. The state has a pop­ ance with SIU policy of fired for performing after three days on pany and gave Union a black eye. ulation of 2Mi million and normally ship. keeping the membership fully draws a million voters to the polls Trial CommlHee: D. Claussen, C-339; P. AprU 18. 19M « L-326: C. Cobb. C-22: Robert Calla­ each year. The 63,000 signatures informed. The current six month Llbby. han. C-323: L. Bollinger. B-133; J. Mc- Accused: M-47; Accuser: C-S would be enough to put the issue summary is the seventh that the Clarence, M-439, Charges: Misconduct and neglect of duty. Findings: Guilty. Because of his past Drunk and unable to turn to on watch. on the ballot, as 50,000 names are LOG has printed. record, committee recommends that he Trial CommlHee: G. Ortiz, 0-26; J. Marequired. lone, M-187; O, Townsend, T-324; E. SIU trial procedui-e as specified be suspended for two years and fined Sarensen, S-365: W. Wells, W-36. $90. Signatures To Be Checked in the SIU constitution hews close­ Findings: Brother admits to charges. Fined $50 as fii-st offense. Reprimanded However, AFL-CIO officials ly to the, traditional pattern fol­ December 19, 1999 for offense Inasmuch as this was first ship of new company and gave Union a pointed out that the lists-still have lowed in courtrooms. Trial com­ Accused: PB-124; Accuser: W-203 Charges: Accused was overheard on pay black eye. to be checked for invalid signa­ mittees are composed exclusively phone in Union haU teUlng someone that tures. It is usual practice, for about the SIU was engaged in a labor dispute. May 3.-1996 of rank and file Seafarers, with He told this unknown person that ho 15 per cent of the signatures to Union officials barred from serving. would keep him Informed each day as Accused: D-4; Accuser: G-2 be thrown out. to what the SIU's plans were that might Charges: Drunk aboard ship and being The accuser must be present to affect the sailing of ships. unable to perform his duties. The "right to work" laws out­ confront the accused, and the ac­ Trial Committee: H. Llbby, L-402; A. Trial CommlHee; A. Gonzalez, C-119; G. law any contract provision provid­ cused is given full ri^ht of cross- MUefsky, M-80; C. GladhlU. G-449; Frank Castro, C-359; P. Chopln.skl. C-960; M. ing for union security, such as the examination of witnesses and to Maher, M-3G9; G. Parker. P-49; B. Mont- Reges,. R-6O1 J. O. Roy. R ^lh sikaris, M-5S9. Findings: Brother admits to charges. union shop 'or a maintenance of Findings: GuUty as charged. Recommend Fined $50 for first offense, Reprimanded membership clause. New workers call witnesses in his own behalf. that he be expeUed from Union. for offense inasmuch as this was first He can also call on other Union ship of new company and j;ave Union a can be hired in a contracted shop members to assist him, if they so black eye. February 36, 1998 without any requirement that they desire, in preparing his defense. Accused: M-109i Accuser: M-T join the union. E-xisting membei'S Before the trial can begin the Charges: Accused of being intoxicated for May 3. 1956 are free to drop out during the life two days and failing to complete over­ Accused: C-220; Accuser: W-3 accused must be properly notified time of the contract. sheets, thus denying men overtime Charges: Bringing the Union into dis­ of the charges against him. The for these days: accused of being drunk repute iU conduct. Accused did inAt the same time, the unions are charges must be read at member­ at payoff: accused of being incompetent Jury to by Union by blasting the Union and compelled to protect and represent ship meetings to determine if they and unable to carry out duties. its officials on repeated occurrences in Conimlttse: S. Beattie, B-167; J. gin mills. non-members and give them all are brought properly under the Trial Vega, V-4fl; F. McGlone. M-411; R. Prin­ Trial Committee:, R. Himel. H-197; E. the benefits of union membership. constitution. The membei'Ship cipe. P-92; J. Arras, A-190. Davies, D-526: J. - Shaughnessy. S-397; D. Findings: Not guUty of falling to flU out Boyne, B-8; G. Melting, M-31. "Right to work" backers made meetings also act on the findings overtime; not guilty of being incompe­ Findings: Guilty, but recommend leniency merry in the last ten years, getting of the trials and appeals commit­ tent; guilty of being drunk at payoff by due to long membership In the Union. own admission. Recommend $90 tine. Committee doesn't condone action and the law on the books of 18 states, tees. recommends no leniency In any future but they have suffered two severe violation. Recommend $50 fine. The constitution specifies in February 36, 1996 setbacks in recent months. detail the headings under which Accused: PB-1S16S: Accuser: B-4 One was a Supreme Court de­ charges can be brought and sets Charges: 1—DeUberate faUure to loin May 3, 1956 ship; misconduct aboard ship: walked off Accused: D-322; Accusers: G-76 and L-39S cision which said the laws do not limits on the penalties that can be ship; threatened to kill crewmembers; Charges: 1—Misconduct and neglect of apply to railroad eihployees. The imposed for the various offenses. attacked a crewmember and had to be duty ship for seven straight days. subdued. 2—Charged with bringing Union Drunkaboard second was the action of the Louis­ on several occasions and refused Each accused member has an Into disrepute. to do work assigned to him. Pulled a iana legislature in repealing that appeals procedure open to him Trial CommlHee: S. Beattie, B-167: J. knife in the messroom. 3—Negligent faU­ state's right to work law after a from the findings of a trial com­ Vega. V-46: F. HcGlone, H-411: R. Prin­ ure to Join ship. cipe, P-93: J. Arras, A-190. vigorous campaign by labor and mittee; to a rank and file appbals Findings: 1—GuUty of faUlng to loin ship Trial Committee: M. Dellano, D-176; L. Hitclyier, H-451; L. Paradise, P-270; M. the SIU in that state. committee also elected by the and guUty of misconduct on ship. 2— Pappagakl.s, P-308; A. Howard, H-299. GuUty of bringing Union into disrepute Findings: 1—Recommend that he be ex­ membership and to the interna­ by being drunk on duty and refusing to peUed from the Union. 8—Recommend a work. Recommend expulsion from Union $50 fine. tional conventions. on first charge: recommend two year sus­ Names of the accused and accus­ pension and $50 fine on second charge. If a crewmember quits while Appeal ers are omitted for purposes of a ship is in port, delegates April 19,. 1996 -. . Appeal of PB-m . publicatiom are asked to contact the hall Accused: L-369: Accuser: G-f Appeal, CommlHee; J. Ziereis. Z-12; F. immediately for a replace­ Charges: Deliberate faOure to Join ship Lukban, I,-133: Harry PhilUps. P-131: Trials after being dispatched to Aip to stand Blatthew SUbUe, S-634; Michael MUler, ment. Fast action on their part midnight watch. December 19. 1SS9 H-686; Juan Vega. V-46: C. Leader. L-6. will keep all jobs aboard ship AceuM<li G-64: Accuter: ,W-3 Trial CommlHee: O. Ortic, O-H: O. Town- Committee met on February 8, 1996. " filled at all times and elimi­ Cherget: Mleconduct or neglect of duty send. T-334; E. Sarensen, 8-389; J, Malone, Appellant requested an adjourmnent untU foUowing day. Committee adjourned untU nate the chance of the ship, aboard ship; faUed to perform tais duties M-187; W. WeUs, W-36. and hadr to be paid. Off. .OK SS Neva Weat > Flndlhgs: Brother adnllttid KA frlis 'driink; Taquested time, but he did not appear.' sailing, shorthandted. • i....: had fouled up and was lined $90; on SS and unable to turn to,'fBre«.$ak 4M;ftF$t. FlRdlngs: Uphold 'findings of trial -com- ' Shorthanded? Genevieve PetorUa w$e logged end' tired offense. Reprimanded for offense Inas- mitteo. �Jaly 2f. U56 SEAVARERS Pay* C1«TCB LOG 'To Form A More Perfect Union!' British Adopt New Type Rafts To Replace Boats When cord is pulled, rubber dinghy inflates to this size. It is credited with several rescues. An improved version of the self-inflatable rubber liferaft has been approved for official use by the British Ministry of Transport on certain types of vessels and been adopted by a number of British steamship companies. It is claimed the danger of sinking from colli­ that the liferaft is superior to sion with the sides of the fishing 'ii. ••il After four years of successful operation the SIU constitu­ tion will undergo some minor amendments, if.the member­ ship agrees by secret vote that the changes should be made. The amendments themselves represent a few refinements of the Union's election procedure. In the opinion of head­ quarters and. a rank and file constitutional committee these refinements will establish further safeguards around the con­ duct of Union balloting and the voting rights of the member­ ship. The amendments then, will serve to strenghen the basic rights of Seafarers as originally written into the revised con­ stitution back in 1952. They clarify, but do not alter the democratic procedures and safeguards which were incor­ porated in the constitution to govern all aspects of the Union's operations. As is the normal procedure in the SIU, the disposition of these amendments will be decided in the ciu-rent referendum. The individual Seafa/er himself will rule on the issue behind the voting curtain after examining the proposed amendments and the recommendations of the constitution committee. Trials Report The trials and appeals conducted under the constitution over the first six months of 1956 are fully reported on in this issue. Nine trials and one appeal took place during the period, continuing a record of relatively few violations of membership-adopted rules. All that speaks well for the responsible outlook of the SIU membership both on ship and ashore in Union halls. It means that there are very limited instances of fouling up or other irresponsible actions on SIU ships. That in turn reflects the good conditions and benefits of the Union agreement which give Seafarers good reason to live up to their end. All of the trials which took place were conducted by mem­ bership-elected rank and file committees in accordance with established courtroom procedure. The right to cross-examine, to present witnesses for the defense, to get assistance in pre­ paring the defense, and the right of appeal are all incor­ porated in Ihe SIU trial system. * Past experience has shown that the trials and appeals pro­ cedure has worked fairly in dealing with violations of Union i -iMiJ s^coAStitutio tsnsTiV nsTiV. sc« The SIU Canadian District has purchased a building for a new union hall in Fort William, Ontario, at the head of the Great Lakes. The hall will be air-conditioned and have modern shipping and re­ creational facilities. The district already owns its own buildings in Montreal, Thorold, Vancouver and Toronto. The SlU-afliliated Marine, Cooks and Stewards Union opened talks this week on quarters and man­ ning scale for the SS LaGuardia, now undergoing conversion to an 800-passenger liner. About 200 steward jobs are involved on the California-Hawaii ship. i> $> In the two and one-half years of its pension plan, the SlU-affiliated Sailors Union of the Pacific has pensioned 232 members. The aver­ age SUP retired member who is 65 years old or over receives $88.17 per month. With Social Security he receives an average of $83.32 additional. conventional lifeboats, being launched with ease and having good seaworthy qualities as well as a canopy arrangement to pro­ tect survivors from the sun and bad weather. Thus far the use of the rubber rafts has been limited to fishing vessels and coastwise passenger and freight ships in sheltered waters. To date, they have been used in four fishing boat rescue operations and have proven their efficiency. The most recent instance took place last April 20 off northern Scotland where the fishing trawler Osako sprang a leak. Another trawler, the Thessalonian, equip­ ped with the rubber dinghies, came to her rescue. Force Seven Gale With a force six to seven gale blowing and heavy swells running, it was considered too risky to launch lifeboats. The Thessalon­ ian therefore launched two of its own dinghies while the distressed ship manoeuvered alongside them and the crew took them aboard. Subsequently, the Osako started leaking badly, so the crew climbed into the two ten-man dinghies and were picked up by the Thessalon­ ian while the Osako went down. Crewmembers praised the din­ ghies, particularly since they could be launched so easily and could bounce alongside the ship in rough seas without being' dam­ aged. Conventional lifeboats would have been very difficult to laimch under the circumstances and faced vessel. The rubber dinghies come in three different sizes to accommo­ date six, ten and 20 men respec­ tively. The six and ten man sizes can be launched by one person, with two men required to handle the biggest size. The rafts are packed in a valise, so that all that has to be done is to throw them into the water and pull the oper­ ating cord. The cord releases gas from a cylinder which inflates the dinghy within a few seconds. In the proc­ ess, a protective, double-skinned canopy is erected. It has an orange top for rapid spotting. E. B. Hardcastle Check covering travel wages and subsistence from SS Lewis Emei-y, Jr., is being held by Victory Car­ riers, 655 Madison Ave., New York 21, NY. Ernest S. Ncwhall Check and voucher for travel wages and subsistence from SS George A. Lawson, voyage 15A, is being held at Pan Oceanic Naviga­ tion, 25 Broadway, New York, NY. Finn Durkee Check covering overtime on SS Shinnecock Bay, voyage 19, can b« obtained from the Veritas Steam­ ship Company, 44 Wall St., New York, NY. Make Checks To 'SIU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or morej* orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquaiv ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out W the Union direcHy; < ;i'> ! f-f ! 'iH •; • .a: Ten-mm rubber dinghy is shown in satchel form before being inflated. man can hahdie it. , •vii ^ v.' �rar*. Twelr#, SEAFARERS 1»• LOG Foc'sle Over Boiler Keeps Cooks Cookin'\ Instead of the pots, the cooks are boiling over on the Camp Namanu these days in !; • K !• If P 11 iff '. r I.?Part of SlU crew and delegates who served.as pallbearers are shown at bier of Seafarer Prentice R. Brandon, who died on the Del Sol. Burial was four days out of Rio. ;iv it ;Ci '.fS <»• DELEGATES ASSIST FINAL RITES FOR SIU VETERAN Stricken with a heart attack while working out on deck aboard the Del Sol, Seafarer Prentice H. Brandon was buried at sea recently, about four days out of Rio off the northern coast of Brazil. * He passed away a short with all four SIU delegates i^rving as pallbearers, including Ed Rouse, while • following the attack, deck; Ed Blackman, engine; A. F. after all efforts to revive him failed, Kothe, steward department, and G. F. Fowler, ship's delegate, who Fowler, ship's delegate. notified the LOG, said "Brother Brandon was well liked by the whole crew, and was a good sailor and a good friend who will be missed by many Union brothers. He had been a member of the SIU since 1941. USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. One of the passengers, the Rev. Adams Gorman T. Glaze Joseph H. Preston, a Baptist mis­ TerreU G. £. Anderson Edward Huizenga Kenneth Bewig Ira H. Kilgore sionary, officiated at the services Edward Blevins Manuel Lourido attended by ali the crew. Burial Elmer L. Brown Francis H. Mason Philip Navitsky took place at sea when Brandon's Francisco Bueno Copani Gerardo Riviera next of kin could not be located, Rosario Delaware Eldemire Robert O. Smith K: SIU Newcomer T. C. Finnerty Dolan D. Gaskill Joseph Gill Florentinb Teigeiro Harold We.stphall Joseph A. WilUams USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. A, A. Barbaro Hobert J. Gardner K, n, Douglass Joseph Garello John Filer USPHS HOSPITAL G.ALVESTON, TEXAS Ernest C. Anderson John E. Markopolo Alfred A. Hancock Concpcion Mejua 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA David jM. Baria ' USPHS HOSFJTAL AIOBILE. ALA. William Havelin ii?: Just starting out in the world, Shirley Bonita Reeve, daughter of Sea­ farer Herbert Reeve, pump­ man, sleeps off the summer heat at her Philadelphia home. She was born May 25th. USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Claude F. Blanks William" Paris Robert Brown William A. Perry Sebastian Carregal Theodore Phelps Ciosie Coats Jerry Pontilt Floyd Cummings Wlnford Powell Chas. F. Dorrough Joseph A. Proulx William Driscoii Randolph Ratelifl' Jaime Fernandez r,migdio Reyes Clarence Graham Edward Samrock William Holland John Sercu Fred Holmes Wade H. Sexton Charles JelTers Toefil Smigielski Martin Kelly West A. Spencer Edward G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle Leo H. Lang Luciano Toribio "Williain Lawless James E. Ward Ale.x Martin Charles E. Wells James M. Mason' Cavid A. Wright USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen John J. Lefco Leonard G. Dower Milton Reeves Charles Dwyer A. L. Wadsworth M. M. Hammond Editor, ^ SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—pleaseput my name on your mailing list. . (Print Information) NAME a foc'sle cleverly placed right over the' ship's boiler room. The result is the cooks get done before the eggs, especiaily in the tropic cRrnes which they have been frequenting. Sympathetic fel­ low. crewmen, agitated enough by their own troubles with the heat, report pretty harsh conditions in the cooks' room, which is said to be too small in addition to being too hot. Urge Better Quarters At a recent ship's meeting they recommended that better qulfrters be found for the cooks posthaste. This room should be condemned as unfit to sleep in on all .ships of this type," crewmen urged,- -The Camp Namanu is a war-built T-2 tanker. • "For the record," said one anon­ ymous spokesman via-thn; minutes, "we kept a .theriporaeter fin , the room while we wtoe inl^jfefi^ It easily re^Stet^'f^^ up to 98 degre^i-^'witli Swp'fans working." Sltl ' ^ promised to. 'and 'ierf^^ tta situation as soon as thefkhip/reaches its first US port. . USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN! NT Edmund Abitaly Leonard Leidig, Manuel Antonana . •Anthony. D. Leva Fl.'.dio Arls Mike Lubas Fortunato Bacomo Joseph D. McGraw Win. C. Baldwin Archibald McCuigan Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonald Frank T. CampbeU Michael Alacliusky Wm. J. Conners Albert Martinelli E. T. Cunningham Vic MUazzn Walter L. Davis Joseph B. Murphy Emiliu Delgado Ralph J. Palmer R. ; I. Douglas George tc. Phifer Julin .1. Driscoii James M. Quinn Robert E. Gilbert George E. P.enale William Guenther D. F. Huggianu Bart E. Gurailick G. E. Shumaker E. F. Halslett G. Sivertsen Taib Hassen Henry E. Smitli Joso.oh Ifsits Karl Treimann Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tuttle Ludwig Kristiansen Frgd V/est Fr. nk .1. Kubek Norman West Frederick Landry Virgil E. "Wilmoth James J. Lawlor Pon P. Wing Kaarel Leetmaa Chee K. Zai USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Adrian Aarons John McWiliiams Joseph S. Barron Jose L. Marrero George Carlson Thomas Moncho Joseph Clevenger Alonzo Morris Francisco Cornier John F. Murphy Rafael Cuevas Telesfore Olivares Horacio DaSilva Charles W. Palmer Irving Denobriga Aniceto Pedro Benedetto Porceilo Lucius DeWitt Jose Quimcra John Dovak Harry W. Reisgner Newton Erington Philip Frank Alfred Ridings George H. Robinson Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriguez Edward Kagen James Higgins Robert P. Rogerson Frank A. Rossi Konstant Kain Philip Sarkus Alfred Kaju Edward Kaznowskl Richard Siar Walter Snell Vladislavs Kelpss Robert R. White Donald MeShane USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK,. VA. Francis J. Boner Stephen Sceviour Clarence A". Dowdy John Zahil Thomas B. Harmon USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. T. P. Barbour Francis L. Finigan 'Maximino Bernet R. L. Johnson Jr. Jose Blanco Jimmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Rudolph Johnson T. H. Hawkins Robert L. Morrow USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Deibler Rosendo Serrano John C. Palmer VA. HOSPITAL ALBEBQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton .STREETADDRESS STATE ..... VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. BUly R. HUl • Signed . ...... T .... VA HOSPITAL DURHAM. NC Oscar Pearson TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* «n old, subscribor and havo a changa of address, please give your former adcfress below: USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Schuyler J. Plerson ADDRESS VA HOSPITAL CITy ..... CORAL,GABLIKSf-ri'A-. ErOeit H. Webb -.•/i f-'G. iif July SO. 1950 In TB Hospitalp Yearns For. Sea ' 1*0 the Edlton I'm not a very good hand at writing, but I would like to lo» cate two or three- crewmembera who were with me aboard the Frederic C. Collin froifl April . 11 to August 23, 1955. This was a grain run from SeattlS' to In­ dia, which paid off at Newport News, "Va. I've been here at th? VA hos­ pital, in Kerrville, Texas, eight letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be sighed'by the writer. Names will be , withheld upon request. months,''and they seem to think 1 still have a long way to go. I stire would like to get to some place where I might at least see a- llitle tugboat once in a while. I see in the LOG where the SIU is taking another step fsirward which may keep a lot of brothers from getting in the same shape I'm in. I'm speak­ ing of the SIU medical centers piknned for several ports. I doH'fhave any voice on things like that, but all the brothers should be 100 percent for it. It sure is a morale-builder when the LOG comes here and I pass it along to some of the other patients. "There are no sailors here, although there are a lot of-would-be-se&men. I greatly appreciate the SIU hospital benefits and I'm look­ ing forward to my next ship. Lots of luck, health and happi­ ness to all SIU brothers. Billy R. Hill t t Asks Husband's Pals To Write also want to take thl« means'.df. thanking the men who visited him at tin . hospital; namely, Teny Barto, who was his friend from the very first ship he took; Eddie Spradley, at whose home he was often a guest when ours was far from port; Mr. Mosely whom I never met, but, who, with his wife and pbildren, made Curt an honored guest at a port in Florida, and others too numerous to mention. Lauds SIU Officials I will also never forget the SIU officials in the Baltimore haU. The SIU has a group of the best seahien in the country." I know, for we enterta'ified; many of those away from 'Home at holfday season, when we lived in Baltimore. Home is now c/b General Delivery, Clintwood, Va. Curt was a good seaman, loyal Union man and the best and kindest husband a woman could have. Grace M. Borman 4* 4" "ii English Seaman Hails SIU Gains To the Editor: Recently a copy of the SIU's 1952 contract with the shipping operators came into my posses­ sion. Although it is by this time improved still further, it was a reliable guide for other mari­ time unions to follow, and an inspiration to all men who have the interest and welfare of sea­ farers at heart. I myself am a seaman and a member of the National Sea­ men's Union hero- in England, so tfie wages and conditions" which the SIU haS obtained for its membei-s are of particular interest to me. I have been wondering what other Improve­ ments the SIU has obtained since 1952, but I have no means of finding out. I know that the SEAFARERS LOG is for members of your Union only, but .as I am unable to be a member of your Union, I wonder if it would neverthe­ less be possible for me to be on your mailing list, aS I would like to he kept up to date on SIU activities. In conclusion, may I express a_,sincere wish that the SIU may continue to succeed in ob­ taining still further improve­ ments in wages and conditions for its very fortunate members. William T. Clarke Liverpool, England , To the Editor: I hope you will print this so that some of the seamen who shipped with my husband, Curt Borman, will see it and get in touch with me. Curt passed away at the USPHS hospital in Baltimore last December 16. He had can­ cer and had been suffering for about seven months. He had been a member of the SIU since 4< 4- 41943, and loved the sea and the Union. At the time of his death, sev­ eral men owed )iim a little To the Editor: rhoney. I know that if they I wish to thank the SlU for knew how to get in touch with me they would pay it back the prompt service given me when they have it, for.that's the • while I was hospitalized. I am very proud to know that kind of fellows they are. there is such a Union to stand Shipped On DeSoto It took all of the insurance by in time of need. I am also to clear the debts. He shipped proud that my husband is a one solid year on the DeSoto so member of such a wonderful that i could have the best doc­ Union. Please extend my thanks to tor money could buy, and sent the SIU officials in New York me to the Mayo Clinic. Six months previous to his and to the entire Union mem­ illness I was operated on for a bership. Mrs. Samuel A. Tate cancer from which I have never .. 44» 41 fully recovered. He then went back to sea on the Atlantic Water and that was his last ship. I bought a new typewriter on time and am getting work to do To the Editor: at home; I am writing this in Please send me the LOG at. the hope that the boys will see my new address, 714 Plater St., it and, if he owes any of them, Aberdeen, Md. ' ' I would like to clear the debt I would appreciate it very also. . = much, as I am laid up sick with I would like to hear from the multiple sclerosis and finable to boys who shipped with him on visit, the hall .often, enough in the DeSoto and on the last trip order to keep informed of he made. Some of them I have . what's going on. Thank you met personally and I've keard very much. ra talk about' raany-oithem" T ' j ' -V. ' .Df Fpucke'' SIU Help For Wife Lauded Laid Up Sick, Asks For News I . �SEAFARERS LIWIS IMKRY JR.* (VIcUry Ca^ rl»rt)< Jvn» IT—Cli«Sfmsii, ^ VariMulliaaiu Sacratary. O. Mvart. Asked for satisfactory agreement, concerning cepalra and stores before signing en or off. Storeroom to be sprayed. Cots needed. No master certificates on board. Repair iist to be turned in. cama aboard in Sasebo. 130 hours disputed for second pumpman, gni reports read and accepted. Crew to dress properly in messrooras. LOG Underwater Maneuvers U§hi^l: REBECCA (Maritime), Juna 19 — Chairman, A, Kestan; Secretary, T. Thompson. Ship's fund 98.00. SIU report read and accepted. New dele­ MARYMAR (Calmar), Juna ii — • gate and treasurer elected. Requested Chairman. H. Culnlar; Seerstary, R. spare washing machine so as to have Robblnt. Ship's delegate left sliip in' one for work cloUies and one for Baltimore. Ship's fund tis.05. New white clothes and dress apparel. Ship delegate elected. to be fumigated. CALMAR (Calmer), Juna 19—Chair­ man, T. Jackson; Sacratary, B. Hot^ man. New reporter elected. Report to be sent to Seattle hail concei-ning beef about pantryman who got off at Newport. Last man on standby to IMmM: I ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Juna 19 —Chairman, R.' Schwarz; Sacratary, J. Hannan. Water to be purchased in man missed ship Ship's fund 970.04. and accepted. is scarce. . Fruit Paramaribo. One in New Orleans. SIU report read AUBURN (Alba), Juna 14-Chalrman, R. High; Sacratary, T. Savage. Special meeting called due to per­ forming in crew. Discussion regard­ ing men fouling up.. Anyone unable to perform duties to' be brought up on charges. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July 1— Chairman, J Croton; Sacratary, J. Oammon. Purchased radio from ship's fund—9100.00. More fruit to be or­ dered In Trinidad. clean pantry and messhall. Suggestion to start ship's fund. CUBORR (Ore). June 21—Chairman, L. McNair; Sacratary, B. Andarson. All repairs made. Cuts to be issued by captain. Wind • chutes to be re­ ferred to patrolman. Report accepted. Drying room to be kept closed. All cups to be returned to pantry. Galley not to be used for passageway. FAIRI9LE (Pan Atlantic), July -1— Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, T. Smith. Ship's fund 98.00. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Gloves and balls purchased for Softball team and games sched­ uled for New Orleans and Panama City. Collection proposed for porch glider for after deck. Swings to be purchased in New Orleans. Steward asked coperation on linen change, night lunch and black gang coffee. 9UEENST0N HEIGHTS (Mar Trad* Corp.), Juno 24—Chairman, E. Ray; Socrotary, S. Johnson. One brother hospitalized in Singapore. Communi­ cations and LOGS received, no over­ LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ time sheets. Letter regcived stating men need not send in discharges to riers), April 29—Chairman, Nail Abarnathy; Secretary, D. Rivers. All re-' headquarters for vacation pay but to hold same until vessel returns to the pairs to be done in Houston. Suffi­ US. Supply of milk to be taken in cient stores to be put aboard in final port of discharge. New delegate Manila before proceeding to Bataan. elected. Cigarette butts not to be Endeavor to get US dollars for draw thrown in showers. Recreation room in Guam. Poop deck awning received. to be cleaned by each department. Ship's fund 912.00. Reports accepted. Drinking glasses not to be put in sink. Ten dollars donated from arrival pool to ship's fund. Fire hoses needed to ROBIN TUXFORO tSaas Shipping), take on water in order that regular Juna 10—Chairman, A. Reaiko; Sac­ hoses along catwalk fore and aft may ratary, J. Misner. One crewmcmber be left intact In case of flre and involved in some trouble in Lourenco emergencies. Visitors to be kept off Marques, performing on ship. No ship while in the Philippines. charges to be preferred against mem­ STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), May ber, delegate to eonfer with captain. Siiip's fund $27.00. New treasurer 29—Clialrman, W. Colia'rd; Seerstary, elected. Some disputed overtime. W. Pedlar. One brother hospRalized jMore stores needed," particularly In New Orleans. Gear taken off at flour, assorted dry cereals, mixed pilot station and turned over to agent. Reports accepted. Repair list from Juices. Night lunch requested. last trip not turned In. Supplemen­ tary repair list to be turned in in ROBIN CRAY (Saas Shipping), Juna San Francisco. Laundry to be left 17—Chairman, J. Lapolnta; Sacratary, E. Watson. Rumors regarding selling clean after using. of ship. Two men in siiip's hospital ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Juna 14 awaiting transfer to hospital in Lourejico Marques. Ship's fund 913.73. —Chairman, J. Morton; Sacratary, W. Few hours disputed overtime. New KItclox. Ship's fund 942.00. Pantry washing machine needed. Each de­ to be left clean at all times. partment to report needed repairs. DEL MAR (Mississippi), July 1 — ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Juna 9— Chairman, G. Perdreauvllle; Secretary, Chairman, V. Douglas; Secretary, A. R. J. KIpp. Several logs laSO trip, Carpenter. Headquarters reports read some lifted. Ship's secretary-reporter and accepted. Delegate to be ehanged to attend safety meetings. Draws to every two trips. Bunks to be checked be oht-iined during designated time. as clothes are getting torn and people Reported delays in restoring electric getting scratched. Washing machine power after failures because engi­ to be turned off after use. neers refuse to pay electricians over­ time. New secretary-reporter elected, SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Soatrain), ship's fund 970.32. New delegate Juna IS—Chairman, A. Mauffray; Sec­ elected. Suggestion that 10 percent retary, E. Hansen. Sailed short one of-all raffles and arrival pools be do­ man from New York and also one nated to ship's fund and to be used man short from Savannah. Repair for sick members, repatriates, maga­ Hst to be passed on. Discussion on zines and books, movie rentals, etc. new shipping rules. Ship's fund 963.22. Spent $10.33 for TV parts. INES (Bull), July 2—Chairman, J. Communications read and accepted. Evans; Secretary, E. Rosado, Question Discussion on porthole dogs. about cigarettes. Secretary-reporter and treasurer elected. Few hours MV PONCE (Ponca Cement), Juna disputed overtime. Less coffee to be 22—Chairman, D. Rose; Secretary, G. consumed by black gang. Fan needed Knowles. Overtime beef to be settled in laundry room. Electrician to in­ by patrolman. Ship's fund $11.75, stall one. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Juna 17—Chairman, J. Ohannaslan; Secretary, J. Johnson. Crew requested to send pictures or story suggestions to LOG." Foc'sles snugeed and painted. Decks to be painted and all rooms to be sougeed. Water to be checked by Public Health Department. SUNION (Kaa), Juna 17—Chairman, V. Riiiuto; Secretary, C. Storey. One man missed ship at Aden: replace­ ment signed on in Karachi, Pakistan. One man hospitalized in Centa, Span­ ish Morocco. Saloon mess man re­ ported binoculars and two pairs of slacks missing. Ship to be fumigated. Crew recommended steward get off the ship. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Juna 9— Chairman, V. Douglas; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Union reports read and accepted. Delegate to be changed every two trips. Bunks to be checked. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 7—Chairman, J. Broad; Secre­ tary, 1. Peacock. Ship's fund $11.10. Reports read and accepted. Wrote letter to company about milk. Dis­ cussed donations for TV. CITY OP ALMA (Walerman), Juna 13—Chairman, J. Gellatly; Sacratary, ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), June 14 —Chairman, H. Tewnssnd; Secretary, D. Knapp. Ship's fund 9104.22. Bought new TV antenna. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Treas­ urer elected. ANNiSTON (Ace), June 2—Chair­ man, A. SIrlgnano; Secretary, P. Hug- gins. American money to be issued as long as it lasts. Mattress and cigarette situation taken care of. New delegate elected. Washing articles to be placed in laundry. All excess linen to be returned. Schedule posted for cleaning laundry and recreation room. BARBARA PRIETCHIE (Liberty Navigation), June 3—Chairman, J. Jallette; Secretary, O. Payne. All re­ pairs made except lockers. Request ship be put on subsistence and galley closed while loading grain because of unsanitary condition created by dust. Messroom and pantry to be kept clean. Urge care in using washing machine. Drinking water to bo colder. Night lunch to be put out in whole pieces for trial. ALCOA PATRIOT (Aieea), May 13 —Chairman, E. Grady; Secretary, J. McCaslln. Ship's fund 9121.73. Re­ ports accepted. New delegate elected. J. Shearer. Repair lists to be made MAS (Bull), Juna 14—Chairman,'C. up. Ship's fund 931.63. Union reports . Hestefetter; Secretary, W. Morris Jr. read and accepted. ' Question about time involved when cleaning and defrosting )neat boxes. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Juna It — Ship's fund 913.66. Reports accepted. Chairman, M: LIpkIn; Secretary, A. New electric refrigerator needed. Ex-~ Hasklni. Two men hospitalized in tra motor for ventUating blower need­ Sasebo and one man in Singapore. ed. Extra bucket and soap powder Tajiks to be cleaned and new wash­ needed by engine crew. Present sup­ ing machine to be purchased. Ship's ply of soap powder insufficient. Check fund 10,400 yen. MCR asked to donate on nro^resRitpadC'-gn'safety gangway, 1,000 yen" to fuild. • Four new men CIlarificafiohs needed. 'WHO FORGOT THE DAMN PLUG . . .?' Sign Painter None But The Lonely Hearts On Seastar? Unaccustomed to such tributes, Seafarer "William "Moon" Mullins was a bit put-out when be was secretly elected "presi­ dent" of the "Lonely Hearts Club" on the Seastar. Duly noti­ fied of this honor by fellow crewmen, be let out a bowl more, the Seastar had a long trip that could be beard all over ahead. Getting set to paint some new signs around the ship, Bosun Zenon R. Rivera plays ABC with stencil let­ ters d-o line up the job. Photo by R. J. Burton, ship's reporter, on the Alcoa Runner. An SIU oldtimer, Rivera is a well-known and well-liked crewmember, says Burton. the ship. The notification came unexpectecUy, when Mullins opened the door of his foc'sle one morning. Reposing on the door was a huge silk heart with his new-found title chalked above it. Since he was somewhat agitated at the time, he might be pardoned for the roar of indignation he expressed at the Sight. Lots Of Horseplay Horseplay like this seems to abound on the Seaster and ship's reporter J. J. Rutter, wiper, noted that the tomfoolery helps to pass the time. Each department shares in it, "making the trip anything but boring." Bound from Philadelphia to Alexandria, Egypt, with a load of grain, and then due to load up at the ore docks and return to Haiti- CHELSEA TOWELS VANISH, BECOME INDIAN TURBANS "But with a clean- ship, good chow, ideal weather and working c o n d itions, the crew is in fine spirits. The cuisine is above and beyond our finest expec­ tations, planned Klepeif by steward Rob­ ert Morrisette and prepared by such stalwarts of the galley as chief cook R. Acevedo and 3rd cook Mike Klepeis. "Unloading time in Egypt is ex­ pected, to be from ten to 15 days and many beach parties are in the making," Rutter added. "Many old acquaintances are being renewed between such old salts, as P. 'Jiggs' Jcffers, H. 'Frenchy' Robbin Jr., Eddie Parr, 'Muscadoodler' Paul Rogasch anil 'Wild Bill' Healy. It's a rollicking crew compased of one half New Orleans men and one half from Philadelphia." Jeffers is ship's delegate, R. Kyle the deck delegate, F. Ilurd. black gang, and J. McCree for the steward department. Tbose turbans worn by tbe native launcbmen in Quilon, In­ dia, weren't turbans at all, steward Bob Kiedinger on tbe SS Cbelsea decided recently. His deductions were strong-' ly reinforced by tbe evidence; Coe Victory In (1) tbe turbans looked a little too much like ships' linen for it to be a coincidence, and (2), linen supplies seemed to be running short. Putting it all together, Kiedin­ ger addressed a special ship's meeting in the south Indian port to advise crewmembers they Kiedinger might have to finish out the voyage using damp Kleenex after their showers if the linen supply got any lower. He urged them to he on the lookout for possible pilfering. Favored By Launcbmen Launcbmen provided by the company agents in Quilon began appearing in the terrycloth head­ gear soon after the ship arrived. How the boatmen and the towels got together is not known. But aqyhody want some genliin# Ihdiap, turbans . . . Full Control Tilt situation leems to be well in hand, with the black gang from the Coe Victory out in force at this nightspot in Bremerhaven, Germany. The menfolk (f to r) are R. Cole, chief en­ gineer; Lee Feher, FWT, and V. E. Keene, wiper. The frauieins aren't Identified, but the ratio teems just about right. �SEAFARERS LOG SIU Constitutional Committee Report We, the undersigned, duly elected Constitu­ tional Committee, elected at the regular member­ ship meeting of June 27, 1956, at Headquarters, as per Article XXVII, Section 2, of our Union Constitution, to study, and report on, the consti­ tutional amendments that were proposed at the. regular membership meetings of all Pohts on June 27th, 1956, make this report to the member­ ship. The proposed constitutional amendments have been studied in their entirety by this Committee. They are as follows: 1. Article X, Sec. 1(d), is amended by changing the next to the last paragraph thereof to read, as follows: "At the first regular meeting in August of every elec­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the Secretary-Treasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October." 2. Article XI, Sec. 1, is amended to read, as follows: "Section 1. The following elected officers and jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as contaired in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution." 3. Article XII. Sec. Kb), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employ­ ment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its sub­ sidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and" 4. Article XIII, ^Sec. 2(a), is amended by changing the first sentence thereof to read, as follows: "A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Heauquarters is located." 5. Article XIII, Sec. 3(d), is amended to read, as fol­ lows: "(d) No member may vote without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro­ priate notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate), to­ gether with his hook number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and the member shall proceed to the voting site." 6. Article XIII, Sec. 3(g), is amended to read, as follows: • "(g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December Slst, exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port affected is located. If November 1st or December Slst falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com- mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, or -Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 7:30 PM." 7. .^rticle XIII, Sec. 4(a), is amended to read, as . fol­ lows: "(a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of'the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ standing the prons of Article XXIV, Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga­ tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during this time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning." 8. Article XII, Sec. 4(b), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre-, spending serial numbers on the roster, and then com­ pare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the vei fication list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verificatiqn list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls Committee. Each member of the Committe. may make what separate com­ ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with . recommendations by th^ Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as in­ dicated in Article I." / 9. Article XIII, Sec. 4(e), is amended to read, as fol­ lows: Jvly to, ION bodyint the foregoin^scribed thereon, in which eVciBt, these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee tor the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained hereip shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member inaking them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Polls Committee shall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidence of mailing or deliveiy is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in tbe Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxe-: in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the Committee shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ curely. In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall ^de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports called for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re­ ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the da} and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all :he aforesaid ma(qrial, shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each -roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person." 10. Article XIII, Sec, 5(a), is amended to read, as follows: "(a) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ nate, the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed ^d dated lay all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Com­ mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. 11. Article XIII, Sec. 5(b), is amended to read, as follows: "(b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent 'shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIII ,shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications." "(e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end ot each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopes, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon Sign their names across the flap of the 12. Article XIII, Sec. 5(c), is amended to read, as follows: said- envelope or envelopes, with their book numbers next "(c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, date and name of the Port on the said envelope or en­ .and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of velopes, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all two from each of the' three departments of the Union. of those ballots are. enclosed in the envelope or envelopes The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls December of the election year. No Officer, Port Agent, Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records Patrolman, or candidate for office, of the Job of Port they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre­ Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefor.e set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the ., with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em- closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results �SEAFABtRS LOG I :,?J| > el thf election, Indu^iqg ji oomi^tp accounting ;ol all . but. In any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to ballots and stubs, and reconciliatioii of the same with the enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare bis report as rosters, veriiieaUon lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ 'all with detailed reference to serial numbers aiid amounts, cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required and with each total broken ddwn into Port totals. -The of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The Tallying Committee shall be permitted access to the elec- Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report contain­ , tlon recprds and files of all Ports, which they may require ing a combined summitry of the results, together with a to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re^ schedule Indicating in detaU how they affect the Union port shall clearly detail all discrepancies- discovered, and Tallying Committee's results, as jet forth in Its closing ' shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these report. The form of the letter's report shall be followed discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign as closely as possible. Two <2) copies shall be sent o the report, without prejudice, however, to thq right of any each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other member thereof to sulnnlt a dissenting report as to the copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the . membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's pertinent details. "The Tallying Committee Is also Charged with the re­ report, the numerical results set forth In the pertinent ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall who claims, an Illegal denial of the right to vote.. If it be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ finds the protek Invalid, It shall dismiss the protest and cepted and final. If the report Is not accepted, the so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of -numerical results in the pei'tinent segments of tl\e Tally­ dismissal. If It finds the protest valid, the Commilttee ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within and' final without modification. the period of^lts proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ If ordered, ' recheck and recount, and the report tlieretical, effective, and just, but which terms, In any event, on by the Union Tallying Committee, shall be similarly shall include the provisions o^ Sectioq 3(c) of this Article disposed of, and deemed accepted and fl. 'l, by majority and the designation of the voting sfie of the Port most vote of the mejrnbershlp at the regular meeting following ' convenient to the protesting member. Where'' a special the Election Report meeting.. If such recheck and evote Is ordered In accordance with, this-Section 5(c),:these count is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be terms shall apply, notwithstanding - any provisions to the required to continue Its proceedings correspondingly. contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made 16. Article XIII, Sec. 6(a), is amended to »ead, as follows: only In writing and must be received by the Union 'Tally­ "(a) The person elected shall be that person having the ing Committee during the period of its proceedings'. The reports of this Committee shall Include a brief summary largest number of votes ca^ for the particular office or job Involved. Where more than one person Is to be * of each protest received, the name and book number of the. protesting member, and a summary of the disposition elected for i 'particular office or job, the proper number of the said protest. The Committee-shall take all reason- of candidates receiving the successively highest number ^"able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so of votes shall be declared elected. 'These determinations as to enable the special vote set forth in this Section shall -be made only from results deemed final and ac­ 6(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty^ closing report shall be made by It unless and until the of the Secretary-Treasurer to notify each Individual special votes referred to In this Section 5'c) shall have elected." • ^ been duly completed and tallied." 17. Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), is amended to read, as follows: "(c) The duly elected Secretaiy-Treasurer, Assistant. 13. Article XIII, Sec. 5(d), is amended to read, as follows: "(d) The members of the Union Tallying Committee Secrethry-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and after their election but. In any event, shall arrive at Head­ assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem-, Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ depending upon at which meeting the results as to each tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith­ quarters Port. All mentbers of the Committee shall also be standing anything to the contrary contained in Article paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful subsequent to their election to the day they return, in candidate cannot assume h'- office because he is at sea. normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may "The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman grant additional time for the assumption of the office or from among themselves and, subject to Ihe express terms job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected of this Constitution, adopt Its own procedures. Decisions Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of as to special votes, protests, al!d the contents of the final Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply jintil report shall be valid If made by a majority vote, provided such office is assumed. If he does not assume office there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum Is hereby within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ vote of the membership." ly after the termination of balloting and to Insure their 18. Article XXVII, Sec. 2, Is amended to read as follows: safe custody during the course or the Committee's pro­ "Section 2. When a proposed amendment Is accepted ceedings. The. proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents by a majority vote of' the membership. It shall be referred therefrom. If any, shall be open to any member, provided to a Constitutional Committee In the Port where Head­ he observes decorum. In no event shall the Issuance of quarters Is located. This Committee shall be composed the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying of six memo rs, two from each Department and shall be Committee be delayed beyond the January 15th Imme­ elected In accordance with such rules as are established diately subsequent to the close of voting." by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act on all proposed amendments referred to It. The 14. Article XIII, Sec. 5(f), is amended to read, as follows: Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, "(f) At the.Election Heport meeting, there shall be legal or otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare taken up the discrepancies, If any, referred to hi Section a report on the amendment 'together with any proposed 5(c) of this Article land the recommendations of the Tally­ changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the ing Committee submitted therewith.' A majority vote of reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then the membership shall decide what action, if any, In ac­ be submitted to tlje membership by the Secretary-Treas-. cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, urer. If a majority vote of the membership approves which action, however, shall not include the ordering of the amendment as recommended. It shall then be voted a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the the results *of the vote for any office or job. In which Union by seciet ballot In accordance with the procedure event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A outlined In Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5, majority of the merabershlp, at the Election Report meetr except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been Issued by three or more mem­ bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final." 15. Article XIII, Sec. 5(g), is amended to read, as follows: "(g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must take place and be completed within seveft (7) days after the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dls" crepancies so acted upon,took place. . Subject to the fore; .going, and to. the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents In each Port shall . have the functions, of the Tallying Committee as set forth In Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material Immedi­ ately available to ^rt Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them, to the SecretaryrTreasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, ; and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall V ..be .forwarded to: Headquarters, all.Jn the. same.^package, ; .;,!huiilQund scnacateiyid^y thfi .most|»ldd'mjeaag»pi;G^08ble, Vv:' iLix'iMi iifv- SiSsSi ;;!/::: • of the membership at time it gives the approval 'uMessary to put the referendum to a votO-, the . Union Tallying Committee shall eqnslst of six (6) members, t'vo - from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, elected from ileadquarters Port. The amendment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shaU be posted on the bulletin boards of all Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports." This Committee reports as follows: 1. We found the proposed amendments im­ prove the election procedure by adding provisions of great benefit to the voting members. They, also eliminate "lame duck" periods; they call for an official depository such as a bank or similar depository, in whjch the ballots are placed each night; and they provide for outport participation in the final tally. 2. We find that the proposed amendments are satisfactory and to the benefit of the membership. We propose only two changes which are these: With respect to the qualification provisions, we recommend that Section 1 (a) and Section 1 (b) of Article XII, be amended so as to make it clear that the seatime set forth thex-ein be unlicensed seatime. In that way, it would insure that those who run for office must have experience in the jobs occupied by our membership. Accordingly, we propose that Section 1 (b) of Article XII (Item 3 in the above proposals) be further amended to read as follows: "(b) He has at least four (4) months of sea­ time, in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an Ameri­ can flag merchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, be­ tween January 1st and the time of nomination, and" We propose further that a new item, be,added to the proposed amendments, changing Article XII, Section 1 (a), to read as follows: "(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime, in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American Flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant SecretaryTreasurer in a specified department,'this seatime must be in that department, and" With these changes, we recommend the adop­ tion of the amendments in their entirety, and that they be placed upon the ballot in their en­ tirety, and voted in accordance with Article XXVII of the Constitution. We particularly recommend adoption of the other voting details set foi'th herein. 3. The voting shall commence on Thursday, 9 AM, July 12, 1956, and shall continue, Sundays and holidays excepted, thi-ough August 8, 1956. . 4. Voting shall commence at 9 AM and end at & PM, Mondays through Fridays, and commence at 9 AM and end at 12 Noon Saturdays, with the exception of July 25'and August 8, when voting shall be until 7:30 PM. 5. Polls Committees shall be elected and shall supervise the voting in ports in the same manner as in an' election of officers, port agents and patrolmen. No voting shall take place unless a duly elected Polls'Committee is functioning. 6. Port Tallying Committees shall be elected at the August 8, 1956, meeting, the tallying com­ mittee of Headquarters Port to be the Headquar­ ters Tallying Committee, and shall commence their tallying immediately. They shall then send their tally, along with the required certifications, to the Headquarters Tallj^ing Committee, if not in person, then by registered, airmail, special de­ livery. 7. Tallies shall be made as in an election of officers, port agents, and patrolmen. The ballots shall be in the usual form. 8. The voting shall be on this question: "Do you approve the above constitutional amend­ ments," and shall be a yes-or-no vote. 9. It is to be noted that, pursuant to Article XXVH, Section 3, of the Constitution, that if the proposed amendments are adopted by a twothirds majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendments are immediately effective. Fraternally submitted, K. Puchalski, P-89, J. L. Roberts, R-360, R. Prin­ cipe, P-52, E. Pushalski, P-157, F. Panette, P-438, and W. Patterson, P-73 " • •2li �LOG SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE GENERAL EDIlutUAU • 195# • iNTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF ' AMERICA i OPFICIAL ORGAN OF THE StAFARERS INTiRNATIONAL UNION ' ATLANTIC AND gUlF DISTRICT ' AFL.CIO_; / 't v- -h,.. • • "• • ., • i -- ' ,."i - * " •' • • * *• -i ' u ' -J •'• i ;.%i ' ^ '' T-'r - '•'* -i 4j.' ••- • i- < •'*- •• ' - ' ^ ^/ '' ' ' ' I ''' ^ ' :N. •• " y -V •. .•••yffiiT" Vr-.. • Another Tanker Is Converted To Piggyback :I- Aerial view shows SS Maxton during conversion work at Mobile Ship Repair, Inc. Over 400 SlU-affiiiated Marine Allied Workers took part in the Jj deck nears completion while deck is being framed in over tanker s after deck. The SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. put a new piggyback tanker into service last week, signing on a full SIU crew at Mobile, Ala. She is the SS Maxton, the third placed in ip; m ife-j "A " " '• • 14 ^ the company's sea-land service, operatmg between Newark and Houston. Like her sister ships, Ideal X and Almena, the Maxton is a T-2 tanker, with a special deck mounted above the regular cargo tanks. On this deck, loaded truck trailers can be carried, thus permitting the vessel to carry a paying load in both directions, to and from the oil fields. This newest ship in Pan Atlantic's sealand fleet was purchased in April from the Marine Navigation Co., Inc. of New York for $1,275,000. She was then the Marine Leader. The new owners changed the name to Max­ ton, after the North Carolina birthplace of Malcom P. McLean, president of McLean Industries, Inc., which owns both Water­ man and Pan Atlantic Steamship Corps. The Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., under con­ tract to the SlU-affiliated . Marine Allied Workers, was low bidder for converting the tanker. It took six weeks, and 500 SIU marine al­ lied \Workers, to complete the conversion. The special deck, containing approximately 3/4-million pounds of steel, gives the Maxton the appearance of an aircraft carrier, with the flight deck divided at midship. Carries 66 Trailers on Deck The Maxton is designed to carry 66 trailers, giving the SIU ship a total deck carrying capacity of 2,800,000 pounds. There are 20 33-fool; trailers, with a capacity of 44,444 pounds, six lOVa-foot trailers, with an aver­ age weight of 22,222 pounds each, located on the forward deck. The after deck carries 40 of the 33-foot trailers. . A special lifting device fits over the top of the trailers and can load or discharge a trailer in five minutes. A simple locking de­ vice is used to secure the trailers aboard shifv^ Through special square holes in the deck of the ship, legs from the trailfers fit. A wed^shaped piece of steel is driven through .a slot in the legs, thus drawing the trailer down tight arid locking it in place. • - Two SlU-MAW members wetd near slot (foreground) where trailer is fastened. Struts, I-beams and braces support new flight deck over regular deck of tanker. Finishing touches are put to flight deck aft. This deck car­ ries 40 33-foot long trailers. Others are up forward. Making a test, crane sets a trailer down on aft deck. In regul^ service an automatic device releases trailer.- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource July 20, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: GOOD SHIPPING DUE TO CONTINUE TRAMP AID SOUGHT ANEW IN CONGRESS BEGIN VOTE TO AMEND SIU CONSTITUTION GERMANS SEEK OLD US LIBERTYS FOR COAL TRADE COURT AGAIN HITS CG SCREENING SIU MEDICAL CENTER PLAN NEARS WRAP-UP SEATTLE LULL DU TO END SHORTLY SENATE SETS $3 BILLION SURPLUS EXPORT TARGET SENATE BODY APPROVES NEW PASSENGER SHIPS ‘NEW LOOK’ MEALS PASS YEAR TEST STEEL STRIKE NO BAR TO PHILA. JOBS SIU OFFERS SUPPORT TO STEEL STRIKERS; ORESHIPS LAYING UP FAN RELIEF DUE FOR TAMPA HALL ‘HOPEFUL’ ON TANKER CHARTER BID MOBILE CREW THIRD ‘PIGGYBACK’ TANKER ‘WRECK’ LAW FOES SCORE AGAIN BRISTISH ADOPT NEW TYPE F=RAFTS TO REPLACE BOATS DELEGATES ASSIST FINAL RITES FOR SIU VETERAN SIU CONSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT ANOTHER TANKER IS CONVERTED TO PIGGYBACK 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 7/20/1956 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. XVIII, No. 15 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/22eac79d62c0cbc570ea29d536f402ba.PDF 06124eac8cd3f195d406030b4f8d2262 PDF Text Text Complete details of collision involving SlU-manned SS Fairisle and Panamanian tanker are on page two. Full page of photos on page four. Sinking of SS Andrea Doria spotlights low safety level on non-American ships. For comments by vet­ eran Seafarers see page five. SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1958 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF m AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • CONGRESS PASSES KEY SHIP BILLS •I '"•m Await President's Signature -Story On Page 3 '••-•-I I �. . . Faf« Tw« SEAFARERS mmmsm Augwt S, 1954 ^ LOC Amendment yof e Will End August 8^ Voting on proposed amendments to .the SIU constitution will come to an end on August 8 in all ports. That same evening, Seafarers will elect port and headquarters tallying Committees to count the bal-*lots and. report on the results. The 28-day referendum was SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS held to decide on changes in procediu:e for SIU elections. A twothirds favorable vote is required SIU memh^rsh p meet­ for approval. The changes are pro­ cedural ones designed to strengthen ings are hdd! regularly balloting secrecy and safeguard every two weeks on, Wed? Seafarers' voting rights. nesdoy nightSi at 7 PM in Among the proposed changes is all SIU ports. All Sea­ one calling for all ballots in an election to be put in a bank safe farers ore expected to deposit vault each night. Another attend; those who wish to provides that final tallying of votes be conducted by a larger commit­ be excused should request tee -which will have both head­ permission by telegram quarters and outport represents-^ (be-sure to include reg­ tives on it. istration- number).; the New Tally, Procedure At pFesent tklly committees are next SIU meetings will be: August 8 elected in the' various ports, but the headquarters tally committee August 22 is the One which sdrves as the final September 5 * tally taker for the entire district. September 19 The proposal would set up a 14man joint headqUarters-outport October 3 committee for this final tally. All committee members, of course, SlU crewmembers who remained aboard Fairisle after collision and brought her into New York would continue to be rank and file harbor pose on deck. Other crewmembers and passengers were taken off at scene of crash. Seafarers elected at membership meetings. Kneeling (I to r) John Kleczek, AB; Ray LaBombard, AB; Mike Lachney, OS. and Jerry Smith, OS. Standing (I to r) are John Allmon, AB; M. C. Patterson. AB; Blackie Busch. efec. and Other provisions on the ballot Include a "lame duck" amendment Tommy Thompson, bosun.' ' ' ^ which would put newly-elected officers in their posts midnight of the night that the tally committee report is accepted. At present, there is a month gap between the end of the, voting and taking WASHINGTON—The rush is oa office by new officers. by foreign nations for US'reserve Voting dates would be moved ships. This time Ecuador has back to November 1-December 31 found a sponsor for a bill to ob­ The SlU-manned Fairisle is lying on her side a few hundred feet out in Gravesend Bay, and. a credentials committee would tain ten Government-owned Liberbe selected September 1. Seatime tys imder a reopening of the ship Brooklyn as an aftermath of a collision with a Panamanian tattiker. The chief mate and requirements would be tightened act. a iJassenger were injured in the collision, which took place in a fog off Ambrose Lightship up to specify unlicensed seatime sales The Ecuadorian application fol­ and to make it mandatory that it lows on the heels of the sale of ten on Monday morning, July 23- • be on SIU vessels during the cal­ C-ls to Brazil as well as a number at 1:10 AM. All other passen­ endar year of the election. A num­ of small coastal vessels to South gers and crewmembers were ber of other minor changes are Korea.-Other foreign groups which included. uninjured although some lost their have put in requests for US ships The amendments went on the are Trieste, which has' a longgear. referendum ballot July 12 after pending proposal for , seven or The Panamanian tanker San the proposals were approved by eight Libertys; West Germany, Jose II rammed the Fairisle almost the membership and a member­ asking for ten Libertys; Mexico, squarely amidships on th^ port ship-elected constitutional com­ seeking 15.Libertys,^or C-ls and the side. The bow entered the foc'sle Philippines. ; 1" mittee. The SIU and other maritime of chief mate Sidney Brown as unions have warned that any sales well as a passenger stateroom. to foreign nations would open the Brown was trapped in the wreck" Aug. 3, 1'956 Vol. XVill. No. 16 floodgates and seriously endanger age but was freed by crewmembers. the competitive position of US PAOL HALL, secretary-Treasurer Chief steward Bill Yarn of the merchant ships and the jobs of US HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Fairisle reported that the engine Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. seamen. Apparently the success room was quickly flooded. "She Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, of Brazil in bidding for ships has took 5V4 feet of water in No. 4 Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area encouraged other countries to get Representative. and 5 cargo holds. The plant went into the act. dead right away." The ship listed Among Affiliates Page 10 Floodgates Open about 10 degrees to starboard. Directory of Halls ...Page 15 Washington observers pointed Final Dispatch ......Page 15 Skeleton Crew Stayed out that once Brazil was successful Inquring Seafarer ... Page 6 in her bid, it is difficult for the As a precaution 32 of the crew Meet The Delegate .4 Page 10 US to turn down other friendly and the seven passengers aboard Men In Hospitalis ... .Page 12, foreign nations. were taken off at once leaving a Personals Page 15 Terms of the sale to Ecuador unskeleton crew of 11 on board in­ Kecent Arrivals Page 15 der the bill offered by Senator cluding the skipper. Efforts were Shipping Round-Up . Page. 6 E. S. Monroney (Dem.-Okla.) would then made to tow her to safe an­ Your Dollar's 'Worth .Page 7 not restrict the use of the vessels chorage so that the hole could be in any way. "They would be per­ patched and water pumped out. mitted to compete directly with Gash in port side and stove-in superstructure were damages Work was going on aboard her in US ships. suffered by Fairisle in collision. Ship is now lying on side Gravesend Bay when she started Similarly, the West German bid to list dangerously. The ship was in New York's Gravesend Bay. Published blweekTy at tna headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ for ten Libertys would have a then beached in 13 feet of water & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth drastic effect on US tramp ship­ had hastily put on after the crash. lantic and subsequently went over on her hold and engine room. Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth Most of the crew came up to 9-6600. Entered as second class matter ping as the Germans seek to use Since the damage was on the side completely. The skeleton crew at-thr Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under them on the coal run. port side and the ship listed to the headquarters hall .later in the the Act of Aug. 24, 191X was removed from the ship as the list increased, although the skipper' starboard, the salvage gang has morning attired in a motley as­ stayed aboard her until Thursday easy access to the site of repairs. sortment of clothing. They were With the collision taking place able to go back aboard and remove afternoon. at New York's front doorstep, the their gear when the ship was Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while Consider Salvage accident was a field day for the hauled into Gravesend Bay. on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Pan Atlantic Steamship Com­ newspaper and television cameras. SIU Welfare Services arranged changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ pany, owners of the Fairisle, are Yarn and chief cook Paul Carter for transportation and lodgings for ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already considering whether they can sal­ appeared on BCA television's Dave the crew until they could get experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting vage the ship and possibly some Garroway show a few hours after squared away and paid off the ship. their.next check after, they notified the state unemployment' of her cargo. The salvage would the collision to relate their experi­ • A Coast Guard hearing on the offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. consist of patching the. hole in the ences to a nationwide television cause of the collision is now in An average delay of a month is reported in most eases, eau^g cbnsiderahlf^ hardship , to the men involved. i-?.'": ; pdrtside, pulling her upright and audience. Carter was still wear­ progress at its New York regional then pumping oiit the water in her ing a pair of shower sho:es that he office. Ecuador Latest In Ship Grab Fairisle Aground On Side After Crash; Ponder Fate It' SEAFARERS LOG r^.y;;-- Stay Rut For Idle Pay •. tf V u B •••I I illA. « A �An^ i I95t SEAFARtRS Prize Winning Story Teller LOG Tagi ThrM Congress Passei Key Ship Bills, Adjourns 'Til Jan. WASHINGTON—Both Seafarers and ship operators had reason to be satis­ fied as the 84th Congress completed its work last week and adjourned until a new Congress meets in January. Several constructive steps were taken to strengthen US-fiag shipping and to maintain jobs and services to US seamen. Positive action by Con-^ operators have had great difficulty contracted Browning Lines for the gress was taken on the fol­ in getting banks to lend money for opening of a new service between lowing measures: new ships. Among operators so af­ New York, Cuba and Mexico. • New passenger ships are a fected was Arnold Bernstein Lines. Browning intends .to modify the good possibility under the Arnold Bernstein has already won ap­ vessels for use as container car­ Bernstein Line as a result of pas­ proval from the Federal Maritime riers to reduce turnaround time sage of the 100 percent ship mort­ Board of his plans to convert up and cargo handling costs. At pres­ gage bill. to three Mariner ships for low-cost ent, no American operator is in this • The first atom-powered mer­ transatlantic passenger service. service. Up until now. Browning chant ship was authorized. The ships would carry 1,000 passen­ has operated as a Great Lakes car­ Seafarer Thurston Lewis proudly displays SEAFARERS LOG • The "50-50" law was strongly gers each and would offer cafe­ rier. Award presented to him this week for his prize-winning story and decisively endorsed. teria-style feeding and one-class SHIP BREAKOUT COSTS—The in LOG. Lewis has been on tanker Repubjic and this weeic • US Public Health Service funds accommodation. They would be de­ Maritime Administration • was au­ were voted without opposition. signed to tap a huge new field of thorized to pay the costs of break­ found first opportunity to claim his award, one of five made • A new service to Cuba and passenger business. The ships ing out and laying up ships char­ by SlU for 1955. Mexico was authorized for an SIU- would provide jobs for 1,000 US tered to private companies out of contracted operator. > seamen. the US reserve fleet. Costs will be • The Maritime Administration Under the 90 percent guarantee, met by a fund set up from receipts was given power to pay all ship he was unable to arrange the neces­ of the charter rentals. The new breakout costs. sary financing, bujt it is believed he measure means that all operators • The MA was given permission will have no difficulty proceeding will pay equally for breakout costs. to construct two new prototype with his plans if the new legislation Up until now, costs have varied ships and another Liberty conver­ is signed by the President. It is considerably from ship to ship. sion. generally expected the President SHIP PROTOTYPES—The Mari­ On the negative side was the will do so. time Administration got the goPayments of maternity benefits to Seafarers, another "first failure of Pan Atlantic's bid for Other ship operators, of course, ahead on its prototype ship pro­ in maritime" for the Seafarers Welfare Plaii, crowded the charters on 20 reserve fleet tankers will be similarly encouraged to go gram which ,will help design the $500,000 mark this week. Since the maternity benefits began and the reopening of the ship sales ahead with construction and mod­ ships to be used by US fleets in th® next decade. The Liberty conver­ • ••on April 1, 1952, some 2,500 act, permitting the sale of C-1 ships ernization of their fleets. payments have been made to to Brazil. An appropriation bill to THE ATOM-POWERED MER­ sion program has already made permit round the clock quarantine CHANTMAN—Congress action au­ some headway with one ship now Seafarers on the birth of their inspection I got lost in the last min­ thorizing construction of a commer­ in operation as a 16-knotter. Fur­ EVERY SUNDAY children. ute shuffle. cially-useful atom-powered ship is ther study and experimentation in The $200 maternity benefit pay­ Much of the new legislation has DIRECT VOICE ment has b»n one of the most a direct and immediate bearing on a landmark in merchant marine de­ this field could lead to upgrading The Administration of privately owned Libertys and useful features of the SIU Welfare development of new ships and new velopment. BROADCAST had originally proposed an "atomic ships in the reserve fleet. Plan in addition to providing job opportunities. Their signifi­ peace ship" as a floating display On the downside, Pan-Atlantic's maternity benefit far larger than cance is as follows: of atomic energy exhibits. The ambitious program for reviving the most plans. To top it off, the SIU THE 100 PERCENT SmP has given each child bom to a MORTGAGE BILL—Up until now, '"showboat" concepMon was sharply domes'ie trades suffered a setback Seafarer a $25 US defense bond, Government ship jnortgage guar­ attacked by both merchant marine in the Senate. The House had ap­ making over $62,000 in bonds antees were limited to 90 percent supporters in Congress and by the proved a bill calling for charter Joint Congressional Committee on of 20 T-2 tankers to the company alone. except in the case of vessels listed Atomic Energy. and setting up a program for con­ $60-$80 Average as "special purpose" ships. Even By comparison, when the -SIU with a 90 percent guarantee, ship -As a result, Congress authorized struction of new tanker-trailer com­ a $40 million commercial ship bination ships. The chartered ships started its plan, the average mat­ which will be the prototype of the would have been converted by th® ernity benefit paid under Insurance practical atom-powered merchant company for use as combination policies ranged from $60 to $80. ships of the future. vessels in the coastwise trade. Under the SIU plan, a single ma­ THE •;50-50" LAW — A very To Ships in Atlantic ternity benefit is paid to each strong assault on "50-50" spear­ child born. Two sets of triplets South American headed by foreign governments and and innumerable sets of twins cov­ and foreign shipowners was decisively ered by the plan have benefited European Waters defeated in Congress. The assault accordingly. Triplets were born • WFK-3T, 19850 KC« was the result of an alliance be­ New Year's Eve, 1956, to Seafarer Ships in Caribbean. tween farm bloc Congressmen, the East Coast of South Lars Nielsen, who became the America. South Atlantic foreign lobbyists and the State father of three boys, and on De­ and East Coast of and Agriculture Departments; all United States cember 12, 1953, to Seafarer Rob­ • WFL-65, 15850 KCt of them blaming "50-50" for fail­ ert Long. Long's children were Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ure to move farm surplus more rap­ ico, Caribbean. West Nominations for SIU offices two girls and a boy. In each case, Coast of South Amer­ idly. ica. West Coast of the Seafarer collected $600 in in the forthcoming biennial Mexico and US East After Congress decisively voted benefits plus three defense bonds. SIU A&G election -will open Coast to back "50-50" the surplus logjam • WFK-95. 15700 KCs Long had one other child before on August 12 following presenta­ was broken. There have been no Ships in Mediterranean Seafarers who intend to return the triplets. tion of the secretary-treasurer's area. North Atlantic. more complaints about foreign na­ to port of sign on after paying off European and US East Of course, a considerable num­ pre-balloting report at the August Coast ber of Seafarers have collected 8 membership meeting. As pro­ tions refusing to accept surplus on are urged to be sure to get a re­ Meanwhile, MTD more than one beneft since the vided ^ the Union's constitution, account of the cargo sharing act. turn transportation receipt and The only concession won by "50plan began in 1952. Round-the-World the pre-balloting report contains 50" opponents was a provision ex­ travel subsistence voucher from the captain at the time of the pay­ Broadcasts recommendations on the number Pioneered empting fresh fruit and vegetables off. and type of elective posts to be on continue ... At the time the SIU undertook from "50-50" under surplus sales. ,Without the receipt and voucher Every Sunday. 1915 GMT its maternity benefits plan, it was the ballot in the various ports and USPHS HOSPITALS—The PHS a Seafarer has no way of collecting (2:15 PM EST Sunday) in headquarters. The report is a novel innovation in maritime. hospital appropriation bill sailed daily subsistence and wages for WCO-130Z0 KCs Europe and No. America Few unions at the time thought a subject to approval by the majori­ smoothly through Congress without WCO-1i90B.8 KCs travel time as provided for under benefit of this kind would have ty vote of the membership. East Coast So. America opposition, in sharp contrast to the the contract.^ WCO-22407 KCs The nominations will then be battles of recent years. No efforts much value, since the popular West Coast So. i^erica The receipt and voucher are as theory was gthat' seamen did not open for one month, from August were made to cut the appropriation Every Monday, 0315 GMT 12 to September X2. Any Seafarer or close any of the hospitals. In specified in Article II Section 57, (10:15 PM EST Sunday) marry and have families. WMM 25-15607 KCs Since then, the SIU's experience who wishes to nominate himself previous years, a move was made 4 (a) of the standard agreement. Australia WMM 81-11037.5 has persuaded many other mari­ for any post open can do so by by Mrs. OvCta Culp Hobby, then Tlve agreement provides that tfie .Northwest Pacific time unions ta provide similar submitting a letter to headquarters Secretary of the Department of travel subsistence voucher should benefits in their welfare coverage with his credentials. Health, Education and Welfare, to be presented to the company or for the membership. This procedure is not affected shut down all medical services to the company's agent within 30 days Seafarers are eligible to collect in any way by the amendments to seamen. A similar recommendation of the payoff to collect daily wages the maternity benefit if they have the constitution now being voted was made by a Hoover Commission and subsistence for travel time. had one day on SIU ships in the on by Seafarers. The amendments report last year. Any Seafarer who cannot obtain previous 90 days, and 90 days in deal with other aspects of the bal­ CUBA-MEXICO SHIP SERVICE this form from the master should the 12 months prior to the birth of loting, the voting period and the —Congress approved the sale of immediately take the matter up the baby. qualifications for office. two C-4 cargo ships to the SIU- with a Union patrolman. Union Baby $ $ Now Half'Million Balloting Report For Aug. 8 Get Receipt For Trave Subsistence I MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT I- .i| •S| "ll �isasasmaEL:!: Await s, IMI* I !?i :" it" As aftermath of her collision with the Panamanian tanker San Jose II, outside NY harbor, the Waterman C-2 Fairisle listed heavily to starboard and lat^ groimded as shown in 13 feet of water. She's now lying in Brooklyn s Gravesend Bay a few hun­ dred feet offshore. Efforts are being made to patch up the hole and pump out her flooded holds. Fairisle Seafarer, Jerry Smith, OS, took this photo of damage to midship house. Ship was shll fairly level at time. Chief mate was trapped in his foc'sle when bow of Panamanian tanker entered his cabin. Crewmembers Pleased him. Crewmembers calmly sitting it out are; (1 to r) Mike Lachney, OS; M. C. Patterson, AB; Fred Thonipson, bosun; and unidentified mate. Barefoot crewmembers and other .survivors are interviewed by Coast Guard CPO, Mel Abbott, at the St. George Coast Guard Base, Staten Island, New York, Most were in bunks when collision took place and didn't get chance to get dressed. lf:i^ l|), Ite- Reading all about it afterwards in SIU headquarters are Maurice "Duke" Duet, DM; Thompson, and Hilton Lachner, OS, three of gang who brought ship to anchorage. . • . "Kerens what happened, says steward Bill Vam. Others are (I to r) : Woody Brown, M. Shalestock, oilers; H. Marsh, MM; Paul Carter, ch, cook; Jim McGuinnis, OS; Rescue completed, passengers relax on deck of Coast Guard cutter as ihey^tett of their experiWes.' 'Seventh passenger, Charles Schooley, was injured in crash, JPasprabed alJeflicleQ^ - - cabpnos ' and effieiMMy " " ' " crew in getting.beats ... . . aw^.: 'Ccast Gua^ is how condtKting inquiry into, the coUiskm. ; * -J ^ �Jlmtu* S. list SEAFARERS FIT. LOG Seafarers Think Both Ships Ignored Rules , •m Seafarers queried on the Andrea Doria sinking were al­ most unanimous in emphasizing disregard fof the rules of the road as the underlying fault in that accident. Gver-reliance on radar as opposed to caution in fog, they agreed, is the cause of most ship collisions which take place under such circumstances. As one bosun put It, ".the minute the radar set is put on, everybody gets careless." It was generaliy agreed that ship navigators today, on US merchant ships as well as foreign ships, put too much faith in mechanical and electrical devices which are only aids to joavigation and of themselves cannot keep a ship from getting into trouble. A typical opinion on the collision was expressed by Seafarer Oscar Kaelep, bosun, who raised the question of sounding whistles and horns in the fog. "In the old days when we ran into fog we had whistles sounding all the time to help show where the ship was and* we would slow the ship down completely. "Now with new equipment aboard^ skippers don't slow down and don't signal. It's clear to see from the force of the collisjon that the ships were going at top speed. They have the belief that the ship is unsinkable, so people get careless and worry too much about making the schedule. They say 'we have radar on board so we can push forward Kaelep as fast as w^ want.' It just isn't so. "There's also the question in my mind as to how well trained the crew of the Doria was to handle the boats. Otherwise why were there such delays in getting passengers off and so -many casualties in a calm sea?" % fs, i, Seafarer Joe Arras, a chief steward who has had much experience on passenger ships was also critical of the excessive speed the ships were traveling at. He emphasized, as well, that all accounts show . that there was not enough systematic handling of the emergency. "When a passenger ship is in danger," he said, "everybody should go immediately to assigned stations. Officers with guns on their hips to preserve discipline should be all over the ship. There should be section captains in charge of a certain number of cabins and their passengers. "As soon as the ship was hit instructions should have been given to shut all portholes, get out life preservers and get all hands on deck. As far as can be known, these procedures were not followed." (Accord­ ing to newspaper accounts, the captain of the Doria has conceded that no general alarm was sounded.) "Whal I can't understand is why they waited so long to lower the boats. The boats should have been lowered as soon as she got hit, and not wait-until the ship was listing so badly." It's an old habit, he observed, for ships to go full speed in a fog and just take chances they don't run into anything. "The skipper will mark in the logbook that he slowed down, but the throttle stays just where it was all the time." i 4 Don Davidson, chief electrician, described the collision as "inexcus­ able" because both ships apparently were relying on mechanical de­ vices such as radar rather than exercising common sense. "Anybody running a vessel at full speed in a heavy fog is asking for trouble." He pointed out that the ship was supposed to be the last word in construction and in safety devices yet it went over immediately and went down in ten hours, "Even if there is no electrical system for controlling watertight bulkheads, or the power Is knocked out, there's still muscle-power aboard." Apparently he said, there- was a great deal of difference in the treatment a passenger got, de­ Davidson pending on what class he was traveling in. "First class passengers reported they got good service,* but it appears that the tourist class people were pretty much left to shift for themselves." '• '*.4 ."•m • Listing hard to starboard, Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria lies abandoned before sinking to bottom of Atlantic on July 26 off Nantucket Island. All boats on starboard side have been lowered, while those on port side remain in davits. Lines, netting and ladders hanging over side were used in abandoning ship following collision with liner Stockholm. < '••"'J " '> -i-f Congressicaial investigation of world-wide ship safety standards has been undertaken as an outgrowth of last week's disastrous sink ing of the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. The 30,000-ton liner went down in a fog off Nantucket Island on Thursday morning, July 25, 10 hours after a collision 4have enabled her to stay afloat, he to retain more stability. It is not with the Swedish liner Stock­ said. He added that the 1948 In­ known whether she had electrical­ holm. At least 42 lives were ternational Convention for the ly-operated doors in her watertight lost and 80 or more injured. The Stockholm suffered a badly-crushed bow but made port under her own povi/er. The investigation was authorized in the lasfr days of the 84th Con­ gress under Rep. Herbert Bonner (Dem.-NC) .chairnfan of the House Merchant Marine Committee. Rep. Bonner said the committee would consider the possibility of requir­ ing "foreign flag ships that come in to our ports ... be subject to the same rigid inspection for safety imposed on American flag ships." Similarly, Rear Admiral Halert C. Shepheard, former US Coast Guard head of -Merchant Marine Safety, declared that if the Doria were built to American specifica­ tions, she would not have listed more than IS degrees after the Stockholm's bow opened a huge gash in her starboard side. The maximum 15-degree list would WASHINGTON—-The controversial proposal to install automatic radio call selectors on US cargo ships has been buried by the Senate. The Senate Interstate and Foreign Com­ merce Committee ended the measure's chances for this year by voting to have an investi­ gation of the need for the-^ devices to be conducted by numbers of ships that happened to List Details In the Federal Commtinications be in its vicinity. It would be very unlikely that a station would have that information or even know which ships were in the area. lOi. an emergency, the ROU pointed out," the standard distress signal call would accomplish the same purpose as qll ships are equipped to receive this signal automatically.' The ROU con­ cluded that the instaUation was just another gadget which would load the operator with additional iqaintenance. Moore-MeCormack Steamship Company, which had installed the devices voluntarily, also testified against their adoption. The Senate Committee's action in sidetracking the bill meaffs that the House will have to vote oh it again next ycu^, as measures can­ not carry over in a Congressional election year. " •SJj Doria Sinking Spurs US Study Of Infl Ship Rules Senate Buries Ship Gadget Bill Commission, the Coast Guard and the Mifritime Administration. Tha Radio Operators Union, •teamship operators and the Mari­ time Administration had opposed the call selector proposal, but the bill had nevertheless passed the House of Representatives. It pro­ vided that all ships with less than two radio operators would have to install the device. The call selector would make it possible for a shore station to get in touch with a ship at any hour by sending out the ship's cali sig­ nal. On receiving the signal, the .selector would ring a bell, awak­ ening the operator. Unnecessary Gadget The ROU opposed-the bill on the grounds that it was an uhii'ecsary gadget and that • a shore sta­ tion would have to know -the call A Cables To Union When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or fllness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital vdiere be is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. Safety of Life at Sea should be overhauled to bring all ships up to US standards. Ironically enough, the last ses­ sion of Congress passed legislation sponsored by the Coast Guard and shipowner groups to cut ship in­ spections from ofice a year to once every two years on freighters and tankers. The argument used by the bill's sponsors was that this would "conform"' with the" 1948 International convention — now under attack as inadequate. Lucky To Be Saved Fortunately for the Doria's pas­ sengers and crew, the French liner He De France and several other vessels were within a couple of hours steaming time from the site of the collision. The lifting of the fog and efficient rescue service provided by the He De France, the Cape Ann (United Ffuit) the MSTS transport Pvt. William H. Thomas and the Stockholm itself prevented another Titanic disaster. Most of the 1,700 passengers and crew were safely aboard rescue ships when the Doria foundered. The Doria was only able to launch six of her own boats with capacity for less than half of the people aboard. The 30,000-ton Andrea Doria was Just 3^ years old and had been lauded as the last word In ship­ board safety and comfort. Notonly had it been decorated lavish­ ly with priceless art treasures but it was also acclaimed as an "un­ sinkable" ship that would stay afloat even if one or two of her compartments were flooded. It had eleven watertight bulkheads in all. But when the "unsinkable" Doria was hit with terrific impact, it proved vulnerable. The Stockholm sliced through fuUy one third the width of the Doria's beam, making a 40 foot-wide gash in the star­ board side just below the bridge. With just two of her compartments cut open, the Doria heeled over heavily to starboard and hung in an inclined position until she final­ ly turned over completely. The list prevented her from launching any of her port side boats. A major question raised by the accident was the failure of the ship bulkheads as on US ships. Thera is a suspicion that the doors wera not closed permitting water to en­ ter the other compartments. While it will be a long time be­ fore the last word is heard on tha sinking by the various investigative bodies, the following evidence seems fairly well-established: • Both ships were off their as­ signed tracks in the heavilytraveled waters off Natntucket light. The Stockholm was as much as 15 miles off. There is no com­ pulsion at present to keep a ship on its track. • The tremendous impact of tha collision,, supplemented by the statements of witnesses, indicates that both ships were traveling at their regular cruising speeds, de­ spite the heayy fog, relying on radar to keep them out of trouble. • The Doria's captain has stated that his radar was on and that he was personally tracking the Stock­ holm before the collision. • The Doria was also reported to* have been sounding her fog­ horn, but a Stockholm crewmember said that his ship was definitely not using fog signals. • The captain of the Doria con­ ceded that he had not sounded any general alarm, claiming that he did not want to panic the passen­ gers. Some instructions were giv­ en in Italian, but English-speaking (Continued on page 15) Tampa Outlook Bright On Jobs TAMPA—"Fine" is the word for both past and future shipping out of this port. During the past two- weeks tha Coe Victory (Victoiy Carriers) paid off and signed on and the Beaure­ gard (Pan Atlantic) paid off. In transit were the Hastings, Bienville, Fairisle and Madaket (Waterman), Chickasaw (Pan At­ lantic), Mae (Bull) and Del Vail# (Mississippi). '•im �fiK A F ARERS Pare Six Soc. Security Gains Boon To Seafarers August Sir19^ LOG Shipping Round-Up & July 11 Thrpugh July 24 The most important changes in the law will permit totally disabled workers to draw So-* cial Security benefits at the abled. About 250,000 people will covered the first year. age of 50 and permit widows beTo take an example, a Seafarer cr wives to start drawing benefits at the age of 62 instead of 65. The new law passed both Houses of Congress and has been signed by President Eisenhower. Although the Administration fought the law all the way down the line, the President signed the bill, while expressing reservations. In addition toj^ the workman's disability features and the lower­ ing of women's retirement ages, the bill provides benefits for dis­ abled children and extends cover­ age to about 200,000 more people, mostly professional men, who have not been protected by Social Secu­ rity up until now. Most of the new benefits would go into effect as of January, 1957, although benefits for widows at 62 will take effect in the fall. Increased Deductions The new benefits will be financed by an additional one-quar­ ter of one percent payroll tax on up to $4,200 earnings, or $14.50 more a year for workers. Employ­ ers also chip in extra. Here in a nutshell, are what the benefits mean; • Disability benefits — Male or female workers who are totally and permanently disabled can draw Social Security benefits at age 50 after they have been disabled at least six months. They will need at least five years' employment covered by Social Security just before the time they become dis- with at least five years' work on ships prior to becoming disabled would be eligible to collect his Social Security at age 50. This of course, would be in addition to any SlU disability benefit he might be receiving. • Children's disability—The dis­ abled child of a retired or de­ ceased worker can continue to receive payments after the age of 18. At present such payments stop for the widow or the chijd when the dependent children reach 18. • Women's benefits at age 62— This is the most far-reaching change under the law as it affects women workers, wives of retired workers, widows and mothers of deceased workers if the mother was supported by the worker. In m.ost instances, the woman has the option of starting benefits at age 6? at a lower monthly rate or wait­ ing until age 65. In the case of a widow of a deceased worker who was already getting benefits, she can start drawing her benefits immediately at 62 at the same rate as if she waited until 65. , , If a man is retired at 65 but his wife is younger than he is, she can now start drawing her benefit at 62, but at a lesser rate than if she waited. For example, if the wife starts drawing her pension at 62, their combined benefits ceiling (Continued on page 15) Registered Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk V Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco ; Seattle Seafarers Fume Over Egyptian Postal Racket •\ Crewmembers of the Steel Maker (Isthmian) are steaming over a petty racket on postage charges which was pulled on them in Port Said, Egypt, by a runner for the company s ugent there. Seafarer D. L. because crewmembers could Gardner reported that he was mail not go ashore to post their own. soaked $7 for ten letters for Port Said is the only place in the which the going rate of postage is $1.60. The entire, crew, he said, had to pay $50 in postage for mail worth, at Jts most, $7. He explained that the runner for the company's agent, the Eng­ lish Coaling Company, got the Deck 4 Port Canal Zone where maU can be dispatched, although an obliging native carrying the improbable name of "Spud" Murphy will han­ dle mail for seamen as a "favor." The "favor" consists of a carton of cigarettes. The runner never used a mail scale, Gardner notes, but esti­ mated postage by weighing the letters on his hands. Gardner is positive the ten letters he sent were well within the one-half ounce minimum and should not have cost more than 16 cents each. Yet on some of them he was charged over $1. Isthmian headquarters in New York has been informed of the complaint and has promised to in­ vestigate the incident. P 114 24 'J ^ ^ ° 19 •• ^ 1^ ^ 1° 15^ . Total Deck B 9 34 9 32 10 7 2 4 8 9 8 816 10 Deck Eng. 166 286 2 84 2251 5 10 4 17 47 6 9 5 14 10 Eng. B .A •••• 405 iili mti I U- 'jr f.:-^y.:. 'V'->. • •"' Steel Maker crewmember D. L. Gardner shows off sample letters, which cost him a total of $7 to mail in Port Said. Crew is up in arms over $50 charged them to mail $7 worth of mail. Stew. B Total Total B 15 275 55 168 18 25 16 62 163 18 31 15 54 61 18 84 19 79 26 19 8 15 44 20 15 19 36 54 Total Res. 33 359 74 247 44 44 • 24 67 227 38 46 34 90 115 736 2 29 12 6 3 5 14 7 •5 6 12 13 Eng. 6 77 9 45 4 6 4 16 60 3 3 3 21 36 stew 2 14 8 18 4 6 3 6 22 4 2 5 8 31 Stew. B Total A T.ital , B Total Beg. 157 295 133 986 456 1442 A A Shipped Port neck'D^k 3 Boston ..... 16 New York .. ........v. 579 10 28 Philadelphia 28 Baltimore .....•.....^...'87 8 Norfolk .....;. i > • 10 5 Savannah 7 3 Tampa , 17 Mobile oo 5 New Orleans .......... 1 Lake Charles " 12 Houston " 2 Wilmington . 6 19 San Francisco • • • J® 13 Seattle D^ck De" Total .....331'' 142° 1. 12 2 21 8 7 1 1 14 0 3 1 1 5 vL 77 E^. ^g. 2 65 26 53 5 0 4 22 36 10 15 4 7 9 Z. 258 St^w. s^. stgw. ~6 43 9 67 23 9 8 23 25 4 12 6 4 24 27 296 110 345 69 29 29 121 121 31 81 29 65 137 9 57 31 87 25 10 10 32 17 9 32 9 32 64 Stew. Stew. Stew. To^al Total 214 137 424 '263 1490 1 52 16 51 6 3 1 -.19 15 2 5 4 12 27 145^ 102 Eng. Eng. Tg^l 12 196 70 191 21 10 11 66 79 18 37 14 29 49 4 18 6 32 6 2 4 11 5 2 6 1 1 4 6 25 12 34 9 2 3 10 8 6 10 6 3 11 0 16 9 25 8 3 4 5 4 2 10 1 10 40 13 1 14 9 0 3 11 6 2 3 4 2 15 84 803 Total Total Although dips were reported in a few scattered ports, shipping throughout the Atlantic and Gulf District, during the last report period, reached the highest point since the period ending August 9, 1955. This, in turn, was the best shipping period since the pre-Christ^ , mas boom of 1953. The 1,490 men in all classes shipped during the most re­ Question: The last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG carried an article on a new type rubber liferaft. Would you prefer it to a lifeboat? ^ cent period surpassed by eight the previous high mark of October, 1955, when 1,482 men were placed aboard SlU ships. The August, .1955 record is 1,574 men shipped. During the last shipping ,period, gains in the number of men ship­ ped over those registered >yere reported by Philadelphia, Balti­ more, Norfolk, Tampa, Mobile, Houston and Seattle. Arthur Gradano, OS: They must be a lot easier to get into the water. Launching a lifeboat takes time and sometimes you don't have enough of that. General Gain Lifeboats are also Gains in the number of men heavier and hard shipped over those shipped during to handle. This the previous period, ending July looks like a 10, were reported by Boston, more convenient Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, arrangement 10 Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, Hous­ me and could be safer too. ton, Wilmington and Seattle. S t New York, New Orleans, Lake Charles and San Francisco were Pasquale De Marco, wiper: I the only ports experiencing de­ Sal Barbara, stewd dep't: When think the liferafts would be better. clines in the number of men ship­ I was in service we had rafts They are much ped as compared with the previous on airplanes and lighter, easier to used them in period. These ports had more men lower and can training. They registered than were shipped, and be handled much worked out very the same was true in Boston, better. A life­ well and in my boat is harder to Savannah and Wilmington. estimation wpUld New Orleans, where shipping launch and more be much better was off considerably from the dangerous to when speed previous month, viewed the next handle. Besides, is all-important. there wouldn't be two weeks dimly, with only four We've had ships any problem of payoffs scheduled during this pe­ go down In a few riod. painting and maintaining boats. minutes without time to lower Lake Charles, where shipping boats. was also off a bit, expected things 4i' to pick up, however. Peter Sarohlo, 2nd cook; LifeJ. W. Givens, ch. steward: I HOre, in brief, is the forecast have my doubts as to how safe rafts seem to have it all over the 'for the next two weeks?' BOSTONt conventional life­ they would be. Dim. . . . NEW YORK: Good. boats in being It would be diffi­ ... PHILADELPHIA: Very good. easier to launch, cult to fix leaks ... BALTIMORE: Good;. •.. NOR­ easier to handle and there is al­ FOLK: Good. ... SAVANNAH: and much faster ways the danger Fair. ... TAMPA: Good. . . . getting into the of punctures and MOBILE: Good. . . . NEW OR­ water. These are other damage. I LEANS: Dim. . . . LAKE pretty big advan­ imagine it's a lot CQARLES: Better . . . HOUSTON: tages in an emereasier to patch Very good. WILMINGTONt gency apd I up a leaky life­ F^ilr. . . .. SAN FRANCISCO: would ,say that!* boat; than a leaky .Good.SEATTLE; E^ir. reason enough for using thenu rubber yaft. '.' : L. A. Marsh, FOW: In case of fire I don't think it would offer the protection you would have in a metal boat. The rafts themselves could burn. Also, injured men couldn't be cared for as well as in our present boats. I would rather have steel or wood under me than a rubber liferaft. i t iiiiliiiiliiiiiii Slew. A Eng. B �ir-n>W¥iBfiinn-rii —'^--^—^rnrifrnMiTiMin^mn iTi SEA'FARERS LOC Augwd 8. 1858 YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Hidden Fees In Home-Buying Before And... Pare ^rea NY Sings Happy Tune: 'Good Shipping Holding Up, Outiook is Fine' Moderate-income fadiilies are being further pushed out of the hous­ NEW YORK—Shipping continued to be good in this port ing me^ket by high mortgage interest rates and balloonini' mortgage during the last shipping period and the picture for the com­ "fees" piled on top of higher prices for houses and land. ing period is also good. A number of ships are due in for In many cases, .the additional mortgage charges are concealed from the buyer until he "closes" the deal for the house apd finds he is pay­ payoffs after long runs, -and^ing unexpectedly large fees. If he has an FHA mortgage, he must pay this usually means a big turn­ der, port capUiin for Waterman, an often-unadvertised and unnecessarily high insurance premium for also helped see to it that the crew over. in the crews. the life of the mortgage. Other concealed mortgage charges may be During the past two weeks the was- well cared for after the acci­ hidden in the price of the home itself, and may never be realized by demand was greater than the sup­ dent. the buyer. —• ply in some ratings, particularly in Seafarer Edward Warfield Here is how mortgage costs have been jacked up by extra fees and the engine department. There was stands covered with paint premiums: a run on pumpmen during this aboard Steel Vendor, but period, with several of them sent Closing costs now often range from $2^0 to $400.. Many lenders now down to Baltimore, and at this with ship in Banglcolc, a lit­ . include under closing costs an extra "origination" fee of 1 percent writing they are scarce at head­ ot the amount of'mortgage "for expenses In arranging and closing the tle paint won't slop a fellah quarters. loan." This, of course is in addition to mortgage interest. Other more from ... , traditional closing costs also-have risen sharply. The United States Shipping Good Savings and Loan. League reports that charges for recording mortgage PHILADELPHIA—In this port, The shipping picture for the and deed, appraisal and credit investigation have tripled in recent years, period remained good despite lay- the shipping situation is becomihg ^and cost of title insurance also has risen considerably. • ups . by the Seatr.ain Lines. The reminiscent of the boom -wartime Closing costs vary considerably Seatrain Texas crew was at head­ days, reports SIU agent Steve CarIn different areas, and among dif­ quarters after having been laid up dullo. ferent lenders. But here is atypical In particuiar, there is a short­ for two weeks, and the Seatrain closing cost for an $11,0(50 mort­ Savannah paid off and went into age of rated engine room men, and gage: "origination fee" of 1 per­ the shipyard for a month. After the Union, is urging rated men to cent, $110; survey of lot, $20; ex­ the Seatrain Savannah comes out, take jobs as soon as they come up amining title . and title insurance, the Seatrain New Yqrk will lay up on the board. $85; appraisal, $25; and credit in­ So far the Union has been able for a month. . vestigation, $3; recording mort­ Besides the Seatrains Texas and to supply all of the vessels that gage and deed, $12. The total is Savannah, 20 other ships paid off have needed replacements, but the $255. In the case of an FHA mort­ during the period, 5 signed on for­ ships that are scheduled for pay­ gage, the mortgage insurance pre­ eign articles and there were 10 offs are expected to clear out the mium for the first year would add hall. in-transits. another $55 for a total of $310. Except for the black gang situa­ Also at the hall was the crew of This does not include deposits re­ the Fairisle (Pan Atlantic), which tion, the affairs of the port and quired for taxes and property in­ was rammed off the New York the Union are in good shape, with surance, which would raise the lightship. They were brought to no-beefs or disruptions along the closing costs another $125 to $200, the hall from the Staten Island waterfront or on the local labor . . . Enjoying life ashore a but are actually a prepayment of Coast Guard station by the SlU front. few hours later in the com­ anticipated expenses rather than a Balloting on the constitutional Welfare Department. After being pany of two local belles. hidden mortgage cost. clothed and fed, all crewmen who amendment is progressing at a Now this is a comparatively rea­ Photos by ship's reporter do not live here were put up at the rapid pace, port agent Cardullo sonable charge made by the more St. Geofge Hotei. Captain Bchroe- reports. Carl Churlco. reasonable lenders for VA and FHA mortgages. Dr. Wilmoth C. Price of the business-education de­ partment at Ball State Teachers College in Indiana, reports that in his experience, banks and savings and loan associations try to keep closing costs down to reasonable limits, but mortgage and investment Long-experienced at shifting disguises, the Communist Party's waterfront section is companies tend to have "considerably higher closing costs.' For ex­ ample, in his state, on "conventional loans" (non-VA or FHA) lenders now operating full-steam on both coasts in the guise of committees opposed to Coast Guard may make additional charges such as discounting the loan at two per­ screening. "The Committee Against Waterfront Screwing" in San Francisco and the cent, and brokerage or commission of one percent of the loan. The "origination fee" of one percent-of the mortgage, and the addi­ "Seamen's Defense Committee tional discount sometimes charged by the sharper mortgage lenders are Against Coast Guard Screen­ Mulzac's last public appearance New York, the chairman assured the closing costs most objectionable to buyers, says Dr. Price. By ing" in New York bear alljhe was as candidate for Queens, New the meeting that the committee "additional discounts" we mean that besides all the other closing costs earmarks of the standard assem­ York, borough president on the had the full support of Harry and the mortgage interest itself, the Render charges an^xtra initial fee. bly-line type of front organization. ticket of the American Labor Bridges and the West Coast long­ At the moment the waterfront Party, in 1951. The ALP by then shore union. For example, if the lender charges a two percent discount on an The West Coast set-up is on $11,000 mortgage, the borrower would actually receive only $10,780. section has seized on the screening was firmly identified as Commu­ much the same pattern. One of its nist-controlled. Mulzac -had previ­ issue as i^ theme, just as in past In some arcas, such discounts sometimes run as high as 5 or 6 percent.. years front groups have attempted ously been cited as a member of officials, Walter Stich, was former­ Such mortgage discount charges nowadays sometimes are hidden in to pervert to their own ends such the Communist Party at a House ly an officer of the Marine Engi­ the price tags on new homes, Theoretically, VA and FHA mortgages issues as the housing shortage, un­ hearing in 1944. neers Beneficial Association. He" carry interest rates of 4V4 percent (plus one-half of 1 percent for in­ employment or whatever happened Another member of the commit­ was ousted in September, 1947. a surance oil FHA mortgages). But in-actual practice, such mortgages to be the public grievance at the tee's executive group is Lou few months after he was arrested are for sale in the mortgage market at about 5 per6ent discount, the time. Consequently, the commit­ Becker, who has been an active in connection with a fund-raising Savings and Loan League reports. So, many lenders charge builders participant in the Party's water­ benefit at his home for the "Peo­ an extra fee for mortgages in lieu of the discount available in the mar­ tees have been set up in the usual front section. ple's World," West Coast edition fashion consisting of a number of ket. This is a cost the builder must pass on 'to the home buyer. The East Coast group is repre­ of the "Daily Worker." He pleaded party professionals plus a sprink­ High Mortgage Premium ling of screened seamen through sented by two law firms. One is guilty at the time and was repre­ the firm of William L. Standard, sented by the law firm of Gladwhom the pros operate. Besides high closing costs and mortgage discounts, there is another Propaganda Barrage who was counsel for the National stein and Anderson, long identi­ cost tacked on to FHA mortgages, by the Government itself. This is Maritime Union when it was under fied with pro-Communist causes. Both the East and West Coast the mortgage premium of one-half of 1 percent collected by FHA to Another is Walter Stack, who guarantee the lender against loss. This "risk insurance" is paid by the groups have been 'following the the Communist's thumb. The other home buyer. Development builders often advertise that VA and FHA usual procedure of deluging ships is the firm of Boudin and Rabino- was ousted by the Marine Fire­ mortgages are available at 4V^ percent. But later the buyer finds he and shoreside marine workers with witz. Victor Rabinowitz was attor­ man's Union for supporting the has the additional premium to pay for the rest of the life of an FHA bulletins and literature on the ney for the Communist-dominated Communist - dominated Committee mortgage. Even if it is conceded that the buyer and not the lender screening issue. But as is also American Communications Asso­ of Maritime Unity after the MFOW should pay to guarantee the lender against loss, there is a serious usual, the committee drops a few ciation and pleaded the 5th Amend­ repudiated that outfit. Stack is the question whether the present FHA premium is not as excessive as lines, in its bulletins which faith­ ment when questioned concerning brother of Joe Stack, who spear­ some of the closing costs charged by private lenders. A home buyer fully reflect the latest interna­ his ties with the Council of Ameri­ headed the Communist group in In Canada is required to pay a lump-sum premium of percmt tional Communist line. For ex­ can-Soviet Friendship, a front or­ the NMU until ousted from that for a Government-guaranteed mortgage. He pays this only once. On ample, a recent West Coast bulle­ ganization. He also pleaded self- union. At a. 1955 House Un-Amer­ $10,000 mortgage, the Canadian insurance fee is thus only $175. But tin pleads for seamen to forget incrimination when asked about ican Activities hearing in Seattle, about the Korean War and other his work in behalf of the American Stack was identified by a Commu­ $10,000 25-year mortgage, the FHA premium adds up to $025. issues. "Who was right and who Communications Association, which nist Party member as a long-time A leading life insurance company reports that of the 71,000 home was wrong on one or all of those was expelled by the CIO as l^ing Communist card-carrier who was a mortgages it holds throughout the country, only one-eighth of on per­ questions is not the issue today. CP-dominated. Both Rabinowitz key figure in the Maritime Federa­ cent are in arrears more than 60 days. Thus, the Government appears This is 1956 and there stretches and Standard, as well as Boudin, tion of the Pacific. The latter was to be charging four times as much as the risk involved. Congressmen ahead a long period of world peace have been officers in the National infiltrated and taken over in one Holzman and Fino have been urging Congress to reduce the mortgage and co-existence ..." Lawyer's Guild, which is on the of the early Commimist attempts insurance for housing cooperatives to one-quarter of one percent. This The officers of both East and attorney-general's subversive list to control all of maritime. seems more than adequate to cover the risk for individual home-owners West Coast groups and their attor­ and has been called the legal arm As is the .usual practice, the as well as the co-ops. neys show a solid representation of the Pasty. addresses of both committees are You won't gain by seeking a conventional of an.FHA mort­ of pro-Communist operators. On Backed By Bridges mail drops, with no regular staff. gage. In fact, you might pay morei But FHA mortgages are getting the East Coast; ti>e head of Hie At a recent meeting of the East Party front commiAtees, travel harder to hgd,'as tnore lenders figure they may as well pocket the crnnmittee Is Hugh Mulzac, a vet- Coast committee at Werdermann light—^it makes It easier lor them J extra one-half of one percent .themselves. etan Communist-front functionary. Hall^ 16th Street and Srd Aveade,{to switch names and.causes.. Philly Is Boom Town For Ships m • •' j.H' --'U ^uYrne Hoi/s0f! Commies Rig New M'time Front m •nSTT-l �Pacre Eight SEAFARERS August 3, 1953 LOG Angiut 3. 1956 SEAFARERS Page Nine LOG v.-.—....... •f.-. . . . i^.,. \,.r. -.i.r;,. '-•I'i: .r -'J f|': -• • ./ „ ?V . • , n •;li' /'..B ' -fe'-' • B' It-: < v> "-V-: : i -M !«' la':- h'- S'• 3.; • ' '" >''' "7 • •" "• '••*• •' , ;. ; y. T . ' -.a .-; •' 1 . • ir^-. ir'-' IP' p" ,r 1. W fI Up on board at Baltimore SIU hall goes call for full crew for the Cities Service Baltimore. -Seafarer John Arabasz does the honors. Seafarers wiU crew two more tankers of same type for Cities Serv­ ice by the end of 1956, according to present schedules. HEN SIU crewmen climbed aboard the supertanker Cities Service Baltimore in that city this month, they signified the new era in oil transportation. The super­ tanker is fast replacing the T-2 on the long offshore runs and is rapidlybecoming an element in the domes­ tic trades as well. The Cities Service Baltimore, like her two sister ships now being com­ pleted, provides an individual foc'sle for each Iman aboard, giving him the privacy that's so hard to find on shipboard. The CS Baltimore at 32,600 tons, dwarfs the conventional T-2. But it in turn, will be dwarfed by even bigger tankers now being built or planned, including one that would be a 100,000-ton giant. As it is, the Baltimore can carry 18 different kinds of petroleum prod­ ucts and lift 271,000 bu^rels, twice the amount of a T-2. Other vital statistics on the «hip are: length, 661 feet; beam, 90 feet; draft, 32 feet; plant, geared turbine drive generating 15,000 shaft horsepower; service speed, W/z knots. The rela­ tively shallow dr^t is an advantage in the confined channels of the Calcasieu Riyer at Lake Charles where the company has its refinery,. The second new tanker. Cities Service Miami, is nearing comple­ tion and should be ready for service in the fall. December is the target date for the third vessel. All three ships were constructed under a "trade in and bliild" program set up by the Maritime Administratiph. • Seafarers crowd dispatch counter In Baltimore to throw in for jobs on the new supertanker. Luxury features such as individual crew staterooms attracted an eager turnout. Arabasz (left) and Tohy Kastina are at work picking the oldest cards. .pssi;-' • ^• isaiijiitiMi I ' * ' Group of crewmembers aboard her for first time at Baltimore dock wave to onlookers on pierside. Patrolman Rex Dickey (center), CS rep Rus­ sell Brandon and crewmember have a few words on a pact provision. Length of 32,600-ton ship is shown by shot of Seafarer (circled) on catwalk. Plenty of legwork here. Wheelhouse is equipped with modern naviga­ tional aids. Patrolman Dickey stands at the wheel. Mattress is evidently to liking of Tony Fran­ cis, chief steward. Individual foc'sles are the rule throughout. Messman starts setting up for first meal. Messroom is roomy, well-lit and well-venti­ lated. The spacious stainless-steel galley should prove a favorite with SIU steward department men. First oil flows into tanks of Cities Service Baltimore at the company's Lake Charles, La., refinery. The huge tanker can handle 271,000 barrels when loaded to full capacity. Like two sister ships, it will operate on coastwise run. .'iB- �SEAFARERS Pare Ten Balto Booms Desp'rto Steel Tie-up BALTIMORE—^Despite the steel strike, shipping has continued to be good in this port, and during the past two weeks there were 18 ships paying off, 7 signing on and 8 calling in transit. The few beefs which came up were all settled to the satisfaction of the crews and there are no beefs pend--^ and McLean bills has also been for anyone convlctea of unlawfully ing at this time possessing narcotics aboard ship. closely watched. . Much of the Union's interest The Union — whose position The law now puts marijuana into here has been focused on the Con­ gressional picture, and the hall has been in close touch with the SIU Washington office, which has been watching the legislative situation keenly because of the number of bills which vitally concern seamen. Of particular interest has been the, so-called Browning bill which would pave the way for this Great Lakes SIU company to purchase two C-4 type vessels and put them into service from the Atlantic coast to Cuba and Mexico. Since the Union has a contract with Browning, this would be of great help. Watching Legislation The progress of the Bernstein Happy Birthday Seafarer Pete Walsh pre­ pares to cut into birthday cake presented him by cap­ tain in behalf of crew on SS Republic. Photo submitted by D. Nagy, ship's reporter. A seven-ship non-union fleet on the Great Lakes is now SIU after an election won by the SIU Great Lakes District. Arnold Transit Company ships, which were in­ volved, carry freight and passen­ gers between Mackinaw City, Mackinac Island and St. Ignace. The election was conducted under the supervision of the Michigan State Mediation Board. / ^ j[ii ^ Official opening ceremonies are scheduled for August 24 for the new San Francisco headquarters of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The Mayor of San Fran­ cisco, many union leaders and others will participate in the dedi­ cation. - t 4- it Hospital benefits of $40 a week and a death benefit of $7,500 plus a double indemnity provision have been obtained by the Staff Officers Association in revision of the union's welfare plan. The old benefits were $25 in the hospital and $2,500 in case of death. 4> I K;-' ""' II ^ • #•1 I.'" I &:?•;- f: ''A t Approval of four ballot propositiohs has - been voted by members of the Marine Firemen's Union. They include a $2 monthly dues increase, formal approval for sale ^of the onion's headquarters, revi­ sion of the shipping! rules and imposini. of penalties on members who miss iships. against' the use and handling of narcotics has been firmly estab­ lished over the past ten years wants to remind any foul ball who might accidentally get aboard an SIU ship abput enactment of the 1956 Narcotics Control Act, which considerably stiffens the penalties the same class with other-narcotics. Also, the hall has received from headquarters a list. of unclaimed wages from Alcoa, and any men who feel they have back wages coming from this company are ad­ vised to come into the hall and check. SIU Aids City Workers SAVANNAH—The SIU here took an active part in assist­ ing employees of the city of Savannah to win recognition for their union and also a six cents an hour wage boost. E. B. McAuley, the Union's+ acting port agent, was asked were successful in winning both by the Savannah Trades and recognition of the union and the Labor Assembly to aid the city employees after they walked out on June 16 because of sub-stand­ ard wages. The employees are members of Local 342 of the State, County and Municipal Employes Union. The SIU representative, to­ gether with representatives of the employees union and the Carpen­ ters Union, met with city officials and after three days of negotiation wage increase. Shipping in the port was fair during the past shipping period and looks good for the future. Sev­ eral- in-transits are due and the jSents Fort (Cities Service) is slated to crew up here on August 30. During the past two weeks the Northwestern Victory (Victory Car­ riers) -paid off and signed on and there were six ships in transit. The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum "dur­ ing a voyage. If there's one thing an aspiring delegate learns the hard way it is the simple injunction "get the facts straight," says Seafarer George Finklea. Having been elected deck delegate virtually every time he did not^ ^— ship as bosun, Finklea has certain standards set up by the found that nothing .can get Union before becoming delegates. quite as garbled as the story of a shipboard beef. Any delegate who dashes off to the mate or the skip­ per on the basis of one man's ver­ sion of a story is headed straight for trouble. Finklea started sailing back in World War II and has had experience on Army transports Finklea a'hd NMU ships before coming over to the SIU. By now he has been on enough ships of all major SIU com­ panies to know his way around thoroughly. Experience like this is useful to any delegate, he says, but it is only one factor and not necessarily the most important one. Being level­ headed and diplomatic counts for more than anything because a del­ egate has to mediate between crewmembers and pacify different personalities. Anybody who is ner­ vous or trigger-tempered can't make a good delegate no matter how long he has been sailing. Experienced Man Finklea doesn't buck for the del­ egate's job but he finds he is usually nominated for it on most ships. "After being delegate a couple of times you get to be known as having delegate's experi­ ence and from then on you are usually asked to serve." Like many delegates, he feels it is a weighty but necessary Job and is willing to do his share. It would help a great deal, he believes, if the delegates had a little more status on the ships. The answer might be some kind of procedure whereby men would have to ineet Aiuittt 8, iifsl LOG One reason why some Seafarers are reluctant to serve as delegates, he pointed out, is that there are always crewmembers on the ship who proceed on the assumption that they can settle a -beef better than the delegate can. ""They know as much about it as the delegate does, or at least they.think they do," he said. And the next thing the delegate knows, every man is his own delegate and is doing his own negotiating with the officers. If the" delegates were men who had a little special standing and ship's officers were firmly instruct­ ed to deal only with delegates he is convinced that beefs would be settled with less friction. Long Trip Long' On Beefs Of course, the difficulties of a delegate's job tend to multiply the longer a ship stays away from a US port. Being delegate on coast­ wise ships is relatively easy be­ cause there is always the Union hall to call up when things go wrong. The delegate carries more of a load when the ship is out three or four months as Finklea was on the McKittrick Hills, his last ship. . Under such circumstances, del­ egates can still save themselves grief by writing headquarters about outstanding beefs. It hap­ pens very often that such beefs can be settled by long-distance communication, or at least the Union will be prepared to take them on when the ship comes in for payoff. ^ A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Finklea started sailing but of Charleston»qn the Army transport. Wisteria in 1942.^ Right now he's in headquarters port, but lie ships out o^ any port where there, are Jobs up 'on the board; ALAMAR (Calmar), Juna S4 — Chairman, J. Thompion; Sacratary, J. McPhual. See patrolman about dUcharges for port ttkne worked in ship­ yard. Ship's fund SS.SS. Lockers to be built on second deck for soUed and working clothes. slips for same. Special meeting to be h'eld with patrolman to discuss food situation. MASSMAR (Calmer), June 17 — Chairman, James Elchenberg; Secre­ tary, T. W. HInten. Ship's fund 920. Report accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Former'delegate left ship in Panama Canal dug to iUness. Sugges­ tion made for every one to donate 91 to ship's fund. - • LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car. riers), Juna 19—Chairman, I. Music) Secretary, A, Santal. Water cooler and ice box need repairing. Letter to be sent to headquarters for clarifi­ cation. Fifty cents per man to be . STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), June donated to ship's fund. 19—Chairman, E. A. Anderson; Sac­ H, Kilmon. Letter from head­ ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), June ratary, quarters. regarding repair list read 24—Chairman, C. Shaw; Secretary, D. and posted. Letter to be sent re­ VanAlstina. Water tanks need clean­ garding washing Need new ing. Additional fans obtained in washing machine. machine. Gangway watchmen Japan. Difficulty in obtaining fresh to keep aU stevedores out of house fruits and vegetables from company and keep all:screen doors locked, agent in Japan. Ship's fund 13,910 cept gangway door. Magazines to ex­ be yen. Ship'.a delegate to be rotated In to library after reading. Cold accordance with union standards. New returned juices not to be removed from chill delegate elected. Engine utility to • boxes at night. Meal service dis­ install stop light on washing machine. cussed. Suggestion to start a ship's Discussion on, liberty launch. fund. Secretary discussed functions of his office. All c.j>rrespondence to CHIWAWA (Cities Service), July 3 be referred to him for purpose of —Chairman, J. Swafford; Secretary, recording in ship's files. F. Raid. Delayed sailing at Tampa COEUR d'ALENE (Victory Carriers), June 16—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secre­ tary, M. Cross. Ship's fund 911.50. Much disputed overtime. Repair lists to be prepared. Poor preparation of food. Better grade of meat requested. FAIRLANO (Waterman), June 24— Chairman, F. Holland; Secreta'ry, B. Ruckar. Ship's treasurer elected. Mo­ tion made to start ship's fund. Dis­ cussion about food and safety. COEUR d-ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Mpy 6—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secretary, M. Cross. New referred to headquarters committee. Ship, to be sprayed for roaches. Re­ ports accepted. Light to be installed on washing machine to indicate when in use. Members instructed to keep passageway doors closed when work­ ing cargo. ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund 911.50. New treasurer elected. Re­ port accepted. Sinks in galley and pantry to -be replaced. New mat­ tresses for all unlicensed personnel. Fans to be cleaned. Repair list to be checked. Recreation room and pantry to be locked when ship is in port. Dishes to be picked up. Mattresses to be checked for replacements. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), June 17 — Chairman, j. Giovanni; Secretary, C. Hartman. 'Master would not pay off any crewmember as vessel Is going to FAIRPORT (Waterman), June 10— shipyard for repairs. Only members Chairman, J. Hoggia; Secretary, E. that were sick would be paid off. Furst. One man missed ship in Se­ Chief officer passed away wlUle on attle. Reports accepted. Headquarters vacation. Flowers sent. Ship's fund to get standbys for deck department S7.80. Reports accepted. Seven hours for Saturday, Sunday and holidays. disputed overtime. Working rules for Too much coffee being consumed. 51 steward department requested. Radio to 71 lbs. per week consumed. Com­ and iron to be locked up in 'bonded pany claims consumption should only storeroom while ship in shipyard for be 35 lbs. per week. Ship to be ade­ repairs. Crew mess to be referred to quately stored up as it is on cold run. patrolman at payoff for failing to keep messroom clean.. STONY CREEK (American Tramp), COEUR d'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ May 13—Chairman, L. Gallo; Sacra­ tary, K. Goldman. To start arrival tory Carriors), Juna 2—Chairman, L. No pool for ship's fund. Watch to get Rapper; Secretary, M. Cross. permission to sleep in hospital while American money available. Company chipping going on in aft house. Dis­ has authorized only iour launches. cussion on wages on tanker vs. freight­ Ship's fund 912.50. Negotiating com­ er. Some dogs on ports need renew­ mittee to seek an age limit pension for seamen. Captain paying ship ex­ ing, also fans. penses with American money which KERN HILLS (Long Island Tankers), should be used for draws. June 20—Chairman, E. Bryant; SacreALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June 9— tary, H. Lanier. Crew want shore liberty if possible. Discussed trans­ Chairman, P. Drewei; Secretary, /. portation refund for men who paid Knight, Beef on condition of meat. their own fare to ship. To be turned Delegate reported that Trinidad beef was supposed to be discontinued on over to union. (No date). Chairman, H. Lanier; Alcoa ships but full load was taken Secretary, E. Bryant. Ship's delegate this trip. Mooring line situation aft to take up transportation beef with to be called to patrolman's attention, patrolman. Messhall to be kept clean. along with the topping lift fairleads One member injured foot. All soiled as ship hazard. Soipe disputed over­ linen to be ttirned in to be washed. time. Insufficient ventilation in en­ Crew warhed about smoking on this gine room. Communications read and tanker. Steward department thanked accepted. LTst of hazards to be sub, mitted to New York. Request in­ for doing excellent job. vestigation of possibility of ship be-' ing replaced by super carrier. Crew STONY CREEK (American Tramp), June 17—Chairman, J. Oambrino; Sec­ should receive some compensation In retary, K. Goldman. Ship's fund event they are laid off. Rooms in deck 912.00.' Repair list ready. Report ac­ department need sougeeing. Find out cepted. Discussion on bunks and mat­ about possible ship restriction in Mar­ tresses. Spare parts needed for wash­ tinique. ing- machine. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Juna 23—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre­ July 4—Chairman, P. Miranna;'Secre­ tary, S. Howard. Ship's fund 9137. tary, L. Geraghty. Letter from" Mrsr Reports accepted. Watch table to be. Brenner thanking members for wed­ left open , at all times. Garbage cans ding gift. Four men missed ship last to be covered in all ports. Coffee to trip. Ship's fund 914.18. Report ac­ be made in coffee urn when entering cepted. Too much pork being served. ports of arrival. Need more variety in menus. Clarifi­ 9UZANNB (Bull), June 25—Chair­ cation needed on machinist' relieving pumpman. Life preserver needed on man, R. Williams; Becretary, J. Shaw. Ship's fund 910.40. Report accepted. foc'sle head. Beer cans not to be left in passage­ Steward to get better grade of WILD RANGER (Waterman), June ways. with less fat. Lack of ventila­ 24—Chairman, L. Heiget; Secretary, meat tion in bathrooms. D. Ruddy. Ship's fund 919.S0. Re­ ports accepted. Vote of appreciation SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), for excellent cuisine. Fidley door on June 27—Chairman, J. Cole; Secre­ main deck to be kept closed. Less tary, J. Member left ship in noise at night. Drinking water situa­ SavannahBread. due to illness. Ship's fund tion and keeping doors closed in port Sil.lO. Discussion about topside and discussed. Koolade for crew. New dishes or­ dered. Request more milk. PELTORR (Ore Navigation), Juno 29 —Chairman, T. Hansen; Secretary, R. NEVA WEST (BleomAeld), June 1— Bdmond. Crew promised to support Chairman, J. Wread; Secretary, B. treasury for good of entire crew. Auer. Ship's fund 939. Discussion Article by C. Barbe in Saturday Eve­ concerning new lockers for steward ning Post to be referred to headquar­ department rooms: plywood board* ters. Article discussed and condemned under mattresses. by membership. Article — doesn't Liberia take advantage of her ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), June shipping boom?" Attached to min­ .Chairman, C. HemeneskI; Secretary, utes. D. Hell. Ship's fund 913.30. One man missed sh^ in Houston. Some dis­ GOVBRNMINT CAMP (Cities Serv­ puted overtime. Discussion on torn ice), June 24—Chairman, C. KteMul- linen, making coffee and cleaning len; Secretary, M. Dugan. Sink amid­ table after each meal. ships to be- used for washing perco-' lator and cups from bridge. Wipers ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), June 17 requested to be cleaned and not bring —Chairman Maler T. Cestelle; Secre­ grease and grime up into messhaU tary, J, Prestweed. -One man missed and passageways. ship in' Cliidad TrujlUo and joined ahlp in LaChiaria. Need new washing 9HINNBCOCK BAY (Vorllaa), Juno machine. Dirty cups to be brought 17—Chairman, H, Parks; Secretary, T, back to'dishwashing mrachine. Ship's MacTaggart. Repair Usts given to de­ fund 9199. Laundry to be kept clean. partment delegates. Strip blinks and clean rooms before payoff. Several LONGVIBW VICTORY (Victory Carhour* disputed overtime. Captain'and siecs), June S-^Chalrmen, 9. Bergerie; . Steward to pxplain to patrolman Becretery, R. Barker- Ship's delegate about washing ahip's lineau on 'Ship ekectod: MesshaUs and seem* to be "and ogtra meals In Egypt with nsc Jtainted. • 95- A • !I �Aoriut 8, 1958 SEAFARERS 'Afenace To Navigation' Pare Eleven LOG This Vacation Reads Like High Adventure Living it up via savings from his SIU wages, Seafarer Frank Boyne is back at sea again after a year's vacation that reads like a sportsman's guidebook. During the 12 months away•• from the sea, Boyne panned for gold in Australia, went Boston Hall Vandalized, No Clues BOSTON—Shipping in this port tvaS fair during the past two weeks but the outlook for the future is •omewhat dim. During the last period the Repuh^c (Trafalgar) and Government Camp (Cities Service) paid off and aigned on. The Kern Hills (West­ ern. Navigation), Steel Rover (Isth­ mian) and Robin Gray (Seas Ship­ ping) were in transit. All beefs were settled at the payoffs and everything else was comparatively quiet except for the excitement aroused by the collision of the Andrea Doria and Stock­ holm and the fact that the hall was broken into. '' . Injured Flown Here • Some • of the injured survivors of the collision, some. 20 miles southeast of the Nantucket light­ ship, were flown by helicopter to the Brighton Marine Hospital here. Among the survivors at the Bos­ ton hospital was _ a four-year-old girl who was critically injured and separated from her parents during the rescue. She died shortly after her parents located her where­ abouts. The hall was broken Into -some­ time over the weekend of July 1415. The doors to the offices and baggage room were locked sO noth­ ing Was' disturbed there, but an SIU banner was slashed and elec­ trical cords cut. The police have been unable to flnd any clear flngerprints on any of the articles ;which were handled. . j Amorii? the men on the, beach jhwe now are A. Trotman, N. Ritrovato, A. Ramos, and W. Bowman. after sharks witli a special spear gun in New Zealand and indulged his favorite hobbies of spear fish­ ing and skin diving from his own boat for six months in the Florida Keys. Back to the comparatively tame shipboard life on the Chickasaw, Boyne looks back on an exciting year divided between two conti­ nents. The routine now is split only by arrivals and departures on At­ lantic and Gulf coast ports along the Chickasaw's coastwise route. He "just took off," he recalled, after a long stint at sea, and head­ ed for the Florida Keys in the Spring of 1955. An avid skin div­ ing enthusiast, Boyne bought a 21foot boat based at Marathon, Fla., and cruised about for six months enjoying himself at his favorite pastime, with lots of fishing on the side. Went Down Under Then, seeking a change in scen­ ery, he sold the boat and, in Nov­ ember, went for a visit down under to Australia. There he enjoyed more of the same at a place called Bermaqui and then tried his luck panning for gold. Although he admits he never thought he'd come out too lucky on this end, he did enjoy living out in the open, carrying all his equip­ ment in a car he bought locally and sleeping in a tent. Moving from here to New Zealand, Boyne had one bit of luck in spearing an octopus with five-foot long ten­ tacles that looked like it might be ready to give him a bad time. It was here also that "I became something of a local sensation" from the way he calmly sat on a The lack of adequate safety standards throughout the world's maritime fleets has been put in the harsh glare of the spotlight by the disastrous^ sinking of the Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria. No less an authority than the formfer head of Coast Guard's Merchant Marine Safety office has called for sweeping revision of the 194Sr International Con­ vention for the Safety of Life at Sea. The Andrea Doria was just SVz years old and the queen of the Italian merchant fleet. It was lauded as one of the saf­ est, and best equipped ships afloat. No pains were spared, we were told, in efforts to make her the best. You know the LAKE CHARLES—The big news here during the last report period rest of the story. was the arrival of the supertanker If a luxury showpiece like the Doria was inadequate, what Cities Service Baltimore, which came in on July 23 and left the about the lowly freightships down the scale? When you get following day. Those who saw her down to the runaway flag rustbuckets—the Libertys, the pronounced her a fine ship with old T-2 tankers, the pre-war British and American ships that a fine crew-of SIU men aboard. Shipping during the period went are still afloat, the lack of safety and adequate maintenance along very nicely with the follow­ can be imagined. Many of these obsolete ships are pitifully ing Cities Service tankers, besides undermanned and have only a handful of crewmembers the Baltimore, in transit; Fort HosChiwawa, Winter Hill, Brad­ aboard who are qualified to operate a ship. They are usually kins, ford Island and Government Camp. short of necessary gear for repairs and maintenance. In The Neva West (Bloomfield) fact, one of the reasons these ship operators fled the Amer­ called at Port Arthur and the Val ican flag was that they found it cheaper that way than main­ Chem (Valentine) was at Port Neches. i taining a safe ship in accordance with US standards. It's no accident that when it comes to sea accidents and ship founderings, the runaways lead the parade. Day after day there are constant reports of this or that Panamanian or, Liberian tramp losing a propeller, suffering an engine breakdown, springing a leak, running out of fuel or simply sinking. These stories may not attract as much attention as the Doria disaster, but their cumulative effect is far SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping in greater. this port was fair during the last A typical runaway ship, the Cambridge, was described in shipping period and the outlook the SEAFARERS LOG of September 2, 1955. "No fire and for the future is good. The Fairport and the Wacosta, boat drills, i. . a crew as little as 24 men,... 3rd mate lacked both of Waterman, paid off during a ticket ... at least 50 repairs needed in the radio shack . . . the past two weeks and the Fairlifeboats uncovered ... no hospital, no medicine chest . . . port signed on again. In transit compass and radio direction finder defective . . . infested were the Fairland and Iberville food ,. . rust all over the ship ..." all this within six months (Waterman), Steel Advocate and of leaving US registry. Steel Director (Isthmian) and Pennmar and Portmar (Calmar). With runaway ships getting older by the day and the Men on the beach here Include runaway fleets growing constantly, we can expect more of W. H. Lea, F. R. Otvos, L. G. Gon­ the same in the future. It's up to the pending Congressional zales, M. Hall, L. C. Atkins, D. investigation of safety standards to reverse, the trend and Calarln, H. E. Fowler, J. Austin assure proper safety conditions for seamen of all nations. and J. Eubanks. Lake Charles Hails Supership Frisco Reports Good Shipping Posed v/ith speargun and diving rig, Seafarer Frank Boyne vacations in New South Wales, Australia. ^ dock picking off sharks just the same as if he were taking potshots in a shooting gallery back home. Boyne had his "Alcedro," a hydromatic spear-firing gun, to thank for this pastime. Circumstances were sort of weighted against the' shark, however, because he not only had to contend with a spear ^ but also with a five-gallon drum tied to the trailing line, which eventually wore him out when he tried to break away. Sharkmeat is a particular favor­ ite in Australia, and is eaten as "Murray cod." Boyne and "Al­ cedro" provided plenty of meals of this "Aussie" delicacy between them. Eventually, Boyne returned to San Francisco last March. He registered one morning at 8 .^M and, by 11 the same ayem, had a ship—the Madaket—and was back in harness again. "It was good getting away from the ships for a while, and doing all the things those SIU payoffs made possible, but it just was swell getting back," he commented. "It makes you appreciate the good life we have aboard ship these days, too." Seattle Plugs New Ship Bill SEATTLE — This branch has been active along with other labor unions in this area in notifying Senator Warren Magnuson, who comes from this state, of our full support to the Bernstein bill, which would mean about 1,000 additional jobs for American seamen. Paying off in the last two weeks were the Longview Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers), Anniston (Ace), Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transporta­ tion) and Choctaw (Waterman). These four ships signed on again and In transit were the J. B. Kulukundis (Martis), Fairport (Water­ man) and Pennmar (Calmar). The sailing of the Longview Vic­ tory was held up for several days when the captain failed to make the repairs he had agreed to on the previous voyage, but everything was taken caire of before the crew signed on. On the Anniston, the captain at­ tempted to jump overboard while the ship was at sea. He was re­ strained by the chief engineer and then placed under guard while the mate took command. �SEAFARERS Faff* TweW# Too TV Repairs Plague Shoresiders aren't the only ones who have their troubles with television repairmen. Lots-of ships, especially on coast­ wise runs, have TV sets in the messhall or lounge, and these go out of whahk also. Getting them repaired, how­ Bush, ship's delegate, is a case in ever, is a production. It usu­ point. Recording secretary Willie ally winds up as a sort of unofficial Walker pointedly hoted in the min­ "Point 4" aid program for un­ utes recently that the entire ship's tutored electricians from Peru to fund was wiped put dqring the Rover's stay in Hawaii, in order Pakistan. When a shipboard TV set goes to pay for doctoring of the real or out of commission in any way, the imagined ailments of its TV re­ crew is at the mercy of an elec­ ceiver. The crew of the Seatrain Texas tronic pirate in every port. also had a^ran-in with a TV repair (Since the vari­ shop to thV tune of $56.25 in one ety of shipboard coastwise port. entertainments is Since new receivers are available limited, seamen for $100 and up it might be may be pardoned cheaper to trade in than repair. for spending a It can only be hoped that their lot of their time reception has improved, although in front of a tele­ it's likely that the best reception vision screen.) Bush they ever got was when the repair­ But although man saw them coming. the blessings of video and audio The only consolation crews can aren't shared by all countries just yet, enterprising radio technicians point to is that shoresiders often and refrigerator mechanics in far- get taken, but good, in the same off lands—who may have read an fashion. outdated manual on the subject— feel no qualms about digging into the complicated electronic jungle behind the TV screen. The whole Himalya mountain range may be in the way of the USPHS HOSPITAL nearest transmitter, but they'll BALTIMORE. MD. guarantee to restore life to your G. E. Anderson Gorman T. Glazt blacked-out 21" screen quicker Kenneth Bewig Burl Haire Edward Blevins Edward Huizenga than you can say "NBC." Francisco Bueno Ira H. Kllgore They may not speak the same Edward Burton PhiUp Navitsky Roy R. Rayfield Inaguage back on Main Street in Rosario Copani •D. P. Eldemire Gerardo Riviera the States, but the sales pitch of Thomas C. Finnerty Florentino Teigciro Dolan D. GaskiU Joseph A. WiUiams this species is universal. USPHS HOSPITAL Steel Rover Troubles BOSTON. MASS. A. Barbaro Jeremiah O'Byrne The experience of Seafarers on Anthony K. D. Douglass the Steel Rover, headed by Charles USPHS HOSPITAL Last Look Seafarer Dave Rivers, dele­ gate on the Louis Emery, Jr., cocks a weather eye for a crew lensman on his way down the gangway in New Orleans. The ship is now out in the Far East. GALVESTON. TEXAS Ernest C. Anderson Concpcion Mejia William G. Hay Robert Ci Meloy John E. Markopolo 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBn.fi, ALA. David M. Baria USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. .Tames Adam.g Carl Jones Herman Averich Martin Kelly Fellmo Barllzo Frankle Klttchner Claude F. Blanks Edward G. Knapp John G. Brady Leo H. Lang Robelt D. Bruwll WUUaui Lawless J. L. Buckelew Rene A. LeBIanc Sebastian Carregal James M. Mason Cloise Coats Winford Powell Albert T. Cooper Randolph RatcUflF Floyd Cummlngs Edward Samrock Fidele Di Giovanni Thomas Scanlon Chas. F. Dorrough John Sercu William Driscoll Wade H. Sexton Jaime Fernandez H. Leonard Shaw Clarence Graham Johnnie Simon Clarence Halner Toefil Smiglelskl Vincent A. Hebert West A. Spencer Sam Henry Clifford St. Clair Fred Holmes Lonnie R. Tickle '' George Huber Luciano Toriblo Chester Hughart James E. Ward Samuel N. Hurst Davie A. Wright Charles Jeffers USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Robert B. Carey James H. Maxey George Carlson Thomas Moncho Francisco Cornier Alonzo W. Morris Horacio Da Sllva Juan Oquendo Jr. Lucius DeWitt Jose Qulmera John Dovak George H. Robinson Newton Edrlngton Jose Rodriguez EsteU Godfrey Frank A. Rossi . James Higglns PhUip Sarkus Harry Jurgenson P. W. Siedenberg Konstant Kain Andrew Snyder AUred Kaju Robert Sojka Donald McShana JameS' C. Stewart John McWilllams Robert R. White James MacCrea Editor, . SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., — Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME CITY .7. Signed ZONE . STATE ; TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an eld subscriber and have a change •f address, please give your fornHir address belew: ADDRESS "If Itiiu.', • CITY It Looks Fine • •etsaeaeaaeaeaeeaeaeeossaseaaeeeeeeeaaaaaaaesaeeeeeaeaeaaeaaee- •aeaaeeaeaaeeeeaeeeeee.i eeeeaeaeeeaeeee* STATE Union Sparks ramify Liffo To the Editor: I read your editorial on the Seafarers' scholarship awards with keen interest. What a grand opportunity for those young fellows: $6,000 for four years! Congratulations to the Union on its foresight. One hopes, of course, that the boys will not be educated out of the workers' movement, that Letten To The Ptor "How do you like it?" cook Jimmie Bartlett seems to be saying, as he prepares to tee off with his trusty car­ ver. Photo by A. Dannd on the DeSoto. USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLVJg. NY Edmund Abualy Anthony D. Leva Manuel Antonana Make Lubas Eiadlo Aris Joseph D. McGraw Fortunato Bacomo Archibald McGuigan William C. Baldwin H. F. MacDonald Frank W. Bemrick • Michael Machusky Frank T.. CampbeU Albert MartineUi WUIlam J. Conners Vic Milazzo E. T. Cunningham Joseph B. Murphy Walter L. Davis Ralph J. -Palmer Emilio Delgado George G. Phlfer Robert M. Douglas James M. Qulnn John J. DrlscoU George E. Renale Robert E. Gilbert Daniel F. Ruggiano William Guenther G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick G. Slvertsqn Everett Halslett Henry E. Smith Taib Hassen Michael Toth Joseph Ifslts Karl Treimann Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tuttle Ludwig Krlstiansen Fred West Frank J. Kubek Norman West Frederick Landry Tlrgil E. Wllmoth James J. Lawlor Pon P. Wing Kaarel'Leetmaa Chee K. Zai Leonard Leidig USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Alfred Sawyer H. G. Bradshaw Maximo B. Tangalin Claud E. Denny Joseph H. Traxler Henry L. Pruitt John Zabil • USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Marcelo B. Belen Milton Reeves Glen T. Darling Petronilo Rojo Charles Dwyer William F. Vaughan M. M. Hammond ' USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Maxlmino Bernes Jimmie Littleton Jose Blanco William E. Olsson Joe B. Farrow Edward H. Searcey Francis L. Finlgan Wm. T. Shierling USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Ralph Kllbourne Chas. W. Brinton TAMPA MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL TAMPA. FLA. Oscar R. Daniels USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Delbler Rosendo Serrano John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL DURHAM. NC Oscar Pearson USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON, KY. Schuyler J. Pierson VA HOSPITAL RICHMOND. VA. John P. Wilson ^ ?Q£iR,Y BIC' STREET ADDRESS AufiHt S, MM. LOC All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Charles Morrison and Antonio Irazarry, we ars well fed with •xceUent food. At our ship's meeting recent­ ly, Julio Evans was. elected chairman. Eugen* Watson is treasurer; Emilio Rosado, re­ cording sccrctasy; Robert OI= ney, reporter; Martin Rubio, ship's delegate; Julian Tito, en­ gine delegate; George Meshovi, steward delegate, and Robert Rivera, deck delegate. Unfortunately, one brother, Malone, waS injured, and left for the marine hospital in Balti­ more. The crew extends its best wishes for his -rapid re­ covery. We expect to be back in the States about September iiirst. More news will come. Robert Olney Secretary - reporter NO Shut-ins Have A Picnic To the Editor: We the undersigned take this they will come back prepared to share their knowledge and method of-ropressing our ap­ give some initiative in building preciation to the committee who the various functions of the handled the Del Sud's annual Union into a magnificent soli­ picnic. Last Saturday our hos­ pital delegate, Vic Miorana, darity. who visits us twice a week, told There is one more change in the life at sea that I gather from us he sure wished we could get out so as to be able to go to the picnic, but unfortunately Dr. Hansome, an ex-sailor we were unable to go. So he and later educator and lec­ said if we couldn't make it he turer at several leading US would see if there wasn't some schools. Is the author of s way he could bring us some re­ - current novel, "Appoint­ freshments to the hospital. ment With Fortune," pub­ Well, he did. He came back lished by Vantage Press. with a big box of sandwiches, your interestihg LOG. I glance cake and ice cream. We really enjoyed ourselves at the "Recent Arrivals," 4id and would appreciate it very that is a favorable change. When I made a trip on the much if you would publish our Apus in 1920 working my way thanks to all who were respon­ home as an AB, we discussed sible for us shut-ins enjoying various problems on the poop- ourselves. We sure hope we are able to deck in the evenings. One question was: How can make it next year, and if we seafarers get conditions so that do you can rest assured we will, sailors can have a home in one in turn, think, of our less for­ port instead of "every port?" tunate brothers here at the All the boys were seriously in­ USPHS in New Orleans. David Wright, Charles terested. 1 recall clearly the Jeffer^ Floyd Cum­ general response to the ques­ mlngs, Fred Holmes tion. and others. Well, it appears that now, with a strong Union, it has be­ t J" come possible for Seafarers to maintain a home. I hope that the parents will transmit their culture to their own youngsters, To the Editor: and keep our seagoing com­ For some time it has been the merce expanding. Commerce practice for Isthmian to" hire among nations contributes shore gangs in foreign ports. greatly to mutual understanding There is nothing we can do and humane relations. about this as it was company Marius Hansome practice long before Isthmian (AB of the Clipper Era) was organized by this Union. J, J, But that's not the beef. We have a man working with these native gangs all day put­ ting out gear, such as paint, To the Editor: brushes, chipping hammers, I had a personal problem re­ staging, chairs and other rig­ cently which I took up with the ging. The men who do this SIU Welfare Services office in" work have put in for overtime New York, I was very pleased on it, but it has been ignored to learn that they were able to by the mate. make all necessary arrange­ He doesn't even bother to dis­ ments for me so that everything pute it There is a record kept was taken care of in style. by the deck delegate of th# I would like to express my time involved, but it's neither deep appreciation and thanks to disputed nor okayed by the the Union and the Welfare Serv­ mate. ices office for the help given We would appreciate a clari­ me. fication on this before much Antonio Gonzales more overtime piles up on this $• . jji if question. C. Tobias Ship's delegate SS Steel Surveyor (Ed. note: Under normal To the Editor: ^ Just a few words before our practice, when the bosun or a ship leaves Mobile for New Or­ maintenance man is put to leans, on her way to the Ha­ work vHth these shore gangs handing out gear in the morn­ waiian Islands. The Ines, operating under ing and checking it in at night, charter to Isthmian Lines, has he is entitled to two hours' over­ a ^ood crew, and it looks like time. But if the man is put to fair weather ahead for all. work to stay with the shore gang Thanks to the efforts of the • all day,, then he's .entitled to steward department, and par^ overtime for all the hours he ticularly George M e s h o v i. puts in.) Asks Rule For Shore Gang OT Appreciate Aid Of $IU Welfare Ines Tries New Run—To Hawaii ' Vl �SEAFAREnS Ao^t Si, 1956 ANTINOUS (WaUrman), Jvi^ . Chairman, M. Tannari tacratary, ». Carrli. Delegate complained that chief steward docs not cooperate with crew. Overtime to be straightened out at payoff. Engine . departmeet rooms need soogeeing, icebox in galley re­ moved, repaired and Installed'in enf$neer's room. July I—^Chairman, N. Canoi Safrafary, C. Carrlz. Captain informed crew ship to payoff in East Coast. Repair list to be made up as soon as possible. Overtime sheets to be given to patrolman before payoff. Onb hour disputed /vertime. List of crewmembers wishing to pay off at arrival to be turned in and replacements to be sent down as soon as possible. Beef about steward squared away. Blowers in engine room running too slowly. Insufficient ice for weeKend. Ice could b^ pulled twice a day during washed. Sugar dispensers to be used instead of bowls. Cots to be picked up after use. Clothes to be hung on unpainted railings in fldley, Pwe Xi$frte«B. LOG Hoiior Of Portmar URhe||d FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), June 5—Chairman, H, Wastphall; Sec­ retary, T, Clough, Report accepted. New delegate elected. Discussion on launch service—to be taken up at payoff. Discussion on payoff notice since ship may go to shipyard this trip or later. "Water, water eve^where, and not a drop to drink . , ," said the Ancient Mariner or ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Juna ItChairman, J, Jones; Secretary, M. Lauerano. One man missed ship in Aguiree, PR. Ship's fund $15.00. Re­ port accepted. Suggestion to have call bell or buzzer installed in mess­ hall so standbys can be called. More variety in night lunch. Messhall, gal­ ley and pantry to be painted. Egg timer to be installed in pantry. Chairs in messhall to be cleaned and painted. More quiet to 01)^ observed during meal hours so messman can take or­ ders. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcos), June 24— Chairman, J. Bowden; Secretary, P, Calebaugh, Repair lists to be made up. Ship's fund $14.00. ALCOA PILCRIM~(Alcoa), June 25— Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, R, Motlka, Antennas which were taken down to be discussed with patrolman. Ship's fund $3.42. Delegate to see RO regarding weekly news reports. Better bread needed and sufficient supply to be left out for night lunch. ELIZABETH (Bull), July 1—Chair­ man, R. Barrett; Secretary, C. Shirley. week to last all weekend. Repair Usts to be handed In before arrival. Dele­ gate complimented for Job well done. Electrician granted permanent resi­ dence visa.. McKITTRICK HILLS (Wesltrn Tank­ ers), May 25—Chairman, J, Adams; Sacratary, D, Baekrak, New delegate and reporter elected. Galley needs cleaning. Complaint on cold food. Messhall to be sprayed for flies. Need screens for messroom portholes. An­ chor pool to be started for ship's fund. Half to go to winner. Delegate explained necessity of immediate notification to Union of any man hospitalized in a foreign port so allot­ ments may be continued. July 1—Chairman, S, Wells; Sacra­ tary, C. Nichols. All repairs made. Knife fight to be referred to patrol­ man. Ship's fund. $13.00. Three hours disputed overtime. Pictures of broken gratings in linen locker taken aqd forwarded to headquarters. New treasurer elected. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), July 8— Chairman, C. DaHospedales; Secretary, R. Corns, Repairs not completed as vessel went into drydock. Ship's fund, $30.00. Report accepted. ARLYN (Bull), July S—Chairman, W. Mcllveen; Secretary, C. Walter. Repairs made. Ship's fund, $3.09. To see mate about doing one side of ship when slushing, decks as it is too dan­ gerous to work on deck when both • sides are done. Member wanted to know why green salads were served first part of voyage and fish salads at latter part. This was done to use perishables first to avoid waste.- Some steaks cut wrong and had tenderizer taste. Soap insufficient. Steward claims extra soap was given out. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), July 1 —Chairman, H, McQuage; Secretary, F, Delapenha, Three men required medical aid. No doctor available. Beadiquarters to look into matter. Is movement from Dammam to Ras Tanura a shift? Clarification needed. Fainting discussed. Six mattresses needed. Reports accepted. Contact company in regard to medical aid in Damman. Question as to why fresh fruit and vegetables cannot be pur­ chased .at Port Said. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), July 12— Chairman, A. Caram; Secretary, W, Fail, Report accepted. ARLYN (Bull), July 12—Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Reports ac­ cepted. ROBIN WENTLEY (Robin), July 12 ^-Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Reports accepted. EVELYN (Bull), July 10—Chairman, none; Secretary, none. Reports ac­ cepted. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), May 37--Chalrman, J, Jordan; Secretary, R, DeVlrgillo. Ship's fund $16.00. Stohey and cigarettes siolett from locker. To be brought to patrolman's attention. New delegate elected. Re­ quest for less spicy food and better preparation. Meat and vegetable boxes to be inspected. , June 9—Chairman, J, Jorden; See^ retary, L, Koralunas, Discussed prop­ er procedure of beefs: steward de­ partment's working rules. Ship's fund $16.00. £IU passenger to be given cigarettes If he runs short. June 24—Chairman, M. Henton; Secretary, Karalunas, Ship's fund $16.00. Repair list to be turned in. Powdered milk to be put out. Over­ time and beefs to be settled by patroltnau. New timing device- to be purchased from fund if company does hot supply it -with washing machine, SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 14—Chairman, W, Brightwell; Secre­ tary, R, Eeale, Ship's fund $82.10. Purchased porch swings for poop deck: sent radiograms to Union: re­ paired TV antenna. Beef on delayed sailing. Five hours disputed evertfane. Reports accepted. Shipyard wdrkers te be kept out of messhall white sUp In- shipyard. Cups- te be thoceoiMf New repair list submitted. Need more fly-killing bombs. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Juna 3— Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, W, NIckelsen. New delegate elected. Ship's fimd $5.42.. More night lunch. Delegate to see steward regarding hot meals at night. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), July 5—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, E. Callahan. Unusual amount of complaints by crew about food. Reports accepted. Chief cook voted off ship by large majority for poor cooking and being uncooperative. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), June 1—Chairman, E. Harnathy; Secretary, B, Palmer. Some repairs made. Re­ ports accepted. Delegates to check length of time prepared food is being kept in ice box^ Poorly prepared menus. To work this out with steward. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), June 29—Chairman, D. Gribbie; Secretary, R. Beale. Fantail to be washed down every afternoon to get soot off and make It livable. Television tuned too high. Ship's fund $51.35. Proper dress to be worn in messhall at all times. Discussion on drawings on doors and in messhalls. Crew to refrain from writing and drawing anywhere. Sup­ per hour in port discussed. Supper hour is from 5 to 6 in port as ordered by captain. THE CABINS (Mathiasen). June 28 —Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, M, Ohstrom. Ship's fund $25.50. Letter to he drafted to SIU Negotiating Committee. New delegate elected. Delegate to see about porthole screens, better pillows, obtaining but­ termilk in northern port, an awning for poop deck, and having decks painted in foc'stbs. YAI^A (Waterman), June 29--Chairman, W. Simpson; Secretary, E. Mackin. Two men missed ship In San Francisco. Ship's fund $24.12. Dele­ gate contacted captain regarding draws whHe in Far-Eastern ports. Crew would like to receive US rency, if possible. Men going ashore in Japan asked to return in time to relieve shipmates. Washing machine not to be used from 4:45 to 5:15 PM: also take clothes off line when dry. Soap to be issued at least once a week, on Friday. ROBIN TUXFORD (Seat Shipping), July 7—Chairman, J. Morgan; Secre­ tary, A. Young. Phonograph purchased from ship's fund. Washing machine to be repaired. New secretary-report­ er and delegate elected. Garbage to be taken aft and not to be thrown over side or near house. MADAKET (Waterman), July 7— Chairman, Ji Urzan; Secretary, J, Sumpter, Wiper missed ship in Oak­ land. Movie fund $299.62. Reports ac­ cepted. Chairs to be renewed' in lounge, also repairs to existing tables. Need new movie .projector. Insuffi­ cient stores, mainly meats and fresh fruits. To order cots for tropical climates. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Juna. 24—Chairman, yv, Parker;. Secretary, E. McDavid, One man missed ship in NY. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $11.40. Bulletins and addresses of ports of call not to be removed from bulletin board for personal use'. Lock to be provided for same. Dele­ gates on watch during meeting hours should be relieved, to be able to at­ tend meetings. One man stricken on ship with heart attack. No informa­ tion available on member since June 28th, GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), June 24—Chelrman, M. Chandler; Secre­ tary, H, Carmlchael. One wiper hos­ pitalized In Rotterdam. Four men logged. Two men missed ship in Hamburg, rejoined in Rotterdam. Re­ pair list Drom all departments. No response from headquarters to letter regarding previous beefs. Some dis­ puted: overtime. Report accepted. Steward department thanked for ex­ cellent Job in preparing and serving ohew. To see engineer about wash basin in engine dcpt, bathroom. Off Valve Was On, So Ulla's LowOn Water Upholding the honor of Caimar anglers, Seafarers on the Portmar show off a good-sized dolphin landed below Acapulco, Mexico, recently. Last issue of the LOG noted that SIU fisherman on Portmar were hooking fish okay, but "generally hauled in the jaw only." Posing with the proof are (I to r) Dean McRorie, oiler; Jimmy Rogerson, wiper, and Al Rothman, OS. (We bow to superior forces—Ed. I Topheavy MM War Loss Recalled; Ante Up, Joe Dear Editor: As an ex-Seafarer, I would tike to know how many seamen there were in World War II and how many menjwere killed during .the war. I have a bet with an ex-dogface I work with, who thinks the merchant marine was a tea party with cookies compared with the Army. Give me the facts, so I can give him a fat lip. Thanks. the albatross or somebody in that classic tale of the sea, but the lesson apparently never seeped through to the engineers on the Ocean Ulla, Water problems sometimes crop up on ships today, when a tank gets rusty or maybe a pump breaks down. But when you see the IIjO rushing over the side because some engineer turned off a valve he should have turned on, or vice versa, things can get mighty grimy—grimy in fact, if you're carrying a dusty, dirty mess like bauxite. Match 'Bathless Groggins' Seafarers on the Ocean Ulla are confronted with this dilemma right now, and apparently could give "Bathless Groggins" a good run for his money. "Bathless," a com­ ic strip character, never lets water touch his skin because it might spoil the protective coating; SIU men on the Ulla, however, don't even get a chance to most of the time, because there seldom is enough to go around. The fact of the matter, which moved severil Seafarers to join John Carson Statesville, NO Farmer Thorp Dear John: in a signed protest against the Many people seem to have forgotten by now something that all of "abominable" water situation, is that there has been a continuous the services recognized long ago. In a nutshell, the facts are that the fatalities of merchant seamen, game of passing the buck since one of the topside engineers flipped percentagewise, were much higher+ the wrong valve, than those of the armed forces Incidentally, you might remind in World War II. The civilian your friend that US seamen were "We feel it is about time some sailors earned their title as "our under the guns of the enemy long one in charge showed all the en­ fourth arm of defense" the hard before the real shooting began. gineers which valve is which. We way. But certainly nobody had a -The SS City of Flint was "cap­ know that was the original cause picnic, no matter what outfit they tured" enroute to Norway in Oc­ of the shortage because a valve served in. tober, 1939, by the German pocket that was supposed to be on—or Since you want the facts, here battleship Deutschland, and an off—wasn't, and the water went they are: SlU-manned ship, the Robin Moor, over the side," they pointed out. Government figures show that was the first US ship officially The chronicle of these e\^nts some 6,000 merchant seamen were sunk by enemy action. She was was signed by E. J. Westlake, ship's killed in World War II on 1,554 blasted by a German sub on May delegate; Frank R. Farmer, deck ships that were sent to the bottom 21, 1941. delegate; Warren Thorp, engine by bombs, torpedoes, mines and Hope this answers you okay and, delegate; William Dunham, stew­ other causes. Over 1,200 of them if you need more dope, John, just ard delegate; O. C. Bailey, Jr., were SIU men, by the way. holler. ship's reporter and Dave Furman. One In 27 KiUed Fraternally, It certainly sounds like a dirty The Editor deal. • Now, the US merchant marine hit its peak employment of 160,000 men in September, 1945, when the whole shooting match ended. This means . that fatalities reached a rate of one killed to every 27 in the merchant marine. Even allowing for another 25 percent who were.in the merchant marine at one time or another from Pearl Harbor on, figuring job turn­ over for various reasons, includ­ ing injuries, exposure and fatigue, there might have bcren about 200, 000 men all told in the merchant marine during the war. In this case, the ratio would drop to one killed out of every 33, ^ In tlirn, the Department of l5efense says there were 14,903,213 men and women in all the US armed services between Pearl Har­ bor and September, 1945, They suffered 409,745 fatalities from aU causes, of which 294,560 are classed as battle deaths. MM Losses Higher ' We won't split hairs, so taking If t^ic «ll-imiling trio on the Robin Tuxford is any indication, the higher figure in account, we afFairs on th* ship must ba running mighty smoothly.. Shar­ come to a ratio of one killed to ing th* limalighf (I to r) *t* Andraw ReasKo, chief ceoki Pat every 30 who were in service. The Fe^, FWT, and George Hatcher, 2nd cook. The cooking and merchant marine flgiire is still higher., firingvfigucoe'to eika-y>.anyway«-.. ... - All Smiles On Tuxford �SEAFARERS Pagre Foiurteen A Cool Acrostic By Charles W. Cothran Salutations! Greetings, mates, Each and everyone are welcome,; Acquaint yourselves with ships and dates, Forward steps in volume. MI Another stride has been made— Resolute and reputable as ever; Each gain made Is on parade, Results crown each endeavor. Sagaciously every step is planned. Laureate, and nothing lacks; Outstanding throughout the land— Grandoise? man ! Well, read the facts, Seafarers On Deck Lf Old Sol gets a whacic at Emerson and Karpen, ABs on the Oceanstar, as they pose for a shutterbug ship­ mate. The sunshine seems to agree with them. Emer­ son sent in the picture. Alcoa Runner Music Combo Eyes Recruits Minus a vocalist since Carlito Rodriguez left the ship, Seafarers on the Alcoa Runner still have a six-man musical combo which keeps the ship rocking when the seas don't. With Julio Colon and Felix Aponte on guitar; Jimmy Jones, accordion: R. Benitez, Turkish bongos; Jose Cubano, maracas, and R. J. Burton on the bull fiddle, they've got plenty on the rhythm section but no tooters at all. One horn player would probably be a mighty welcome asset. Musicallyinclined replacements will always get a glad hand aboard the Run­ ner. Another gap in the ship's funmaking came about "when we lost our humorist—who kept us in sus­ pense and laugh­ ter at all times," says Burton, who doubles as bull fiddler and ship's reporter. "Broth­ er Mason R. Scott of Tampa was hurt coming off lookout one Sunday morning Scott when he slipped down the ladder and hurt his back." A second loss in the Jaugh-making department was Brother G. "Cantinfias" Morales, who earned the nickname for antics patterned after those of Mexico's famed movie funnyman. Burton noted. Morales got off the easy way by paying off, however. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Time Will Tell By M. Dwyer Oh, a few of the boys viere living it up. At the Silver Shell Cafe. They were drinking a toast, to a trip up the coast. On a ship they had caught that day. The clock on the wall, didn't faze them at all. They had plenty of time to spare; It was one for a pal, and one for his gal. And never a worry or care.But time has a way of passing too fast, As many have learned to their sorrow. Before long, you know, it's time to go. Or you'll find that today is tomorrow. Noip most of them knew, the best thing to do, Was to head for the ship in a hurry; So they rushed out the door, hailed a cab with a roar. Over half-full drinks shed not a worry. Those watching the clock, caught the ship at the dock, And were safe 'fore the gangway ascended, But the few who were tardy, no longer were hardy. As their ship and horizon soon blended. Yes, it pays to watch clocks, or be left on the docks. As your ship sets to sail or you'll miss her; If a gal makes you late, better hurry up, mate. And explain, you'll be back soon to kiss her. Bur'Cy LOG Anrast S, IBSf- thinks the crew shouldn't have them anyway. Of course, Harry "Hungry Harry" Byrd, the engine dele­ gate, carried on a war all trip with this guy. But we think Harry lost because he wasn't looking too good the last few days. We brought 12 million dol­ lars worth of cable from Newington, NH, around to Seattle to be strung up to Alaska. Some of the boys stayed here on the West Coast after the payoff, but the rest went back East. 'J. R. Thompson Ship's reporter Benefits^ Gains Seem Amazing To the Editor: Now that I. only have a month left to go here in Germany I want to let you know that you can discontinue sending the LOG to me. I hope to be back on the old scows soon so I can pick up. a copy of the LOG in the hall then. I've enjoyed reading each issue very much and looked forward to seeing what was new both in the Union and in ship- Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ping circles. I was sure glad to know that we won out again on the "50-50" law and to read about all the rest of the fine gains that have been made since I went into the service. There are so many new bene­ fits that have been won that when I get back I'll really have to get acquainted with all of them. I hope to he shipping out again about September or October at the latest and am looking for­ ward to looking up all my old friends and shipmates, and maybe making a trip back to South Africa again. Until I get out and can get back on another ship I want to express my thanks for the LOG and the fine way the Union keeps its members posted on its affairs. I also wish to say that I hope to see all my old friends soon. Melviu H. Smith Huddeii Cable Run Routine To the Editor: Nothing exciting happened here on the Arthur M. Huddell, except .that we crewed with a bunch of "Rebels" in Baltimore and almost froze to death in New Hampshire while loading. We were there over a month last winter while the bilzzards were full grown. The crew had nothing but good words for the officers top­ side, except for the first as^stant engineer, Joseph Thiebes. This guy is strictly phony from the word go, Frovmed On Contact He seems to think that writ­ ing a Union contract is a waste of time and doesn't concern him and his crew. Any work or repairs for the benefit of the crew is also a waste of time, ac­ cording to him, because he 4" 4 iC" Foui-Ups De!av UiiEon Proi^ress To the Editor: The SIU, through its rank and file members, has become the outstanding power among Amer­ ican maritime unions. Unceasing efforts by our elected officers 'ntinue to im­ prove relationships between the - -'"ss'onal seaman and his employer, and the working con­ tract now in effect is by far the best overall contract on the high seas. In addition, our repre­ sentatives and negotiators are constantly endeavoring to im­ prove our contracts in a fair and acceptable manner. Some seamen h; ve come to the conclusion that all this is due them regardless of the amoupt of effort they put out to earn their wages. But ac­ ceptance of this path of least resistance as a way of life is detrimental not ^only to the Union, but also will hasten the destruction of each one as a man and^ seaman. Must Perform Duties Therefore, let us all become worthy of the progress made by our Union brothers. Each one of us must perform his required duties and, if possible, a li' "3 extra for the good of our broth­ ers and the name of ci-.r Union. Malingerer.!, performers, etc., must go. These are the weak links in our prog " They are the men on whom the compa­ nies keep records to throw at our negotiators at contract re­ newal time. Eacl) concession mad J because of these charac­ ters delays the progressive ef­ forts of the Union. The men who promote these cancerous growths are the men who cover up for them. No man is your friend if he deliberately allows you to earn his living for him. , Peter Loleas SS National Liberty 4 4 4 Appreciates Aid Of Dei Mar Crew To the Editor; I would like you to publish my,thanks to the crewmembers of the SS Del Mar for the col­ lection they made for me as a brother member. They all know me best as Polly's brother. Philip J. Arena »Poor Firing Job 1 Republic Mourns Death Of Mate To the Editor: The crew of the SS Rejpublic wishes the following letter from the sister of Tony Bartblomeo to be published in the LOG. Bartolomeo was chief mate aboard this vessel and passed away while on vacation. We on here feel something of these ladies' loss because he was not only a competent mate, but also a truly swell fellow and shipmate. Crewmembers SS Republic * * • "Dear Sirs; "Would you please convey to your officers and crew our sin­ cere thanks for the two beauti­ ful baskets of flowers. "We wish we could shake each and everyone of you by the hand and say thank you : personally. "Tony was fine all the time , he was home. He loved to look at TV; he enjoyed it so much. Wednesday morning about 8 he fell, but was conscious enough for a while to recognize one of us. At 9 he was at the hospital, and by 12:05 he passed away. "We feel as if this were all a dream.. "Thank you all for your won­ derful kindness. "Sincerely, "Rosemary & Lena Bartolomeo" 4 4 4 Death Benefit A Great Help To the Editor: I wish to take this opportun­ ity to thank the SIU for all it did for me upon the death of my brother, Salvatore J. Marone, who died May 13, 1956, I also wish to thank the SIU Welfare Department for the wonderful lift given me in ex­ plaining how to go about, col­ lecting the insurance benefits, They were a great help toward the funeral expenses. Again thank you all very much. Leonard Marone 4 4 4 Hails Seafarers For Hosp. Visits To the Editor; Since I've been transferred from the VA hospital in New York, to the VA hospital in Sunmount, NY, I would appreci­ ate if you would change my ad­ dress on the LOG mailing list. At the same time, I want to thank you for sending me the LOG regularly, so that I have been able to keep in touch with our Union's news. I also want to take this opportunity to ex­ press my deepest gratitude to all the SIU brothers who wrote and came to visit nie while I was hospitalized in New York. I hope to be out in circulation again soon. Best regards to everyone. Victor N. Lltardi By Bernard Seaman I -TMMK .TO �SEAFARERS Aufiist S, 195< A Proud Seafarer Family Doria Loss Spurs Safety Probe (Continued from page 5) passengers declared that they were not Informed on what to do. • There was considerable drfay between the collision and the launching of lifeboats. Transcribed radio messages in the first hours showed that the Doria asked for assistance and reported she was unable to launch any boats. It was not. until five hours after the colli­ sion that the Doria reported put­ ting six of her boats into the water. Proud parents of two handsome youngsters are Seafarer and Mrs. R. R. Griffith, who made recent visit to SlU headquar­ ters. Youngsters are Wayne, 2, and Glenn, 7. Father was recently AB on the SS Almena. Pare Flffeca LOG Long before that time the Stockhoim and other vessels had boats out and passengers had scrambled down the Doria's cargo nets and ladders to safety. In contrast, the He De France put ten boats in the water within five minutes of her arrival at the scene and tOok off over 700 pas­ sengers and crewmen. More than 500 were taken off by the Stock­ holm. The Doria passengers them- Seafarers now voting on the pro­ It's a long way from Alexandria posed amendments to the SIU con­ to Stateside under normal condi­ stitution are acting on the recom­ tions. Its' even longer if you have mendations of the rank and file to make the trip constitutional committee which minus a washing drafted the amendments in their machine. Sea­ final form. The committee also farers aboard recommended adoption of the pro­ the Steel Sur­ posals and their placing on the veyor escaped ballot. Committee members, who this ordeal be­ were elected by the New York cause chief elec­ membership, were K. Puchalski, trician Faul Tas= J. L. Roberts. R. Principe, E. sin quickly rePushaiski, F. Panette and W. Pat­ Tassin ^he me­ terson. chanical washer when it went put of whack en route, earning the grateful thanks of his fellow crewmembers. 4 James Houston (Red) Smith All o/ the following SIU families tvill collect the $200 maternity Call your sister collect. The ad­ dress is Beulah Smith, Houston, benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Tex., telephone CA. 8-3119.' Anthony .Michael Bona, bom 26, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Jas­ 4June 13, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. per J. Tate, Lake Charles, La. Hans Nettelbadt Anthony F. Bona, Baltimore, Md. Sarah Ellen Holbrook, born June Contact Mrs. Field at 16 Fort Susan Patricia O'Toole, born 16, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs, Wil­ Greene Place, Brooklyn. Mail is June 12, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. liam Holbrook, Baltimore, Md. waiting for you. John P. O'Toole, Baltimore, Md. Cary Gerald Pratts, bom Febru­ Leo Gallagher, Jr. ary 20, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Maria Lillian Olsen, born May Contact your mother at 397 Cres­ 3, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Arne Wallace J. Pratts, New Orleans, La. cent Avenue, Chelsea. V. Olsen, New Orleans, La. Daniel Patilck Rain, bom June Fred Gentry Barry James Tate, born April 29, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack Your wife is anxious to hear Kain, Philadelphia, Pa. from you. She is at 7517 Wake­ field Avenue, Jacksonville, Fla. Lisa Moreni, bom April 6, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Moreni, t .f4. i . Philadelphia, Pa. ' Don E. Smith Contact your mother and sister Nelson Arthur Lord, bom June at 112. North Main Street, Colum­ 2, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred bus Grove, Ohio, regarding your J. Lord, Springfield, Mass. son, Butch. a- t t ^ Final Dispatch Rudolf Cefaratti Contact your mother at 352 The deaths of the following Sea­ North Burritt Street, New Britain, farers have been reported lo the Conn. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the ^ t SIU death benefit is being paid Lawrence E. Ellison to their beneficiaries: Contact Mrs. Nola Ellison at her new address, PC Box 1064, Galves­ Milton karlovec, 45: A resident ton, Tex., telephone 3-9104. of Midland, Mich­ ^ igan, Brother Karlovec died in Edward Lee Woods " the explosion of Mother ill. Contact Mrs. Harry the Salem Mari­ Goff, E 14724 Sprague Avenue, time on January Spokane 66, Wash. 17, 1956. Burial t 4. took place in William Suasar Prien-Park Cem­ Contact your sister at 274 C etery, Lake Street, South Boston. Charles, Louisi­ 4- 4 4" ana. Joining the Union in New James M. Dawson Your brother Norman asks you York in 4948, Brother Karlovec had been sailing in the deck de­ to send your address'to: 2760 W. partment. He is survived by a 36th St.,-Brooklyn 24, NY. brother. Earl Karlovec, of Midland, 4 4 4 Michigan. ' James G. Mears 4 4 4 Contact your wife at 311 Spruce . Frank Bachot, 61: Brother Bachot St., Phila., Pa. . died of pneu­ 4 4 4 monia on July 2, Robert Lasso 1956 lir the Contact your wife at. J Y—2, USPHS hospital Capana Terrace. in New Orleans, 4 4 4 Louisiana. Burial Ships' Funds took place in Ship's treasurer, SS Govern­ Gretna, Louisi­ ment Camp wishes to inform crew ana. Brother he has turned over balance of Bachot joined the ship's fund, $15.39, to SEAFAR­ Union in New Or­ ERS LOG fund. leans in 1955 and had been sailing Liku^ise, delegates on the SS in the steward department He is Fairisle. vhaye turned over ship's survived by his wife, Medura fund to SEAFARERS LOG. Bachot, of Algiers, La. John Andres Marshall, bom June 17, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Stanton B. Marshall, Seattle, Wash. John Kenneth Glass, born June 24, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. John K. Glass Sr., Glenburnie, Md. Sherrie Frances Milton, born June 29, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Dewey L. Milton, Roanoke, Va. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE.. 1316 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. C. TannehUl, AcUng Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, L« 1419 Rvan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE' 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BlenvUle St Undiey WUIlams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 076 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 137-129 Bank St Ben Rees, Agent MAdlacn 2-8834 PHILADELPHIA ....937 Market St & CarduUo, Agent Market 7-lCi35L PUERTA deXIEBRA, PR..Pelayo51—La 5 Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson. Agent . Douglas 3-5475 Marty Brelthofl, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH 9 Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff ..GUletU, Agent - EUiott 4334 TAMM 1800-1811 N. PrankUn St Xon^ Banning. Agent.. .. ^ Phone 4 4 Our standout delegates this week include Ernest de Bautte 'bf the Alcoa Runner, 1. Cartwright aboard the Marie Hamill, V. J. Rizzuto aboard the Sunion, and WilC. Sink on the Gateway City. All of them were cited as doing an extra special job all around. Sink who rede Baut+e signed as dele­ gate on the Gateway City, was subsequently reelected by acclama­ tion by his shipmates. 4 4 4 The Steel Flyer came up with a plan which is in effect on a num­ ber-of passenger ships but not on the cargo vessels. That is to set up a standard procedime for as­ sisting hospitalized crewmembers or men being repatriated. They agreed to give $25 cash and smokes to any man hospitalized outside the United States, and $10 plus ciga­ rettes to Seafarers being repat­ riated on the ship. The ship's fundNviU stand the treat. Joe St. Laurent is ship's dele­ gate on the Flyer with the other delegates being Sal Candella, Ed Saul and Jim Schutte. selves were at odds over the ship­ board preparation for emergen­ cies. Some praised the conduct of officers and crew, but many others condemned the fire and boat drills as very sketchy. They jiever were told, they said, which boat station they were to report to'. A large group of passengers, particularly in tourist class, said that they were left to shift for themselves. Both ve^els were equipped with two radar sets of the latest design and supposedly of high efficiency. Maritime experts came up with two additional criticisms of the handling of the ships. Several pointed out that it was a mistake, in their view, for the Stockholm to reverse engines and puU her bow out of the gash in the Doria's side. They said that the maneu­ ver permitted water to rush into the Doria through the open wound. Others claimed that the Doria's list could have been trim­ med by admitting water to the port side compartments without causing the ship to capsize. The impact of the Andrea Doria sinking seems certain to result in tightening of safety standards. If » modern foreign-flag ship like the Doria was not up to scratch, in light of US standards, then safety in the world-merchant fleet leavej, much to be desired. The record of ships further down the scale, such as the run­ away flag tankers and tramps, is one replete with breakdowns, col­ lisions and sinkings at a rate far in excess of US-flag losses. Among the side effects of the disaster the rescue of 14-year-old Linda Morgan, daughter of AFLCIO newscaster Edward Morgan, stands out. Asleep in her cabin on the starboard side, she was scooped up on the bow of the Stockholm and awoke to find herself on the jagged wreckage of the Swedish ship. Soc. Security. BB (Continued from page 6) would be $149.30. If she takes a chance on waiting three more years they would then draw $162,80 a month as the top benefit. Similarly a woman worker who retires on her own hook at 62 will get a top of $86.80 but if she waits to 65 her benefit would be $108.50, if she was in the top earnings bracket. • Self-employed lawyers, den­ tists, veterinarians, farm landlords who rent or sharecrop their land and others will be brought into the system for the first time. WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE ;...103 Durham St. Reed Humphries. Agent. .Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone: 5591 HEAOQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. SECRETARY-TREASURER EMpire 4-5719 Paul HaU VICTORIA, BC 617^4 Cormorant St ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Empire 4531 J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVEa. BC 298 Main St. J. Volplan, Eng. W. Hall, Joint Pacific 3468 E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin'St HONOLULU 16 Merchant St . Phone; 545 Phone 5-8777 THOROLD. Ontario 53 St. Davids St. PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CAnal 7-3203 CApital 3-4336 85 St Pierre St. RICHMOND. CALIF..510 Macdonald Ave. QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 3-1569 BEacon 2-0935 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. Douglas 2-8363 MB Phone: 3-5232 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0390 Great Lakes District WILMINGTON .505 Marine Ave. ALPENA .1215 N. Second Ave. Terminal 4-3I3I Phone: 713-J NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY 180 Main St HYaclnth 9-6165 Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND ... 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Canadian District Phone: Main 1-0147 HALIFAX. N.S 138Vt HolUs St OETTROlT 1038 3rd St Headquarters Phone; Woodward 1-6857 Pbhne- 3-891J 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL 634 St James St. West UULUTB Phone; Randolph 2-4110 PLatesu 8161 3261 E. e2iid St FORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St. SOUTH CUltrAtlO Phong;. Esses .5-3414 Otitaciff. . . .Phooe; 3-323J ' --.il I •Sal �at.if if Vol. XViil No. 16 . :f ; r if •.% SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST i -i PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE m 1959 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA OMICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL-CKT Cathy Stansbury Age: 3 Wesley Stansbury Age: 2 Chris Burnsed Age: 6 months 'Miguel Aponte Age: 5 months ( Juliana Peralz Age: 1 Barbara Rushing Age: 2 Patricia Phelps Age: 4 James Santiago Age: 1 Dawnelle Dicharry Age: 3 Alice Witherington Age: m Katherine Culp Age: 2 John Miorana, Jr. Age: IV^ • ...dMNOr. fete Kevin Smith • Age: m Irene Tiniahos Age: 2V2 David Siems Age: 2 James Parker Age: 1 ** ' ' * " ""*5 It - • ' '"i- liiliiiPIPif® Seafarers, like all proud fathers, like to shotv off pictures of their youngsters—and the LOG is willing to give them a hand. Here! are photos of a few Sea­ farer-offsprings from the pages of the SlU family album. The SlU is proud of these children, for they graphically illustrate that a seaman can marry and maintain a family while making a living as a sea­ man. in fact, the ma]ority of men sailing today are married and have children—a far different situation from twenty years ago when a man could hardly main­ tain himself on ship wages. This is hut one page from the SlU family album. We*ll be printing more in the weeks ahead. •1 'i .5 y •' • 'X • ...'•iAf [ ... in- K: I rc' V 'fit*' ' • Melva Edwards Age: 1 Margaret Russo Age: 1 .-..L Eric Hoffman Age: 1 Yvonne Davis Age: m Kevin Spence Age: 1 X Richard Anderson Age: 3 .'... ' ' Naomi Cruz Age: 3 months li^r' "ill i Joyce Parker Age: 2 „... ....... � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource August 3, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONGRESS PASSES KEY SHIP BILLS AMENDMENT VOTE WILL END AUGUST 8 FAIRISLE AGROUND ON SIDE AFTER CRASH; PONDER FATE ECUADOR LATEST IN SHIP GRAB UNION BABY $$ NOW HALF-MILLION BALLOT REPORT SET FOR AUG. 8 DORIA SINKING SPURS US STUDY ON INT’L SHIP RULES SENATE BURIES SHIP GADGET BILL SOC. SECURITY GAINS BOON TO SEAFARERS SEAFARERS FUME OVER EGYPTIAN POSTAL RACKET NY SINGS HAPPY TUNE: ‘GOOD SHIPPING HOLDING UP, OUTLOOK IS FINE’ BALTO BOOM DESPITE STEEL TIE-UP SIU AIDS CITY WORKERS BOSTON HALL VANDALIZED, NO CLUES OFF VALVE WAS ON, SO ULLA’S LOW ON WATER TOPHEAVY MM WAR LOSS RECALLED; ANTE UP, JOE DORIA LOSS SPURS SAFETY PROBE 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/03/1956 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. XVIII, No. 16 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ac0938c1a1185f0e729c897111fcd9ae.PDF a6b2602c0c1f27d402196a7cfdc24d09 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • QENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1998 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION. * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO * SHIP BILLS SIGNED Bernstein Lets Bids To Ready New US Liner ii r i-'i i.} Story On Page 3 Amendments Carry; 39 Posts At Stake In Union Elections / -Stories On Pages 2, 3 1/M#A Breaking seal on outport ballots, Seafarers wvWVu Q Emanuel (left) and A1 Yarb'oroliigh, of hq. tally commitee, ready final vote- tally on SIU constitutional changes. J. Obreza is at right. (Story on Page 3; Report on Page 10.) IBL Petitions For Dock Vote Story On Page 2 '• s m v. > I .4^1 GInhal smoking" sign in a variety of ^IvUai ff ffOCierOOA* languages at the Aramco oil termi­ nal, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, pinpoints probleiyi posed by Egypt's re­ cent seizure of Suez Canal. (Story on Page 16.) liv Enjoying themselves at 6th annual picnic rCffflffJr •'OX* staged by Del Sud crew in New Orleans, are (1 to r) Mrs. Milton Mailho and son; Carlos Luna, and his mother and sister, and Milton "Rags" Mailho. (See photo feature on Page 9.) I �SEAFARERS Pace Two Aucust 17. 195<. LOG Nominations Open, 39 Union Posts On Ballot Sightseelng Boat Is A Sight Seafarers who wish to run for Union office in the coming SIU biennial elections can now enter their nominations. Qualified members can run for a total of 39 elective posts as approved by the membership meetings in all ports at the August 8 meetings. The nominating period opened officially, as per the Union con­ place of the four months^, current servicing the ships and carrying out other functions: seatime. stitution, on August 12 and The roster of posts opep is as Candidates for office are re­ will close one month later at mid­ quested to send in a statement of follows: night, September 11. 100 words or less summing up Headquarters: One secretaryThe constitution sets up a sim­ their activities as Union members treasurer; one deck assistant sec­ ple and easily-followed procedure and their past record in the Union. whereby any qualified Seafarer A passport-size photo should ac­ retary-treasurer, one engine assist­ ant secretary-treasurer, one stew­ can nominate himself. He simply company the statement. All ard assistant secretary-treasurer; writes a letter to headquarters photographs and statements are three joint assistant secretarystating the office for which he in- then published in the SEAFARERS treasurers. LOG prior to the election so as to Boston: One port agent, one •The • pre-balloting report acquaint the membership with all joint patrolman. adopted by the membership on the candidates. New York: Seven Joint patrol­ the elective offices open in this After the nominations close and men. year's voting appears on page 4. all qualifications are submitted, a Passengers on this New York harbor sightseeing boat got Philadelphia: One agent, one rank and file credentials commit­ patrolman. more excitement than they bargained for, when the vessel tends to campaign. He submits his tee will be elected by the head­ drifted into a Harlem River bridge after its steering gear Baltimore: One agent, three qualifications with the letter, quarters membership which will {ammed. * (Continued on page IS) examine the qualifications and which consist of proof of three bring in a report to be acted on by years' unlicensed seatime, proof of citizenship and of two years' con­ the membership in all ports. Voting Begins Earlier tinuous membership in the Union. The seatime requirement calls Under the terms of the amend­ 1• • for four months to be in the cur­ ments to the constitution recently rent year on SlU-contracted ships. approved by Seafarers, the voting Where a Seafarer has been an of­ will begin two weeks earlier than ficial or employee of the Union, in the past. The voting period runs the employment time counts in from November 1, 1956 through December 31, 1956. The newlyMoving into the home stretch of its campaign to bring New York longshoTe workers elected officers will take office for real trade union representation, the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen has peti­ two-year period on midnight of tioned the National Labor Relations Board for a new waterfront election. The Labor the night that the election results are reported^pn by the tallying Board is now holding meetings"t* in the harbor, which will have the cratic expression, economic protec­ committee and approved by the on the election procedure. effect of postponing the balloting. tion and security. But no such evi­ In submitting its petition, membership up and down the IBL and its supporters took dence appeared. which was accompanied by thou­ coast. "Nor was there any concrete Several new steps in its longAs approved by the membership sands of pledge cards, the IBL ILA's delaying steps to indicate range program for improving New the number and distribution of made it plain that it was taking that the ousted organization was assurance that the ILA desired or York harbor facilities have been elective posts is ten less than were this action because of the clear fearful of IBL's widespread sup­ even was capable of correcting Its attitudes. For these reasons there announced by the Port of New voted on two years before. There heed by longshore workers for a port in the harbor. Waited On Petition must be a third election for long­ New York Authority. will be eight less patrolmen in trade union which would act for The IBL emphasized that it filed shore workers, and, if necessary, a Continuing its $85 million New York and one less each in and serve them. It expressed the Brooklyn pier improvement plans, Baltimore, Mobile and New Or­ hope that an election could be its petition only after waiting in fourth and fifth election, which are the bi-state agency will start re­ leans. The membership will elect speedily held to permit longshore­ vain for the ILA to give assurance the only means available by which moving 14 obsolete warehouse and an agent to serve in San Francisco men to decide on the organization that it was ready to function as a longshore workers have any oppor­ trade union should. tunity _to democratically express industrial buildings In the Atlantic as West Coast representative. This of their choice. "Responsible people in several their rights and wishes." ILA Seeks Delay Basin area in September. Com­ position had not been on the ballot The immediate reaction of the areas expressed a hope that an­ pletion of the work is expected by before. In its election bid, the IBL is next spring. All patrolmen will be elected as International Longshoremen's As­ other fight on the waterfront could being backed up fully by both the Lease Brooklyn Pier joint patrolmen in the various sociation (independent) was to at­ be averted—perhaps by the ILA SIU A^G and Teamsters Local In addition, the PA has reached ports. There will still be officials tempt to delay the pending vote. changing its attitudes," said IBL 807, which handles the bulk of an agreement with the Danish-flag elected to represent each shipboard The ILA, which was ousted from secretary-treasurer E; L. Slaughter. the trucking in New York harbor. Maersk Line to lease Pier 11, department, as three assistant sec­ the AFL three years ago on cor­ "Out of deference to these feel­ The SIU membership has voted which has just been started along retary-treasurers will be so desig­ ruption charges, coiild get early ings, the IBL awaited some tan­ on repeated occasions in the past settlement of the issue by consent­ gible and substantial evidence that three years to _ support the IBL the eastern shore of the Atlantic nated. The number of patrolmen to be ing to an NLRB supervised ballot; the ILA was ready to institute ac­ and the longshoremen up and Basin. This $8 million pier will be the largest wharf facility for elected was-deemed consistent with However, ILA's first action was to cepted trade union practices and down the coast in their bid to berthing ships on the New York the current needs of the Union in challenge the need for a new vote to guarantee the workers demo- throw off ILA domination. waterfront. SIU Statement In Newark, the PA took the first step toward construction of its new "The SIU has consistently stood $6 million three-berth marine alongside the IBL," SIU secre­ terminal by awarding a contract tary-treasurer Paul Hall" stated, for demolition and other work in "and in response to the requests of the former Army base area. thousands of longshore workers in New York'harbor we will continue that support. All of the issues which brought about the expulsion Aug. 17. 1956 Vol. XVIil. No. 17 of the ILA from the AFL still tl£i PAUL HALL, Becretary-Treasurer main and it is apparent that any HERBERT BRAITO, editor; RAY DEHISOIT, compromise on these issues would Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, be detrimental to the trade union Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area mpvement generally and specifical­ Representative. ly to the IBL and the viciouslyabused longshore workers of the Among Affiliates ....Page 15 port ot New York." Directory of Halls ...Page 15 Final Dispatch Page 15 President John Strong and Inquiring Seafarer ...Page 8 secretary-treasurer Thomas L. Meet The Delegate ..Page 5 Hickey, speaking for Local 807, Men In Hospitals ....Page 12 declared: "We welcome the oppor­ Personals Page 11 tunity to reaffirm our support of Recent Arrivals Page 15 our brother waterfront workers in Shipping Round-Up . .Page 8 the fight which we regard as the Your Dollar's Worth .Page 7 ' concern of all who are interested in the well-being and progress of the trade union movement." Seafarer-patients and others at the New Orleans marine hospital are assured regular movie Among the things the IBL Is showings by an SIU gift of a 16 mm motion picture projector and screen to the institution. seeking for New York longshore Published biweekly et Tne headquarters SIU welfare rep. Vic Miorana (left) and a committee of Seafarer-patients do the honors as workers are democratic procedures of the Seafarers international Union, At­ lantic A Cult District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Dr. John M. Bowden, hospital medical director, and Mrs. Miriam Phillips, recreational director, in their locals, better safety condi­ Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth 9-660S. Entered as second class mattor receive the gift. The Seafarers (I to r) are Fred Holmes, David Wright, Fedele DiGiovanni, tions, paid holidays and improved at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under welfare benefits. Leslie Blanchard and Floyd Cummings. the Act of. AU0, 24, 1912. IBL Files For New NY Longshoremen's f/ecf/on Pier Facelift Gains in NY SiU Presents Movie Gear To NO Hospital SEAFARERS LOG . I .-i- II . r... .OOQ.fiOI'.It lOl I ' eWtJiavB td Jliw ' ufJl - .chnEri I .j'lOL. ziiU io no wsio �'fn Aumst 17, 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pagre Three Amendments Win By 97 Percent • A 97 percent favorable vote by Seafarers in all ports has overwhelmingly approved a series of SIU constitutional amendments designed to assure additional safeguards for Sea­ farers' voting rights in future elections and referendum bal­ 22. Once the committee's report is ratified by the membership meet­ loting. Work by a membership-elected headquarters tallying committee was completed this week in ad­ vance of its report to the regular meeting next Wednesday, August Tom Clark Dies, Was NY P'tlman Brother Tom Clark, who was elected four times as a New York patrolman in the SIU, died of a heart attack on Monday, August 6 in Beth Israel Hospital, New York. He was 60 years of age. Clark had re­ signed his Union post in March of this year because of ill health. He was a vet­ eran member of the Union, joining in 1943, and was first elected as patrolman in the fall of 1949. He was again elected in 1952, 1953 and 1954, the last time as engine department patrolman. Funeral services took place on Friday, August 10. He is survived by a sister in New York. Speak Out At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and iet their shipmates know what's on their minds. ings in all ports, the amendments become automatically effective. A two-thirds vote was required for adoption. The amendments A^ould thus be­ come part of the balloting proce­ dure for the forthcoming regular SIU election for officers this fall (See story on page 2.) A breakdown of the 3,644 ballots cast showed the following: Yes 3,535; No, 77; Void, 27, and Blanks, 5. Changes include provisions for nightly deposits of used ballots in a bank vault, elimination of the present "lame duck" period under which newly-elected officers had to wait fwo and a half months be­ fore assuming office, tightening of seatime requirements for all candi­ dates and broadening of member­ ship and outport participation in the final tally by the headquarters committee. The amendments will put newlyelected officers into their posts at midnight of the night the taliying committee report is accepted and require candidates to show three years of unlicensed seatime, four months of it on SlU-contracted vessels during the calendar year For report of the headquarters tallying committee see page 10. of the election. Membership "in the headquarters tallying committee would be open to two men each from the ports of Baltimore, Mo­ bile, New Orleans and San Fran­ cisco, in addition to six Seafarers elected at headquarters. Other changes wouuld move the actual voting dates back to Novem­ ber 1-December 31, call for elec­ tion of a credentials committee on September 1, and provide for other minor revisions. Voting on. the amendments be­ gan July 12 after the proposals were approved by shoreside mem­ bership meetings and a member­ ship-elected constitutional com­ mittee. After the balloting ended August 8, a six-man tallying com­ mittee was elected in all ports and at headquarters. Members of the headquarters committee which taiiied the New York vote and checked the outport results were A1 Yarborough, Joseph Schwinn, C. W. Emanuel, William Biskas, Rudolph Leader and Joseph Obrega. 4- New Cement Ship Due On Florida Run NEW YORK—The shipping boom is still on in this port, •with plenty of jobs in all ratings, assistant secretary-treasurer Claude Simmons reports.- All indications ttre that it will in­ crease still further, he said, as> : the Union is picking up more The ship has been renamed the ships all the time. He issued SS Florida State and will run an invitation to all rated men who may be finding it a little tough to ship in other ports to come up to headquarters and pick their jobs. Headquarters has just been in­ formed by one of its operators, the Ponce Cement Company, that the Liberty ship which it bought is bdng converted to haul bulk cement. The conversion has been done in Todd's Shipyard, Erie Basin, which means shipping the crew out of this port. between Fort Everglades, Fla., and Ponce, PR, so it should be a good run for those men who want to stay out of cold weather, or those \vho make Florida their home. During the past two weeks, the New York branch paid off 20 ships, signed 2 on foreign articles, and serviced 12 in-transits. These ships were all in good shape with only minor beefs which were handled aboard to the satisfaction of all hands. •-'Jl •M .VJ :^l| •^li Artist's drawing depicts the proposed low-cost passenger liner planned for operations next summer by the Arnold Bernstein Line. Conversion of the Badger Mariner would provide ac­ commodations for up to 1,000 passengers and 300 crewmen on economy cruises to Europe. The Federal Maritime Board just opened the way for the line to request bids on plans and spe­ cifications for the ship. Bills Signed^ Let On New Passenger Vessel A big boost was given to the maritime industry and working seamen when President Eisenhower signed two shipping bills last week. One of them provides for 100 percent Government insurance on ship mortgages for new ships. The other permits the sale of ^ ^ ^ for this purpose. In this event, two C-4s to the Browning the company is contemplating con­ Steamship Company, an struction of new vessels expressly SIU Great Lakes operator, for deep sea service to Cuba and Mex­ ico. An immediate effect of the Pres­ ident's action was the announce­ ment by the Federal Maritime Board chairman, Clarence Morse, that bids are being let on the con­ version of a Mariner ship which Arnold Bernstein Lines intends to use on the North Atlantic passen­ ger run. Bernstein's plans for the new low-cost passenger service had been held up until now by the lack of the 100 percent mortgage guarantee. He already has ap­ proval for operating differential subsidy on this run. The Badger Mariner is the ship slated for the conversion job which is expected to take eight or nine months. When finished, the ship will accommodate 1,000 passengers, all but 50 in a one-class service featuring cafeteria-style feeding. A crew of 300 wiU be used to man the vessel. First Of Three The ship would be used on a run between New York and the low countries and would be the first of three such vessels contemplated in Bernstein's plans. Barring further hitches^ the Badger Mariner would go into use next summer. With the sinking of the Andrea Doria, the pressure on passenger space is expected to be greater than evdr, so there should be no difficulty in running the new service at full capacity in the peak tourist season. If all goes well, two more ships will be added at a later date to maintain weekly sailings and ade­ quate service. Originally the Bernstein proposal called for con­ version of three Mariners, but there is doubt now whether addi­ tional Mariners will be available 'Ship Price designed for one-class low-cost pas­ senger travel. While Bernstein is the first com­ pany ready to take advantage of the 100 percent ship mortgage pro­ gram, other steamship operators will benefit when it comes to re­ placing existing ships. Approval of the sale of C-4s to Browning clears the way for a con­ tainer-ship service between New York, Cuba and Mexico. At pres­ ent there is no US-flag operator on Ihis run. Browning's plans for a containertype operation are designed to overcome high cargo-handling costs in Cuba and Mexico. These costs have put American-flag op­ erators formerly on the run out of business. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM In all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to Include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: August 22 September 5 September 19 October 3 October 17 Rise Balks Trade-ins Ship prices have been going up again in recent months, and thanks to the touchy Suez situation, tankers are leading the parade. The price of used T-2 tankers is going so high that the Maritime Administration has given up trying to get owners to trade in their ves­ sels for hew construction. While the tanker shortage grows, US-flag tankers are steadily dwin­ dling in number. At the present rate, the US will slip to third place in the world's tanker fleets by 1960. Up until now the US flag fleet has been the largest single one in the world, but its share of carrying capacity has been reduced from 60 percent in 1945 to 20.8 percent last year. Allow $1 Million Under the "trade in and build" program the Maritime Administra­ tion had been allowing up to $1 million for traded-in tankers to­ ward construction of new ships. Now though, any T-2 afloat in usable condition' commands a higher price on the open niarket. Ship brokers report that the latest sale of an American-flag T-2 was at a price of $1,325,000 which is pretty good for a ship about a dozen years old. Ships that can be transferred foreign go for far more than% that. Foreign-flag Libertys are also in the million-dollar class, with a British Liberty going recently for $1,372,000 and a Honduras Liberty fbr $1,400,000. �Pace Fear SEAFARERS Aiwiist 17. 1959 LOG Secy.-Treas. Pre-Baiioting Report (The jollowing is the text oj the pre-halloting report presented by the Secretary-Treas­ urer to all port meetings as adopted by the membership.) WHEREAS, under the constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, Article X, Section Id, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit a pre-balloting report; and WHEREAS, the office of the Secretary-Treasurer has carefully appraised the needs of the organization in all ports and in headquarters, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following offices be placed on the next referendum ballot of the Union for the election of the officers of the Seafarers International Union of North America,^Atlantic and Gulf District, as per^the constitution: Rubber liferafts (above) such as approved on British ships have been recommended for US use by the Coast Guard. Picture shows raft after it has been inflated. CG Urges US Adopt New Rubber Liferaff WASHINGTON—The inflatable rubberized liferaft may find a spot on US ships in the next couple of years. The Coast Guard has recommended adoption of a British-proposed amendment to the international convention of 1948 per­ found them seaworthy. Several mitting the use of rubber life- rescues have been reported in HEADQUARTERS SAVANNAH 1 Secretary-Treasurer 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Deck) 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Engine) 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Steward) 3 Assistant Secretary-Treasurers (Joint) 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman NEW YORK 7 Joint Patrolmen " '• '''Tiff MOBILE BOSTON 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman NEW ORLEANS PHILADELPHIA 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman BALTIMORE 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen TAMPA 1 Agent 1 Joint' Patrolman : - HOUSTON , 1 Agent 3. Joint Patrolmen NORFOLK SAN FRANCISCO 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman 1 Agent rafts as an alternative to existing which the rafts shrugged off equipment. The CG recommen­ pounding against the sides of ves­ dation was reported in the August sels in heavy seas and were us­ BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that in addition to the regular constitutional requirement, each candidate for office oe requested to furnish with his acceptance for office a regu­ proceedings of the Merchant Ma­ able when boats could not be lation passport picture of recent taking as well as a statement of not more than 100 launched. rine Council. words, giving a brief summary of his Union record and acHvities, such pictime and The amendment would have to The latest incident reported took be acted on by the US Senate and place on May 27, when the trawler statement to be run in the SEAFARERS LOG just prior to the commencement of vot­ approved by 43 member-nations St. Celestin was nearly cut in two ing. This is to be done in accordance with previous membership action to familiarize who are parties to the Inter­ after colliding with another ship. the membership with the names, faces, and records of all candidates for office. national convention. Water was waist deep in the en­ PAUL HALL As reported in the SEAFARERS gine room in seconds. There was Secretary-Treasurer LOG of July 20, British fishing no time to get lifejackets or launch boats and coastal vessels have boats, but two rafts were thrown been using the rafts and have overboard and all 19 men in the crew were saved. Come In 3 Sizes Qualifications for candidates for A&G elective offices are as follows: The rafts come in three sizes, 1. The candidate must be a citizen of the United Slates; the largest of which carries 20 peo­ ple and can be easily handled by 2. The candidate must be a member of the Union; he must have been in continuous two men. They are packed in a ood standing in the Union for a minimum of two years prior to the election; valise and are so constructed that when a string secured to a stan­ 3. He must have served a minimum of three years' actual sea time in any unlicensed chion is pulled the raft auto­ capacity on American-flag vessels; if running for Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in any de­ matically inflates. It also provides partment this sea time must be in that department; ' shelter in the form of a tent-like structure, and contains the usual 4. Four months of that sea time must be in the current year aboard SlU-contracted • BALTIMORE—Three SIU ships accessory gear such as flares, ra­ ships, except that service as a Union official in the current year is considered the equiva­ Idled by the now-ended steel strike tions and the like. lent of this requirement; crewed up and sailed as scheduled Similar inflatable rafts have 5. The candidate must submit a recent regulation-size passport photo of himself, plus at the end of the nationwide walk­ been used successfully by aircraft a statement of 100 words or less .summarizing his record since joining the Union. out, adding a healthy boost to this for a number of year#. port's shipping figures. The ships were the Cubore, Oremar and Baltore, operated by the Ore Navigation Corp., a sub­ sidiary of the Bethlehem Steel Corp., one of the "Big Steel" com­ With plans for construction of an atom-powered ship lead­ panies involved in the five-week ing the parade, the US merchant marine is getting under way negotiations are part of a massive the atom merchant ship. Maritime steel tie-up. Voyages to the Venean ambitious replacement and expansion program. Steps $1V^ billion ship replacement plan Administrater Clarence Morse said suelan ore fields were kept to a for subsidized companies, about the type of ship would not be de­ minimum during the strike, since are being taken by various $600 million of which will be termined until a reactor is chosen. adequate . ore stockpiles were al­ subsidized companies to re­ end of the year on charter to pri­ borne by the Government. They The latter choice should be made vate operators. ready on hand ashore. build their fleets and other involve the signing of long range before the end of the month after operators also have new ship plans 255 Jobs Shipped • Bids for the hull of the atom- agreements setting up a schedule which bids can go out. The agency underway. powered ship will be let before of replacements for old ships on a has an $18 million fund to build A total of 255 jobs were shipped 1957. The ship's target date is year-by-year basis. Other subsid­ the hull, while the reactor will be here duringlhe past period, as 11 Companies Active ships paid off, 10 signed on and 1959. ized companies are Involved in built for $21 million. In addition to the Bernstein 10 more stopped off in transit to similar negotiations. Mobile tService transatlantic operation and Brown­ other ports. Of the'four converted Libertys, The Bloomfield move involves a ing Lines' planned new service to The good shipping in the port Cuba and Mexico (see page 3), request to the Federal Maritime one, the Benjamin Chew, is al­ was indicated by the fact that 72 C other companies are active as fol­ Board to service East Gulf ports ready in service wit% a Victorymen were included in the 255 lows: including Mobile on -Tfade. Route type power plant. A second, the shipped, which was 41 more than The only unionized taxicab 21. It now has four Victory ships Thomas Nelson, is due to come Bloomfield Steamship Com­ on this service receiving operating out next week powered by geared the 214 registered. company in Savannah is the Affairs of the Branch remain in pany has applied for expansion of subsidies. If additional sailings diesels and featuring craneGarden City Cab Company, good order, Port Agent Earl Shep- its Trade Route 21 service and may are sought and granted, it could type cargo-handling gear. The also known as the Checker pard added, and shipping for the ask for increased sailings. Cab Company, whose tele­ mean additional tonnage on this John Sergeant features a gas tur­ bine engine and a reversable, con­ future is likewise expected to be phone is 51'33, 5134. Yellow • Seatrain Lines is considering run. good. Cab is still non-union and is construction of a new ship. Seatrain got authorization from trollable-pitch propeller. It is due for sea trials in September. The second of three new Cities resisting all efforts at organ­ • Seas Shipping and Mississippi its stockholders last week to. Service supertankers, the Miami, ization. Fifth Liberty Planned proceed with the construction of a is due to crew up shortly and join are negotiating for Federal Mari­ new ship ^t any time that manage­ nie last ship is the William Pat­ The port of Savannah mem­ her already-operatini sister ship, time Board contracts for replace­ ment sees fit. Chances are that the terson with a free piston gas bership aided in the organiz­ the Cities Service Baltimore, in ment of their existing fleets. ship, when built, will be a railroad turbine plant. A fifth Liberty will ing of the Garden City com­ active ^vice. The last of the three • Four -experimental Liberty car carrier ef different design than be built next year with another pany, and is on record to •hips is expected to foe completed shipa with new power plants the ones now in operation. patronize only union cabs. type of .gas turbine. by the end of the year. the, (AM: Qualifications For Nomination In A&C Election Steel Ships Sail, Spur Baito Jobs Atom Craft, New Ships On Way Ride Union Cabs in Savannah |r; j'l. liJu U >1 �SEAPAMERS '• W^-'Ankwi 11. lUi [HOW AMERICAN OHiOHO SERVE EVERY AMERICAN Face Fire LOG FaiVfs/e SoW To $/f/ Co. i Whra Sockd Swnuiir bMOBM low ever 20 yeore oU of Amerioon businew eppoeed onr aysiaai of eld age benefits er payments te widows a^ their underage ddUren—even though hall the tnoney in the fund would come from the wage earner hunselL Business isstill against it and opposes evMT move to inerease the employer payments into the fund, thereby mald^ it impossible to in­ crease the benefits. ...3 - •'i Social Security wai. supported by unions long bolero it became law. Since then in almost every sesnon of Congress unions have waged a battle to preserve Socicd Security against all attacks. Unions are new seeking higher- monthly paynwnts and a lower age, as well as coverage te persons now excluded. Plan New improvements For Mobile SlU Hall •^1 •.r-n. Still lying on her starboard side in New York's Gravesend Bay, the damaged freighter Fairislo was sold this week to the SlU-contracted Seatraders, Inc. Two persons were injured when the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. C-2 collided with a Panamanian tanker off Ambrose Light­ ship on July 23. The ship heeled over on its side after it was towed into the harbor. Sale of the damaged C-2 freighter Fairlsle, now lying on her side in New York's Gravesend Bay a few hundred feet from the Brooklyn shore, was virtually completed this week. The ship has been purchased from the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. by Seatraders, Inc., another SlU-contracted"^^ company. Pan-Atlantic adver­ Houston. Thi^service now employs tised the ship for sale "as is" three T-2 tankers fitted with spe­ last week. It is not known now what the- new owners plan to do with the ship. Meanwhile, Maritime Adminis­ MOBILE—Additional conveniences for Seafarers are now trator Clarence Morse revealed that Pan-Atlantic has cut back its in preparation at the SIU branch hall in this port. plans for new roll on-roll off trailBids have been requested for alteration of the street floor enships to Include four instead of section of the building, in or-+seven ships. The four are due for der to make way for a new Trans). However, Union efforts immediate construction. back entrance leading directly were successful in getting a num­ Another "Piggyback" Ship from the recreation .deck to the ber of unjustfied logs lifted on shipping hall and other changes. this ship. Men who had paid their In addition, the company is ex­ These will insure full use of the own medical bills for various rea­ pected to add a fourth "piggyback" building to SIU men only, and keep sons were reimbursed by the com­ tanker to its coastwise trailership out those not entitled to use regu­ pany at the payoff. service between New York and lar membership facilities in the haU. Seafarers who may have sugges­ tions for any further Improve­ ments to the building are also in­ vited to send them in, said Port Agent Cal Tanner. The crew messman is usually an other trip. At last word it was Shipping Very Good anonymous individual known more not known whether or not Yoa Shipping continues to present an often as "Mess" or "Hey" than by went through with his original in­ extremely favorable picture here, his proper name. A change of tentions. and prospects for the future are pace is offered by the crews of ^ ^ ^ equally good. An even dozen ships the Ocean Ulla and the Steel Sea­ With the recently-concluded con­ are already due to hit the port farer, which made specific note stitutional amendment vote going of the services of their messmen either in transit or for payoff in the new two weeks. In addition, and put it down in writing. The on, numerous rank and fije Sea­ the Cities Service tanker Govern­ Ulla gang said that Herbert Archer farers in all ports participated in ment Camp was slated'to take a gave "splendid service" as crew the conduct of the voting. Each messman and what's more, won day in every port a three-man polls full crew this week. approval for his cleanliness. On committee was elected to super­ All told, 114 regular Jobs were dispatched during the period, and the Seafarer Sixto Charneco got a vise that day's balloting. Among almost an equal number to vari­ hand for doing an "excellent job." the many men who served on these committees were: ous relief jobs in the harbor. » » F. Demasi, A. EkThe only ship with any major Prompt care of an injured ship­ fund and J. Rubeefs was the Ocean Joyce (Ocean mate was assured by ship's dele­ bery in Boston; gate Henry Pruitt and ship's treas­ J. Puglisi, E. urer John Pre- Starns and T. dross when the York in New man had to be York; G. H. SeeFollowing the procedure ini­ hospitalized in berger, W. An­ tiated several weeks ago on the Hamburg, Ger­ derson and L. Atlantic coast. Pacific coast many. A radio­ Gillis in Phila­ Morejon offices of the Isthmian Steam­ gram was sent to delphia; Charles ship Company and States Ma­ headquarters no­ Lee, D. L. Parker and J. M. Foster rine Corporation have been con­ tifying Welfare in Mobile; G. Morejon, E. Northrop solidated and are now located at Services of the and W. Mitchell in New Orleans. the following new addresses: incident so that Fmitt all" necessary ar­ San Francisco: 241 isansome rangements could be made for the Speaking of delegates, ship's St., YUkon 6-3800. injured man. delegate J. Robinson of the AricFresno: Fulton Fresno Bldg., karee was also cited for doing a FResno 6-9973. fine job in plugging for the neces­ Los Angeles: 621 South Hope If there are grieving faces sary repairs, replacement parts St., MAdison 6-7741. aboard the La Salle these days it's a.nd other needs on the vessel. because baker Frank Yoa has said Then thete is R. St. Marie, deck Long Beach: Pier A, HEmlock farewell to the ship. The ship's delegate aboard the Lake George 5-7431. Portland: U. S. National Bank meeting took up the problem and he was specifically cited for doing when it was noted that Yoa was a topnotch job of representation. Bldg., CApitol 6-2811. getting off at San Pedro the gang The Lake George, incidentally, Seattle: 820 Third St., MAin •gave him a vote of thanks and was also high in praise of the 7007. , asked him to please stay on for an- steward department. New Isthmian WC Offices , < ri..vy\ s-f?". cial platform decks for carrying loaded truck trailers both ways and oil northbound. The Fairlsle is lying on her star­ board side in about 13 feet of water, with a deep gash in her ex­ posed port side and some super­ structure damage as well. There is considerable flooding in her en­ gine room and cargo holds. Two persons, a mate and a pas­ senger, were the only ones who suffered injuries when the ship collided in heavy fog with a Pana­ manian tanker off Ambrose Light­ ship on July 23. The ship was hit ahnost squarely amidships on the port side by the San Jose IT, the bow of the tanker entering the foc'sle^ of the chief mate as well as a passenger state­ room. After most of the crew and all of the passengers were taken off, efforts were made to tow the ship to a safe anchorage where the hole could be patched and water pumped out. However, when the ship began to list, she was beached, and then subsequently went over completely on her side, where she has re­ mained since then. The Fairlsle had been on the coastwise run for only a short time, after a long period of offshore operations in the Far East. Team Without A Home One of the casualties in the col­ lision was the "Fairlsle Mariners,',' a ship's baseball team gotten to­ gether by Seafarer Maurice "Duke" Duet, manager of the undefeated Del Sud "Rebels" team, who joined the Fairlsle recently. In a letter to the LOG dated July 11, only 12 days before the disaster. Duet wrote that the "Mariners" had two games lined up, one in New Orleans and the other in Panama City, Fla., and were "ready for action." They found it off Ambrose Light instead of the baseball diamond, however. Onassls-US Deal Speeds Super Ships WASHINGTONwAristotle Onassis and the US Justice Department have completed final details in the settlement of the Government's claims against four SlU-contracted operators. The four companies, US .Petroleum Carriers, Victory Carriers, Western Tankers and Trafalgar Steamship, have been set up as a trust with the Grace National Bank as trustees. A fivemember board of directors will bo set up, four of whom will be American citizens. As part of the settlement, Onassis is paying $7 million to meet US elaims against the vessels. The Government had seized the ships on the ground that they were bought by alien-controlled com­ panies in violation of the US Ship Sales Act. About $4 million of th9 penalty has already been paid. Among the directors are a Grace Bank official, the head of Moran Towing, a Wall Street attorney and an official of W. R. Grace and Company. Go Ahead With Super Ships The terms of the trust permit the directors to go ahead with plans for construction of super­ tankers under the US flag. As reported in the SEAFARERS LOG, July 6, the companies would transfer 13 ships they now oper­ ate and build five new ones. The biggest would be a giant 100,500 deadweight-ton tanker, the second a 46,000-tonner and the three others would be 32,650 tons each. The transferred ships would be 11 T-2 tankers, the 18,000-tonner Olympic Games and one Liberty which would all go under runaway flags. Vessels involved would probably be the Republic, Federal, Arickaree. Battle Rock, Camp Namanu, Fort Bridger, Lake George, Stony Point, McKettrick Hills, Montebello Hills, William A. Burden, Olym­ pic Games and either the Lewis Emery, Jr., or the Hey wood Broun. -jL-j . 'K'- •» �Pare Six SEAFARERS Aurnst 17. 19S8 LOG 1. Ashore now, Seafarer Steven L Coker is shown with son, Robert, 3, at home in Hobgood, NC. Bob is one of four boys. _ Mamou, La., is home for these two bright-eyed boys, Glenn, I (left), and War­ ren, Jr., 21/2, sons of Sea­ farer Warren Manuel. Already well-travelled after a two-year tour of Europe and the Middle East with their parents, Omeria, 3, and John, Jr., 6, are globe-trotting youngsters.of Seafarer and Mrs. John Chaker. Decked out in an Oriental kimono. Amy Saide, 8 months, is daughter of Sea­ farer J. P. Saide, Jr., of Nederland, Texas. Tough as it was years ago for seamen to have a regular home and family, today — thanks to SIU wages and job conditions —the situation is exactly reversed. A great many of the men actively sailing ships today are family men just like any other group of workers ashore. Pictured on this page are some of these SIU families and Seafarers' youngsters iii all parts of the US—another page from the ,SIU family album. Easter photo, features Mrs. Jack Olsen of Bronx, NY, and her young men, Danny, 21/2, and Kenny, I. They just bought a new home. Just three months old, George Robert Mosher gets honor spot on dad's knee for one of hie first family photos. Albert, Jr., 2, is on the right. Parents are Seafarer & Mrs. Albert Mosher. \ / /; III III IV % % 1 All set to blow out the candles on his second birthday cake, John Schiavone is shown with dad, Stefano, during the festivities last June at their Somerville, Mass., home. Th. form.! gather,ng of the Hendrix cl.r of Po.,1 f l-.d • E V Ti'' !• I. Saodra^Kayo, 5, and Seafarer and Mr.. Fulton Hendri* at homo. > Hi A most happy fella' is young Gene Hartley, 8 months, at home in Mobile, Ala. He's the son of Sea­ farer Lewis E. Hartley. Outdoor life seems to suit these menfolk, Roland, Jr., 9; Seafarer Roland D. Sullivan, and Wiley, 31/2. Dad is now on the Azalea City, due to re­ turn soon from Europe to home in Fairhope, Ala, Th.f. moo. on fh. Uff. .„d d.d, So.faror Jil.. W. H.mm, and Rose,. 4 month., who ...m. a bit preoccupied with other thing., on the .tarboard .ide. Home for thi. SIU family i. Wil.on, NC. • 'i. .t • Cvi jrA t, This SIU gang is the family of Seafarer Floyd G. Barnette of Baltimore (right), including 3-. month-old pup. Fluff. The boys (I to r) are.Par- ^ rell, 10; Stephenf (6| Lawson, J,2; ^llcky, 4. , .i �..,v. 'V . • • • I -.r. I J ? I »" : SEAFARERS Anrnst 11. UM Pare Serea LOG Charges Fly In Doria Disaster YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolin* Avoid Jokers in instaiiment Contract Directly contradictory statements as to the cause of the sinking of the Andrea Doria have been made by the owners of the Doria and the Swedish passenger ship Stock­ holm which collided with her. Both companies said the other was" fully at fault and absolved themselves of any re-^- / ' sponsibility. / ilantie Oc man lujAinekHhUXt Meanwhile, the death toll in last month's tragic colljsion off Nantucket has been fixed at 50 for the two ships. Suits for damages amounting to more than 3 million by both passengers and owners of cargo have been filed in various US courts. The Stockholm, which survived the crash, faces a milliondollar repair job at the Bethlehem shipyard in Brooklyn to rebuild the ship's crushed bow. The Swedish Line's version of the accident claims that the An­ drea Doria was going too fast; tGat it's radar was- faultily maintained or faultily operated; that it did not sound whistle signals and that it made a sudden sharp turn to port placing it squarely before the Stockholm. The Swedes claimed that the ships were in a proper port-toDoria, heading East, to the North of the Stockholm. As the Stock­ holm turned to starboard to give the Doria wider berth, the latter veered to port without a whistle jsignal. The Stockholm's owners further claimed it went full astern but was unable to avoid hitting the Doria. What's more, they said that the moon washout, visibility was good and accordingly the ship was pro­ ceeding at 18 knots. All previous accounts of the accident indicated that there was heavy fog at the time. The Swedes did not say whether the skipper was on the bridge at the time of the accident. In its turn, the Italian Line charged that the Doria was follow­ ing the rules of the road but the Stockholm broke them. It accused the Stockholm of traveling 20 port passing position with the 1S.S. AM0tt6A POftIA I Of all the things working people do to damage tl^emselves, signing installment contracts they don't understand and in many cases haven't even read, is the most Injurious and yet the most common. Many in­ B stallment buyers simply don't realize that if they can't pay the balance, ' K the dealer or finance company not only can repossess the merchandise but can get a judgment for the balance owed plus the costs of reposses­ sion and legal expenses. Nor, frequently do they realize they may have also signed a wage assignment which will enable the creditor to go to the employer and garnishee a debtor's wages. "About two years ago 1 bought a deep freeze from a food plan in Boston, which since has gone out of business," writes £. R. P., of WestAccording to Italian Line, Andrea Doria was south of the boro, Mass. "It was financed by a refrigerator discount corporation in Stockholm when they were mile or so apart (A); when both Watertown, Mass. I used it four months but could no longer afford to liners turned south (B), collision occurred. ' pay for it, and it was repossessed. Now here's the gimmick: in the fine print, the contract reads that if the merchandise is not paid for, the company will take it back but can sue me for the balance I owe on it. cflktatikle Octan Is s ANDItEA DOftIA 1 In other words, they.~would take it back but still make me pay for it. "And that's what they did. They got a judgment against me for breach of contract to the tune of $400. Now I have to go to court to answer as to why they shouldn't take what property I have. As I see it, it is impossible for these companies to lose a dime, and they are using the courts to guarantee them at least a $100 profit. I have nine kids and a wife to support, and $400 is a lot of money, especially to pay out for something that was taken away from me after already losing the $250 I paid on it. "I know you might say I should have read the contract first, but there are many of us gullible buy­ ers who put too much faith in the good sportsmanship of the other fellow to think he might be putting something over on us. That is why I want you to especially warn other union members." Swedish Line version has Andrea Doria north of the Stock­ Buyers can't expect fairness or holm, until both turned south (B), and collided. "good sportsmanship" from install­ ment dealers and finance com­ miles north of its track, in the of the Doria, making for a star* panies. They operate behind a shel­ path of westbound ships. It said board-to-starboard passing. The ter of laws often stacked in their the Doria was moving at "reduced Doria's captain then ordered the favor. Even those laws designed to speed''" (no figures given) in fog for course changed to port to allow protect buyers are often inade­ more room for passing. eight hours before the collision. quately enforced, and so disregard­ According to the Italian Line, Then, the Italian Line said, tlje ed by installment sellers and the Stockholm was actually north Stockholm made a turn to star­ finance companies. Most courts, board instead of going to port it­ unfortunateiy, do not judge such personal financial tragedies on the self, without reducing its 18 knot basis of fairness or morality, but ask only one question, "Is that your speed, thus colliding with the signature on the contract?" Of course the food-and-freezer plan was Doria and penetrating its star­ phony to start with and the price E. R. P. paid for the freezer was board side to a depth of 30 to 40 grossly inflated over its real value. But ^hat really got him into this feet. The Italians also declared trouble is that most installment buyers have the false idea that if they the Stockholm failed to sound fog can't keep up payments, they can get out of the deal simply by letting The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ signals'or signal her turn. the merchandise go back. Nothing could be more incorrect. farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew According to the established What moderate-income families must know to avoid the tragedy that to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ rules of the road, both ships should sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ befell E. R. P. are these three points: have slowed down to moderate ing a voyage. ^ The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. 1—In general", installment dealers and the finance companies to whom speed, sound fog whistles and stop they turn over sales contracts for collection, are not as closely regulated thoroughly as any man on the ship. and proceed with caution when John Ulis. AB as are banks. Too, their finance charges are in general higher than The experience John Ulis had He has to be a competent crafts­ hearing another signal. Portholes those of regular banks and credit unions, and in some cases much man before he can win respect and openings should have been higher. Thus it is both cheaper and safer to borrow money from a bank sailing before he started with SIU from crew and officers as a dele­ closed and special lookouts posted. was of the kind that helps make or credit union and buy with cash in hand at a store that sells for cash. a good delegate. Sailing foreign gate. Second, he has to be thor­ Both ships should turn to starboard ' 2—Generally in buying on installments, you sign a conditional sales flag ships for many years, Ulis is oughly familiar with the contents for a port to port passing. contract. This contract not only gives the dealer or finance company keenly aware of the significance of of the contract and third, must be It is generally agreed that few the right to repossess the merchandise, but also the right to sue you the Union contract, perhaps more diplomatic and sociable enough to masters observe the rules so pre­ for the balance ®if the value of the repossessed article does not equal so than the seaman who starts off get ^long with fellow crewcisely, particularly \^en it would the balance due plus the costs of repossession. These repossession costs with the SIU from the beginning. members. involve delaying the arrival" of a can run very high. There are cases where people had to pay more in He added another proviso of im­ passenger ship. A native of Estonia, Ulis began repossession costs than the merchandise they had bought was worth. his seafaring on European ships portance—never have anything to Remember that if an item you buy on installments is repossessed, it do with topside except on matters » has little value as second-hand merchandise. You might pay $400 for back in 1932. For of Union business. The surest way a refrigerator, and pay $200 on it before it is repossessed. But at an the next ten years for a delegate to undermine the sailed mostly he auction of such repossessed merchandise, the refrigerator may bring crew's confidence in him, he says, no more than $75, and you are liable for the remaining $125 of your English and is to start getting chummy with Dutch ships until - debt plus repossession costs. Thus you have half-paid for the refrigera­ the officers. starting with the tor but have lost it anyway. Among the headaches faced by SIU in New York There is a new trend that further increases the dangers of conditional ten any delegate, he finds, are the bum years later. TAMPA—Fairly stable shipping sales contracts. In states where the laws permit it, many such contracts beefs arising out of misunder­ Shortly after­ continues to be the rule here, and now contain a "no dqfense" clause, by which the buyer agrees not to standing or ignorance of the agree­ wards an Alcoa enforce any defense he may have against the seller. Thus, even if the s h i p h^e was ment. Then its up to the delegate no real drop appears to be in sight. merchandise is defective or was misrepresented, the dealer or finance aboard was a UDespite the lack of a single to point out in black and white company can still make you pay. Legal Aid officials report the case boat target. Eight men were lost just what the agreement provides sign-on, the port managed to han­ dle its quota of replacements via of a workingman who bdUght an old car.he needed to get to his job. but Ulis was among the fortunate for in that specific Instance. activity stirred up by four inHalf an hour later fhe solder had melted out of the cracked engine ones who survived. Incentive For Delegates block and the car was completely worthless. But the finance company > He became an American citizen Ulis believes it would improve transit ships. The in-transits were which had taken over his installment contract from the used-car dealer at the end of the war. Since then the morale of delegates and the the Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans), Del Insisted on full payment. The attitude of the finance companies is that has been sailing without interrup­ availabilit:^ of competent men if Aires (Mississippi), Antinous they are not responsible for the, condition of the merchandise. (Waterman), ^and Chickasaw (Pan tion. With 14 years on US ships the Union would offer them some : 3—In many states installment buyers may also be required by the he is well-informed on the contract kind of reward for their labors. Atlantic). seller to sign a wage assignment. This may be part of the "fine print" and shipboard problems. Conse­ He thinks it could come in the Three payoffs.were also handled ifa the sales contract or':a separate document. It gives the finance com­ quently he has been elected ship's form of additional pay, or some during the period, but none of pany an added weapon. The finance company can get a court order re­ delegate on numerous occasions, type of special concession. them signed on again. These were quiring your employer to pay so much iTweek oiit of your wages on the last time aboard the Robin "The delegate is the man in the the Atlantic Water (Metro), Bar­ your debt. Sometimes this means a man will lose his job, because niany Goodfellow. middle between the crew and top­ bara Frietchie (Liberty Nav) and .employers don't want to be involved in such proceeding. Ulis ticket off three items which, side and he has to keep everybody the Morning Light (Waterman). E. R. P.'wants qther wage-earners to be warned. This warning we in his opinion, make or break a satisfied. It's not an easy job All of the ships serviced were in have delivered costs him $6S0 his nine children and wife could well delegate. First, the delegate should sometimes, but it is an important good shape, according to Pwt have used. Agent Tom Banning. know his owo Job as a seaman as and necessary me." V Tampa's Jobs Hold Up Well "''c' �'\ Paee Eisht SEAFARERS Anarnst 17. 1956 LOG MTD World News Starts Setond Year The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will begin its second year of 'round-the-world wireless news broadcasts to all ships at sea this Sunday, August 19, The same day will also mark — the completion of the first four ships' crews in all parts of the months of a pioneering MTD world to get up-to-the-minute Jul)^ 25 Through August 7 Registered Port Vecj. Deck B .s. Seattle Hails Clean Ships, Good Crews 'T SF Forecasts 'Fair' Future Mh: K. i: 'f't'. .• d'.AtjrX^h-:-.. Eng. Enn. • Stew. Stew. Total . ToUl ToUl "It A B B information program for ships' news affecting their livelihoods. 15 10 3 4 2 0 20 14 crews via the first direct voice Since most of the material is so 76. 28 326 29 80 J9 91 23 246 broadcasts to ships in Atlantic, specialized, it rarely gets major 19 3 10 6 51 10 3 39 12 South American and European treatment from the usual" short­ 58 25 41 26 38 214 26 137 77 wave news channels available to waters in maritime history. 18 15 9 9 5 64 8 32 32 Both the voice and the wireless ships at sea. 10 11 6 7 9 47 4 28 19 In most cases, crewmembers broadcasts are beamed every Sun­ Tampa 7 1 2 10 31 9 2 26 5 who own a shortwave radio receiv­ day with news involving member 39 8 24 18 24 87 35 122 9 unions of the MTD, general labor er can pick up the "Voice of the 55; 8 38 11 30 123 38 161 19 news and the latest developments MTD" and learn of Union devel­ opments affecting them which 22 73 14 13 10 5 29 9 44 in the shipping industry. 20 The broadcasts are transmitted 'they would otherwise not know 18 14 12 8 46 35 '81 9 weekly from New York to enable about for weeks until mail com­ 5 3 2 9 4 3 11 15 26 munications • from their unions 18 20 12 12 16 7 54 31 85 i-each them later or they return 10 10 13 13 8 7 31 30 61 lo a US port. In the same way, Seattle Deck Deck Eng. En^g. stew. Stew. total Total Total the wireless news can be copied B A Reg. A B A B A by the ship's radio operator and Total 372 160 290 167 262 125 452 1376 924 posted pn a bulletin board, so that all crewmembers from the captain Shipped on down can note it. Port Eng. En^g. Stew. Stew. stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck Deck - Eng. B AC A B Ship. B C A A B C Member unions of the MTD 0 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 7 15 4 4 cover Unlicensed and licensed sea­ Boston 68 13 11 60 20 10 41 10 13 169 43 34 246" men in all ratings, as well as tugSEATTLE — Good SlU-company 12 6 2 14 8 3 13 6 4 39 20 68 9 relations are spotlighted these boatmen, longshoremen, water­ 45 29 25 29 29 32 34 , 17 front teamsters, operating en­ 15 108 75 72 255 days by the steady parade of clean 13 11 20 3 5 19 4 6 13 20 22 52 94 ships and on-the-job crews arriv­ gineers and other marine crafts. 7 7 2 10 5 5 (Full details on the stations Savannah 5 5 5 22 ing here. 17 5^ 12 6 2 5 3 3 1 2 2 2 "As a result, there's little or no and frequencies of these broad­ 14 6 6 26 news here," SIU Port Agent Jeff casts appear on page 10 of this 8 23 3 26 7 27 9 3 8 76 - 18 20 114 Gillette commented. "When all issue.) 72 New 6 30 8 1 12 64 13 - 1 166 27 207 14 parties live up to the regular The dual news service has 22 13 1 7 15 4 7 2 4 31 35 75 9 Union contracts, there's no room proven a popular source of infor­ 16 15 2 15 5 519 11 4 ' 46 35 11 92 for beefs or disagreements of any mation for seamen with little ac­ 7 8 4 2 4 2 4 6 3 19 14 • 7 40 cess to regular news channels. It Wilmington kind," he added. 21 3 13 7 0 15 5 2 U 49 23 5 77 This bright picture comes in is hoped the direct voice broad­ 7 10 Seattle 6 16 9 1 13 12 3 29 38 10 77 casts can be extended to other the wake of good shipping, .Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. stew. Total Total Total Total sparked by four payoffs and sign- areas before long. A B B C A B C A B .-C- • Sbipu ons, plus an equal number of iny42 Total 323 137 79 234 107 238 98 79 795 377 265 1437 transit vessels. The payoff/signSIU shipping stayed well over the 1,400-job mark again during the past two weeks. on ships were the Wild Ranger j and Jean LaFitte (Waterman), This level has been maintained in SIU ports for six of the last eight weeks. The actual Harold T. Andrpws' (New Eng­ number of jobs dispatched was 1,437, compared to a registration of 1,376. land Industries), and Ocean Rose The busy summer activity"*^ (Ocean Trans). for Seafarers—and dispatchers New Company SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping —held up despite considerable Leading off the in-transits is the showed a slight rise here during decMnes in five ports out of 14. Grain Shipper, a Liberty, owned tlie past two weeks, amid prospects Boston, New York, Philadelphia, by Grain Fleet Shipping Inc. of for a "fair" amount of activity dur­ Baltimore and Seattle all fell off Question: What's your idea of a good vacation from shipping? New York. This company is a new ing the current period. from the previous report, but were outfit just signed to a contract by At least one payoff was sched­ balanced off by seven others that the SIU organizing department. It uled for this week, the Robin Hood enjoyed improved shipping. The Jesus Granado, 2nd cook: Go to George Fiance, carpenter: A pas­ is on its way to the East Coast un­ (Seas Shipping). This ship has activity of the period was not far Tampa Bay, rent a boat, take along senger trip down to Rio would be der time charter to another op­ been on the Far East run, halfway off from the record for the year some beer and my dish. I would erator. Despite its name, it is around the world from its usual set two weeks ago. go fishing. Three tour the casinos carrying general cargo, not grain. South African run, SIU Port Agent Seven Ports Show Rise or four fellows and see the sights The other in-transit ships are I.eon Johnson noted. Norfolk, Savannah, New Orleans, can get together at my leisure and the Robin Hood (Seas Shipping), Three sign-ons during the last Lake Charles, Houston, Wilming­ arid have a fine •enjoy the com­ and the Pennmar and Portmar period kept things moving, as the ton and San Francisco shared the time at little cost pany of the ex­ (Calmar). VVacosta, Choctaw and Wild Ranger, new prosperity, while Tanipa and because there is quisite femininity Meanwhile, Gillette noted that all Waterman ships, went out on Mobile remained about the same. the best kind of to be found in Sen. Warren Magnuson of Wash­ new voyages. In addition, the For Mobile, however, shipping was fishing there. that part of the , ington will be up for election to a Jefferson City Victory (Victory well above normal job activity. And when you get world. Rio is just new term this November, against Carriers) paid off. ^ This was also true, for the most tired of fishing one of the good the incumbent Governor Arthur There were also six ships on the part, in the five ports which there are the Spanish senoritas. cities in that^area. Langlie, a Republican. He re­ in-transit roster, including the showed actual declines this period. 4" 4' 4" 4) iS" minded local Seafarers that Sen. I.ongview Victoiy and Coe Victory Esteban Cruz, ch. steward: When In terms of seniority shipping, Martin Lynch, MM: Take a trip Magnuson had been a good friend (Victory Carrier.®); Steel Seafarer class A continued to show improve­ I get a vacation 1 would like to of labor, particularly maritime (Isthmian); Ocean Dinny (Ocean ment, arid is now up again to 55 to Europe as a passenger and spend head to some labor, during his stay in the Sen­ Trans); Flomar (Calmar), and percent of the total. Class B is about six months place like Mexi­ ate, and deserved all possible sup­ Hastings (Waterman). There were pegged at 26 percent, and the re­ there. I would co or Puerto port. no major beefs on any of them. mainder of the jobs were handled spend most of the Rico. You can by class C men, who have no sen­ time in Germany get a summer if it was up to iority in the SIU. place cheap, the me, without hav­ climate is fine, The numerical figure for class C ing to worry ^ E ^ V=- A fZ.B the food is good men shipped has remained virtual­ about the sailing and there ^e ly constant, although its percentage board. That's my has varied a couple of points either idea of an ideal plenty of oppor­ way since last spring. The bulk way to spend a tunities for hav­ of the class C shipping was still in vacation. ing. a good time. the engine department also. This 4' 4) 4" 4" 4" situation in the black gang has Samuel Young, OS: Loafing held here for some time, and in­ Russqll Henry, AB: Being that around and taking it easy-is my dicates a consistent shortage of fm a family man I'd like to spend idea of a vaca­ rated personnel. my spare time tion. Florida is Following is the forecast, port with them. If the nice but it by port: family wanted to doesn't matter Boston: Fair . . . New York: go anywhere and too much where Good . . . Pfailadelphia: Good . . . see anything I you are as long as Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair. would go along. it's a change of . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Seamen see .all pace from work­ Good . . . Mobile: Good . . . New the sights they ing and a change Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: want when they of climate. You Good . . . Houston: Good . . . are working, so, haye to relOx to Wilmington: Fair . . . San Fran­ my f a m i 1 y's get away from the pressure of cisco: Fair .. . Seattle: Good, lylshesr would guide me. work, , PORT O' CALt ^ROOK\:>(/d �5pif f Amnut 17. 195< SEAFARERS i': Page Nine LOG DEL SUD PICNIC BIG FAMILY DAY Seafarers on the Del Sud turned their sixth annual picnic into the merriest one yet, and were planning the next one before the day's festivities were over. A crowd of several hundred was on hand in Audubon Park, New Orleans, where the SIU gang provided food, drink and entertainment for young and old. Three calves were barbecued on the spot, and music Was furnished by Henry Gonzalez, Jr., and his "Shieks," thanks to Henry's dad, crew cook on the Del Sud. A variety of cont^ts and prizes rounded out the program. All in all, both visitors and Del Sud crewmen, who had been building up the kitty and planning all year for the traditional blowout, figured it a day well spent in brotherly style. 1' • .-W 1 'V Setting down the rules, Seafarer Theodore Beau James »oints the way to the finish line as he prepares to start a oot race for tiny tots. Below, John Geissler (left) and Yace Smira keep things moving at sandwich and soft drink counter. f hi i 1 : :M Xif Members of the Arrange­ ments Committee (above, t. to r.) were Vic Romolo, Charles Dowling, Joe Lae, James Noonan, Emil Herek and Woody Perkins. They contributed much of the hard work and planning necessary to make the af­ fair a success. liliiilpi!! 1 "II At far left, SeafaFer Dick Delhonde and his family pose for the LOG photographer who was on the scene. There was plenty of excitement for the youngsters. Mrs. J. Williams (inset), mother of Seafarer V/. Williams, travelled all the way from Atlanta, Ga., to attend the picnic. Above, Sea­ farer Ivey Allemand (center, wearing white shirt)^ and Mrs. Allemand with a big delegation of relatives and friends they brought from Lockport, La., to join in the fun. M �^ Par* Tea ? ! f 3 s SEAFATtERS « J? . • • ? LOG Anroaf 17. MM Hq. Tally Committee Report Seafarer Sparks Kids* BB Team League Win ing of the ballot box. The breakdown of thq total votes cast in the Port of New York is given in the Port by Port breakdown later in this report. When a Harvard man becomes a seaman, and then a hus­ The Committee has checked invoice #6477 .re­ ceived from the printer, Brandt and Brandt, who band and a book dealer at the same time, the opposition had printed the ballots. We find, that the bill dated better watdh out. -f ^— ; Under the terms of our Union Constitution, we July 5, 1956, was for 7500 ballots, nuthbered Seafarer John W. Burrowes sor, whether a business or a private met with Claude Simmons, acting for the Secre­ through 7500 and two hundred fifty sample ballots tary-Treasurer, as Port Agent for the Port of New with 0000 in place of numbers. proved the point when he individual, chips in with a $125 York, who turned over to us the ballot box for the helped sparkplug a sagging, fee to help pay for uniforms and The Committee has checked ana we find that in last-place "Little League" base­ equipment, and the League han­ Port of New York. At the time of turning the ballot box over to this Committee, he also gave Headquarters there are still one hundred sixty ball team out of the cellar add dles the rest of the details. (160) sample ballots that have never been used into first place in one season as each of us a copy of the Union Constitution. He sug­ That's how the "Booklets" came gested that we read the Constitution, particularly One of the aforementioned sample ballots is being its sponsor. / to be, at the start of the season those sections of our Constitution dealing with the used for a file copy. This leaves only one hundred The "miracle win" by the this year. fifty-nine (159) ballots from Headquarters offices, functions of the Headquarters Tallying Committee, Booklets" pretty much set the Prodded along by a devoted that are contained in the box, in which we have rest of the "Lit­ in detail. coach who had worked with the placed all of the ballots, used^and unused, which tle League" in The Committee then took over one of the of­ were on hand in Headquarters or received from the boys before, the "Booklets" soon fices on the third deck of our Headquarters build­ ports. Also on hand in Headquarters offices are Portland, Maine, made it obvious they were moving ing as the place in which we would do our work signed receipts from the following ports for the on its ear in both in for top honors in their league. while in session. Our sessions were open to all following amount of sample ballots, broken down, halves of the The boys came out first in the in­ season's play. membexs. There were no instances of misconduct. as follows: itial half of the season's play and It all began Our first action was to accept from among our­ then repeated the trick again for suddenly about selves, William Biskas, Book #B-36, as Chairman the second half. Most of them had PORT BALLOTS 18 months ago, of the Committee. J?he Committee then designated been with a team that placed last Boston 5 Burrowes c o n the Chairman to request Claude Simmons to fur­ in '55. New Yoi-k 10 fided, when he nish us with someone who would know where all Lucky Year Ahead Philadelphia ...' • 5 decided to get the files, election material, and so forth would be," Baltimore 10 Sailing in the engine department married and he and his bride took in addition to having the combination to the vault Norfolk 5 with the SIU since 1942, Burrowes over a vacant store in Portland so that we could lock the ballots up for safe­ Savannah 5 and decided to have a crack at run­ figures to have a pretty lucky year keeping at any time we so desired. In aqswer to Tampa .. 5 ning their own bookshop. Thus es­ still ahead of him. Since he left this request, A1 Kerr, the Union Office Manager, Mobile 10 tablished, Burrowes was able to the Steel Worker last spring and was assigned to work with the Committee. He New Orleans 10 keep on sailing, and then" helped returned home to the wife and the carried out our orders at all times. Lake Charles 5 "Booklets" for most of the sum­ run the business between trips. We then received from the Headquarters offices Houston 5 mer, he hadn't registered for a job Played Some Sports all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. San Francisco ... 5 again. An amateur athlete of sorts in From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots Wilmington 5 But it wasn't more than three high school and college—with a 4151 through 5300, which had been issued to the Seattle , 5 hours after he arrived back in New state high school tennis champion­ Port of New York and signed for by Claude Sim­ York, and visited the LOCJ office ship to his credit, among other TOTAL 90 mons. laurels—Burrowes got interested to tell about the success "of his The Committee then checked the stubs from the team, than he was shipped out When taking into consideration the sample bal­ when he learned the "Little again. Burrowes popped back into used and unused ballots that were in the ballot box and found' that they numbered from 4151 lots that are on hand in Headquarters, the receipts League" in Portland was short on the LOG sanctum to report he was through 5300. The numbers Irom the stubs, when for sample ballots sent to the outports, and check­ sponsors for the boys' base- off again on the Robin Locksley. checked against the used and unused ballots, were ing this against the bill for the printer, we have bail teams and decided to lend He'll probabjy just happen to find found to coincide with the numbers of the ballots accounted for the two hundred fifty sample ballots hand. The way it works, a spon- a new diamond mine when he that were made up by the printer. that had been issued to the Port of New York. lands in South Africa this trip. We, the Committee, have checked the files of Your Committee then checked the dates of votHeadquarters offices and have seen signed re­ • ing rosters and compared them against the minutes of the special meetings for the election of Polls ceipts by the various Port Agents for the official Committees in this port. We found in every in­ ballots that were sent to them by Headquarters offices. We have checked these signed receipts EVERYSUNDAY stance that a Polls Committee had been duly elected and the serial numbers on them against the loose for the days on which voting had been conducted DIRECT yOlCE stubs received,, and against the stubs stiil attached in the Port of New York. to the unused ballots. BROADCAST We checked the unused ballots that were on Seven thousand five-hundred baflots were either hand that had been issued to the Port of New York. We found that unused ballots 5148 through sent to all ports, or were on hand in headquarters, BOSTON—A modem Mayflower 5300 were on hand in the Port of New York. As the stubs on them leaving serial numbers 1 through stated before, the stubs for the unused ballots 7500. We received back stubs (including the ones is due to be launched by British on the unused ballots), from the ports or had on shipbuilders in the next few weeks, checked out. Your Committee then commenced counting the hand in Headquarters offices, numbered 1 through recalling the Atlantic crossing by votes that had been cast during the election in the 7500. The total number of used and unused ballots the Pilgrims on the original May­ Port of New York. The Committee inserted the equalled 7500. All unused ballots are accounted flower 336 years ago. proper certifications with respect to rosters, stubs, for. The following is a detailed breakdown of the The launching of the Mayflower unused ballots and-used ballots, including the open­ ballots, by ports and serials numbers, as well as an II, in Devon, England, will mark account of the ballots, tallied, port by port: the end of a campaign initiated by Ballots Ballots Ballots Voted Voted Void* Blank Total a British jommalist as a goodwill To Ships in Atlantic Issued Returned Used Port Yes No Ballots Ballots Cast gesture to the US. Constmction of Boston 55-100 the ship as a replica of the original 1-54 South American 49 4 0 54 L New York 5148-5300 4151-5147 937 38 and 18 4 997 Mayflower was financed by con­ Philadelphia 449-500 101-448 341 5 2 0 348 tributions froih the British public. European Waters Baltimore 968-1250 501-967. . 445 19 3 467 0 According to present plans, the • WFK-J*, IMS* KCs Norfolk 1321-1350 1251-1320 68 Shipi in Caribbean. 0 2 0 70 tiny ship is due to arrive in New East Coast of South Savannah 1381-1450 1351-1380 - 30 0 0 0 30 England next April, when she'll America. South Atlantis Tampa and East Coast of 1496-1550 1451-1495 44 1 0 0 45 sail into the harbor at Plymouth, United States Mobile .. 1551-2300 1843-2300 1551-1842 291 1 0 0 292 Mass., where the Pilgrims origi­ • WFMS, 15IS* KG* New Orleans ... .. 2301-3300 Ships fn- Gulf of Mes3147-3300 2301-3146 . 842 3 1 0 846 nally landed in 1620. She'll then ico. Caribbean. Wesf Lake Charles ... 3341-3400 8301-3340 39 0 1 0 Coast of South Amer­ 40 .become a permanent part of a ica. West Coast of Houston 3542-3600 3401-3.541 140 1 0 0 141 restoration settlement complete . Mexico and US East San Francisco . i .. 3601-3850 3780-3850 Coast 3601-3779 173 5 .1 0 179 with thatched cottages and Indian • WFK-M, 157M KCs Wilmington .. 3851-4000 3906-4000 3851-3905 55 0 0 0 55 huts. . Ships in MedUerranean Seattle .. 4001-4150 4081-4150 4001-4080 .79 area. North Atlantic. 0 0 1 80 JHeanwhile, SIU shipping sim­ European and US East Coast mered down somewhat in the past Totals .... 3,533 77 29 5 3,644 period, despite seven in-transit Meanwhile, MID ships that called during the two Round-the-World •Except for Norfolk; voided for unauthorized markings. No effect on total vote. See followine weeks. The visitors were the Steel coinments for 2 votes voided in Norfolk. ' Broadcasts Architect, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); continup ... Your committee made a comparison of the voting the Port of New York on July 23rd, had the follow­ Robin GoodfeUpw, Robin Locksley Evary Sunday, 1«1S OMT rosters of the various ports against the minutes of ing ballot numbers out of sequence on the roster (Seas Shipping); Kern HUls (West(2:19 PM EST Sundav) WCO-1301B KCs the special meetings for the election of Polls Com­ for that day; 4676 through 4681. The Polls Com­ era Nav), and Winter I^ill and Europe and No. America mittees. We found, in every instance, that a duly mittee for that date in New York made a written Cantigny (Cities Service). WCO-USO*.* KCs East Coast So. America elected Polls Committee had been elected except in report, in which they have stated that these ballots The Winter Hill also paid off WCO-22407 KCs one case: West Coast So. America during the period, and Port Agent were on top of the rest of the ballots. Evidently, Evary Monday, *119 OMT We found only very minor discrepancies. this occurred when the Polls Committee was mak­ James Sheehan reported settling (10:15 PM EST Sunday) On August 4, 1956, the Port of Norfolk voted two ing its daily check of the verification lists against of a minor overtime beef for the ' WMM 2MS«07 KCs Australia men; but no minutes have been received showing the ballots. The same situatic/i developed in New deck gang, for handling "tanks that WMM •1-11017.9 an election of a Polls Committee. A communica­ York on July 27th in relation to ballot 4906 . which were supposed to be worked by the Northwest Pacifis tion from the agent shows no quorum for that day. - was voted ahead of 4905. However, the Polls Com­ shore gang. Although this has no effect on the results, the Com­ mittee caught the error and Voted 4905 as the nexrt Sheehan also noted a welcome mittee voided those two ballots on the grounds that ballot on that same day. This committee feels no milestone for the port, which had voting for that day took place although a duly elect­ action by the membership is called for on these no'SIU men In the marine hospital ed Polls Committee was not functioning, this in ac­ points. during the past two weeks. This is cordance with Article XIII, Section 4 (a) of the On July 13, 1956, it was necessary for the Port the first time this has happened in Constitution. of Baltimore to hold two special meetings for the the history of this' branch, he Im tallying the ballots, this, committee finds that (Continued on page 15) pointed out. We, the undersigned Headquarters Tally­ ing Committee, duly elected at the regular business meeting of August 8, 1956, at Head­ quarters, submit the following report and recommendations. Pilgrim Ship Replica Due Here In 1957 I MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT I"'-' I '-L'., I'r |s^. I 1 • •••• �SEAFARERS August 17. 1956 Pare EleveB LOG \ 'for Our Rights.. / -I ®*"* •-' wuanr i«»* iht TW •"S <»>•">»"" ° 'j%"3r.g3fe'Ss"-= After many months of negotia­ tion, the Prudential Life Insurance Company has signed a three-year contract with the Insurance Agents International Union. The contract provides for total increases of $6.75 a week and improved retirement benefits. It covers 15,000 agents. ^ • A one year agreement for a 6.2 cents hourly increase has been reached between the B. F. Goodrifch Company and the United Rub­ ber Workers. The agreement cov­ ers 13,500 production and mainte­ nance employees and is effective as of Juiy 9, 4> « •^^•'•"•'J'iat il UWt •"•" '"^ .nd «lSr<«j£5"« «** l!!l«tele: _ '=^£srw? Cvf.i. "*sei««6 --^3 I^UFAM* »trt U •<*!j $$$••• $$•• James A. Baldwin Get in touch with W. C. Baldwin, USPHS Hospital, Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, NY. Former shipmates of Alexander "Scotty" Izatt, are asked to write to him at 6 Gosford Place, Edin­ burgh 6, Scotland, John Garber Letter sent to your Ohio address was returned. Send correct ad­ dress to me at PC Box 532, Metuchen, NJ. Frank R, Throp. John Shock Your seaman's papers and other credentials left aboard SS Robin Gray are being held at headquar­ ters by the SIU Welfare Services Department. 4" i Evil gossip is Just cause for fir­ ing a worker, the National Labor Relations Board has ruled. The gossiper, a woman, had claimed she was laid off because of union activities while the employer claimed it was because she was disrupting operations. The firing was motivated, he said, by the complaints of several fellow em­ ployees, and the refusal of the gos­ siper to curb her tongue. 4i 41 4 New York's biggest Teamster unit, Local 807, has signed a fouryear agreement with 1,200 truck­ ing employees. It includes an Lake Charles In T pp Shape The,97 percent favorable vote by Seafarers for the pro­ posed SIU constitutional amendments demonstrates how highly the Seafarer prizes his voting rights. Long regarded as a model of trade union democracy, the amended SIU con­ stitution, subject again to ratification by shoreside member­ ship meetings next week, will mow include even greater safeguards of free Union elections for all Seafarers, each of whom is a potential candidate for union office. While there never has been any real challenge to the exist­ ing constitutional balloting procedure, the new provisions prove again that the SIU will never Hesitate to strengthen it further. Seafarers who nominate themselves for Union office in the coming elections, as well as those Who are not candi­ dates, are assured of rigid safeguards on the secrecy of the ballot. t 4" 4". New Dock Vole The dispatch with which the regional office of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board has begun to process the new election petition of the International Brotherhood of Long­ tit Oscar Kaelep shoremen, AFL-CIO, indicates that New York dockworkers Phone Walter Nelson, TA 3-9517. win soon have a new opportunity to reject the exiled ILA before long. The SIU welcomes this wholeheartedly. This Union's membership has tinje and again voted full support List Details in of the battle for a trade union clean-up of the New York Cables To Union docks since the day the new AFL-CIO longshore union was When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ born in 1953. . farer has 'paid off in a foreign Despite attempts to cloud the issue for the many thou­ port because of injury or illness, sands of hard-working longshoremen who have consistently ships' delegates should include the following information: supported the IBL and want no truck with the outfit which The man's full name, his SIU theoretically represents them right now, the issue is crys­ book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ tal clear. It is, plainly and simply, whether the workers pital where he is being treated. wish to remain under the thumb of an outfit which has done The response of ship's crews nothing to clean its own house since it was unceremoniously to the Union's request for these expelled by the AFL three years, ago and has forever balked notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of at providing them with honest trade union representation. the above information has been It is hoped that, for the welfare of themselves and their included. Be sure to list all of families, the longshoremen will accept the chance to rule this data so that the SIU can their, own destinies and vote themselves a brand-new deal. act as promptly ; as, possible. It is long overdue. LAKE CHARLES — Everything proceeded smoothly in this port during the last report period, ac­ cording to port agent Leroy Clarke. There was one payoff in this pe­ riod—the Hurricane (Waterman) —which came in from the Far East and paid off in Beaumont. All beefs on this ship were settled before the payoff to the satisfac­ tion of the crew. In transit at this port were the Cities Service tankers Chiwawa, Cantigny, Cities Service Balti­ more, Bents Fort, Fort Hoskins, Royal Oak, Winter Hill and Bfadford Island. The Madaket (Water­ man) called at Beaumont. Shipping was good all through the period, with 75 men shipped, including nine Class "C" men. IBVS-cent hourly package, of which nine cants is in wages. Pension payments are increased by the package to IVA cents hourly, making for a $100 a month pen­ sion exclusive of social security benefits. The four year contract has a reopener in 1958. i. 4. 4 Congress has been ashed by the Retail Clerks International Asso­ ciation to extend the minimum wage act to retail stores. Union representatives told a House Labor Committee hearing that extension would benefit about 800,000 retail employees now earning less than the $1 Federal minimum. 4 4 4 A management group in Texas pulled a sv/itch when it asked the court to declare the state's "right to work" law unconstitutional. The management position was stated after striking members of Motor Coach Employees Division 1142 sued the Valley Trahisit Company asking the court to order the com­ pany t6 reinstate fired strikers. The union pointed out that the "right to work" law says "No per­ son shall be denied employment on account of membership or nonmembership in a labor union." In other words, the union says, it works both ways. The company consequently is asking the state to throw out the law. 4 4 4 The Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, have voted to arbitrate the case of a discharged local union official who was fired by the Wisconsin telephone com­ pany for alleged membership in the Socialist Workers Party, a splinter left-wing group. The union acted after president Joseph Beirne argued that nobody should be fired simply because a letter is sent from a US Government agency. Specific evidence should be presented to justify the firing, Beirne said. 4 4 4 Gas service to 100,000 Brooklyn families continued uninterrupted after the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Brooklyn Borough Gas Company signed a two year contract. The contract provides total increases of $6 per week. Coal Outfit Gaining In Bid for Libertys The bid of the United Mine Workers and coal companies to get into the shipping business has been strengthened by the support of the Federal Maritime Board's public counsel, and by the Federal Maritime ex-"^' aminers hearing the case. and attorneys for the shipping In recent arguments before companies called the new coalthe board, counsel Richard Gage and examiner C. W. Robinson urged it to okay the charter of 30 Government-owned Libertys to the newly-formed American Coal Ship­ ping Company. The company has purchased one Liberty on the open market thus far. This outfit has been set up by the UMW, coal-carrying railroads, and a number of coal companies. Its application for the Govern­ ment Libertys, now in lay-up, has been opposed by shipping com­ panies and tramp operators on the grounds that such a move would hurt existing US-flag ship services. In recommending favorable ac­ tion, Gage told the board an ex­ pected large-scale increase in coal shipments would offset the chance of business declines for other operators. A spokesman for the American Tramp Shipowners' Association termed this argument "fantastic" carrying enterprise a violation of the anti-trust laws. Under terms of the recommen­ dations, the new company would be required to pay the breakout and lay-up expenses of the vessels and would be restricted to using them only in the outbound move­ ment of coal unless it obtained the special approval of the Maritime Administration. The Maritime Ad­ ministration would also have pow­ er to fix rates. American Coal Shipping, through its counsel, told the board that the Suez Canar situation would throw a heavier load on the world mer­ chant " fleet and made it appro­ priate now to pull the 30 Libertys out of the US mothball fleet. This move, it was claimed, would give employment to some 1,200 seamen, give repair work to US shipyards, and strengthen the posi­ tions of the Us coal and railroad industries as well as the UMW, ' Il .11 �SEAFAnERIf-LOG #ar* Tw^hr# Male Finds Cap'n Bligh Role Tough Snooker Champs In India JMAM LAPim (WatormanV Juno 34—Chairman, J. Pulllami •oerotary, D. Maasa. Ship's fund, $17.80. Reports accepted. Beet about allotment checks being maUed out 10 to IS days lata by company. Repairs to be checked. Cooking not up to par. More Juices for breakfast. Linen to be given out piece for piece. CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Juno 34—Chairman, M. Olvcrai Secretary, L. Santa Ana. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Ship's fund $20.00. Reports accepted. Wet clothes not to be hung in front of .water gauges in fidley. Fan situation to be discussed. Some mates never learn, and it sometimes takes others even longer. But the hassle over the gangway watch lists on the Rayvah has finally been "re­ solved, so all is well again. „It all began when SIU crewmembers, at the start of a voyage bound for Japan, held a routine drawing to decide who would stand the gangway watches on weekends In port. When the slate was drawn, the boys set up a rotation system to assure that nobody would get stuck too often. This worked out well until Muroran, Japan, where the chief mate made out his own watch list, con­ veniently overlooking a neatlyarranged package of watchstanders agreed on earlier by the crew. Tried It Twice He repeated the performance again.in Yokohama, with a new list. To add insult to injury, most of the men who had made the list for Muroran graced the new one as well. This was too much, in view of long-established practices under which weekend gangway watchstanders are usually chosen by lot. Taking the bull by the horns, crewmembers "told the mate what to do with his list in no Uncertain terms ... He quickly took it down and revised it," the ship's minutes duly noted, marking the end of the problem. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Conversation Piece By James Kerrigan "When the long trick's over." —Masefield. Only a cool beach And coral, birds And little need For words. Only a clear look That spoke all tongues. And tender hands That shook. Only a lost place Which few ships Ever trace, Past duty's fetter; Where red, red lips Taste better. Only a rude dream So real as to seem Undreamt, as fever felt Where two hearts meet and melt, Like suns together hurled. Only another world. SEATI6ER (Colonial), May S—Chair­ man. M. Rmsl; Secretary, J. Howard. New delegate elected. Each- man to donate $1.00 to fund at first draw. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates' are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Both finalists in a snooker contest at a shoreside club in Cochin, India, Seafarers Robert K i r k w o o d, OS, (left), and V. T. Sarvey, AB, congratulate each other after Ganyey won the final round. The boys were ashore from the Steel Sea­ farer at the time. Reporter Jack W. Craft sent in the photo. USPHS HOSPITAU BALTIMORE, MD. G. E. Anderson RaymonM Knolei Maximino Bernea Daniel W. Lippy Kenneth Bewig Luther R. MUton Francisco Bueno Antonio Palmes Edward Burton Roy B, Bayfield A. D. Carames Gerardo Riviera Leo A. Dwyer Wm. E. Roberts Thomas Fiore George Rowland Aiphonsus Galdikas Joseph O. Snyder Joseph Giil J. A. WiUiami Gorman T. Glaze Angui Wirth Edward Huizenga. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Jeremiah O'Byrno USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Leland E. Ashley F. L. Grissom Thomas Pailey Concpcion Mejia A. S. Granger Alfonso Olaguibel 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. David M. Baria William Havelin USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. James J. Adams Arthur Langevln David Albright WiUiam Lawless Agapito Asenci Rene A. LeBlano Claude F. Blanks John Linn John G. Brady Leon Maas J. L. Buckelew Marion Mm tin John Butler James M. Mason Sebastian Carregal Robert Pagait Cloise Coats JoRy PontiR Albert T. Cooper Winford PoweU Salem Cope Randolph RatcUR Robert Cumberland Edward Samrock Floyd Cummings John Samsel Chas. F. Dorrough Wade H. Sexton William DriscoU H. Leonard Shaw Miles Foster Toefil Smigielskl Clarence Graham West A. Spencer Samuel N. Hurst Lonnle R. Tickle Charles JeRers Luciano Toribio Carl Jones James Vallot Martin Kelly James E. Ward Frankie Kittchner Fritz Widegren Edward G. Knapp David A. Wright Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Eladio Aris Manuel Antonana Fortunato Bacomo Editor, Wm. C. Baldwin Frank W. Bemrick Frank T. Campbell Wm. J. Conners E. T. Cunningham Walter L. Davis Emilio Delgado Robert M. Douglas John J. DriscoU Dolan D. Gaskill Robert E. GUbert William Guenther Bart E. Guranick E. F. Haislett Tiab Hassen Joseph If sits Thomas Isaksen Ira H. KUgore Ludwig Kristiansen Frank J. Kubek Frederick Landry James J. Lawlor Kaarel Leetmaa Leonard Leidig Anthony D. Leva Mike Lubas Archibald McGuigan W. C. McQuistion H. F. MacDonald Michael Machusky Albert MartineUi Vic Milazzo Joseph B. Murphy Ralph J. Palmer George G. Phifer James M. Oiiinn George E. Renale D. F. Ruggiano G. E. Shumaker G. Sivertsen Henry E. Smith Michael Toth Karl TFeimann Harry S. Tuttle Fred West Norman West VirgU E. WUmoth Pon P. Wing Chee K. Zal USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY P. Antonetti James MacCrea William Benson James H. Maxey Robert B. Carey Thomas Moncho George Carlson Arthur Morgan Albert Claude Alonzo W. Morris WendeU Cosgrovo John T. Norgaad Hwacio Da SUva Floyd L. Redner Lucius DeWitt G. H. Robinson John Dovak Jose Rodriguez William Dunham Frank A. Rossi Newton Edrington Philip Sarkus Esteli Godfrey P. W. 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HIU TO AVOID DUPLICATION: II you aro an old subscriber and have a change USPHS HOSPITAL of address, please give your former address belowt LEXINGTON. KY. S. J. Pierson ADDRESS VA HOSPITAL RICHMOND. VA. John P. Wilson ^ ' CITY .................i...r.'.........ZONE STATE '• "»• >• - ... '--'V . •' (' Aorust 17. l»5f bathrooms and showers." Foe'ales to be painted and gaUey range to be cleaned. DEL MAR (Mississippi), June ir-~ Chairman, T. Llles Jr.; Eecretary, C. Cobb. Delegate asked brother to iresign as black gang delegate. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa). May 17 —Chairman, C. DeHospedales; $eeretary, W. Hsrtleve. Reports accepted. ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Jiine 3—Chairman, A. Arnoldi Secretary, C. Krelss. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $82.48. Reports accepted. Radio operator contacted regarding MTD broadcast. VENORB (Ore Navigation), June U —Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, W. Hubbard. All repairs made. New treasurer and secretary-reporter elect­ ed. Suggestion that a change be made in handling of lifeboat drills, specifi­ cally in regard to cranking in the boats. Crew felt that with two cranks the process would be easier. . Crew requested letter be written to agent regarding longer payoff periods. OREMAR (Ore Navigation), June 24 —Chairman, J. Martin; Secretary, S. Hutchinson. Ship's fund $12.41. Some disputed overtime. Rooms to be paint­ ed. Need additional fans for recrea­ tion room, and wind chutes for rooms. Check refrigerator in pantry. Radio operator injured in fall, hospitalized in Guayacan. Captain had RO license and acted as sparks as far as Panama. Wire sent to San Francisco agent about water and repairs. June 24—Chairman, M. Rossi; Sec­ retary, J. Howard. Water and ice bo* to be taken care of hi port. Ship's fund $28.55. Disputed overtime—tg see patrolman at payoff. Have pipe line instead of rubber hose run to washing machine. Water tanks to be cleaned. Disputed overtime to be turned over to patrolman. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), Juno 4—Chairman, J. Townsend; Secretary, P. Ryan. Reports accepted. Delegate elected. Suggestion that two seats be left open for watches only. Crew to be properly , attired when in messroom. SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) .v < f .W'. I t ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), June 24 —Chairman, C. DeHospedales; Secre-e tary, W. Hartiove. One member missed ship in Baton Rouge and three in Mobile. Ship's fund $30.00 Addi­ tional fan needed in galley. Pump and wringer, hot water faucet in pantry and drinking fountain need repairing. STEEL SEAFARER (Isfhmlan), Juno 34—Chairman, M. Henton; Secretary, L. Karaiunas. Delegate to square away all beefs and disputed overtime on arrival. Ship's fund $15.50. Sugges­ tion to purchase timing deVice for washing machine. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), June 21 —Chairman, R. Siguart; Secretary, W. Schoenborn. One member hospitaUzed in Honolulu. Report accepted. Trou­ ble with one member, of steward de­ partment. Need new washing machine. To start ship's fund. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Juno .. Chairman, L. Eckoff; Secretary, M. Magel. All repairs completed. Better brand of soap powder requested. New delegate elected. To create ship's fund for Union business. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seat Shipping), June 17—Chairman, A. Harrington; Secretary, W. Moody. One man hos­ pitalized. Few hours disputed over­ time. New man taken on in Laurenco Marques. Beefs to be squared away at payoff. Ship to be fumigated. Doors in lower passageways to hold to bo closed. Ship needs painting inside. More fruit to be served. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), June 17—Chairman, A. Lutey; Sec­ retary, D. Furman. One member hos­ pitalized in Germany. Contacted head­ quarters regarding longshoremen's work. Matter of launch service to be taken up with the company. Some disputed overtime in black gang. Water situation to be straightened out. Tanks to be cleaned. Complaint about lost money and personal effects. MADAKET (Waterman), June 14— Chairnfan, E. Wallace; Secretary, A. Bender. $276.00 in fund for movies. Yokohama agent misinformed two crewmembers of ship's sailing time causing them to miss ship. Beef to be referred to patrolman. More stores needed. Messhall to be painted. Linen shortage. Check washing machine. CAMP NAMANU (Petroleum Car­ riers), June 17—Chairman, T. Martineau; Secretary, N. Merrick. Two men hospitalized in Singapore. Five men short. One man paid off. Racks put back on tables. Messhall to be kept clean at all times. OT sheets mailed out from headquarters. Shortage of soap and other stores. Cots not to be left on deck. 72 cots purchased. Discussion on statement sent to headquarters. Deck delegate resigned. STONY POINT (US Petroleum), May 20—Chairman, J. Purceii; Secretary, W. McBride. Three men hospitalized in Singapore. New treasurer elected. Ship's fund $5.50. Reports accepted. Discussion on lack of money when arriving in port. Discussion on draw. STEEL MAKER (isthmian), July 3— Chairman, J. Santos; Secretary, E. Biss. Discussion concerning hospital being moved topside. Repair list tif be taken care of on arrival in NY. Ship's fund $16.50. Reports accepted. Hand and foot rails on afteymast un­ safe. Patrolman to check on same and see about repairs. TROJAN TRADER (Traders), Juno 19—Chairman, R. Hodges; Secretary, R. McNeil. Meeting called to square away minor and personal beefs. All repairs that can be done by engineers to be turned over to delegate. Some disputed overtime to be settled at payoff. Only beefs which concern liv­ ing conditions to be taken to depart­ ment delegate. Need screens in rec­ reation room portholes and deck de­ partment bathroom. Discussion on moving hospital from main deck to boat deck because of steam lines run­ ning through present hospital. Room too hot. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), June 17—Chairman, D. Jones; Secrotary, N. Wroten. Discussion on menus. Com­ munications posted. July 3—Chairman, N. Flowers; Sec­ retary, H. Hodges. Report accepted. Repair lists turned in. Need minutes' forms. List of articles to be ordered •for slopchest. Suggestion to start a ship's fund. Patrolman to check stores and slopchest. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trade Corp.), March 18—Chairman, S. John­ son; Secrotary, J. Dickorson. No LOGS or communications received. Captain to obtain travellers checks' for draw in Singapore. Meat supply needed in Japan for another round DEL MAR (Mississippi), June 17— trip to Persian Gulf. Cigarettes to bo Chairman; J. Aharn; Secretary, C. purchased in Saaebo. Japan and also Cobb. One member left in B. A. hos-, other items for slopchest. Twenty pltal. Few cases of sickness aboard. hours disputed overtime. Repairs Black gang held two special meetings. needed in engine room to insure safe­ $45.00 to be donated to library. Ten ty of men working. Need supply of percent of all raffles to be donated to beef and sundry stores in Japan. Re­ ship's fund. Money for X-rays for pair list to be made up. Letter sent brother to be taken from fund. to headquarters regarding stores to Purser to be reimbursed for two be purchased in Japan. Ash trays to boxes of cigars. To investigate open­ be used for cigarettes instead of dis­ ing of one brother's mail. Need clari­ carding same through port holes. fication on loggings. Poop deck to be washed down every day, if possible. Ship's fund $25.30. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), June 16—Chairman, J. SwiderskI; Secre­ ORION STAR (Orion), Feb. 12 — tary, A. Stevenson. Ship's delegate Chairman, C. Johnson; Secretary, W. elected. Fund' to be started. Dis­ Stark. Some disputed overtime. Few cussion on linen. Need larger sheets LOGS from Yokohama. Department for bunks. Locks to be fixed. Some still short. One man fouled up in disputed overtime. Yokohama. Suggestion to have aU to Union written by JOHN e. (Atlantic Carriers), June correspondences and signed by three dele­ 35—Chairman, C, Snaeden; Secretary, steward gates. Letters to be written coUeeR. Agular. Some disputed overtime. tivcly. Reports accepted. One man logged. March It—Chairman, C. Johnsont W.-Stark. One man paid DEL MAR (Mississippi), June 15— Secretary, in Sasebo due to Illness-in family. Chairman, T. Lilas, Jr.; Secretary, C. off Replacement picked up on previous Cobb. Secretary-reporter to attend all trip missed ship. Letter will be writ­ safety meetings and take notes. Crew ten about this. One fouled up. to report to ship one hour before No LOGS received. Toman write letter to sailing time. headquarters. Letter Written concemIng meeting of- non-members at end ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), June 1$ - of voyage 8. —Chairman, C. DoHospodales; Secre­ tary, J. Mehalor. One man missed BEATRICE (Bull), June 17—Chair­ ship In Maracaibo. Report accepted. Donation of $1.00 requested to start man, J. Rivera; Secretary, H. RIccl. ship's fund. Washing machine to be New delegate elected. Clean string of ' repaired. Steam to be shut off In washing machine. �Aagmst 17. 195« MOUNT VIRNON (N. Aflantlc), 17—«nairnian> R. K. Hollancb noiianw aacJuiMI 17—Chairman. Sacry, A. Whitmar. Everythins in rotary, order. !r, aoma dianuted overtime. Minor 'a. will be taken up with patrol-' beofa. man at payoff. All handa are urged, to cooperate in getting old linen to­ gether at time of change. Wedneaday. 'Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment: repair liata to be turned In. NEVA WEST (Bloomflcld), July 15 —Chairman, J. Wread; Secretary, E. Auer. Ship's deiegate left ship at Azores due to illness. Ship's fund— S29. Two men were taken to hos­ pital. New ship's delegate elected. ORION PLANET (Colonial), July 14 —Chairman, J. Davis: Secretary, B. Padgett.^ Repair list almost completed. Crew ac'cepts yen for draw. One man missed ship. No beefs. Ship's dele­ SEAFARERS gate elected. It was suggested that $10 be donated to winner of arrival pool. PONCE (Ponce Cement), July 27— Chairman, D. Rote; Secretary, G. Knowlet. All SlU welfare forms are aboard; men who have not filled them out to do so. Ship's fund—$34.S0. Some disputed overtime. Beefs in steward department to be discussed. Motion carried to concur in com­ munications from headquarters. Re­ pair list to be made up. r A bottle—always a great asset for developing friendships^ brought a Seafarer and an Irish farmer together a couple of weeks ago, when it floated onto the beach at Porthallmtrae on the North Irish coast. -*• > Seafarer Nick J. Wuchina cient distillery is a nearby land­ threw the bottle over the side mark. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), May 7—Chairman, B. Smith; Secretary, H. Krohn. Some beefs on food to be Ironed out at this meeting. Ship's fund—$40.32. Some disputed over­ time, no beefs. Vegetabies are over­ cooked. Copy of menu to be kept for crew: cooking is poor this trip. Laun­ dry room to be kept clean. ' VALCHEM (Valentine), July 25 — Chairman, B. Porter; Secretary, W. Walker. Ship to go into shipyard. Little disputed overtime; repair list to be handed in. Motion carried to accept communications from head­ quarters unanimously. Discussions held on TV, radio, new ashtrays and Welfare Plan benefits. WACOSTA (Waterman), June 17— Chairman, J. Hauter; Secretary, C. Quinnt. Ship's fund—$10. No beefs, everything okay. Motion carried to accept reports from headquarters. Ship's delegate elected. Washing ma­ chine not to be misused. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), July 1 —Chairman, F. Boyne; Secretary, J. Keelan. No beefs. Stores are im­ proving: want strawberries. Motion carried to accept communications. Ship's delegate elected. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. CHILORE (Ore), July S—Chairman, C-. Webb; Secretary, T. Yabloniky. One man injured and hospitalized in 'Canal Zone. Ship's fund—$17.20. No ROBIN LICKSLEY (Robin Line), beefs. Motion carried to accept re­ June IS—Chairman, Furtado; Secre­ cent communications from headquar­ tary, B. Bowlay. Few minor beefs ters. New ship's delegate elected. have been settled. Ship's fund—$21. Discussion held about lack of fresh No beefs or disputed overtime. Mo­ fruit with night lunch. tion carried to accept communications DEL ORG (Mississippi), June 11 — from headquarters. Ship's mail Is slow. Men to leave laundry in order­ Chairman, J. Burk; Secretary, J. Alsebroek. Ship's fund—$45.09. Everything ly condition. okay. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July Ship's delegate elected. 14—Chairman, C. Kelleher; Secretary, D. Beard, Steward department beefs DESOTO (Pan Atlantic), July 15— finally straightened out. Repair list to be taken care of. Cots have been Chairman, W. Fleishman; Secretary, E. Boyle. Everything running okay: ordered. Ship's fund—$15.36. Motion carried to accept communications no beefs. Ship's fund—$31.22. Motion carried to accept communications from headquarters. Crew to cooper­ ate to keep messhall dean. Ship's from headquarters unanimousiy. Ship's delegate and secretary-reporter elect­ fund needs a boost. ed. Discussion held on shortage of milk at beginning of trip, because of SEACLOUD (Pegor), July S—Chair­ change of stewards. man, J. Maheney; Secretary, A. Tolantlno. No beefs. Condition of ship DOROTHY (Bull Lines), July »— discussed. Ship to be secured before Chairman, F. Walker; Secretary, J. sailing. Knight. To. check with patrolman and find out If penalty cargo is aboard. SEA COMET II (Seatradsrs), July 31 Some disputed overtime. All commu­ —Chairman, O. Ruf; Secretary, J. nications read and acceptedr Excess Guard. Galley and crew mess hall not linen to be returned for inventory. painted this trip, will have to wait un­ Better variety of cold drinks wanted til next trip. One man missed ship. at meals. Sink to be installed below Ship's fund—$35.75. Some disputed for cooks use. Poor launch seivice overtime, no beefs. Port patrolman to in Humacao. speak to captain regarding United States currency be used for draws EMILIA (Bull Lines), July 22 — during hours of 8 AM to 5 PM. Men Chairman, none; Secretary, W. Yarleaving cabins to clean them. brough. Everything running okay. July 24—Chairman, G. Ruf; Secre­ No beefs; no disputed overtime. Mo­ tary, R. Masters. Spoke to captain tion carried to write SlU headquar­ about painting galley and messhaU. ters, requesting companies to have No beefs, few hours disputed over­ payroll end December 31 instead of time. Motion carried to concur in overlapping the year. Ship's delegate communications from headquarters. to check with mate and rotate chip­ One man was refused medical treat­ ping, one day in morning and one ment in Rotterdam. Captain refused day in afternoon, so guys off watch hospital slip and told chief mate l^o can get their rest. treat him. Mate said nothing was wrong. FORT BR1DCER (US Petroleum), June 24—Chairman, H. Menz; Secre­ SEAMONITOR (Excelsior), June 24— tary, J. Haynes. One man sent to Chairman, J. Garber; Secretary, M. hospital. Ship's delegate elected. To Bugawan. Two men missed ship in check with captain and request that England. Picked up replacements. No next draw be made In Japanese" disputed overtime and no beefs. Mo­ money or travelers checks. Cooks tion carried to concur in communica­ foc'sles need painting. Additional tions from headquarters. Discussion windsaila needed. held on .use of washing machine. Crewmembers not to remove screen GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July from drain. Wind chutes stick out 22—Chairman, W. Sink; Secretary, H. too far. Carmichael. Everything going okay. No beef.s; no disputed overtime. Mo­ . SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), tion carried to accept communications July 15—Chairman, W. Jones; Secre­ from headquarters. Cooperation with tary, W. Klelnola. One man missed messmen requested. ship. Ship's fund—$16.47. Motion carried to accept communications HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Car­ from headquarters. Steward to be in riers), July 1—Chairman, C. Lee; Sec­ messhall at mealtime. Motion carried retary, H. Shartzer. Deck delegate to have steward turned in to patrol­ and ship's delegate elected. Motion man to explain poor condition of carried to accept communications food. from headquarters unanimously. Dele­ gate to see about keys for doors and SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), .scuppers for pantry. July 22—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre­ tary, B. Hay. Stainless steel tubs haVe IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), July 15— not been installed yet. One man Chairman,. V. SzymanskI; Secretary, missed ship. Everything okay. Ship's J. Tarrant. No beefs. Ship's fund— fund—$140. No beefs. Ship's dele­ S22.14. Motion carried to post recent ' gate elected. Headquarters commu­ communication. Refreshments to be nication regarding resolution was dis­ bought with, ship's fund. cussed and concurred in unanimously. Brothers asked not to make so much HILTON (Bull), July 13—Chairman, noise: there are brothers sleeping. J. Crowley; Secretary, R. Savior. Washing machine out of order, to be SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), repaired. Ship's fund—$20.50. Some July IS—Chairman, E. Hansen; Secre­ disputed overtime. Motion carried to tary, Hoag. No beefs, everything go­ accept communications from head­ ing smooth. Ship's fund—$48.22. Mo­ quarters. Ship's treasurer elected. tion carried to accept communications Poor water aboard.. from headquarters. Ship's deiegate and treasurer elected. Discussion held LAKE GEORGE (US Petroleum), about shipping going to shipyard on Juno 24—ChalrmeQ, M. Miller; Secre­ arrival In New York. tary, A. Aronlca. Shlp.'s . delegate elected. No beefs. Canvas needed aa STEEL "ARPRENTICC (fstfimlan), awning en fantall. Vote of thanks to July 4—Chairman, J. Brachtr Sacra- ateward department. Letter to be tary< G. Bryati. .Drinking water is written to heodquartera regarding had. Rooms and decks to be painted troaM* in engine department. fliVirni This Kind Of A Bottle Is Rare On Irish Shore first part of this trip. One man miss^ ship In New York. Proper care of laundry to be taken In future. Timer for machine can be bought for $4. Sanitary work to be alternated. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for special Independence Day dinner. VENORE (Ore), July 27—Chairman, G. Brown; Secretary, P. Meth. Letter regarding crew feelings about longer payoff periods has been written to Baltimore. Galley has been painted. Communication from headquarters ac­ cepted. Discussions held on hot water coming out of cold water faucets; drinking water has improved; crews quarters need painting; clarification on policy of sougeeing wanted. Pace TUrteeo LOG Working buckets to clean tanks after discharging cargo in Buenos Aires, Sea­ farers Angelo Romero (left) and Dominick DiFeo pile up that OT on the tanker Lake George, enroute to Venezuela for more oil. from the Ines last December 9, with a message requesting the finder to write him in the US. Now assured of a new "pen pal," Wuchina received a letter from farmer Danny Thompson of Islandranney, Bushmills, in Northern Ire­ land, describing how he came upon the bottle while visiting the beach to collect a load of seaweed. Bottles No Rarity Apparently the "find" was such a rarity in the area that the local newspaper devoted a story to it, although bottles—whiskey bottles, anyway—are no strangers to Bush­ mills. Partisans of Irish whiskey have been getting a special inner glow from a brand known as "Old Bushmills" since 1784. The an- \Packer Views Tripoli —Makes Own History Taking events in stride, Seafarers on the Citrus Packer are I homeward-hound again after another run to the Near East. On the previous voyage, they gave Tripoli a run for their money—and the Libyan capi-"^*: I tal gladly returned tiie favor. with E battle or two in that An account of the Packer's neighborhood also. I initial invasion of the Near East, I by Ollie Olvera, said they went I over "wondering If there were any suckers in Tripoli but, after they left there, it was obvious the suck­ ers were on board all the time." The cargo left over there con­ sisted" of sacked flour, grain and a quantity of excess US currency, fur­ nished by the crew. Beirut was also treated to a brief visit, but the ma­ Olvera jor action was re­ served for Tripoli, "a memorable I place with an historical hackground. The Marines had» a moI ment of glory there, Nick the Greek paid his respects to the fam» I ous Casino Uadaan and the French Foreign Legion got their licks in 'Before and After' Fell In Line "Accordingly, the historiiiallypiinded crew of the Citrus Packer fell right in line. We didn't have any special moment of glory . . . although we were honored at the Casino. In fact, the management had such a profitable time during our stay, it made us full book members." Based on information supplied by Bull Lines, which owns the. Ines, it's been determined that the bottle was consigned to the deep on an eastbound voyage to Rotterdam which began in New York on De­ cember 3, 1955. According to the ship's 8 AM posi­ tion on Decem­ ber 9, the Ines was 1,775 miles out of Rotterdam at the time. Thus it can be Wuchina assumed that the bottle pretty much followed the course of the ship across the At­ lantic although, lacking the advan­ tage of steam and radar, it took a longer, more northerly course and got boxed in on the passage between Northern Ireland and Scotland, where it remained for farmer Thompson to make his dis­ covery, SflU A Good Method Wuchina, , incidentally, recom­ mends this method of sending messages all over the world, al­ though this one didn't work out too wen in one particular. In addition to the letter from farmer Thomp­ son, Wuchina also received one from an "Irish lass" which he never really got if see. His wife got to it firtt. Last summer, a similar find was reported by a Cuban fisherman, who came up with a bottle message tossed over the side by two Sea­ farers on the Del Sud. The fish­ erman wrote about it directly to the LOG. --a Minute Memos SS McKettrick Hills, July 1: "One brother went to doctor in Aruba to see about his dysentery, was put on a tea and fresh apple diet, anil then tea and applesauce for another day ... Is now back to his regular one meal a day from 6 AM to 12 midnight." SS Antinous, July I: "Congratulations to Charles F. H. Garriz, chief electrician, on his good fortune. Message arrived that his permanent residence visa had been granted." SS LaSaile, July 8: "Discussion on using jelly glasses as drinking glasses . . . One man said it was 'against Union policy.' Suggestion turned down." —By Seafarer Norman Lighfe/f GOING ON A TRIP COMING OFF A TRIP • I- Aa wm-' �SEAFARERS Pare Fonrteen •1 Hard Luck Trip? Pal, Del Aires Has Had It Barring complete disaster, you'd have to go a mighty long way on bad breaks to top the recent "tough luck voyage" of the Del Aires. ^ "From the beginning of the Santos, the 1st assistant engineer voyage bad luck plagued this was accidentally blinded in the ship," declared Clarence V. right'^ye, and had to be left in the Dyer, ship's reporter, and Morris hospital. R. King, ship's delegate. They had hardly left the dock when one of the deckhands turned up with a broken hand. By the time the ship arrived in No Flying Saucers? Bottles, Butts Rouse Sleepers Everybody has a breaking point, and it looks like some of the drowsy bunch on the Queenston Heights have just about reached theirs. The boys apparently are weary of dodging missiles flung out of the messhall ports onto the deck where they've been sleeping on hot nights. The heat is enough to contend with by itself, they figure. At a recent ship's meeting where the situation came up, the deckslumberers cautioned the rest of the crew that they didn't look too kindly on guys who disposed of empty aoda bottles and the like through the portholes. The Health Department frowns on this as a method of trash disposal also, they pointed out. % A similar taboo was urged on cigarette smokers with a fondness for getting rid of their butts in this manner. That's what ashtrays are for, they added. Of course, nobody said those on the "inside" were aiming exactly, but it is pretty hard to miss a sitting duck at that. Then the Arg­ entine revolution broke out while the ship was lay­ ing in Buenos Aires. Later, as they were leaving Rosario, the No. 2 resister housing got soaked and presented a big mess for the elec­ tricians to straighten out. "They worked all night for over a week getting the machinery back in working order," said Dyer. Eberhart Dies Finally, the trip was climaxed by the death of Brother Charles Eberhart, 46, on the 4th of July, no less. Eberhart, a member of the deck gang, succumbed to a long ail­ ment. He had been an SIU mem­ ber since 1938. All in all, you've got to admit that even Sergeant Friday couldn't call this voyage 'just routine,' " the boys commented. Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy tranhnlssion on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved. Pin-Ups Make Dandy Decorations Ex-Seafarer'^ Cheers Progress To the Editor: Since coming back to Aus­ tralia in 1951, I have just man­ aged to get a copy of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the issue of April 27, 1956. After all these years it was a great joy to get one and read every word (yes, every word) printed. As a former bookmember of the SIU from 1945 through 1950, I would appreci- Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ate being put on the mailing list to receive each edition. It was with great pleasure that I read of your Welfare Plan, a marvelous step forward in unionism. As a very active member in the New Orleans area during the years I was a member, either as a ship or en­ gine delegate on practically every ship I sailed, it was with great pleasure that I read about how far the Seafarers have gone ahead. But with men of the calibre of Paul Hall, Lindsey Williams, Cal Tanner, C. Tannehill, Earl Sheppard, Joe Algina, Joe Volpian and others too numerous to mention at the helm, and with the backing of the members, how can the Union fail to go ahead? These men have always looked ahead, never backwards. I hope they carry on with the good work for many, years to come. Was Electrician I made a lot of friends while sailing SIU ships as chief or 2nd electrician out of New Orleans and would like to hear from them again. I am actively en­ gaged in the industry out here and would appreciate a copy of one oil the latest agreements, since all the things a man finds in other agreements may pos­ sibly be put to use out here in the future. Believe me when I say I wish the Seafarers all the success they deserve, as the top mari­ time union in the world today. Francis J. McQuillan it 3« Dad, Crew Mourn SIU Son's Loss A pair of pert pin-ups draw an appreciative glance from Sea­ farer Jimmy "Nick" Nicholson, AB on the Portmar. as he ad­ mires the decorating scheme in his foc'sle. Shipmate Charlie Burns recorded the scene with his camera. Burly Augfust 17, 1956 LOG To the Editor: \ The crew aboard the Linfield Victory extends its deepest sym­ pathy to brother John Wesley Smith on the death of his son, brother Gerald Smith, who had Any Tahers? a fatal accident in the Port of New Orleans while visiting htm. The younger Smith was killed by a train that was switching cars, blocking the entrance to the gate where his ship, the Raphael Semmes, was docked. He was trying to cross over a fiatcar when the train went into motion thro^wing him off bal­ ance, and he fell in between the cars. Upon the arrival of the ambu­ lance, both his iegs and an arm were amputated, and due to the loss of much blood, he died sev­ eral hours later at Charity Hos­ pital; New Orleans. Duska "Spider" Korolia Ship's reporter z. t Hospital Aid Was 'Big Help' To the Editor: I would like to thank the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan for helping out so wontlerfully with my hospital and doctor bills re­ cently. • I was in Emory Hospital for. two weeks, and the Welfare Plan paid haif the hospital bill plus $56 on the doctor's bills. This sure helped since I haven't been able to work since then. I had quite a time getting thihgs done as my husband, D. K. Waters, was on a trip and I had to Mrs. Waters wait until he sent - his last discharges. But everything worked out fine. It's nice to know we have someone to help us out when we need it the most. I'm still glad I'm a seaman's wife. Thanks again for every­ thing. Mrs. Drury K. Waters JiS) "t McKettrick Hills Skipper 'A Find' pleasure in giving his personal attention to the problems of the crew. Here are a few examples of his courtesy: A letter left on his desk will be mailed, with postage charged to the slopchest account. Payment for a purchase may be arranged, same deal. He has worked out a system to hsjp those who wish to send money through the mail by having travelers checks available. Valuable letters are dispatched to the home office by registered mail, with instruc­ tions to forward. Since courtesy is contagious, it naturally works botli ways. When the old man grins and points to the percolator, he gets coffee without making the man on watch look or feel like an ap­ ple polisher. The ship itself has a bent axle and a knock in her engine, so some scrap dealer may soon own her for 20 bucks a ton. She has had her share of beefs, but she's a real SIU ship. She will be recognized as an SIU ship four miles away in the Los Angeles smog by the sound of her steam whistle alone, and our LA smog is now so thick you can poke your finger into it and see the damn hole for a week. Daniel D. Backrak 4" t 4" Runner Cheers Relief Skipper To the Editor: With ail due respect to our regular skipper, Capt. I. F. Woods, the crewmembers of the SS Alcoa Runner wish to ex­ press their gratitude to our present captain, Jonathan W. Taunton, for his excellent lead­ ership and ability to treat the crew with the best of courtesy. We extend our very best wishes to him in his future voy­ ages and may God accompany him always. Crewmembers, SS Alcoa Runner 3) ^ 4 4 To the Editor: I doubt if there is a skipper anywhere who couldn't learn something from Capt. Robert­ son of the SS McKettrick Hills. To the Editor: He has done more than his My last ship was the Azalea share to help make this ship the City and what I wouldn't give one we dream about but seldom to be on it now! This Marine find. • Corps is driving me nuts. How about getting me "paid On other ships I have found that giving us what we are en­ off" from this outfit so that I titled to often seems to annoy can get a job on an SIU ship? I would appreciate getting the the captain. A little thing like launch service is often a chronic LOG so that I could keep up with shipping and all the other bellyache for all concerned. But when we dropped anchor news. It would be wonderful to in Rio Grande, Brazil, we had a find out how some of my old launch running before anyone shipmates are doing and about was ready to go ashore, and no the progress the SIU has. made. I joined the SIU in 1950 and one had to ask for it. left in 1954. Here's hoping I'll Smile Always Helps see you all soon. A smile and a greeting from the skipper can go a long way PFC Charles A. Murrah towards producing cooperation Recon Co., Hqs. Bn. and understanding. I really be­ 2nd Marine Div., FMF lieve Capt. Robertson takes Camp Lejune, NC Marine Wants To Keep In Touch By Bernard Seaman �SEAFARERS Aoffiul 17, 195« Pare Fffteen LOG flq. Tallyii^i Committee Report ror, without any effect, hut'so long as we have this (Continued from page 10) election of a Polls Committee. One meeting was detailed procedure, members working on Polls Com­ held at 9:00 A.M, and the other at 12:00 A.M. Also mittees should watch all details, no matter how on July 19, 1956, it was necessary for the Port of small. This Committee finds that the voting on the Baltimore to hold two special meetings for the elec­ tion of a Polls Committee. One meeting was held proposition "Do you approve the above Constitu­ at 9:00 A.M. and the other at 3:00 PJW. The neces­ tional Amendments?" has been carried by more sity of the second meeting in each case arose due than a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast, to the fact that a member of the Polls Committee that the balloting was conducted secretly, and that elected earlier/could not remain for the remainder there were no protests of any kind made by anyof the day i.nd another member had to be elected body to this committee's knowledge. There are no to the Committee, to replace hinir We see abso-^ discrepancies requiring special membership action lutely no objections to this, particularly since the as per the constitution, other than those set out in moment the member left, all voting was stopped this report. until the full membership of the Committee was This Committee further finds that all of the functioning. We do not consider any action by the ^provisions of Article XIII, Section 3-B through membership to be necessary, but we nevertheless. Section "5, of the Constitution have been duly obbring it to the attention of the membership. Our served, and the voting requirements set forth in only recommendation is that, if-a member knows he the resolution voted by the membership have can't serve the whole day, he should not take on also been duly observed. Your Committee there­ the job in the first place. fore finds that these constitutional amendments In checking the rosters of all ports, we have found have been constitutionally approved. that on July 18, 1956, in the port of Baltimore, that DATED: August 14, 1956 the roster for the day was only one page. Of the three man Polls Committee, only two men had Name Book Number Department signed the roster. Also, we found that on July 20th, S-11 Deck 1956. in the port of New Orleans, that the roster for J. Schwinn the day was two pages. Of the two pages, only one J. Obreza ' 0-25 Deck had been signed by the full committee of three, while th.e second page had been signed by two. We C. W. Emanuel E-103 Engine feel that in both of these cases, it was an act qf B-36 Engine carelessness, but since all the ballots and stubs W. Biskas checked out, we recommend that the membership R. Leader L-6 . Steward approve our procedure, which was to ignore the YiSO omission. We consider this to be a very minor er- A. Yarborough Steward Navy, Co's Vie For Leftover Mariners A real fight may be shaping up between the US Navy and private shipping companies over the eight Mariners which the Government still has available for sale. The Navy wants all eight ofv the high-speed freighters. But' now, with shipping booming, so do the private operators. Backing up the companies' stand. Senator Magnuson of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee last week asked the Commerce Department to halt its proposed transfer of the ships to the Navy. Built For Commerce Senator Magnuson pointed < ut that the Mariners were built under the terms of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act specifically to be avail­ able for US foreign commerce. Whatever the outcome of the situation, it is not expected to affect the plans of Arnold Bern­ stein Lines which already has one Mariner committed to it for con­ version to a low-cost trans-Atlantic passenger ship. Seeking the Mariners are several private operators including the Matson Navigation Company which wants all eight of them for a new service from Atlantic ports to the Far East. The Mariners were originally built during the Korean war at a cost of about $9 million each but today's costs would be double or partment since joining the Union in more than that figure. 1951. He is survived by his moth­ er, Mrs. Ella Faulkner of Hender­ son, North Carolina. MAI DISPATCH ROU, MMP Get 6% Wage Hike The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the The Masters, Mates and Pilots Seafarers Welfare' Plan and the and the Radio Officers Union have SIU death benefit is being paid won six percent increases in wa^s to their beneficiaries: and overtime, following wage re­ Charles F. Eberhart, 46: Brother opening negotiations with Atlantic Eberhart died on July 4, i956, of and Gulf coast shipowners. All of the increases are retro­ pulmonary congestion while sail­ ing aboard the SS Del Aires. Placfi active to June 16, 1956, although of burial is not known. Brother the actual reopening date for both Eberhart was a unions is this coming Sep­ charter member tember 30. The increases come of the SIU, join­ under a three-year pact with the ing in 1938 in the operators reached iast year. Port of New Dollar wage adjustments in some York. He had • ratings were also included in the been sailing in gains affecting members of both the deck depart­ unions. ment. Brother Eberhart is sur­ vived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Eberhart of St. Augus­ tine, Fla. • » • Arthur R. Brooks, 55: Drowning was the cause of Brother Brooks' death on June 23, 1956. in Balti­ more, Maryland. Burial took place in the Baltimore National Ceme­ tery Ita Baltimore, Maryland. Construction delays compelled Brother Brooks had been sailing the Marine Cooks and Stewards out of Baltimore In the deck de­ Union to postpone dedication cere­ monies for their new San Francisco headquarters. The formal dedica­ tion will be held one month later on Friday, September 21 at 1 PM. MCS hopes to have some of its of­ fices functioning in the new build­ ing before the dedication date. It SIU, A&6 BIstrict is located at 350 Fremont Street, UIO E. Bidtlmor* St. around the corner from SIU of BALTIMOBB Earl Sbeppard, Apent XAitern 7-4900 North America headquarters, J. L. Logan, 36: Brother Logan died in an automobile accident on May 4, 1956 on Highway 20 near Gibson, Louisiana. Burial took place in Masonic Cemetery in La­ fayette, Louisiana. Brother Logan had been sailing in the engine de­ partment since 1947. He joined the Union in the port of Baltimore. He is survived by his wife, Bea­ trice Logan of Washington, DC. ^ George M. Smira, 40: On July 27, 1956, Brother Smira died in New Orleans, Louisiana. Place of burial is not known. Brother Smira had been a member of the SIU since 1945, joining in New Orleans. He shipped out in the steward de­ partment. Broth­ er Smira is sur­ vived by his sis­ ter, Gloria Smira of New Orleans, Louisiana. Nominations... (Continued from page 2) joint patrolmen. Norfolk: One agent, one joint patrolman. Savannah: One agent, one joint patrolman. . Tampa: One agent, one joint patrolman. Mobile: One agent, three joint patrolmen. New Orleans: One agent, three joint patrolmen. Houston: One agent, one joint patrolman. San Francisco: One agent. Other West Coast officers will continue to be appointive because there are no A&G District compa­ nies with main offices on that coast. There were 78 candidates in all for the 49 posts which were on the ballot in the 1954 elections, the largest number of candidates ever to file in an SIU election. DIRECIORY OF SIU BRANCHES t t i The Brotherhood of Marine En­ gineers reports it is on the lookout for engineers with limited tonnage diesel tickets to fill jobs available on the West Coast. Further infor­ mation can be obtained by con­ tacting Jack Re^an, BME San Fran­ cisco representative, at 450 Harri­ son Street in that city. 'i> . Both welfare and vacation pay­ ments have shot past the million dollar mark, the Sailors Union of the Pacific reports. Welfare pay­ ments stood at $1,029,252 as of June 30 while the vacation plan was over the top by more than $7,000. The Welfare Plan was negotiated in November, 1949, and the vacation plan payments began January 1, 1954. BOSTON S70 State St. Jamea Staeehan. Axent Slclunond 3.0140 HOUSTON 4S03 Canal St. C. TannehUl. Actinp Apent Capital 7-6fiS8 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Apent BBmlock 6.9744 MOBILB 1 South Lawrence St. HBmlock 3.1754 Cal Tanper. Apent NEW ORLEANS 633 BlenvUle St. Lindaey WUllama. Apent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 079 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 0.6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Reel. Apent HAdiaon 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA ,....337 Market St. 8. Cardullo. Apent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 51—La 9 Sal CoUe. Apent . Phone 3-5996 SAN FRANCISCO .......450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, ^ent Douplas 3-5475 Marty Brelthoff. West Coast BepresenuUv* SAVANNAH 3 Abercom St E. B. McAuley. Actlnp Apent Adajns 3-1728 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette. Apent EUtott 4334 TAMPA 1800-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Bannlnp. Apent Phone 3-1823 WILMINGTON. Calif 509 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent. .Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul BaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS C. Simmons. Joint W. HaU. Joint R. MatUiews. Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario . Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......372 Kinp St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. EC 61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC '....298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davids St CAnal 7-3203 Q1H:BEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN .....85 Germain St. NB Phone: 3-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 311 SW CUy St. CApltal 3-4338 RICHMOND, CALIF..510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO ...450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363. SEATTLE ..3505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK......675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND PORTLAND Great Lakes District (Canadian District HAUFAIL N.S 13814 HolUs St. Phone: 3-8911. MONTREAL 684 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St. Ontario , Phone: 3-3331 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolpb 24110 SOUTH CHICAGO ..... 3261 E. 93nd St • , . Phone; Essex 584U All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Rosemary Bischoff, born June 29, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. G. F. Bischoff, Irvington, NJ. t i. i. Paul Labaron Collier, born May 22,1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Ralph Collier, Mobile, Ala. 4> 4" Gary Paul Karlis, born June 24, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Ronald Lester Karns, New Orleans, La. t. S. Nancy Carol Manning, born June 6, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Mich­ ael M. Manning, Tampa, Fla. $> Cecilia Reyes, bom June 29, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Reyes, New York, NY. i 4« i Hector Vargas Ruiz, bora June 17, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Gi­ ovanni Vargas, Ponce, PR. t 4^ 4i Maria Dolores Vegas, born July 3, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Abra­ ham Vegas, Brooklyn, NY. t. i. t. J" 4" 4» t. t. t. it ti Donald Theodore Wagner, born July 4, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Donald Wagner, Jersey City, NJ. John Alfred Oslon and Frank Earle Oslon, bora to Seafarer and Mrs. Maurice J. Oslon, Somerville, Mass. 4» 4i 4" Teresa Carol Whisenant, born June 8, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Marcus Whisenant, Princeton, NO. Robert Mitchell Wilburn, born July 6, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Aaron M. Wilburn, Galveston, Tex. ti ' E. Rin Yueng, bora July 2, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Yuen Yueng, New York, NY. 4" 4' 4i Patricia Albanese, bora July 19, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Rocco Albanese, Lyndhurst, NJ. . 4* 4" ) James David Callaway, bora April 14, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd T. Callaway, New Orleans, La. 4« 4i 4' Richard Charles Kimberly, born June 19, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Bernard H. Kimberly, New Or­ leans, La. SteUa BoniUa, born July 15. 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose E. Bonilia, New York, NY. 4" 4^ i Jeffrey Michael Colucci, born July 19, 1956 to Seafarer and Mrs/ Michael Colucci, Brooklyn, NY. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. T'i' �Vol. XVill No. 17 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • loss npPtCIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF » World Eyes Suez Fate As Egypt Seizes Canal Representatives of two dozen major nations, give or take a couple, sat down yesterday in T nndon at a fateful international conference which will have important ettects on Sea­ farers and all seamen everywhere. The conference was called in an effort to set up inter­ national regulation of the Suez Canal and permit the free passage of ships of all nations^ It is an outgrowth of E^pt's"^ seizure of the Suez properties. Egypt had asked the West for hundreds of millions in aid As water passages go, Suez to build a huge dam on the Nile. The Soviet Union then AUERICA ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO GIBRALTAR \ How Suez Dispute Oeveieped is easily the most important in the world. Ah average of 45 ships a day pass through the 105 mile waterway, most of them tankers. In addition to oil, Suez is a major transit for chrome, copper, tin, rubber, lac and many other prod­ ucts which are vital to the econ­ omy of the United States and its allies in Western Europe. Consequently when the Egypt­ ians seized the canal there was a great outcry, particularly in Eng­ land and France which rely al­ most completely on the oil flow from the Persian Gulf. Egyptian funds were frozen by the US, British and French. British navai units and paratroops started mov­ ing and for a while it was feared that open fighting would erupt. Adding to the alarm was the fact that Egypt's government has been cuddling up closely with the So­ viet Union and other Communist regimes. Effect On Jobs Looking at it purely from the shipping viewpoint, any closing of the canal would have an immediate effect on shipping patterns and on Seafarers' jobs. At present a supertanker running from the US East Coast to the Persian Gulf and back figures about 45 days for the run—approximately 9,000 miles each way. Taking the long way around Africa would add at least 15 days extra and 6,300 miles to the round trip voyage. For a T-2, the added time would be about two days more. Putting it another way, it would take a minimum of three tankers to do the work of two now on the Persian Gulf run. At present, the US has 490 tankers under the American flag. Most of these of course are on coastwise and near­ by foreign runs. The US Maritime Administration has a limited re- jumped in and said they would give more aid than the West. Western countries, including the US, cooled off on. the dam plan because Egypt was getting arms and Communist techni­ cians from Russia and was also supporting anti-western moves in other countries. When the US, Britain and France announced they would not help Egypt build the dam, the Egyptians seized the properties of the Suez Canal company, saying they would use the money from the Canal for the dam project. The company is owned by the British government and British and French stockholders. The US, Britain and France froze Egypt's cash holdings and other assets and called for international control of the canal to assure its uninterrupted operation. A conference was called for this purpose, beginning yesterday in London. If the Egyptians fail to agree, the Western countries will probably cut off all aid and boycott Egyptian trade. Closing of the canal would likely follow such a Western move. serve of 39 tankers which could be pressed into service, creating a temporary shipping boom. The Navy has already requested 17 for its own needs. However, the long run effect of the Suez closing would be to put US tankers at a serious competi­ tive disadvantage, since the addi­ tional time ships would be out would widen the cost difference between US and runaway flag ships. That would tend to encou­ rage operators to place more ships under runaway flags. Effects ashore of new tanker routing would be serious. At pres­ ent, about 1,200,000 barrels of oil are loaded daily at Red Sea and Persian Gulf ports for shipment to Europe and the United States. While tankers and oil are the most important part of the picture, freight movements would also be drastically affected. A Liberty ship with a load of grain for Bombay coming off an East Coast port would have to figure another 18 days' steaming time. Of course, the Egyptian Govern­ ment has not yet interrupted traf­ fic in the canal. Indications are that the Egyptians are as anxious as everyone else to keep the canal open because Egypt needs the $40 million a year in net revenue that the canal tolls produce. What wor­ ries the maritime nations of the world is that discrimination will be exercised against certain ships and certain countries. Even before Egypt took control of the canal away from the Suez Canal Company, the government had discriminated against certain ships. All Israeli flag vessels were ^automatically barred from transit, as well as US ships and others who serviced Israeli ports. It's been reported that one small tramp operator even had to change the ownership of his vessel and its name because it had stopped at Haifa on a previous voyage. If this could go on while the Suez Canal Company still retained the waterway, western nations are fearful of severe restrictions in the future on their ships, if their poli­ cies do not agree with Egypt's. . At present there is guarded opti­ mism that some kind of under­ standing can be worked out to keep the canal open to all .comers. Ship­ owners say they haven't planned any shifts in operations yet, but they are keeping their fingers crossed along with the rest of the world. 11,400 MILES Map shows how ship coming from mid-point of Persian Gulf reaches Gibraltar via canal after about 5,100 miles of travel} around Africa adds over 6,000 miles to journey. Arab oil terminal hand rigs hoses for loading oil aboard tanker (rear) at Ras Tanura. Over I million barrels of oil are loaded daily at Red Sea and Persian Gulf for shipment to Europe and the United States. ' * ^ y-:- ' Two tankers are shown at one side of T-shaped pier at Ras Tanura. Other half of T cross-bar (not shown) can handle two more ships. At left is view of harbor of Port Said, Mediterran­ ean terminus of Suez Canal ships. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 August 17, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SHIPS BILLS SIGNED AMENDMENTS CARRY; 39 POSTS AT STAKE IN UNION ELECTIONS IBL PETITIONS FOR DOCK VOTE SHIP BILLS SIGNED, BIDS LET ON NEW PASSENGER VESSEL NEW CEMENT SHIP DUE ON FLORIDA RUN SHIP PRICE RISE BALKS TRADE-INS CG URGES US ADOPT NEW RUBBER LIFERAFT STEEL SHIPS SAIL, SPUR BALTO JOBS ATOM CRAFT, NEW SHIPS ON WAY FAIRISLE SOLD TO SIU CO. PLAN NEW IMPROVEMENTS FOR MOBILE SIU HALL ONASSIS-US DEAL SPEEDS SUPER SHIPS CHARGES FLY IN DORA DISASTER MTD WORLD NEWS STARTS SECOND YEAR PILGRIM SHIP REPLICA DUE HERE IN 1957 COAL OUTFIT GAINING IN BID FOR LIBERTYS ‘NAVY, CO’S VIE FOR LEFTOVER MARINERS WORLD EYES SUEZ FATE AS EGYPT SEIZES CANAL 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 8/17/1956 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. XVIII, No. 17 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/60dc08bf9c6b24f69bb9b04d9e4aa6e4.PDF 5bf064ae9c3d4de9314128ee39ff9253 PDF Text Text s^mmssmsa SEAFARERS Vol. XViil No. 18 AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • US5 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Af An lVne»Len#i Fresh white caps marked the occasion when ffieri wwVEEVtny* gju crew manned the SS Grain Shipper, one of several ships recently added to the SlU-contracted fleet. Added ships and US cargo boom are helping set new records in job activity for Seafarers. Jobs in past two-week period reached highest point since August, 1955. Pictured here (1 to r) are Parker, AB; Brazil, DM, and Lester, OS. (See story on Page 3.) SlUSETS BMONIH JOB HIGH M -Story On Page 3 i CC Draffs Plan For Reinforcing Of Welded C-3s -Story On Page 2 •il • '•'I I ^21 "I "^1 S •J II I m ^Amnn# CAsn large ship of its kind, the SlU-manned ViCntSnW Florida State, formerly a Liberty collier, is de­ signed to unload 9,000 tons of cement in 16 hours by using compressed air to force it through ten-inch discharge pipes shown on deck. The $2.5 million conversion job does away with conventional conveyers in the holds. Ship is currently on Florida-Puerto Rico run for the Ponce Cement Co. / N Early Dock Ballot Seen As Labor Bd. Rejects Delay Bid -Story On Page 3 •!°l ^^J1| J 1 �SEAFA REUS Page Twe CG Maps Order For Strapping Of Welded C-3s August 31, 1958 LOG Republic, Dock Meet; Dock Wins Captain Admits Excess Speed On Fairisie Pleading guilty to running the ship at excessive speed, the captain of the ill-fated Fairisie has turned WASHINGTON—As the result of recommendations made in his papers to the Coast Guard. hy the American Bureau of Shipping, the US Coast Guard is The skipper's plea came in the now preparing an order which >viH call for the strapping of course of Coast Guard hearings on the collision between the Pan-At­ all of the welded C-3 ships now in service. The order will lantic ship and the Panamanian also require reinforcement of the corners of C-3 hatches tanker San Jose II in a heavy fog which have shown a tendency to crack under stress in the off Ambrose Light the morning of July 23. past. fore the onset of winter weather, Testimony at the hearing In­ The projected order comes •but steel shortages and scheduling dicated that the vessel was proceed­ as an aftermath of the sink­ problems could delay the comple­ ing at a speed of 15 knots at the ing of the Washington Mail, tion of the job. time of the accident T)he Fairisie which broke in two in stormy Like most World War II ships, was rammed amidships 6h tlie port North Pacific waters last March. side and subsequently iu^ndd However, the ABS said it had the the C-3s were all-welded with the turtle and sank on her .starboard problem under study for several exception of a handful of early side in the sheltered waters , of years before making its current models which were partially rivet­ Gravesend Bay- She has since been recommendations. Normally ed. The age of the vessels, In ad­ Razor-like cut in the bow of the tanker Republic tepi emphasizes sold for renovation and transfer to speaking, ABS proposals are dition to the nature of their con­ the force with which the SIU ship struck the concrete lip of the Panamanian flag. usually adopted by the Coast struction, is a factor in the Bu­ a dock in Portland, Maine, recently. Aside from the bow reau's proposal for modifications At the same time, the San Jose Guard without change as they are damage, no one was reported injured. II was accused by the Fairisle's drawn up in consultation with that now. skipper of making an incorrect agency, marine insurers and other turn and'blowing incorrect ;and interested parties. confusing whistle signals at the Three SHI Companies time of the accident. Three SIU companies would be The formerly SlU-manned ship affected by the order in varying has been sold to Seatraders for degrees. Isthmian Lines has 24 $200,000 plus. It is estimated that' C-3s in its fleet, making necessary the cpst of raising the ship will run a major overhaul operation. Robin as high as' $300,000 plus another Line operates six C-3s on its A test case of seamen's rights to collect Alabama unemployment insurance after paying $900,000 to recondition the vesseL South African service, but may not She has been sitting half in, half have to make important changes off under the 60-day rule is now being pressed by the SIU. The Union's action comes in the out of water for the past five as its ships were heavily modified wake of two previous victories on similar cases in New York and Delaware—the favorable weeks. originally. Some of the modifica­ Delaware decision coming lasf^ ^— The chief mate and a passenger tions appear to be in line with the month. from Alabama after leaving the paying off in accordance with the were Injured during the accident ABS recommendations. Up until now, seamen with ship under the 60-day provisions contractual provisions existing be­ but the rest of the crew escaped The three Mississippi passenger B or G seniority have been unable of the contract with the operators. tween the Union and the company. unhurt. ships—Del Sud, Del Norte and to collect unemployment benefits Since Waterman has its home of­ Del Mar—are converted C-3s and fices in Alabama, the test case will may also be covered by the pend­ have far reaching effects among ing order. All told there are ap­ seamen on Waterman and Pan proximately 80 welded C-3s oper­ Atlantic ships. ating under the American flag, Both Delaware and New York most of them on long-haul Pacific have ruled that the 60-day rule is runs. The weakness in the hatch struc­ A National Geographic Society Seafarers holding B and 0 ture of these ships consists of the research ship, the Calypso, has seniority who pay off under the squared off hatch corners. The .successfully anchored in water 60 - day contract provision ABS has recommended that these more than 414 miles deep. The should inform Unemployment corners be reinforced either by 142-foot former minesweeper put Insurance offices accordingly rounding them off or by installing down 24,600 feet of nylon line less when applying for their bene­ angled brackets as reinforcement than a half-inch in diameter and fits. The accurate ahid official In this area. In addition, the Bu­ anchored in the Romanche Trench, reason under such circum­ reau has recommended that the a deep gorge in the Atlantic half­ stances is "leaving vessel be­ hulls be strapped with extra way between Africa and South cause of a provision In the plating. America at the equator. contract." It was reported that the Calypso Ordinarily it would be desirable Merely listing "60-day rule" for the work to be completed be- aiichored steadily with no drifting. or "Union rule" is not accepted After the anchor was dropped, the as sufficient reason and could ship lowered cameras and lighting cause loss of benefits. ec(uipment to the bottom of the Where appeals are pending. trench to take pictures of the ocean Seafarers should report regu­ depths. larly as required by the Unem­ The Calypso is a French ship ployment Insurance office. operated in conjunction with the society. It intends to move next to the Pacific where it will explore a valid and reasonable part of the the 35,650-foot Challenger Depth collective bargaining agreement. off Guam. Consequently men leaving the ship Seafarers who performed acts of under the rule were not quitting heroism in merchant ship service their jobs and can qualify for during and after the Korean War benefits. can qualify for the recently-apVol. XVIii. No. 18 The New York ruling was af­ pi-oved merchant marine medals. Aug. 31, 1956 PAUL HALL, secretary-Treasurer firmed by the New York Court of Three awards were approved by HEBBEHT BHAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, Appeals, the highest court in the an act of Congress which President Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. Eisenhower signed last week. Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, state, in July, 1955. It was an Staff Writers; The awards are a Distinguished Representative. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area outgrowth of a test case begun back in 1949 by the Calmar Steam­ Service medal, Meritorious Serv­ ship Company. ice medal and a service ribbon for Among Affiliates ....Page 7 In addition to filing the test case work aboard merchant vessels dur­ Directory of Halls ...Page 15 oh behalf of a Seafarer who got ing a national emergency. The Final Dispatch Page 15 off a Waterman ship, the Union period covered is since June 30, Inquiring Seafarer ... Page 5 has taken up a beef with Water­ 1950 when the Korean War Meet The Delegate ..Page 4 man over the company's practices erupted. Men In Hospitals Page 12 on unemployment benefits. Men Personals ....Page 15 The highest award, the Distin­ paying off under the, 60-day con­ Recent Arrivals .....Page 15 guished Service medal, will go for tract provision, or for other reasons Shipping Round-Up .. Page 4 heroic aicts beyond the line of duty. for that matter, have been listed Your Dollar's Worth .Page 7 Similar awards for heroism in as paying off under mutual consent, merchant service were offered tb implying that they .quit the ship seamen in World War II. However, voluntarily. This automatically these newest awards will also apply ruled out benefits for them. to peacetime efforts, such as rescue Published biweekly at tne headquarters As a result, Waterman has in­ work in sea disasters and similar of the Seafarers. International Union, At­ structed its ship masters to list the lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Reproducflon of a new 3c US stamp which will go on sale for Incidents. ' NY. Tel HYacinth reasons why ,inen have paid off, Foreign ships and seamen ' will' 9-6600. Entered as second class 'maftOr Where the 60-day riile'is respon­ the first time this Mondav, Labor Day, in Camden, NJ. Cambe eligible in some cases^ sible, tha ihtfn vtrill: be listed as ,den Was the honre of labor jaloh.eer Peter J. McGuire. - SIU Wins Delaware Jobless Pay Case, Tests Alabama Rule Drop Anchor 24,600 Feet OK Medals For Heroes Of Maritime SEAFARERS LOG K'fC'. »i"Kl""' US stamp Honors Labor Day �Avgvat 31, 195S SEAFARERS LOG Pare Tliree 51U Shipping "11 12-Mo, High '4 Snowballing for months, SIU shipping burst over the 1,500-job mark during the last two weeks for the first time since August, 1955. A total of 1,532 jobs were dis­ patched from A&G District boost from the US to the tune of halls in _the past period, an 15 miUions of coal while registration lagged thisestimated fail and winter, eliough for the staggering total of 1,500 Liberty at 1,426. A portion of the motorized caravan that has been touring the New York waterfront on be­ half of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen, since the AFL-CIO dock union for­ mally petitioned the National Labor Relations Board for a new longshore election. The IBL is seeking to win the right to represent the dockers now under control of the old ILA. NLRB Raps ILA Stalling; Early NY Dock Vote Seen The AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Longshoremen has won the first round in its bid for an early test of its right to represent New York longshoremen. The National La­ bor Relations Board this week flatly rejected attacks on the IBL's petition for a new election and set a new hearing for-t next Wednesday. paign was largely nullified when of the ILA from the AFL still ex­ Action by the labor board the IBL notified longshoremen to ist, despite repeated promises by represents a major setback for the AFL-expelled International Long­ shoremen's Association which has refused to consent to an early vote among the port's longshore work­ ers. In turn, it has resorted to a series of legal delaying actions to postpone the balloting indefinitely. The ILA previously had pro­ claimed that it welcomed a vote challenge by the IBL, but its tac­ tics changed abruptly when the IBL submitted some 13,500 pledge cards to support its petition for a new election among approximately 20,000 eligible voters in the harbor. All of the pledges were submitted in the course of an IBL campaign conducted almost exclusively through the mails to protect long­ shoremen from retaliation. IBL Strength Affirmed As soon as the Labor Board es­ tablished that the IBL had more than the necessary 30 percent of pledges required under law, the ILA embarked on a pledgecard campaign of its own. ILA dele­ gates went from pier to pier sign­ ing up men "revoking" their IBL pledges. However, the effect of the cam- SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: September 5 September 19 October 3 October IT October 31 sign everything ILA presented them in order to protect their Jobs and conceal their sympathies. ILA Charges Fall ILA attorneys also attempted to stall by seeking changes in the vot­ ing unit and other last-minute al­ terations. They had also charged "fraud" and "forgery" to the IBL but failed to supply the labor board with any evidence substan­ tiating these claims. .. IBL spokesmen believe the ILA's hesitancy over entering into a new election is based on the failure of ILA to deliver on promises made to the longshoremen. They point out that all of the outstanding abuses which caused the 1953 expulsion ILA leaders to improve the lot of the longshoremen. Enthusiastic suppoi*t voiced for ILA by Harry Bridges and the "Daily Worker" has also turned many longshoremen away from ILA. The hearing this Wednesday will deal with technical details of the forthcoming election, such as the composition of the voting unit, who is eligible to vote and is an attempt by the labor board to win agree­ ment of ali parties involved to speed an election order without delay. If no agreement can be reached, then the hearing record goes to Washington for action by the full board. The current job activity affirms a forecast in the SEAFARERS LOG a month ago that US shipping would continue booming right through the summer months and on into the normally busy fallwinter season. Bulk cargoes, including grain and coal, have shored up a sagging US merchant marine like nothing has ever done before, short of a full-scale national emergency in the US or a spectacular overseas disaster requiring huge shipments of food and relief materiais. Tank­ er movementis have suffered no letdown in spite of the calendar, and available tonnage of all types is hard to find. Previous Records Seafarers enjoyed a similar ship­ ping boom during one two-week period only four times in the last 32 months. In August, 1955, the peak was reached at the height of activity in the "Blue Jay" supply run to US military bases in Arctic regions inaccessible to shipping the rest of the year. Prior to that, a record 1,661 jobs were shipped late in Novem­ ber, 1953, and this was followed immediately by a 2,007-job period for the high mark of the preChristmas boom of 1953. But the present good shipping has the added asset of continued good job forecasts for many months to come. Depleted Euro­ pean coal stocks will require a Voting Changes Now Official Membership meetings in all ports have approved the headquarters tallying committee report on the 97 percent favorable vote for the new constitutional amendments. As a result, the new amendments automatically went into effect and became part of the voting proce­ dure to be used in the forth­ coming SIU elections. The changes in the consti­ Offices Open In SIU Eiectiens tution are designed to tighten up on the secrecy of the ballot and provide more specific qualifications for office. The voting period is also advanced to November 1December 31 as opposed to Novem­ ber 15-January 15 under the old regulations. Other changes call for nightly deposits of voted ballots in a bank vault; a "lame duck" amendment eliminating the 2^-month waiting period before newly-elected offi­ cers take over and specify that the three years' qualifying seatime must be as an unlicensed man, four months of it on SlU-contracted vessels iii the current year. The tallying of election ballots at headquarters will now be done by committee of 14, six from head­ quarters and two each from Balti­ more, Mobile, San Francisco and New Orleans. The credentials committee, which examines the qualifications of nominees, will be elected at the next membership meeting in headquarters. Seafarers will vote on 39 elec­ tive posts in the forthcoming bal­ loting. . The roster of poists to be filled is listed on this page. HEADQUARTERS 1 Secretary-Treasurer 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Deck) 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Engine) 1 Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Steward) 3 Assistant Secretary-Treasurers (Joint) NEW YORK 7 Joint Patrolmen BOSTON 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman • •! Booms, Sets SAVANNAH 1 Agent 1 Joint Patroiman TAMPA 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman MOBILE 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen PHILADELPHIA 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman NEW ORLEANS 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen BALTIMORE 1 Agent 3 Joint Patrolmen HOUSTON* 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman NORFOLK 1 Agent 1 Joint Patrolman SAN FRANCISCO 1 Agent * PLEASE NOTE: Offices open In Houston consist of one agent and one joint patrolman. They were incorrectly listed as three patrolmen in the text of the pre-balloting report carried in the last Issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. All ships have already been notified of the error yia the regular bi-weekly airmail mailing. ship voyages to this area only. Of course, the bulk of such shipments will travel on foreign vessels. In addition, the Government's farm surplus disposal program has been doubled and then doubled again to permit shipment of up to $3 billion a year in these cargoes. On the SIU side, the shipping boom has kept all but a handful of ships in the SlU-contracted fleet constantly operating. Additional purchases, conversions, new con­ struction and the signing of new companies have steadily increased the number of job opportunities available to Seafarers. At the same time, 1956 is marked as the turning point in the history of major US ship lines, in­ cluding several SIU companies, who are rebuilding and expanding their fleets to meet the ever-in­ creasing competition from foreignflag and "runaway" fleets. ilF Elects Lundebei^ As Sea Rep SUP Secretary-Treasurer Harry Lundeberg, who is also president of the SIU of North America, has been re-elected as the representa­ tive of US seamen on the General Council of the International Transportworkers Federation. The action took place at ITF's 24th Congress, meeting in Vienna, as the ITF re­ doubled its efforts to fight the plague of runawaiy-flag shipping. Lundeberg was one of four US members on the general board, the others being Dave Beck, Teamsters Union president; Mich­ ael Quill, Transport Workers, and Arthur Lyons, Railway Workers. Reporting on the runaway prob­ lem, Lawrence White of the Special Seafarers Section said that despite successful action on a number of ships the runaways continue to mount at an alarming rate. Run­ away tonnage is now 11 million deadweight, almost half of it con­ sisting of ships less than five years old. The ITF has succeeded in estab­ lishing contracts and standardized working conditions for ships to­ talling 300,000 tons, but has only been able to touch the fringe of the problem, he said. As a consequence, the Seafarers section urged that action be taken on proposals to set up an interna­ tional agency for the shipping in­ dustry which would deal with en­ forcement of safety, manning scales and other problems raised by runaways. It praised the action of the Costa Rican government in suspending registrations of foreign flag ships under its flag. >v>i I • I •':3\ •J •4\ •.'-.ri �SEAFARERS Pige Fonr Amhist 31, 1953 LOG Laud SlU 'Work' Law Fight August 8 Through August 21 Registered Port ^ - Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ...; Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle If If- Deck A Deck ,B 3 23 4 30 11 2 4 5 19 8 16 8 11 15 12 102 19 78 14 9 5 32 57 7 35 5 32 .15 - Deck A Total Deck B 422 159 Eng. A En^g. 3 63 13 50 12 6 8 26 46 7 18 2 12 11 2 41 2 31 5 6 2 11 19 11 18 '7 8 8 Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 171 286 277 Stevr. A 4 79 12 54 5 4 13 20 47 7 20 4 14 3 Stew. B Total B Total A 6 88 12 84 24 10 6 23 49 25 41 23 24 26 ToUl Reg. 25 332 56 266 55 29 32 101 199 46 114 34 82 55 2 0 7 11 6 7 8 5 3 19 244 44 182 31 19 26 78 150 21 73 11 58 29 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 985 441 1426 1 24 6 23 . 6 111 . Shipped Port Plaque commemorating the work done by Seafarers to help win repeal of the Louisiana "right to work" law last June is accepted on behalf of SlU by Port Agent Lindsey Williams during New Orleans branch meeting. The award was made by B. Raynal Ariatti Heft), president of the port's Labor League for Political Education, which spearheaded the suc­ cessful campaign. Williams was LLPE executive board chair­ man during the drive. Pick Belgian Port As Super liner Terminal Boston New York Philadelphia .... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Lake Charles ... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Total Deck A Deck B Deck C Eng. A 10 76 10 38 4 7 7 20 40 10 16 4 14 5 9 88 13 52 9 8 8 24 81 8 27 3 24 14 11 18 3 21 7 3 1 8 14 3 8 7 9 6 8 9 5 13 14 3 0 2 9 1 3 6 0 5 Deck A Deck B Deck C 368 119 78 Eng. A 261 Eng. B 6 30 5 28 4 6 1 12 22 7 13 7 17 6 Eng. B 164 stew. Total Stew. A Stew. B 8 14r 6 14 20 1 2 3 21 2 7 7 0 8 8 66 7 39 2 1 5 17 76 3 9 2 7 2 3 17 4 23 5 1 1 4 23 2 8 3 2 5 8 18 3 15 12 2 0 4 4 3 5 5 0 5 113 Stew. A Stew. B Stew. C 244 101 "If- Eng. C 84 A 27 . 230 30 129 15 16 20 61 197 21 52 9 45 21 Total A 873 . Total B Total Total Ship. C 20 24 65 41 12 14 72 42 16 46 10 6 3 2 24 9 59 34 12 6 29 . 15 17 18 28 0 17 18 71 336 56 243 77 32 25 94 290 39 96 44 73 56 Total B Total Total C Ship. 384 275 1532 As reported in the story on page 3, SIU shipping set a 12-month record during the past two weeks, although only four ports showed increases. Seven ports declined and three remained the same as before.-*New York, New Orleans, Energetically promoting his proposals for two 90,000-ton "Wilmington and Boston all passenger ships, hotel magnate H. B. Cantor has just com­ showed job increases, especial­ pleted a visit to Belgium examining sites for a European ly the last, which reached a 19month high. Tampa, Houston and ship terminal. As a result of"' The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Seahis visit, Belgium authorities mortgage bill at the last session of San Francisco remained the same, . farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew are reportedly considering es­ Congress would be of assistance in but still were above normal. to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ m-> 'r 11 tablishment of berthing facilities at Zeebrugge. The project would involve a $40 million outlay for dredging and new pier facilities. When completed, the Zeebrugge terminal would be the European end of Cantor's proposed low-cost transatlantic service. The hotel operator is planning for ships of 5,000-passenger capacity at $50 per passenger one way fare. Accom­ modations would be Pullman-style, with passengers purchasing meals and entertainment at a variety of shipboard soda fountains, coffee shops, cafeterias, restaurants and night clubs. During his stay in Belgium, Can­ tor discussed the project with the Belgian Ministers of Foreign Af­ fairs and Foreign Trade, Belgian bank officials and other govern­ ment bodies. Three days were de­ voted to discussions of the Cantor program. English Site Rejected Before deciding on Zeebrugge, Cantor rejected two sites in Eng­ land and one in the Netherlands. He was due to go on to Bremerhaven and Cuxhaven in West Ger­ many but declared that the Belgain government had been highly cooperative, and if relations con­ tinue on these lines Zeebrugge would be the choice. Zeebrugge is right on the coast of the North Sea and as such has an advantage for big ships over Antwerp and other Low Country ports which are up-river. Cantor has already applied for US construction subsidy on his ves­ sels but would run them without an operating subsidy. Aside from normal passenger traffic he in­ tends to rely on large groups such as conventions which could take over the whole ship for single voy­ ages. Passage of the 100 percent ship financing construction of the ves­ Of the ports that declined, Bal­ sels, should his subsidy applica­ tion win Federal Maritime Board timore still shipped almost 250 approval. men and Mobile and Norfolk con­ tinued booming. Philadelphia, Savannah, Lake Charles and Seattle were the others that dipped somewhat. In terms of seniority shipping, class A went up to 57 percent, class B dropped one point to 25 percent and class C dipped to 18 percent. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New York: BALTIMORE—Barely 21 months Very good . . . Philadelphia: Good old, the SIU building here is being . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: treated to a little facelifting these Very good . . . Savannah; Fair . . . days. Tampa: Good . . . Mobile: Good A Union maintenance crew Is . . New Orleans: Good . , . Lake doing a touch-up job on the hall to Charles; Slow . . . Houston: Good keep the walls and paintwork in ... Wilmington: Fair .. . San Fran­ trim. The effect is to keep the cisco: Good . . . Seattle: Very building looking brand-new at all good. times, thanks to the added coopera­ tion of Seafarers shipping through this port. Port Agent Earl Sheppard commented. Clean ships and payoffs are also the rule here, with no beefs other Under the Union constitu­ tl;an routine items in evidence. tion every member attending The SIU crews of the ships in port a Union meeting is entitled to have been going all-out in this nominate himself for the direction, he added. elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ Shipping itself has also held up ing clerk and recording secre­ well for quite a long time, round­ tary. Your Union urges you ing out a pleasant picture of SIU to take an active part in meet­ operations in the area. ings by taking these posts of The latest shipping figures re­ service. present a decline of only a small And, of course, all members fraction from the previous period, have the right to take the floor while shipping and registration and express their opinions on continues to run virtually neck and any officer's report or issue neck. Class C shipping stills runs under discussion. Seafarers relatively high here, however, be­ are urged to hit the deck at cause of the steady drain on avail­ these meetings and let their able SIU manpower. shipmates know what's on Nine ships paid off, four signed their minds. on and 20 were in transit during the past two weeks. Cleanup Keeps Hall In Balto Spic 'n Span Speak Out At SIU Meetings sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. Nick Nomikos, ch. cook A veteran chief cook with the SIU and an experienced depart­ ment delegate as well. Seafarer Nick Nomikos finds himself much in demand when he gets aboard a ship. He has been elected depart­ mental delegate more times than he can remember. Nomikos, who is 44, has been sailing steadily with the SIU since 1943. Before that he put in 14 years with the Greek merchant marine as cook and fireman. Hav­ ing spent all his life as a seaman he is well-acquainted by now with the run of prob­ lems that pop up aboard ships. As far as the steward depart­ ment is concern­ ed, he said, the major problems have always been lis questions of who 4 is responsible for Nomikos a particular job. The latest revision of the steward department shipping rules has been a considerable help in clarify­ ing these beefs. Nomikos is a firm believer in frequent department jneetings as the best place to thrash out diffi­ culties of this kind. "At the meet­ ing the delegate can explain just what a man's duties are and get everything straightened out within the family' without upsetting the routine or getting other depart­ ments involved.". Another difficulty which the galley has to contend with on occa­ sion, he remarked, is the tendency of self-Appointed culinary experts to get their paddles irr.,the broth. Good Union men, he emphasizes, don't overstep the bounds in this respect, but of course, the main defense is for the department to handle its own problems and its own routine in an efficient manner. Three Requirements He listed three major require­ ments for a good delegate: to be a good craftsman on his own hook so as to command respect from the rest of the gang; to be able to speak up clearly when he has deal­ ings with the skipper or anybody else in authority; and finally, to know the contract inside and out. Nomikos feels that the present shipboard delegate set-up should not be tampered with. While agree­ ing that some delegates do have difficulty maintaining their author­ ity, he maintains that it would be a mistake to give delegates added powers or preference. Give dele­ gates too much power, he feels, and "they will end up running the ship." "We get good backing from the Union all the time," he says, "so there is no need for more power, only for cooperation from the crew." Nomiko's flrst ship with the SIU was the John Henry for Eastern Steamship out of New York, in March,' 1943. The following year he was torpedoed on the Liberty ship Thomas G. Masaryk betweea Tobruk and Crete in the Mediter­ ranean, but he and other crewmembers were rescued by British craft. He still ships regularly out of New York and prefers to grab the shorter European runs so that he can get home every few weeks. ; , �itagmst St, 195« SEAFARERS IPG INOimtlNG SEAFARER . Question: Do you feel that watching the conventions on tele­ vision is helping you understand the election issues? J. Carbone, AB: Sura it helps. Samuel Clurman, AB: The con­ It explains what the parties want ventions make me very skeptical to do in the next about the whole four years and business because gives a pretty they strike me good idea of like a lot of prop­ what's going on. aganda and not You become ac­ much truth spo­ quainted with the ken at either one. party leaders and As far as I'm con­ cerned though, the members of the working guy Congress by see­ who votes Re­ ing them at the conventions and listening to them. publican is cutting his own throat. $1 $1 James Pamell, bosun: I can't say that they are clarifying any­ thing in partic­ ular. It looks to me as if each side is kicking dirt into each other's face. T h e r e's plenty of speechmaking but not much accomplishment involved. Personally, I feel we've fared better under the Dem­ ocrats. » 4^ Tom Boarman, AB: It's helpful in the sense of giving people under­ standing of what politics is like. Seeing politicians in action is worthwhile and gives seamen and other people an idea of how polit­ ical affairs are conducted and how elections are set up. ^ Mohamed Nasser, FWT: Each convention group toots its own horn and tells you they are the best. What hap­ pens at a conven­ tion doesn't help much in making up your mind. It's the conditions in the country that count and the Republicans seem to be following a conservative but safe policy. Paire Fir* Advice To Workworn: 'Join Union' One of the nation's leading "tell me your trou­ bles" columnists, Mary Hawortfa, has come out vig­ orously for union membership for exploited white collar workers. Miss Haworth, whose column is widely distributed by the Hearst newspapers, was answering a query from three elderly white coliar workers. The three are among six non-union office work­ ers in a unionized plant. They wrote that after 25 years they could not get a raise, but were given a variation on the old line "If you don't like it, quit." Meanwhile union workers at the same firm had re­ ceived a number of increases, plus pension, health and welfare benefits. This was far off the beaten path of Miss Haworth's usual correspondence which normally deals with misunderstandings of the heart. But she approached it with emphatic forthrightness. "If you aren't management nor a representative of management . . . then you come under the head- Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ ing of labor . . , and perhaps ought to explore the possibilities of joining forces with organized labor . . What's more, she added, she consulted a spokes­ man for management who negotiates imion con­ tracts for a large business, and a spokesman for labor. They both suggested that the white collar workers try to join the union that represents the rest of the piant. "The mere fact of your being white collar workers doesn't deny you the right to unionize." She wound up by suggesting that the workers seek advice at the local National Labor Relations Board office and quoted the management, spokesman as saying "any employer who would punish you for taking such a step 'ought to have his head exam­ ined.' " To the best of anyone's knowledge no word to the contrary on the subject has come from Emily Post, Dorothy Dix or Doris Blake. Union Acts On Abuses By Offshore Co. Agents Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an Abuses of Seafarers' maintenance and cure rights in the equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. port of Yokohama, Japan, have been charged to company In some crews men have been agents by several Seafarers. As a result, SIU headquarters is turning down unpleasant OT taking action to protect the> membership in that port from ' jobs and then demanding to further mistreatment in the injured and sick seamen." According to Lipkin, "in most come up to equal overtime when future. 4 » t cases, the seaman concerned pre­ Julius Gural, AB: I haven't been the easier jobs come along. The complaints are that some fers to take the eight dollars in watching it because I'm not in­ This practice is unfair to Sea­ company agents have been forcing cash and get his own lodging and terested in spend­ farers who take OT jobs as Seafarers to accept the worst avail­ meals. In Japan, a clean place to ing my time in able accomodations and are refus­ sleep and eat should not cost more front of a TV set. they come. ing the men the right to collect than four or five dollars a day. . . I don't particu­ The general objective is to maintej^nce and cure in cash. "Still when the seamen requests larly care for equalize OT as much as possible Under thd contract Seafarers are his eight dollars a day in cash he politics except as but if a man refuses disagree­ entitled to eight dollars daily is practically always refused . . . regards local maintenance The next move is to send him to able jobs there is no require­ issues in Cart­ while awaiting a third rate hotel that is located in eret, New Jersey, ment that when an easier job repatriation, o r the very center of Yokohama's red where I live. Inci­ comes along he can make up the they can get light district . . . The accommoda­ dentally we have overtime he turned down be­ the equivalent in tions by American standards are a good man there, John Nemisb, room and board. of the poorest . . . fore. running for freeholder. The SIU Wash­ "If the seaman balks, he is told ington office is 'take it or leave it' ... a seaman seeking a list of who is broke has no choice. reputable Yoko­ hama hotels "The $64 question," he asks, "is through the what happens to the difference be­ The practice of following the runaway flag has now spread so widely among shoieside cor­ American consulate there. The list tween the eight dollars allowed porations that Uncle Sam's tax sources are being seriously undermined. That's the warning will be used to instruct and the actual amount of money for room and meals?" given by J. S. Seidman, a prominent tax accountant. Tax experts have already dug up pany agents to board mentheincom­ one spent Any who is so victim­ more than 30 countries which of the specified establishments and ized is Seafarer urged to report same to poration in New York and deposit­ reports in the Sunday August 19 cam serve as havens for cor­ no others. headquarters immediately. ing their income to the account of edition, that the burden of paying porations seeking to dodge taxes is being shifted onto the the corporation. There is no US SIU Welfare Service points out Uncle Sam's tax collector. But of that seamen on ships can do much all the countries, Panama and Li­ shoulders of those imwilling or un­ tax on a foreign corporation if it to minimize this practice if they has a deposit here. able to take advantage of taxberia are considered ideal. Other places cited as tax havens notify headquarters immediately Shipping companies, of course. dodging. are Curacao, the Bahamas, Ber­ when a crewmember is taken off One way the game works is for muda, Tangiers, and many other for medical care. an American company selling The latest to report on the situa­ smaller countries. But Panama and abroad to set up two subsidiaries tion, Seafarer Max Lipkin, de­ Liberia are considered the best— —^No. 1 in Liberia and No. 2 where scribed the practices as a "fraud on it sells its products. The US com­ and with good reason. pany sells its products to subsidi­ ary No. 2 at ridiculously low list They Made It-Believe It or Not! prices so that all the profits are racked up by the overseas cor­ America may yet launch the poration. Then subsidiary No. 1 in first atom-powered ship, but if it Liberia "loans" money to No. 2 at does, the French will be right on very high interest rates, or its heels. A $78 million passenger "charges" No. 2 for "technical ad­ liner now on the drafting board vice" or "supervision." One way may have a nuclear reactor in­ or another the profits are fun­ stalled by the time it gets into the nelled into tax-free Liberia. construction stage. Afterwards, subsidiary No. 1 can The 55,000-ton liner is being "loan" its profits back to the designed so that it could be con­ parent company at a very low, or verted to nuclear power by rela­ non-existent rate of interest, giv­ tively simple replacement of its have long since discovered the ad­ ing it the use of taxfree earnings. conventional steam power plant. As Seidman points out, Liberia vantages of dummy corporations The potential of an atom pow­ has no currency of her own and overseas, as a way of evading US ered ship was further revealed in taxes, wages and manning scales, uses the US dollar, which im­ a dry-land run of a nuclear re­ but now shoreside companies are mensely simplifies matters. A Liactor. The Atomic Energy Com­ following the practice in increas­ berian subsidiary can be set up mission reports that the engine within 48 hours simply by paying ing numbers. ran 66 days and nights on one the necessary fees. $100 Enouffh To Start charge of uranium. When it was Companies controlled from The SEAFARERS LOG reported stopped it still had fuel left over. on January 6 that Liberia in par­ abroad pay no taxes tb Liberia on The dry-land model is similar ticular was reaching out for shore- their earnings outside the country; to the power plant of the subma­ side US business registrations. The pay no estate taxes; no taxes on rine Nautilus. Under similar cir­ LOG pointed out that a $100 bill dividends paid to stockholders, or cumstances in actual operation, Safe in an English harbor last week after a trip that started and an annual fee of $175 was suf­ on royalties or interest obtained the Nautilus could have gone in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on May 24, this trio of French-Cana­ ficient to establish a subsidiary from outside of Liberia. The direc­ around the world underwater at dians drifted across the Atlantic for 87 days on their 35-foot company in Liberia which paid no tors of the company can meet any­ top speed, and have fuel left for raft made of planks and rope. They drank rainwater for 30 taxes to that country or to Uncle where in the world. thousands of miles of cruising. days after their supplies ran out. A fourth man was taken off Sam. / The French passenger ship is Even individuals can play the Now the "New York Times" game, Seidman says, by setting up sicK by a passing ship in June. The raft is called L'Egare II due to be launched in 1960 and financial editor, quoting Seidman, a Liberian or Panamanian cor­ 7"The Lost One"), will be similar to the Normandie. • 1 m US Tax Runaways Crow French May Build Atom Superiiner mm �Vkffe Sis SEAFARERS Here is another selection of pho­ tos of Seafarers' children at their homes. They are just a handful of the many hundreds received by the SEAFARERS LOG show­ ing glimpses of the family life of Seafarers. Watch future issues for further picture stories on Seafarers' fami­ lies. Stan Cieslak admires daughter, A1 a n a, born in March, 1956. Frank Harper picks himself a puppy for a 3rd birthday gift. Breaking in the ranch hands, Paula (1) and Eileen, is Seafarer Tom Fleming. A third Is en route. That's Janice Elaine Gale, 21/2, of Savan­ nah, standing, rear. Aorust 31. 1958 LOG Carmen Antonia Hernandez lives in Perta de Tierra, PR. Erie, 4, and Judy Cruz, 2, live in the Bronx, NY. Their proud dad is Seafarer Manuel Cruz, who likes those winning smiles. Seafarer Bill Kennedy's pride and joy is l9-mo. David Earl. New Orleans is the home of Nelson A. Wells, age 4 mos. Jeremiah McKnew and big sister Jean live in Philadelphia.' Another Mobilian is David, 1, son of John Nordstrom. Ik r T^is healthy-lookmg family brfongs to Seafarer Robert Graham of Mobile. He's currently chief dectncian aboara the Alcoa Polaris. They are (1 to r) Robert Jr., 8; Sheila, 6; Eugene, 5, and Frank, 2, all dressed up for a family celebration. • �SEAFAKEnS Ailffost 3i, i9$8 r»gt Serea EOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH All's Well In Suez Canal Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius UtiLon-Made Goods Clue To Quality An Investigation by this department finds that contrary to much popular belief found even sometimes-among union people, union-made and sold goods In general are no more expensive than non-union goods, and sometimes even cost less. Moreover, our research reveals, the fact that an Item Is union-made Is an indication that It is more likely to be good quality. In fact, these findings indicate that the union label is actually a more reliable guide to good quality than the seals of commendation or "guarantee" given their advertisers by commercial magazines such as Good Housekeep­ ing and Parents Magazine. During the past year, this department has investigated comparative quality and values in shoes, several clothing and apparel items, two types of electrical equipment, and eyeglasses. In addition we have taken the ratings of three independent organ­ izations that make laboratory tests of consumer goods and checked to see how the union-made items compared with non-union items in the same tests. N» Added Gost On Union Products The results will surprise many consumers who have the notion that a union-made product costs more, even though they may be willing to • pay nnore to further union conditions. You don't really pay more, our . findings indicate, and are likely to get better quality. . Here are the facts revealed by this investigation: 1—In one organization's rating of men's dungarees, the non-union brand placed last on the list in terms of quality. In terms of price without considering quality, this inferior brand was the same price as two higher-quality brands. In another rating of work garments, the two non-union brands in a list of nine brands, fell into the bottom half of the group in terms of qual­ ity and one actually proved to be poorer quality than four unionmade garments that cost less money. In fact, the top-quality garment, which turned out to be union-made, was priced 20 percent below the non-union lower-quality garment. If anything can destroy the legend that union-made goods cost more, this revelation shouid. 2—The shoe industry was also surveyed to determine how union and non-union brands compare in quality alone, and in value (qual­ ity in relation to price). In the industry, its a maxim that the bestquality shoes come from areas like Brockton, Mass., Chicago and Wisconsin. The fine.st women's shoes traditionally are made in the New York City-Brooklyn shoe center. Top-quality mass-produced footwear comes from the St. Louis area. Ail these are unionized areas, while the lower-quality footwear is often produced in non-union plants in the South. Much of the unbranded footwear, which is usually cheaper in price and quality both, is made in non-union plants, often by marginal pro­ ducers, one industry expert reports. The marginal producers try to make a profit from cheap labor, lower-grade materials and inferior construction. This analysis is confirmed by the comparative tests of shoes per­ formed by independent testing organizations. In one such test, of the nine best-quality models, eight were union-made and one was non­ union. Of the eight lowest-quality models, five were from non-union factories and three from union shops. In the case of two large-yoiume chains, which have shoes made up for their own private labels by other factories, both union and non-union factories make the shoes. Sig­ nificantly, they retail at the same price. Union-Made Appliances Superior 3—The third item investigated was a group of electrical equipment rated by two testing agencies. Of nine household appliances the four top-quality brands were all union-made. In another rating, of four brands of electrical switches, the only one not rated satisfactory qual­ ity was made by a non-union house. The acceptable ones were unionmade. 4—The fourth field investigated was eyeglasses. As this department previously reported, we found that union-made lenses manufactured by one large company were the same price and in several instances cost less than non-union lenses. In the case of eyeglass dispensers (who prepare the eyeglasses in accordance with examining doctors' pre­ scriptions), there was a great variation in price and some in quality. But in general, the more reasonable prices were charged by large unionized dispensers. ' 5—Another example destroying the legend that union-made goods cost more, supplied by the New York State Union Label and Service Trades Department, is that one leading brand of steel-wool soap pads (Brillo) is union-made but the other (SOS) is not. Yet both generally sell for the same price. 6—Hidden value consumers get from union-processed goods is the sanitation factor. In at least two cases this department has recently observed, unions insisted on sanitary conditions for handiing goods affecting public health. Why, if one manufacturer pays higher labor rates than another, can he sell for the same price? These are the reasons: labor production cost actually is only a fraction of the retail price of an article; union­ ized workers are generally the more experienced, competent and proiJuctive workers (example is the higher production rates with fewer, rejects in unionized shoe fs;;tories); the better-organized, more effi­ cient manufacturei^s are also more likely to have , union contracts. Shipping continues to move through the Suez Canal imdisturbed but diplomats who ara wrestling with the problem of Egypt's seizure of the canal are still far from a solution. The 22-nation conference in London broke up with 17 nations supporting a US plan for interna­ tional control and four nations * ^ — against. One country, Spain, was on the sidelines. The Egyptians, on their part, indicated hostility to both sides' proposals. At the scene itself, US ship operators report that Egyptians are making every effort to keep the canal traffic moving without a hitch. However, difficulties may develop at a later date because of an impending shortage of trained pilots to handle the vessels. Pilots Take Leave The majority of pilots are for­ eign nationals and many of them are British and French. The Suez Canal Company, which was dis­ possessed by the seizure, has been advising those piiqts who are on vacation to take an indefipite leave of absence. Should other pilots now working seek to take vacations they could slow down canal traffic. There is always the possibility that the British and French would order their nationals home in event of failure of negotiations with Egypt. The Egyptians, in turn, have threatened to bar British and French ships if the pilots leave. The Egyptians are seeking to meet the pilot problem by adver­ tising in US papers for pilots. They are offering $1,000 a month to men with master's licenses. US Plan Supported At the London conference the Western nations and several Asi­ atic countries, including Iran, Tur­ key and Pakistan, supported the US move. It called for Egyptian ownership of the canal itself and international control of shipping operations. India, Indonesia, Rus­ sia and Ceylon proposed an alter­ nate plan which would limit inter­ national participation to an ad­ visory capacity. A five-man committee consisting of representatives of Australia, the US, Ethiopia, Iran and Sweden is to meet Monday willi Egypt's President Nasser to negotiate a set­ tlement on the basis of the US plan. While conditions in the Suez area have calmed down consider­ ably, Seafarers in Egypt are ad­ vised to exercise all possible cau­ tion to avoid unpleasant and dan­ gerous incidents. Seafarers aboard the supertanker Cities Service Baltimore take part in final tribute to company marine superintendent Richard Priestly, who helped design the Baltimore and her two sister ships. Priestly's final wish when he died last De­ cember was that his ashes be scattered at sea from the first of the three supertankers completed. Capt. H. C. Hunter leads the service. Tex Gillespie, deck delegate, sent in the photo. Launch Third CS Supership BALTIMORE—The last of three Cities Service supertankers, the Cities Service Norfolk, was launched at the Sparrows Point shipyard on August 22. Launch­ ing of the ship completed the Cities Service construction pro­ gram under "trade in and build" legislation. Meanwhile, the second ship, the Cities Service Miami, is now com­ pleting her shakedown cruise and is due at Linden, New Jersey, this Sunday for crewing out of the New York hall early next week. The Cities Service Baltimore is already in operation. The three ships can each handle about twice the capacity of the standard T-2, 271,000 barrels apiece. All of them feature in­ dividual foc'sles for crewmembers. Nab Seven In Riesel Attack; Dio Accused Seven men have been arrested, including the accused ring­ leader, Johnny Dio, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US attorney's office in New York announced they had solved the acid attack on la-"^" bor columnist Victor Reisel. tion is the position of the New York District Attorney's office. Riesel suffered loss of eye­ The New York authorities have sight after the attack on him the morning of April S outside a New York restaurant. The FBI named Abraham Telvi as the actual attacker. Telvi's body was subsequently found with a bullet in his head on July 28. It was charged that Telvi was paid $1,000 by Dio and his associates to hurl the acid. Other men arrested were accused of being participants in the plot. They include Dio's brother, Thomas Dioguardi, Charles Tuso, Domenlco Bando, Charles Carlino, and two accused gobetweens, Joseph Carlino and Gondolfo Miranti. According to the FBI, Telvi was done away with after some of the acid he hurled at Riesel splashed into his own face.' However, one element of confusion in the situa­ expressed doubt that Telvi was the attacker, noting that he did not fit the physical description of the at­ tacker supplied by Riesel and Miss Betty Nevins, an assistant who was with him at the time. Sign Name On LOG Letters For obvious reasons the LOG cannot print any letter or other communications sent in by Seafarers unless the author signs his name. Unsigned, anonymous ietters will only wind up in the waste-basket. If circumstances justify, the LOG will withhold a signature on request, > v , L The welcome mat is out for qualified engineers at the head­ quarters of the Brotherhood of Ma­ rine Engineers in New York. The BME announced that it had re­ cently placed 26 new men. a num"ber of them former SIU and SUP unlicensed men, and is on the lookout for more. 3* 4* The California State Federation of Labor has reelected Harry Lundeberg, secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific as vice-president of the State AFL. The election took place at the 54th annual convention of the or­ ganization in Long Beach, Calif. 3" 4" 4" Thirteen passengers and crewmembers aboard the burning mo­ tor yacht Humko were rescued by SIU Great Lakes District members on the Wabash, a Lakes carferry. The 87-foot yacht went down in Lake Michigan after all aboard were saved. 4> 4> 4' Two refurbished passenger lin­ ers for Matson, the Mariposa and Monterey, will be crewed in Port­ land, Oregon, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union reports. Registration in the Portland hall will get first crack at the Matson jobs. The MCS will crew a third ship, the Matsonia, next spring 4' t 3^ A construction bid in the amount of $470,500 has been let by the Marine Firemen's Union to start work on its new San Francisco headquarters. Additional costs of heating and ventilating will bring the total up to around $491,000. Work has already begun with the target date for completion being next April. J, 4- Seven motor vessels of the Donnacona Paper Company have been tied up by a strike of the SIU Canadian District. The strike fol­ lowed upon demands for recogni­ tion and a first-time contract. The .compainy handUs pulpwood. and pa­ per shipments. �race Eicht SEAFARERS LOG Aociut 31, 1956 '•I W: Agriculture inspector checks quality of potatoes at supply house. Looking on is Isthmian commis­ sary superintendent Ted Voelter. All produce is weighed to see that boxes conform to minimum weight markings. Short weight means a ship would be short stores. Lard gets "sniff test" at meat supply house. Off odor would disqualify it for shipboard use, but this shipment won by a nose. Inspectpr refected celery because of Improper ackaging. While of good quality, celery would eve spoiled before long. Knife is Inserted all way into hambone marrow. Ham spoilage can. start there even if outside looks okay. Here again, nose tells all. Pre-packaged and pre-fabricated meats come dir{ Agriculture Dep't inspector (left) and then go on prevent tampering. .r • E at: At Erie Basin terminal, checker with carbon copy of supply list checks off items as they are un­ loaded from tijck. �Angnst 81. 1956 r [E dinner plate a messman places in front of a Seafarer while a ship is in mid-ocean is the end-product of a complex ship-storing opera­ tion/ How well it is done plays a large part in determining whether it wUl be "good trip, happy ship" or loaded to the Plimsoll line with beefs. Shipping companies as well as Seafarers have a stake in proper storing because a well-fed ship tends to be a good working, well-maintained ves­ sel. And proper storing makes the cost account­ ants happy by reducing haphazard wastage and getting the most out of the company's food dollar. While the old two-pot system of cabin food and crew food is dead, until recently storing methods had not changed much. But now the revolution in food processing, with pre-fabricated meat cuts and new packing methods, is having a marked effect on the quality and keeping powers of ship's stores. What many Seafarers do not realize is that a third party participates in the storing procedure— Uncle Sam. Department of Agriculture inspectors play a key role in assuring that ships are supplied with properly-processed, fresh and sanitary food supplies. Pictured here are some of the procedures in­ volved in storing the 25-ship Isthmian fleet, which at any meal will be serving over 1,100 people. With few exceptions all the company's storing is handled through its New York headquarters. The nature of Isthmian runs is such that there are few ports of call where decent supplies can be pur­ chased with the exception of Hawaii and West Coast ports. When an Isthmian ship comes in, the port stew­ SEAFARERS Pas«Nin« LOC ard hits it on arrival armed with the standard stores list. Together with the chief steward he takes a physical inventory of the ship's stores as a basis for ordering replacement supplies. The usual procedure is to store for the length of the voyage plus a ten percent safety margin. The extra ten percent comes in handy when ships are hung up in a second-rate port with inadequate berthing and cargo-handling facilities. The standard list serves as the key to storing, but not every ship is stored the same way. A look at the crew list may show that most of the gang hails from the Southland, so she is stored heavier than average on grits, cornmeal, rice, kale and turnip greens. Itinerary counts also. A Per­ sian Gulf run calls for plenty of canned juices and fresh frozen and canned produce. All long-run ships get a goodly share of condensed, powdered and evaporated milk, as no whole milk goes aboard except from US ports. Long runs require selection of stores with good keeping powers. For example, on the Steel Ap­ prentice, pictured here, interior Florida grape­ fruit were stored instead of the Indian River variety since the latter are more fragile and tend to go bad more rapidly. Seasonal considerations also bear heavily. Summertime means melons, peaches and similar produce, and a reduction in pork stores. Once inventory has been taken and the ship's needs determined, the orders go out among the company's 25 to 30 suppliers. All supply specifi­ cations are rigidly detailed to assure a uniform product and uniform quantity. Beef, veal, mutton and pork are all pre-cut, trimmed and pre-pack­ aged to a specific size. The grade of butter, the number of sausage links to the pound, the size of poultry (all eviscerated), the container size of hams are specified in the order. In turn, these detailed supply specifications re­ flect the constant trend to fresh-frozen pre-fabri­ cated meats and produce. The pre-fab foods are rated as much more economical because the waste has been removed beforehand and the cook knows exactly how many portions he has to the box. They also keep better on long runs and do away with a good deal of heavy and time-consuming preparati'^n on board ship. The traditional method of putting sides and quarters of meat on board is inferior on several counts. Once a quarter is unfrozen it has to be used up, which means a constant run of the same cuts. That in turn, means monotony, leftover por­ tions and, of course, waste bone and fat. The pre­ packaged meats virtually eliminate leftovers, trim­ ming and butchering and keep excellently be­ sides. Standing between the suppliers and the ship are the Department of Agriculture inspectors. They are assigned on a rotating basis to the various supply houses. It is their duty to see that the sup­ plies offered meet both US inspection standards and the specifications in the company order as to weight, variety, style of preparation, size, quality and so on. But just to make sure, the conscientious port steward drops around now and then and takes his own look-see on whether he is getting what he ordered. .'.I M •^1, ,r , i ; Itly from deep freeze in truck (right), are inspected by Icond truck which heads to ship. Inspector seals truck to Chief cook Sebastino Pires also has stores list handy and checks packages as they come down from main deck. Double checking, Pires opens package and takes look at beef rib roast before having it stowed away. •••••si iiliiPliiillii ' if 1 •i\ •'^1 .^1 Shore gang starts stowing stores in chill boxes. Old stores and fresh foods are used before frozen and canned goods, - Object of careful storing is contented and well-fed crew. SlU shipboard feeding system and new steward department working rules are designed to make best possible use of supplies'and to encourage shipowifiers to use modern storing methods. �SEAFARERS LOG Pace Ten GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ ice)/ Juiy 11—Chairman, C. McMuilen; Secretary, W. Cassldy. Ship running smootlily, repair list turned in and most repairs to be taken care of in Galveston. No beefs. Motion carried to accept recent communication unan­ imously. Foc'sles to be sougeed. Locks and keys for all foc'sles wanted. Ships fund to be donated to LOG. HURRICANE (Waterman), July IS— Chairman, W. Harrell; Secretary, P. Plascik. Discussion held about repair list. Ship's fund—$31.14. No beefs. Two men missed ship. Motion car­ ried to accept communications from headquarters. Conditt.c>n o£ laundry sink was discussed. Men to turn in all reading matter. Vote of thanks to steward department. MADAKET (Waterman), July « — Chairman, J. Urian; Secretary, J. Sumpter. No beefs. One man missed ship in Oakland, California. Ships fund—$299.60. Some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to accept conimunications. Table to be repaired and new chairs put in crew s lounge. Cots needed aboard. Poor job of feed­ ing aboard and poor grade of meat. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), June 2»—Chairman, M. Kopenhagen; Secretary, J. O'Nell. Plenty of stores aboard. Motion carried to accept recent communications from headquarters. Changes to be effected in upper bunks. Discussion held on various duties aboard ship. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), July 15—Chairman, B. Sanchez; Sec­ retary, J. PIcou. Messman room to be painted. All other repairs were taken care of. Balance of ship's fund is $2.73. No beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Chief Electrician explamed trouble with washing machine. MARORE (Ore), July 11—Chairman, T.Drzewickl; Secretary, S. Wojton. Everything okay. Washing machine to be repaired upon arrival. Ship s fund—$57.50. Some disputed over­ time. Motion carried to accept com­ munications from headquarters. Flat iron to be purchased with ship's fund. Iceboxes out of order, to be repaired. Stores to be checked prior to ship leaving dock. MASSMAR (Calmar), July 11 — Chairman, T. Hanson; Secretary, W. Hammond. No beefs. Ship's fund was given to brother whose wife had an accident. Some disputed overtime. Motion carried to accept communica­ tions from headquarters. Vote of thanks to Union officials. Menu to be discussed at Union hall, poor variety of meat. MAXTON (Waterman), July 1$ — Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, N. Barnes. Minor beef was settled. Sea chest not aboard yet. Some disputed overtime. Motion made and carried to accept communication from head­ quarters. Ship's fund and repair lists to be made up. Ship's delegate elected. ORION STAR (Orion), June IBChairman, N. Lambert; Secretary, G. Craggs. New delegate elected. Bosun failed to join ship due to illness. Re­ pair lists to be made up for submis­ sion to patrolman. Third mate per­ forming work of unlicensed personnel. HASTINGS (Waterman), July 3— Chairman, H. Randell; Secretary, J. Wells. Two men logged. Repair list turned over to captain. Ship's fund, $32.00. Few hours disputed overtime. Suggestion that wiper be turned over to patrolman as being unfit to sail on SIU ship. Two brothers had a beef—to be taken up with patrolman. Discus­ sion on transportation and sea chest. Station numbers to be stencilled over bunks. July 7—Chairman, W. Blskas; Secrtfary, M. Kamlnskl. One AB hurt in New York prior to departure. Beef among firemen concerning watches. All coffee cups to be returned to pantryman. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), July I— Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, P. Calebaugh. One man missed ship in New York. Repair lists made up. Ship's fund, $15.00. One man logged. To speak to patrolman about this. Report accepted. Requisition for food not filled. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), June i—Chairman, D. Hall; Secretary, Pounds. Some disputed overtime. Two cartons of cigarettes per man. Ship's treasurer, secretary pnd dele­ gate elected. Night lunch to be im­ proved. Draw suggested by captain. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), July IS— Chairman, J. Crawford; Secretary, C. James. No results from steward re­ garding fresh fruit. Motion carried to accept communication from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), July ^ Chairman, M. Costello; Secratary, J. IS?--;.. Nalton. Everything okay. Thanks to Coal Liberty Breakout Denounced By US Co's ship's electrician and aU movie op­ erators for repairing and keeping movie machine in good working or­ der. One minor beef in deck depart­ ment. Motion carried to accept recent communications from headquarters. AMEROCEAN (N. Atlantic Marine), July IS—Chairman, R. Peebles; Secre­ tary, P. WItthaus. Repair list twothirds completed to satisfaction, re­ mainder to be completed in shipyard. One man missed ship in Istanbul and rejoined in Iskenderen. Ship's fund— $4.50. No beefs. Patrolman to see that enought paint is provided. Mo­ tion carried that any man drunk at payoff be fined $50, WASHINGTON—A large body of American flag operators have flled strong protests over a Federal Maritime Board ex­ aminer's favorable finding on behalf of American Coal Ship­ ping Inc. The examiner rec--*^ommended the chartering of the fear that American Coal Ship­ 30 Liberty ships to the newly- ping couid fix an artificially low CAMP NAMANU (US Patrolaum), July 21—Chairman, E. Dora; Secratary, N. Merrick. No draw in Singapore. Ship's fund—$14.61. No beefs. Some disputed overtime. Letter from head­ quarters about transportation. Motion carried to give headquarters and West Coast representative vote of thanks for prompt replies. Lengthy discus­ sion held on crew shortage. CANTIGNY (Cities Service), July 11 —Chairman, R. Thomas; Secretary, N. Wexler. Ship's delegate elected. Ship's fund—$17. No beefs. Motion carried to accept recent communica­ tion from headquarters. Everyone to contribute $1 to ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department. Repair list to be completed at payoff. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), no data —Chairman, S. Ruiyski, Secretary; J. DIosco. Check being made on chief cook quitting at last minute in New Orleans. Everything okay. Motion carried to accept communications from headquarters. Deck delegate elected. Vote of thanks to cook. Re­ port was made on defective washing machine hose. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 11—Chairman, N. Leone; Secre­ tary, H. Franklin. One oiler was dis­ patched from Tampa and will be turned over to patrolman because of performing. No other beefs, every­ thing else okay. Motion made and carried to accept and concur in com­ munications from headquarters. Deck department need shower curtains. Water runs slow in washing machine. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), July 19—Chairman, E. Callahan; Secretary, E. McMaster. Informed new santiary men of duties. No beefs. Recent communication from head­ quarters read, posted, accepted and concurred. New fan needed for messhall. Toaster to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), July 11 —Chairman, J. Galendez; Secretary, T. Wasiluk. Incident which happened aboard was taken up in San Juan. Representative to write charges against both men. Any injuries to be reported immediately to department heads. No more reading while on gangway watch. Watch is for safety measure. One man paid off in San Juan due to illness; hospitalized in Ponce: joined ship in Aguirre, PR. Ship's fund, $14.00. One man with 60 days will have to pay off. Reports accepted. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield), July 18—Chairman, L. Cartwright; Secre­ tary, W. Young. Disputed overtime to be settled as promised by patrolman. One man in engine department missed ship in New York. New secre­ tary-reporter to be elected. Ship's fund, $5.50. Steward will accept re­ quests for special dishes and see that they are put on menu if possible. THE CABINS (Mathiasen), July 9— Chairman, H. Houston; Secretary, M. Ohstrom. Delegate contacted agent in Houston to improve quality of stores in northern port where there is a port steward. Ship's fund, $21.60. Steward reported quality of meats much improved. Two cases of milk spoiled from standing on dock too long. Message to be sent to headquar­ ters requesting permission to pay off at sea. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Seas Ship­ ping), July 15—Chairman, W. Swartjls; Secretary, F. O'Neill. Repair list turned in and taken care of. New list turned in. Twenty hours disputed overtime. Several hours late meals disputed. Reports accepted. Steward to check stores and also low grade of stores put on aboard. All beefs to be taken up with department delegate. OCEANSTAR (Triton), July 17— Chairman, W. Millison; Secretary, R. Noren. Nomination of ship's delegate. Everything running smoothly. Dis­ puted overtime for chief cook. Li­ brary to be changed THE CABINS (Mathiasen), July 19 —Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, M. Ohstrom. Ship's fund, $21.60. One man missed ship in Texas City. No beefs. Two men missed ship in Texas City. Pumpman man to meet ship at next port. This is against SIU shipping rules and matter to be taken up with headquarters. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Delegate to contact headquarters regarding clarification of rules concerning members who miss ship and attempt to rejoin. Discus­ sion on questionable crew changes okayed by Houston hall. August 6—Chairman S. FotI; Secra­ tary, M. Ohstrom. Captain consulted concerning pumpman's overtime beef. To be taken up with patrolman. Mat­ ter of two brothers fighting aboard ship to be taken up with patrolman. Ship's fund, $21.15. One man missed ship; one man got off on account of illness. Three men getting off. Stew­ ard to be turned in to patrolman for failure to order sufficient basic stores such as bread, milk, lemons, etc. Dis­ cussion by steward as to reasons for shortages. Motion that ship hot pay off before patrolman comes aboard. Delegate to see about awning for poop deck which needs repairs or replace­ ment. Aoffost 31> 1956 Seafarer Sy Sypher arrives at SIU heaiJquarters after overnight motorcycle trip from Illinois. He said he "just had to get on a ship again" after getting out of the Army. He made the High Point Victory three days later. Wanted Ship Fast; Ex-GI Zooms To NY There's none more anxious to ship out than the returning service man and Seafarer Carroll C. Sypher, DM, was no exception. Sypher ate up several hundred miles between Illinois and head­ quarters in one day's furious mo­ torcycle traveling so that he could grab a ship. He was back in har­ ness aboard the High Point Victory three days after he picked up his membership book and registered. En route to headquarters he slept overnight alongside the high­ way making use of camping gear strapped to the rear seat. But chances are he didn't waste too much time snoozing on the long haul to New York, While in service, Sypher was sta­ tioned at the Atlantic tank depot, Atlanta, Georgia. For a while he was "commodore" of the cabin cruiser owned by Lieut. General Boiling, 3rd Army commander. The rest of his time was spent as in­ structor at the ordinance automo­ tive school giving tank trainees the basic lowdown on mechanics, phys­ ics and electricity. He had quali­ fied for Officer Candidate School but was turned down as over-age. Sypher sails AB and deck main­ tenance and has been with the SIU since 1947. In November, 1951, when the new SIU hall opened, Sypher's arrival in NY at that time was pictured on the front cover of the new SEA­ FARERS LOG put out to celebrate the momentous occasion. Only In-Patients Get 3Q-Day Cards Seafarers who have to enter a hospital from a ship are en­ titled to get a shipping card dated the day of entry to the hospital, up to 30 days, provided they report to a Union dispatch­ er within 48 hours of leaving the hospital. However, men who go to the hospital only for out­ patient treatment are not en­ titled to these cards. Seafarers already registered at SIU halls who have to be hos­ pitalized for over 30 days, can get a new card for 30 days only, from the dispatcher. formed corporation for carriage of export coal to Europe. At the same time, the company itself also filed exceptions to those sections of the examiner's ruling which would restrict the operations of the company. Those lining up strongly against the operation included the Ameri­ can Tramp Shipowners Association, US Lines, Bull Steamship Com­ pany, Luckenbach Steamship Com­ pany and a number of other opera­ tors. The tramp shipowners said that the chartering of US reserve ship fleets would destroy their opera­ tions by depressing coal rates. They declared that anybody seeking to move coal could find existing tramp ships to charter at the present time. The private steamship com­ panies posed similar objections, declaring that space was available in liner services for carriage of bulk cargoes and that American Coal Shipping could charter pri­ vately-owned ships if it so desired. Company Includes UMW In its turn, the new corporation, composed of coal companies, coal carrying railroads and the United Mine Workers, objected to the terms of the charters proposed by the FMB examiner. These terms v/ould involve minimum rate fixing by the Maritime Administration; refusal of permission to carry any­ thing but coal; limit the charters to a year and require the company to pay breakout and lay-up ex­ penses. The examiner's recommendation for a minimum rate was based on rate which would put other ship operators out of business. The new company argued, in turn, that foreign-flag shipping has been monopolizing almost 99 per­ cent of the coal export trade. It cited this as the reason for the entry of a new company into the field with relative freedom of aiition on rate fixing. SF Shipping Remains Good SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping held its own during the past two weeks, upholding an earlier forecast. Job activity remained at virtual­ ly the same pace as before, as a total of 73. jobs were dispatched. The outlook is more of the same. Port Agent Leon Johnson indi­ cated. One scheduled payoff, the Rbbin Hood (Seas Shipping), came in' for payoff and sign-on as expected. The Jean LaFitte also signed on, helping to keep the level of re­ placements high. Seven in-transit vessels arrived during the period, including the Steel Fabricator, Steel Traveler (Isthmian), and the Young Ameri­ ca, Beauregard, Madaket and Kyska (Waterman). The Young America came in twice. No major beefs were encountered on any of the ships in port. SEAFARERS IN ACTION In the knife and fork department honorable mention this week goes to chief cook Frank Soriano of the Steel Vendor for "tasty food throughout the trip." Aboard the Marymar, stew­ ard H. M. Guinier rated as doing "an excellent job aboard this ves­ Soriano sel" whiie on the Del Mar it was chief steward Phil N. O'Conner who drew all the ap­ plause. And to top it all off, the Orion Planet now has piped music in the crew messhall under ar­ rangements made by the chief steward of the supertanker. ^ The compliments were flying thick and fast on the National Liberty when the ship was last heard from. First the skipper asked the ship's delegate. Fete Loleas, to express his thanks to the crew for their fine behavior throughout the trip. Then the chief steward chimed in to say that it was the best creW he had ever sailed with. Finally, crewmembers themselves noted that Mike Toth was the "best messman on SIU ships." All in all, it sounds^ like a pretty happy trip. t i" 4" The ship's delegates have been busy, as usual, with a variety of chores on the ships. Aboard the Pacific Ocean, ship's delegate Ernie Such has been on . the 6o. He get the gang an SIU shipboard library from the Norfolk hall and then got the gang to contribute extra dough with which he pur­ chased more books and magazines. It looks like there will be plenty of reading matter throughout the trip. He also checked the slop chest to make sure that there were adequate supplies aboard and got after the mate to have the passage­ ways painted out—all in all the kind of service a good delegate gives his shipmates. t 4" 4" t t The Robin Locksley crew has a punching bag to practice on from now on as Sal Di Bella, second electrician, willed it to the gang v/hen he got off. Everybody should be in top-notch shape from now on. Aboard the Steel Worker, car­ penter Byron C. Barnes voluntarily added another duty to his regular ones when he took on the Job of ship's lilnrarian. Barnes got a vote of thanks from, his shipmates for his efforts. �SEAFARERS Aofftut SI. 1956 l^cre Elevea LOG Tor SlU Men... 'Our Shipping Is Red Hot/ Seattle Boasts -3 •'J SEATTLE—Barring a major calamity, shipping here can be expected to skyrocket for the next four weeks or more. Four payoffs were due this week and two more are already slated for September, in addi­ tion to whatever ships happen visited in transit. A few beefs to "sneak in" unexpectedly. on overtime were settled smoothly. ^ One of the prime objectives of the SIU since the days it was first formed has been to provide sufficient job opportunities for seamen who sailed regularly for a living. The one way that this could be done in the maritime industry, with sea­ men going from ship to ship and company to company, was to aim for at least one contracted job for every regular seaman. With the ups and downs of the maritime industry, this has been a tough order, but more often than not this objec­ tive has been realized. One way it has been achieved is through vigilant and energetic organizing and alertness in SAN FRANCISCO—The Coast Guard's effort to continue with­ obtaining newly-formed companies under Union contract. Today, thanks in large part to this consistent Union policy holding seamen's papers from 300400 West Coast seamen barred the job ratio is an extremely favorable one offering a very from ships under a now-unconsti­ tutional screening program has high degree of job security to men with seniority in the SIU. been rejected by a high Federal The proof of the pudding lies in the shipping figures which show job totals pressing ever higher. What's more, they also court once again. A ruling by the United States reveal that even men with class C seniority, who have had Court of Appeals here ordered the no previous experience with SIU companies, have been able papers returned "forthwith" in to ship in considerable numbers, because there are more than compliance with an earlier finding enough jobs available for class A and B men. by a lower court. The latest rul­ Seafarers can rest assured that despite the fluctuations for ing criticized the Coast Guard for which the industry is notorious, the Union will continue to "trying to give effect to the old regulations by which they denied maintain its job ratio policy to the best of its ability. • those men employment." 3^ 4 3^ Court Again Revokes CG Screen Rule Held Back Papers The Coast Guard had sought to hold back the men's papers while it decided whether or not to file new charges against them under an amended screening proce­ dure. The old program was ruled illegal last October on the ground that it was based on secret testi­ mony and denied the men the right to confront their accusers. A new screening procedure was then announced which would bar secret testimony in most cases. But the agency refused to return the men's papers so that they could resume sailing, while it de­ cided whether to file charges against them under the new proce­ dure. The appeals court declared that such a procedure could not be allowed, thus making it mandatory for the Coast Guard to allow the seamen in question to sail peqding jtossible new -chargM> agatost them. Whose Opportunity? The only sour note in these pro­ ceedings, said Jeff Gillette, port agent, is the shortage of manpower to handle the boom. The short­ age is expected to get even worse in all ratings next month. Bosuns and stewards are the only ratings in abundant supply; all others can get out as fast as they want. Scheduled to come in this week were the William A. Burden (Westem Tankers), Battle Rock (US Pe­ troleum), Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers), and Afoundria (Waterman). On tap for Septem­ ber are the Coe Victory and Lewis Emery, Jr., also for Victory Carriers. Two Full Crews Both the Burden and the Battle Rock are scheduled to be in drydock about two weeks, then will take full crews for a year's stay in the Far East. An added starter is the Arthur M. Huddell (Bull), which has been serving as a warehouse ship for an Army cable ship laying a line be­ tween Seattle and Alaska. She has had only a standby crew aboard for some time, but is due to take a full crew next week for a trip back to the East Coast to pick up more cable. All in all, Gillette pointed out, shipping looks very good for the future. Anyone who finds things slow in another port and wants to get out quick should make it with ease from here. The Kyska (Waterman) and Ocean Nora (Ocean Trans) paid off and signed on during the past pe­ riod, while the Alamar and Yorkmar (Calmar) and the Young America and Madaket (Waterman) Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. Two years after the National La­ bor Relations Board ruled the Na­ tional Carbon Company was guilty of unfair labor practices, the NLRB has "reaffirmed" its original ruling. In the meanwhile, the company has been battling the is­ sue in the courts. The company has now been ordered to bargain with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union. The case rates as a classic example of delays made possible by the Taft-Hartley law. There is no doubt that the shipping industry and patterns of shipping activity are now undergoing radical changes. The US will shortly begin construction of an atom-powered ship and the French are following with talk of a nuclear su3^ 3> perliner. Plans for new "aircoach"-type passenger ship Former Army Secretary Robert travel are very much alive. Huge new super-duper tankers Stevens, head of the J. P. Stevens up to 100,000 tons are in the offing. A vast new trade, carry­ textile company, has been accused of anti-union tactics by the United ing coals to Newcastle and other European ports is fast- Textile Workers of America. The becoming a permanent fixture. The St. Lawrence Seaway company notified Local 54 of the is knocking on the door. Roll-on, roll-off ships are around the union that it was terminating the agreement and asked elimination comer. All of this presents a vast opportunity and challenge to the of security and arbitration clauses. 3^ 3^ 3^ US government and the maritime industry. But much of A thriee to one vote of 16,000 the opportunity can evaporate unless steps are taken to pro­ Boeing aircraft workers ratified a tect shipping from the ever-growing inroads of the runaways. two-year agreement between Boe­ Both political parties have pledged support of a strong US ing Airplane Company and the In­ merchant marine. It's up to Congress and the next adminis­ ternational Association of Machin­ tration to plug the loopholes and assure US-flag ships of a ists. A basic five percent wage boost is provided plus seven cents fighting chance to take advantage of new developments. All else is fine, including the weather, which has been near-ideal for the last five months, with little or no rain at all. No Letdown Seen In NY Ship Boom NEW YORK—Shipping was just one short of the record for the year during the past two weeks, with still no letdown in sight. The total number of regular jobs shipped, 336, plus a dozen standby jobs, brought the actual total up near the 350-mark for the period, according to Claude Sim­ mons, SIU assistant secretarytreasurer and headquarters port agent. Predictions of a continued good outlook are fortified by the im­ minent return of several Libertys from long offshore runs, and the near-completed purchase of up to three new ships by one operator already under contract. The first of the new ships is expected to crew up early next month once the transaction goes through. Also due to take a crew about the same time is the Seatrain Sa­ vannah, which is still in the ship­ yard. No major beefs have been en­ countered during the period, ex­ cept for one item which was straightened out on the High Point Victory, a Bull Line ship on the Blue Jay northern supply run. The crew refused to sign on for another trip until it received as­ surances from the company that the first assistant engineer wouid cut out hardtiming the crew or do­ ing unlicensed men's work. A total of 23 ships were paid off, five were signed on and eight were serviced in transit during the period. They were all generally in good shape. an hour additional in the second year. Vacation and shift improve­ ments are also included. The set­ tlement covers Boeing's B-47 and B-52 plants in Kansas. 3^1 ^ 3^ Throwaway clothes made of pa­ per are on the way to market, the International Brotherhood of Pa­ per Makers reports. One of its contracted companies has devel­ oped a waterproof flexible paperbase material which can be sewed or pasted. The first use of the material will be for such items as doctors utility coats, nuclear plant workers and the like. 3> t 3JI Steel workers have returned to their jobs with a 45V^-cent three year package contract covering wages, and fringe benefits. The bulk of gains are concentrated in the first year. The contract in­ cludes cost of living adjustment figures. With the steel plants humming again, the United Steelworkers Union called out 26,500 men at Alcoa and Reynolds Metals. The union got much the same terms there as in the steel industry. • .-Ki| �SEAFARERS Paee Twelre Pay Formula Can Speed Trip To Booby-Hatch Happy Days |l r The above might seem a bit formidable to the novice but, based on the researches of Seafarer Gordon L, Peck and the LOG staff, it presents a simplified (???) formula for figuring one's payoff. Peck admits he dreamed P is cash payoff; B, base pay per this up while sitting out a month; n, number of days worked; Of all the sailors who shipped from thee, Capetovm, do you remember me? It's there I chose this life, A sailor I must be; While on your beaches, I played and serfed With my girl Maureen; Alas, she could not keep me from my calling. Although the days at sea Are long and sometimes weary. Life on the oceans I cherish dearly. When time comes, for the sun to set in the West, When all men ashore get home to love—and rest, I take my turn on the bow at night To watch for an on-coming light. It's then the time is lonely, dear. And I wish you could be here. Yet here at sea I will stay hntil my days are done. Although with each end of a watch I'll love you more and more— I could never live this life ashore. N, number of hours of overtime; R, overtime rate; X, miscellaneous (meal allowance, penalty pay, trans­ portation, bonuses); d, number of dependents claimed; A, amount of allotment per time unit; p, number of time units; S, slopchest deduc­ tions; D, draws, and, s, special state deductions. The ".98" calculation of total earnings represents a two percent deduction for Federal Social Se­ curity payments, while 18 percent of total earnings plus 2.3d repre­ sents the amount of US tax with­ held based on the number of depen­ dents claimed. In most cases aboard ship, 18 Pecic percent of gross income less $2.30 for each depen­ dent claimed will yield the with­ holding tax figure or close to it. Peck adds his findings that since most of the terms of this formula remain fairly constant or are be­ yond our control, "the only way to increase 'P' is to cut down on 'D', unless you also happen to be a big slopchest customer. I've also had an uneasy suspi­ cion since formulating this recipe for uneasy confusion that there were one or more flaws in it. "There must be something wrong with it," he added. I can't seem to make 'P' cover 'Le' (living ex­ penses)." USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MO. Maximino Bernes James T. Moor* Francisco Bueno John A. Morris Johnny Nettles Rosario Copani William S. Porter Leo A. Dwyer Alphonsus Galdikas Roy R. Rayfleld Gerardo Riviera Gorman T. Glaze Edward Huizenga William E. Roberts Floyd Kurd Jr. Wm. Weatherspoon Eleuterio Magboo Jos. A. Williams Luther R. Milton USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Anthony A. BarbaroJohn Farrand USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Leland E. Ashley Francis L. Grissom Thomas Dalley Concepclon Mejla Eric Douget Alfonso Olagulbel 6th DIST. TB HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. David M. Barla William HaveUn USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Claud E. Denny Flem A. Clay Alfred Sawyer Clarence Crowder USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. James J. Adams WUliam Lawless Evit Ardoln Rene LeBlanc Agaplto Asencl John Linn Benjamin Baugh James M. Mason John G. Brady Michael O. Muzlo J. L. Buckelew Richard Pardo John Butler Wlnford PoweU Sebastian Carregal Abner Ralford Cloise Coats Randolph Ratcliff Floyd Cummlngs Wade H. Sexton Charles F. DorroughH. Leonard Shaw William Driscoll ToefU SraiglelskI Joseph T. GehringerWest A. Spencer . Clarence Graham Lonnie R. Tickle Carl Jones Luciano Torlblo WUUam H. Jones James Vallot Martin KeUy James E. Ward Edward G. Knapp Fritz Widegren Thomas Landa David A. Wright Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Thom. A. Barracliff Martin M. Hammond Marcelo B. Belen Jobe E. MuUen Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. C. C. Burkett Herman T. Nungzer Jlmmie Littleton freeze-in in Northern Greenland a while back. But once he thawed out after getting back home to New Orleans, he decided to send it in anyway. In the order of their appearance, LOG-A-RHYTHM; No Return A. R. McGree Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE Signed TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ar* an old subscriber and have a change of address, pleas* give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY ,... >*e*aee*ee***e*a< ZONE STATE Asks Meaning Of Sea Terms To the Editor: I would appreciate the help of SIU men in connection with a nautical dictionary I am writ­ ing. I am especially interested in a definition of the following words and terms: "Apron" with respect to the waterfront, but not with refer­ ence to the inside stem of Bn Bn P = .98(—+NR+X) —[.18(—+NR+X)]+2.3d—(Ap+S+D)—• 30 30 III Ancast SI. 1958 LOG Celebrating birthday at sea, ship's delegate Lonnie Cole on the Calmar poses with cake whipped up by the baker for the occasion. Reporter T. H. Jackson sent in the photo. Everybody shared a piece of the cake. letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. a sailing vessel; performer; gashoUnd; penalty cargo; scen­ ery-bum or bomb; steam schooner. I also would like a definition of a line with a small sewed canvas bag filled with sand, which is thrown to shore to puil the mooring lines ashore. I don't mean a heaving line. Anyone who can provide some of this information is invited t(^ write me at 48 Jan van Avennesstreet, Rotterdam, Hol­ land. L. Pleysier 4, t t Raps Aid Scheme For Liberia MM At the mercy of "barber" Pat Fox, Mac McCloskey gets a tonsorial "treat­ ment" during the intercoastal run on the Texmar, but still manages to keep smiling. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Bard C. Nolan D. K. CampbeU David T. Raynes R. R. Cefarattl A. W. Sadenwater Edward F. McGowan Lacy H. Stuart VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEX Benjamin Deibler Edoardo Piscopo John C. Palmer Rossendo Serrano VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Billy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Hussen Ahmed George Meltzer Andrew Bannon Isaac MiUer Joseph Burns Thomas Moncho Eddie Caravona Alonzo W. Morris George Carlson Eugene P. O'Brien Morgan Carroll Juan Pascual Albert Claude George Robinson Horacio Da Silva Jose Rodriguez Alberto DeLapaz Rafael Rodriguez Dominick DlFeo JuUo Sarayno Richard Ceiling P. W. Siedenberg Estell Godfrey Andrew Snyder James Higgins James Stickney Konstant Kaln Peter Uccl Alfred Kaju F. C. Vlllacorte A. Kazmlerskl Robert R. White Teolllo Lacson Yuen Yueng USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Leonard Leldlg Manuel Antonana Anthony D. Leva Eladio Arls Mike Lubas Fortunate Bacomo Archibald McGuigan W. C. Baldwin W. C. McQulstion Frank W. Bemrlck H. F. Macdonald Frank T. CampbeU Michael Machusky Joseph Carr Benjamin Martin William J. Conners Albert MartlneUl E. T. Cunningham Vic Mllazzo Walter L. Davis Joseph B. Murphy Emlllo Delgado Ralph J. Palmer Robt. M. Douglas George G. Phifer John J. DrlscoU James M. Quinn Dolan GaskUl George E. Renale Robert E. GUbert D. F. Rugglano William' Guenther Geo. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick G. Slvertsen Everett F. Haislett Henry E. Smith Talb Hassen Michael Toth Joseph If sits • Karl Trelmann Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tattle Ira Kllgore Fred West L. Krlstlansen Norman West Frank J. Kubek VlrgU Wllmoth Frederick Landry Pon P. Wing James J. Lawlor Chee K. Zal Kaarel Leetmaa To the Editor: That editorial in the "Satur­ day Evening Post" (LOG, July 6, 1956) plugging the virtues of the Liberian 'merchant marine" gave some of the crewmembers on the Wild Ranger quite a jolt. It seems the giveaway of US ships and the policy of letting the operators put their ships under foreign flags isn't wreck­ ing the US merchant marine fast enough. Now they want the US to help them train scab crews to man those ships. All of us on this vessel pay a considerable amount of money each year in taxes. But this set­ up would bethe same as paying taxes to do ourselves out of jobs. Colloquially, it means paying someone to hit you on the head with a hammer. —and keeping up the payments until he drops you for good. What a deal that would be! R. S. Johnson Is, 4. ' i Hails New Gains Made By SIU To the Editor: I am writing to let you know that I want to discontinue re­ ceiving the SEAFARERS LOG as I am going back South. I want to thank you for send­ ing me the LOG for the past seven years since my husband, Herbert R. Bell, died in Septem­ ber, 1949. I have been keeping up with the good work and the news of what the SIU has done. The Union has really come up and gone a long way towards bettering the life of the seaman. Mrs. Floy Bell Says Skipper is Not His Master To the Editor: I believe the captains of US merchant ships should no longer be called "Masters," as this is a violation of the 14th Amend­ ment to the US Constitution. Crewmembers on a ship are not the "slaves" of the captain or anyone ellse. This amendment was adopted over 80 years ago. It's about time the Navigation Laws of the US caught up and abolished the term "Master" forever, as all Americans ar* free bom. Edmund J. Rocker 4^ 4. 4^ 'Let Joe Do it' Talk Aids No One To the Editor: It seems all of us have a "let Joe do it" mind; me too, I guess. But as we all know, that gets us nowhere. When the ship is taking water over the decks and the watertight doors should be closed, some guys just sit stiil and think "let Joe do it." When the food is not up to par, and help for the steward is needed, "let Joe do it" is the byword. But when there is grip­ ing to be done about the food or anything else, everyone gets into the act. Everyone has something to say about the guys who speak a foreign tongue in the messhall, about how they should only speak English. Then often these are the same guys who go. to the "rec" hall later and talkin another language altogether. Why don't all of us just use the language of this country and make it easy on ourselves instead of barking about some­ body else. We have the best Union and the best working conditions. Let's make 'em even better. Tom Collins SS Pennmar 4" 4^ 4" Baby Benefit A Great Help To the Editor: We wish to announce that we are the proud parents of twin sons, born on July 3, 1956, at the Somerville Hospital, Somerville, Mass. Both babies are still In the hospital because they were born prematurely. They will be there for quite some time, we understand, as they cannot be allowed to leave the hospital until they each weigh 5^ pounds. We are thankful now for the maternity benefit which we will receive for each of them. It will help to pay the hospital bill, which should amount to quite a bit. We have three other children also, who did not come under the maternity benefit. This is a wonderful plan the Union has. We don't know what we would have done without this to count on. All we can say is thanks to the Union once again. Maurice Olson ^ t, Thanks To Union He's Now An AB To the Editor: All professional ordinary sea­ men who desire their AB pa­ pers will find that Mobile is the place. Now don't get me wrong, they're not going to hand them to you and that's that. Go to the SIU upgrading school there in Mobile and brush up. "Jughead" Parker or Bill Wallace will give you all the informa­ tion and help you need. It's a good hall in Mobile and a nice bunch of guys there. To name a few there are "Jughead," Bill, Cal Tanner, Hal Fischer and Leo Marsh. Any one of these brothers will help you all they can. My thanks to the above-mentioned brothers for helping me. Don Rundblad (ex-ordinary seaman) �Ancust SI. 1956 ALCOA PEOASUS (Alcoa), July 4— Chairman, H. Laanay; Sacratary, L. Phillips. Repairs to be taken care of In Mobile. Ship's delegate to turn In report on messman not attending spe­ cial meeting. Ship's fund—4130. Soma disputed overtime. DEL CAMPO (Delta Line), July 1— Chairman, C. Duncan; Secretary, P. Lighten. Some disputed overtime. Everything running smoothly. Motion carried to accept communication as read. Steward met with an accident and was taken to hospital. Ship's del­ egate elected. WESTPORT (Arthur), July 7—Chair­ man, S. Krawczynskl; Secretary, S. Kollna. Stove door in gailey has been repaired. No beefs, some disputed overtime. Communications have been posted. All hands asked to keep pan- SEAFARERS retary, R. Pierce. No beefs. Motion carried to concur in communications from headquarters. Ship's hospital Is up-to-date. Including blood plasma. Crewmembers to take care of ship's property and stores. LOG Page Thlrteca Salvage Produces %ittle Mae' OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), July 7—Chairman, A. Lutey; Secre­ tary, D. Furman. One man missed ship, to be turned in to Union. Water shortage aboard. Some disputed over­ time. Mattresses and pillows needed. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Ventilators need repair. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), July 12—Chairman, W. Sink; Secretary, H. Carmlchael. Everything running, smoothly; no beefs. Motion carried to accept communications from head­ quarters. Ship's delegate elected. Coffee to be made In coffee urn and also milk to be served three times a day. Electrician to turn fans off when not in room. SEA COMET II (Seatraders), July 1 —Chairman, T. Bolton; Secretary, R. Masters. Some disputed overtime. No beefs. Repair list to be posted. Vote of thanks to steward department. Gal­ ley to be painted. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas Shipping), July 4—Chairman, A. Harrington; Sec­ ratary, W. Moody. Some disputed overtime. Ship's fund—$20. Ship's fund to be turned over to ship's dele­ gate. try clean at all times. All screen doors to be kept locked. ARIZPA (Waterman), July 7—Chair­ man, D. K. Nunn; Secretary, O. Raynor. Everything running okay. Ship's fund—$10.50. No beefs; no disputed overtime. Cots and linen to be col­ lected before arrival In France. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Colonial). June 14—Chairman, F. Aponte; Sec­ retary, F. Janklns. Three men were logged, to be taken up with boarding patrolman. Steward said we will get stores in port. Some disputed over­ time, no beefs. Motion carried to accept communications from head­ quarters. Motion carried to refer steward department beef to port pa­ trolman. Various discussions held. CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), July 1—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, N. Merrick. One man hos­ pitalized In Ras Tanura. Ship's fund— $21.14. No beefs, some disputed overtime. To write SIU headquar­ ters. It doesn't seem as though cap­ tain and company want full crew aboard vessel. Ship In poor condition. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), July $—Chairmen, V. Porter; Secretary, S. Arales. All de­ partments in good shape and every­ thing running okay. Ship's fund— $30. Some disputed overtime; no beefs. Motion carried to write nego­ tiating committee requesting an In­ crease In the ammunition bonus from 10 to 25 percent. All men ashore the first night In Cherbourg, because they were not informed of gates being closed at 9 PM, put In for lodging for night. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield), June 14—Chairman, W. Young; Secretary, LA SALLE (Waterman), July i— H. Pierce. One man missed ship. Chairman, A. Fedele; Secratary, J. Ship's secretary-reporter elected. No Rodder. One man went to hospital. beefs. Motion carried to concur in Acting ship's delegate elected. Pre­ communications from headquarters. vious ship's delegate will return fund Steward department would be happy In San Pedro. .Some disputed over­ to put special dishes on the menu. time; no beefs. New ship's delegate Washing machine to be kept clean. elected. Vote of thanks to baker. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), July LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi), Chairman, M. LIpkIn, Secretary, A. July 1—Chairman, H. Libby; Secre­ Hasklnt. Mall Is not coming in regular­ tary, S. Rivers. Everything going ly. Several men missed ship in Japan okay. Some disputed overtime; no and one man was hospitalized In beefs. Motion carried to concur in re­ Saudi Arabia. Vote of thanks to cent communications. Engine quar­ steward department. Motion carried ters have been painted, few minor to concur in communications from repairs to be done. headquarters. Washing machine agi­ tator and wringer in urgent need of STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), July repair or replacement. 13—Chairman, C. ADIson; Secretary, M. Carlln. Ship's delegate elected. No GEORGE A. LAWSON (Pan-Oeeanic), beefs. To contact patrolman about June 23—Chairman, C. Halla; Secre­ washing machine. Crew to be more tary, L. Cevette. One man missed sanitary. Crew not to slam doors any ship In Long Beach, California. No more. Bosun requested that everyone beefs. Discussion held about not keep decks clean and dump garbage returning overtime sheets within 72 aft. hours. All crewmembers asked to keep a record of their overtime. All McKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ excess linen to be turned In. ers), July 14—Chairman, C. Thomp­ son; Secretary, J. Hough. Ship's fund CHIWAWA (Cities Service), July 17 —$8.08. One man missed ship and —Chairman, W. Splvey; Secretary, H. one man hospitalized. No disputed Sykes. Repair lists being made up. overtime. Motion carried to concur Praised constitutional changes and in communications from headquarters. asked for discussion under good and Laundry to be turned in when ship welfare. Some disputed overtime, no pays off. beefs. Motion carried to accept com­ munication. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), no data —Chairman, E. Carpenter; Secretary, STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), June B. Jackson. Ship's delegate elected. 2—Chairman, A. Melendez; Secretary, No ship's fund. Little disputed over­ B. Armstrong. Ship's fund—$16. Re­ time. Motion carried to accept SIU pair list turned In. One man missed communications. ship, picked up man In Singapore to replace him. Some disputed overtime. IBERVILLE (Waterman), July Motion carried to concur In commu­ Chairman, A.-Johnes; Secretary, J. nications from headquarters. Ship's Levin. No beefs. Coffee put aboard treasurer elected. In New Orleans not of good quality. Ship's fund—$36.05. Some disputed GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bloomfield), overtime. Not enough keys for July 8—Chairman, H. Aarlsen; Secre­ tary, D. Haskell. Letter from com­ foc'sles. pany agreeing to put up stack-ladder STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), July 7— on return. Ship's fund—$27.13. No Chairman, E. Parr; Secretary, E. Saul. beefs. Ship's delegate elected. Dis­ No beefs. Repair lists to be made cussion on new coffee urn. Steward to up. Ship's fund $136. Some disputed keep iron. overtime. Motion carried to concur In communications from headquarters. LEWIS EMERY, JR. (Victory Car­ Discussion held on hospital benefits riers), June 30—Chairman, P. Parker; regarding recent report. Motion car­ Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. All repairs ried to donate $10 and smokes from being taken care of. No beefs. Ship's ship's fund to SIU man being repatri­ secretary-reporter elected. Everything ated aboard this vessel. No men to running okay. Motion carried to ac­ go in pantry and serve themselves. cept communications from headquar­ Discussion held on keeping laundry ters. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for services rendered. Dis­ clean. cussion held on movie films and DEL CAMPO (Delta Lines), July 1— records to be secured In San Pedro. Chairman, C. Duncan; Secretary, G. Lighten. Some disputed overtime. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), July 9— Everything running okay. Motion car­ Chairman, G. Sneeden; Secretary, G. ried to accept communications. To McCartney. Three men failed to join. get in touch with steward regarding No beefs. Some disputed overtime. ship's fund. Steward met with an Motion carried to concur In commu­ accident and was taken to hospital. nications from headquarters. Motion carried to have cU'inking water tank Ship's delegate elected. cleaned and cemented as water is YORKMAR (Calmer), June 30 — rusty. Sanitary men to rotate clean­ Chairman, C. Kellog; Secretary, H. ing of library and laundry. Reese. Everything okay. Definite ac­ OCEAN ROSE (Maritime Overseas), tion to be taken In port to get windJune 24—Chairman, V. D'India; Secre­ scoops and screens. tary, M. Ketola. No beefs. Five men REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), July 3 — paid off In San Pedro; replacements Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secretary, A. received from hall In Wilmington. One Kubackl. Some disputed overtime. man taken off because of illness. Mo­ Ship's fund—$7. Tanks to be cleaned, tion carried to accept communications white clothes are being spoiled be­ from headquarters. Discussion held on cause of rust. Iceboxes to be sprayed. noise: more I'bnslderation requested of crewmer..'Ders. Washing machine to be kept clean, no water to be FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), wasted. July 2—Chairman, V. KIchawlle; Sec- 1 Pictured with their salvage prize on the Mae (I to r) are Seafarers Chuck Hostetter, bosun; "Pinky" Hipp, AB; Jimmy Bonds, OS; Bill Scott, AB; Captain Hudgins; Joe Ruttkay, AB, and Willie Morris, utilityman. The boat was found in the Gulf Stream on the way north from Puerto Rico. 1 The gang on the Mae now has its own launch service as a of some fast teamwork on a recent run north from No OT Sheets? result Puerto Rico. A minor salvage job in the Gulf Stream netted ^ 12-foot boat which has-t 4 Shins C7111^9 Come everything but a name. Once the chief mate sighted ToTheReseue Out in the middle of a wa­ tery desert on the Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle, SIU crew­ men on the Stony Point found an oasis when they met four other SIU ships in Pusan, Korea. Lacking slopchest gear, soap, reading material and that most vital necessity—overtime sheets— the Stony Point stocked up thanks to the cooperation of the brothers on the Cecil N. Bean, George A. Lawson, C o e u r d'Alene Victory and the Steel Designer. The thanks of the Stony Point for this assistance were sent to the LOG by ship's Mulling delegate W. Mull­ ing, who noted the teamwork by the Bean, Lawson and Coeur d'Alene in supplementing its slopchest by the transfer of many items it was unable to purchase. In turn, the Designer "con­ tributed a large and well-kept li­ brary for our use which it may be assured we will take good care of and pass along to some other SIU crew before we return to the States. Due to our long shuttle out here, we had very little reading material and nothing at all to ex­ change." the bow of a boat bobbing in the waves, a smooth operation went into action. Bosun Chuck Hostetter had Joe Ruttkay get a heaving line and a meat hook from the galley, while Bill Scott got a boat hook and "Pinky" Hipp and A1 Espino a messenger. There was no sign of human life and no one knows yet where the boat came from. Once the skipper brought the ship in close to the craft, Ruttkay threw his heaving line with the meat hook attached and snagged the boat. It was then brought alongside where Scott and Ed Carlson could drop a line around the shaft of the boat's outboard motor and the craft could be hauled aboard. In no time, the Mae was under­ way again with a new boat and a 15 horsepower outboard motor. Jimmy Bonds, who had handled outboards during his hitch in the Navy, overhauled the waterlogged motor on the way north and," as soon as a gas tank can be gotten, expects the midget launch to be off and running. "All that remains," said Hostet­ ter, "is to select a name." Fanny Dunker, Little Mae and Wee Mae are leading the sweepstakes so far, but the crew is still open to sug­ gestions. Send your ideas c/o the Bull Line. Turkey A Dud; Sweetwater Raps $ Exchange, Prices Turkey really turned out to be just that when the Sweet­ water got to Iskenderun, at the northeastern limit of the Mediterranean. Gordon K. Grimes, OS and was on the exchange rate of 2.8 per dollar compared to the ship's reporter, said the crew iiras 9-11 liras per dollar the US Navy's received its first disappoint­ been getting. ment as soon as the ship anchored, when it found out the draw was to be in Turkish currency and would have to be picked up ashore at the company agent's office. "That was bad enough, but the biggest gripe Everybody But Shrimp Enjoyed it Shrimps come out on the short end in this picture from the Del Valle, where.these big, burly Seafarers made short work of a mound of shellfish during a shipboard party. There's no beefs on this ship, added reporter John Geissler (seated, right, without cap) and feeding is tops. . "Any brothers heading this way are advised to load up on Turkish money, either in the States or in one of the other Mediterranean countries. The exchange that way will run from 10-12 per dollar," Grimes pointed out. Unofficial rates quoted in the US this week were roughly eight liras to the dollar. City Under Curfew, Too Thus, the Seafarers were in no humor for their next discovery that "there is an 11 PM curfew here, and the night clubs, so called, are strictly clip joints. A beer in some of these places will run you $1.50 and up." The Sweetwater had one earlier mishap, when engine trouble forced a short shutdown of the plant, on the 4th of July. But the inconvenience turned out happily when they pulled in to a small island in southern Greece, which happened to be the hometown of the chief mate. Grimes said it "was a short but memorable stay, with Greek hospitality overflowing, friendly relations established on one more island, and an equal amount of visitors and hosts laid low. In such fashion did we cele­ brate Independence Day. Of course, it wasn't exactly the same as being back in the States, but we aU had a fine time." �SEAFARERS Pare Fourteen Tribute To A Shipmate LOG Lauds Kindness Of Robin Gray To the Editor: . I would like to express my appreciation to the captain and crew of the SS Robin Gray for their kindness at the time of my father's death. We were in Durban, South Africa, when he died, and the Captain arranged money and a reservation for me to fly back to Boston. I arrived there about Letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Heads bowed, Seafarers from the Westport stand at grave­ side during final rites for shipmate Frank T. Maher, who died of a heart attack. Burial was in Casablanca, Morocco. CASABLANCA—Assured of the best possible burial even though far from home, Seafarer Frank T. Maher, 52, was laid to rest here recently by his shipmates after he passed away peacefully of a heart attack "t Stanley Krowczynski, K. Skelly, while in his sleep. A veteran of almost 13 years R. A. Archer, L. Lowe and R. of sailing in the engine department Howell. aboard SIU ships, Maher was Maher is survived by a sister in found in his bed on the Westport Brooklyn, New York. near midnight on July 21. "News of his death came as quite a shock," commented ship's delegate Clarence Brockett. "Frank had seemed hale and hearty to all aboard and never had a single com­ plaint. He liked to kid the young­ sters about how he was one of the many oldtimers still around to keep an eye on them so they wouldn't go astray." Maher Services for Maher were held at the Ampitheatre Chapel here in Casa­ blanca, with the entire crew at­ tending. All the participants then accompanied him on foot behind the hearse in a procession leading to the Ben M'sik European ceme­ tery. "All of his friends around Bal­ timore," said Brockett, "which was Frank's home port for a good many years, will find consolation in knowing that nothing was spared for the final rites." Floral wreaths were sent by the SIU crew, ship's officers and the ship's local agent. The services at the chapel and Seafarer Phil Eldemire later at the cemetery were led by hangs on to a 37-pound the Rev. P. A. L. Meldrum and grouper (left) and a 20were assisted by the representative pound catfish caught from of the Danish Seamen's Union in the port. Seafarers who served the Steel Worker. Photo by as pallbearers included S. Kolina, Merwyn "Doc" Watson. A Good Catch Burly two hours before the funerai began. 1 want to thank the captain and each crewmember on this ship for their sympathy and help during that trying time. Tom Curran Urges Revamping Pension Set-Up To the Editor: I would like to discuss some­ thing that is really drawing a lot of conversation today, the question of a Retirement Plan. Actually, I and the majority of the members I've spoken to are of the opinion that we real­ ly don't have a retirement plan compared to most other indus­ tries todaj. Our present plan specifies that you must have 12 years of seatime ,on SIU ships and be physically disabled and unfit for duty in order to col­ lect monthly benefits of $150. Now don't get the idea that I'm knocking what we have, for it's a whole lot better than noth­ ing. We have come a mighty long way in the field of welfare bene­ fits and we have one of the fin­ est, if not the finest, organiza­ tions in the country today. I would be one of the first to de­ fend it to almost any length if 1 heard anyone abusing it. Be­ lieve me, I'm more proud of my SIU book than of anything else I possess. First of all, if a man puts in 12 years of seatime on SIU ships and is in good standing all that time, he should be eligible for a retirement pension with no strings attached. Whether he is physically disabled or in top condition, or 35 or 65, or wants to continue to go to sea, work ashore or just wants to lay back and enjoy life, when he gets that 12 years' of seatime, he deserves his pension. It will take the average man 18-20 years to acquire that much time and to me that's Advice la Cheap Anriut 31, 19Si comparable to 30 years' work ashore. Our present plan calls for $150 a month, but who or how To the Editor: can you live on that? I guess The Public Health Service yoii could exist alright, but it hospitals have always been a would be just barely, and only tried and true friend of Ameri­ on hominy grits, black eyed can seamen. peas and fatback. I say we The personnel of these hospi­ should receive at least $250 per tals have established a splendid month, so that you could at least record of achievement, and be fairly comfortable. every working seaman has a I maintain that a retirement high regard for this service. plan such as this, where each Anyone attempting to close and every member will receive these fine hospitals is either the same amount of pension re­ lacking a spark of humanitargardless of marital status or de­ ianism or is possibly a subver­ pendents, should come first be­ sive, although it is well to note fore everything else once he has that many subversives are not acquired the necessary seatime. necessarily Communists. Albert W. Dykes It would bt a goal to work for; SS Val Chem you would know you have se­ curity and won't have to worry (Ed. note: Brother Dykes and after you're advanced in years; Take, for example, the $6,D00 -. . all seamen will naturally be scholarships we give each year. pleased to know that the USPHS hospital program re­ They are very commendable ceived its full appropriation and certainly a worthy benefit. Just one of the five scholar­ this year without any of the struggles necessary in recent ships we gave this year would years.) take care of two retired sea­ 4- t 4< men's pensions for an entire year—all five would take care of ten retired members for a year. Now which is the more worthy? We could still have our^ hos­ To the Editor: pital-surgical plan for our , im­ Thank you for publishing my mediate families plus the $200 poem "Change" in the LOG of maternity benefit almost or ex­ July 6th. It was the cause of actly as it is now, if it was un­ some discussion aboard the Del der a group insurance plan as Norte. Here's one in a lighter vein: most industries have it today. Love Actually the plan as it now If to love you wisely, stands doesn't benefit the single Meant to love you less; man one bit, but he pays as Then I had rather love much dues as the family man. With /ooltshness/ As for myself, I would gladly I. C. Weisbrot pay a set amount a year for this insurance, and I'm sure the ma­ jority of the membership would agree that, if need be, in order to obtain a good, solid retire­ ment plan, they would be more To the Editor. than willing to do the same. I would like to take this op­ The Union itself could under­ portunity to thank the SIU for write such a plan. It's possible the prompt service given me by we wouldn't have to change any­ the Seafarers Welfare Plan thing to reach this goal, al­ while I was hospitalized for a though I wouldn't think that major operai(ion. probable. I'm proud to know that my I do think it would be one of husband is a member of such a the greatest advancements we Union, which stands by in time could ever hope to make, and it of need. ^ is certainly something worth Please extend my thanks to working for. I hope to read the the SIU offieials in New York comments of my brother mem­ and to the entire Union mem­ bers on this idea in future is­ bership. sues of the LOG. Mrs. Joe N. Atchison J. Thompson i J" S< (Ed. note: Very few group plans of any kind provide bene­ fits greater than $100 monthly at age 65. The maritime plans call To the Editor: for 20 years of qualifying sea­ Please publish this in the time, which is generally spread LOG so my SIU shipmates will over 30 or more years as a sea­ know how very much I appre­ man. The $150 SIU benefit is ciate the help and kindness ex­ the largest in the industry to­ tended to me at the time of my day. injury on the Del Aires. The cost of the plan outlined I cannot begin to express the would be astronomical; many dgpth of my appreciation. My times the cost of all existing fondest hope is that I may sail SIU welfare benefits available to again with those same men and Seafarers at no cost. in some manner reciprocate In addition, the advantage of their kindness and generosity. Federal Social Security benefits Louis W. Broussard should not be overlooked.) 1st Asst. Engineer PHS Hospital Work Applauded Poem In LOG Stirs Comment Wife Hails Job By Welfare Plan Engineer Lauds Del Aires Gang By Bernard Seaman �mmrr SEAFARERS Aumst 31, 1956 FINAL DISPATCH •41- The deaths of the following Sea­ etios is survived by his sister, Mrs. farers have been reported to the Katina Pavlou. Seafarers Welfare Plan and the 4" 4 3^ SlU death benefit is being paid to Albert A. Mountain, 36: A resi­ their beneficiaries: dent of Arlington, Masachusetts, Aurelio Gomez, 65: Brother Brother Mountain died of com­ Gomez died on February 11, 1956, pound fractures on August 3, 1956. of a hemorrhage Burial took place in Wyoming Mel­ in New Orleans, rose Ceetery in Bomston, Mass. Louisiana. Place 4 4 4 of burial is not Prentice R. Brandon, 53: A heart known. Brother attack proved fatal to Brother Gomez was a Brandon on May charter member 25, 1956 at sea : of the Union, aboard the Del joining in New Sol. Brother Orleans in 1938, Brandon was and sailing out buried at sea. He in the steward department. had joined the Union in New 4" 4" 4" Orleans in 1941 Teodoro Gonzales, 30: On Au­ and sailed in the gust 26, 1955, Brother Gonzales deck department. died of drowning in Bremen, Ger­ many. Place of burial is not He is survived by his mother, Mrs. known. Brother Gonzales joined Florence Brandon. the Union in 1955 in the Port of 4 4 4 Houston and had been sailing in James J. Finn, 58: Brother Finn the steward departmept. • ^ i died in the Fairfax Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia on June 9, 1956, 4i ^ -4* • • of a heart ailment. Place of burial Robert Kehrly, 28: Pneumonia is not known. was the cause of Brother Kehriy's Joining the Un­ death on July 3, 1956, in Galves­ ion in 1955 in ton, Texas. Place of bimial is not Seattle, Brother known. He had Finn had been been sailing with sailing in the en­ the SIU since gine department. 1944, joining the He is survived Union in the by his sister, Mrs. Port of Norfolk. Ann F. Carroll Brother Kehrly of Somerville, had sailed in the Massachusetts. deck department. 4 4 4 He is survived by Francis J. O'Neill, 68: On June his wife Santa 26, 1956, Brother O'Neill died in Kehrly of Port Arthur, Texas. the Hospital of the Holy Family in 4" 4" 3^ Brooklyn, New York of natural John Meletios, 60: Brother Mel- causes. Burial took place in Cal­ etios died of a circulatory ailment vary Cemetery in Queens, New on July 10, 1956, in Baltimore, York. Brother O'Neill had been Maryland. Burial took place at sailing with the SIU since 1941 in Moreland Memorial Cemetery in the engine department. He joined Baltimore, Maryland. Brother Mel-1 the Union in New York. Liberty 'Souped Up' To 17.5 Knot Speed BALTIMORE—Shipping experts got their first close look this week at a "souped up" Liberty ship that hit 17% knots on her sea trials. " The ship is the war-built can be modernized economically in freighter Thomas Nelson, one order to compete with new con­ of four Libertys being con­ struction. The tests could also have bearing verted for new power plants and cargo handling gear under the on conversion of privately-owned Maritime Administration's pro­ Liberty ships now in service. gram for upgrading the reserve fleet. The Nelson was alongside a dock here for inspection by indus­ try and Government officials. Its World War II hull has been lengthened by 25 feet and two new diesel engines have been instailed In placd of her recipricating enSIU, A&G District ginesL When new, the Libertys BALTIMORE.. 1216 E. Baltimore St. could make only ten knots. Few Ear) Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 of them come close to that today. BOSTON ;276 State St. The ship also features new cargo James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. gear in the form of movable cranes HOUSTON C. TannehilL Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 on tracks running from side to CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. side, in place of conventional cargo LAKE Leroy Clarice, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 booms. MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 New Cargo Gear 023 BlenvlUe St One other Liberty converted un­ NEW ORLEANS Tulane 8626 der the program is already in Lindsey Williams, Agent 078 4th Ave.. Brooklyn operation. This is the Benjamin NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 Chew, which was equipped with NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdlson 2-9834 a Victory ship steam turbine plant, Ben Rees, Agent 837 Market St. and hit 15 knots on her sea trials. PHILADELFHIA..... Market 7-1635 Two others still to be tested are S. CarduUo, Agent PUERTA de TIERRA, PR. .Pelayo 51—La f the William Patterson^ with a free Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 piston gas generator gas turbine, SAN FRANCISCO .......450 Harrison St Douglas 2-5475 and the John Sergeant, with an Leon Johnson. Agent. Marty Breltbofi, West Coast Representative open cycle gas turbin'?. .SAVANNAH .....8 Abercorn St Tests under the $11 million Gov­ E. B, McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 ernment program will determine SEATTLS,... 2505 1st Ave. EUiott 4334 whether the nearly 2,000 Libertys Jeff GilTetie, Agent , TAM^.. .,-.,. ..1809-1811 N. Franklin St. laid u|»; ib>Gojern^ anchorages'^^ X0W.>Baniil&g, Agent Phone 2-1323 Pace Fifteen lOG Hub Rolls In Clover^ Short Of Rated Men George Joseph Berg Contract your father or sister. ' BOSTON—Shipping broke loose here during the last two 4 4 4 weeks, reaching a record high for the last 19 months. Harold H. McVay The job total of 71 was the highest for the port since the end Maritime Overseas, 61 Broad­ of January, 1955. It was> way, New York 6, NY, has vouch­ sparked by the payoff and SIU men, with the result that ers for you to sign re wages due sign-on of a pair of ships back New York was called on to supply from voyage 2 on the SS Natalie. from long foreign runs, and the 11 men for just one ship. 4 4 4 A shortage of rated men still manning of a new ship operated by a brand-new SIU company. Latest addition to the SlU-contracted fleet is the Murray Hill, a C-2, operated by the Fairfield Steamship Co. of New York. Fair­ field is one of a group of SIU com­ panies known as the North Atlan­ tic Marine Corp. One of them, Amerocean Steamship, operating the Chelsea, a Liberty, was ex­ pected to sell the ship this week. A third company, Rockland Steam­ ship, operates another SIU ship, the Mount Vernon, a T-2 tanker. The latest prosperity here was stirred by the arrival of the Fred­ eric C. Collin (Drytrans) in Port­ land, Me., and the John B. Kulukundis (Martis) in New London, Conn. The Collin went foreign again, while the Kulukundil went coastwise to Norfolk. Replacements and crews for these ships cleared the beach of exists in all departments here, said Port Agent James Sheehan, who urged nonrated Seafarers to up­ grade their certificates as soon as possible. Also in port during the period were the Cantigny (Cities Service), Michael (Carras), Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping) and Steel Vendor (Isthmian), all ships in transit. On one of them. Seafarer Armond Ramos learned he was the father of a seven-pound boy while he was still at sea, and arranged to have the $200 SIU maternity bene­ fit check sent to him care of the hall so that he could surprise his wife with it the same way she sur­ prised him. He grinned from ear to ear when he got his check Isidro D. Avecilla Contact E. M. Piccerill, State Tax Commission, 320 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn 17, NY or call MAin 5-1000, ext. 103. 4 4 4 Charles H. Tripple Get in touch with Billy Russell; c/o SS John C., Atlantic Carriers, Inc., 29 Broadway, New York, NY. 4 4 4 Ray Brown Your sister Eva urges you to contact E. Little, 123 Shuttle Meadr ow Road, Plainville, Conn., con­ cerning property. 4 4 4 James D. Warmack Get in touch with your mother at 8507 Brooks St., Tampa 4, Fla. REGENT ARRIVALS All of the following SIV families loill collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: PW5 imsss VRAWihiOzf RXiCLSS 'xhoero.'/ fact ^elcomedly your Harriet Elizabeth Oppel, born Dale Ervin Arudt, born July 25, April 16, 1956, to Seafarer and 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orville Mrs. Earl G. Oppel, Baltimore, Md. L. Arndt, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4. 4 Anne Marie Feely, born July 26, Irene Dawn Nelson, born May 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bernard 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Feely, Bronx, NY. H. Nelson, Jr., New Orleans, La. 4" 4" Stephen Erwin Lehman, born Anita Coy Gay, born July 4, July 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Drew Otis W. Lehman, Mobile, Ala. C. Gay, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4' 4' Edward Russell Goddard, born 4 4 4 Steven Peter Zubovich, born July 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. July 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward Goddard. Seattle, Wash. 4' , 4« 4» Steven Zubovich, Masontown, Pa. Eric William Eilis, born July 23, 4 4 4 Mary O'Connor, born July 7, 1956, to Seafarer ^nd Mrs. Hal R. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Ellis, Jr., New Orleans, La. 4* 4 4 J. O'Connor, Boston, Mass. Thomas Ralph Garofalo and 4 4 4 Leonard William Garofalo, born Lee Ann Perry, born July 22, July 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bernard Raffaele Garofalo, Floral Park, J. Perry, Stonington, Conn. NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mary Kay Richardson, born July Gary Joseph Friedman, born 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. August 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Roland K. Richardson, Beltsville Mrs. Bernard Friedman, Irvington, Md. NJ. 4 4 4 Cynthia Faye Manley, born Au­ Shirley Carol Johnson, born July 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. gust 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Manley, Cardale, Pa. Hubert H. Johnson, Mobile, Ala. DIRECTORY OF SID RRANCHES 103 Durham St. WILMINGTON. CaUf 605 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Phone: 5591 Reed Humphries. Agent.. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E EMpire 4-5711 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU VICTORIA. BC .61714 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Aigina. Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St J. Volpian, Eng. W. HaU. Joint Pacific 3468 E Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 SUP BAGOTVILLE Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 THOROLD, Ontario 82 St. Davids St. PORTLAND ..211 SW Clay St. CAnai 7-3202 CApital 3-4336 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. RICHMOND, CALIF. .810 Macdonald Ave. Quebec Phone; 3-1569 BEacon 2-0925 r. .85 Geimain St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN NB Phone: 2-5232 Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE .2505 1st Ave Main 0290 Great Lakes District WILMINGTON ..,....,..505 Marine Ave. ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. ' Terminal 4-3131 Phone; 713-J NEW YORK......678 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY... 180 M^n St. HYacinth 9-6165 Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. N^E Phone; Mam 1-0147 Canadian District 1038 3rd St. HALIFAX. N.S.; ....128V4 HoUis St. DETROIT..., Headquaiieri Phone; Woodward 1-6857 Phone; 3-8911 DlOiUTH .;.... 531 W. Michigan St. MONTREAL.....:.i84^iSt James St. West Phone; Randolph 2-4110 - PLateau 8161 3261 E. 9and St FORT WILLIAM 130 Siiripson St. SOUTH CHICAGO., .'Phone: Esse* 6-2416 Ontario , Phone:3-3231 Elizabeth Dryden, born July 22, 1956, to Seafai-er and Mrs. Hugh Dryden, Bronx, NY. Owen Busbee Sweeney, born May 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Owen Sweeney, Tampa, Fla. List Details in Cables To Union When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act ag, promptly as possible. .)i �SEAFARERS • tt;-:: If' AWARDED FIRST • r •* • • * J ; I . •' PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1953 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF • Coal-To-Europe Outlook: SO IMIIMoii Tons Yearly The coal shipping boom is not going to bust, but is here to stay. A steady long-range in­ crease in coal exports is in the offing which one authority thinks may reach the staggering total of 100 million tons—10,000 Liberty-size shiploads—a year. But even before that rosy day arrives, the new pattern of coal exports could drastically change US shipping and boost cargoes and employment for> us seamen, if US ships get and from then on a steady rise. has deprived the US of the pri­ any sort of a break on coal According to the Organization for vately-owned ships which could European Economic Cooperation, have given it a commanding posi­ cargoes. an agency of the foreign aid pro­ tion in the US coal trade. Amer­ However, while US tramp ships and others have been sharing in the coal shipping prosperity, the percentage of all dry cargo ex­ ports carried on US vessels plummetted in 1955 to a new low of 18.8 percent from 22.5 percent in 1954. A major reason for this de­ cline in the face of a rising tide of cargo offerings is the transfer policy of the Maritime Adminis­ tration, leading to the flight of US tramps to runaway flags in 1954. Looking at it from the short range, up until 1945, coal exports were around four million tons a year. By contrast, in July, 1956, alone, coal exports were 4V^ mil­ lion tons. That explains why Sea­ farers are riding the Libertys to France and Germany loaded down with West Virginia bituminous for Europe's factories and power plants. The long-term view sees 1956's total coal shipments surpassing the record 42 million tons of 1947. ft sees 1957 equalling that total Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' •) A 5 • l-i Seafarers mailing in checks or monej- orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them p.iyaWe to the SIU-A&G District. Some Sea.^'arers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to the Union directly. gram, Western Europe's needs will mount to 50 million tons. Addi­ tional tonnage would go to Japan and Asiatic countries. Walter J. Tuohy, president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail­ way, the country's leading coal hauler, is of the opinion that port and transport facilities will be modernized so that the US can hit the ICQ million ton mark. Most coal exporters are a little more conservative than that. Railroads Expanding In anticipation of the coal boom, the railroads are not sparing the horses in expanding their facili­ ties for dumping coal into Hamp­ ton Roads, Va. The companies have 50,000 new coal-carrying freight cars on order to add to the 800,000 now in service and are adding to their coalhandling ma­ chinery at the Virginia terminus. The expected increase in coai shipments is what prompted the formation of American Coal Ship­ ping Inc. by the railroads, coal companies and the United Mine Workers. American Coal Ship­ ping's bid for 30 Liberty ship char­ ters has run into bitter opposi­ tion from both tramp and liner operators who see the new com­ pany as a monopoly and a threat to existing rates. Threat or not, American Coal Shipping would never have come into being were it not for the transfer of half the US tramp ship­ ping fleet beginning in 1954 in a period of a temporary tramp ship­ ping slump. The short-sightedness of that policy has been pointed up time and again in recent months as spot shortages of shipping have developed, enabling runaway op­ erators to hold a gun on Uncle Sam. Far from aiding the US mer­ chant marine, the transfer policy ican seamen and the US treasury have lost heavily as a result. The steadily-growing demand for US coal overseas is made up of several factors. Europe's indus­ tries are growing and European coal mines, most of them old with thin seams, are unable to keep pace with the demand. At the moment the Suez crisis is stimulat­ ing thie stockpiling of coal in event oil supplies are cut off. And finally in Eastern Europe, Soviet industrialization is outrunning coal supplies there, drawing coal from Polish sources. In the Far East, Japan has al­ ways been a coal importer. De­ veloping industry there and in other countries leans on the United States for fuel. AMERICA ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE EVERY AMERICAN Th* paid vacation and pcdd holidays hav* bocom* national hutitutiona •nioyed by milUons of AmMicona. thanks to tha afforta of US onions. Twanty years ogo or avan lass, thasa two banaiita wars ran itaaoa anioyad by o limited number of proiaadonal and salaried amployaaa. Workers wlm wanted vacations or who got holida^ off did it on their own hook and than had to scratch to make up for tha lost earnings. . ^ Now virtually every American is ac­ customed to receiving an aimual vaca­ tion with poy and anywhere between four and ten paid holidays a yeor, in­ cluding Labor Day.A whole new indus­ try. creating lobs for hundreds of thouscmds of people, has sprung up to meet the needs of vacationers. Here again, it was an iiutance of union benefits changing a whole nation's pattern of living—for the better. Push New 'Wreck' Laws Sho. 'down election battles ate shaping up in at least a dozen states this fall on the issue of anti-union "right to work" laws. Despite the severe setback the "right to work" backers took in Louisiana when the legislature there threw out the law, they are pressing hard for similar laws in several states-^ ^ not now affected. In turn, la­ about came up with enough sig­ headway. Consequently unions bor groups fighting the 'wreck' natures to get the measure on the consider the fight on the national laws are pressing repeal moves, and seeking the election of State legislators who support the union's viewpoint. In two stales, voters will get an opportunity to ballot on the "right to work" issues. In Nevada, which has a "right to work" law on the books, a referendum will be held on a repeal proposal. In Washing­ ton, on the other hand, supporters of "right to work" succeeded in getting a proposal on the ballot in that state. The Washington "right to work" drive is not given much chance of success because the anti-labor groups backing the proposal just Looks Like A Spaceman — But It's A Bosun "J;.. -• fe: "' f-. LOG That's no visitor from Mars on the right there; it's only Ballard Browning, bosun on the Ro­ bin Kettering, wearing special breathing apparatus. Seafarers on the Kettering urge peri­ odic instruction for all ships on use of this gear "which is worth its weight in gold during emer­ gencies." Pictured (standing, I to r) are Peter Christopher; George Aimer; Cecil Futch; Browning; C. G. Berens, chief mate, leading the instruction; kneeling, Paul Wilkinson, John Powers. Photo by Mike Cornias. ballot. They had less than 60,000 valid signatures out of a voting population of better than a mil­ lion. A "right to work" move in Wyoming flopped dismally with only 5,600 signatures procured throughout the state for a refer­ endum move. Kansas Danger Spot In other states, the "right to work" groupis are making more dangerous headway. One of them is Kansas, where a biil passed the legislature last year but was ve­ toed by the governor, Fred Hall. He was subsequently defeated in the state's Republican primary, in­ dicating that a new "right to work" measure will come up next year. Other states facing "right to work" drives include Oregon, Colo­ rado, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Mis­ souri, Wisconsin, Indiana, Mary­ land and Connecticut. In most of these areas, "right to work" backers are riot conced­ ed much of a chance. However, they are as well-heeled as ever, ac­ cording to all accounts, and have been prolific in setting up organ­ ized pressure groups state by state to promote their favorite legisla­ tion. Masterminding the campaigns in the various states is the Na­ tional Right to Work Committee of Washington, DC. It is headed by Rep. Fred A. Hartley, Jr., co­ author of the Taft-Hartley act. All of this activity means that from the labor point of view, the elections of state legislators this fall rate in importance with the national Presidential and Con­ gressional elections. In the nine years that the Taft-Hartley law has been on the books efforts to repeal the clause permitting "right to work" laws have not made, much level only one part of their efforts, which include combatting the laws state by state. The "right to work" laws out­ law any contractual provision call­ ing for a union shop or mainte­ nance of membership, but compel the unions to represent and serv­ ice non-unionists equally with their own members. The laws are cur­ rently in effect in 17 states in the south, southwest and middle west. Quick Pact Nips Cement Plant Beef LAKE CHARLES—Work on a new waterfront cement plant was halted last week over a jurisdic­ tional quabble, but a quick settle­ ment sent all hands back on the job again a few days later. A picketline posted by the local carpenters union shut down ' the job temporarily. The dispqte halted work at the site of what Seafarers and other local marine interests hope will spearhead the development of new shipping and jobs. Except for an injury to one Sea­ farer while the Cities Service tank­ er Bents Fort was docking here, everything else is running along smoothly on the local front, ac­ cording to Leroy Clarke, port agent. Shipping bas declined, however, and seems to move from high to low every other period. Five Cities Service tankers, plus the Del Oro (Mississippi) and the Suamico, an SUP-manned tanker, provided the only shipping activity of the 'past two weeks. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 August 31, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SETS 12 MONTH JOB HIGH CG DRAFTS PLAN FOR REINFORCING OF WELDED C-3’S EARLY DOCK BALLOT SEEN AS LABOR BD. REJECTS DELAY BID CAPTAIN ADMITS EXCESS SPEED ON FAIRISLE SIU WINS DELAWARE JOBLESS PAY CASE, TESTS ALABAMA RULE ITF ELECTS LUNDEBERG AS SEA REP PICK BELGIAN PORT AS SUPERLINER TERMINAL ADVICE TO WORKWORN: ‘JOIN UNION’ US TAX RUNAWAYS GROW FRENCH MAY BUILD SUPERLINER ALL’S WELL IN SUEZ CANAL NAB SEVEN IN RIESEL ATTACK; DIO ACCUSED COAL LIBERTY BREAKPOUT DENOUNCED BY US CO’S ‘OUR SHIPPING IS RED HOT,’ SEATTLE BOASTS COURT AGAIN REVOKES CG SCREEN RULE HUB ROLLS IN CLOVER, SHORT OF RATED MEN LIBERTY ‘SOUPED UP’ TO 17.5 KNOT SPEED COAL-TO-EUROPE OUTLOOK: 50 MILLION TONS YEARLY PUSH NEW ‘WRECK’ LAWS 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 8/31/1956 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. XVIII, No. 18 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e39b004ca52d05dfc307b9b96928dd50.PDF 0bfb364976f6dfe3c255f617f46f353e PDF Text Text mnnmavi AWABDKO nnST PItlU • OCNfRAL EDlTOJITAt EXCtLUNCM • IMI • iNTERNATIONfAL LABOH PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ^! I . 41 ^I -Story On Page 3 Stoiy On Page 2 ' _ '^-1 I 'r ••T- KintM ^arat% Rican longshoremen ponder big job of moving VWrjfW# ii2.ton turbine stator rig to nearby power plant after the stator was skidded off the Dorothy onto the dock in San Juan. It was put aboard in Baltimore after a rail trip from Pittsburgh. The huge mechanism was moved off without a hitch. (Story on Pago 7.) CAfftiArilir B man to seek UOffTS jemonwy* higher seniority under SIU contract's amended hiring rules, Joseph Scaturro, oiler (right), files papers as hq. patrolman Frank Bose looks on. Changes start Oct. 1. (Story on Page 2). �-:t.:: •;' fV..«j-' ' - f SEAFARERS Pace Twe September 14, 1^5t LOG BrOSdSr shrimpers' Fete SlU Seniority Hiring Clause Acknowledging a rise in shipping wd job opportunities for Seafarers, the SIU has won agreement from its contracted employers on a modification of Article 1 of the SIU contract, the seniority hiring provision. ptoviaon. Effective October 1 of'this year, all rated men with Class B seniority can qualify for class A seniority if they began ship­ Under the original coniract pro­ were required by the terms of the ping before January 1, 1952 vision, class A seniority was contract clause to accumulate 90 days seatime a year for eight years before graduating to class A status. Normally then, the earliest a class B man could have advanced to class A would have been January, 1959. Seafarers who do not have ratings will still follow this rule. Increase in Jobs However, in the year and a half since the seniority agreement was negotiated, there has been a steady increase in contracted jobs and shipping for Seafarers, reflecting the reactivation of once idle ships and the addition of new vessels to the SlU-contracted fleet through Representatives of the old International Longshoremen's Union organizing activities. The Association and the New York Shipping Association con­ job increase has led to spot short­ tinued their delaying tactics last week in an attempt to side-, ages of rated men and the ship­ ping of large numbers of men with step a showdown election on + class B and class C seniority to the New York docks. How­ ued discussions as to the composi­ man the ships. ' ever, the National Labor Rela­ tion of the voting unit and the tions Board continued to take the procedures to be followed in con­ necessary steps to set up an early ducting the election. The first ILAelection among the port's long­ shijJowner stall came when the IBL asked the Board to order the ship­ shoremen. The first applicant at headqdarowners to turn over a\ list of long­ TV Programs Started ters for an A seniority rating un­ Meanwhile, the International shoremen eligible to vote. der the new contract provision was The IBL pointed out that the Seafarer Joseph Scaturro, oiler. Brotherhood of Longshoremen, general practice has been to con­ Scaturro started sailing with the AFL-CIO, stepped up its campaign sider all men working 700 hours in-the port with the first of a series a year as regular longshoremen. SIU in April, 1951, which he de­ of weekly television programs The only source of this informa­ scribed as a "joyous day for me." aimed at longshoremen. The pro­ tion is the payoll records main­ His first ship was the Julesburg, a Some of the 5,000 spectatorji from several states (top) grams are carried in the New York tained by the various stevedoring Mathiasen tanker. crowd a dockside platform at the annual blessing of the Since then he has been sailing area on Channel 5 at 1 PM, Sun­ firms. Such records should be pretty regularly on Robin Line runs shrimp fleet in Bayou la Batre, Ale. Visitors and crewmen of days. They spotlight the issues of made available to all parties, the 83 boats heard the Rev. Thomas Nunan, (at^ mike), and the the election and the abuses long­ IBL argued, so that ineligible men to South Africa. He heard the good news about Rev. Joseph Adams (far left) make the blessings. About shoremen have suffered during the could be quickly weeded out and the new seniority agreement at the half of the boats are operated by members of the SlU-afFiliyears of ILA misrule. prevented from voting. Wednesday night, September 5, ated Ivlobile Bay Seafood Union. ' Meetings held at the New York Reduce Challenges headquarters membership meeting office of the Labor Board continThis procedure, IBL said, would and showed up the next morning reduce challenges to a minimum to make his application. and make for a clcar-cut election "I really appreciate getting this decision. It would also discourage top seniority rating," he said, "be­ any efforts on the part of ILA to cause having worked ashore I know "vote tombstones" in the coming there's no Union like the SlU.when balloting. The ILA, as the current it comes to protection and party to the longshore contract, al­ benefits." ready has information on eligible voters available to it. The biggest surplus commodity deal ever negotiated lias Class B Seafarers who possess been reached between the US and India. It calls for sale of Shipowner spokesmen argued that they should not be compelled only the entry ratings of ordinary, $360 million worth of food and commodities from the US wiper and messman, but who have to make such- lists available. stockpile, principally wheat, An AFL-CIO crackdown on al­ Another issue to be decided by the seatime requirments, can move cotton, rice and tobacco. Since sales negotiated until now, it is into class A by passing a -Coast the Board is the question of voting leged welfare fund abuses in three unions has again pinpointed the ad­ by hatch bosses. The IBL argued Guard examination for a rating in the "50-50" law will apply to only one of several recent arrange­ vantages of the self-insured SIU that hatch bosses are supervisory their particular department. Other­ this cargo, the sale means a con­ ments made with Asiatic countries. Welfare Plan jointly administered employees and should not be al­ wise, the negotiators agreed, they siderable boost for US shipping to Others include sale of condensed milk and cotton to Burma, sale lowed to vote as longshoremen. will wait out the full eight years. India. by Union and shipowner trustees. of cotton to Indonesia and Hong The magnitude of the'new sur­ The ILA has also attempted to be­ In accord with the Union's own The AFL-CIO recently took steps Kong, and other sales to Denmark, plus deal is shown by the fact that for the possible suspension of the cloud the issue by calling for a rules on membership, those Sea­ Great Britain and West Germany. the $360. million figure represents coastwise election. farers who attain class A seniority 25,000-member Distillery, RectifyThe sales to Denmark and Great It is expected that the regional as per the amended contract will far less than the tcue market value big and Wine Workers Interna­ of the commodities, somewhere Britain, whUe relatively small ones, office of the board will refer these now become eligible for full mem­ tional Union and warned of similar indicate that efforts by foreign action against the Laundry Workers matters to the Washington head­ bership in the SIU, replacing the around $650 million. maritime nations to undermine Wheat Shipment Big International Union and the Allied quarters of the NLRB for final probationary membership they The wheat cargoes alone will "50-50" have been given up for the held up until now. Industrial Workers, the latter for­ decision. amount to 130 million bushels or time being. merly known as the United Auto approximately 3,500,000 long tons, One of the arguments used by AVorkers-AFL. at least half of which must be "50-50" opponents was that the Widespread charges of misman­ carried on American-flag vessels un­ maritime nations were boycotting Unable to face up to the issues posed by the International Broth­ agement and "corrupt influences" der the laws. The rest of the agree­ US surplus sales abroad because erhood of Longshoremen, the waterfront mobs who control the dis­ in the handling of welfare and pen­ ment includes 500,000 bales of cot­ they could not carry them exclu­ credited International Longshoremen's Association have* unleashed sion trust funds have been made ton; 4.4'million bags of rice at 100 sively on their own ships. a campaign of vituperation against the SIU. against all three unions, particular­ pounds to the bag; 6 million pounds ly against the distillery workers. The SIU has been selected as the prime target for an ILA filtii of tobacco and^31^ million worth barrage because of its staunch support of the IBL. Similar mudAll three have insurance com­ of dairy products. The wheat to be slinging attacks have been made many times in the past against pany-managed welfare plans. Un­ shipped represents over 15 percent S.,,. 14. 1tS6 V.I. kvill. ion officials and brokers have been the SIU, AFL-CIO president Meany and others who have sup­ of all wheat now held in Govern-'' PAOI HAU., Becretaru-Xreasiirer cnarged with manipulating the ported IBL in the past'and are supporting its current campaign HcsBERr fiRAHD, Sditor," KAY JUcNisoir, ment surplus. for a new waterfront election. ffinds for heavy kickbacks and The entire transaction will be Managing Editor; BeRMAH> SCA&IAN, Art, Editor; HEDMAIC ABTBUB, Imvm SPIVACK, splits on substantial brokerage com­ The ttiA attacks have been echoed in similar form by "Dockers paid for in Indian currency. In Staff Writirs; Biu. MOODY, Gulf Area missions. News," an organ of the Communist Party's waterfront section, indi­ turn, the US will spend the money Representative. The self-insurance feature of the cating that the ILA-Bridges-Communist alliance is still in full to help develop India's economy SIU Welfare Plan, which a number swing. It is believed that Irving Velson is acting ah the coordinator and expand markets for US prod­ for this anti-SlU campaign. of unions have subsequently adopt­ ucts in India. ^ Because of the ed, has kept administrative costs scope of the transaction, the ship­ Published biweekly at ttie headquartere Seafarers can expect intensification of these attacks in the next low and benefits .higb by avoiding ping of the commodities will be of the Sjafarers International Union, At­ few weeks with possible efforts to contact SIU ships and attempt lantic A Cult District, APL-CIO. 675 Fourth high premiums to insurance com­ spread over a three-year period. to interfere in the internal affairs of the SIU.. The SEAFARERS Avenue, Brooktyn aj, NV. Tel HYaclnth panies and forestalling ppssible While the Indian transaction is 9-6600. Entered as second class matter LOG will keep Seafarers posted on developments along these lines. at the .Post Office in Brooklyn, NYj under abuses over fees and commiss|ogjp; and have been sailing regularly since that time. In other words, any rated Sea­ farer who started shipping before 1952 and shipped steadily in the years that followed will now quali­ fy as a class A man. granted to men who started with the Union before January 1, 1951, a full year earlier than the cutoff ^ate which is now going into effect Originally men who were eligible for B seniority (those who started any time after January 1, 1951) Await Labor Bd^ Dock Vote Action Scatturo 1st in Line Shipping Boost Seen In India Snrplns Deal AFL Acts On Abuses Of 3 Welfare Funds ILA Fires Filth Barrage Against SIU SEAFARERS LOG \W — I 1 �i^ptember 14, 198$ SEAFARERS LOG Paffe Thrai NY Will Get Firsf SlU Health Center: • .^1 Director Chosen Planning for SIU health centers shifted into high gear as the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan named Dr. Joseph B. Logue medical director of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan Medical Program. At the same time, the trustees are making arrangements to obtain fa-^ out for x-ray and laboratory (nations,, chest x-rays, , electrocar­ cilities near the New York ing equipment for installation in the diograph' checks, blood tests and headquarters hall to house first center. The bids will be acted other standard medical tests aimed Dr. Joseph Logue (center), newly-appointed medical direc­ tor of the SlU Welfare Plan Medical Program, shows trustees Joe Algina (left), SlU assistant secretary-treasurer, and Max Harrison, shipowner representative, a list of the lab equipment and supplies he plans to order for the first center in New York. Dr. Logue was Isthmian medical director. -the first of four projected Union health centers. The trustees have already, na'rrowed down their hunt to specific properties within walking distance of the headquarters hall. They expect to close a property deal within the next few days for the health center's location. Meanwhile bids are already go- Center's Goal: Preventive Medicine "What we are out to do is apply some" preventive medicine. Our object will be to detect incipient illness and physical defects and have them attended to before they become seri­ ous handicaps. In doing so, we will be providing the Seafarers with the type of check-up which is available to others only at considerable cost.", years he has been medical director months before war broke out. That's how Dr. Joseph B. for the Isthmian Steamship Com­ Subsequently he was assigned to Logue, newly-appointed medical director of the Seafarers Welfare Pian Medical Program, described his approach to the operation of the Seafarers health centers. At present Dr. Logue is drafting standards and procedures and let­ ting bids for lab equipment to be installed in the first center in New York. Others will be built in Balti­ more, Mobile and New Orleans. Extensive Career The new director brings a wealth of experience to the post both as a medical administrator and a prac­ ticing physician. For the last two pany. But before that he had a dis­ tinguished medical career with the Navy and the Marine Corps dating back to World War 1." He retired in-1954 with the rank of vice-ad­ miral. Was Navy Surgeon Before becoming an administra­ tor Dr. Logue specialized in sur­ gery, particularly traumatic sur­ gery, and served in a number of Naval hospitals as assistant chief surgeon and chief surgeon. He was chief surgeon at the Pearl Har­ bor Naval hospital just before World War II, but was shifted to Chelsea; Massachusetts a few the Marine Corps, as executive officer of the Parris Island Naval hospital and then went overseas as division surgeon for the famed 1st Marine Division. He spent two years in the Pa­ cific in the course of which he was awarded the Legion of Merit with combat star and other citations. When World War II ended he served is medical administrator in a variety of capacities for Navy hospitals and districts until his re­ tirement in 1954. Dr. Logue is a native of Georgia and got his medical training at the University of Georgia. on at the next tru*stees' meeting later in the month. It is expected that it will take three pr six months to install the necessaiy equipment and put the center in operating order. Diagnostic Facilities The four health centers—in New York, Mobile, Baltimore and New Orleans—will offer Seafarers the finest in diagnostic and examina­ tion facilities to provide them with regular physical check-ups. They are one part of the health and safe­ ty program that was negotiated by the SIU in contract talks with the operators last fall. The major function of the cen­ ters will be the practice of preven­ tive medicine. Seafarers will be able to obtain thorough physical No Seafarers now shipping regularly on SIU ships need fear loss of Job eligibility because of the operation of the SIU health centers. The purpose of the centers is to prevent ailments from reach­ ing the serious stage and to keep Seafarers healthy mid on the job at all times. check-ups to detect and prevent ailments before they reach the serious stage. These check-ups could include such items as eye and ear examinations, dental exam- Union Wins Ala. Jobless $ $ Tesf MOBILE—Seafarers holding Class B and C seniority won a major legal victory in Alabama last week. The three-man Board of Appeals of the Department of Industrial Relations ruled unanimously that seamen leaving ships under the 60-day provision of the Union contract are entitled to unemployment insurance benefits. The speedy decision by the Alabama board is the third in­ the Alabama department had al­ off in accord with the provisions of stance in which the Union has ways upheld the "voluntary quit" the Union-company hiring agree­ Seafarers holding B and C seniority who pay off under the 60 - day contract provision should inform Unemployment Insurance offices accordingly when applying for their bene­ fits. The accurate and official reason under such circum­ stances is "leaving vessel be­ cause of a provision in the contract." Merely listing "60-day rule" or "Union rule" is not accepted as sufficient reason and could c.ause loss of benefits. Where ajppeals are pending. Seafarers should report regu­ larly as required by the Unem­ ployment Insurance office. won test cases on unemployment insurance. Previous decisions in New York and Delaware also up­ held the Union's stand. : The Alabama decision is of ma­ jor importance because the Water­ man and Pan Atlantic Steamship companies have their home offices In the state. It has been the prac­ tice of the companies to contest un­ employment benefits for seamen leaving a ship after 60 days on the grounds that this constituted a "voluntary quit;" Up: until now. Jobs Empty Boston Hall ment. argument. Because of this practice, the Un­ ion carried, an appeal to the Ap­ peals Board. The Union argued BOSTON—still sharing in the that the quit was not voluntai'y, job prosperity affecting most ports, but was a mandatory provision, of the SIU branch here maintained the Union contract. a busy pace during the last period The Alabama Board agreed that and was virtually cleaned out of any man leaving the ship under the SIU membership meet­ men in all departments. provisions of a contract negotiated New York had to fill in on many between the employer and the Un­ ings are held regularly jobs. Port Agent James Sheehan ion cannot be called a "voluntary every two weeks on Wed­ reported, because of the sudden quit" and is entitled to his unem­ demand. nesday nights at 7 PM in ployment benefits. No Replacements Company Changes Practices all SMJ ports. All Sea­ Even so, Sheehan said, several Aside from the legal victory, the farers are expected to men who had planned to pay off Union has done away with a Water­ their ships here could not be re­ man company practice which had attend; those who wish to placed and agreed to remain the effect of denying many seamen aboard so the ships would not sail their unemployment insurance. It be excused should request shorthanded. This cooperation by had been the company's practice permission by telegram the crews helped avoid a lot of to list men as paying off under problems, he commented. (be sure to include reg­ mutual consent, no matter what It is. hoped shipping will con­ the circumstances under which istration number). The tinue to be good, although the out­ they left the ship. "Mutual con­ look is uncertain right now. sent" meant that the men left the next SIU meetings will be: Four ships, the McKittrick Hills ship of their own accord and could (Western Tankers), Lake George September 19 not collect benefits. (US Petrol), Republic (Trafalgar), and Cantigny (Cities Service) paid In discussions with Waterman October 3 off and signed on during the pe­ the Union has won agreement that October 17 the company will instruct skippers riod. In transit were the Robin to enter the specific reason for Doncaster (Seas Shipping), Steel . October 31 Executive (Isthmian), Ines (Bull which a man paid off. From now November 14 on, men paying off under the 60Line) and Harold T. Andrews day rule will be listed as paying -UOverseafr-NavrL— - - - — SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETIMGS at detecting illness. All of these' will be offered at no cost to the Seafarer. The centers themselves will not offer any treatment but "will refer Seafarers to the Public Health Service Hospitals in the event medical treatment is needed. A secondary function of the cen­ ters will be to offer a standardized physical for Seafarers shipped out of the hall to SlU-contracted ves­ sels. The standard physical will re­ place the haphazard system pres(Continued on page 15) Ease Rules In Hardship Hosp. Cases Liberalizing the provisions of the family hospital and surgical benefits program, the trustees of the Welfare Plan have agreed to waive the $50 deductible provision and the 31-day limit in certain spe­ cial hardship cases. The waiver would apply to such illness as can­ cer and other severe ailments or injuries where it becomes neces­ sary for a Seafarer's family member to reenter the hospital for further treatment. The trustees have also voted to give benefits coverage in case of miscarriages where the patient has to enter a hospital. Pajrments Over $100,000 Meanwhile, payments to Seafar­ ers under the dependents plan passed the $100,000 mark in Au­ gust. Since the plan went into ef­ fect on June 1, 1955, 749 Sea­ farers have collected a total of $108,718.82 toward payment of hospital, medical and surgical bills for their wives and children. The newly-liberalized rules for hardship cases provide that on the second trip to the hospital the plan will pay the $10 a day past 31 days, if qecessary, and will not require the Seafarer to pay the first $50 of the second hospital bill. Similar­ ly, the Plan will pay the $100 worth of hospital extra costs and any added surgical costs the sec­ ond time around, up to the limits of the schedule of fees. The new rules make it possible for Seafarers in these hardship cases to collect benefits covering all of their hospital and surgical expense for the second period of treatment. Of course if the sur­ geon's bill is over the fees sched­ uled by the Plan, or the hospital daily rate is more than $10, then the Seafarer would have to pay the difference. In one instance, the wife of a Seafarer contracted osteomelitis, a bone infection, following fracture of a leg and had to return to the hospital. The total bill came to $644.64, and payment equaling that amount has been made to the Sea­ farer. X �Fare Four SEdFARERS LOG Sevtemker 1«. IFSt Revised Job Rules Seen Big Aid To NY NEW YORK—Good shipping is still the rule at headquar­ ters, where SIU port officials handled a total of 41 ships dur­ August 22 Through September 4 ing the last period. ' ments was a touch and go proposi­ All of this traffic assured a Registered lentiful supply of jobs for aH tion on several occasions, accord­ Port Deck Deck Xng. StoS. Stew. Total ing to Claude Simmons, SIU assis­ Stew. ToW ToUl A B ands on the beach. In addi­ tant secretary-treasurer, but most B B R«B. A Boston 9 5 5 3 5 19 28 2 10 tion to replacements for ships in 81 25 47 18 47 14 175 57 232 the harbor, Seafarers were dis­ 32 15 18 17 13 . 13 108 63 45 patched for ships in Philadelphia, See story on revised senior­ 64 25 39 12 30 13 188 133 50 Boston and as far north as Port­ ity on page 2. Norfolk 19 15 11 12 9 10 37 39 7ft land, Me. Savannah . 9 4 7 8 2 1 19 12 31 7 Securing some of the replace- of the men involved were willing Tampa 1 3 4 6 4 16 9 29 35 11 18 13 25 11 78 35 118 to remain aboard, so no real diffi­ 54 • 20 34 18 64 20 152 58 218 culty was encountered. 14 7 4 5 3 3 24 12 38^ 22 5 18 12 "The answer to this problem, of 7 6 47 23 7® Wilmington 7 3 - 8 7 5 0 20 10 30 course, is to eliminate some of the 1« 9 11 10 11 8 29 36 65 turnover in jobs," he said. "The 17 10 14 4 10 9 41 19 .6® way to do this, we have found, is Deck Deck Eng. Bns. Stew. Stew. Tetal Tfltal Tatm to have a greater number of men B A B A B B A 386* 155 239 141 237 110 406 862 1268 with class A seniority in the Union. WASHINGTON—The third ex­ perimental Liberty ship, this one a These men are not required to Shipped gas turbine-powered vessel, is be­ leave their ships after 60 days, un­ ginning her sea trials off the Vir­ der the Union contract, like the Port -Deck Beck Deck Stew. Staw. Stew. Xotal~ Total Total Total ginia Coast this week. The Liberty men who, hold less than class A B A C A C • C A B' status. Boston 9 4 3 8 4 8 3 2 14 5 19 18 ship John Sergeant will be the first 84 23 26 61 29 18 "Thus we have met with the op­ 54 15 1® 199 67 54 320 gas turbine vessel to operate un­ 32 3 6 14 7 7 10 4 11 56 14 erators and renegotiated the hir­ 24 94 der the American flag. 66 13 14 40 18 23 21 12 13 127 48 45 220 ing section of our agreement to Has New Propeller 16 13 15 11 6 20 3 6 22 30 25 57 112. allow all rated men who started 2 1 Q 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 0 In addition to the new power sailing regularly on SIU ships in Savannah ft 2 2 3 9 4 2 7 3 1 15 9 5 29 plant, the ship new has a controll­ 1951 and have sailed regularly 26 5 2 15 15 2 23 4 4 64 24 8 90 able-pitch propeller and has been since to be granted class A senior­ 12 44 13 35 9 8 44 25 13 123 40 34 203 lengthened by 20 feet. ity. Both the operators and the 17 4 3 12 16 3 6 1 1 35 21 7 63 The fourth ship, the William Union feel this will cut down the 15 3 1 8 10 4 11 3 9 36 14 10 60 Patterson, powered with another turnover and therefore ease the Wilmington 4 9 9 1 2 4 3 9 4 11 19 7 37 12 9 6 9 10 0 version of the fas turbine engine, manpower shortage with which 10 3 0 32 17 0 49 22 9 4 14 9 7 12 2 3 48 16 will go out for sea trials in Decem­ we're often faced," Simmons com­ 14 78 Deck Deck Deck Ens. Eng. «»& Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total ber. Two previous conversions mented. A B C A B C A B c 351 110 92 236 137 99 207 89 Twenty^five ships were paid off, under the Maritime Administration 92 794 332 283 1409 upgrading program are already at four signed on and 12 ships were SIU shipping leveled off some- 4 sea. They have made speeds of up in transit during the last period. what during the past two weeks, BALTIMORE: Good . . . NOR­ LEANS: Slowing up . . . LAKB All of them were in good shape. to IV/ii knots. but still managed to stay above FOLK: Booming ... SAVAN­ CHARLES: Good . . . HOUSTON: the 1,400-mark. The total number NAH: Slow; registration is Should stay good . . . WILMING­ of men dispatched was 1,409; reg­ up . . . TAMPA: Good . . . TON; Fair . . . SAN FRANCISCO: istration was low at 1,268. MOBILE: Good . . . NEW OR­ Fair . . . SEATTLE:* Good. The current job total reflects a sustained period of booming ship­ ping activity which has lasted Question: An SIU operator is talking of a 100,000-ton super­ three and a half months. An aver­ age of 1,420 jobs have been dis­ tanker. It would be 935 feet long and carry 830,000 bar­ patched evdry two weeks during rels (about 35 million gallons) of oil. How would you feel about this period, marked by a peak of 1,532 jobs two weeks ago. riding a ship of this size? No major letdown is in prospect Complaints about unsafe and unsanitary conditions on two in the coming months, with good foreign-flag ships again highlighted the lack of adequate Thomas Gray, MM: I imagine it John Rivera, pumpman: I've shipping expected to continue for supervision of non-US vessels on the high seas. Two ships, v.ould have a nice roomy galley never been on any supertanker, some time. the Italian passenger vessel" and messhall, so it would be Five Ports Gain Irpinia and the Mexican "wet­ illegal Mexican entrants from plenty of store­ hard for me to Five ports, Philadelphia, Norfolk, back" ship Mercurio One, were Texas back to Vera Cruz. She has room and refrig­ say until I saw been the target of considerable erator space and the pumproom. Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle, the targets of the beefs. , individual C er t a i n 1 y you all showed shipping increases this The Irpinia arrived in New York criticism from Rep. Robert Mollofoc'sles. It might would need an­ period, while one Mobile, remain­ last week on its first visit to this han (Dem., W. Va.), who charged be a little more other pumpman ed the same: good. Philadelphia port with 1,200 passengers and a that conditions aboard were un­ work but being and extra main­ and Norfolk had the biggest gains. bellyful "of beefs about the ves­ sanitary and unsafe. Subsequently, comfortable is Declines in varying degrees hit sel's seaworthiness and sanitary it was reported that a mutiny had tenance men. what counts. The Tankers corrode Boston, New York, Baltimore, Sav­ conditions. Forty of the passen­ broken out aboard the ship, in the more room you have to live and fast and there is annah, New Orleans, Houston, gers made signed complaints to the port of Tampico, Mexico, with sev­ plenty of work, Individual rooms Wilmington and San Franciseo, Coast Guard on conditions aboard eral passengers jumping overboard. work, the better it is. would be an advantage. but New York still shipped better her. The Mercurio One is under char­ 4" 4" 4" than 300 men and Baltimore and One of the passengers, a Chicago ter to the US Immigration Service. 4« 4« 4" Michael Strawinski, FWT: It schoolteacher, reported she bought Critics of the operation have de­ Frank S. Costa, MM: I would New Orleans handled over 200. doesn't matter to me what kind of The current period was marked a cabin class ticket but was as­ clared that the Immigration Service like to work on a ship that size. ship I'm working by the lowest proportion of ship­ signed to a dormitory with 45 should have chartered an Ameri­ I think it would on as long as ping for class B men since the SIU other persons in one room. The can-flag vessel for this purpose. be a lot easier there is a good seniority hiring system began al­ dormitory had no water or lava­ with more space crew aboard. most a year and a half ago. Class tory facilities, she said. . to work in and a Whether you are B accounted for 24 percent of the private room for Other dormitory set-ups on the on a tug or a total shipping, while class A every crewmemsame deck had as many as 200 supertanker, the dropped one point to 56 percent ber. There would passengers, without any sanitary important thing and class C rose to 20 percent. be extra work, of Under the Union constitu­ facilities. is not to get in Three of the 14 ports shipped course, but more tion every member attending Other passengers signed state­ each other's hair. no class C men at all, but Norfolk, men in the crew a Union meeting is entitled to ments to the effect that two or I guess this faced with a job boom and a short­ would take care nominate himself for the would be easier on a big ship. age of A and B men, shipped more three passengers had been sold of that. elected posts to be filled at tickets for the same cabin space, class 0 men than the combined 3^ 4" the meeting—chairman, read­ 4> 4* 4* with pursers having a field day ac­ total of the other two groups. ing clerk and recording secre­ John Fanning, AB: A ship this L. P. Hogan, pumpman: I would cordingly in assigning people to Black Gang Still Short tary. Your Union urges you big means putting a couple of like to be her chief pumpman. I cabins. to take an active part in meet­ other ships and Although the number of class C was working Several of the travelers formed ings by taking these posts of seamen out of down in Maracai- men shipped in the engine depart­ a group to take up their complaint service. business. ,Y o u bo harbor on the ment was not far different from with the House Merchant Marine wouldn't take And, of course, all members dredge just be­ the deck and steward class C fig­ Committee. They said they would many more men have the right to take the flooc cause of these ures, the spread between the total ask for legislation to protect than a T-2 does. and express their opinions on. big tankers and number registered and shipped American travelers against abuses 1 also wonder any officer's report or issue it would be good was greatest in that department. of this kind. hew safe it would under discussion. Seafarers to see one of Most ports bave been low on black The Irpinia is a 27-year-old ship be in a sterm. I them under the gang men for seme time. are urged to hit the deck at of 10,982 tone displacement. She guess your watch US flag. Every The following is the forecast had jammed 1,200 passengers these meetings and let their would be half man would have port by port: shipnutea know what's en aboard her. She was originally the •vw the time yen went from hia own room and air conditioning BOSTON; Fair . . . NEW YORK: Freneh vessel Campana. their minds. teo-rl hope. Jbeek>afk t»ioolutaUfiopd..,, , FHII^DBI'PlilAi^Gopd <The wetback ship is used to>earry • 'il •••rrtir "Irhf ••'M E 1st Gas Potter Ship Underttay T V- SSI INOUIRING SEAFARER Rap Safety Lack On Foreign-Flag Liners Speak Out At SIU Meetinss f- [!-• �Seyt^ber If, IfSt SEAFARERS Pare Fiei LOG^ Budding SIU Medic Treats His Shipmates Seafarer Seymour Wallace may not quite be ready to prac­ tice medicine according to the authorities. But as far as the' crew of the Kathryn is concerned, he has all the medics beat. The 26-year-old Seafarer is| currently an SIU scholars^p medicine, but this time it was dif­ student at Columbia Univer- ferent. According to the crew, "Wallace Medical ScbooL Like other Seafarers on the scholarship, he used his limited medical knowledge as well as a grad­ grabbed a summertime ship job to uate physician. help meet his living costs. In Wal­ Only about half­ lace's instance, he shipped as third mate aboard the Kathryn on the way through ichool, neTl prob­ Puerto Rico run. In the course of the voyage two ably have smooth crewmembers suffered injimies. sailing once he Third mate Wallace was immedi­ hangs out his ately pressed- into service to care shingle. for the injured men. Normally, Wallace will mm have mates have limited experience in to call it Wallace first aid and the rudiments - of quite in the next few days to return to his studies at Columbia, where he expects to graduate in 1959. The Kathryn gang will undoubtedly be unhappy to lose their doctor, even if he isn't a full-fledged one yet. Nominations Close For SIU Voting Nominations for 39 SIU elective offices closed this past week at midnight, Wednesday, September 12. Under the constitution, all nominees had to submit their qualifications for office and the posf for which they wished to run by that date. . The constitution provides that the credentials must have been re­ ceived at headquarters by that date for the candidate to qualify. Six-Man Committee A six man rank and file creden­ tials committee was elected at the September 5th headquarters membership meeting. The committee is now examining the credentials of the candidates to determine'lf they meet the constitutional re­ quirements. Members of the commltttee are Frank Moran and Joseph Schwinn, deck department; C. Benway and Y. DiCiacomo, engine department, and John Jellette and F. Corio, steward department. The credentials committee is ex­ pected to make its report at th6 September 19 membership meet­ ing. Full details of the commit­ tee's report, including the men eligible to run for various elective posts, will be carried in the Sep­ tember 28 issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Then two weeks later, the LOG will carry a special supplement with photos and biographies of all the candidates so that Seafarers can be acquainted with the men running for office. 4 4 Another Seafarer scholarship winner currently winding up a summer's sailing is Wallace Simp­ son, AB, aboard the Waterman ship Yaka. Simpson recently dropped in at headquarters to report on his progress at Stanford'University. He will be starting his junior year at Stanford on September 27, specializing in International rela­ tions. He has just completed a two year course in Chinese and served as feature editor and occa­ sionally night editor of the uni­ versity publication. When he gets but of school he hopes to go to work for the State Department's Foreign Service Di­ vision. If all goes well. Seafarers putting in at Formosa, Hong Kong, or possibly mainland Chinese ports some dayjmay , ^ yet run into a consul used to be their shipmate. One of two Atlantic Refining Company tankers now manned by Seafarers, with three more on the way, the Atl^antic Importer is shown as she looked in 1953 right after she and four other Atlantic tankers were bought by the SlU-contracted Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp. The ships remainedh under charter, to Atlantic unfil the charters expired recently. Crew Two Ex-Atlantic Tankers, 3 More Due BALTIMORE—^Two Atlantic Refining Company ships, the Atlantic Importer and the Atlantic Transporter, have been crewed by Seafarers here as the Pan Oceanic Navigation Corp., an SIU operator, picked up its"* bareboat charters on the ves­ the five ships to the SIU was fore­ sels. Thrpe other Atlantic cast three years" ago in the "At­ ships, the Producer, Shipper and Voyager, are also owned by Pan Oceanic., It is expected that these ships will be taken over as well when the charters expire. The Atlantic Importer will be renamed the American Importer and the Transporter will become jthe Pan Oceanic Transporter as soon as the necessary legal for­ malities are completed. All five of the ships are T-2s. Oddly enough, the transfer of Finish Mobile Overhaul MOBILE—Work on the structural changes in the SIU build­ ing here have now been completed. The revisions will help keep the non-SIU men out of the hall and keep all facilities open to Seafarers only. The major change is the these "piggyback" tankers to be elimination of all. but one crewed up in this port, so tankerfront entrance to the building, so that men with no union identifi­ cation can be Icept out. A new back entrance within the building leads directly from the recreation deck to the shipping hall for the convenience of Seafarers. Tanker TO#D "This port is rapidly acquiring a nucleus of tanker men, some tff whom crewed up the Ideal X (Pan Atlantic) when she came out of the shipyard :after several weeks of repairs.. This is the third of men are no longer a novelty, said Port Agent Cal Tanner. Shipping continues at a steady pace, and is holding up very well. Tanner added. Ninety-six men were dispatched to regular jobs and almost 150 more to various re­ lief assignments around the har­ bor. All told, prospects for the coming two weeks are also good. There were nine payoffs, five sign-ons and three ships in transit during the last period. Only minor beefs were encountered. lantic Fleet News," the organiz­ ing publication put out by the At­ lantic Tankermen's committee. At that time, the publication an­ nounced the purchase of the five ships by Pan Oceanic from another company that had bareboated them to Atlantic Refining. Story Upset Company The story had a startling effect on the oil company's headquarters which immediately circulated a let­ ter through its fleet over the sig­ nature of a company vice-president denying that the ships would go under contract to the SIU then or thereafter. It asserted that men sailing with Atlantic Refining were assured "job security" by the com­ pany's policy of keeping the ships running at all times under all con­ ditions. Since then, transfers to foreign flags, sales and the current pick-up of charters have decimated the 24ship Atlantic fleet. It is now down to 17 ships under American flag operation with three more due to go. Ships removed from the fleet besides the Importer and Trans­ porter have been the MV Franklin, Van Dyke, Atlantic Refiner, Rang­ er, States and Coast. One new ship was added making a net loss of seven thus far. Backs SIU Stand The current development strong­ ly confirms the SIU's argument that tankermen cannot rely on a single company for employment security, but are better off shipping through a union hirihg hall. The transfer of the two Atlantic ships to SIU contract recalls a similar incident early in 1953 when US Petroleum Carriers picked up the charters on four ships previ­ ously operated by StandarcJ. Oil of New Jersey. The four vessels have been manned by Seafarers since then. A new fight against a Liberianflag operation is in the offing on the West Coast. The membership of the Sailors Union of the Pacific voted,approval of action against a Liberian-flag ship scheduled to run between Vancouver and Antioch, Calif. The ship, manned by Japa­ nese, will carry wet pulp to the California port. i 44' The Pacific District, including the SUP, Marine Firemen's Union at:d the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards,. expects to meet shortly with the shipowners on a wage review. Indications are that coverage for dependents on hospitalization and other benefits will be sought, in ad­ dition to a wage increase and other gains. i 4" t Signing of the Commonwealth Inter Island Towing Corp.," a Florida-West Indies tug operator has been reported by the Brother­ hood of Marine Engineers. The BME also reports that it is nego­ tiating with its contracted opera­ tors on the basis of a six percent wage increase, plus an additional cash boost ranging up to $15 for chief enginers. Find Fairisle Copf. Guilty As was expected, the Coast Guard hearing examiner has found the captain of the Fairisle guiity of negligence when the Waterman C-2 collided with a Panamanian tanker on July 23. The captain was suspended for six months con­ sisting of the two months' outright suspension and four months' prcv bation. He can sail on his license during the probationary period. The skipper had previously pleaded guilty to excessive speed. He had testified that the Fairisle was making about 15 knots on a foggy morning Report Traveler's Check Experiences Seafarers a^ SIU Iteadquarters meeting register their votes for Joseph Schwinn as one of the deck department members on the six-man membership-elected Credentials Committee for the coming SIU elections. Schwinn later was named chairman of the committee. Nomina­ tions ended this week. '^. Headquarters is interested in hearing from Seafarers as to any difficulties they might have cashing traveler's checks in over­ seas ports. In most instances, th'e traveler's checks have proved superior to issuance of local currency, giving Seafarers a better breaJs: on exchange. Traveler's checks are also acceptable in some countries which have restrictions on the use of American dollars. However, in isolated Instances, Seafarers have had trouble cashing these checks in ports where the traveler's check is not well known. Such incidents should-be reported to the Union so that appropriate action can be tjken through .the Union's Wash­ ington office. - . . '31 - I �SEAFARERS Pace Six HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE EVERY AMERICAN Memban .of Congress and loccd legislators as welL vote on a bewilder­ ing variety of issues while in ofii^. The overlxge voter finds it difficult to keep track of the records of the men whose future he has to decide in the ballot booth. ^ To cut through the fog of promises, claims and counter-claims. American unions have made it a practice in re­ cent years to print and distribute "box scores" on the legislators' performance on key iissues. These appear in union publications and are distributed to voters in many areas, helping them fudge for themselves on the basis of the record. In addition, unions distribute infor­ mation on registration requirements, cmd conduct "get out the vote" drives helping imion members and other citilens qualify for election day voting. Ore Line Laggards Face Union Action BALTIMORE—Ore Line crewmembers who have-been re­ turning to their ships right at sailing time instead of an hour early may find themselves facing Union disciplinary action before long. 4 At the present rate, Port are back at their old habits again. Agent Earl Sheppard pointed This action must be stopped . . . out, "anywhere from three to 11 men have to be shipped from the hall to Sparrows Point for every Ore Line sailing. In most cases, the ^original crewmembers return just in time, so the others have to go back to the Union hall. This inconveniences all hands, to say the least. "It's time that all of the Ore Line crews began living up to the terms of our contract with the coiflpany, which calls for everyone to report back to the ship one hour before the scheduled sailing. All hands should also remember that smooth sailing requires Union members as well as the operators to live up to the contract. "The last warning on this issue was a Union letter posted aboard all Ore Line ships regarding the sailing time. It served the pur­ pose of shaking up these crews for a time, but now many of the men Tampa Holding Fair Job Pace TAMPA—Shipping is holding steady here although there isn't too much in the way of ship activ­ ity altogether. Port Agent Tom Banning noted. One ship, the Raphael Semmes (Waterman), came in to pay off and there were just four others in transit, the Steel Architect (Isth­ mian), Gateway City (Waterman), Bradford Island (Cities Service) and Bienville (Pan-Atlantic). The level of shipping has re­ mained about the same here for some time, however, and the out­ look is unchanged. All of the ships in port were in good shape. 1? ' even if we have to invoke the Un­ ion constitution against the delin­ quents," he added. Shipping in the port, meanwhile, remains good and the outlook right now is fair for the present two weeks. There have been no major beefs on any of the ships. Ten ships paid off, six signed -on and 18 stopped off in transit during the period. September 14, 1956 LOG New Tanker Plans Still Up In Air WASHINGTON—Two years of negotiations by the Military' Sea Transportation Service to get pri­ vate operators to build 15 new tankers have gotten nowhere. Now with tanker construction costs on the rise, chances are pretty doubt­ ful that the ships will be built for long-term Navy charters. When the first bids were oalled for two years back, they involved construction costs of under $8 miliion. At that time the act un­ der which they. werfe to be built set a ceiling rate on the charter price the Navy would pay for the tankers. Originally, MSTS and the bid­ ding operators were unable to reach agreement on a contract. Then the legislation was changed to call for bigger ships—between 25,000 and 27,500 tons and an 18knot speed. By that time, the con­ struction costs were up to $9.3 million. MSTS was still talking optimisticaliy about getting a genuine bid when it opened the envelopes the third time this week. But private operators now figure they can do Hbetter in the market. The result is that the proposed new ships are as far away as ever. Get That SS Number Right Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that tbey use their correct Social Security number. Use of the wrong number means a clerical headache for the Vaca­ tion Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. -Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security number is crediting his tax de­ ductions to some other US worker. CHIWAWA (CltU* SaiSrIct), Aug. S— accepted. Motion that no one pay off Chairman, J. Malenay; Sacratary, J. until aU beefs are settled. Captain Hughat. Repair Ust turned In. Men gives men only $10.00 each on draw, advlaed to keep lockera locked to up with patrolman. Suggestion to avoid stealing. One man missing ship. teletype haU regarding mall. Steward at l4ike Charles. CUer paid own dept. beef to be taken up with patrol­ transportation. To see agent about man. Vote of thanks to steward and reimbursement. Report accepted. passenger for piping music Into mess Request Information about New delegate elected. Delegates haU. thanked for accomplishments. Gen­ draws In doUars Instead of yen. In­ erally agreed that fair trials of foul- quire If shore gang can take stores ups are only way to protect majority aboard because of short stay In port. membershp. 1 ARLYN (Bull), Aug. S—Chairman, J. Lincoln; Sacratary. O. Waltar. One man paid off In San vuan and replace­ ment missed ship sailing for stateside. Deck delegate resigning as could not handle two jobs efficiently. To act on all outstanding business. Ship's fund $3.09. - Reports accepted, and go along with headquarters and ap- prove pubUclzlng democratic way of union. Need more cooked meats In night lunch, sardines and boiled eggs. Discussion on grade of Ice cream and fresh vegetables—put aboard too soon. Some trouble with Ice cream box. New motor Installed. Request variety of flavors. $ DE SOTO (Pan Atlantic), Aug. S— Chairman, vy. Holllngar; Secretary, W. Fleishman. Ship's fund $31.22. Three men logged and flred. One man from improvised gangway. Full statement to be signed and copy given to patrol­ man. Reports accepted. J. HILTON (Bull), Aug. 12—Chairman, Crowley; Secretary, J. Mitchell. Ship's fund $20.50. Reports accepted. Motion to have meeting every other week to eliminate piling up of reports. Delegates to decide best time to have meetings convenient to ail depart­ ments. Suggestion steward check necessary, night lunch per agreement: focs'les to be painted. MASSMAR (Calmar), July 22—Chairjnan, T. Hanson; Secretary, W. Ham­ mond. Ship's fund $15.()0 given to brother's wife who suffered an acci­ dent. Seven hours disputed overtime. Repair list turned In. Reports ac­ cepted. Menus to be turned over to patrolman and Inspected by commit­ tee to determine whether variety of meats Is good or not. Letter received regarding the AB taken off In Panama. Bosun suggests all tables be set up in messhall In port. Cannot be done because of man shortage. Letter writ­ ten to company unsigned about stew­ ard and baker stealing food from ship in Newark. This not true. Seattle agent suggested writing a letter to company. . Ship's meeting suggested before payoff. ALCOA PLANTER (Alco'b), July 29 —Chairman, C. Thompson; C. DsHos- John William Goarin, born Au­ gust 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. gust 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Calhoun, Crichton, Ala. Frank W. Goarin, New York, NY. 4 4 Francis Victor Thommen III, $1 ti Christine Emily Nielsen, born born June 21, 1956, to Seafarer and March 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis V. Thommen Jr., Bal­ Mrs. Sigwart G. Nielsen, Brooklyn, timore, Md. 4 4 4 NY. Rosa Linda Gonzales, born May 4" t 4" Rodney Lee Cooper, born July 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gil­ 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ bert R. Gonzales, Galveston, Tex. 4 4 4 ert L. Cooper, Port Arthur, Tex. Joan Mary Treitler, born August £ 4' ^ 2, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Jean Joseph Latapie Jr., born T. Treitler, Arable, La. July 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Jean Latapie, New Orleans, La. Armond Ramos, Jr., born August i 4" 4' 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Brady Tillis, born Au­ Armond Ramos, East Boston, Mass. gust 4,-1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 John U. Tillis, Savannah, Ga. Winon E. Walker, Jr., born July 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. W. 4" 4" 4< Elizabeth Cooper Young, born E. Walker, Long Beach, iMiss. August 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Larry P. Young, New York, Linda Elizabeth Whitten, born NY. August 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter H. Whitten, Mobile, 4i 4." i Michael Vincent Pierone, born Ala. August 9, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Gerald Pierone, East Orange, Victoria Georgia Rossi, bora Au­ NJ. gust 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward A. Rossi, Baltimore, Md. ^ 4 4> Kim Allison Terpe, bom July 11, 4 4 4 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Keith George Charles Drzewicki, born A. Terpe, Elizabeth. NJ. August 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas V. Drzewicki, Wil­ 4i 4^ 4 PehM -Lynn. Calhoun, born Au- mington, DeL>< ^ • ?,• ; --vv- Wells. New delegate elected. Two men missed ship In New Orleans. Gear to be put ashore In San Francisco. Few hours disputed overtime. Crew to be careful not to aplU coffee on bridge and deck. Repair list to be made up and given to patrolman In San Fran­ cisco. One member requested locker to/be moved to get more air, if pos­ sible. Steward department room should be sougeed. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine meals. WESTPORT (New England Ind.), June 21—Chairman, W. Bunker; Sec­ retary, J. Laughlln. Meeting • called to Inform engine utility of agent's re­ port from Lake Charles on cargo over­ time and other duties. E. U. to work under deck engineer's Working rules Insofar as winches and winch time Is concerned; also about working over­ time and not putting In for it; also about turning to before 8:00 AM with­ out overtime. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Aug. 9—Chairman, D. Downey, Secretary, Y. Culllos. New delegate elected. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. All of the following SIV families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: HASTINGS (Waterman), July 2$— Chairman, C. E. Wallick; Secretary, J. pedales. Delayed sailing disputed. Ship's fund $24.18. Reports accepted. Baker did not accept job. neglected to return card to hall. Sailed short one baker. Slop water not to be thrown into laundry room. Locker under stairway to be used for slop buckets. LONCViaW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Aug. 4—Chairman, J. Lewis; Secretary, R. Barker. Iron donated by brother. Ship's fund $9.15. Dele­ gate and reporter elected. Sink-to be repaired. M. V. PONCE (Ponce Cement), July 31—Chairman, M. Manning; Secretary, C. Knowles, Special meeting called to settle question of who keeps laundry clean. Report accepted. Each depart­ ment to alternate in keeping laundry clean. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 29—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secretary, M. Sosplna. Ship's fund, $18.00. Every­ thing running smoothly. Secretarytreasurer and reporter elected. Repair list to be given to delegate. Letter to be sent to headquarters about acci­ dent aboard ship. Delay In obtaining medical attention for Injured man. Request notification of Injury to Wel­ fare Dept. CHELSEA (North Atlantic Marine), July 8—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Andrews. Reports accepted. No beefs. Discussion on keeping mess rooms, recreation rooms and laundry room clean. Suggestion made that-if men want time off In foreign ports they are to ask for It and not take it on their own. ORION PLANET (Colonial), Aug. 2 —Chairman, J. Davis; Secretary, B. Padgett. Repairs not made. Tele­ gram sent to American consul con­ cerning non-delivery of mail. 66c each for extra launches. No logs. Passengers given hospital. $10.00 donated to fund by winners of ar­ rival pool. Ship's fund $7.00. Vote of thanks to engineer for fine coopera­ tion. Chipping and scraping under. way In focs'les. Headquarters report concerning changes In Union eonstitutlon received and accepted.. Report ^ ..FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Aug. 3—Chairman, B. Cries; Secre­ tary, R^ Myers. New delegate elected. Two men missed ship; patrolman no­ tified. Two hours delayed sailing be­ cause of men missing ship. One man hospitalized with burned eyes caused by electric weld arc. Beef in engine department. Ship sprayed for roaches Ship's fund $26.50. Engineer per­ forming unlicensed personnel work causing dissension among members and causing them to quit ship, and criticism. Expect men on overtime to do contract work. Report accepted. Port holes to be Installed in deck and steward department bathrooms and showers. Grating to be put in show­ ers deck, engine and steward depart­ ment. Cots to be returned after us­ ing. Ship to be sprayed for roaches again. Washing machine tp be fast­ ened to deck. Engine- department beef to be taken up with headquar­ ters. WESTPORT (Arthur .Steamship), Aug. 5—Chairman, S. Krswnynskl;. Secretary, K. Skelly. Tglegram sent to headquarters to have patrolman visit ship on arrival In states.' Head­ quarters notified of death of Brother Maher. Ship's fund $12. Some dis­ puted overtime. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Request 4b4t when replacement Is needed in fordtgh port, any available SlU member Aould be shipped. Letter to be sent i«qaestlng action toward better mail service by company. Crew requests draws In American money in future. Ship needs fumigating. Passageways and focs'les need sougeelng. Repair list to be made up. Caew requests signon be held up untU ship is fumigated. SWEETWATER (Metro Petroleum)— Chairman, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, W. Kehrwieder. Water-tight doors not to be opened In rough weather. Few hours disputed overtime. Repair list to be made up. Ship needs fumi­ gating for roaches. July 1—Chairman, R. Lundqulst; Secretary, B. Meontslkarls. Watch smoking - when unloading grain andcarrying oil. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Keep mess hall clean. Ashes not to be thrown out on deck.' Pay attention during fire and boat drills. FREDERIC C./COLLIN (Dry Trans), Aug. 7—Chairman (none). Secretary (none). One man hospitalized in Casa­ blanca and one In Piraeus. Greece, one In Cartagene, Spain. Expect to be in New York Aug. 16-17 after roundthe-world trip. Good trip except for fouled-up travelers checks and nonco-operation of captain. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), July $— Chairman, J. Fedesovlch; Secretary, A. Tremer. Mobile notified about lack of fresh seasonal fruit on board when leaving Mobile. Ship's fund $29.25. $75.00 loaned to member for plane tickets for his family. Money to be repaid at payoff. Report accepted. Inquire when shore men to be fed during meal hour. All men to at­ tend fire and boat drill in port. Aug. 5—Chairman, B. McNulty; Sec­ retary, J. Fedesovlch. Ship's fund $104.25. Report accepted. Discussion pertaining to loan of $250,000.00 to IBL Organizing Committee. To be discussed further with boarding pat­ rolman. New delegate elected. Sug­ gestion to keep laundry locked when in port. Radio and TV set to be locked up. Record player stolen last trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and services rendered. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Aug. 9—Chairman, R. Godwin; Secretary, J. Hodges. Ship's fund $8.46. All de­ partment to make up repair list. All men who have beef to get together with patrolman before payoff. Vote of thanks to electrician for keeping life boats in good working order. Vote of thanks to baker for excellent pastries. SEA COMET II (Seatraders, Inc.), Aug. S—Chairman, G. Ruf; Secretary, W. Rackley. Ship's fund $25.75. Mag­ azines purchased. Treasurer and sec­ retary-reporter elected. Pipes above dairy to be more secure. Hose for galley salt water line to be installed. Galley messroom needs painting. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Aug. 12—Chairman, W. Thompson; Sacra­ tary, C, Wiggins. Ca^aln will pay off in next port north. Secretary elected. Report accepted. Delegate to check on fans. �.1 S«»teab«r U. MM SEAWARERS LOG Far* Sere* Dorothy Delivers A 'Monster' lOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Gnide To Better Bnyind By Sidney iSargoliut While all hands held their collective breaths, the Dorothy (BnH Line) completed delivery in San Juan last week of a monster 225,000-potmd stator to a local Puerto Rican power plant. The huge piece of generating equipment was literally skidded off the ship onto the dock be­ cause there is no heavy lift.^ equipment in San Juan harbor big enough to^andle the load. To unload the stator, the Dor­ othy was first heavily loaded with Hous^to-house canvassers selling costly vitamin "supplements," 10,500 tons of sugar until her deck widely distributed in the West for some time, are now blanketing the lined up approximately with a entire' country. The number of canvassers is multiplying fast. One platform on the dock. The deck company selling a vitamin product which costs the user $19.50 a month railing was cut with acetylene has developed a system of "daisy-chain" neighborhood distribution in torches and the delicate job of which local people become "isub-distributors" and sell to friends and moving-the stator began. neighbors. "Sub-distributors" who can recruit enough additional Gear Slid Ashore sellers, often among the users, then become "distributors" and ulti­ A 50-ton heavy lift was hooked mately "wholesale distributors." Each person in the selling chain gets to the package for steadying pur­ a commission on the high price* paid by moderate-income people wor­ ried about their health or frightened into buying by scare talk. This poses and the stator, resting on 12 writer estimates that at least btf per cent of the retail price of such by 12 hardwood timbers, slowly vitamin products sold house to 'house goes to the distributors and slid ashore down a slight incline on to a five-foot high platform salesman. ^ built on the dock. On the dock But the unnecessarily high cpst of such products, whether sold by side, the stator was eased onto canvassers or in stores, is only part ojf the danger buyers run. The four-inch steel pipes which were other* is that they will rely on the medical and nutritional advice of filled with sand. It was rolled untrained part-time sellers,"^ho are not doctors, pharmacists nor down the length of a 2,500-foot nutritionists, and thereby neglect to seek the professional medical sand lane to a power plant where it care they may actually need. This writer has even come across will help meet the rapidly-growing guarded hints by vitamin sellers that vitamins will correct eye and need for electric power in San dental problems requiring skilled care, such as cavities and pyorrhea. Juan. The other danger is that users may reply on vitamin products to sup­ Just to make sure everything went plement inadequate or .unbalanced diets, rather than make sore they well. Captain Milton Williams, Bull eat an adequate, varied diet. No Line operations manager, flew to (00^ diCK • 1 >8^ .combination of vitamins sold as a San Juan to supervise the unload­ -/ "complete supplement" can possib­ ing. ly have all the nutritional ele­ 12-Day Trip ments you need, since they have The stator was put aboard the not all been discovered yet. Food itself contains unknown nutrients Dorothy in Baltimore by heavy lift A passing longshoreman is dwarfed by a I 12-ton turbine sta­ floating cranes with a total lift we probably nCed for health. capacity of 130 tons. It was built at tor rig loaded aboard the Dorothy in Baltimore. The giant Unfortunately, while Govern­ Westinghouse Electric's East Pitts­ turbine mechanism required extra special handling and pre­ ment authorities can limit (and burgh plant and shipped by rail­ sented lots of headaches before it was finally unloaded in San have done so) the claims of inter­ road flatcar to Baltimore. Be­ Juan for use at a local power plant. state distributors of vitamins, it cause of the size of the equipment, is almost impossible to police the the flatcar spent 12 days on the individual salesmen. They often journey detouring low overheads, use part truths to scare people in­ tunnels and narrow cuts en-route. to buying. Among the part truths This is not a record shipment, as are arguments that fresh foods lose much of their vitamin content a much larger item of the same by the time they reach the con­ type was recently shipped to Ja­ Over 84,000 new members were Workers of America calling for sumer; that many serious illnesses pan. But as far as the Dorothy added to labor's ranks in the sec­ average increases of ten cents an gang is concerned, it will do until are due to insufficient vitamins ond three months of 1956 with hour. Improved holiday pay is also and minerals in the diet (includ­ a bigger one comes along. AFL-CIO unions winning 770 re­ provided. Negotiations are now ing even mental depression); that presentation elections. Indepen­ getting underway between the un­ foods grown .with commercial fer­ dent unions won another 96 elec­ ion and six major telephone com­ tilizers ar^not as nourishing as organically-grown foods; that soils in tions during the period. The per­ panies, • which your food is grown are depleted of psentlal minerals, and centage of voters favoring unions 4 4 4 similar claims. ' jumped from 59 percent in the Employees of Gear Specialties, Now there is some truth in some of these stalemenls, but they are first three months of 1956 to 65 per­ Inc., of Chicago, will get polio inoften .exaggerated by nutritional faddists and sellers of "health" cent. orulations during working hours. foods and vitamins, and may not apply to you at all. The fact is, quali­ The company will provide the fa­ i t fied nutritional authorities testify, if you eat a balanced diet including cilities and the union, the InternaThe National Labor Relations a variety of foods, you Can feel assured-ttiat you are getting all the Board has thrown out a secondary tLonal Union of Electrical Work­ nutrients you need. boycott charge against the State, ers, will pay the costs. Chicago LAKE CHARLES — Shipping County and Municipal Emj)loyees suffered from a polio epidemic Perhaps the most frightening thing the vitamin sellers do is to tell people their health problem may be "sub-clinical"; that is, noth­ spurted upwards again over the which grew out of the Kohler this summer. ing a doctor can observe, but manifesting itsel£.an a generally tired past two weeks here, as an assort­ Company stiilte. The Municipal 4 4 4 or depressed condition where "you just don't feel right." Many peo­ ment of 14 ships arrived for pay­ Employees Union had been accused off and replacements. The last of the major aluminum ple are scared into buying dietary supplements on this basis. of an illegal boycott when its mem­ producers. Kaiser Aluminum, has Ten Cities Service tankers, in­ Before anyone starts buying vitamins from a canvasser or even by bers in Milwaukee refused to un­ mail or from a store on a self-prescribed basis, he ought to consult cluding two of her three new su­ load a cargo of china clay for the signed with the United Steelworka doctor. This is urgent both to be certain you don't have an illness pertankers, the Baltimore and the strike-bound Kohler works. The ers on the same basis as Alcoa, requiring other treatment, and to know that you do need vitamins be­ Miami, made an appearance. All board held that Milwaukee is not Reynolds and the nation's steel of them were in fair shape, said an employer within the definition companies. About 8,000 workers fore you spend a lot of money for them. Now that some vitamin sellers have resorted to scaring parents by Port Agent Leroy Clarke. The of the Taft-Hartley law. The are covered by the latest alumi­ quoting various surveys indicating malnourishment among children, new tankers are beauties, he added, United Automobile Workers has num contract. it is especially important to get professional medical advice. Young echoing sentiments of their crews. been striking at Kohler since early children generally do require vitamin D during the winter at least A third is due in December. in 1954. (so do some adults), and sometimes other vitamins. But it is up to a j; it 4" In addition, the Sweetwater doctor to prescribe what additional vitamins your children need, and (Metro) and the "piggyback" tanker Approximately 100,000 shirt and the amount. Pediatricians have found that mothers sometimes give Ideal X (Pan Atlantic) called at cotton garment workers received a The following is the latest their children too much of vitamin preparations, with ill effects noted Port Arthur, Texas. The Del San­ ten-cents hourly wage increase in in cases of over-dosage of vitamin D. available listing of official ex­ tos (Mississippi) came in here, a new contract negotiated between If you do need vitamins, you can buy them at only a fraction of along with the Transatlantic (Pa­ the Amalgamated Clothing Work­ change rates for foreign cur­ the cost charged by the canvassers and by manufacturers of nation- cific Waterways), which signed on ers Union and the National Shirt rencies. Listings are as of ally-advertised brands. Drugs and vitamins are one place where price for a long offshore trip to Indo­ and Cotton GfStment Manufactur­ Sept. 12, 1956, and are sub­ often has no relation to quality. You can buy any vitamin product nesia and Japan. ing Association. Health insurance ject to change without notice. sold in interstate commerce with safety by comparing the potencies and retirement benefits are also im­ Needed Help listed on the label, and making sure the label has the initials "USP." proved. England, New Zealand, South Af­ With all this, job activity rose rica; $2.80 per pound sterling. Thi« means the product measures up to the established standard for 4 t Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. substantially and required an as­ that vitamin or drug. Approximately 800,000 non-oper­ Belgium; 50 francs'to the dollar. For example, highly-advertised brands of vitamin A sell, for as much sist from both Houston , and New ating rail employees in 11 unions Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. aiA $4 for a bottle of 100 capsules containing 25,000USP units. In con­ Orleans. Rated engine department have now completed a strike vote France; 350 francs to the dollar. trast, some retailers who stock their own brands offer this same amount men, particularly, were in short on the nation's leading railroads. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. supply. and potency, made to the same official standards, for only $1.25. The unions have asked a 25-cent Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Similarly, you can buy multiple vitamins containing A and D, the On the labor front, the Office wage increase which the carriers Italy: 624.8 Ure to the doUar. B vitamins and others, from some consumer cooperative for as little as Workers Union just signed a new have countered with demands for Norway: 14 cents per krone. $2.50 for 100 capsules, compared to prices up to $20 for various types contract with ^e help of several a 6Ai-cent cut in hourly wages. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar of multiple vitamins or dietary supplements. local labor groups. The outlook is The voting came to an, end on Sweden: 19.33 cent$ per krona. Among sources for low-cost private-brand vitamins are consumer also good for m beef led by the September 7. India: 21 cents per rupee. co-ops, department stores and drug retailers who have their own Building Trades Council agabi^ Pakistan; 31 cents per rupee. 4 4 4 Argentina: 18 pesos to the dollar. brands, the general mail-order houses and mail-order specialists like non-union contractors at Fort Polk, Western Electric Company, Brazil: 3.4. cents per cruzeiro. Vitamins-Plus and Foods-Plus. about 40 miles from here. This manufacturer of telephone equip­ Uruguay: 53.63 cents per peso. A cooperative mail-order source for vitamins and other drug products dispute should be wrapped up suc­ ment, has signed a one-year agree­ Venezuela; 39.85 cents per bolivar. previously mentioned here, is Cdo Laboratories, Celo, North Carolina. cessfully before long, Clarke said. ment with the Communications High-Pressure Vitamin Peddiers LABOR ROUND-UP Lake Charies' Ship Activity Clears Beach Money Exchange Rates Listed �SEAFARERS Face Eicht September 14^ 196f_ IPG • keeping watchful eye on Stephen Carr, 3%, as he tries out his new tri­ cycle, is Mrs. Doncas Carr. Gloria, 9; Robert, 3; and Richard, 10, are children of Seafarer Van Whit­ ney. They live in Bayshore, LI. ,• A "Down Easter" is Priscilia Ruth Sawin, 3, daughter of Bob Sawin. Seafarer Max Acosta of Philadelphia boasts this growing SIU family. From left to right are Sandra, 6; Daniel, 4; and Elizabeth, 10 months old. Elizabeth is still in the "stroller" stage. oeaiarer duim o. xianagai. oci.u .....a _—— o three children from his San Pedro, California, home. Youngest col­ lected SIU maternity benefit. - - •-•7. V %/ EAFARERS' children as shown here, represent more than the fact that their fathers happen to be seamen by occupation. They dem­ onstrate the new way of life lived by so many Seafarers today, who have found homes and families part of their pattern just as It is for shoreside workers. ... L • • As many Seafarers have written when sending in these photos, it^s having the Union which has made the difference. One Seafarer put it this way, "When I look around while at home and think of our own con­ ditions compared to the shoreside workers, I know really how lucky I om to belong and be a part of the SIU." S sr^ 0rT'" • • ki'-.v •: ' * ^ lit ^ irt ^ eit Christmas toys bemuse Elizabeth Alexander. Dad is Fred Alexander. �•|J I Clitabing up in the world Vargas, 2%, of Baltimore, Md. 1 Ronnie Lee Terry, 4, son M Charles Terry, lives in Kosciusko, Miss. Jo Ann Malazihsky will soon mark 1st birthday. Dad IS Joseph Malazinsky. Ginia Lee Gambaro was just a few weeks old when snapped last December. Juamce Poole, 3, lives in De Qumey, La. Father, Shirley Poole, sads AB. :r:il fto ?rwmtam IMI from the SIU Welfare Plan. 6 fnd ? h 'l-lf 1. . received $575 in benefits On left is ThomasWiltoi^i^e^2nr^ toan I.„i, Green, who was one year old \-x , TSeyKn B^Sl :^l •Ul '^1 •"^1 Derryl Wheeler is 4. D^ IS Seafarer Orien Wheeler of York, Ala. Seafarer Eddie O'Conn'ell s first born is Nancv 6 months old. Kathy Jane Hayes is im­ pressed by Niagara Falls on visit from Virginia. John Worley, Jr. is son of Seafarer John Worley of San Francisco. Harry Gauntlett, Jr., is sweating out Army hitch with dad in Ft. Bragg. �SEAFARERS Par* Tea . NORTHWItTIKN VICTORY (Viet»ry Carriart), AuBuat 5—Chairman, J. Harton> Sacratary, S. Aralaa. Suf^ CesUon that all remaining funda ba donated to mlgsiBg brother at Cher* bourg. France, last trip. *43.30 for flowers to deceased brother who died in accident. Master clamped on time off of steward department due to one hour a day for making ice: explained that three hours a week is overtime paid on board. Members to be prop­ erly attired in messroom. Discussion on water cooler. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas). July 21—Chairman, R. Sanderlln; Sec­ retary. F. Sulllns. One m.-m hired in Newport News on.day of saiiing last liour. New delegate elected. One man on a pier head jump. Steward depart­ ment to keep recreation room clean; deck and engine department to keep laundry clean. Messroom to be cleaned Sertember 1«, 1»H LOG Seafarers OffflcMa At Launching Ship's fund *15.05. Twelve hours dOiputed overtime. Repair list to be drawn up. Contact patrolman about wind shutes and new refrigerator. Chipping after 5:00 P.M. to be re­ ferred to patrolman, and condition of mess hall table and chairs, also car­ penter being able to work overtime. TEXMAR (Calmer), July 29—Chair­ man, J. Brooks; Secretary, C. Hansley. Repair list turned in. Some items not attended to. Ship's fund *12.00.. Fans needed. No screens re­ ceived. Letter to be written to head­ quarters to have items repaired. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific- Water­ ways), July 24—Chairman, C. Dlax; Secretary, E. Wright. Repairs to be made. Latch to be repaired on Ice box door. Cook injured right knee while working on ice box door. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), August *—Chairman, W. ZaIeskI; Secretary, E. Revlere. Mate will increase slop chest and order items for anyone wishing them. No communications received. Ship's fund $27.72. Part purchased for washing machine. Pump in washing machine repaired. Water pressure aft to be checked. Need logs and communications. Food prepared very well. up at night. Cups to be put away. Washing machine not to be over­ loaded. Clothes to be removed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), July 29— Chairman, S. Morris; Secretary, Maior T. Costello. Delegate talked to purser about draws and slop chest. Ship's fund, *186.60. Seven hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Movies purchased. Motion to collect' *1.00 more per man for movie fund for bet­ ter type movies. Motion to try out new picture film without extra dol­ lar assessment. RAYVAH (Ship A Freight), July 5— Chairman, D. Knight; Secretary, R. Bunnar. Rule to determine in what order gangway watches in port to stand watch. Men may switch watches so long as someone is on duty at all times. Some dissatisfaction: list re­ vised. Security watch in all ports to keep out longshoremen and people having no official business aboard. These people create overcrowded con­ ditions, ruhi furniture, foul up facili­ ties, take food and articles which do not belong to them. Suggestion that deck maintenance and bosun share same room. Present quarters very warm and undesirable. Suggestion to convert room into bathroom and shower. Discussion on coffee situation. Urged to cut down waste. Vote of thanks to steward department. Sug­ gestion that disputed items be printed in clarification section: particularly, chipping over side with air hammers or electric devices, and under what circumstances they should not be used. etc. Signed articles at Norfolk. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seat Shipping), July 22—Chairman, J. Ferreira; Sec­ retary, L. Gadson. New delegate and treasurer elected. Ship's fund, $10.00. One man short. Cook injured when leaving Savannah, was put off at sea on coast guard boat. Report accepted. Union to investigate problem that en­ gine department watch standees have, with three watches in same room. Less noise in passageway during day. DEL ORG (Mississippi), August 3— Chairman, W. Morrel; Secretary, H. Cerees. Repairs not made to be car­ ried over to new list for this voyage. No logs although some were close to it. Ship's fund, *45.00. Two hours dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Dis­ cussion regarding locked screen doors off passageways to deck, i.e. Karu boys. Suggestion that door be kept open for dumping refuse. Coffee sit­ uation squared away. Warning to be sober at payoff. Vote of thanks to delegate. DEL MAR (Mississippi), Aug. 5— Chairman, C. Cobb; Secretary, R. KIpp. One brother hurt, hospitalized in St. Thomas. A repatriate picked up in Buenos Aires and given dona­ tion of $10.00 from fund. Two logs in steward dept. and false one in en­ gine dept. Beefs settled satisfactorily. Vote of thanks to steward and chief mate. Temperature in crew's quarters too cold. Chief engineer lied, erased and substituted temperatures from engine log book. Worked engine crew from bell to bell. Attempted to have false statements entered in engine log book regarding temperatures. Dele­ gates instructed to pick up books on arrival and "C" men to see patrolman before leaving ship. Ship's fund *370.57. Three men logged in deck dept. Some disputed overtime. *52.00 contributed by 92 percent of deck dept. 100 percent engine dept. Reports accepted. When fuses blow out in gaUey on weekends, -engineer is to be notified to call electrician. Toilet in steward dept. to be fixed. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), July 29— Chairman, J. Rivers; Sacratary, V. Whitnay. Crew advised to keep plen­ ty of water in washing machine when in use. Ship's fund *120.00. New delegate electe'd. Radio to be purcased on arrival In New York. MARYMAR (Calma/), August S — Chairman, D. Barry; Secretary, W. Dawlay. Reports accepted. Repairs made. Hailing situation very poor; matter to be turned over to patrol­ man. Vote of thanks to patrolmen who contacted vessel in ports of Long peach and San Francisco for efflclent handUttg of miner preMems, LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Carriers), July 22—Chairman, P. Parker; Secretary, F. Hicks. New mattresses purchased. Water to be conserved in laundry room, otherwise may have to be rationed. Articles wdth photos sent to LOG. Movie fund collected and secured 14 featured pictures at San Pedro for crew on voyage to Ja­ pan. Fund short *150.00: to be col­ lected from crew members.- Report accepted. Fund to be collected to make up differences in movie fund and any monies over and above to be transferred to ship's fund. Sugges­ tions made on method of collection. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Ship­ ping), July 27—Chairman, W. Glick; Secretary, J. DeVlto. Glick resigns as ship's delegate. -New delegate elected. Dispute on delayed sailing. Repair list to be made up. Cleaning supplies needed. WILD RANGER (Waterman), July 22 —Chairman, L. Hodges; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Need drinking fountain and washing machine. New library to be secured. Five hours disputed over-' time. Patrolman to see about new arrangement of quarters for steward dept. with arrival of passenger utility. Frozen milk unsatisfactory. Request to increase ship's fund. Foreign launch service time to be posted AM and PM. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (Overseas Navigation), July 29—Chairman, R. Ayres; Secretary, W. Burton. Report on the 10 percent penalty cargo bonus. Captain neglected to pay this on am­ monia nitrate fertilizer. To refer is­ sue to patrolman. Discussion on transportation: also mess boy picked up in San Pedro. Flat *50 draw to be given out in case of late arrival in Olympia to pay off. Some disputed overtime. Discussion about late saii­ ing. Late sailing okayed by captain on oveftime sheets. Report accepted. Delegates to meet with patrolman to settle ship's affairs. All books & per­ mits to be handled by department delegates. Three copies of repair list to be made, one for master, one for patrolman and one. for future crew. HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Cjrrlers), August 4—Chairman, C. Lee, Jr., Secretary, H. Shartzen. One man jumped ship in Napies, Italy: to be put aboard in Fiume., Some men log-, ged. Hope to get them lifted before reaching New York. Report accepted. Motion made that any one returning to ship drunk and entering another man's room be turned over to patrol­ man at port of payoff with recommen­ dation that he be 6ned *25 for each offense. Washing machine being re­ paired. Checkers to use room aft. Ail hands requested to be cleaner in bathrooms. Steward drunk during trip. Screen door repaired. Repair list to be made up on return to states. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), Aug. 12—Chairman, W. Smith; Secre­ tary, H. WIrtz. Secretary-Treasurer's report read and accepted. Reports ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussion regarding men leaving ship without 24 hours notice. Crew re­ quested to give sanitary man chance to clean bathroom and laundry. DEL MONTE (Miss.), July 15—Chair­ man, W. Kavitt; Secretary, O. Payna. Agent to see that sufficient stores are put aboard. Fan to be removed from laundry room—not to be used at same time as washing machine. , STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Aug. S —Chairman, H. Newton; Secretary, V. Orenclo. Repair lists turned in. Ship's fund $31.53. Reports accepted. Wiper signed off in Manila. Dne man hospitalized in Colombo. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and chief cook for tasty food during entire voyage. Delegate to see patrolman about re­ newing cover of setee seat in bosun's room: also about bugs in flour and some cereals. Cabinet in messhaU needs new drawer. STONY POINT (USPC), July 22— —Chairman, J. Purcell; Secretary, C. . Johnson. Awning fixed. Cots pur­ chased in Singapore, wind scoops and balance of cots to be picked up in Singapore. Keys will be ordered. Fans purchased. Report on men hos­ pitalized and missing ship read and accepted. Ship's fund *10.30. Two men short: one man missed ship in Japan: one man logged in Bahrein. Report accepted. Some food served cold daring evening meal. Cook will keep food hot in future. Crew not to ridicule messman and urged to co­ operate with him. .Vote of thanks to headquarters fOr prompt actiod on previous beefs. Seafarers Chuck Babich and Frank Schumacher, ABs, launch a brand-new punt for some work on the hull of the Robin Wentley while in Laurence Marques, Portuguese East Africa. Einar Hansen, carpenter (not shown), built the punt after Robin Line revised its former practice of having native labfir do the hull work in East Africa. Reporter C. Mathews sent in the photo. Whaddya Do With Green Tomatoes? Complaints about shoreside laundries, slop dealers, chandlers and so on are commonplace among seamen, but Seafarer Michael Gottschalk, chief steward, has one that is a stumper. He now has 120 p(»unds of pure green tomatoes on hand and can't figure what to do with them. Except of course, to wrap them in the yellow linen he matoes would ripen in a few days. was informed that the overcharge been taken out of the present ot back from a Rotterdam By what miracle this would take had bUl. gRundry. Gottschalk, who is now aboard the Liberty ship Pacific Ocean, got the tomatoes from a Rotterdam ship chandler. "The ship chan­ dler" he writes, "Atlas Economic Shipstores Ltd. . . . stuck me with 120 pounds of absolutely green to­ matoes. He refused to take them back, and when I insisted, started to take all stores back including milk. "With. the ship sailing immedi­ ately I had no alternative hut to accept same." His excuse was that the to­ place in the chill box he refused to explain. My suggestion to take them back and ripen them himself in the sun, a thing I could not do, was ignored." The linen story Is an equally sad one. "In July," he writes, "I sent 12 bags of ships linen ashore to be washed. The firm recommended by the company agent was Nico Nijman 33-41 in Rotterdam . . . "Upon scrutinizing the bill I found there was an overcharge of about $48 ... On the next voyage, I made it clear that matters would have to be adjusted. "When the linen was delivered I MEET THE DELEGATE The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew' to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing o voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. down on paper and take it up with Allen J. FrieniJ, MM "Put It down in writing" is a the patrolman." slogan Seafarer Allen J. Friend re­ He faithfully keeps copies of all lies on heavily when serving as proceedings—ships meetings, re­ ship or department delegate. From pair lists and other matters. "These past e.xperience he's found tiiere's can be turned over to a new- crew nothing like having things down In after the payoff so that beefs that black and white to settle a ship- have been hanging fire can be at­ hoard beef either with or without tended to. Otherwise, some per­ sistent beefs can go on and on the help of a patrolman. The 33-year-old Seafarer has had without any solution. considerable experience as a dele­ For example, in dealing with re­ pairs, he makes up four copies; gate since the one for the mate, one for the skip­ first time he was per, one of the chief engineer and tapped for the his own. Then nobody can pass job "because the buck and say that the matter there was no­ wasn't called to his attention. body else around Every delegate sooner or later who was interest­ runs into the problem of the hum ed." He readily beef. That's when a crewmemher agrees that the or two misinterprets the contract delegate's job is to mean that h* has more coming no picnic but Friend to him. There are a lot of men, "it's also an edu­ cation. You really get to know the he agrees, who are- not too famil­ Union agreement by the time iar with all sections of the agree­ ment. "It's up to the delegate to you're through." When you get down to It, he sit down with the agreement in finds that being a delegate consists his hand and explain just what that largely of leaniing how to handle particular clause means and what diiferent personalities. "You have the man is entitled to get in the to figure out what gets results with way of overtime." He feels that experienced Union the skipper and know how, to ap­ proach him. There' are some cap­ members should consider the dele­ tains you can't talk to at all. It gate's job an obligation and c(>me doesn't pay to argue or get worked forward when the call goes 'out up over It. You put your beefs for a delegate. "When I pointed out I . . . could detect no reductions ... he asked to see the hill in dispute and sud­ denly discovered a 'mistake'... He promised to come next day and return the money to the captain but he never came around." . What's more, Gottschalk adds sadly, "new linen sent ashore has a habit of aging rapidly when re­ turned." P.S.: Will someone tell Mike what to do with green tomatoes? Mass Quit By Suez Pilots Due With about 100 foreign pilots scheduled to walk off their jobs tonight, a major interruption of Suez Canal shipping seems likely this weekend. Efforts of the Egyptian govern-' ment to hire Suez Canal pilots in the United States have been un­ successful, the Masters, Mates and Pilots Union reports. The MM&P's New York headquarters said it did not know of a single MM&P mem­ ber who had accepted an Egyptian offer.. The Canal pilots were expected to walk out after receiving per­ mission from Egjrpt to leave the country. The ^valkout follows col­ lapse of talks between the western powers, and Egypt, although the door is still open for an agree­ ment. I The MM&P has been advising its members not to get involved in the Suez situation. In any case, the Egyptian bid has obviously had a lukewarm response in the United States because of unwillingness of skilled pilots to put themselves and their families in a risky trouble area. The MM&P further declared that the Captain Bishop who had been reported as meeting Egyp­ tian embassy officials in Washing­ ton was from the. Maritime Admin­ istration. Some newspaper reports had wrongly, . Identified: him as from ' thtf niM&P's Waihlhgton office. �September 14, 1956 SEAFARERS Pare ElcTen LdG On The Way' 65,000-Ton Tankship Contracted By SlU Co. '•m , The rivalry among world shipping tycoons to build the biggest tankers afloat was marked this week by the comple­ tion of a contract for a giant 65,000-deadweight-ton petroleurp carrier for US-flag operation ^ it is possible that by 1958 the new early in 1958. . ship be manned by Seafarers. This ship will be the largest Of may immediate interest, however, merchant ship- ever to be con­ structed in an American shipyard. Since the order was placed by Transoceanic Marine, Inc., New York agents for Stavros Niarchos and front runner for two com­ panies already under SIU contract, Seafarer Hero Of Nighttime Rescue Effort Seafarer Kenneth Collins of the Steel Artisan was the hero of a successful rescue effort in the port of Penang, Malaya, when seven British navy men were swept into the ^ater from a launch. Despite the mid-morning darkness, Collins leaped into the water and hauled a drowning Britisher to safety. According to Dick Grant, chief steward on the Artisan, it was about one In the morning when Artisan crewmembers heard cries for help coming from the water. "S e V e n British navy men were returning to their ship when the launch they were in overturned in the choppy water and they were left floundering Collins in the darkness.'' A tug quickly picked up six of the men, he related. "One man was left in the water and was being carried out to sea by the swift cur­ rent. But he was sighted by Col­ lins, a member of the steward department aboard this vessel . . . Collins grabbed two lifejackets, put one on\ and jumped into the sea. After quite a struggle he reached the drowning man and hauled him to safety." He concludes that "Collins de­ serves a lot of praise for his cour­ age in jumping into the sharkinfested waters to save this man." I ^ The expected activation within the next six months of the first of four Union medical centers in major SIU ports means that the SIU is well on its way to another outstanding "first in maritime." These first seamen's medical centers in history will contribute immeasurably to a longer, happier working life and greater earning power for all Seafarers. Long prone to disabling injuries in their line of work, plus SEATTLE — S h i p p i ir g here a variety of ailments encountered in their travels, seamen helped perk up all West Coast have a serious need for the type of medical protection and ports during the past two weeks. San Francisco and Wilmington specialized diagnosis planned in this program. handled several jobs on hurry-up Seamen fortunately have some of the best medicat institu­ calls when replacements couldn't tions in the world at their disposal in the US Public Health be found here. Service hospitals. Thus, the medical centers will not pro­ One ship expected in didn't ap­ vide treatment, but instead will concentrate on preventive pear, but two others arrived in its place to more than make up for medicine, to scout out ailments before they impair a man's the loss. Of the lot, the George A. ability to earn his livelihood. Lawson (Pan Oceanic), Ocean They will also provide a standardized physical exam to re­ Evelyn (Ocean Trans) and Afoun- place the haphazard system in the industry today, under dria (Waterm^) paid off and which each company has its own set of medical standards and signed on, while the William Bur­ some have none at all. Serious problems are created at sea den (Western Tankers) and Battle All's well on the Alcoa Pegasus, Rock (US Petrol) paid off and when the safety of ship aVid crew are jeopardized by the un­ checked advance of an ailment which might have been rend­ and a standout gang of delegates went into drydock. is helping make The Battle Rock is expected to ered harmless if diagnosed and treated Earlier. take a full crew tomorrow for an­ . Major purpose of the program, of course, is keeping the it BO. Charles T. Scott, ship's dele­ other long stay in the Far East. professional seaman in top condition so that he can enjoy the gate; Adam KoThe Lawson and Evelyn were the economic benefits won by his Union for as long as he chooses sinskl, deck; Wil­ unexpected arrivals, and still on to sail. liam Gonzalez, tap are the Coe Victory and Lewis t J. 4. engine and F. A. Emery, Jr., both for Victory Car­ Seattle's On Prowl For Rated Men is Maritime Administration ap­ proval of another part of the trans­ action, involving the transfer to foreign flag of two SlU-manned Libertys, the Algonkin and Ara­ pahoe. Both ships are operated by separate companies. . Another tanker of 32,650 tons was also ordered by Transoceanic Marine this week, following an earlier order of two other 32,050tonners and a 46,000-ton sistership to the World Glory. The largest tanker ever completed in the US, the World Glory is under Liberian registry. In addition to the 65,000ton ship, two of the 32,650-ton jobs will also be operated under Ameri­ can registry. The Niarchos order quickly trimmed the sails of a new opera­ tor, Barracuda Tankers Corp., which ordered three 60,000-ton' tankers in the US two weeks ago. But the Niarchos 65,000-tpn ship may soon be dwarfed by a 100,500-ton ship planned by US inter­ ests of Aristotle Onassis, which are also under SIU contract. In addition to the five tankers on order or under construction here, the Niarchos interests have 23 ships on the ways in foreign . shipyards to add to their present active fleet of 47 vessels totalling 1 over one million tons. The new toifnage will give Niarchos a fleet of 75 ships of more than two mil-, lion tons, said to be the largest in­ dividual holding of merchant ves­ sels in history. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Sea.farers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual-wheadquarters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to tbe Union directly. • ' ^-^1 . SEAFARERS IN ACTION riers. There were no in-transit ships during the period, and no major beefs, according to Jeff Gillette, port agent. Nineteen standby jobs helped boost the total job figure to 97. A number of jobs that couldn't be filled were given to other ports. Clear-Cnt Vicfoi^ The speed with which Alabama has acted to clear the way for Seafarers to collect unemployment benefits in that state when they leave a ship under the 60-day contract rule again points up the fact that the SIU seniority hiring rules are fair to all. It is another boost, too, if any are needed at this late date, for the rotary hiring hall system of filling jobs on ships. The Alabama ruling follows similar victories in Dela­ ware and New York benefiting class B and C Seafarers in periods of slow shipping. If Seafarers do encounter difficulty collecting benefits in some states, they should notify the Union immediately. One advisable caution in this regard is the necessity, when ap­ plying, to point put that the reason for leaving the ship is a "contract rule" not a "Union rule." This is an essential dif­ ference w^ich some states have been reluctant to acknowledge.^.,,^ I ' Fulford gave the crew a report on no less than 12 different beefs and matters of interest to the crew. He dealt with .such items as the condition of the stores, keys for the foc'sles, unclaimed mail, draws in Japan, painting of foc'sles, in­ spection and a number of other matters. Stephen, steward 4" 4) 4" are all credited The gavel wielders are assistants with doing a at the last August membership good job of han­ Scott. meeting included dling the beefs as chairmen, M. in their respective departments. M a eh e 1, San 4) Francisco; J. D. Aboard the Seacloud, bosun A. Gribble, II o u s H. Anderson rates a hand for care­ ton; K. A. Hellfully explaining the procedure to m a n, Lake be followed in securing the ship Charles; O. Ste­ and keeping it safe at all times. A vens, Mobile; G. little reminder like this never G. Parker in Sa­ hurts. vannah; and J. Moser » » » Banners in Phila­ Talk about ship's delegates do­ delphia. Other Seafarers on the ing a bang-up job, Steve Fulford dais were C. Moser and W. Mason of the Orion Planet seems to fill in Norfolk; F. G. Wesley in Savan­ the bill. At the last shipboard nah, H. Thomas in 'Frisco and C. meeting reported to headquarters Alnsworth and G. Frank in Seattle. i I I f4{ it- �SEAFARERS Paffe Twehra Denmark 'Dream Trip' Comes True Making his way around Denmark on that long-talked-about "vacation to .the old counr try" about which he's been dreaming out loud for years, Seafarer Eddie Mijckelsen is hav­ ing a real time of it. "There can never be a thriU the little towns and even some of the ties between Denmark and the larger ones that a common the US; This annual event drew like the one this Seafarer is working guy like myself can own the King and Queen, the US and enjoying at present riding such a big car anjl travel around Danish ambassadors, the Danish around Denmark in .a new *56 car. prime minister and other notables "There is much surprise in all like this. this year. Needs Baseball Bat Since then, Mikkelsen has aver­ "I forgot to take a baseball bat along to keep the girls off, so I aged 1,000 miles a week, driving have to keep the doo^ locked at avound to the different towns all times. I wonder how'a halfway which make Seafarers who have good looking fellow would make been lucky enough to make a trip out over here. The guys who know to Denmark sit back and lick their me know I'm the kind who has lips. He cited Aalborg, Aarhus, trouble making out on Cherry Hill Vejle and "wonderful,' woaderful Copenhagen," among others. in Yokohama," he said. After Denmark, he plans to visit Mikkelsen visited the Rebild One thing's certain on the Yaka Hills in the north of Jutland for some of the other European coun­ these days: You can't trifle with the annual 4th of July celebration tries and hopes tO' run into a majority rule even if your taste where he and 40,000 others list­ couple of SIU ships and taste some buds_ are bursting. ened to speeches celebrating American cooking for a change. The situation In point apparent­ ly arises from the generosity with which the cooks have been dis­ pensing garlic in the food. There are some crewmembers, it seems, who look unkindly on the use of garlic in the preparation of prime ribs, hamburgers and sausage. They were led by Frank McCall, who urged at the last meeting that garlic be eliminated from McCall these cuts. Garlic, they pointed but, is sup­ posed to be a lilylike plant, but it very often reacts like a lion in­ stead. The stuff can't be trusted, they insisted, and too liberal use of it has been known to make guys wish they were under the Equipped with this '56 showboat and winning smile, Seafarer lilies instead of reeking with tile Ed Mikkelsen (he's on the left) is having the time of his life fragrance of one of its kinfolk. on a vacation tour of Denmark, He didn't say whether he But democratic procedure pre­ merely stopped short or had to back up, like the sign says, vailed. The pro-garlic faction mus­ tered a majority and that's that. for his companion on the opposite fender. Garlic Stirs RhubarbOver Yaka Cookery USPHS HOSPITAL James T. Moore Wm. E. Roberts John A. Morris Wm. E. Salazar NEW ORLEANS. LA. Thomas Mungo Merwyn Watson WUUam £. ApUne John McCasIin Waldo OUver Cameron Wooten James M. Mason Jose F. Arch Roy R. Rayiield John Attaway Michael O. Muzia Alfred Nassar Thomas Ballard USPHS HOSPITAL Richard Parko J. L. Buckelew STATEN ISLAND, NY Sebastian Carregal Jerry PonUff Joseph Burns Eugene P. O'Brien Winford Powell Cloise Coats George Carlson Nlcanor Orencio Randolph RatcIiS Albert T. Cooyor James J. Cronin George H. Robinson Floyd Cummings Clabum Reed Anthon Dalesandro Jose Rodriguez Chas. F. Dorrough Edwin Rhoads Horacio DaSilva Rafael Rodriguez Charles Sawyer William DriscoU Alberto DeLapaz Stanley Sargeant Wade H. Sexton WiUiam Evitt Jose Garcia Callsto Slaran Toefil Smiglelskl J. T. Gehringer EsteU Godfrey Andrew Snyder We^ A. Spencer Clarence Graham Alfred Kaju Heinrich Sterling Louis Suslovitz Carl Jones Carl Kaziol James Stickney Charles Sweeny Martin Kelly Teofilo Lacson Fred Thayer Frankie Kittchner Lonnie R. Tickle Manuel Lopez Peter Ucci Luciano Toribio Edward G. Knapp .loaquin Miniz Frank VUlacort# James E. Ward Thomas Landa Thomas Moncho Thomas Wabolls Leo H. Lang Lewis Williamson John F. Murphy WiUiam Lawless Edward Woods 6TH DIST. TB HOSPITAC Frank Lonczynski David A. Wright MOBILE, ALA. Joseph Lucas William Havelin USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. USPHS HOSPITAL Howard Abell Alphonsus Galdikas SAVANNAH, GA. David Barry C. Garrabrant C. C. Burkett Joseph A. Rockko Robert Brain Gorman T. Glaze H. T. Nungzer George W. Wilson Barron Brown Ruthwin V. Hayloek Jlmmie Littleton Francisco Bueno Edward Huizenga USPHS HO.SPITAL Rosario Copanl Basilio Maldonado MEMPHIS, TENN. Coley Crockett Diego Martinez I Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deibler Rounds Serrano John C. Palmer Robert N. Young Edoardo Piscepo VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. BUly R. HUl USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner James W. Davis Thomas Bunch Claud E. Denny Earl T. Congleton C. v. Heywood ' Wm. B. Cottman WUllam S. Rudd Clarence Crowder Alfred Sawyer USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Leonard J. Cox Donald K. Campbell A. W. Sadenwater USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Thomas DaUey WiUiam R. Walker Conspcion Mejia USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. John Farrand USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Charles Atkins Andrew HarvUIa T. M. BarracUff He Tse Kong Marcelo B. Belen Antonios Malios Charles Doroba Antonio E. Manesls Charles Dwyer Jobe E. Mullen Gilbert Essberg H. M. Proios Jose Gonzalez Harold Spicer Thomas F. Greaney Wm. A. Van Dyne M. M. Hammond USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Edmund Abualy Leonard Leidig Manuel Antonana Anthony D. Leva Eladio Aris Mike Lubas Fortunato Baoomo Archibald McGuigan Wm. C. Baldwin W. C. McQuistion Frank W. Bemrick Harry MacDcnald Frank T. CampbeU Michael Machusky Joseph Carr Benjamin Martin Wm. J. Conner* Albert MartinelU £. T. Cunningham Vic Milazzo' Joseph Murphy Walter L. Davie Emllio Delgado Ralph Palmer Robert M. Douglas George Phifer James Quinn John J. Drlscoll Dolan D. GaskiU George Renate Robert E. GUbert Danid Ruggiano Wi~iam Guenther George Shumaker' Bart E. Guranick C. Sivertsen Henry SmithE. F. Halslett TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you'nre an-old subscriber entl have • change Taib Hassen Michael Toth Joseph If sits Karl Treimann of address, please give your former address below: Thomas Isaksen Harry S. Tuttle Ira Kilgore Fred West ADDRESS Ludwig Elrlstiansea Norman West Frank Kubek VirgU WUmoth Frederick. LandrF . Pon p. Wing ZONE CITY .. STATE . Kaatel Leetrntia' ' Chee K. Zal ' Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG—please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS,,...... CITY Signed ZONE STATE SafteoAer 14, 1956 LOG Suggests Form ^ For Union Trials To the Editor: Based on my experience with several committees, I'd like to offer some recommendations re­ garding the trials and appeals procedure in our Union consti­ tution. - First off, a trial should gen­ erally consist of four parts: a conference session, trial session, deliberation session and a ver­ dict. In this connection, the accused letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor fot^ publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. should be supplied with and ad­ vised to read .Articles XV and XVI of the Union constitution before the trial. Members of the trial committee, the ac­ cusers and the accused should be fully informed as Jo the gen­ eral form and proper procedure to follow". If possible, the Union should publish a handbook for trial committees containing the constitution, the forms of pro­ cedure and advice on how tot conduct the sessions and ex­ amine the charges and testi­ mony. It should be the duty of the accuser to have as much eyidence and as many witnesses as possible with which to uphold his case at the time the com­ mittee meets. The accuser should obtain a certified tran­ script from the ship's logbook that covers any of the time that an offense was alleged to have taken place. Full Discussion The patrolman, delegate or brother desiring to bring a ship­ mate up on charges should call a special meeting at the payoff and have the difficulty fully dis­ cussed. This special meeting should be fully recorded and the minutes forwarded to the trial committee, along with the min­ utes of all ship's meetings for the duration of the voyage on which the alleged offense oc­ curred. In addition, two alternates should be elected along with the regular trial committee. They should not participate In -the trial in any way, except to vis­ ually examine evidence, but they should be present as silent spectators until or if they're needed. The first portion of the trial should be the conference ses­ sion, during which the committee elects a chairman and secre­ tary. The necessity of taking notes and having all official pa­ pers filled out properly can't be over-emphasized. Article XV of the constitution dealing with trials and appeals should be read and fully dis­ cussed. All charges should be read aloud and examined one by one as to their constitutional­ ity and fitness. It's important to consider whether they really fit both the letter and the in­ tent of the constitution and if they can be proven by fact. All the pertinent evidence (transcript of logbook, minutes of ship's meetings, letters, etc.) should be at hand. Arrange­ ments should be made for any witnesses, other than those the interested parties may briiiSi to be present. The committee should dllcuss at this time the lines and pro­ cedure for questioning. What are proper questions, what is cir­ cumstantial, what is fact? Are questions of opinion to be asked, are they in order? What effects will opinion have in developing the case? The committee must note the points of fact it may want to establish. It must know how it is to. go about obtaining these facts. Should it examine the witnesses separately as the first order of business? Should wit­ nesses and other parties to the case be allowed to communicate with other persons during the time this case is being con­ sidered? It's also up to the committee to even discuss such things as a proper seating arrangement in the trial room, such as a semi­ circle of committeemen facing the parties to the case. Those giving testimony should sit alone directly in front of the committee. At the actnal trial session, thecharges should be read through completely, the accuser should be asked to elaborate on each section as it is taken up and the accused should be asked to reply to each section in the same way. The committee should cross-examine the ac­ cuser and the accused, and the accuser and the accused should be able to cross-examine each other. Witnesses should be called for questions and cross-examination, and then- the committee should sum up the case as it sees it. The accuser and the accused should have the opportunity to make a final statement. , Rights Of Accused Then the deliberation session of' the committee itself should consider the rights of the ac­ cused. Have they been violated? Have they been protected? Do the facts seem valid as present­ ed? Is the situation actually covered by the constitution? Once everything has been fully explored, a secret ballot vote on a verdict should be taken on each charge. If the verdict is guilty, the man's pre­ vious record should be studied and considered. The possible penalties for the offense involved should be con­ sidered, under Article XVI, and a secret ballot vote held on the sentence. All parts of the trial that were recorded should be read aloud and approved by the committee. The accused should then be called in and advised of the committee's recommendations. If he has been found guilty, he should be advised of the affect, if any, on his shipping rights. He should know his rights of ap­ peal, and that the committee's findings are not complete until approved at a membership meeting. All of this is to assure that the rights of all concerned, the accused, as well as his brother members and the Union itself, are upheld. Van N. Dalhouse Offers Thanks For SIU Aid To the Editor: I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to the Union and the Welfare Services office, for the help given me upon the death of my brother, Thomas Clark, who died on August 6. . My. brother spoke very well about the SIU and was proud ,to be one of its members and officials. I hope you will con­ tinue to send me the LOG. Mrs. Margaret McKay IM �Scptenlwr 14. USi •TilL KINa (Mlimton), July Chalrmah, J. Frucall; ••cratary, P. Harayu, RayaUr llat tuniad In. Naad new waaMnc niaeiilne. Ship'* taid> f36.9S. No beeft. . WINTIR HILL (ClHaa SMWIea). July r—Chairman. K. Hallman; Saeratary, J. LaBlane. Quite a few beefa. Ice box to be replaced In Bridgeport. Dlaputa over firing two wipera. Report accepted. Ship to be fumigated for roachea. Vote of thanka to company for releaaing aleward. July 2*—Chairman, K. Hellmann; Saeratary, J. LaBlanc. Some diaputed overtime. Report accepted. New dele­ gate to be elected. Motion to move air compreaaor to atack deck. Fana to be checked. Fresh coffee after each meal and more coffee cupa to be left out at night time. SEAFAUERS of thanks to stewards department. Patrolman ta check slop chest for supplies and prices; also for hospital suppiies and equlpmenL It's Csffeetime ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), July 11 —Chairman, E. Koundovbaklk; Secre­ tary, A. Dunne. Two men Injured on ship July 7. One hour disputed over­ time. New delegate and treasurer elected. Fund to be made up for emergency use only. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), June 27—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, R. Elliott. Quite a few made the book. More logs if any­ one fouls up. One man missed ship In Inchon. Captain contacted agent. Agent will take care of him until ship gets back to Korea. One man logged. C. F. Sharp have not been delivering WESTERN TRADER (Western NavL mall. Few letters received in Inchon. gatlan), June 17—Chairman, D. Wll- Laundry gratings need repair. July It—Chairman,- J. James; Sec­ retary, R. Elliott. Ship changed course and will go into Newport. Oregon, then to Texas and San Francisco. Some disputed overtime. Few men logged. One man jumped ship in Pusan. Communications read and ac­ cepted. Headquarters to be notified about mall service with Victory Car­ riers. They do not forward mall and something should be done about this. Headquarters to determine why com­ pany ean't or will not put out Ameri­ can money or travelers checks fat Korea as other ships do. Members requested to wait to see patrolman until delegates arc finished with Union business. Some of the men who wera logged came aboard few minutes late but went to work. Were legged the next day. Four men will go before patrolman—one from deck departBsent, one from engine depart­ and two from steward depart­ ten> Secretary, J. Pawara. All repaira ment ment. attended to except shipyard jobs. Some disputed overtime. Steward de­ HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), July partment ndea posted and passed en by crew. Motion made to take work 23—Chairman, W. Culpepper; Secre­ tary, J. Hedges. Ship's fund, $6.46. shop aft of engine room and make New officers foc'ale for night cook and baker, as Reports accepted. quarters are crowded. Vote of thanka elected. •to steward department for good fopd and service by mesaman. BIENVILLE (Pan-Atlantic), August S—Chalrmati, H. Helley; Secretary, J. BEL MUNPO (Delta Llnel, July 12 Strlngfellew. Some repairs not com­ —Chairman, C. McLailam Secretary, pleted. Few items to be taken up with I. Thompson. One man logged: leg patrolman at payoff. Need new wash­ lifted by captain. Messroom painted. ing machine, new ice box. Most repairs completed. Performer (wiper) to be turned over to patrol­ ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), July man. Ship's fund, $41.00, Few hours S-p-Chalrman, 6. Urick; Secretary, K. disputed overtime. Some overtime not tkenberg. Ship's fund, $82.40. Delayed okay for working on company launch. sailing. Some disputed overtime. Re­ To see patrolman. Due to extended port accepted. Beef about variety of voyage, food variety not too good. Reports accepted. Rubber stamp to food. Not enough fruits and vegebe purchased to stamp ship's library. Ubles. Motion made that Mississippi Shinting STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), July 27 put 90 days' stores on all freighters. Delegate to see port agent. Black —Chairman, G. Champlln; Secretary, H. Kllmon. Captain has written orders gang unable to get cooperation from wipers on keeping washrooms, showers regarding shore leave in Ras Tanura and foc'sles clean. What can be done on second entry. Letter from head­ about sanitary men performing their quarters regarding delayed sailing in Ras Tanura, and also one in answer duties? to one from biack gang regarding MAE (Bull), July 20—Chairman, W. their watch foc'sles. Ship's fund, Morris; Secretary, R. Ruttkay. Ship's $14.00. Delayed sailing and 23 hours fund, $28.66. Need new ice box, spare overtime disputed. Reports accepted. motor for blowers. Would like ship Ail cots to be returned to steward. air-conditioned. Suggestion to have Men paying off to leave foc'sles clean. delegate handle beefs at payoff. Keep Foc'sles to be sougeed and painted. fantail cleaner. Buy more chairs for Vote of thanks to librarian. Repair fantail. All crew members to donate lists to be turned over to secretary. Refuse not to be thrown on decks. one dollar to ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for excellent Fourth of July MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), June 23—Chairman, Hanna; dinner. Secretary, McKreth. Met with captain NATIONAL VICTORY (Amer. about new mattresses, awnings or dunnage and water tanks. .So far'no Water), July 28—Chairman, F. Miller; action after long spell in shipyard. Secretary, N. Starton. Repair list Headquarters notified of two men turned in. Ail disputed overtime was taken off ship due to illness. One man okay by captain to crew's satisfaction. transferred to another ship. Contacted Captain thanked crew for fine be­ American consulate about paying havior. Messman praised by crew. transportation • home. Notified that Suggested voluntary contribution be money would be returned. Vote of sent to brother hospitalized at Man­ thanks to steward for job well done. hattan Beach hospital. Steward Headquarters to send clarifications on thanked crew for fine cooperation. electrical work done by pumpman. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), Ordered to do work by engineer and overtime was disputed. Messhall' to July 29—Chairman, S. Furtado; Secre­ be kept clean. tary, R. Bowley. Ail members urged to cooperate iq having clean payoff. FELTORE (Ore), August 1—Chair­ Ship's fund, $21.00. Some disputed man, T. Hansen; Secretary, H. Schroe- overtime. Reports accepted. Need new der. One man missed ship at Canal washing machine. Brother donated Zone. Stated he went to see doctor punching bag to sliip as he is getting but apparently never reported for off. Beef about preparation of meats, treatment. New reporter elected. soups and sauces. Not enough spices Ship's fund, $2.64. Bought new books. used and food too greasy. Chief cook No ice water in engine room and port getting oft. passageway. Ice cream served only ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), July three times in 22 days. Poor quality of food, small quantity and poor va­ 26—Chairman, W. Wandell; Secretary, riety. Insufficient glasses. No fresh D. Beard. Insufficient milk. Tankers bread entire trip. Ship needs painting. should be stored same as cargo ships. Stb. pump room ladder bolts rusted Steward refuses overtime sheets. No off, held only by railing. overtime record issued by company steward. Patrolman orders overtime QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trade), to be -recorded and turned over to July 31—Chairman, M. Brightwell; boarding patrolman at payoff. Two Secretary, E.-Ray. No Logs or reports men fired. No cots a's yet. Ship's fund, received. Notified headquarters. One $21.17. Reports accepted. Tank clean­ for draw. Baker hospitalized In Guam. ing helmets needed. Radio needs re­ Third cook promoted to baker, mess- pairing. General discussion on TV man to 3rd cook, wiper to messman. sets and radios aboard ship. 81.00 to No beer or liquor to be brdught be collected at payoff for radio. aboard by order of the master. Cap­ tain reminded to put out draws per C S BALTIMORE (Cities Service), agreement, also using fire hoses for August 5—Chairman, D. Rood; Secre­ taking on water. Welfare acknowl­ tary, A. Staybough. Twelve hours dis­ edged radiogram regarding man hos­ puted overtime. List of suppiies from pitalized in Singapore. Ship's fund, slop chest on Persian Gulf shuttle'to $15.00. All brothers requested to do­ be made out. Reports accepted. Dele­ nate. Few hours disputed overtime. gate to telephone hail concerning Repairs not completed. Membership 10:00 P.M. payoff. Membership to recommended steward department place charges against one brother. man not be allowed to sail In depart­ Salt tablets to be put on board. , ment but return to deck department In future. Bosun claims lack of .mpSAND CAPTAIN (Construction Ag­ plies and equipment to perform work. gregates), August 5—Chairman, J. Company refuses to order paint and Sweeney; Secretary, C. Gilbert. New other gear. One brother to leave ship awning ordered. No pay slips in the upon arrival In the US claims It ta an last three periods. Report accepted. emergency. All brothers warned ta be Discussion en work in all deputcautious. ments. IVY (Orlen), July 28—Chairman, M. Macel; Secretery, W, Oswinkle. List ef wages and overtime to be given mem­ bers befSore arrival by master. All cemmunlcaUons rood and posted. Some disputed overtime. Repair Hat turned ill. Capias given to patrebnan. Most miner repair* completed. V$t* LOd MAXTON (Waterman), July 3«— Chairmen, W. Yates; Secretary, C. Ccabtroo. All diM>utes settled In New Y-erk. Ship's fund, $17.00. Took on two new men in New Vark. Report accoBted. New delegate elected. To ro­ tate cleaning ef laundry. Repair Ust . t« bg made up for all departments Page TUrteem \ Island Run (And Rita) Sure Beat A Seatrain Mix a closeup view of Rita Hayworth with a return visit to the Caribbean islainis after a lapse of nine years and you have a mighty good combination. It would be fine, if you never got any further than-*" Coney Island, for that matter. Guanta, most of the crew went Now back from a Caribbean ashore, hut seemed to shy away Enjoying the pause that re­ freshes, Juan Vila,. AB on the Lewis Emery, Jr., takes time out for a cup of cof­ fee. The ship is now cut in the Far East. Photo submit­ ted by ship's delegate Oeve Rivers. run on the Alcoa Pegasus, Sea­ farer. Van Whitney says the land o£ rum and coke—and all points in between—makes for a real fine trip. It was on a dock in Trinidad that he met up with Rita Hayworth and movie toughguy Robert Mitciium, who were making a new pic­ ture down there. Rita still has plenty of the old sparkle that drove the GIs crazy in World W«r II, he says. A refugee from Seatrain's plod­ ding coastwise runs, Whitney cant be blamed too much for his enthu­ siasm. Once they got to Venezuela, and La Guaira, Puerto Cabeilo and LOOKED FOR SERVICETHEY GOT THE BUSINESS A steady diet deluxe service and feeding by the steward department aboard ship has softened a bad blow for a couple of Seafarers on the Marie Hamil who gambled—and lost— when they tried to get some"*^ were extended particularly to deluxe service ashore. Freddie the > baker, "one of the The two men, according to best w^io will please everyone if ship's reporter Harry H. Diddiebock, met a couple ef girls in Eng­ land, who "said they could get 'first-class service* — including breakfast in bed" . . . But our two heroes are sadder but wiser now. They got no service and are out a bundle of dough besides. Prior to reaching England, the Hamil visited Iceland and later, Germany. "Ice­ land offers noth­ ing but lots of daylight, al­ though the GIs were nice to us while we were there. Germany was better; .< there's always Diddiebock something doing there," Diddlebock commented. England, of course, was where the two unnamed sailors met their Waterloo in the form of a couple of sharpshooters in skirts. "They'll know better next time; that's the oldest racket as well as the oldest profession in the world," he added. The cheers for the galley gang he can." All of the delegates also drew praise for always being on the ball. "This is a strictly-busi­ ness crew, with no horseplay, and it's made things a lot easier." from the beaches, althoug!i there are many beautiful ones to visit. "Maybe it was because we lost one of our shipmates on the pre­ vious voyage through drowning," Whitney commented. Guadeloupe and Martinigue were also taken in along the route, although the for­ mer turned out to be a dud on this occasion, since the day was some sort of holi­ day and almost everything was closed down. Martinique, however, provided Whitney most of the gang with a chance to brush up on their French, and even those who left their French home managed to get along. Barbados was next, and here Sil­ ver Sands Beach got a big play, it seems. "There was a sea of handkerchiefs waving from the dock when we sailed from there," said Whitney. He added that the good living in port was complemented between ports by harmony among the crew and excellent feeding by the gal­ ley. "It is really amazing to see an ideal ship like this one. She feeds like the Waldorf Astoria, too. Who could ask for anything more?" Monotony 'n Mamselles Taking it easy (above) on the Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle, on which the Camp Namanu has alraaoy put in over nine months, are Seafarars Fred Smith, chief pumpman; Fry, FWT; Bill O'Connor, OS, and William Tacy, engine maintenance. Since chief cook Allan S. Ritchie took this photo, Tacy got hospitalixed in Bahrein and O'Connor broke his arm in Ras Tanura, per­ haps just to break the-monotony. Below, Seafarers end officers from the Oceenstar have themselves • time in Bordeaux, Franca. Pictured are 3rd mete J. Walters; Capt. J. H. Young; William MUBsion, bosun; Anthony C. Landwajtowicz, AB; "Midge" RuMeO, pantrymen, end two moidemoUelts^ lUiMerby'•Rgbeft.^ Ml I I :TI -1 �SEAFARERS ftge Fourteen Union V-P Enjoys SiU Service Relaxing in deckchairs on the frip down to San Juan on the Elizabeth are Mr. and Mrs. David Sullivan. Sullivan is a viceresident of the AFL-CIO Building Service Employees Int'l nion and head of its Local 328 in New York. The photo by deck delegate Felix Serrano was submitted by Allen Friend. C Coe Victory Cookery Churns Up Calories Conditions on the Coe Victory have taken such a turn that the crew is openly beefing about the food. The chow is "too good," it seems. It's turning the light­ weights into heavyweights and the heavyweights into ing to Franklin, is claiming the behemoths. This happy state of affairs is a "heavywe i g h t delight to steward Harry L. Frank­ championship" of lin, who leads off in the culinary the SIU. A major asset department with Jose Toro, chief here is Clifton V. cook. Next in line Is John Pietrzak, Berg, chief elec­ who doesn't care about the weather trician and ship's and keeps his deep fryer going delegate -"who no matter what. Wilson Deal, sail­ has become a ing as night cook and baker, han­ real ' s e c u r it y dles his end of the chores as If risk' when he starts 'throwing his he was born to them. Franklin weight around.' Nicholas Leone, 2nd electrician, refuses to sleep adds. Heading into Yokohama, Japan, in the bottom bunk under Berg. at the last report, the Coe, accord­ He's not sure it will hold." LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sea Laughter By H. Owen Out in the bowl is the pulsing sea. Full of tempting mystery; Responsive to the moon in hourly lifts. White-tipped tide signs parallel rifts, Crashing on rocks like bombs from the air. Booming and lashing in loud sea-laughter. Foaming and crashing in echo .. . and afier. Loud is the laughter thrown back to the sea From placid rocks quivering inwardly. Water withdrawing in valleyed-hush. Gathering power for another slush. Pulling and swelling and eternally flapping Deep throated laughter thrown back from the land. Green lace trailing ruffling wave-edge . . , . . . Within the bowl, rimmed yellow in sand Is life and power and death-mocking night Actively surging, a neophyte. . . . Older than centuries and greater than land The sea pounds the centuries' rock into sand, ' And out in the bowl of rhythmic sea 1 hear sea-laughter challenging me. Burly September 14, 1058 LOG Dei Norte Crew Kindness Lauded tees meet with the shipping companies to improve those conditions, they have enough work to jperform without having To the Editor: To the Editor: the burden of these performers The SS Catherine is still on on their minds to make it more ^ I have written this at the re­ the move, and nobody knows difficult for them to deal with quest of Brothers Hugh Dick to thank the officers and men of when we'll arrive Stateside. We the employers. the Del Norte for helping him arrived ITere in Rotterdam with Turn Into Lambs in time of need. coal from Sydney, Nova Scotia, We have a number of mem­ This brother's wife died and our cargo was promptly un­ bers who, while on the beach loaded onto six English colliers. near a Union hall or on a vessel while the ship was in Santos, Next on the schedule is along the coast within telephone Brazil. The generous contribu­ Georgetown, British Guiana, distance of the hall where they tion of over $300 towards the where we will load bauxite; can be dealt with pronto are purchase of a plane ticket en­ then a day's sail across to Port meek and ^ild and apparently abled Dick to attend his wife's funeral. It was a fine example of Spain, in Trinidad, to* top off. good Union men. But as soon as-the ship leaves of the brotherhood of the sea. the Union halls, behind ^ they -• A vote of thanks also to Cap­ show their true colors and start tain James T. O'Pry for consent­ raising hell. These men just ing to pay the man off and han­ ignore the fact that the Union dling the necessary arrange­ got them the job they hold. As ments for customs and trans­ portation. A special vote of many of our members know, it is impossible to advise, correct thanks also to our two stew­ or put these men straight; they ardesses who were instrumental are immune to reason or a de­ in starting the collection. All letters to the editor for cent approach. These men are publication in the SEAFAR­ Once again, on behalf of constantly violating their oath Hugh Dick, sincere thanks to ERS LOG must be signed by of membership and our Union each and every member for his the writer. Names will be constitution. withheld upon request. kindness. Brothers, let's get together and Pete Prevas ' Ship's delegate This cargo is destined for Port get rid of these malcontents. Alfred, Quebec. From there, Write in to the LOG and let's 4 4 4 it's anybody's guess—Stateside? figure out a way to end this hogwild performing. another load of coal? or may­ Arthur F. Smith be even back for more baux­ SS Maiden Creek ite ? To the Editor: Our crew now includes three 4 4 4 Here's a couple of items from Canadians, an ordinary, an AB the Ines, now returning from a and a fireman, and one deck fine, but mostly uneventful trip maintenance replacement who to Hawaii. just came aboard ^here at Rot­ To the Editor: Number one regards the terdam. birth of John Charles Rivera, On July 13, while this vessel, . Rotterdam On Downgrade who weighed in at 5 pounds and the SS Ocean Nimet, was in the All hands seem to agree that 9 ounces, at the Bronx Hospital Rotterdam just isn't what it Arabian Sea running into rough in New York. John is the son seas created by the southwest used to be. Everything costs of Brother Robert Rivera who's more and the only thing really monsoon, a sea knocked No. 2 now aboard this ship. Brother lifeboat adrift. busy about this harbor is its I went down to see what dam­ Rivera expects to apply for his shipping. age had accrued. Several mem­ maternity benefits as soon as we The Sea Comet II is also here, bers of ^the engine and stew­ get back to town this month. and our crew has run into some Other news concerns the hos­ ards department had heard the of the brothers from that ship. pitalization in Oahu of Brothers smash and came up to the boat We're just about ready to pay Charles Morrison, Henry Arm­ off anywhere, anytime, as long deck to have a look. strong and Louis Flrlie. They These men promptly pitched as it's somewhere in the States. in and gave me and the boats­ have all since gotten better and The Catherine crew is certainly are returning with us on the going to be very glad when we wain a hand securing the boat ship. One brother whose work with no questions asked. can finish this trip and get back I thought this was a fine dis­ Is particularly missed is Mor­ home. play of loyalty, spirit and good rison, who was downed by a Ship's reporter seamanship on their part and I case of pneumonia. He was the SS Catherine want to take the opportunity to baker. After our arrival in the Isl­ 4 t 4" express my appreciation and ands some of the brothers thanks to them all. toured Oahu and elsewhere and Claude Marthey, master enjoyed the fine climate. When SS Ocean Nimet the Ship went to some of the To the Editor: 4 4 4 other islands, the crew had lit­ We, the conscientious mem­ tle or no chance to go ashore. bership of the SIU, have a very But right now we are enjoying important job to do for our Un­ fine_ sailing in all respects and ion's prestige and the principles the morale is excellent. for which it stands, as stated in To the Editor: Please convey our sincere R. G. Gluey the preamble to our SIU consti­ thanks and appreciation for the Ship's reporter tution. That job is to purge the small lovely gladiolas sent to the 4 4 4 conglomeration of foul-ups, per­ Ralph NuckoLs' family by the formers and gashrounds we have crew of the Barbara Frietchie. Ralph was the brother of within our fold. The time has come to take drastic action Billy Nuckols, AB, who is still aboard the Frietchie. He To the Editor: against these individuals. We wish to thahk the trustees This Union has fought tooth passed away very suddenly, and and nail with the shipping com­ flowers sent by the crew helped of the SIU Welfare Plan for the panies for years for the condi-' lift the burden we all felt. The prompt and courteous service /tions, wages and privileges we crew made the load much we received recently in the have today, which are outstand­ lighter for Bill by its thought- handling of a claim for hospital benefits. fulness. ing. Mrs. Billy K. Nuckols John & Catherine Cook When our negotiating commit­ Catherine Still Far From Home Letters To The Editor Ines Due Soon; Baby Awaits Dad Skipper Applauds Good Seamanship Says Performers Just Have To Go Thanks Frietchie Crew For Gift Welfare Service Speeds Benefits Follow The Leader By Bernard Seaman t it �SEAFARERS September 14. MM Pa«e Ptfteea LOG • vi. TO SHIPS m ATUimC • SOUIM AMOUCAN • EUROPSAN WATERS THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BROAHaST TO SHIPS' CREWS fVlRV SUNDAY • 1620 DMT m V«iee of the MTO SM Wn(-39,m54KCt WffUS, 15450 KCS Ships In Corlbbson, East Cooii ol South Amoflca, South Atlantic and East Coast •! Unhed Statos. Ships in OuH of MMIco, Caribboari, West Com of South AnwrIco, Wost Coosi ol Moxko and US East Coast. The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Elmer Black, 44: An automobile accident was the cause of Brother Black's death on July 16. 1956, in Brunswick, North Carolina. Place of burial is not known. Brother Black had been sailing out of the Port of New York since joining the Union in 1949. He is survived by his wife Jamie Mae Black of Tampa, Florida. WFK^S, ISZPO KC» Ships in Mednarronaan area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Alberto Santiago Contact law offices of Hillman and Hillman, Sulie 522-3-4, Munsey Building, Baltimore 2, Md., in ref­ erence to the estate of your broth­ er, Angel Luis Bio's. •Li-L'..'-..:,..'' 4 Fred Shaia Contact Kenneth Blackstone by mail. Route 1, Box 119H, Perry, Georgia. ' 8ROU©HT TO. YOU BY THI OEiP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARiriME TRADES DEPARTMENT*^ SIU-A&G DISTRia • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • iMM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRia $•4 4 4 4 Frank- Maher, 54: A heart attack proved fatal to Brother Maher who died aboard the SS Westport on July 21, 1956. Burial took place in European cem­ etery in Casa­ blanca, Morocco. Brother Maher joined the union in New York in 1943 and had been sailing in the engine department. He is survived by his sister, Marie Smith of Brooklyn, NY. •-m i I : ^1 Welfare Names Med. Director Oliver K. Pierce Get in touch with Roger Close, Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, NY, (Continued from page 3) NY, regarding a package being ently in operation in which each held for you. company had its own physical 4 4 4standards and some gave no ex­ Cyril J. Magnan aminations at all. Standardizing . Contact your family at 1817 Col­ lins St., Grand Rapids, Mich., as the examinations at a center close soon as possible. by the Union halls will be a great 4 4 4 convenience for Seafarers. Elwood Read But the major purpose of the Get in touch with Russel Lapham, RFD No. 2, Smithfield, centers will be to keep Seafarers in Rhode Island, regarding payments good health at all times by check­ on yotm furniture. Newton Paine. ing defects and ailments before 4 4 4 they reach the point of interfering Eric W. Johnson with a man's ability to work on I am anxious to hear from you. Please contact me. Richie. ships and earn a living. 4 Isidro D. Avecilla Contact E M. Piccerill, State Tax Commission, 320 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn 17, NY, or call MAin 5-1000, ext. 103. Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue... Richard Ricketts, SS: On August 14, 1956, Brother Ricketts died of natural causes at his,home in New York City. Burial took place in Evergreen Ceme­ tery. A member of the steward department. Brother Ricketts joined the Union in the early part of 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida. He is survived by a daughter, Gertrude Edvvards, New York, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 —" for SIU MEMBERS! E. S. Vlodek Contact J. E. Gerken, 200 Com­ fort Ct., Clarkburg, West Va. James W. Simmons Get in touch with your brother WUUaro in Clinton, NC. Frisco Shipping On Slow Bell SAN FRANCISCO—Job activity slowed down-during the past two weeks but is slated to increase again. Three payoffs are scheduled. The Fairport (Waterman) paid off the day after Labor iJay and four other Waterman ships ar­ rived in transit. Among them were the Morning Light, Azalea City, De Soto and John B. Waterman, plus the Steel Architect (Isthmian). All of the ships were in clean shape, said Leon Johnson, SIU port agent. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORB 1316 S. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 876 State St. Jamea Sheehaa, Agent Bictamond 3-0140 HOUSTON 4303 Canal St. C. TannehiU, Acting Agent Capital 7-6958 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-9744 MOBILE 1 lontb Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEi^ock 8-1754 NEW OCEANS 533 BtenvtUe St. Undaey WilUama, Agent ^ Tulane 8626 NEW VORK 675 4tb Ave.. BcooUyn HYacintli 9-6600 NORFOLR 137-139 Bank St. Ben Reel, Agent UAdlaon 3-9834 raXLADELPHlA ..337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TQER^, PR. .Pelayo 91—La 5 Sal CoUa, Agent Phone 8-5986 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Barrlaon St Leon Johnaon, Agent Douglaa 3-9475 Marty BrelthofL Weat Coaat Rapreaentatlv* SAVANNAH • Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adapig 3-17% imATTLE . .1 1905 Irt Ave. JeS OUlette, Agent Bllrott 4334 TAMPA..;,..... 1809-1811 N. Pranklln St. WILBONGTON, Calif 509 Marine Ave. Reed Humphrlea. Agent. .Terminal 4-3874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Slmmona, Joint J. Vdplan. Eng. W. HaU. Joint B. Mooney, Std. R. Matthewa. Joint SUP HONOLULU FORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 6591 872 King St. E EMplre 4-5719 VICTORIA BC ei7V» Cormorant St Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLB, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davida St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quehee Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 3-5332 16 Merchant St. Phone 6-8777 PORTLAND..... 311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CALIF. .510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 3-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrlaon St. Douglaa 3-6363 SEATTLE .3505 lat Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 805 Marine Ave. ALPENA. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYacinth 8-6165 CLEVELAND Great Lakes District Canadian District HALIFAX N-S.-. 138tb HoUla St. Phone: 3891J 934 St Jamea St. Weat PLateau 8161. FORT WHXIAM: ISO Slmpson St. Phonei 3-3231 MONTREAL 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713J 180 Main St Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: M^ 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH.. 531 W. Michigan SL Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92tid St . Phanei..Easex.ai3AU. NEW IN SEAGEAK AND S#«3«e WEAKmtWATEO/WBftlSM TOAecuvi/ESIER/UlATSReOAL Se40^ PRICES your SEA CHEST SHOE WEAR ( SEA 6EAI! SEA GEARS SHOE WEAR s:' �SEAFARERS^ LOG AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • • OSNSRAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • IMS • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PBESE OF AMERICA - • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • • ik That's the chief mate on the run. In background are Pat Marinelli, carpenter, (with saw) and unidentified deck gang member involved in some carpentry work. Gervais and Marinelli show a miss­ ing denture or two, but the smiles are toothy all the same. Checking the overtime sheets are (1 to r) Marinelli, George Decker, DM; Leo Lonev, AB; Poimds, AB, and Jack Geryais, DM. Looks like some heavy arithmetic. F pictures tell the story, this SlU gang looks like it enjoyed a pleasant trip while making the long Far East haul on the Steel Executive. The ship's minutes back up the im­ pression by reporting "no beefs" in all three depart­ ments and a smooth-running ship, SlU style. Summertime on this run Is a sure guarantee of plenty of sunshine to bask In between . watches with short pants the order of the day. The Executive has come back to the East Coast after mak­ ing the run via the Mediter­ ranean and Suez.' She is now heading to India. I •ft. ; i j 'A'- y}-', ' 1^],: •* l-^ly - W'^ IIS ' • m t/. fee.;'- Bosun Bill Funk pauses in the midst of operations on the Jacob's ladder to get his photo in the record. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 September 14, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FIRST SIU HEALTH CENTER ON WAY BROADEN SENIORITY HIRING CLAUSE AWAIT LABOR BD. DOCK VOTE ACTION SHIPPING BOOST SEEN IN INDIA SURPLUS DEAL AFL ACTS ON ABUSES OF 3 WELFARE FUNDS UNION WINS ALA. JOBLESS $$ TEST EASE RULES IN HARDSHIP HOSP. CASES REVISED JOB RULES SEEN BIG AID TO NY RAP SAFETY LACK ON FOREIGN-FLAG LINERS BUDDING SIU MEDIC TREATS HIS SHIPMATES CREW TWO EX-ATLANTIC TANKERS, 3 MORE DUE NEW TANKER PLANS STILL UP IN THE AIR DORTHY DELIVERS A ‘MONSTER’ MASS QUIT BY SUEZ PILOTS DUE 65,000-TON TANKSHIP CONTRACTED BY SIU CO. ISLAND RUN (AND RITA) SURE BEAT A SEATRAIN 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 9/14/1956 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. XVIII, No. 19 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/27520ea2181f9175f11259fc437f4dc2.PDF c2c4838e8e9d5d4883b4a15cca7dce4b PDF Text Text I 'i • W 0 f 0 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 1955 • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • 72 MEN QUALIFY IN SlU ELECTIONS -Story On Page 3 Revive US Ship Breakout Plans -Story On Page 2 mmM M /%// Fingering that loot after a year on the Yokohama-Per311Iff f IC rOyS wf f • sian Gulf shuttle run, Seafarer Hank Martin holds fast to his payoff on the Battle Rock while Seattle SIU Port Agent Jeff Gillette looks on. The ship went back out on the profitable shuttle run last week, reflecting the world­ wide demand for oil-carriers. Seafarer C. W. Halla took the picture. ;| •-'4 I m-'51 I U Jff U/'MU British Royal Navy sailors watch as Seafarers on fiCIIIOlC vwttn vCTflCa Steel Maker gently lower fireman Anthony D'Alesandro to deck of launch at Gibraltar after he became ill on the trip out from the States. Returning later from Colombo, Ceylon, the Maker became one of the first US ships to bypass Suez and head around Africa. Photo by Seafarer Vic Sayo. .1 -I �Tag* t /Scptembw 28, 1958 SEAFARBRS^ - US PLANS SHIP BREAKOUTS WASHINGTON—With the Suez Canal crisis aggravating an already tight shipping picture, the Federal Maritime Board is reconsidering a breakout of both Victory-type ships and reserve fleet tankers to meet current shipping needs. A breakout seems more likely than last spring because of new pressures for cargo space de— ^ veloping out of Suez and' The new breakout talk comes as these shipments, much of which the agricultural export pro­ shipping, in general, and SIU job will come off the East Coast. activity in particular, soared to This time of year also signals the gram. 33-Month Job Record Set In SlU Going against the seasonal trend, SIU shipping soared to a new high figure for the past 33 months. Not since the December, 1953, Christ­ mas rush has the Union shipped as many men, 1,597, as it did in the two-week period from September 5, through September 18. Normally, shipping tends to drop off in September as Blue Jay ships return from the Far North and as Seafarers who took off for summer vacations ashore return to ship­ ping. This year though, the Blue Jay ships are going out on new runs for MSTS as the pressure mounts for more cargo space. The last high, reported in midAugust, was 1,532 jobs shipped. The past two week period easily topped that and also topped all 1955 and 1954 shipping totals. Further details and a breakdown of the port-by-port shipping pic­ ture can be found in the shipping roundup on page 4. highs. While the Suez situa­ start of oil haulage to New Eng­ Here is the present status new tion is generaily cited as the prod land and the Northeast from Gulf of breakout proposals: to shipping, it is only one of sev­ ports, putting a further strain on • The Office of Defense Mobil­ ization has requested the break­ out of 18 tankers from the Mari­ time Administration reserve. The tankers would be chartered out to private operators under General Agency Agreements, within two to six months. The office has also asked the Defense Department to bring out an additional number of tankers from its reserve fleet. • The Agriculture Department has six million tons more of farm products to move between now and next June, and is already running into trouble getting ships. It is ask­ ing for 15 ships immediately. Farm Group Demands Space • The American Farm Bureau Federation has written to the De­ partment of Commerce asking that action be taken to get more ship­ ping space for agricultural tonnage. "Blue Jay" victory ships that would normally be laying up at this time are continuing to run. • The International Cooperation Administration which handles for­ eign aid shipping has been forced to grant waivers of the "50-50" act in 14 separate instances. eral factors. Suez Affecte Tankers Possibilities of a shutdown or interruption of Suez traffic are what prompted the proposal to break out the tankers. Freight ships too on the East Coast-South­ east Asia run particularly, would be affected by a canal shutdown. On top of that, the extremely heavy agricultural surplus ship­ ment will move largely to the southeast Asia area. India and Pakistan are getting the bulk of available tankers. Coal shipments shape up as extremely active in the next six months. When breakout talk was first brought up last spring, US tramps and other private operators largely opposed it. They argued- that any ship breakouts would damage earn­ ing powers and their ability to find cargoes. Such a step, they said, would weaken the competitive position of private US ships in the long run, by reducing the oper­ ators' ability to replace their vessels. New Job Rules Go In Effect The newly-amended seniority rules agreed on in negotiations between the Union and the ship­ owners take effect as of this coming Monday, October 1. The rules provide that all rated men with Class B senior­ ity can qualify for class A seniority if they began shipping SIU before January 1, 1952, and have been sailing steadily since then. Class B Seafarers with only entry ratings, who have the necessary seatime, can qualify for class A by passing a Coast Guard examination for a rating. All Seafarers who obtain class A seniority as of now, are eligible for full book member­ ship in the Union. Agreement on revision of the seniority rules was sparked ^by the mounting increase in SIUcontracted jobs and organizing of new companies. Union Hits Plans To Run Foreign Ships Coastwise A vigorous SIU protest on proposals to use foreign-flag tankers in the domestic trades has drawn a prompt denial from the Maritime Administration of any such intention. However, Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse left the door open to such an operation in the case of a "critical tanker situa-corresponding rise in T-2 tankers ice and would not resort to such tion." unless critical tanker situation of­ to supply the East Coast. Instead of considering an in­ The SIU wired Morse declaring fered no other recourse and we vasion of the domestic trades, the that the Union "most vigorously are so directed." SIU wire demanded that runaway The unprecented suggestion for flag tankers be brought back un­ opposes the fainte.st suggestion of der the American flag if necessary any such move. At very moment foreign ships in US coastwise sei'vwhen tanker shortage threatens. ice is in line with traditional to fill domestic tanker needs. The SIU took action after a story Maritime Administration is con­ State Department thinking on the in the "New York Times" implied tinuing to approve transfers of US merchant marine. It has long such a course is being considered T-2 tonnage to Liberian flag. So­ been State Department policy to by the Administration. A "Times" lution to any impending shortage place Western Europe's dollar correspondent, viriting of State in domestic trades is the return problems ahead of the problems of these ships to the American US flag shipping. For example, Egypt has successfuly thumbed its nose at the world's Department plans to deal with the of flag where they belong." the State Department has always major maritime powers so far, but the long-range outlook is Suez crisis, said such a move (Another two tankers have been opposed the "50-50" shipping law. might be taken by executive order for difficulties in running the seized Suez Canal. given transfer approval this week, One objective of admitting for­ if the canal was closed. None of the proposals work­ the Stony Creek and Big Bend.) eign tankers to US trades would Increase In US Output ed up by Western diplomats Egypt's ownership of the canal but In reply, Morse wired back, be to earn dollars toward payment have gotten Egypt to budge maintain freedom of shipping The report had it that there "Maritime Administration does not for US oil to Europe. At present, one bit. But Western nations, through the association for vessels would have to be a vast increase advocate use of foreign flag tank­ most of Europe's oil comes from led by the US, Britain and France, of the countries Involved. in domestic oil production and a ers In United States poastal serv- Arabian sources. are counting on a canal pilots' Hovvever, by opening domestic walkout and an economic boycott trades to foreign ships, the US to bring Egypt to her knees. would be Inviting an influx of Up until now, the Egyptians American-owned ships which mas­ have been successful in moving querade under foreign flags. -The ships through by making pilots do competition of these tax-free lowdouble duty. When the majority wage ships would be disastrous to of pilots walked off their jobs, the American-flag operators and would Egyptians were left with a hand­ speed up the flow of ship trans­ ful of their own men plus hastilyfers. recruited pilots from Russia, Yugo­ The domestic trades have tradi­ slavia, and other countries. tionally been reserved for Ameri­ Constant Strain can-flag shipping as one of the But the constant strain of cardinal principles of US maritime working 14 to 16 hour stretches is policy. beginning to tell on the pilots. Convoys are now reported moving through the canal more slowly with delays likely to continue. The Egyptians' problem has Sept. 28, 1956 Vol. XVIII No. 20 been made easier by the action of PAUL HAIX, secretary-Treasurer some shipping companies in di­ HEBBERT BRAND, editor; RAY DENISON, verting vessels around the Cape Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, of Good Hope. Most of the di­ Editor; HERMAN ARIHUR, IRWIN SPXVACK, Staff WHters; Bm. MOODY, Gulf Area verted ships have been European Representative. , ones. The only SlU-contracted ship affected thus far has been Final Dispatch Page 15 the Steel Maker, inbound from Co­ Labor Roundup Page 4 lombo, Ceylon. Letters Pages 12,14 'The Maker was rerouted around Meet The Delegate ..Page 10 the Cape of Good Hope on Sep­ Men In Hospitals Page 12 tember 14. It is expected that its Personals, Notices Page 7 homebound voyage to Wilmington, Seafarers In Action .. Page 5 Shipping Roimdup ... Page 4 North Carolina, will be seven days Ships' Minutes ..Pages 10, 13 longer than originally scheduled. Your Dollar's Worth.. Page 7 The diplomats' proposals for solving the Suez problem Involve Work on tho St. Lawrence Seaway Is itill reported proceeding on schedule, with comple­ a "users association." This would 130 tion now expected In time for the 1959 Lakes' shipping season. Photo taken some time ago be a grouping of martime nations shows excavation being done on the future entrance of the Seaway channel east of the Jacques which would hire Its own pilots Published biweekly et me headquertere Cartier Bridge on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River near Montreal. This phase of the and collect the tolls for the use of the Seeferers International Union, At­ lantic A Cult District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth project was completed almost nine months ahead of schedule. When ready, the Seaway wilj of Suez. Egypt would shue in the Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel HYaclnth tolls if she agreed to the setup. permit ocean-going ships to move in and out of the Lakes to the Atlantic from ports as far 9-6600. Entered as second class matter et the Post OfAco IA Brooklyn, NY, under The Idea .would •be;to xecognize inland as Duluth, Minn. > ,the Act of Aug. 34, ItlX Suez Ships Still Move; Steel Maker Diverted Seaway 'Digout' Moves On Schedule SEAFARERS LOG �. T-"-- September tB, l»5t gEdfiAHtRS TRUSTEES TO PICK CLINIC SITE A Seafarers Welfare Plan trustees' meeting this coming week will make final arrangements as to the location of the first SIU health center to be built in New York. A number of sites close by the headquarters hall are under consideration. Once the trustees have acted, work will start on the instal­ lation of equipment and modification of the building's in­ terior for use as the health center. The center will offer a complete and thoroughgoing diag­ nostic service to all Seafarers with the object of prevent­ ing ailments and keeping Seafarers in the best of health. Seafarers needing treatment will be referred to the Public Health Service clinics and hospitals. The New York center is the first of four which will be established in the four major ports of New Yprk, Baltimore, New Orleans and Mobile. It is part of the health and safety program that was negotiated by the Union with the operators last year. NLRB Orders NY Longshore Vote •: -V' Per* Thre* L&e 72 Seafarers Run For 39 Union Posts In SIU Balloting A total of 72 Seafarers have been found fully qualified to run for Union office and will vie for 39 elective posts open in the coming; Atlantic and Gulf District voting;. The 72 candidates were passed by the credentials committee of rank and file Seafarers after submit-ti ting proof of seatime, mem­ bership in good standing and citizenship as re­ quired by the Union con­ stitution. All told, 79 Seafarers nom­ inated themselves, but seven were The New York regional office of the National Labor Rela­ disqualified for failing to meet tions Board is currently making arrangements for a new constitutional requirements. Two longshoremen's election, coming up in October. Meetings on years ago, there were 78 qualified candidates, on the ballot, but at the mechanics of the election that time, there were ten more followed on the heels of the see any change in the situation elective posts open than now. announcement by the Board's over the past three years . . . they Voting in the SIU's biennial elec­ Washington office . on September (the ILA) are continuing to mis­ tions will begin on November 24, calling for an election within represent the longshoremen." For the past several months, as 30 days. . ; The Board's election announce IBL support has mounted, the ILA For full details of the creden­ ment was the second stunning blow has been dickering vainly for an tial committee's action see re­ suffered by the old International AFL-CIO label. It has been obvi­ port beginning on page eight ous to waterfront observers that Longshoremen's Association in of this issue. 48-hour period. On the Friday pre­ the ILA move has been promoted ceding the announcement, ILA by a desire to escape an election president William Bradley jour­ showdown, with IBL. The ILA and continue for two months neyed to Washington for a meet­ evidently is fearful of an IBL through the end of December. Under the provisions of the re ing with AFL-CIO president victory in any secret election. Meany's firm statement that cently-amended constitution, the George Meany under the illusion that he could clear the way for nothing has changed in the last newly elected officers will take One of the six members of the membership-elected SIU three years has boosted the IBL's their posts as soon as they have ILA's return to the AFL-CIO. credentials committee, Seafarer Vincenzo DiGiacomo uses been certified elected by member­ Bradley was quickly disillu­ stock in the harbor. new copying machine to photostat discharges and other ship approval of the tallying com sioned on this score. Meany scath­ credentials submitted by the candidates for office in the mittee report on the voting. ingly denounced the ILA for its coming SIU elections. Photostats are part of the official Well in advance of the start of failure to lift a finger against a the voting, in its issue of October election record. single one of the abuses which led 12, 1956, the SEAFARER'S LOG to its expulsion. Bradley lamely Baltimore agent: William Rentz, will print a special supplement con­ James E. Sweeney. excused his failure to act by say­ Earl Sheppard. Boston joint patrolman: Eugene taining pictures and statements ing he had been "too busy." After Baltimore joint patrolman: (three from all of the candidates for of­ Dakin, John Farrand, Thomas the meeting, which was attended posts open) Rex Dickey, Eli Han­ fice. In addition, the LOG will Fleming, Leo McCarthy. by Larry Long, president of the In­ New York joint patrolman: over, John Rlsbeck, A1 Stansbury, carry a sample ballot which will ternational Brotherhood of Long­ be an exact duplicate of the actual (seven posts open) Ted Babkowski, Rowland Williams. shoremen, Meany closed the door ballots. Those copies will be Frank Bose, Leo Bruce, John firmly and finally to any ILA bid WASHINGTON—Its intercoastal Norfolk agent: Ben Rees, Van available in all ports and will be Cabral, Malcolm Cross, Louis Cof­ Whitney. for reaffiliation. rights threatened by railroad-spon­ fin, Paul Gonsorchik, Howard In answer to reporters' ques­ sored legal action, the Pan Atlan­ airmailed to the ships so that Sea­ Norfolk joint patrolman: A1 Ar­ tions, Meany said he would "not tic Steamship Corporation is ap­ farers can fully acquaint them­ Guinier, Richard May, James Pureven bother" to submit Bradley's pealing to the US Supreme Court. selves with the candidates before cell, Charles Scofield, Charles nold, James Bullock, Charles V. plea to the executive council. Stambul, Freddie Stewart, Joseph Majette. The high court is being asked to voting. "It would be insulting to their in­ overturn a Massachusetts District Of the seven Seafarers disquali­ Teicher, Keith Terpe, C. A. Welch, Savannah agent: E. B. McAuley. telligence," he said, "to ask them Court injunction which would de­ fied, three were not in continuous A1 Whitmer. to consider the ILA application for prive the company of its temporary good standing for the required two Philadelphia agent: Walter . Savannah joint patrolman: Nevin Ellis. admission. The matter is closed." year period and one of these two Beyeler, Steve Cardullo. intercoastal operating permit. Further, Meany added, "I don't did not show the required seatime. Tampa agent: Tom Banning, Philadelphia joint patrolman: Meanwhile on the shipping front. Two others did not have the re­ James Dawson, Glen Lawson. John HetzeU, William J. Smith. Pan Atlantic is putting two more quired seatime, one had his book Tampa joint patrolman: A. H. converted tankers into its piggy­ in retirement for the past two years Anderson, Benny Gonzales, Hugh back service, the Maxton and the and the last one did not submit his C. Randall. Coalinga Hills. Both vessels are credentials by the midnight, Sep­ Mobile agent: Gal Tanner. ready to come out of the yards tember 12, deadline. with their new trailer-carrying Mobile joint patrolman: (three The credentials committee noted flight decks. posts open) Harold Fischer, Rob­ regretfully that " the provisions of SIU membership meet­ ert L. Jordan, Leon M. Kyser, Wil­ Railroads which are battling Pan the SIU constitution governing liam J. Morris, William R. Stone. Atlantic in this case include most election procedure made it manda­ ings are held regularly of the major East Coast companies, tory that several of the men who New Orleans agent: Lindsey J. every two weeks on Wed­ among them the Pennsylvania, the had been nominated be disquali­ Williams. New Haven and the Baltimore and fied. . . . The committee feels that New Orleans joint patrolman: nesday nights at 7 PM in Ohio. the cases of disqualification cited (three posts open) Tom Gould, C. J. all SIU ports. All Sea­ The legal hassle resulted from above are especially regrettable be­ Stephens, Charles M. Tannehill. A conference of all SIU port farers are expected to an Interstate Commerce Commis­ cause of the fact that tlie Union Houston agent: A. Michelet. sion ruling of last October giving . . .. went to such lengths to set agents will convene next week in Houston joint patrolman: James attend; those who wish to Pan Atlantic temporary authority forth the procedures and require­ headquarters to review the Union's L. Allen, Ralph Groseclose, Charles to operate in the intercoastal trade. ments. . . ." past activities and discuss future be excused should request The Kimball, temporary grant was to permit The qualified candidates and the policies. The conference is being Mitchell. Charles Merrill, William permission by telegram the company to operate while ICC posts for which they are compet­ called under provisions of the San Francisco agent: Marty studied its application for a perma­ ing are as follows: Union constitution which require (be sure to include reg­ nent certificate. Breithoff, Andy Gowder. at least one such meeting each Secretary-treasurer: Paul Hall. year. istration number). The The railroads went to court ask­ Deck assistant secretary-treas­ ing for a permanent injunction to Items to be discussed by the next SIU meetings will be: urer: Joseph Algina. stop Pan Atlantic from operating. agents include a review of Union Engine assistant secretary-treas­ activity in the past year, contracts, The railroads previously fought October 3 the temporary authority at ICC urer: Claude Simmons. finances, the Union's Welfare Plan Steward assistant secretary- operations, organizing, the opera­ October 17 hearings, where they were unsuc­ treasurer: Ed Mooney. cessful. tions of various Union departments October 31 Railroad lines involved aside Joint assistant secretary-treas­ and subsidiaries and other admin­ from those already mentioned are urer: (three posts open) William istrative matters. The agents are November 14 the Atlantic Coast Line, Louisville Hall, Robert A. Matthews, Joseph expected to make a number of 9 November 28 and Nashville, Seaboard Air Line, Volplan. recommendations as._ to, iuture and Southern Railway. Boston agent: James Sheehan, Union activity. Top Court Gets SIU Co, Plea SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU Agents' Conference Set In NY nmm • ' . ; '3 si ; ^ ?!• • j'i �Face Four SEAFARERS They're A Couple Of Cornbaiis September 28. 1956 LOG Shipping Round-Up & Foreciist September 5 Through September 18 Registered Port ,,,,,,,,,,, .. Boston . New York .. .. Philadelphia • •••••••••« .. Baltimore ......... .. Norfolk .......... • •••••••••• .. Savannah ^. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles ..... Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Coal Group Seeks 80 US Liberty Charters 12 86 21 72 16 Eng. A Deck B 8 28 6 35 15 2 3 10 20 16 18 2 22 14 • Deck A Total A little on the corny side, perhaps, this photo shows John Henry, a pet monkey, and Dynamite, his Boxer pal, contest­ ing for a share of kernels off the same ear of corn. The pets belong to Seafarer George Annis of New Orleans, who took the photo. He's a Delta Line regular. Deck A Eng. B 10 78 23 62 8 2 3 19 49 12 10 3 24 16 5 31 5 37 13 4 3 13 10 11 10 6 10 16 Eng. A Deck B Stew. B Total A 1 19 5 19 5 6 1 9 16 6 5 8 12 12 32 222 59 220 28 10 18 59 142 32 41 28 56 42 Stew A Stew. B Total A 10 58 15 86 4 2 10 17 36 6 10 6 16 7 Eng. B 319 199 Stew A 174 283 124 Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A 5 Deck B 6 33 5 23 7 0 4 5 11 4 17 3 14 17 Deck C 0 16 2 7 14 0 6 1 10 0 4 14 26 5 Ens. A 5 75 24 45 12 6 5 10 35 5 14 3 22 5 Eng. B 3 28 9 21 4 1 4 5 5 8 10 10 13 19 Eng. C 7 33 4 15 11 0 5 1 10 4 9 11 7 9 14 78 16 91 33 12 7 32 46 33 33 16 44 42 989 Shipped Port Tot.il B Total Bea. 46 300 75 311 61 22 25 91 188 65 74 44 100 84 Tol.nl B Total Reg. 497 1486 N. Stew. A 4 71 15 • 38 7 1 4 11 35 9 11 4 14 15 Stew B 0 17 5 16 4 1 1 4 10 7 5 4 10 6 Stew. C 2 13 6 7 12 0 0 1 3 1 9 10 14 13 Total B Total A 14 9 253 78 63 19 158 60 34 15 10 2 15 9 43 14 121 26 23 ^ 19 48 32 17 17 . 56 37 41 42 Total Total Ship C 9 62 12 29 37 0 11 3 23 5 22 35 47 27 32 393 94 247 86 12 35 60 170 47 102 69 140 110 Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Ens. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Tottd Total Total WASHINGTON—More than doubling its previous request, B A c A B C A B A B C Ship. C Total 149 105 266 140 126 239 90 91 896 379 322 1597 American Coal Shipping Inc. has announced it would ask the Federal Maritime Board for charters on 80 GovernmentToppling all shipping records of the last 33 months, SIU job activity reached a new peak owned Libertys, The vessels-* during the past two weeks—higher than any period since December, 1953. would be used to carry coal be extremely damaging to US mer­ Still a long way from the 2i000-plus job high of nearly three years ago, which was a tem­ chant shipping. to Europe, porary holiday rush, shipping A Federal Maritime Board ex­ in the past two weeks hit a to­ The new firm, which was formed by coal operators, coal-carrying aminer has already made favoi-- tal of 1,597 jobs and still able recommendations on the orig­ railroads and the United Mine Workers, originally put in an ap­ plication for charters of 30 ships. The increase in the number of ships requested comes as a sur­ prise in view of the opposition to its proposal from all sections of the steamship industry. See Higher Exports In amending its original bid American Coal Shipping said that coal exports to Europe would be even higher than previously esti­ mated. A spokesman for the group pointed to reports of coal short­ ages in Russia and Poland, the latter a major supplier of Euro­ pean coal needs; a disastrous acci­ dent in Belgium coal mines and the Suez situation as reasons for the upgrading of the charter re­ quest. He declared further that only one percent of coal exports moved on US ships this year, and claimed that if evei-y US tramp now in operation was put on the coal run, the tramps could not carry more than five percent of the expected increase in coal shipments. Will Buy Other Ships He added that ACS intends to buy other ships when operations began in earnest. The company at present owns one Liberty. Virtually the entire steamship industry, including the tramp operators, subsidized companies and unsubsidized liner operations, have joined in opposition to the coal group's proposal, in its origi­ nal foim. The gist of the operator's argu­ ments is that ACS would be used as a club to drive down rates on coal shipping overseas. Such a move, they said, would bring mone­ tary benefit to coal-carrying rail­ roads and coal mines but would LABOR ROUND-UP shows no sign of a major come­ inal charter bid, but both the coal down. Registration was 1,486 dur­ group and the opposing operators ing the period. have raised objections to the con­ A shorter work week, and pos­ The upsurge has been steady and ditions set down by the examiner. spectacular since late Spring, sibly a three-day weekend, is seen when shipping nonnally tapers off as the answer to automation by to await the regular fall shipping the AFL-CIO. A recent AFL-CIO season. However, heavy tanker conference on the subject dis­ movements continued right through cussed whether workers want in­ the summer months, while the creased earnings and longer vaca­ "Blue Jay" military supply opera­ tions with more paid holidays or tion kept things busy well into a shorter work-week.this month. i Although this was the busiest Mergers of AFL-CIO state fed­ BOSTON—Seafarer Pete Karas, period since the SIU seniority hir­ erations have been completed in who has been working on the new ing system went into effect early 14 states so far with eight more "Texas Tower" radar platform in­ in 1955, the class C shipping figure due in the coming weeks. Missis­ stalled off the coast of Nantucket, this period fell short of a record. sippi and North Carolina federa­ Savannah, still dismally slow, tions have voted down a merger. made a dramatic rescue of one of shipped no class C men at all. Most state AFL and CIO organiza­ his fellow workers last week. Karas dove into the water to Wilmington, in turn, shipped more tions are expected to complete save his co-worker after the other class C men than men in classes their get-together by the end of man fell into the water and be­ A and B combined. 1957. came entangled in the tower's Seven Ports Rise bridle and anchor The United Electrical Workers. Seven ports throughout the A&G chain. Both men District showed shipping rises over one of the organizations ousted by were taken to the previous period, particularly the CIO back in 1950 as Com­ the hospital to be New York, Houston and all the munist-dominated, lost 4,000 mem­ treated for sub­ West Coast ports. Baltimore and bers in 10 Detroit locals. The mersion and Tampa also improved, while Phila­ Detroit group voted to affiliate shock. delphia, still enjoying good ship­ with the International Association Karas was re­ ping, remained the same as before. of Machinists and cut the total leased, but the Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Mo­ membership of UE under the 50,other man had to bile, New Orleans and Lake Charles 000-mark. remain in the declined, although Norfolk and ifc 4* Karas hospital due to New Orleans were far above-aver­ A Georgia landlord who operates several injuries received during age. several housing corporations says his fall and entanglement. No change was evident in the that union members on strike Shipping Above Average seniority shipping percentages need not worry about evictions Meanwhile, shipping here re­ compared to the last period. Class from his property. He said as a mained above-average for another A still accounted for 56 percent, general policy he will carry two weeks. The outlook is about class B for 24 percent and class C strikers "on the cuff" and permit the same, according to Port Agent men, who have no seniority in the them to pay back their debts on James Sheehan. SIU, filled the remainder of the an installment basis. Also, if they preferred, he will put them on Four ships paid off and signed total jobs. on during the period, and another The following is the forecast part-time maintenance woi'k and four arrived in transit. The Brad­ port by port: BOSTON: Fair . . . apply the time to their rent. The ford Island and Council Grove NEW YORK: Good . . . PHILADEL­ landlord. Wade M. Miles, Jr., ap­ ICities Service), Republic (Trafal­ PHIA: Good... BALTIMORE: plied the policy to striking steelgar) and Lake George (US Pe­ Good . . . NORFOLK: Good . . . workers during their recent walk­ troleum) paid off and signed on SAVANNAH: Slow . . . TAMPA: out. again. Isthmian's Steel Rover and Fair . . . MOBILE: Good . . . NEW 4* 4 Steel Artisan, plus the Robin Ket­ ORLEANS: Good . . . LAKE The author of a bill to bar tering (Seas Shipping) and Grain CHARLES: Good . . . HOUSTON: unions from participating in state Shipper (Grain Fleet) were in Good . . . WILMINGTON: Fair .. . elections was defeated in the Wis­ transit. All beefs were settled at SAN FRANCISCO: Good . . . consin primaries. Mark Catlin, the payoffs. Jr., speaker of the Wiscqnsip State SEATTLE: Good. 5IU Man In Sea Rescue Off Boston Assembly, lost his bid for renomination as a Republican candidate. 4 4 4 The coming of the helicopter age is marked by a dispute be­ tween the Air Line Pilots Assoelation and the Civil Aeronautics Administration over manning scales. The union is asking for a pilot and co-pilot to operate the S-58, a 12-passenger helicopter scheduled to operate between major airports in the New York City area. ianOiSk ^ WOlV iH SOTH VtootLLiH BMMORe• iivu..•:.*! �Seiitettiber 28, 19S< SEAFARERS Pare Five LOG 18-Knot ^Hotrod ^ Liberty Hawk US Delegate As ILO Studies Sea Rules Preparing for revision of international maritime regula­ tions, the International Labor Organization is now holding a preliminary meeting in London. SIU of North America sec­ retary-treasurer John Hawk"^ is attending as the official rep­ dates of the ILO meeting coin­ cided with contract negotiations resentative of all US seamen. scheduled by the Sailors Union of Graced with a Mariner-type bow, the first US gas turbine power plant, 20 feet more in length and a new controllable pitch propeller (left), the World War II Liberty ship John Sergeant has become a sleek greyhound of the sea. Now known as a GTV (gas tur­ bine vessel), she made 18 knotsplus in her first sea trials and is already in active service. The ship is one of four "upgraded" under a Government program designed to find the best way to moder-nize a pool of 2,000 reserve fleet Libertys. She is shown in the Newport News Shipbuilding company's yards dur­ ing final refitting. 2'Yr, Inspection Hearings Set WASHINGTON—Public hearings on proposed changes in the rules for US ship inspections have been scheduled by the Coast Guard for October 15. The changes stem from a law passed by the last Congress, providing for ship inspections every two years instead of an--*^ nually as before. Under the December, 1954, with a loss of her for the disaster, the agency curbed most LST sailings thereafter. Ad­ proposed revisions, biennial entire 23-man crew. inspections would be the rule ex­ cept in a few isolated cases. Sole exceptions to the two-year Inspection rule would be those ves­ sels with river-type lap-seam boil­ ers and "in the case , of ves­ sels whose hull or machinery is in the judgment of the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, in such condition as to require inspection at intervals of less than two years. Certificates of inspection shall be issued for a period of one year only in such cases." It is expected that the hew rules will mean biennal inspections for virtually all US merchant ships, with rare exceptions. Objections to the inspection change were voiced principally by the unions of the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Trades Department, including the SIU. In 1955, a simUar effort was successful in holding off a bill to institute two-year inspections, but the combined support of some seagoing unions, the shipowners and the Coast Guard was success­ ful in getting the bill passed this year. MTD opposition to the change in the law was pinpointed by the case of the SlU-manned LST Southern Districts, which disap­ peared in the" Soutfr- -Atlantic in Although a Coast Guard inquiry missions of a "deal" between the later cleared all parties of blame Coast Guard and her owners to al­ low the ship "to get by" with patched plating so that she could keep on sailing were discounted by the Coast Guard board investigat­ ing the disaster. Other inspection rules changes which will be sifted at the forth­ coming hearings include first-time Disrupted communications be­ requirements for lifesaving equip­ tween the Steel Worker and the ment on vessels engaged in off­ outside world were neatly straight­ shore drilling operations and some ened out recently, as soon as Sea­ amendments to regulations on farer Henry C. Kihhon, Jr., stepped hauling "dangerous cargoes" such into the breach. as sulphuric acid, munitions and Kilmon, who packs both an elec­ explosives. trician's ticket and a radio oper­ ator's license when he goes to sea, moved in to Seafarers mailing in checks man the Steel or money orders to the Union Worker's radio to cover dues payments are shack when the urged to be sure to make all of regular operator them p-iyahle to the SIU-A&G disappeared at District. sea. Some Seafarers have sent in Kilmon Shipped aboard checks and money orders in the the Steel Worker as 2nd electri­ names of individual headquar­ cian, Kilmon wasted no time turn­ ters officials. This makes for a ing to as soon as the operator was problem in bookkeeping which found to be missing. Ship's officers can be avoided if checks are on the Worker said he did a cred­ made out to the Union directly. itable job in the emergency. Seafarer Runs Radio In Pinch Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' The preliminary meeting, called the Preparatory Technical Mari­ time Conference, will set up the groundwork for a full-scale inter­ national maritime gathering in 1958. That meeting will be at­ tended by representatives of up to 17 ILO-affiliated nations. Among items which the confer­ ence is now discussing is re­ vision of minimum wages, hours and manning scales. The last standards were established in 1949 and are now considered unrealis­ tic in view of changes in US wage levels since then, and the in­ creased cost of living. Foreign sea­ men's wages have not kept pace with these changes. In addition, the conference is discussing hiring procedures, the runaway flag problem, shipboard medical care, ships' officers certi­ ficates and an international iden­ tity card system. Originally, AFL-CIO president George Meany appointed SIU of NA president Harry Lundeberg as the US delegate. However, the Widen Channel Entrances To Mobile Harbor MOBILE — Seafarers entering this port in the future will find a wider and deeper channel en­ trance to greet them and make the task of navigating a lot simpler. An Army Corps of Engineers' dredge this week completed one phase of the project, enlarging the entrance from 450 to 600 feet wide and from 36 to 38 feet deep. Two other dredges are at work in the channel. They will add four feet to its 32-foot depth and 100 feet to the present 300-foot width. The work is scheduled for completion sometime next year, said SIU Port Agent Cal Tanner. Another harbor improvement project now getting attention is the waterway leading to Brookley Air Force Base. Ships going to the base have been sloshing through mud and siit for the past eouple of years since the channel filled in. The Corps of Engineers has granted a contract to a Texas com­ pany for restoring the channel to a 29-foot depth and 150-foot width. Due to the cross currents, some ships drawing 20 feet have had to plow through mud and silt to move through the waterway. On the job scene, the $360 mil­ lion dollar surplus farm product deal recently negotiated between the US and India has attracted quite a bit of attention in this area. Waterman is bidding for some of these shipments from this area, and Isthmian is reported to have plans for putting nine of its C-3s on this run to get some of this cargo. Half of the shipments to India are supposed to move on American ships. Shipping right now has slowed down somewhat, although pros­ pects for the coming two weeks look fairly good. An even dozen ships were slated to call in transit or for payoff. The Cantigny (Cities Service) is also due to take a full crew. the Pacific and other members of the SIU Pacific District. Hawk was then delegated to serve in Lundeberg's place. While in London, Hawk will also attend a conference of the Sea­ farers Section of the International Transportworkers Federation. Does a well-fed ship make a clean ship? Not always, perhaps, but it did work out that way in the .case of the Irenestar. The stew­ ard department kept the deck gang so hearty, healthy and happy that they rolled up their sleeves 'and pitched into a clean-up job the likes of which the ship hadn't seen before. The result was many pats on the back from mutually-admir­ ing crewmembers. The galley got a vote of confidence for "excellent food; well-prepared, varied menus; good service and sanitary con­ ditions." The deck gang received acclaim for an "all-out cleaning job." All of which probably means very few beefs for Ray Moore, ship's delegate, to handle. i J" Came sailing day on the Murray Hill and somebody taking an in­ ventory of the laundry discovered that there were no irons aboard. Ship's delegate J. Rubery stepped into the breach and came up with a $10 bili from his personal kitty which went for the purchase of two clothes irons. That's not exactly in the line of duty for a delegate, but welcome just the same. Another happy ship appears to be the Neva West with the three •L •< departments ex­ changing hearty Craven compliments on their performances. W. E. Wilkerson is ship's delegate on this ves­ sel assisted by W. C. Craven, Jr., deck; John H. Somers, engine; and Charles Hall, steward depart­ ment delegate. Other ships which rang the bell for their delegates are the Fort Hoskins, which thinks very highly of ship's delegate William Tatum, and the Oremar, which is of much the same opinion about Seafarer J. W. Hayes. "^RLY %ap'. - ANPNBWyoRi^mjS. �') .f-'- '• Tw Six SEAFARERS tac^ ?: > ScvteulMr Xt, 195fl I . James Babson, Jr., 2, is already anxious to ship out with daddy, mother writes. He lives in EnBeld, North Carolina and is growing fast. Charles E. Eberhart, 2, St. Augustine, Fla. Veronica Danne, lives in Mobile. James "Skippy" Long, Jr., lives in New Orleans. Charles J<. Black, 3, son of Sea­ farer Myer Black. Nancy M. Croft passed 10th year last March. 3, Judith Bonefont tries out skates in NY. I I I I I I I I I I Seafarer Francis Wasmer of Kansas City poses with wife and children, Frances, 6, and Francis, Jr. I'll I I Dan Ticer, Jr., 41/2, anjci brother John, \yi. Judy Joy Croft, sister of Nancy (2nd row, right) is 11/2. Durward Drees Is out getting 'Frisco sunshine. Two Texans are Clayton. (I) end Ray Lewis of Galveston, ri',?;. .til' �S E AF A jre^afl I,'0;C5v ?; September- 2t» 196S • Pace SeveK YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Anotiwr Ore Carrier Lost; 32 Perish • Thirty-two crewmembers were lost and only five sur­ vived, when the Liberty ship Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Pelagia broke in half and sank in Arctic waters off North Cape, Nor­ way. The ship was carrying a load of iron ore. The ship, manned by members Fictitious list prices and fake discounts are spreading to many types of the National Maritime Union, is of goods. Shoppers had better be wary, especially as the Christmas the fourth ship in recent years to buying season approaches. Otherwise you may find that instead of break up and sink while carrying getting what the seller claimed was a big discount, you actually paid a bulk ore cargo. A fifth ore car­ more for the merchandise than you needed to, or at best, paid the usual rier, the Steelore, narrowly es­ price and merely got hoaxed. caped a similar fate last winter. So widespread and deceptive are fictitious price tags that both the Ironically, the crew aboard the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureaus are wag­ Pelagia was scheduled to make its ing warfare against the fakers, who are often abetted by newspapers last trip. The ship had already and magazines who blink their eyes at what they must realize is false been sold to an SlU-contracted op­ advertising. erator for delivery in the States Fictitious list prices generally start with manufacturers and jobbers after it got to Baltimore. who attach to their merchandise printed price tags which are deliber­ The Pelagia was en route to ately exaggerated so retailers can offer big "discounts." The public Baltimore from Narvik, Norway, has become educated to the fact that nowadays, because prices gener­ with a capacity load of 10,000 tons ally are inflated, many stores do give genuine discounts from manufac­ of ore. She was still within sight turers' list or suggested retail prices. An overly-trusting buyer is led of iand off the Lofoten Islands to believe that a printed price tag on merchandise, or a "list price" when a gale blew up. Cracks de­ advertised in a national magazine, is authentic. veloped at the hatches and the ship One of the most famous examples of such price hoaxes was the per­ started listing. A lifeboat was put fume advertised at $20 in a well-known woman's magazine one recent over the side to check the hull, Christmas. Retailers all around but it was swept away. the country bought it at $2-$3 a Three other lifeboats were bottle. The retailers were sup­ launched. Only one boat with six plied with reprints of the ad show­ men in it survived the seas but ing the perfume advertised at $20, one of its passengers froze to Three of the five survivors of the US freighter Pelagia get to prove to suckers that the $10 death before the boat was picked ready to board the British trawler which rescued them after -I Txw J "u-r." being charged was a up by a small British trawler and their ship split and sank off the Norwegian coast. Thirty, bargain. Another persistent price brought to port. I ^ hoax is the widely - advertised two other crewmembers were lost. The ship, manned by the The Pelagia becomes another broiler sold by many stores which NMU, was enroute to Baltimore with iron ore. She was due name on the melancholy list of carries a purported "list price" of ore ship sinkings. Beginning in to be taken over by an SlU company upon her return. $39.95 and $49.95. No one, of 1951, the SlU-manned LST, South­ course, ever paid that much. Re­ ern Isles went down off Cape Hattailers regularly advertise "sales" teras with the loss of 17 lives. In of these broilers at $8 to $12, de­ December, 1954, a sister ship, the pending on the retailer's own idea LST Southern Districts, vanished of how much he wants to get for somewhere between Florida and them. Maine with all of her 23-man Nor are the hoaxers necessarily crew. Since then, all LSTs have smaller businessmen or "fringe" been barred from offshore runs. NEW YORK—^Full crews for two ships and an unusual operators. They include some of the In October, 1954. the NMUbiggest retailers in the country, number of in-transit ships pushed the job total here to the manned C-2, Mormackite, sank off and some of the most "reputable" highest point since last Christmas. All told, 393 regular jobs Cape Henry with 37 men. In plus nearly 20 standby jobs 4manufacturers and distributors. January, 1955, the SlU-manned Price hoaxes are found in almost every type of merchandise now­ were shipped during the pe­ on foreign articles. Steelore, a 22,000-ton ore carrier, adays. The Association of Bette? Business Bureaus tells this writer riod. Due to the large number of new sprang a serious leak but was that a national distributor of blankets recently admitted he deliberate­ One of the ships to take a full ships coming under the SIU ban­ safely towed to port. The ship ly furnished retailers with advertising material indicating the blankets crew was the Transcape, a Victory ner, Simmons noted, good shipping has since been inactive. had "list prices" of $15.95, when actually they were made to sell for operated by the newly - formed should continue for quite some $0.95. In another case, comforters really worth about $6 had printed Transcape Shipping Corp. of New time in the future. price tags of $39, so any reduction from that price would seem to un­ York and the latest new ship to He added that with "elections suspecting buyers to be a bargain. come under SIU contract. The Lin- coming up all over the country and Cxov't Action Against Fakes field Victory (Waterman) came out the two national parties urging As this is being written the Federal Trade Commission is about to of lay-up and also took a full crew. everyone to register and vote, I spring a legal action against one of the largest men's clothing chains The boom period was likewise would like to take this opportunity for advertising that its suits have a retail value of $50, when actually sparked by the arrival of double to remind the membership that their regular value is less. the normal number of in-transit voting will begin Nov. 1 for the Here are the areas where fake list prices seem most prevalent, and ships and the need for a bumper election of SIU officials also. most likely to snare the unwary: "Every member should make it a crop of replacements to service MATTRESSES, as this department has pointed out many times, often them, said Claude Simmons, SIU point to go to the hall in the near­ LAKE CHARLES—Non-union are labelled with exaggerated list prices so stores can stage spurious assistant secretary - treasurer. est port and cast his ballot for the building contractors at nearby Fort "sales." The fake labelers include some of the largest and best-known Twenty-three ships arrived in men of his choice. This is not only Polk are just about ready to throw manufacturers. Currently, Better Business Bureaus are attempting to transit, along with 19 ships which the privilege but the duty of every in the towel, according to the local establish a code under which manufacturers will promise not to put paid off and six others that signed Union man." Building Trades Council. any price label on any mattress which is not the true retail price, while The council has been picketing retailers are asked to pledge themselves not to use exaggerated com­ several building projects to pro­ parative prices in their advertising. But you must continue to be on test construction work by non­ your guard in buying a mattress, and compare the offerings of several union men. It has made plenty of stores, comparing specifications and quality. headway since the beef began about two weeks ago, said SIU Port Agent JEWELRY, WATCHES; This department also has reported the ex­ Leroy Clarke. aggerated printed price tags often used on Jewelry and watches, in­ E. T. O'Mara Robert Pierce On the shipping front, mean­ cluding some of the most widely-advertised brands. In one case re­ Your Union book, wallet and pa­ Contact Bill Warmack, aboard ported by business-writer Elmer Roessner, watches barely worth $5 SS Arizpa, c/o his home, 8507 pers were found on Joralemon St., while, activity has slowed again de­ were ticketed with $39 prices. Roessner also reports that steak knives Brook St., Tampa, Fla. Brooklyn, and turned in to SIU spite a spurt of ship arrivals in the area. worth about $3 have been ticketed with $25 price tags. headquarters. i. a. Nine Cities Service tankers stop­ Some retailers give varying "discounts" off the exaggerated printed Isidro D. Avecilla 4 4 4^ ped off during the period, in addi­ price tags on jewelry, watches and gift items. But some credit stores Ex-SS Angelina Contact E. M. Piccerill, State even charge the full exaggerated price on easy-payment plans. Ship's fund of $15 was turned tion to the Steel Executive (Isth­ Tax Commission, 320 SchermerHowever, list prices of well-made domestic watches (like Hamilton) horn St., Brooklyn 17, NY, or call over to LOG fund when ship laid mian), Sweetwater (Metro) and At­ lantic Transporter (Pan-Oceanic) in usually include only the normal 40 per cent markup for the retailer. MAin 5-1000, ext. 103. up. Port Arthur, and the Hurricane That is, a watch listing at $50 costs the retailer $30. A discount on 4 4 4> 4.' it 4 (Waterman) in Orange, Texas. All such normally-priced watches is, of course, a genuine discount from Ex-Seatrain New York Thomas Fields of the ships were in good shape, usual retail prices. Delayed sailing overtime penalty Get in touch with your daughter, Recently dealers in the pearl industry criticized fake discounts on Thomasena, at 7 Reid St., Savan­ of two hours for August 6, 1956, Clarke commented. pearls, as well as the use of such words as "genuine" and "real" in nah, Ga. which had been disputed by the advertising for cultured pearls, which they say are actually inferior master, is payable to those who 4" i" 4" quality because they did not mature sufficiently long on the oyster. paid off earlier than regular ship's Peter Drevas If a crevvmember quits while Contact Fred T. Costello in re­ payoff. John W. Broad, ship's LUGGAGE AND CLOTHING are other items which frequently a ship is in port, delegates carry fake list prices, and require comparison-shopping to make sure gard to money, aboard SS Orion delegate. are asked to contact the hall Clipper, Orion Steamship Corp., of their value. 4 4 4> immediately for a replace­ Michael John Korchak There are, of course, genuine discounts offered by some lower-priced c/o Dodwell & Co., Ltd., Central ment. Fast action on their part Urgent you contact your brother, retailers. But jrou can never rely completely on retailers' claims, judg­ PO Box 297, Tokyo, Japan. will keep all jobs aboard ship Joseph Korchak. ing from the evidence, but should always shop several stores to get an ^ 4 t filled at all times and elimi­ Ernest Ramirez idea of true value when buying an item that runs into money. This 4" 4 4" Constantine A. Harvey nate the chance of the ship Your Union book has been found writer has found instances of exaggerated discounts even in depart­ Very urgent you get in ,touch sailing shorthanded. ment stores, and discount houses that genierally have good values and and turned in to the record clerk with your wife. at SIU headquarters. genuine discounts. ^• • - j.'^ I • /i\ ••'' r By Sidney Margoliua 'Discounts' Can Be Phonies NY Shipping Spurts To New '56 Record BIdg. Unions' Strikers Gain In Lake Chas. Shorthanded? "• Xi, I �Pare EIrbt SEAFdnEkS LOC A&C Credentials Report September 28, 1958 PHILADELPHIA AGENT W. (Rusty) Beyeler , B-81 S. (Blackie) Cardullo C-1 Joseph V. Stephens S-670 Qualified Credentials in Order Qualified Credentials in Order Did not show proper Disqualified seatime as required by the Constitution. We, the undersigned Committee on Credentials, duly elected at the first regular business meeting at Headquarters on September 5,1956, in accordance with the Constitution recently PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN H-6 Qualified Credentials in Order amended, have examined the credentials of the candidates for elective office or job in the John Hetzell William J. Smith S-60 Qualified Credentials in Order Seafarers International Union BALTIMORE AGENT stitution. This same Pi-e-Balloting at these meetings accepted the of North America, Atlantic William (Curly) Rentz R-274 Qualified Credentials in Order and Gulf District, for the Report was acted on in all ports foregoing communication as well Earl (Bull) Sheppard S-2 Qualified Credentials in Order holding regular membership meet­ as the membership in attendance years of 1957-1958, as per Article XI, Section 1, and submit the fol­ ings, on the same night, August 8, at the meeting in Headquarters BALTIMORE JOINT PATROI.MAN D-6 1956. The Pre-Balloting Report and the Port of New York. This Rexford E. Dickey Qualified Credentials in Order lowing report: H-313 Qualified Credentials in Order We qualified or disqualified was again concurred in by the communication was again con­ Eli Hanover M-374 Disqualified Did not show four (4) those men who submitted for of­ membership in all ports holding curred in by the membership in Ralph W. Murry months seatime for current year. fice by the rules of our Constitu­ reguluar membership meetings, on all ports holding regular member­ R-207 Qualified Credentials in Order tion as contained in Article XII, the date of August 22, 1956, when ship meetings, on the date of Sep­ John Risbeck S-22 Qualified Credentials in Order known as Qualifications For Offi­ the minutes of the meetings of tember 5, 1956, when the minutes Flaye (Al) Stansbury W-362 Qualified Credentials in Order cers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, And August 8, 1956 were accepted in of the meetings of August 22, 1956 Rowland Williams NORFOLK AGENT Other Elective Jobs. The article all ports. The Pre-Balloting Report were accepted in all ports. was reproduced verbatim in the We find that, by referring to the Ben Rees R-2 Qualified reads as follows: Credentials in Order August 17, 1956, issue of the Sea­ issues of the Seafarers Log men­ Van Whitney W-11 Qualified Credentials in Order Section 1. Any member of the farers Log. tioned above and to the minutes of NORFOLK JOINT P.ITROLMAN Union is eligible to be a candidate We also find in a survey of the the regular membership meetings, Adelbert (Al) Arnold A-147 Qualified for, and hold any office or the job Credentials in Order Atlantic and Gulf District minutes, in all the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ of Port Agent or Patrolman, pro­ James Bullock B-7 Qualified Credentials in Order that in the Headquarters Report of trict ports, that every po.ssible ef­ Charles V. Majette M-194 Qualified vided: Credentials in Order August 22, 1956 of the Secretary- fort was not only made to advise (a) He has at least three (3) SAVANNAH AGENT Treasurer, the following report was the membership of the qualifica­ years of seatime, in an unlicensed M-20 Qualified Credentials in Order given to the membership; on Union tions to run for office but in addi­ E. B. McAuley capacity, aboard an American Flag SAVANNAH JOINT PATROLMAN Elections: tion, a plea was made that any man Merchant vessel or vessels; if he is "The attention of the member­ who thought he may be capable of John D. Cantrell, Jr. C-91 Disqualified Was not in good seeking the job of Patrolman or ship is called to the following com­ holding any elective office was standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in a munication sent by Headquarters urged to submit his credentials for Nevin Ellis E-70 Qualified Credentials in Order specified department, this seatime to all ports in connection wilh a same. TAMPA AGENT must be in that department, and typographical error in a teletype We, this committee, as well as Thomas (Tom) Banning B-12 Qualified Credentials in Order (b) He has at least four (4) message: our rank and file members are James Dawson D-82 Qualified Credentials in Order months of seatime, in an unli­ "TO ALL PORTS FROM NEW aware of the fact that copies of Glenious (Glen) Lawson L-27 Qualified Credentials in Order censed capacity, aboai'd an Amer­ the Constitution, wherein all the TAMPA JOINT PATROLMAN ican Flag Merchant vessel or ves­ YORK—AUGUST 22, 1956—IN qualifications for submitting for A. H. Anderson A-11 sels, covered by contract with this RELAYING PRE-BALLOTING RE­ Qualified Credentials in Order office were contained, were to B. (Benny) Gonzales PORT BY TELETYPE TO BE Union, or four (4) months of em­ G-4 Qualified Credentials in Order have been made available to all of Hugh C. Randall R-248 ployment with, or in any office or ACTED UPON AT THE LAST Qualified Credentials in Ordgr the membership of our Union. In job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, MEETING, UNDER THE HEAD­ MOBILE AGENT OF SAN FRANCISCO, this Constitution, we, as good or affiliates, or at the Union's di­ ING Cal Tanner " T-1 Qualified Credentials in Order Union members, know that it fully rection, or a combination of these, WORDING SHOULD HAVE outlines all qualifications neces­ MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN READ, ONE PORT AGENT IN­ between January 1 and the time of F-1 Qualified Credentials in Order STEAD OF ONE WEST COAST sary for office and the steps and Harold J. Fischer nomination, and J-1 Qualified the manner in which to qualify for Robert L. Jordan Credentials in Order REPRESENTATIVE. THIS ERROR (c) He has been in continuous Leon M. Kyser K-259 office. Qualified Credentials in Order FROM ERRONEOUS RESULTED good standing in the Union for at M-4 The following is a complete list­ William J. Morris Qualified Credentials in Order least two <2) years immediately READING OF SHEET FROM S-647 Qualified Credentials in Order WHICH TELETYPE MESSAGE ing of all men who submitted William R. Stone prior to his nomination, and their credentials to the committee. NEW ORLEANS AGENT WAS COPIED. THEREFORE, (d) He is a citizen of the PLEASE HAVE MEMBERSHIP The men's names and jobs for Lindsey J. Williams W-1 Qualified Credentials in Order United States of America. VOTE ON ACCEPTING CHANGE which they submitted such creden­ NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Section 2. All candidates for, IN PRE-BALLOTING REPORT tials are listed in the order which Thomas E. Gould G-267 Qualified Credentials in Order and holders of, other elective jobs TO SHOW THAT ONE PORT this committee feels they should C. J. (Buck) Stephens S-4 Qualified Credentials in Order not specified in the preceding sec­ AGENT WILL BE VOTED ON IN be placed on the general ballot. C. M. (Whitey) Tannehill T-5 Qualified Credentials in Order tions shall be members of the Un­ SAN FRANCISCO INSTEAD OF That is, in alphabetical form under HOUSTON AGENT ion. WEST COAST REPRESENTA­ the offices for which they run, and A. (Frenchy) Michelet M-14 Qualified Credentials in Order Section 3. All candidates for TIVE. ERROR IS VERY MINOR that the ports, following the head­ HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN and holders of elective offices and BUT WE SHOULD GO ALONG quarters offices, beginning with James L. Allen A-90 Qualified Credentials in Order jobs, whether elected or appointed WITH USUAL FORM." Boston, be arranged on the ballot E. C. (Red) Goings G-215 Disqualified Had book in retire­ in accordance with this Constitu­ A check of the minutes of all geographically as has been done in ment in the two (2) year period previous to nomination. tion, shall maintain membership in ports holding regular membership the past. Following each man's Ralph B. Groseclose • G-63 Qualified Credentials in Order good standing. Failure to do so meetings on August 22, 1956, shows name and book number is his qual- Charles Kimball K-2 Qualified Credentials in Order shall result in ineligibility to hold that the membership in attendance ifieation or disqualification, fol- Chas. (Danny) Merrill M-443 Qualified Credentials in Order such office or job and shall con­ .f lowed by the reason for same. Wm. (Bill) Mitchell M-22 Qualified Credentials in Order stitute an incapacity with regard SAN FRANCISCO AGENT SECRETARY TREASURER to such office or job. A-194 Disqualified Did not submit cre­ Paul Hall H-1 Qualified Credentials in Order Omar L. Ames It is to be pointed out to the dentials within the period required by the Constitution. membership that the Seafarers Log DECK ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER M. (Marty) Breithoff B-2 Qualified Credentials in Order Joseph Algina A-1 Qualified Credentials in Order issue of August 3, 1956 carried an A. W. (Andy) Gowder G-352 Qualified Credentials in Order article of information, on the mat­ ENGINE ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER As will be noted in the forego-^ S-1 Qualified Credentials in Order ter of the Pre-Balloting Report, on Claude Simmons ing sections of the committee's re­ cision of the Credentials Commit­ STEWARD ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Page 3. tee and how he does it. Qualified Credentials in Order port, the provisions of the SIU We further point out to the Edward (Eddie) Mooney M-7 Constitution governing election During the course of examining membership that the full notice of JOINT ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER procedure made it mandatory that the various credentials of those H-272 Qualified Credentials in Order opening of nominations, necessary William Hall M-1 Qualified Credentials in Order several of the men who had been members who had submitted for qualifications for same, and an ap­ Robert A. Matthews V-1 Qualified Credentials in Order nominated be disqualified. The office, your Committee found that peal for all interested members lo Joseph Volpian Committee is bound by the Con­ one of the nominees, Eli Hanover, BOSTON AGENT qualify themselves are contained S-19 Qualified Credentials in Order stitution and had to decide on the H-313, had, according to the dues in the Seafarers Log, in the issue James Sheehan S-6 Qualified Credentials in Order basis of the Constitution. It has records of the Union, paid a 1942 of August 17, 1956, on Page 2. James E. Sweeney no other choice. The Committee Hospital Assessment on Septem­ Also in the August 17, 1956 issue BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN feels that the cases of disqualifi­ ber 9, 1955. When sent a teletype Eugene Dakin D-9 Qualified Credentials in Order of the Seafarers Log, on Page 4, F-69 Qualified Credentials in Order cation cited above are especially by this committee requesting in­ was the Secretary-Treasurer's Pre- John Farrand F-241 Qualified Credentials in Order regrettable because of the fact formation as to where and when Balloting Report as well as the Thomas Fleming M-268 Qualified Credentials in Order that the Union, this year, as in he had paid the assessment. Broth­ qualifications for nomination in Wm. (Leo) McCarthy every election year, went to such er Hanover sent the following let­ the Atlantic and Gulf District elec­ NEW YORK JOINT PA FROLMAN B-I Qualified Credentials in Order lengths to set forth the proced­ ter dated September 8, 1956, in tion. It is to be further pointed out Theo. (Ted) Babkowski B-15 Disqualified Was not in continuous ures and requirements to be fol­ reply: to the membership that the same Jack Bluitt "In regards to the Credential issue of the Seafarers Log carried good standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. lowed by those seeking a place on B-4 Qualified Credentials in Order the ballot. Had some of the dis­ Committee's teletype request re­ an editorial on Page 11 on the Frank Bose B-158 Qualified opening of nominations, as well as Leopold (Leo) Bruce Credentials in Order qualified men followed these rules garding 1942 hospital payment. John Cabral C-200 Qualified Credentials in Order and procedures, it is the Commit­ I have been unable to find the a cartoon on same. The Seafarers Log issue of Au­ Malcolm Cross C-443 Qualified Credentials in Order tee's feeling that they could have receipt for same, but am en­ gust 31, 1956 carried an article of Louis Goffin closing my union book that has G-7 Qualified Credentials in Order been able to qualify. G-2 Qualified information on the matter of nomi­ Paul Gonsorchik In light of these circumstances, this payment stamped in it for Credentials in Order nations on Page 3, as well as all Howard Guinier G-3 Qualified Credentials in Order the Committee wishes to call to that year. Also, on the first dues the offices that are open in the Calvin A. James J-3 Disqualified Did not show proper the attention of all members, the page you will find that when my -Seafarers International Union, seatime as required by the Constitution. Was not in continuous necessity of following all require­ book was issued me, I was given Atlantic and Gulf District, election. ments and procedures, which are credit for having all dues and good standing for two (2) years previous to nomination. The official records of the Sea­ Richard (Mike) May M-872 Qualified Credentials in Order established by our Constitution to assessments paid through 1948 farers International Union of James Purcell P-17 Qualified Credentials in Order govern eligibility to candidacy to and signed by the then Secre­ tary-Treasurer, John Hawk. North America, Atlantic and Gulf Charles Scofield S-186 Qualified Credentials in Order Union office. District, shows that the Pre-Ballot­ Charles Stambul "I hope this information will S-578 The Committee particularly de­ Qualified Credentials in Order ing Report of the Secretary-Trea.s- Freddie Stewart S-8 Qualified Credentials in Order sires to point out the provisions straighten this matter up as I urer was given in the headquarters Joseph Teicher T-132 Qualified Credentials in Order of Article XIII, Section 2 (c) of the would like to run for Baltimore T-3 meeting of. August 8, 1956, in con­ Keith Terpe Qualified Credentials in Order Constitution, where is spelled out Joint Patrolman. Qualified Credentials in Order in detail the right of- a disqualified >,,• vIn- khj«,'ey«int;tthi8:Ts-;the best formity with'A^cjte 5 lyi C. A. (Bruce) Welch; lV-351 A. (Honest Al) Whitmef lV-3ie Qualified Credentials in Order candidate to appeal from Paragraph (d) of di^ �September t8, ISSt SEAFARERS IPG Pace N1B« • SS CALMAR—Ship's dele­ gate Lonnie Cole (above, left) cuts birthdoy cake as shipmate looks on. At left, two Seoforers enjoy coffeetime lull in messhall, while (below, left) engine depart­ ment men take their break topside. Black gang men (above, right) come up for air to do repair work. Photos on the intercoostol run by T. H. Jackson. SS RAPHAEL SEMMES — On For East run, bosun Sheoffer (left draw from Copt. O. Jones. Below, R. Sessions, 2nd cook (left), and wiper Gonzalez try luck at cards. -1 •?,«i M .V -•> ,-f . t J :j �-.•> 'J ••: rl' A 'Uberian' Asks A Question The following letter was addressed to the "Seafarers International Union, New York City." It reads as follows: "Dear Sirs: "Introducing myself as a former member of your union, I would like to take some of your valuable time to settle an issue of great disturbance among union minded sailors in Holland. "My name is C. B. born 1922, Hol­ land. Able bodied seaman since 1933. World War 11 service on Dutch vessels. Three years 1946-1949 with SlU and since then sailing on various European scows. Member of the Dutch Central Union of Seamen. "Introductions are in order to establish myself as a union-minded seaman by profession. "My present employment on this ship (Ed. note: The Cradle of Liberty, a Liberian-flag tanker) has given me reason to doubt the vaiidity of our con­ tract for the following reasons . . . "Our Dutch union claims affiliation with the In­ ternational Transport Federation. It has, however, come to my attention that our presence on City Service tankers gives American seamen the im-^ pression to regard us as finks. "What we would like to know is this. How can an International, established union claim affiliation, while at the same time American unions are opposed toward our legal contracts arbitrated with City Service? "Could you in view of the above-mentioned facts give me a explanation why American seamen regard us as finks, which we don't think we are or will be, and inform them through SEAFARERS LOG of their misapprehension?" Sincerely, C.B." In raising this question, the writer has touched on the whole problem of seamen manning Liberian, Panamanian and other runaway-flag vessels. First of all, let's make it clear that the SlU has no quar­ rel with the seamen themselves, it is with those numerous American operators who deliberately and callously flee their flag to evade their tax obliga­ tions to Uncle Sam and to exploit underpaid seamen. The SlU's often-stated position is that no oper­ September-28« MM S E A F A.K BBS X Paee Ten' ator—American, Dutch,. British or any other na­ tionality—should-be permitted to register his ship under a runaway-flag. This, we understand, is also the po.sition of the International Transportworkers Federation of which the SIU is a member. The ITF and the SlU have long been attempting to fight the trend to runaway flags. Your particular ship, the Cradle of Liberty, was built in an American yard by an American com­ pany. It runs regularly to an American port carry­ ing oil for American consumption. To our knowl­ edge, it has never been anywhere near Liberia and never will go there. Whatever the wages being paid on it, I'm sure you will agree they do not approxi­ mate American wages. Consequently, when Seafarers see this ship run­ ning under the Liberian flag, they feel resentful be­ cause of their dislike for the practices of American runaway ship operators. They consider that such practices rob American seamen of jobs that are rightfully theirs, just as Dutch seamen would be resentful if any Dutch-owned vessels were trans­ ferred to a foreign flag and the jobs lost accordingly. The SIU is fully aware that the ITF, in its efforts to combat this condition, has signed a number of agreements with Liberian operators bringing ships up to minimum standards. The SIU recognizes such agreements as valid contracts. As a matter of fact it has helped the ITF obtain and enforce such agree­ ments in the past. But the SIU believes that these agreements, while better than nothing, are only a partial answer to the runaway program. The ITF and all its menuber unions are in accord that the real solution is inter­ national action to halt ship transfers and registra­ tions under "flags of convenience." Of course, individual Seafarers have no way of knowing whether a particular Liberian-flag ship is signed to an ITF agreement. Consequently, they would tend to regard all such vessels as scabbing on American standards unless they had information to the contrary. As far as the SIU itself is concerned, it hopes the day will come when all seamen, no matter what their flag, receive comparable wages and conditions. When that happens, nobody will be have to be con­ cerned about the flag they sail under. Stockholm Mate Aids Doria Case Testimony damaging to the position of the Swedish American Line was offered by the 3rd mate of the Stockholm in hearings on the July 25 sinking of the Andrea Doria. A pre-trial examination in New York heard the 26-year-old 3rd mate admit that the Stockholm was •"three miles off its own course and had not blown any whis­ tle signals when she made a The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. pocket, and knowing them, is only Ed O'Rourke, stwd dep't In ten years of steady sailing one part of the job. The other with the SIU, Seafarer Ed half requires the delegate to be O'Rourke has been called on many reasonably skilled in dealing with times to serve as ship's and de­ different personalities. No mat­ partment delegate, the last oc­ ter how much he might feel like casion being aboard the Pacific getting his dander up, the dele­ gate has to be able to deal patient­ Ocean. ly with people who don't always Sailing as he does in the see eye to eye with him. steward department, O'Rourke But at the same time, he has to carries two basic documents with him at all times. One of them is be able to step up and tell a man the SIU contract: the other is the he has a bum beef, if in fact that's recently-redrafted list of steward the case. O'Rourke agrees that there are department working rules. Both of them are essential to do the Job limits to what a delegate can ac­ complish. A good delegate knows well. The new steward rules, he says, when he's reached the end of the are particularly useful in his de­ line and it's time to dump the partment because they quickly whole beef into the patrolman's put an end to bickering over who lap. Certain routine procedures like does what job. Now it's much getting repair lists up well in ad­ easier to "go by vance and seeing that sufficient copies are made out help eliminate the book." After a while a lot of aggravation. Steps like the good delegate these should be second nature to gets to know the a good delegate. rules and con­ He believes it is a good idea to tract provisions rotate the delegate's job among as almost word for many men as possible. It ^ves word, but It al­ every Seafarer the opportunity to O'Rourke ways helps to gain experience on the job, and have it with you in black and white what's more, helps familiarize him to convince the skeptics; whether with the Union agreement. Be­ they are officers or fellow Sea­ ing a delegate, he feels, "Is a duty that has to be done, and nobody farers. Having ihe rales in your.back should back away from it" hard-to-starboard turn just before crashing into the Doi-ia off Nan­ tucket light. The ship was 19 miles off the recommended track, the mate said. The testimony was given in hearings on lawsuits filed by both companies, shippers and passen­ gers, in an effort to fix the degree of responsibility for the collision. However, the 3rd mate insisted that the Doria was off the Stock­ holm's port bow and was making a port to port passage when the Doria suddenly turned to port into the Stockholm's path. He also testified that the night was clear so that he did not have to reduce speed and blow whistle signals, but later admitted that the Doria was obscured from time to time by "patches" of fog. The 26-year-old-mate had limited merchant marine experience but had served on one other passenger ship, the Kungsholm, before shift­ ing to the Stockholm. The Italians, on their part, have maintained that the night was overcast and foggy. They insisted that they were making a starboard to starboard pass when the Stock­ holm went hard right into the Doria. Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. CATHSRINI (Dry Trant.), Jun* ^ Chairman, H. Cornay; Sacratary, C. Sturgas. Shlp'a fund. $20.73. Two promoUona in deck dept. Mew reporter elected. Boaun hurt. July 7—Chairman, C. Calllnti Sac­ ratary, C. S Sturgas. Ship's fund. $13.03. New delegate elected. Vote of thanka to new steward and steward dept. Aug. 12—Chairman, C. Collins; Sec­ retary C. Sturgas. Ship's fund, $7.40. Disputed overtime about passage. Dis­ cussion on deck dept. overtime which was refused because gang did not quit in time for watch. EMILIA (Bull), Aug. 17—Chairman, W. Yarbrough; Secretary, none. Awn­ ing material to be ordered. Ship's fund, $40.00. One member faiied to join ship in San Juan. New delegate elected. Discussion on food, salt and Unsafe conditions aboard ship. If not rectified pictures will bo taken and letter written to headquarters. Repair list to be made up. BIENVILLE (Pen AflanNc), Aug. IS —Chairman, H. Randall; Secretary, J. Sfrlngfellow. Two men missed ship in Port St. Joe. Will be turned over to patrolman at payoff. One man paid off in Tampa, referred to Mobile for action where his records are kept. Ship's fund $27.32. Some misunder­ standing in overtime. No repairs made. Resolution in next agreement to have room allowance read more clearly on lights, vvater and heat. Suggest 4 hours minimum from 5 PM to 8 AM. Letter to follow. All beefs to be referred to delegate before no­ tifying union hail. New washing ma­ chine to be put aboard in Port New­ ark. Old machine to be kept on board for possible use. Electric iron to be purchased from ship's fund. Chairs in messhall to be fixed or re­ newed. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Ssatraln), Aug. 24—Chairman, D. Boyne; Secre­ tary, M. Whale. Crew members en­ titled to delayed sailing time in New Orleans will get two hours penalty time at next payoff. $3 due delegate for radiogram to headquarters. Short one fireman. Letter from C. Simmons read and accepted. Reports accepted. TV set to be safely. secured while ship is in shipyard. Suggestion that library books be landed at ports of Savannah, New Orleans and Edgewater. pepper shakers, sugar dispensers; vinegar and oil emits to be ordered. SEATIGER (Colonial), Aug, 12— Chairman, F, Malnerth; Secretary, J. Howard. Rust and salt in water. No hot water in steward or engine show­ ers for two weeks. New ice box need­ ed. Three men missed ship in Carapana. Two picked up at BA Roads. Two men hospitalized in Montevideo. Ship needs fumigating. Need new fountain and ice box. No American money or checks aboard. Purchased punching bag, etc.. $13.91. Ship's fund, $3.64. Bosun and OS missed ship in Campana. Some disputed overtime. No launch service for steward dept. All water tanks and ship to be fumi­ gated before leaving port. Port holes need attention. American money and checks to be put aboard next trip. THE CABINS (Mathieson), Aug. 17 —Chairman, M. C. Ohstrom; Secre­ tary, H. Huston. Ship's fund. $21.16. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Motion to pay off at sea as there were no beefs. CAROLYN (Bull), Aug. If—Chair­ man, E. Martin; Secretary, E. Mooney. Ship's fund, $13.00. Windscoops or­ dered but not delivered. Request for bucket in each foc'sle. Lifeboy and Lux soap requested; keys and lockers requested, but not delivered. 24—Chairman, L. White; Secretary, R. Grant. Ship's fund $3.00. Three men replaced in San Francisco. Man missed ship In Manila rejoined in Saigon. One man hospitalized for ap­ pendectomy, Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Aug. 19 —Chairman, J. Mucia; Secretary, V. Whitney. Repairs to be made. Ship's fund $120. One man logged. Coffee to be served Uttle faster in morning. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and all delegates. CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Aug. 19 —Chairman, T. YablonskI; Secretary, H. Lahym. Minor beefs to be sub­ mitted to patrolman. Ship's fund $17.20. Two hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Treasurer to be re­ imbursed for mailing charges. Crew to donate to ship's fund at payoff to maintain ftind of S30-$40 at all times. Receiving poor grade of soap. Dele­ gate to see captain about escape doors being locked (port tunnel and saloon doors). PENMAR (Calmer), Aug. 15—Chair­ man, T. Collins; Secretary, V. Monte, repair lists to be turned In at ranal so repairs can be done before arrival in NY. All members to cooperate with captain. Fimd to be built up for emergency—present fund too small. All correspondence taken care of. Ship's fund $6. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Washing ma­ chine to be fixed. Crew to be prop­ erly attired before entering messhall. eoi VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Aug. 11—Chairman, C. Lawson; Sec­ retary, L. Franklin. Delayed sailing. Repair Ust to be prepared. Draw lists to be prepared. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Towels not to be left In shower. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Bosun praised crew, WACOSTA (Waterman), Aug. 12— Chairman, S. Woodruff; Secretary, J. Craft. Ship's fund $9. Discussed pos­ sibility of planks In passageways to eliminate gravel and dirt. No beefs— everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CAMP NAMANU (US Pet. Carriers), Aug. 12—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, N. Merrick. Fireman demoted to wiper by captain. Delegate in­ formed them they would both get fireman's pay. One member hospi­ talized in Bahrein. Four men short of full crew. Overtime straightened out and clarified. Report accepted. Stores to be obtained In Japan. Instead of Singapore. Worms in cereal, rice and sugar. Steward stated new stores are obtained every trip but company sent him orders to use certain chandlers. Three letters written com­ plaining shout these chandlers but received no answers. Fresh fruit for night lunch to bS kept in refrigerator. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Aug. 2i —Chairman, J. Maloney; Secretary, J. Hughes—Master failed to .loin ship in Lake Charles. Wiper pulled off in Wilmington with back in.lury. Re­ port accepted. Repair lists to be made up. Wiper to be given another chance before turning him over to Union officials for action. Beefs to be carried to delegates and no one eUe. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Aug. 19 —Chairman, T. Costello; Secretary, H. Ridgaway—Request different brands of cigarettes not being carried at present. $233.60 in sdip's movie fund. All bills paid. One man getting off under protest. Report accepted. LOGS to be equally distributed among all departments. CAMP NAMANU (US Pet. Carriers), Aug. 19—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, N. Merrick. Stores to be ob­ tained in Japan and from chandlers in Singapore; cot covers. List of slop chests and draws to be posted. No new fans received. Captain'e fan placed in mes.shail. Ship's fund $14.21. Three men short. Report ac­ cepted. Meeting once a month for ship's business and posting of headquarter's reports, etc. Special meet­ ing may be called if anytlUng ex­ tremely important arises. Delegate to get draw list and repair list. Stew­ ard to order extra lemons and limes for hot weather in Gulf. Question about fresh vegetables for salads Too much on hand—more than Union and company agreed on. General beef about poor food. FAIRLAND (Waterman), Aug. 24— Chairman, B. Rucker; Secretary, M. Merryman. Clarification of what en­ tails missing ship. Washing machine needs repairing (parts on west coast). Ship sailed one man .short. Water pressure low in he-ads. Proposed changes in constitution noted—for voting rights and secrecy of ballot. New hall in Norfolk. New delegate elected. Disputed overtime in deck dept. Repair of fans aft to be re­ ferred to patrolman. Washing ma­ chine to be handled properly and to be repaired. More cooperation be­ tween departments urged. Need new books for library. MONARCH OP TTIB SEAS (Watefman), Sept. 2—Chairman, M. Dansay; Secretary, C. Sfrlngfellow. Some dis­ puted overtime. Accept letter con­ cerning payoff at sea as read. New delegate elected. Patrolman to be contacted about draw before arrival in port. Delegate suggested that dele­ gate Job be rotated. Vote of thanks to steward department. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar), Aug. 1 — Chairman, R. Dukikopps; Secretary, A. Kubackl. New delegate elected. Linen to be given out piece by piece. Need new linen. Messroom to be kept clean. ARICKARER (US Pet. Car), Aug. 17—Chairman, C, Shaw; Secretary, P. St. Marie. Tanks to be cleaned. Beer bottles thrown on dock in Bahrein for which heavy fine could be imposed for negligence. No beer allowed next trip. New crew list sent to headquarters. One man hos­ pitalized in Singapore, to be picked up on return trip. One man left ship with clothes and aU possessions in Sasebo.' Headquarters notified. Skipper stated ship's phones had been sabotaged. Ship's fund $30.83. Dis­ cussion as to whether or not crew entitled to overtime, board and lodg­ ing. Board and lodging is good. Crew to put in for overtime as there was no emergency declared. This due to ship running out of bunkers about 400 miles from Bahrein in Indian Ocean, Ship 60 hours in this condition, ARAPAHOE (Trenteceanic), Aug. 94—Chairman, W. HIghtowerf Sec­ retary, J. iPuccle. Two men missed ship in Galveston. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Laundry and recreation rooms to be cleaned up on routine basis. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Aug. 94—Chairman, W. Thomson; Secre­ tary, R. Golden. Men getting off to give 24-hours notice. Report accept­ ed. Collection to be taken up for phone calls and expenses. Motion made to have guacd> take .gun off ship. • •! ! ' 1 i I !• I . . J I r- ! • • I �S«ptemb«r St. MBt SEAFARERS Pare EICTCB LOG 'Is There Anything Else^ Sir?' US Low-Cost Liner Awaits Navy's Okay WASHINGTON—Further progress on Arnold Bernstein's plans for transatlantic passenger service were revealed by the news that his reconversion —— proposals for the Badger Ma­ Plans for a similar liner were riner have been submitted to okayed back in 1950, but the Ko­ tha Navy Department for its ap­ proval. The Navy's role in passenger ship construction is to determine whether any subsidized passenger ship is convertible for Navy use in time of a national emergency. As such the Navy has the final say on the ship's construction plans. Once the Navy passes on the construction plans, then the Badger Mariner will be ready to go into a shipyard for conversion into a one-class low-cost passenger vessel. At present, the FMB expects the bids to be opened at its offices on October 10. They were let out 60 days ago. If the Navy requires changes, the time for submitting bids will be extended to permit the yards to come up with new figures. The conversion schedule calls for the Badger Mariner to be ready to go into service eight monlhs after work starts. That would put her on the run in the middle of next summer. She will be going between New York and the Low Countries. The ship will carry about 1.000 passengers, all but a handfuh of them in one class accommodation. Cafeteria-style service will help keep fares down to a minimum. A crew of approximately 300 will be reouired. Bernstein's original proposals called for three Mariner conver­ sions. However, later company plans contemplate construction of new ships to go on the run with the Badger Mariner. ^Amtsios Coast Jobs Spurt; SF Busy Again 'SV WK •my- SAN FRANCISCO—West Coast shipping broke wide open over the past two weeks, with all ports shar­ ing in the job activity. A total of 140 jobs were han­ dled here alone. Seattle and Wil­ mington also had a flurry of ship­ ping to match the boom for the rest of the A&G District. Outlook Uncertain The outlook remains uncertain, however, according to Port Agent Leon Johnson. No payoffs are scheduled in the current two-week period, and shipping may take a nosedive again. Payoffs during the last two weeks included the Maiden Creek, Wacosta (Waterman); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers); Iberville (Pan Atlantic) and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Trans), some of which had been expected in Seattle originally. The Maiden Creek, Jef­ ferson City and Iberville signed on again, along with the Fairport and Afoundria (Waterman). • Ships in transit to the port were the Lawrence Victory, Coeur d'Alene Victory, Coe Victory (Victory Carriers); Steel King, Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans); Seamar, Texmar (Calmar); Fairland (Water­ man); Suzanne (Bull), and Iberville again. Shipping here has had lots of ups of up and downs in past months, but should stay busy once cargoes really start moving to India under its recent surplus deal with the US. Vi-, 'CO*'•* •••'•u'l-* It probably won't come to pass, but the very suggestion that foreign tankers might be permitted to run in the US domestic trades is enough to rouse every Seafarer's ire. Nothing better illustrates the attitude towards the merchant marine in some sections of Government than the fact that this idea should be even remotely considered. At the very same time that somebody is talking of bringing foreign ships into home trades, the Maritime Administration blithely continues to permit T-2s to transfer foreign. These T-2s could make a very good living for their owners and their crews in US domestic service. However, the grass is far greener in the Liberian pasture where a World War II tanker can be peddled for $3 million or better. We could expect operators to head for lusher fields, but why does the Government permit them while it tells us that we might be short of tankers here at home? Seafarers can be sure that any effort to run foreign ships in US coastwise service will be met with vigorous Union counter-action. 4" Another Ship Lost Thirty-two lives and another ore-carrying ship went under with the sinking of the Pelagia in Norwegian waters. The news of the loss comes as the Coast Guard prepares for hear­ ings leading to a cut in the annual ship inspection system. This latest disaster raises new questions about the wisdom of abandoning annual inspections. The SIU has argued that aging ships under the American flag need more rigid inspection, if anything, than past prac­ tices. That's why it opposed the two-year inspection bill. 4" it Alone Against The Pack A Supreme Court ruling may be forthcoming soon which will affect the intercoastal rights of one SIU operator and possibly many other companies. The Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company, the operator in question, is being fought on this issue by no less than seven major railroads. As far as -the eye can see, not a single steamship company or steamship operators' association has lifted a finger on be­ half of Pan Atlantic, even though the ruling may affect many of them. Any time that the railroads feel that truckers, airlines or ships are invading their domain, they pool their resources and fight like a pack of wildcats. However, when a shipping company is on the chopping block, the rest of the operators look the other way. Maybe that's one reason for the lack of progress in the steamshiji industry. rean War intervened. Jobs Increase In Tampa, Too -Outlook Fair TAMPA—Shipping here hit a 13-month high during the past two weeks, with plenty of ships in port to keep all hands busy. Two Waterman ships with good crews, the Arizpa and Antinous, paid off in fine shape, and nine others stopped over in transit. The outlook is fair shipping in the next couple of weeks also, Tom Ban­ ning, port agent, commented. The in-transit ships included the Chickasaw (twice), Bienville (Pan Atlantic); Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Steel Scientist, Steel Advocate (Isthmian); Ponce, Florida State (Ponce Cement), and Yaka (Water­ man). The Florida State is the new self-unloading cement ship just put into service by Ponce. Banning said there were a few food beefs on some of the ships. It developed that some of the stewards hadn't seen the new stew­ ard department feeding guide. All of them were furnished with copies of the new pro.Fram so that they could familiarize themselves with it and put it into effect where pos­ sible. New Travel Pact For CS Urged By Seattle Branch SEATTLE—Proposals by a new transportation clause in Cities Services Oil Company adopted by the last regular membership meeting here. The motion, by Seafarer E. J. Kocanouski, urges SIU head­ quarters negotiators to seek agree­ ment with Cities Service on the payment of transportation from the refinery to downtown Lake Charles, La. It recommends that the company provide transporta­ tion for at least one round trip every eight hours similar to the clause in the Seatrain agreement. Transportation from oil company installations to the main parts of town in the various oil ports has long been a sore point with tanker crewmen. Easing of the situation in Lake Charles would be a step in the right direction, according to the tankermen. Seconded by L. Dean at the Seattle meeting, the motion was carried unanimously and forwarded on to headquarters for action. Meanwhile, job activity has re­ mained very good here. Since Wil­ mington and San Francisco were busy on their own and also had trouble getting up replacements, job calls for ships In this area were sent to some East Coast ports. Shipping in the current period was due to slow up some, said Port Agent Jeff Gillette, with only one Liberty, the Auburn (Auburn), due to pay off, load grain or coal in Tacoma and then return to the Far East. However, six payoffs are already slated for October, plus one T-2 tanker which is due to take a full crew at the end of the month. The Natalie (Intercontinental), Auniston (Ace) and Choctaw (Waterman) paid off and signed on I ;| ';j| 41 II number of ships' crews for a the SIU agreement with the have taken form in a motion during the last period. Also signed on, as expected, were the cable storage ship Arthur M. Huddell (Bull) and the tanker William Bur­ den (Western Tankers) which came out of the shipyard after a short stay. In transit were the Fairport, Hastings, Wacosta (Waterman) and the Seamar (Calmar). Beefs, re­ pairs and the like were routine on all the ships in port. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On S$ Headquarters wi.shes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up to equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down be­ fore. . ••J �Paffe Twelve SEAFARERS On Sundeck LOG-A-RHYTHM: Way Up High I've often wondered—and I still do. Where sailors go when they die. But there's only one place that I can set. It's way up there—way up high. Way up high, among the clouds With Christ captain of the port. Millions of sailors just hanging around With ships of every sort. So, have no fear, sailor man. When you sail on it's true. Way up high there's articles for life And coffeetime all day through. —SS Del Mar Soaking up the sun on the Jose Marti, enroute to Pakistan, are ship's dele­ gate Luigi lovino (left) and Dave Pashkoff, deck dele­ gate. Out since April, the ship isn't due back til Xmas. Photo by Luis Ramirez. Designer Has Designs On FE Run The endorsements for the run into Japan and Korea are just about unanimous now. Upon being revived after a tour of Far East gay spots, Seafarers on the Steel Designer have noted their approval, too. More accustomed to the end One faction set Joe's rating as sure though. Joe rates 'number one," while another had one' all around as a pizza and run around southeast Asia, 'number him in 'number ten.' One thing's lasagna chef." the Designer men got their first look-see at Japan and Korea on Isthmian's new run into those areas. They're all ready for "sec­ onds." Although their stay in Yokohama was short, "everyone made the most of it after a cold crossing by great circle, in a one-night blitz. A few square johns even managed to buy some souve­ nirs, too," ship's reporter Walt Szczepanek com­ mented. "After that we spent a sleepless week in Pusan, Korea, our next port, with nearly everyone taking advantage of the local hospitality. One of our crewmembers even fell prey to that by-no w old wrist watch-snatching game, but he'll be all smartened up next trip." Hailed as the kingpin of the amorous onslaught was Joe "Casa­ nova" Falasca, "although there were two schools of thought on this. I OT's Piling Up On Catherine To the Editor: The SS Catherine is sport­ ing a tired group of deckhands, since overtime chipping and painting has been abundant on our run from Rotterdam to Georgetown, British Guiana. Our voyage is now about three and a half months old. Deck overtime runs as high as 500 hoiu's for our top man, and only a very few of these hours are disputed. We all hope the By Harry Woloivitz Viking ships and galleons. Sailing ships and tramps. Sailing continously around the sky As beautiful angels chant. September 28, 1958 LOG 'A Friendly Little Game' Passing time, a quartet on the Texmar makes like a bunch of Mississippi gamblers in a friendly little game. Pictured (I to r) are N. Kanalonyas, Pat Pox, W. Kuchta and faceless M. McCoskey, whose hands are the only thing showing. The Texmar is on the intercoastal run for Calmer. Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names icill be withheld upon request. overtime keeps coming, but the crew is naturally looking for­ ward even more to payoff. Ship­ ping will be good for the Cath­ erine, since just about her whole crew will be getting off. Rumor has it that we may be out of the States until October or November, but one can never tell what one of these ships will do when they begin tramping back and forth across the At­ lantic. Since most of the ports we have hit haven't been very good for shore liberty, it's beginning to look like things are changing all over the world as far as the American seaman is concerned. One nice thing, though, is that the Catherine is in the kind of weather that men like to sign on for—lots of sun. As most of our brothers in the SIU know, when there is a bull session going on you will most likely find Brother J. B. Harris leading the way with the tallest tales. "JB" is our 3rd cook and he is the only man we know who can get 130 mph out of a Chevrolet "6," kill 40 ducks and cripple 40 more with one blast of a shotgun. But in spite of "JB's" story­ telling our steward department is one of the best going, with top-notch food and baking. Both of these go a long way towards making a happy ship. H. Wiltshire Ship's reporter t SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS III USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Anthony D. Leva Eladio Aris Mike Lubas Fortunate Bacomo Archibald McGuigan Wm. C. Baldwin W. C. McQuistion Frank W. Bemrick H. F. MacDonald Frank T. Campbell Michael Machusky Joseph Carr Benjamin Martin Wm. J. Conners Albert MartlnelU E. T. Cunningham Vlc Mllazzo Walter L. Davis Joseph B. Murphy Emillo Delgado W. P. O'Dea Robert M. Douglas Ralph J. Palmer John J. Drlscoll George G. Phifcr Dolan Gasklll James M. Quliin Robert E. Gilbert George E. Renale William Guenther D. F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranlck G. E. Shumaker Howard Halley G. Slvertsen Talb Hasseh Henry E. Smith Joseph Ifslts Michael Toth Thomas Isaksen Karl Treimann Ira Kllgore Harry S. Tuttle Ludwlg Kristiansen Fred West Frank J. Kubek Norman West Frederick Landry Vlrgll E. Wilmoth Kaarel Leetmaa Pen P. Wing Leonard Leldlg USPHS HOSPITAL ST'ATEN ISLAND. NY Hussen Ahmed Carl J. Koziol John W. Broad Teofllo Lacson Paul Buckley Brian Llckdyke Richard Burke Manuel B. Lopez Kermit Bymaster Thomas F. Moncho A. D. Carames John F. Murphy George Carlson Wlllard H. Pratt Joseph Curry John C. Ramsey A. Delesandro G. H. Robinson Estell Godfrey Jose Rodriguez, r Alfred Kaju Rafael Rodrigue* " • Stanley Sargeant Charles Watson James T. Moore Francisco Bueno Callsto Slaran James West C. Garrabrant John A. Morris John J. Gates James Stlckney Yong Foo Wong Ramon Perez Peter Uccl Gorman T. Glaze James E. Rivers Ruthwln V. Haylock Wm. E. Roberts USPHS HOSPITAL Edward Hulzenga Arthur Townsend NORFOLK, VA. Linus E. Twite Alfred Johnson Francis J. Boner Claud E. Denny Richard Kavanaugh WlUlam Walker Ruiino Cainantlgue John J. Harrison Ramon Maldonado Earl T. Congleton WiUiam S. Rudd Clarence Crowder Alfred Sawyer USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. John Farrand William T. Rltson SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. T. ai. Barracllif Jose Gonzalez USPHS HOSPITAL Marcelo B. Belen M. M. Hammond GALVESTON. TEXAS Charles Dwyer Wm. A. Van Dyne Thomas Dalley James M. Snell USPHS HOSPITAL Concpclon Mejla William R. Walker SAVANNAH, GA. Maxlmino Bernes Jlmmle Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL Jose Blanco NEW ORLEANS, LA. William E. Apllne Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL John Attaway William Lawless SEATTLE, WASH. J. L. Buckelew Frank Lonczynskl E. A. Alnsworth D. K. Campbell Hurmon B. Butts Joseph Lucas L. Bosley George W. Flint Sebastian Carregal Henry Maas USPHS HOSPITAL CloLse Coats William Molse MEMPHIS, TENN, Albert T. Cooper Alfred Nassar Claude F. Blanks Thomas Crosby William Nels VA HOSPITAL Floyd Cummlngs Randolph Ratcllff ALBERQUERQUE, NM Aaron Dickey Claburn Reed Charles Burton Cloyde B. Dickey Henry Schultz USPHS HOSPITAL WUllam DrlscoU Wade H. Sexton FORT WORTH, TEXAS Earl G. Garberson Toelil Sinlglelski B. F. Delbler Rosendo Serrano J. T. Gehrlnger Sung A. Sue John C. Palmer Robert N. Young Clarence Graham Ralph Taylor Edoardo Plscopo William Havelln Lonnle R. Tickle VA HOSPITAL Harry Hill Luciano Torlblo MEMPHIS, TENN. Charles Jeffers James L. Tucker Billy R. Hill Anthony D. Carames Joseph Johnson Dirk Vlsser USPHS HOSPITAL Martin Kelly James E. Ward BALTIMORE, MD. Frankle Klttchner Lewis Williamson Max Acosta James Bergerla Edward G. Knapp Robert WlUoughby G. E. Anderson ' Robert Brain = Thomas Lands ' David A. Wright 4" 4» Crew Raps Bucko Skipper On Gray To the Editor: We have a beef on here con­ cerning our waistlines. We have a character on here, Frank Miles, who is making his first trip as captain and is trying to make a name for himself at the same time with the company. He has already made a name for himself with the crew. We also have a first class steward, A. G. Espeneda, who has been doing a jam-up job. But the captain has tied his hands. ^ Last week the captain called the steward to his office and laid down the law. First of all, he told the steward to stop serv­ ing canned fruit for desert, and not to give us anything but apples and oranges. Next he told him to cut down on the fruit juices for breakfast. He also has rationed the Ice cream to two pieces per man once a week. No ice cream is to be served in port at any time. He also had the nerve to come down to the galley and tell the cooks that if they cut down on the meat they were using, the company would give them a bonus. The port steward, Mr. Ponds, told the captain at the start of the voyage that the steward was to run his department and that he was not to interfere. And he didn't—until we left the States. Bill Hall was present when this happened. All this character raves about is what a lousy, phony captain was on here last trip because he ordered stores in Capetown. He claims the last captain didn't have the right to order these stores. The steward told him that he was not going to accept the re­ sponsibility of giving orders like that and the captain told him he was giving the orders and anyone who didn't like it should come and see him. No Straight Answers No one went to see the cap­ tain because we figured that anyone who's goofy enough to make these statements wouldn't be able to give us an intelligent answer anyway. He doe.sn't think the company steward or the Union can do anything about it. This ship has stores that are way above average. But we're forbidden to touch them except for necessities. We are also proud of our steward depart­ ment and the way our meals are prepared and served, which is also above average. Why a clown like this tries to antago­ nize and cause dissension among our crew is far beyond our humble minds. Stan Weils, bosun SS Robin Gray (Ed note: This letter was signed by 26 other crewniembers. The Union has already straightened out this beef with the company.) 4« 4 Says Good Job Rates Praise To the Editor: I would like you to publish this word of praise about our ship's delegate, Brother Eugene Ray, who serves on this ship as chief cook. I feel certain that the whole crew aboard the Queenston Heights will go along in giving Brother Ray the highest credit for his outstanding work on here as ship's delegate. Believe me when I say that the job on here for the past nine months has not been an easy one, what with a skipper who is always trying to argue over the contract. He beefed on draws in US currency, shore leave and everything else, not to mention the squawk he put up whenever the steward had to order stores. But even with all these hand­ icaps Brother Ray got things done in pretty good SIU style. Persian Gulf Run As chief cook he has person­ ally done his share and, in many instances, more than his share to keep the boys on the Persian Gulf run highly satis­ fied. He was always willing to go out of his %vay to keep the boys happy even after they left the table at mealtimes. He was of great assistance to the new baker, who was promoted on here after Brother Bannon was hospitalized in Guam last trip. Now that the vessel's articles are soon coming to an end, I really believe the entire crew will agree that Brother Ray de­ serves a vote of thanks all the way around for performing his duties in real SIU style. James T. Mann �September 28, 1956 MAE (Bull), Aug. 31—Chairman, H. Reasko; Sacratary, L. Blondo. Shlp'a fund $25.95. Reports accepted. Crew requests air conditioning on all SIU ships in tropical runs. Messroom and pantry to be kept clean. Cabinet tops in pantry to be replaced with stainless steel. Contract written up to insure fair ownership of boat and motor. Discussion as to Who orders paint: donations for repair of boat and mo­ tor; more pressure in bathroom. Chief gave crew vote of thanks for cooper­ ation. Reports accepted. ANNISTON (Overseas Nav.), July IS —Chairman, P. Higgins; Secretary, W. Clegg. SIU signed agreement with company. Company very much satis­ fied with SIU. Crew proud to belong . to SiU. Some dissension in steward department—to be brought to patrol­ man's attention. Crew warned to take care of washing machine. Vote of SEAFARERS Page Thirteen LOG It l-ooks Good To Him aboard in New York; brand of soap and quantity ne.eded for week: engi­ neers performing deck eng. work on overtime. Required items to be placed on repair list. Vote of thanks to BR and messman for job well done. Members to discuss beefs at meeting. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Sept. 2 —Chairman, JT. Atkins; Secretary, J. Mehalov. Ship's fund $20.18. Report accepted. Need new coffee urn and toaster. Safety meeting held regard' ing hosing down passageway midship which is considered dangerous be cause of electric wiring overhead. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Sept. 2— Chairman, E. Moyo; Secretary, L. Nicholcs. Discussion on laundry in Trinidad. Report accepted. Ship's fund $116.50. Report on hospitalized brother in Trinidad. Need more LOGs. Twenty would be sufficient. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Sept. 2—Chairman, W. Sink; Secretary, H. Carmlchael. One man missed ship in Mobile. Electrician on board almost 60 days and has not signed on. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to delegate and stew­ ard department for Job well done. thanks to steward department for job well done. New parts to be purchased for washing machine. MURRAY HILL (No. Atlantic Ma­ rina), Sept. 2—Chairman, C. MacQueen; Secretary, L. Grazer. Repairs completed. No major beefs. Com­ plete cooperation from topside. New secretary-reporter elected. Good crew, ship in good shape. Good cooking and baking. New treasurer elected. To start ship's fund and repay brother who purchased two irons. Crew to donate $1 each. Life jacket to be placed on bow as safety measurerecommended as standard practice on SIU ships. Vote of thanks to steward dept. All departments to ob­ serve sanitary habits. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 2— Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, R. Klenast. Films to be rented. Repair lists to be made up. Ship's fund $55. Report accepted. McXITTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ ers), Sept. 3—Chalramn, C. Perrin; Secretary, M. Olson. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $19.92. Delayed sailing beef. One man missed ship in Boston. Report accepted. Delegates to handle beefs with patrolman be­ fore personal business.- Repair list to be turned over to captain and chief engineer. Crew to keep messhall cleaner at night. Cups to be returned to pantry. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 3—Chairman, C. Aycock; Secretary, J. O'Nell. No major beefs. Few hours disputed overtime—to be referred to patrohiiaii at payoff. Re­ pair Usts turned in. Delegate re­ signed. Delayed sailing overtime in Rotterdam disputed. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Extra linen to be turned in to steward before arrival. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Best wishes to J. O'Neil who is entering college on SIU scholarship. OCEAN STAR (Triton), Aug. 5 — Chairman, R. Kyle; Sccratary, J. Cantin. New delegate elected. Bathroom drain to be checked and lights in messroom to be checked. Aug. If—Chairman, L. Glllli; Sec­ retary, D. Petersen. Patrolman to check the food situation, stores and preparation of food. No variety in menu. Steward department working rules to be sent aboard. Request for more soft drinks and iced tea. Galley range to be fixed. EVELYN (Bull), Sept. 3—Chairman, W. Barth; Secretary, E. MIshanskl. Repair lists to be made up so that work can be done if ship goes to shipyard. Ship's fund $88. Treasurer requested suggestions to purchase use­ ful or necessary items from fund. Re­ port accepted. Few new mattresses available for men who need them. Vote of thanks to radio operator for daily news and sports bulletin. Sug­ gestion to purchase new steam iron. Crew to refrain from making noise in passageways while watches are sleep­ ing. Excess linen to be turned in. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Aug. 26 —Chairman, W. Snell; Sacratary, C. Hartman. Repair lists turned in. No beefs, everything running smoothly. Suggestion to order serrated steak knives. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for cooperation in serving good meals, cold drinks, etc. this voyage. CHILORE (Ore Navigation), Sept. 7 —Chairman, H. Zurn; Secretary, T. Yablonsky. Three men missed ship— to be reported to patrolman at payoff. Ship's fund $16.25. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Report accepted. To accept headquarters' report on cases of Clark, Sanford, Wread. New treasurer elected. Repair list to be made up next trip. Patrolman to be notified of continuous, unpaid delayed sailing. ARLYN (Bull), Sept. 2—Chairman, F. Fromen; Secretary, C. Walter. Let­ ter received from headquarters re­ garding typographical error in LOG about union posts in Houston. Ship's fund $3.09. Report accepted. Discus­ sion on brand of pork sausage placed STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), Sept. 3—Chairman, Shaughnessy; Secretary, P. Colonna. Repair list turned in. One member beaten up ashore in Honolulu and senl to hospital. Mo­ tion made that securing for sea by deck department after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM constitutes a penalty of overtime. Chain stoppers to be replaced by safety type clamp stop­ pers on topping lifts. Vote of thanks to steward department. MADAKET (Waterman), Aug. 26— Chairman, D. Desei; Secretary, C. Quinnt. Ice box for pantry to be re­ placed in San Francisco. New blan­ kets obtained; draws in either denomi­ nation. Explanation as to who owns movie projector and what amount of movie fund belongs to unlicensed per­ sonnel. Repair list to be turned in. IVY (Orion), Aug. 13 — Chairman, Gorlngs; Secretary, J. Hodges. Unable to dispatch wiper from Houston hall because it was Saturday afternoon. Hired one from dock; and man for steward department because steward could not be located—found asleep. Two men with no union connection. Discussion on confusion of quarters— to be referred to patrolman. DEL MAR (Miss.), Aug. 26—Chair­ man, S. Bailey; Secretary, H. Ellis. Instructions from union hall not to serve beer or hard liquor to one member. A $50 fine will be imposed against any violator. Beer to be sold to crew but if any one fouls up, beer will be cut off. Vote of thanks to delegate. Ship's fund $175.77. New delegate elected. Motion made to get 20% of all raffles sold this voyage. Motion made to rotate delegate from one department to another. Motion defeated. Steward department not returning movie equipment to proper place. Doors to all ice boxes to be kept closed as reefer is having trouble keeping correct temperature. Electri­ cians to run freight elevator in order to make some overtime. NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Shipping), Aug. 27—Chairman, P. Leleas; Secretary, S. Joseph. No Ameri­ can money aboard. Cabled company for $2,000. New treasurer elected. Few hours disputed overtime. Nec­ essary overtime must be worked. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Each department to clean their own bathrooms. Close messroom doors in port. Radios to be turned off after midnight. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas Ship­ ping), Aug. 20 Chairman, P. BrissI; Secretary, J, DeVlte. Ship's fund $1. Donation accepted for hospital movies. Reports accepted. Washing machine to be used from 0830 to 2030 only. Vote of thanks to baker for good bread. SHINNECOCK BAY (Seatradc), July 1—Chairman, C. Mosar; Sacratary, A. Bryant. New delegate elected. One man short. Vote of thanks to steward department. Soundings to be taken every day. New ice box needed in mess room. Need cold drinking water. July 22—Chairman, None; Secretary, A. Bryant. Ice boxes and store room inspected. Ice boxes ok. Some foods had to be discarded. Store room needs fumigation for bugs. Cold drinking water needed. Two hours disputed overtime. 4-8 O S missed ship in Le Havre. One man short. Patrolman to inspect store room before stores come aboard. Food has not been good for past two weeks. Fight between chief and third cook to be straightened out by patrolman. Captain has record of fight. August 2—Chairman, C. Mosan; Sec­ retary, J. Davis. Beef on drinking' while on job. Inspect storeroom for weavils. Two hours disputed over­ time. Patrolman to see captain about drinking aboard ship. Steward asked to payoff because of drinking. KATHRYN (Bull), Aug. 25—Chair­ man, A. Gonzalez; Secretary, C. Hass. Two men left ship because of acci­ dents. Third mate cared for injured men better than marine hospital, due to his medical studies. Is SIU scholar­ ship student. Report accepted. Few misunderstandings in .steward dept. Patrolman to be consulted about safety meetings aboard ship. Hot water in showers to be corrected. ARIZPA (Watermen), August 1— Chairmen, A. KuberskI; Secretary, R. Eden. Crew to be sober at payoff. Ship's fund, $7.50. Nine men getting off ship. Men getting off ship to strip bunks and bring linen midship. Any­ one needing new mattress to inform steward. Giving the onceover to the harbor at Le Havre, France, "port­ hole navigator" Maurice McCatty puts binoculars into play to see what's doing in port, while other members of steward department look on. The Robin Mowbray was at anchor at the time. Photo by A. S. Parsons. NCB Cooks Breakfast —On The Wrong Ship Getting up for breakfast is quite a chore many a morning in port when a guy wishes everyone would leave him alone so he could get his head back on straight. It's even worse for the cooks* who have to make breakfast Mouth" Bates said it was real in the first place. That's why brotherhood to find such a sur­ the night cook and baker on tlie Del Campo has earned a special place in the hearts of his compa­ triots on the Del Santos, It All Looked Clood The NCB went to work without a murmur preparing breakfast for the Del Santos crew. Nothing in the galley seemed strange to him; everything apparently was in place—or there­ abouts—and the cooking chores went olT siuoulh- prise waiting for him. Ship's re­ porter James M. Hand added that the Del Santos cooks would try to return the favor "sometime." And that's one call one NCB will be looking .forward to. -4- At top. Bill O'Connor, OS on the Camp Namanu, han­ dles the paint chores in a clean-up job on the Persian Gulf-Japan shuttle. "Sheik" Fred Smith, chief pumpman (bottom), shows off some souvenir purchases. Photos by Allan Ritchie, chief cook. •'•3 J Anyone For A Cool Nap? Reefer Box Works Fine There's nothing like a little nap in a reefer box to freshen up a guy after a ninth-month grind on the Persian Gulf shut­ tle, You can take the word of the boys on the Camp Namanu Bates that "this sure is one good' It was only ered the boom," said Gene Dore way to beat the heat." when the Del Santos cooks got Tankers don't carry reefer and Tom "Frenchy" Martineau on back aboard that he discovered he should have stood in bed, too. Since the two ships were tied up close to one another, the NCB had merely made a little miscalculation and wound up on the wrong ship. 'Ready And Waiting' Thinking he was back on the Del Campo, he had dutifully gone about his work and prepared everything long before the Del Santos' cooks were due back. They returned to find everything ready and waiting—as nice a treat as you can imagine. No medals were issued for this meritorious action, although the "thankyous" were profuse and genuine—from the Del Santos side, anyway. Chief cook E. L. "Gator A Simple Solution boxes, of course, but the gang was fortunate in meeting up with the Steel Age one trip. The Isthmian freighter not only supplied them with a good night's sleep, but also soap, matches and an array of slopchest gear "from shoes to wom­ en's panties." All items were re­ ported put to good use during Dore the Namanu's next visit to Japan. "As soon as we saw Bob Rey­ nolds and Jimmy Barnes, we low- —By seafarer H. Lighten the Camp Namanu. "We came back loaded thanks to the other brothers on the Steel Age." They ran into similar good for­ tune last trip when they met the Steel Worker in the Persian Gulf. "Brothers Bill Vilazquez, Chips Barnes and Bill Chapman treated us like kings," they noted. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please jut my name on your moiling ist. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS <• CITY STATE ZONE ... TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you arc an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS > fp t-'-ci "'o V ,r /rf, 'That mat* has mcs^ with the wrong guy CITY . STATE ZONE. ^1I �P«f• Foorfeea SEAFARERS Baby Steals The Shew September St. If St LOG Urges New Run To Nova Scotia up, sigfied articles and sailed the same day. We have an excellent crew aboard here. The master has been cooperative in every way and seems well pleased with everyone. Brother Fish Rubery has informed everyone about performers as this is a new com­ pany. Former NMU Ship As you no doubt know, this ship was formerly crewed by the NMU, and is making her first voyage with the SIU. We loaded junk for Japan in Jack­ sonville, and there is already some talk of this being a long trip before we get back. But we'll keep everything running smooth. This letter is also signed Ly the department delegates, Rob­ ert H. Frazer, deck; Nick Ritrovato, steward, and Joseph W. Carey, engine. Charles H. MacQueen Ship's delegate SS Murray Hill $> To the Edltw: I and a few others believe that since the Government is now providing 100 percent ship mortgages that a shipping com­ pany could start and maintain a passenger ship service be­ tween Boston and Nova Scotia each summer. The ship could cruise in the winter to the Is­ lands or South America. The Nova Scotia government would probably be willing to Family group at 76th birthday party for retired Seafarer Wil­ liam Girardeau (right) enjoys the antics of great grand­ daughter Joan on mother's lap. The party in New York was attended by all of Girardeau's five children, nine grandchil­ dren and two great grandchildren. He's been receiving SlU disability benefits since an injury at sea three years ago, and now lives at Cape Cod, Mass. Ever Been On A Tanker That Ran Out Of Gas? Everybody has run out of gas at one time or another. Some­ times it's legit, and sometimes it's the old dodge that comes into play on an outing with a pliable young lady. But how anybody could run out of fuel in the middle of the is still looking for that 1,400 bar­ Indian Ocean is a real puzzle. rels of oil which he says is on the And on a tanker yet? "Still, there we were—out of bunkers — and 400 miles from Bahrein," ship's reporter P. J. St. Marie wrote from the Arickaree re­ cently. "Shortly after 12 midnight the engines on this scow spit, coughed a little, and died. By one o'clock everyone Fecteau was up; there was no air getting into the foc'sles and how can anyone sleep when it's so quiet, anyway? "Fortunately, Brother Frenchy Fecteau used the last hot water to make an urn of coffee, so we had that until daylight. The blowtorch was put into use in the engine room for some of that almost for­ gotten 'jungle' style coffee after that. Needed Fenders "By 8:30 all hands were called out to help with the lines, put fenders over the side and make fenders too, for the eventual ar­ rival of the Britsh ship Scottish Lion. After that little episode, this ship could be called the 'SS Rube Goldberg.' "Naturally, after the Scottish Lion came alongside the quicky fenders 'unfended' and away went our rescue until we got a towline out for a tow to a safe anchorage and refueling. "Of course, the chief engineer Burly ship somewhere. Any guess as to what happened to the oil is just a guess, but one thing is certain: The zoo hasn't got all the monkeys yet!" All told, the ship lost about 60 hours' time while it was disabled for lack of fuel. He's Real Cool Making the most of his chances to keep cool. Bill Pounds, AB on the Steel Executive, stands under a fountain between dips In the pool at Cornell House, a sailors' home in Singa­ pore. Photo by George Zaiensky. Letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the voriter. Names will be withheld upon request. Chicken Farm Tale Comes True give a large subsidy to the ship­ ping company which ran a pas­ senger ship to Yarmouth, and the company could sell stock to its employees and crew to help pay the cost of the ship and other expenses. I would like to know what others think about this. T. C. Melanson To the Editor: No doubt you have heard the gang tell the age-old story about quitting the sea and starting a chicken farm. Well here is a photo of Broth­ er Joseph Bush, who is now va­ cationing on his chicken farm after a trip on the SS Warrior. Joe claims that the secret of successful chicken farming is keeping those hens happy. He's been doing this by playing mu­ sic to his flock. The merry tin- (Ed. note: The Government is not giving 100 percent mort­ gages; it is now providing 100 percent mortgage insurance. A lot of capital is needed to make the idea a reality.) Arizpa Gang Is Doing Its Duty To the Editor: Well, here we are back in our old home port of Bremerhaven. I just wanted the boys on the Arizpa to know that the Gateway City has it well se­ cured. Oh yes, the games on here are better than the ones on the Arizpa; at least Dave Nunn won't make 13 passes to tap me out. We have a gang of poker players on here from Tampa, Vince Yates, Pat Hamer, Jake Woods, Earl Sillon and also a few Mobile poker faces. We have a swell bunch, and I want to let the Arizpa know that we will keep the homefires burn­ ing. The Studebaber, Oceanic, Penguin, Canteen and the rest of our recreation rooms will be well patronized. W. D. Warmack Murray Hill Due in Japan To the Editor: We are writing to inform you of the crewing of this ship in Boston last month. We crewed Halls Kindness Of Robin Crews To the Editor: I'd like to write a few lines here thanking the crews of a couple of our ships for the real nice way they reacted to a re­ cent accident of mine. I got hurt here in Capetown a few months ago while I was on the Robin Locksley and be­ fore the ship had a chance to leave the next day, the gang went to work. They packed every bit of my gear they thought I'd be able to use here, including the suit­ case piano I've been lugging around lately. My work gear they told me would be taken care of in the States. Evidently they wired the hall because I have been in touch with the welfare services de­ partment since the first week. I'd also, like to thank them for the package of back LOGs that I asked for. Visited Again Six weeks later when the ship stopped here for a few hours before leaving for the States, most of the guys dropped up here for a while instead of rush­ ing off to their usual diversions. I thought that was alright! Along with a few boxes of chocolates I found they had even bothered to take up a col­ lection on the ship, so you can imagine how 1 felt. A few weeks later I was vis­ ited by one of the guys off the Robin Kettering. I guess they had heard of my accident through the grapevine here in town. Anyhow, the delegate came up with magazines, books, gum and even a piece of their ship's fund. I understand they did the same for two other SIU men here in another hospital. Thanks again from here! It makes you feel pretty good to know that these are the kind of guys you're traveling with and 1 guess I can say that they're typical of the majority of guys that I've had the pleas­ ure of sailing with in the SIU. 1 hope to be back in action and seeing them all soon. Eddie Burke 4" Trying a conventional means of keeping his hens happy, with feed, gentleman farmer Joe Bush turns to. kle of empty beer cans hitting the trashcan every ten minutes is real music to those hens' ears, says Joe. After about ten cans he swears that even the roosters start laying eggs. However, the neighbors don't think Joe will make any fortune at this racket and we all know that when chilly weather comes, he will be heading back to one of those good old SlU-contracted ships where the living is good every day. Cholly Wright A Real Problem 4" LOG Makes Hit With SUP Wife To the Editor: Your SEAFARERS LOG is an Interesting and very educational paper. Your welfare system is some­ thing, and a credit to the men who sail the seas. Also, the "Your Dollar's Worth" column in the LOG Is a wonderful preventive to keep us from being baited by some so-called sharks who are after everybody's money. I have saved most of the is­ sues of the LOG to reread again at leisure. My husband also goes to sea and has been a mem­ ber of the SUP for many years. Best wishes for many more years of success. Genevieve Stratton BU Bernard Seaman 1^h'- BUHLY, WekE 7 SAV-1Mn& I ;• I"4'- • I pJt\ \W •' i JJ �il&i^ flcptemlMr It, im A&C Credentials to the membership, so that' it (Continued from page 8) can take any action It wants. that I can do and will abide "Headquarters discovered that without question any decision there was no record of my hav­ the Credentials Committee make ing paid dues for the 3rd and in regards to my qualifications 4th quarters of 1954. As you for the elective office I seek." In checking the old dues book know, this was the very first that was enclosed with the afore­ time that I was ever in arrears mentioned letter, the committee and there was no need for me to , found that what Brother Hanover do so. What happened was that had stated in his letter was true. there was a human error because The Committee, knowing that most I have the money and had no of us seamen do not keep our copy reason not to pay. I paid the of a dues receipt that is given to dues up after this was brought us for money paid, also that dur- to my attention. However, you • ing the war our dues record sys- have told me that the member­ I terns were not as effective as today, ship has to decide whether or ' and that it would be next to im­ not this money can be retained. "Actually, to this day, I cannot possible to find the original re­ tell you what happened, because ceipt on which these monies were collected, the committee has ruled my dues book was stamped. The that Brother Hanover was in good only thing I can say is that I standing for the two-year period stamped my book and just be­ previous to his nomination and has fore doing the actual paying, my qualified him to run for office of attention must have been taken up with something else. These Baltimore Joint Patrolman. human ei-rors take place every Your committee also wishes to once in a while and I can assure bring to the attention of the mem­ you that my error was made in bership, the fact that the Union the best of good faith. I think Constitution in Article XII, Sec­ my record of long years with the tion 1 (b) requires that a nominee Union and my dues paying rec­ have at least four (4) months sea- ord will bear me out. Unfortu­ time, between January 1 and the nately, all this took place when time of nomination. The committee the changeover to machine rec­ in: checking the credentials of one ords was being made in the of the nominees, Gienious C. Law- bookkeeping system at Head­ son, L-27, finds that he has sub­ quarters, otherwise, as I have mitted exactly one-hundred twenty been told over the phone, it (120) days of time on discharges would have been caught sooner. for the period of January 1, 1956 All I can say now is that I am to the time of his. nomination. In­ ready to do anything the mem­ cluded in this time submitted, were bership wants. two (2) discharges that were marked "Port Time" on the line "Fraternally, /signed/ Ben Rees, on the discharge where the type Norfolk Agent." This Committee then checked of voyage is to be filled in. The following is a breakdown of these the minutes of Headquarters and "Port Time" discharges: ^ Days on Date Discharged Discharge Date Shipped Vessel 7/29/56 1 7/29/56 SS Hurricane 5/20/56 2 5/19/56 SS Hurricane •f Tlie Committee has included the aforementioned three (3) days of New York Port for the meeting cf "Port Time" in with the other one- May 4, 1955, and we found that the hundred seventeen (117) days sub­ aforementioned letter was carried mitted by Brother Lawson. In so in this set of minutes under the doing, the Committee finds that heading of communications. The Brother Lawson has the necessary Committee found that the mem­ four (4) months seatime required bership in the meeting of May 4, by the constitution, since the Com­ 1955, had gone on record as fol­ mittee figured all seatime for all lows: nominees on the basis of a thirty "Motion by A. Shrimpton, S-567, (30) day month. In view of the seconded by P. Gonsorchik, G-2, foregoing, your Committee has that we accept Ben Rees* letter ruled that Gienious Lawson, L-27, and that he be allowed to pay up is therefore entitled to be qualified as per Article 3, Section 4 of the to run for the job of Tampa Agent Constitution, and that he also be for which he had submitted his considered as having been con­ tinuously in good standing. Car­ credentials. Your committee also found in ried unanimously." Your Committee also finds that checking the credentials of the nominees that the dues records of in all of the, ports holding regular the Union show Ben Rees, R-2, as membei-ship meetings on May 18, having paid the third and fourth 1955, that the membership in at­ quarters dues of 1954 on April 1, tendance of those meetings took 1955. Based on these dues records. action on the aforementioned com­ Brother Rees would have had to munication similar to the action have been disqualified for not hav­ taken by Headquarters and Port of ing been in continuous good stand­ New York meeting of May 4, 1955. The Committee received creden­ ing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his tials from James Purceii, P-17, for nomination. However, the chair­ the office of Joint Patrolman for man of your committee, Joseph the Port of New York. This Com­ Schwin, recalled the membership mittee found that Brother Purceli's of the Union having taken some credentials were in order, with the action in regards to this situation. exception of his having discharges The headquarters offices of the for four (4) months seatime for the Union were requested to furnish period of January 1, 1956 to the the committee with any informa­ date of his nomination. To meet tion that was available on this mat­ this requirement of the constitu­ ter. As a result of the request of tion, Brother Purceii submitted your committee, the following let­ the following letter from the Mas­ ter was turned over to the com­ ter of the SS Stony Point: August 20, 1956 mittee: "To Whom It May Concern: •fAugust 29, 1955 "This is to certify that James {"Mr. Paul Hall, Sect.-Treasurer; Purceii, Z232-5B8 is a member of Seafarers International Union; the crew of the SS Stony Point, .675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, U. S. Petroleum Carriers, 655 32, New York. Madison Avenue, New York, New "Dear Sir and Brother: York, as Oiler. "In accordance with your direc­ "This vessel signed articles in tions, and your request for a the Port of Seattle, Washington, 'Written explanation, I am writ­ November 18, 1955 for a period hing this letter to be submitted of twelve (12) months and Is now lSE)A FtA^:tmRS^\ \t OC -^1* I Vcce Ftfteea headquarters balding of the in appeal from the decision of th« Union until midnight of Septem­ Credentials' Committee. ber 12, to receive any credentials: The membership can readily see that might have been 'delivered from the foregoing report that 'either by mail or by hand after the your Committee has made every closing of business hours by the: effort possible within the confines tlnioh. . • of our Constitution to qualify The Committee would like to every nominee. point out to the membership, that All credentials were turned over although the Secretary-Treasurer to the Committee in good order at clearly specified In his Pre-Bailot^ 10:00 A.M., Thursday, September ing Report the exact offices for 6, 1956, or have been received by which nominations were to be mail since that date. All creden­ made, some credentials were re­ tials have been examined in strict ceived for offices other than those accordance with the Constitution. carried in the Pre-Balioling Re­ Any defect in the credentials dis­ port. The following are the names posed of by the committee has of the nominees so involved as been the sole responsibility of the well as the job titles for which sender and no person adversely afthey actually submitted: ^ sailing between the Persian Gulf and Far East Ports. "At the present time I have no knowledge of the termination of articles prior to November 17, 1956. "Respectfully, /sighed/ Captain D. Oantzler, Marter." A check of the shipping cards for the Port of New York shows that James Puree!!, P-17, shipped from New York on November 16, 1955, for the SS Stony Point in Seattle, Washington, in the rating of Oiler. In view of Brother Purcell having been aboard a ship for such a period of time, and being Job Title Name unable to secure a discharge for Calvin A. James Steward Department Patrolman the time aboard ship to date, we, C. A. <Bruce) Welch Engine Patrolman Engine Patrolman the Committee, have ruled that Charles Stambul Brother Purceii has met the re­ Rowland Williams Deck Patrolman Patrolman quirement of the Constitution, John D. Cantrell, Jr. Engine Patrolman wherein it requires four (4) months James Purceii seatime in the period of January 1, Thomas Fleming Patrolman Patrolman 1956, to the date of nomination. Ralph B. Groseclose By his being aboard shin Rrother Ralph W. Murry Deck Patrolman 4Purceii has been unable to pay his However, your Committee did dues for the 1st and 2nd quarters fected by such lefect has denied of 1956, which would ordinarily not feel that a man should be dis­ this to the committee. disqualify him from nomination. qualified on such small technicali­ It is your committee's final rec­ As we the membership know, it ties as given above. Each nominee ommendation that the membership has always been the practice of the listed above had specified a patrol­ of the Atlantic and Gulf District Union to consider anyone who has man's job of some department in of the Seafarers International Un­ been unable to pay dues due to the port for which he wished to ion of North America make every being on a voyage, to be in good be nominated. Inasmuch as the possible effort to vote in this gen­ standing until the time of their Pre-Bailoting Report only listed eral election, as every good Union pay-off. More important, the Con­ Joint Patrolman in each port, and man should. stitution so provides, in Article that this is a departure from the This Committee having com­ III, Section 3 (e). Therefore, your practice of the Union in the past, pleted its duties, hereby adjourned this Committee therefore proc­ Committee has qualified Brother at 4:30 P.M. on September 17,1956, Purceii for the office of New York essed the aforementioned creden­ in the committee room of the tials for the Joint Patrolman's job Joint Patrolman. in the port for which they had Headquarters Offices of the Sea­ One of the brothers who sub­ nominated themselves. farers International Union of mitted his credentials, James L. Telegrams were sent to each North America, Atlantic and Gulf Allen, A-90, for Houston Joint man whO was disqualified by the District, 675 Fourth Avenue, Patrolman, failed to submit four Committee telling him of his dis­ Brooklyn 32, New York. (4) months seatime between Janu­ qualifications as well as a detailed Dated: September 17, 1956 ary 1, 1956 and the date of nom­ letter being sent to each man so J. Jellette, J-99 ination as required by the consti­ disqualified, all in compliance with F. Corio, C-675 tution. However, in submitting his our Constitution. In addition, each C. Benway, B-299 credentials he stated in Kis letter man disqualified received a copy •V. Di Giacomo, D-60 that at the present time he was of our Constitution, so that the dis­ F. Moran, M-5 employed by Seatrain Lines, Inc. qualified nominee - would have J. Schwin, S-11 The committee contacted Seatrain available the procedure to be used Chairman Lines, Inc. and has received a let­ ter from the company which states that James L. Allen, has been em­ ployed as Boatswain on the SS Sea­ train Texas from September 9,1952 up to and including the date of the letter, September 11, 1956. Your Committee has on the basis of the WASHINGTON—The Martime submitted by Brother Allen as i t i m e Administration has well as the letter received from okayed a trade between the Seatrain, qualified him for the post SlU-contracted Bloomfield Steam­ of Houston Joint Patrolman for ship Company and State Marine which he had submitted. Lines under which Bloomfield will In checking the credentials of swap its fleet of five Victory ships the various nominees, this Commit­ for four States Marine C-2s. tee had disqualified one of the Additional terms of the transac­ nominees for Boston Joint Patrol­ tion are not known. man, William McCarthy, M-268. A Actual physical transfer of the The deaths of the following Sea telegram was sent to Brother McCarthy by your Committee noti­ farers have been reported to the ships has not taken place yet, since Welfare Plan and the most of them are far out at sea. fying him of his disqualification as Seafarers SIU death benefit is being paid to The deal is permitted under the per the Constitution. However, their beneficiaries: terms of Bloomfield's subsidy con­ before sending out the letters con­ tract with the US, which calls for Genaro Mendez, 63: On January taining the full details of disquali­ a specified number of voyages each 6, 1956 Brother Mendez died of fication, the credentials of each year with four "Victory ships or heart failure in man so disqualified were gone over better." Split, Yugoslavia. by this Committee to avoid any In other ship transactions, three Place of burial possible error. In making this reis not known Victory ships formej'ly operated by check of Brother McCarthy's cre­ Brother Mendez US Lines have been sold to SIUdentials, it was the opinion of the has been a mem­ cohtracted operators, and the first committee that he was qualified. ber of the Union of them has already been manned At that time he was sent another since 1943, when out of the SIU New York hall. telegram by the committee inform­ he joined in the Formerly the SS American Judge, ing him that he had been qualified. Port of New the new ship is the Transcape Under the terms of our Consti­ York. He had operated by Transcape Shipping tution, specifically in Article XIII, Corp. The other two Victorys are Section 1 (f), it clearly states that been sailing in the engine dep't. due to be crewed within the next the letter of nomination must reach Z, ^ few days. Carl E. Chandler, 56: Brother headquarters no earlier than Au­ Further ship gains for Seafarers gust 12 and no later than Septem­ Chandler died in the USPHS hos­ developed this week when the ber 12 of the election year. Based pital in Balti­ Calmar Steamship Company added on this section it was necessary more, Maryland another Liberty, the Losmar, to its for your committee to disqualify of a malignancy fleet in the intercoastai trade. The Brother Omar L. Ames, A-194, in­ on April 1, 1956. company previously operated ten asmuch as his letter did not reach Burial took place Libertys and one LST, the Bethheadquarters until September 13. in the Moreiand coaster, in this trade. In an attempt to give every nom­ Memorial Ceme­ Another recent ship deal in­ inee every consideration and to try tery in Balti­ volved the sale of both the West­ to prevent any disqualifications more, Maryland. ern Trader and Trojan Trader to such as in the case of Brother A member of the new owners, but both ships have Ames, the Chairman of this Com­ Union since 1947, mittee, the Credentials Committee, Brother Chandler had been sail­ been covered by newiy-signed SIU agreements.-' ' ' remained at the entrance' of- tlie ing in the deck ^epartimnt. Bloomfield To Trade In Mictorys For Four C-2s •M rt!l ••'41 >1 r%l '-l?l �Vol. XViii No. 20 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE GENERAL EDITORIAI EXCEI.l.ENCK 1955 LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Huge New Supertankers Dwarf T-2s Monster Ships Wi7/ Change Jobs, Runs 1^ On the (drawing boards for one SlU-contracted com­ pany is a proposed 100,500-ton supertanker which could carry six T-2 loads of oil. The same company is plan­ ning four others, none of them less than 32,000 tons. Another SIU operator has"^ and 60,000-tonners largely in proposals for two 65,000- Japanese and European yards. ton tankers. A Liberian- It just happens to be a coinci­ that this activity comes at a flag operator has already dence time when Suez Canal shipping Super-Supertanker Length 935 ft. Speed 16 knots Beam 135 ft. Capacity 830,000 bbl. Draft 46-48 ft. Deadweight 100,500 tons Crew 70 launched an 85,000-ton job and faces possible interruption. The other runaway flag concerns big supertankers were on the are merrily building 40, 50 way with a rush before anybody dreamed of Egypt seizing the canal. Their operators had already fig­ ured on bypassing Suez if neces­ sary and still carrying oil cheaper Length 850 ft. Speed 14 knots than smaller ships taking the canal Beam 125 ft. Capacity 707,320 bbls. route. Draft 46 ft. Deadweight 84,730 tons What it means is that the T-2, that trusty workhouse of the last Crew 50 decade, is on its last legs as a long haul oil carrier. Mixed Blessing For Seafarers, the new trend in tankers is a mixed blessing. On The world's first atomic- the one hand it means larger and powered ship will be a com­ more comfortable shipboard quar­ ters including individual foc'sles, bination passenger-cargo job, recreation rooms, roomy messhalls Louis S. Rothschild, Undersecre­ tary of Commerce, has announced. and galleys and more luxurious liv­ Length 503 ft. Speed 15 knots Meanwhile the Atomic Energy ing all around. But the other side Commission has ordered a study of of the picture is the effect on ship­ Beam 68 ft. Capacity 141,158 bbl. a second ship, an atom-powered board jobs. The proposed 100,500 Draft 30 ft. Deadweight 16,200 tons 38,000-ton supertanker which superanker can get by with a crew of 70 officers and men, less than Crew 40-43 would be built by 1961. twice a T-2 crew, while it displaces Decision Left To MA six T-2 ships and a minimum of 180 Congress has voted the construc­ unlicensed jobs. Drawings reproduced by permission of Business We ek magazine. tion of a commercially useful ship Furthermore, the displaced T-2s as the first vessel, but left it up are being permitted by the Mari­ to the administration to decide time Administration to register locks which are 110 feet. At 65,000 advantages compared to the other The World Glory, at 45,500 tons, whether it would be a freighter, under the Liberian flag. While tons, the ship's beam starts get­ factors. The Universe Leader, also gets by on 15,000 hp and can tanker or passenger type. they cannot compete with super­ ting a little too wide to scrape with a 125-foot beam, won't be able make about 14V^ knots. The Uni­ The ship, to be completed in tankers, they can put the squeeze through the locks. That means, to make any canal transits; to versal Leader at 85,000 tons, needs 1959, would carry 100 passengers on the remaining American-flag for example, that the ship could which its operator can say "So only 19,259 shaft hp to develop and 12,000 tons of cargo. It T-2 operations. not run between Venezuela and the what?" It can go from the Per­ 14 knots. When it comes to dollars would have an advanced type of The long-run impact of the West Coast of the US or of South sian Gulf to the East Coast in 33 and cents—and that's what any nuclear reactor. supertankers may be cushioned by America. If there are large oil days. A T-2 would take 24 days ship operator thinks of first—the Meanwhile, an expert on atomic the fact that oil imports are ex­ discoveries in Peru, where explora­ for the same trip via Suez. But supertanker pays off In spades. energy has predicted that most pected to increase tremendously in tion is now going on, the over- the big job can carry five T-2 19 Giants On Way ships will be atom powered within the next ten years. The statisti­ 65,000 ton ships could not run this loads. - Nine extra days don't add Right now there are at least 19 15 years. But he warns that such cians estimate that by the mid- oil to Europe or the US East up to mucli, particularly if your vessels will bring new hazards to 1360's more than twice as much oil Coast. The two ships planned by ship runs back in empty and can ships of 52,000 tons or more either than at present will be tank-hauled Transoceanic Marine, an SIU op­ go through the canal on the out­ afloat, building or planned. They seafaring. include the 100,000-tonner, two of Dr. Richard Fayram, who has from the Persian Gulf to Europe erator, v/ould be in the 65,000-ton bound trip. 94,000 tons, two of 85,000 tons, Six T-2 Loads assisted on a Norwegian atom ship and the US. Imports from Ven­ class and, it is presumed, would be seven at 65,000 tons, two at 60,000 ezuela and other areas are also ex­ able to run throughPanama. project, said the danger of atomic Of course, you take the same tons, one at 55,000 and four at radiation should be discounted. In pected to go up. The big question If the operator decides he super-job and run it from the Gulf 52,000. There are many more normal service, there is little fear is how many of these super-jobs doesn't want any part of any canal, to Japan, or the Gulf to San Fran­ around below 50,000 tons. of danger. The difficulty arises will he running under the Amer­ then ha is free to build any size cisco and it is way out in front of The only limits to the switchover when a ship is wrecked and the ican flag. ship he wants up to a point. any T-2. The proposed 100,000 ton to supertankers are world shipyard Three Main Classes protective shield around the atomic Around 90,000 tons he would have ship at 16 knots, carrying six T-2 When it comes to supertanker to switch over to twin screws. loads, can thumb its nose at any capacities, steel supplies and the pile is broken. necessary dredging of ship chan­ sizes there are three main classes Then all supertankers face the Radiation Danger and all canals. nels to accommodate the monsters. depending upon what the operator problem of channel depths at the The advantages of bigger payIf the Andrea Doria had been wants to do with his ship. If he nuclear-powered, he said, hun­ figures on running through Suez various oil terminals. Using the loads and only a small increase in dreds of passengers would have with its 35-foot draft he can't push really mammoth jobs will mean a the number of crewmembers are suffered from radiation. Other his ship tonnage much past the lot of dredging. The Maracaibo only part of the story. The bigger sinkings in harbors and close to 32,000-deadweight mark. Ships up Shipc'hannel in Venezuela, a major ships are actually cheaper to build, ^H£NILlM5SST)ilK£S shore will create serious hazards around 40,(100 to 45,000 tons can tanker channel, has just been ton for ton, than a T-2 and the big­ AT»»• for humans and fish. Crewmem- only go through the canal in ballast dredged to 38 feet. It will prob­ ger they get the cheaper the rate. "DoSSiOuH bers would be the first to be seri­ or with less than a capacity load. ably have to go deeper than that. At the same time, the increase in ynifeiOio*! Draws 46 Feet horsepower needed to drive the ously endangered in such in­ That's why so many supertankers me00i£Fns ship does not go up at the same stances. For example, the Universe built up until now are in the He said that it would be rea­ 32,000-ton range; the three Cities Leader, the Liberian-flag 85,000- rate as the increase in the ship's sonable to expect seven ships to Service jobs being good examples. tonner which is currently the size. More HP Pays Off sink each year, releasing radioac­ They are relatively-shallow draft— world's largest, draws 46 feet. AHpAcmrf' tivity on the surrounding waters 32 feet—for ships of that size and The proposed 100,000-ton tanker Here are some samples: A typ­ cwfl/V in each instance. car. easily transit the canal if might draw as much as 48 feet. ical T-2 such as Cities Service op­ By comparison, your T-2 draws erates develops 7,500 shaft horse­ Another authority, Herbert R. ne.essary. Gfnfcwe O'Conor of the American Merchant Once an operator goes deeper just 30 feet of water and can get power, rates at 16,000 deadweight oop^oATue Marine Institute has predicted that than the 35-foot draft he can go in and out of a lot of places the and can make about 15 knots. The HetumeAHs nuclear engines wouid revolution­ as high as 65,000 tons before he big ships would not dare venture Cities Service Baltimore with 32,KMl-ATAHf^ ize present shipping practices in hits another bottleneck. This time into. 000 tons and 15,000 shaft hp SlU HAU-i it's the width of the Panama Canal short order. But these are small potato dis­ can squeeze out 16 to 16Vi knots. Atomic Ship Will Carry Passengers Universe Leader Standard T-2 I • k- ir I©; If youi'eatsea > � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 28, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 72 MEN QUALIFY IN SIU ELECTIONS REVIVE US SHIP BREAKOUT PLANS 33-MONTH JOB RECORD SET IN SIU UNION HITS PLANS TO RUN FOREIGN SHIPS COASTWISE SUEZ SHIPS STILL MOVE; STEEL MAKER DIVERTED NLRB ORDERS NY LONGSHORE VOTE COAL GROUP SEEKS 80 US LIBERTY CHARTERS HAWK US DELEGATE AS ILO STUDIES SEA RULES 2-YR. INSPECTION HEARING SET ANOTHER ORE CARRIER LOST; 32 LOST NY SJIPPING SPURTS TO NEW ’56 RECORD A&G CREDENTIALS REPORT STOCKHOLM MATE AIDS DORIA CASE US LOW-COST LINER AWAITS NAVY’S OKAY NEW TRAVEL PACT FOR CS URGED BY SEATTLE BRANCH HUGE NEW SUPERTANKERS DWARF T-2S ATOMIC SHIP WILL CARY PASSENGERS 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 9/28/1956 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. XVIII, No. 20 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b9fa9d7b17fe488ef61ff08b183511ed.PDF 41635cb7bbe6a58e7de9468cdf0b7d9c PDF Text Text (n thfs^suev-^ & o DISTRICT Photo? and Biographies of Candidates SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE 9 GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCBtXENCE 9 1998 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG mm 'i'i •i' ' "-i INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SlU Scores Top Pact Gains: Bans 2 For I Loggings Story On-Page 3 VACATION, BENEFITS 1 Dead, 11 Hurt In Corsair Fire Docked in New Orleans seven hours before sailing time, the SltJ-ihanned Alcoa Corsair was ripped by an •xplosion and fire last Saturday which killed one en­ gineer and injured 11 Seafarers. A faulty fuel line in the engine room was believed to have caused the blast, :which is expected to sideline the ship for several fourths. Most of the injured were released from the hospital Monday. Story on Page 2. Agetfto Conference Report On Page 4 Dependent Parents To Get Hospital, Surgical Care Improvements in existing vacation and welfare benefits and expansion of hospital coverage to include parents of Seafarers under certain circumstances, will take effect on October 15. In brief, the changes are as follows: # Parents will be eligible for hospital - surgical protection if sup­ ported by the Seafarer for the past five years. e The $10 daily hospital bed benefit for parents, wives and children will continue for as long as they are hospitalized. ^ The $100 hospital extras allowance for Seafarers* dependents becomes $200 after 31 days. ^ The death benefit has been increased to $4,000. • Vacation payments have been increased to $260 per year. For further details, see stories on pages two and three. #5r �SBA'FJREnS K^Ocmw ^»4g5t 10& AD D WELFARE, VACATI0N GAf NS Dependent Parents Get Hospital Aid Vacation three-man^committee consisting'of Earl Sheppard, Baltimore agent; James Sheehan, Boston agent, and Tom Banning, agent invTainpa. They were approved by the agents conference as a whole for submis­ sion to toe trustees of the Seafar­ ers WelfM-e Plan artd were adopted An increase in vacation pay for Seafarers to a new high of Breaking new ground on welfare coverage for Seafarers at the last trustees' meeting. The and their families, the SIU has won medical an3 hospital same committee proposed, arid won $260 per year has been approved by the trustees, of the Sea­ protection for dependent parents of Seafarers. This is the approval, for the increase in vaca­ farers Vacation Flan. The new figure represepW a $jl6,raffi« tion pay to $260 a year. Previous high hieh of 4240'' .' —•' i. • over the previous $240. first instance in which a mari-"* ' not require any additional contri­ time union has obtained hos­ and agreed to by the trustees of The new benefits were agreed on This, is the third time the after over a year's experience bution by the Operators. It waa pitalization for dependent par­ the Plan. The package of new showed vacation payments have been it was possible and desir­ ents, and probably the only such changes, effective October 15 of increased since the pace-setting made posalbie by the low operating able to do so within the frame­ plan anywhere in the union wel­ this year, includes an increase in SIU plan started functioning in crists of administering the vacation death benefits, extension of hospi­ work of existing employer pon- February, 1952. First of its kind program. fare field. ^ Inclusion of the parents under tal coverage for families past 31 tributions to the welfare plan. At in the maritime industry, the plan Vacations Rare Before toe Welfare Plan was one of .a days and an increase in hospital the time dependents benefits were started out oh the basis of $140 a Before the Vacation Plan first instituted on. June 1, the way year and then was increased to : ' number of improvements'proposed extra payments, was negotiated In May, 1951, paid The changes were tfraWn tip by a was left open for further increases $176 in October, 1954. by the SIU port agents .conference vacations for seamemwere a rarity in .the future. Here's how trie new in the maritime industry. Few Second Boost In '56 benefits shape up: Seafarers worked iong'enough for A second increase to $244 came 4 4 in January, 1956, as a result of any one company in the course of Union negotiation of an additional a year to collect vacation pay. Consequently the SIU drafted 25 cents per day shipowner con­ tribution to the Vacation Plan the plan now in existence which; |und. -AH told. Seafarers have re­ provides for shipowners to make parents, step-parents ceived over $6,382,000. in vacation contributions Into a central kitty for each day a Seafarer works on NEW ORLEANS—dockside explosion due to a faulty andDependent foster parents of Seafarers will payments to date. line in the engine room of the SlU-manned cruise ship Alcoa be eligible for hospital-surgical The current raise, which will go their"ships. Then whenever a Sea­ Corsair is believed to have been the cause of last Saturday's coverage. By "dependent parents" into effect as of October 15," will farer accumulates discharges for at least 90 days' seatime. he is en­ fire which killed one engineer is meant any parents who have titled to lUe for his vacation pay at and injured 11 Seafarers just ard utility; Edward R. Smith, 48, been supported by the Seafarer any Union port office. He Is paid seven hours before the ship Fort Worth, Texas, bellboy, and for the past five years or more. according to the number of days W. J. Souby, 38, New Orleans, BR. This applies. Of course, whether or was due to sail for the Caribbean. worked. Also listed among the injured in not a Seafarer is married and has The dead man is Edward S. The Vacation Plan with its 90Moses, 69, of New Orleans, the early news reports Was Otto Timm, a wife and children who are also day feature is one of the most V night engineer and a member of Jr., 51, Miami, Fla., 2nd steward, classified as dependents and.are popular of ail Union benefits be­ the AFL-CIO Marine Engineers although he was on the ship at 8 eligible for the hospital benefit. cause it applies to every working SIU membership meet­ AM Saturday when SIU port of­ If qualified, the parent of a Sea­ Beneficial Association. Seafarer. Many Seafarers treat it All of the injured were SIU men. ficials arrived at the hospital to farer will get exactly the same hos­ ings «re held regularly as a reserve of ready cash which There were no passengers aboard lend a hand with the injured. The pital, doctor and surgical benefits every two weeks on Wed­ they can always get in a hurry by at the time, and only about one- explosion came about four hours as any other dependent. presenting their discharges at the earlier. third of the regular crew. nesday nights at 7 PM in Union haU. Damage to the "^ship was esti­ Among those most seriously in­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ jured due to smoke and burns were mated to be "heavy" by Capt. J. A. Frank Gomez, 40, Mobile, Ala., Castro, although firemen had the farers are expected to MM, now reported okay; Thomas fire under control about an hour attend; those who wish to Oct. 12, 1954 Vol. XVNI No. 21 C. Deale, 38, Birmingham, Ala., the after it started. It was due to be FWT who tried to light the boiler towed to a drydock for inspection PAVI. HAIL, mecretary-Treasurer All dependents of Seafarers eli­ be excused should request when she blew, who suffered burns and several months of repairs. HnBEST BoAro. editor; RAY Osiniutx, gible for. hospital benefits can now «n: th^ face and arms, and Arthur Faya Tribute To Crew receive $10 a day for as long as permission by" telegram Managinff Editor; BERNADD SEAMAN, Art, Witherington, 25, Fairhope, Ala., He said, however, that he wanted they have to stay in the hospital (be sure to include reg­ Editor: HEBMAN ASTBVB. lawm SKVACK, wiper, who was kept in the hos­ to "pay tribute to the crew, to with any one illness or injury. The Staff. Writer*; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area The Repreeentativo. pital because he got a little more their efficiency, their bravery, their old rule liiriited these benefits to istration number). smoke than the others. discipline. There was no panic. a maximum of 31 days. The rule Injured but released from the Those who could, gave the alarm was changed to meet the great next SIU meetings will be: Publiihed bIwMhIy ct me hMdquarterc hospital Monday were: George to other crewmen and officers in need of individuals with chronic, of tho SMferer* Internatlsnal Union, At­ October 17 lantic A eulf Diatrlct. AFL-CIO. i75 Fourth Bishop, 20, Fairhope, Ala., wiper; their quarters and prevented more" or long-term ailments for longer Avonuo, .Brooklyn 31, NY. Tol HYaclnth Remberto Duo, 48, Miami, Fla., men from being trapped." October 31 hospital coverage than one month. t-MOe. kntoroO aa lacond data mattar waiter; Gilbert Edwards, 56, Bos­ According to Deale, who was on In addition, a Seafarer's depend­ at tho Poat OfSco In Brooklyn. NY, unSor November, 14 ^ ton, Mass., MM; Maurice McCatty, watch in toe engine room attempt­ ent who is hospitalized for more tho Act of AusIfIX 56, Boston, Mass., MM; Gasper ing to fire up one of the boilers, than 31 days is entitled to a second November 28 IM Noto, 39, New Orleans, MM; Cyril "the regulator has apparently gone $100 for hospital extras. The addiDecember 12 H. Sawyer, 63, Miami, Fla., stew­ (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 6) w m Ship fire Kills One; II Seafarers Hurt To $260 Hospital Aid For Parents SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS More Family Hospital Benefits SEAFARERS LOG • Statement Df Ownership m- Body of night engineer Edward S. Moses (right) is lowered from Alcoa Corsair after he was killed in engine room blast. Looking on (foreground, in suit) is Seafarer Vic Bonura. Some of damage is shown in boiler room (left). ^Photos by Seafarer Edward J. Loflin. '' F •Y.-. Statement of the ownership, man­ agement, and circulation required by the Act of Congress of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, and July 2, 1946 (Title 39, United States Code, Section 233) of SEAFARERS LOG, published every other week at Brooklyn, NY, for September 14, 1956. 1. The names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managing editor and business managers -are: Pub­ lisher: Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Editor: Herbert Brand, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Managing editor: Ray Denison, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Business manager (none). 2. The owner is:- (If owned by a corporation its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding one per cent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned byta corporar ration, the names and addresses of the individual owners must be given. If owned by a partnership or other unincorporated firm, its n^me and address as well as that of each in­ dividual member, 'must be given.) Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY; Paul Hall, Secre­ tary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave;, Brook,lyn 32, NY; Rqhert ftlatthqivs.;4s?ist- ant Secretary-Treasurer, 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY. 3. The known bondholders, mort­ gagees, and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amoimt of bonds, mortgages, or other securities are: (If there ar* none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2'and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder of se­ curity holder appears upon the'books of the company as trustees or in any other fiduciary , relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting; also the state­ ments in the twoLparagraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the cu'cuinstances and conditions under which sto^holders and secur­ ity holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a ca­ pacity other than that of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each issue of th4s publication sold or distributed, through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months proceeding the date shown above was: (This information is required from daily, weekly, semiweekly, and triweekly newspapers only.) This information not required.' (Signed) Herbert Brand, Editor. Sworn to and subscribed, before me this 14th day of September, 1956. Frank Garay, Notary Public, (My c,Qjpipii^ioi^.,e,:(pi,Ee^ 1058),:.- ,i. �Oet«ber It. iMf j>«re Hhrf SEAF^REkS LOG Top Contract Gains Won Agents End Conference^ Achievements Hailed Findings and recommendations of the Agents' Confer­ ence for the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, were ap­ praised by Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall this week as evidence of the Union's continuing achievements for the membership. . . The conference, which- ended after a week-long re­ view of the Union's functions and services, was attended by the following port agents and assistant secretary-treas­ urers: James Sheehan, Boston; Steve Cardullo, Phila­ delphia; Earl Sheppard, Baltimore; Ben Rees, Norfolk; E. B. McAuley, Savannah; Tom Banning, Tampia; Cal Tan­ ner, Mobile; Lindsey J. Williams, New Orleans; A. Michelet, Houston; Marty Breithoff, San Franciso; Reed Hum­ phries, Wilmington, and Jeff Gillette, Seattle, and head­ quarters assistant secretary-treasurers Joseph Algina, deck; Claude Simmons, engine; Ed Mooney, steward, and William Hall, joint. •'The conference committee members dug into a big job involving all the Union's functions and membership services," Hall said, "The record of their efforts, topped off by the Union's contract and Welfare advances, is the best way to measure what the Agents' Conference accqmplished." Details of the conference are on page 4, 7.1% Increase, Loggings Limit Highlights Of Pact Major SIU contract advances giving Seafarers the maritime industry's top wage increases and security were announced jointly by the agents' conference and head­ quarters negotiating committee. In presenting the joint report to the membership. Secretary - Treasurer Paul • Increase in death benefit from. • Increase in vacation pay from Hall said advances were $244 to $260 a year. $3,500 to $4,000. made in all areas of Union • A limit on authority of master • Broadening of coverage of de­ security includmg cations, :welfar.e ^ board conditions. Topping the list jercent increase ligher overtime wages, va­ to log for such inrracilons as miss­ pendents hospitaiization and surand ship­ ing a watch or a day's work to the gicai plan to take care of dependactual time lost. were a 7.1 in wages, rates. a precedent-setting limitation on logging, increases in vacation pay and welfare benefits and broader welfare coverage. Specifically, the contents of the package are: A wage tocrease of 7.1 per­ cent for all ratings. Overtime rate increases rang­ ing from 9 to 12 cents an hour. Health Center Plan Set; To Be Larsen Memorial (Continued on page 5) New Contract Provisions "Section 68. Logging. Where the master exercises his pre­ rogative under maritime law by logging a man for missing his regular work or watch, he shall not log the man more than 1 day for 1 day. This section shall not be deemed to prejudice the authority of the Master or the requirement of obedience of the crew, described elsewhere in this contract, except as specifically herein provided." "Section 69. Return of Deceased Seamen. If a seaman dies at any time during the voyage, the Company shall so notify the next of kin as designated on the shipping articles. In the event a seaman dies in a port not in tlie continental United States, or if he dies at sea and his body is delivered to a port not in the continental United States in which port, facilities for preserva­ tion of the body for shipment and burial are available, and there are no legal restrictions contrary thereto if the said next to kin requests the return of the body and agrees to assume responsi­ bility for the body at the port of engagement, the company shall defray the total cost of preserving and returning the body to the original port of engagement." . New Dry Cargo Wage Scale* DECK DEPARTMENT Seafarers E. C. Shaffer, T. Correll and Fred Blichert (I to r) inspect site of Pete Larsen Me­ morial Clinic, first of SIU medical centers planned for A&G District. Equipment has already been ordered and building, at 3rd Ave. and 21 st St., one block from SIU headquarters, is ex­ pected to be ready for use in three to six months. Plans for opening the first SIU health center at 21st Street and 3rd Avenue in Brooklyn have been approved by the trustees of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The center will be known as the Pete Larsen Meinorial Clinic in honor of Seafarer Pete Larsen, former door­ man at the New York hall."* Larsen. was the yictim of a double, entrance door will permit strong enough to permit erection knife assault last January 12. easy delivery of equipment »nd of additional floors if needed. The trustees voted to rent the supplies. Foundation and walls are property at 685 Third Avenue with an-option to purchase at a fixed price in the event the property proves fully satisfactory for the purpose intended. Orders have lill UM already gone out for the necessary equipment including x-ray, electro­ cardiograph, lab equipment and furnishings which will be required by the center. One Block From Hq. The center is ideally located, being just one block from the SIU jjth Avenut hall and directly opposite the Bull HQ Line terminal. All major Brook­ lyn piers are a few minutes away Including Bush Terminal and Erie Basin. It was formerly occupied 1 rn by a truck equipment rental serv­ ice and has very few inner parti­ "X" marks the spot where tions and no posts to interfere with remodeling. first SIU health center will The one story building is 100 be located, one block from feet long by 50 feet deep. A^ large Union headquarters. Liii JUUL_ nnlaT n • The New York center is the first of four which will be established in major SIU ports. The others will be located in Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans at a later date. For Preventive Medicine •The centers will emphasize pre­ ventive medicine. Their function is to keep Seafarers healthy by detecting ailments in their early stages and offering periodic physi­ cal checkups. Any Seafarer need­ ing treatment will be referred to the US Public Health Service hos­ pitals, although complete diag­ nostic facilities wiU be maintained at the centers. Ail operations of the centers are financed by shipowner contribu­ tions to the Seafarers health and safety program, which was nego­ tiated last year. Funds have been accumulating in the fund since that time on the basis of a fivecents per man per day contribu­ tion. Old Rating Scale Increase Bosun (Mariner) $447.00 $31.74 Bosun 400.68 28.45 tCarpenter (Mariner) 386.00 27.41 tCarpenter 375.08 26.63 AB Maintenance 343 98 24.42 Quartermaster 314.41 22.32 Able Seaman 314.41 22.32 Ordinary Seaman 244.19 17.34 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Mariner). 518.09 36.78 Chief Electrician 499.25 35.45 2nd Electrician 465.09 33.02 Unliicensed Jr. Eng. (Day)... 403.83 28.67 Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch). 361.18 25.64 Plumber - Machinist 414.42 29.42 Deck Engineer 380.88 27.04 Engine Utility 366.72 26.04 Evaporator Maintenance 334.32 23.74 Oiler 314.41 22.32 Oiler - Diesel 340.22 24.16 Watertender 314.41 22.32 Fireman - Watertender...... 314.41 22.32 Fireman 314.41 22.32 Wipec 294.30 20.90 Reefer Engineer— (When 1 carried)......... 465.09 33.02 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 carried) Chief , 428.97 30.46 1st Assistant 381.54 27.09 2nd Assistant .......... 346.70 24.62 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner).... 447.00 31.74 Chief Steward 400.68 28.45 Chief Cook 366.18 26.00 Night Cook & Baker...;.... 361.18 25.64 Second Cook 325.57 22.79 Third Cook 310.43 22.04 Messman ; 242.32 17.20 Utilityman 242.32 17.20 New Scale $478.74 429.13 413.41 401.71 368.40 336.73 336.73 261.53 New Overtime $2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.06 2.06 2.06 1.60 554.87 534.70 498.11 4 2.50 386.82 443.84 407.92 392:76 358.06 336.73 364.38 336.73 336.73 336.73 315.20 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 2.06 1.60 498.11 2.10 459.43 408.63 371.32 2.10 2.10 2.06 478.74 429.13 392.18 386.82 348.36 332.47 259.52 259.52 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.06 2.06 1.60 1.60 •For new Seatrain Line wage scale, add $7.50 to new scale above on all ratings carried except chief eiectrician and deck engineer. New Seatrain scale for chief eiectrician is $547.20; for deck engineer, $447.04. t Receives $20 additionai a moiV'i if required to provide own tools. Standby rates have been increased to $2.02, $2.06 and $2.10 for the respective overtime groups. ' ^ ''M -/.-'I �Pace Fear SEAFARERS LOG . .e<t»berM..M5> SlU Agents Printed here is the complete text of the two major committee reports made at the agents' conference—the Welfare and Vaca­ tion Committee and the Contract Negotia­ tions and Clarifications Committee. The Con­ ference produced many other very detailed reports on matters of interest to the mem­ bership which are briefly summarized here. The full texts of all these reports are being distributed to all SIU ports and will be avail­ able to the membership. They deal with such aspects of the Union's operations as leg­ islative activities, the operations of the Un­ ion's subsidiary corporations, legal and finan­ cial reports and many other items of import­ ance. Welfare and Vacation Committee Earl Sheppard. James Sheehan, Tom Banninr. Welfare In the last three years the Union has continually ad­ vanced in the achievement of new and Improved welfare benefits for the greater secui'ity of Seafarers and their families. The Agents' Conference of 1953 reported "the surface of this new area of security has only been scratched as yet, but the vast potentialities it has for seamen marks it as second only to the hiring hall as an instrument of security for the men who go to sea. The Welfare Plan embodies all of the elements of security heretofore undreamed of." The validity of the foregoing prediction is borne out by the accomplishments of the Seafarers' Welfare Plan in the last three years, including notable advances resulting from current negotiations. These achievements have been so worthwhile that we must conclude an even greater potential still lies in the future. Here is how the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic and Gulf District, benefits shape up at the present time: 1. Death Benefits—At the beginning of the Seafarers' Welfare Plan this benefit was established at $500.00. By 1953 this payment had been increased to $2500.00. On May 1, 1955 the death benefit was increased to $3500.00. Negotiations just completed have resulted in this payment being increased to $4,000.00 effective October 15,. 1956. The SIU Plan is now paying one of the highest death benefits of any trade union. Some members could not buy this amount of life insurance for any sum. 2. Hospital Benefits—At the inception of the plan, this benefit payable to hospitalized members was $7.00. By 1953 it had been increased to $15.00. On May 1, 1955, it was raised to $21,00. Prior to 1956, members were re­ quired to be hospitalized for seven days before becoming eligible to draw this benefit. Now a member may receive $3.00 a day for each day he is confined to a hospital. This benefit is payable indefinitely for as long as a member is hospitalized. 3. Maternity Benefits—This $200 cash benefit is paid to Seafarers' families upon the birth of each child. In the Sheppard liJr; I-' Sheehan Banning case of multiple births the benefit is paid for each child. In addition, the Union also gives to each new-born chUd of a member a $25 US Savings Bond. 4. Scholarship Benefits—Since this benefit was estab­ lished in 1953 eighteen college scholarships worth $1500 per year have been awarded to members and children of members. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of competitive examinations and run for the number of years required for a recipient to complete education in any field chosen by the winner. In 1956 the scholar-ship plan was liberalized. Five scholarships are now awarded annually to guarantee that at least one will go to an active Seafarer. Under this new rule the age limit previously imposed upon members was eliminated and one scholarship after the first four scholar­ ships have been awarded must go to the Seafarer having the highest ranking in the competitive examinations after all other winners have been determined. In 1956 four of the five college scholarships awarded under this plan were won by Seafarers. 5. Dependents Hospitalization and Surgical Benefits— When this benefit became effective June 1, 1955, it cov­ ered, the wife and unmarried children (under age of 19 years) of Seafarers. Eligibility was extended to step-chil­ dren May 26, 1955. Effective October 15, 1956, Sea­ farers' dependent , parents, including foster and. step-parients, will be covered by this benefit. On July 7, 1955, l^is plan was further liberalized by the. Union to pay surgi- Steady increases in SIU Vacation Plan benefits has pushed total payments over the $6 million mark since benefits began in 1952, agents conference reported. .The scene here at SIU headquarters, shows Seafarers collecting some of the first benefit checks when plan began. cal benefits whether or not surgery was performed in a where the Welfare Plan operates its own restaurants. Sea­ farers may receive further advantages by .using meal books hospital. " At the beginning of the ofJeration of this benefit, it pro­ which are provided at discounts. This plan makes it possible for unemployed seamen on vided, among other things, $19 a day for a maximum of 31 days' hospital room and board for any one illness or the beach to obtain decent meals through :-the meal bookinjury; a maximum of $1(10 for hospital extras such as loan program without being victimized by unscrupulous drugs, operating room, etc., charged by the hospital; maxi­ operators of hash-houses and seamen's boarding houses mum $300 surgical benefit and $4 per day for doctor who in earlier times extended credit at exorbitant rates. calls in hospital, subject to a $50 deductible provision 9. Loan Program—On March 2, 1954, the welfare plan applying only to hospital room and board and extras. established a loan progi'am. An unemployed seaman may Effective October 15, 1956, these benefits have been receive an unemployment loan not exceeding $100, inter­ extended to eliminate the 31-day limit oh hospital room est free, to be repaid within' six months, provided the ap­ and board •for any one illness or injury. The maximum, plicant is at the time of the application: (a) In great need, amount payable for hospital extras was increased from (b) Employable, (c) Regularly engaged in the calling of $100 to $200 in cases where patients are required to re­ a seaman, (d) Can reasonably be expected to repay a main longer than 31 days in the hospital. In addition, the loan within the time allowed. $50 deductible provision was removed in" cases where pa­ 10. Temporary Lodging Benefit—^This benefit was cre­ tients must return to the hospital for additional surgery ated to provide housing facilities for the unemployed or treatment of a recurring illness. Elimination of 31-day seaman during the period that he is on the beach and maximum limitation means that a person jvho suffers" away from home. Under this .benefit he receives a place a major or chronic illness requiring hospitalization for to sleep in clean, comfortable quarters. These facilities extended periods will receive these benefits indefinitely. are usually provided near the Union hall so the Seafarer Undoubtedly, this is one of the most liberal hospitaliza­ can more conveniently avail himself of the meal benefit. tion benefits contained in any Union welfare plan. Washing machines and other similar equipment are pro­ 6. Old Age and Disability Benefit—This benefit ^aa vided at Union halls for the general welfare. created June 3, 1952, at $15 per we«k. By 1953 it had 11. Recreation—SIU halls have truly become a "home been raised to $25 a week and on May 1, 1955, it was in­ away from home" for Seafarers under arrangements procreased to $35. -vided by the Welfare Plan. Elaborate recreational facili­ There is no age limit to this type of benefit, provided the ties are available in New York, Baltimore, Mobile and applicant has accumulated at. least twelve years' eervice New Orleans, while such facilities are provided in other with one or more of the companies which are parties to ports on a more limited basis. Plans under consideration call for extending greater recreational opportunities. the plan. 12. Hospital Recreation Benefit—In 1956 the Welfare The Union alsq assists these members in obtaining what­ ever other benefits they are entitled to, such as social Plan arranged to show movies at a cost of no -more than security. Thus, many of our pldtimers now receive total $50 a month per hospital in the USPHS hospitals at B0S7 ton, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savannih, New Orleans, Galves­ payments of $250 per month and up. The SUP was first to win this type of benefit in the ton, San Francisco, Seattle, and Manhattan Beach and maritime industry. This accomplishment alone is a monu­ Staten Island hospiials in New York City and the Marine Wards in Philadelphia and Tampa. This benefit enables mental achievement among maritime labor unions. Effective October 15, 1956,i the old age and disability these hospitals to show about three first-run motion pic­ benefits are being further increased by extending cover­ tures each month to patients age under the dependents hospital and surgical benefits to 13. Financial Picture—The total benefits paid out since those men receiving old age and disability benefits. Ob­ the inception of the Seafarers' Welfare Plan to August viously this benefit is of great importance to our old- 31, 1956 are listed below: timers and younger men drawing disability benefits be-' Type Effective Date Amount cause, under the law, they are not eligible to receive full Death July 1, 1950 .. $1,606,838.11 US Public Health Service treatment given to active Hospital July 1, 1950 .. 946,516.50 seamen. Maternity AprU 1, 1952 . 501,800.00 7. Training Program—^Establishment of this program Scholarships August 5, 1952 .35,282.94 was authorized in 1952 when the Welfare Plan provided Dependents Hospital­ for purchase of the training ship Andrew Furuseth. ization and Surgi­ During 1954 and 1955 complete training school facili­ cal June 1, 1955 108,718.85 f ties, including a new building at nearby Bayou-LaBatre, Old Age & Disability May 5, 1952 245,540.20 Alabama, were set Up in the Port of Mobile. In 1956. ex­ Training School February 2, 1954 70,165.63 pansion of training school facilities in New York and Bal­ Unemployment Pgm. February 8, 1952 819,176.17 timore was approved. Loan Program March 2, 1954 .. 35,106.48^ The purpose of the training program is to' provide pre­ *Temporary Lodging August 6, 1954 .. ' 11,856.01 liminary training for new men entering the industry and Recreational Facilito make available upgrading facilities and insti'uction for • ties February 4, 1953 481,338:61 SIU men as a means of increasing shipboard skjll and Miscellaneous Various . . .. 72,304.29. efficiency and to "enable personnel to increase earning power. TOTAL $4,934,643.79 8. Benefits for Unemployed Seamen—Under the meal benefit program, low-cost high-quality meals are * Balance outstanding August 31, 1956. provided in SIU restaurants in the ports of New York, The sound financial condition of the Seafarers' Welfa're Baltimore and Mobile. In ail other ports arrangements have been made through the nieal book-loan program for Plan is reflected in the ISummary Statement as of August' the .receiving of a similar type-M-^^fitj In the portsc ' • (Continued on Wge 12) ' �Obtober 19, l»5t SEAFARERS LOG Pace Five Pay Rise Won, Limit Loggings several months ago, so far has nqt been able to reach an agreement on logging with shipping com­ panies," the "Times" said. Another sore point was elimin­ ated when the operators conceded to a Union demand for free trans­ portation back home of Seafarers who die in the employ of a ship­ ping company. In the past it has been the practice of some opera­ tors to charge heavy fees to next of kin for the retuili of a Seafarer. The return of a Seafarer will be required whenever the next of kin requests it, and agrees to ac­ cept responsibility at the port of engagement. Under the new agreement the standard wage scale for ABs. fire­ men and oilers goes up.to $336.73 a month, an increase of $22.32 over the present $314.41. Overtime rates for these ratings are boosted 12 cents an hour from $1.94 to $2.06. Over-all wage increases range between $17 and $35 a month in most of the ratings, with over- ^ time running from $1.60 for en­ try ratings to $2.10 an hour for key men like bosuns, carpenters, elec­ tricians, chief stewards, chief cooks," deck engineers and others. Seatrain and passenger rates have been adjusted proportionately. (For further details see dry cargo wage scales on Page 3.) The new gains were negotiated New York longshoremeii will vote next Wednesday at six under a reopening of the SIU agreement which still has one year sites in the Greater New York area to decide on the fate of to run on the three year pact. The the International Longshoremen's Association. The New contract was originally signed ef­ fective October 1, 1954, to run to York regional office of the-* 30, 1957, with the Un­ National Labor Relations dure in New York providing for September ion free to reopen upon appropri­ Board scheduled the vote for regular membership meetings, free ate notice to the shipping com­ October 17 in the International elections and financial controls panies. The full agreement has now Brotherhood of Longshoremen's over local ifnion funds. been extended to September 1958. bid to unseat the ousted ILA. Thus far the vote is being apP'oached in a calm and orderly manner. The possibility of a coastwise longshore strike dissi­ pated when the ILA, after threat­ ening gestures, agreed to extend the existing contract for one Question: A LOS letter-writer has called for outlawing the month. The contract expired on word "master" as a title for a ship's captain because he thinks September 30. The New York Shipping Associa­ it is offensive to crewmembers. What's your opinion? tion, representing stevedoring J. Sanchez, 2nd cook: Person­ John Chambers, wiper: Actually firms, has agreed, in turn, that any settlement made will be retroac­ ally, it doesn't mean very much it doesn't make any difference what they decide tive to October 1. This assurance what title they to call the caphas been given to the IBL as well give the skipper, tairi. As long as as the ILA so that longshoremen but I can see he treats the will get retroactivity no matter people objecting crew right he's all what the outcome of the vote. to the word Voting will be conducted at ar­ "master." It right with me. mories in Manhattan, Brooklyn sounds a little The man counts and Jersey City, at Waterfront too high i and more jhan the Commission centers in Staten Isl­ mighty, while name. Once and and Port Newark and at the calling the skipthough; I had a Naval Ammunition Depot In Le­ p e r "captain'' captain who onardo, New Jersey. acted that way and always called would suit everybody just fine. It is expected that up to 22,000 the ship "my vessel.'' longshoremen will be qualified to ct ij' 3) 'Arthur L. Fricks, AB: The only vote. Charles Benway, FWT: He's With the vote fast approaching, master I know Is the good Lord been called ."master" ever since above. Certainly the IBL has been hammering away there have been no ship's captain at the ILA In its weekly television ships. Why not can equal that program, its newspaper and in let it go on? The standing. Let's daily caravans to the piers. The title doesn't drop the word IBL is stressing the failure of the make the man. because it should ILA to deliver any improvements Some of y(/ur not properly ap­ for longshoremen over the past masters will hang ply to a plain three years. It offers as its pro­ out with you like human being gram establishment of a system of one of the gang. who happens to seniority and job security for Actually, I never be in command regular longshoremen, sling load heard anybody limits and a safety program on the of a merchant ship. call the captain anything but piers, paid holidays, and improve­ "skipper." ments in other money matters of Cecil Rush, MM: The word 3) it the longshoremen's agreement. "master'' was used in the old days, E. Waters, FWT: The captain of The IBL has also pledged sweep­ and the reason I the ship is entitled to some re­ ing revisions in local union proce­ think some sea­ spect as the mas­ men object is ter. He's not just that it brings another sailor. back sad memo­ He deserves the ries. There was title because he a time when cap­ is, in fact, mas­ tains abused ter of the vessel privileges and when it's on the behaved truly high seas, and like the master there's no doubt of the crew. Today though, the about that ho word doesn't have the same mean­ matter what you think ing. word. (Continued from page 3) eat parents. • Liberalization of dependents hospitalization and surgical bene­ fits, to eliminate the 31-day limit. • Requirement that companies provide for the return of bodies of Seafarers who die aboard ship or in a foreign port while in the employ of the company. Agents' conference committee work on the project was done by Earl Sheppard, Baltimore; James Sheehan, Boston, and Tom Ban­ ning, Tampa, Welfare and Vacation Plan Committee; and Steve CarduUo, Philadelphia; Ben Rees, Nor­ folk, and Marty Breithoff, San iFlrancisco, Contract Negotiations arid Clarifications Committee. "The Siu's top wage increases and raises in overtime rates mean substantial gairis in Seafarers' take home pay," Hall said in commeritiiig on the contract advances. "Broader Welfare Plan coverage and increases in benefits will pro­ vide greater security for all hands. "The contract limitation on the authority of the master to log a man for more than the actual time lost in Hissing a watch or a day's work is a history-making gain that will benefit all seamen throughout the industry. Logging has not been a great problem on SIU ships because of the responsible charac­ ter of SIU crews and the strong self-discipline provisions in the SIU constitution. It has been a problem elsewhere in the indus­ try, however.. In any event, we have always disagreed with allow­ ing the master authority to log a crew member two days for one lost as is the general practice. "Negotiation of the limitation on logging sets the precedent that such questions are proper sub­ jects for collective bargaining." Other unions have tried to tackle the logging question, but as was {minted out in the "New York Times" of October 5, 1956, the SIU's accomplishment was the first of its.kind in American shipping. "The National Maritime Union, which started an auti-Iogging drive Call NY Longshoremen's Ballot On October 17 Tanlcship Duncan Bay, top, running coastwise from British Columbia to California, flies Liberian flag. Picketing by SUP forced operators t? sign agreement to pay American wage scale. Below, SUP Secretary-Treasurer, Harry Lundeberg (second from left) explains purpose of picketing to building trades men who refused to cross picket ' ines. SUP Pickets Force Runaway To Sign ANTIOCH, Cal.—Efforts of a Liberian flag operator to run in-the Ganada-US trade have been stymied by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. A 12-day SUP .picket line was success­ ful in winning an agreement-t to run the vessel under con­ bers of union building craftsmen tract to the Sailors with an working on the Antioch plant re­ American wage scale. The Sailors Union threw the picketline ground the pulp tanker Duncan Bay at the Crown Zellerbach pier here after the paper company put the 20,000 ton ship tn service between British Colum­ bia and this port. . As soon as the picket lipes went up on September 25, large nunf- Seattle Hails Clean Payoffs SEATTLE Clean payoffs continiied to make SIU operations here a pleasure, as four Far East ihips came in very clean on all counts. The Auburn (Alba) arrived for payoff and sign-on as expected, fol­ lowed by the Ocean Deborah and Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans) and the Beauregard (Waterman). All ex­ cept the Deborah signed on again. In transit to the port were the Hastings , (Waterman); Texmar, Marymar (Calihar) and the Orion Comet (Oil Carriers). On the shipping side, job activ­ ity was good and should hold its own in the current period. The job total of 104 for the past pe­ riod was only _ a half dozen jobs short of, the previous ipjark. Port, Agent Jeff Gillette reported. fused to go through. The move held up a vast plant expansion program by the company. The company caved in on October 6 and signed a memorandum to put the ship under an SUP contract. Built In Japan The Duncan Bay was built in Japan by National Bulk Carriers to haul wet pulp for Crown Zellerbach to its Antioch plant. There the pulp is to^ be used in the manu­ facture of paper bags and wrap­ ping paper. As a Liberian-flag vessel, the Duncan Bay was manned by a va­ riety of nationalities. It has a Canadian skipper arid four Amer­ icans aboard with an English crew. In addition it carries 28 Okinawans as "trainees." The Japanese seamen's union, when contacted by the SUP on the matter, said the Okinawans were recruited through the American military authorities, who control passport issuance on the island. Okinawa being an American base since World War II, the Japanese government exercises very little authority there. The fight on the Duncan Bay recalls a similar move in 1950 when the SS Pho Pho attempted to haul gypsum from Mexico to Redwood City, California. The SUP was successful in winning an American union contract for the vessel even thopgb she operated under, the Panamanian flag. INQUIRING SEAFARER misiMi �SEAFARERS Pare Six October 12. 1951 LOG •• SefJtember 19 Through October 2 Port Lucky winners of reserved seats to first World Series basebail game at Ebbets Field last week hold up their ducats after drawing was held following I I AM |ob call at SlU headquar­ ters. Winners of first day's drawing were (I to r) B. Zaionis, OS, of the Sailors Union, and Seafarers E. C. Schaffer, MM, and Robert Gorbea, AB. Dispatcher Scotty Aubusson is at far left. Drawing was held for seats to each Series game. Series Fever Hits NY; Jobs Good Too NEW YORK—This port has been the center of lots of ac­ tivity what with the start of the port agents' conference and the World Series opening up. There were three television sets primed for the Series'* service, one in the shipping the Robin Hood and the McAliister hall, one in the cafeteria and Victory, are expected in from Irthg one in tlie Port O' Call. In addi­ tion, the Union was able to obtain three tickets for each day which went to lucky winners of a draw in the hiring hall. ' Shipping has been doing very well, although not quite up to the previous two weeks. Assistant Seci-etary-Treasurer Claude Simmons reported. There were 21 payoffs, six sign-ons on foreign articles and ten in-transit ships. The Hilton a Bull Line Liberty that had been in temporary layup, took a full crew. Also crewing up was the Trans Cape, a Victory ship for­ merly operated by US Lines. A couple of Robin Line ships, Coal Group Gets Okay On Libertys runs and should take quite a few jobs. Shipping was still over the 300 mark, Simmons added. A $25 million investment in Gov­ ernment-insured housing loans to veterans is being planned by the International . Ladies Garment Workers Union. The purpose of the investment is to increase funds available for mortgages for small families, while at the same time boosting the yield on the union's reserves, now mostly invested in Government bonds. 4. 4. i Approximately 25,000 striking meat plant wbrkers have returned at Swift and Company plants throughout the US after haviirg successfully signed an agreement calling for a 25-cent package over a three year period. Members of two unions, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and the Packinghouse Workers of America, jointly con­ ducted the strike. WASHlNGTON^Over bitter op­ position from both liner and tramp i operators, the Federal Maritime Board has approved the chartering of 30 Liberty ships to American Coal Shipping, Inc. Further, the board broadened the recommenda­ 4" 4- 4tions of the examiner in the case A 15-day extension of a strike by permitting the ships to cari-y deadline was put in effect by bulk ore inbound as well as coal in | the International Brotherhood of the export trade. j Teamsters to permit further ne­ The FMB based its decision on j gotiations for over-the-road drivers the grounds that there is not | in the New York area. About 3,500 enough US tonnage on the run or drivers in Local 707 are affected. available for charter by coal ex­ 4" 4" 4* porters. When chartered out, the A special report by the Textile ships would be restricted to off­ Workers Union of America de­ shore runs and not permitted to clared that the nation's textile compete in the coastwise or inter- industry is facing a national crisis. coastal trades. * It denounced the practice of manu­ American Coal Shipping is a facturers who pay wages 25 per­ combination formed by three ma­ cent less than the national average jor coal-carrying railroads, coal for factory workers. Shortly afterproducers and the United Mine wai'ds, the J. P. Stevens company Workers of America. It jstill has a announced a "voluntary" ten cent bid pending for 50 more Liberty an hour increase for workers in ships than the ones originally re­ its plants. Most of its plants are quested. not unionized. Registered Deck A Deck B Boston ............... .. 5 New York 87 < • « • t t • • .. Philadelphia )••••••• .. 14 Baltimore • ••••«• .. 63 Norfolk .. 20 Savannah '.... • ••••• • .. 5 Tampa ............... • ••••••.. 5 .. 27 Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A 6 15 5 40 23 10 3 10 20 12 15 3 9 8 3 64 15 42 8 7 2 17 35 9 12 9 17 6 Deck B Ens. A 179 Total Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Tolal . . , . . 86 32 51 15 5 . . . . 28 47 19 37 3 14 20 . -. Deck • A . 366 Deck B Deck C 3 25 8 11 14 7 2 7 10 9 16 4 6 4 01 15 12 10 11 2 1 1 1 2 6 4 10 3 Deck B Deck C 126 78 Total B 1 12 5 26 9 1 2 5 15 5 13 5 9 4 9 204 45 142 32 14 16 68 111 30 53 23 45 16 11 46 23 94 46 16 6 22 50 30 41 12 . 24. 18 20 250 68 236 78 30 22 90 161 60 94 35 69 34 Stew. A Stew. B ToUl A Total B Total Reg. 221 112 808 439 1247 Stew. B Eng. B 148 1 53 16 37 4 2 9 24 37 5 18 5 9 1. 4 19 13 28 14 5 1 7 15 13 13 4 6 6 Total Res. Total A Stew. A • 246 Shipped Deck A Port Eng. B £nc. A Eng. A 3 73 27 28 14 11 0 18 36 17 23 , 2 12 8 Ens. A 272 Eng. B 1 16 14 26 • 16 6 1 11 8 14 20 2 • 7 '9 Eng. B 151 eng. c 3 22 9 12 Iff 1 2 2 3 7 8 1 5 11 Eng. C 101 stew, A 2 69 17 39 9 2 7 17 30. 5 17 4 13 30 Stew. A 261 Stew. Stew. ToUl B C A Total B Stew. Stew. Total B C A Tots) - Total Total Ship. B C 2 0 9 9 7 11 8 8 12 22 2 1 01 8 > 1 18 3 7 6 9 ^ ; 16 3 ; 2 6 11 9 10 98 103 12 4 50 228 76 . " 29 118 45 38 42 18 15 9 3 ie 63 113 36 41 30 77 45 9 9 39 19 58 22 899 375 Total Total ShlD., C 5 46 32 30 48 4 4 4 7 15 30 7 26 24 282 21'\ 324 137 193 128 37 16 93 156 86 152 25 84 104 1556 Still riding the crest of good shipping, Seafarers in A&G District ports were dispatched to 1,556 jobs during the last two weeks. This was only 41 jobs'off the SJ-month record mark set in the previous period. "* ^ ' Registration was also consider­ ably lower than usual, with the result that there were more, class A men shipped than registered, and class A and R shipping topped the total registration for the Dis­ trict. Six ports listed shipping in­ creases for the period, while one, Seattle, remained about the same: very good. Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Mobile, Lake Charles and Houston all were up, especially Philadelphia, Norfolk, Lake Charles and Houston. There were declines in Boston, New York, Baltimore, Tafhpa, New Orleans, Wilmington and San Francisco, but Boston, Tampa and Wilmington were the only ones that really slipped back. In terms of seniority shipping, class A jobs rose to 58 percent of the total shipping, class B re­ mained the same as before at 24 percent and class C declined to 18 percent. Five ports, Norfolk, Savannah. Lake Charles, Wilming­ ton and San Francisco shipped more B and C men than men in class A. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Balti­ more: Fair . . . Norfolk: Very good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Good ... Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San Franciscot Good . . Seattle: Very good. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the JlaUway Fxprese, Co, ; --J, Hospital, Surgical Ajd Boosted; Parents Helped Throw ILA Charges Out Of Court (Continued from page 2) tional money, $200 in all, goes for such expenses as X-rays, lab tests, operating room costs, special nurs­ ing services and the like. • Other benefits continue as be­ fore. They include up to $300 for surgery according to a fixed sched­ ule" and $4 a day. for doctor's visits to the hospital.' All hospital ex­ penses are subject to a $50 deduc­ tible provision;—that is, the Sea­ farer pays the first $50 of the bill; LAKE CHARLES—Getting nothe Plan then picks up the tab up to the daily limit it allows and up where fast, the old ILA was hand­ to the amount allowed for a spe­ ed another setback in this area re­ cently. cific operation. An ILA suit against the AFL• 4 4^ 4> • ClO International Brotherhood of Longshoremen for $50,000 was thrown out of court on the ground there was no legal basis for the suit. Shipping, meanwhile, practically Beneficiaries of Seafarers will doubled"ln activity from the pre­ now receive $4,000, an increase.of vious period. The job prosperity $500, in the event of a Seafarer's inevitably resulted in more class B death. Originally the death benefit and class C men being shipped. started out at the $500 level when than men in class A, said Leroy the Welfare Plan first became Clarke, SIU port agent. When ship­ effective in 1950. Since then this ping is good, the class A men, who benefit has been increased several have their pick of jobs, generally hang back and wait out something times to its present $4,000 level. special, he added. The other monetary benefits of Ten Cities Service tankers and -the Welfare Plan include: $21 a four other SIU ships accounted for week for Seafarers in the hospi­ the activity. The Lucille Bloomtals; $35 a week In disability bene­ field (Bloomfield) was in Orange, fit payments: $200 in maternity Texas; the Atlantic Transporter benefits plus $25 bond from the (Pan-Oceanic) in Port Arthur; the Union; and $6,000 a year in four Val Chem (Valentine) in Port college scholarships for Seafarers Neches, Texas, and the Del Valle and their children. (Mississippi) came in here, along In addition, the Welfare Plan with a couple of SUP-manned provides unemployment benefits tankers. . and meal books for Seafarers on All of them were in good shape, the beach, runs the Seafarers with the exception of the Val training school and provides other Chem, which has one beef pending services for ,seamen. for claFlAeaiion.' • • Larger SlU Death Benefit �SEAFARERS October It, l»5f LOG Five Serea Converted Liberty Gets Radically New Cargo Gear YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius I New Inflation Pushing Up Prices \m li; Many new price hicreases have been announced by manufacturers 'and retailers on top of .the price boosts on food, shoes and other necessities that have already hit moderate-income families this fall In the 1956 inflationary upsurge. So far this year your dollars have lost about three per cent of their buying power. the latest round of increases affects household equipment particu­ larly. Most major manufacturers have just raised prices of television sets. The price hikes range from $5 to $30 a set.' Several large man­ ufacturers have also announced increases on washing machines, re­ frigerators, electric ranges, freezers, mattresses, rugs and auto tires. Also pending are price increases on 1957 cars which various reports estimate will be from $40 to $100, and a'five per cent boost in price tags of men's shirts scheduled for spring. Chief exceptions to the price-raising spree are textile products and lumber, which have held steady and even gone down This shot of the MV Thomas Nelson shows_ the radically new cargo gear with which the ship a little in some cases. has been equipped. The forward, level luffing, full revolving cargo crane type gear has a In food, the higher grades of five-ton capacity. The ship, second in the MA's Liberty ship conversion program, recently meat continue . expensive with completed her official trials, doing MVz knots to exceed pre-trial estimates. poultry relatively reasonable. The long-promised goal of a chicken in every pot finally may be realized this fall, since steaks and roasts for the time being are beyond the means of moderate-income famWASHINGTON—Hearings on applications by 18 steamship companies for reserve fleet . ilies. Libertys and Victorys have been opened by the Federal Maritime Board. Requests have Many of the increases are at- been put in for 88 $hips so far, but it is not expected that the breakout will come anywhere I _ tributed by manufacturers to high­ near this total. er costs, especially of steel. The The FMB reopened its earning powers and claimed at the President Lines and Pope and Tal­ fact is, even the unwarranted price breakout plans when Govern­ time that they could supply all the bot. They are acting on the ex­ hike of .^8.50 on std'el does not ac­ pectation that very heavy move­ ment agencies handling foreign aid needed tonnage. count for the size of the boosts reApparently though, the situation ments of agricultural cargo to India and farm surplus cargo found that _ cently or about to be mdde. In the case of cars, for example, the average car takes two tons of steel (some they could not get enough US ship­ got worse in the late summer and will be going via the West Coast. Aside from the Indian shipments, popular-price makes requirfe less). An increase of $17 in the ..cost of ping to handle 50 percent of the fall because now a number of the Suez problem and the coal tramp companies are bidding for cargo. As a result, at least 14 two tons of steel is noticeably less, than the contemplated boost of $40trade are expected to put the $100 on cars. Similarly, the increase in the cost of steel for a washing waivers of the "50-50" act were tonnage. Among SIU operators in­ squeeze on available shipping in volved are Grainfleet Steamship granted in recent weeks, permitting machine comes to only $1.20, yet tags on some washers have just been foreign vessels to carry cargo ordi­ Company, Pegor Steamship Corp. the coming few months. Victorys marked up as much as $24i already broken out for "Operation Two policies will be particularly useful at this time to he4p your narily reserved for American ship­ and Veritas Steamship Company. Blue Jay" last spring are staying Several West Coast companies ping. family defend its living standards against the 1956 boost in prices: have also put in bids including in service instead of being re­ Break Out 18 Tankers 1—Time' your buying to take advantage of cut-price opportunities. Pacific Far East Lines, American turned to the reserve. In addition to the dry cargo You can save, an estimated 20 per cent on regular prices Of many breakouts, the Maritime Adminis­ necessities by timing buying for seasonal sale buying opportunities tration is pulling Y8. tankers out and foods most abundant each month. "2—-Get on a caSh basis. The higher interest rates now in effect make of its reserve fleet. At least nine it more important than ever to avoid buying on installment plans, and of the 18 are already on their way to use your own savings or no-interest charge accounts, when feasible, to .shipyards for surveys to deter­ or to borrow from low-cost .credit unions and commercial banks for mine how much work is needed to put them back in shape. necessary purchases. Ship breakouts were' proposed Among important October sales are specials on women's and chil­ dren's coats starting with the Columbus- Day sales. Car dealers are originally earlier this summer but also under pressure this month to clear remaining 1956 models. Note the idea was dropped after bitter Following up three previous victories on the unemploy­ that men's shirts will cost mqre jiext spring than they do now. The opposition from tramp operators and some private berth companies. ment insurance issue, the SIU has asked the Louisiana unem­ largest mattress maiiufacturer has raised prices of three lines of mat­ tresses by a. whopping $10, and more increases are threatened. Here The tramps said that the breakouts ployment insurance board to rule that the 60-day regulation are^tips to help you get the most for your money in the leading sales would push down their rates and is no bar to unemployment this month: benefits. •WOMEN'S COATS: Deep-pile Orion and Orlon-dynel coats, which resemble fur, at least from a little distance, have become one of the The Louisiana appeal was most popular types. Their advantages are better drape and less bulkifiled after the Alabama Depart­ . ness than mouton,: which is in much the same cost bracket. However, ment of Industrial Relations ruled the Orlon-dynel. coats are neither as warm or durable as mouton,- if unanimously in favor of the Union. those are your major considerations. Prices of Orion pile coats range An unusual blood bank arrange­ Lakes seamen. The Ohio law does Previous favorable rulings had from $60 to $90, depending on quality but also on where and when ment which rewards contributors not permit seamen to collect com­ been obtained in Delaware and -you buy. has been established by the Mar­ pensation during a certain period New York. Another style trend this fall that is more in the consumer interest ine Cooks and Stewards Union. All even .though they have sufficient The core of the issue is the re­ than some fashion ideas, is mouton shorties, which are increasingly branches have approved a proposal weeks of work credits. A similar fusal of some states to pay unem­ popular. A mouton jacket paired with a warm tweed or covert skirt to give a ten-day bonus on the law in Michigan was altered after ployment insurance benefits to makes at attractive, versatile outfit at reasonable cost. But think twice slapping card whenever a member a five-year fight. class B and C seamen who leave about the fur-trimmed suits now being featured which may well look donates a pint of blood to the un­ 4" 4" 4the ships after 60 days. dated next year, and which are limited in usefulness. ion blood bank. A $100 a month increase fea­ The Union has argued success­ In looking for a warm coat, note that not only the material but the tures a contract signed by the SIU fully in three states that the 60-' . design determines warmth. Fitted or straight box coats are warmer Canadian District with Quebec day rule is part of a contractual than full, flared styles. Openings that button well down the front are Dead aim on the Ohio Unemploy­ Paper Sales Ltd. The contract agreement between the SIU and warmer than one-button or clutch styles. Other details that promote ment Compensation law is being bnded a 16 day strike which tied warmth, according to Government clothing specialists, are rolling col­ taken by the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ up six ships. Two other newly the companies. Consequently, a lars that can be fastened high and close under the chin, and sleeves trict as discriminatory against organized companies signed the man leaving his ship under a eontract clause cannot be deemed as shaped in to the wrists or that have inside knitted cuffs. same agreements. The increases quitting his job. Accordingly, he APPLIANCES: Anyone with cash to lay out for an air conditioner are retroactive to the start of the is entitled to collect unemploy­ for next summer can find buys. Dealers got stuck with large inven­ navigation season. May 1. ment benefits in those states. tories as the result of the cool summer in many areas. Since the Louisiana and Ala­ t. i, In TV sets, look for buys in discontinued 1956 models, still in heavy An approximate seven percent bama unemployment insurance sys­ supply. Seafarers mailing in checks FOOD: More grass-fed beef is coming on the market. Thus, the bet­ or monej- orders to the Union increase in wages and overtime has tems are very similar, the Union is been won by the SIU Pacific Dis­ hopeful it can obtain a similar rul­ ter buys this month are hamburger, stew-beef and cuts such as chuck to cover dues payments are trict in negotiations with the ing in that state. A favoi'able rul­ suitable for pot-roasting. The lower-cost grass-fed beef lacks the fat urged to be sure to make all of marbling of the more tender cuts and needs longer, moist cooking. them payable to the SIU-A&G Pacific Maritime Association. The ing would affect all Seafarers em­ agreement is extended to Septem­ ployed on ships of the Mississippi But it is actually more nutritious than the costlier grain-fed beef be­ District. ber 30, 1958 with a wage review Shipping Company, whose home of­ cause it has more lean and more of some vitamins. Pork gets a little Some Seafarers have sent in fices are in New Orleans. cheaper in late fall, but is not as cheap as a year ago. Eggs and pdtil- checks and money orders in the on September 30, 1957. Success is the Louisiana case t 4" try have been comparatively rea'sonable this fall. Best value in eggs names of individual headquar­ would mean that virtually every Philadelphia tugboat engineers •at this season is the medium sizes. ters officials. This makes for a steamship company under contract At this writing coffee has been boosted four cents more. In the past problem in bookkeeping which have won a 35-cent hourly in­ . nine months the price has risen 17 cents a pound despite ample sup­ can be avoided if checks are crease in a three-year package. The to the SIU would be operating out plies. The coffee trade reports more families now are switching to in­ made out to the Union diffectly. contract also calls for reopener of a state which recognizes the 60-.: day rule as valid. clauses at stated intervals. stant or soluble coffeeit'.whlch'costs ^ less per cup thah regtildf'tyjies.' Co's Request 88'Ship Breakout SIU Seeks La. Ruling On Unemployment Pay Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' �•> '.• ^•- • . 0«Mber 12, 195t SEAFARERS tOO race Elflit 'Vr. .V. •J*..- . with Happy family group of Seafarer Frank Esposifo, BR, Is together again In New York after trip frgm Italy. Esp6« site says his SlU earnings made it possible for him to send for family and brirl|[^them over to US. Mrs. Benjamin F. Cooley and son, William, pose at the Alabama State Dock site near home in Citronelle, Ala. Young Bill was three Oct. 5. JoAnn Galardi, 2, plays "big sister" to brother Donnie, 7 months, at home in Hammonton, NJ. Dad Joe Galardi is on the Irenestor. Maria, 5 months, lets mother, Mrs. Arne V. Olsen, and Arne, Jr., know she's there. The breadwinner for this New Orleans family Is on the Del Sud. Perky Donna Ann Laubersheimer, 10 months, belies her age by sharp attention to something the camera missed. Dad is Donald Laubersheimer of NewOrleans. There's no doubt these youngsters are glad their dad, Eusebio M. Velazquez of New Orleans, is a Seafarer. They're Pedro, 7; Alice, 5, and Gersom, 4'^. The attention of Bobby, .6 months, may wander, buf dad, Robert Hommel of Mobile, keeps him in tow* Robert, Sr. Is now on the Alcoa Pioneer.- .. '' ' .• <^111111 A Memorial Day, 1956, addition to the household, Dixie Jean, shown with father Jimmie Tanner, is now I < 4l/{ months ^olcL Orange, Texas,ils thdir 'honAe tbwri.' i'' i;e J 1 IS'' A blonde beauty from the City of the Golden Gate, CheryJ'i.ynn Terry is now 1/ months old,, She's tht ddugWer of STedfqw Jerry., �'m •W^'- BEAPARERS IPG October If, IMI Fact MM • i' lilies iiifc Pretty as a picture, Frances Hoffman is 4I/2 years old and makes her home in New Orleans. The daughter of Seafarer George C. Hoffman, she was one of the first children of an SlU family to qualify for SlU maternity benefits upon her birth. jiiiiiiiilF :|iii||i|||||i| yiiliiiiiiiii :lliilH! fliiiiii" Wary of thot camera, Jose E. Wiicovitch, 3, is named after dad. f-tere's Micheal V. Meyers of Seattle, son of Louis E. Meyers. Coming up in the world, Elizabeth Vega, at 8 months, is plenty interested in what goes on around her. She's the daughter of Seafarer and Mrs. Raymon C. Vega of Brooklyn and is already quite a charmer in the younger set. Bayou la Batre, Ala., is home base for bright-eyed Wanda Mallette, 3. Dad Nick is on the Pennant. This pert SlU miss is Iris Mae Goodrum, daughter of Dewitt D. Goodrum of Bayou la Batre, Ala. I Dad Robert "Scotty" Berryman is on the Michael, so orother Rodney takes care of Teresa, 7 months. Princeton, NJ, is home of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Whisenant, with Deb­ orah, V/2, and Teresa, 4 months. This is Clara Hill, who'll be 4 on December 27. She arrived too late for Christmas but just in time to beat the tax collector. Her father, George A. Hill, and family make their home in Jackson, Ala. Brother George, Jr. is at bottom, far left. Robert Molis, 2, Is son of Seafarer Antonio. Molis of Galveston. Here's Carey Granger, Jr.; Daryl, 14 months; Barbara (1) and Elaine. Posed like a swim champ, Lxiwrence W. Hill, 4, is from Norfolk. Dad T. F. Hill is at sea. Jolly's the word for Demaris Lynn Drew, 7 'months, of Mullins, SC. Her fatli^.,Js Frank W. Drew. An outdoor 'girl, smiling Alicia Antoinette Bucano will be 4 when February conies again to Independence Street in New Orleans. Her father qnd thq family bread­ winner is Seafarer Ernie Bucano, who hopes he'll be in town thi^h^' too.'' �SEAFARERS r«re Ten October 12. IWt LOG Paddle Wheeler Still Serves British Navy OIL CAMPO (Mitt.), Aue. If— Chalrmpn, P. Oault«au> Sarcatary, •. Duncan. One man taqspitaUzed in Montevideo. Headquarter! notiiled. Report on poor cookJns during trip. Patrolman to be informed. Baker not Involved.. MeuhaU in dirty condition, laundry not kept clean. Food store! to be put aboard -in sufHcient time, not last minute befode sailing. Re­ pair list turned in. Foc'sles - to be cleaned. Ship's fund $20. Good coop­ eration from deck department. Few hours disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Contact Union haU about not signing on until after coast trip. Hequest to leave keys aboard and strip bunks when piling Off. ORION PLANET- (Colonial), Aug. 1—Chalrfman, J. Davit; Secdetary, B. Padgett. Letters to be written to J. Algina and American Consulate in Japan thanking them for prompt ac- Isthmian Will Ask For US Subsidy WASHINGTON—One of the last remaining large unsubsidized operators, the SlU-contracted Isthmian Steamship Company, is going to aply for Government aid. A company spokes­ man appearing at a Federal Maritime Board hearing revealed that Isthmian would ask for subsidies on its westbound Isthmian peacetime run to Europe been sailing to Japan and Korea 'round-the-world run and pos­ since recently, also off the beaten track depression days. sibly other routes. Other compagy vessels have for its operations. ¥ Isthmian's subsidy application, when filed, would leave the Water­ man Steamship Company virtually alone without operating differ­ ential subsidy in the offshore trade. The Isthmian spokesman indi­ cated that the subsidy would apply to a new route under which Isth­ mian westbound ships would turn back after stops at Indonesia and Malaya and return across the Paci­ fic to the lis East Coast. Revisions Of Runs The subsidy application appears to be one part of a general revi­ sion of Isthmian ship routings. At least two Isthmian ships are being loaded on the West Coast for voy­ ages to European ports, one to Bremerhaven, Antwerp and other North Europe ports and the other to Barcelona. It marks the first Ship Fire Kills One; II Seafarers Hurt (Continued from page 2) bad. I used tbe hand control but the pressure of the oil is controlled by a steam pump, .and I looked up and , the pressure had jumped to 600 pounds. Before I could get to this pressure pump to slow it down, a line of fuel oil leading into the fire box let go. I was blasted in the face by the hot oil and was blinded and couldn't find my way to the valve in the lines to turn the oil off. By the time I had cleaned the oil out of my eyes with my shirt, and a rag, the oil had caught fire and it looked like the entire engine room was ablaze. I decided I" better get out." Flames quickly swept through the engine room and licked up­ wards, deck by deck, up to the top deck. Firemen and fireboats went to work at It and quickly had it under control. Further anguish was spared when' the flames threatened some 5,000 barrels of crude oil in the hold but they apparently were not damaged. None of the holds caught fire. , Other Seafarers awakened by the blast and smoke escaped serious injury by inching their way around the flames until they could get top"Side. Wiper George Bishop, and two others were trapped, in a smoke-filled compartment about 50 yards from the engine room and had to lie on the deck to bi'eath. They finally got out when some­ body in the passageway apparently heard the racket they were making on the door and opened it from the outside. The body of the engineer who was killed was found lodged be­ tween two boilers about two hours after the blast. It is believed he was blown off a catwalk where he was working at the time. Ride Union Cabs In Savannah Firemen and hose lines are still at work on Alcoa Corsair hours after the blast. The ship will be out of action for sev­ eral months- (Nevv Orleans Ti.mes-Picayune photo). The only unionized taxicab company in Savannah is the Garden City Cab Company, also known as the Checker Cab Company, whose tele-. phone is 5133, 5134. Yellow Cab is still non-union and is resisting all efforts at organ­ ization. The port of Savannah mem­ bership aided in the organiz­ ing of the Garden City com­ pany, .and is on record to patronize only union cabs. ROVAL OAK (Cities Service), Aug. 11—Chslrman, W. Wendell; Secretary, D. Beard. Delegate caUed headquar­ ters from Albany to obtain milk. Milk shortage, especially from San Juan. Steward refuses to check over­ time sheets or issue overtime record before payoff. Unable to get radio serviced in Albany. Cigarettes and a radio to be ordered from seachest in Baltimore. Ten cents profit on each cigarette carton to go into ship's fund. Ship's fund $44.42 One man hired from dock by paymaster. Re­ port accepted. One dollar to be col­ lected from each member to purch;<se new radio in Baltimore. Wash­ ing machine to be turned off after using. Fantaii to be washed down daily. . Crew to cooperate in keeping it clean. AUG. 26—Chairman, C. Keliaher; Secretary, D. Beard. Ship's fund $65.02. Steward refuses to check overtime sheets necessitating wait un­ til payoff for overtime record. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. General discussion on purchase of new radio for messhall. Ship's fund used to purchase cigarettes for crew in Baltimore when captain refused to put out draw. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Aug. 28—Chairman, W. Jackson; Secretary, none. Reports accepted. Charges to be pressed against brother for puli- ing knife. Suggest man be expeUed from SIU. This brother has been constant trouble-maker throughout trip. piSiSiSisMiiSS^ Atomic power may be here,'but the old Mississippi River-type paddle wheeler still has its place in today's harbors. This is H. M. Tug Director, first of seven new paddle tugs just ordered by Britain's Royal Navy, which has been found suitable for the confines of dockyard basins. to be held by delegate residing near headquarters. Report accepted. See patrolman on steward's maneuvering in ice box and working nights. tion concerning ship's mail. Deck sanitary man aadted for more time to perform duties due to size of ship. Steward reports ship is well stored and asks crew to eat more fresh fruit before it spoils. Arrival pool to be made up: part to go to ship's fund. Arrangements made to insure cleanli­ ness of laundry and recreation room. Steward asks cooperation in taking care of coffee and juices. Unclaimed mail from previous trips dates to March 10th turned over to chief mate to be returned to person or sender. No headquarters' reports received. New keys given out. Agent o.btained SIU shore gang to load stores as re­ quested. Agent cooperative at all times. Letter from J. Algina regard­ ing mail situation to be read at meet­ ing. Captain stated that 4raw would be in yen or travelers checks on ar­ rival. . Some inside painting will be done. Inspection to be held every Wednesday morning. Linen to be changed following Tuesday instead of Friday. LINPIELD VICTORY (Wstarman), Aug. 10—Chairman, J. Keel; 'Sacratary, P. Mulholland. Reports ac­ cepted. Leave seat open for 4 to • watch. Decks, foc'sles and passage­ ways need painting. ALCOA POINTER (AlcoaT, Aug. 5— Chairman, S. Schuylar; Saeratary, L, Bruca. 'Reports accepted. Rooms-need sougeetn.? and decks painted. Glasses and cups to be removed from foc'sles. Members informed that their, slop chest expenditures would be taken out o"f their draw. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Need more space for linen locker and soiled linen. Galley scupper plugged up and needs repairing. PORTMAR (Calmar), July IS—Chair­ man, C. Kana; Saeratary, L. Amas. New delegate elected. -AUG. 20—(;halrman, L. Amas; Sae­ ratary, P. Votto. Ship's fund $25, New steam iron to be purchased and fishing gear, drew to contribute to fund as they wish. Beef with mate settled to crew's satisfaction. Re­ pair lists to be made up and given to delegate. STEEL RECORDER Itthmlan), Aug. 25—Chairman, W. Parker; Sec­ retary, E. Smith. One man missed, ship in Singapore—had three-day notiit-for-duty sUp. Returned to Singa­ pore three weeks later: contacted American consul, company agent and MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Aug. police—whereabouts unknown. Fire­ man missed three watches and was 19—Chairman, B. Collins; Saeratary,. logged. One man missed ship in W. Morsa. Situation straightened 'out Bangkok, rejoined in Kuchon. and .concerning wipers pulling ice on-week logged. Emtineer cut off exhaust ends. Toilets to be flushed. blowers, room heat 119'. Fuses re­ CHOCTAW (Waterman), July 5— moved from blower. Rusty water Chairman, R. KwlatkowskI; Secratary, throughout trip. B. Agoi. All repairs made. Ship's SAND CAPTAIN (Const. Aggra- fund. $1.40. Few hours disputed gatas), Aug. 27—Chairman, Sweanayr overtime. Bleach to be -distributed Secratary, B. Walts. Ship's fund S90. among crew. Washing machine to be Short handed. Need new awning and used at minimum time. gate opening on. railing. New dele­ ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Aug. gate elected. Crew aided member 27—Chairman, P. Crumplar; Saera­ whose mother passed away. tary, T. Rodgars. Air conditioning DEL SANTOS (Delta Line), Aug. 25 not .working properly. List of sup­ —Chairman, J. Bates; Secretary, B. plies needed in galley to be submit­ Neely. One man missed ship in New ted. Some minor beefs. Report ac­ Orleans. Ship's fund $15.36. Reports cepted. Can opener to be repaired. accepted. New reporter, treasurer To see' patrolman about same. and delegate elected.. Discussion re­ garding shortage of food while go­ ' PELTORE (Ore), Aug. 25—Chairman ing around the coast. Check to be T: Hansen; Secretary, W. Strickland. made upon arrival in NO. One man pift ashore in St. Thomas. Baltimore hall notified. Letter writ­ TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Aug. 5— ten to headquarters about brother Chairman, T. Hill; Secretary, P. Kus- hospitalized in St. Thomas. Ship's, tura. Delegate hospitalized in Hono­ treasurer went ashore with fund, lulu. Threj department delegates $270.00. • New treasurer elected. No acted as unit in conducting ship's fund now. - Two men missed ship in business. Some disputed overtime on Baltimore. Stage used for iiainting. day men's work. Headquarters noti­ Hatch covers not safe to work on. fied that one man missed ship in WilALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Aug. Itminging and man taken off in Hono­ lulu. Need new wa.shlng machine. All Chairman, Lasso; Secretary, T. Waslnew mattresses to be stenciled with luk. One man paid off in San Juan delivery date. Vote of thanks to and one in Aguirre, PR. Replacement steward department and to captain. taken on in San Juan. Ship's fund IVIen to be properly attired at all $13. Reports accepted. Pantries, times while in messroom, and to use messhall and main deck passa.geway garbage can in pantry instead of deck. to be painted. Need port screens. To see patrolman about mosquito MAE (Buil), Aug. *—Chairman, F. nets, quinine pills and lotion. Ship Hipp; Secratady, W. Morris. Six new to be exterminated for roaches. Sug­ deck chairs purchased. Ship's fund gestion to have larger pontoon made, $25,95. Chief cook and messmnn present one inadequate; garbage to missed ship. New deleg.ttes e'ected. be removed from ship while in port Secretary reported elected. Motion for several days at a time. made tp have SlU ships air-condi­ tioned. Discussion on messman miss­ STEEL PLYER (Isthmtan), Aug. 18 ing ship in Galveston—good worker. —Chairman, J. Nicholson; Secretary, Decks and bathrooms to be painted. E. Saul. Ship's fund $$117. Pur­ Need new seats. chased cigars and cigarettes. Mate will not tolerate men drunk on deck. CALMAR (Calmar), Sept. 1—Chair­ Report accepted. .New delegate elect­ man, E. Lane; Secretary, R. Peebles. ed. Ship to bo fumigated for roaches Food not up to par. Discussion on and weevils. Some discussion on poor preparation of food. Beans and show. potatoes to be prepared better. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), DRAIN SHIPPER (Drain Shipping), Aug. 26—Chairman, T. Hinson; Secre­ Aug. 19—Chairman, N. Sargent; Sec­ tary, M. Duco. Chief pumpman missed retary, J. Aravicuis. Report accepted. ship. Report accepted. New dele­ New delegate elected. Repair list to gate elected. To see patrolman about be made up. Some painting to be getting better grade of flour. done. Vote of thanks to headquar­ ters for wonderful job they are doing. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Aug. 12 —Chairman, M. McLevenan; Secretary, SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), E. Caudill, Repairs not completed. Aug. 26—Chairman, A. Wiiburn; Sec­ Discussion on condition of crew's retary, Sir Charles. Food has im­ quarters. One man missed ship in proved. Beefs to be discus.sed with New Orleans. New delegate elected. Night lodging discussed. Reported each department delegate. One man missed ship. Messhall, crew's quar­ good. Collection to be made for ship's ters and rest rooms painted. Dunga­ fund. Messhall radio to be fixed. New rees left in ildley. Check overtime to treasurer elected. Flash lights to be correspond with pay voucher and So­ left in messhall. Dirty linen not to be thrown down stairway. Clean up cial Security number at payoff for after eating night lunch. Cooperation unemployment insurance benefits. Ship's fund $14.47. Brother's clothes urged on changing linen. �' October It, i»S« SEAFARERS Pace Elevca LOG Logs Abandoned, Doria Skipper Says 'Valuable fPpP It was the Italian Line's turn to squirm at the pre-trial hearings into the sinking of the Andrea Doria last July. Under sharp questioning from the attorney for the SwedishAmerican Line the captain of* the Doria, Piero Calamai, was about 20 ifliles off the track recom­ unable to explain why the ^ mended by the US Geodetic Sur- C-3s Going Into Yards For Straps Acting under the recoramenda>tions of the American Bureau of Shipping, SnJ-contracted operatoi-s have already begun strapping C-3 ships. Work has already been com­ pleted on the Robin Trent, one of six Robin Line C-3fti and similar work is now being done on the Steel Recorder, one of Isthmian's 24-ship fleet of C-3 vessels. The Steel Recorder is currently in the Newport News yard at Newport News, Virginia. Other vessels will be taken into the yards as they come in. The ABS recommended reinforc­ ing of welded C-3s both around the hatches and on the outsides of the hulls. The squared-hatch cor­ ners on these ships are considered a basic weakness, so the bureau Has asked that the corners be rounded off or that reinforcing bars be installed across the corners. 80 In Service All told, there are about 80 welded C-3 ships in service under the American flag. Aside from the Isthmian and Robin Line ships, the three Mississippi passenger vessels are the remaining C-3s under SIU contract. Other C-3 ships include American Mail Line and Matson ships on the West Coast. Just last March the Washington Mail broke in two and sank in the North Pacific. However, the ABS said it had the C-3 problem under study long before the Washington Mail sinking. Following a spurt of tanker break-ups a few years ago, the ABS ordered similar strapping for T-2 tankers. The recently concluded port agents -conference was un­ doubtedly one of the most productive held since the Union was founded. Seafarers can see the results by reading the stories on pages two and three and the text of tlie confer­ ence report beginning on page four. The gains developing out of this conferejice, in the opin­ ion of headquarters, represent as solid a line-up of improve­ ments as anyone could hope for at this time. They reflect the Union's determination not to rest on past laurels but to persist in finding new ways to better Seafarers' lives and livelihood. Certainly, as desirable as they are,, they do not foreclose further improvements in the future in both pork chops and welfare Benefits. What has made all this possible is the simple fact that the SIU membership is strong, united and alert to its needs. It is this alone which has brought the SIU from the status of a struggling young organization without resources, to its present position of leadership in the industry. 4" New Rule Needed With each day's testimony on the Andrea 'Dofia sinking, the case for tighter international regulation of shipping practices becomes more and more convincing. Granted that there was plenty of human error involved in. the collision, the fact still remains that it could never have happened if ships were compelled to stick to an assigned course. Railroad trains can't ^un on any side of the track they please. Automobiles have to stick to an assigned side of the road. There's no reason why passenger ships on a regu­ lar run should be free to wander all over the face of the ocean, endangering the lives of seamen and passengers alike. $1 Another Runaway Curbed Once again, as in 1950, the Americarf operators of a for­ eign-flag vessel have had their sails considerably trimmed by our West Coast affiliate, the Sailors Union of the Pacific. This second attempt by a US company to escape US wages and conditions in a strictly coastwise operation was met with 11 days of a solid picketing demonstration which produced an SUP contract on the Liberian-fiag tanker Duncan Bay. It was in 1950 that the SUP first dramatized the fight of American seamen against "runaway" operators by signing a Panamanian-flag gypsum carrier to an American union agreement. The latest victory may not stem similar efforts in the future by some US shipowners, but it certainly puts them on notice that US maritime unions will not stand by idly while they try it. ship's navigation, engine room and ' vcy. He also conceded that he had v/ireless logs were all missing. 1 not signalled and had not informed Although the Doria did not go his skipper at any time of the close down until ten hours after the i approach of another ship, collision, the only log book saved. Some authorities feel that both according to the skipper, was his ships are at fault for not having own personal log which had noth- given each other wide berth when Ing In It about navigation matters. they sighted each other on radar Previous newsnaper reports had long before they were in collision declared that the logs were saved range. and turned into the Italian con­ American passenger liners are sulate In New York. The skipper required to follow specific easthas denied that any such action bound and westbound tracks that was taken, and tlie Italian consul aie 20 miles apart, but foreign has seconded the denial. shipowners are not compelled by According to Captain Calamai, ! international law to follow these he had ordered the officers to save j tracks. The Doria was on the rethe ship's papers, but for some! commended traclr but the Stockunexplained reason, nobody had holm was driving on "the wrong followed his orders, a fact he dis­ side of the road"—a practice covered after getting into a life­ which Is perfectly legal under boat. Further, although the ship present laws. did not sink until 4V2 hours after he left, no one was instructed to go back on board to sai>e the log ; books. The rest of the captain's testi­ mony contained no surprises. He reiterated the previously-expressed position to the effect that the Stockholm was to the starboard of the Doria and that as the Doria veered to port for more passing room the Stockholm turned sharp­ The deaths of the following Sea­ ly Into her. He also charged that farers have been repor.ed to the the Stockholm sounded ho signals Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to although It was a foggy night. - Both ships we'-o admittedly pro­ their beneficiaries: ceeding at their top cruising speeds Lawrence Aquilina, 30: A resi­ despite the weather conditions. dent of Texas, Brother Aquilina The Stockholm's 3rd mate in died of second previous testimony admitted doing and third degree 18 knots and running some tliree burns when the miles off the ship's course and SS Salem Mari­ time exploded on January 17, 1956. Burial took place In the Catholic Cemetery In Port Arthur, Texas. Aquilina Brother Aquilina joined the Union In the Port of Galveston on April 14, 1952 and had been sailing In the steward de­ BALTIMORE—Shipping here slipped below the 200-job mark for partment. Brother Aquilina Is the first time since early July dur­ survived by his mother. Rose Aqui­ lina of Port Arthur, Texas. ing the past two weeks. j. ^ $1 However, the decline was only James J. Lawlor, 52: On August minor, as a total of 193 Seafarers 30, 1956 Brother Lawlor died of were shipped during the period. natural causes. Burial took place Registration also slumped at the In Madonna Cemetery In Fort Lee, same time. New Jersey. Brother Lawlor had Although prospects are not too been sailing with the Union since bright for the Immediate future, 1945 as a member of the steward one new ship, the Losmar iCalmar), department. He joined In the Port was due to crew up this week and of Boston. Brother Lawlor Is sur­ help the situation somewhat. Cal- vived by his sister, Mrs. Margaret mar will now have 11 Libertys and Smith of Cllffslde, New Jer.sey. one converted LST, the Bethi 3^ coaster, In Its fleet, Eai'l Sheppard, Henry A. Jeffrey, 45: Brother SIU port agent, pointed out. Jeffrey died of a chronic ailment Efforts to clear up sailing time on September 1, disputes In the Ore Line fleet are 1956; Place of meeting with success, Sheppard burial Is not added, now that the crews accept known. He had their obligations under the Union been sailing in contract. Where previously as the engine de­ many as 10-12 men had to be furn­ partment. Brothished to each of these ships as pier­ Jeffrey joined the head i-eplacements at the last mo­ Union In the be­ ment, now many ships have the full ginning of 1944 gang aboard an hour before sailing in Savannah. He Jeffrey and others are short only one or Is survived by his sister, C. J. two men. Jones of Savannah, Georgia. The problem Is compounded by the fact that after a group of lastminute replacements was shipped, the original crewmembers would If a crewmember quits while show up late,-ready to go to work. a ship is In port, delegates Now, at least, Sheppard noted, the are asked to contact the hall crews realize this practice can't be immediately for a replace­ encouraged and the men will be ment. Fast action on their part penalized If It continues. will keep all jobs aboard ship During the last period, nine filled at all times and elimi­ ships paid off, seven signed on and nate the chance of the ship 19 were In transit. All of them sailing shorthanded. were in good shape. Ore Sailing Board Beets DroppingOff Shorthanded? '•W, • .-1 �P«c* Tirviv* SEAFARERS LOG Ootob«r!i2. 195S SlU Port Agents Conference (Continued from page 4) 31, 1956 which reflects assets in excess of Cash on Hand and in Bank US Government Bonds Investment in Corporate Bonds Investment in Corporate Common Stocks .. Loans, Receivable—Loan Program Investments in Wholly Owned Welfare Cor­ porations .. Fixed and Other Assets TOTAL $6,300,000.00. $2,010,041.11 1,300,753.13 1,000,000.00 24,768.75 35,106.48 1,516,050.44 485,867.24 $6,372,587.15 the company, when requested to do so by the family of the deceased. The increase in the Vacation Plan speaks for Itself. With respect to the improved and liberalized welfare benefits, the committee finds that by negotiating these revisions, the Union has established the outstanding Wel­ fare Plan in the industry. In addition, the Union pio­ neered the development of new benefits by the removal of the limitation on the number of days for which a patient may receive payments when hospitalized for ex­ tended periods and by including dependent parents in the hospitalization plan. As a result of the wage increase, which applies to base pay and overtime earnings, and the continued effective enforcement of all contract provisions by the representa­ tives of the Union, the membership of the SIU will con­ tinue to occupy the most favorable position in the industry with respect to take home" earnings and working condi­ tions. By negotiating a limitation on the discretionary power of the master to log.crew members for time in excess of that lost by su'ch offenses as failure to turn to and miss­ ing ship, the SIU has established an economic and social precedent the importance of which exceeds the immediate benefits of this contract. For several years, the question of logging has .not been a major problem with the SIU, Atlantic and Gulf District. This can be attributed to the character of the SIU mem­ bership, the strength of the Union, and the determination of the membership to exercise self-discipline through the application of penalty provisions of the Union's Constitu­ tion. Because this has not been a major problem of recent date it does not mean that it could not again be a serious problem. It is significant to note in passing that<at this time the question of logging is a major problem with cer­ tain other unions in the maritime field. Establishment by the SIU of the far-reaching precedent that the ques­ tion of logging is a proper subject for collective bargain­ ing undoubtedly will greatly influence efforts to remedy this situation through Federal legislation. RECOMMENDATIONS: Having carefully studied the benefits included in the contract proposals, the committee finds that they represent major gains for the greater wel­ fare and benefit of the membership and recommends their approval. (Ed. ngte: The following reports have been summa­ rized in brief). Vacation Plan Since successfully instituting the first fair and equitable vacation system in the maritime industry, the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union has achieved notable increases in payments under the plan as evidenced below: From the starting amount of $140 payments increased to $148 in July. 1953, $176 December 1, 1954, $244 July 1, 1956 and advanced to $260 October 15, 1956. From the inception of the vacation plan, payments total­ ing $6,382,743.73 have been made to eligible Seafarers. It is to be noted that this plan is completely funded which means that there is always enough cash on hand to pay for the vacations earned. The present cash on hand is $855,517.32. Vacation money is paid to the membership of the Union on the basis of quarterly payments. In order to collect, a man must produce an employment record of three months or more. This record is presented to the nearest SIU hall and the man receives his vacation payment in full there. As a result of this type of vacation system, 98 percent of all Seafarers are entitled to, and do collect, all vaca­ tion money earned. This is a remarkable achievement when it is recalled that under the old, outmoded vacation system only 4 percent of the membership collected vaca­ tion payments of any type. The result has been greatly increased earning power for Seafarers. The Union will continue in its negotiation periods to further improve the Vacation Plan for the greater benefit of the membership. RECOMMENDATIONS: The committee finds the Union's q.ctivities in connection with the' Welfare Plan have been so greatly broadened and extended that a need has arisen for coordination of welfare activities through­ out the Union. The committee recommends that the sec­ retary-treasurer be authorized to designate someone from among the official personnel of the Union to perform the job of coordinator of welfare services as a means of as­ Paul Hall, Joseph Alglna, E. B. McAuley suring that the membership receives the greatest possible The committee reviewed the financial progress and sta­ benefit available to it. bility of the Union and reported that the net worth of the Union amounts to $3,057,193.48 as of September 28. 1956. It noted that over one-third of that net worth is in liquid III. Finances and Corpora­ tions and Buildings II. Contraet Negotiations and €las*ifieations Committee Steve CarduIIo, Ben Rees, Marty BreithofT During the progress of the Agents' Conference, the. Union completed negotiations of its standard contracts. These contract proposals were submitted to the member­ ship by the Secretary-Treasurer in a report at the regular membership meeting in the port of New York on October 3, 1956. These proposals included the following benefits which were negotiated for the improvement and advancement of the economic and social conditions of the membership: 1. An increase in annual vacation payments from $244 to $260. 2. Increased Welfare Benefits as follows: (a) Increase in death benefit from $3,500 to $4,000. (b) Liberalization of hospitalization and surgical bene­ fits by increasing the amount available for "hospital ex- • .Rees iS® CarduIIo Breithoff tras" from $100 to $200. Removal of the 31-day limitation on payment of ho.spital room and board to provide for Indefinite payment of this benefit to dependents required to remain in the hospital for longer than the previous 31-day limit; elimination of the $50 deductible provision for recurring admission to the hospital for treatment of a continuing illness; inclusion of dependent parents, includ­ ing 'foster-parents and step-parents, among dependents eligible for benefits. - (c) Extension of all welfare benefits to men drawing the disability pension benefit. 3. A wage increase of 7.1 percent for all shipboard ratings. 4. Limitation of the amount that a master may log a crew member to the actual time lost in connection with the offense involved. 5. Requirement that bodies of men who die aboard ship or while outside the continental limits of the United States must be returned to^ia US. port at the expense of Hall Alglna of the hiring hall and progress toward obtaining state unemployment benefits for all Sedfarers. Committee members approved the re­ vised balloting procedure in the Union's : constitution. They asked that the membership come forth with opinions On changing the time of membership meetings to an earlier hour, or on changing the meetings to a monthly basis. They made no recom­ mendation on this score. Tanner V. Industrial Safety, Health and Shipboard Feeding A. Michelet, Ed Mooney, William Hall The committee pointed out that aside from afi SIU study conducted in the past year, nobody has undertaken a serious survey of accident causes in the industry. It criticized the industry's complacent attitude on this score, and reviewed the activities of a Joint Union-employer com* mittee to make the first serious attempt to reduce ship­ board accidents. An SIU director of safety has already been chosen to Michelet' Mooney W. Hall ofganize and direct the safety program. He is Captain Robert F. Cornwell. Dr. Joseph B. Logue is now at work on the health phase of the health and safety program. The committee recommended full support for the safety and health program for its obvious benefits to the mem­ bership. 1 On the subject of shipboard feeding, the committee expressed pride over the SIU's leadership in this area. It reviewed the activities of the steward department com­ mittees which established new working rules for the stew­ ard department and the "new look" feeding system. The net result has been a "great improvement in the quality and attractiveness of meals served aboard ship." VI. Organizing and InlerIJnlon Relations Committee Lindsey J. Williams, Reed Humphries, Jell Gillette Despite the decline of the US merchant marine, the com­ mittee reported steady progress in Union organizing work, improving the SIU's position in the industry. In the first nine months of 1956 alone, 25 new ships were added to the contract roster. These ships represented about 750 new jobs. j; In conjunction with the prganizing program, the Union supported legislation to revive suspended ship services. Plans of the operators involved would provide as many as 1,000 jobs. The full cooperation of SIU of NA president Harry Lundeberg was received in these endeavors. McAuley assets—cash or Government bonds—qssuring the Unioii of sufficient funds to meet all possible needs. Union buildings in seven ports are owned outright, also a healthy Williams Humphries Gillette situation. The net worth has grown as follows: In the harbor and inland,waterways area, a number of Net Worth Year companies have been organized and a welfare plan estab1942 $ 76,754.46 . lished. Such benefits had been unknown bqfore on the 1944 > • ee • •• • 241,898.74 South Atlantic and Gulf coasts. About 1,000 workers are 1947 618,450.02. now enjoying the benefits of representation by the SIU1949 1,383,014.65 Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. 1,429,671.95 1951 '••••ee»»ee< The committee concluded that the largest potential in 1953 2,604,393.11 the industry is in this harbor and inland area and recom­ 1955 2,854,898.11 mended concentrated Union efforts in this field. To Sept. 28, 1956 3,057,193.48 In dealing with the SIU's relatioiuhip to the Interna­ The committee called attention to the fact that modem tional Brotherhood of Longshoremen, the port agents' automatic bookkeeping machinery helps the Union to conference acted as a committee of the whole. The con­ maintain strict financial controls. ference reviewed the history of the expulsioh of the ILA The committee went on to examine the Union's cor­ from the ranks of legitimate trade unions, and the request porate set-up. The corporations, it said, "have served . .. made by the American Federation of Labor for SIU as­ to safeguard the property and interests of the member­ sistance to the IBL in building a strong, democratic union ship" and also have produced "tangible benefits." As an for waterfront workers. example, it cited the Sea Chest Corporation's activities. The conference pointed out that in accepting this as­ signment the SIU brought down on its head the wrath of the waterfront mobs which attempted to destroy the SIU through Internal penetration. This attempt ended In ab. ject failure. , '• Claude Simmons and Cat Tanner Now, the conference said, the IBL is again coming up; The committee reviewed the success­ to a new waterfront election. "The SIU," it declared "must i ful legislative activities of the Union in­ maintain its support of the IBL imtil decent trade unioncluding the fight to save the "50-50" law ism on the docks is established under the AFL-CIO ban­ and for adequate US Public Health Serv­ ner." ice appropriations. It pointed to the outstanding success of the SIU, along with other unions, in winning repeal of The conference reviewed the activities of the SEA­ FARERS LOG as the official publication of the Union Louisiana's "right to work" law. Legal activities of the Union's general and found that since it began publication in 1939, "it has counsel were include^d in the commit- consistently reflected the aggressive, and progressive spirit Simmons teeis study. They involved'the defense.».of the SIU." IV. Legislation, Legal Affairs and The Constitution VII. Publicity and Education �(K^bcr It, M5f SBAPAnERS 'Fare TUrtttm IPG '-4 By B'klyn Laundry Rapped To^the EdHon . It was brought to .my atten­ tion as ship's reporter that many of our brothers aboard the Marie Hamil received a pretty raw deal from one of the local laundries while docked at the Brooklyn Army Base. The aforementioned establish­ ment operates under the name "Atlantic Marine Laundry & Dry Cleaning," at 373-57 St., Brooklyn. These people took Letters To The Editor All letters to the' editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. our laundry and dry cleaning ashore, and when they returned it we noticed tliat the dry clean, ing had spot marks from dis­ coloration in several places. The laundry was even worse. White shirts were ruined. They were dirty and frayed and it seemed as if they had been placed in a very strong chemical solution which removed every­ thing except the dirt. In one instance, the bosun gave them eight brand-new $7 white on white shirts that were being done for the first time and they really were a sight to behold when they wer& retuimed. A weaker man would have broken down completely just from looking at them, so now the bosun is the bestdressed man on deck from the waist up. One of the ABs is wearing a new $16 pair of spotted and discolored slacks for work also. We were all pretty well shaken up by this situation and want to pass the word along to the membership so that other brothers will not be victimized as we have been. Don Keddy' Ship's reporter UrgesA Sliding Scale On Pension «qua! a $10 month benefit increase for each year of sea' time in excess of seven. Subdivide the $10 into 90-day periods of $2.50 each. Thus, a man with seven years and 00 days would receive $102.50 and so on upward until the man with the full 12 years would receive the full $150 per month. This plan would offer all men with seven or more years at least some protection. Personally, I do not believe that a benefit of $250 a month could be reached and paid for as of now by the various steam­ ship companies alone. No, doubt a system of group insurance could be worked out whereby the individual could decide whether or not he cared to pay into the group insurance fundand secure this additional pro­ tection. Living Costs Rising It also goes without contradic­ tion that if living costs con­ tinue to rise we will need larger benefits to survive and live in any degree of comfort. I would also like to see an SIU credit union put into being along the lines Of credit unions in some of the other industries. I, tooj would like to read more and hear more discussion along these lines and' when some soiution is reached let the membership vote on the ques­ tion. Elmer A. Hancock ^ She's Glad SIU is On Her Side To the Editor: I want to express my belated, sincere gratitude to the SIU welfare department for helping me out while I recently was in the hospital. My husband, Rob­ ert Charles Colyer, was away at sea all three times in teit months that I was ill. I could not attend to the busi­ ness end of forms and applica­ tions. So, if It were not for Tony Kastina and John Arabasz, the hospital and doctors would have ha"d to wMt until my hus­ band returned. . , This letter is also a note of thanks to the two men men­ tioned above, for attending to these matters and coming through in my time of need. I'm proud that my husband tails with tho SIU. Not only To the Editor: I read with interest the let­ ter by Brother J. Thompson in the August 31st Issue of the LOG. Last year, while on the Ocean Deborah, I spoke briefly at a ship's meeting and also sent a letter to the LOG along the lines which Brother Thompson seems to favor. However, my idea of the dis­ ability plan is as follows: Originally the requirements for receiving disability benefits was seven years' seatime and Mr. and Mrs. Robert the benefit was $100 per mouth. Colyer at home in Bal­ As of now, the requirement is timore. 12 years (4380 days) and -the does it think of its Union mem­ benefit is $150 per month, The seatime having been up- bers, but it also looks after the ped five years and the benefit members' families as well. So thank you once again for upped $50 per month really breaks down to a $10 per month paying most of the bills. It gave increase for each year (365 me a comfortable feeling to days) above the original seven know the welfare department years. But the man who be-' will help out whenever my comes a disabled and has seven children or I have to enter a or more years but less than 12 hospital. I myself hope and pray that I years' time does not seem able never or anyone else has to to qualify for benefits. Sliding Scale enter one. But if and when we Therefore, why not pay bene­ do, we have husbands who be­ fits on a sliding scale? Let the long to a wonderful organiza­ minimum seatime required re­ tion which will help us. I'm main seven. years (2,555 days) -really pro-ad my husband sails and the maximum seatime re­ with the SIU. Mrs. Robert Colyer main 12 years. This would ; Ship's Pact Covers Salvaged Boat "What does the contract say?" has long been the best way to solve most disputes aboard ship, so Seafarers on the Mae have put this experience to good use. They now: have a signed contract between the captain, officers and themselves covering •"the use of their newly-found ^ ship's boat. The craft was joyment of the captain, officers and of the SS Mae." Ail funds salvaged off the coafet of Flor­ crew for its maintenance and upkeep Paris Still Rates Those Ooh-La-Las "Vive a la France!" pretty well sums up the reaction on the Westport to a recent visit to that country, just like the tour­ ists and GIs have been saying for generations. After washing off the dust ac­ cumulated from the coal cargo brought over from Norfolk, SIU crewmen gave both Le Havre and Rouen a good run for their money. 'Both ports are good for the lov­ ers," T. W. Fleming reported matter-of-factly. "They are also his­ torical, with plenty of sights for those who like to go sightseeing. Rouen is the city where Joan of Arc was imprisoned and burned at the stake. 90-Minute Ride "For a few francs for a train ticket, you can get to Paris from Rouen in about 90 minutes. A few of the crew tried it and, if you ask them if they enjoyed themselves or how they liked Paris, the ans­ wer comes out like a brokeTT rec­ ord . . . Vive a la France! . . . Vive a la France! . . . etc." After all, is there anything like Paris in the spring, or fall, or winter, for that matter? The pleasures ashore, according to all reports, were matched on the ship itself by good food and an unusually good captain who would go the limit in looking out for his crew. All in all it has been a very good trip and we hope we have many more of the same." Fleming said the feeding on the Westport was especially tasty and said the crew deeply appreciated the hard work done by the steward department. USPHS HOSPITAIi BALTIMORE, MD. WilUam L. Mason Ma* Acosta James T. Moore Kenneth Bewig John A. MorriSi Frank J. Bradley Robert E. Maymer Francisco Bueno James E. Rivers C. Garrabrant Wm. E. Roberts Gofmaii T. Glaze Linus E. Twite Ruthwln Haylock Wm. Weatberspoon Edward. Huizcnga Ernest II. Webb Alfred Johiisou Richard Kavanaugh H. O. Wolverton 1 Ramon Maldonado USPHS HOSPITAL . BOSTON. MASS. George-T. Lampos USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS I Thomas Dailey Concepcion Mejia Terral McRaney James M. SneU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. I J. L. Buckelew Frank Lonczynskl I Donald C. Burke Joseph Lucas Walter Makin Hurmon B. Butts Santos Martinez Frank Calascione Sebastian Carregal William Moise ' Mather Mullis Howard B. Cates WUliam Neis Cloise Coats •Angelo Palumbo Albert T. Cooper Randolph Ratcliff Floyd Cummings F. Regaiado Aaron Dickey Juan Rodriguez WUIlam DriscoU Wade H. Sexton Ben H. Faulk Toefil Smigielski B. D. Foster Ralph Taylor William Franquiz I Earl G. Garberson Lonnie R. Tickle Luciano Toribio JuUo Gonzales Louis Trosclair Clarence Graham Dirk Visser Charles Jleffers James E. Ward I Martin KeUy James Williams Edward G. Knapp Lewis WUiiamson Louise Lae Joseph Wrcad I Thomas Landa David A. Wright I Leo H. Lang Jacob ZimmeiWUliam Lawless James Lewis USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY I Hussen Ahmend Alfred Kaju Adelbert T. Arnold TeoHlo Lacson Manuel B. Lopez Justo Besuila William Luhrsen Richard Burke Archibald McGuigan Bermit Bymaster Damian Mercado George Carlson Thomas Moncho Morgan Carroll Lawrence Moore Peter Cemashko Harvey W. Morris Pedro Claudio ' John F. Murpliy Joseph Curry Pete R. Peirotti A. Dalesandro George H. Robinson David Furman Jose RbdrJ^i BsttU .Gcdfrey-. ida on a previous northbound voy­ age from Puerto Rico. It's a 12footer with a 15 hp Evinrude out­ board motor. Spcial Fund Informally called the "Wee Mae,".it was repaired and set to rights out of a special ship's fund. It's been suggested that "Stinky," the ship's dog, may yet do the for­ mal christening honors, but how "Stinky" is going to swing a bottle of champagne or soda pop against the bow is something nobody's fig­ ured out yet, however. There are other ways in which he can ac­ commodate, of course. The agreement sets forth that the boat is to be used "for the en- are to hie donated between them. If the ship itself is sold, trans­ ferred or laid up permanently, then the boat is to be assessed for its present value and sold. The money re­ ceived would be divided on a pro­ rated basis among all hands. It's signed by SIU delegates F. P. Hipp, W. C. Scott, William Morris, John H. Emerick, plus the captain, chief mate, chief engineer and first as­ sistant. Things Are Right With Catherine Even though the ship's been out a long time and 'home f rr cawc MAPF' seems far off, spirits are L*^L high on the Catherine, says Harry H. Diddlebockj ship's reporter (bottom, far right). Pictured (top, I to r) are Resso, the BR. "Del," Mike the steward, fire­ man Joe, Frank, AB; bottom, (jeler, OS; Decker, AB; Thomas cook and baker, and Diddlebock, OS. Stanley Sargeant Leonidas Tolias Stanley C. Scott F. C. VUlacorte Joseph Shefuleskl Archibald Volkerts Calisto Siaran Charles Watson Jose P. Sousa James West Benjamin Tolbert USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Anthony D. Leva Mike Lubas Eiadio Aris Fortunate Bacomo Wm. C. McQuistion Wm. C. Baldwin H. F. MacDonald Frank W. Bemrick Michael Machusky Frank T. Campbell Benjamin Martin Wiliiam J. Connors Albert Martinelli E. T. Cunningham Vic Milazzo Joseph B. Murphy Walter L. Davis Robert M. Douglas W. P. O'Dea John J. DriscoU Ralph J. Palmer George G. Phifer Dolan D. GaskiU James M. Quinn Robert E. Gilbert George E. Renale William GuenlheiD. F. Ruggiano Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Howard Hailey G. Slvertsen ^ib Hassen Henry E. Smith Joseph Ifsits Michael Toth Thomas Isaksen Karl Treimann Ira H. KUgore Ludwig Kristiansen Harry S. Tuttle Frank J. Kubek Norman West Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wiloth Kaarel Leetmaa Pon P. Wing Leonard Leidig USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Cleveland Farnham Arthur J. Forlner Paul T. Brinson William S. Rudd Clarence Crowder William R. Snyder Claud E. Denny James R. Eidson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orbille E. Abrams Raymond W. Frye Jose Gonzalez T. M. Barracliff M. M. Hammond Marcelo B. Belen Gordon Chambers -John Hrolenok Roy L. Davis Jr. Harry Schultz Charles Dwyer Wm. A. Van Dyne USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Maximino Bernes .limmie Littleton Jose Blanco USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley C. M. Deemer D. K. Campbell USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. „, Claude-F. Blanks' ' VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUEROUE. NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Dcibler Rosendo Serrano John C. Palmer Robert N. Young Edoardo Piscopo VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Billy R. HIU Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 5ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME ...; STREET ADDRESS ....... CITY ZONE ... STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are en old subscriber end have • change of ac'-:.'.-c$!, please give yoiir former address below: ADDRESS CITY ......"...ZONE ... ST^vl'-E' i-i'i .- . . '. . . . . ..- s|l '"•it �Foorfeea SEAFARERS Crew, Topside Harmony Keeps Anniston Happy Reflecting all the good feeling aboard ship, Seafarers on the Anniston generously made a donation to the Star of the Sea Orphanage at Inchon, Korea, on their last trip, so the youngsters could "live a lit--*^ tie, too." ship and consideration for their The Anniston delivered feilow crewmembers," commented ^heat to Inchon, returned to Vancouver, and loaded again for Karachi, Pakistan. After that, she wili pick up an ore cargo in-India. "Those of us who remain on will miss the ones who sign off because of their splendid seamanI II i He's No Beauty ; ; [I- m It's all in fun (we hope) but here's bosun John J. Winn on the Elizabeth as "Bosun Ragmdp Harry." Ragmop is billed by his shipmates as the "ugliest bosun in the SlU fleet," although he'd probably be a winner al­ most anywhere. The photo by Felix Serrano was sent in by reporter R. A. Barrett. D. C. Coker, ship's reporter. "The Anniston could well be used as an example .for other ships due to the harmony and good wili among the entire crew. The four delegates worked together as a team of good Union men, thus proving that the SIU is a very closeiy united Union." Although admittedly a little partial on this score, Coker, as chief cook, said the steward de­ partment "w a s very competent" in carrying out its duties. "The steward, 'H o s s' Beale, is one of our best stewards because he knows his job and does Beale it. We are very grateful for his service. "It would not be just if we forgot to express our thanks to the cap­ tain for his great interest in the crew's welfare. He saw that the men who were ill received im­ mediate medical attention and were kept as comfortable as pos­ sible. "Captain Feldmann is one of the finest skippers' we've ever sailed with, and the chief engineer was also a very considerate and under­ standing person. "Now, to our fellow seamen who are departing from the ship, we who remain offer our best wishes. May the winds of good fortune forever fill your sails and blow you safely into port again." LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Captain's Dream By M. Dwyer He dreamt he woke, in Neptune's coutt Where only the dead did judge. Their eyes shone dim with pity, not holding any grudge; The sea, the sea, the cold cruel sea, was all about him there. And corpses, that were once his crew, had seaweed in their hair. The charge had been neglect Which brought his vessel doom. An eerie, opalescent light shone all about the room; He seemed to hear a distant voice Pass sentence through his earAs he recalled loved ones in port Awaiting there with fear. The very fishes in the sea Mocked him with cold eyes, then He heard once more the panic, the cries of drowning men; His sentehce was forever thus To loalk the ocean's floor His seaman's grave, in waters still, was lost forevermore. He asked one chance to make amends Too late; he saw the light; Wnen suddenly, in mortal fear. He woke, in dead of night. Burly Oetober VS, ini LOG Urges Seagoing 'Union' Training To the flditor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to submit a plan to headquarters for the purpose of starting an educational pro­ gram. Since the Korean War a new generation of seamen has started to sail. These men should be taught the principles of unionism, the pieaning of brotherhood of the sea and should be given a rough sum- Letters T» The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. mary of the functions and ap­ paratus of the Union. They can be told of the conditions which existed before seamen had a union, of "Bloody Thurs­ day" in San Francisco in 1934, of the men who even now are in prison, men who have made the supreme sacrifice so we can en­ joy the wages and conditions we now have. Would Explain Rights Under this program it could be explained to them what their rights are, what benefits they are entitled to, and how the seniority system works. Any man that shows promise can be recruited for any future organiz­ ing drives. Many "B" and "C" card men in their teens or early twenties, because of their youth, would be able to infil­ trate companies that refuse to hire a man who has been going to sea any length of time for fear he was a Union organizer. Some of our members started to sea after they had passed the prime of their life. It could be explained to these men that to pension them off without the necessary seatime would be im­ possible. Doing this would bankrupt the pension plan for the professional seamen, men who have no other oecupation. Some of our members feel that the Union shouldn't mix in politics. These men should be given to understand that when unions help to elect men who are friendly to labor, eventu­ ally we all benefit. A recent ex­ ample of this was the repeal of the "right to work" law In Louisiana. Refresher Course This program would also serve as a reminder to some of our members who have been sailing with certain companies for a' number of years, or have befen sailing on one ship for a long time. At one time classes Thanks SIU For insurance Assist were-held in New York to teach . the membership -certain basic things about the Union, such as • delegates' duties, how to con­ duct shipboard meetings and in­ terpret the contract. This was good but did not meet with much success. When a guy hits port he wants to make up for time that he's lost out at sea, not attend classes. As a result, very few members derived any benefit from these classes. My idea would be to handpick about 50 men' selected for their ability and send them to school. After these so-called instructors fin­ ish (heir course, they in turn could ship out and conduct ship­ board' classes to teach the next guyIf it's one thing seamen have,it's time on their hands. They will not only attend but will take an active interest. In this manner you have the same thing that was tried by headquarters, but in reverse. If this plan is accepted, even if it teaches just one thing to the oidtimers as well as the newcomers, it would have served its purpose. There is great strength in unity, and if we can keep pass­ ing on this lesson to newcomers at sea, we will succeed in build­ ing an even greater and mora prosperous Union. Pete Prevas » ^ » To the Editor: I w^ld like to-express my appreciation to the SIU and the officials of our Welfare Plan for their generosity in provid­ ing death benefits for tiiy son, Robert A. Jones, after he had returned to the Navy. Robert was killed in the ex­ plosion on the carrier Benning­ ton in May, 1954. After he originally got out of the Navy he began sailing SIU ships, including the Zane Gray ' and Bents Fort, and then the Navy reserve called him up again. The insurance provided by the SIU was a great help and comfort to his mother. I found out about it recently after pay­ ing off the Frederic C. Collins in Portlanii, Ore. Thanks again. Oka! Jones <b Frietchie Crew Mourns Shipmate To the Editor: On Sept. 14, the first morning at sea after sailing from Rouen, France, William T. Potter, wiper, was found dead in his bunk, presumably from natural causes. Brother Potter, who was 50 years old, had listed his mother, Mrs. Purdie Potter, of Norfolk, Va., as his next of kin. He shipped out of Norfolk in August and so far as is known this was To the Editor: his first trip in the SIU. The Just to set all the rumors at captain was advised by the com­ rest, here's a picture of my wife pany office to bring the body and myself taken on April 23, home and this was eventually 1956, the day we got married. done. A lot of the boys on the West The crew of the Barbara Coast wouldn't believe I'd tied Frietchie offers its heartfelt sym­ the knot even when I told them pathy and any services it may point blank. be able to render to Brother • Incidentally,. I really know Potter's mother and family. how lucky I am to belong and . Billy K. Nuckols be a part of the SIU. All I can Ship's delegate say Is thanks once again to the Oscar Payne SIU for all my good fortune. Ship's secretary James Bergeria Another Victim Of Dan Cupid PicturodI on thoir wedding day last April are Seafarer James Bergeria and his bride, Elizabeth. They now make their homo in Philadelphia. BR Bernard Seaman Poor Timing gRsvige/MvfiW... GiMMuyttsnm R&TJBemM... $• eAAiem^mrefi ' BRSMEN... OFPHmOH �October ». 1956 SEAFARERS •tagii TUteem LOG AMs 4th ^Piggyback' Ship HOW AMERICAR INIONS SERVE P--A MOBILE—Hurricane Flossy bypassed this area after threatening to flatten everything in sight, but it did not disturb shipping much here. Only two ships were delayed by the storm, EVERY AWERICAN butSWpping otherwise there was no damage. was fairly good in V .v.. 4- the past two. weeks with 93 of Brother Joseph A. Ryan, chief in a French port, while Reed was men going out to regular jobs cook, and Brother Edward E. Reed, lost at sea between France and Ice­ The Mg«M Buarlwl fiw XnaricoB Induaiiy^cmd Aawricon ogileultiiio is bomsHqiown consumsr. WUU much OS production goM abroad, it Is tfas purchoslng power of the Americcm consumor which sustaitu ths notional j^oepwity. In turn, that purchasing power lartwiy reflects wage and salary earnings of 64 miUipn OS Jobholders. III I'i' Unions have set tho pace year after year on wage cmd salary levels vdth non-union wodiers, federal state ai^d loccd government employees and sal-' oried workers obtcdnlng matching gaftts after uiuloia have signed their contracts. The reeult is tliat union octt^dty has been instrumental in maintninlng the purduising power of all consumers and their oUlity to absorb die huge amount of pfoduction spewed . Joitli 1^ OS factories and farms. Co. Agents At FauH On Mail, PO Declares Seafarers who have been beefing about late delivery of mail on US ships have just one target to blame—the ship­ ping company agents in foreign ports. That's the conclusion of the US Post Office following investigation of the to agents or representatives of steamship companies. I know you problem. and over, 100 to relief jobs in the harbor, The outlook is encourag­ ing because Pan-Atlantic expects to add another piggyback tanker, the Coalinga HiUs, to this nm in the very near future. The piggyback, trade looks very promising and if things break right, it will mean a great revival for the coastwise trade in general and the port of Mobile in partic­ ular, as some of the company's am­ bitious plans for this run start to niaterialize. There will be more on these in the near future. Otherwise, port agent Cal Tan­ ner reported, interest is centered on the activities of the Maritime Administi'ation, which has been surveying the lay-up fleet here for T-2 tankers. Some of these may be coming out in a few months unless the Suez Canal problem is straightened out. The membership here is pleased with the policy of mailing ballots in to a safe deposit box which will be done in the coming SIU elec­ tions. All hands concurred in the headquarters communication on the subject and commented on the desirability of this system.^ Between good shipping, the bird hunting season and the World Series, the port has been hard-pressed on occasion to find men willing to go to work. The lounge is a popular spot every day as the Yankees and Dodgers bat­ tle it out The Mobile Branch extends its deepest sympathies to the families AB, both of the McAllister Victory. land. Both of these men were Ryan died of a heart attack while well known in this port. RECENT ARRIVALS 1 • •' 'J. •-.a. All of the follomng SIU families loill collect the $200 mateTnitji betie^i plus d $25 bond from the Union in the^ babv's name: .7 Thomas Ross Burgess, bom July 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jos­ Ramon Olivera, Brooklyn, NY. eph H. Burgess, Brooklyn, NY. it if if it if Hubert Anthony Kennedy, born Perry Ann Crawford, born July July 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 5, 1956, to, Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Hubert W. Kennedy, Chickasaw, low L- Crawford, Covington, La. Ala. •• it it it if it \ t: '"vi if Shirley Diane Gain, born August 21, 1956, to Seafarer' atid Mrs. Roy Cain, NaveO, Ala. ' , i it it, Rebecca Sweat, born August 34, 1956,"to'Seafarer and Mrs. James W. Sweat, Savannah, Ga. James Freeman Eberbart, bora August" 7, 1956, to the late Sea­ farer Charles Eberhart and Mrs. Charles F. Eberhart, St. Augustine, Fla. it J, i, Mary Ann Jordan, bora July 2, it if if 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Philip Robert Alan Kennedy, born Au­ Jdrdan, Jersey City, NJ. gust 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 'it if William £. Kennedy, Eight Mile, Julia Lynn Towns, born August Ala. 22, 1956,, to Seafarer and Mrs. if it if Hughes P. Towns, Baltimore, Md. Kasimir Puchalskl, born June 9, it it it 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kasi­ Thomas Mark Wessel, born mir Puchalskl, New York, NY. August 23, 1956, to Seafarer and '4" 4" Mrs. Thomas Wesse], Braddock, Leo McLaughlin, bora July 17, Pa. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John F. it if if McLaughlin, Baltimore, Md. Margaret Ellen Murphy, bora 4. if if Vanessa Louise Ward, born Sep­ August 23, 1956, to Seafarer and tember 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. James M. Murphy, Hemp­ Mrs. Henry M. Ward, Prescott, stead, NY. if it it Ark. Scott Alan Parker, born August 4" 4 4" 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Christopher, born May 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter Bobby S. Parker, Mobile, Ala. i i 4" L. Christopher, Ipswich, Mass. Jose Silva Larry Kevin Walker, born • if if if Call Mr. Andrews, PE-6-6789, Sonya Faye Burke, born July 11, August 27, 1956 to Seafarer and NY, NY. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Mrs. Frederick E.. Walker, Balti­ t- ^ » more, Md. S. Burke, Mobile, Ala. Charles Lynsky it it it 4 4 4 Contact your mother. George Anthony Nuss, Jr., born Lydia Ivette Torres Ostolaza. » 4^ tJuly 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. bora August 3, 1956, to Seafarer George A. Nuss, New Orleans, La. and Mrs. Pablo E. Torres, Ponce, Ex-SS Portmar - The following men should con­ PR. 4 4 4 Janice Lynn Parker, born June tact Calmar SS Corp. for checks it ^ it representing settlement for dis­ 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Samuel Harmon Burnell Butts, Jr., bora puted callback time SS Portmar, D. Parker, Tuckasegee, N.C.' August 27, 1956, to Seafarer and voyage 39: Louis Farkas, bosim; 4 4 4 Mrs. Hurmon B. Butts, Mobile, Ala. Marilyn Jeanne Campbell, born John Williams, O. L. Ames, ABs; Jack Winley, OS. September 1,1956, to Seafarer antd Mrs, Thomas J. Campbell, New 4» t George Mike York, NY. Get in touch with Lee Pressman, 4' 4 4 225 Broadway, NYC. Rafael Olivera Pebles, born July '•.>0 . • 'J Personals The SEAFARERS LOG Interest vdll agree that it is not unusual in mailing difficulties stems from for mail to fail delivery due to lax­ the fact that the LOGs and other ity on the part of steamship agents Material from headquarters are to deliver to the vessel upon its airmailed every two weeks to all arrival, or to forward, to the next ships. Mail is normally addressed port. ... "The delivery and forwarding of to the company agent at the next mail addressed to members of your port of call of a vessel.' . Since the LOG goes, to consid­ organization in foreign ports, as erable trouble and expense to air­ outlined by the Universal Postal mail to the ships and to clubs and Union Convention, provides for the other meeting places of seamen all safeguarding of mail and its proper over tiie world, it asked the main handling in the process of forward­ post office in Brooklyn to check ing ... as a matter of fact (it pro­ vides) reforwarding when necesinto the mailing procedure. sary until delivery is finally estab­ International Agreepient lished. Failure of these private ; Postal authorities explained that individuals outside the postal ad­ all mail is sent to foreign countries ministration. to acquaint themselves under the Universal Postal'Union with the provisions of the Interna­ Convention, an international agree­ tional Postal Regulations Is the ment of long standing. Briefly, the cause of the delay. ..." Convention provides for all cquntiies to handle each other's mail. However, since the mail'is ad­ dressed care/of a shipping cbmpany agent, the legal obligation to forward"'m^l ehds right there. From then on it is up to the agent. As Seafarers well know, some of WlLMINdTON. UiaUl. . 805 Marine Ave. SIU, A&G District them are not anxious to go out of Reed .Humphries. Agent..Terminal 4-2874 their way for the sake of deliver­ BA1.TIMORE laie E. Baltimore St. HEADQUARTERS.... 675 4tb Ave.. Bklyn. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 SECRETARY-TREASURER ing mail. Paul HaU J BOSTON 876 State St. ' The one thing the SIU can do, James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 8-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS and has been doing all along, is to HOUSTON C. Simmons, Joint 4208 Canal St. J. Algina, Deck W. Hall. Joint bring the issue up with shipping A. Michelet. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 J. Volplan. Eng. E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint companies , whenever complaints LAKE CHARLES, La...... 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent BEmlock 6-5744 aire received about mail delays. SUP MOBILE . .'1 South Lawrence St. Here in part, is what Brooklyn Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 8-1754 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. postmaster, Edward J. Quigley, had Phone 5-8777 NEW ORLEANS 823 Bienville St. to say on the subject: ..811 SW Clay St. Lindsey WUliama. Agent Tulane 8626 PORTLAND CApital 3-4336 "My attention has been called NEW YORK B7» 4tb Ave., Brooklyn RICHMOND. CALIF. .810 Macdonald Ave. HYacinth 0-6600 tp the fact that your members are BEacon 2-0925 (...127-129 Bank St. SAN FRANasCO .450 Harrison St. complaining concerning late deliv­ NORFOLK Douglas 2-8363 MAdison 2-9834 er of mail ... in a foi'eign port Ben Reea. Agent .....2505 1st Ave. PHILADELPHIA ....i337 Market St. SEATTLE . it should be noted that the in- 8. Main 0290 CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 60S Marine Ave. clidence of late delivery to point PUERTA de TIERHA, PR Pelayo 51—La f WILMINGTON Terminal 4-3131 Phone 2-5996 of original address of your mem- Sal Col)a. Agent NEW YORK .675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn biers, that is, care of vessel or ship­ SAN FRANCISCO .....450 Harrison St HYacinth 9-6165 Leon Johnson. Agent Douglas 2-5475 ping company in a foreign port, is Marty BrelthoS.'West Coast Representative Canadian District rare. The Post Office responsibil­ SAVANNAH 8 Abercom St HoUls St. ity for seamen's mail ends with the E. B. McAuley. Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 HAUFAEk N.8,........; 188V4 Phone: 3-8911 delivery to the foreign port. SEATTLE 8505 Tat A««. MONTREAL.......AM 8L James St. West iOliott 4334 PLateau 8161 '"ibe cause of delay is attribut- Jeff cmetto. Agent TAMPA. ..X809-18U.N- FrahlOin St. FORI-WILLIAM......... 130 Simpson St. able to the handling after delivery Tom Banning. Agent Phone 8-13^ Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PHOtO DIRECrORY OF SIU BRANCHES PORT COLBORNB Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC ei7Vi Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS ... 304.Charlotte St. Phone'6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebeo 20 Elgin SL Phone: 545 THOROLO. Ontario 88 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 8^ St. Pierre St. Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN .i .8S Germain St. NB Phone; 8-5839 Great Lakes District ALPENA..; .1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713;j BUFFALO. NY. 180 Main St Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE . Phone: Main 14>147 DETROIT .....1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone; Woodward 1-6857 OULUTH 531 W; Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CUMiAGO 3261 B. 82nd St ~ Phone: Essen S-3416 U0m/25 « Oe4M//A/05 -r1 ave WetldvitiedW your �1 fel#lfi®f]''.:QF^ For Eiecfion of 1957-1958 Officers Seafarers Inlemalianal Union of North America ATLAimC & GULF DISTRICT VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, I9S6 THROUGH DECEMBER 31st/l9S« ° INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS—^Ib order to voto for a condidate, mark a cross (X) in voting square to the left of name. If 70U vote for more candidates for ofHce than specified herein your vote for such office will be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY hffiMBBR WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFFICE Do not use o lead pendl in marking the bqllol. Ballots marked vdlh lend pencil will not be counted. 1 MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL • SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One I • Paul Hall. H-2_ DECK— _ ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER ^ Vote for One ^ 2 • Tosepi^gina. A-j_ ENGINEASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote for One 31 • Walter (Rusty) Beyeler, B-91 32 • Steve (Blackie) Coirdullo. C-1 TAMPA JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One 52 • A. H. Anderson. A-II 53 • Belarmino (Benny) Gonzol^ G-4 54 a Hugh C. RondaU. R-248 " PHILADELPHIA JOINT PATROLMAN !»Vote for One 33 • John HetzeU. H-6 34 • WUUctm J. Shbth. S-60 MOBILE AGENT Vote for One Col Tanner, T-1 55 3 • Claude Simmons, S-1 STEWARDASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER Vote for One (BALTIMORE AGENT Vote for One 35 • WiUiqm (Curly) Rents. R-274 36 • Earl (Bull) Sheppard, S-2 ; MOBILB JOINT PATROLMAN i Vole for Three 58 O 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 4 • Edward (Eddie) Mooney. M-7 JOINT— _ ASSISTANT" SECRETARY-TREASURER Voto for Thred S • WtlUam HaU. H-272 "6 • Sobert Matthews. M-1 7~•"Tfoseph Volpian, V-1 L9. .10 • Eugene Dakln, D-9 "lljP Jac^arrand. F-69 I2 •"^omas Flenung. F-241 Y3Ti~Wmiam (Leo) McCarthy. M-269 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN . Vote for Seven 14 O TS • Y6~a 17 • 18 • 19 • Theodore (Ted) Babkowaki. B-1 Frank Boss, B-4 " Leopold (Leo) Bruce. B-158 John Cabral. C-20Q Malcolm M. Cross. C4^ Louis (Lou) Goffin. G-7 20 •_ Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 '21' • "Howard Guinier, G-3 22 • 'Richard (Mike) May, M-872 23 • James Purceli. P-17 24 • Charles Scofield. S-1B6 25 • Charles Stombul. Sr578 26 • Freddie Stewart, S-8 27 • Joseph Teicher, T-132 28 • Keith Terpe, T-3 29 • C. A. (Chuck) Welch. W-35I 30 • Alan (Honest Al) Whitmer. W-316 • • • • • • • Rex E. Dickey. D-6 Eli Hanover, H-313 John Risbeck. R-207 Flaye (Al) Stansbury. S-22 Rowland WiUiams; W-362 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote for One 61 • Lindsey J. WiUiamTwT NORFOLK. AGENT Vote for One 42 • Ben Rees. R-2 43 • Van Whitney. W-11 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three / 62 • Thonias (Tom) Gould. G-267 ^ . 63 • C. J. (Buck) Stephens. S4 64 • Charles M. (Whitey) Tannehlll. f-5 NORFOLK JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One 44 • Adelbert (Al) Arnold. A-147 45 • James A. Bullock, B-7 46 • Charles V. Majette. M-194 .."W HOUSTON AGENT Vote for One i 65 p A. (Frenchy) Michelet. M-14 •~~W SAVANNAH AGENT: Vote tor One, 47 • E. B. (Mac) McAuley. M-2Q HOUSTON JOINT PATR0LMAN\ Vote for One 66 67 68 69 70 SAVANNAH JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One 48 • Nevin E. Ellis. E-70 TAIdPA AGENT Vote for One - iiS James Sheehan, S-3 BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One ife 37 38 39 40 41 BOSTON AGENT Vote for One .9 • James E. Sweeney. S-8 • ;• BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three Harold J. Fischer, F-1 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leon M. Kyaer, K-2S9 WiUidm J. Morris. M4~ William R. Stone.'S-BiV' 49 • Thomas (Tom) Banning. B-I2 50 • James Dawson. D-82 51 • Glenious (Glenn) Lawson, ••"'r V" 0 • • O 0 Janies L. Men. A-90 Ralph B. (Hoss) Groseclose, G-63 Charles KImbaU. K-2 """ Charles (Danny) Merrill. M-442 William (BiU) MitcheU, M-22 ! SAN.FRANCI5CO AGENf^ Vote for One • 71 • Martin (Marty) Brelthoff. B-2 72 • A. W. (Andy) Gowder, &352~ �—- —^— •— . — *» *?<•..«.-'< ' •' "/ - •• • >- -.' :• • --•••- '•- •• •"•••••: • - — •••.—••r- —• "• • . - -^ . '/;i-».-"••.'rf.,'--'-:-^.,;" ••^;^^ ^ ••• •-^. •;'--:*r:;^^t1h WAFARERS* U>6 ICIAi ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTE R NATIO N AL U NIO N • ATLANTIC ANO GULF DISTRICT • AFL • I-:-';- .' r." . As provided in the constitdtion of the SiUr Atlantic & the fbnbwlrig iiieh'have hem selves for union offices^ and have sub- miited therequired credenjlials. A brief biography of each candic^ate with his. Union experience appears on ^ese pages to acquaint members with their backgrounds. Secret voting on the candidates will get underway November 1 and run until December 31. A sample ballot appears on the back page. Candidates For 1957-1958 A&G Posts • ky'.. • For: Seerotary— Treasurer ' (Vote For One) PAUL HALL-=No. H-l: Original member of SIU. Holds all strike clearances. Active in all Union or­ ganizing since earliest days Elected secretarytreasurer 1948: Reelected every year sin c e. Served on all SIU negotiating committees since 1948. Helped initiate Welfare, Va^ cation Plans. Participated in drive for SIU seniority hiring system to save Union hiring hall, and In^ght which broke Communist hold on Canadian waterfront. Sailed in all war zones during second World War. ^BALLOT No. 1 For: Deck Ass't Serreiary-Treas. (Vote For One) JOE ALGINA- •No. A-1: Transferred to SIU from old AFL Seamen's Union when SIU was formed. Sailed actively in WW II before becoming Union organizer. Served as NY deck patrolman, acting port agent, before being elected NY port agent 1948, 1949 and 1950. Elected hq representative for 1951 and 1952; asst. secretary-treasurer for '53-'56. Participated in 1948 Gen­ eral, Wall Street and Isthmian Strikes. Union negotiating com­ mittee member for past ten shears. • ^BALLOT No. 2 For: Eng. Ass'f Seerefary-Treas. (Vote For One) through war. Appointed NY pa­ trolman, Feb., 1945. Elected Tampa agent for 1948 through 194S. Re­ signed July; 1948, and shipped until Nov., 1949. Elected NY en­ gine patrolman for 1951,- 1952; elected assistant secretary-treas­ urer for 1953-1954, 1955-'58. -BALLOT No. 8 For: Sid. Ass'f Secretary-Treas. (Vote For One) EDWARD X. MOONEY — No. M-7: Joined SIU in 1945. Served as ship's delegate or steward dele­ gate on majority of ships. Member of Food and Housing Commit­ tee for 1946 Gen­ eral Strike. As­ sisted SIU during the. Canadian beef, and represented Union in various beefs in Puerto Rico. Actively participated in Wall Street Strike. Appointed New York patrolman'1952. Elected New York ioint patrolman 1933-'54. Elected steward assistant secretary-treas­ urer 195S-'58. ^BALLOT No. 4 For: If. Ass't Serretary-Treas. (Vote For Three) oo cy WILLIAM HALL—No. H-272: Joined the SIU A&G District in 1944, in the Port of New York. Served actively in many of the Union's major strikes and beefs, including the 1946 ' General Strike, the 1947 Isthmian Strike, the Wall Street Strike, and the Canadian beef. Was elected deck delegate and ship's delegate on most of the ships 'he sailed. Holds clearances for all Union actions... Elected as­ sistant secretary - treasurer for 1953-'54. Reelected 1955-:56. —BALLOT No. 5 it $1 CLAUDE (Sonny) SIMMONS — ROBERT MATTHEWS—No. MNo; S-1: Member 1: Joined SlU of old ISU in when it was char­ 1935, then worked tered. Served as with US light­ patrolman and house dept. until port agent in joining SIU in Mobile and later 1939. Sailed until as port agent in Angus t, 1941, Jacksonville and when appointed S a n Francisco. Tampa patroiAssigned in 1946 inan..^vSb :-v as hq r^pp. again,' August, 1942^' Wd reseritative. Served on every Un- ion'. negotiating committee from 1948-1954. Elected assistant secre­ tary-treasurer 1948, 1949 and 1950, hq representative for' 19j|l and 1952. Elected asst. secretary-treas­ urer 1953-'54, 1955-'56. Partici­ pated in all SIU shrikes and beefs. Also served as joint patrolman In New York in 1943. He has been a member of the SIU since 1938. Has played an active role in all Union activities. Holds clearancies for all SIU beefs. involved: Has been deck delegate or ship's delegate on many ships since he began sailing with the SIU. ^BALLOT No. 12 -BALLOT No. 9 WILLIAM (Leo) MCCARTHY— M-26g: Sails in the deck depart­ ment as bosun and AB. Joined the SIU in the Port of New York in 1941. Sailed right through World War H in all war zones. Served as picket captain in Boston during the 1948 strike. Has been elected deck delegate or ship's delegate by his shipmates on most ships he's sailed. Has shipped out of most East Coast ports but has been ship­ ping from Baltimore for the last six years. Has strike-clear record. ——BALLOT No. 8 * * * For: Bosfon Joint Patrolman JOSEPH H. VOLPIAN—No.T-1: Started sailing in 1922. Active in maritime labor (Vote For One) many years be­ fore joining SIU in 1940 in New Orleans. Served GENE DAKIN—No. D-9: Was a as NY engine member of the patrolman from old ISU and is a 1943 to 1947. charter member While patrolman of the SIU. Holds served as special services repre­ clearances for all sentative in charge of membership the SIU strikes problems. Elected assistant secre­ and beefs. Has tary-treasurer 1948, 1949, 1950, sailed in all un­ 1953-'54, '55-'58. Elected hq repre­ licensed ratings sentative in 1951 and 1952. Has in the deck de­ strike-clear record for all SIU partment. Ap­ strikes and beefs. pointed patrolman and dispatcher -BALLOT No. 7 in the Port of Boston from Jime, 1945, to March, 1948. Resigned and returned to sea until June, 1949. Served as Boston patrolmandispatcher to July, 1951 and for brief periods during '53, '54, '55 and'56. ^BALLOT No. 16 For: Boston Agent (Vote For One) 4" JAMES SHEEHAN —No. Member of SIU since beginning. Served as organ­ izer in Gulf dur­ ing 193 8 and 1939. Elected to Union office in 1944 and to vari­ ous Union posts since, including NY deck patrol­ man, 1947 and, 1948, and Philadel­ phia agent, 1949. Returned to sea in 1950 and sailed to July, 1951, when appointed Boston agent to replace resigning official. Has sailed since 1924 as AB and bosun. Holds clearances for all SIU strikes. Elected Boston agent for 1952, 1953-'54, '55-'56. -BALLOT No. 8 4) 4 t JAMES E. SWEENEY—NOf S-8: Is Boston joint patrolman at present. Has been appointed and reelected to this post fot nine consecutive terms with the excep­ tion of a brief lapse in 1948-49 while at sea, Fhrst went to work for the-Union in 1941. f Directed General Stril^ acHs tivities in 1948 in PorUand Me. ^ JOHN FARRAND —No. F-69: Joined the SIU in the Port of Boston in 1946. Has been sailing actively since then in the en­ gine department. Was active in Isthmian c a mpaign aboard SS Cape Sandy and helped sign up entire ship for SIU. Was ship's delegate for full year on SS Anne Marie after being sev­ eral times reelected by entire crew. Has been ship's, delegate and en­ gine department delegate on nu­ merous ship's he,'s sailed. Has clear record in all Union beefs and job actions. BALLOT No. 11 3; ^ 4 THOMAS FLEMING-:-No. F-241: .Has been going to sea since 1929. Joined the SIU in the Port of Boston in 1943 and generaily ships from that port. Sailed all types of ships during W o r.l d War II to all war zones. Served as chairman of the Housing Compiittee in Boston dur­ ing the' 1946 General Strike. Holds a clear .record on all strikes and beefii in which file SIU has been 4 4 4 .iM 4 •4 'Wfl BALLOT No. 13 •-•I For: New York Joint Patrolman •-.•24 (Vote For Seven) OO TEDDY BABKOWSKI—No. B-1: Joined SIU in 1941 and sailed in all combat zones during WW II. Was volunteer or­ ganizer in Isth­ mian drive and various tanker drives. Served on New York Isth­ mian Strike com­ mittee. Active in 1946 Strike, Coos. Bay and shipyard beefs. Served on Baltimore committees aiding ship­ yard and telephone workers. . Elected joint patrolman in New York for 1949 and NY engine pa­ trolman lor years 1950, 1951, 1952, '53-'54, '55-'56. ^ 4 BALLOT No. 14 4 4 FRANK ROSE-No. B-4: Joined SIU in Baltimore in 1944. Active in ali major Un-ion beefs includ­ ing 1946 General Strike, Wall Street Strike, Coos Bay beef and other actions. Was organizer in Union's success­ ful campaign against -Cities Serv­ ice, and in other post-war organiz­ ing drives. Served in various other capacities at headquarters in­ cluding acting patrolman. Elected New York joint patrolman for '55'56. Sails in engine department as chief electrician.' -BALLOT No. ^ J : im •r' �0 /- Sappleiaentary—^Pa^e Two SEAFARERS Ooteber 12. 19M LOG HOWARD GUmiER —No. G-3: sailed for many years In engine for Wall Street itrlkerfi Frequent, whllo on tht beach. Is currentljr contributor of stories and picturbs AB and deck delegate aboard tht ' Joined SIU at Its department. Sandcaptaln In Venezuela. ^BALLOT No. 25 to SEAFARERS LOG. start. Served as BALLOT No. 8« organizer in vari­ 4) 4 41 -BALLOT No. SO FREDDIE STEWART—No. S-8: ous drives from Was volunteer or­ 1938 to 1941. Rep­ ganizer for SIU resented Union when it was before National founded. Partic­ Defense Media­ ipated in all ma­ tion Board on (Vote For One) jor strikes in­ contract dispute (Vote For One) cluding bonus in 1941. Served strike. Isthmian, as chairman of headquarters Bonus 1946 General Strike committee. Was chairman of Strike and other NY branch food and housing com­ WILLIAM (Curly) RENTZ—No. actions. Was lead­ WALTER (Rusty) BEYELER — mittee for the 1946 General Strike R-^74: Helped or­ Secured 3,000 berths for members er of direct action to secure milk, No. B-81: Joined ganize SIU in during strike. Elected steward good provisions and decent ship­ the SIU A&G Gulf in- early patrolman in NY every year from board conditions for all Seafarers. District in 1942 days. Was severe­ Served as steward patrolman in 1946 to the present. and sailed as ly injured and bosun or AB laid ^up for two ^BALLOT No. 21 NY in 1947 and joint patrolman in 1948 and 1949. Elected steward BALLOT No. 16 throughout the years as a result war in every war 3) of organizing ac­ RICHARD MAY—No. M-872 patrolman for all years since 1950. Assisted in drawing up many of the zone. Was active JOHN CABBAL: No. C-200: Has been sailing tivity. Returned^ Union's past contracts. in the 1946 Gen­ Joined the SIU in to sea In 1942. SIU since 1943. eral Strike and New York in Active in Isth­ Holds both deck -BALLOT No. 26 the 1947 Isthmian mian organizing campaign and in 1943. Ships in and engine rat­ the deck depart­ ings and has JOSEPH TEICHER—No. T-132: Strike, and holds clearances, for 1947 Isthmian strike., In charge of all SIU strikes and beefs since he activities, port of Baltimore, during ment. Has been shipped in both Became SIU joined. Has served on every type 1946 General Strike. Was elected active in all departments. Has member in the of ship under SIU contract. Sailed agent Port of Baltimore four times beefs on behalf been departmen­ Port of New to Korea during Korean War. Has running, for 1947, 1948, 1949 and of the SIU, in­ tal delegate on York in April, served on various membership 1950. cluding the Isth­ various occasions 1951. Sails in the committees ashore, and has also mian Strike, Wall ^BALLOT No. 3i in deck and en­ deck department. served as department or ship's dele­ Street Strike and iiM gine departments. Served on vari­ Previously 4 4 4 gate on a number of SIU ves­ numerous other actions where the ous port conimittees in Baltimore had served in or­ EARL (Bull) SHEPPARD—No. Ssels.. SIU assisted other unions. Was Participated in New York Mari­ ganizational ca­ 2: One of SIU's ^BALLOT No. 31 original members. picket captain during 1946 General time Trades Council beef and pacity on board Strike. Also participated in vari­ served on picketline for SIU affil­ C i t i e,s Service Active in P&O 4 4 4 ous postwar SIU organizing drives. iate in Baltimore. Sailed on SS ships during drive. Took active strike and other A. (Blackie) CARDULLO — No.Has been deck delegate or ship's Evestar until vessel was organized part in many SIU beefs of the past early Union ac­ delegate on most of the ships he's Has clearance for all strikes since few years. Served as ship's dele­ C-1: Since join­ tions. Directed joining Union. Now shipping en­ gate or department delegate on ing the SIU he sailed. field work in ^BALLOT. No. 17 gine department. practically every ship he has sailed has been active in Isthmian organiz­ all Union strikes a. i, BALLOT No. 22 on except when he was bosun.ing drive. Par­ and beefs. Was MALCOLM CROSS—No. C 443: ticipated in Great BALLOT No. 27 Marcus Hook Joined the SIU JAMES PURCELL—No. P-17: Lakes organizing. if if • agent until that in the Port of Has been going Directed NY waterfront activities KEITH TERPE—No. T-3: SaUed hall was closed. New York in to sea since 1919 in 1946 General Strike. Appointed throughout World Served as patrol­ 1944. SaUs in the and has always New Orleans port agent in 1947. War II on West man in Philadel­ deck department. been a union Elected New Orleans agent for C o a s t . in both phia, as West P.articipated in man down deck and steward Coast representative and as NY hq 1948, 1949, 1950. Elected assistant Isthmian organiz­ through all those d e p a r t m ents. representative. During war sailed secretarjfc-treasurer for 1951. Ap­ ing drive which years. Joined the Joined the SIU in all combat zones. Has clearances pointed Baltimore agent in~ 1951. brought this fleet SIU in 1943 in in 1 9 4 9. Was for all Union acticfns. Active par­ Elected Baltimore agent from 1952 into SIU fold. Boston and sailed headquarters or­ ticipant in Isthmian organizing and to present. Has strike clear throughout BALLOT No. 36 ganizer during strike. Elected Philadelphia agent record on aU major beefs the World War II 1949-51, active in for every year since 1950. Active Union has had since he joined up. Participated in all beefs and other winning success­ Has served as ship's and depart­ Union actions. Was elected New ful Cities Service drive. Aiso in Phila. port affairs. ment delegate on many SIU ves­ York engine patrplman four times served as acting port agent in BALLOT No. 32 sels. Has often assisted Union running, from 1946 through 1949 Lake Charles during 1950-51. agents in West Coast ports when Has participated in Union contract Helped organize several other help was needed. negotiations as engine department non-union companies. Was New (Vote For Three) BALLOT No. 18 representative and has aided in York patrolman, contract negoti­ contract clarificatipns and in writ­ ator and headquarters representa­ it ing up Union agreements. tive 1951-52. Elected NY joint pa­ LOUIS GOFFIN — No. G-7: REX E. DICKEY — No. D-6t BALLOT No. 23 trolman 1955-'56. (Vote For One) Transferred into Elected deck pa­ BALLOT No. 28 SIU from old trolman for the CHARLES SCOFIELD—No. S4) 4» 14!' A F L Seamen's Port of Balti­ 186—Joined SIU, C. A. (Chuck) WELCH—No. WUnion in 19 3 9. more for ten A&G District, in Participated ac­ JOHN HETZELL—No. H-6: Has terms from 1938351: Became SIU 1941 in Port of tively in 19 41 member in April, been a book mem­ 48. Sailed active­ Norfblk,, Va. bonus beef, 1946 ber of the SIU 1943. Sailed all ly on a leave of Sailed actively General Strike during World since 1947. Has absence in the throughout and Isthmian served as ship's War II and Ko­ war years, 1942World War II, Strike. Served delegate and de­ rean War. Active 43. ^Served' as entering most Union as patrol­ partmental dele­ in 1946 General patrolman-organ­ man and agent in Philadelphia and combat zones at gate on « many Strike in Phila­ izer during the Isthmian drive and Jacksonville and as assistant sec­ one time or an­ ships. Has taken delphia. Served returned to this position on ap­ retary-treasurer. Elected deck pa­ other. Was a an active part in in Isthmian, or­ pointment in May, 1952. Was ac­ trolman in NY for every year from member of the Savannah strike ganizing aboard Union beefs on tive in the 1946 General' Strike< 1947 through 1952. Elected NY comlnittee during the 1946 Gen­ Nicaragua Victory. Helped organ­ the West Coast, Sailed consistently as AB between eral Strike. Has been elected en­ joint patrolman fpr '53-'54: NY Commercial Telegraphers 1948 and 1952. Elected Baltimore ize various tramp operators in sub­ the deck patrolman, '55-'56. Partici­ gine delegate and ship's delegate sequent Union -organizing drives. Union strike, the Isthmian beef Joint Patrolman, 1955-'56. Has pated in contract talks. Has all by his shipmates on many SIU ves­ Has been engine delegate, ship's on behalf of the AFL Marine Engi­ been cleared in all of the Union's sels he has sailed on. Has full delegate on numerous ships and neers and the Operating Engineers' clearances. strikes since he.jointed. BALLOT No. 19 clearances for all strikes and beefs served on shoreside committees as strike in 1952. Was appointed joint ^BALLOT No. 37 engaged in by the Union in the 15 well. Sails regularly in engine patrolman in Philadelphia in 1951. t i years since he joined up. W. PAUL GONSORCHIK —No. 4 4 4 room as oiler, deck engineer or en­ Elected Phila. joint patrolman for G-2: A&G mem­ ELf HANOVER — No. H-313; 53-'54 and for '55-'56. BALLOT No. 24 gine utility. ber since Union Joined the Sea­ ^BALLOT No. 29 if if T-BALLOT NO. 33 was founded in farers Interna­ 4" ft 4« CHARLES STAMBUL —No. S1938. Sailed stew­ tional Union on 4 4 4 ALAN (Honest Al) WHITMER— 578: Joined the ard, chief cook July 23, 1941 in N o. . W - 3 1 6 : WILLIAM J. SMITH—No. S-60: SIU in the Port and baker. Mem­ the Port of New Joined the Sea­ Joined the Sea­ of New York in ber of Union ne­ York. Sails in the farers Interna­ February, 1947. farers Interna­ gotiating commit­ deck department. tional Union in tional Union in Participated in tee, 1940 and Served on nu­ 1944 and sailed Philadelphia in Isthmian organ­ merous ships-as 1941. Assisted in SIU steadily izing campaign 1947 and has been drafting original ship's delegate active in port since then. Has on the Sea Tiger SIU constitution. Member 1941 and department im' been ship's dele­ (later Steel Adaffairs since then. Bonus Strike committee. Returned gate or deck dele­ vovate). Also Served on vari­ delegate. Participated in many to sea in 1943, then elected NY ous port com­ major Union actions and is strike participated In gate on most of dispatcher. Ser-ved as NY steward the Wall Street beef, AFL long­ mittees and as clear on all strikes. Served as dis­ the ships he has patrolman from May, 1951, until shore beef and many others in sailed on. Served as shipboard deck or ship's patcher part of 1953 and 1954 and elected Baltimore steward patrol­ which SIU was involved. Ship's editor of the Del Norte "Navigator" delegate on most of the. ships he again in 1956. Has been an active man for 1952. Elected NY steward delegate on many SIU vessels and on the Del Sud newspaper. has sailed onv^as strike clearance SIU member since joinhig more ^ ^ ~ patrolman for '53-'54 and '55-'56. where he was instrumental in lift­ Participated in 1946 General for all SIU strikes and has taken than 15 years ago. ^BALLOT No. 20 ing logs and wiping out beefs. Has Strike and helped collect funds an active part in many Union beel[s LEOPOLD (LEO) BRUCE—No. B-158: Has been SIU member since he joined in Port of New York 'in April, 1946. Took active part in numerous Union beefs and actions including 1946 General Strike, Isthmian Strike, Wail Street Strike and Val Chem beef in 1953, among others. Served as ship and department delegate on various ships, includ­ ing Alcoa Polaris, Andrew Jack­ son, Fairland, Alcoa Pointer, Edith and San Mateo Victory. Saiis regularly as cook and baker. For: Phila. Agent For: Baltimore Agent o •<;> -cv For: Baltimore Joint Patrolman For: Phila. Joint Patrolman o -o iiMii �X Aetober 12, 1956 SEAFARERS JOHN BISBECK ^ No. B-267> Joined Seafarers International Un­ ion In New York on.May 24. 1943. Active In numer­ ous strikes and beefs Including the Wall Street strike and the Baltimore ship­ yard workers strike. Participated in Union or­ ganizing drives. Has been ship's delegate and deck delegate on most of his ships. Served for a while as dispatcher in the port oi Seattle and is well-acquainted with Union procedures and activities. ^ ^BALLOT No. 39 AL STANSBUBY — No. S-22: Member of SIU since it Vas or­ ganized, joining in Port of Balti­ more. Taken ac­ tive part in all strikes and or­ ganizing drives since Union be­ gan. Sailed dur­ ing the war into most combat zones. Served SIU in ' various appointive capacities. Was often elected black gang dele­ gate on ships. Was appointed dis­ patcher for Baltimore in 1949. Was elected Baltimore engine patrol­ man for all the years from 1950 to the present. BALLOT No. 40 • 4 • BOWLAND B. WILLIAMS—No. W-362: Joined the Seafarers In­ ternational Union in the Port of New York in 1945. Ships all ratings in the deck department. Has been departm e n t delegate and ship's dele­ gate on many SIU ships represent­ ing his shipmates. Took active part in major SIU beefs and strikes since joining the Union. Also as­ sisted in beefs of other unions such as the Garment Workers in Virginia. ^BALLOT No. 41 For: Norfolk Agent ^ (Vote For One) BEN BEES—No. B-2: Joined SIU in 1938. Appoint­ ed patrolman-dis­ patcher for Nor­ folk in June, 1945. Served in that post until elected Norfolk joint patrolman for 1947. Reelect­ ed in 1948. Appointed port agent for Norfolk, March, 1948. Elected Norfolk agent at every Un­ ion election since 1949. In charge of feeding and publicity for Nor­ folk strike committee in 1946 Gen­ eral Strike. Active for strika com­ mittee in Isthmian Strike and in WaU Street beef in 1947. ^BALLOT No. 42 4 ai a> VAN WHITNEY — No. W-11: Joined the SIU in 1944. Holds Union clearances for all strikes and beefs since then. Picketed In Jacksonville, Fla., during the 1946 General Strike, and was an or­ ganizer during the Cities Services campaign'. Sailed in all ratings in the engine department. Sailed to all war zones. Took an activb part in the SUP strike of 1951.« Was ship's and department delegate on many Seatrain ships and others. Was on hq tallying committee for Balti­ more Building Fund Besolution. ^BALLOT No. 43 T For: Norfolk Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) ADELBEBT (AL) ABNOLD—No. A-147—Joined the SIU, A&G District, in 1944, in the Port of New York, and holds clearances for all strikes and beefs since that time. Has been ship's delegate on a number of differ­ ent ships, including freighters, tankers and Seatrains, and has brought in many of these vessels clear of any beefs at all. Has sail­ ed in various ratings in the deck department on all the different types of ships. ^BALLOT No. 44 LOG Sopplenentaiy—Pare Tbree For: Savannah For: Mobile For: Tampa Joint Patrolman Joint Patrolman Joint Patrolman (Vote For One) - (Vote For One) <zy NEVIN E. ELLIS—No. B-70: Is a charter mem­ ber of the SIU A&G District transferring t o the SIU when it was first organ­ ized. Sailed all during the war, visiting all of the various war zones. Served as dispatcher in the Port of Tampa in 1949 and 1950. Has been active in all SIU strikes and beefs. Elected Savannah, joint patrolman for '53'54 and '55-'56. He has been elect­ ed and has served as department and as ship's delegate on many of the ships he has sailed. -BALLOT No. 48 E. B. (Mac) McAULEY^No. M20: Member of the SIU since 1943. Sailed all zones during World War II in both steward and engine depart­ ments. Was an official SIU ob­ server during 19 4 6 Isthmian election. Was acting Savannah agent in 1946. Has been ship's del­ egate and engine delegate on numerous ships. Was patrolmandispatcher in Savannah during 1952-53. Served as headquarters organizer 1953-54. NY dispatcher 1954. NY joint patrolman 1955'56.' Now acting Savannah agent. ^BALLOT No.. 47 •i. HAROLD J. FISCHER—No. F-li in SIU since 1938. Sailed steadily in engine depart­ ment during wair until December, 1943, when ap­ pointed Mobile dispatcher. Was •drafted into US Army in 1944 and discharged in 1946. Returned to sea. Served again in Mobile as patrolman-dis­ patcher for four years from 1946 to 1950. Has clear record on all strikes. Served as SIU West Coast representative and San Francisco agent. Elected Mobile joint patrol­ man for '53-'54 and '55-'56. -BALLOT No. 52 ^BALLOT No. 56 ANDERSON-No. A-11: Joined the Sea­ farers Interna­ tional Union back in 1939 in the Port of Norfolk. Has sailed stead­ ily since then in the deck depart­ ment in World War II and after­ wards. Has been active in many of the strikes and beefs of the Union since its earliest days and holds strike clear­ ances for all Union actions from 1939 to the present. Has been act­ ing patrolman in the port of Nor­ folk in the past. t 4^ t BELARMINO (Benny) GONZA­ LEZ — No. . G-4: Joined the SIU in 1938, in Tam­ t 4) pa. Active in or­ JAMES A. BULLOCK—No. B-7: ganizing P & O (Vote For One) Joined the SIU Line and in sub­ in May of 1939, sequent P & O and has sailed Strike. Helped or­ steadily since. TOMMY BANNING—No. B-12: ganize Florida He was appoint­ East Coast CarHas been an ac­ ed patrolman-dis­ ferry in 1940. tive SIU member patcher in the Was New York dispatcher in 1946since joining the Port of Norfolk 47, steward department patrolman Union in 1938. in 1946, and has in 1948. Elected Baltimore steward Took part in the since been elect­ patrolman in 1949. Served as AFL early organizing ed to that posi­ organizer in Florida. Was patrol­ drives in various tion. Has been active in all SIU shipping compa­ man in Tampa, patrolman and dis­ strikes and beefs since he joined nies. Served for patcher in New York during 1953the Union, and holds clearances several years in 54. Eleeted Tampa joint patrol­ for all of them. During the Wall the US Army in man '55-'56. Street Strike, he served in the World War II. On returning, was capacity of area captain. He was appointed SIU representative in -BALLOT No. 53 also active in Isthmian, and Cities Puerto Rico. Worked in various 4) 4) 4) Service campaigns. capacities in headquarters hall in BALLOT No. 45 1951. Appointed joint patrolman HUGH C. RANDALL—No. R-248: 4) 3^ i* \ Was member of in the Port' of New York in 1952. CHABLES V. MAJETTE — No. Elected NY' deck patrolman for old AFL Sea­ M-194: Is a mem­ '53-'54. Elected Tampa agent, '55man's Union and ber of the Sea­ 56. joined SIU in farers Interna1938 when Union BALLOT No. 49 t i 0 n a 1 Union was first char­ from its earliest tered. Sailed 4) 4^ 4^ days, joining the throughout JAMES MABUN DAWSON— Union in 1938 in World War II. NO..D-82: Became the Port of Bal­ Has strike clear­ timore. Sailed member of . the ances for every Seafarers Intei> SIU beef from the day the Union steadily since national Union in was founded down to the present, then in the deck department as AB and bosun. 1946 in the Port 19 years in all. Has been elected Sailed all through World War II, of New York. ship's delegate or engine delegate serving as mate in the national Holds clearances on most of the ships he has sailed emergency, 1942-46. Ship's dele­ for all major on and is fully familiar with Union gate on numerous SIU ships. Union beefs such procedures and operations. Strike clear on all strikes and as General Strike beefs since the Union was founded. -BALLOT No. 54 of 1946 and Isth­ BALLOT No. 46 mian Strike, 1947. Participates ac­ tively in shipboard affairs and has been elected many times to repre­ sent his shipmates either as depart­ ment delegate or ship's delegate. Sails in deck department as AB and bosun. (Vote For One) (Vote For One) ^BALLOT No. 50 For: Savannah Agent (Vote For Three) For: Tampa Agent 4> 4^ 4> ROBERT J. JORDAN—No. J-lt Sailed since 1938 in engine depart­ ment. Was organ­ izer in Gulf area for Isthmian ships and tug­ boats from Sep­ tember, 1945 on. Served as Mobile engine patrol­ man, February, 1946. Was acting dispatcher and organizer in that port. Was elected engine patrolman in Mobile for 1947 and reelected in 1948. Elected joint patrolman in Mobile 19491952. Elected engine patrolman for '53-'54 and •55-'56. Active in all SIU beefs. ^BALLOT No. 57 4 i LEON M. KYSER—No. K-259: Was in armed forces during World War II. Joined Seafarers Inter national Union in the Port of Mobile after being dis­ charged by Un­ cle Sam. Sailed steadily since then. Has clear record and clear­ ances for all Union beefs including 1946 General Strike and 1947 Isthmian Strike. Sails steadily out of Mobile and New Orleans. Sails in the deck department with the SIU. ^BALLOT No. 58 it i> WILLIAM J. (Red) MORRIS — No. M-4: Sailed since 1939 and through World War II until appointed acting agent for Jack­ sonville in March, 1945. Was later assigned to New York and then to Norfolk as pa­ trolman. Served as acting agent in GLENIOUS (Glenn) LAWSON— CAL TANNER—No. T-1: Charter Charleston, SC. Appointed patrol­ No. L-27: Joined member of the man for Mobile in 1947. Was elect­ the Seafarers SIU since the ed deck patrolman in Mobile for very beginning. Inter national 1948, joint patrolman in '49 and Sailed actively Union, Atlantic deck patrolman for '53-'54 and during war see­ and Gulf District, '55-'56. Has clear record on all ing service in in Port of Nor­ Union beefs. most combat folk on Novem­ ^BALLOT No. 59 zones. Active in ber 4, 1944. Has 4 4« Isthmian organiz­ been active mem­ WILLIAM R. STONE —No. ing drive both ber of Union ever S-647: Joined on ship and since then, tak­ Seafarers Inter­ ing part in the Union's major ashore as organizer. Elected Mo­ national Union in bile port agent for every year strikes and other beefs as well as_ Mobile in 1942. in the Union's successful post-war since 1947. Participated in vari­ Sailed in deck organizing program. Elected many ous A&G District organizing department for times by his shipmates as ship's drives of past years. Active in all eight years and delegate as well as department SIU beefs and holds clearances then changed delegate in both deck and steward for all strikes the Union has en­ over to steward departments, having sailed in both. gaged in since it was first organ­ depart ment. ized. He now sails AB and bosun. Holds all steward — ^BiULLOT No. 61' -BALLOT No. 85 department ratings and has been ~ For: Mobile Agent '-/•m �SEjimneRS LOC- A. k p^emc^tarr—Pac* FMV. department delegate and ship's delegate many times both as a deck department member and In the steward department. At pres­ ent is ship's delegate and crew cook aboard the Alcoa passenger ship Alcoa Corsair. Has sailed regularly for Alcoa in last five years. ^BALLOT No. 6# For: N' Orleans Agent (Vote For One) O OO WILLIAMS — No. W-1: Joined SIU A & G District in January, 1942, in New Orleans. Sailed in the deck department during the war in practically every war zone. Served as Gulf area or­ ganizer during Union drive to organize Isthmian. Led drive on American Trading and Producing. Director of organ­ ization for Cities Service drive and was responsible for bringing many new companies under contract. Elected New Orleans port agent since 1930. ^BALLOT No. 61 LINDSEY For: N' Orleans Joint Patrolman (Vote For Three) TOM GOULD — No. G-267: Joined SIU in i»ort of New Or­ leans on December 23, 1942. Sailed regularly through war years. Active in Union's post-war organizing cam­ paigns at Isth­ mian and Cities Service. Took part in 1946 General Strike and other major Union beefs through the years. Elected to vari­ ous rank and file committees. Served as welfare services repre­ sentative, dispatcher and patrol­ man in New York. Also served as joint patrolman in Seattle. Elected NY deck patrolman, 1955-'56. ^BALLOT No. 62 4> C. J. (Buck) STEPHENS—No. S4: One of early members of SIU, joining in De­ cember, 1938. Active in 1939 Isthmian Strike, 1939 Bonus Strike, 1946 General Strike and 1947 Isthmian Strike when company was signed. Served A&G District in many capacities from dispatcher to agent in New Orleans. Sailed in all combat ~ zones during WW II. Elected New Orleans engine patrolman since 1947. BALLOT No. 63 it iT'' it C. M. (Whitey) TANNEHILL — No. T-5: Joined the SIU, A&G District in June of 1943. Since that time he was active in the Isth-, mian organizing jirive, and also In the Cities Service organizing c a mpaign. He holds , „ , ,, clearances for all SltJ KALPH B.*GROSKCLOSK—N*. bile port agent in 1946 and was appointed patrolman and dispatch­ G-8S: Started er in 1947 in Mobile. Sailed 1948 sailing with the to 1951, then elected Galveston Seafarers joint patrolman in 1952. Reelected International Un­ ion in 1943 and joint patrolman since tMn. has .been an ae' ^BALLOT No. 68 ^ tive seaman since then with at least ten years • » * sea 11 m e. Took CHARLES (Danny) MERRILL— part in the 1946 (Vote For One) General Strike in Mobile and has No. M-442: First clearances for all other beefs. Ships started going to most of the time from Texas ports sea back in 1937. (Vote For One) and is familiar with shipping in Joined the Sea­ Interna­ ALLEN—No. A-90; that area. Has also shipped from farers tional Union in Joined the Sea­ Baltimore and Seattle. Sails in the Port of Phila­ the deck department. farers Interna­ (Erenchy) MICHELET—No. delphia in No­ tional Union in M-14: Joined the vember, 19 4 2. -BALLOT No. 67 the Pdrt of MoSeafarers Inter­ Sails in the deck bUe. Sails in the national Union in department. Has deck department. CHARLES KIMBALL—No. K-2 been elected by his shipmates as the Port of New Active in the —^Active m e m - ship's delegate and department York in 1941. 1946 strike in ber of SIU since delegate on numerous occasions Saiis in steward Galveston. Also Union was first and has many years' experience as department • and participated in organized in a working seaman. holds , all ratings 1951 Isthmian 1938. Sailed at in department. beef. Has clear record on all all times in deck Active on behalf -BALLOT No. 69 department untii of Union in many other Union actions. Has been 1944 when ap­ beefs. Participated in new head­ ship's delegate and departmental 4) 4) t pointed patrol­ quarters construction program. delegate on many occasions on man for Mobile. Served union in various capacities SIU ships. Now sailing as bosun WALTER J. (BUI) MITCHELL— Acted as West in New Orleans, Savannah, Hous­ aboard the Seatrain Texas on the —M-22: Joined Coast representative of Union in ton and New York. Was dispatcher coastwise run. the Seafarers In­ -BALLOT No. 66 San Francisco in 1945. Elected Mo­ and patrolman in New York, electternational Union in the Port of Norfolk in 1944. Started sailing in the deck depart­ ment and later in engine depart­ ment where he now sails as elec­ trician. Has clearances for all SIU I strikes and participated directly in Balloting begins Noyember 1 and runs through December 31. I a number of strikes and beefs. Has been chosen many times by his: There are 72 candidates running for 39 posts. I shipmates to serve as departmental and ship's delegate almard SIU I ships. beefs since he joined the Union. In 1948, elected Boston joint pa­ trolman. Elected joint patrolman •for Galveston '50-'51. Elected New Orleans deck patrolman for last four years. Was acting Hou­ ston port agent. ^BALLOT No. 64 For: Houston Agent ed Savannah port agent lor 195556 and is currently serving as act­ ing, port agent for the port of Houston. "t —BALLOT No. 65 For: Houston Joint Patrolman si Information Oh SIU Election Voting will be conducted in all ports. At the close of each voting day, the port polling committee will mail all ballots by registered or certified mail to the Commercial State Bank and Trust,Company in New York City. > The hank wUl keep all ballots locked in a yault for the duration of the voting as required under the SIU constitutional amendments recently voted by the membership. The headquarters tallying committee which will conduct the final tally will include representatives from Baltimore, Mobiles New Orleans and San Francisco, all rank and file members elected at mem­ bership meetings. Newly-elected officers will take over as of midnight of the dsiy they are certified as elected through membership approval of the tally committee's report. • • - i'• •V•{ 'i V For; 5. Froncisco Agent MARTY BREITHOFF—No. B-8 —Started sailing I with SIU in 1942 and sailed durI ing World War U in aU ^pmbat I zones in both en­ gine and steward depart mehts. Served on griev­ ance committee in Tampa during 1946 General Strike. Was ship­ board organizer at start of Cities Service drive in 1946. Served'as chief dispatcher. Port of New York, in 1951 and 1952. Elected NY joint patrolman 1953 to present. Currently West Coast Representa­ tive. -BALLOT No. 71 -k./ 4v r: •>;,v .••••• - iV;i (Vote For One) V- -V ~ ••!^T - -jf ^BALLOT No. 78 - -'" ••• 4^ ' 4) A. W. (Andy) GOWDER—No. G - 352; Became member of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf T)istrict in Savannah in 1944. Since that time has been ac­ tive in all Union beefs, strikes and o r'g a n i z ation drives. Partici­ pated in 1946 General Strike and I in Isthmian oifganizing drive and Isthmian Strike. SeiYed on nu­ merous committees in the Union's branches. Elected delegate, chair­ man and recording secretary on many SIU ships. Sailed during ll^rld War 11 and Kprepn War. -BALLOT Bo. 78 '1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 12, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SCORED TOP PACT GAINS: WIN 7.1% PAY RAISE BOOST VACATION, WELFARE BENEFITS 1 DEAD, 11 HURT IN CORSAIR FIRE HEALTH CENTER PLAN SET; TO BE LARSEN MEMORIAL SIU AGENTS CPONFERENCE REPORT PAY RAISE WON, LIMIT LOGGINS CALL NY LONGSHOREMEN’S BALLOR ON OCTOBER 17 SUP PICKETS FORCE RUNAWAY TO SIGN SERIES FEVER HITS NY; JOBS GOOD TOO HOSPITAL SURGICAL AID BOOSTED; PARENTS HELPED COAL GROUP GETS OKAY ON LIBERTYS CO’S REQUEST 88-SHIP BREAKOUT SIU SEEK LA. RULING ON UNEMPLOYMENT PAY ISTHMIAN WILL ASK FOR US SUBSIDY LOGS ABANDONED, DORIA SKIPPER SAYS C-SS GOING INTO YARDS FOR STRAPS SHIP’S PACT COVERS SALVAGED BOAT P-A ADDS 4TH ‘PIGGYBACK’ SHIP CO. AGENT AT FAULT ON MAIL, PO DECLARES CANDIDATES FOR 1957-1958 A&G POSTS 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 10/12/1956 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. XVIII, No. 21 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/898ec939e7e769cda1c3441684a757ac.PDF 40801cc600241be9fe76f005d2f574b3 PDF Text Text SEAFARmS AWARDtD riaST PRIZE • QSNMRAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • laSS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP Oct. 26 1956 AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-Cio"^ 1ANKER GO'S SIGN m PW PACKAGE Story On Page 3 5 Hurf In Gov't Camp Explosion Story On Page 2 First Roll-On Service, Just signed to SIU contract, TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc.", will launch the first true "roll on-roll off" US flag , shipping service next month, when Seafarers man a converted LSD, the Carib Queen. The ship will haul loaded truck trailers be­ tween Jacksonville, Fla., and the Carib­ bean islands. At left, photo shows TMT trailer-truck coming off one of the con­ verted LST's now Tjeing used in the op­ eration. The LSTs are towed by deepsea tugs to the Islands, but the Carib Queen, and a sister ship to follow, will be selfpropelled. SIU men will man one of the tugs next week. (Story on Page 3.) REVISED SUMMARY: SIU Welfare Plan Benefits ¥ For Seafarers & SIU Families . SIU Marks 18th Birthday ... Stone Street A'Memory Setting the pace in the maritime industry today, as It nears 18th birthday on Nov. 1, SIU has come a long way from the days of the Stone Street hall (above) in NY, early in World War 11. (Story on Page 4.) (See Centerfold) .,.V . • . , • �Page Twe SEAFARERS October t9, lt5f LOG ILA Admits Plot To Rule SlU HACKENSACK, NJ—ILA President Wflliam Bradley and attorney Benjamin Sterling have admitted, under oath, delivery of large cash contributions to Ray White, former SlU Tampa port agent, and Bill Higgs, expelled member of the SIU, in efforts to unseat SIU Secre­ tary-Treasurer Paul Hall in the 1954 SIU elections. Bradley and Sterling's admissions accounted for a minimum of $40,000 put up by outside interests to take over the control of the Union and run It for benefit of ILA and its allies. The testimony on funds was put into the record at White's trial in Hackensack on a charge of con­ spiracy to murder Hall. The confessed triggerman in the case, James Cobb, is already serving a sevenyear sentence in this case. White himself was ac­ quitted last week after the jury deliberated for al­ most ten hours. Cobb was the chief prosecution witness in the case, declaring that White offered him $15,000 to shotgun Hall in his Montvale, New Jersey, .home. Cobb was later arrested while cruising around Hall's home, fully armed. Sterling, in his testimony, said he had delivered $27,000 to White at a New York hotel to which he was driven by ILA president Bradley, 'in turn, Brad­ ley said that during the period between October 1 and December 23, 1954, he met White on several oc­ casions in Tampa, Jacksonville, and at the Governor Clinton Hotel in New York. He said he arranged In the neighborhood of $40,000 in contributions to help defeat Hall. Some of the funds came from the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association under a "mutual aid" pact with the ILA. Among those receiving the payments, Bradley said, was Tommy Hodges, also known as Carmine Priore, who got $3,000. Priore and Edward Taffe are still awaiting trial on the consiracy charges as go-be­ tweens in the murder conspiracy. Another $10,000, Bradley said, was given to Wil­ liam Higgs, who had been expelled from the SIU for aiding the International -Longshoremen's Associa­ tion after it was ousted from the American Federa­ tion of Labor. There were no restrictions on any of this money, Bradley said, and he never got an accounting of the funds, although one of the con­ tributions was his own personal check for $6,000. Bradley was also questioned about the use of his airline credit card. At the time of Cobb's trial, the confessed trlggerriian said that he had traveled to New York on Bradley's card. The ILA President said he had given the card to White and his allies for use in his election campaign. White was overwhelmingly defeated by Hall in the election, garnering a bare 266 votes despite a heavy broadside of campaign material to the ships and the ports. Another CS Tanker Explodes; Five Injured On Gov't Camp LAKE CHARLES, La.—Five Seafarers were injured, three of them seriously, when an explosion ripped the Cities Service tanker Government Camp at the refinery pier here. The explosion took place in No. 3 tank, ironically enough, as the Seafarers were loading dry ice into the empty tank as*a safety measure. Damage to the vessel has been estimated at $500,000. The ship left imder its own steam for a Beaumont, Texas, yard the fol­ lowing day. The following are the names and condition of the injured: Joe Wallace, AB, of Norfolk, Va., fractured heel and burns. Now In Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Harvey Trawick, AB, Mobile, Alabama, the most seriously injui'ed. Trawick suffered 2nd degree burns on the face and neck, 2nd and 3rd degree burns on the liands and arms and possible fractures of the ribs and right leg. He Is in Memorial Hospital. William Owens, AB maintenance, of Warwick, Va., fracture of both heels, fracture of left foot and 2nd degree bums. He is in St. Patrick's Hospital. Manuel Sanchez, AB, of New Orleans, released from hospital after treatment for shock and bums. Now in USPHS hospital, Staten Island, for further check-up. J. B. Thomasson, AB., of Mobile, Ala., released from hospital after treatment for shock and bums. Ever since the Salem Maritime disaster last January in which 21 men were killed, all Cities Service tankers carrying kerosene have dry Wallace Trawick ice placed in the tanks as a precau­ tionary measure. The C02 emitted by the dry ice Is supposed to stabil­ ize the kerosene. Thrown Into Water According to Sanchez, the five men were loading the dry ice into the empty tank. Sanchez was on the dock when the explosion came, but its violence was such that he was thrown into the water. Trawick was blown off the ship Into the water between the dock and the hull and the others were blown Sanchez Thomassen Into the air, accounting for the in­ juries. The tank in question had been carrying gasoline on the previous trip, raising the question at to whether or not it was gas free at the time the C02 ice was being loaded. While nowhere near as severe as the Salem Maritime explosion, the blast on the Government Camp raises anew the question of proper handling of tankers while loading and unloading volatile oil cargoes. White Backed BylLAFumk. f?. Btadhy. MMCspt. . itet •! tkt •tenwHwel Vtmg- iheremfn'a AsMcistioii, («*Ufic4l jFMtsrdsy. at the murder •piracy trial af Raymond White I that hia union contribute about I •40,000 toward Whitc'i rampaien lo acted aa to win Paul ilall'a post as aacretary-traaaurcr af the ScafarcraJ International Union. White, hia awn unioB fought: IE vUaiftuat aurrieal. Bradtep t tho ataad at White's trud , Bcrgaa County Coart, HarhaaJ •ny achente tack, N. J. Ha eohcoM knowi White^ar a amber af years ~ aitfad opanly aupporti WhlW candidary against 111 Uan aaaily wan the eterlion; ^ ^ 'bat hel and 0^1 I vow* s'tS'lterMw'bv'l!? 'acke, . ridden • rna f »'»"al Long IViggaamaii Tretifiea Whita^ of Tampa, Pte., now car wasber, had baea cha with adroeatiiig, solicitiag It's I A.wn.. Who is I achedulert " Reproduction of stories on White trial in NY papers last week. SCHEDULE OF StU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). Tho next SIU meetings will be: October 31 November 14 November 28 December 12 December 26 -+ NY Heliport Beats Traffic Jams SF Shipping In Good Shape SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping is moving at a good pace in this port, about the same as the previous two weeks. Two ships paid off from long runs, while a thli'd, the Jean LaFitte (Waterman), signed on. The payoffs were the Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Sea Garden (Peninsular Nav). Ships in transit to the port, ac­ cording to Port Agent Leon John­ son, were the Steel Advocate, Sieel Age (Isthmian); Beauregard, Madaket, Antinuous (Waterman); Lawrence Victory (Mississippi); Cal^ax;, Ajaipar ((palmar), wd th^ Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans).. CVRRAN and ALEXANDEV I Bloomfield Ship Swap Under Way NEW YORK—The swap of Victorys and- C-2s arranged between the SIU contracted-Bloomfield Steamship Company and States Marine Line got underway last week. First ship affected was the Marie Hamll, which paid off her SIU crew last week and was turned over to her new owners. Bloomfield Is getting four C-2s for its five Victorys and will wind up with a fleet of five C-2s when the trading is completed. Still slated to go are the AUca Brown, Genevieve Peterkin, Mar­ garet Brown and Neva - West. Bloomfield already has one C-2, the Lucille Bloomfield. Two New Victorys Two other Victory ships are being acquired by SIU companies at the end of this month and'will pick up full crews here. They are presently manned by the National Maritime Union, SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Sim­ mons pointed out, "so we'll wind up ahead on the trading anyway." The boom in shipping that had been running strong here for months fell off considerably dur­ ing the past two weeks, but the decline was expected to be only temporary. In addition to the extra Vic­ torys, a number of other ships are due in from long runs this period and will probably pick up the slack. Seventeen ships were paid off, eight signed on and ten stopped off in transit during the last two weeks. SEAFARERS LOG Oct. 26, 1956 Vol. XVIII No. 22 PAUL HALL, oecretary-Xreasurer HEMEBT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISOW, Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, Editor: HERMAh ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Representative. Map of the New York City area showing flying time to major airports from the new Port Au­ thority heliport, at West 30th St., Manhattan. Giant 5-58 helicopters are used in the serv­ ice, which cuts down long rides from airports to mid-Manhattan and rail or local transit conpeptionf., SlU hall in Brooklyn is about 15 minutes away. i f Publishad biweekly at fne headquarters of tha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, At> lantic a Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32. NY. Tel HYaclnth 9-6400. Entered as second class matter at the Fost OfSca In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. 24, 1911 �^ October Z9, IfM New Tanker Wage Seale DECK DEPARTMENT Rating Bosun AB Maintenance Quartermaster Able Seaman Ordinary Seaman OS Maintenance Wag* Thre* SEAFARERS laC Old " Scale $412.09 354.37 324.79 317.87 250.99 294.30 New Increase Scale $29.26 $441.35 25.16 379.53 23.06 347.85 22.57 340.44 17.82 268.81 20.90 315.20 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Electrician '. 499.25 35.45 Chief Pumpman 432.99 30.74 2nd Pumpman/Eng. Maint,.. 432.99 30.74 2nd Pumpman/Machinist.... 432.99 30.74 Engine Utility 359.80 25.55 Oiler 317.87 22.57 Fireman-Watertender 317.87 22,57 Wiper 294.30 20.90 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward 412.09 29.26 Chief Cook 380.32 27.00 Cook and Baker 375.32 26.65 Third Cook 331.20 23.52 Messman 242.32 17.20 Utility Man 242.62 17.20 New Over­ time $2.10 2.06 2.06 2.06 1.60 1.60 534.70 463.73 463.73 463.73 385.35 340.44 340.44 315.20 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.06 2.06 2.06 1.60 441.35 407.32 401.97 354.72 259.52 259.52 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.06 1.60 1.60 SlU Completes Contract Talks; Tankship Co's Okay 7.1% Raise, Logging Cut Acting rapidly on the heels of the new dry cargo agreement, the headquarters negotiating committee has already signed up the great majority of SIU tanker companies. The new tanker agreement provides for the same wage gains per­ centagewise as the freight • cents increase is greater. (See overwhelming majority of tankagreement, 7.1 percent. But chart on this page.) ships under the SIU agreement. since the tanker ABs, fire Signing of the tanker companies The great majority of freightship Seafarers Help To Start 1st True 'Holl-On' Run Two oflMT Trailer Ferry's LSTs are ^hown at dock, one fully-loaded with trailer vans. LSTs are taken under tow between Jacksonville and the islands. Self-propelled frailer. ship, the Carib Queen, will enter service next month. Each LST handles 55 trailers and 30 automobiles. MOBILE—The SIU has the distinction of starting the first true roll-on operation under the American flag as members of the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division of the SIU are going aboard the V-4 Sombrero Key this week. The Sombrero Key is one of two V-4 tugs chartered by^^ TMT Trailer Ferry Inc. to haul The company is betting its future The 8,000-ton ship will be able to LSTs •loaded with trailer as a major dry cargo operator on carry 92 trailers, and 97 auto­ trucks between the US and Carib­ two converted LSDs, the Carib bean ports. Queen being the first to come oiit. About a month from now, A&G Seafarers will go aboard the Carib Queen, the first deep-sea trailership under the deep sea section of the Union's agreement with TMT. The Carib Queen, a Voting in the SIU elections converted Landing Ship Dock, will will get under way next Thurs­ make an initial experimental run day morning, November 1, and to Bremerhaven on behalf of the continue for a two-month pe­ Military Sea Transportation Serv­ riod. Seafarers will be able to ice. Except during World War II vote in all ports until New when Seatrains carried tanks across Year's Eve, December 31. the seas, no piggyback type ship Sample ballots and biogra­ has ever operated in transatlantic phies of the candidates ap­ service. peared in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Extra copies Actually TMT has been operating for the past three years, but its of this issue are available in LSTs have not been self-propelled. all SIU halls for the convenience Until it chartered the V-4 tugs of the voters. As provided in the SIU con­ from the Maritime Administration the company was getting haulage stitution, the ballots voted will from a commercial tug operator, be mailed each night by regis­ not under contract to a deep sea tered or certified mail to 'a bank vault in New York. union. A headquarters tallying com­ The two V-4s, Sombrero Key and mittee will be elected at the Dry Tortugas Key, now going into service, are huge deep-sea tugs, first membership meeting after 194 feet long and capable of a 12- December 31 to count the votes. knot tow. In addition, the com­ The committee will Include two representatives each from Balti­ pany recently launched a small more, Mobile, New Orleans and prototype trailership, the Seatruck Lloyd, which is going on an inter- San Francisco. island run. SIU Voting Starts Nov. 1 completes the SIU's negotiating business for the year. Dry cargo and passenger ship operators were wrapped up two weeks earlier with­ out difficulty, and the tanker op­ erators quickly fell in line. The quick agreement on the tank­ er contract, in contrast to some of the hassles of previous years, re­ flects growing optimism on tanker shipping prospects and the healthy shipping outlook for SIU compa­ nies generally. New additions to the SIU tanker fleet are expected in the near future as evidence of the tankers' growth in impor'ance. The signing was wrapped up in a hurry even though the SIU contract is superior in many respects to J,other East Coast agreements. Included in the tanker contract are the logging limitation, the pro­ vision for the return of bodies of deceased Seafarers, increases in overtime, penalty and standby pay and all the other hew clauses. Among companies which have al­ ready signed the tanker agreement are Cities Service, US Petroleum Carriers, Trafalger Steamship, Western Tankers, Pan Oceanic Nav­ igation (operators of former Atlan­ tic Refining tankships). Oil Car­ riers Joint Venture (Orion) and Pan Atlantic for its coastwise com­ bination ships. The Pan Atlantic ships pay tanker rates while carry­ ing oil. These operators represent the men, oilers and some other ratings started from a slight­ ly higher base, the dollars and mobiles as well''as 500 tons of package cargo and some tank cargo. Smaller vessels patterned after the Seatruck Lloyd are also in the planning stage. The initial charter to MSTS will be a test of the ability of a true roll-on, roll-off trailership to de­ liver goods in competition with conventional vessels. In theory at least, the Carib Queen should be able to carry 2ti times the cargo load of a C-2 in one year's time, because of its much faster turn­ around. Normally the Carib Queen will also operate in the nearby offshore trade, including South American runs. Supplied Shore Gangs In addition to manning the V-4s, the Harbor and Inland Waterways Division has supplied shore gangs for TMT in both Jacksonville and Puerto Rico. Approximately 226 men are employed in the shore gangs. The TMT system includes shoreside trucking operations in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It has about 500 trailers iff opera­ tion as well as tractors and trucks. The company has its headquarters in Miami. Logs Limit Now Applies Aboard Ship "The one for one limit on loggings fo{ missing work or watch has gone into effect on SIU ships as of October 15. Seafarers now paying off ships are < advised that the loggings limit applies to that por­ tion of the voyage taking place after the October 15 date. The SIU is currently the only union in the industry which has such a limitation. If a Seafarer has been logged more than one for one since the effective date, such loggings are in violation of the SIU agreement. The boarding patrolman should be notified immediately so that the excess log can be lifted. The specific clause of the agree­ ment covering loggings reads as follows: "Section 68. Logging. Where the master exerdkes his preroga­ tive under maritime law by logging a man for missing his regular work on watch, he shall not log the man more than 1 day for 1 day. This section shall not be deemed to prejudice the authority of the master or the requirement of obedience of the crew, described elsewhere in this contract, except a.s specifically herein provided." operators have already returned their signed contracts and the re­ mainder are expected to come in within the next few days. On the tankers, the basic wage for oilers, firemen-watertenders and ABs is $340.44, a differential of $3.71 over the freight agreement. Overtime rates are the same as in freighters, $1.60, $2.06 and ,$2.10. with entry ratings getting the low­ est rate and the great majority of crewmembers receiving $2.06. Of course, like all other Seafar­ ers, tankermen benefit from the increases in vacation pay and im­ provements in the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan benefits. Frank Bose Succumbs To Heart Attack A sudden heart attack on Sun­ day morning, October 14, proved fatal to Frank Bose, New York pa­ trolman and active veteran of many Union beefs. The 48-ycar-old Sea­ farer was stricken in his Seaford, Long Island, home and died before medical aid could be summoned. News of his death was received with disbelief by Seafarers and coworkers at h e a d q u arters. One of the hard­ est workers on the head(fuarters staff, Bose was noted for his en­ ergy and persist­ ence in handling any assignment that came his Bose way. A group of about 150 Seafarers and friends attended funeral serv­ ices which took place on Wednes­ day, October 17 at St. William of Abbot church in Seaford. Burial was at the Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, Long Island. Bose was an active SIU member virtually from the day he joined the Union in 1944 in Baltimore. He participated personally in many of the beefs the Union had in sub­ sequent years including the 1946 General Strike, the Wall Street Strike, the Coos Bay beef and oth­ ers. When the Union undertook an organizing drive at the Cities Service company, Bose worked on the organizing staff and shared the credit for bringing this company into SIU ranks after a difficult campaign. In aoldition to his organizing as- ~ signments at Cities Service and elsewhere, Bose served in various capacities at headquarters. He was elected as New York joint patrol­ man in 1955. Bose sailed in the engine department as electrician. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna Bose, and a seven-year-old son. Another child is expected in January. • 5. �SEAFARERS Pafe Four OctobeV 26, 1956 LOG Major SIU GainsMark Union's 18th Birthday Question: The port agents conference asked the membership to express opinions on the following: (a) Should fbe time of the meeting be changed from the present 7 PM hour? (b) Should the meetings be on a once-a-month basis? What do you think? Approaching the Union's 18th birthday on November 1, Seafarers can look back on another vear of pioneering progress on the part of the SIU. As in the 17 years that preceded Fdgar Anderson, AO: I figure A1 Triano, MM: Twice a month the past 12 months, the SIU has not been content to stand still but has forged ahead in new is okay, and I'm also satisfied with about 6 PM would be the best hour areas of security and benefits for working seamen. A healthy shipping outlook for Sea­ as it would allow the present enough time to farers comes as a birthday arrangements on set up the chairs the time. The pi'esent which augurs well for ion, a federal charter group. No­ ments in the Union's shoreside fa­ and get things average member vember 1 is usually taken as the cilities, culminating in the new the future. Fittingly enough, the anniversary 3'ear began and ended with a num­ ber of such new advances. In No­ vember, 1955, the Union negotiated the first industry-wide health and safety program in the field. In October, 1956, the Union broke further new ground when it wrote in the contract a limit on the mas­ ter's authority to impose loggings on Seafarers, and also brought the protection of hospital and surgical benefits to the dependent parents of Seafarers. Typical Of SIU These advances are typical of the forward-looking outlook that has ehai-acterized the SIU's opei-ations from its earliest days. It was actually on October 15, 1938, that the AFL convention is­ sued an international union char­ ter to Harry Lundeberg, secretarytreasurer of the Sailors Union of the Pacific. The SUP became the West Coast affiliate of the new international union, while the A&G District started functioning as the East Coast affiliate with a nucleus ot a few hundred members trans­ ferred from the AFL Seamen's Un­ anniversary date on this coast be­ cause that was when the A&G Dis­ trict started functioning. Fought Communist Control In its first years, the A&G Dis­ trict was concerned largely with basic pork chops and simple sur­ vival as a non-Communist union in conflict with the powerful water­ front apparatus of the Communistdominated National Maritime Union. By the time World War II be­ gan, the SIU had firmly established itself with a nucleus of major ship­ ping companies under contract. During the war it stood firmly against ever-growing Government controls over seamen. The Union's losses were heavy in wartime— over 1,200 dead, many of thenithe pioneers of the organization. But the losses , did not slow the SIU's momentum. No sooner were the guns si­ lenced than major organizing drives were launched, bringing to. heel the Isthmian Steamship Com­ pany and the Cities Service Oil Company among others. The post­ war era also saw major improve- Early Atom Ship Start Ordered; Ready In 1960 WASHINGTON—A speed-up in construction of the atom merchant ship has been ordered by President Eisenhower. The president directed the Department of Commerce and the Atomic Energy Com-* mission to proceed "as rapidly study of atomic power use in ocean as possible" on the project, transportation. for which Congress has already ap­ propriated the necessary funds. To be built jointly by the AEC and Maritime Administration, the ship will be capable pf carrying 12,000 tons of cargo and 100 pas­ sengers. It will be 595 feet long, 78 feet in the beam, draw 30 feet of wafer, and have a service speed of 21 kno's. The ship will be powered by a 20,000 HP pressurized water reac­ tor which will cost more than half of the $46V^ million limit which Congress has set for the vessel's construction. The reactor, to be built by the AEC, is expected to be completed in 39 months. Since the reactor will not be clas­ sified as secret, it will be possible for engineers and others all over the world to study it. Thus the ship will be a fioatine showcase as well as a floating laboratory for the Cei-tain to revolutionize the ship­ ping industry when it finally gets into mass production, the atomic merchant ship will have these ad­ vantages over the conventional type: • It will be able to operate on longer runs at higher sustained speeds, • It will be able to carry more cargo because of less fuel space. • It will have to spend less time in port because it will be able to operate for longer periods without refueling. , The US has been talking about construction of the vessel since the spring of 1955 but it was not un­ til this year that Congress appro­ priated the funds. The only atom-powered ships now in existence are the Nautilus, which was launched in January, 1954, and its sister submarine, the Sea Wolf. Brooklyn headquarters in 1951 and the new Baltimore hall in 1954. Other ports also got improved fa­ cilities. Pioneering in other areas includ­ ed the first industry wide vacation plan in 1951 assuring paid vaca­ tions for every Seafarer, estab­ lishment of the Welfare Plan in 1950, since greatly expanded to provide security ai.d protection for Seafarers and their families, and tlie formation of a Union-owned slopchest service in 1952. Working on that solid base, the Union has moved ahead steadily in the past 12 months. Vacation pay, which stood at $176 a year ago, has been increased twice to the present level of $260. Over $6 million has been paid out in vaca­ tion benefits, whereas seamen got next to nothing'before the SIU plan went into operation. Welfare benefits have been In­ creased and coverage expanded. Recent gains'in this area include an increase in death benefits to $4,000, removal of the 31-day limit on hospital benefits for family members and benefits for Seafar­ ers' parents. •50-50* Victory On the legislative side, the Un­ ion scored several major victories. First was its participation in the successful fight to defend the "5050" law. Then there' was the start­ ling upset of the Louisiana "right to work" law in which Seafarers played a major role. Passage of a 100 percent ship mortgage bill followed vigorous intervention in its behalf by the SIU. Under, this bill Arndld Bernstein Lines will shortly let a contract for construc­ tion of its first low-cost passenger liner. Also in this area was the Union's success in winning unemployment insurance benefits for class B and C seniority men. As a result of Union legal action in the past year, two states, Delaware and Alabama, have liberalized their interpreta­ tions of the 60-day clause of the contract. A third case is pending Ir. Louisiana. Internally, the Union made sig­ nificant headway in its shipboard feeding program and won approval for a revision of steward depart­ ment working rules to eliminate many grievances in that depart­ ment. First steps were taken to­ ward a constructive shipboard safe­ ty program with crews of all SIU ships submitting their suggestions on safety. Seafarers also voted new amendments to the constitution designed to strengthen safeguards around Union balloting. doesn't get to too many meet­ ings as it is. If meetings are only onc.e a month, things will come ^ up and special ness every two meetings will have to be called. a meeting. • 4" 4 4 Ed Derhak, 2nd cook: I think we should have meetings in the after­ noon. Anytime after the 4 PM job call would be satisfactory, so men don't have to hang around for three hours. Otherwise, I feel we need the meetings every two weeks to take care of Union business. 4 4 4 Harry Baiun, OS: I would leave the time of the meeting as it is, at 7 o'clock. How­ ever, I think the meetings should be changed to once a month. If that was done, you w o u 1 d n't have so many men missing meetings because a man would figure on being there for that par­ ticular night. ready. Once a month would be all right too, be­ cause past expe­ rience has been that there's not enough new busi­ weeks to justify 4 4 4 4 4 4 James F. Byrne, MM: The pre­ sent system of every two weeks i s satisfactory. Meetings are needed that often to take care of Union affairs. I find the 7 o'clock hour reasonable because I have time to have din­ ner before the meeting starts. It also ends early enough to do any­ thing'you want. John Abraham. AB: Meetings once a month would be better. That's often enough to take care of all the usual business. An earlier hour would be an im­ provement, say around 5 o'clock, so men d o n't have to go home and come back later for the meetings. Quick Crew Action Nips Republic Fire Two crewmembers were hospitalized with serious burns and a third was also singed when fire broke out aboard the Trafalgar tanker Republic during the early morning hours of October 7, while the ship* was in the port of Santos, after discharging oil from the Vene­ zuelan fields. Brazil. In a first-hand report of the epi­ Chief mate Joseph Sawaska and chief pumpman Lester P. McHugh both suffered first, second and third degree burns and were hos­ pitalized in Santos for an indefi­ nite period. AB Robert A. Eaton suffered third degree burns about the arms. He was bi'iefly hospital­ ized and then returned to the States. Damage Is Slight Thank to quick action by the SIU crew, damage to the- ship was con­ fined to a few charred bulkheads. She was able to proceed to Curacao after only a slight delay. She had been taking on ballast in Santos sode, chief steward Juan S. Rueda wrote to the LOG: "It v^s about 3 AM when I heard the bell ringing and when I got to the deck I saw the ship afire. The fii-st thing I did was to get the boys to get the hoses out, and they really stood their ground and fought the fire like true SIU members. It makes me very proud to be a member of a crew like this—a real SIU crew." Crewmembers who participated' in the fire-fighting were: William R. Berryhill and Luke Easter, ordi­ naries; Charles Copeman, AB; Steward Stagg, wiper; Richard Doren, bosun; Manuel L Paz, FWT;; Paul Zolubos, oiler; Ramon Perez, 3rd cook; Leonides Lopez, chief cook, and Rueda. Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts Xkclc of smokestack it ipysjor outwerd distinction of the etom-powered passenger-cargo ship which US will build. bo 595 feet long, feet in )the beafn and jiave a 2l-knot service speed. Vessel will Headquarters again vvishes to remind all Seafarers that payments of funds, for what­ ever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G repre­ sentatives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered, be sure to protect yourself by immediately bringing the mat­ ter to the attention of the sec­ retary-treasurer's office. �October Z6, 1956 Pare Fir* SEAFARERS LOG MEET THE DELEGATE P-A To Lengthen C-2s For Trailership Fleet The backbone of every SIV ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. FRANK PANETTE, FWT When it comes to being a dele­ gate Seafarer Frank Panette's ex­ perience is of pretty recent vintage. As a matter of fact, he confesses he was a bit bewildered when the job of engine delegate was first tossed into his lap. But he sank his teeth into it and by now, accord­ ing to those who've seen him in action, he handles it with dispatch. Panette started sailing with the SIU back in 1946. He had just emerged from a two year Army hitch in 1953 when he was handed the engine dele­ gate's job on the Steel Artisan because "nobody else wanted it." While he was fn servjce an en­ tirely new agree­ ment was signed, one that was vir­ tually rewritten Panett* from start to fin­ ish. "1 had to start all over again learning the agreement. I hung onto the job for a while and then turned it over to another crewmember." He firmly believes that dele­ gate's jobs should be rotated fre­ quently—not just from trip to trip but even in the middle of long off­ shore runs. "It keeps anyone from getting the idea he's a wheel," he said, and in turn, it keeps the crew from depending too heavily on any one person to represent them. A calm, level-headed personality is the most important asset any delegate can have, he thinks, more impoctant than knowing every "p" and "q" in the agreement. If there is any dispute about a clause of the agreement, he points out, the pa­ trolman can always take care of the disputed OT at the payoff. But if a delegate is constantly at log­ gerheads with the officers and his shipmates, it makes for a miserable voyage all around. A delegate, he agrees, also has to toe the line just a trifle better than the rest of his shipmates if he is to command any response. Panette ships regularly out of New York, usually on the Robin Line runs to South and East Africa. Liner runs like these, he finds, are .a lot easier on a delegate because the mates and engineers have been living with the SIU agreement a long time and know the score. The trouble comes when a new company is signed and Seafarers have to deal with officers who are unfamiliar with the contract. That's where the need for calmness and patience becomes most import­ ant on the part of delegates and other crewmen. WASHINGTON—Seafarers may be riding a whole fleet of "lift-on" ships under a revo­ lutionary plan for converting part of the Waterman C-2 fleet to piggyback operation. A spokesman for the Waterman-Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. has announced that the plan would involve the rebuilding >• of at least eight C-2 hulls. As duction in cargo moving costs. and the Ideal-X, has been suc­ many as 20 of the C-2s may Also, a "lift on" service would not cessful because two more ships, the be affected, in the long run virtual­ ly putting an end to Waterman's offshore runs with the exception of the Puerto Rico service. The new Waterman program, as outlined by L. A. Parish, company general manager, would set aside, for the time being, plans for con­ struction of seven new roll-on, rolloff ships previously contemplated by the company. Instead the C-2s would become "lift-on" ships, in a fashion similar to the four piggy­ back tankers Pan Atlantic already operates in the coastwise trade. Parish told an Interstate Com­ merce Commission hearing that each C-2 would be cut apart and a new section' added, making the ships 60 feet longer. The conven­ tional deck booms would be re­ placed by movable cranes. Cargo holds and fween-deck spaces would be modified so that trailer bodies could be lowered through oversize hatches by the ci'anes and then locked into place as is now done on the decks of the converted tank­ ers. Other trailers would be locked into place on top of the first layer of trailer bodies. The advantages seen for this sys­ tem are a considerable cost saving over building hew ships and a re- 'Will Continue Fight For Decent Dock Union,' Meany, IBL Declare require the special terminals need­ Maxton and the Coalinga Hills, ed for roll-on ships. have been added to the run. For example. Parish said, each Waterman's present offshore runs C-2 could be converted at an esti­ consist largely of MSTS charters mated cost of $1'/^ million. There­ and voyages under charter to other fore seven of the C-2s could be shipping companies. There have made over for the price of one new been many indica'.ions that the ship. company's new owners would like Speedy action is planned by the to get out of the offshore business. company on the new program. The hrst of the C-2s should go into the shipyard within 90 days and be ready for operation in six months. Most of the ships will be ready for service within a year. Each ship will be able to carry 240 35-foot trailer-bodies compared to 286 bodies which would be carried by true roll-on ships. Traiierships Stymied The trailership program has been stymied for some time now, and one of the reasons has been the WASHINGTON—As a re­ increase in construction costs over the past year. Steel price rises sult of the successful trials al§o threw -a monkey wrench Into of the recently-reconditioned John Sergeant, the Maritime Ad­ the new construction program. Construction of new ships also ministration is considering similar would have left the company with face-lifting treatment of 400 other its aging C-2s on its hands. As Government-owned Libertys now in presently operated, they do not fit reserve fleets on all three coasts. The John Sergeant, with the aid into the company's plans for major emphasis on coastwise and inter- of a redesigned bow and a gas tur­ bine engine, did 18 knots at her re­ coastal service. Before coming up with its C-2 cent trials. The MA feels this conversion program, the company shows that Libertys are a long way had sought Congressional approval from the scrap heap stage. for a proposal to charter 20 tank­ At present the 1,400 Libertys in ers from the Government and to the reserve fleets can make only trade in 20 of its C-2s toward the 9-10 knots, and therefore would construction of ten supertankers. have little wartime value since the The tankers would have had flight speed of any convoy must be cut decks for carrying truck trailer down to the speed of the slowest bodies. This bill died in the last ship. session of Congress. Under present plans, the MA •While it was working on plans would give 30 to 40 Libertys a year for roll-on and piggyback ships, more modern propulsion plants, the company put into service two and in 10 years have a fleet of converted T-2 tankers, capable of laid-up freighters suitable for carrying either oil, truck trailer meeting a national emergency. bodies, or both on the coastwise The MA is experimenting with run. Apparently the service offered other ways of hopping up the old by the first two ships, the Almena Libertys, but so far the working over of : he John Sergeant has been the most successful. However an­ other Liberty, the William Patter­ son, is now being given a fi'ee pis­ ton gas generator-turbine, and the MA is waiting to see if this ship will better the John Sergeant's rec­ ord. Two other reconditioned Libertys failed to make the John Sergeant's SEATTLE—Shipping here re­ speed. These were the Benjamin mains good, although a low backlog Chew, which did 15 knots after of men registered for jobs is mak­ a steam tuibine installation, and ing itself felt. the Thomas Nelson, which did 171.^ An equal number of men regis­ kno's after new geared diesel en­ tered and shipped during the last gines were installed. period. In the previous period, three times as many men were shipped as registered, thus practi­ cally clearing the beach. Only 50 Seafarers were on hand for the last membership meeting. Port Agent Under the Union constitu­ Jeff Gillette pointed out. As a re­ tion every member attending sult, job calls for replacements a Union meeting is entitled to have been sent on to San Francisco nominate himself for the and Wilmington. elected posts to be filled at The shipping picture itself looks the meeting—chairman, read­ good, with the payoffs of the ing clerk and recording secreAfoundria (Waterman) and the tai-y- Your Union urges you Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transl due to take an active part in meet­ this week, and the Lewis Emery, ings by taking these posts of Jr. (Victory Carriers) slated for service. next week, plus the usual Water­ And, of course, all members man and Calmar in-transit ships. have the right to take the floor Payoffs during the last two and express their opinions on weeks were the Kyska (Waterman) any officer's report or issue and Natalie (Intercontinental under discussion. Seafarers Trans), both of which signed on are urged to hit the deck at again. The Flomar and Calmar these meetings and let their (Calmar), as well as the Wild shipmates know what's on Ranger and Madaket (Waterman) their minds. , , . arrived in « transit. All of them came i. 1 • • • r I*'" . .•vrb-: •' >c r. ? in clean. us Studies Souping Up 400 Ships Afeec/ More Men To Fill Seattle Jobs rongshoremen show their voting cards to National Labor Relations Board employees before entering voting booths in Brooklyn armory. It was only true secret ballot election men have .had In past V-fi years. AFL-CIO President George Meany has announced the merged labor movement's con­ tinuing support of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen in its long-range fight to give decent trade unionism to longshore workers. President Meany made his position clear immediately after re-^ suits of the October 17 Na­ that the vote showed that "a sub­ strated their determination to have tional Labor Relations Board stantial portion of the membership a union—^the IBL." bargaining election became known. The IBL showed substantial strength by taking 40 per cent of the vote. The IBL got 7,428 votes to 11,827 for the AFL-expelled In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation. Not yet counted are 1,170 challenged ballots. Meany said: "One thing Is cer­ tain—^that the AFL-CIO will never desert the longshoremen who want a decent trade union, nor will we ever consider reaffliiation of the old ILA until it has met the con­ ditions laid down at the time it was expelled." The AFL-CIO president said of the ILA are so fed up with the way the ILA conducts itself that they are willing to vote against the union to which they pay dues." The Meany statement was made simultaneously with the announce­ ment by Larry Long, IBL Presi­ dent, who said that "despite every obstacle presented by a coalition of the mob and the shipowners and the deliberate last-minute stab in the back by the head of the Na­ tional Maritime Union (Joe Curran) who aligned himself with this coalition to defeat the interests and welfare of the longshore work­ er, 40 percent of the men demon­ Long's reference to the Curran "stab-in-the-back" resulted from a public statement by the NMU head two days before the' election in which he openly supported the ILA. Although he had been quiet­ ly serving in the ILA camp, Currans' open endorsement of the racket-ridden ILA shocked the AFL-CIO. organization because it was a direct break with policy laid down by the Federation. It was particularly shocking because of Curran's position as a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council (Continued on page 13) ' ' Speak Out At SIU Meetings 'Si ,'i I :-a �SEAFARERS rureSis LOG October 29, 19St ' iimm)W:y<:mf:>y :;;:;p:-;:;:i||||||;i •r :<<•;•:<•:%<• wyx::::::o;>:v>:N iii^ililliiiiii. ;:v:::i:;:i:;:W>:i:i:::i:¥;;;:;::;::i;:v 'V ^ • ' A proud horseman is Johnny Baxter, 4ya, son of Merton Baxter of New Orleans. Happy to be here is Fells Vito, 9 months, of Shubuta, Miss. Dad Felix is on the Barbara Frietchie Actions speak louder than words with Debra, I, of Jersey City. Dad Is Geo. Butenhoff. Greetings from Puerto Rico, says Mrs. Genaro Lopez, with daughters Olga, 2, and Mirta, who's almost 4. • This smiling 5-year-old is Francis E. Eckerl, son of Raymond Eckerl, who's now on the Steel Rover. Nina Marie Fontenot, 11/2. strikes a serious pose at home in Mamou, La.^ Dad li Clement A. Fontenot. ixiVjJ 'U&J 'i,'/I'A--;- -fi-m •?;!" Pearl River, La., is home for this cowgirl, Maria Ann Swilley, 11. Dad is on the Del Mundo. Jolly smile indentifies Jean El­ len Eckerl, N/a, of New York. Brother, Francis, is below, left. A belle of Virginia is Susan Elaine Blevins, 31/21 of Rich­ mond. Ed Blevins is her dad. Joanne. 2%, takes good care of sister, Cheryl, I , while dad Joe B. Brown is away from NY. You can't miss that smile when Debra Lae, I, pours It on. Dad Is L. D. Lae of NO. Sis and dad. Billy B. Darley of Brunswick, Ga., present newcomer Billy F., 6 months, to the world. Cute-looking twosome are Idalia, 4, and Edwin, 3, both youngsters of Julio Torres of Caparra, PR. �Octdfter ZB, 1959 YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Money Squeeze On Homes, Rentals Looking for a roof to cover your family's head? Then you're in a real squeeze between scarce mortgage money, the slow-down in home building and rising interest rates on the one hand, and steadily-in­ creasing rents on the other. Moreover, bankers and builders are demanding that the Adminis­ tration again raise the interest rate on VA and FHA mortgages froni the present 41^ and 5 per cent respectively, even though the rate was raised three years ago. The ^ country's biggest builder, WiUiam Levitt, who has been urging another boost to loosen up mortgage money, recently sounded out Government officials and reported his impression the Administration would raise the rate again after the election. At the same time, rents are reaching for the sky. The nationwide vacancy rate is at a low 2.2 per cent rate and landlords are'demanding ^ still more money. In Detroit, Chi­ cago, Cleveland and Minneapolis, average rents already are from 40 to 50 p_er cent higher than before the Korean war. In Houston, Los Angeles, San Frdncisco, Portland and several other towns, they are up to 30 to 40 per cent. (In com­ parison, rents in New York and Covered with oil, Seafarer Thomas C. Philadelphia, which still have con­ Deale, fireman, (right) is treated by doctor trols, are up only 16 to 18 percent.) But a family seeking a house of after being burned in Alcoa Corsair fire. its own now finds that (1) fewer Above is group of in|ured Seafarers shown lenders will give a mortgage at the at Charity Hospital. Kneeling II to r) Ed­ Government-guaranteed 4V6-5 per cent rate, but want 5 to 6; (2) lend­ ward Smith, Cyril Sawyer; seated, Remers are willing to give mortgages berto Duo. Standing (I to r) Maurice Mcfor more than two-thirds of the Catty, Gaspar Noto and Edward Gilbert. appraised value of already-existing homes (resales); (3) thus more buy­ ers are under pressure to take out second mortgages which carry ef­ fective interest rates of 8 per cent and higher; (4) fewer moderateprice new homes are available because builders, unable to get largescale financing, devote their facilities to fewer but costlier homes. As a result of the explosion and fire which ripped her on October 6, killing one engineer In fact, builders threaten that only about half as many houses will be and injuring 11 Seafarers, the Alcoa Corsair will be laid up for at least another month. built next year as in recent years. So far the complete extent of the damages has not been determined, but is estimated Builders like Levitt who are pressing for a raise in interest rates are doing you no favor. They have made huge profits through Gov^ by the company to be in the'*' ernment-guaranteed home financing because the inflated tags oii neighborhood of $500,000. The their , houses have been masked by long mortgages. If the tag on a house rose from $12,000 to $15,000, stretching the mortgage from 20 ship is being repaired in New Orleans by the Charles Fefran years ta 30 kept the monthly payments near the same level. Unless the Government takes more energetic and less-costly steps Company but just how long the job to relieve the money shortage tlian it has, a home-seeker is in a dilem­ will take will depend on the extent A new 21/2-year contract, agreed mobile production and related ma. Let's canvass the potential financial strategy a family In urgent of damages and the ability to ob­ to by the Metropolitan Life Insur­ supply industries is one of the tain replacement parts. need of a house might use in this situation. * ance Company, is now being rati­ mam factors in the Michigan em­ Meanwhile, the Coast Guard has 1—^Existing houses on the market are moving slowly because of the held a preliminary hearing on the fied by locals of the AFL-CIO In­ ployment picture. scarcity of mortgage money. Thus, a buyer is in a better bargaining disaster and has questioned the surance Workers of America. The 3) 4 i position if he can arrange the financing. The likelihood is that you hospitalized crewmembers, master, contract, covering the company's agents in New Jersey, Pennsyl­ When AFL - CIO Teamsters may have to do some extra looking to get a mortgage for more than chief engineer and third assistant. vania and metropolitan New York, walked out on .a Newark, NJ, ware­ two-thirds of the value, and at a rate under 6 per cent. It will The explosion, believed caused pay you to tiy as many savings institutions, mortgage and insurance by a faulty fuel line, ripped the increases the guaranteed weekly house recently, they were striking companies as you can reach, because lending policies and availability ship while she was docked in New minimum from $60 to $70, provides for higher wages, but at the same vacation pay in lieu of vacation time they' created a furor among of funds vary. Orleans seven hours before sailing time for agents on temporary- dis­ the state's Republican leaders by If you can raise the sizable down payment required on older time. The resulting flames were houses, through personal or family resources, your chances of get­ brought under control within an ability, and improves the retire­ tossing a monkey wrench into the ting a moderate interest rate are even better. You may be able to hour, and although the holds did ment plan by permitting an agent GOP propaganda machinery. By take over the existing mortgage with its lower rate not now obtain­ not catch fire and some 5,000 bar­ with 20 years of service to retire walking out, the strikers tied up at 55 with 60 percent of his nomial the warehouse's contents—some able, without refinancing. If not, see if the seller will take a short- rels of crude oil were untouched, pension plus $25 a month. 200,000 brand-'hew "Ike-and-Dick" term second mortgage for part of the down payment at a rate under damage to the ship was heavy. buttons. 6 per cent. But avoid any second mortgage requiring a "discount"; No passengers were aboard the 4 4 . 4 meaning, you sign a mortgage for $5,000, say, but get only $4,500. ship at the time and only one-third Unemployment in Michigan has The threat of "robot" New York 2—Your mortgage prospects are improved if you can undertake of the regular crewmembers. Of reached a ten year record high of larger monthly payments and a shorter repayment period. Lenders these, most of the 11 Seafarers who 273,000, according to state Em­ City subway trains, that will run are more likely to insis^t on discounts on 30-year mortgages than for were hospitalized were released by ployment Security Commission without conductors, guards, towerthose which will be repaid in 20 years. Shorter-term mortgages also the following Monday. records. A slowdown in 1956 auto­ men or even motormen. has brought strong protests from the reduce the total interest you pay.- An increased payment on your Transport Workers Union. Declar­ house actually is the most profitable safe Investment a moderateing that the union would resist the Income family can make. Your savings invested in your own home move, President Michael J. Quill earn you 5 to 6 per cent, compared to the 3 or 4 earned by bank said on a recent TV program that accounts, bonds, insurance policies, etc. Figure that each $1,000 of not fewer, workers are need­ down payment saves you $800-$900 interest on a 30-year mortgage. Following the recommendations of the American Bureau more, ed on the subways in the interests Or by undertaking larger monthly payments and a 20-year mortgage Instead of 30, you can save $3,600 to $4,200 on the interest cost of a of Shipping, SlU-contracted operators have so far completed of safety^ Quill asserted that the the strapping of two C-3s of the SIU dry cargo fleet and are dangers involved in riding the sub­ $12,000 mortgage. ways, particularly during the late 3--Some insurance companies arrange mortgages if you buy a currently at work on the strap-^ hours, had already caused a drop life-insurance policy. Their interest rate is comparatively reason- ping of two others. All told, there are about 80 welded in subway patronage and revenues. C-3s in service under the US flag. able, but you must undertake an insurance policy which you may or Already completed are Isth­ The ABS has recommended the may not need. Moreover, some insurance companies won't sell you 4 4 4 plain term insurance with a mortgage, but insist you take a costlier mian's Steel Recorder, which has reinforcing of welded C-3s both A package increase valued by left the Newport News yard in Vir­ around the hatches and on the outstraight-life or an even more expensive endowment policy. ginia, and Robin Line's Robin sides of the hulls. " The square- the union at nearly 32 cents an hour has been won by the United 4—As well as the^ interest rate and discount fees, watch out for Trent. Isthmian has put the Steel excessive closing costs, increasingly used by lenders 'as a concealed Fabricator into the Alabama Dry- hatch corners on these ships are Steelworkers. of America in new considered to be a basic weakness interest-rate rise. docks while Robin expects the and the ABS has asked that the three-year contracts with the Buf­ Families who earlier bought homes with 4-5 per cent mortgages Robin Gray to be completed by corners be rounded off or rein­ falo Forge Company and its Buf­ falo Pumps Division. Some 950 should realize they now have an extra value in that low rate. It is j>ext month. forcing bars installed. production and maintenance work­ wise to avoid refinancing at a higher rate. Some lenders, as in­ Isthmian has 24 C-3s in its fleet A few years ago ABS ordered surance companies, promote the idea of refinancing your home to-get while Robin has 6. Three Missis­ similar strapping of T-2. tankers ers are represented by USW Local extra cash for other purposes. 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This will probably need a clarification by a Union-shipowner committee, said Earl Sheppard, port agent. *" Sailing time beefs on Ore line vessels are successfully being cut back, he added, thanks to the co­ operation of the crews involved. Previously, large numbers of extra men had to be shipped at the last minute, when regular crewmen were late. Eight ships paid off, nine signed on and 15 stopped off in transit during the past two weeks. Some improvement in job activity is ex­ pected in the current period. , ^ sToeies ^ .ibenzY &C' Foreign Vessel Checks Tightened The Coast Guard has pro­ posed that all foreign vessels entering US ports be required to show a safety certificate to US Customs in ordef to get clearance. The proposed rule is aimed at certain foreign-flag ships which in the past have not been sub­ ject to verification of inspection laws because they were not car­ rying passengers. canvas. By that time the fire had a good hold.' The ship started taking a list, abput 15 degrees, because of the water pumped into her so the Navigator crew "got some wire and secured the port side to the dock. "The Arabian officials were for cutting the mooring lines and let­ ting the ship drift away from the US Treasury Crackdown On Runaways Forecast A Government crackdown against "runaway" corporations who register under the Liberian flag appears to be in the works. The "Journal of Commerce," New York business publication, quoted a leading"* corporation lawyer as saying eign nations eager to get business that instructions to that effect had rigged their tax laws to make have already been issued by the Treasury Department. Such a crackdown would have an effect on the runaway ship subsidiaries of US-flag operators. The attorney, Russell Baker, told a New York Board of Trade meet­ ing that the Treasury would act against US companies who set up special corporations in Libejria, Panama or some other country to evade US taxes. For example, the article pointed out that companies organized in the Western Hemisphere outside of the United States are entitled to a tax rate of 38 percent as against the 52 percent standard ratel Baker said that a number of for­ It easy and profitable for US com­ panies to set up subsidiaries. These countries do not have any income taxes and do not tax corporations on earnings outside their bound­ aries. In the maritime Industry it has been the practice for many ship­ ping companies, principally major oil companies, to set up Liberian and Panamanian subsidiaries for registry of their tankers. However, most Liberian tanker operators are theoretically "independents" and the Internal Revenue Department would probably have to show some sort of connection between the "in­ dependent'' and the US company to proceed against it. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Sept. 11— Chairman, E. Moyd; Secretary, J. Rob­ erts. Donation made for LOG. Dona­ tion given to wife of man in hospital. Ship's fund $91.23. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Patrolman to pick up brother's permit for perform­ ing. Menus to be rotated. Buy tickets for VFW crippled children benefit. MURRAY HILL (Fairfield), Sept. 1« —Chairman, J. Anderson; Secretary, L. Williamson. To buy games in Hawaii. Crew to donate $1 each for games. Everything running smoothly cooperation by .oil. Reports ac­ cepted. Coffee to be left in urn in morning. Bathrooms to be kept clean. Rate of exchange to be written up on board. YORKMAR (Calmer), Aug. 11— Chairman, R. Hightower; Secretary, L. Brown. Wind scoops not furnished due to ship going into shipyard and possible lay-up due to steel strike. Oiler jto be replaced in Long Beach. Ship's fund $.34. Each member to donate $1 to ships' fund. Oiler burned bearings several times causing undue hardship on other oilers. Seafarer John R. Webb, MM, is bursting with pride as ho shows John P. Trust, AB on the Robin Wentley, picture of his son, Richard. Latter is carving out career as TV and screen actor. He plays "Captain Midnight" on TV screens. mered into their heads that it would take a few hundred thousand dol­ lars to raise the ship and that did it. They let us alone." After eight hours of firefighting the crew had everything under control. "We were damn mad that the ship only had a IV^ inch rub­ ber hose for fire fighting equip­ ment. About four of their deck gang worked with us, but the rest of the crew scurried off the ship with suitcases. Their chief mate had his boy counting his suits and shirts and he was right there counting too. It was disgusting. "The ship was a freighter and passenger pilgrim ship. We can say its a good thing she was not at sea. Otherwise there would have been a great loss of life as she carries 300 to 400 passengers." The company agents in Jedda gave the crew a letter of commen­ dation and awarded watches to Captain Williams, Chief Mate Gib­ bons and Chief Engineer O'Rourke for their services. Moji. Outside work to be done dur­ ing good weather and inside work at other times. i' • BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sept. 13—Chairman, W. Thompson; Secre­ tary, M. Oschitzki. To obtain cigar­ ettes for crew. All quarters to be painted. New delegate elected. $5 in ship's fund.'Report accepted. Need new mattresses. Dogs frozen on doors. Discussed health centers. iSiliii:; JEDDA, Arabia—Crewmembers of the Steel Navigator did themselves proud as trained American'seamen—and showed up the glaring safety flaws on runaway ships—when they| put out a fire aboard the Liberian-flag pilgrim ship Suakin, The SIU crew's efforts were successful in the face of com-'*' the dock and "pumped water dock but our chief mate assured plete indifference on the part across into No. 3 hold, closing off all them that if they did that the ship of the Liberian ship's officers vents leading into the hold with would turn and sink . . . he ham­ ^ PHOTOS CHILORW (Or* Naglvatlen), Aug. 37 —Chairman, T. Yablonikl; Sacratary, H. Lahym. Two men missed ship. Minor beef* to ba referred to patrol' man. Ship's fund tl6.29. One man got off ship due to emereency. Re­ port accepted. Ekrerything to be locked up 'in port. AU beefs to be taken to delegate. Doors to be opened before delegate sign* safety list. OCEAN IVBLYN (Maritime Over­ seas)/ July 14—Chairman, J. John­ son; Secretary, M. Sterne. Injured brother replaced in Long Beach; also cook replaced due to dncompetence. Wiper left ship in San Francisco. Agent in Long Beach assured by com­ pany officials that reefer system was adequate. Wiper claimed head injury and left ship on own ac­ cord. Was previously examined by doctors in marine hospital and pro- Seafarers Save Liberian Ship As 'Runaway' Crew Takes Off and men and the enthusiastic, but misguided actions of Arabian fire­ men. The Navigator crew's experience confirms charges that runaway ship's totally ignore minimum safety requirements, in many in­ stances, because they ai'e under no legal obligations to meet standards. As described by ship's delegate Pete Serano, the Liberian ship Suakin c aught fire in No. 3 hold at about 6 PM while at the dock in Jedda. The Navigator's skip­ per, Captain Wil­ liams, immediate­ ly offered assist­ ance and the gang ran ship's hoses across from the other side of the dock where the Navigator was berthed. "Just about the time we were going to pump water," Serano wrote, "the valiant Jedda fire de­ partment showed up with Ameri­ can fire equipment and we pulled back our hoses and waited. Shorted Generators "Well it seemed pretty good un­ til the fire laddies started pumping water into the engine room vents. They shorted two generators and almost flooded the engine room. It seems they are pretty good at fighting house fires but at fighting ship's fires they are not so hot. That's when we came in." Back went the Navigator's hoses October ZC,'Igjfg SEAFARERS VOG nounced fit for duty Report accepted. Members to be more quiet on watch while men are sleeping. Crew warned to exercise caution while ashore in Korea. JULY 1—Chairman, N. Bathias; Sec­ retary, J. Dyka. Delegate left ship in New York. Second cook left ship in NY: replaced—a pierhead jump. Re­ port accepted. Question of adequate refrigeration investigated. Complaint regarding second cook. Ship's fund to be started from Long Beach arrival pool. AUG. 19—Chairman, E. Brondelebro; Secretary, M. Sterns. General discussion of, payoff, leaving ship clean and linen returned to steward. Captain refused to order milk in Yoko­ hama. Report locations of unsafe working conditions. Money problem - at Inchon and Fusan to be settled by patrolman. Water condition at Pusan: painting of passageways to be postponed until after shipyard. Re­ pair lists submitted. Cigarettes to be declared for own protection. Few hours disputed overtime. Question of home port overtime in NY. Sick chief cook returned to US in ship's hospital. Sample of water from drink­ ing fountain to be analyzed in Seattle. Blankets to be turned in for clean­ ing. Beef on not putting out draw in Korea, and paying legal rate for chit books based on black market rate (overcharge of $1.00). Question of mail in Inchon. Membership to be informed of money setup' for benefit of other crews. INES —(Bull), Aug. 24—Chairman, M. Landron; Secretary, J. Evans. Vote of thanks to steward. department for keeping ship side clean of garbage, and grease. . Ship's fund $49. TV set to be checked by electrician. Special credit to bosun for job well down— plenty of work accomplished and deck gang kept happy and satisfied. Spe­ cial praise for SUP brother. Entire crew worthy of praise. Minor beef and very little disputed overtime. DEL SOL (Miss.), Aug. 17—Chair­ man, C. Bankston; Secretary, C. Ker­ rigan. Ship's fund turned-, over to delegate at end of last voyage $37. Crew to be properly attired in messhall. New delegate and treasurer elected. Table to be removed from laundry in order to keep it clean. Each department to clean laundry weekly. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. SEACLOUD (P.egor), Aug. 19—Chair­ man, A. Bustin; Secretary, A. Tolentino. No drinking at payoff. Reports accepted. Some disputed overtime. July 8—Chairman, J. Mahoney; Sec­ retary, H..Seholes. Sixteen hours dis­ puted—to be settled at payoff. Bosun talked about condition of ship. Ship to be secured before sailing. Holds to be cleaned and hatch to be covered for protection of crew ot night. Let­ ter to be sent to headquarters. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Aug. 19— Chairman, P. Calebaugh; Secretary, R. Kienast. Complaint about chipping at night. Movies to be rented with ship's fund. Ship's fund, $45.00. Report ac­ cepted. FRANCES (Bull), Aug. 19—Chair­ man, Laws; Secretary, Fargo. Ship's fund, $16.90. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. New agree­ ment for engine utility: cat walk for deck cargo. Check fresh fruit, ice' cream. Consult patrolman about same. HURRICANE (Waterman), Aug. 11— Chairman, J. Barton; Secretary, P. Plasvlk. Members brought up to date on repair list of previous voyage. Discussed transportation money which is due some members of crew. New delegate elected. Ship's fund, $29.14. Some disputed overtime. General dlscu.ssion on sanitary duties for laundry and recreation room. Schedule to b* posted. OCEAN EVELYN (Marltlm* Ovorseas), Jun* IS—Chairman, S. Slonoskl; Secretary, SIhler. Three men left ship. Captain agreeable to manner of foreign draws. No major beefs. Ship's fund $6.93. Clarification from J. Algina regarding cement in bags. Crew to donate SOc. each to buUd up fund. Captain to remedy launch situa­ tion at Moji. Repair list to be turned ' in. Freah milk to. pf tal{:eq.,on ab STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Sept. 2*—Chairman, J. Bracht; Secre­ tary, E. Mancino. List made up of outstanding issues. 85 hours disputed overtime. New man signed on in Khoramsharr. Each department to use own bathrooms. Repair list made up. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Sept. 13 —Chairman, 6. Woods; Secretary, E. Pedersen. Headquarters. notified one man jumped ship in Calcutta: and brother hospitalized in Gibraltar. Ship's fund SIO. Few hours disputed overtime. New mattresses needed. Members to be properly attired in messhall. ^ Screen door to be placed across passageway in front of pantry and two messhalls. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Sept. 15—Chairman, F. Reese; Secretary, H. Romero. No actjon taken on 2nd mate. Delegates to see patrolman at payoff. One man rejected by captain upon joining ship in Lake Charles. Brother Clark left statement te be signed by all witnesses. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Report ac­ cepted. Clean and paint recreation room, passageways and bathrooms. Repair list to be made up. Need now agitator and motor for washing ma­ chine. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Aug. 28 — Chairman, C. Cawrych; Secretary, D. Meehan. New delegate elected. Treas­ urer hospitalized at Manila due to foot injury. Ship's fund 19.400 Y. Wiper missed ship at Yokosuka. Picked up cook and baker in Bahrein. Baker promoted to steward. Ship short a baker. Requested blank in­ surance beneficiary and enrollment cards and five copies of welfare booklet. Delegate suggested that non­ union and other union personnel act in accordance with SIU standards while serving aboard SIU vessels. Cir­ culate magazines. New washing ma­ chine needed. Metal coffee and sugar containers to be nurchased. Travelers checks or US money should be issued for draws in Japan. Request "bonus area" map be sent to ship via air mail. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), Aug. 25—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Sacra­ tary, hi. Sosplna. Engine department foc'sles to be painted by deck depart­ ment for benefit of welfare and sani­ tary conditions pertaining to that de­ partment. This is in accordance with union agreement, etc. Referred to Wilmington patrolman. Ship's fund $16. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Washing machine, to be checked. Parts to be purchased in Manila. Messhall to be kept clean by man on watch. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Martrado), Aug. 24—Chairman, E. Ray; Secretary, R. Garner. Number of men logged. Second pumpman ill. Stores cut in Singapore. Ship's fund $15. Mall sit­ uation bad. Repajrs being made very slowly. No LOGS or communications from headquarters. Radiogram sent to J. Algina concerning mall. Crew dissatisfied with food. Hamburgers being served too frequently on menu. Poor preparation of food. Coffee to be hot and fresh during meals. Stew­ ard requests members be more care­ ful with dishes—dinnerware disap­ pearing. CoSe£ to be made fresh at supper time. Bosun requested mem-' hers to be aboard one hour before sailing time. More cooperation re­ quested regarding time off in steward department. No sailing board posted in Port of Ras Tanura. Delegate to see master about same. March 28—Chairman, J. Kally; Sac­ ratary, nona. Repair lists to be turned in. Ship's fund to be started. 1500 Yen in treasury. Suggestion to write to Senate on 90-90 diipping law. Radio operator refused to publish news broadcast. Request overtime sheets and clarifications frosn head­ quarters. Nov. 11, 1951—Chairman, none. Sac­ ratary, nena. Each department to make out repair list and sutunit to delegate. Painting not done in en­ gine department quarters. Ship short handed. Beefs to be squared away. Steward to be more respectful when, in messhall; Ice shortage. Refrigera­ tion unit not cold enough foc.,fr«ek-;:. Ing; : Little .niora consideration hrged-^' ,for., brother shipmates. , . 1.1;, 't �OetolMr 2*. USe SEAFARERS Par* ElcTca LOG 7fi The Tradition m Suez Stalemate Holds; Russians On US Ships Just how Russia and Egypt are working hand in hand to pilot ships through the Suez Canal is told in a first-hand re­ port from Luis Ramirez, crewman on the Jose Marti (New Eng. Ind.) which passed"^ through the canal on Septem­ Jose Marti about 18 hours to get ber 23, enroute from Bordeaux through the-canal and that it was to Massawa, Eritrea, arid Karachi. a nerve-wracking time because of In a letter just received by the the rumors flying around that the LOG, Ramirez reports that the canal would be closed completely. Jose Marti was piloted through the A number of crewmen, he says, canal "by a well-mannered Egyp­ were sure that the ship would have tian gentleman who had the addi­ to return to Gibraltar and take tional work of training two more the long way around the Capl of pilots-rOne an Egyptian and one a Good Hope. Russian." Besides the canal passage, Ram­ The Egyptian government has irez says, the chief excitement dur­ been training Egyptian and Rus­ ing the trip was provided by the sian pilots to replace the English, discovery of two stowaways—one French and American pilots who right after the ship left Bordeaux left the canal zone after Egypt's and the other just before the ship grab of the canal last July. The reached Aden. dispute is now before the UN Se­ curity Council, with Russia back­ ing up the Egyptians against the western powers. England, in par­ ticular, has threatened to use force, if necessary. Users' Association Western countries having a stake TAMPA — Coverage for depend­ in the canal are in the process of setting up a canal "users" associa­ ent parents of Seafarers under the tion. Secretary of State John Fos­ hospital-surgical benefits program ter Dulles has said he will ask of the SIU Welfare has made a hit American-owned Panamanian and with Seafarers here. Liberian-flag ships to pay canal The extension of benefits cover­ tolls to the association rather than age to dependent parents is viewed Egypt. If major shipping compa­ as a great st^ forward, said Tom nies pay tolls to the association, Banning, SIU port agent. He said the Egyptians would lose the rev­ a number of SIU men here enue they need to operate the who have been providing support canal. for their parents for a number of With the entire canal situation years see this gain alone as- "a up in the air, the crewmen of the major victory." Jose Marti were just as confused Wives and dependent children as anybody else, even while the ship was actually in the canal. "In of Seafarers are already protected fact," Ramirez writes, "it seems under the SIU welfare program. Shipping is holding up well. that the people in the rest of the world Tuiow more about the situa­ Banning said, although the port tion than they do here in the canal is a bit short on manpower. As a itself. Here it is pretty much result, some of the jobs have had 'business as usual' and the bum- to be fiUed by Mobile in order to boats are always at hand. We were get the ships out on time. The Warrior (Waterman) and behind an English and a Russian ship, and while we waited for the Robin Hood (Seas Shipping) paid convoy to start moving, we had off during the last period, but there aboard no less than 100 vendors were no sign-ons. In transit were displaying their wares all over the the Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa), Chicka­ deck." saw (Pan Atlantic) and John B. Ramirez reports that it took the Waterman (Waterman). Parents' Hosp. Gains Lauded Jobs Dip In Lake Charles LAKE CHARLES — Shipping here slowed down a bit over the past two weeks, although there was a heavy riish of ships in port. The mishap on the Government Camp last Friday had everybody worried for a time, for fear it would be a carbon copy of the Salem Maritime disaster which took 21 lives, including 13 SIU men. When the air cleared here Friday, it was found five Seafarers had been hurt. Ships in port during the past two weeks, besides the Cities Service wagons, were the Marion Zeckendorf, Atlantic Transporter (Pan Oceanic);. Val Chem (Valentine); Del Monte, Del Aires (Mississippi); Sea Tiger (Colonial); Sweetwater (Metro) and two SUP tankers. The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Casimir Jiirewicz, 35:' Brother Jurewicz, employed in the engine department o n board the SS Coe Victory, was lost at sea on May 19, 1955. Brother Jurewicz joined the Union Februaiw 23, 1943. He is survived by his jother, ,. , urewicz' of-Oiatl-: achusetts. ner, J November 1 is birthday number 18 for the SIU. Like each of the 17 birthdays that preceded it, No. 18 sums up another 12-month period of advances for Seafarers, As organizations go, the SIU is still a young one. Neverthe­ less, it would have been easy for the SIU at any time in the past half-dozen years to sit back on its oars and rest on pas accomplishments. That was not done for two very good re'asons; First, because there were many areas where the Union could strive for improvements for working seamen; second, as the doctors say about the human body, "once it stops grow­ ing, it begins to die a little." The same holds true for organi­ zations. On the 18th birthday, the Union is as dedicated as on the first, to future growth and improvement in conditions for Seafarers. That is in the tradition in which maritime unions were founded. Safety On Runways An object lesson in the conditions on runaway flag ships is contained in the story sent into the SEAFARERS LOG by the Steel Navigator. The Navigator crew voluntarily went into service to put out a fire on a Liberian-flag ship in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, after both local fire buffs and the runaway ship's crew proved incapable. But even with the best crew in the world, the Liberian ship couldn't have done a thing because there was only one oversize garden hose on board for fire-fighting purposes. Yet the ship was carrying between 300 and 400 passengers! Of course, not every runaway ship is afflicted with condi­ tions as dreadful as these. What it does show is that present international regulations are a mockery when shipping com­ panies can get away with this kind of disregard of life and limb. t i 4 Two Elections Two elections are coming up, one of concern to Seafarers exclusively and the other to the nation as a whole. The SIU election starts on November 1 and runs for two months. Five days later the nation will go to the polls to elect a President and Vice-President, one-third of the Senate, the whole House of Representatives and innumerable governors and local offi­ cials. Because of the nature of the maritime industry, Seafarers have a very big stake in the national elections as well as in bwh UhAbfi b6n.f.est.j^ who can possibly do. so should bast'ballttts-in both* elections. The Seafarer meeting officers of "September 17 Included R. Bennett and H. Martin in the Beantown; G. Billek in Phila­ delphia; R. E. White, Baltimore; W. Harrell and W. H. Mason in Norfolk; A. H. Smith and A. Flicks, Savannah; R. E. Coe and Bennett L. E. Ashley In Lake Charles, and many others in the various ports up and down the coast. t It's been standard political prac­ tice on the national scene to pick millionaire for the job of US Secretary of the Treasury. Maybe the theory Is that it wouldn't look good for a poor mouth to be in charge of Uncle Sam's millions. Well, there may not be any millionares sailing for a living, but ship'^ treasurer John Ruhery on the Murray Hill came up with the dough in a modest sort of way. The gang decided they would like to have an assortment of games to pass away the time but they had png :pj;oblona.r^,,nq ship's fund. Rubery then advanced the money to buy some checkers, dominoes, cards. Monopoly and other popular pastimes. Now, as treasurer, he's got a stake in seeing to it that he comes up with a ship's fund to make good on his loan, 3) Another ship's treasurer who rates a mention is H. D. Higginbotham of the Del Valle, But in this instance most of the credit Is for the way he ran a beer and shrimp party for the gang. Inci­ dentally, they noted, he's also Higginbotham doing a fine job as custodian and fund raiser of the ship's fund. Seafarer A. J. Novak has sub­ mitted a suggestion to the SEA­ FARERS ,J,OG. which we will be glad to oblige. He proposed that the LOG publish the list of the new Senate after. the Npvember elec­ tions are over, so thi(t Seafareka will know who their Senators are. • 5 J " •I . I . • -J �Pare TwelT* Val Chem Rescues Two In Gulf Plane Crash Memo For Tankermen The crew of the Val Chem had a dramatic change from the regular routine at sea when they effected the timely rescue of two men from a plane that crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. * No one aboard knew of the broken, loose from their disabled crash until the chief mate helicopter. After a boat crew lighted one of the men, the pilot, plucked him out of the sea and clinging to a pontoon "that had he was treated for shock, he ex­ plained that his passenger should be similai'ly adrift somewhere in the area, and the search began anew. The second pontoon was soon sighted, and the boat lowered away again to complete the rescue mis- Yaka Solves Garlic Beefs Mindful of the ever-present danger posed by promiscuous smoking aboard a tanker, Sea­ farer James H. Parker on the Bents Fort (Cities Service) offers this as a reminder to tankermen: "One good smoke "Deserves another, "One bad smoke . . . "That's all, brother!" It's a point well taken, as any tanker regular will agi'ee. Topping Off The tempest over the tastebuds on the SS Yaka has been resolved neatly, according to the latest ship's report. An earlier story in the LOG (Sept. 14) told how some crewmembers protested the liberal use of garlic in the food by the cooks, but were voted down. Now comes the latest episode in this war against Allium sativum, the garlic mon­ ster, representing a victory for the "anti" forces as well as those who like their spices plentiful. "Garlic will be separated from the main meats and a separate Dunn gravy will be made for those who like garlic," the meeting minutes note. The "victory" follows the efforts of Frank McCall, who offered the anti-garlic motion at the previous meeting with the support of a num­ ber of crewmen. John Dunn is ship's delegate on the Yaka. His job as arbiter and peacemaker will probably be a bit easier now, too. USPIIS HOSPITAL BALTIMOBE. MD. Ramon Maldonado Hack Acosta Paul E. Matsos Wax Aeoita Talmadge Barbour James T. Moore John A. Morris H. A. Batagowski R. S. Nandkeshwar Kenneth Bewig Louis NelsonFrank J. Bradley Robert E. Raymer Leslie Brilhart James E. Rivers Francisco Bueno Wm. E. Roberts Peter Devries Charles Rogers David FailCharles Sharp Joseph Gill Alonzo D. Sistrunk Gorman T. Glaze Halim Y. Hambouz Linus E. Twite Peter Uccl Hark Hairelson Wm. Weatherspoon Torlcif Hansen Ernest H. Webb John R. Holt Walton O. Hudson Lloyd E. Wilson Edward Huizenga Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 5ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS .ZONE ... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If yo are an old subscriber and have change of address, please give you former address below: ADDRESS CITY STATE ZONE... Hails Marymar Crew Harmony To the Editor: May I, through our LOG, ex­ press my thanks to the crew on the Marymar which cooperated to allow my husband, the deck engineer, to have a few extra hours off at home with me. Since our daughter joined her Navy husband in Seattle and our son went into the Army En­ gineers in Missouri, this left "Mom" pretty much alone. When my Bill told me he had Lettcis To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Gribble sion, reported Dan Gribble, ship's reporter and a member of the boat crew. Both survivors later filled in the details, describing how they had taken off from Morgan City, La., an hour before the crash to in­ spect hurricane damage to an off­ shore oil rig. When engine trouble developed about 50 miles offshore, the plane crashed into the sea. Both men donned Mae West life preservers and grabbed the pon­ toons which had broken off the plane. SIU men among the boat crew included Gribble, Tom Moore. Newsome, Boggan, Wasson, Ralph King, Peter Sheldrake. They were coxswained by chief mate J. C. Comier. signed on the Marymar I was very glad, and now even more so since I met several of her crewmembers. They are very fine men, and one can see why harmony exists on board. Smooth sailing for the Mary­ mar. May God watch over her. Evelynne Y, Siebert a Adding the final touches to a trayful of peach short­ cake, baker Charlie Cantwell gets it ready for dinner on the Wild Ranger. The ship was out on the Far East run, carrying trolley cars, motorcycles and other vehicles to Korea. Photo by Don Ruddy. SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS CITY STATE October Z9, ISSf SEAFARERS LOG USPllS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Oliver J. Fielding .Vlfonso Olaguibel Concpcion .\Iejia Jame.s M. Snell USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John G. Brady Frankie Kittchner J. L. Buckclew Edward Knapp John Butler Thomas Landa Donald C. Burke Antoine Landry Leo Lang James Byers William Lawless John L. Caldwell Jesse Lowe Paul Capo Santos Martinez G. W. Champlin William Moise Cloise Coats Michael Muzio Albert T. Cooper John Overton Floyd Cummings Sherwood Piner Thomas Deale Winford Powell Harry Dossett Randolph Ratcliff William Driscoll F. Regalado Willie Edward.' Juan Rodriguez Ben D. Foster Earl G. Garberson Wade H. Sexton Toefil Smigiel.ski Enoch Gaylor Lonnie R. Tickle Francis Gomez Luciano Toribio Juan Gonzales Dirk Visser Clarence Graham James Ward William Haveiin A. Witherington Charles Jeffers David Wright William Jones Jacob Zimmer Martin Kelly Thomas King L'SPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis Boner Kenneth Hunter Ray Bunn Joseph A. Proulx Richard Daniels William Snyder Cleveland Farnliam Wiley StrinkUn Henry Foy Walter Yahl Blake H.-rper Demetrio Zerrudo James House USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Hussen Ahmed Thomas DriscoU Fortunato .-Vlfonso Earl Erlckson Justo Besuila David Furman Birdie Biggs Estell Godfrey Kermit Bymaster Alfred Kaju George Carlson Manuel Lopez William Conner! WiUiam Luhrsen Joseph Curry James McFarlin Walter Davis Thomas Moncho Jose Rodriguez Lawrence Moore .Antonio Sanchez Harvey Morris Stanley Scott .lohn Murphy Joseph Shefulcski Fred Oestmaii Calisto Siarun Robert Parker Joseph Snyder William Parks Nemc^io Quinoncs Julio Valentin USPHS HOSPITAL M.ANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Anthony Leva Mike Lubas Eladio Aris Fortunato Bacomo Archibald McGuigan Harry MacDonald William Baldwin Michael Machu.sky Frank Bemrick Benjamin Martin Frank Campbell Albert Marlinelli Emillo Delgado Vic Aiilazzo Robert Douglas Joseph Murphy John DriscoU W. P. O-Dea Dolan GaskiU Ralph Palmer Robert Gilbert George Phifer William Guenther James Quinn Bart Guranick George Renale Howard Hailey George Shumaker Taib Hassen G. Sivertsen Joseph Ifsits Henry Smitii Thomas Isaksen Michael Toth Henry Keane Karl Treimann Ira Kilgore Ludwig Kristiansen Harry Tuttle Frank Kubek Fred West Frederick Landry Norman VVeirt Kaarel Leetmaa Virgil Wilmoth Leonard Leidig Pon Wing USPHS HOSPITAI. S.AN FRANCISCO. CALIF. John Hrolenok Orvllle Abrams George Little Marcelo Belen Roy Davis Fred Reimolt Harry Schultz Charles Dwyer • WUliam Van Dyne Jose Gonzalez Martin Hammond Morris Ward USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrel Adams Jimmie Littleton Jose Blanco USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Weldon Giberson Edison Brown Harvey Hill Donrld CampbeU Charles Sincere ' Patrick Fox Elvis O. Warren Frank Gardner USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin Deiblor Rosendo Serrano James Hodges Robert Young John Palmer Seigfried Gnittke Edoardo Piscopo Simon Glove USPHS HOSPITAL DETROIT. MICH. John HUl VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Billy HUl VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles BUrton USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. . Claude Blanks ^ Wife Applauds SIU Welfare Aid rangerhents for cashing them. It took threa days in Kamaishi, our first port, to finally get yen through the agent. In Turkey, we were just out of luck. We weren't there long enough to dash up to Istanbul, so a couple of brothers taxied to the next town, had a little argument at the local bank but brought back some loot for us. The captain told me when I complained of it that "you got what the agreement calls for ... travelers' checks ... so you have no complaint." Aside from the foul-up on the travelers'checks and the lack of coopera­ tion by the captain, it's been a good trip. It will probably be some time yet before some of these ports recognize what these checks are so we don't have to make it a Federal case to get them cashed. James MacKenzle Ship's delegate 4 4> 4 Green Tomatoes? You Fry 'Em! To the Editor: I just read the Sept. 14 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, and the question "whaddya do with green tomatoes?" caught my ej'e. In my household we have good use "for green tomatoes. Maybe my recipe will help Mike (Gottschalk) use up his 120 pounds of them. We just call them "fried to­ matoes." You clean the toma­ toes well, slice them and salt and pepper to taste. The toma­ toes get wet when the salt is added, then you roll them in flour and fry in about one inch of fat. I realize the fat would have to be changed and more added, for the flour would bum at the bottom of the pan when you have to cook for as many men as there are on a ship. But I'm sure the cooks know how to get around that. The tomatoes, when done, taste like fried egg­ plant. Here's hoping everj^one en­ joys them as much as we do. Incidentally. I would like to know how Mike made out with his tomatoes. Please put the an­ swer in the LOG. Mrs. James E. Dies To the Editor: I wish to take this opportu­ nity to thank thje SIU for all it has done for my husband and family. We have received the mater­ nity benefit for our daughter who was born in July, and the bond she received is a wonder­ ful gift she will appreciate later in her life. I know that if she could, she would thank y&u ail very kindly. I also wish to thank Toby Flynn of the SIU welfare de­ partment for the wonderful, prompt service he gave us. I know that no other industry has such a wonderful and efficient union as the SIU. It is a great comfort to me to know that while my husband is out at sea he is so well protected by the 4 4 4 Union. Again my deepest thanks for the maternity benefit and all the help the Union has given To the Editor: us. It is deeply appreciated. At last I am well on the road Mrs. Rocco Aibanese to better health and my hus­ 4" 4" band has shipped out. I am taking this opportunity to write to the LOG, something I should have done sooner, to express my fervent thanks and To the Editor: We are dropping off our third appreciation to the three mem­ brother due to illness this trip bers of the SIU who so very on the Frederic C. Collins. He generously took time out to go is Brother W. H. Kumke, who to St. Elizabeth's Hospital to do­ has gastro - intestinal trouble, nate blood for me. It is a very nice feeling to and possibly a hernia. The skipper has been in touch know that my husband belongs with a hospital in Casablanca by to such a wonderful Union. radio, so we pulled in at the Many thanks again. Mrs. Edward T. Riley Azores to drop him off. In Piraeus, Greece, we left 4 4 4 behind Brother Samuel A. Sol­ omon, oiler, also due to gastro­ intestinal trouble. In Cartagena, Spain, we left James Allen, To the Editor: wiper. We understand he had , I would like to express my an appendix operation that thanks and appreciation to the same evening. We wired New captain, first mate and engine York in all cases, so the Union department delegate on the could handle things from then Mankato Victory for their kind­ on. ness and attention during my Checks A Problem recent illness on the way to. During our round the world Rotterdam. trip, the crew found travelers' I was taken to the Rotterdam checks useless in- Kamaishi, Hospital from the ship and am Japan and in one Turkish port. now back here in Mew York. We were a little peeved about Thanks again to all concerned that, as the captain just gave us for being so nice. ^ p, H. 'Hayner ' the- checks and made no af- .., Offers Thanks To Blood Donors Sscklist Claims Three On Collins Appreciates Aid Aboard Mankate �October 29, 1958 WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN <W«tt«rn Tanlc«rt)> April 11 — Chairman, P. Palunas; Sacratary, A. Allard. Ship's fund a,700 Yen. Water tank to be cleaned. Need cots. Delegatie to see captala about shots for crew. TEXMAR (Calmar). Sept. 1—Chair­ man, P. Fox; Sacratary, H. Sparling. Fans to be put on next trip. Satis­ factory progress being made on all repairs. Ship's fund S15.50. Need coffee stand for recreation room, toilet seat for deck department bath­ room, washing machine timer. Take better care of toaster. Ice trays for refrigerator. SUNION <Kaa Shipping), July 1— Chairman, R. Parry; Sacratary, P. Latorra. Few beefs. Report accepted. New delegate and secretar.v-reporter. elected. Steward department to take SEAFARERS disputed overtme. Report accepted. Ship to .be. fumigated for vermin. DEL NORTE (Mist.), Sept. f—Chair­ man, H. Crane; Secretary, J. ZImmar. Ail members to be aboard one hour before sailing time. No liquor to be brought aboard In St. Thomas. Wash ing machine not to be used more than 15 minutes to give othdrs a chance Return all .books and magazines to R brary. Ship's fund $126.23. New dele­ gate elected. Also sport's director and librarian elected. To purchase microphone for loud speaker—to be paid from ship's funds. HURRICANE (Waterman), Sept. S —Chairman, J. Barton; Secretary, F. Plasclk. One man hospitalized in Rot­ terdam. One man missed ship in Bremerhaven. Delegate to write up disputed overtime on separate sheet. Repair list to be made up by depart nicnt delegates and turned in. Ship's fund, $29.14. Some disputed overtime. Steward explained cooked eereals were alternated and girls served twiee a week. Discussion on new food plan in effect aboard ship; repairs not completed. Transportation to be taken up with patrolman. Garbage to be taken back aft and not dumped on deck. LOG Pae:e Tfairteen Coe's Fuel Service Rates A Tip Hastily rigged for the occasion, the Coe Victory played "filling station" out in the wide open Pacific recently, and-wound up with a 75-pound swordfish as a "tip." The event occurr^ as the Coe, fighting mean, rough weather all the way out of San Francisco spotted a "mayday" distress call on the blinker of patch shown by our crew was awe- was all about, we were pumping a large Japanese fishing boat inspiring. They couldn't come too oil." disabled for lack of fuel. close but, the next thing I knew, Struggle With Present Ship's reporter Harry L. Frank­ the engineers had a hose over to On the lower deck, some of the lin said "the efficiency and dis­ her and, before we knew what it crew were busy tussling with a big, 75-pound swordfish "the fishing —By Seafarer H. Lighfell boat had sent over as a pres­ ent. Soon the necessary papers were dispatched over to the fish­ ing boat and back, and both ships were again proceeding on their separate ways. "It was just another incident in the life at sea ... we and a fishing 'A Fair Question' BIENVILLE (Fen Atlantic), Sept. S —Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, J. Strlngfellow. Bad payoff in New Or­ leans. Ship's fund. $29.12. All beefs to be taken up with delegate before payoff. Patrolman to be aboard ship one hour before payoff. Suggestion to have ship pay off in Port Newark and not in Gulf. Need new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food. care of recreation room and deck and engine departments to alternate each, week keeping laundry clean. Ameri­ can money to be Issued in France. ' July 29—Chairmen, R. Ferry; Sec­ retary, F. Letorre. All painting com­ pleted. To see patrolman about vari­ ous, repairs. Few beefs with mate, to be taken up with patrolman. Few hours disputed overtime. Repair list to be turned over to patrolman and speak to him about having foremast ladder repaired. Ship to be fumigated. Need keys for rooms. Vote of thanks to steward dept. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Sept. 3—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, M. Pappadakls. Replacement for one AB filled at Y'okohama. Ten hours disputed over­ time. Report accepted. Motion made that when SIU brother enters hos­ pital in whatever country or hospital he shall be entitled to Union benefits from date he enters hospital. Recom­ mendation made for voluntary dona­ tions to start ship's fund. SANTORE (Ore), Sept. 1—Chairman, L. Curry; Secretary, L. Hopkins. Ap­ proximately 100 hours disputed over­ time in deck dept. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. VENORE (Ore Navigation), Sept. 9 —Chairman, A. Slstrank; Secretary, L. Johnson. Delegate spoke to steward about getting more stores and obtain­ ing keys for foc'sles. Discussion con­ cerning poor food. Complaints about roaches getting out of hand. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), July 2* —Chairman, Oooden; Secretary, R. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Aug. 25—Chairman, L. Wing; Secretary, C. Aguar. Few hours disputed overtime. Anyone promoted <on board when member misses ship to clear through union hail per union rules. Messroom settee to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food served during trip. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), Aug. S—Chairman, A. Brody; Secretary, C. West. Ship's fund to be turned over to crew members making next trip (.$10.17). Few hours disputed overtime. All junk to be removed from forepeak. More American money needed in Korea. Bad launch service. No pressure In bathrooms aft. Wire sent to New York. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas), July 2— Chairman, R. Babbitt; Secretary, R. Whitley. Things running smoothly, few minor beefs settled to crew's satisfaction. All books to be turned in to. delegates at payoff. Quarters to be left clean. Ship's fund. $35.90. All reports accepted. Pantry to be left clean at night. Request better assort­ ment of cigarettes. To be discussed with patrolman. July 4—Chairman, C. Fulch; Secre­ tary, R. Whitley. Beef between stew­ ard and baker squared away with agent in Savannah. Men to refrain from gathering around gangway in port. Ship's fund, $45.90. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Discussion on NEVA WEST (Bloemfieid), Aug. 2< • movies, food, cleaning messhall at —-Chairman, E. Degan; Secretary, E. night. All to observe rules regarding Auer. No beefs. Crew to make out use of laundry. customs declaration slips and turn tliem in. Delegate to make out re­ IRENESTAR (Triton), Sept. 1—Chair­ pair list. Report accepted. All hands man, D. Forrest; Secretary, J. Foley. to support steward so that he may Most repairs under way with excep­ continue to obtain good supplies for tion of those to be done ashore. Wash­ trip. Vote of thanks to steward de­ ing machine repaired. Letteir sent to partment for tlteir cleanliness, fine headquarters regarding disposition of service and excellent food. Crew to seaman's gear taken off in Norfolk. hospitalized In be properly attired when entering Injured member messroom and pantry areas. Electri­ Azores. Ship's fund, $4. Disputed over­ cian praised steward and engine de­ time on delayed sailing. Steam valve in bosun's foc'sle needs repairing; partments for their fine work, etc. Discussion on fans—to be dispersed engine department bathroom and when avaiiable. Port hole fans stand­ shower needs scraping and painting; ard equipment on vessel until ordered deck ^department foc'sle decks need painting. Collection made for steam removed by master. He stated they iron. Vote of thanks to steward de­ brought dust and dirt into ship. partment for excellent food well pre­ pared, varied menus, good service and OREMAR (Ore), Aug. 29—Chairman, sanitary conditions. Vote of thanks C. Roberts; Secretary, C. Brissett, Sr. to deck department for excellent job Ship's fund $13.41. Report accepted. in cleaning up a very dirty vessel. New washing machine and refrigera­ Enjoyable and interesting trip. tor required in night pantry. SEAMAR (Calmar), Aug. 25—Chair­ COUNCIL (iROVE—(Cities Service), man, G. Hayes; Secretary, J. BuzalewSept. 1—Chairman, D. Nagy; Secre­ tkl. New delegate elected. Secretary tary, M. Ducc. Delegate missed ship. elected. Ship's fund, $<J.40. Beef on New delegate elected. Two men meat. Meat received in Philadelphia missed ship in Lake Charles. Report unfit for human consumption and dis­ accepted. Need new toaster to re­ carded. Same amount to be repUced place old ones. Ship to be fumigated in Long Beach by agent. Delegate to for roaches. Request more assorted contact agent upon arrival in Long jams. etc. Beach. WESTPORT (New Eng. Ind.), Aug. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Sept, 8— 27—Chairman, W. Bunker; Secretary, Chairman, J. Nicholson; Secretary, E. N. Willingham. Repairs not com­ Saul. Most repairs made. Remaining pleted. Captain retu.sed to give draws repairs to be taken up with boarding in US currency in foreign ports last patrolman. $10 donated by brother voyage. Advi.scd by agent not to on winning anchor pool. Money and press Lssue. Foul tips will be dealt cigarettes given to brother who was with by Union. Ship's fund S11.50. sick and left ship. Money to member Reports accepted. New delegate and getting repatriated aboard ve.ssel. Few reporter elected. List of ruined hours disputed overtime. Letter from clothes to be turned in to captain. headquarters regarding error in LOG Keys to quarters to be furnished. listing SIU—A&G elective offices Turn off washing machine after using. open. Report accepted. Ask headReading matter to be kept up in recre­ quartei'S' if reliefs may be hired by ation room. Toilets to be flushed. Sent men who want time off for personal to be kept vacant in messroom for business. Too much noise in passage­ men on wetch. Proper attire in messway. Running out of some items on room during meal hours. menu. Steward to correct this. Stew­ ard trying to rid ship of roaches. HAROLD T, ANDREWS (Overseas), Aug. 24,—Chairman, V. D'India; Sec­ STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Aug. retary, W. Thompson. Captain put 25—Chairman, W. Schoenborn; Secre­ transportation rider in articles. De­ tary, J. Rice. Oiler turned over to layed sailing overtime cannot be paid patrolman for being a performer. because one man missed ship in Aber­ -Ship's fund. $20.50. Few hours dis­ deen, Wash, Repair list turned over puted overtime. Reports accepted. to captain. One NMU man. cannot pay Vote of thanks to steward department off r^pcause qf S^cCarran Act. Some for good fqod and flood service. Falrcloth. Some disputed overtime to be settled before reaching port. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. Agent to be contacted in Savannah concerning constant beefs and com­ plaints on ship. Need atlditional cof­ fee pot in messhall to have enough coffee for watch and meals. All ex­ cess food left in steam table to be removed after meals. Ail beefs to be taken to dcparlmenl delegates and not to officers by individuals. Re­ quest Union to act in getting alien off ship at payoff. Been on ship I'ii yrs. J Doncaster Fund Helps Brothers In Hospital Seafarers have always tried to make brotherhood and good fellowship a year-round proposition, although the land-locked citizenry generally waits until this time of the year to start warming up to the cause. On the Robin Doncaster, for from the slopchest. DeBardelaben added: "We hope come up with an idea which they'd crews on other ships will join in like to urge on every SIU ship as a this plan and give our brothers a 12-month effort. Well aware of hand. Little favors mean a lot the discomforts Vvhen a person is sick and cannot that can arise do for himself, and a single buck from hospitaliza­ cannot be missed that much." Ship's delegate Frank Bressi, tion in f o r e i g n ports, they have oiler, has been nut in charge of set up a special this special account, and will be fund to ease the assisted by Thomas V. Tooma, burden -of their steward. fellow seamen. At the last shipboard m e e tTooma ing, according to Edward J. DeBardelaben, ship's reporter, a plan was discussed and voted unanimously to have each crewmember contribute $1 a trip (or more if needed) for a hospital fun(L The money would be used to purchase toilet articles, cigarettes, candy and writing paper from the slop chest to make up uniform packages to be delivered to SIU brothers in foreign hospitals. Checking over all the needs they may have faced while in the hos­ pital previously, they voted to make up kits containing the fol­ lowing articles; a carton of ciga­ rettes, a toothbrush, toothpowder, shaving cream and shaving lotion, plus a pocket comb, one handker­ chief, a pad of writing papei', and four packages each of chewing gum and "Lifesavers" candy. At the start of the trip, each crewmember will okay an extra dollar of credit on lus slopchest bill and this money would be set aside to buy everything needed example, SIU crewmen have Struggling with the weight of the swordfish is Car! Lawson, bosun. Photo by Charles P. Yarn of the en­ gine department. boat in trouble, alone in a world of turmoil. They were thankful and we were glad to accommodate, and that was that." You can bet the swordfish was put to good use. The mean swordfish can be turned into some mighty good steaks to help fill the menu. The Feelings Are Not Mutual All alone with all those gauges and dials, Otis J. Harden, FWT on the super­ tanker Orion Planet, seems a mite unhappy with things. Below, a smiling black gang trio reflects the state of af­ fairs on the Steel Maker. Pictured (I to r) are S. F. Plahn, chief electrician; G. F. Woods, oiler, and Vic Segovia, oiler. They were heading home from India at the time. The Planet is soon due in Japan on its regular shuttle run. Donors of both pictures are not known. Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se-lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. - '-''.^1 *i.l ..Sil "rMl .'A:- �SEAFARERS 'Sidewalk Superintendents' Octiber LOG Finds Good Spot in Rotterdam Chipping job by Wright, AB, on the Longview Victory, catches eye of two shipmates as he goes to work on a boom. Looking on are Ole, AB lleftl, and Pancho, wiper. The hoto by Tony Nottage, electrician, brings to mind the poem elow. E Mercy Mission Shows Brotherhood Of The Sea How do you explain the meaning of "Brotherhood of the Sea?" Well, you put 40 men on a ship in a strange land, combine this with an appeal to help an-t unknown fellow seaman in ism' will always exist among sea- { the hospital and count heads men. as all 40 respond. "It is a wonderful feeling, and It's just one way to explain it, of an honor, to know that your ship-1 course, but it will do until some­ mates don't hesitate or ask ques­ thing better comes along. tions when a call for help is sent I The hero of this piece is the pro­ out, regardless of the demand made j fessional seaman, and the crew of of them. the Alcoa Puritan in particular. "It is not for glory that these Everything was quiet and peace­ things are done, as we don't even I ful when the Puritan arrived in know the fellow seaman, but his Caripito, Vene­ being a seaman was enough to zuela, one' eve­ make all rise and step forward. ning, as all That is what I call 'Brotherhood | waited for the of the Sea,'" he added. morning when the ship could LOG-A-RHYTHM: work cargo as­ signed to this port. The next morning, Capt. E. Young was asked Hartman By John Wunderlich if "some" of his crew could donate blood to a sea­ man in the hospital who had a seri­ Sitting, ous liver operation and needed the Gazing at the deck. blood urgently. The hospital had Swabbed with oil; already called on the Venezuelan Dirty, rusty, scarred. National Guard, but the supply was An oldtimer to oldtimers. exhausted. To a man, SIU crew and offi­ Chip, my servant, chip. cers responded, and were taken by Chip eagerly; car to the hospital for a check of Paint, rust, oil their blood types. As it turned out, Flies by my ears only four men had the necessary And in my eyes. type of blood, the master, chief mate R. Haback, steward C. Hart- Use your steelbrush. Brush it clean; man and J. Anderson, OS. "The rest of the crew were some­ Spots, flakes, rivetheads. what downhearted because they Bluish steei shines bright naked. couldn't help out," a spokesman related. "But I think this shows that the Seafarers in this big world Take your lead, redlead. of ours do have something in com­ Cover up. mon and are always ready to help The steel so brilliant one another from the master to Is blue no more— the ordinary seaman. Such 'union- But red as blood. Chipping Rust Burly All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. receive and distribute as many LOGS as the Union will send to him at the Cafe Ventefjord. He is renaming the place the SS Friendship Cafe, and it may turn out to be another of the many good meeting places for SIU men ,all over the world. Thanks sincerely for all past favors. Clyde L. Van Epps Ship's reporter SS Gateway City (Ed. note: A package of LOGs will be available there in the near future.) 4 Health Centers Seen Big Hel^ To the Editor: Please put my name on the mailing list for the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. I'm always interested in the good work of the SIU and I was elated to read about the pro­ posed SIU health centers. They will be a wonderful. thing for the seaman. I was also sorry to read about the passing of Thomas Clark. I'll hiiss a fine friend. Best wishes for success in your future endeavors. Harold M. Shea (Ed. , note: Your name has been added to our mailing list.) t> Contented Crew Rides Tlie Emery To the Editor: Just a few lines to let every­ one know that things are run­ ning smoothly on the Lewis Emery, Jr. Within a few days this long haul from Norfolk to Japan will come to an end, and I know beyond a doubt every­ one will be glad to see it behind us. The trip to Japan was a very Engineer Lauds Top Sill Gang To the Editor: Enclosed you will find a letter from the chief engineer of this vessel which we of the black gang wish youi would publish. As this labor-management re­ lationship exists,from the chief on down the line, we can't help but believe that it will help us to hold the contracts and also further our efforts to secure new ones. As you know, we took over the Orion Clipper from an NMU company not long ago, and since then we have been doing a jamup job SlU-style, and are going to continue to do so. Mr. Kobek, the first assistant, is a nice guy personally, as well as a darn good engineer. We have plenty of overtime work, although we haven't been tak­ ing advantage of this so far since the weather has been so hot. Mr. Atkinson, the chief engi­ neer, is getting off this trip in Japan, and we sure hate to see him go. He is the kind of guy who backs up his men 100 per­ cent in all beefs. Due to that fact, we have had only minor disputes. Atkinson is president and director of the West Michi­ gan Shipyard in Muskegon, and has to go back. I would like to suggest to any brothers who may be going Into the shipping business and are up that way, that they give him a play. Jim Hart Engine delegate t> if t> "Gentlemen: "Mindful that the Persian Gulf run is one of the most grueling in the world, I would like to state that since the en• gine department personnel re­ ported on board in San Fran­ cisco, May 1, 1956, each and every man in the department (with the lone exception of one Smiles of Seafarer permit man who is no longer George McCartney, with us) carried out his duties oiler (left), and chief in a cheerful and capable man­ mate Callaway echo ner, and has proven himself to sentiments of ship's be willing, sober and reliable. delegate Rivers. "Further, their capabilities . extend to thoroughly knowing 2 AM on arrival day, until we their jobs and this dependSbilifinally got there at 7 AM. This ity has been put to test on mpre is what I call real SIU coopera­ than one occasion. tion. Without his help, we would "This is my first experience have been unable to do any- with the SIU and it gives me , thing. This sort of a request considerable pleasure to be able was not a part of his regular to record this excellent laborduties, but he went out of his management relation. way to help. He remained ^Vith "Roster of the above-men­ us till we finally sailed late in tioned personnel follows: J. H. the evening. Ellis, Jr., pumpman; S. A. ToiWe are going to Korea after vonen, engine maintenance; Viljo I. Helnonen, engine utility; we discharge and load here in Japan, and from there we might Richard C. Ranly, James L. head for the West Coast. But Hart, oilers; Edward Fernandez, wherever we go, you may be William G. Coffey, Norman H. sure we are a happy bunch and Pierce, FWTs; Fred T. Costello, our payoff will be smooth as Rodolfo C. Martinez, wipers.. "Milo Atkinson silk. "Chief Engineer Dave Rivers Ship's delegate "SS Orion Clipper" To the Editor: I would like to take this op­ portunity to tell all SIU broth­ ers of a nice, clean cafe and bar here In Rotterdam. I had the pleasure of meeting the owner and his wife and they seem like real nice people. He is an ex-Dutch merchant seaman and should know the likes and dislike of -a seaman. Both^he and his wife speak excellent English and he has promised to Letters To The Editor happy one,' as our chief steward, Fred R. Hicks, brought along his movie projector and a few films to show us on those long, weary nights. He showed and reshowed {hem from Norfolk to Long Beach, where we had 14 more films awaiting us on our arrival there for bunkers. In getting these films we had to get donations to pay the rental, but this was no problem at all with the good ga'ng we havA aboard this tub. They con­ tributed readily, including the officers. So, with movies, a new ship's radio and record player, and with plenty of record selec­ tions, we have no reason to be unhappy. If every ship had all this, it would really be a pleas­ ure to sail, epecially on the long voyages. For having these p>leasures aboard ship, all of us want to thank our SIU agent in Wil­ mington for his help. We sent Brother Reed Humphries a rad­ iogram requesting his help in lining up these films on a rental basis, since the ship was arriv­ ing there on a Sunday and it would have been impossible for us to locate any films on a weekend. He went right to work on this for us. He not only got the films, but was waiting on the dock at 19S9 �Oetober 29i iBM SEAFARERS Pace Fifteen LOG Meany, IBL In New Pledge Alt of the following SIU families will collect the $200 tmtemity benefit plus q $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: ' Louis Donr Pow, born August ^81, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jer­ ry Pow, Ozone Park, LI, NY. Marian Lynette Haley, born Au• gust 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Marion J. Raley, Mobile, Alabama. Joseph Michael Takacs, born September 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph M. Takacs, Phiiadeiphia, Penna. Rita O'Neill, born July 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis J. O'Neill, Philadelphia, Peijna. Cammle Menetta Ray, bom July 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ert F. Ray, Rascagoula, Mississippi. Roxanne Trippe, born Septem­ ber 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. George W. Trippe, Bessemer, Ala- and Mrs. Edward A. Sylvester, Mo­ bile, Ala. Nancy Gaylynn Moore, bom Septesmber 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. William G. Moore, Mobile, Ala. Yolanda Theda Cooper, bom Au­ gust 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allen A. W. Cooper, Baltimore, Md. Sheila Jo Walls, born September 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kirt Walls, New Orleans, La. Jane Ellen Laird, born, October 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Har­ old E. Laird, Parksley, Va. Rebecca Jo Guerra, bom June 2, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raui L. Guerra, Galveston, Texas. pbama. •' Richard Hays Parker, born Sep­ tember 10, 1956, to Seafarer- and Mrs. Clyde D. V. Parker, Mobile, Alabama. . Larry Michael Canalojo, born . September 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mario Canalojo, Tampa, Florida. Helen Anne Sullivan, born Au­ gust 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frederick R. Sullivan, New Or­ leans, Louisiana. Marlene Gale Dacken, born Sep• tember 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Geoi'ge Dacken, Brooklyn, NY. \ Theresa Jo Miller, born Septem­ ber 11, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph C. Miller, Norfolk, Va. Debra Anne McCullough, born September 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth McCullough, Levittown, NY. Frances Marie Hancock, born August 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Isaac P. Hancock, Henderson, North Carolina. : Charles John Rivera, born Au­ gust 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Rivera, Bronx, NY. Taretta DeLeisa Sylvester, born September 21, 1956, 'to Seafarer Boston Job Future Good BOSTON—Two of the three men from this area who were aboard the Alcoa Corsair in New Orleans when an engine room fire broke out early this month are still get­ ting treatment at the Brighton Ma­ rine Hospital here. The men are Gilbert Edwards and Maurice McCatty, both'messmen and both suffering from smoke inhalation. Fred DeMasi was also aboard this vessel at the time of the fire, but escaped in­ jury. The Corsair is expected to be out of action another month for repairs. Nine other Seafarers suf­ fered various injuries during the blaze. Meanwhile, shipping here has been fair'and the outlook for the future is good, reports Agent James Sheehan. He noted clean paydfts on the Mount Vernon (North Atlantic Marine) and Fort Hoskins (Cities Service), both of which signed on again. The Michael (Carras) and Bents Fort (Cities Service) were in transit. Stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regi^larly. Several" Seafarers* have already experienced intermptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. (Continued from page 5) and of the Federation's Ethical Practices Committee. In connection with the IBL's continuing campaign. Long said that "Nothing has changed. The conditions on the waterfront that created the need for a bonafide, legitimate trade union to represent longshore workers still exist. We have said repeatedly that the IBL, backed by the AFL-CIO, would stay in this fight as long as these conditions exist, regardless of how lon| it took to finish the job. The conditions have not changed. We will continue the fight." Immediately after the votes had been counted SIU Secretary-Treas­ urer Paul Hall informed Long that the SIU membership at the last headquarters membership meeting had reiterated the SIU's long­ standing position to support the IBL. The show of strength by the IBL, despite the circumstances un­ der which it had to carry on its "underground" campaign among New York dockworkers, caused considerable surprise. The "New York Times" said editorially on Friday, October 20: "The most single significant fact about Wednesday's dock union represen­ tation election is not that the old International Longshoremen's As­ sociation won, but that there re­ mains on the waterfront a hard core of resistance to that union's policies and leadership. "With one out of evei-y three dock workers having voted for the trade union democracy pledged by the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen . . . the leaders of the viciorio'is union should not al­ low themselves to be deluded into thinking of the election results as an overwhelnfing endorsement. "The ILA margin of 4,399 votes out of 20,597 cast means that a shift of less than 10 per cent of the longshoi-emen would have swung the election the other way," the "Times" stated. A. H. Raskin, the "Times'" ex­ pert on labor, said that one of the lessons of the campaign was "that the united labor movement will have to be a good deal more united if it is to help rid unions of crooks on the docks or anywhere else." The "Times's" labor analyst said that in view of ali the circum­ stances surrounding the waterfront fight "there was every reason to suppose that the oid union (ILA) would win an overwhelming vic­ tory . . . The fact that so many chose to record their distrust of the ILA indicates how deep-rooted that distrust us." In carrying on its "underground" campaign, aimed at preventing re­ prisals against iongshore workers by the mob in control of the docks, the IBL presented a straight trade union program, calling for a sys­ tem of seniority to protect the workers' jobs, a one-ton slingioad limit, improved pension, welfare and vacation benefits, a guaranteed eight-hour day, and democratic Navy Releases Eight T-2s In Reserve Ship Breakout The SlU-contracted Mathiasen Tanker agency will get more T-2s as ,the Government moves ahead with plans to overcome the current tanker shortage by breaking old vessels out of the reserve fleets and"*^ by building new ones. about 50 ships which would be Mathiasen, which now has built at a cost of over $1 billion. the Four Lakes and The Cabins in service, is getting two of the eight T-2s just ordered out of the Navy mothball fleet for use by private operators. Joshua Hendy Corp of Los Angeles and Marine Transport Lines of New York will get the other six T-2s. Ali three companies will let bids to private shipyards for re-servicing, which is expected to take two or three months. Meanwhile, the Federal Govern­ ment moved ahead on a super­ tanker-building program to lessen US dependency on the Suez Canal, and the Maritime Administration began the breakout of the 18 Gov­ ernment-owned tankers in its custody. Under the Government's ship­ building plan, US dependency on the Suez for the shipment of Middle East oil might be lessened with a new supertanker fleet of BALTIMORE .• WW E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Slieehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St A. Michelet. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 1419 Ryan St. LAKE CHARLES, La HEmlnck 6-5744 Leroy Clarke, Agent MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmiock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams. 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U4 SL James St. Weat UULUTH ... 531 W Michigan St PLateau 6161 Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FORT WILLIAM!.''.":.-.,.,130 Simpson St, SOUT'H CHICAGO 3261 E. g2nd SL Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Phone; Essex 5-3410 One good-sized tanker now costs about $18 million, and any tanker built under the contemplated Gov­ ernment program would be in the supertanker class—30,000 tons and over—since these are economically the best for the long trip around the Cape of Good Hope from the Middle East to Europe or this country. Ten such tankers are now being built in US yards as well as 15 ships of under 30,000 tons and seven special types. Under the Defense* Production Act the Government can contract for construction of the tankers and agree to buy ali of them not pur­ chased by private operators. The eight T-2s broken out by the Jlavy are the first of 21 tankers which the Navy has ordered reac­ tivated. The other 13, however, will be manned by Navy personneL PERSONALS AND NOTICES Ex-SS Seatiger Voyage No. 39 Following men can collect for disputed overtime from Colonial Steamship Co.: E. Sager, Dan S. Munro, F. Meinert, Delphis Caron, A. E. Slowik, Walter Hoffner, J. Hansen, W. Drury. Write to Orion Shipping and Trading, 80 Broad Street, New York, NY, for checks. Herbert Libby Everett Hard is anxious to hear from you immediately. Write him at following address: Everett A. Hard, 493 94 45; USS Dcnebola (AF-56) c/o FPO, New York, NY. Gordon Chambers Your mother is anxious to hear from you and get your address. George W. Flint Get in touch with your wife as soon as possible. Andrew Daniluk, SS Seastar A letter asking you to appear as a witness in a court case is being held by your family. SiU/A&G District participation by the membership in all union functions and affairs. The mob-controlled II,.A campaign was based, as usual, on intimidation and reprisals against those favoring the IBL, and a far-fetched charge that seamen would take over longshore jobs in the event of an AFL-CIO victory. Ed McGinnis, AB; F. Mears, AB Ex-Steel Designer Your watch partner, Lawrence A. Abrahams, has come down with tuberculosis. Important you go to nearest Public Health Service hos­ pital for precautionary check-up. nandez, Ambrose A. klagdirila. Contact Hill, Belts & Nash, 26 Broadway, New York 4, NY. Ex-SS Arizpa Payoff 9/10/56 Following men have a day's pay coming: J. R. Brimacombe, E. E. Frost, G. Gongalez, W. E. Jones, Henry Gillikin, G. R. WiUiams, W. F. Pullimon. Write to Account­ ing Department, Waterman SS Co., PO Box 2481, Tampa, and give re­ turn address. Ex-SS Seamonltor Back wages are due the follow­ ing: K. Erickson, R. Griffith, Carl Ilm, T. Juanta, D. Mastrantonis, A. Michelet, A. Mulloy, W. Newlin, J. Pendleton, J. W. Smith, G. Stavarides, M. Ladd. Contact Excelsior SS Corp., 80 Broad St., NY. PORT C CALL NOWIMBOTH mw&sMjiim Donald Glenn; William Devlin, .Tr. ex-National Liberty Norfolk branch is holding checks for wages and subsistence for above men. WUliam Nordlund Get in touch with F. J. McLaughr lin, American Surety Company, 3 Penn Center Plaza, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, Pa. It is in reference to the estate of Peter Nordlund. Ex-SS Bradford Island December, 1954 Following men have salvage checks coming for salvage of barge Blue Stack No. 93: William Riordan, Joseph Stodolski, Jesus Fer­ tmooKLYM 0AlflA^O^ I216BBALT. �Vol. XViii No. 22 SEAFARERS AWARDbD FIRST PRIZB • GENERAL EDITORIAI EXCELLENCE • 1959 • LOG INTERNATIONAt. LABOR PRESS OF • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • AMERICA ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • One Fortune Meets Anotlter October 3 Through October 16 Port Seafarer Thaddeus J. Laboda, pumpman, is in good company, financially speaking, after 20 months aboard Sandcaptain. On top of his tax-free bonus-laden payoff, he collected a rec­ ord $340'.99 in vacation pay. He plans to spend next couple of months enjoying a well-earned rest. 3,1 im Total Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa ... Mobile People who wonder why US shipping, despite Government New Orleans aid, has trouble keeping abreast of foreign fleets can find the Lake Charles answer in the maritime policies of other countries. For many Houston Wilmington nations, the shipping industry • San Francisco the German government gave the is a pampered pet, to be well shipping companies $115 million in Seattle fed, sometimes even with Un­ Gov't $$ Revived German Shipping i I. Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk 1 Savannah Tampa 1 Mobile New Orleans 1 Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle cle Sam's foreign aid money. The West German merchant marine is a good example. Right after World War II, Ger­ many no longer had a merchant marine in operation. As a matter of fact it wasn't until 1949 that Ger­ man shipping was free of restric­ tions. But despite that seeming handicap, the Germans today havg 2,161 freighters and 93 tankers in service, a total of better than three million tons of shipping. Two out of every three of these ships have been built in the last ten years, making the "loser's" fleet far more modern than the "winner's." Business is so good for the Germ|p fleet today that special schools have been set up to train crewmembers. But the German mer­ chant seaman has not shared in the shipowners' prosperity. His wage scales are still ridiculously low by American standards. The way the German fleet made its amazing comeback is simply explained. First, in 1949, the shipping companies were given a $42 million chunk of US Marshall Plan funds. Then two years later, Make Checks To <SIU-A&G' Seafar-irs mailing in checks or monej orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make all of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual headquar­ ters offic'als. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided it checks are made out to the Union directly •• Deck A • •••••(... • •••••«... • •••••« .. • ••••• • • •••••• .. • •••••• .. »•••••• .. .. >•••••• .. .. .. -• ' Registered Deck Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 1 19 8 28 1 13 11 23 13 1 0 7 20 9 17 6 14 6 6 56 18 26 8 3 6 24 70 4 12 1 12 6 Eng. B Stew; A 141 252 B 7 38 48 18 25 10 16 1 0 4 11 18 19 4 5 11 4 50 19 38 6 6 4 24 37 12 25 3 18 0 Deck A Deck B Eng. A 14 54. 18 i7 .. a 138 246 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 1 19 5 18 15 3 4 11 7 5 2 1 8 4 23 173 51 118 32 17 17 86 155 34 62 14 46 20 3 51 24 69 45 5 4 22 38 24 38 11 27 21 26 224 75 187 77 22 21 '108 193 58 100 25 73 41 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 103 848 382 1230 Shipped Deck A 1 38 15 43 20 5 2 23 38 7 20 11 16 10 Deck B 3 12 5 24 12 2 0 7 6 9 17 3 12 11 Deck C 6 12 0 2 13 1 1 0 2 3 3 8 10 1 Eng. A 3 43 12 31 9 2 1 18 23 10 15 5 1? 3 Eng. Eng. B C 1 12 6 12 13 1 1 0 5 9 12 8 7 6 . 5 15 6 6 14 0 1 1 2 1 10 JO 3 3 stew. A 2 36 10 23 7 1 5 26 24 3 11 2 5 1 Stew; Stew. Total B C A 1 11 4 4 7 2 4 5 6 6 5 8 8 4 2 11 4 0 23 1 1 0 0 1 9 6 6 2 6 117 37 97 36 8 8 67 85 20 46 18 34 14 Total B 5 35 15 40 32 5 5 21 17 24 34 19 27 21 Total Total Ship. C 13 38 10 8 50 2 3 1 4 5 22 24 19 6 24 19» 62 145 118 15 16 89 106 49 102 61 80 41 Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. >Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck low interest loans for ship con­ B C A A B C A B C A Ship. B C struction. 123 62 77 156 188 102 75 66 249 593 300 Total 205 1098 Made-To-Order Gimmick At the same time, the govern­ SIU shipping hit what is expected to be only a temporary lull during the last period, ment set up an income tax gimmick which was made to order for ship­ but dropped to the lowest" level in six and one-half months in the process. owners. It provided that anybody Total number of men shipped was 1,098; registration ran about the same as before, for a could give a loan of any amount to a shipping company—interest free total of 1,230. The job figure" —and then deduct the amount of was the lowest since last the loan from their taxes. March. In the interim, ship­ The tax law provided a bonanza ping has averaged weli over 1,400 of about S370 million over a five year period. It become the favor­ jobs every two weeks and, in Sep­ ite outlet used by German busi­ tember, hit almost 1,600, for a 33nesses to avoid paying taxes. At nionth high. The Federal Maritime Board and Arnold Bernstein Lines The dip this period was spread the same time, the shipping in­ are both pondering over who will get the contract to convert among eight A&G ports. Only dustry got the use of all this Boston and Wilmington shipped the Badger M.ariner into a passenger ship. The uncertainty money without having to pay a more men than in the previous two arises out of the nature of the** penny's worth of interest. ; You have to hand it to the Ger­ weeks, and four others, Norfolk, company reach a decision on the bids submitted by several man shipowners. They used the Tampa, Mobile and San Francisco, low bid, negotiations will begin for remained the same as before. All shipyards. money wisely. Instead of blowing actual sale of the ship to Bernstein it on $80 million luxury liners for the rest, though previously boom­ The Ingalls Shipbuilding Com­ and the signing of a subsidy con­ ing, declined. the prestige trade, the industry pany of Pascagoula, Mississippi, tract. The sale price will prob­ used its Government aid to build submitted the lowest dollars and ably be in the vicinity of $41^ to New Orleans Fire bread and butter ships, freighters Taken together, the registration cents bids: $12,930,100 on a fixed $5 million. and tankers. and shipping were furthest apart price and $11,932,000 on an ad­ The converted ship will carry 900 When well-to-do German tour­ in the steward department, al­ justed price. However, the New ists want to travel they take ad­ though most of this could be at­ York Shipbuilding Company of passengers and a" crew of about vantage of the "prestige" policies tributed to New OrleaCs, where' Camden, NJ, promised to do the 300 in a one-class service. Cafe­ df other nations who are willing to the cruise ship Alcoa Corsair was^ job 30 days faster. NeW' York teria style feeding will be utilized spend subsidy funds to assure lux­ idled after a fire and the crew had Ship's two bids were $13,292,763 to lower the coat of an ocean cross­ urious comforts for travelers. to re-register. The number of class and $12,672,660. The yard said it ing. The Maritime Administration Their own country's maritime aid C men shipped was still highest in could finish the job in 300 days goes for cargo-hauling purposes the black gang. while all other companies estimated has eight other Mariners in its re­ serve which are now up for grabs only. The seniority breakdown showed 330 days. Once they had the funds to class A down to 54 percent of the A spokesman for the Bernstein by shipping companies. Twenty build new ..ships, German ship total shipping, class B up to 27 Lines said that the 30-day edge of other Mariners have already been operators were ahead of the game. the Camden yard was nearer to 45 sold, while five were turned over With. new. fast vessels, and with percent, and class C up slightly to days because the Badger .Mariner to the Navy and one, the Corntraditionally low wages, they 19 percent of the total. is in the Hudson River reserve. husker Mariner, was wreeked in Here is the forecast port by port: Towing the ship to Mississippi and Pusan harbor. The eight ships had quickly carved out a major sBare of the world's shipping. Boston: Fair . . New York: Good then returning it to New York previously been set aside for Navy Most of Germany's present day . . . Philadelphia: Good : . . Balti­ would account for the added time. use, but the Navy has relinquished fleet consists of tramp ships. Un­ more: Should be good . . . Norfolk: In any case, the times specified its hold on them. The ships origi­ like the nine-knot Libertys under Very good . . . Savannah: Fair . . • in the bids mean that the ship nally cost almost $10 million each. the American flag, the German Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . could not be ready for the 1957 Bernstein would use its ships in tramps are motorships which can New Orleans: Fair . . . Houston: summer tourist rush. It had been transatlantic passenger service be­ do up to 15 knots. In terms of Good . . . Wilmington: Good . . . hoped that the conversion could be tween New York, Rotterdam and speed, they rate right along with San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: done In as little as eight months. Antwerp. Other ships would be most US liner services. Good. As soon as the FMB and the added lateri If needed. Bernstein Studies Conversion Costs � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource October 26, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: TANKER CO’S SIGN 7.1% PAY PACKAGE 5 HURT IN GOV’T CAMP EXPLOSION ILA ADMITS PLOT TO RULE SIU BLOOMFIELD SHIP SWAP UNDER WAY LOG LIMIT NOW APPLIES ABOARD SHIP MAJOR SIU GAINS MARK UNION’S 18TH BIRTHDAY EARLY ATOM SHIP START ORDERED; READY IN 1960 QUICK CREW ACTION NIPS REPUBLIC FIRE P-A TO LENGTHEN C-2S FOR TRAILERSHIP FLEET SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN SEAFARERS SAVE LIBERIAN SHIP AS ‘RUNAWAY’ CREW TAKES OFF US TREASURY CRACKDOWN ON RUNAWAYS FORECAST SUEZ STALEMATE HOLDS’ RUSSIANS ON US SHIPS VAL CHEM RESUES TWO IN GULF PLANE CRASH COE’S FUEL SERVICE RATES A TIP MEANY, IBL IN NEW PLEDGE NAVY RELEASES EIGHT T-2S IN RESERVE SHIP BREAKOUT GOV’T $$ REVIVED GERMAN SHIPPING 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 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/26/1956 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. XVIII, No. 22  Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/10a6daa3e62e6127dc66ad48e2431236.PDF 23d0bb9615269c6ff3605a8da92ce61a PDF Text Text Clarifications : S f U Freight Agreement SEAFARERS AWARDED riRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE m 19SS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SlU SEEKS BONUS IN SUEZ CONFLICT Canal Shutany Ships Diverted \ ' Story On Page 3 BALLOTING BEGINS IN UNION ELECTION 1 i>.t, h'i-' I y- •;! Seafarer Pablo Dokndo signs voting register at SIU hq„ as 2-month balloting in SIU election gets underway. Polls committeemen Ed Puchalski, Allan Lake and John Stanley look on. Voting got underway in all SIU porta on November 1 and will continue until December -31. New constitution rules on safeguarding secrecy will apply' (Story on Page 5.) iii 4 �SEAFARERS Pagre Two LOG November 9, 1956 Egyptian View Israeli View Allies'View US View • Has right to help other Arab lands win independence. • Wants peace treaty but Arabs won't negotiate; point to Arab vow to destroy Israel. • Suez, vital, for oil and trade, seized unlawfully. • Force must be avoided to block war, assure oil flow. • Seizure paves way for Russian control of canal, middle east oil fields. • Long-term pressure on Egypt would have w^n on Suez. • Israeli considered aggressive menace to all. Arab countries. Will never sign peac^ with her. • Suez is Egypt's; .no one else has right to interfere. Israel cannot use canal. • Russians or anyone else's aid welcomed to accomplish aids. • UN hasn't been able to stop border raids; Egypt largely re­ sponsible. • Egypt won't let Israel ships through Suez and Red Sea. • Egypt can't be trusted to as­ sure freedom of passage; has denied passage to Israel. • Egypt arms buildup from Rus­ sia menaces Israel survival. • French blame Jgypt for Arab uprisings in No. Africa, • Mus^ maintain friendly rela­ tions with all Arab lands and wjth Israel to keep out Russia. • Kid-glove treatment only an­ swer to unrest in French North Africa. Whole World Has Big Stake In Suej^ The shape of things to come in the maritime industry has-^been violently altered by last week's-outbreak of war in the was the uprising against the Suez Canal area. The closing of the canal is causing ex­ French in North Africa. Arabs in Tunis, Morocco and Algeria were tensive rerouting of worlds maritime runs. In addition to Sea, keeping Israel from develop­ in revolt against French rule, seek­ independence, and these re­ the diversion on the tankers, ing a port there. Finally, it black­ ing volts had been openly supported the huge agricultural surplus trade with India and all Mediterranean and Middle East runs are being affected. The disruption of Suez ti-affic and the blowing up of oil pipe lines in Arabia makes inevitable a big build-up on the coastwise and Venezuelean tanker runs. A "crash" program for building 5'0 big tankers may also come through very shortly. Middle and Far East freight rnns may have to shift largely to the West Coast, or go westbound via Panama. Oil In Arabia What exploded in Suez last week Is a pressure piie-up dating back to 1948. Israel gained independ­ ence then after a two-month war with neighboring Arab states. Around that time, US and Bi-itish oil companies were exploiting tre­ mendous oil discoveries in the Persian Gulf. Many Seafarers crewed ships such as the Zane Gray on the "pipeline run" carry­ ing untold tonnage of steel pipe used to put new oilfields in pro­ duction. Every oil well brought in added to the importance of Suez and Middle East shipping. Even though the UN finally ar­ ranged a truce In the area in 1949, a state pf war has existed without let-up until today. From the start the Arab nations an­ nounced they would not recognize Israel and repeatedly stated they would destroy that nation. Egypt Took Lead Egypt, being the largest and strongest Arab state, took the lead in the anti-Israel campaign. One tactic was to refuse passage in Suez to all Israeli ships. Egypt also barred ships from the Gulf of Aquaba at the head of the Red SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in oil SlU ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegrom {be sure to include registrotion number). The 'next SlU meetings will be: November 14 November 28 December 12 . December 26 Jonuory ^ North Africa. • The French were pretty well convinced that Egypt's government was responsible for most of its troubles. The British, who always tried mightily to keep the Russians out of the Suez area, saw the situation as a threat to their safety. The Israelis were cer­ tain that the Egyptians and other Arab states would set out to de­ stroy Israel as soon as they got enough planes and tanks from Russia. Then came the seizure of Suez in July. Egypt seized the canal after the US turned down an Egyp­ tian request for a heavy cash loan to build a dam on the Nile. The US rejection was based pretty largely on Egypt's close ties to Rus­ sia including its recognition of Communist China. The British and French then threatened to use force, but the US persuaded them not to, in-the hope of working up some kind of arrangement over Suez. But as the months passed by and the diplomats could not get any­ where, Britain, France and Israel, each for its own reasons decided on armed action. listed foreign ships calling at Is­ raeli ports. A number of SlU ships by the Communist governments. were affected, including the Al­ Cairo became the center of propa­ bion, fired on in January, 1954, ganda against the French and of when the Egyptians thought it was revolutionary planning for North African rebels. going to Aquaba. By this time the line-up for the Egypt has maintained this posi­ current war was pretty well set. tion to date, claiming Israeli ships The Russians were supporting were threats to Egypt's security Egypt in all its moves, particularly since no peace treaty was ever in undermining the French in signed. United Nations resolu­ tions calling for freedom of pas­ sage were rejected by the Egyp­ tians. Through the years, Israel's bor­ ders have been the scene of raid and counter-raid by rival armed forces. United Nations truce com­ missions have been able to ar­ range cease-fires many times, only Significant progress on the joint Union-management shipboard safety program has to see them go glimmering in a been made this week. Earl Smith, chairman of the management safety committee, an­ few weeks. The Israelis reserved freedom of action, claiming the nounced that a communication has gone out to all SlU operators suggesting the machinery ^ UN was unable to enforce the for a uniform safety program-^ to be put in effect on all SlU truce, and set out on many puni­ ent form, recommending full sup­ ships. The proposed machin­ tive expeditions. port for it because of its "obvi­ ous benefits" to the membership. On the other side of the fence, ery would include such items as the Egyptians had been carrying regular shipboard safety meetings Captain Cornwell cautioned on a running war with the British in which Seafarers will particiSeafarers not to expect immediate over Suez and the Sudan to achieve pate directly. It would be the first or miraculous results from the independence and get foreign industry-wide safety program in safety program. He agreed with troops off Egyptian soil. Through­ existence in maritime. Smith that over the long haul the "We are hopeful," Smith said, out 1951-1954, there was guerrilla program will produce very consid­ warfare against British troops in "that we will be able to put this erable benefits for all parties' con­ Egypt. .After King Farouk was program into effect by the first of cerned, particularly with the Un­ the year. Once it gets underway overthrown and Nasser finally ion and Its membership participat­ seized control, the British reached we are confident that substantial ing directly in its workings. agreement in July, 1954, to with­ progress will be made toward re­ draw from the canal. The with­ ducing shipboard accidents." Union representatives ^seconded drawal was actually not completed the thought pointing out that even until April, this year. The United State's role was to a small, initial reduction in ship­ encourage the British to get out board accidents would be of con­ of Suez. This was part of US siderable benefit to both Seafarers policy to win the friendship of all and the companies. Such a reduc­ Capt. Robert F, Cornwel! the Arab nations for the West. tion would strengthen the com­ panies' competitive position and After the Suez evacuation pact was agement program as safety con­ signed, the US started sending their ability to provide benefits for sultant is Captain Robert F. Cornlarge quantities of economic aid Seafarers in their employ. well, formerly safety director for Working with the Union-man- the Isthmian Steamship Company. WhUe placing heavy emphasis to Egypt. The State Department believed Captain Cornwell was an active on the development of its coast­ that by building up Egypt's econo­ seaman from 1938 to 1953, most of wise "lift-on" service, the Water­ my and Egypt's strength it could the time with Isthmian, serving on Vol. XVill No. 23 a wide variety of ships as skipper man Steamship Company has de­ help establish democracy in Egypt Nov. 9. 1950 clared that it will continue to oper­ and make the Egyptians willing to and mate. He is assisting in the ate offshor* and expand its foreign PAUL HALL, eecretary-Treasurer negotiate with Israel. The idea establishment of safety machinery A was to make the Middle East, in­ HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAV OENISOH, and other administrative functions. services wherever possible. Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. spokesman for Waterman said that cluding its oilfields, one big, happy The joint safety program as it family tied to the western world, Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPiriACX, now stands is the end product of any impression to the contrary in Staff Writers; BILL MOODY. Gulf Area the October 2eth SEAFARERS and keep the Russians out. long 'and thoughtful consideration LOG is Incorrect. Representative, US Plan Failed by both the operators and the Un­ In tiie past year Waterman-Fan For a variety of reasons, the, Editorials .Page 11 ion. Both sides approajched it cau­ Atlantic has been exploring vari­ tiously in the initial stages. The plans didn't work. Relations be­ Page 15 companies were concerned about ous means of developing a coast­ tween Israel and Egypt got worse Final Dispatch wise tedler-carrying service. Its Page 6 maintaining their right to direct plans have included building of when the Egyptians arrested 13 Is­ Inquiring Seafarer Page 14 their own operations as well as the "roll-on" trailerships, modifying raelis as spies and sentenced two Letters to death. Late in 1955, the Egyp­ Personals, Notices Page 15 possible impact of administrative tankers to carry a trailer deck tians started establishing friendly Recent Arrivals ..Page 15 machinery on operating costs. The load, and converting some of its Union from the beginning empha­ relations with Russian and Chinese Shipping Roundup Page 4 sized that any workable safety pro­ C-2s into lift-on containerships. As <7ommunist leaders, and in Sep­ presently contemplated, eight C-2s Page 7 gram would have to put stress on would be so converted. tember, 1955, they announced they Your Dollar's Worth the preventive aspects, rather than would barter cotton for Czechoslo­ Pan Atlantic also has applica­ vak and Russian arms. The Egyp­ Published biweekly .at tne headquarters seeking to assess blame for mis­ tions pending for authority to serv­ tians said they had to go to Rus­ of the Seafarers International Unlon> A^ haps. The Union held the empha­ ice additional ports on this coast. a Cult District. AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth sis should be "How can we pre­ sia. for arms because of Israeli's lantle Aside from its Puerto Rican run. Avenut, Brooklyn »2, NY. Ttl HYaclnlh arms build-up and because the US 9-6600. Entered as second qjass matter vent this?" and not "Who is at Waterman has a great many off­ would not supply them. at tha Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under fault?" shore vessels running to Japan and One reason the Egyptians and the Act of Aug. 24. 191L At the last agents' conference, Korea. Watermtfh-Pan Atlantic is other Arab nations were cottoning 130 the port agents gave full approval currently operating 27 C-2s plus up to the Communist governments to the safety program in Its pres- one Victory ship. Plan Beginning Of Industry-Wide Joint Safety Program January 1 Outlook Good For Waterman Offshore Trade SEAFARERS LOG �Norember 9,19M rati Thnm SEAFARERS LOG SIU Seeks fionus As Fighting Shuts Down Suez Canal With the Suez Canal shut down as an afteimath of fighting in the area, the SIU has notified its contracted companies of the Union's desire to negotiate for a war area bonus. Meanwhile, wholesale diversions of shipping are taking place as a result of the canaU ships," loaded with concrete and run. Three other tankers, the Batshutdown. scrap iron and scuttled by the the Rock, Camp Namanu and MonA cease-fire voted by the Egyptians at various points after tebello Hills, were headed for the Families of US embassy personnel in Middle East trouble spots, as in Jerusalem (above), were ferried out by the Air Force, isthmian's Steel Chemist was ordered to aid evacua­ tion in Alexandria, but order was later cancelled. New Contracts Signed By All SlU Companies SIU headquarters officials reported last week that every SlU-contracted freighter, tanker and passenger vessel is now covered by the same 7.1 percent pay package in effect since October 15. The package, as originally Freight Pact negotiated with the freight Copies Ready operators, includes a 7.1 percent in­ " Copies of the new SIU dry crease in base wages, overtime and penalty rates, a one-for-one limit cargo agreement have been printed up and are available in on loggings for missing work or all SIU halls. The new copies watch and provision for the return contain all the revisions made of the bodies of deceased Seafarers in the last negotiations. New at shipowner expense if requested freight contract clarifications by next of kin. Negotiations were carried out un­ are printed in this issue of the der the SIU's unique wage reopen­ SEAFARERS LOG. The tanker agreement is now ing clause which enables the Union being printed and will be avail­ to reopen its agreements at any time on monetary matters. The able for distribution in the near agreements expire September 30, future. 1958. Venezuela, SIU Assistant Secre­ One Exception tary-Treasurer Claude Simmons Lone exception to the new agree­ ment is the Construction Aggre­ pointed out. He noted that the agreement gates dredge, the Sandcaptain, in signed with this company was for the duration of "its channel-digging job in Maracaibo, and cannot be changed inasmuch as the company based Rs bid on a specific scale of wages. The special agreement in­ cluded special wage and bonus pro­ visions. In any event, the Sandcap­ tain is due to return to the States next month with the job completed. (See adjoining story.) Simmons emphasized that the MARACAIBO, Venezuela — A new wage scales and the logging massive two-year dredging job to limit all went into effect on Octo­ open a deep-sea channel into Mara- ber 15, and that any retroactive caibo .appears headed for its windV pay due in some isolated cases up. Early December has been set would soon be forthcoming from as the target date for completing the companies involved. The last the channel work which has en­ two issues of the LOG carried gaged the services of the SIU- full lists of the new freight and manned Sandcaptain and several tanker wage scales. Seafarers who run into any in­ other vessels. stances of loggings outside of the The Sandcaptain went down to Venezuela in December, 1954, for "one for one" limit after the Octo­ what was to have been a year and ber 15 date are urged to report a half sign-on. She was joined them to the patrolman immedi­ later by the Chester Harding, an­ ately. Job Activity Up other SlU-manned dredge which ..Construction Aggregates chartered On' the shipping side, he noted from the US Army. The Harding that job activity in the Port of has since returned to the States. New York had risen over the 300The big channel job assumes job mark again, and the outlook is added importance in the light of good for the future. the current shutdown of the Suez Forty-five ships arrived here for Canal. Venezuelan oil will now be payoff, sign-on and in transit, plus very much in demand throughout the Seatrain New York (Seatrain) the world. and Transglobe (Transglobe), The channel makes it possible which both took full crews. The for tankers to go direct into Lake Transglobe is a newly-acquired Vic­ Maracaibo to pick up their oil car­ tory ship formerly manned by the goes. Previously, the big ships had National Maritiipe Union. Another to stand offshore and get oil from Victory was due to crew up in a transfer barges. ; , few days. Dredging Job In Venezuela Nears Finish United Nations has been ac­ cepted by British and French troops, controlling both ends of the canal and part of its length. Israelis have also stopped fighting. However, the Moscow radio has broadcast a call for "volunteers" to go to Egypt, and Red China has announced it has some 300,000 "vol­ unteers" available. Preparations got under way this week for meetings on the issue of bonuses and insurance coverage for any SIU crewmembers whose vessels might be in waters defined as a war area. Similar demands have been posed by West Coast af­ filiates of the SIU of North Amer­ ica in meetings with their opera­ tors. The boundaries of such an area would include a slice of the eastern* Mediterranean and prob­ ably part of the Red Sea as well. No matter what develops in the next few days, the canal itself is closed tight as a drum and will re­ main so for at least three months. At last report, seven ships, and possibly three more, have been sunk in various sections of the canal. Some of them are "block the British-French air attack began. In addition, the bridge at El Ferdan is down in the water, further blocking the canal. Chemist Squeaked Through One of the last ships to get through, certainly the last SIU ship, was the Steel Chemist which made a successful northbound pas­ sage on October 30th. The Chem­ ist then stood by in Alexandria in the event it had to take any Amer­ ican citizens out' of the war zone. While it was waiting, British bomb­ ers plastered airfields and other military installations in that city. Subsequently, MSTS transports took some 1,500 American citizens out of Egypt and the Chemist con­ tinued her homebound journey. All other Isthmian ships which normally transit the canal have been diverted via the Cape of Good Hope. They will stay out of the Mediterranean area aitogether. Similar diversions are reported for those US Petroleum Carriers and Western Tankers ships which have been running betweea the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean ports. The Arickaree has been trans­ ferred to a Caribbean-to-Europe SlU-Type Logging Limit Now In NMU The precedent-setting logging limitation won by the SIU last month has been extended to all Atlantic and Gulf Coast, seamen with the announcement by the National Maritime Union that it had agreed to-*a similar form of protection. News that the protective features of the SIU's restrictions on loggings would be enjoyed by more seamen was welcomed by the SIU. SIU A&G District SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall said that "the logging limitation represents a sig­ nificant advance in the security and welfare of . all seafaring men. This is one more unfair practice that the seaman has eliminated through the medium of his trade union." SIU Clause In Pact It is not yet clear whether the NMU logging restriction is to be incorporated into its contract, as was the SIU's. The spokesman for NMU-contracted operators in­ dicated his agreement to the limit on loggings in a letter stating in part that "there shall be no de­ duction for a seamenS wages for failure to perform his regular work or watch in excess of the wages he would have earned during such time." The SIU put the logging restric­ tion into the contract by stating that where the master logs a man for missing his regular work or watch, "he shall not log the man more than one (1) for (1) day ..." On the basis of the announce­ ment in the NMU "Pilot" of Oc­ tober 25, 1956, that Jhe "practice of logging had been eliminated" it was reported by some ship op(ContinugdiOn page 9) canal fully-loaded when the fight­ ing started. They are now coming around Africa. The first two are headed for Philadelphia and the third for Hamburg. The SlU-manned Transglobe, a Victory ship recently bought from US Lines by an SlU-contracted op­ erator, has left New York headed for Haifa. The British have warned all ship­ ping to keep out of the eastern end of the Mediterranean. Closing of the canal is bound to have a drastic effect on heavy ship­ ments of agricultural surplus to India, Pakistan and other Asiatic countries off the US East Coast. The Department of Agriculture was already having trouble getting tramps to carry grain cargoes, and even the breakout of 30 reserve fleet ships, now going on, will not make much of a dent in the ship­ ping shortage If Suez is closed. Pipelines Blown Up In addition to the closing of the canal, there are reports that sev­ eral oil pipeline pumping stations have been blown up. That means cutting off oil supplies to such tanker terminals as Tripoli, Leba­ non and Banias, Syria, compelling tankers to make the long haul around to the Persian Gulf. The Middle East fighting began with announcement of an Israeli move in force across the Egyptian border to clean out Egyptian com­ mando bases. A joint Briti.shFren'ch ultimatum was then issued calling on both countries to stay clear of the Suez Canal zone, fol­ lowing which the British and French started air and sea attacks. LOG Awards Still Open Just three more issues of the SEAFARERS LOG remain after the current one for entries in the SEAFARERS LOG awards contest. Stories and letters, photographs and draw­ ings from Seafarers which ap--* pear in the LOG during the year 1956 all qualify automa­ tically for the LOG awards. The awards were first issued last year as recognition of the part played by Seafarers in making their Union newspaper an outstand­ ing trade union publication. Sea­ farers' writings anrf" pictures have been a major factor, time and again, in the LOG'S success in cap­ turing editorial excellence awards in labor press competition. Panel Of Judges When the year draws to a close a panel of professional Judges will be selected to go through all copies of the paper and pick the winners. Factors which governr the selection in the stories-letters and poetry category include literary merit, reader appeal based on maritime experience and constructive pro­ posals. In judging the stories-letters category, the editors of the LOG have decided to limit it to non-fic­ tion items of 800 words or less, since the LOG very rarely prints items of fiction. Photos submitted are judged on their relation to Seafarers' work Reproduction of the en­ graved key used as prizes in the annual competition. and recreation or other material of strong interest to Seafarers. Draw­ ings are judged on originality, qual­ ity and relation of subject matter to maritime items. Last year there were ten awards in ail; three in poetry, three in stories and letters, three in photog­ raphy and one in ship's reporting. f/J| �run SEAFARERS LOG November 9,1956 HOW AMERICAN UNIOHS SERVE EVERY AMERICAN ^October 17 Through October 30 •• m Day by day on occasions too niumerous to mention US unions participate in many charity drives and other com­ munity endeavors. They have offered their facilities time and again to such fund-raising endeavors as the March of Dimes, Red Cross, Red Feather drive's and others. Port Boston New York *...... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile .... »eea»»«ae«i New Orleans . >•••••••< Lake Charles Houston" .... Wilmington .. San Francisco Seattle > ••a ••« •I I • • • • • eI Meany Assails Curran Support Of Ousted ILA WASHINGTON—As a result of NMU President Joseph Curran's open support of the International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO President George Meany is consider­ ing asking for his ouster from-*the AFL-CIO Ethical Prac­ the contents of your letter at least tices Committee. Meany has 24 hours before it reached my written Curran that he' has "seri­ ous doubts" whether Curran should continue to serve on the committee, which is designed to eliminate rack­ eteering wherever it might crop up in the labor movement. In answer to Meany's criticism, Curran defended hi.s embrace of the ILA cause as "sound and prop­ er." It was felt the issue might be brought up before the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The next regu­ lar meeting of the council will be held in Miami Beach on Janu­ ary 28. Curran issued a public statement just before the recent New York dock election urging New York longshoremen to support the ILA and vote for it. His action was later denounced by Larry Long, president of the AFL-CIO Inteinational Brotherhood of Longshore­ men, who called it a "stab in the back." Harsh Attack On SIU In endorsing the ILA, Curran made a harsh attack on the SIU for supporting the IBL in its ef­ forts to bring democratic unionism to New York longshoremen. When­ ever the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil discusses the Curran issue, the SIU will ask that the attack be placed on the agenda. In his letter to Curran, Meany declared as follows: "You wrote your letter on the 15th and transmitted its contents to the press so that the morning newspapers of New York City, which appeai-ed just 24 hours be­ fore the voting was to begin, would broadcast the news that a top offi­ cer of the AFL-CIO was opposed to the AFL-CIO affiliate in the election. "This served as a notice to the longshoremen of New York City that there was one AFL-CIO offi­ cial who was sympathetic to the rotten elements that have exploit­ ed them for many years. "Your action in seeing to it that the New York papers were given .office is an indication to me of a deliberate premeditated effort on your part to help these hoodlums maintain their control." (of the ILA.) Sf Expects Heavy Food Cargo Runs SAN FRANCISCO —Good ship­ ping, coupled with a forecast of good times ahead, is keeping all hands busy here. At least one payoff for the im­ mediate future and the usual number of in-transit vessels are already in sight. In addition, the entire West Coast area can, expect to benefit from the planned break­ out of 30 reserve fleet Libertys and Victorys to move surplus cargos. Since most of this cargo is des­ tined for countries in Asia and there are plenty of uncertainties regarding the Suez Canal, the bulk of the traffic will probably move from this coast. Wilmington is already booming on its own, and Seattle will not hang back for long; Port Agent Leon Johnson pre­ dicted. iOne Payoff One ship, the Suzanne (Bull), paid off during the period, and two others, the Fairport (Waterman) and Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers, paid off and signed , on again. In addition, the Kyska (Waterman) and Seagarden (Pan Oceanic) also signed on. The Seagarden paid off here during the previous period. Nine ships were in transit, in­ cluding the following: Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Young America, Morning Light, Azalea City, John B. Waterman (Waterman); Massmar, Pennmar (Calmar), and Grain Shipper (Grain Fleet). All of them iii gpod .sh^pe. Deck B 11 100 25 53 35 5 8 24 58 12 22 20 27 24 Deck A Total ... Over the years, direct onion treas­ ury contributions have mounted into the millions while union members soli­ cited by their orgdnizations have con­ tributed many millions more. Registered Ens. A *"B'7 2 4 27 66 27 4 7 18 24 37 14 15 25 12 4 4 1 1 10 3 7 22 1 12 10 43 9 9 11 5 11 11 5 7 7 11 17 10 9 12 16 Deck Ens. EInfi. B A B 140 283 134 Deck 424 Stew. - A "Stew. B ToUl A Total B Stew. A Stew. B Total A Total B 2 59 9 30 22 4 10 19 28 7 17 . 5 14 4 230 1 16 - 6 . 12 21 . 1 3 7 11 .7 , 9 0 6 3 _ 103 15 225 52 120 82 13 28 65 129 28 50 32 58 40 12 70 17 50 48 6 7 15 33 27 25 12 27 28 377 937 Total ®27 295 69 170 130 "19 35 80 162 55 75 44 85 68 Total Res. 1314 Shipped Port Boston New York ..... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles ..... Houston Wilmington ......, Sap Francisco Seattle Total .... Deck A 3 85 19 4 Deck A 338 Deck B 0 18 9 18 14 1 3 1 10 14 5 9 11 7 Deck B 120 Deck C 7 19 5 6 20, 2 2 0 6 2 2 13 9 5 . Deck C 98 Eng. A Eng. Eng. B C stew. A 2 68 25 23 17 1 5 15 51 13 9 5 20 9 3 11 11 16 10 1 3 2 11 14 4 8 , 15 7 2 17 4 4 22 1 1 0 3 2 1 8 6 7 3 72 15 19 9 1 9 15 26 8 8 4 15 7 stew. 263 116 78 211 Ens. A Eng. Eng. B C A Stew. Stew. Total B C A 3 4 8 13 15 -225 6 4 59 5 3 90 17 10 54 1 . 2 6 3 23 0 6 2 41 1 2 125 8 37 7 2 7 36 1 10 22 8 4 55 3 4 31 Stew. Stew. > Total B C A 77 74 812 Total B 6 42 26 39 41 3 9 9 22 36 11 18 34 17 Total B 313 Total Total c Ship. 13 51 )3 13 52 5 3 2 11 11 10 31 19 16 27 318 98 142 147 14 35 52 158 84 57 71 108 64 Total Total Ship.. C 250 1375 A considerable rise in SIU shipping spread among ten A&G District ports pushed the job totals during the last two weeks to 1,375. Registration was slightly behind at 1,314. The widespread increase affected all but Mobile and" Houston, which declined, and Bal­ timore and Savannah, which ••— remained at the same level as before. All other ports shared in the prosperity. New York climbed back over the 300-job mark. Norfolk further im­ proved its already busy pace and the entire West Coast was active. The boom produced almost as many class C jobs as jobs in class A for Norfdlk, which shipped 147 men. Wilmin.gton, also up con­ siderably, shipped more class C men than in either of the other two groups. The heaviest concen­ tration of class C shipping was in the deck department, however. The deck department registration vir­ tually equalled the registration in that department. On the basis of a seniority break­ down, class A shipping rose sub­ stantially to 59 percent of the total, class B dipped again to 23 percent, and class C slipped to 18 percent. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair ... New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Balti­ more: Fair . . . Norfolk: Very good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New Or­ leans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Good . . . Houston:' Fair . . . Wil­ mington: Good . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattie: Good. Mass. Tightens Up On Hiring Scabs BOSTON—^Massachusetts employers are now required by law to advise potential "scabs" recruited through employ­ ment agencies when a strike or other union beef exists in 4 their plant. An amendment in the state the previous fwo weeks. The out­ labor law provides that any look is uncertain, however. Port employer wishing to hire replace­ ment workers through an agency must first notify the agency by reg­ istered mail that a strike, lockout or other labor dispute exists. Pre­ viously workers hired to scab at a plant where a strike was in prog­ ress sometimes weren't even aware of a dispute until they reported to work. A similar provision applies to help wanted advertising in news­ papers. The amended law also prohibits any employer from hir­ ing a child during a labor dispute without the written consent of his parent or legal guardian. Massa­ chusetts employers have been no­ torious in the past for bringing in child labor during mill strikes in the area. Shipping remains fair in the area, and is holding to the pace of ^ E XKFf A fe.B PORT IP CALL eeccifeCDCAi .}ZI6 B.WaiNC>KE ©ALrr/Moiep I. I . UU I.IUIJ.II.HI ,w: i'ii. Agent James Sheehan noted. One ship, the Mount Vernon (Rockland), paid off and signed on during the peripd. In addition, the Kern Hills (Western Nav); Alice Brown (Bloomfidd); Robin Sher­ wood, Robin Goodfeilow (Seas Shipping), and Ames Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) were in. transit. Jobs Plentiful, Lake Charles Seeks Men LAKE CHARLES — Shipping perked up considerably in this port in the past two weeks. "We had to pull our hair out at times to get the men," commented Leroy Clarke, port agent. The job activity represented a welcome change from the previous lull. Registration also spurted up­ wards during the period to meet the rise In shipping. Ten Cities Service tankers, call­ ed plus the Del Sol (Miss.); Mount Vernon (North Atlantic Marine); Atlantic Transporter (Pan-Oceanic); Val Chem (Valentine); Michael (Carras) and. Coalinga Hills (Pan Atlantic). The latter is the latest "piggy-back" tanker added to P-A'is coastwise tanker - trailer service. She has joined the Ideal X, Almena and Afaxton on the run. Activities of the shoreside unions in the area are nil at this time, Clarke noted. No beefs are pend­ ing dght npw.,,,.,.,' . , -tn J. vc uvW �November 9, 1959 Pace nv* SEAFARERS LOG Balloting Under Way In All Ports For 39 SlU Of fires Voting in the SIU's biennial election of officers got underway Thursday morning, Noyember 1 promptly at 9 AM. A-long line of Seafarers was waiting as the polls opened at headquarters and other ports reported heavy turnouts on the first day. , The two-month election has+ 71 Seafarers competing for 39 shipboard department; port agents Houston. New Orleans and Savan­ posts. Originally there were for Boston, New York, Philadel­ nah joint patrolmen are also unop­ ' WCMfrM CO>X«-»X^ »>»» Following the closing of the day's voting iSiS polls commit­ teemen Allan Lake (left.) and Ed Puchal- —— sh mail sealed envelopes containing ballots cast at headquar­ ters during first day's voting in SlU election. Envelope (in­ set), sent by certified mail to Commercial State Bank, NYC, will be hel din bank vault until all voting ends. liiiii 72 qualified candidates, but the sudden death of Frank Bose, head­ quarters patrolman, reduced the to­ tal. Hose's name appears on the ballot since they were printed up before his death on October 14. As provided in the SIU consti­ tution, the balloting is conducted by three-man rank and file ballot­ ing committees elected daily in each port. The three-man commit­ tee is responsible for issuing bal­ lots, stamping Seafarers books' "voted" and other voting proce­ dures. At the end of each day's voting the committees in the various ports are mailing all voted ballots by registered or certified mail to a central deposit station in New York. The mail goes to the Com­ mercial State Bank and Trust Com­ pany in New York, where it is promptly deposited in a safe de­ posit box. All ballots will remain there until they are opened by the joint headquarters-outport election tally committee to be elected at membership meetings when the voting concludes. The 39 posts voted on are: one secretary-treasurer for the district; six assistant secretary-treasurers, three of whom represent a specific phia, Baltimore, Norfolk, Savan­ nah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and San Francisco; and joint patrolmen for these same ports, varying in number accord­ ing to the size of the port's business. Unopposed for reelection are SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall and the assistant secretary-treasur­ ers as well as port agents in Sav­ annah, Mobile, New Orleans knd posed. There are contests for the remaining 25 positions on the ballot. In addition to candidates who nominated themselves and appear on the ballot, space is provided for write-in votes. Sample ballots and biographies of the candidates were printed in the October 12 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Extra copies of this issue are available in all SIU halls. Ike Again; Denis Win Congress us voters went to the polls Tuesday acting as if they were Seafarers deliberately pick­ ing their spots off the board. Some 60 million Americans provided almost a 10 million-vote cushion for President Eisenhower over Democratic • candidate Adlai Stevenson but The following is the list of US Nebraska: Carl T. Curtis, R.; Ro­ the Republican sweep ended Senators for the upcoming 85th man Hruska, R. there. Congress will go to work Congress (names in dark type are in January under Democratic con­ those elected Tuesday): trol in the Senate and House. Alabama: *Lister Hill, D.; John The one clear-cut element Sparkman, D. • emerging from the election is that Arizona: B. M. Goldwater, R.; "straight ticket" voting, even in *Carl Hayden, D. the once-safe Democratic South, Arkansas: J. L. McClellan, D.; is a thing of the ••J. W. Fulbright, D. past. California: W. F. Knowland, R.; • Stevenson won *Thomas H. Kuchel, R. only seven states, Colorado: Gordon Allott, R.~; ' Alabama, Arkan­ John A. Carroll, D. sas, Georgia, Mis­ Connecticut: *Prescott Bush, R.; sissippi, Missouri, W. A. Purtell, R. North Carolina Delaware: John J. Williams, R.; and South Cai'oJ. Allen Frear, D. lina, compared to Florida: S. L. Holland, D.; ^Geo. nine states in Magnuson 1952. Of the lot, Smathers, D. he lost Kentucky, Louisiana and Georgia: R. B. Russell, D.; Her­ West Virginia, but took Missouri man Talmadge, D. this time. Louisiana went Repub­ Idaho: H. C. Dworshak, R.; lican for the first time since 1876. Frank Church, D. Key races around the country Illinois: Paul Douglas, D.; •Ev­ pinpointed the free selection made erett M. Dirksen, R. by the voters. In Washington, in­ Indiana: •H. E. Capehart, R.; cumbent Democratic Sen. Warren William E. Jenner, R. G. Magnuson was swept back into Iowa: Thomas E. Martin, R.; •B. office by a margin of better than B. Hickenlooper, R. 115,000 votes over former-Gov. Kansas; •Frank Carlson, R.; A. F. Arthur B. Langlie and will remain Schoeppel, R. chairman of the Senate Foreign Kentucky: John S. Cooper, R.; Commerce Committee. Washington Thruston B. Morton, R. (in doubt) voters also snowed under a pro­ Louisiana: A. J. Ellender, D.; posed "right to work" law by bet­ •Russell B. Long, D. ter than two to one. Oregon's Sen. Maine: Margaret C. Smith, R.; Wayne Morse was also reelected F. G. Payne, R. In a hotly-contested race. Cali­ Maryland: J. Glenn Beall, R.; fornia stayed with incumbent •John M. Butler, R. Thomas H. Kuchel. Massachusetts: J. F. Kennedy, In Maryland, a strong merchant D.; Leverett Saltonstall, R. Michigan: Charles Potter, R.; marine supporter. Republican John M. Butler, was reelected. But in Pat McNamara, D. Minnesota: Edward J. Thye, R.; Pennsylvania, 'despite a 400,0(00vote margin for Mr. Eisenhower, Hubert H. Humphrey, D. Mississippi: J. O. Eastland, D.; Democratic candidate, Joseph Clark, Jr., upset James H. Duff. John C. Stennis, D. Missouri: •Thomas C. Hennings, New York Attorney General Jacob Javits won his Senate seat by 400,- Jr., D.; Stuart Symington, D. Montana: "Mike- Mansfield, D:; 000 votes, although the President James Murray, D. won by 1.5 million. Nevada: George W. Malorie, R.; •Alan Bible, D. New Hampshire: Styles Bridges, R.; •Norris Cotton, R. New Jersey: H. Alexander Smith, R.; Clifford Case, R. New Mexico: Clinton P. Ander­ son, D.; Dennis Chavez, D. New York: Irving M. Ives, R.; Jacob K. Javits. R. North Carolina: •Sam Ervin, Jr., D.; W. Kerr Scott, D. North Dakota: •Milton R. Young, R.; William Langer.vR. Ohio: John W. Bricker, R.; Frank J. Lausche, D. Oklahoma: •Mike Monroney, D.; Robert S. Kerr, D. Oregon: Richard L. Neuberger, D.; •Wayne Morse, D. Pennsylvania: Edward Martin, R.; Joseph Clark, Jr., D. Rhode Island: John Pastore, D.; Theodore Green, D. South Carolina: Strom Thur­ mond, D.; •Clin Johnston, D. South Dakota: Karl E. Mundt, R.; •Francis Case, R. Tennessee: Estes Kefauver, D.; Albert Gore, D. Texas: L. B. Johnson, D.; tPrice Daniel, D. Utah: Arthur V. Watkins, R.; •W. F, Bennett, R. Vermont: •George D. Aiken, R.; Ralph E. Flanders, R. Virginia: Harry D. Byrd, D.; A. W. Robertson, D. Washington: Warren G. Magnu­ son, D.; Henry Jackson, D. West Virginia: Matthew Neely, D.; Chapman Revercomb. R. Wisconsin: Joseph R. McCarthy, R.; •Alexander Wiley, R. Wyoming: Frank Barrett, R.; Jo­ seph O'Mahoney, D. • Reelected. t Elected-"-Governor -Tuesday," special election will be held. Seafarers Jine up at headquarters during first day's voting in SIU elbctions to make sure they get ballots in before shipping out. Leading ofF (I tp r) are James McGee, MM; Felix Bonefont, bosun, and Pedro Cardona, OS. Polls committeemen are Ed Puchalski, Allan Lake and John Stanley. Voting ends Dec. 31. AMONG OUR AFFILIATES A petition for a representation election aboard 16 vessels of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. has been filed by the SIU Great Lakes Dis­ trict. The Cleveland Cliffs fleet is currently represented by the Lake Sailors Union, an independ­ ent outfit. The Great Lakes Dis­ trict has a number of other organ­ izing drives in progress. Company. Included in the threeyear agreement are improved vaca­ tion and holiday benefits as well as the right to open on pensions. 4^ 4 4 With the retirement of Vincent Malone from the presidency, Sam Bennett is running unopposed for the top spot in the Marine Fire­ man's Union. Eighteen posts are open, plus members of the board iS» it of trustees and SIU convention Members of the three West delegates. A total of 47 candidates Coast unions, the Sailors Union of is on the ballot. the Pacific, Marine Firemen's Union and Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Union have gone aboard the Mariposa, first of two ships for Matson Line passenger runs to Australia. The Mariposa is making Headquarters wishes to re­ her first voyage in time for the Olympic games in Melbourne. She mind Seaf?rers that men who are choosy about working cer­ carries 365 passengers. tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with Conciliation procedure under the rest of their department. Capadian Labor law is now in prog­ In some crews men have been ress between the SIU Canadian turning down unpleasant OT District and deep-sea Canadian op­ jobs and then demanding to erators. The last company offer, come up to equal overtime when $10 a month in return for a two- the easier jobs come along. year agreement, was turned down This practice is unfair to Sea­ by the Canadian SIU. Meanwhile, farers who take OT jobs as the Canadian District is making they come. important headway in remodeling The general objective is to its newly-acquired Lakes hall at equalize OT as much as possible Fort William, Ontario. but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ 4" 4" ment that when an easier job After signing Philadelphia tug operators to a 35-cent hourly in­ comes along he can make up the crease, the Brotherhood of Marine overtime he turned down be­ fore. Engineers wrapped^ up a similar package with the Interstate Oil Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On M �Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG Nevewber i, IMC Hnngariaii Revolt Peels Baek Curtain On Red ^Demoeracy' stripe as a puppet of Moscow. It called on Russian Question: In what foreign ports does the American dollar still troops—not Hungarians—to deal with the demonstra­ tors. Ten thousand Russians and 80 Russian tanks get you your money's worth? marched into the city on October 24 to liquidate the "Fascist" rebels, according to the Hungarian govern­ Joe Berman, siwd dep't: Sakaidi,John Farrand, electrician: Copen­ ment. By noon it looked as if it was all over. Then Japan, is the best one I know of. hagen and Rotterdam are still two Russian tanks opened fire on an unarmed crowd of You get a bet­ good ports for* men and women, killing dozens of them. That really ter deal for your getting your put the fat in the fire. dollar there than money's worth. Russian tanks killed thousands of citizens in Buda­ ill any other Japa­ The German pest. Hungarian army soldiers and even Russian nese port and ports used to be . soldiers deserted to the rebels and supplied them most of them are good, but since with guns. But the Communist political police pretty good. The they changed fought side by side with the Russians. most expensive their currency Outside Budapest, rebel groups sprang up in many ports outside the things are expen­ cities and quickly controlled a large part- of the 'States are in the sive. Venezuela country. Their universal demand- was "Russians go Hawaiian Islands takes the cake for home." and Kbrea, I've found. high prices. I don't think they With the Austrian border open and. free news com­ care for Americans either, munication established, US correspondents could re­ Marty Stabile, bosun: Balboa, ^ 4i 4 port about the workings of Communism. Here are Spain, has pretty good prices. The Albert Jensen, FWT: Copen­ a, few samples, all of them culled from the "New exchange rate is hagen, Oslo, Bergen or almost York Times." about 38 or 40 any Scandinavian Communist Cruelty pesetas for a $1, port you, mention • In the town of Magyarpvar, 85 unarmed high and a dollar bill is a good place school students and workers were massacred by Com­ gets you a bottle for a seaman to munist police. Their crime .was pulling down Com­ of cognac. Tampigo shopping. It's munist banners on official buildings. "We never be co, Mexico, is an­ true that there lieved Hungarians would shoo.t down Hungarians," a- other good port. are not too many witness said, "but then the lieutenant fired a shot in The North Eu­ of our ships go­ the air and that was the signal for the machine rope ports like ing to that part gunners . . . We had no arms. . . of the world, but Rotterdam and • The director of the Istvan Korhaz hospital in Bremerhaven have gotten pretty I've been over there and you get your dollar's Budapest declared: "Modern history has no equal high. •worth. to the Soviet barbarity here. They burned twenty 4, Pete Triantafiiros, cook and ambulances coming to the aid of the wounded. They 4- 4 4 William Cboinjak, MM: Almost have killed or wounded half our personnel ... we baker: The average seamen could get a good buy in any Japanese port is good, and also organized stretcher-bearers to substitute for ambu­ Spain. When it almost any for­ lances. Nine of the bearers died under Soviet guns. comes to h ig h eign port if he Thirteen were wounded." prices though, was a little more He estimated 700 Hungarians bled to death, lying there's nothing selective. The in the streets around the hospital because medical worse than Maratrouble is that aid was denied them. caibo, Venezuela. seamen hang Crushed By Tanks They hit you around the • A group of Hungarian citizens in Budapest was .60 cents for a sucker traps on standing in line to get some food. Russian tanks pack Of American the waterfront. If crushed them against the wall. Untold numbers cigarettes and ev­ you get out of died. erything else is those districts, you can do pretty • A group of 12 rebels were promised an amnesty priced pretty much the same way. if they surrendered. They put down their guns. All good almost anywhere. were sTiot. • At the city of Gyor in Western Hungary, rebel leaders showed correspondents torture cells operated by the secret police. These were right out of the dark ages; cages three feet by four feet in which a man could not stand up or lie down. Another secret police headquarters had a crematory in the rear, similar to those in Hitler's concentration camps. As if rescuing a sloop full of Malayans and refueling an­ • Although the Communists had ten years in which to educate the young, rebel forces were com­ other ship at sea didn't provide enough excitement, the Fort posed in large part of children, ten years and up, Bridger (US Petroleum) got knocked about by a four-day fighting the hated Russians and the secret police. to'^ The final Russian blow was typical. It came while typhoon while en route to"* ing to close the pumproom door. the Russians were supposedly "negotiating" a with­ Yokohama. The same storm He got a black eye, a bump on the drawal of their troops. In the midst of the "negotia­ took the lives of at least 14 head, some body bruises and a tions" seven Russian tank divisions and one infantry swollen knee." division opened up their giins against the Hungar­ crewmen of a Filipino vessel. The storm was so fier-ce that it ians. This is how Communism operates in Hungary, a twisted steel aboard the Bridger as Russian tanks, ready for action, stand guard mode of operation which up until this week, had the If it were putty. It recalls a simi­ on a main street in Budapest. Shortly af­ enthusiastic approval of US Communists as a "peo­ lar experience of another SIU ship a couple of years back which came ter, Soviet might crushed Hungarian rebels. ple's democracy." through a typhoon with its booms bent out of shape. TAMPA — Shipping here has Engine delegate Ben Bengert re­ doubled over the previous period, ports the episode as follows: ; "During the second day we were and the outlook remains good. Registration also kept pace with in this baby, at about 6:30 AM, there was a terrible crash which the jump in job activity. Port WILMINGTON. Calll 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. woke up my watch partner and Agent Tom Banning noted. SIU, A&G District Reed Humphries, Agent. Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone: 5591 Only one sljip, the Arizpa me. We thought first a port hole BALXniORE . 1216 E. Baltimore St HEADtlUARTERS... 675 4th Ave., Bklyn TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E (Waterman), paid off during the Earl Sheppard. Agent EAslern 7-4900 SECRETARY -TREASURER had broken, but evei-ything seemed EMpire 4-5719 "Paul HaU last two weeks, although there were BOSTON 276 State St VICTORIA, BC ei7V» Cormorant St. to be alright so we went back to James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Empire 4531 sleep—only to wake up again in a six vessels in transit. The in-tran­ HOUSTON . , C. Simmons. Joint 4202 Canal St J. Algina, Deck sit ships were the Gateway City^ VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St, pool of water. A. Michelct, Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 J. Volpian, Eng. w Hall, Joint Hastings (Waterman), Bradford Is^ Pacific 3468 E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint LAKE CHARLES, l.a This is what happened: When land (Cities Service), Dei Aires 1419 Ryan St SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Leroy Ciarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 Phone 6346 the big blow came it bent in the (Mississippi) and Bienville and SUP MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. poop and lower deck bulkhead and Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic). Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone: 545 even bent the watertight doors. It Phone 5-8777 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville SI 82 St. Dkvids St. knocked down the handrails and Lindsev Williams Agent 211 SW Clay St. THOROLD, Onuno Tulane 8S26 PORTLAND... CAnal 7-3202 CApita!_ 3-4336 twisted them like pretzels, and it NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn RICHMOND, CALIF 510 Macdonald Ave QUEBEC... 85 St. Pierre St. HVacinth 9-6600 Quebec Phone: 3-1560 also knocked the first engineer out BEacon 2-0925 NOREOLK 127-129 Bank St SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN............ 85 Germain St. of his bunk with his desk, chair Ben Rces, Agent MAdison 2-9834 The LOG supplement in this Douglas 2-8363 NB Phone: 2-5232 and mattress on top of him. He PHILADELPHIA 2505 Isl Ave i.ssue containing up-to-date clari­ 337 Market St. SEATTLE wasn't hurt but he was well shaken fications of the SIU freight S. Cardullo Agent Market 7-1635 Main 0290 Great Lakes District 505 Marine Ave up. PUERTA de IlERRA PR Pelayo 51—La f WILMINGTON agreement includes a section 1215 N. Second Ave. Terminal 4-3131 ALPENA Sal CollB, Agent Phone 2-3996 Phone: 713-J "About the same thing happened NEW YORK .... 976 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn Which should be deleted. The SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison SI 180 Hals St. to oiler Lester Norris who was HYacintb 8-6165 BUFF.ALO, NY Item is under Article III,, deck Leon Johnson. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Phone: Cleveland 7391 Marty Breitboff, West Coast itepi-esentative CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE asleep below in the 4-8 foc'sie. department. Section 7, "Men Canadian District Phone: Slain 1-0147 Three foc'sles have- been wading SAVANNAH a Abercom St Standing Sea Watches" was in­ 12B'A HoUis St. OBTROIT........... E B; McAoley, ActiAg Agent Adams 3-1728 HALIFAX, N.S. 1038 3rd St. pools for the last three days. Phone; 3-HOlJ cluded In error. It applies to Headquartera Phone: Woodward 1-6857 SEATTLE 8505 1st Ave. MONTBBAL nt St. James St. Wen UULUTU........ "Fortunately, there were no cas­ situations in the engine depart­ 531 W. Michigan St Jetf GUlette, Agent Elliott 4334 PLateau 8161 ' Phone: Randolph 2-4110 ualties except tor chief pumpman TAMPA . 1808-HOI N. PrsnaWn St FORT tVILLIAtt ment. 130 Simpson St SOUTH CHICAGO 3201 B. Band St. Tom Baoningj Agent Phone 3-1323 Qntari* Phontr 3-3221 Pbonei EMMI -S-SUI Walter Penton, who was hurt tryA courageous, but futile popular revolution against Communist tyranny is being crushed in Hungary this week by seven divisions of Russian tanks. But in battling Russian forces to a temporary standstill, the Hungarians rolled back the Iron Curtain and revealed a great deal of the true face of Communism for all the world to see. This revelation is of immediate interest to Sea­ farers for very good reason. In the early years of the SIU; the Union fought for survival against the US branch of the Moscow-directed Communist ap­ paratus. The SIU's cardinal principle from the beginning was bitter opposition to Communist activ­ ity in US maritime. The nature of official Com­ munist behavior in Hungary is a graphic warning of what happens anywhere when Communism gains con­ trol. Seafarers should remember that the waterfront Communists and their allies have enthusiastically acclaimed all the operations of the Soviet system in the past and supported Soviet policies all the way down the line—even though now, they find Soviet behavior in Hungary too tough a pill to S' -allow. The Hungarian revolution really began in Poland , back in June. Under Communist governments the right to strike is outlawed, but on June 28 in the town of Poznan thousands of Polish woi-kers struck, protesting short rations and a Communist-ordered speed-up. Polish secret police broke the strike in bloody fighting. However, concessions had to be made by the Polish government to demands for freer speech and better conditions. The Russians didn't like the idea and tried to crush it by a show of force. But the Polish leaders. Communists themselves, would have none of it and ousted Russian stooges from the Government. When the news got to Hungary, there were wild demonstrations in the streets of Budapest demand­ ing changes there. The fighting started after leaders of the demonstration were arrested by the Hungarian Cominuiiisl police. Unarmed crowds stormed police headquarters and several were shot down. The Hungarian government then showed its true Four-Day Typhoon Batters Ft, Bridger Big Job Boost Cheers Tampa Correction On Clarifications �iir«iieiibA- t.ilMir SEAFAREnS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying LOC ff-Svnm New *Tough' Transfer Order Invites More Runaway Mayes WASHINGTON—Under a so-called "tough" new policy on transfers, Maritime Admin­ istrator Clarence Morse announced Monday that from now on no American freighter or tank­ er built during World War 11 could go under a foreign flag unless the owner agreed to build new tonnage—^preferFood Hokum And Vitamin Fads ably tankers—iiin an American A Game Of Concentration Judging from the letters this department received after its recent shipyard. But at the same By Sidney Margolius criticism of high-priced vitamins, America's families are deeply wor­ time he cleared the Way for trans­ ried about the nutritional quality of modern foods, and possible in­ fers for Victory ships in addition to jury to health from chemical additives used in processed foods, certain Libertys and T-2s. types of cooking vessels, etc. Many of the food fears tlyit plague people Procedure set forth under this are simply inaccuracies or at best part-truths spread by sellers of va­ policy would require US shipown rious products who stand to gain from frightening people into buying ers to build one 46,000-tpn tanker their particular vitamin products, cooking utensils or "health" food. in order to get permission to trans­ For example, reader F, D, F. writes: ''I was visited by a food-supple­ fer two 16,000-ton T-2s. He would ment salesman who used the arguments reported by you. He supported have to build a 65,000-ton ship to his claims with government reports on poor soil, cooking of foods, transfer three T-2s and one eren storage, organic, vs. inorganic growing, etc. His arguments sounded larger tanker or two 46,000-tori,.ers good. However, I couldn't see spending $20 a month on a vitamin to get rid of four T-2s. Can we get all we need out of foods?" The operators could also dispose Similarly, reader H. D. R. writes: "Since you have cautioned us about of US-flag Libertys and Victorys products of this nature (vitamin supplements) sold door to door, are and reap the premium prices which we to assume that none of them are beneficial? these vessels command once they • Here are answers to these and other fears and questions often ex­ are registered foreign. Three Vic­ pressed about foods: torys or four Libertys could switch Vitamin Supplements: Our previous report did not say that vitamins flags by a commitment to build one •or food supplements are not beneficial, but merely that the average US-flag 46,000-ton tanker. Since person eating a balanced diet does not require them, according to medi­ tanker operation is by far more cal and nutritional authorities. Your need for additional vitamins profitable than dry cargo operation should be determined by your physician or health clinic. We also criti­ these _ days, the Government plan cized what seems to us to be the high price of $19.50 for a month's could'produce a flood of new trans­ supply of such vitamin supplements as Nutrillte, sold house to house fers of dry cargo tonnage. by a chain of canvassers with no authoriative medical training. Policy Contradiction Ask A Doctor In this event, US shipping would If your physician does consider you need a vitamin supplement or a specific vitamin, you can shop for the lowest-priced product sold in again be faced with the spectacle interstate commerce and meeting "USP" standards as labeled on the of a Government agency approving bottle. We listed a number of reasonably priced sources for vitamin transfers of dry cargo tonnage at preparations such as Celo, the drug cooperative; the private brands of the same time it bemoans the lack of freight tonnage to move surplus large department stores and mail order houses, etc. Food Preparation: Yes, it is true, as some of the fear peddlers tell cargoes and announces plans to Chess players always concentrate hard on their game, so jou, that some of the nutritional value of our foods may be lost be­ withdraw 30 freightships from the it's no surprise that the players and their lone kibitzer on the cause of improper cooking methods in the home. But the answer is lay-up fleets to fill the gap. The not to spend $20 a month or even less for a vitamin supplement, but decision to this effect was made by Ocean "Evelyn never knew a cameraman was on hand to rec­ the Maritime Administration last Xo use cooking methods that will conserve vitamin values. ord the scene. The action took place at sea. 1—Avoid preparing foods far in advance of meals. When they must week. be prepared ahead, keep them covered and refrigerated to retard the Under this program, 30 Libertys loss of nutrients. and Victorys will be reactivated. ers, can clear the way for further smaller size satisfactory to the Mar-"" itime Administrator." 2—Cook foods in as little water as possible, and-as quickly as pos- The bulk of these ships will prob­ transfers. Further, as one business news­ Pre-World War 11 ships can be -sible. Several years ago, investigators wondered why people in New­ ably operate out of West Coast paper, the "Journal of Commerce," transferred without a replacement foundland had many nutritional deficiencies when their diet seemed ports, since most of the cargo, sur­ pointed out Monday, "recent poli­ program "provided the vessel is to warrant a better health record. plus grnin and coal, is bound for cies of the Maritime Administra­ not needed for purposes of national The investigators found the cook­ countries in Asia. tion in i>ermitting tankers built in ing methods popular among the The "tightening" of the ship defense." American yards to be transferred Islanders were responsible. They transfer rules, meanwhile, is ex­ But the MA announcement also to foreign flag for operation indi­ customarily boiled potatoes after plained as the means of closing leaves the way open for the opera­ peeling, so that they lost 50 per off on one loophole under which US tors to build ships smaller than cates that if some companies want Cent of their vitamin-C. Further­ owners were ' previously able to 46,000 tons and still win approval to build new ships here they would no problem in obtaining the more, the potatoes were cooked in transfer ships merely by modern­ to transfer combinations of T-2s, have necessary authority." the morning and held until night, izing 01' converting existing ton­ Libertys or Victorys. The order ac by which time they had lost all nage. Now only a commitment to tuajly calls for "one new vessel of their vitamin C. The Newfound­ build new tonnage, preferably tank- 46,000 deadweight tons or of a landers also like to boil cabbage for one to two hours, with the re­ sult that 'll lost 90 per cent of its vitamin C. Not only vitamin C, but many other nutrients are soluble in water, including all the B-vitamins Textile workers picketed the the home" of Mrs. Patricia Laszyo, and some minerals. Another nourishment - saving Washington headquarters of the beat her and burned her hands on policy is to cook until foods are just National Labor Relations Board in the stove and left saying "If you tender, but no longer. To further protest against the board's admin­ can't work, your husband will have As a major step toward con­ conserve food values, have the istrative policies. The pickets, to." Her husband has been on water already boiling (a small members of the Textile Workers strike for the past month against struction of the first atom-pow­ ered merchant ship, the Atomic amount of water) before you put in Union of America and the Glass Hydro-Aire Inc. in Burbank. Energy Commission is now nego­ vegetables and then cover promptly to shorten the cooking time. Be and Ceramic Workers, represented 4 4;' 4> tiating with Babcock and Wilcox especially careful not to overcook when using a pressure cooker. about 200 workers fired for union A three-year agreement has been of New York to build the 20,000 The Aluminum Bugaboo: Such noted labor medical consultants as activity in southern states. • The Drs. William Sawyer, Manus Orenstein and Harold Aarons have been unions complained that the Board signed between the General Rail­ HP pressurized water reactor warning union members against false nutritional notions. Among the has acted uniformly to sustain way Signal Company of Rochester, which will propel the vessel. This type of power plant, the most persistent is the old superstition against aluminum cookware. management in dealing with the NY, and the International Union Every Government and health authority here and abi'Oad has said there firing cases. In many cases, the of Electrical Workers. It provides AEC said, was selected because is no danger in using aluminum utensils. The Federal Trade Commis­ unions faid, the Board delayed ac­ initial increases of five to 16 cents much information is already known an hour and then calls for three about it, and because it offers the sion has secured a number of cease and desist orders against misrep­ tion for months. percent a year for the next two best chance to study the practical resentations made by companies that sell stainless steel cookware, most year period. t 4^ aspects of operating a nuclear ship recently against a large Chicago company (the Cory Corp.). 4^ 4^ 4^ at an early date. Certainly you need a certain type of cookware to conserve food val­ National railroad bargaining is A few weeks ago, in ordering the The latest drive to organize New ves. It should be heavy in weight, with flat bottoms, straight sides and still going on with the roads offer­ a tight-fitting cover. But it can be aluminum, enamelware or stainless ing a 26^-cent hourly pay in­ York City's taxicab drivers has ship to be built as "rapidly as pos­ steel. crease package over a three year passed its first anniversary with sible," President Eisenhower em­ The "Deficiency" Fear: People are also worried about the evidence period. A cost of living clause and the State Labor Relations Board phasized that the reactor will not that some soils are deficient in trace minerals, and crops grown from Improvements in welfare are in­ exploring the possibility of a rep­ be secret, so engineers all over such soils may be deficient. There is also a group that insists foods cluded in the offer. About 900,000 resentation election. Such an elec­ the world can see what he called must be grown, with organic fertilizers rather than commercial fertil­ workers in a large group of operat­ tion is being sought by Teamsters "a demonstration of the great izers. This is an argument used by many vitamin peddlers. ing and non-operating rail unions Local 826, which is conducting the promise of atomic energy for hu­ campaign under the direction of man betterment." But nutrition authorities point out that the fear of deficiencies would "are parties to the contract talks. The atom" ship, slated for com­ IBT vice-president Thomas L. be logical only if we got all our food from one deficient area. Actually, ^ • 4^ Hickey. The union has submitted pletion by 1960 at a cost of $46V^ our foods today come from a great many places. A $l,OOO^reward has been of­ 15,000 signed pledge cards from million, will be built jointly by the Also, in a 'significant study carried out over a ten-year period by Michigan State University, there was no evidence that fertilized foods fered by the Intemational Associa­ the cabbies but an election still AEC and Maritime Administration. produce crops of higher nutritive value than depleted soils, or that tion of Machinists in Burbank, seems a long way off since there 5s It will be capable of carrying 12,commercial fertilizers decrease the nutrltiVe value of crops. Calif., for the arrest of a man who a wide gulf between the union and 000 tons of cargo and 100 pas­ Thus, the key to good nutrition is to eat balanced meals that include assaulted a womaiv, the wife of a employers over the voting eligibil­ sengers, and have a service speed of 21 knots. a variety of foods. striker. A masked-man entered ity list. LABOR ROUND-UP '••ua; »i.-. on Atom Ship Plans Near Completion .31 �-&-L. Fajfc nibi SEAFARERS LOG ir«r«aiber 9,19St Raffaele Garofalo proudly presents his twin boys, Leonard (left) and Thomas, born last July. They qualified their Floral Parle. NY, family for double maternity benefits. Here's Sco+ty Halfhill on 1st birthday. Dad is Herbert Halfhill. The breadwinner for Wilfred Davila, 2, Is Juan ' Davila of New Ycrjc City. Meet Tom "Moose" Drzewicki and family. Tom Jr. is I, George, 2 months. Jeanmarie Cunning­ ham is 2. Dad's Tony Cunningham of Philly. •^Contented pipe smoker Ricky, 2, is son of Richard DeFazi of East Boston, Mass, ..fj', i-'.'-.'i.-i. Big sisters flank Beverly, 31/2 [center], at homa in Atmore, Ala. Dad is J. C. Keel. Toy station wagon makes a dandy "hotrod" for "Tex" (Alan . II), 2 years, and Alapa, 31/21 both yjoungsters of Al Whitmer of Philaxlelphia. Kids look ready to take off for the nearest drag race strip. x-v.-i.'y.i . Vi' f3VS.<!'i SV,' �NOTcnbcr f, 1»H SEAFARERS ATOMIC ATTACK INSTRUCTIONS FOR MERCHANT VESSELS IN PORT 5. PROTECT PERSONNEL. iceep .ii C 1 The Civil Defense Alert Signal is a steady blast lasting 3 to 5 minutes. personnel not needed to operoto tfio slilp bolow decks, out of the line of posslbio fly­ ing debris and owoy from steomiines and othor piping or equipment under pressure. 6. KEEP POWER ON ENGINES. When you hear this signal, or when directed by the Coast Guard, exe<ute the merchant vessel dispersal instructions prescribed by the Coast Guard for the port you are in and take the following action: IF THE IHSTSUaiONS TEU YOUl SHIP TO DISPERSE: 1. PROCEED . Get underway as rapidiy as possible' and carry out the Dispersal Instructions. 2. RADIO GUARD . Set a radio guard on 500 or 2182 kilocycles for further in­ structions from the Coast Guard. Tune in a broadcast receiver on 640 or 1240 kilocy­ cles for Civil Defense bulletins. Do not oper­ oto your radio transmitters except in case of distress. rac« Nin* LOG After you get to the dispersal area keop power on the engines so that you con movo -simmediotely, if directed, to ovoid fallout. 7. AWAIT INSTRUCTIONS, stof m the jlispersal area after the attack until you receive further instructions. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET YOUR SHIP UNDERWAY OR IF THE DISPERSAL INSTRUaiONS TELL YOU TO REMAIN WHERE YOU ARE, TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTION: I ^ If you ore at anchor carry out steps 2, 3, 4 and 5 above. 2. If you ore alongside a wharf, secure ail fires and operating machinery and then have all personnel evacuate the area or take cover in accordance .with Civil De­ fense instructions for the generoi public. Ship's delegate Bill Nuckols aboard the Barbara Frietchie tried to resign, the ship's minutes re­ ported, but the crew would have none of it. After giving him a vote of thanks for serving so well, they reelected him by acclama­ tion. Another del­ Kohut egate cited for a fine Job was Walter Kohut aboard the Longview Victory. t 1" 3^ They pulled out all the stops aboard the Seatrain Georgia for ship's delegate Bill Kleimola. Ac­ cording to Charles ("Sir Charles") O'ppenheimer, Kleimola got tlie gang a Coke machine, took good care of gear left behind by former crewmembers aiid in addition, set­ tled all beefs with dispatch. 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" On the galley side, chief steward Pete Loleas of the National Liber­ ty rated a hand on two counts. He purchased a good variety of whole­ some stores and in addition, put out the kind of slop chest service that Seafarers need but don't al­ ways get. The cake end of the coffee and cake combine drew comment from two SIU ships. Aboard the Marymar the gang reported that baker Simon Chaban had recently been promoted from BR but was doing a bang-up job just the same. On the Wacosta, the crew noted with sorrow that baker A. Lopez had to be hospitalized in Yokohama. "All were unhappy about the news," the minutes reported. SIU-Type Logging Limit Now In NMU that the NMU plan was virtually (Continued from page 3) the same as the contract clause ne­ erators that the NMU might allow the shipowners complete authority gotiated earlier by the SIU. to fire or blacklist crewmembers 3. BATTEN DOWN. Secure oii unnec­ missing work or watch, in ex­ essary blowers and close external openings, change for eliminating of the prac­ tice of logging. such OS ventilators, hatches, doors, and The Civil Defense Take Cover Signal 'Pilot' Confused ports. is a wailing or worbling note, or a The confusion over the manner series of short blosts, lasting 3 to 5 in which the NMU intended to ap­ 4. FIRE HOSES. Rig OS many fire hoses minutes. ply the logging restriction arose OS possible, preferably with fog spray nozfrom reports in the NMU "Pilot." xles so that a protective blanket of spray is When you hear this signal, have First, the "Pilot" of Oct. 11, called maintained ovpr sections of the ship con­ the SIU contract provision limit­ all hands take cover immediatelyBALTIMORE — Seafarers will taining personnel and so that the running ing logs a "cut-rate agreement" mark the second birthday of the in the best available shelter on water will wash away any radioactive fall­ and "a deal." SIU hall here tomorrow, Novem­ out striking the ship. board or ashore.. However, the following issue of ber 10. The building was formally the "Pilot," October 25, announced dedicated and opened for opera­ Trootury Ooportmoni NOTICE: Placards shall b* potted in the pilothouse, engine room, and in the seamen's, firemen's, that the NMU had "done away" tions on a regular Wednesday UfMitd Stotoi Cooit Oword ond slewords* deportments of every vessel when given to the master. Previous editions are obsolete. CC'3256 |flo« 6-S6) with logging. It reprinted the let­ meeting night just two years ago. ter from the spokesman for the For SIU men now accustomed to Copy of poster being distributed to merchant ships by the Coast Guard. NMU companies, which specifies that loggings cannot be in excess the comforts and conveniences of the wages earned—meaning, of built into the modern building, the course, that they will be on a one- old North Gay Street hall seems for-one basis. This is the same a distant memory. Earl Sheppard, CHICAGO—thorough scrubbing of ships is the best way to handle radioactive con­ limitation as the SIU's which the SIU port agent, commented. tamination in the event of a nuclear explosion, the National Safety Council was told last NMU "Pilot" of October 11 criti­ The new building has been kept in A-1 shape, thanks to the efforts week. Captain Martin I. Goodman, Deputy Chief of. Ship Operations, Maritime Adminis­ cized as being "cut-rate." of Seafarers and others who use it At any rate, it was generally tration, outlined precaution- • He declared that "radioac­ said, by equipping a few ships and agreed in. the maritime industry daily, plus the year-round mainten­ ary measures which should be tive material falling on the water all tugs in the reserve with washance job done by the gang in taken to prevent damage to . . . promptly sinks Jo the bottom. down equipment. The ships so charge of its upkeep. All hands are being urged to continue their ships and crews. Very shortly after the fallout equipped would be able to wash At the same time, the US Coast ceases, such waters may be navi­ down other vessels in the reserve. cooperation in keeping the build­ Guard has distributed a • new set gated by ships with little or no ing in good condition. He concluded that "even in an of instructions to merchant ves­ effect to the ships or their person­ all-out attack many ships will sur­ Shipping Lull sels concerning what to do in the nel." vive. In fact, all should survive Meanwhile, shipping remains re­ event of an atomic attack.. The in­ The "wash-down" plans will be except those caught in the imme­ latively quiet after many months of structions also emphasjize the value extended to the reserve fleet, he diate blast area." • « spectacular job boom. Registra­ WASHINGTON—Reflecting the of a fine spray of running water in tion is keeping just ahead of the boost in shipping over the^past few washing away radioactive fallout. months, the active US merchant shipping totals, in readiness for an Captain Goodman declared that marine fleet has increased to a to­ expected build-up. experiments have shown that a tal of 1,098 vessels as of Septem­ A total of 40 payoffs, sign-ons simple and effective wash-down sys­ ber 1. The figure is'nine moire and in-transit ships were handled tem can be installed on merchant than were in the fleet on August 1, during the past two weeks, none of ships for this purpose. "It con­ 1956. Fifty-five of the vessels are them reporting any serious beefs sists of pumps of sufficient capacity Government-owned ships chartered that could not be cleared up easily. to cover the ship with a constant to private operators. "Once again we are pleased to heavy water-wash to be commenced Ever since the end of the Korean note that the ships' crews show a at or prior to the start of the fall­ War there has been a steady de­ good working knowledge of SIU out. Most, if not all, ships have cline in the number of active US contracts, and this reflects in the sufficient puipping capacity for this merchant vessels, up until the ship­ way of overtime, etc., on these pay­ purpose without additional instal­ ping boom of recent months. offs," Sheppard added. lations. The distribution system He again complimented Seafar­ At least 60 new ships will soon ... is by means of the ship's fire be added by breakouts of 30 for ers on the Ore Line ships for helplines and all-purpose nozzles." surplus cargoes and 30 more strict­ ing to eliminate sailing time delays The Maritime official said that a TUB BOOD AAa> Va\CeSAXa¥ZO\NM on those ships. ly for coal. two-day training'program is now in progress in the Port of New York to teach seamen the techniques Stay Put For Idle Pay involved. (The course is given in AP^ ^BAFAP^PS Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while Bayonne, New Jersey, at Military OF UNlO^.im' on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Sea Transport facilities. Any Sea­ changing their mailing addresses-if they want to continue re­ farer interested in it can get fur­ /A/ VMB YoU'/^EAT-rHEpAlL. ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already ther information by writing to Cap­ experienced interruptions of "from three to five weeks in getting tain Hewlett Bishop, Maritime Ad­ their next check after they notified the state unemployment ministration, 45 Broadway, New offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. York City.) An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Captain Goodman also gave an considerable hardship to the men involved. optimistic view on the effects of radioactivity on channels and har- Baltimore Hall 2 Years Old; In A-1 Shape Ships Can Wash Off Radiation US Fleet Up in Ship Boom Yiir&raSeafairer! mrmgA^m/Yo^siucAFer^^/As u- ?<•;> t-'.;.'' .'vov:-ti �* Para Tea , iip IOC • f Wild Ranger Hauls Trolleys To Korea MAB (Bull), Sept. 15—Chairman, S. Baraar; Sacratary, C. HastaHar. Con­ tract on aalvageil boat written up and aliened by aU partlea concerned. Union mail cominf aboard to ba turned over to delecate only. Punch­ ing bag and one dozen cards pur­ chased. Ship's fund $21.45. CoUected $100.85 to overhaul motor on boat. AU new men to donate $2 to ship's fund. Five hours disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Suggestion to air con­ dition all STU ships especially those running to the tropics. Vote of thanks to SIU officials for job well done. Deck department shower to be paint­ ed and shower curtains to be changed. MesshaU and pantry to be kept clean. ATLANTIC TRANSPORTER (Pan Oceanic Nav.), Sept. f—Chairman, I. Potter; Secretary, W. Walsh. Insuffi­ Ship Offi€ers Hit Coat Pact Two officers unions, the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, are picketing the offices of American Coal Shipping, Inc. in protest against the signing of a contract for officers with United Mine Workers District 50. The contract has been attacked as a raid on' legitimate maritime unions by coal companies, coal-carrying rail­ that they were given assurances of roads and the United Mine Work­ AFL-CIO President George ers. The set-up places the UMW a contract, only to find that District 50 got the go-ahead signal. The Meany, in the dual role of operator and unions say they will picket all LibAmerican Coal Shipping is the union representative. ertys broken out on behalf of The MM&P and MEBA declare American Coal Shipping. The com­ organization which is composed of pany has won approval for char­ ters on 30 such ships. They charge that as a condition of employment, American Coal Shipping fs asking applicants to sign affidavits giving up their rights to maintenance and cure and to sue for damages if injured on board ship. If the officers carry out their picketing plans, the question re­ mains as to •whether their lines will be respected by the National Maritime Union, which has an­ nounced an agreement with the companj'.' The American Radio Association is also involved. DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast 'of SouthAmerica, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. /. - WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and, US East Coast. Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific -.•</ • MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT • iVibvbA nbi*. •' 9-r. 4, ' '• cakes at coffee time. Swab water net tcr be emptied in laundry sihka. ALCOA RANGER (Alcee), Sept. I— Chairman, $. Rivers; Sacratary, F. Brazalar. Repairs to be made. Re­ ports accepted. Suggestion to have ladders made for top bunks. Twa meetings to be held this trip. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA FOLARIS (Alcoa), Sept. 9— Chairman, R. Schwarz; Secretary, L. Joyner. Union book of brother re­ ceiving medical treatment in Trinidad found and turned over to MobUe pa­ trolman. Sawdust to be scattered on spills from oU Intake lines; platforms and railing above mastllghts to be re­ paired. Suggestion that slop chest room be converted Into two-man foc'sle for engine department: that steward Inspect messrooms before meals and be present during ;ame: that pantry and messhalls be kept cleaner after 6:00 PM: that passageways be cleaned after ship leaves beauxite dock. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Aug, 11—Chairman, T. York; Secretary, F. Young. Report accepted. New dele­ gate and secretar.v elected. Discussion on mailing situation in Suez. Coop­ eration on serving meals. Shut off washing machine after using. Keep library neat. Deck department men Curlew, DM; Coniey, AB; Andringa, AS; Connell, DM, and Ford, bosun, cover up hatches on the Wild Ranger while at right, Zenkley, AB, becomes the first man to pilot a trolley car across the Pacific. The ship car­ ried a variety of vehicles to Korea. Photos by Don Ruddy. EVERY SUNDAY KOT«mlM«, MM New Benefit Provided By Norse Co's WASHINGTON—The Norwegian Information Service has announced that seamen on Norwegian ships will soon be covered by a group life insurance contract for the first time. Beginning January 1, each seaman will be covered by a 5,000ki-oner life insurance policy (about $700 in US money) with the cost borne by the shipping companies. The insurance vwll cover death from any cause while a seaman is employed aboard a Norwegian ship, ,or while he Is ashore on vaca­ tion or sick leave. It affects sea­ men on offshore ships only. Costs Ic Per Day It is estimated that actual costs to the shipowners will be tiny, running about 24 kroner (about $3.36) a year for each seaman, less than a penny a day. More signifi­ cance was attached to the fact that Norwegian shipowners have seen the need to provide some kind of direct industry welfare benefit for Norwegian seamen. Norwegian seamen have accident and disability coverage, pensions and similar benefits, but these items are required by law, rather than being arrangements between shipowners and their employees. All told, about 42,000 seamen on Norwegian offshore ships are cov­ ered. cient fans in crew's quarters—only one 12 in. fan in each foc'sle. Need coffee urn. This scow under SIU ban­ ner less than a week—all departments working around the clock. No beefs. Delegate to contact boarding patrol­ man regarding instaUation of fans in foc'sles. Repair lists to be made up. Sanitary details of all three depart­ ments to cooperate in cleaning up recreation room. Departments to rotate in maintaining and cleaning recreation room. SWEETWATElf (Metro Petroleum), Sept. 9—Chairman, C. Hagen; Secre­ tary, D. Carey. Repair list turned in; all jobs not completed, will be taken care of before end of voyage. Chief cook pulled knife. Two men paid off in Port Arthur, mutual con.sent. Few hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. Engineer to fix water regu­ lator on boilers. New treasurer elected. DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Sept. *—Chair­ man, Don Collins; Secretary, A. Cun­ ningham. No major beefs. Two men missed ship in Houston. Captain fired men in New Orleans. Ship's fund $20. One man hospitalized in Galveston. Report accepted. Investigate where­ abouts of previous ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on steward keeping entire ship in an uproar by his actions. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ riers), Aug. 31—Chairman, 1. Cox; Secretary, F. Hicks. Cigarette supply getting low. Members requested to go through proper channels to see doc­ tor when they are ill. Four hours disputed overtime. Same to be han­ dled at payoff. Discussion on movie films and method of returning to stales. No LOGs or mail received from Union, Union to look Into this. Collection to be made for crew mem­ ber who lost his wife. PRANCES (Bull), Sept. U—Chairman, W. Doak; Secretary, C. Fargo. Ship's fund $16.50. Reports aceepted. To reopen contracts for raise in wages, same as other maritime unions. All beefs to be taken to delegates not patrolmen or headquarters. Crew prefers Lux or Palmollve soap. YAKA (Waterman), Sept. 9—Chair­ man, W. Slmpsen; Secretary, F. Mc- ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Sept. 9—Chairman, D. Rood; Secretary, D. Beard. Steward fetuses to issue suf­ ficient glasses and coffee mugs to crew. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $66.02. Rqport accepted. Steward to issue overtime records 24 hours before payoff. General discus­ sion on steward's refusal to check overtime sheets or issue overtime rec­ ords before payoffs. Radio to be pur­ chased from Sea Chest in Baltimore. OREMAR (Ore Nav.), Sept. 9—Chair­ man, B. Colyar; Secretary, none. Need new washing machine and new re­ frigerator. Both completely worn out, will not last another voyage. Two men missed ship—replaced before sailing. Ship's fund $13.41. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine job. More silver to be left out for night luneh. Bread taken aboard in poor condition. Suggestion to pay off after 33 days when 31st day is not paid for. Payoff should be every two trips unless otherwise agreed with union and ship­ ping commissioned. Voluntary con­ tributions for ship's fund. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), July It—Chairman, B. Grice; Secre­ tary, A, Nash. Ship sailed short one fireman from Lake Charles. Ship's fund S21.70. Report accepted. Need new washing machine, to see patrol­ man about it. Need more fans. Need more variety of Jams and desserts. Sept. 11—Chairman, T. Jones; Secre­ tary, S. Butler. Need new washing machine. Unable to obtain same a« long as present one is working. Wringer in bad condition—to obtain new one. One man hospitalized in Savannah. Papers forwarded to Sa­ vannah hall. Two men fquled-up, to be' turned in to patrolman. One man missed ship. Delegate wishes to re­ sign, paying off. Ship's fund $31.80. Report accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Suggestion about night lunch. Milk left in officers' mess at night. If practice continues, then milk is to be placed in crew mess also. Practice of saving night lunch and serving fol­ lowing night should be discontinued. Vote of thanks to delegate for good job. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans.;, Sept. 3—Chairman, C. McDowell; Sec­ retary, D. Patterson. Lost one man in San Pedro—not replaced. Some disputed overtime. Stores for 60 days obtained in San Pedro. Crew pantry situation squared away. Shortage of milk and sausage. Letter to head­ quarters regarding payoff of some members in San Pedro. Drinking water obtained in Victoria. Brazil. Leaks in galley and pantry sinks to be fixed. Crew warned not to get drunk in Japan. Two draws in Japan. Foc'sles to be cleaned. Repair list to be made up. Call. Clean living quarters back aft because of sugar on bulkheads. SItip's fund $22.07. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Tall light on wash­ ing machine to be fixed. Garlic to be separated from main meats and sepa­ WESTPORT (Overseas), Sept. 22 — rate grav.v made for those who prefer ' Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, W. garlic. Stores to be put aboafd in Bunker. Most 'repairs made. Three New Orleans. hours disputed overtime. Note of thanks -to steward for good food. DEL ALBA (Miss.), Aug. 19—Chair­ Vote of thanks to captain for coopera­ man, E. Anderson; Secretary, W. tion in bringing ship with no beefs. Gels. Two men missed ship in Mo­ bile and Houston, dispatcher notified. ARLYN (Bull), Sept. 23—Chairman, Repairs to be made this voyage. New A. Streeter; Secretary, G. Walter. delegate elected. Suggestion to hold MTD News received. To order four meeting in afternoon. new fans. Members warned about be­ ing logged—Coast Guard would pull IBERVILLE (Waterman), Sept. 9 — papers of men logged numerous times. Chairman, A. Rudnlckl; Secretary, K. Captain to get draw for crew. Ship's Srock. Some disputed overtime to be fund $3.09. To cooperate with head­ taken up with patrolman. One man quarters regarding beef with Alabama missed ship in Kobe. Japan. Report Unemployment Bureau as most mem­ accepted. Steward resigned as treas­ bers paid into fund when working on urer, money left with captain. One ships having home offices in that dollar donation to be made to ship's state and a victory would benefit any­ fund by members. Bathroom and one sailing on those ships. Washing stove in bosun's quarters to be re­ machine not to be used too long— paired. Ship to be fumigated for. give others a chance to use. New rats. Take action on repair list. pipes to be installed in deck depart­ ment bathroom. Repair list to ba LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ turned in to delegate for action be-' riers), Sept. 9—Chairmqn, W. Kohut; fore arrival. - ' Secretary, R. Barker. Repair list turned over to department delegates. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas Shipping), Foc'sles to be painted next trip, ran 14—Chairman, J. Ferrelra; Sec­ out of paint. Ship's fund $9.15. Few Sept. retary, H. Bterring. Disputed over­ hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ time all departments. To be referred cepted. Motion to have buUt in bunks, patrolman at payoff. Purser to lockers of wood on all SIU ships. AU to Itemize slops and draws prior to pay­ minor repairs completed. off. To handle library books in port. Suggestion to chip in at payoff fop ALCOA FARTNER (Alcoa), July 11 donation to American Library Associ­ Chairman, W. Burke; Secretary, J. ation. Carter. Need new washing machine. Engineer to get motor running for HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory), Sept. vent fans. Weevils in storeroom due to dirty linen being packed among 24-—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, H. Shortzen. Captain refused to lift logs dry stores. Weevils in flour, sugar, cookies, etc. Two men to be fired in but requested Coast Guard not to act Mobile. If no action is taken by com­ on same. Reports accepted. No eggs pany regarding linen in dry storeroom for cakes. Rooms to be cleaned be­ will contact headquarters. Discard dry fore leaving ship and keys to be left stores containing weevils. More coffee aboard. \ J.'.' fif'if!')/ - -'J W. �.%-• tW- ; K«TeBib«r t, 195< SEAFARERS LOG Your Job' iyS^nrAd)n9f-J>i.'A.%. . ' • ' •. •• Fage Elevca 'For Sale' Sign Put On Six Seized Tankships I| '.•m WASHINGTON—With US flag tankers worth about $2% million on today's feverish tanker market, the Maritime Ad­ ministration is sure to have plenty of bids for six T-2 tankers now On the block. Two years'^' ago tankers similar to these rather than Government opera­ tion." could have been picked up for The six tankers now on the auc­ $400,000 to $500,000 each. tion block are in addition to 18' The,agency invited bids on the vessels which were forfeited to the United States by Greek shipowner Stavros Niarchos, in settlement of Government claims against him. The vessels had been seized by the US government on charges that they were owned by alien inter­ ests, contrary to the provisions of the Ship Sales Act. Of-cheer to US seamen is the news that the six ships will not be available for ti'anstfer to foreign flags. The vessels are the Jeanny, Memory, Mermaid, Merrimac," Monitor and Seven Seas. None of them had previously been manned by Seafarers. In announcing the bids. Mari­ time Administrator Clarence Morse specified that operators must put down 25 percent of the purchase price, five percent with the bid and the rest when the sale goes through. "Recent - international condi­ tions," Morse said, "hiave caused an upsurge in demands for tanker j tonnage. In keeping with MA pol-! icy it is desirable that these ships \ be put into pi'ivate commercial use • NMV And ILA The AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of today puts itself forward as the main cham­ Longshoremen is continuing its fight to bring pion of longshoremen, is what is left of an democratic trade unibnisni to longshore organization formed many years ago for the workers, now dominated by the discredited purpose of destroying the NMU." International Longshoremen's Association. It The facts are, SIU opposition to the NMU is doing so with the support of the Federation, in that period was based, not against the whose president, George Meany, has clearly NMU as such, but against the maneuvers indicated that there can be no compromise. which were directed by the Communist-con­ The IBL's determination has generally been trolled leadership of the NMU. Curran found greeted with acclaim in the labor movement, it expedient then to work "hand-in-glove with which was encouraged by the NLRB election the purveyors of the Communist party line. showing that 40 percent of the longshore But Curran's irreverance for the facts is workers are opposed to the ILA7 not limited to the past. In his letter to In the light of the IBL's good fight, the la­ Meany supporting ILA, he Carelessly but flatbor movement was shocked by NMU presi­ footedly asserted that the Secretary-Treas­ dent Joseph Curran's open support of ILA. urer of the SIU, "this year, while the present Curran's position on the waterfront issue (IBL) election campaign on the docks was was stated in the form of a public letter to taking shape, met in Texas to negotiate with President Meany on the eve of the NLRB - Anastasia and Teddy Gleason. . . ." dock election, calling on him to withdraw his Aside from the fact that the SIU Secretarysupport of the IBL. He asserted that longshore Treasurer hasn't been in Texas this year or in workers had, in effect, no interest in the IBL. several years past and the fact that the SIU The 7,500 ballots cast for the IBL answered has stood firmly and consistently in support the latter assertion. But that is not the issue of the IBL and the AFL-CIO waterfront posi­ involved. As President Meany stated in his tion, it is well known to the AFL-CIO and letter of reply, Curran's proposal-was com­ certainly should be to Curran, that just be­ pletely inconsistent with the concept of de­ fore the IBL petition was filed, ILA leaders cent trade unionism set forth in the AFL- begged for meetings to try to evade an elec­ CIO constitution, and was a "deliberate pre­ tion Such meetings, held in New meditated effprt on your part to help these York,showdown. as well as the fact that ILA's request hoodlums [ILA officers] to maintain their was flatly rejected, are a matter of record; as control." reported in the 'Times" and other newspa­ What stamps the Curran action as irrefuta­ pers. Curran's fact-juggling is especially ble irresponsibility is the fact that in calling queer in light of ILA presidenl Bradley's for support of the mob elements in the ILA, 'meetings with Curran for the purpose of get­ he spoke as a member of the AFL-CIO Execu­ ting ILA back into the AFL-CIO. tive Council and as a member of the Federa­ Some have asked why Curran erupted so ir­ tion's Ethical Practices Committee. With re­ spect to Curran's repudiation of Federation rationally. One view is that the announce­ policy, the AFL-CIO position is clear. • But ment of the SIU's victory in cutting down from the standpoint of SIU members, there is loggings of seamen exasperated the NMU another aspect of his letter supporting the president. But in attempting to assess hu­ man behaviour, one theory is as good as the ILA which rates consideration. In embracing the ILA mob elements, the next. NMU president sought to justify his action by From a trade-union standpoint, the fact is a baseless attack on the SIU; one that is note­ that the NMU president has elected to act worthy for its clear misstatements of fact. For irresponsibly. The motivation doesn't excuse example, Curran wrote^ "The SIU—which . Ihe iict. > - Government-owned ships being broken out for charter and eight' Navy T-2s which will also be char­ tered to private operatofs. Closing date for the bids on the six tankers is November 16. Speak Out At SIU Meetings Under the Union constitu­ tion every member attending a Union meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting—chairman, read­ ing clerk and recording secre­ tary. Your Union urges you to take an active part in meet­ ings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue under discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at th^se meetings and let their shipmates know what's on their minds. The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers ivho represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the responsibility of keeping a crew happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage of'.en hinges on these efforts. HARVEY McQUAGE, feel like it." That's where most deck department delegates' headaches begin. It would help the delegate con­ Seafarer Harvey McQuage has accumulated a variety of experi­ siderably, he believes, if Union ence in the past ten years sailing in oldtimers would back up the dele­ practically every deck department gates and explain to "B" and "C" capacity. It's no surprise -then seniority men just what the Union that he's been selected on. numer­ procedure is. "Too many men think that once ous occasions to represent his ship­ mates as departmental or ship's the overtime is disputed, they are going to lose it; which is exactly delegate. opposite to what happens in most Former Navy Man instances once the patrolman takes McQuage started out as a mer­ over the problem." chant seanian after 314 years in Keep The Lid On the Navy in A delegate's chief assets, he World War II. He got off a Navy thinks, are the ability to speak up aircraft carrier and to keep calm if the officers and went to sea see things the other way. There's aboard the Signal no use getting into arguments w ith Hills, an SUP department heads, because crewtanker. . After a members have to live and work couple of years' with these same officers. "If neces­ sailing SIU ships sary, let the patrolman be the 'bad he was tabbed to guy' to the mate. After all. the McQuage be deck delegate. patrolman doesn't have to sail the From then on it was up to him to ship." There's no use making a personal grudge with officers out learn the ropes. Apparently he has been success- j of a'contract beef because life can ful, judging from the repeated in­ .be pretty uncomfortable all around. Likes Offshore Runs stances he has been called on for McQuage prefers the long off­ that purpose. shore runs himself, where, he Limited Powers Being a delegate needn't be a agrees, the delegate has a little tough job, he observes, as long as tougher task than on the short shipmates understand the limita­ runs. Beefs have a way of piling tions of the delegate's powers. For up when a ship is out several example, one thing he can't do is months, so the sm^rt delegate gets settle disputed overtime if the' de­ everything down on paper and has partment heads insist on disputing it all ready for the patrolman at it. All the delegate can do under the payoff. That speeds things up such cii-cumstances is keep a rec­ considerably, with men anxious to ord and turn the dispute over to get off the ship. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, the boarding patrolman. "The trouble is," he said, "some crew- McQuage sails out of New York members doi^'t or won't under­ and likes those Far East and stand that the mate or engineer around-the-world itineraries. His can dispute the m^ertime if they last ship was the Steel Admiral. • ••>1 m �m. I[1 P««e Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG 2 Joyce Stowaways Return Again A pair of stowaways who slipped aboard the Ocean Joyce when it left Turkey two trips ago have twice viewed the US ihrough a porthole but still can't get any closer to it. When last seen, Osdemir Gurgun, 20, and Kerim Direyfi, 19, had already made three trips •across the, Atlantic, but the captain is still unable to put them ashore. They were al- | While they had freedom of the ship, stowaways Osdemir Gurgun (center) and Kerim Direyfi" (far right) played domi­ noes with SlU crewmen Thurston Lewis, Dick Suttle and Tate Hall (2nd from right). They were later locked up in ship's hospital and put on bread and water. Photo by Tom Wil IS. IVY SPOTS HUGE 'BERG -CLEARS IT IN TIME SIU crewmen on tlie tanker Ivy made ttie news on arrival in Durban, South Africa, recently, after they reported sight­ ing a huge .iceberg in the South Atlantic, about 2,000 miles west of Capetown. Fortified with photographs known how far its edges stretched under the water. The ship was enof the ice monster, sighted in route from Buenos Aires to the the vicinity of Gough Island, a British possession in the mid-At­ lantic, they told how they came within a mile and a half of it be­ fore they altered course to make sure they were out of its way. Other smaller 'bergs were sighted in the area. The length of the iceberg, com­ puted through sextant angles and on the ship's radar, were more than 1,200 feet. It towered 375 feet into the air and probably extended to a depth of 3,000 or more feet below the surface. All authorities agree that only about one-ninth of an iceberg shows above the sur­ face. Due to the iceberg's apparent size, the Ivy took pains to keep well clear of it, since it was not Persian Gulf at the time, and later put in at Durban for bunkers. News sources in Durban agreed that the iceberg sighted by the Ivy was one of the largest reported in the South Atlantic for some time, especially so far north. lowed freedom aboard for a while, said Thurston Lewis, engine dele^ gate. But when the captain couldn't get anyone to take them off his hands, he locked them up in the i hospital and put them on a bread and-water diet. Slipped Up "They seem like fine fellows," Lewis noted, "who were just trying to better themselves, but slipped up. At Cadiz and Barcelona they got a hacksaw blade from some­ where and were able to slip ashore for a while. Crewmembers took up a tarpaulin muster to buy them drinks and afford them some .re­ laxation ashore. "We really think some Turkish consul should intervene on their behalf. They are not being treated well by the skipper and not enough effort is being made to repatriate them. We weren't even allowed to talk to them after a while." Good Ports Other news from the Joyce con­ cerns an endorsement of the string of good ports between Casablanca and Genoa," and a caution to watch those draws. "Soon everybody was borrowing from everybody else. There didn't seem to be five bucks left on the ship and, by the time we got to Genoa, after Barcelona, and Cadiz, we were cleaned out. "The Italians said the talk about American ,seamen making good wages must have been just rumors ... A typical sight was a shipmate with his pockets turned inside "out trying to explain that money wasn't everything. Many seemed unconvinced . . . They passed us up for the 'richer pickings' on for­ eign-flag ships." Tops In Feeding On The Planet Seafarers filing vacation money claims should make sure that they use their correct Social Security number. Use of the wrong number means a clerical headache for the Vaca­ tion Plan office and slows up the handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the incorrect Social Security number is crediting his tax de­ ductions to some other US worker. I If'-' JIAN (Bull), Sept. •—Chslrman, t. Townsundi Sacratary, R. Sturba. Keep laundry and meis hall clean. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. HI1.T0N (Bull), Sept. »—Chairman, M. Orochowskl; Secretary, J. Lundy. AU steward department rooms have been painted. Need new mattresses. Ship's fund $26.06. One man missed ship' in New York. Report accepted. New engine department delegate elected. Doors to be closed during rough weather to avoid baUing water. Lights to be turned off In engine de­ partment bathroom when 12-4 watch are sleeping. Place cups in sink after using. Need supply of hospital plan forms. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. e S MIAMI (Cities Service), Sept. 4 —Chairman, T. Glenn; Secretary, G. Thayer. Captain must have letter from company before anything on vessel can be moved. New treasurer elected. To start ship's fund. Radio cannot be moved until captain receives in­ structions from company. Delegates to prepare repair list. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Sept. 11—Chairman, F. Stugess; Secretary, G. Savant. New delegate elected. Sec­ ond mate using abusive language toward men. Washing machine needs repairing. BENTS FORT (Cities Service), Sept. 9—Chairman, J. Melms; Secretary, M. Oschitzki. Doors should be closed while in port loading and unloading. Report accepted. Smoking permitted only inside while loading or discharg­ ing. WACOSTA (Waterman), Sept.. 2 — Chairman, S. Alpedo; Secretary, J. Craft. Repairs being done. Good trip and no beefs. One man hospitalized in Yokohama. Ship's fund, $9. Men cautioned on acetylene lines running out of engine room. Members urged to pass LOGS around. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine job. Clean ship with no be'bfs. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Aug. 18—Chairman, J. Goude; Secretary, D. Mease. Ship's fund $17. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Decks in crew quarters to be painted. Iron to be purchased in Japan. Book rack to be made for recreation room aft. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Sept. 8—Chairman, 8. Collins; Secretary, W, Morse. Discussion on draw and slop sink. When washing garbage pails dirty water not to be poured into Utility sinks. Instructions on opera­ tion of valves for hot water in show­ ers. Keep port passageways cleaii. Secretary-reporter elected. Reports accepted. Captain to see about launch service in Japan. Taking a breather on deck to pose for this shot by "Skinny" T t I'l ? ^ang on the Orion Planet includes Smith, T. ICelly, J. Douga, J. B.'Guidry and Jim Davis, steward (rear, 2nd from right). They're on the shuttle run. Treasurer to return ship's fund in San Pedro. Some disputed overtime, to check with patrolman in Wilming­ ton. One man getting off in San Pedro. Vote of thanks to baker and steward department for job weU done. Discussion about using Jelly glasses for. regular glasses: taking care of cots—to be returned when leaving ship. Cooperation of captain and chief engineer appreciated by entire crew.. Sept. 2—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sec­ retary, J. Rodder. Ship's fund returned in Long Beach ($40). Repair list to be prepared. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. ' Headquarters notified. Three hours disputed overtime. Vote of confidence to baker for his work. Union notified that under new feeding program food inadequate for feeding 45 crew members. Lockers not large enough. OCEAN ROSE (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 26—Chairman, T. Carter; Secre­ tary, R. Shaffher. New delegate elect­ ed. Complaint about , crew serving themselves. Linen to be returned. Crew to use recreation, room at night and In port instead of messroom. CHARLES C. DUNAIP (Colonial), Aug. 24—Chairman, J. Zlereis; Secre­ tary, F. Mason. Repairs to be taken care of in Japan. New delegate elect­ ed. Need soap abd soap powder for all departments. Washing machine not to be left running without clothes. Get That SS Number Right IC- Norember 9,19!f( LA SALLE (Pan Atlantic), June 20— Chairman, A. Fedele; Secretary, J. Sullivan. Food and linen , shortage. New delegate to be elected. Delegate wishes to replace chief cook and messman. Cook neglected to leave fund aboard when leaving ship. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. Wire screens and cots to be obtained. Suggestion to place suit cases and clothes in hospital aft. Turn off wash­ ing machine after using. Soiled linen to be placed in box below. Return cots and glasses to pantry. July S—Chairman, A. Fedele; Sec­ retary, J. Rodder. Previous ship's delegate hospitalized In Houston. New delegate elected. Steward consultant told crew about new feeding system and set up same on vessel. Everything running smoothly and feeding is good. ARICKAREE (US Pet.), Sept. IJ— Chairman, C. Shaw; Secretary, C. Morris. Check on slop chest. Fresh water tanks to be cleaned and ce­ mented. Need new frigidair—ice boK for messroom. Holes overhead in messrooms to be repaired. Additional wind scoops to be ordered. Need new spare electric fans. New complete set of awnings for back jft. Four extra coffee percolators. Complete new slop chest. Discard or exchange old cigarettes for new ones. Letter to headquarters regarding one member being a trouble maker. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Sept. 8—Chairman, C. Lawson; Secre­ tary, H. Franklin. Delegate warned crew about getting logged as one has already been logged and trip only a few days old. Steward endeavoring to acquire additional stores to im­ prove quality of food. One man fouled up. One man in hospital in Long Beach, gear sent ashore. Reports ac­ cepted. Request headquarters to clarify procedure on $50 fines. * ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Aug. 5— Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, P. Calebaugh. Men to familiarize them­ selves with fire and boat signals. Beefs to be brought to delegates. One man hospitalized in San Juan. Report accepted. Paper to be put on inside passageway decks after main deck is oiied. Consuit patrolman about boat drills at sea. ATLANTIC IMPORTER (Pan Oceanic Nav.), Sept. 4—Chairman, H. Goiicki; Secretary, W. Moody. Microphone and wire cord missing from shipmates* tape recorder. Some new fans to be put aboard and keys missing from foc'sles will be replaced. ~Need new coffee urn. Repair list to be made up. Members getting off ship to no­ tify delegates. Discussion on better meat and more milk. Contact hall when ship docks. Have standard grade laundry soap put aboard. Messroom to be kept clean, cups to be returned. Start ship's fund with $1 donation to be turned over to treasurer. Sept. 11—Chairman, M. Homer; Sectetscy, A. Bryant. Pumpman missed ship in Perth Amboy. New coffee urn put aboard. No fund—money stolen while treasurer out of foc'sle. Dis­ cussion on captain paying off going up the river, into port of discharge. To start ship's fund. Not enough milk, steward to order more. GENEVIEVE PETERKIN (Bioomfield), Aug. 5—Chairman, D. Haskell; Secretary, H.' Karlsen. Penalty cargo consists of 41 days for voyage. Ship's fund $27. Ten dollars donated to sick brother. Some disputed overtime. Change unsuitable coffee urn on ar­ rival in New Orleans. Crew to be vaccinated before departure to pre­ vent delay on arrival. Ship's library magazines to be left in recreation room. Vote of thinlis to crew mess and pantryman for job well done. Aug. 26—Chairman, H. Karlsen; Sec­ retary, T. Ziaiinski. Crew to be prop, erly attired in messhall and not to sit on table or place feet on chairs. All extra soiled linen to he turned in. Cups to be brought back to pantry aft,er using on deck. Washing machine not to be overloaded or used for long period of time. RION (Actium), Aug. 26—Chairman, A. Bankston; Secretary, C. Ritter. Delegate doing good job. Two men paid off ship, no replacement. Few hours disputed overtime. Crew to take care of washing machine, help to keep ship clean and keep noise down in passage­ ways. Repair list to be made up. �November 9, 19M Page TUrteea SEAFARERS LOG Birthday Fete At Sea By John Wunderlich Blames Cable Trouble On Neptune's Whale So full of life, yet BO lonely. Burning with impatience. Longing for some windswept clouds. Feeling the movement# Of the seas,' ^o graceful they break.... The SS Arthur M. Huddell is supposed to lend a hand in the laying of a telephone cable from California to Honolulu next Spring, but so far nobody has apparently thought of consulting Davy Jones about it. we have come to know as Bubber "It seems there is^ome con­ Blubber. This monster may be troversy among the denizens located northeast of Honolulu in LOG-A-RHYTHM: My Ship Nothing's as beautiful As my ship. Is she proud? Her hull has lines like Venus, Her steel the strength of Hercules And her lover is the toaves. Forever reaching for her decks. ; The sun enters her sanctum; Day light fades. Darkness enters on her satin slip­ pers And night creeps in over the sea. Broum-scorched by the tropics. Hardened by the Arctic winds. Dreaming of bygone days of glory Stands our captain; Rugged and confident. Capable and strong. As he feels the movements of the seas. And they seem to echo ... Nothing's as beautiful As your ship. Is she proud? Her hull has lines like Venus, Her steel has strength like Her­ cules, And I am the sea. The muster of the waves— A lover reaching for her desks. S/T Orion Planet Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will as­ sure speedy transmission on all messages and faster serv­ ice for the men involved.^ SEACLOUD (Pegor), Sept. 23—Chair­ man, J. Parntll; Secretary, A. Janes. Headquarters asked why captain does not carry American money. New re­ porter elected. Lack of cooperation from night cook and baker. Leaves rdora and galley dirty; incapable of performing duties. To be discussed with patrolman at payoff. Discussion on ice boxes. More variety in night luncheJ. DEL VALUE (Mist.), Sept. 22—Chair­ man, C. Murreet Secretary, R. Irlxarry. Two men logged. Crew's quarters need painting and repairs. Ship's fund S172.69. Coffee rack to be built In messroom. All purchases from ship's fund to be kept for unlicensed personnel only. Laundry room to be cleaned. More cokes to be purchased for next voyage. $1 to be deposited to eover empty cases. Vote of thanks to brother for beer and shrimp party. Vote of thanks to treasurer and Stew­ ard department for fine food, service and cooperaUon. Festive birthday celebration for Daniel Demarcc, wiper (seated, center), was marked by shipboard party with cake and all the trimmings. Helping to share the cheer with De­ marcc were (seated, left) Anthony Oro, wiper, and E. Caligiura, BR (right); standing, Pete Loleas, steward; J. Antoniadis, oiler; E. Lukowski, bosun; Nick Katsimanis, OS; Fred Bruggner, deck engineer. NicleSouris, oiler, is standing, far left. The scene was on the National Liberty at sea. Loleas sent in the photo. time, two messmen drowned," re­ ports Ollie Olvera. Even Mates Cry "This was one tear-shedding, sulphur-eating crew. The chief mate tried to join in the tear bri­ gade, but it was obvious the sulphur wasn't what was making him cry. It was the penalty overtime we Cups to be returned to pantry. Glasses to be kept "out of sink. Keports accepted. Request payoff every second voyage—to avoid delay for men desiring to get home. Request to hold meeting every other voyage unless business demands It. Stainless steel or plastic water pitcher to be placed In messroom. Bushing to be Installed on chairs, cleaned .and shel­ lacked. Any deck man willing to stand by for members living in porta of call to be permitted to do so. COUNCIL CROVE (Cities Service), Sept. It—Chairman, T. 'Faulkner; Sec­ retary, M. Duco. Discussion on poor food and menus. Steward promised to work with cooks. Complaints about food, repau-s—changes suggested. Ship sailed short pumpman. Some dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. i-.-iT;- morale didn't shatter. It's still way above par, due to the ports still ahead of us which _will defi­ nitely help us re­ gain our eyesight. "First off, there's Galyeston (where everybody Olvera goes to Post Of­ fice Street without any mail), then Houston, Brownsville and New Or­ leans. Then to Spain, where we'll find out why Ava left Frankie; ber wind scoops. Welding rods not to be used to hold up port hole and dead lights. Washing machine and sinks to be kept clean-. Wringer to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department and galley force. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin), Sept. 9 —Chairman, H. Hunt; Secretary, A. Concalvas. Ship's fund $37.55. Some disputed overtime. To increase ship's fund. Every erew member to con­ tribute $1 to fund. Bacon, fried po­ tatoes, corn muffins, etc. to be made more palatable. Need slicing machine. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. DEL AIRES (Miss.), Sept. 21—Chair­ man, V. Zamblto; Secretary, J. Gas- pard. Delegate elected. Each depart­ ment to consult respective delegates whenever minor beefs are reported. Some disputed overtime. One member reported performing. Clarification of misprint in LOG pertaining to number of patrolmen in Houston area. To check with patrolman regarding quality of meats. Anyone spreading rumors topside, to be brought up on charges. ALCOA RANGER (Aicoa), Sept. 16 —Chairman, A. Carpenter; Secretary, C. Fisher. ~ Springs to be repaired on return trip. Pantry to be kept clean at all times. Crew to cooperate. ROBIN TUXFORD (Robin Line), Sept. 15—Chalrihen, F. Johnson; Sec­ retary, E. Harris. Need supply of aueromycin. Insufficient supplies in slop chest for voyage. One brother left behind in' Capetown Hospital. Headquarters notified. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Too much noise - in passageways while crew is sleeping. ATLANTIC TRANSPORTER (Pan Oceanic), Sept. 24 — Chairman, C. Barnhlll; Secretary, W. Walsh. Fivegallon coffee urn needed. Need more fans. Few houra disputed overtime. One man missed ship in Port Arthur; one man missed ship northbound. Longvlew Trio Off on a tear, with a bunch of good ports lying ahead of them, SIU crewmen on the Cit­ rus Packer wound up in tears instead. "They say sailors are sentimental guys, but Port Sulphur, Louisiana, caused supreme sentimental feelings among 4 us. What a crying jag! We were getting, No hard feelings Genoa and someplace in Africa. cried so much during coffee- though, mate. But the crew's The way we got it siz^ up, by the One man IDEAL X (Waterman), July 27 — Chairman, C.^ Doggett; Secretary, W. Bosum. Contract on trailer carrying tanker agreement explained to mem­ bers. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $4.14. Aug. 11—Chairman, C. DoggeH; Sec­ retary, C. Dick. Vote of thanks to steward department. Ship's fund $4.14, turned over to patrolman in Mobile as ship going to shipyard for repairs. Two hours disputed overtime. Repair list to be drawn up. the vicinity of Mount Huddell'—so named by the survey expedition." Thus, in the tradition of those intrepid sea adventurers of the past is a new "discovery" unveiled to the world. Further details on "Mount Huddell" will probably be revealed when the Huddell itself re­ turns to Baltimore next week for lay-up imtil the Spring. Earlier, the ship assisted in the laying of a cable between Seattle and Alaska for the Department of Defense by serving as a floating warehouse for the actual cable ship. Port Sulphur Brings Out The Tears STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Sept. 1i—Chairman, C. Brazil; Secretary, E. McDavld. Ship's fund $11.40. Few ' hours disputed overtime. reported ill. of the deep," ship's reporter Wylle Jarvis comments, 'on whether the human voice should be permitted over cables intruding into Brother Jones' watery do­ main. This should be thoroughly in­ vestigated as no Seafarer would willingly incur the displeasure of these worthy potentates." Jarvis notes some "whale Jarvis trouble" already encountered by the Huddell during the survey of the submarine route to be followed by the cable. "Communication with Neptune's followers can probably best be established by contacting a whale ANGELINA (Bull), Aug. 7—Chair­ man, B. Shannon; Secretary, E. Debar- Veed variety of vegetables, jams, etc. Too much tenderizer used in steaks. Cooking not up to par. MICHAEL (Car'rat), Sept. «—Chair­ man, A. Harrington; Secretary, R. Campbell. Most repairs to be com­ pleted in shipyard. Passageways to be cleared, cots put aboard, also cof­ fee pots and toaster. Ship's fund $6.50. Some disputed overtime. New dele­ gate elected. Condition of water to be taken up with patrolman. Need washing machine, scoops and screens. Messroom and galley to be kept clean. Ship needs fumigating. YORKMAR (Calmar), Sept. 14 — Chairman, W. Johnson; Secretary, L. Brown. Ship's 'fund $18.07. Need rubiiii*''.' • ' 'T "' r'l delaben. New delegate elected. Tele­ vision repaired. Ship's fund $15. Few* hours disputed overtime. Need board for showers. Repair list to be turned in. Aug. 7—Chairman, B. Shannon; Sec­ retary, E. Debardelaben. Three men missed ship. Ship's fund $15. Some disputed overtime. Shortage of milk. Need locks for screen doors to keep stevedors out. Lock to be fixed on oiler doors. Dishes not properly sterilized. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Sept. 15—Chairman, J. Allen; Secretary, G. Sinclair. Steward department over­ time beef settled. Ship's fund $66.85. Report accepted. New delegate and reporter elected. Steward repoipted on linen situation, explained reason for shortage of towels. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Sept. 14)—Chairman, B. High; Secre­ tary, B. Hay. Need new tubs for laun­ dry. Few minor beefs, to be taken time we get to Africa we'll all be overdrawn, so it won't really mat­ ter where we are," Olvera added. ' Photo Mix-Up He added a "PS" and a plea that the LOG refrain from using Shel­ don Suit's picture and calling it Olvera's all the time. (The last oc­ casion >yas August 17, 1956). "Tex Suit is a very good friend of mine and I always feel I owe him an apology for having my name under his picture." (For the record, the photo above has definitely been established as OlvCra's this time. —Ed.) up with patrolman. Pictures sent to LOG. Ship's fund $145. Some dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Beef on food, cooking and menus. If cook and stew­ ard unable to get vote of confidence they would leave ship. This to be taken up with boarding patrolman. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), Sept. U— Chairman, E. Such; Secretary, W. NIckelson. One man missed sBift from Paramaribo to Moengo and due to poor transportation was unable to re­ join ship until following day. Ship's fund $21.02. Reports accepted. Addi­ tions made to repair list. Complaint on hot water explained by delegate. Toaster to be used for toasting bread only. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 17— Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, P. Calebaugh. Repair lists to be made up. Members to make more donations for films. Ship's fund $17. Some dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward for time and work spent on showing films to members. Laundry to be kept clean. CHILORE (Ore Nav.), Sept. U — Chairman, T. Yablonsky; Secretary, J. Springer. Beef on soap pending ac­ tion of port steward. Ship's fund $24.50. Report accepted. Each depart­ ment delegate to be responsible for his men prior to sailing time. Pantry to be kept orderly at all times. Laun­ dry to be kept open for day workers in evening. Repair list to be passed out to each department delegate. CAROLYN (Bull), Sept. 14—Chair­ man, A. Sheehan; Secretary, A. Argones. Ship's fund $13. Two hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to cook for fine food. HILTON (Bull), Sept. 21—Chairman, J. Crowley; Secretary, J. Lundy. Due to lay-up, meeting called to decide disposition of ship's fund, radio and television sets. Ship's fund $26. TV set, accessories and radio to be turned over to Union hatl for next crew. Pay "brother for inverter loaned to crew. SEATIGER (Colonial), Sept. 14 — Chairman, F. Melnerth; Secretary, J. Howard. $50 clothing allowance for cloths ruined by rust, salt and oil in water. Need new ice box. Payoff in Houston, Texas. Ship's fund $2..84. Twenty hours disputed overtime. Crew's quarters need painting. Angle This trio of Longvlew Vict o r y stalwarts at ease shows II to r) Steward Bar­ ker, the chief cook and Tony Nottage, electrician. Somebody turned the tables on Tony, who's usually on the spot with his camera, but didn't send in his name. iron to be put in shower and cement. Need awning. Captain refuses to pay overtime to clean galley. .Ship to be fumigated. Mate partiai about over­ time, will not let bosun equalize same. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield), Aug. 21—Chairman, W. Young; Secretary, H. Pierce. Disputed overtime to be paid this trip. Ship's fund $10.40. Member who wrotq degr^ing letter concerning crew mess be voted off ship. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for job well done. Sept. 2—Chairman, J. Mitchell; Sec­ retary, H. Pierce. Some disputed over­ time. Three men missed ship, cards turned in headquarters. Engine de­ partment overtime settled. Ship's fund $10.40. Bathrooms and showers to be painted. Corafnunications read and posted. . Letter to be sent to headquarters concerning Atlantic Laundry. Five dollars to be given to delegate for expenses in New York. Special dishes to be prepared by stew­ ard if anyone desires them. HASTINGS (Waterman), Sept. 14— Chairman, C. Wallick; Secretary, J. Wells. List of men logged and missed ship in Far East to be given to patrol­ man. Repair list to be made up. Ship's fund $32. Few hours disputed overtime. Crew quarters to be sougeed before returning to east coast. Need port hole screen and plas­ tic wind chutes. Deck and recreation room to be painted. Question of transportation to hospital to be taken up with patrolman. ANNISTON (Ace), Sept. 10—Chair­ man, W. Clegg; Secretary, McLeod. No beefs. To thank captain for mak­ ing voyage a pleasant one. Some dis­ puted overtime. One man hospitalized in Korea. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. To thank captain for taking care of men needing medical attention. Crew to chip in for sugar donated to orphan­ age in Korea. Balance to be used for sliip's fund. CHILORE (Ore), Sept. 14—Chairman, T. Yablonsky; Secretary, J. Springer. Beef on soap—pending action of port steward. Ship's fund $24.50. Report accepted. Each department delegate to be responsible for men in his de­ partment prior to sailing time. Pan­ try to be kept orderly at all times. Laundry to be kept open for day workers in evening. Repair list to be given each department delegate. ii m- �p«ee PonrteeB SEAFARERS LOG NCTeaiber'ff, 198C 'Meeting At The Summit' Indonesia Crimewave Cleans Out Navigator "We wuz robbed!" seems to sum up the reaction of the Steel Navigator to some exotic-sounding spots in Indonesia. While SIU crewmen were working elsewhere on the ship or were taking advantage of ^ time off to go sight-seeing jacket pockets of two suits,' reashore, a band of sneak ported ship's delegate Pete Serano. thieves took advantage of their ab­ sence—and took everything else in sight also. The crimewave hit the ship in Belawan, Sumatra, and in Djakar­ ta, Cheribon and Semerang, Java "Sam the messman got a real work­ ing over. They took him for couple of suits, extra pants, a suit­ case and two $100 bills in the Pony Ride "They didn't neglect the deck department either. The bosun and the carpen­ ter will be coming home schoonerrigged, too. The coolies also help­ ed themselves to a few things in Some of the gang on the High Point Victory poses at a recent the 8-12 deck meeting after they completed action on Union business. foc'sle, when they Photo by N. E. Wroton, Jr., engine delegate. Serano paid deck dele­ gate Ramsey a visit. "Having a gangway watch doesn't make much difference, be­ cause some of these natives can climb like monkeys and one man can't watch the whole ship. The best thing is to keep them out of Steak and potatoes is the classic American dish. Nine the foc'sles all the time, so they times out of ten, the only thing wrong with it is that it's over can't line up things to steal later. too soon. • Those who locked their foc'sles This chronic complaint height, and his capacity for steaks weren't bothered at all, because the pickings were so good from came out into the open on the is also equal to his size. So, with those who didn't." Neva West when the skipper, everything considered, perhaps the But those who didn't bother to upon being presented with a steak skipper was on lock their foc'sles have made it that could be described as "quite solid ground plain that they won't make the a bit smaller than standard," dis­ when he made same mistake twice—not if they're posed of it in a few quick bites. his remark." ever in these parts again. Feeling no dent made In his ap­ Although Adding insult to injury was the petite, he passed a remark to the Schultz neglected loss suffered by some of the crew saloon messman which is "a classic to note whether when laundrp put ashore in Beirut, that merits retelling," according to the skipper Lebanon, was never returned, Ted Schultz, ship's reporter. achieved steak which just shows that when trouble 'Let's Have Another* parity with the hits, it hits all along the line. "'Now,' said the skipper, 'bring ...... delegate, it can All of this cuts heavily into our me one like they send the ship's Wilkerson be assumed that payoffs, so you just have to be delegate.'" he did. They'll Just have .40 get extra careful in these ports. We The delegate, V. Wilkerson, "has bigger steers from now on to sat­ hope nobody gels caught short like equal proportions in his own right; isfy appetites like both the skip­ his waist measurement equals his per and Wilkerson apparently have. we did," Serano added. SkipperFondest Dream: Steak Like Delegate Gets m] 1^ If li r> Bill Adams waves hello from Cadiz, Spain, where the boys on the Hurricane were having a time. The nag is made out of wood, but Bill doesn't seem to mind. The ship is soon due back in the US. Lauds Hospital in Bremerhaven To the Editor: As there are two of us from the same Lhip here in the hos­ pital, I thought I would take this time to write the LOG and give a good word for Saint Joseph's Hospital in Bremer­ haven. We really get attention and service, and there are many fine doctors here. I am being re­ leased today, but the other brother is in a critical condition from a back and leg injury. I think the SIU welfare depart­ ment should look into his case. He is Brother Arthur S. Reinhold. As for myself, I soon hope to be out of drydock and back sailing with the best Union in the world. I should be fit for duty again in about three weeks. Herejs wishing everyone in the SIU smooth sailing, and success to the best officials in the business. L. J. Pate (Ed. note: The Union has already contacted Brother Reinhold directly in Bremerhaven.) $• $> Seafarer Leads Way To Europe To the Editor: We are now, on our way through the Panama Canal, bound for Europe after leaving San, Francisco and Long Beach. Thus, the Steel Seafarer will be the first Isthmian ship going to Europe. We are due to call at Antwerp, Rotterdam, Brem­ en, Harmburg and Le Havre on this run. It looks as if all the guys who used to stay on the North Atlan­ tic run haven't lost all their SEAFAREKSIN THE HOSPnALS chances to get back there again, because a few more Isthmian ships will be going there also. We crewed up in New York in July, went to the Far East and then picked up a cargo there for Europe. It's a long trip, but the fellows don't seem to mind it too much. I came on here myself only after a few fellows paid off on the West Coast to go into the hospital. In this connection, we'd like to know if the men who came aboard on the West Coast wiil get transportation back to the Letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will bewithheld upon request. West Coast if the ship pays off on the East Coast or Gulf Coast after returning from Europe. Edmund K. W. Eriksen (Ed. note: Men who came on as replacements for crewmen who paid off sick will be en­ titled to transportation back to West Coast if ship pays off on Atlantic or Gulf coasts.) 4" Spirit Tops On Anniston To the Editor: Since the SIU signed an agreement with Ace Steamship, it has been brought to my atten­ tion that the company is very much satisfied with the SIU. We on this ship, the Anniston, are proud to belong to the best Union afloat. Soon after we left Korea, the captain had a nervous break­ down. The crew is taking turns standing watch around the clock, and no one is putting in over­ time for it. As I see it. that's damn good brotherhood spirit. Where else but the SIU would you see it? Tom Buterakos Ship's delegate 4> 4> Good Fellowship Tops On Seatrain To the Editor: There isn's much news to re­ port from the Seatrain Louisi­ ana. This is what a lot of the fellows call the "milk run" on the coast. , But the fellowship aboard this ship is pretty good. We have with us the one and only Gar­ cia, out of Galveston, who tries to make things run Unionstyle, and we can't forget Bob High, who is doing a fine job as ship's delegate. It's no won­ der this ship is the best of ships on this run. That's our opinion anyway. Everyone seems happy with the chief cook. Brother Szymanski, whom I believe cooks the - best meals on these Seatrain scows. In fact, the whole stew­ ard department seems to be pleasing the crew which I might also say, is one of the best, too. Things don't happen too often out here on the smooth waters of the coast, so we'll try to find more to write about later. Bill Hay Ship's reporter Welfare Help 'A LIfesaver' To the Editor: I would like to state here and now to all brother members of the SIU my appreciation for the wonderful help I've received from the SIU Welfare Plan. I've been in and out of the hospital since 1953 and, if it weren't for the SIU welfare benefits. I don't know what I would have done. The welfare plan has really taken care of me. I hope to be on the high seas soon among my old friends and shipmates once again. I can't say enough and praise the SIU Welfare Plan enough, but in all humility and from the bottom of my heart, I sin­ cerely say thanks. I'm proud to be among the many members of the SIU. This is the only way I know to express my sincere appreciation and thanks for the help given me by the Union and the welfare department. Ernest H. Webb Thanks Seafarers For Last Tribute To the Editor: I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for the kind consideration shown me in my time of sorrow. Frank had always expressed a desire to have his Union broth­ ers there whenever it was God's will to take him, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for fulfilling that desire for him. I'm thankful that Frank's many years of love and devotion to the Unioti and the men he worked with was so remembered and rewarded. Mrs. Edna Hose USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Mac^ Acosta Edward Huizenga Eusibio Andaya Henry Kantorski Leslie Brilhart Ramon Maldonadn Prank Cardova Francisco Mayo Herman Carson James T. Moore David Fair John A. Morris Joseph Gill James Porter Gorman T. Glaze WUliam E. Roberts Halim Y. Hamboul Richard Schwartz Torleif Hansen Alonzo D. Sistrunk -Clarence H. Haun Ernest H. Webb Walton O. Hudson CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL MONTEBELLO BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Oliver J. Fielding G. E. Richardson Concpcion Mejia James M. Snell Alfonso Olaguibel USPHS HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Cecil G. Merritt MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAKE CHARLES. LA. Harvey Trawick Joseph C. Wallaco ST. PATRICK'S HOSPITAL LAKE CHARLES. LA. WiUlam W. Owens USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John L. CaldweU Frankie Kittchner Paul Capo Edward G. Knapp Porter Causey Thomas Lands G. W. Champlin Antoina Landry David Cincore Leo H. Lang John Clark Fay Langley Clolse Coats WUliam Lawless Fred Daugherty Michael Muzio Harry Dossett Walter Orman William DriscoU John Overton WiUie Edwards Sherwood Finer Jaime Fernandez Wlnford PoweU Earl G. Garberson Randolph RatcliS Enoch Gaylor F. Regalado Francis -Gomez Wade H. Sextan TOeHl Smieielski Clarence Graham Clarence Hafner Lonnie R. Tickle Julius C. Hoey. Jr. Luciano Torlbio Harold Keith Dirk Visser Martin KeUy James E. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Harry F. MacDonall Eladio Aris Michael Machusky Fortunato Bacomo Frank T. Campbell Benjamin J. Martin Robert M. Douglaa Albert Martinelll Vic Milazzo John J. DriscoU Joseph B. Murphy Dolan D. GaskiU Robert E. Gilbert W. P. O'Dea William Guenther Ralph J. Palmer Bart E. Guranick George G. Phifer Howard Hailey James M. Quinn George E. Renale Taib Hassen Thomas Isaksen George E. Shumaker Henry V. Keane G. Sivertsen Ira H. Kiigorc Henry Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frank J. Kubek Karl Treimann Harry .S. Tuttla Frederick Landry Karrel Leetmaa Fred West Leonard Leidig Norman West Anthony D. Leva VirgU E. Wilmoth Mike Lubas Pon P. Wing Archibald McGuigan USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Fortunato Alfonso Fillip Madsen Birdie Biggs Vincent Meehan William P. Buttner Lawrence M~oors Harvey W. Morris George Carlson John F. Murphy Eugenie Colon Robert Parker Walter L. Davis Jose Rodriguez Hezekiah Donovan Rafael Rodriguez Earl Erickson Antonio Sanchez Kurt Franzke Manuel E. Sanchez David Furman W. Schoenborn Estell Godfrey Stanley Scott Charles Herring Joseph ShefulesU J. Huisman Calisto Siaran Antonio Ibarra Alfred Kaju Joseph Snyder James McFarlin Leonidas ToUaz USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Herbert W. Davis Richard H. Daniels Josepl>_A. Prouhc USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Orville -E. Abrams James C. PoweU Charles Dwyer Harry Schultz Martin M. Hammond WUliam A. VanDyn* Michal Michalik USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Terrell Adams Jimmie Littleton Jose Blanco Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Edison R. Brown V. A. Lawsln Patrick G. Fox Mike Orcine USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Benjamin. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Simon Glove Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke Robert N. Young James R. Hodges VA HOSPITAL ALBUQUERQUE. NMCharles Burton VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. BUIy R. Hill USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. flJSVldf, FvJ3!flPte.. ... ^ :j �Novenber », UM SANTORE (Or*), S*pt. 1«-Chalr. man, L. Hapklnt; S*cr*tary, O. Bart- latt. Repair list turned in, 100 houra disputed overtime last trip—not good. Report accepted. No delayed sailing at Seven Islands. Contacted Balti­ more hall concerning deck depart­ ment disputed overtime. No good. CAROLYN (Bull), Sept. 14—Chaifw man, A. Sheehan; Secretary, A. Aragones. Ship's fund $13. Two hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. Vote .of thanks to cooks for good food prepared. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatraln), (no date). No chairman, no secretary. Black gang foc'sle sougeed engine room cleaned. Ship's fund $42.22. Two men leaving ship. Reports ac­ cepted. Patrolman to see almut fans. Need more milk, bread and bath SEAFARERS own beefs. Meeting to be held in San Pedro and all matters to be taken up with the boarding patrolman. New delegate elected. Sufficient stores to be taken aboard in San Pedro to last entire trip. Electric fans to be turned off In foc'sles when not in use. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), Sept. 21—Chairman, T. Glenn; Secretary, W. Ryan. Repairs not completed. Washing machine agi­ tator replaced. Money to be collected at payoff for iron. OT sheets not yet returned. Disputed overtime, delayed sailing. Report accepted. Lack of spices, preserves and other stores. Crew would like fresh potatoes in­ stead of left-overs. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatraln), Sept. 23—Chairman, V. WhItAey; Sec­ retary, Sir Charlet. Shortage of stores. Crew not to make draws be­ fore getting off. Ship's fund $16.12. Report accepted. New treasurer elect­ ed. Storeroom door to be opened at meal times—to be taken up with pa­ trolman. More variety of ice cream. Gangway man to take phone calls for memlicrs leaving ship. Coca Cola ma­ chine obtained. All general beefs settled. Sugar and milk to be placed In one spot for easy access at coffee time. Noise to be eliminated in passageways while crew is sleeping. Discussion aliout time which consti­ tutes lateness at sailing time. ELIZABETH (Bull), Sept. 24—Chair­ man, A. Friend; Secretary, none. Re­ pairs to be taken up in union hall. Engine department rooms to be sougeed. _ Reports accepted. towels. Delegate to pick up Items in New Orleans. Bugs in crackers. Need ladder for bunk in 4 to 8 deck watch. TV to be repaired with money from ship's fund. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Aug. 30— Chairman, D. Ravosa; Secretary, F. Kustura.' New delegate elected. Del­ egate asked cooperation of crew. Cap­ tain to order gear and cigars from slop chest in New Orleans. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Sept. Chairman, A. Richards; Secretary, T. Wasiluk. Patrolman to contact com­ pany to determine why fresh miik cannot be deiivered same day ship arrives in ports of Puerto Rico. Ship's fund $13. Report accepted. Ship to be fumigated while in dry dock. Need fly paper in messhalls and flit guns for each department. Chairs, tables and nishions in messhall to be cleaned and painted. Cold supper in tropics for a change. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfield), Sept. 2—Chairman, D. Jones; Secre­ tary, C. Wages. New delegate elected. No beefs. Reading matter purchased from ship's fund. Vote of thanks to delegate. Ship's fund $20.08. Semiweekly newscasts to crew by radio op­ erator. List of amount that can be drawn per day to be posted on board in recreation room. Cooperation urged in using washing machine. Vote of thanks to deck departmeflt in get­ ting stores aboard under difficult con­ ditions—impeded by cargo. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatraln), Sept. 22—Chairman, B. Bianton; Sec­ retary, O. Rundbiad. Air conditioner to be put in order. Oiler fired. To see patrolman about same. New dele­ gate elected. Poop deck awning to be fixed. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), Sept. 1*—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secre­ tary, A. Cunningham. Baking could be better: cooking improved. Ship's fund $21. Some disputed overtime. Motion to publish clarifications quar­ terly. Library to be kept orderly and laundry to be kept clean. One man hospitalized in Capetown. Headquar­ ters notified. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Sept 2 —Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, S. Malvenan. One man misse.d ship in San Francisco. Two members in deck department failed to report when ship shifted in San Francisco. Matter to be referred to patrolman at payoff. Ship's fund $9.90. Two hours dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Discussion concerning inadequate slop chest aboard. Return cups to pantry. CECIL N. BEAN (Dry Trans), Sept. 21—Chairman, B. Doran; Secretary, F. McQueeney. Ship's fund $33. Several hours disputed overtime. Repair list turned in to delegate. Letter received from headquarters regarding beefs and penalty cargo. Ship's fund to be donated to LOG. Shortage of linen. Beef on soap powder; ice cream—to be' discussed with patrolman. KATHRYN (Bull), Sept. 23—Chelrman, P. Bush; Secretary, S. Ortiz. One brother hurt aboard ship and left in hospital. Ship's fund $6. Re­ ports accepted. Communication on Clark - Sanford - Wread accepted. To contact Secretary - Treasurer about opening San Juan hall. To have life line for engine utility from midships to fore peak. Need new fans. Check hot water situatioif. 6COR6C A. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), -Sept. IS—Chairman, F. Brodzlkt See'^retary, none. Need new washing ma­ chine. Reports accepted. Need new refrigerator. OCEAN DEBORAH (Ocean Trans), Aug. If—Chairman, C, McDowell; Sec­ retary, O. Patterson. Expulsion from Union of two men in steward depart­ ment requested. Letter written to headquarters. Complaint about men asking about draw. Few beefs. Few hours disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to galley force for Job well done under existing conditions. Ques­ tion about painting out 12-4 blaek gang foc'sle. To. be referred to pa­ trolman.: Each department to handle IVY (Colonial), Sept. 8—Chairman, A. Paige; Secretary, R. DeVirgiiei. Telegram and flowers sent for death in family of brother. One brother left ship in Curacao for medical treatment. Slop chest to be open only between 6 A 7 PM Fridays. Sick men to report any time to bridge for treatment. Fre^ stores picked up in BA in replacement for spoiled meat thrown overboard. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. One man missed ^p in BA. Vote of thanks and con­ fidence to delegate. Crew not to fraternize with topside men. Messhall to be kept clean. ANTINDUS (Waterman), Aug. 7— Chairman, A. Morse; Secretary, C. Ellzey. Install port hole screens and fans, red light on washing machine to indicate when shut off. Sept. 9—Chairman, J. Dunlap; Sec­ retary, M. McNabb. Very good cap­ tain. Vote of ttianks to mesSmen for courtesy and cleanliness of messhall and service at all times. DEL SUD (Miss.), Sept. 9—Chairman, W. Pekkins; Secretary, J. Stephens. Two men missed ship in St. Thomas. Sympathy extended to three members who had deaths in families. Fight aboard ship Sept. 9. Clarification needed on reporter's duties. Ship's fund $51. Few hours disputed regard­ ing rest period on days of arrival. Report accepted. $10 given to sick seaman. $45 for magazines. Motion to publish new list of senators upon completion of November election to familiarize Seafarers with same. Mem­ bership cautioned about fighting aboard ship. FORT BRIOGER (US Petroleum), Sept. 14—Chairman, H. Mcng; Secre­ tary, C, Bengert, Sailing time , to be posted when official information receivell. Any member treated unfairly to report to captain. Ship's fund $10.20. Three men short—one man Joined ship in Sasebo, Japan. Deck department to settle watches for shore leave. Some disputed overtime and delayed sailing. New delegate elected. Captain to arrange for sufficient money for draw for all. To obtain shore passes soon as possible. Steward complimented for good vegetabes and fruits—cooks for fine preparation of food. Screen door to be fixed. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Sept. 15 — Chairman, E. Harrison; Secretary, D. Meehan. New delegate elected. Two men- short. Picked up five crewmen at Singapore. One man hospitalized at Bahrein. Ship's fund 19,400 Yen. Coffee and sugar containers to be pur­ chased. Crew members to donate 1.000 Yen to fund at first draw. Sev­ eral hours disputed overtime. Re­ ceiving sour milk and quick-rotting fruit in Japan. Coffee to be kept in urn after morning and noon meals. Mail situation bad. Wadiing machino agitator and wringer out of order. Machine not to be used after 2200 hours. To Investigate why cannot re­ ceive US money or traveler's checks when in Japan. Ship needed engine repairs. Mail being tampered with and stolen from mail Imx. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Sept. 8— Chairman, J. Prcstweod; Secretary, T. Costello. Ship's fund $206.60. Report accepted. New delegate and reporter elected. WINTER HILL (CIHee Service), Aug. 30—Chairman, R. Coe; Secretary, F. Reese. Need dean table doths. Men to put In full two hours on sanitary Work. Discussion on money draws down south. Keep pantry dean, cups, dishes, etc. CHIWAWA (CIHes Service), Sept. 13 —Chairman, H. Morris; Secretary, O. Heir. FWT fired for missing watch in Lake Charles. Replaced. Four hours disputed overtime. Question about dental care. Report accepted. Engine department to cooperate with men on sanitary. COUNCfC: GROVE (Cities Service), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Smith; Secre­ tary, M. Duco. Beef about food. Ship needs fumigating for cockroaches. New treasurer elected. To start ship's fund this payoff. One man missed ship In Norfolk. Rbport accepted. Need more variety of food such as Jams, buttermilk, vegetables, etc. LOG Paffe Fifteea — for SIU MEMBERS! All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond front the Union in the baby's name: Sharon' Renee Simmons, born 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edward August 3. 1956, to Seafarer and J. Devlin, Bronx, New York. Mrs. Jose -Simmons, Philadelphia, ,444 Freddie Michael Burrows, born Penna. July 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Steven Lee Simmons, bom Oc­ Clarence F. Burrows, Mobile, Ala­ tober 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. bama. 4 4 4 Thomas Simmons, Norfolk, Va. Bruce Edward Knight, bom Oc­ 4 1.'^ Jeffrey Scott Gaddis, born Sep­ tober 18, 1956, to Seafarer and tember 1, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bruce E. Knight, Norfolk, Va. 4 4 4 Mrs. Jesse P. Gaddis, Alexandra, Kim Jacqueline Mosley, born Va. October 14, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Clemmie E. Mosley, Savan­ Ivonne Carey Miranda, born nah, Ga. September 26, 1956, to Seafarer 4 4 4 and Mrs. Charles Carey, MetropolBetty Jane Carrasquillo, born itana, PR. October 2, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Lorenzo Carrasquillo, New Cecelia Helen Flores, born Sep­ Orleans, La. tember 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro T. Flores, Elbaton, Md. 4 4 4 4' 4,4 4 4 Sherry Yves Rendueles, bom September 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel A. Rendueles, Baltimore, Md. Deborab Lynn Gibson, bom Sep­ tember 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel Gibson, Prichard, Ala. 4 VacationPay Shoots Past $6.5 Million David Brian Mottram, born Sep­ Total vacation benefits paid to tember 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard P. Mottram, Merri- Seafarers since the Seafarers Va­ cation Plan went into effect in mac, Mass. February, 1952, have now passed 4 4 4 the $61^ million mark. Eileen Devlin, born October 19, The rate of payments is due to increase as a result of the new $260 benefit rate in effect. The new rate, representing a $16 increase over the previous $240 rate, is the third such increase since the Vacation Plan started functioning. In October, 1944, the initial rate of $140. a year was raised to $176, and in January, 1956, there was a second boost to The deaths of the following Sea $244. Also going into effect October farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the 15 were improved welfare benefits SIU death benefit is being paid to as follows: their henefiriaries: •Parents eligible for hospitalRaymon4 W. Frye, 44: A resi­ surgical protection if supported by dent of Stockton, Seafarer for past five years. ^ California, * The $10 daily hospital- bed ben­ Brother Frye efit for parents, wives and children died from a brain to continue for as long as they are hemorrhage a t hospitalized. the USPHS Hos­ •The $100 hospital extras al­ pital in San Fran­ lowance for Seafarers' dependents cisco, October 5, to become $200 after 31 days. 1956. Brotl^er • The death benefit increased Frye joined the from $3,500 to $4,000. Union Febraary 9,1939, and was sailing in the deck departmmt. He is survived by bis Editor, wife, Catherine A. Frye. 4 4 4 Claude H. Randolph, 63: On August 8, 1956, Brother Ran­ dolph died on board the SS National Liberty. Death was due to coronary sclero­ sis. He joined the Union October 2, 1939, and was employed in the steward department. Brother Ran­ dolph is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ruth Hallock of Horseheads, NY. 4 4 SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Broolclyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — pleose 5ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR t SEAOEAR SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR W-XtfB HpYof^S. Jack Halpin Contact William C. Versloot. 41 Hoffman St., South Hackensack, NJ. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Eric Johnson Please contact me as I am very anxious to hear from you. Richie. J. T. Hicks Get in touch with your mother at 65 East Haig St., Plateau, Ala. Voitto O. "Vic" Johnson Contact mother in Florida or your brother Leo at 3015 Russell Ave., North, Minneapolis, Minn. Urgent. Adelbert T. Arnold Important papers are being held for you by A. Boesch, 19 Hener St., Little Ferry, NJ. Telephone Hub­ bard 9-8279. John C. "Tex" (PBrien Anyone knowing whereabouts of this man contact Mrs. James Riech, 112 Sylvan Road, Somerdale, NJ. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Thomas Bouchard Contact your wife. Reds Hinson Gel in touch with your wife about the children. Melvin Mercer Contact Mrs. John Mercer, Mullins. West Va., regarding your •mother's estate. STREET ADDRESS Edward F. Woods Mother very worried. She wants to hear from you. Fritz. CITY ...ZONE.... ST^\TE ................. Joe Janik (Jannick) Contact Frank Prezalar at 3415 74th St., Jackson Heights, NY. 4 T. B. Lawson, 41: A resident of Knoxville, Ten­ nessee, Brother Lawson died of a liver ailment in New Orleads on August 26, 1956. He joined the Union March 22, 1939, and was sailing In the steward depai'tment. Brother Lawson is survived by his sister, Mrs. Millie Moore of .Kpp.x.Yil!e, .Tennessee,. ..,.,..,^. ,.. AIE£C>IN5£4€£«R ANOS^IORf W£ARFHQMATtciWBWSH TOASCO4I/K.1ERAUAT'SREOAU se4oesr PRICES TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you era an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address b'elow: ADDRESS BBBBBggg CITY ZONE,... .B .B..B f D. Trevisano Your Union book has been found and is being held for you at SIU headquarters. John Polberg Mack Fortner Contact T. M. Breen, 220 Broad­ way, NY 38, NY, regarding injuries to H. C. Willeman on the Ocean p^orah last AjpriJ, �\A SEAFARERS^LOG AWARDED FIRST PRIZE .^ GENERAL EDITORIAL tXCSLLMNCM ^ . W5 , • tNTKRNATlOSAL tABOH PBMSt OW MttBICA — ——AAi»ravA « OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT « AFL.cio » • •. ln> •, 'Uf' F;- V^.' QAI 'HOi/WDrTHF-WOCLD Clothes hanging outside of windows make typical Singapore street scene. Market stalls and informal wear add to Asiatic flavor. "M a m a Sew-Sew" does just that for sea­ men in Singapore. Djakarta stevedores show varied moods as cameraman focuses on them during a break In their days' work. Poking Info Far East ports-Bangkok, D/afcarta, Saigon, Colombo, Singapore — among others, gives the ambU , floos shipboard pho­ tographer plenty of op­ portunities to aim hiscamera at the unusual. As Seafarers know, life In those areas dif­ fers widely from State­ side, Here are some typi­ cal samples of what Seafarers find while fourneying half-way around the globe. Photos on this page were submitted by Sea­ farer William Calefato, Despite the pose, MM Victor (Peppy) Pepperissa Isn't getting set to abandon ship. k' In Saigon, "MornlngItar" sells beverages from her bumboat* Squatting In typical southeast Asian fashIon, longshore workers In Sihgapore tako time off from job to dig Into lunch. Like many other thlngs*ln this world, the old gray rickshaw ain't what she Used to be. Keeping pace with progress, even the rickshaw Is now mechan­ ized. Here's Seafarer H. 0» Carney with a native 'cycle |pckey. •'if'' lli! • �• • •' -vSj;" tv|f=.SiT # {J • .C > .ii-clt'ftK SlU Agreement Ui •*j II v-Mr ARTICLE II General Rules Section la. Customary Duties. Greasing and testing reach rods in cargo holds should be performed by what rating without the payment of overtime during regular working, hours? Answer: It is agreed that the deck mutovsnance and carpenters can do the above. However, this does not in­ clude freeing up or mechanized repa-rs to reach rods. * « * Section 10. Customary Duties. Questio::: When Is it necessary to shift a n._n to fill a vacancy, the man so shifted shall perform the duties of the rating to which h« Is assigned. What ratings may be shifted without the payment of overtime for work performed dunng the regular working hours? Answer: AB maintenance men, wipers, and engine utility men may be required to replace any unlicensed member of-their respective departments when said mem­ ber is sick or missing without the payment of overtime Monday through Friday. The wages shall be paid in accordance with Article II, Section 27. Boatswain and Carpenter Standing Watch. Refer to Article III, Section 4 (a). Deck Engineer Standing Watch. Refer to Article IV. Section 15 (i). All other unlicensed personnel in the deck and' engine departments who are classod as day workers when required to stand watch due to a shortage of un­ licensed vvatclistanders shidl be entitled to overtime for all watches so stood. f * * Section 12. Medical relief will not be provided except that which is available aboard the vessel, if the cause of the illness is the fault of the member of the crew, such as venereal disease, etc. urn* Section 14-A. Paragraph 2 of the supplemental agree­ ment, dated the 7th day o' June, 1954, amends section 14-A of Article II of the main contract, dated November IS,.1952 The amendment is based upon the fact that, normally, allotments cease immediately when a member of the crew leaves a vessel because of illness or injury. Except in those cases wher- -the law sanctions a refusal to pay unearned wages (which can be established under law to be gross negligence, willful misconduct, etc.! a seaman is due such unearned wages, among other things. It is the purpose of section 2 of the supplemencal agree­ ment to provide for the automatic payment of advanc.-s —•in a sum equal to the agreed-to allotment—and to do this automatically, which advances arc then to be charged against any claim for unearned wages. The advance.s are to be paid in exactly the same time and manner and to the same person or persons that the allotment would have been paid, had not illness or injury taken place. The term "repatriation" refers to the entire period for which unearned wages are due, and "advances" are to be made during that entire period. Paragraph 2 of the supplemental agreement of June 7, 1954, refers both to earned and unearned wages. * * * Section 14 (a) (b) Repatriation, Upkeep and TransportivHon. The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 14 Of the main agreement shall not app.y to any .crewmember who shall be required to leave a vessel In a .location outside the United States because of illness or Injury arising out of his own misconduct. Answer; This is agreed to by companies and the Union. * * * Section 14 (b). Question: What Is considered the port Of engagement when applying the above sections? Answer: The port of engagement of a seaman is the port in the Continental United States where he was first employed by the company for the vessel- Involved. iK * * Section 13 (a). Emergency Duties and Drills. In an eniergency such as this section pertains to, must the entire crew, including watch below and men off duty, be broken out before such work is not considered to be overtime or may the watch on deck and part of the watch below, as may - be required, be broken out without .the paynnenl of overtime? Answer: In an eme gency such as this section deals With it is not necessary to call out all hands unless the master of the vessel feel? that it is necessary. be included In such payments. Where one AB is missing and the other AB's stand watch and work Is in excess of eight hours standing this watch, do we pay overtime or division of wages without overtime? What about cases where AB is missing and only one AB and OS on watch and no one else as­ signed to watch? (b) At sea, when day men are switched to sea watches and promoted, ior the purpose of replacing men who are injured or sick they shall receive the differential in pay. (c» When m,;n standing sea watdhes are promoted for the purpose of repiacing men who are injured or s.ck they shad rece.ve the differential in pay only. What is the difference between (b) and (c) and why is the word "only" added in sub-section (O? Is not a clarification necessary? Answer: Article II, Section 27 deals with deck and en­ gine departments. Articla V, Section 7 governs the ste­ ward department. Tlia i.nswcr to the first question under 27 (a) is that ovtrtime and not wages is payable. The answer to the second question under 27 (a) is that wages of the missing AB shall be divided. The committee agreed that Article II, Section 27 (b & c) would be rewritten to clarify both sub-sections. « * * Section 30. Penalty Cargoes. When holds have been cleared after carry.ng penalty cargo, no penalty rate for cleaning will be paid for subsequent cleaning of holds un­ less another penalty cargo is carried. • * * Section 31. Standby Work. Clarify the meaning- of "Unless they shall be required to keep steam in the boil­ ers or oil winches," in fourth sentence. Answer: When the men are required to keep steam In the boilers or oil winches, they are no longer considered as standby crew, but will then be considered crewmembers and therefore work under the provisions of the agree­ ment that applies to such ratings ot the crew. Section 34. Fort Time. A vessel shall not be deamed to be "in port" or on "port time" within the meaning -if Section 34, Article II of the main agreement when it is moored or anchored in or outside the Port of San Pedro for the purpose of taking on bunkers. Answer: this is agreed to by companies and the union. » * * Section 34. Termination of Port Time. Vessel leaves dock to proceed to anchorage to secure before going to sea. First bell at 2105 leaving dock for anchorage. O.i the following day vessel is secured aad proceeds to sea. First bell at 0130 leaving anchorage for sea. When docs port time terminate? At 2105 of first day leavihg'dock or at 0130 of following day leaving anchorage? Answer: 0130 the following day. The reason being that the vessel did not depart for sea oh the first day but de­ parted for anchorage to secure for sea. * <t> • Section 36. Restriction to Ship. When a vessel has been in a foreign port where the crew was restricted to the ship and the company claims that this restriction was enforced by the government of the port visited, the company will produce a copy of the government restric­ tion ordar when the crew is paid off. A letter from the company's agent will not be sufficient pr of of the ex­ istence of such an order. If the company 'is unable to produce such an official order from the government ol the country involved and is unable to satisfy the Union of the validity of such restriction, the crew shall be com­ pensated for having been restricted to the ship by the payment of overtime for the period of the restriction. Question: What is necessary for the company" to get from government, when restriction is because of quaran­ tine, immigration or custom procedure? Answer: A letter from such government agency In­ volved. * • * Section 38. Sailing Board Time. The overtime de­ scribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other con­ dition beyond the vessel'.s control. Sailing board posted for 2:00 PM, it starts raining at 11:00 AM, the sievsdores knock-off and unable to com­ plete cargo, i- crew entitled to delayed sailing overtime under the provisions of this sub-section? Company's posi­ tion is no overtime payable because Act of God prevented completion of discharge and therefore of sailing. Answer: No overtime is payable provided the sailing board time was changed in accordance with the agree­ ment. • * * Section 38. Sailing Board Time. All members of the unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel and ready for sea at least one hour before the scheduled sailing time. In the event-any member of the unlicensed person­ nel fails to comply with this provision, the company shall call the union and the union shall furnish a replacement. If the original member reports after the company has called for a replacemrnt. the man sent by the union as such replacement shall receive two days' pay, which two days' pay shall be paid by the member who was late in reporting for duty. Does this provision excuse a seaman from being on board at 8:00 AM and froi.i working from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, the sailing boaid being posted for 2:00 PM? Answer: This provision does not excuse a seaman- from being on board at 8:00 AM and from working from 8:00 AM to 12 00 Noon. + • • <K Section 35. Shifting Ship. What is considered a shift In regards to Hawaiian Island ports? Answer: A move of the vessel from HonolulWto Pearl Harbor or vice versa shall be considered a shift under Article II, Section 35. Section 35. Shifting Ship. Is a move between Galves­ ton and Houston considered to be a shift of the vessel? Answer: A move between Galveston and Houston is a shift of the vessel. • The following are clarifications agreed to at of October 15. 1956, Section 38. Sailing Board Time. Problem: Please be advised that the unlicensed crewmembers submitted over­ time for delayed sailing at the port of Pusan, Korea. The vessel was scheduled to sail at 0300 hours but, due to a delay in cargo operations, she did not sail until 0550 hours. As you probably know, the port of^Pusan enforces a cur­ few from 0030 hours to 0800 hours and therefore all crewmembers are supposed to be on board the vessel between these hours. • Section 35 (b). Shifting Ship. (A vessel is to move via the C & D Canal from Baltimore to Philadelphia on a Saturday afternoon and the crew is called back for a 6 PM move. It is about a ten hour steaming between the two ports. The vessel arrives at Philadelphia anchorage and anchors at 4 AM awaiting berth ir daylight to dock. Watches have not been set for the move as per agreement even though the men stood their regular watches. At 6 AM the men are again called out to dock the ship.) 4-8 WATCH 12-4 WATCH 4 hrs. call back 4 hrs. call back 1 hour for docking • 4 hrs. watch 1 hr. docking 5 hrs. claimed 9 hrs. claimed 3 hrs. actually worked 6 hrs. actually worked DAY MEN 8-12 WATCH 4 hrs. call back Bosn. carp. dk. maint. 4 hrs. watch 4 hrs. call back 1 hr. docking 1 hr. docking » • * 9 hrs. claimed 5 hrs. claimed Section 27. Division of Wages of Absent Members (a) 6 hrs. actually worked 2 hrs. actually worked When members of the unlicensed personnel are required Question: How many hours are the men entitle^ to? to do extra work because the vessel sailed without the full complement as required by vessel's certificate, under cir­ cumstances where the- law permits isuch sailing, the . Answer: This problem could not 1)0 cleared up. We will wages of the absent members shall be divided among hold for negotiation. The union did agree that the men the men who perform their woih, that no overtime shall were not entitled to two call back guarantees. Answer: The SIU has taken the stand In the past that the curfew does not affect the delayed sailing clause in the contract. When a crewmember is ashore during these hours he is doing so on his own responsibility, and there­ fore the overtime would be payable. The committee agreed that Article II, Section 38 should govern regardless of Government restrictions. • Section 38 (e). Full complement, as used in this, sec­ tion shall be interpreted to mean the full complement as required by the vessel's inspection certificate. • * • Section 40. Launch Service. Problem: Vessel is an­ chored and the men request launch service. The weather conditions are such' that the master feels that it is not safe for men to go ashore. What is necessary to show that the master kept the men aboard because of unsafe conditions and hot that he refused launch service or re* stricted men aboard vessel? Answer: The master shall use his own judgment and if in his opinion, the conditions are not safe, he shall not provide launch service. However, he shall as usual make his entries in the log- as to the weather conditions and. advise ship's delegate accortiingly. He shall get other data if possible, such as, weather reports to further ba^ his decision. �Sopplementary—Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Section 42 (b). Fresh Previsions. Milk shall be served Article II, of the main agreement do not require any three times daily in port. Forty gallons of milk shall be change or alteration of any vessel of the company, inae*! on board on sailing day when the ship sails from a port much as the company's vesselsi already comply with audi provisions. where pasteurized milk is readily available. Answer: This is agreed* to by-companies and the union.' Question: What is the definition of sailing day within • * • the meaning of this paragraph? Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure^' Is a vessel proceeding along the east and west coasts and calling at several ports located less than two days run The provisions of sub-sectfOn 1 of Section 57, Article II apart obligated to provide'forty gallons of milk on sailing of the main agreement do not apply toi the vessels of the company. The provisions of sub-section 3 of said Section from each port? Answer: Fresh milk shall be provided in all ports as 57 shall not be deemed to qualify, modify, change or dimin­ * • * specified in the agreement and when vessel sails from ish in any way the obligations and duties of the imion and Section 41. Rest Periods. Problem: On Saturdays, final port of departure forty gallons shall be on board. of the unlicensed personnel under Section 4, . Article II, Sundays, and Holidays, when watches are broken the This quantity of milk is for the crew's consumption only. and any group or concerted action of unlicensed personnel crew is working continuous overtime from 4:00 AM to If milk is provided for passengers, additional milk must in signing off articles under the provisions of said sub-^ section 3 shall be deemed to be a violation of the provi­ 5*00 PM. The local union maintains that all work after be supplied for such use. sions of said Section 4. 8 00 AM in this instance would be double overtime be­ * » • Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the cause the men did not receive their rest period. Section 44. Meal Hours. According to this clause the union. Answer: Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays, as stated supper hour is set from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. *This applies to Calmar lines' only. in the problem, is not double overtime. Question: Is it permissible to change the meal hour * * * • • * • to 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM in continental United States ports? Section 57—Kb) and 1(c). Transportation and Payinc Section 41. Rest Periods, (a) When ship is under port Answer: Yes. Off Procedure. working rules and sea watches have not been set and * * * <b) It is also agreed that the articles shall terminate at members of the unlicensed deck and engine personnel off Section 45. Midnight Lunch, (a) If the crew works as the final port of discharge in the continental United States duty are required to work overtime between midnight and 8 AM, they shall be entitled to one hour of rest for late as 9 PM coffee and night lunch shall be provided. If of America. If the final port of discharge is located in each- hour actually worked. Such rest period shall be work continues after 9 PM fifteen minutes shall be allowed an area other than the area in the continental United given at any time during the same working day. The rest for the coffee and night lunch, which time shall be in­ States in which is located the port of engagement, firstclass transportation shall be provided to only those men period shall be in addition to cash overtime allowed for cluded as overtime. (b) If crerw starts work at or before 9 PM and works who leave the vessel, plus wages and subsistence to port such work. If such rest period is not given, men shall be entitled to overtime at the regular overtime rate in lieu continuous overtime until midnight, the men shall be pro­ of engagement in continental United States. At the sea­ thereof. This shall not apply when sea watches are set vided with a hot lunch at midnight. If tiie work continues men's option, cash equivalent of actual cost of first-class after midnight one unbroken hour shall be allowed for rail transportation shall be paid. the same day and before the rest period is completed. This seccion shall not apply to men turning to on over­ such hot lunch. If this unbroken hour is not allowed the (c) If the vessel departs from the final port of discharge men involved shall receive one hour's overtime in lieu within 10 days after arrival to return to the area wherein time at 6 AM or after. (b) On days of arrival, if members of the unlicensed thereof, which shall be in addition to the actual overtime is located the port of engagement, the above Shall not apply. deck or engine personnel off duty are required to perform worked during the hot lunch hour. work between midnight and 8 AM, they shall be entitled ' (c) If crew is broken out at 9 PM or thereafter and works The union Contends that if vessel terminates articles to 1 hour of rest for each hour worked. If such period continuously for three hours, a hot lunch shall be provided in port A and departs coastwise within the 10-day period at the^expiration of the three hours if the work is to be of rest is not completed at 5 PM of the same day, over­ to the area wherein is located the port of engagement and time shall be allowed for the incomplete portion of such continued. Otherwise, a night lunch shall be provided. An doubles back to port A for cargo or any other reason, the unbroken hour shall be allowed for the hot lunch and if rest period. days spent in doubling back should be limited to two op (c) On days of departure, the rest period provision such unbroken hour is not allowed the men shall receive three days. one hour's overtime in lieu thereof, which shall be in addiherein shall apply to day workers only. Answer: It is agreed between the union and the com-, Situation: A vessel, having been in port for a number tioh to the actual overtime worked during the hot lunch pany that the final port of discharge of the inbound cargo hour. of days, is scheduled to sail on a weekday, say, Tuesday, (d) If crew works as late as 3 AM, coffee and night shall be the port where the 10-day period shall commence. at 2 PM. Sea watches are set at noon on Tuesday and lunch shall be provided and if work continues after 3 AM It is further agreed that the 10-day period shall commence vessel sails as scheduled at 2 PM. The boatswain was fifteen minutes shall be allowed for the coffee and night at 12:01 AM the day following the last place of inbound called out at midnight and worked until 7 AM Tuesday, cargo is discharged. lunch, which time shall be included as overtime. was turned to again at 8 AM until noon and again at * * * (e) If crew works as late as 6 AM, coffee shall be pro­ 1 PM until 5 PM. Section 57. Transportation and Paying Off Procedure, Is the boatswain entitled to overtime payment in lieu vided and if work continues after 6 AM, fifteen minutes Any member of the unlicensed personnel will be al­ shall be allowed for coffee, which time shall be included of rest period for seven hours starting at 8 AM or is lowed to pay off the vessel in any port in continental he entitled to overtime payment in lieu of rest period as overtime. United States or Puerto Rico upon 24 hours' notice to * * * only until sea watches were set, 12 noon, a total of four the master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel. hours or is he entitled to overtime payment in lieu of Section 45. Midnight Lunch. Problem: Please clarify In like manner, the master shall be allowed to discharge rest period until the termination of port time, 2 PM, what penalty is paid when no midnight lunch is given. any member of the unlicensed personnel upon 24 hours' a total of five hours? notice. If the seaman exercises his rights to be paid off, Under the agreement in effect prior to the present as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provisions Answer: In order to prevent delay in the vessel's de­ one, rest periods were applicable only "if ship is under shall not be applicable. If the master exercises his right port working rules and sea watches have not been set.',' parture, the midnight meal hour as provided for in this to discharge a seaman as provided for in this paragraph, In the current Agreement, Article II, Section 41, para­ section may be shifted one hour either way. If one un­ transportation provisions shall be applicable. However, graph (a) restricts the rest period to the same extent as broken hour is not given, the penalty meal hour will be a member may be discharged in Puerto Rico for just cause the previous Agreement; that is, "when ship is under paid. In any event, a midnight lunch shall be given. and shall not be entitled to transportation. Should the port working rules and sea watches have not been set" union object to the discharge, the matter shall be handled and paragraph (b) is within the same restricted period in accordance with grievance procedure. , but paragraph (c) states that "on days of departure, the * • * Believe this clause should be clarified as follows: "Ex­ rest period provision herein shall apply to day workers Section 45. Midnight Lunch. Situation: Encire deck crew only" and I do not understand fully whether "the rest called to secure and undock and pass through locks 6 PM cluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays." No shipping commissioner. period provision herein" carries the same restriction to 12:10 AM. Overtime paid: hours. Each man claimed Answer: When crewmembers wish to exercise their as did the old agreement and as does paragraph (a) of in addition one hour penalty meal hour. Entire crew ex­ the current agreement; that is, "when ship is under port cept 12-4 watch knocked off and sent below at 12:10 AM. rights under Article H—Section 57 (3) and a shipping, working rules and sea watches have not been set." Claim: The deck claimed that a penalty meal hour is .commissioner is required, Saturdays, Sundays, and holi­ days shall be excluded for the purpose of paying them off. Answer: The boatswain is entitled to seven hours as due because the work was continuous until midnight and * * * they were not knocked off at midnight for the specified per agreement since he is a day worker. The lunch period Section 57. Transportation and Faying off Procedure, midnight luitth period, starting at midnight. ..Article II, should not be included in the rest period. Problem: What is the' status of a seaman who is entitled Section 45 reads in part: * * * to transportation but makes one or more voyages and "Midnight Lunch. If crew works continuous overtime Section 41. Rest Period. Problem It is understood then pays off in an area other than the one where he is until midnight, men shall be provided with hot lunch that any time worked during a rest period will be paid originally engaged? at midnight, one hour to be allowed for such meal, as overtime in lieu of the rest period. if the work continues. If this full hour is not allowed, Answer: The unlicensed crewmember would be en, We had a case where the d.eck department was entitled an additional hour overtime shall be paid." titled to transportation regardless of the number of to a rest period from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM, at 10:00 AM Company Contention: While the payment of this penalty voyages he made once transportation had been due hint it was necessary to shift the vessel and the men were broken out for this purpose. In other words they were meal hour was successfully resisted, a strict interpreta­ as long as he paid off in an area other than the port of turned to one hour before they would have been normally tion of the agreement gives merit to the claim. In this engagement. iK Ik 1)1 hours required to return to work. We maintain that the men instance, it would have meant the payment of overtime or ten minutes work for each man. It is sug­ Section 57-58. Question: What is considered the porC should receive one hour overtime in lieu of rest period but the crew maintains that they should be paid a two gested, a clarification be obtained' or the agreement of engagement when applying the above sections? amended to authorize the shifting of the midnight lunch Answer: The port of engagement of a seaman is the hour minimum call-back, which is correct? period not to exceed one hour as is provided in Section port in the continental United States where he was first Answer: The men are entitled to the one hour's over­ 44 for the breakfast, dinnef and supper meal hours. employed by the company for the vessel involved. It is time but not to the two hour minimum call-back. Answer: It is agreed that no penalty meal hour is due agreed that where a seaman quits and a replacement is * * + under the above conditions, ^e will discuss the change obtained in the continental United States port, the re- " Section 41 (b). Rest Periods. Men standing 12-4 AM at negotiations. placement's port of engagement shall be the same as the watch at sea, docked vessel from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, * i|< * seaman he replaced except that the replacement would be sea watches broken at 8:00 AM turned to and worked the Section 47. Crew's Quarters. Room allowance as pro­ deck from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM same day. How many hours vided in Section 43 shall be allowed when vessel is in port entitled to transportation to his port of engagement if the ship is laid up and he is laid off. overtime are men entitled to? and: 1—heat is not furnished in cold weather. * * » Answer: Two hours payable from 6 AM to 8 AM. No What is definition of cold weather in degrees? iSectfon 58. Return to of Engagement. Problem: A overtime from 1 PM to 5 PM. Answer: It was agreed that in the Winter Zone and the ship is laid up and the Port men laid off at a port other * * * ,, temperature was 65 degrees or lower the cold weather than the port of engagement,are what money are they en­ Section 41 (b). Rest Periods. Problem: Men standing provision would apply under this section. titled to? 12 to 4:00 AM watch at sea, docked vessel from 6:00 to 8:00 AM, sea watches broken at 8:00 AM turned to and Answer: When a ship is laid up in the continental United Section 49. Crew equipment. Problem: The paragraph worked the deck from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, same day. regarding fans should be classified in such a manner as States and the crew is laid-off in a port where transporta­ When is two hour rest period for men to be given? tion is payable, they shall also receive travel pay and sub? not to apply to air<|conditioned vessels. Answer: Where a seaman is entitled to a rest period Answer: It is agreed that the section covering fans does sistence at the time of payoff back to the original port of engagement in the United States. under the provision of Section 41, such rest period shall not refer to air-conditioned vessels. * * * — • * • be granted during the time thkt he would normally be required to work in. order, to, cpmplete his working day. r Section. 51r 'Mem Roonu- The provisions of Section 51i; Section 60. VcMels In Hie Statoi, ,T1H; ivDvisiQDS.of. S^tion 41. Rest Periods. Does the last sentence of subparagpaph (a) "^his shall not apply when sea watches are set the same day and before the rest period Is com­ pleted" apply to wateh standers and they are not entitled to the completion of the rest period due or overtime in lieu thereof unless in excess of eight hours? Answer: This subparagraph (a) applies to watch stand­ ers and they are not entitled to the completion of the rest period and no overtime in lieu thereof. ^ However, they are entitled to as much of the rest period as can be given before sea watches are set. �Supplementary—Tage inree SEAFARERS LOG Section 60 of the main agreement do not require the com­ pany to replace on a vessel, which is inactive for any period^ any member of the unlicensed personnel who shall have left the vessel on his own accord or whose employ­ ment shall have been terminated by the company Jpecausp he was unsatisfactory. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the union.' being carried? Answer: While a carpenter is on board and due to sick­ ness or injury he is incapacitated for three (3) days or n.ore, one day man shall perform the carpenter's work in addition to his own normal duties, and for this addi­ tional work he shall get the difference in pay for the time he is performing the carpenter's work. ARTICLE III Section 12 (g). Problem: If the carpenter is required to do light sanding and varnishing on rails, etc., without removing old varnish, is that payable as overtime, ac­ cording to Article III, Section 12 (g)? Answer: It is the routine duty of the deck* department to sand and varnish ail outside rails and storm and screen doors. If the carpenter does this work, it is over­ time. , Deck Department Section 2. Division of Overtime. Problem. This sec­ tion has been interpreted to mean, that a bosun on a port payroll, over a long week-end holiday when there is no work going on a vessel, should receive the equivalent ot overtime of a man standing gangway watch, while the com­ pany feels that this clause was not intended to cover such an occurrence and that such an occurrence would be ^ the same category as routine sea watches as specified in the agreement. Answer: It is agreed that the bosun has the right to stand week-end gangway watch in turn with the' rest oi the deck department. If he fails to exercise such right, he has no claim for overtime as per Section 2, Article III. * * * Section 6 (a). Breaking Watches and Work in Port. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been maintained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking of watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime, for standing watches. * * * Section 7. Men Standing Sea Watches. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay exceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall be paid for all watches stood after 5:00 Hd and before 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port after having been main­ tained for a period of time, overtime shall be paid for .all watches stood between time of arrival and breaking watches. This shall not apply when the crew is being paid overtime for standing watches. This excludes sea­ men standing watches. This excludes seamen standing donkey watches. * * • * • • Section 14. Docking and Undocking. This section re­ quires that all hands, when available, will be used to dock or undock vessel. In a recent case, all hands were used to undock, but because a vessel was using a tug boat on the bow, the forward gang worked an hour longer than after gang. The work involved consisted of letting go of the lug. Should the after gang receive, the 1 hour's aduitionai time under these conduions? Answer: No! The after gang is not enlilled to any extra overtime. When a gang at either end finished docking or undocking, such gang may be knocked off at that time, although the other gang has more work to do. In such case the gang knocked off is not entitled to tune worked by the other gang. • * • Section 15. Topping or Lowering Booms. Because of the unique cargo gear on vessels of the company, the han­ dling of cargo gear by members of the unlicensed per­ sonnel shall be governed by the following provisions, in . lieu of the provisions of Section 15, Article III of the main agreement. "The rigging up or securing of cargo gear shall be done by the watch on deck without the payment of overtime during straight time hours. When more than two sets of gears are being rigged, at least the two watches below and the day workers shall be used for this work." Answer: This is an individual company problem. •The above applies to Calmar line only. * * + Section 16. Unsafe Working Conditions. The provi­ • * * sions of Section 16, Article III of the main agreement do Section 10. Gangway Watches. Raising and lowering not apply to or prohibit the cleaning of between-deck the ensign shall be considered routine duty for gangway spaces by members of the unlicensed personnel, while watch. cargo is being worked in the lower cargo holds. * * * Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Section 10. Gangway Watches. The following com­ union. * » * panies will be considered in compliance with Section 10, Article III of the main agreement, when they maintain Section 17. Shifting Ship. Problem: Under our pro­ their own shoreside gangway watchmen in only the ports cedure of loading at the mines, it is sometimes necessary as listed below: to haul the vessel several times during loading. The local Calmar steamship—Sparrows Point, Philadelphia, San union maintains that, for instance, a man is called back Francisco. at 8:00 AM Sunday to haul ship, and works twenty min­ Isthmian Lines—Baltimore, Long Beach, Boston, New utes. he is entitled to 4 hours minimum (which is correct), York, San Francisco, Philadelphia. but they iiiainlain that if you break him out again at Mississippi Shipping—New Oijeans. 10:00 AM to work another 20 minutes, you have to pay Robin Line—Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Balti­ him another 4 hour minimum. more. Answer: (a) When men are called back on Saturdays, Waterman Steamship—New York, Philadelphia, Balti­ Sundays, or Holidays, and work less than the 4 hour guar­ more, Mobile. antee, they may be turned to one or more times without « * the payment of additional overtime, except where the Section 10. Gangway Watches. What hour of watch time exceeds 4 hours, in which case they will be paid constitutes a gangway watch? How shall the changeover for the hours actually worked. from a sea watch to a port watch, or vice versa, be accom­ (b). During such call-back the men may be required to plished? secure the vessel for sea, but may not be required to do Answer: The gangway watch shall consist of eight hours maintenance or repair work. on duty and sixteen hours off duty. Section 17. Shifting Ship. Problem: Vessel in Balti­ On day of arrival sea watches for men who are to stand more. sea watches broken, sailing board set for move via gangway watches shall be broken at midnight when staj C & D Canal to Philadelphia on Saturday at 6 PM. Ves­ of vessel is to exceed 24 hours. On day of departure sea watches for men standing sel secured at Philadelphia on Sunday at 7 AM. Union claimed the following: gangway watch shall be set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time. 4-8 WATCH V 4^ 6-8 PM 4-7 AM Section 11^, Day Workers (b). The working hours at 4 hrs. for call-back 3 hrs. watch and tying up sea and in port for all men classified as day workers shall 8-12 WATCH be from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon, and from 1:00 PM to 6-12 midnight 6-7 AM 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Any work performed 6 hrs. call-back and watch 1 hr. for tying up by daymen outside of these hours shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate, except for such work as de­ 12-4 WATCH fined in Article II—Section 18. 6 PM call-back 12-4 AM watch 6-7 AM Sub-section (b) above conflicts with Article II—^section 4 hours 4 hours 1 hr. for tying up 44 (c) whereby lunch hour may be varied one hour. Which Company interpreted Section 17 as follows: In the section governs, 44—(c) or Section II—(b)? event the shift exceeds two hours on-a weekday or four Answer: When the meal hours are changed, the hours hours on a weekend or holiday, the men shall receive of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when overtime for the hours ^actually worked. « meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the entire The following was proposed by the company: department. 4-8 WATCH * * * 6-8 PM 4-7 AM Section 12. Carpenter's Duties. The repairing and 2 hours 3 hours maintaining of blocks, whether made of steel or wood. 8-12 WATCH Is part of the regular work of carpenters, within the mean­ ing of the previsions of paragraph 5 of Section 12, Article 6-7 PM 8-12 PM watch III of the main agreement. 4 hour 4 hours Answer: The repairing and maintaining of blocks, 6-7 AM ^ whether made of steel or wood, is part of the regular work 1 hour of the deck department, including carpenters. 12-4 WATCH * * * 6-7 PM 12-4 AM watch 6-7 AM Section 12. Carpenter's Duties. A carpenter has signed 1 hour 4 hours 1 how on for a voyage but during the voyage he becomes unfit for duty for several days. Under these conditions . Answer: The joint clarification committee agreed with Wouldn't sub-Section 12 be interp^Med as no carpenter- ' •the Union's'ipe^tloo.'"" • Section 17. Call-Back to Shift or Han! Vessel, (a) Shall all deck department personnel be used, when available, for hauling ship? Answer: The company and union agree that the past practice of the individual company shall govern this. (b) Shall all deck department personnel be used, when available, for shifting ships? Answer: The same number as used in docking and un­ docking. (c) When can stevedores be used for hauling or shift­ ing without the payment of overtime to unlicensed deck department personnel. Answer: (a) When -deck crew is not available. (b) When hauling ship and charterer pays expenses for hauling. In the event the crew is used for this purpose during regular working hours, they shall also be used for this work during overtime hours. (d) What is a call-back? If men are actually aboard the ship outside their regular working hours and it de­ velops that ship is to be hauled or shifted immediately, and such men are turned to, are they entitled to the 4 hour minimum on Saturday^, Sundays, or holidays? Answer: Yes! . » * * Section 17. Situation: A vessel under port working rules is scheduled to shift from one dock to another or to haul from one hatch to another at 11:00 AM on a Sat­ urday. Sunday or Holiday. The vessel hauled between 11:00 AM and 12:00 Noon. The haul or shift took approxi­ mately twenty-five minutes. The vessel sailed at 5:00 PM Sea watches were set at 12:00 Noon according to Article III, Section 5. The 12 to 4 watch claimed four hours overtime for a call back on Saturday. Also one hour penalty because they were not knocked off at 11:00 AM to go on watch at 12:00 Noon, also four hours over­ time for standing their 12:00 .PM to "4:00 PM watch, a total of nine hours. The 12 to 4 watch actually worked twenty-five minutes between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM. This claim for nine hours by the 12-4 watch was. upheld by the local patrolman. Question: Actually, according to the clarifications. Article III, Section 17, paragraphs (a) and (b), how many hours is the 12 to 4 watch entitled to in this instance? , Answer: If the call-back had been at 12 Noon, the 12 to 4 watch would not have been entitled to the 4-hour call-back due to the fact that sea watches had been set at 12 Noon. They would be entitled only to the addi­ tional overtime for the actual time spent in shifting the vessel. Section 17. Call-Back To Shift Or Haul Ship. Problem: Vessel shifts from 5:00 to 5:35 PM from one berth to an­ other The meal hour is changed to 4:00 to 5:00 PM for the entire crew. Are the men entitled to a two-hour . call-back? Answer: The crewmembers who are on the vessel and are working would not be entitled to the call-back. Those men who have completed their day's work prior to 5:00 PM, and were called back would be entitled to the twohour call-back. * • » Section 24. Vessels'"Stores. Under the provision of Section 24, Article III of the main agreement, sailors may be required to handle radio batteries and equipment dur­ ing their regular working hours without the payment of overtime. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the union. Section 24. Vessels' Stores, (c) Daily supplies under this section shali include such items as meat, eggs, vege­ tables and other requirements for port consumption. (b) Under this section galley coal shali be considered steward dept. stores. * * * Section 24 (b) Problem: The deck department men let go of lines on fuel oil barge during their regular working hours. Is this penalty work or not? Answer: It is not penalty work. * 4> * Section 31 (b). Problem: Is overtime payable for deck department cleaning oil spills over side on hull during routine working hours? Answer: Overtime for the above work shall be paid in accordance with the. provisions of Article III, Section 31 (b). ' -Section 32 (a) Tank Cleaning: Problem: The watch below is required to clean tanks during weekdays. What rate of overtime shall they be paid? Answer: It was agreed that for the watch below clean­ ing tanks from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Frid'y would be for straight overtime rate, and between the hours of 5:00 PM and 8:00 AM, the overtime rate for the watch below would be time and one-half. Section 33. Cleaning Steering Engine. Does the over­ time provision contained in this section apply to both watch on deck and watch below? Answer: Yes! Straight overtime is payable to both the watch on deck and the watch below. * * Section 34 (b) Problem: This provision states that nonpermanent transient or irregular foreign shore labor shall not be employed to perform any of the work in the licensed or unlicensed quarters, store rooms, passageways, galleys and mess room, except in those instances where the company uses established shore labor. What was the intent of this provision? Answer: Intent was that companies on regular trade routes whQ prior to June 7. 1954. used established shore •••1 • •'-'9 �i t I ^ SEAFARERS LOG Sapplementary—^Paffe Four Ml!- \ ing the steering engine be routine work for the oiler? termining what meal money shall be paid to the steward Answer: It was agreed that this work shall be the department under this section. Section 35. Chain Locker. In lieu of the two-way bell routine duty of the deck engineer. Answer: It was a^eed that when the company* re­ Section 19. Oilers on Day Work-Steam. The Ice ma­ ceives passenger fare for a minor child, such child shall or voice tube provided for in Section 35, Article III of the main agrepment, the company may provide the able chine room shall be deemed to be part of the engine room be considered the same as a grown passenger. When the seaman who shall be sent into the chain locker with an for the purpose of Section 19, Article IV of the main company does not receive passenger fare for such minor adequate whistle with which signals can be made. agreement. child, the steward department will not be entitled to Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the extra compensation. Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the union. union Section 5. Manning Scales. If a vessel commences the Section 19. Oiler. (Relieving FWT for Supper). Ques­ voyage with passengers and a passenger utilityman, and tion: If an oiler relieves the fireman-watertender at 4:30 the pass'enger utilityman, due to illness or otherwise, pays PM in US continental ports in order that the FWT may off during the voyage, do we have to pay a division of ^ eat his sdppe'f between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM, is the oiler wages for the missing passenger utilityman on the return entitled to overtime? voyage or can we pay $2.50 per day per passenger on the Answer: No overtime is payable under the above con­ return trip as we would have been able to do if the vessel Section 3. Hours of Work. (ai Working hours in port had originally sailed without passengers and passenger and at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be dition. Section 28. Wipers. The wiper who shall be assigned utilityman from the States? from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. Any work outside these hours to sanitary work for two hours on Saturdays, Sundays, Answer: $2.50 per passenger day regardless of the or on Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays to be paid for at and Holidays, under the provisions of paragraph (d) of number of passengers, such money to be paid to the in­ applicable overtime rate except as provided in Article II Section 28, Article IV of the main agreement, shall be dividuals doing the work. required to pump up the galley fuel tank during these —Section IB. Section 8. Routine Work. The duties of the steward hours without the payment of any additional overtime. The sub-section ta) conflicts with Article II—Section 44 department, as defined in Section 8 of Article V of the Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the >ct wisereby lunch hour may be varied one hour. Which main agreement, shall include the cleaning and maintain­ union. section governs. Section 44—(c) or Section 3—(a)? ing of toilets and the enclosed passageways. Section 28. Wipers: Problems: In a great many ports Answer: When the meal hours are changed, the hours there is no necessity for the wiper to stand by on water Answer: This is agreed to by the company and the of work shall be changed accordingly, provided that when and fuel oil lines since they are hooked up by the shore union. a meal hour is changed, it must be changed for the entire personnel and are disconnected by shore personnel, and Sectiop 8. Routine Work. Problem: The dining rooms, department. the wipers are actually not aware that water and oil is messrooms and Officers' quarters have tile flooring. Shall Section 6. Setting Watches. being taken aboard. There are some ports where, the waxing these floors be considered routine work for the Section 38 (f) Sailing Board Time. Situation: On water lines are hooked up and the vessel takes ballast steward department. Wednesday ship is scheduled to sail the next day, Thurs­ water for as much as 15 or 16 hours at a stretch. These Answer: On vessels where the saloon messman is re­ day at 6:00 PM; fireman-watertenders on donkey watch lines do not need attention. What is the wiper entitled quired to wax and polish decks, it shall be among his go on sea watches midnight Wednesday. Article V, Sec­ to under these conditions? routine duties to maintain same daily. When he is re­ tion 6, second paragraph— Answer: When taking on fuel oil or water and the hoses quired to remove old wax preparatory to rewaxing, and "Sea watches for men standing "donkey watch" shall are connected and disconnected by shoreside personnel, rewax same, he shall be paid overtime for such work per­ the wiper shall not be required to assist. When the ship's formed. be .set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time." On Thursday, because of weather, cargo or some other personnel handle the connections, the wiper shall be used Section 12. Shifting Meals. Question: If the meal hour reason, it is necessary to change sailing time and day to to a.ssist in connecting and disconnecting and putting hoses away but should not be required to standby. is advanced from 5:00 PM-to 4:00 PM in the home port n on Friday. * * • or port of payoff when' a shift or haul of the vessel is Claim: Firemen-watertenders claim overtime wages Section 31. Using Paint Spray Guns. Background: This scheduled for 5:00 PM, would the steward's dept. port for sea watches stood in port on Thursday. Answer: Where sea watches are set at midnight and section was negotiated with the thought in mind that small time be reduced accordingly? the vessel does not sail before midnight of the following hand spray equipment only was used in the engine de­ Answer: Yes! If the steward's dept. finishes one hour day, overtime shall be paid for all time in excess of 24 partment of such a size (quart or 1 gallon) as not to re­ earlier. hours after setting sea watches, in accordance with the quire the services of two men. The present problem deals Section 13. Meals in Port. The provisions of para­ with equipment which includes the standard 5 gallon or graph (a) of Section 13, Article V of the main agreement agreement. Overtime will be payable to the firemenwatertenders after the first 24 hours since setting sea larger tanks and ordinarily requires the services of two shall not require the payment of any additional amount men, each of which actually handle the paint spray gun. watches, until the vessel sails. to members of the steward department for serving meals Answer: It is agreed that the second paragraph of Ar­ to port engineers and supercargoes, port captains, when Section 7. When watches are not broken in port and the vessel's stay e.xceeds 24 hours in port, overtime shall ticle III, Section 25, shall apply to this section. "Whea they are assigned to a vessel. be paid of all watches stood after 5:00 PM and before spray guns, other than small hand type, are being used Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the 8:00 AM after 24 hours. If watches are broken in a port for painting, two men shall operate same and both shall union after having been maintained for a period of time, over­ receive the overtime." ~ Section 14. Extra Persons Sleeping Aboard. The provi­ time shall be paid for all watches stood between time sions of Section 14, Article V of the main agreement shall of arrival and breaking watches. This shall not apply not require the' payment of any additional amount to when the crew is being paid overtime for standing members of the steward department for taking care of watches. This e.xcludes seamen standing donkey watches. rooms provided for supercargoes and pilots. Section 9, Paragraph 12. Electricians' Tools: Problem: Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the Section 3 (c). Hours of Work. What are the boundaries When the ve.ssel furnishes the electricians' tools, the union maintains that he cannot be held accountable for of a port for the purpose of determining when overtime union. Section 16. Midnight Meals and Night Lunches. When the loss of same and does not have to sign a receipt for is payable to the steward department under this section? same. Example: Vessel pays off in the Port of New York and not more than the equivalent of one department is served Answer: The committee agrees that it is not practical then sails to Albany, NY. Should overtime be payable at 9 PM or 3 AM night lunch, one cook and one messman to have electricians sign for tools. under this section while vessel is in the Port of Albany? shaU be turned out to perform this work. When serving Answer: (a) No overtime is payable for steward de­ the midnight hot lunch, one cook and two messmen shall Section 9. Electricians. This section provides that perform this work. overtime shall be paid for all electrical or mechanical partment in Albany under the above conditions. Answer: The company and the union agree on above. work by the electricians on any of the following equip­ (b) In determining the boundaries of a port for the ment: gyro compass, gyro repeaters, gyro batteries, and purpose of applying Article V—Section 3 (c) it is agreed Section 27 (b). Day Work. Members of the steward gyro MG sets, radio communication, batteries, and motor between the union and company committee that the fol­ department on day work may be required to work in transmitter, radio direction finder equipment. Fathometer lowing shall apply: iceboxes without the payment of overtime, under the pro­ equipment and Loran system equipment. If a vessel proceeds from one city to another city and visions of paragraph (b) of Section 27, Article V of tha This section provides for overtime for the electricians I always assuming that the vessel is under Register and a main agreement. working on MG sets connected with navigation which are Custom clearance or permit to proceed is required), then Answer: This is agreed to by the companies and the normally located on the bridge. those cities are to be considered two separate and distinct union. On a ship that has two independent MG sets, both lo­ ports. If a Custom clearance or permit to proceed is not Section 27 (e). Day Work, At the time the "agreement cated in the emergency generator room and which sets required the two cities are to be considered the same port was negotiated, it was agreed between the negotiating supply electricity for the entire vessel, would overtime for the purpose of applying the overtime provisions of committees that passenger utilities on vessels between be applicable to the electrician for working on these AC Article V—Section 3 (O. continental US ports, when no passengers were aboard generators? The above clarification shall also apply to vessels under would not receive the week-end or holiday overtime unless they were required to work. We are now f^ed with a Answer: No overtime is payable under this section enrollment. when the MG sets supply electricity for the entire vessel. Section 3 (c) Hours of Work. Situation: A vessel ar­ problem where we might like to carry a passenger utility Regardless of the location of the MG sets the use shall rives from a foreign voyage and terminates the articles on vessels between continental US ports, when no passen­ determine whether or not overtime is payable. If the MG and pays off in New York. The vessel then proceeds to gers are aboard, but then we find the week-end overtime sets are used to supply electricity for the vessel, no over­ Baltimore, where it discharges the rest of the cargo and makes it prohibitive. Can this clause be clarified to con-, time is payable. If the MG sets are not used for entire starts loading for the next voyage. The vessel then pro- form with the verbal understanding at the time the con­ tract was negotiated? vessel but used for reasons specified in Article IV Section ceds to New York to finish loading. 9 (3>, overtime shall apply as specified in agreement. Answer: The committee feit that this request should be Question: Is the "port of payoff" provision still in * * • handled during negotiations. effect when the vessel returns to New York from Balti­ Section 15. Deck Engineer, (a) This will not include mast lights, navigation lights and cargo lights perma­ more? Answer: Yes. nently installed. Section 4. Working Hours. In all ports, the night Answer: The intent of this is to prevent deck engineer cook and baker may work on a schedule between 6 AM from working aloft on lights. Section 1. This states that the quartermaster is to rig * * * and 6 PM as set forth by the steward. the flags, which he has been doing ever since the opera­ Answer: The company and the union agree on above. tion of the passenger vessels, by being relieved by the AB. Section 17. Call-Back to Shift or Haul Vessel. This section is in deck department rules although union feels Section 4. Working Hours. Problem: When the meal The union now feels that another quartermaster should that it should cover engine department personnel when hour for the deck and engine department is shifted in be broken out to handle the flags which, of course, would they are called back for same purpose. accordance with Article II, Section 44, the working hours be on overtime, while the company maintains that this is Answer: It is agreed between the company and the of the steward's department should be shifted accordingly. a normal occurrence, something which happens every day union that anyone in the engine department that is Answer: It i& agreed that when meal hours are changed and is the duty of the quartermaster on passenger vessels called back for the purpose to shift and haul a vessel for deck and engine departments in accordance with and that this chore, therefore, should be done without shall be enUtled to provisions of Section 17, Article III Article II, Section 44, the steward department's working the payment of overtime. of the deek department. hours may be changed accordingly provided, however, 'Answer: It is agreed between the union and the com­ that they be given 2 hours' notice prior to the time neces­ pany that an' AB whoL may be on watch can relieve the Section 18. Oilers On Sea Watches—Steam. Problmn: sary to prepare meals. quartermaster when he b caUed to rig flags without the ' On C-2 vessels the oiler shall oil the steering engines as payment ot overtime for either rating. No double over­ routine work, however, en a Chickasaw type C-2 vessel Section 8. Manning Scale. Problenu When shall a llw steering engine is. greased and not oiled. Shfill greas­ child be considered a passmiger for the [purpose of de­ time will be paid for Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays, for the above work. labor in foreign ports could continue such practice. • ll:'' li'1^ ll'i I'p f' 5! * » ARTICLE IV Engine Department ARTICLE V Steward Department PASSENGER VESSELS Deck Department f; ' •-m: •<- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource November 9, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SEEKS BONUS IN SUEZ CONFLICT WHOLE WORLD HAS BIF STAKE IN SUEZ PLAN BEGINNING OF INDUSTRY-WIDE JOINT SAFETY PROGRAM JANUARY 1 NEW CONTRACTS SIGNED BY ALL SIU COMPANIES SIU-TYPE LOGGING LIMIT NOW IN NMU DREDGING JOB IN VENEZUELA NEARS FINISH MEANY ASSAILS CURRAN SUPPORT OF OUSTED ILA MASS. TIGHTENS UP ON HIRING SCABS BALLOTS UNDER WAY IN ALL PORTS FOR 39 SIU OFFICES HUNGARIAN REVOLY PEELS BACK CURTAIN ON RED ‘DEMOCRACY’ NEW ‘TOUGH’ TRANSFER ORDER INVITES MORE RUNAWAY MOVES ATOM SHIP PLANS NEAR COMPLETION SHIPS CAN WASH OFF RADIATION SHIP OFFICERS HIT COAL PACT ‘FOR SALE’ SIGN PUT ON SIX SEIZED TANKSHIPS 2 JOYCE STOWAWAYS RETURN AGAIN INDONESIA CRIMEWARE CLEANS OUT NAVIGATOR VACATIONPAY SHOOTS PAST $6.5 MILLION SIU FREIGHT AGREEMENT Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/09/1956 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. XVIII, No. 23  1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/0f31db4a9fffb66e08c97ece72038a0e.PDF 04c2c4893691f7af681af12f4f4410ae PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST FRIZ* GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 19SS ' • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATlOhTAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • a As Transfers Continue • Tii '1 RUSH ON • - =3 f r" funnel and flagstaff of one Oosfocle Course* blockship protrudes above water at Port Said entrance to Suez Canal after Egyptians retaliated against a BritishFrench attack by blocking canal passages. An estimated 50 ships have been sunk or disabled along the canal route, which will be shut possibly six months. Talks on bonus rates for the area continue. (Story on page 2.) Story On Page 3 Six-Month Suez Shutdown Seen; Bonus Tallcs On Story On Page 2 :i| 11 _ - Seafarer Cliff Wilson, hq. cafeteria manager (left), Lost LOOK* and chef A1 Clark give the once-over to a gobbler before readying him for the roasting pan. Several himdred pounds of turkeys, hams and roast beef were used to feed large crowds of Sea­ farers and SIU families yesterday at traditional thanksgiving dinners in Union hq. and the outports. (Story on page 5.) ILA Strikes To Bar Future Dock Vote; Injunction Awaited 41 Story On Page 5 : -i- ••i>| -il �m Fasre Two SEAF See SIX-Month Job To Reopen Suez; Bonus Talks Go On SLOG Nevember 23, 1959 -Si ^ ij:: ^ iv .JSLi at;, • i * While an uneasy truce reigns oyer Suez, salvage crews are getting ready to clear Port Said harbor and the canal of some 30 to 50 vessels sunk in the area. The sunken vessels, of course, effectively bar naviga- • ^ tion which is not expected to in the canal itself, none of them^ resume for at least six months, American-flag ships. One ship in the canal is the runaway flag tank­ or possibly longer. er ironically named the Statue- of Although there is a cease Liberty. Its Dutch crew is report­ fire in effect, the SIU and its edly now in Cairo. contracted companies are continu­ At present United Nations police ing talks on war area bonus de­ forces from several countries are mands. In preliminary discussions, establishing themselves in the Suez operator representatives agreed zone. The British and French that specific bonus provisions troops are supposed ' to withdraw would be in order for the Mediter­ as soon as the UN command estab­ At Port Said, salvage vessel (center) begins removing one of wrecks blocking northern en­ ranean and Red Sea. It was made lishes control of the canal zone. trance to Suez Canal. Sunken canal dredge is at left. Egyptians are reported to have sunk clear by the Union that all bonus However, Russian threats to send 50 ships as they retreated before Anglo-French forces. provisions would be retroactive to "volunteers" to Egypt are keeping the date of the Uniori ilotificatipn. the area in a state of uneasy ten- : As it shapes up now, very little sion. i American-flag shipping will be in The United States has warned • the vicinity of the canal in the that it will oppose the use of Rus­ coming weeks. Diversions around sian or Red Chinese "volunteers" the Cape of Good Hope are now by the Egyptions in any shape or BRUSSELS, Belgium—As an aftermatli of the brutal Soviet suppression of Hungarian the rule, with 144 ships of various form. antt-Communists, the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions has called for nations expected to call at South a world-wide boycott of Soviet trade. J. H. Oldenbroek, secretary-general, said that 40 African ports by the end of the delegates representing vari--' month. ous affiliates had voted unan­ general strike. Workers have re­ admissions from the Communists In Durban, congestion of ships imously to support the boy­ fused to turn to on their jobs de­ that Hungarian youths were being calling for bunkers is mounting cott. spite promises from the Commu­ deported to Siberia in sealed Rus­ day by day. Fifty ships arrived in A special meeting has been nist puppet government that they sian box cars. one 36-hour period while 20 others After considerable delays, UN called by the ICFTU to work out will have "free" elections and that were waiting for bunkers. details. The boycott would be ad­ Russian ti'oops will leave the coun­ and Red Cross relief supplies are On the Mediterranean side, the • now being permitted to enter Hun­ ministered principally by the Inter­ try eventually, but not now. pipelines going to Tripoli in The strikers' ire was aroused by gary. national Transportworkers Federa­ Lebanon and Banias, Syria, are out tion, including seamen, teamsters, of action, so no tankers will be MOBILE—The Waterman Steam­ railway workers and longshoremen calling at those ports. Loading is still possible at Sidon, Lebanon. ship Corporation will shortly file in 84 countries. Arab countries will not permit an application with the Federal No US vessels at present trade loading for British or French ports. Maritime Board for a subsidy to directly with Iron Curtain coun­ A survey of the situation in the bring its foreign operating costs tries and only a small amount of canal shows that Port Said alone into line with those of its com­ Soviet cargo comes to the United has 20 wrecks in its harbor. Eight petitors. States, principally furs. It is un­ of the ships were scuttled in a In making the announcement. likely then, that any US union semi-circle cutting directly across Waterman's president, James K. would play ihuch of a role. How­ the Port Said main channel. Tugs, McLean, said that the line's for­ ever, the bo.vcott call would have floating cranes and miscellaneous eign operations have continued to a greater effect in western Eur­ After a lingering illness of more than a year's duration, harbor craft were scuttled, either be successful but that "the man­ ope because of the far heavier Seafarer Ernest B. Tilley, former Wilmington port agent, by dynamiting them or opening agement feels it is good long-range East-West trade existing in that their sea cock.s. business judgment to apply for area. passed away on Wednesday, November. 14. He was 51 years One 'Block* Ship the subsidy." 4Soviet trade with Asian and old. The rest of the scuttled ships are Most American flag operators Latin American countries is also Tilley was one of the oldat various places in the canal itself providing regular liner service in far more considerable than with and at Suez. Contrary to earlier the foreign trades already have the , United States. Since the timers of the SIU, joining the Union in Balti­ reports, only one of the ships was such subsidies, which are desig- ICFTU boycott will be a voluntary more back in loaded with concrete blocks. That ned to equalize costs between one, it remains to be seen how ef­ lff39. After sail­ vessel is sunk near Lake Timsah. US and foreign flag operations. fective it will be in some Asiatic ing for several The bridge at El Ferdan was also McLean also said the subsidy countries where feelings are not as years, he was dynamited and is lying partially would not affect Pan Atlantic high against the Soviet as in West­ submerged in the water. appointed engine Steamship's plans for its coastwise ern Europe.' room patrolman Two of the world's largest sal­ sea-land service. Both Waterman Balloting in the two-month SIU Meanwhile, all armed resistance for Baltimore in election for offices is proceeding vage ships are en-route from Ham­ and Pan-Atlantic are subsidiaries has come , to an end in Hungary, 1945. Since that at a brisk pace. With the voting burg to participate in the canal of McLean Industries, Inc. but the country is crippled by a time he served just three weeks old, over 4,000 clearing, along with British, Dutch and French salvage vessels. in a number of ballots have already been cast in Tilley Union posts in­ all ports to choose 39 officers Several vessels are still trapped cluding Philadelphia patrolman for the A&G District. and agent, Boston agent. Savan­ •Voting in the headquarters port nah agent. New York patrolman has passed the 1,000 mark with and dispatcher, and most recently, other ports also reporting goodNcv. 23. 1956 Vol. XVIIi No. 24 Wilmington agent. PAUL HALL, secretary-Treasurer sized turnouts. The three-week After assuming his Wilmington period involved included two holi­ HERBERT BRAND, editor; RAV DENISON, duties, his failing health forced days, Thanksgiving Day and Armi­ Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. him to the sidelines. From then stice Day, in which the halls were Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK. on it was a long and persistent de­ closed. Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area cline. Representative. The new system whereby the Floral wreaths were sent by day's ballots are mailed into a safe Editorials headquarters and all ports as well deposit vault is working without Page 11 as many of Tilley's friends in rec­ a hitch. All ballots voted are sent Final Dispatch Page 15 ognition of his long and valuable by certified or registered mail to Inquiring Seafarer , Page 4 services to the Union. He was the Commercial State Bank and Letters Page 14 highly regarded as one of the Trust Company in New York, and Personals, Notices , original core of Seafarers who each day the bank notifies head­ Page 15 helped build the Union to its pres­ quarters of the number of envel­ Recent Arrivals ... Page 15 ent status. Seafarers paid tribute opes it has received in the mail Shipping Roundup Page 4 to him as one who could always and the ports from which they Your Dollar's Worth Page 7 be counted on to give his best came. The bank report Is then energies for the Union and his checked against the outport rec­ Published biweekly at me headquarters Union brothers. ord. o# the Seafarers International Union, At­ A large group of Seafarers on lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 475 Fourth The two-month voting has 71 Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth the beach in Wilmington attended Seafarers competing for the 39 9-4600. Entered ae second class matter the funeral ceremonies from posts open. Space is provided for at the Pest Office In Brooklyn, NY, under Motells and Peck mortuary at 3rd write-ins. The daily balloting is the Act of Aug. 24, I9IZ Seafarers bear Tilley's coffin from hearse to grave.' Pallbear­ and Alamitos, Long Beach, Calif. conducted by three-man polls 130 ers included Ralph Ewing, Bjorn Granberg,-James Rivers, E. •Tilley is survived by' his wife, committees elected before each Brookshire, Nick Sargent and James Eichenberg. Ruth, and two children. days' voting. Plan Red Trade Boycott Waterman To Ask Foreign Run Subsidy Ernest Tilley Dies; Long Active In SIU SIU Election Totals High; 4^000 Vote SEAFARERS LOG 9«i i �•••i , f, , ' November 2S. 195f - f > > ; y , < .r- • Par* Thro* SEAFARERS LOG SlU, GO'S REPORT SAFETY PROGRESS Ship Need Spurs New Vessel Plans; Transfers On Rise Further steps toward instituting the joint Union-manage­ ment shipboard safety program are being taken with meet­ ings b?:-.7een SIU and industry representatives on setting up the machinery for the pro--*^" ^^— grarr. A Union headquarters the radio officer, electrician, bosun committee consisting of Joe and steward. There were no acciAlginr., C'aude Simmons, Ed dents on board to discuss since the Booming freight rates and soaring ship prices testify this week to a world-wide ship­ Mooney and Herb Brand is holding last meeting so the subject of ship­ ping shortage gripping all maritime nations. The result of this overwhelming demand is board housekeeping was taken up. a series of meetings with the oper­ ators' representatives on the me­ The chief mate and bosun were widespread planning for construction of new vessels with no less than 32 new American-flag complimented for the excellent supertankers proposed. How--* chanics of the operation. Representing management on order in which the paint locker ever in the face of the huge and American shipbuilding facili­ time high in the next few dayg, the group are: Earl Smith, Water­ and carpenter shop were kept. shipping need, there is little ties with 13 proposed Liberian- topping the Korean War figures. It was decided at the meeting to man Steamship Corp., who is chair­ evidence yet of a realistic, flag tankers. There may be more • Dry cargo coal rates are al­ man; Max Harrison, consultant to appoint a safety inspection com­ long-range program to protect to. come on this score. ready at Korean levels. Freight In addition, the construction of rates as a whole went up 11 per­ several SIU operators; Captain J. mittee consisting of the chief mate, the interests of US ships and first engineer, bosun, steward and the new ships would be at a cost Cecire, Seas Shipping, and Russell electrician to inspect the ship from US seamen outside the subsidized of approximately 73 T-2, Victory, cent in one week. Brandon, Cities Service. • Tanker construction plans are stem to stern and report back to section of the industry. and Liberty ships transferred for­ One Of the immediate tasks fac­ the next meeting. On the contrary, the boom is eign. popping up all over the world with ing the committee is the procedure orders for 50 tankers placed in two Two slight modifications of ex­ encouraging a new rush of run­ Suez Closing to be set up on shipboard meetings isting equipment were suggested, away ship construction in Amer­ weeks, 30 of them in US shipyards. so that the officers and crew can including an added rail on the ican yards, and transfers to run­ The unprecedented closing of the Of the 30 contracts, three are re­ Suez Canal was, of course, a pow­ pull together on safety matters. after cat walk and bulwark hooks away flags. The 32 proposed portedly for 100,000-ton ships, four The committee hopes to make this on the bulwark steps for embark­ American-flag ships will have to erful stimulus to the current rush, for 60,000 to 65,000 tons; and the but it was only one of several fac­ procedure uniform throughout the ing and debarking pilots. compete for scarce steel supplies tors, which touched it off. The remainder smaller ships but no whole SIU fleet. others include expanding world less than 29,000 tons. Many SIU operators such as • The sale price of existing ves­ trade, US farm supplies and mili­ Waterman, Isthmian, Robin, Cities tary aid programs and booming sels has zoomed skyward, far in Service and others, have been hold­ production in all parts of the globe. excess of original costs. Foreign ing regular shipboard meetings for Once it was reported that Suez flag T-2s are being priced at $4 some time but the procedure has would be closed for six months or million, while operators are bid­ differed from place to place. more (something which never hap­ ding well over $2 million for USA typical meeting was the one pened before, not even in World flag ships. The same T-2s were be­ held aboard the City of Alma late War II) the effect on shipping was ing sold for $400,000 to $600,000 in September. It was attended by The first claim under the new dependent parents bene­ startling. Here are some of the two years ago on the American the master and all the mates and market. Liberian-flag Libertys now engineers not on watch at the time. fit program is now being processed by the Seafarers Welfare developments to date: command as much as $1,400,000. • Tanker rates shot up day by Plan. Seafarer Ed Van Vynck of Astoria, Long Island, will day and are expected to hit an all(Continued on page 15) Qualify First Dependent Parent For SIU Benefit SSHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: November 28 December 12 December 26 January 9 January 23 receive a $280 payment for"* hospital and surgical care for qualify by stating his allotments and expenditures for his parent's his mother. She was hospital­ support. ized on October 23, just eight days after the new dependent parents program went into effect. Mrs. Van Vynck had to be rushed to Astoria General Hospital for emergency surgery on a rup­ tured appendix. She Is now re­ cuperating at home after spending 13 days in the hospital. How Parepts Qualify Under the procedures drafted by Union and employer trustees of the Plan, dependent parents qual­ ify for hospital and surgical bene­ fits if they have been getting the major part of their support from the Seafarer for the past five years. One key to determine the fact is whether the Seafarer claims his parent as a dependent on his US income tax return. The tax return Is the clearest in­ dication but is not necessarily the ..final word, as the Seafarer can Step-parents and foster parents can also qualify under the Plan as well as natural parents. Benefits Over 31 Days Like the wives and children of Seafarers, parents are also en­ titled to hospitalization benefits past 31 days for as long as they stay in the hospital. A number of Seafarers have already been able to collect benefits under this pro­ vision with the largest single ben­ efit so far, $752, going to Seafarer Wheeler Vandersall of Mobile. His wife was hospitalized for 54 days, accumulating a total bill of $1,088.18. All told, through the end of October, the Plan had paid out over $126,000 in hospital-surgical benefits since it first went into effect on June 1, 1955. The hospital-surgical benefit for parents is only one of several new Welfare Plan provisions which be­ came effective October 15. Mrs. Elizabeth Van Vynck poses with son, Seafarer Ed Van Vynck, MM, of Astoria, LI, after emergency operation for appendicitis which made her first dependent parent to receive hospi­ tal-surgical benefit under Seafarers Welfare Plan* Ed's holding his nephew, Mike* MEBA Severs NMU Alliance in Coal Beef A close alliance on the waterfront of nearly twenty years' standing between the Marine Engineers Beneficial Associa­ tion and the National Maritime Union has been dissolved by the engineers. The MEBA executive board announced it Mine Workers, along with coal producers and coal railroads, are was taking the union out of owners of the company. American the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee (formerly the CIO Maritime Com­ mittee) because the NMU refused to assist the engineers in their contract beef with the American Coal Shipping Company. The MEBA jction leaves just the NMU and the American Radio As­ sociation in the maritime commit­ tee. The bulk of the maritime in­ dustry, including the SIU, is in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment. In announcing its complete break with the NMU, the MEBA said that it "cannot in good con­ science continue its association of almost two decades with the Na­ tional Maritime Union within the AFL-CIO Maritime Committee." The committee was notified that the MEBA "completely and ab­ solutely severs all its connections" . . . and further stated it "feels compelled to condemn the policy of the National Maritime Union in this situation as being completely inconsistent with the time-honored obligations of a sister maritime union to observe and protect the picketlines of other maritime un­ ions." Were Together In CIO The MEBA and NMU have been close allies ever since the CIO was first formed and the CIO Maritime Committee was the instrument through which they functioned. The MEBA's beef with American Coal Shipping concerns that oper­ ator's contract for mates and en­ gineers signed with District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The Coal Shipping has the right to charter 30 Libertys from the US. Contract talks had been going on for some time, the MEBA said, be­ tween MEBA, the Masters, Mates and Pilots union and the company. Last month the two unions "iearned to their amazement" that the company had signed a sub­ standard contract with District 50. The officers' unions started picketing the company's offices in New York and turned to NMU for help since NMU has a contract for the unlicensed crews. But they were advised by the NMU that they would get no support on their beef. The two officers' unions have formed a joint committee to fight out the beef. They announced they would conduct a campaign to win full support from all AFL-CIO af­ filiates. They pledged they would remain "permanently, and abso­ lutely united" toward that end. AFL-CIO president George Meany has already denounced the District 50 contract as a raid on the long-recognized jurisdiction of the two officers' unions. mSCflOA �SEAFARERS EOH November 23, 195« October 31 Through November 13 Registered Port Deck A Boston ..... New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Lake Charles . Houston Wilmington ... San Francisco. Seattle Deck B 7 ... 68 .. 37 .. 68 .. 17 .. 9 .. 8 .. 23 .. 42 .. 24 .. .. 31 19 3 16 7 17 23 2 0 8 14 7 17 2 17 16 Deck A Total Deck B .. 381 149 Bng. A Slew. A '"B'- 0 57 32 44 11 3 4 18 40 13 19 7 12 9 4 18 8 15 13 3 2 11 8 10 12 6 14 16 EUR. 2 51 22 35 10 2 4 16 36 8 16 4 20 10 Eng. B A 269 Stew. A 140 236 Stew. B 1 13 6 16 7 5 2 10 13 6 2 4 11 11 Stew. B 107 Total A 9 176 91 147 38 14 16 57 118 39 59 21 63 38 Total A 886 rotal B Total Reg. 8 47 21 48 43 10 4 29 35 23 31 12 42 43 17 223 112 195 81 24 20 86 153 62 90 33 105 81 Total B Total Reg. 396 1282 Shipped Deck A One of the six tankers for which 44 US shipping companies put in bids, the Seven Seas, a T-2,is shown at a dock in Rich­ mond, Calif., in 1953, when she was seized by the Govern­ ment. The ships were taken over from the Niarchos interests to settle US claims that they had fraudulent American regis­ try. Their value has more than quadrupled since that time. 44 Bidders Clamor For Six Tankships Savannah Tampa .. Deck B Deck C Eng. A 9 91 24 72 12 6 1 11 30 11 40 8 23 22 0 22 6 26 18 3 0 3 1 4 10 1 10 12 0 3 5 12 8 5 0 1 0 0 12 4 5 21 0 69 10 54 7 5 0 12 23 6 15 6 7 11 Deck A Deck B Deck C 116 76 Eng. A 360 225 Eng. B En^. 2 15 3 22 11 2 3 8 11 5 18 2 11 11 4 4 6 17 10 5 3 0 6 0 8 3 8 19 Eng. B Eng. 124 93 Stew. A 1 60 10 48 5 3 4 14 32 3 18 0 7 11 Stew. A 216 Stew. B 1 12 5 18 5 3 0 11 4 4 4 2 4 7 Stew. B 80 Stew. C Total A 1 10 2 220 8 44 3 174 17 ' 24 3 14 2 5 37 1 85 1 1 20 73 2 5 14 7 37 14 44 Stew. C 67 Total A 801 Total B Total Total Ship. 3 49 14 66 34 8 3 22 16 13 32 5 25 30 5 9 19 32 35 13 5 2 7 1 22 12 20 54 18 278 77 272 93 35 13 61 108 34 127 31 82 128 Total B 320 c Total Total c Ship. 236 1357 WASHINGTON—World dependence on oil, especially in Despite a decline spread among nine ports last period, SIU shipping was almost the light of the present shutdown of the Suez Canal, was high­ lighted by the bidding on six World War II tankers recently same as the previous two weeks while registration dropped slightly further behind. offered for sale by the US. Total shipping for the A&G District was 1,357, and the three top ports in jobs. New No less than 44 separate York, Baltimore and Seattle,| companies, some apparently accounted for exactly half of hurriedly set up just for the oc­ casion, bid up to $2V2 million on it. Registration was 1,282. ships for which they wouldn't have Improvement over the last pe­ paid one-fourth as much in 1954 riod was shown by Baltimore, when they were already ten years Savannah, Mobile, Houston and Question: A system of regular shipboard safety meetings is be­ old. Seattle. All other ports declined ing planned for all SIU ships. Have you ever had any such meet­ Most victims of pa<'alysis would Nine existing SIU companies be happy to be able to get around took part in the scramble, most of somewhat, particularly New Or­ ings before? What's your opinion of them? via a wheelchair, but not former them seeking only one ship. Wa­ leans, which is very quiet. Seafarer James Chew. The 30-year- terman bid .$9.6 million for all six The current longshore strike old AB, now of them, but was far from high bid may cut into shipping still further, John Carey, AB: Most of the J. W. Givens, steward: I've been r. : jdBIMtC.. . fighting his way on any of them. Algonkin also was particularly in the case of New safety meetings I've known of con­ to safety meetings on many ships back, has two seeking the whole lot, but its of­ York. Best bets for the future seem sist of a few key including Cities burning a m b i - fer fell short, too. to be Baltimore, Norfolk, Houston men like the Service, Water­ tions — one, to and the West Coast, which will bosun and the man and Bull Other SIU Bidders walk agaLi, If benefit greatly from current ship steward, plus the Line among Other SlU-contracted outfits only on crutches, breakouts. delegates and others. The and the second, who put in bids were Seatraders, A seniority breakdown shows meetings were the officers. They Ocean Carriers, New England In­ to cross the At­ class A steady, with 59 percent of held pretty reg­ should have dustries, Metro Petroleum, Valen­ lantic under sail. the total shipping, and class B up meetings of the ularly but they Chew, who tine Tankers. US Petroieum Car­ to 24 percent. Class C has the re­ Chew entire crew. If didn't seem to do riers and American Waterways started sailing mainder. The most class C activity the crew is left much good as far SlU back in 1948, was an active Corp. None of them had high bid was in the engine department, out it doesn't as the steward on any of the six ships in the of­ Seafarer until he was drafted into where registration lagged the fur­ have much interest in what's go­ department is concerned because the Army two years ago. Less than fering. thest behind shipping. Norfolk and ing on. changes weren't made. Low bids of $300,000 to $350,000 Seattle, both now booming, shipped a year later he was in a serious 4" 4^ automobile accident with the re­ were put in by Standard Oil of more class C men than men in Douglas "Smiley" Claussen, bo­ sult that he has been paralyzed California, possibly just to keep its class A. L. B. Thomas, steward: The sun: On the Steel ships they hold from the chest down for the past purchasing department in form. The following is the forecast Robin Line ships hold these meet­ meetings every 15 months. "Needless to say," he There was no doubt when the sale ings very regultrip and as far as writes, "I'll be riding a wheelchair was announced that the ships port by port: larly, outbound Boston: Slow . . . New York: Fair and inbound. I'm con c e r n e d for the rest of my life. would draw good prices. Similar the meetings "At present," he adds, "I am T-2 tankers sold two years ago at to good . . . Philadelphia: Good The suggestions have been very doing what is considered very well prices ranging from $400,000-$600,- . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: are sent in to the constructive in under the i-ehabilitation program. ono. Thus, they have at least Good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . company safety improving shipBy 1960, with careful planning and quadrupled in value since then. Tampa: Slow . , . Mobile: Fair . . . committee. I've board safety. study, I seriously intend becoming The six ships affected, the New Orleans: Fair . . . Houston: seen many of the only paraplegic to ever cross Jeanny, Memory, Mermaid, Merri- Good .. . Wilmington; Fair. . . San them put into ef­ Howe V e r. Isth­ mian is the only the Atlantic alone under sail. mac. Monitor and Seven Seas, Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Very fect. To my mind "A long time ago I read in the were seized by the Government Good. company I've the meetings are LOG where an AB did it to Fin­ some years ago from US interests the best thing that could happen. sailed with that's had regular land." (Chew is referring to Sea­ of shipowner Stavros Niarchos to meetings. 4 4^ 4^ farer Olavi Kivikoski, who made settle claims against him. They 4) 4^ 4^ an East-West crossing and an were built between December, John Stanley, AB: Some ships Angelo G. Dominguez, OS: None eastbound crossing in the summer 1943, and July, 1945. I've been on have had safety meet­ of the ships that I've sailed on A reminder from SIU of 1953.) ings, but the At the time they were originally has held any headquarters cautions all -• "5 "It is my intention to name this sold under terms of the Ship Sales meetings don't safety meetings Seafarers leaving their ships boat after a nurse whom I consider Act of 1946, they brought prices always get re­ as far as I know. to contact the hall in ample outstanding . . . She is responsible ranging from $1.6-$1.7 miliion. In sults. If no ac­ But then most of time to allow the Union to for me being so determined to walk today's market, they are worth one tion is taken, them are in good dispatch a replacement. Fail­ once again, even if only on and one-half times as much as there's not much condition and ure to give notice before crutches." they were new. use in them. For there wasn't paying off may cause a de­ Chew is officially classified as a A condition of the sale is that instance on the much that a layed sailing, force the ship paraplegic, which means he has they must be used as AmericanSeatrains, there meeting could to sail short of the manning suffered an injury to his spinal flag tankers in either the foreign still is no place accomp 1 i s h. If requirements and needlessly cord. He is now receiving treat­ or domestic trades. They cannot to stow a lifethe ship is in bad make the work tougher for ment in the Crile Veterans Admin­ be transferred to any foreign regis­ jacket, although this has been sug­ shape, then you should call a safety your shipmates. try. istration Hospital at Cleveland. gested, . v;, tneeting. Paralyzed^ Plans Solo Ocean Trip ilii Quitting Ship? Notify Union �Noirember Zi. 19St Page Fire SEAFARERS LOG SlU-Contracted Tug's A 'Monster' ILA Strikes East, Cult Coasts; Seeks To Bar Future IBL Bid m: .JM Shipping on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts was shut down this week as the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association called a coastwise strike as of Friday, November 18. Some 60,000 ILA longshoremen in ports from Portland, Maine, to Brownsville, Texas, walked off their jobs and were promptly joined by members Teddy Gleason, fired off a tele­ originally drafted by the IBL. of Harry Bridges' Interna­ gram to the West Coast longshore­ Longshoremen now have a basia tional Longshoremen's and Ware­ men thanking them for their sym­ hourly rate of ?2.48 in this port. housemen's Union on the West pathy. The ILA originally asxed for a Coast. An estimated 150 freighters Subsequently, the ILA leader­ 32-cent-an-hour boost in a two-year and passenger ships were tied up ship attempted to cover up their pact. The shipping association agreed to the increase but wanted in the first days. alliance with Bridges by sending There is now every indication a second telegram declaring that it spread over a three-year period that the longshoremen will be the ILA "resents" Bridges' offer and wanted 16-man gangs to handle back at work by Monday since of support and assistance. "We freight on paUets. To sweeten the President Eisenhower, probably don't need Bridges help or his sym­ latter proposal, the shippers of­ over the weekend, is expected to pathy," Bradley was reported as fered a 15-cent-an-hour premium to men in the 16-man gangs. order the Attorney-General to saying. Last Thursday, while negotia­ seek an injunction calling for an Besides the national bargaining tions between the ILA and ship­ 80-day "cooling off" period under issue, the ILA's major demands are pers were still in progress, Alex­ the Taft-Hartley law. for a guaranteed eight-hour day, ander P. Chopin, chairman of the Yesterday, Thanksgiving, the a sling-load limit, 2i .;;an gangs President named a three-man fact­ and increased wages, an of them shippers' group, said the shippers finding board to look into the portions of the longshore program were withdrawing their counter­ proposal for the 16-man gangs. the strike situation and this board is expected to make its report by tomorrow night. Also, the NLRB Costa bulb, increasing power, circles prop of monster V-4 tug, obtained a court order restraining the ILA from insisting on coast­ Sombrero Key. Tug is one of two chartered by SlU-contractwise bargaining. This in itself ed TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. to haul LSTs, loaded with trailer would not halt the strike unless the trucks, between US and Caribbean ports. Sombrero Key is 80-day injunction were granted. 194 feet long and capable of 12-knot tow. Tug is manned Ostensibly the strike was called by SlU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. because the ILA and the employers Sale of the A. H. Bull Steamship Company to American were unable to agree on the terms Coal Shipping has been jointly announced by the two or­ of a new contract. But many ob­ servers, noting that there was ac­ ganizations. The announcement specified that there would tually a wide area of agreement be no change in Bull Line^ on wages and other pork-chop is­ services and contracts as a East Coast ports. Bull also owns sues, saw the strike as a move by result of the sale. four Libertys and three seam-type the ILA to close the door on AFLThe announcement from the ships which would be useful as Turkey was king throughout the country yesterday and CIO chances for petitioning for a two companies reads as follows: bulk coal carriers. the SIU was no exception. Seafarers on the beach in all new waterfront election in 1958. Agreement has been reached for In addition. Bull Line ships ports attended a series of Thanksgiving Dinners in SIU halls In fact, the chief bone of conten­ American Coal Shipping Inc. to would be free from a number of tion between the ILA and the ship­ acquire control of A. H. Bull Steam­ restrictions as to types of cargo and in nearby restaurants astpers was the ILA's demand for a which apply to the Libertys Amer­ part of the traditional Union holiday, featuring an elaborate national bargaining unit for all its ship Company and its associated ican Coal Shipping is chartering. companies. It is important . . . that menu. For those who were allergic East and Gulf coast ports, so as practice on this holiday. the public and all individuals and Because of the national long­ to turkey and dressing, the menu to set up a coastwise voting unit. organizations interested be reas­ shore strike, the turnouts were offered roast prime ribs of beef Wages Not Uniform sured that no changes in manage­ heavier than in past years. The and baked Virginia ham as an al­ Since tthe ILA had already ment, personnel or services are New York cafeteria was prepared ternate. The remainder of the agreed on contract terms in New contemplated as a result of any for an influx of 500 holiday diners, menu included juice, shrimp cock­ Orleans and Galveston, it was ob­ change in stock ownership. while the Baltimore cafeteria, the tail, two kinds of soup, chef's salad, vious that the ILA was not in­ Existing contracts and agree Mobile snack bar and other facili­ celery hearts, olives, five kinds of terested in getting uniform wages, ties in the various ports served vegetables including asparagus and working conditions and fringe ments, of course, will continue in many hundred more Seafarei's, candied yams, mince, pumpkin and benefits, but was only interested effect and it is not expected that apple pie; nuts, candy, apple cider, in preventing the IBL from seek­ those regular services and other wives and family members. operations of Bull Line to which The headquarters cafeteria was coffee and tea. ing another New York port elec­ the business world and public both Protests a^rainst construction of open from 10 AM to 2 PM for the To handle the influx the head­ tion. in the States and Puerto Rico have a nuclear power plant in Monroe quarters cafeteria had 17 turkeys The national bargaining argu­ been accustomed will be modified County, Michigan, have been made on hand totaling up to 350 pounds ment has been used right along by or altered. by three unions. The unions in­ of fowl, plus 100 pounds of prime Bridges to justify his alliance with volved, the United Auto Workers, Runs Will Continue ribs and four huge Virginia hams. the ILA. "Bull Line services will continue the International Union of Elec­ Both Thanksgiving and Christ­ The ILA walkout attracted im­ In all respects as they have pre­ trical Workers and the Paperworkmas have been occasions In the mediate support from Bridges and ers, had previously won a hearing past for SIU holiday treats for from National Maritime Union viously, with two sailings weekly SAN FRANCISCO—Surplus US Seafarers. Meanwhile, on board president Joseph Curran, who sat from New York and one sailing on the plant's safety hazards. The farm products moving to India and SIU ships, the holidays are occa­ in on negotiations. Bridges' reac­ weekly from Philadelphia and unions claim that construction of ships being diverted from the East sions for the galley force to show tion in calling out his men was Baltimore to Puerto Rico. Like­ the facility with the approval of to the West coast by the Suez Canal off its best, complete with elabo­ formaUy acknowledged by ILA wise there will be no change in the Atomic Energy Commission tieup are apparently having an ef­ rate menu cards and mess hall President William Bradley who, ac­ weekly service provided to the would endanger the health and safety of workers and their fam­ fect on shipping here. The out­ decorations. cording to ILA general organizer Dominican Republic." ilies for miles around. look for future shipping out of American Coal Shipping is the t 4. this port is "terrific," says port new company formed by the coalSeven major New York City agent Leon Johnson. carrying railroads, the United Mine newspapers and the New York During the coming shipping pe­ Workers and coal companies to Newspaper Guild settled for a nine riod, Johnson says, four payoffs are provide transportation for US coal percent wage increase package in slated. Waterman's Wacosta was to Europe. It has permission from a two year contract. Five percent the only ship to pay off in the last the Federal Maritime Board to of the raise applies immediately. two weeks, but during the same SAN FRANCISCO—The Coast Guard has apparently given charter 30 US Liberty ships for Left open is the question of wheth­ time there were six sign-ons and up its fight to withhold the validated papers of seamen that purpose. er any of the second years' in­ seven in-transits. The purchase of Bull Line gives Ships signing on were the Wa­ barred from sailing US ships under a now-voided screening the new company an established crease will go into pension and + welfare benefits. costa, Iberville, Choctaw and procedure. steamship administrative organiza­ An announcement by the 4» 4« t Since then, the Coast Guard has Maiden Creek (Waterman) and tion with experienced management Sentimental nostalgia about the Couer d'Alene Victory and Long- Court of Appeals here said sought unsuccessfully in various and agents and offices in major barefoot boy is poppycock, as far view Victory (Victory Carriers). In that It would issue a mandate court actions to defend its right as the Boot and Shoe Workers Un­ transit were the Afoundria, War­ ordering the papers returned im­ to retain the seamen's papers of ion is concerned. Far from glorify­ the men involved, pending a secur­ rior and Maiden Creek (Waterman), mediately. ing the joys of freewiggling toes, An estimated 300-400 seamen on ity check under an amended George A. Lawson (Pan Oceanic), the Union plans to spend $100,000 Coe Victory and Longview Victory all coasts would be affected by the screening program. The new pro­ to get the same number of feet (Victory Carriers) and Steel Rec­ ruling. They had teen classed as gram establishes some safeguards Headquarters again wishes into more boots. The object is to "security risks" under a screening against secret testimony, but ac­ order (Isthmian). to remind all Seafarers that persuade people to own several Men in the marine hospital are procedure set up in 1951 during cused persons could still be barred payments of funds, for what­ pair of shoes for different occa­ from cross-examining their ac­ the Korean War. Orville E. Abrams, Charles Dwyer, ever Union purpose, be made sions. This procedure was overturned cusers. John Hrolenok, M. Belen, Martin only to authorized A&G repre­ However, the latest move would 4> 4> t Hammond, Michael Michalik, Wil­ a year ago last October when the sentatives and that an official Michigan Bell Telephone em­ liam A. Van Dyne and Howard W. 9th Federal CirciHt Court of Ap­ require the Coast Guard to give up Union receipt be gotten at that ployees called off a scheduled peals ruled it unconstitutional. the papers. It does not limit the Forbes. time. If no receipt is offered, strike when agreement was On the beach here have been The court said the system was il­ right of the Government to file be sure to protect yourself by reached on $3 to $5 increases for H. C. Johnson, M. Dikun, R. T. legal because it denied the ac­ new "security" charges against immediately bringhig the mat­ most of 18,000 telephone worker.s. Mueller, H. M. Skaalegaard, E. cused seamen the right to con­ these men later on, when it could ter to the attention of the sec­ The Communications Workers of Viera, G. D. Olive, F. Radzvilla and front and cross-examine witnesses theoretically withdr-aw the papers retary-treasurer's office.' America negotiated the contract. all over again. against them. J. Rodder. Bull Line Sold To New Coal Co.; Remains SIU Union, Ship Turkey Feeds Mark Holiday I •-a- •li\ -i." j 'J -••j •H Surplus Cargo Booms 'Frisco CC Must Return Papers To Men Screened Oft Ships Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts -i �Pkff* Six SEAFARERS LOG Patricia Burgess, H/j (left), is happy now that brother Tomnny (right) has arrived. She and Tommy are youngsters of Joe Burgess of Brooklyn. This brother and sister act includes a pert miss, Eliece, 6 (left), and Dennis Wayne, 3. Their dad is Ollice D. Fillingim of Chickasaw, Ala. November XS, 1958 Seafarer Julio S. Napoleonis of Brooklyn is proud of this quartet (l-r) Julio, 4; Carmen. 13; Frances, and Miguel, I. with S1U families Milca, 21/2, Is daugh­ ter of Julio D. Delgado, Guayanilla, PR. Roger Hall Jr., 2, Is at home In LI, NY. Dad Is on the Elizabeth. Nancy, 2, Is Braullo Ollveras' daughter in Guayanilla, PR. Mike, 3, and Johnny, 6, pose with' dad Un­ ion H. Saunders after a swim in the pool. They're from Bay Minette, Ala. Wayne Anthony, I. is son of Sonny Catalano of New Orleans. Donna Lou, 3, Is Dan Donovan's young lady In Ozone Park, NY. Fernando, 4'^, and Donald Duck are pals. Dad's Wm. Montalvo. Linda Louise, 2I/2, is from Chicago. Dad is Cecil E. Taylor. John C. Stewart Is dad of Jack G., I, of Covington, La. Now 4 mos., Charles J. Is son of Robert Rivera of Bronx. NY. Mrs. Colon H. Boutwell and the girls posed during vacation from home in Bayou la Batre, Ala. Dad Is on the Alcoa Planter. Seafarer AI Rakocy's family Includes Vir­ ginia, Mrs. Rakocy, sons Parker, Lewis and baby Allda in front. Home Is Tampa. ...J-/;', �) Xf r'- Novfihber 23. 1951 SEAFARERS Pare Sevea LOC m YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Car Insurance Overcharges state insurance commissioners, who are supposed to protect the pub­ lic against overcharges, now stand revealed as having attempted to whitewash the nationwide practice of large finance companies in over­ charging unsuspecting car buyers for auto insurance. Involved in the nationwide scandal are not merely a few small or "fringe" finance companies usually blamed for installment rackets, but some very big finance companies who sell insurance through their own insurance companies. The gouge has operated chiefly by charging buy­ ers the Class 2 rate for drivers under 25, whether or not there actually is a young driver in the family, and without asking the buyer if he has a younger driver. The Class 2 rate is approximately twice as high as Class 1. Car owners thus have been over­ charged as much as $75 for insur­ ance. Estimates of the total coun­ Lauded for heroic rescue of a shipmate who had fallen between the ship and the dock in a trywide overcharges run as high Hawaiian port, Sailors Union members Bobby Naipo (2nd from left) and Blewett Perkins (cen­ as $25,000,000. The National Bet­ ter) receive v/atches from Matson Line official E. J. Bradley (left) aboard the Hawaiian Re­ ter Business Bureau reports some tailer in New York. Looking on are Capt. George A. Zepaloff, master of the Retailer, and companies wrote as few as one out Matson aide Frank Zinn (right). A third man who took part in the rescue, Eddie Romejko, of seven policies at the Class 1 was unable to be present. rate, automatically charging all others the higher rate if the dealer or finance company failed to stipu­ late that the lower rate should be charged. Actually four out of five car owners are entitled to Class 1 SAN FRANCISCO—Three members of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Bobby Naipo, rates. The finance companies and their puppet insurance companies Blewett Perkins and Eddie Romejko, have received gold watches from the Matson Navi­ have been able to get away with gation Company in honor of a particularly difficult nighttime rescue of a shipmate in this gouge because of the persist­ Hawaii. ent practice in the auto business of The rescue was hailed by port guy and release the pendant. up a pilot ladder rigged from the lumping all charges for car, credit The ship was rolling heavily and dock. fee and insurance into one sum so the company and the skipper when the boom swung with the roll Akana was taken to the hospital of the Hawaiian Retailer Captain the guy pulled Akana overboard the buyer doesn't know how much he is charged for each item. for a few days, while Naipo suf­ Existence of the gouge has been known to state insurance depart­ G. A. Zepaloff, who declared, "It between the ship and the dock, a fered an attack of the "bends" ments at least since 1954, if not before. In 1954, the Texas Board of is refreshing and encouraging to space two or three feet wide, as from diving and had to get a Insurance Commissioners learned that many car buyers had overpaid reflect that in these materialistic, the ship sheared off. check-up at Hilo. for insurance bought from Service Fire Insurance Co. This nationally- throat-cutting times we live in Naipo ran down to the dock and operating company insures more than 800,000 cars a year financed there are men who will disregard jumped into the water as did Per­ through the Universal CIT Credit Corp. But most state departments their personal safety and leap be­ kins, who, incidentally, was not a still kept quiet about overcharges in their own states. Finally at the tween a surging ship and a dock to swimmer. The crew turned to rig­ end of 1955 the National Association of Insurance Commissioners save the life of a friend and ship­ ging lights, and bringing liferings, adopted a resolution admitting the existence of overcharges, but rec­ mate. But I suppose there always belts and lines. The chief officer ommending refunds only on the most recent, and witlvno proposal to will be men with stout hearts and several of the deck gang suspend licenses of responsible companies. In fact, the commissioners among seafarers so long as this old quickly breasted off the ship at an even said they weren't sure but that the refunds should be made to and honorable calling exists." angle. the parent finance companies and not to the buyers themselves, which According to the skipper, the Meanwhile Naipo dived 35 feet simply would mean taking the overcharges out of one pocket and put­ accident took place at Pier 1, to the bottom several times before ting them in another. he found Akana and brought him Kahuhii, Maui. Nick Akana, a deck Better Business Bureaus Aid Buyers gang member, stepped over the to the surface. Then he, Perkins To the great credit of the nation's Better Business Bureaus, they rail in the space where the gang­ and Romejko rigged a harness on Progress in the development of have fought courageously and are still fighting the overcharges and way rests to slack the No. 3 after the unconscious Akana and got him atom-powered merchant ships will the secrecy of the state insurance departments, despite the prominence be "swift and dramatic" from now of the powerful finance companies involved. on. Chances are that within five In particular, Kenneth Barnard, president of the Chicago Better years such ships, operating at high Business Bureau, has waged a tireless battle to force Illinois State speeds over long runs, will be able Insurance Director Justin T. McCarthy to investigate misclassifications to compete commercially with con­ and order refunds. For months the Illinois department did nothing ventionally-powered vessels. until it was flooded with complaints and public disclosure of financial These are the views held by irregularities in the conduct of state insurance supervision by the St. The Alcoa Planter surely was a home is the fact that Jim Golder, Richard P. Godwin, project man­ Louis "Post-Dispatch" and other regional papers. happy ship on its previous voyage chief steward, is no longer with ager for the first atom-powered ' A few state departments have been comparatively diligent in secur­ at least, because them after 18 months on the job. merchant ship which the Govern­ ing refunds, and at least one brave insurance commissioner, that of all hands seemed The crew was sorry to see him go ment is now building. Massachusetts, even revealed the names of four Insurance companies to be satisfied and what's more, sent in some In the beginning, Godwin be­ found to have been overcharging. The New York, Pensylvania and with the repre­ menus to show that they had really lieves, the only atom-powered ship Kentucky departments ordered refunds only for the recent overcharges. sentation they been feeding while he was aboard. which would be commercially eco­ In line with the weak recommendations of the commissioners' associa­ got from a quar­ 4 4^ nomical to operate would be the tion, and along with Connecticut which found overcharges by 15 com­ tet of delegates. While on the subject of food, supertanker. But he predicts panies, shielded the names of the companies from public view. Arkansas Ships delegate C. J. Lefco, bosun of the Maiden a steady decline in the costs of nu­ and Oklahoma have been getting refunds for at least some residents. Boutwell, with Creek, made his clear propulsion. Other states have on the whole taken only partial or ineffective action the assistance of own unique con­ The experimental atomic ship or no action at all, to our knowledge. J. Mahalov, H. tribution to the which the Government is now Boutwell The scattered newspaper reports of the overcharges, except for the Stalling and A. galley. It con­ building is a 12,000-deadweight ton Chicago "Sun-Times" and "Daily News," and several others in that Marinl, kept all business running combination passenger and cargo sisted of a cof­ region which reported the fight by the Chicago BBB, failed to name in good shape. vessel which is not expected to be feepot holder of the companies involved, whether from fear of reprisal or simply lack economically suitable for com­ 4" 4» 3» his own inven­ of journalistic enterprise. Here are the insurance and their affiliated One way a delegate can save tion. We pre­ mercial competition. finance companies named by the National Better Business Bureau as himself a peck of trouble some­ But if a supertanker were built sume the holder already known to have overcharged through misclassification: times is by clarifying rules and does away with in about a year from now, Godwin Companies Committing Overcharges contract provisions for his ship­ burned fingers believes, there is a good chance Lefco Cavalier Insurance Co. (Commercial Credit Co.);. Calvert Insurance mates. Aboard the Hurricane en­ and spillage. The that it could operate at a profit Co. (Commercial Credit Co.); Emmco Insurance Co. (Associates Dis­ gine delegate Louis K. Greaux did gang didn't say, but they did spec­ from the very beginning. count Corp.); Industrial Insurance Co. (American Installment Credit just that when he explained the ify that the bosun had something The advantages of atom-powered Corp.); Marathon Insurance Co. (Pacific Finance Corp.); Service Fire transportation agreement in detail. useful there. ships, as outlined by Godwin, are Insurance Co. (Universal CIT Credit Corp.). Now everybody should understand these: • Nuclear pi'opulsion plants are These companies now have informed the Bureau they have under­ just what's coming to them. more compact than conventional taken reclassification to correct overcharges and are setting up pro­ 4; t Aboard the Mae, Seafarer Willie plants and less space is needed for cedures to prevent future misclassification. storing fuel, making passible If you yourself in recent years bought insurance through a car dealer Morris got applause for his com­ greater payloads. and have no driver under 25 in your family, check as to whether you petent handling of the ship's fund. • Nuclear ships can achieve were misclassified, and possibly eligible for a refund by writing to your He also took care of recreation higher sustained speeds over State Insurance Department at your state capitol. As we've advised equipment so that there would be longer runs, factors which will add before, beware the dealer who insists you buy your insurance through something interesting to do off to gross income. him. You are entitled to shop among other companies to find the low- watch. • Nuclear ships, requiring less e.st possible rate. Nor do you have to cancel your old insurance when S" ^ 4> refueling, will require less turn­ you buy another car. You won't get a full refund on the unexpired One of the reasons the Sandaround time in port. insurance. You fan transfer your old policy to the new car. captain gang will be happy to get Hail SUP Trio For Rescue •i •i -.9 See A-Ship Commercial In 5 Years SEAFARERS IN ACTION mm - 1 .5*1 �Pa^e Eisht SEAFARERS LOG November 23, 1956 PHOTO-REPORTS F: Bosun George Ford and wiper Al Knauff are Interested spectators as motor­ cycle is lowered from Waterman's Wild Ranger. Photo is by Don Ruddy. OS Charlie Phelps. DM Neil Abernathy and OS Dave Rivers seem happy over the cooking as they stow coal for galley on the Lewis Emery. Jr. Stakes fn Steel Executive game are high, judging from looks of DM Decker, At Lonay, A6 Townsend. and FWT "Franchy." Photo by George Zalonsky. It's sunbathing time for utility Wilson and MM Donnelly on the Wild Ranger, but MM AllschafFI and passenger Soon keep 01' Sol's rays off their backs. Terelli clips, Price supervises {ob on Shafer on Lewis Emery. Djakarta cop fs fens subject for Steel fExecutive^s chip lensmaiu Broken arm doesn't stop Emery's Abernathy in Kamaishi, Japan. Here's Zalerisky himself (right) in * enother- shot>-at. Dja karta^ ' v �November 23, 1953 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Nine mMiSiM • SID SHIPS J ^ I I I 1 i-fS ^ 'I George Gill took this photo of Sonny Cataiano and officer utility Otto aboard the Alcoa Cavalier in Curacao, Dutch Indies. I "1 • -4 We don't know what they're smiling about but DM "Gus" and AB Conant look pleased as they pose for cameraman on the Murray Hill. Ramirez (left) poses with tractor driver in Balcar, Yugoslavia. It looks as if these Steel Seafarers are due for OT. Left to right are AB Mike Carlin, AB Gunnar Hansen, and OS "Knobby" Eustace. •4 Luigi lovino seems startled as he's "shot" by L. Ramirez on Jose -MartK ' H"* 'l*'" Steel Maker, with his "family" in Bombay. The picture-taker. who was too modest himself tej^t us hii nahne, says Srotitet GIRbs Hr t bl^-hearted Quy, a^hd''phbtb^s^ gMd evidence of that fact. �Pagre Tea SEAFARERS Backyard Curiousity LOC Ask Gov't Aid For Wine Ship WASHINGTON—An application for US ship mortgage insurance for construction of a ship to carry wine and wine products from California to New York has been filed with the Federal Maritime Board by United Vintner Lines of San Francisco. The application asks for 87V^ percent of the ves­ sel's actual cost of $514 million. The company, which will char­ ter the ship to another corporation for operation, is planning seven intercoastal trips a year. On the re­ turn from New York, via the Gulf coast, the ship will carry whatever bulk products are available. United Vintner Lines now op­ erates the James Lick under the Liberian flag but is planning sale of this ship to a Liberian company. Firmly entrenched on the beach at Scltuate, Mass., where she went aground during a blizzard last March, the Italian freighter Etrusco was finally refloated by salvagers yesterday. She was bought by a Panamanian company for $121,000, but would be worth $1 million If she could be put into service again. Small Boat Menace Told To Congress Before you can navigate a commercial ocean-going ship of any size you have to hold a Coast Guard license and show quite a bit of seagoing experience. But if you just want to rent a boat for plea-'*' sure, you don't have to know along. The customer is given a few minutes' instruction on the rules fore from aft. That bit of information was brought to light at a House Mer­ chant Marine Committee hearing in New York investigating the small boat problem which has be­ come an increasing menace to navigation. One witness, the operator of a boat rental service in New Jersey, reported that he rents boats as big as 28-footers with 120 horsepower engines to anybody who comes The annual elections for the Sailors Union of the Pacific got under way on December 1 and will run for two months. There will be 17 posts open on the ballot plus SUP building corporation trustees and convention delegates who will be chosen at the same time. 4" 4" Another Union which will be balloting during the same period is the Brotherhood of Marine En­ gineers. The balloting is on pro­ posed special assessments for 1957 and 1958 and on two constitutional amendments, one of which sets up apprentice membership for those engineers not required by law to hold Coast Guard licenses. & i $> Four new agreements have been signed by the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict with operators in that coun­ try. Companies signed are North­ land Navigation, Valley-camp Coal, Owen Sound Transportation and Cadwell Marine Ltd. About 250 men are involved in the new agree­ ments. of the road and sent on his way. When asked if he imposed any limitations on his rentals, the op­ erator said "Well I would certainly look a man over and if he was sober and sensible there would be no reason why he shouldn't go out." Speeds vary, of course, with the design of hulls and the efficiency of an engine, but a 28-footer with 120 horses should be able to zip along merrily at 12 knots without any strain. If the renter really wanted a thrill, he could bounce along at 16 knots, and take off for open ocean; a pretty dangerous speed for an inexperienced sailor to be playing with, especially in coastal waters. A considerable number of wit­ nesses associated with the yachting business testified in favor of small boat licensing and registration with strict enforcement. Some yachting spokesmen asked for li­ censing requirements for boat op­ erators similar to drivers' licenses. With the growth of popularity of small boating and increasing con­ gestion of coastal waters there have been a number of serious ac­ cidents in recent months. The House Committee is holding hearings in major coastal cities to gather opinions on how best to control the small-boat menace. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of -trouble and red tape with the JBailway Express Co. Crew Beef: 'Lady Cooks Ain't Ladies' TORONTO, Canada—They grow 'em big, hard and tough across the border—both male and female it seems. At least that's the word from the "Canadian Sailor," official publication of the SIU Canadian District. The crew of the MV Coastajl Creek complained that the two fe­ male cooks aboard were a little too fluent in waterfront lingo to suit the crew's taste. What's more they installed a two-pot system aboard the ship. Consequently, the paper reported, the gang raised Cain about it, including use of "abusive language" by the cooks. When the crew reproached the galley force for this and other mis­ November 23, 1358 CANTICNY (CItlat Sarvic*), Oct. 7 —Chairman, D. Horn; Sseratary, F. .Widegren. New delegate and secre­ tary elected. Ship's fund $9.52. One man missed ship in Tampico. Make donation to call union haU by ship's telephone. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Sept. 20—Chairman, J. Soral; Secre­ tary, M. Whale. All disputed over­ time for delayed saiiing and boat driU on Labor Day being paid at payofE. TV bUl to be paid. One man short. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted.. TV and library to be taken care of. Good menus and nice service throughout past four trips. BARBARA FREITCHIE (Liberty), Sept. 24—Chairman, T. FInnerty; Sec­ retary, C. McLean- Money to be col­ lected for burial of deceased brotlier if insurance benefit not paid. Repair list to be turned in. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. To discuss fish box with patrolman in port of call. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Sept. 25—Chairman, L. Clarke; Secre­ tary, F. Naklukl. One man missed ship and a few men logged. Ship not cleared. New secretary-reporter elect­ ed. One hour disputed overtime. Ship's fund sent to Baltimore when ship laid up. Ship restricted in Yoko­ hama. All beefs to be settled with patrolman upon arrival in Norfolk. Washing machine needs repairing. VBNORB (Ore), Sept. 19—Chairman, D. Chetin; Secretary, W. Raid. Two hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussion on washing machine, etc. ALCOA FURITAN (Alcoa), Sept. 2S —Chairmen, C. Hartman; Secretary,. B. Cussciyniky. Ali repairs completed. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Discussion on launch serv­ ice in Mobile at pier where shells are loaded. Letter written to agent in Mobile about same. Crew not to leave ship by way of overhead conveyor. L0N6VIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 2 —Chairman, A. Wil­ liams; Secretary, J. Singer. Ship not fumigated and repairs not made—to be taken up with San Francisco agent. Ship's fund $10.15. Report accepted. Discussion on chief cook, mess serv­ ice. Vote of thanks to delegate for good job. Ship to be fumigated. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce Cement), Aug. 10—Chairman, R, O'Dowd; Sec­ retary, D. Wagner. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Repair list to be made up. Fine cooperation from steward. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng­ land Industries), Sept. 10—Chairman, S. Ross; Secretary, R. Archer. New delegate elected. Report accepted. Need electric mixer. Ship needs fumi­ gating for roaches. Spray guns and roach powder to be used for roaches. deeds, the ship's minutes reported Sister Laforce said, 'you haven't seen anything yet'." The net result was that the Toronto port agent had to hustle down and get two new cooks aboard to the vast relief of all hands. It may be just a coincidence, but another report that same day quot­ ed Captain Alan Villiers, as say­ ing that there will be no women aboard the Mayflower II when It leaves from Plymouth, England, next spring to duplicate the May­ flower voyage of the Pilgrims iq 1620. In 1620, Villiers said, "women were chattels, but now they are no longer chattels. They can talk back and you can't handle them." Maybe Villiers and the Coastal Creek crew ought to exchange notes. It sounds like he might have had dealings, with the same cooks on some previous occasion. ters. Repairs being made. Travelers checks being put out in $."50 denomi­ nation. No checks issued in Port of Pakistan, local money only. One man missed ship, rejoined foliowing day. Messman took time off and refused to get up on time. After being logged, refused to turn to on overtime day. loosing overtime to company and put­ ting Union in bad repute. More men logged in two departments. Donations accepted for ship's fund. Arrival pool to be drawn off. $20 to be contributed from proceeds to fund. Fireman was toid consul would put him in jail for visiting his residence. Protest filed with consul. Disputed double overtime for working In tanks—later approved. Man logged for missing two days' work. Report accepted. Need electrician. Third cook discussed his demotion before membership—was told to refer same to patrolman. Five men paid way back to ship as launch not running on schedule. OCEAN STAR (Triton), Sept. U— Chairman, S. Holden; Secretary,. R. Harden. New secretary-reporter and treasurer elected. Ship to be exter­ minated. Discussion on great improve­ ment in preparation and selection of menus. All repairs made. New repair list to be prepared on return voyage. Crew, to clean dirty dishes. Timer to be installed on washer. Mushrooms to be checked for leaks. Steward to requisition new air foam pillows. Water tight doors need repairing. Oct. 7—Chairman, S. Emerson; Sec­ retary, S. Waleckl. Perfect deck gang. Few disputed hours of stevedore work —to be taken up with patrolman. Dis­ cussion on wiper leaving ship for hos­ pitalization in France. Report accent­ ed. Mail from headquarters to he turned over to dele.gate immediatel.v. Keep passageways clean. Discussion on repair list. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department for job well done. OLYMFIC GAMES (Western), Oct. 7 —Chairman, L. Sellx; Secretary, J. Lacey. Need new lipen and new pil­ lows. Ship to be fumigated for rats. Several repairs and new equipment on SIU forms to be turned over to engineer and mate. Vote of confi­ dence to all departments. CECIL N. BEAN (Transfuel), Oct. 12 —Chairman, R. Torres; Secretary, M. Gordlls. New delegate elected. Dele­ gate to talk to engineer about water cooler. Shower In steward department to be painted. Crew to take care of washing machine. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Oct. « —Chelrman, J. Procell; Secretary, H. West. Crew to take better care of washing machine. Membership cau­ tioned against performing. Report accepted. No one but .crew members to use washing machine and laundry. Pantry and mess haUs to be kept clean at all times. SEA CLOUD (Feqor), Sept. 23— Chairman, J. Farnell; Secretary, A. Jones. Repairs to be taken care of next meeting. Report to be sent to headquarters inquiring why captain doesn't carry American money. Sec­ retary-reporter elected. No coopera­ tion in galley or foc'sle. Room and galley left dirty by night cook and baker. Steward claims he is incapable of doing Job—to be turned over to patrolman at payoff. Discussion on boxes. More variety in night lunches. Oct. 7—Chairman, J. Farnall; Sec­ retary A. Jones, Discussion on stew­ ard and baker to be taken up with patrolman. Cook ill—report to be given to patrolman. Crew warned to remain sober at payoif. Request spare room be used by night cook and baker. Report on shortages—to be taken up with patrolman. HIGH POINT VICTORY (Bull), Sept. 17—Chairman, R. Godwin; Secretary, J. Hodges. Slop chest prices to be checked by patrolman: seem too high. All members asked to take better care of washing machine; needs new parts. Ladder and safety belt need­ ed. Mail delivery to be checked; very poor this trip. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Sept. 2$ —Chairman, J. Swoffard; Secretary, J. Maloney. Membership request transportation and medical expense from company. Permit men to cail for replacements at end of 60 days. Report accepted. Food to be stored away until serving time. Request French fries with steaks. Request use of spray bombs in messhall and quarters. Food to be cooked as near serving time as possible. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Sept. 24—Chairman, L. Clamboll; Secretary, L. Pepper. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), July 9—Chairman, J. Baugher; Secretary, J. Easterllng. Delegate to check re­ pair list. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $10. Few hours disputed overtime. More variety in menus. Steward requested crew notify him of dishes they wish him to prepare. Want more variety of cigarettes in slop chest. Sept. 23—Chairman, J. Baughar; Secretary, R. Hutchins. Two men hos­ pitalized. Ship's fund $10. Remove metal wind chutes. Food to be im­ proved. Need more supplies in slop chest. Slop chest closed two weeks before arrival in states—to see patrol­ man about same. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Sept. 23— Chairman, D. Marine; Secretary, A. Rudnlckl. Standard brand coffee put aboard. Few repairs made. Ship's fund $58.35. New delegate elected. Discussion regarding repairs—to be taken care of immediately. JOSEPINA (Liberty), Sept. 8 — Chairman, J. Reed; Secretary, R. Sadowskl. Few hours disputed over­ time. Delayed sailing disputed. Head­ quarters to send log, overtime sheet and communications to ship. Logs to foreign ports. Wiper needs sanitary gear. Wants clarification of his duties. Drinking fountain and galiey scuppers to be repaired. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Sept. 15—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary, H. Coley. New delegate and secretary elected. Ship's fund, $10.07. Report accepted. Bathroom in hospital to be repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department for baking birthday cakes for crew. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trade), Oct. «—Chelrman, W. Lewis; Secre­ tary, E. Ray. Special meeting called concerning chief engineer and stew­ ard. Logs and communications re­ ceived. Copy of protest filed, with US Consul, Singapore, sent to headquar- Quarters to be painted. Ono man missed ship: rehired by company. Ship's fund $10.50. Wiper missed ship in Long Beach, rejoined at San Fran­ cisco. One brother borrowed money and jumped ship before sailing time. Discussion in regards to hiring for­ eign labor b.v ship's crew. All tools to be returned to electrical shop. Baking improved. MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ man), Sept. 30—Chairman, R. Ransome; Secretary, C. Crabtree. One man paid off in San Juan: Illness in family. Report accepted. Remove linen from deck. Army cots to be re­ moved from deck before arriving In port. Cups to be returned to galley. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Aug. 26—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, D. Wood. Ship's fund $30. Two hours disputed overtime. New dele­ gate elected. Commodes leaking in deck and engine department. Ending department shower not working. Sept. 23—Chairman, J. Loseter; Sec­ retary, D. Mclnnls. Draw list to be taken up. Repair list to be turned in. Transportation discussed. Ship's fund $30. Disputed overtime to be taken up with patrolman. Report accepted. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Sept. 38 —Chairman, T. Adklns; Secretary, Z. Chlng. No repairs made. Coffee urn to be removed from topside to pantry. Galley range to be repaired. Ship's fund $4.18. $20.00 to brother In hos­ pital. Some disputed overtime—to be settled at payoff. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to aU delegates. �Novrmber 2S. 1956 SEAFARERS Pace Eleven LOG 'See The Difference?' 'Wreck' Law Backers Routed In Two States It was two wins and one loss for organized labor in the recent elections as far as state "right to work" laws are concerned. The net result was a Mexican standoff with "right to work" repeal failing-f­ in one state and two attempts to extend "right to work" roundly defeated. Of greatest cheer to labor unions was the resounding defeat suf­ fered by "right to work" backers in Kansas. While "right to work" was not on the ballot, it was a major issue in the gubernatorial campaign. The Democratic candidate, George Docking, ran on a plat­ form opposing "right to work" laws, while his Republican oppo­ nent, Warren W. Shaw, had won his nomination as a strong "right to work" supporter. Shaw had de­ feated Republican Governor Fred Hall in the Republican primary. The basis for his victory over Hall was the letter's veto of a "right to work" law passed by the Kansas legislature. Docking's success in the face of Incoming Kansas Governor a Republican state sweep averted George Docking opposed almost certain reenactment and "woric" laws. signing of a "right to work" bill. In the state of Washington, tion was on the ballot, the voters where a "right to work" proposi- did the expected by decisively de­ feating the measure in a two to one landslide. Washington "right to work" backers had just barely scraped up enough signatures to latid on the ballot. On the other side of the fence, an attempt to repeal "right to work" in Nevada fell short of the mark. The final tally was 45,172 against repeal to 39,081 in favor. NEW YORK—Activity slowed up As it now stands, "right to work" in this area during the last two is in effect in 17 states. It was 18 weeks, despite a last-minute spurt, until June of this year when a due to the impending longshore determined labor campaign in strike that erupted Friday. Louisiana, in which Seafarers The majority of ships due in played a large part, resulted in re­ here for payoff was diverted to peal of the law there. other ports while attention was "Right to work" laws have as focused on getting the ships in their basic aim the undermining of port ready to sail. Assistant Sec­ unions by prohibiting any form of retary-Treasurer Claude Simmons union security. Unions are not al­ pointed out. As a result shipping lowed to sign agreements which and business was relatively slow, require all workers in a bargaining although they should pick up for unit to join up and pay dues. At this period. the same time, unions are com­ Rerouted to meet the critical pelled to represent non-members. Suez Canal situation, ships of US Petroleum Carriers, Western Tank­ ers and Trafalgar Steamship have been pulled off the Far East run and will be split between two other routes. Seven of them will go into the nearby foreign or coastwise trade and the other seven will run either BOSTON — Uncertainty still from the Persian Gulf to Europe or rules the shipping picture in this from Caribbean ports to Europe. port, but the outlook so far is not All of them have been fixed on too promising. Shipping has been time charters through 1960. on the slow side for a couple oi. During the past two weeks, 12 weeks. ships paid off, seven signed on and All beefs have been settled at 16 stopped off in transit. All of the payoffs of the ships in port, them were generally in good shape. agent James Sheehan reported. The Fort Hoskins, Council Grove and Bradford Island (Cities Service), and Michael (Carras) all signed on again. In-transit vessels included the Seafarers overseas who want Robin Gray (Seas Shipping); to get in touch with headquar­ Ponce (Ponce Cement); Steel ters in a hurry can do so by Traveler and Steel Rover (Isthm­ cabling the Union at Its cable ian). address, SEAFARERS NEW One additional note concerns the YORK. death of Brother James J. Crotty, Use of this address will as­ who ipassed away in New York on sure speedy transmission on November 6. A floral wreath was ell messages and faster serv­ sent to his services in Winthrop, ice for the men involved. Mass. Dock Strike Diversions Cuf NY Jobs Jobs Boom Balto; Port Busy Again BALTIMORE—A new flurry of job activity has this port booming again, after a six-week period of relative quiet. Shipping has bounced back again and will prob­ ably stay that way for a while, pending the outcome of the longahore strike. No major beefs developed dur­ ing the past two weeks that couldn't be handled right on the ships, according to Port Agent Earl Sheppard. The lone item that needed handling concerned some allotment checks on the John Kulukundis (Martis) that "bounced," but this has been straightened out. Sheppard said the company was advised that this practice wasn't going to be tolerated and held up the sign-on until some specific pro­ tection for the SlU crewmen and their families was added to the articles. A clause was added that allot­ ment checks had to be sent out promptly and by certified check to assure that the money was al­ ready on deposit at the bank. "We hope this question won't come up again or other action against this ahip may be necessary," Sheppard added. Nineteen ships paid off, 11 signed on and 11 were in transit during the past two weeks. i^nowi. IO-MBIDS Reading the "Daily Worker," official Communist Party or­ gan, is an interesting experience, provided you have a strong stomach. It takes a sturdy digestive system to absorb the American Communists' alibis and excuses for the bloody re­ pression of the Hungarian nation by Russian guns. The rest of the world knows what happened in Hungary. It knows of the unarmed teen-age demonstrators slaughtered by Communist arms; of a whole population fighting for its freedom with rifles and gasoline bottles against tanks and ar­ tillery; of Russian promises to pull out of Hungary followed by a crushing sneak attack in the midst of so-called "nego­ tiations." The world knows of the riddling of ambulances; the shootting of stretcher bearers; of refusal to admit food and medicines from the west; of the deportation to Siberia of thousands of Hungarians in sealed box cars; of other acts of brutality so enormous that Russia has been indirectly con­ demned for genocide (which simply means mass murder) in the United Nations General Assembly. Threadbare Excuse Offered Everybody knows this, it seems, except the Communist Party USA. According to the Party, when a whole popula­ tion rises against Communism and Russia's armies it is a "fas­ cist counter-revolution." The Communist Party's governing body explained it so this week in a statement of approximately 3,000 ill-chosen words. The Russian armed bludgeon wielded so freely against Hungarian civilians was regrettable but nec­ essary, or so the "Worker" says. According to the Party then, anybody who is against Russia and for freedom and free elec­ tions is "fascist." The lie is so barefaced that the very same issue of the "Worker" carried a bitter attack on the Party's statement from a staff member of the newspaper. The "letters" column con­ tained equally indignant demands from Communist Party members that the Russians get out of Hungary. Even the blindest and most fanatic Communist who swallowed the line on Korea is ready to heave like a seasick first-tripper at the prospect of having the new Party line jammed down his throat. These are the very same people who said repression and brutality was all Stalin's fault. But Stalin is dead, and the brutality grows worse because it is inseparable from the Com­ munist system of government. These same people also form committtees on the waterfront and have the brass to tell Seafarers and other maritime work­ ers how to be "democratic." They should be the last to spout about democracy and freedom, because they have no more idea what those words mean than a chicken in the coop. . . Boston Doubts Upturn In Jobs Union Has Cable Address " ; i T,- *, -.f-.; j 1 ' :, '' « -• : .•- .'rl I .'I •- •JI �Speedy Marore Rescue Saves Four Fishermen They'll Howl When He Hits His Thumb, Too Seafarers on the Marore as­ sisted in the rescue of three Canadian fishermen off the coast of Nova Scotia this month, after they had been drifting in a leaky boat for four days. "Since they were low in the water and had no means of signal­ ing, a number of other ships had already passed them by," reported crewman George R. Brown, AB. Mate Spots Them "It was only due to the keen observation of 3rd mate Evans that their distress was actually detect­ ed, and another bit of heartwarm­ ing humanitarianism was added to the pages of maritime history this bitter, cold Saturday morning." Brown got his report down on paper a few hours after the rescue occurred. A good story jollies up things for the gang constructing a "A special tribute was earned by everyone on the couple of benches on deck. Pictured around a hatch cover ship for the per­ are A. Rosenblatt, OS (center), getting set to flatten his formance of this thumb, W. Briggs. OS (left), and J. McCarthy, deck engirescue," he said. Rosenblatt sent in the photo from the Charles Dunaif. neer. "The men were picked up with­ out us even hav­ ing to launch a lifeboat after Capt. N y b o r g skillfully maneu­ Brown A little off tlie beaten track, bound for India this time, Far vered our 10,000East veteran James "Paddy" Conley has taken time out again ton ship alongside the tiny fishing craft. All hands performed in an to share some of his observations with the world at large. efficient, cool manner while the "Paddy" claims more time time it takes a bootblack to shine lifesaving gear was rigged, so the on the West Coast-Japan run a pair of shoes. operation came off without a hitch. . . . Famous caba­ "It was truly a beautiful job of "than a lot of guys have searets beckon from seamanship, highlighted by the time." many corners magnificent response and complete Subject of today's sermon is the ('Cosy. Our girls cooperation of the crew." Ginza in Tokyo ". . . street of are wonderful.') The fishing boat had been dis­ dreams, with large department .. . and down the abled when strong winds tore away stores, cabarets and the crowds of Ginza tiny res­ its sails and the motor refused to remarkable people. taurants each less respond. The three men had been Sidewalk Artists than 12 feet drifting for four days, without "Artists sketch portraits in the Conley «. serve rice heat, when they were picked up. ' with SIX kinds of fish for 19 cents. "The narrow streets off the Ginza provide the color of Tokyo. To the west are the Chinese res­ taurants, geisha houses, smelly, hot theatres, and crowded cabarets, most notably the incredible ShowBoat, a monstrous steel and chrome affair five stories high. Bare girders have been decked out to give it the appearance of a ship, while a large elevator rides monot­ onously up and down carrying a jazzband doing American tunes. On each deck an electric train runs about serving cola beer. . . . "The Show Boat Is crammed with girls. Most wear bobbysox, but many are in fine kimonas. The system is simple; everything costs $1.20. Beer, sandwiches, soup, a boiled egg or a martini, each is $1.20. With each arrives a pretty girl eager to help down the beer or eat the sandwich. The entire place is loud, sweaty and fun. No man brings a date, but of course no man needs to be lonely long at Turning the tables on the chief cook to help mark his birth­ the Show Boat. ..." "Paddy" is day, baker V. Chavez (right) presents Allan Ritchie with a on the Natalie right now, remininscing with the rest of us, no doubt. cake on the Camp Namanu. Ritchie looks real pleased. TOKYO'S GINZA A STREET OF 'DREAMS, FISH, JAZZ' Cookie Takes The Cake Burly November 23, 1950 SEAFARERS LOG Pace Twelve OATBWAY CITY (Wattrman), tapt. It—Chairman,. H. Cermlehatb Sacratary, W. Sink. One man to be boapltalized In Brem-srhaven. Crew pan­ tryman not dolus work properly. Crew warned about not fouling up. Pantryman uses cold water to wash dishes. Washing machine and sinks to be cleaned after using. Garbage not to be thrown over side. ALCOA PEOASUS (Alcoa), (No date) —Chairman, T. Phillips; Secretary, M. Culp. New delegate elected. Coast­ wise articles to be signed on all coast­ wise trips. Some rooms need sougeeing. Procure new mattresses where needed. Fumigate 8-12 aaUors' foc'sles. trolman. Disputed overtime. Patrol­ man to straighten out numerous beefs and unnecessary disputing of over­ time. No night lunch at 10-pm while gang still working. Crew dissatisfled with certain types of food and menus, shortage of canned juices; also how long night lunch has been on ship. Discussion on insufficient night lunch before midnight. Steward not around when beefs arise. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Oct. 7—Chairman, E. Willsch; Sacratary, F. Shala. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $15. One man missed ship in New Orleans. Discussion on changing library; ship's linen. Mate to be re­ imbursed for Armstrong's laundry. To see department heads about repair FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sapt. 15— Ust. Chairman, J. Hogie; Sacratary, R. Walton. Few repairs made. Shore STONY POINT (IISPC), Sapt. 15— Chairman, W. McBrfde; Bride Secretary, C. Johnson. Ship's fund $26.04. Report accepted. Present delegate to remain until end of trip. Discussion on preparation and serving of meals. Mail situation very bad for several months—to try to improve same. Sug­ gestions to get frozen foods in Singa­ pore. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas), Sept. 23 —Chairman, T. Oniel; Secretary, T. Omiie. Reports accepted. Passengers may use crew laundry from 10 to 12 am Wednesdays. New reporter elected. Good engine gang; picked up chief electrician in Savannah. Crew to donate $1 for cigarettes and other articles for men in hospitals in Africa. Clothes to be removed from dryer when dry. Cold drinks to be substi­ tuted when milk runs out. Crew to stay out of pantry during meal hours. liberty will be given if Japanese agree. Beef concerning wipers blow­ ing tubes. Engineer wants tubes blown at 7:30 piu weekends but at 4:30 pm during week when no over­ time has to be paid. Reports ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. New mattresses to be ordered where needed. Poor launch service—no life preservers on these boats. SAND CAPTAIN (Cons. Agg.), Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Smith; Secretary, J. Colder. Need awnings for top deck, fore and aft. Quarterly statement not received. Men who signed off old ar­ ticles entitled to draw on bonus, both $20 monthly and 25%, and entitled to first class transportation. Ship's fund $238. New men requested to donate $10 to fund at next draw. New treas­ urer elected. Awaiting replacements for steward and chief cook. Report accepted. Deck chairs to be repaired. Discussion on having Union donate money to enable SlU members help in vocational schooling. Dogs to be re­ paired on port holes. Messhall to be kept clean. Vote of thanks for stew­ ard for job well done. Brother thanked crew for help in enabling him to return to States when mother passed away. FAIRLAND (Waterman), Sept. 30— Chairman, J. LaCosti; Secretary, V. Fitzgerald. Some repairs made. Pa­ trolman handled difficulties. Ship's fund $25. Outboard parts of engine to be spot sougeed. Soap and soap powder ordered. Discussion about seating men on watch. Dispute about cleaning sanitary gear locker. Minor coffee beefs. All squared away. BATTLE ROCK (USPC), Sept. 25— Chairman, G. Ruf; Secretary, R. Air. New delegate elected. New secretaryreporter elected. To obtain yen in Yokkaichi, Japan, due to difficulty in exchanging American mone.v. Repairs to be made soon as possible. To have arrival pool in Japan—50,000 yens to winner and 10,000 yen to ship's fund. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Oct. £—Chairman, M. Carlin; Secretary, R. Grant. Two beets—the payoff: Agree­ ment not to pay off until after Euro­ pean trip. Only hospital cases allowed to pay off. New washing machine picked up in Frisco. New delegate elected. Shin's fund $10.50. Four men paid off In Frisco—four new men furnished. Steward asked coop­ eration of men b.v not holding on to extra linen. Crew asked to take care CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Oct. of new washing machine. 7—Chairman, M. Olvera; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. One man missed ship in ROBIN KIRK (Seas Shipping), Oct. Rotterdam. Ship's fund $21.65. Need C—Chairman, J. Manners; Secretary, new washing machine. New pipe to C. Kreiss. Table made for recreation be installed to drain in laundry room. deck. Crew to be quiet at night when Repair list to be turned in and all drinking. Ship's fund, $77.48. One man extra and soiled linen. hospitalized in Cape Town. Reports accepted. Fresh fruit to be left out CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Sept. during day and put away at night 9—Chairman, C. Stack; Secretary, C. while ship is in port. Foster. Beef about steward painting around in galley. Washing machine STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Sept. 7 and wash rooms to be kept clean. —Chairman, T. Scanlon; Secretary, P. Some disputed ovei tinie. Request not Daigle. Letter written to J. Algina to serve left-overs couple of days concerning slop chest prices and 12% later. interest on loans through slop chest by radio operator for purchases at IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), Sept. 30— Port Said. Ship's fund, $5.20. Few Chairman, J. Barnett; Secretary, G. hours disputed overtime. New treas­ Forrest. No reimbursement for launch urer elected. Remove towels and service in Ostrica. One man demand­ clothes from showers. Keep recrea­ ed payoff at sailing time—ship sailed tion room clean. Not enough variety short-handed. New percolators or­ in menus. Natives to be kept out of dered for additional coffee at cot- quarters. Slop chest short on some gear. Crew to report shortages. fee time—recommends larger pots. EMILIA (Bull), Oct. 3—Chairman, C. Gladhill; Secretary, C. Stansbury. Spe­ cial meeting held regarding changing eligibility of gaining "A" seniority rating. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Oct. 13—Chairman, W. Carney; Secretary, D. Beard. No draw in Maracaibo; no passes or launch service. Restriction to ship disputed. Ship's fund $66.02. Day man missed ship in Linden. Re­ ports accepted. Messhall to be kept clean. Cooperation urged. MARIE HAMILL (Bloomfield), Oct. 1—Chairman, N. Flowers; Secretary, D. Keddy. Galley range to be re­ paired. Ice box not functioning prop­ erly. Letter written to LOG about laundry in Brooklyn. Radiogram sent to welfare about man hospitalized in France. Ship's fund $3. To be turned over to LOG if ship lays up. Disputed rest periods—to be discussed with pa- ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 9— Chairman, A. Novak; Secretary, J. Jellette, Vessel back in oil trade again. Crew cautioned not to smoke on deck and other un-authorized places. Discussion as to under which contract crew is working—when carry­ ing trailers to go according to freighter agreement—when carrying oil to go by tanker agreement with exception of port time. Now carrying both trailers and oil. Wliich agree­ ment to follow? WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Oct. 12—Chairman, F. Rees; Secretary, I. Wilson. Nothing yet on transportation. Crew cautioned about cigarettes when loading petroleum products. Company wants to deduct overpaid overtime. Suggestion to pay crew for no launch service in Lake Chas. Arrangements should be made for pumpman sleep­ ing in different foc'sles during pump­ ing operation. By Bernard Seaman �November 23, 1956 SEAFARERS Now How About A Song, Boys? Pare Thirteen LOG 'This Is It?'-Not For Sandcaptain! It'll take more than a scrape with a couple of tankers to keep the Sandcaptain sitting tight in the Maracaibo channel it's been helping to dig for the past two years. If the crew has its way, they'll be heading back to the States in about a week so the Venezuelan government can stage the big fiesta planned sions between the SlU-manned 'this was it,' we came out laughing and the js at the end anyway." for the official opening of the dredge tankers is channel. sketchy, but it's Information on the pair of colli- certain no one on the Sandcaptain was injured. The ship suffered no damage in the first mishap, and only "a glancing blow" in the one Cousins a few days later, which Occurred near the break­ water in Maracaibo harbor. Steward James Eichenberg "There were no casualties, except on the Seamar may be par­ for a few near nervous break­ doned for patting himself on downs, that is," reports C. L. the back these days, now that his "Bud" Cousins, who was on the shipmates are confronted with wheel at the time. "Although the 2nd mate, in his some of the fruits of his labors on most emotional, dramatic stjde, a steaming hot platter. "It seems as though we'll have vowed that 'this was the end' and to retract our previous statement about the steward and his fish stories from the Massmar," ship's reporter H. G. Horowitz confides, "since he caught that 40-pound king mackerel. Proof Is In The Eatin' "In fact, I'm going to tell you fellows something. You haven't * eaten fish until you've tasted one of steward Eichenberg's freshly caught king mackerel the way they're done by chief cook Peter Garvin!" Licking his chops further, Eichenberg Horowoitz adds: "Next Friday we eat a 35-pQund dolphin." Six big fish have been caught by Eichenberg and other anglers so far. While on the Massmar the stew­ ard met considerable luck in his fishing, but the non-believers on the Seamar prevailed for a time. It apparently took just a few bites 'Now what were you saying, from a fresh morsel of fish to make converts out of them. open . ?" With A Fish Story, Taste Counts Most Tabbed as the "singing galley crew of the MV Del Viento," these Seafarers take pause from their cooking and vocal chores for a picture. Included (I to rl are Carl Jordan, NOB; J. E. Richards, galley utility; Norman Dubois, 2nd cook; 8. E. Phillips, steward, and W. E. Harper, chief cook. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Determination By William Willdridge I am bound to be determined After all my struggles aiid strife, Yes, I'm bound to be determined For the knocks I've had in life. Determination is one's great aspect. If you go to it heart and soul. But if you're really determined You will somehow reach your goal. Some who finally reached their desire. Then when they'd reached the top They sat back ready to retire. Sure, determination's no easy task If that pinnacle you seek. You may almost get there, brother. Then fall back before the peak. Don't just say I'll be determined But always keep that sight in view. And take things in your stride Never take the backward trend; If you have determination And chances are you'll be riding You must feel it deep inside. high Just look and see what lies ahead. Believe these words, my friend. Then grasp at every chance. You'll never reach the summit Unless you're firm in your stance. Someday I intend to be up there Before I'm old and die. Determination must be wonderful. And I'll thank God for determinaEspecially if you reach your aim; t'-m There is nothing in the world to That I once gave it a try. lose. But ere I'm laid away to rest. And everything to gain. In that cold and empty ground, I've known men who were deter­ I'll know that I had done my best mined When I was determination bound. Thanks Baltore For Sympathy To the Editor: I wish to thank Captain Ray­ mond and all SIU members on the Baltore for the kindness and-sympathy they showed when the bad news of my mother's death reached me at Seven Islands, Quebec. I also wish to express my gratitude to all for the many generous contributions. John Ray Wilson i 4" 4" Urges Husband's Pals To Write To the Editor: Please do not stop sending me your paper as it is the only contact I can have with your Union. Ray was a devoted member, and we both read the paper together and enjoyed it so much. I just don't know how I can bear under this, as Ray is every­ where I go. He only wanted to ship so we could enjoy our­ selves together when he came home. He never believed in fighting or arguing. It was a honeymoon all the time we were together. He turned over every penny he made and never wanted anything for himself. I wish there could be some­ thing done for the boys who go into the hospital. All the while Ray was there they were treat- ing him for one thing, but something entirely different was at fault. Fell At Gangway He started to complain of those terrific pains in the head the day he feii at the gangway of the Jefferson City Victory and from then on he was a goner. Before that, he had headaches like everyone else. Letters T« The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. After he took a few anacin pills he was okay. I don't know if there is any­ thing you can do, but I hope there will be something done for the sake of others so that they don't have to suffer the agony I'm going through. Is there any way you can let some of Ray's pals know of his passing on? It will help me an awful lot to hear from them. Mrs. Raymond Frye (Ed. note: Brother Frye died Oct. 5, 1956. Notice of his death was carried in the Nov. 9 issue of the LOG.) "Since the collision occurred at about 10:30 PM and the general alarm was rung, all hands were aroused. But after everybody had talked it over, had some coffee and smoked a few cigarettes to find out what was next, the order was given to proceed to the dump and then to Zapara, our island repair anchorage. I guess it'll take more than a few bumps to disable this old mud-sucker." ^lU uusacn cice& An Afterthought been one of the finest doctors to be aboard the Del Norte, and our only wish at this moment is to have him with us always. In closing, we say a million thanks to you "Doc" from ali of us. You will be missed by the entire crew and we wish you all the success that you so right­ fully deserve for a job well done. Edward L. Fuselier Ship's delegate Michael Lauds Health Centers To the Editor: We here on the Michael had a discussion at our meeting on the new health centers planned for the SIU. All members of the crew wish to extend a vote of thanks to our headquarters officials and the trustees of our welfare plan for this advanced program in the interest of SIU members. We also extend a vote of thanks to our negotiating com­ mittee for the good work done in securing the new raises in pay, overtime and other bene­ fits. J. Griffith Ship's reporter Del Norte Hails Ship's Doctor To the Editor: We, the crew of the Del Norte, wish to express our sin­ cere thanks and gratitude to our ship's doctor, William T. Skin­ ner. He has spent much time and effort attending to our needs. We are especially appreciative for the appendectomy he per­ formed enroute from Rio de Janeiro to Curacao. He was very ably assisted by our chief steward, William P. Kaiser; 2nd electrician Eugene P. "Red" Leonard and John W. "Rocky" Powers. We believe Dr. Skinner has (Ed. note: This letter is also signed by Chadbourne Gait, deck delegate; Lucien C. Theriot, engine delegate; Francis J. Fletschinger, topside dele­ gate; Frank Fraone, galley delegate, and George Djian, waiters delegate.) • m —By Seafarer Jim Cody Jones, about a valve being Finds Good Spot In Rotterdam To the Editor: 'Please inform SIU members that this place, the Seven Seas, Holland, is friendly towards seamen stopping over at Rotter­ dam. The prices are right and there is always a friendly atmosphere. Please put this place on the LOG mailing list, as many SIU men patronize it. Vivian Wiikerson Ship's delegate SS Neva West (Ed. note: This place has been put on the mailing list and a supply of LOGs will be available there regularly in the near future.) : Editor, ; I SEAFARERS LOG, | i 675 Fourth Ave., ! i Brooklyn 32, NY | i I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— | I please put my name on your mailing list. I ; (Print Information) | INAME i I STREET ADDRESS :CITY .....ZONE, STATE. J TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change J • of address, please give your former address below: » • ADDRESS ! CITY ... .. ZONE STATE I 9 n>«i: *•.«- .. a''"'-" IviJ �Carruth Loses PropMakes Home On Spare More than a little put out because their propeller got tired and ran out on them in the mid-Atlantic, SIU crewmen on the William H. Carruth finally arrived beck in New York a week ago in plenty of time to • spend Thanksgiving at home, pep and scrap iron for Genoa on "I suppose everyone is won­ Sept. fl but apparently weren't dering about our ship," writes fated to get such a good start. Two Fred Harvey, AB, "since we days out the iceboxes went on the haven't been heard from in some blink. "By the time we got to Halifax time. Well, we started out full of for repairs, the chief cook and 3rd cook took sick and had to get off. so we wound up with repairs there for a few days and a short gang to do the cooking. "After Gibraltar, our orders were changed to Spezia instead of Genoa. Nobody had any real kick on this because we all had a good time. Spezia isn't exactly Genoa, but the crew beh a V e d and all turned out well. We have a good bunch of men on Harvey here, including Clean^Up Job Tidying-up job d o e s n't phase this pair in the galley on the Ocean Joyce. Those smiles belong to Cerilo Ramos, galleyman (left), and Louis Thomas, steward, who lends a hand with the task. Photo by Tate Hall, Jr., MM. It was turned !n by Thurston Lewis. Raps Brotherhood In Name Only To the Editor: I would like nothing better than to have you print this item. This is a slam at half or maybe more than half of the men go­ ing to sea today. It seems they can only think of the good money and the overtime they're making and that a great many have lost something—or never had it. By this I mean the thoughtfulness for the men they call brothers. As long as a man is able to stand on his feet, answer their questions, and listen to their troubles, he is a good guy. But the minute he is flat on his back he's forgotten. How many of these so-called broth­ ers who are in good health and think they will never be sick a day in their lives ever go to a hospital to see the guy who is less fortunate? Sure, they say, I sent him a donation. But even though a donation to a man who is down is a wonderful thing, it can never take the place of a per­ sonal visit. Still you will always hear them say I should go see this guy or that guy, and then wind up in the nearest ginmill and forget it anyway. How many of these so-called friends went to see Johnny Arabacz when he spent a year and a half in the hospital? I know a great many did, but certainly many more did not. How many have ever made an attempt to see Ernest Tilley when the ship hit Wilmington? Damn few! Yet it is these same ones who would cry if they were the ones who got sick. I've seen Tilley in good November 2S. 195< SEAFARERS LOG Pagre Fonrteen a good captain, chief mate and bosun. "But the trip seemed too good, I guess. After we had nice weather up to Santa Maria in the Azores, the propeller got tired at 4:30 AM one morning and left us. "For about 24 hours we drifted at the rate of a mile and a half an hour until the Dutch tug Ebro from Ponta Delgada picked us up the next morning, and towed .is into Horta on Fayal Island. Since we had a spare wheel and shaft aboard, the repair wasn't too much of a problem for the local shoregang. We were on our way in a week. It's still a good trip, even with the excitement." health and I have watched him going down. What I've seen is almost unbelievable, but true. I have heard him ask what ships were in, name men he knew on these ships and hope out loud Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names toill be withheld upon request. they would come to see him, but they never did. Are we letting the pay raises and overtime raises and other benefits take our full time? Is this all we can think about? Are we forgetting the times when these sick men were able to do us the little favors that really helped when they were needed? Are we letting high money and conditions rob us of every bit of decency wc ever had? Some of you who have been promising yourselves to go and see this guy and that one and never got there should stop and think. Christmas is coming and even a card would cheer up a lot of guys in the hospitals. Take time out from one drink to send a card. I'm sure the next drink will go down easier and taste a whole lot better. Dave Barry (Ed. note: This letter was re­ ceived shortly before Brother Tilley died.) VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John Abadie USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Paul Raggett William Lawless N. J. Blanchard Michael Muzio Gil Borge John Overton John L. Caldwell Sherwood Finer Cloise Coats Winford Powell Serio M. DeSosa Randolph Hatcliff Woodrow W. Ford F. Re-aldo Clarence Graham Roy .Hichardson Clarence Hefner Joseph Rusheed William Havelin Wade H. Sexton Charles Herring Paul Signorino James Hudson Toefil Smigielski Robert B. Hunt Lonnie R. Tickle Martin Kelly Luciano Toribio James King Gilbert Trosclalr Frankie Kittchner Dirk Visser Edward G. Knapp James Ward Thomas Landa Walter Yahl Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Glendyn L. Brooks Peter Choplinski Eugene E. Cabral Thomas Curran USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Robert Byrne Alfonso Olaguibel John Grimes G. E. Richardson Concpcion Mejia Harold J. Romero USPHS HOSPITAL STATE.V ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Lawrence Moore Birdie Biggs Harvey W. Morris Julin Blomgren John F. Murphy Walter L. Davis Robert Parker Earl Erickson Jose Rodriguez Kurt Franzke Rafael Rodriguez David Furman Antonio Sanchez Estell Godfrey Manuel E. Sanchez J. Huisman W. Schoenborn Antonio ibarra Stanley C. Scott Alfred Kaju Joseph Shefuleskl D. F. Kaziukewicz Calisto Siaran Robert McDavitt Morris D. Siegel James McFarlin Samuel Small Fillip Madsen Joseph Snyder Vincent Meehan Roman Szczygiel Andy Messana Leonidan Tolias Franciszeh Mietkl USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Eladio Aris They Lift Weights, Too These boys, billed as "weightlifters," seem to carry a bit of weight with them all the time. On the Seastar (I to r) are Tiny Bell, Milce Curray, Moon Mullins, Frenchy Robins. Reports Funeral Of A Shipmate To the Editor: On the evening of Sept. 6, while standing his watch in the fireroom of the SS Steel Ad­ miral, Brother Joseph Engles collapsed. He was brought on deck and given first aid while a male nurse in the port of Damman, Saudi Arabia, was sent for. The nurse took Brother En­ gles' temperature and said he should immediately go to the hospital as he had a tempera­ ture of 106. Engles was taken from the ship by special con­ veyance to the hospital in Dhahran, where he passed away on the morning of Sept. 7, appar­ ently from heat prostration. His next of kin was duly no­ tified by the master of the ves­ sel and that same evening a spe­ cial ship's meeting was called by the ship's delegate, Johnnie Reinosa, who led a small service and prayers in Engles' behalf. A telegram was also drawn up to notify SIU headquarters in New York. On Sept. 9 an inquest was held ashore and it was an­ nounced that only four people could attend the funeral on Sept. 12 because of the rules of the Saudi Arabian government. The four of us who went to the funeral were Capt. Brummelen, chief engineer C. Balcazar, 12-4 oiler B. Rivera and myself. We left for the funeral by train where we were met by the agent for Isthmian Lines. We arrived in Dhahran at 9:05 AM where the rest of the funeral party was assembled, and rode out to the Aramco cemetery where the interment took place. When Brother Engles' body was removed from the hearse we noted that it was encased in a durable and sturdy casket. There was a Catholic priest at the graveside who donned his vestments and led the service. I noticed that at the head of the grave, which was cement lined, there was a beautiful spray of flowers, and another one on the casket. Under a blazing hot sun the service was read and the remains of Joseph Engles put to rest. Prior to the service, everyone in the funeral party had to sign their names as a witness that the deceased had been interred in a decent and respectful man­ ner. I wish you would publish this account in the LOG so that Brother Engles' friends and shipmates know of his passing. Fiorian R. Clarke Engine delegate 4" ft Praises Assist By Blood Donors To the Editor: I wish to take this opportu­ nity to offer my heartfelt thanks to the members of the SIU who so generously gave their time and energy to donate blood in my behalf. I owe a great deal to the SIU, which has always given me aid and comfort in time of need. I recently underwent a major heart operation and, had the re­ sponse to my need not been so prompt, I doubt whether I now would be able to write this let­ ter of thanks to a very wonder­ ful union. Please accept my sincere and everlasting gratitude as the wife of a deceased member. God bless you and yours, and may you never know sorrow. Mrs. Yetta Levlne Fortunato Bacomo Michael Machusky Wm. C. Baldwin H. F. MacDonald Frank W. Bemrick Benjamin Martin Frank T. Campbell Albert Martinelli Wm. J. Conners Archibald McGuigan E. T. Cunningham Vic Milazzo Robert M. Douglas Joseph B. ATurphy John J. Driscoll W. P. O'Dea Robert E. Gilbert Ralph J. Palmer William Guenther George G. Phifer Bart E. Guranick James M. Quinn Howard Hailey G. E. Shumaker Taib Ilassen G. Sivertsen Joseph If sits Henry 31. Smith Thom.-is Isaksen Michael Toth Ira H. Kilgore Karl Vreimann Ludwig Kristiansen Harry S. ''uttle Frank J. Kubek Fred Wes. Kaarel Leetmaa Norman West Leonard Leidig Virgil E. Wilmoth Anthony D. Leva Pon P. Wing Mike Lubas USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Joseph A. Proulx Richard H. Daniels Telesford Roman Herbert W. Davis Wiliiam Snyder Fred M. Harrill Walter C. Stevens Harold Kammet D. G. Zerrudo Ernest L. Magers USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Orville E. Abrams John Krolenok Marcelo B. Belen Michal Michalik Howard W. Forbes William Vandyne M. M. Hammond USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Maximino Bernes Jimmie Littleton Reamer Grimes D. L. Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley D. K. CampbeU USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Buton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Samuel Giove Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke Robert N. Young James R. Hodges VA HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Billy R. HiU USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Mack Acosta Chas. M. Kellogg Eusibio Andaya Edward McMaster Leslie Brilhart Ramon Maldonado Frank Cardoza Francisco Mayo Semion Gamier James T. Moore Joseph Gill John A. Morris Gorman T. Glaze James Porter Torleif Hansen Wm. E. Roberts Walter Hartman Richard Schwartz Clarence R. Haun Alonzo D. Sistrunk Walton O. Hudson Ernest H. Webb Edward Huizenga Albert WiUis flenry Kantorski Hails The LOG As Best Paper To the Editor: I am a member of the SIU hospitalized at the present time here at Manhattan Beach Hos­ pital. It is with pleasure that I write and express my apprecia­ tion for the splendid job that the editors and everyone con­ nected with the LOG is doing to guarantee SIU men the best maritime paper in the world. The LOG has served in my home as a yardstick for the en­ lightenment of my family and myself. One can point with pride to the interest it has been created outside the maritime industry and to the acclaim given the LOG by other papers. It is my wish and the wish of all Sea­ farers that our letters of grati­ tude may in some small way serve as an inspiration to all of you in your work at headquar­ ters. On my discharge from the hospital, I am personally com­ ing by the hall to say hello. Un­ til then, my best regards to everyone. Howard L. Hailey 4" 4" it Mae Crewmen Rap IBL Loss To the Editor: The crewmembers of the Mae were very sorry to hear that the IBL lost out in the recent long­ shore election. It seems some people just won't take advan­ tage of something good when it comes along. Chuck Hostetter Ship's reporter �November X3. 195$ Pare Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG New Tanker PitSONAlS AND NOTICES Rush Begun By US €o's EVERY I SUNDAY I I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST Don Miller Herbert W. Cogsdale ex-SS Suamico Contact your brother c/o Colo­ Ralph Dunsmoor has left money nial Theater, PO Box 1388, Nor­ for you with the SUP patrolman folk, Va. in the New York haJl. 4' 4« 4 4 4 4 John Garber Audley C. Foster Get in touch with your mother, (Continued from page 3) SS Seatrain Texas ! Mrs. E. L. Ames, at Box 55, Ney, Many of these were sold by the US Ohio. Contact your wife at your new in 1950 for around $650,000. address, 714 Grand St., Hoboken, 4 4> 4« • The frantic demand for ships NJ. Victor J. Lynch was shown whgn over 40 steamship Contact Mrs. Theresa Van Al4 4 4 companies bid for six T-2s offered styne, 329 Hoefler St., Syracuse Henry Arnold for sale by the US. (See' story on 4, NY. TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Urgent. Contact your wife Elsie, page 4.) at 70 Wroxham Ave., Grimsby 4 4 4 AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS Everett J. Tweed To meet the shipping needs, the Lines, England. An important message for you is Maritime Administration is follow­ 4 4 4 ing two apparently-contradictory being held by Mrs. S. Wessel, James J. Connors TV courses. On the one side it is offer­ Missing Seamen's Bureau, 25 South The, welfare department is hold­ ing almost 100 ships for sale and St., NY, NY. ing an SUP vacation check for you. charter'under the US flag. These Contact Toby Flynn at SIU head­ 4 4 4 :^ Giles L. Glendenning WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast include the above mentioned six quarters. of South America, South Atlan­ Get in touch with your motjicr. T-2s and eight Mariners for sale; 4 4 4 . tic and East Coast" of United charters on 30 Victory ships, prac­ Anyone associated with the late 4. 4 4 r-,,/ Stales. Bad Tobias tically all of them for West Coast James Cmtty bet-ivcen ^Kug. 24, Contact Thomas A. Home, 420 1956, and'tne time of his death on companies; 30 coal Liberty chart­ WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ ers and 18 to 30 reserve fleet and Hagley Ave., Christchurch, New Nov. 6, is asked to get in touch bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico Navy reserve tankers for overhaul Zealand. with Toby Flynn at SIU headquar­ and US East Coast. and charter. ters. This brother was last em­ 4 . 4' 4" Alvin H. Sourwine ployed on the Seatrain New York. Maritime has also announced WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. Anyone knowing his where­ tentative approval of programs lor 4 4 4 North Atlantic, European and Jack M. Johnson M-203 US East Coast. building the 32 new American-flag abouts contact his niece, Mrs, Contact your family at once. tankers. However, at the same A. Jones, Box 451, LaPlace, La. time that it is breaking out reserve fleet tonnage for shipping needs, it is giving preliminary approval Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World to the transfer of up to 73 US ships to runaway flags and con­ Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . struction of runaway flag super­ Every Sunday. 1915 GMT tankers in steel-short, space-short The deaths of the following Sea­ vived by his wife, Mercedes Pitre (2:15 PM EST Sunday) US shipyards. farers have been reported to the of Kenner, La. WCO-13020 KCs Seafarers Welfare Plan ajid the Runaway Fleet Gains 4 4 4 Europe and North America SIU death benefit is being paid to Jennings B. Bamett, 37: On Septheir beneficiaries: The net gainer tonnage-wise in WCO-16908.8 KCs „ tember 29, 1956, this situation is the runaway fleet. East Coast South America Clarence F. De Chenne, 58: Brother Barnett The transfers could prove a cash Brother De died of a head WCO-22407 KCs bonanza to those operators who Chenne died of injury. He joined West Coast South America want to unload their ships. In two a heart condition the Union Feb­ instances, operators will be per­ Every Monday, 0315 GMT on September 16, ruary 9, 1943, and (10:15 PM EST Sundai/) mitted to transfer brand new ton­ 1956. He was sail­ was sailing in the nage, now under construction, in ing in the engine deck department. WMM 25-15607 KCs return for larger projected Ameri­ Australia department and Burial took place can flag tonnage. The new tonnage joined the Union in Graceland can now be sold foreign-flag at for WMM 81-11037.5 December 2,1944. Cemetery, Green­ Northwest Pacific more than original construction ville, South Carolina. Brother De costs. Chenne is sur4 4 4 The reason for the transfers, vived wife, Sophia De Francis C. Murray, 45: Brother Maritime says, is the need to get Chenne of Philadelphia, Penna. Murray died of big, new fast tankers i under the congestive heart 4 4 American flag. The argument is Maximiliano C. failure on Sep­ that the ships would not be built October 10, 1956, tember 27, 1956. unless the transfers were permit­ Brother P i t r e He joined the ted. In view of the readiness of died of a skull Union April 1, Maritime to permit transfers in the fracture in the 1941, and was last three years, that argument has USPHS Hospital, sailing in the All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity never been tested. . New Orleans, deck department. benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Brother Murray, In 1955 and 1956 alone Maritime Louisiana. He joined the Union a resident of transfei-red no less than 238 ships Donna Elaine Umfleet, born Oc­ October 19, 1956, to Seafarer and October 14, 1954, Ozone Park, Long Island, is sur­ tober 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Howard K. Pierce, Philadel­ foreign, amounting to 1,900,000 and was employed vived by a brother, John Murray. gross tons. The result is that Li­ Clifford D. Umfieet, Dextor, Mis­ phia, Pa. Burial took place in Ozone Park beria now has the fourth largest in the engine de­ souri. t 4« t sur­ Cemetery. partment. Brother Pitre maritime fleet in the world. 4" Cynthia Ann Fontenot, born Oc­ Guy Anthony Fletcher, born Oc­ tober 22, 1956, to Seafarer and tober 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clarence Fontenot, Lake Mrs. Ferdinand Fletcher, Los An­ Charles, La. geles, California. I I . "THE VOICE OF THE MTD FINAL DISPATCH MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT RECENT ARRIVALS t 4" 4" 4. 4. t Diane Marie Will, born Septem­ Michael Joseph Zeloy, born Oc­ ber 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. tober 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Harold C. Will, West Hollywood, Mrs. Joseph Zeloy, Mobile, Ala­ Florida. bama. 4" 4" 4" t 4 4'\ Ben Frederick Hicks, born July David Andrew Marino, born Oc­ 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred tober 7, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. R. Hicks, Norfolk, Virginia. Andrew Marino, Tacoma, Washing­ ton. ^ 4> Cherise Joyce Anerino, born Oc­ 4 4' t tober 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Rita Ann Gambaro, born Octo­ Mrs. Willam R. Anerino, Philadel­ ber 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. phia, Pa. Louis Gambaro, Staten Island, 4" 4' 4" NY. Darline Elaine Mser'". born Oc­ t 4i 4i tober 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Teresa Ann Robbins, born Octo­ Mrs. Robert Myers, Jacksonville, ber 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Florida. Thomas E. Robbins, Baltimore, i 4" Robert Wallace, born November Md. 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ 4 4^ 4i ward F. Wallace, San Francisco, David James Faircloth, born Oc­ California. tober 21, 1956, to Seafarer and 4' 4- 4" Mrs. Grady Faircloth, Philadelphia, Andrew Howard Pierce, born Pa. DIRECTORY OF SIU RRANCHE8 SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Agent EAstern 7-4906 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sbeeban, Agent Richmond 2-014O HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Micbelet,., Acting Agent Capital 7-8558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILB 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEbnlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulaiie 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave., Brooklyn UYaclntb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo 51—La » Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty BreitboS, West Coast Representative SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GtUette, Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Pranklln SL Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETTABY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volplan, Eng. W. HaU, Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone; 5591 272 King St. E. EMpLre 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617M Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phono 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnai 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANUSCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0.290 Great wn,MINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S MONTREAL FORT WILLIAM Ontario 128Vt HoiUs St. Phone- 3-8911 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 l30 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO. 3261 E. 92nd St Phone: Essex 5-2419 '•'y �SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL BXCELLENCK • 19» • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE StAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SAFETY... is part of the job Seafarers have always had a stake in safety aboard their vessels because their life and limb depend on it. Since the SlU negotiated the first industry-wide safety program in the maritime field, plans have been moving ahead to get this program on a solid footing. Early next year, the SlU safety program will get underway, with the active participation of SlU crew­ men in all ship's departments at regular safety meet­ ings. There, problems can be explored and, where possible, handled right on the spot. Since safety is a continuing job, the shipboard aspects of the program will be coupled with shoreside safety machinery jointly operated by the Union and the companies. SlU men have already been called upon to take part in this program by submitting ideas and sugges­ tions to make their ships as safe to sail as man's in­ genuity can make them. They, their families and fheir Union have a vital stake in this effort —another pioneering first in maritime for their security and pro­ tection. •/ AN SlU SHIP is A SAFE SHIP! � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 November 23, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUSH ON TO BUILD TANKERS SIX MONTH SUEA SHUTDOWN SEEN; BONUS TALKS ON ILA STRIKES TO BAR FUTURE DOCK VOTE; INJUNCTION AWAITED PLAN RED TRADE BOYCOTT SHIP NEED SPURS NEW VESSEL PLANS; TRANSFERS ON RISE MEDBA SEVERS NMU ALLIANCE IN COAL BEEF UNION, SHIP TURKEY FEEDS MARK HOLIDAY BULL LINE SOLD TO NEW COAL CO.; REMAINS SIU HAIL SUP TRIO FOR RESCUE SMALL BOAT MENACE TOLD TO CONGRESS ‘WRECK’ LAW BACKERS ROUTED IN TWO STATES JOBS BOOM BALTO; PORT BUSY AGAIN SPEEDY MARORE RESCUE SAVES FOUR FISHERMEN CARRUTH LOSES PROP-MAKES HOME ON SPARE NEW TANKER RUSH BEGUN BY US CO’S SAFETY… OS A PART OF THE JOB Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/23/1956 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. XVIII, No. 24  1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8f9f42d24b565d082ed9db3f2c839c98.PDF de03537d3e7c7e1e461aa8d560df5b0b PDF Text Text LOG Wins Six News Awards SEAFARERS LOG m -Story On Page 2 AWARDED FIRST PRIZE • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE m U5S • INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SIU GO'S MORE BREAKOUTS Foreign Aid To Boost Shipping -Stories On Pages 3, 5 Top Labor Press Cartoon Of Year "Wait!—Unta You're 6^" was the tagline on this SEA­ FARERS LOG cartoon by Art Editor Bernard Seanian which won first prize as the year's best labor press car­ toon in AFL-CIO competition with 200 other national la-' bor union newspapers. It ridiculed AMA opposition to extension of Social Security benefits to disabled work­ ers. Congress later passed the bills. y^OShcd'0Ut PiCF pour a torrent of water onto the blazing 35th St. Luckenbach pier in Brook­ lyn during Mondayls fire and explosion which shook the waterfront area and was heard up to 35 miles away. Ten persons were killed and almost 250 injured in the disaster that rocked the SIU headquarters building a few blocks away (top, left). 'Bush Terminal buildings are at top, ri^t. Discovery later that 18 tons of explosive fuses had been on the pier hinted Jiie pp^sjble cause. (Story on Page 3.) .^1 •-3 �Pae« Tw» December 7, 1956 SEAFARERS LOG SlU LOG Wins Six m SEAFARERS^ LOG Labor News Honors MARITIME POLICY VOTED BY AFL-CIO MTD, Merger And The §1V A nfMV nUNA M >Wt .iJ Mml. Wa.k.|«—PfM;.1.«. I* •w.lt • 066IC1AI OKOAN Of THI IIAfARItl INTIRNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC AND OULR OIHRICT • ARL'CIQ « WASHINGTON—Six citations have been awarded to the SEAFARERS LOG in~the an­ nual contest of the International Labor Press Association, AFL-CIO. The awards, for "out­ standing achievement in the field of labor press journalism," were made at ILPA's annual convention in this city on Saturday, December 1. They given by the University of Wash­ with an editorial on the American included one first prize, two ington journalism faculty which Medical Association, it was widely second prizes, one third prize and one honorable mention in competi­ tion among labor publications clas­ sified as "international." Other awards were made to labor pub­ lications in the local union field. In addition to the citations men­ tioned above, the LOG was award­ ed one of the "Grand Awards" Brazil Deal Assures Big Grain Trade US shipments of surplus farm products, which have already helped to boom American-flag shipping, will be boosted still fur­ ther as the result of an agreement between the US and Brazil to transfer 1,800,000 tons of US sur­ plus wheat to the South American nation- over the next three years. Under the 50-50 law, this will mean 900,000 more tons to be carried in American bottoms. 40-Year Loan The transaction, to bo financed by a 40-year US loan to Brazil, is the largest of its kind ever arranged in Latin America. Not only will it involve wheat shiijments valued at $110 million, but also shipments of about $20 million V orth of other surplus commodities such as iard, corn and tobacco." In addition, Brazil has agreed to buy 130,000 tons of wheat annually above the loan deliveries. The agreement, which has been in the making about three months, was delayed by US insistence that Brazil recognize the US as her "normal supplier." This demand was based on a Congressional pro­ vision that countries receiving sur­ plus commodities must be normal purchasers of US supplies. A previous agreement, for the shipment of 550,000 tons of wheat, was signed between the US and Brazil in November, 1955. reprinted by other publications. judged the contest. The LOG editorial which was FMP^B The LOG awards were presented to LOG editor Herb Brand, who cited by the Board of Judges ap­ was a delegate to the convention peared in the issue of September and a member of its resolutions 2, 1955. Entitled "Do You Smell committee. This year, for the first Something?" the editorial, which time, the contest included former was a criticism of the Coast CIO publications which aie now Guard, was "put in terms that part of ILPA under the merger of would persuade not only members AFL-CIO. As a result, the con­ test had its greatest turnout ever, with close to 200 editors present representing labor publications with circulations of more than ten As Seafarers know, copies of million. each issue of the SEAFARERS The ILPA awards won by the LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as LOG were as follows: • First prize for best original to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ cartoon. farers congregate ashore. The • Second prize for general edi­ procedure for mailing the LOG torial excellence. involves calling all SIU steam­ • Second prize for best front ship companies for the .itiner­ page. aries of their ships." On the basis of the information sup­ • Third prize for best single edi•olUnan aMfkm mtn pickel UBM ouuld* WatingheuM pUat la anUt to BSMUIMJ plied by the ship operator, three toi'ial. , , T^ali Wofte*. aWTi phyrlcal and floincial support has torn halM M fi.it }eiiil ATIXaO •eoaoaie actioa aiact lahor merger •arlicr ttli month. (Slery ea Pag* i) • Honoi'able mention for best copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes feature article. Reproduction of one of the front pages which earned the forms are then airmailed to the Altogether there were 14 prizes, company agent in the next port LOG 2nd place honors for "best front page." Issues covered as well as seven honorable men­ of call. ranged'from January '55 through January '56. This one ap­ tions, in the five categories in' Similarly, the seamen's clubs peared Dec. 23, 1955. which the LOG was entered. get various quantities of LOGs In the general editorial category, at every mailing. The LOG is first prize went to the Union News, sent to any club when a Sea­ publication of the Oil, Chemical farer so requests it by notifying and Atomic Workers. The LOG, the LOG office that Seafarers which last year" took first place in congregate there. this division, was awarded the sec­ As always the Union would ond prize with this comment from like to hear promptly from SIU the judges: ships whenever the LOG and Applications are now being taken by the Seafarers Welfare "This is a tabloid, too, but in ship's mail is not delivered so Plan for the 1957 Seafarers Scholarship Awards. To date, five contrast to the first prize winner. that the Union can maintain a applicants have completed their requirements, two of them day-to-day check on the accu­ It is vmuch more dramatic in Seafarers and the other three makeup . . . Such extreme display racy of its mailing lists. and March 16, with a final exam children of Seafarers. of type and pictures is sometimes criticized as sensationalism but if of the union, but the general pub­ Five $6,000 college scholar- date oq May 18. The latter date we judge a publication for the way lic as well," the judges stated. sliips are awarded each year by the Is too close to the award date for it fulfills its function, the makeup The honorable mention award Seafarers Welfare Plan to Sea­ comfort as the results might not of the LOG is very logical. In all was given for a feature article— farers and children of Seafarers be available at the time the award, likelihood, the LOG readers prefer in the issue of May 13, 1955—de­ seeking college or graduate de­ committee meets. The exams are given in all major a more lively makeup. Photogra­ scribing the role Seafarers played grees. At least one of the five phy is excellent. Although sensa­ in transporting Rhesus monkeys awards is reserved for a Seafarer. cities in the United States as well tional in appearahce, the paper in­ from India to help develop the At present, there are eight Sea- as overseas possessions. Further cludes much solid content and Salk polio vaccine. farei-s attending school on SIU information on the applications and stands high in several qualifica­ In commenting generally on all scholarships with one other Sea­ the exam procedure can be ob­ tions ..." the publications in the contest, the farer having graduated. Some of tained from the Seafarers Welfare The LOG'S first prize award judges said that "many of these the candidates are now in graduate Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. came from an original cartoon by papers are doing a better job than schools. A total of 18 awards have been Bernard Seaman, the LOG's staff the bulk of the public press papers made since 1953 in the annual com­ Three Years' Seatime artist. Published in the LOG of in reaching masses in need of in­ Candidates for the scholarship petition. September 16, 1955, in conjunction formation and stimulating ideas." have to show three years' seatime on SIU ships, either their own as Seafarers or their father's time. A transcript of the candidate's high school record plus three letters of reference, one from the high school principal, are the other require­ SIU membership meet­ ments. The candidate should be in the upper third of his high ings are held regularly school graduating class. every two weeks on WeoAll candidates take the standard nesdoy nights at 7 PM in College Entrance Examination Board tests. They are rated on the oil SIU ports. All Seobasis of their test performance as forers ore expected to well as their past record by a group attend; those who wish to of leading college administrators. The next date for the entrance be excused should request exams is January 12. Subsequent permission by telegrom exams are given on February 16 (be sure to include reg­ Notify Union On LOG Mail First Joint AFL-CIO Action; SIU Supports Strikmg lUE Applications Open On '57 Scholarships SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS New Marine Firemen's Hq Takes Shape istration number). The fjext SIU meetings will be: December 12 December 26 Jonuory 9 ft;... h', - - View from rear and side shows progress being made on construction of new home of Marine -Firemen at Second and Tehema Streets, San Francisco. Ground was broken, on August 9 «dcompl.Kon it expecM by mid-Ap,il. 'MUMCK ciom OK-BI Jonuory 23 F^uqry, 6 �Deceulier 7, 195t SEAFARERS LOG Pace Thic* 5/1/ Co^s Hequest 28 Ships In New Rash Of Breakouts •3' WASHINGTON—^Four SlU-contracted companies put in bids for up to 28 Liberty and Victory ships from the reserve fleet to ease the tight shipping market produced by the Suei Canal crisis and ever-expanding coal and bulk cargo exports. A total of 68 other ships are^" ^ • being sought from the Marl runs will be called back to the until British and French forces time Administration hy vari Westerp hemisphere for that pur­ leave. Then there is the question over who is going to pick up the ous other operators in the pose. third move this, year by US Emergency plans have been tab for the salvage operation which companies to acquire addi­ put into effect to pool all US-owned will cost an estimated $40,000,000. tional tonnage by chartering idle tankers as well as European-owned The Western nations are anxious ships into an oil-for-Europe pro­ to start on the job but the Egyp­ Government-owned ships. Dense smoke almost blots out scene as NYC fireboat pours water gram. The program wilLcontinue tians appear to be in no hurry. The 28-ship total requested by until the canal is opened again. on flaming Luckenbach 35th Street pier. Blast rocked SlU headSIU operators includes a dozen Libc(uarters and surrounding area. • Grain For Turkey ertys sought by New England In­ Meanwhile, the pressure for dry dustries, Inc.; two. for World Car­ riers, Inc.; ten Libertys and one cargo ships continues to mount to Victory for Ocean Carriers, Inc., carry coal as a substitute for oil and three Libertys for Veritas wherever possible and to handle huge grain shipments to Turkey, Steamship. India and other countries. The Fed­ Before the latest tonnage re­ eral Maritime Board announced it quests, the Maritime Board had will take applications for charters broken out 30 ships for American A terrific explosion from a Brooklyn waterfront fire late Coal Shipping, another 30 for vari­ of Government ships for single Monday killed ten persons, injured almost 250 and practically ous private operators and half a voyages on grain export to Turkey because there aren't enough pri­ rocked the foundation of the SIU headquarters building only dozen for Isbrandtsen. vately-owned vessels to handle the IS^blocks away. There were> PHILADELPHIA—Employees of in addition, a number of ships job. one berthed at ine Luckenbach broken out for the "Blue Jay!' runs no SIU injured. In the Suez Canal itself, no prog­ C. G. Willis Inc. on six tugs and The fire and blast, of still- pier, were able to escape the last spring are still in operation ress has yet been made on clearing two small cargo vessels voted 69-2 unexplained origin, erupted oh flames and flying debris by moving carrying MSTS cargoes. wrecks, although a channel has for representation by the SIU Har­ what had been the longest marine out into the stream. Flying debris The new breakout requests come befen opened in Port Said harbor. bor and Inland Waterways Division terminal in the city, the 1,740-foot from the explosion sparked a fire as the US and the oil industry put It is unlikely that salvage work in an election that ended this week. Luckenbach Steamship Co. pier at on the Isbrandtsen pier at 29th into operation a plan to shuttle oil will begin for some weeks at the Voting was conducted by the S5th Street.- The blast a half-hour Street, but crewmen from the Fly­ from Venezuela and Texas ports to earliest. First, the Egyptians in­ National Labor Relations Board after the fire -began blew the pier ing Enterprise II got it out with Europe. Ships now on Persian Gulf sist they will not allow any salvage from October 8 through December shed's glass and metal roof sky­ the ship's fire lines. 3. Each boat was voted twice so Cause Still Mystery ward, showered debris all over, relief crews could also cast ballots. Still unknown is the cause of the broke windows for miles around Two votes were cast for Local and knocked down unsuspecting original fire, which attracted hun­ 336, United Marine Division of the pier workers and others in their dreds of curiosity seekers, includ-. National Maritime Union, AFLing children, four of whom were tracks. CIO. There was also one "noA check of SIU companies )vith killed by the blast. Authorities union" vote in the 74-man bargain­ pier facilities in the area revealed questioned whether the cargo on ing unit. that flying debris tore holes in the pier, consisting of paints, shel­ storage sheds on the Isthmian lac, printing inks, varnish and rub­ Joint picketing by the Masters, Mates and Pilots and the About 100 seamen, including of­ docks in Erie Basin, 400 yards ber cement, was volatile enough Marine Engineers Beneficial'Association is continuing against ficers, are employed on the eight vessels which haul bulk paper from away across Gowanus Bay, but to cause an explosion of this kind, American Coal Shipping, Inc. The AFL-CIO officers unions Georgetown and Charleston, SC, caused no vessel damage. although they w^ere all flammable and Savannah, to Philadelphia, and Minor damage was also disclosed materials. Mystery surrounded the are protesting the awarding by Bull Line at its 20th Street discovery later that there had been of a "sub-standard" contract ly won the right to charter 30 laid- general cargo south to Jackson­ terminal just down the street from 35,000 pounds of explosive fuses on by the company to a unit of up Libertys for the export of coal. ville, Fla., using intracoastal water­ the SIU hall. Robin Line and the dock, which might have been the United Mine Workers' District It has one ship ,of its own, which ways. 50. also had been temporarily blocked Alcoa were unaffected, although triggered by the fire. The tugs Carteret, Jack, Roleta, from sailing. The company is a Chauncey, Patricia and Williston, the Alcoa Pegasus was berthed at The blaze, which eventually Held Up Ships partnership of coal producers, sev­ a 42nd Street pier, close by the brought out 70 pieces of land and MM&P-MEBA picketlines have eral railroads and the UMW set and the motor vessels Belvedere disaster area. sea fire apparatus and dozens of and Vermont were involved. Hall Windows Damaged emergency and civil defense work­ been out in force at company of­ up to promote US coal shipments fices in New York and held up The roar and shock of the blast ers and harbor craft, was pro­ abroad. resounded through the adjacent nounced under control three and a withdrawal of six Libertys from the In a related development, the Brooklyn area and -was heard as half hours after it began, but was Government reserve fleet at Wil­ SIU last week" filed unfair labor far as 35 miles away, according to reported still simmering the follow­ mington, NC, untli an injunction practice charges against the com some news reports. Some windows ing morning. Damage was estimated barred further demonstrations. pany, charging illegal hiring prac­ Both unions have vowed to con­ tices. An SIU petition filed with were damaged in the SIU hall it­ at $10 million or more. Besides self. The side and front windows the children, the remaining dead tinue picketing the company and the National Labor Relations of the SIU Welfare Plan's Pete and injured were longshoremen, its ships wherever they turn up in Board in New York said the comLarsen Memorial CUnic, on 21st company marine personnel and the US. pany was discriminating against Street and 3rd Avenue, were de­ other workers on the scene. American Coal Shipping recent- j seamen represented by the Union •9The traditional Christmas bonus molished. for hospitalized Seafarers has again Six ships in the area, including been authorized by trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan. Payments of $25 in addition to the regular $21 weekly hospital Dec. 7. 1956 Vol! XVIII No. 25 benefits due to eligible Seafarers will be paid out by SIU welfare representatives visiting the hospi­ tals during the holiday period. Disabled Get Gift, Too PAUL HALL, secreiary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND, Editor; RAY DENISON, A $25 bonus was also voted 'Managing Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art, by the trustees for all SIU men on Editor; HERMAN ARxznm, IRWIN SPIVACK, the disability benefits list. It will Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area be forwarded to them along with Representative.their regular $150 monthly check representing their $35 weekly SIU disability benefit. Published blweelcry at tna headquarters of the Seafarers international Union, At­ The bonus payments have be­ lantic & Culf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth come a holiday tradition in the Avanua, Brooklyn 3^ NY. Tel HYaclnth SIU since the Welfare Plan began 9-6600. Entered as second class matter in 1950. The additional cash pro­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under vides an opportunity for the men the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. to purchase extra smokes or gifts im Protesting signing of agreement with District 50 affiliate, MEBA and MM&P members picket American without cutting into their regular benefits. Coal Shipping offices at 17 State Street, in Manhattan. SIU Victor In Tug Vote, 69 To 2 10 Die In B klyn Waterfront Blast Ships Officers Extend Coal Co, PickefUnes Vote Holiday Cift'To Men In Hospitals SEAFARERS LOG 1 : r.J. �Page Fonr December t, 195C SEAFARERS LOG First Stateside Haircut in Year November 14 Through November 27 Registered Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Total ; . .. ... !!!!!! ... ... ... !!!!!. ... ... ... ' 1 j]... !!!!!!!... .. .. .. .. Deck B Deck A 5 18 8 16 9 5 1 • 0 11 8 11 1 17 13 11 86 48 49 17 14 9 16 41 19 23 11 30 20 Deck B -Deck A 125 .. 394 ............. 4 81 22 25 8 4 9 18 43 1 10 12 12 16 9 19 4 6 15 10 1 2 2 11 11 13 5 9 16 5 58 19 38 18 "6 3 24 29 15 19 6 18 15 Eng. A 273 stew. Stew. A Eng. Eng. En|. Stew. A 129 265 B Total A 5 7 4 8 2 6 9 Stew. B 77 Total B 20 225 89 112 43 24 21 58 113 35 52 29 60 51 3 10 " 3 9 7 4 17 47 17 40 26 10 3 7 29 23 32 8 32 40 Total A 932 ToUl Reg. 37 212 108 152 69 34 24 65 142 58 84 37 92 91 Total B Total Reg. 331 1263 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia After 12 months shuttling between the Persian. Gulf and Baltimore Japan on the Queenston Heights, Seafarer John Diclcerson, Norfolk AB, enjoys his first Stateside hafrcut from headquarters bar­ Savannah ber Frank Lauro. Waiting his turn is Charles Youngblood, " Tampa Mobile chief engineer. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Atom-Hulled Ships In TMT's Future? WASHINGTON—Long range plans for construction of new trailerships adaptable to nuclear power have been announced by Eric Rath, president of TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. At the same time the SlU-contracted'f company announced that it would like to operate the Gov­ Joe Heath, Organizing Head, Dies J:;-": ernment's nuclear-powered vessel. Meanwhile, the first true roll-on roll-oi¥ shin, the Carib Queen, is expected to be ready for service in January. She will make an initial tnp under charter to the Military Sea Transportation Service, since tlie Defense Department is keenly Interested in trailership operation. BALTIMORE—AFL-CIO region­ After her initial run from Brook­ lyn to St. Nazaire, France, and al director Joseph F. Heath died W e d n e s day of Amsterdam, the ship will be put this week after in transatlantic service, operating weeks of hospital out of the Philadelphia area. care arising from Speaking to the Maritime Cargo an automobile ac­ Transportation Conference in Wash­ cident. He was ington, Rath said that the company 48 years old. has as a long-range objective the Heath, who had construction of two new trailerhis offices in the ships with huil design similar to S lU Baltimore that of the prototype atom ship hall here, had an which the Government will build. Heath impressive organ­ Tiie two new trailerships would have a conventional power plant. izing record in the labor movement. But if the Government's first atom Before becoming regional director ship proves successful, the power he had served as director of the plant could be replaced by a mid-central seaboard area for the nuclear reactor far more speedily AFL. Originally a member of the and at less cost than building new International Brotherhood of Elec­ atom-powered ships from scratch. trical Workers, he was an officer of local unions in that organization, Roll-On Advantages Rath also outlined what he be­ secretary of the Philadelphia Metal lieved were (he major advantages Trades Council, of the East Coast of roll-on shins over conventional Metal Trades Council and national cargo liners. He emphasized provi­ vice-president of the American sion of door-to-door service, ability Federation of Government Em­ to handle heavy lift cargoes, trans­ ployees. portation of liquids, explosives and He also served as a labor ad­ other specialized cargoes and, of viser to the US Foreign Service in course, rapid turnaround. Greece and other Marshall,Plan Turning, to the Landing Ship countries. During the 1953-54 long­ Dofi, of which the Carib Queen is shore campaign Heath served as ne. Rath described it as the best organizer for the AFL in the Port and most easily-converted existing of New York. vessel for roll-on purposes. He was very popular among la­ A spokesman for the Defense Department said that approximate­ bor groups as a capable and hard­ ly 24 percent of all Army cargo working organizer. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn shipped overseas in wartime is wheeled and tracked equipment Tei-esa; six daughters, Jacqueline, including such items as jeeps, half­ Veronica, Constance, Sandra, Helen tracks, tanks, armored cars, mobile and Mrs. Robert Butler, and a son, artillery pieces and the like. The Joseph Jr. military services, he~ said, are Funeral services were held this anxious to encourage shipowners to morning at St. Michael's Church, build and develop ships of the roll- Annandale. Burial was in Arling­ bn-roll-off type. ton, Va. Total Deck A 10 80 48 39 10 4 6 24 19 15 17 11 31 18 Deck A Deck B Deck C Cos. i«. 7 17 5 14 10 2 1 7 1 7 12 4 20 17 3 19 7 8 16 3 3 0 1 2 5 13 14 11 4 42 27 26 11 3 4 21 19 11 22 7 15 12 Deck B Deck C Enk. A 124 105 224 332 Eng. B 3 17 10 16 7 2 3 7 4 10 6 14 21 9 En^. •7 15 14 8 15 4 4 1 a 0 2 11 5 19 Eng. Eng. B 129 108 Stew. A 5 60 32 17 8 2 4 15 24 2 7 7 19 11 Stew. A 213 Stew. Stew. Total C A B 19 1 182 22 8 107 5 82 10 29 9 1 0 14 60 4 62 0 28 1 46 6 25 14 65 7 41 9 Stew. stew. Total 2 6 4 9 8 1 5 7 3 8 6 3 7 8 B 77 C 88 Total B 12 40 19 39 25 5 9 21 8 25 24 21 48 34 A Total B 769 330 Total Total t: Ship. 11 56 29 21 41 8 7 5 4 3 13 38 26 39 42 278 155 142 95 22 30 86 74 58 83 84 139 114 301 1400 Total Total Ship. C Despite the effects of the nine-day longshore strike in Atlantic and Gulf ports, SlU shipping increased slightly over the previous period to a level of 1,400 jobs. A total of 1,263 men were registered in the same two weeks. Although the strike was most effective in New York, Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Good Lake Charles: Good . . , Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Good . . . shipping there remained the . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: San Francisco: Good ... Seattle: same as before. Norfolk also held to the status quo. On the other hand, Philadelphia handled twice as much shipping as the previous period, while activity in Baltimore was cu in half. Boston, Tampa, Mobile, Lake Charles, Wilmington and San Fran­ cisco all showed gains, 6ut declines were listed in Savannah, New Or­ leans, Houston and Seattle. On the whole, however, the West Coast ports accounted for almost a quar­ ter of the total shipping in the district and will continue to be busy for some time. New Orleans was still very quiet, but expected to upturn this week. Christmas Turnover The coming Christmas-New Year holidays should also boost shipping generally, with large numbers of men expected to pay off and come ashore to stay with their families. This traditional holiday turnover should mean good shipping in the immediate future, aside from the added prospect of further ship breakouts by the Government. Of interest during the period was the neck" and neck race be­ tween registration- and shipping for class B men. The totals for all departments were identical. However, class A shipping de­ clined to 55 percent of the total shipping, class B stayed the same as before, and class C took up the gain from class A. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston:" Fair . . . New York; Good . . . Philadelphia: Good,. .. Keep Draft 3oard Posted SIU headquarters lu-ges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU' halls and aboard ships. i Fair . . . Mobile: Good .• . . New Orleans: Should be good again . . . Good. Report Strike In Moscow On the heels of unrest and rioting in its satellites, Russia itself is having labor disturbances, according to reports re­ ceived by US, British and French diplomats. The reports indicate a sitdown strike by workers at the end of World War II. This was in Kaganovich ball-bearing plant a small industrial plant in the in Moscow—one of the. Soviet's "model" industrial plants. The plant has about 12,000 worker.', of which over one-half are women. The reports are significant be­ cause labor disturbances are almost unknown in Russia. In fact, news of only one other strike has pene­ trated the Iron Curtain since the Ukraine. The strike, which was said to be a protest against a production speed-up, was quickly quelled. However, the fact that even a tem­ porary work stoppage occurred in a leading Moscow industry was considered to be an event of great political signficance. �December 1, 19S< SEAFARERS LOG Paffe nre " 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, US ENTERED WWU Fifteen years ago today, on December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked the Pearl Harbor naval base and touched off US partic-, ipation in World War II, the first truly global war in history. It wasn't until four years later, in September, 1945, that the war finally came to a close, but not before 6,000 American mer­ chant seamen died and untold millions of soldiers and civilians all over the world paid with their lives. In terms of the number of men involved, the 1,200 dead of the SIU and the 6,000 of the merchant marine as a whole represented a higher casualty rate than any branch of the US Armed Forces. US Now On Guard Today, 15 years later, American seamen who were the targets of Japanese and German torpedoes, shells and aerial bombs now find themselves wel­ come guests in those countries, while the US keeps a nervous lookout to prevent another Pearl Harbor attack from one of our former allies. . When the Japanese bombers caught the Navy with its guard down on December 7, 1941, they sank or seriously damaged the bulk of the Pacific fleet including eight battleships and many other lesser vessels as well as numerous merchant and supply ships. One of the first consequences of this Naval loss was to leave unarmed US iherchant fehips un­ protected against Japanese and German U-boat war­ fare. The result was a terrible toll in the first months of 1942, with German undersea raiders poking boldly into harbor entrances and sinking ship after ship a few scant miles from the US coast. SIU Ships Hit Many months before Pearl Harbor, on May 21, • 1941, the SlU-manned Robin Moor went under from German shells. Its occupants were at sea from 13 to 19 days before they were rescued. But the real U-boat storm began with the sinking of the City of Atlanta on January 19. 1942. It was torpedoed without warning off the Carolina coast and had gone down so fast that there had hardly been time to jump over the side. The only lifeboat launched was crushed when the ship keeled over, on top of it. Crewmembers hung on to bits of wreckage for hours, but by early morning when the Seatrain Texas accidentally spotted them there were only three survivors. The City of Atlanta sinking headed a melancholy Victim of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US destroyer Shaw (top) is twisted mass of wreckage. At bottom, Sea­ farers .Charles Trolson (left) and Harvey L Baublitz show Captain Charles E. Nash how lucky they were after survivng sinking of Marore by three enemy subs on February 25, 1942. Dock Strike Halted V/ithout Pact Cains The International Longshoremen's Association was or­ dered by the courts to remain working until Feb. 12, put­ ting an end to the coastwise walkout. At the same time, the NLRB moved to bar the ILA-*^ from pressing for coastwise Longshoremen, AFL-CIO, from bargaining in its contract petitioning for another election in negotiations with the New York shippers. The work order came about when a Federal District Court extended a no-strike injunction, brought against the ILA under the TaftHartley law, to a full 80 days. The Government had previously ob­ tained a 10-day injunction which sent the longshoremen back to .^work by Monday morning, Novem­ ber 26, after they had struck the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for nine days, tying up nearly 300 ships in ports from Maine to Texas. A separate injunction, restrain-Ing the ILA from pressing for coastwise bargaining, was also sought in the Federal Court last Friday, and arguments on it are now being heard. Meanwhile, a temporary restraining order, ob­ tained by the NLRB, was extended to Dec. 10. Tried To Stop IBL To most observers the ILA's set­ back on the coastal bargaining is­ sue was seen as a blow to its hopes of preventing another New York waterfront election. It seems cer­ tain that the ILA made coastwise bargaining its No. 1 contract de­ mand because it wished to keep the International Brotherhood of 1958. How set the ILA leaders were on this issue tan be seen from the fact that they made virtually no at­ tempt to settle any of the breadand-butter issues involved in the contract dispute, but made the walkout hinge on the coastwise bar­ gaining issue. No Pact Talks Even after the men were or­ dered back to work, the ILA lead­ ers did not resume negotiations on any of the pork-chop issues, such as increased wages, the eight-hour day, sling load limits, and im­ proved pension aqd welfare bene­ fits. The ILA persisted in these tac-, tics in face of NLRB rulings in' three waterfront elections, that the legal bargaining area for New York longshoremen was "the Port of Greater New York and vicinity." In Norfolk, in fact, the ILA was preparing to settle its contract dis­ pute with the Hampton Roads ship­ pers the day before hearings on the injunction began. In New Orleans, Galveston and Houston, the ILA and shippers were report­ ed virtually agreed on new con­ tracts even before ILA headquar­ ters ordered the strike over the coastal bargaining issue. list of lost SIU ships—the Venore on January 23; the Marore on February 25; the Robin Hood, Alcoa Guide, Oakmar, Major Wheeler, Pipestone County, Chilore and many other vessels sunk off the US coast. It wasn't until May, 1942, that the Navy was able to give protection to coastal shipping. In subsequent months, merchant ships received arms to fight back with and powerful armed escorts. But still the casualties were heavy in the Caribbean, the Gulf, the North Atlantic, on the deadly run to Murmansk and in Pacific waters. The cold figures show 154 American and allied ships sunk off the east coast alone in the first six months of 1942 and 167 more in the Gulf. They show 16 or 20 US flag ships lost on the "4th of July" convoy to Murmansk. All told a staggering total of 1,554 American mer­ chant ships with untold cargo tonnage were sunk, but at the war's end the mighty US production line had 5,529 merchant ships in active service, delivering overpowering quantities of men, food, munitions and supplies to terminals in north Europe, Burma, Indo­ china, India, Iran, and the islands off Japan. Many Instances Of Heroism Individual merchant 'ships and merchantmen com­ piled heroic records in the course of the four years. The Seatrain Texas will always be famous for its feat of singlehandedly delivering 180 Sherman tanks to the British 8th Army in 1942 while the Germans were virtually at the gates of Alexandria and threatening to sever the Suez Canal lifeline. The Robin Locksley ran the gauntlet to Malta in No­ vember, 1942, when that tiny island was an Allied strong point in an enemy lake. The Henry Bacon fought a singlehanded battle with 23 German tor­ pedo planes in Arctic waters and shot down eight to nine planes before the ship succumbed. Acts of courage displayed by individual Seafarers led to the naming of more than 20 merchant vessels after men who sacrificed their lives. The 15th anniversary of Pearl Harbor finds the world technically at peace but tense and uneasy over the continuing threat of war. US ships, as in wartime, are still hauling the arms and supplies to bases from northern Greenland to the far reaches of the Pacific to assure that the US is not caught napping again. Plans For $4 Billion Aid Program Indicate Heavy '50-50' Shipments WASHINGTON—A continuing high level of foreign aid shipments is likely through 1958 judging from reports that the Government will ask for $4 billion for this purpose. That is the sum agreed on as the foreign aid fund request by the State and Defense Depairtments and the International Cooperation Adminis­ up even higher in light of Middle The current agricultural surplus tration, which runs the pro­ East developments. Some US offi­ disposal program provides for $11.^ gram. Foreign aid, along with agricul­ tural surplus disposal, involves huge shipments of material over­ seas to various nations under the provisions of the "50-50" law. Even allowing for Congressional efforts to reduce the total of foreign aid spending, it appears certain that the program will continue to as­ sure considerable cargo for Amer­ ican flag ships and employment for thousands of US seamen. Increased Over '56 All sums mentioned up until now are subject to change when the Budget Bureau and Congress gets through with them. However, the $4 billion figure would actually represent an increase of about $250 million over the current appropria­ tions. Last year. Congress voted $3,766,000' to cover the program through June 30, 1957. The $4 billion proposed would boost the total foreign aid program since 1948 to over $50 billion. Ac­ tually, the total request could go USPHE Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or .out-patient clinic ior a .culing. cials are proposing that the Gov­ ernment sweeten the pot for Mid­ dle East nations if they cooperate in the peaceful settlement of the Suez problem and the Arab-Israeli rivalry. billion worth of shipments. The program has madfe a big dent in the US surplus but despite that, bump­ er production of some products in­ dicates that the program will be carried on for at least another year. Boston Terminus Proposed For Low-Cost Ocean liner BOSTON—With details on a Belgian terminal for his $50-atrip ocean liners apparently already worked out, hotel man H. B. Cantor is now turning his attention to sites for his pro­ posed operations on this side-fof the Atlantic. former SlU-contracted Eastern He met with Governor-elect Steamship Company went out of Foster Furcolo of Massachusetts last week to discuss the use of port facilities here for the low-cost ship service. Cantor, who is president of the Carter Hotel chain, proposes building two fast 90,000-ton, 6,000passenger superliners for the tour­ ist trade. He has had applications for Federal mortgage assistance pending in Washington for some time. The planned site for a European terminal for the giant ships would probably be Zeebrugge, Belgium, from which he returned recently after consultations on the project with Belgian government and port officials. ^ Boston hasn't hosted any major passenger ship operations since the business. Cantor says his pro­ posed new company would bring an influx of 500,000 passengers into the area every year. Jobs Up Again Job activity took a welcome up­ ward swing during the past period, reflecting the uncertainty which rules shipping in this port, accord­ ing to Port Agent James Sheehan. The outlook is still unpredictable. The tankers Lake George (US Petroleum) and Bents Fort (Cities Service) paid off and signed on in the last two weeks, along with the Steel Rover (Isthmian), Kern Hills (Western Nav) and Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping) which arrived in transit. �SEAFARERS Pa(« Sis • DMembejr 7> lOjM LOG . ™P!!S 9;.-" ' U''"' • I -^ .A1& Y 1 Seafarers well know that they're in a tough and dangerous occupation subject to many hazards, not the least of which is the unpredictable temper of the sea itself. Sometimes these very hazards may offer a tempting challenge for Seafarers to pit their brawn and agility against. The qualities of strength and ruggedness which make a good Seafaring man are admirable in themselves, but Seafarers cannot depend on ruggedness alone to take them through safely. Instead the wise seaman takes advantage of every piece of gear and every safe procedure to protect his life and well-being. He knows there are too many people dependent on his actionsfamily, shipmates and himself—to do his job any other way. .•» The SlU believes that even one injury is one too many in terms of unnecessary suffering and hardship. The formidable task of reducing injuries to a minimum will not be accomplished by slogans or any other shortcuts, but safety progress will be made when every Seafarer, even the strongest and hardiest, realizes he is vulner­ able and acts with prudence and caution accordingly. 'if:, r •1.: . • ^ IS . *-J. uU ' . . .'"V ;iO '.r - M �-... fteeembtf 7. 195< SEAFAKEHS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliua Museums Offer Children's Gifts Pace S^en tOG US Seeking More New Ships WASHINGTON—^Despite reported plans for construction of 32 new American-flag super­ tankers, the Military Sea Transportation Service is still looking for new tankships to char­ ter. The MSTS is asking operators to supply it with vessels of between 25,000 to 60,000 tons for Navy charters of one to five years' duration. vessel on the ways at Sparrows Shipping. The Navy is so anxious for Point. Carras now proposes to The new Navy tanker proposal the ships that it will give out a charter to an operator whose ship is not even in the yards for con­ struction yet. Any qualified appli­ cant with a US-built and registered vessel "ia being or on paper" can get a contract. Five New SIU Ships Meanwhile, the latest review of the American Bureau of Shipping confirms an upsurge in new tanker transfer this ship foreign and build a larger one for the US flag. Also building at Sparrows Point is Met­ ro Petroleum, which has a 32,650tonner coming up, the keel of which is yet to be laid. Terminal Transport Corp. has a 26,500-ton tanker due to- be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula. Miss. The New York Ship­ building Corp. of Camden, New Jersey, has an order for a 35,000ton tanker from American Tramp will allow a builder 24 months to siiow up with a vessel after he signs a charter contract with the Navy. Two years ago Congi-ess passed a law providing for longterm charters of new tonnage to MSTS, but nothing ever came of it. Operators refused to build new tonnage under the terms of the law because they would be prohibited from running their ships under the Liberian flag after the charters ex­ pired. Christmas, too, costs a little more this year. A number of popular gift items have been marked up, especially metal toys. Tags on tri­ cycles and wagons are up 50 cents to $1.50, larger bikes cost $4-$5 more. Thus itis more worthwhile than ever to invest your gift money in bread-and-butter playthings a child will use all year rather than novelties. Among unusual sources for worthwhile play materials, some for very little money, and adult gifts too, are museums, toy co-ops and other specialized sources. Here are a number of possiblities. Many can be ordered by mail, and in some cases catalogs and price lists are avail­ able. In addition, it may be worth visiting museums in your own area. AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM SHOP, Central Park W. at 79th Street, New York. A Young Collectors Rock Kit, $3.45 plus 50c for mailing, includes 25 specimens and "The Ad­ venture Book of Rocks." The Young Collector's Insect Kit includes Reported at record highs in butterfly net, spreading board, other equipment and "The Adventure the last issue of the SEAFAR­ Book of Insects," for $4.95 plus,50c. A weather kit Includes a meteorol­ ERS LOG, the prices of used ogy book, equipment for making a barometer, humidity gauge, other merchant ships have jumped as materials, for $2.95 (plus 30 cents.) One of the best ideas is a sub­ much as 15 percent in the two scription to "Junior Natural History Magazine," $1.50 for a year. The week period. The result is that museum shop also has native-made some foreign-flag T-2s now bring dolls at reasonable prices ranging as much as a cool $5 million on' from small Guatemalan and Ko­ the market. Two weeks ago rean dolls at 75c, to ten-inch Ko­ these same ships commanded a rean dolls at $3.2k For teen-agers price in excess of $4 million. "Restricted" Liberian flag and adults, jewelry such as ear­ rings, tie clasps, etc., made by T-2s are selling for better than Zuni, Navaho and other native $4 million right now with Amer­ craftsmen of quartz crystals, silver ican-flag Libertys going for be­ and turquoise are $2 to $5. Mo­ tween $2,750,000 and $3 million. Ships of this type sold for hawk dolls, boy or girl, are $2.75 postpaid. Among games are: around $400,000 to $600,000 two United States Bingo, similar to yeai's ago. Yet US operators regular bingo but tells about the are still being psi-mitted to states, $2.25; Indian Puzzles, a set transfer them foreign where the of six picture puzzles, $1.25, ages price is "right." 4-8; among excellent books are The First Book Library, each de­ voted to a subject as America, construction with at least five ships horses, Indians, plants, science ex­ being built by SIU companies. One of tliem, the Cities Service periments, etc., $2 each. Books and games are postpaid. Catalogs of Norfolk has already been launched map and nature publications and and is due to go into service in other materials are also available. December along with her sister ships the CS Baltimore and CS CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOK SHOP, Chicago Miami. She is of 32,650 deadweight Some 150 Seafarers and their families enjoyed the Thanks­ 5, 111. Exceptional value is a kit of 18 different rocks and minerals and tons. giving Day dinners prepared by the SIU at its Mobile hall a 90-page "Pebble Pup Booklet," all for $ft«5 postpaid. Another is Another SIU operator, J. M and served at the Catholic Maritime Club in that city. Here its authentic Stori-View Animal Adventure series of three-dimensional CaxTas, has a 25,000-deadweight are some of those who dined between 11:30 AM and 3 PM. color transparencies of museum exhibits. This is $6.50 postpaid for a stereo viewer and 60 viewing cards. Indian Stori-View cards are also MOBILE—Preliminary meetings betvsreen SIU port officials available at 50c for a set of six. and members of the management committee on ship safety MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Jackson Park, Chicago problems have already been held here on a local level. 37. Coral shell collection is $2; miscellaneous shells, $1; 30 semi­ The SIU ship safety pro-^ precious gems, $3.75; Rocky Mt. collection of 50 rocks, $2.25. Also gram is due to. be put into ef­ million. Profit from the elevator available are individual rocks and minerals, as agate, amethyst crystal, alone was almost $100,000 for the fect early in 1957. etc. at 10c upt Price list and catalogs available. month of October. First step will be shipboard BROOKLYN MUSEUM, Gallery Shop, Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, meetings in which SIU crewmen NY, has folk toys from all over the world at low prices. Examples: Another landmark for the SIU's will participate along with ship's abacus with instruction book, $1; Japanese folk dolls, 40-75c; Guate­ malan wood toys such as horse and wagon, trucks, etc., 25-75c; wood- Welfare and Vacation Plans passed officers to remedy any safety short­ smoothly recently when the com­ comings aboard their vessels. The carved bird and animal toys from India, 30c up. bined plans exceeded the $10 mil­ crews themselves have already CLEVELAND, OHIO, MUSEUM' OF ART, 11150 E. Blvd., features lion mark in benefits payments to been polled by the Union in an unusual games for children. Game of Artists, Part 1, is a deck of 52 cards with museum paintings reproduced on the backs, 25c; Game of Seafarers and their families. Of effort to determine their sugges­ Artists, Part II, is a larger set including Part I, 50c; jigsaw puzzles of the combined total, over $61^ mil­ tions for improved safety practices famous artworks are 25c each. Among excellent children's books of­ lion was in the form of vacation and repairs for individual vessels. Shipping Holds Its Own Speedy teamwork between the fered are "Sokar And the Crocodile," $2.50. The museum also offers payments with the other $3?/^ mil­ SIU and American Red Cross re­ color prints of famous art works at reasonable pi'lces such as 30-75c. lion plus paid out in a host of Meauwliile, shipping more than Welfare Plan benefits. cently resulted in getting Seafar­ Pamphlet available. Since the two programs were held its own in the face of the er Allie Androh off his ship and Indian Materials coastwise longshore strike last first negotiated by the Union in MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, Broadway at 155th St 1950 and 1951 they have been of month. Job activity improved over back home to Brooklyn in time for New York, has authentic Indian materials, such as stone axes, arrow­ direct benefit to thousands of Sea­ the previous period for offshore his wife's funeral. Andi-oh's wife, Marion, died two heads, stone knives, dolls, basketry and books on the American Indian. farers, proving the wisdom of shipping, and an additional 150 relief jobs were filled around the days after undergoing a rare heart Write for prices. developing this area of negotiations Among other sources for play materials and gifts of lasting value in addition to basic bread and but­ harbor. Men were also shipped to operation at Brooklyn Jewish and interest who will send price lists are: ter contract items. Once regarded Tampa and Panama City, Florida, Hospital. But when there were no replacements Music Toys, Too as novel, the benefits provided by ARTCRAFT SERVICES, 340 Amsterdam Ave., New York 23, mate­ the Plans are now considered available for ships in those ports. meanwhile Mobile itself wasn't hurt by the Androh, confident rials developed by educators. Especially of interest are art materials; essential to the well-being of Sea­ strike, since" all ships in the harbor that his wife was double easel ($10.95); weaving and spinning looms; handicraft mate- farers. during that period kept full crews out of danger, riais for making jewelry, leather articles, etc.; scientific materials such Payments On Increase had shipped out. as magnifying glasses and prisms; rhythm tom-toms, metalaphone and Although the Welfare Plan is six at all times. Most of the crews Red Cross other music toys for parents who like noise around the house, at rea­ years old and the Vacation Plan aboard ships stuck here got a lot workers, unable sonable prices; its famous Jonathan slide, at $8.50; and wood floor has been functioning for less than of time with the homefolks. But to learn Androh's Androh the strike did cause the Alcoa blocks. But note FOB on heavy items adds to cost of long-distance five, the bulk of the $10 miUion passenger ships to ciit out one whereabouts, con­ orders. was paid out in the last 24 months. tacted the SIU for help and the COMMUNITY PLAYTHINGS, Rifton, NY, offers larger play equip­ That is because the Union, has sailing and cut down their sched­ SIU was able to determine that ment made by artisans of the Woodcrest and Macedonia cooperative negotiated several increases in ule by one week. Port Agent Cal Androh was aboard the Transfuel communities. These include costlier items such as wood hand trucks benefits and added new features Tanner noted. tanker William A. Carruth, bound Dock Record Broken for young children, $7.50; Vary-Play eight-piece box set, $11.50; pump on the welfare side during the twofor Port Arthur. action swing, etc. Many of these are recommended by the Association, year period. He reported that the state docks The ship's itinerary was given to for Childhood Education. Prices here, too, are FOB. The future outlook indicates that )roke all records for the month of the Red Cross, which then ar­ BOOKS UNLIMITED, 1414 University Ave., Berkeley 2, Calif., a the second $10 million will be paid October for tonnage handled and ranged for the Coast Guard to take mail order co-op, offers books, records and magazine subscriptions, and out to Seafarers in a far briefer gross and net earnings. One of Andi-oh off his ship at Miami. The for (he <\-!St two years has paid members patronage refunds of six per period than six years. Total vaca­ the chief factors for this was the Miami Red Cross arranged his cent, riary books or records available at savings and gift wrapped at tion benefits, now at a new high recent purchase of a grain elevator plane transportation back to Brook-, by the state docks lioard for $1.2 iyn. iio cost. Diambership is $1; for students, 50c. (Continued on page 15) Ship Prices Go Up 15% More 'i 1 d I Mobile SIU, Employers' Group Meet On Safety $10 Million Paid Out In SIU Benefits Red Cross, SIU Return Man Home -1 ^I �Pa'te EUrht SEAFAR-ERS With LOG Bay, Dewey and Terry (1 to r) are Tommy Ray Filiinrim's trio. They live in Chickasaw, Ala. Deeember 7, 195s In the Ralph. Stepp household it's firls, SuelUn Ann, 3, and Rita Marie, 5. Home is Mobile, Ala. -•. feJM • •'-^S-r ffii'-' m Kathy, 3, Is pride of Seafarer Lonnie Hers:esheimer, New^r Orleans. l^..-;. -;i Catching nap is Yvonne, 3 mos., Metropolitano, PR, Dad's Charles Careys Springfield, Mass:, Is home for Wm. Parks III, ' > • age.SVa months. . '^ Seriarer Yao Fan Wing of San Franclscp became the proud father of twins Judy and Pearl last February, so naturally he collected two S200 maternity bonoiitS'plus two bonds from Oio Union. - • �December 7, lOSt SEAFARERS Pare Nine LOG Goes Liberianf Bans Press HOW AMERICAN UNIONS SERVE Ship TAMPA—An "iron curtain" was dropped around the Liberty ship Algonkin when she was transferred from American to foreign registry here last week. SIU Patrolman Bennie Gonzales, who covered the final payoff of the SIU crew, said "it EVERY AMERICAN looked like the company^ doesn't want the real story to get out so the American peo­ American trade unioni have conjlsfenfly fought for better uhooli for all Americans. In doing so they have, in many areas, successfully bucked the opposition of large property-owners and major businesses which up until now have opposed increased educa­ tional spending almost as a matter of course. Now many ma|or business firms have been converted to the idea of spending for education because they feel the need for a trained, educated labor force. But it was American unions which showed them the way by sup­ porting improvements in the Ameri­ can public and high Khool system through the years. BME, MEBA 'No Raid' Pact Paves Merger Road The Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, an SIU affiliate, and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association have jointly an­ nounced an agreement on a no-raiding pact and mutual co­ operation on common prob--* lems. The agreement marks Union and the AFL-CIO Maritime the^end of a sev^-year split Committee (formerly the CIO between the two unions. According to the "BME Marine Engineer," official BME publication, it "lays the groundwork for the creation of a single marine engineers union." Completion of the agreement was announced, shortly after the MEBA severed all of its connec­ tions with the National Maritime Canadian Seafarers employed on Clarke Co. ships will have an op­ portunity to vote for the SIU Cana­ dian District under a decision of the Canada Labor Relations Board. The company has had its own "union" on the ships since 1947. 4" 4" Negotiations are deadlocked be­ tween the Ann Arbor Railroad and the SIU Great Lakes District, the "Great Lakes Seafarer" reports. The railroad offer of a ten-cent hourly raise and two seven cent boosts in succeeding years was termed inadequate by union repre­ sentatives. Union members man the company's carferries. 4> 41 41 Ore Transport Inc. has signed an agreement with the Brotherhood of lUarine Engineers calling for a six percent increase in wages, over­ time and penalty rates retroactive to June of this year. The company operates ore boats between Vene­ zuela, Quebec and East Coast ports and is planning new vessels. i 4i t ' With Matson Navigation hiring stewardesses, the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union now has a fe­ male patrolman. She is Rosie O'Kane, who will serve in the union's San Francisco headquar­ ters. Maritime Committee). The break came over refusal of the NMU to support the engineers in their beef with American Coal Shipping Inc. An Immediate effect of the MEBA - BME agreement was to gain full BME support for the Coal Shipping beef with BME engineei^s on the picket lines. Elaborating on the possibilities of merger of the two engineers' unions, BME President Wilbur Dickey declared: "What we're do­ ing is exploring the possibility of working together in mutual trust for the common purpose of better representing the needs of our re­ spective memberships. If we can accomplish this, then there will exist a common ground on which our two organizations could some day merge into one." The Brotherhood of Marine En­ gineers was originally chartered by the SIU of North America when a group of dissatisfied MEBA mem­ bers broke away. IBL Backed In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES—All local un­ ions are backing up the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen here in a new beef with the stevedores. IBL put a picketline out on the freight docks after the shippers locked them out. Since SIU operations here pri­ marily' involve tankers, SIU ship­ ping hasn't been too much affected by the dispute. Job activity even improved somewhat, Port Agent Leroy Clarke noted. Ships in the area during the past two weeks included eight Cities Service tankers, the Val Chem (Val­ entine), Michael (Carras), Seatiger (Colonial) and Transyork (Transyork). The latter, a Victory ship taken over by a new SIU company, was formerly manned by the Na­ tional Maritime Union. ple can see what Is happening to their merchant marine." He pointed out that the master refused to let any reporters come aboard while the formalities were completed. Gonzales added that it was easy to see from the food that was put aboard for the foreign crew "what these men have to go through. There weren't any fresh vegetables or anything of that sort at all. We did see some mutton, sardines and olive oil put on as crew's stores. It looked as if they were putting on not only the least that they could, but the cheapest stuff, too." Promise New Tonnage The Algonkin was the only ship owned by Algonkin Steamship and had Trans-Oceariic Marine as her agent. She and other dry cargb ships are being allowed to transfer foreign in return for a committ"hient to build new US-flag tonnage. However, far more ships would be transfered under these plans than new ones would be built. Only other ship to pay off here was the Azalea City (Waterman), and there were no sign-ons. Ship­ ping was up somewhat, however, sparked by the arrival of six intransit ships. These were the Bienville (twice), Madaket (Water­ man); Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); and Ponce and Florida State (Ponce Cement). Waterman Hits Forced Sale Order WASHINGTON — Under bitter attack from railroad interests who fear its trailership plans, Water­ man-Pan Atlantic has been ordered by an Interstate Commerce Com­ mission examiner to change its "illegal" ownership. The examiner ruled that the present owners of the SlU-contracted company were ineligible because of their "common inter­ est" in McLean Trucking—and the fact that they owned two or more domestic carriers, Waterman and Pan Atlantic. The finding was is­ sued in a case in which the Atlan­ tic Coast Line, a major eastern railroad, was a party. Challenge Findings Company officials immediately challenged the findings. Malcolm McLean was quoted as declaring that he was confident that the full Commission would reverse the ex­ aminer's findings. He pointed out that Waterman-itself had surrend­ ered its ICC certificate and was consequently an offshore operator exclusively. The McLean attornies have also argued that the Waterman owners no longer control McLean trucking because they put that company's stqck in trust. Waterman was bought by McLean early in • 1955. Waterman was purchased by Mc­ Lean early in 1955 to set up trailership service. M Seafarer Herman L. Carter squats in middle ton which will make chow for Greek crew freighter Algonkin, now under Liberian flag. etables or better cuts of meat here, you'll by Joe Bryant, Fort Lauderdale Daily News., of ton of mut­ of former SIU No fresh veg­ notice. Photo The backbone of every SIU ship is its delegates. These Sea­ farers, elected by the crew, are volunteers who represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a crero happy and beefs to a minimum dur­ ing a voyage. The success of a voyage often hinges on these efforts. SVEN STOCKMARR, deck dep't.-f Long experience on both foreign- conduct meetings, on the contract flag and SIU ships has schooled and the Union constitution. "We Sven Stockmarr in the problems of need men who are bookmen and handling crew beefs. Beginning at not just book carriers," he de­ the age of 13 back in 1937, he clared. "The Union spirit of the. sailed Danish, Panamanian, Swed­ crew makes all the difference in ish and British ships before start­ terms of the delegate getting his ing with the SIU in 1943 out of the end of the job done properly." old Stone Street hall. In the 13 If crewmembers do not back up years he has been sailing with the the delegate, he believes, then SIU, he has served as delegate'on competent men refuse the job and numerous occasions and formed it falls into the lap of others who some positive opinions as to what are less qualified. goes into the job and how it can Two Pitfalls be made more useful. On the delegate side, he has to For one thing he is a firm be­ be careful to avoid two major pit- v liever in the shipboard meeting as falls. He emphasized that the dele­ an outlet for any- gate should never use his position and all beefs, in­ to extraet special favors for him­ cluding the per­ self. If he does, he loses most of sonal ones. "Bring his value to th^ crew. In dealing them out in the with the officers, he should recog­ open- where they nize the limits of his authority as . belong," he says; the crew representative. Then he feels "The delegate doesn't have the more crewmem- authority to demand anything," he bers need to explained. "His job is to present know more aboiit the facts. If the officers don't see Stockmarr the Union agree- it his way, then the Union patrol­ ment and the Union constitution man will do the demanding." New Elections both. He sees no reason why a good In his view the agreement should be the bible of shipboard opera­ delegate couldn't continue to hold tions and Seafarers should be the job trip after trip, "but there equally familiar with the constitu­ should be a new election each time tion and its provisions. That would when the ship signs on." It would help delegates settle put an end to most beefs and viola­ beefs, he feels, if the contract and tions, and consequent Union pen­ clarifications were all wrapped up alties, he believes. in one package, with the clarifica­ Classes On Contract tion following the particular con­ To accomplish this he suggests tract section to which it applies. that the Union conduct regular He also finds money exchange classes for all Seafarers on how to problems a particular headache be­ cause of the fact that travelers checks are not accepted in many small ports. "Today the legal rates of ex­ change are pretty well standard all over, so we are just as well off tak­ ing local currency frpm the skip­ per. That way the delegate doesn't have the whole crew on his neck worrying about where they can change their money." Dr/'.?/.. -o �Ten 1>eeembet> X iM't SEAPARl^RS tod AFL-CIO Marks 1st Year Of Merger n-, > •t The AFL-CIO rounded out its first year of merger this week with continuing evidence of peaceful transition in most areas into one national labor federation. The first anniversary !| of the merger came with the announcement that two autonomous unions, the International' Brotherhood of Papermakers" between the Butcher Workmen and the United Paper Workers tral bodies. It is expected that additional and the United . Packinghouse unions had made final ar rangements for the establishment mergers of international unions Workers, struck a snag when it was I of the United- Papermakers and will be forthcoming. One of them. on the verge of completion. Paperworkers International Union The new union will have a mem­ bership of 130,000. Two other mergers between AFL and CIO barbers unions and between gov­ ernment employees unions have al­ ready taken place. In addition, the merged labor movement can point to the suc­ cessful merger of 19 state federa­ tions. The latest state in which labor achieved formal unity was in Maine. Some of the bigger state federations are now actively work­ ing on mergers. Louisiana, Alabama, Virginia and Oregon are other states in which mergers have already taken place. Attract Kail EroiJicriioods The merger of the two major labor Federations was achieved in December, 1955, with hardly a dis­ sent after many months of negotia­ tions between the AFL and the CIO. One effect of the merger was to exert strong attraction on some Touring SlU facilities after Thanksgiving dinner at headquarters of the independent rail brother­ hoods to join up with the group. family of Seafarer Nemesio Quinones poses at Pete Larsen Memo­ More developments are expected rial Clinic site, 3rd Ave. and 2Ist St. where first SlU medical cen­ on this score in the coming months. ter will operate. Pictured (I to r) are Nemesio, Jr., 8; Yvonne, 7; Among significant achievements Mrs. Quinones and Augie, 5. Windows covering lOO'x 50' front­ of the merger were the successful age of clinic were subsequently demolished in explosion at 3Sth St. campaigns against the "right to pier. (See story on Page 3.) work" law in Louisiana and on be­ half of a number of pro-labor can­ didates for Congress as well as governors in Kansas, Michigan and elsewhere. It was interesting to note that the labor movement's political ac­ tion was most successful in those NEW YORK—The end of the longshoremen's strike has areas where functioning unity or brought ship activity back to normal again here. .Ships that actual merger had been achieved between local AFL and CIO cen­ laid off crews have crewed up again and are trying to resume NY Shipping Bounces Up As Longshore Strike Ends LABOR ROUND-UP Distribution of union pamphlets and literature by union organizers on plant property is-legal under certain circumstances, the US Court of Appeals has ruled. The court said that the United Steelworkers of America was within its rights in distributing the litera ture because the company distrib­ uted anti-itnion literature in the plant. fornia, city council passed such an ordinance following picketing of several restaurants and resorts by the Hotel and "Restaurant Employ­ ees Union. AFL-CIO groups in Oalifornia are planning a coui't test of the regulation. 4" 3^ 4" Cleveland newspapers have stax'ted publishing again after both edi­ torial and craft unions settled new t 4" 4" contract terms. The shutdown Now it is municipal "right to broke out November 1 after the work" laws that are being fought Newspaper Guild struck the Cleve­ by unions. The Palm Springs, Cali- land Press. The other two news­ papers shut down and laid off their editorial staffs. Increases of $4 to $6.50 a week were won by the $ eAVSAI^BR S Guild, with similar raises for the printers and other crafts. PORT O'CALL 'K • • I;'.:.- S|',/ AfdWIMBOlM • u' ' • i asecMUTN eAiDMcMr eis-jimif- aJtr-BALt 4 3^ i A company union at the Westinghouse plant in Columbus, Ohio, took a bad walloping from the In­ ternational Union of Electrical Workers in a Labor Board election. The lUE won the vote by 2,208 to 611, or about 3^^ to one. The com­ pany union was set up by Westinghouse strikebreakers who Went back to their jobs during the 156day strike which ended last March. 4> it Three-year agreements are be­ coming commonplace. The latest to sign a three-year pact are 11 non-operating railroad unions with approximately 700,000 members. The agreement provides 10 cents the first year, seven cents on No­ vember 1, 1957, and seven cents in 1958. In addition, $4.25 per month will go for medical and hospital benefits for dependents. The agreement i^ tied to, the cost-oifr living index. " ' their regular schedules. Except for the freighters j that arrived for payoff and ty- j ing up, the only ships moving in and nut of the harbor besides for­ eign liners were the tankers. Eight j tankships hit the port. "It is at times like these that j you can realize the importance of the tanker jobs we have organ-| ized in the past few years and the j need for going out and organiz­ ing other types of jobs," SIU As- i sistant Secretary Treasurer Claude Simmons commented. He said the shipping picture for j the current period looks good, with quite a few ships due in. i Since men will be getting off i these for the Christmas holidays, the customary job turnover is ex­ pected. I Sixteen ships paid off, six' j signed on and nine were serviced in transit in the past two weeks. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seafarers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up to equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers -who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down be­ fore. COALINaA HILLS (Pan-AII.), N«v. S—Chairman/ T. Janklna; SacratariT/ i. Vafaa. Nav deiagaia alactad. New traaaurar/Wlactad. Ship'a fund $33. Suggeatioa to obtain Union Ubrair. To purchasa radio Irom fund. WILLIAM A. M. aURDIN (Watfarn Tankart)/ Oct. 11—Chairman, J. Smithi Sacratary, C. Peitar. Suggeition to purchase awning for fantall ait. Cap­ tain reiuaea to purchase same. To check with .company regarding pur­ chase of awning. JTrcsh water tanks to ha cleaned as water la rusty. Few hours disputed overtime. Two men logged while ahip waa In Bahrein. Repalra not being made aa per agree­ ment. Headquartera to be notified of aame. Diacuasion on pumpmen'a dutlea while in port and a( sea. MAROiti (Ore Nav.), Nav. IL^hairman, O. Brown; Sacretary, H. Suill- van. New delegate elected. Wiper left ship—injured hand. To have meeting before signing articles to iron out aijy differences. Need more variety in menus. Steward uncooper­ ative. ing aamng before aamng board time. Uessman received alght cartona of elgarettea and waa charged for tea. in future, toga received ahall bo turned over to delegate. Repair Ilat to be submitted to delegatea. Thirteen houra disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. Wedges driven into engine room ventilators falling into engine room endangering fireman. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Oct. *4—Chslrman, C. Malatta; tearatary, A. Noali. Report to patrolman on safety conditions and necessary re­ pairs. Coffee urn, toaster and refrig­ erator to be replaced. Delegates to check slop chest list. Deck depart­ ment foc'sles to be painted. Com­ plaint about drawing money in for­ eign currency. Vote of thanks to steward department. MARION ZeCKENDORF (PanOceanic), Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Cendron; Secretary, R. Jernlgan. Ship's fund $7. New delegate elected. Crew urged to' be careful with cigarettes. Coffee cups to be returned to pantry. Now. 4—Chairman, P. Nadagran; Sacratary, R. Jerntgan. Short four men. Ship's fund S4. Beef on wiper's sanitary work. Discussion on sanitary areas. AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 22—Chalrm-in, W. Home; Secre­ tary, L. Hall. One man mis.<;ed ship in New 'Vork. Papers to be mailed at first port. Absentee ballots to be sent out to all ships so all members can vote in election of union officials. Rep.air list, to be drawn up and turned over to department heads. Repdrs to be made during voyage. Welfare to be notified of any brother who is iniured or ill and taken to hospital. ••jept. 27—Chairman, W. Horme; Secretary, P. C.arpovish. One man contracted mnTcria and hospitalized in Singapore—rejoined shin in Pen-ng. Wiper signed on in Singapore, replac­ ing man who missed ship in NY. •W'ashing machine to be kept clean. Repair list to be taken direct to cap­ tain—mate ignores same. P.assageway to bo cle.aned. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Marlis), Nov. 3—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Secre­ tary, W. Thompson. Repair list to be turned in. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. Few hours disputed CAMP NAMANU (US Petroleum), overtime. Report accepted. Have ne­ Sept. 23—Chairman, D. Hartman; gotiating committee see that tliere Secretary, V. Chavez. One man hos­ are no payoffs on freight ships on pitalized in Bahrein. .Ship's fund Saturdays. Sundays and after 5 PM. 21.35. Engineer slapped fireman Standard brand of coffee to be put while on watcii—to he reported to aboard. Larger light bulbs to be boirdin': pafro'man upon arrival in placed in bathrooms; otiierwise bath­ US. One man jumped overboard leav­ rooms should be painted white. Vote ing .Saseho—picked up by pilot boat of thanks to steward department for and turned over to s'ooreside authori­ excellent food and service. ties. One man logged in Sasebo. Re­ port accep'ed. Captain frying to dis­ DEL MAR (Miss.), Sept. 30—Chair­ courage men from going to docior. man, R, Stough; Secretary, C. Dowling. Drinking tountahi out of order. DisShip's fund S359,27. Few hours dis­ cu.ssion about draws—whether to get puted overtime. $41 collected for dollars, travelers chocks or yen. Messship's fund and movies. Reports ac­ hail to be kept cle.an. Letter to bo cepted. $130 to be spent for movies: written to headquarters about jr. $40 to be spent for magazines. No third enginee-. w.ater cooling system and doctor slips. logs. ALCOA RANGER 'Alcoa), Oct. If— Chairman, C. Carpenter; Secretary, S. Rivers. Delegate reported grievances to all members and read working rules. Special meeting called to set­ tle grievances between chief steward and officers trying to start fight. Linen issue discussed. Minutes to he turned over to boarding patrolman at payoff and acted upon. ANDREW JACKSON (Isthmian), Se.-i."-. 16—Chairma.p. C. Mentesano; Secretary, A. Erod e. Ship's dele­ gate re-elected. One table to be re­ served for watch at meal times. STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 31—Chairman. Barrow; Secre­ tary, J. Dehrlng. .Ship's"fund $10,96. Some disputed overi'me. Discussions about obtainlng-sleak knives; penalty cargo: one man missed ship in Hono­ lulu—card turned over to delegate. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Oct. 14 —Chairman, O. Blain; Sacratary, V, Orenclo. One man hospitalized In Guam. Headquarters notified. All heROBIN KIRK (Seis Shipping), Sept. longings and money turned over to II—Chairman, C. Urich; Secretary, C. man's sister. Replacement hired in Kre.'ss. New delegate elected. Ship's Manila. Reports accepted. Delegate fund $79.88. To observe quiet in p'isr advised men who were logged. Mess- a.geways. Tab'e to be constructed for halls to be sprayed for flies after recreation deck. Cots to be put away leaving each port. after use. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Nov. 4 BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ^Chairman, F. Leonard; Secretary, F. ice,) Sept. 22—Chslrmm, P. Hsmmel; Jolinson. Few hours disputed over­ Sacratary, L. LeBlanc. Repair lists time. Report accepted^ All beefs to to be submitted. No smoking on deck be taken up with department dele­ while ship is loading or discharging. gate. Fruit julcea not chilled for Oct. 7—Chairman, J. Patterson; breakfast. Drinking fountain aft out Secretary, Hand. AH repairs made of order. List to be potted for weekly except those to be made in yard. turn for each department regarding Need new garbage can in mes.shull. cleaning laundry. Washing machine More ni-'ht lunch to be prepared. not to be used more than 30 minutes. Fresh milk situation discussed—all to Slop buckets not to be rinsed and get equal share. dumped In sink In laundry room. MAE (Bull), Oct. 7—Chairman, C. CHILORB (Ore Nov.), Noy. 7 — Hoststter; Secretary, Scott. $30 .do­ Chairman, W. Everett; Secretary, J. nated leaving ship in Gal­ Abrams. All repair lists to be sub­ veston toonbrother of illness in fainmitted soon as possible. Sliip's fund lly. Ship'saccount fund One man $17.98. Four hours disputed overtime short. Shio sailed $28.70. .short-handed. Re­ over shifting ship in Canada, to be quest to air condition all SlU ships taken up with patrolman. Report ac­ especially those running to the trop­ cepted. Need more cups and glasses. ics. Discussion about being on ship Cups to be returned to pantry after one hour before saUing time. All using. excess linen to be turned in. Laundry tubs to be kept clean. Addres.ses for ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Oct. Id- ail ports to be posted on bulletin Chairman, S. Riven; Secretary, A, board. Carpenter. Bunks to be repaired. Re­ port accepted. To hold one meeting FORT H0SKIN8 (Cities Service). each trip, preferably at end of voyage Oct. 30—Chairman, B. Handersen; Sec­ unless something special arises. Need retary, L. Melon. One man left ship more variety In menus. New wind —no replacement. Union notifled. To shutes. Suggestion to boycott safely report repairs to captain and, see meeting until hazardous conditions about 'U'ashing machine. Some dis­ are rectified. puted overtime—paid in Boston at pa.voff. Discussion on improvement in RIOM (Actlum), Oct. 7—Chairman, steward department. F. Fcredns; Secretary, C. Hopkins. Repairs completed. New mattresses ALCOA CORSAIR Alcoa), Sept. 30 issued; Crew advised to coUect all —Chairman, M. Costeilo; Sacretary, G. disputed overtime at payoff as cap­ Clark. Crew asked to refrain from tain cannot be trusted to carry over­ putting mops and rags in water-tight time to next voyage. wheels and to clean up cross passage­ way after using same for recreation. DEL SANTOS (Delta), Nav. 4—Chair­ Balance movie fund t241.S9. Films man, J. Bates; Sacretary, F. Neely. to be rewound after showin.g. Report' Bonus started Aug. 20 and ended Oct. accepted. Films to be brought aboard 10. One man hospitalized in Santos. In Mobile. Deck lights to be on aft Engineer giving electricians a bad during nighttime. time. Fired man, and other is quit­ ting. Ship's fund $7. Few hours dis­ MAB (Bull), Oct. 2S—Chairman, 6. puted overtime. No linen for one Bozec; SserstarV/ J. Bond. Ship's week. Reports accepted. New treas­ fund $29.10. Vote of thanks to nego­ urer elected. Motion that meeting be tiating committee for new wage In­ held only on trip south and not creases and welfare benefits. Request coastwise run. The matter of pad­ to air-condition all SIU ships e°pelocks on screen doors to be tabled cially the ones going to the tropics. until the trip south. Delayed sailing—to be turned over to patrolman. . Vote of thanks to steward RION (Actlum), Nev. t—Chairman, department and to Brother Morris for A. Bankston; Secretary, C. Hopkins. handling ship's fund and recreational , Some difficulty with master dondent-' facilities. ,ij' �•Deeenber • 7>-19M SEAFARERS rare Eieveii LOG Throw In' Non-Subsidized Co's Seen Asking US Aid WASHINGTON—Renewed efforts by non-subsidized steamship companies to get Government aid are likely to highlight maritime affairs in the upcoming session of Congress. Industry sources pre­ dict that the non-subsidized lines will ask for the same tax CS Norfolk Calls Crew In Baltimore BALTIMORE—The brand new supertanker Cities Service Norfolk was due' to take a full SIU crew here this week for her maiden voyage. ' Last of three sister ships to come out of the Bethlehem Steel's Spar­ rows Point yards, she will join the CS Baltimore and CS Miami in ac­ tive service with the rest of the company's fleet. Cities Service also has nine T-2 tankers operating un­ der the US flag at the present time. The Norfolk, like her sisterships. Is in the 32,600-ton class, and has twice the capacity of the war-built T-2s. She boasts of individual foc'sles for each man aboard, plus comfortable messrooms and other quarters. All three were built un­ der the "trade in and build" pro­ gram set up by the Maritime Ad­ ministration. Crewing of the ship will help boost shipping somewhat, since Job activity fell off again as a re­ sult of the now-ended longshore strike In Atlantic and Gulf ports. Eleven ships paid -off, nine si^ed on and eight stopped off in transit during the last period. All of them were in good shape. Port Agent Earl Sheppard reported. ^lU SjcnM .., . -tiff.". "Plan ahead" sounds like a pretty shopworn slogan on the eve of the Christmas holiday in relation to September, 1957, and the start of the next college year, but would-be SIU scholarship applicants are urged to take it to mind. Now seems a good time for potential candidates to get the paper, work out of the way so they can turn their'full ener­ gies to the qualifying examinations they must also hurdle to reach their goal. The Seafarers and children of SIU men who have received these $6,000 awards since 1953 all bear tes­ timony to the fact that the effort pays off handsomely. l" t —And Still More Transfers? The dilemma which the Government and the shipping in­ dustry seem to be in at this time is nothing new. Seamen have grown accustomed to working in a "feast or famine" industry, which seems to be able to prosper only in direct proportion to the amount of present or potential disaster around the globe. A glance at the headlines shows that US shipping today is indeed operating in its necessary element for growth. But there aren't enough ships available and it appears that new construction can only be arranged at the price of transferring an even greater number of ships to run­ away flags. Drawing on the reserve fleet of 10 to 15-year-old ships is no solution, since these vessels must compete with modern foreign ships and inevitably run second best. It does seem as if this is the "crisis" or "emergency" which justifies action by US shipping agencies to reclaim the scores of ships of all types allowed to transfer foreign in recent years. A reduction in the number of runaways competing with US ships would stimulate new US construction on its own and solve the immediate need for more US tonnage right now at the same time. 4 Yon Did It Again! The success of the SEAFARERS LOG in the first annual AFL-CIO labor press competition and its ability to win six citations in a contest including newspapers representing some of the largest unions in the country, helps justify the enthusi­ astic support which Seafarers have given this newspaper. Past awards, including recognition last year and in 1952 as the top AFL union newspaper is a further source of pride for the membership, the Union and the editors. This support and the endless flow of newsworthy material sent in by Seafarers from all parts of the globe is largely responsible for making the LOG lively, interesting and in­ formative for the SIU membership, SIU families and other rea^IeTs, ') benefits on new construction that are now enjoyed by subsidized ship operators. The non-subsidized companies will propose that earnings ear­ marked for new ships be free of Government taxation. Such a bill would enable them to replace their vessels with modern tonnage. Tanker, Ore Aid Also up for discussion are peren­ nial proposals for Government aid to tanker and ore carrier opera­ tions. In light of the pressing de­ mands for new US tanker tonnage, it's expected that there will be con­ siderable debate over whether bulk carriers-should be entitled to construction and operating sub­ sidies along the lines of cargo liner operations. Most new ore and oil carrier construction is for foreign and runaway flags at present. The whole tanker picture is ex­ pected to get a thorough look-over from the House Merchant Maripe Committee because of the failure of previous legislative moves aimed at encouraging more new Amer­ ican-flag tankers. These included the tanker trade-in bill and the long-term Navy charter bill, both of which have produced little or no results. Tramp Subsidies It is agreed that there is not much chance for any program to subsidize tramp shipping, although sponsors of two bills relating to that subject have promised that they would reintroduce the meas­ ures when Congress reconvenes in January. One bill, introduced by Rep. Thomas M. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) would compel foreign-flag ship­ owners to meet US wage scales whenever they carry US-Govemment financed or Governmentowned cargoes. The other meas­ ure, sponsored by Rep. Byrne (Dem.-Pa.) calls for outright sub­ sidies for tramp operators. Bus Drivers Locked Out In Seattle • ':i • -a SEATTLE—The SIU is stand­ ing by to help this city's street­ car drivers who were locked out by the City Bus Commission. Members of Local 587 of the AFL-CIO Amalgamated Motor Coach Employees went out on strike two weeks ago, demanding an 18-cent-an-hour pay increase and improved working conditions. The union agreed to allow Federal mediators to step into the dispute, but the commission turned down the idea. Port Agent Jeff Gillette said that while the SIU hadn't yet been asked for any help, it was ready to assist in any way it could. Good Shipping Shipping remains good, mean­ while, and the ships themselves are in fine shape. Gillette said they were coming in with just a few hours of disputed overtime, minor repair beefs and little evi­ dence of performing. The outlook for future shipping is fair. He cited'the payoff of the tanker Stony Point (US Petroleum) as a typical case. This ship crewed and signed on here, was out two days short of a year and "came in clean as a pin." Twenty-six men from the original crew were still aboard at the payoff. The other payoffs were the Auburn (Alba), Murray Hill (Fair­ field), Wild Ranger (Waterman), Ocean Eva (Ocean Trans) and Western Trader (Denton). All of them, including the Stony Point, signed on again. In transit were the Yaka, Topa Topa (Waterman): Pennmar, Losmar (Calmar) and Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans). Union Election Ends Dec. 31; Total Vote Near 4,500 Mark With men customarily getting off their ships to spend the ::;hristmas holidays at home, voting in the A&G District's biennial elections is expected to show a definite upsurge from now until the voting ends on Baltimore agent, Baltimore patrol­ December 31. men, Norfolk agent, Norfolk patrol­ The two-months-long bal­ man, Tampa agent, Tampa pa­ loting started on November 1 and trolman, Mobile patrolman, Hous­ at the midway mark—as of Friday, ton patrolman and San Francisco November 30—4,449 ballots had agent. been cast in all ports as follows: Boston, 90; Philadelphia, 387; Baltimore, 605; Norfolk, 123; Sa­ vannah, 61; Tampa, 55; Mobile, 538; New Orleans, 728; Lake Charles, 52; Houston, 290; San Francisco, When notifying headquarters 202; Wilmington, 63; Seattle, 105, by cable or wireless that a Sea­ and New York, 1,150. Competing for the 39 elective farer has paid off in a foreign posts to be filled by the election port because of injury or illness, delegates should include are 71 Seafarers who nominated ships' the following information: themselves and were found qual­ The man's full name, his SIU ified by the membership-elected credentials committee. A 72nd man, book number, name of the ship, rank Bose, passed away after be­ the port Of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. ing found qualified. The response of ship's crews Seven Seafarers who nominated themselves were disqualified be­ to the Union's request for these cause they did not meet the consti­ notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not- all of tutional requirements. the above information has been Posts in which there are election contests are as follows: Boston included. Be sure to list all of agent, Boston patrolman. New York this data so that the SIU can o i n t patrolmen, Philadelphia act as promptly as possible. agent, Philadelphia patrolman, t» • . • List Details in Cables To Union 1: •fS! �Pate Twelve 'Sea-Spray' —By Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink LOG-A-RHYTHM: Tidewater By E. A. King The tidje comes in, the tide goes out A short way from my door; Comes in, goes out, fixed time about— By my time evermore. "Yeah, Pop can only sail tankers now. He can't take too much of this |iort time ..." Riots, Marriage Not Linked, Says Vendor The round the world run usually furnishes plenty of excite­ ment, and this trip on the Steel Vendor was no exception. Riots, a marriage and the hostilities in Suez led off the list. ? reporter Wal- family style, which included every- ter Schlecht hastens to add, thing from shark fin soup to lichee "although the marriage and nuts. Brother Newton is presently riots both took place in the same making plans to return his wife to port (Singapore), one was not the his home in the States." cause of the other, and vice versa." Readers can draw their own con­ clusions, of course. The trip from San Francisco to Manila was marked right away by a forced change of course to hos­ pitalize Brother Dom Lutero. The Vendor put in at Gaum temporari­ ly to drop off Lu­ tero who, at last reports, was do­ ing very nicely. Schlecht said his Newton recovery probably can be credited largely to fast ac­ tion by the captain. "From there, Bangkok provided the usual photographers' paradise, and the 'Mosquito Bar' did a brisk business in travelers' checks, as expected." Then the Vendor arrived in Sin­ gapore during the local Commu­ nist-inspired riots. But after a couple of days the curfew was lift­ ed and nightlife went on as usual. For ship's carpenter Howard Newton, it was also the occasion of his marriage to Miss Daisy Ghee at the Registrar's Office, with mem­ bers of the crew in attendance. A reception had been held the pre­ vious night in the upstairs dining room of the Singapore Bar, "and was well attended by the many friends of the bride and groom to be. "Highlight of the evening was a 12-course Chinese dinner served 1 see it come, I watch it go. It holds a charm for me; Whence does it rise, whence does it flow— This restless, rolling sea? At times that change, yet regular are. The waves rise near and high, Another change and now afar The waves but roil the sky. How filled with moods and mys­ tery ... How never understood. Potential of great cruelty. Great bearer of all good. Graveyard of men, of ships and things. Untold all it may know. Birthplace of - gilded dreams^ it brings No promise to be so. As boundless as the sea, we say. And yet how firmly bound. This, changeless, changing water­ way That binds the world around. The tide comes in, goes out again Not early, never late; There's naught to lose, and naught to gain ... Though time and tide won't wait. Runner Celebrated lii Style S:"- Burly " M:VV December 7, 195C SE^F^RERS LOG Proud of the way his charges churned out the vittles for Thanksgiving dinner, steward Tony Wasiluk (left) poses with some of the pies and fruit prepared for the crew on the Alcoa Runner. The Runner was the first ship to "report in" to the LOG on its Thanks­ giving fete this year. Be­ low is the Runner's galley force, including (I to r) Nicolas, chief cook; Franco. NCB; Galicki, 2nd cook, and Archie, utilityman. They did themselves proud, according to all reports. ROYAL OAK (Clftol StrviM), tvpt. 2i—Chairman, C. Rrlmaaux; Sacratary, D. Baard. Steward will not issua any overtime record before payoS as requested by patrolman. Ship sailed short of fresh milk, tomatoes and mayonnaise. Steward claimed only frozen milk available in Maracaibo. Ship's fund S66.02. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Union to contact port steward regarding adequate sup­ plies of fresh milk and vegetables. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Need cots. MV BETHCOASTER (Calmar), Nov. A—Chairman, V. Walrath; Secretary (none). Ship laying up. Beef con­ cerning sanitary work on bridge on week-ends. Mate wants sweeping and mopping every day. Report accepted. to order prawbs In Japan. Vote of thanks to steward department for preparation and serving of meals. BTBIL BCIINTItr (Isthmian), Nav. 4—Chairman, R. Johnson; Secretary, S. Zesgler. Complaint about food preparation, taken up with steward. Two men missed ship, rejoined same next port. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Replacement taken. Ship's fund $4. Arrival pool to be made up. New washing machine purchased. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter on new book system read, not received favorably as no facts or news avail­ able. Vote of thanks to negotiating committee. Ship to be fumigated for rats and roaches. Water tanks to be cleaned. Repair list to be drawn up. Laundry to be cleaned up after using. Proper attire to be worn in pantry and mcBshali. No whistling In passage­ ways. Ask patrolman about fresh milk in Japan. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Seas Ship­ ping), Oct. 21—Chairman, J. Gallagher; Secretary, E. Goulding. Two sick men aboard. Few members treated aboard. Discussion on new upgrading system. Need permanent all-weather awning aft to serve as shelter during in­ clement weather. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service; also sanitary men took care of laundry. Quarters and brathrooms need paint­ ing. DE SOTO (Waterman), Oct. 21 — • Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, C. LIbby. $10 given to repriated brother. Ship's fund $20.22. Report, accepted. Vote of thanks to union officials for increased welfare and wages. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Nov. A—Chairman, C. Ma|ette; Secre­ tary, T. Faulkner. One man iiiissed ship in Lake Charies. Ship's fund $2.86. Delayed sailing disputed. Stew­ ard never checks at meal hours. Meats to be cooked longer. STEEL TRAVELER (Isthmian), July 2»—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secre­ tary, M, Sospina. Ship's fund $16. New delegate, secretary - reporter elected. I,etter to be sent to head­ quarters regarding accident aboard ship and delayed medical attention to injured man. Welfare department to be notified of accident. Aug. 25—Chairman, F. Hartshorn; Secretary, M. Sospina. Deck depart­ ment rooms to be painted. Ship's fund S16. Some disputed overtime to be referred to patrolman. Need some parts for washing machine—to be purchased from ship's fund. Messhall to be kept clean. Engine department foc'sles to be painted. Nov. 4—Chairman, F." Hartshorn; Secretary, H. Reeve. Men reported to ship's delegate to be called to patrol­ man's attention. Ship's fund $16. Dis­ puted overtime to be referred to pa­ trolman at payoff. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Oct. < — ORION CLIPPER (Orion), July 8— Chairman, E. Harrison; Secretary, D. Meehan. New delegate elected. Need Chairman, C. Gates; Secretary, E. US "money or travelers' checks for Manual. Delegate left in last port ill. draws in Japan. EJectric iron to be Some disputed overtime. Plenty of purchased. Ship's fund 19,400 yen. beefs on deck. One man hospitalized. Need metal coffee and sugar contain­ One man refused to attend meeting, ers for night lunch counter. One man caused plenty of trouble during en­ hospitalized. Several hours disputed tire trip. New delegate elected. Messovertime. Keep feet off messhall man to get on the ball, Orders to chairs. Noise to be kept down after secure ship on holiday. Not enough 2200 hours. Washing machine out of men handling mooring lines, etc. order. Agitator tears cotton garments; ' Gaskets not used for B/W hoses and wringer does not work. men getting burned while breaking Oct. 13—Chairman, E. Harrison; Sec­ connections. One man was sick and retary, D. Meehan. Need new wash­ was ordered to turn to by mate. Ex­ ing machine. Instructed engine de­ pect bad payoff for even good over­ partment delegate on performance of time on deck disputed. Tfeed minute his union duties as delegate. Need sheets and new is.sues of LOG. bunkers. Iron purchased. Ship's fund 14,000 yen. Bosun burned ankle wiiile IBERVILLE (Waterman), Oct. 28— butterworthing. Reports accepted. Chairman, D. Marine; Secretary, A. Articles on up-grading of "B" books Rudnicki. To check repair list. Men to "A" books and new unemplo.vment missed ship. Loggings to be taken benefits for A. B and C members up with patrolman. Ship's fund $58.35. read. Some disputed overtime. General complaint about overtime. Work not MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), .Oct. being done, such as ice boxes, paint­ 28—Chairman, J. Brown; Secretary, ing of decks, no blower in steward's H. Goiey. ' One man hospitalized in bathroom. Recommend meeting with Inchon. LOGs received. Ship's fund patrolman about getting repairs com­ $15.07. Some disputed overtime, Re­ pleted before sign-on. pair list incomplete, to be given to delegate. Vote of thanks to bosun GOVERNMENT-CAMP (Cifias Serv­ for unique coffee pot holder. See if ice), Oct. 31—Chairman, J. Latimer; better slop chest can be obtained on Secretary, E. Derhak. Three men paid board ship prior to next sailing. More off. No replacements yet. Letter to pressure needed on water fountain delegate concerning agents confer­ amidships. Bathrooms to be fixed. ence completed. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Clothing allow­ ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Nov. 4— ance okayed for tank cleaning from Chairman, E. Moya; Secretary, L. Lake Charles to shipyard. Want an­ Nicholas. Report accepted. Names of other clothing allowance for working members not attending meeting wiil in tanks in shipyard. be turned over to patrolman. Meet­ ings to be held in cross passageway. MARORE (Ore Navigation), Oct. 2* Discussion on rules imposed by cap­ —Chairman, H. Sullivan; Secretary, tain referred to patrolman. A. Berry. One man logged; one man missed ship. Repair list completed. ALGONKIN (Trans Oceanic), Sept. Discussion on returning late to ship 2—Chairman, W. Barth; Secretary, A. at payoff. Reports accepted. Vote of Michalskl. Discussion on water short­ thanks to officials for obtaining in­ age. New delegate elected. Laundry creased benefits, wages and new jobs and recreation room assigned to sani­ for membership. Discussion on food tary men. Discussion on inadequate preparation. Discussion of imposed slop chest. Crew asked to shut off duties of wipers. fans trhen not in use. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), BATTLI ROCK (US Pet.), Oct. 27— Oct.' 3—Chairman, P. Scroggins; Sec­ Chairman, G. Rut; Secretary, J. Men- retary, W. Rinehart. Crew to be vlile. Write letter to Union concern­ sober upon arrival in port and not ing mattress. Arrival pool in Persian to fight with inhabitants or crewmcmGulf $100 to winner and $20 to ship's bers. Ship's fund $20.12. Four hours fund. Deck department foc'sle to be disputed overtime. One member painted out after leaving PG. Cap­ missed ship in New Orleans. Report tain to get beer for crew in Japan. accepted. New treasurer and reporter Rent movie camera and films in Japan elected. Hose to be installed in wash­ out of ship's fund. Ship's fund $43. room to be used after washing Few hours disputed overtime. Cold clothes. Some mattress covers miss­ suppers at least once a week. Steward ing on some bunks. By Bernard Seaman �December 7, 1958 SEAFARERS Pare Tbirteen LOG Mar Blood Donors Aided Republic LOG-A-RHYTHU: The Rumor Room Cooks Rated Better Than Mother Was By M. W. "Andy" Anderson The place is not embellished, Like glistening marble halls, tfo masterpiece or mural Adorns its pointed walls; It's filled with little cubby holes With two-way swinging doors And in them, neat, Are China seats All fastened to the floor. With the powers who make us work. From there come all the rumors The goldbricks try to shirk. % "Good, old-fashioned Ameri­ can dishes like mother used to make" has the gang aboard Now close by is the last stool, the daddy of them all. Its seat is bright and shiny. It's the favorite on call; From there comes all the rumors The first stool on your right A new one every day. Is famous in its way. Telling when we're going home For there the rumors come to life Or if we're going to stay; Of when we get our pay; Some rumors say tomorrow The second stool's important, too. Some set a later date. For there upon that seat. But they all do say Is born the certain rumor We're going home— Of what we're going to eat. As sure as fate is fate. The third stool claims a kinship ... And He's Just The BR.. So if you stroll in that place And someone's seated there. Don't disturb his meditation Just let him sit and think. He's working out a problem, A tough one, for his dome; Yes, he's thinking up the latest one And we may be going home. Dugong Steak For Bienville? If anybody thinks this is a hungry ship, take a look at Brother Williams, the BR, and judge for yourself, says Tex Gillespie. The ship is the Cities Service Balti­ more o,n the coastwise oil run. Tragedy Strikes, Sandcaptain Acts To the Editor: The following story is an example wliich proves that when ti'agedy strikes an SIU man, his shipmates can be relied upon to help him meet the emer­ gency. Recently Thomas Gray joined our steward department as a messman. While serving chow one night, he received a cable­ gram notifying him that his mother had passed away. Tom expressed -a wish to attend his mother's funei-al, but could not see how he could possibly do it, inasmuch as he had just arrived on board a few days before. . Delegates Go To Work The ship's delegate. Brother John Sweeney, was contacted and, through him and an able assist ...^y the department dele­ gates, Brothers William Smith, D. Moon and C. Demarco, epough money was raised in a half hour from the ship's fund and donations to enable Brother Gray to purchase a round trip plane ticket to New York and back to Maracaibo. Since it was Friday night and the American consul's office and Venezuelan government offices would be closed Saturday, It still seemed impossible for Gray to leave the country before Monday. But our skipper, Capt. Bartell, was contacted, and he in turn contacted other company rm A spirited discussion at a recent ship's meeting on the Bienville raised "serious" questions concerning the chief cook. "How come he rushed outside with a piece of nine thread line," someone asked, "when word was passed around that there was a sea cow swim­ ming by the side of the ship?" Apparently the anonymous brother has the same dictionai-y we have. The sea cow, it says, is a water-borne, planteating mammal, such as the jnanatee or dugong. "Now sea cow steaks might be all right," our informant admits. But dugong steak? It even sounds ten-ible. officials by radio at their homes. They made the necessary ar­ rangements to obtain the Vene­ zuelan clearance which one must have to leave this country, and Brother Gray was on his way in 24 hours. He arrived home in time to Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. attend his mother's funeral. In­ cidentally, Messrs. Russel and Williams were the company of­ ficials involved. John F. I(eegan Ship's reporter 4" t Challenges 'Lost Breakfast' Item To the Editor: In the Sept. 28th issue of the LOG I noticed an item about Jack "Gator Mouth" Bates thanking a night cook and baker for preparing breakfast on the Del Santos. It seems the NCB was from a ship moored nearby, the Del Campo. "Gator Mouth" went on to say that everything in the galley .1 Gang on the Del Mar who answered call for blood donors in Santos included (I to r) N. Bartlett, J. Ahern, Sam Bailey, ship's doctor H. W. Hawkins, W. Perry, W. Rigby and H. Mayes. " * On the spot at the tijne of the fire on the tanker Republic in Santos, Brazil, last October, the SIU crew on the Del Mar quickly provided six blood donors to answer an emergency call on behalf of three brother after diseharging a cargo of Vene­ seamen. As reported in the LOG on zuelan oil. October 26, the fire caused serious burns to ehief pumpman Lester P. McHugh and chief mate Joseph Sawaska and lesser injuries to Rob­ ert Eaton, AB. Mate Later Died The mate died a few weeks ago at Samaritano Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and McHugh is still there, slowly recovering from his burns. Eaton was briefly hospitalized, re­ turned for out-patient treatment in Boston and is now In New York registered to ship out. Quick efforts by members of the Republic's crew were credited with minimizing injuries and" damage to the ship. She was able to proceed to Curacao after only a brief delay. The fire occurred as the Republic was taking on ballast at Santos" must have seemed to be the same to the NCB as on his own ship, so he went ahead to work. Although I'm a carpenter and don't know anything about cooking, it seems to me that even a guy who was drunk would notice the difference be­ tween the galleys. And since his n"ame wasn't mentioned, I don't know who he was, assum­ ing this really happened. But knowing "Gator Mouth" as well as .1 do, I think this could just be another one of those sea stories for which he's very famous. I'd like to inform him that the next time he has a story, he should make it good or he might really get caught at it. C. "Butch" Wright SS Del Valle Hurrlcan^e Gang Halls Engineers To the Editor: The members of the black gang of the SS Hurricane wish to publicly thank the engineers aboard this ship, particularly chief Wright, 1st assistant Tuttle and 2nd assistant McDuffie, for their cooperation. Under very ti*ying condi­ tions, working short-handed and around the clock many a day, they were always pleasant and considerate of us all. They over-, looked many of our shortcom­ ings end passed them off with a smile and a pat on the back. Louis F. "Frenchy" Greaux Engine delegate The role of the Del Mar gang, though brief, served again to em­ phasize the link between all seafar­ ing men. The six men, W. A. Perry, S. Bailey, H. Mayes, N. Bartlett, W. Rigby and J. Ahern, accompanied by ship's doctor H. W. Hawkins, went to the hospital in Santos as soon as the call went out for blood donors. Gave To Blood Bank Blood was not needed from all of them, but the others added to the hospital blood bank anyway in advance of possible future emer­ gencies. The injured later had to be transferred to Sao Paulo. Del Mar ship's reporter C. M. Dowling provided the details and tlie pic­ tures of these men, who were ready in time of need. Doncaster, Trent Crews Praised To the Editor: • We are very grateful to the crew on the SS Robin Doncaster for the parcels that they sent to the Monastery Hospital here in Capetown where we are now hospitalized. Thanks To Trent, Too We deeply appreciate the things sent us, such as cigarettes, stationery and quite a few toilet articles. We also want to thank the Robin Trent gang for the cigarettes, candy and soap they sent. Thanks also to the 3rd assist­ ant engineer from the Doncaster, who evidently was the one who the SS Pacific Ocean hollering for more every time. "In faet," says ship's reporter Jim Morgan, "our galley gang does a bit better than mother, because she never had to contend with the weather we've been having. Even during the rough crossings over and back, with the ship sometimes rolling 20 degrees or more, they never slacked up a bit." Morgan points out also that while it's usually the case aboard most ships to find some minor fault in the steward depart­ ment, such as a good chief cook but a baker who can't make bread, or an all right baker but no one who can make a salad or a messWood man who's slow with the orders, "such is not the case on this vessel!" Chief cook John "Red" Dixson, 2nd cook and baker Ray Leonard and 3rd eook J. B. Harris "really turn out the stuff. "They're cracker jacks at making steaks and ehops with that thick, creamy gravy most of us like so well, topped off by a pie with a crust that would be the envy of any shoreside baker. We've also had plenty of fancy dishes with tasty • French sauces—stuff like that. Take it from us, these guys are the greatest! "Thanks to steward B. H. Amsberry and his gang, and especially our messman, Jerry Wood, for a real job well done." (Ed. note: A story in the LOG Oct. 26 reported on the volun­ tary "checkoff" system adopted on the Doncaster to pay for parcels sent to any SIU men in South African hospitals.) NAME STREET ADDRESS ZONE. STATE. TO AVOID DUPLICATION: if you are an old tubtcribar and hava a chanqa of addraii, plaasa giva your formar addrast balowt ADDRESS CITY ri I •m -a i\ • I 4 mentioned our being here to the crew. We don't know his name, but the engineer was a patient here with us and joined his ship after he was discharged from here. It sure madfi_us feel good to know that even though we were not off the same ship, SIU men will always try to look after the welfare of their brothers. This makes us especially proud to be SIU members. Stanley Swienckosky Felix Aponte Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) CITY •..a ZONE.. . STATE.. •*'1 .. . J j �Far* Foarfeen Texmar, Shipper At Ease 'John B.' Speeds Aid To Family To the Editor: On the evening of October 17th, the crew of the John B. Waterman was saddened to leam of the death of the father of a shipmate and brother. Brother Raymond A. Triche was notified by radio that his father had passed away on that day, although the elder Mr, Triche was apparently in good health when his son last saw him several hours before the Leto To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. i«"": •• SJL ' CofFeetime finds deck gang on Texmar in messhall (top). Pictured (I to r) are C. Margraves, F. Treddin, L Everett, V. Faini, C. Hensley, J. Knuckles and S. Veach. At bottom, the gang on the Grain Shipper takes a breather. Included are Harvey, AB; Brazil, DM; Woodill, OS; Sargent, bosun; Lester, OS, and Lane, oiler. SEAFARERS IN THE BOSPHAIS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. WiUiam MeUon Chester Anti James T. Moor* LesUe Brilhart Frank Cardoza John A. Morris Joseph A. Prabech Gorman Glaze Torfeif Hansen WUUam E. Roberts Walter Hartman Richard Schwartz Clarence R. Haun Alonzo D. Sistrunk Fred Holmes Ernest H. Webb Edward Huizenga Vyrl WiUlams Chester lannoli Albert WUlis Herman Kemp Maurice Wright Edward McMaster Norman Wright Francisco Mayo MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno t' ti.fw, .C-" USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Peter O. Choplinski USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert B. Byrne Jose Pagola John Grimes G. E. Richardson Concpcion Mejia Harold J. Romero Alfonso Olaguibel W. W. Smith VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. John Abadie USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Paul Baggett Simon P. Morris Cloise Coats Michael Muzio Serio M. DeSosa John Overton Chas. A. Dorrough Winford Powell Joseph Fitzpatrick John Psilos Clarence Graham Randolph Ratellff Harry Green F. Regalado Jesse Green Wade H. Sexton Clarence Hafner Paul Signorino William Havelin Toefil Smigielskl James Hudson Lonnie R. Tickle Martin Kelly Luciano Toribio Edward G. Knapp Dirk Visser Thomas Landa James E. Ward Leo H. Lang Elma E. Wasden William Lawless Walter A. Yahl Alois F. Mauffray USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner William Snyder Telesford Roman Joseph C. Wallace Dwight D. Skelton D. G. Zerrudo USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN,. NY Manuel Antonana Thomas Isaksen Eladio Aris Ira H. KUgore. Fortunato Bacomo Ludwig Krlstiansen Wm. C. Baldwin , Frank J. Kubek Frank T. Campbell Frederick Landry William J. Conners Kaarel Leetmaa Walter L. - Davis Leonard Leldig Robert M. Douglas Anthony D. Leva John J. DrlscoU Mike Lubas Robert E. Gilbert Joseph D. McGraw WlUlam Guenther Archibald McGuigan Bart E. Guranlck H. F. MacDonald Howard Hailey Miehael Machusky Talb Hassen Benjamin Martin Dceeinber 1, 195C SEAFARERS LOG Albert MartlnelU Vie Milazzo Joseph' B. Murphy W. P. O'Dea George G. Phifer James M. Quinn George E. Renal* G. E. Shumaker G. Sivertsen Henry E. Smith Michael Toth Karl Treimann Harry S. Tuttle Fred West Norman West VirgU E. Wilmoth Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Russell E. Lund Francisco Antonettl Franclszeh Mietkl Birdie Biggs Harvey W. Morris Julin Blomgren Robert Parker James Browne Alfred Porcari Oetavius Coleman Bias Ramirez Cleveland Farnham Jose Rodriguez Erasmo Flecha Antonio Russo Giles Glendenning Abdul Said Estell Godfrey Manuel E. Sanchez John Gonzalez Secundino Santorio Marino Gordils A. A. Schroter Rune Gustafsson Stanley C. Scott J. Huisman Calisto Siaran Alfred Kaju Peter E, Walsh Johannes Karl Albert Williams Allen L. Lake dOUVERNOUR HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd JlcGee USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Charles Long Marcelo B. Belen F. B. McColUan Henry J. Childs Michal Michalik Malcolm M. Cross Charles Neumaier M. M. Hammond William Van Dyne USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA.' Maximino Bernes - Jimmie Littleton Albert Birt D. L. Williamson Richard L. Johnson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley A. K. Keenum William, J. Carey V. A. Lawsin Donald K. Fisher USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler John C. Palmer Samuel Giove Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke Robert N. Young James- R. Hodges ship left New Orleans for the Panama Canal. The elder Mr. Triche, who made his home in Garyville, La., was 72 years of age. Immediately upon learning of Brother Triche's bereavement, ship's delegate James Pulliam held a tarpaulin muster and, in less than an hour, the sum of $272.75 had been raised. Every man contributed, from Capt, F. T. Coleman, the 'master, on down. An order for a suitable floral piece to be sent to the family of the deceased was sent by ra­ dio, and the remainder of the fund was turned over to Brother Triche to be wired home—another demonstration that "Brotherhood of the Sea" is not just an idle phrase. . The SIU crew and officers aboard the John B. wish to pub­ licly extend their condolences to the Triche family. John Quigley Ship's reporter a. 4 a> Delegates On Job Aboard Dei Rio To the Editor: Everything is running smooth­ ly aboard the Del Rio at this writing. We have a good crew aboard, with no beefs pending at present. Among our delegates are Ed­ die Avrard, ship's delegate; W. E. Scot, deck; R. Singletary, en­ gine, and L. A. Banks, steward,all holding beefs down to a minimum. Among the crew we have an oldtime prospector, who has been in the business off and on for years. He expects to pros­ pect for uranium in West Africa while on this voyage and, of course, has his Geiger counter with him. We are fortunate also in having a barber aboard, sailing in the black gang. While entering the port of Freetown, we had the misfor­ tune to run aground, but were rescued within two hours by tugs. Earlier, we caught the tail end of hurricane "Flossy." We understand she did plenty of damage to the Louisiana coast while she was there, too. Duska "Spider" Korolia Ship's reporter 3^ 4" 4" Health Center Plans Cheered To the Editor: I was happy to read that the SIU is^ planning to build health centers for the seafaring man. It's good: for Seafarers to be able to get some installments in welfare benefits while they are alive to enjoy them. There is plenty of "ill-fare" in the con­ tingencies of life. - To the Editor: I am proud to see my fellow Iii 1938, a group of bona fide seamen measure up to the at­ US seamen decided to break tainments which characterize away from the then well-known some of the bigger unions like ISU. the Amalgamated and others. Their reasons for breaking It is also good to see the fu­ away were the phony one-man ture outlined for us in the pic­ control of the union, the special tures of SIU youngsters and privileges allowed to the ship­ families you have been publish­ owners on hiring and the failure ing in the LOG. One can hope of ISU officials to make finan­ that these youths will become cial reports, tb the membership. better social and political navi­ That militant rank and file gators than the outgoing gener­ group immediately set out to ation. form a union that would pro­ Marius Hansome ' tect the rights of the men. With the backing of other AFL 4 4" 4" unions, they managed to obtain an AFL charter and the birth of the SIU then became official. Brought Security To the Editor: Slowly, but surely, SIU lead­ We may be on the last leg of our trip on the Transatlantic ers brought security to a grow­ as Japan is our next stop and ing membership in jobs, wages, then we are due back in the working conditions and other benefits These benefits are the States. So far the journey has been talk of 15 million. AFL-CIO what you could call very en- members today. It's truly hard to^ielieve they jop'able. Everyone seems to be well satisfied with the ports of all exist. It wasn't so long ago call and the good chow we've when we had neither the wages, been having. We have td com­ vacations, welfare protection pliment the chief cook, 2nd and many other items that We cook & baker, 3rd cook, the take for granted now. Yes, brothers, our Union messmen and our BR for a job came around the corner the well done. The deck and engine depart­ hard way, thanks to the hard ments are also making the trip work by our officials and a mili­ tant membership that has re­ as pleasant as they can. Although we won't be home to mained united through every spend the holidays with our battle. Our Union today has a dem­ loved ones, we send our best ocratic constitution to protect wishes for a very happy Christ­ mas and an enjoyable New Year all our rights, but we must still be on the alert at all times. to everyone. Meetings Important Martin Lynch In order to protect our gains, Ship's reporter it is" our duty to attend meetings 4" 4' 4 ashore and aboard ship and take part in whatever Union activi­ ties we can. We should follow the business of the meeting to To the Editor: understand whatever resolutions I have been a member of Lo­ or discussions come up and also cal 802, the Musicians Union, give the other guy a chance to for many years before going to hit the deck and blow off steam sea and they have a system if he has to do so. there which might be of inter­ On the ship, all men are est to the brothers. equal under the SIU banner. It Any man who has been in the never does any good for one union for 20 years gets a spe­ man to try to throw his weightr cial membership card, which around because he has been means he does not have to pay around a little longer than the any dues any more. He is still next fellow. eligible to work in the industry. Remember that we are sea­ Perhaps we in the SIU should men and brothers, too. Time consider something like that has shown that the self-disciplinfor our oldtimers who have been ary policy of our Union is the with us for so many years. best method of all. Julio Colon Oldtimers Move On As time marches on, one by one the oldtimers either depart or retire on pension, and it be­ comes the duty of those remain­ ing to stand united to protect the porkchops that are on the table today. I know that very shortly I will be retiring. also, happy and content that my dream finally became real under the SIU banner. Keep your chin up, brothers, and tell the world that thei, SIU . is here to stay. M. E. Pappadakis Ship's reporter SS Jefferson City Victory 4 4 4. Oidtimer Sees Dream A Reality Transatlantic On Way Home Again No Union Dues For Oldtimers? - II Good Catch Carolyn Wishes Skipper Weil Showing off one of five king mackerel and dol­ phin caught on the Charles C. Dunaif en route to Yokohama, C. E. Foster, AB, strikes a pose for photog A, Ros­ enblatt. Those fresh fish steaks mean lots of good eating. To the Editor: It Is our understanding on the Carolyn (Bull) that Captain W. W. Callis will be transferred to the SS Ines upon the com­ pletion of the current voyage. The membership wishes to extend to him our sincere thanks for his wholehearted co­ operation. We wish him the best of luck and continued suc­ cess is his new post. ' J. Prats Ship's delegate �December 1, 195< Pare Furteea SEAFARERS LOG Frank Finds No Dew On DEVI Line 'FjJ-&ra^ea£afer! TUE KX>D AMT> VRXCeSASafl.OiUM BAffm/l£AN0miya^SlUCAFe7£filAB POINT BARROW, Alaska—Some people like to go South for the summer, but Seafarer George Frank is different. While the Arctic storms howl, Frank is cur­ rently occupied on a DEW line construction job in this northern­ most point of Alaska, which lies at about 72 degrees north latitude. Naturally, Frank finds the weather a little on the chilly side: but it is apparently compensated PERSONALS AND NOTICES D. E. Jessnp Get in touch with your wife, t t D.arrell Gene Chafin Edward Nooney Your mother is very anxious to Your seamen's papers are being hear from you. Contact her at held for you in the LOG office. home in Anderson, Indiana. , 4, t 3^ ji ^ Gene Bacon Joseph E. Barringer, Jr. Ex-SS Capt. N.B. Palmer ex-Steel Navigator You are asked to contact Paul Your discharges are being held Goldstein, attorney, 12 Ih and Chest­ nut Sts., Philadelphia, as soon as at the headquarters records de-. partment. possible. 4, AP,e GBAP^ ^BAFAJZ^fZS rH£MEM'id>BaS OFOi'l^UNlO^.'DfW /A/ THFAJB/cf T/MB YOU'/^BAT1HEI4ALI. New York Hall, after Jan. 15. Very important. 4, t Joe Yanik Frank Prezalar wishes you to contact him at 34-15 74th St., Jack­ son Heights, NY. He has news for you. tit FINAL DISPATCH The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Terrell D. Adams, 35: Brother Adams died of a malignant tumor on Nov. 9, 1956, in the USPHS Hospital, Savan­ nah, Georgia. He joined the Union N o V e mber, 13, 1951, and was sailing in the deck department. Place of burial is unknown. Broth­ er Adams is survive^ by his wife, Rosa Mae Adams of Glenville, Georgia. $10 Million Paid Out In SIU Benefits (Continued from page 7) of $260 a year, will mount more rapidly, exceeding the million and a quarter a year average rate at which they have been paid up until now. Similarly on the Welfare side, the family hospital benefits program, and increases in hospital, death and disability benefit rates provide more rapid outgo of bene­ fits. Figure Breakdown The breakdown of the $3V6 mil­ lion welfare figure shows just under $1 million in hospital bene­ fits to Seafarers and close to $1,700,000 in death benefits. These were the two original benefits which went into effect in 1950 and consequently show the greatest totals. The hospital benefit was the first in the industry to provide coverage without a time limit. Well over $500,000 has gone out ill the form of maternity benefits with another $260,000 paid to dis­ abled Seafarers. Family hospital and surgicaP benefits account for over $120,000 with smaller sums for scholarship, special aids and other expenditures. Despite the heavy cash outlay, the Welfare Plan has very exten­ sive reserves which indicate future improvements in the Plan. Among them are over $2 million held in income-producing US Government bonds. , The Plan also owns properties and other asset's which add to its reserve strength. George H. Robinson, 68: On Oc­ tober 17, 1956, Brother Robinson died from nat­ ural causes in the USPHS Hospital, Up to his knees in snow at Staten Island, Pt. Barrow, Alaska, Sea­ New York. He farer George Frank says joined the Union hello from his job as an December 14, electrician on the DEW1951, and was sailing in the line defense project. steward department. Brother Rob­ inson is survived by a sister, Mrs. by the warm, rosy feeling of a fat Leroy Smith of Roselle Park, New paycheck. What else does a guy Jersey. Burial took place in Green­ want to buck 60 below zero for? The DEW line (Distant Early wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. Warning) consists of a chain of SI S> radar stations across Alaska and Edward E. Reed, 26: Brother Canada. "I have not seen a ship," Frank Reed was lost writes, "since I left Seattle last overboard while September. I am up here working sailing aboard the as an electrician . . . and believe MacAlester Vic­ me brothers, it's pretty cold. Tem­ tory. He ^ined peratures range here anywhere the Union on down to 50 to 60 below zero. March 22, 1956, "I can hardly wait to finish this and' was sailing darn job, come down and grab me in the deck de­ an SIU ship with the best condi­ partment. He is tions the maritime industry ever survived by his wife, Mary Reed of Mobile, Ala­ had. "That new raise in pay that we bama. got sounds like music to my ears. But as long as the pay is good here Robert Lee Cardin, 39: On Au­ yet and the chow is fair, I think gust 12, 1950, Brother Cardin died I'll stick around for a while." Home for Frank is a tent (steam from a heart ailment in the USPHS Hospital, Staten Island, NY. Burial heated, we presume). It sounds like took place in Mount Calvary Ceme­ an ideal way to get away from it tery, Manchester, New Hampshire. all, if anybody wants to go. » » t Henry F. B'ewer For your old documents, contact J.T. Hicks at 65 E. Haig St., Pla­ All of the fuliowlng S/U famUies teau, Ala. will coiled the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the t ' t t Union in the baby's name Harold (Tony) Stivers You and your wife are asked to Ella Megan Underwood, born write to A1 Burris, Route 1, Box September 15, 1956, to Seafarer 465, Kannapolis, NC. and Mrs. Livious A. Underwood, t t Clinton, North Carolina. Mitchell V. Mobley 44" Your wife wishes you to contact Beverly Jean Bamett, born Sep­ her at 4731 Magazine St., New Or­ tember 27, 1956, to Seafarer and leans. Mrs. John D. Bamett, Gulfport, t t 3) " Mississippi. Peter Drevas 4 4 4 Contact headquarters j-egarding Tomas Gutierrez Jr., born Oc­ receipt for money for F.T. Costober 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. tello. Tomas Gutierrez, Galveston, Texas. t 3) t BALTIMORE UIB C. Baltimore 8t. Earl Sheppard. Alcnt EAstern 7-4800 BOSTON >76 State St. Jamea Shceiian, Axent Mcbiiumii >-0140 HOUSTON 4a0a Canal St. A. Mlchelet. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES. La 1410 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock >-1754 NEW ORLEANS »3 BlenvUle St Llndsey WUllama, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 678 «tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 8-6600 ........137-129 Bank St. NORFOLK MAdlSon 2-9834 Ben Reea. Agent PHILADELPHIA 837 Market St. 8. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelayo51—La» Sal CoUa, Agent Phone 2-Si996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Breithoff, West Coast nepresentaUvr SAVANNAH > Abercom St E. B. McAuley, Acting Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE >505 1st Ave. Jeff GUIette. Agent , EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1806-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning. Agent Pbona 2-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 Alarlne Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent. Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS.,.. 675 4th Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W Hall. Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU 4" 4 4* 4 t t 3> 4- t t t 4 4> 4> 3> Anna Louise Gomez, born OttoAntonio S. Caruso ber 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. A Coast Guard discharge from Carlos Gomez, Bronx, NY. the Lawrence Victory is being held 4> 4 4 for you at the LOG office, Steven Bernard Nicholas, born t • t 3« July 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas Cavanaugh Coast Guard discharges and Leroy N. Nicholas, New Orleans, other documents'" are being held La. 4 4 4 for you at the LOG office, Sharon Kaye Wiggins, bom Sep­ t 3) 3) tember 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Martin "Come home as soon as possible. Mrs. Clover Wiggins, Lake Charles, La. Old Lady and hound dog." 4 4 John Cecilio and Luis Manuel NaJoseph L. Pendleton Your mother is anxious to hear dal, bom November 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco Nadal, from you. New York. NY. t 3!> Lawrence Ellison Contact your wife as soon as pos­ sible. Urgent. PHOtS Robert S. Johnson Write to R. W. Reynolds, c/o i0m/25 mwitj&y DIRECTORY OF SIU BRANCHES SIU, A&G District 3» Jack W. Arel'anes Michael Guiliano, born Novem­ Your mother is seriously ill. You ber 4, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. are asked to eontact your sister, Anthony Guiiiano, Elizabeth, New Catherine, at 901 Stanyan St., San Jersey. Francisco. PORT COLBORNB Ontario rORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. £ EMpire 4-571f VICTORIA BC. ... 617t4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Queheo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 FHOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St CAn^l 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St NB Phone; 2-52.32 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND..... 211 SW Clay St CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, CAUr 510 Macdonald Ave BE:acon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO... 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Main 0290 Great Lakes District WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave Terminal 4-3131 Phone: 713-J NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave., Brooklyn BUFF.ILO, NY . ISO Main St. HYacinth 9-6165 Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND ... 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Canadian District Phone: Main 1-0147 1038 3rd St. HALIFAX N.S. .. 128'A Hollls St DETROIT Phone- 3-H!)l I Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6837 S3I W Michigan St MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 8161 3261 E 92nd St FORT WILLIAM......... 130 Simpson St SOUTH CHICAGO .1, , .. Phone: Es^jeji 5-2416. Ontario Phone: 3 3221 'fM faee die WelCozaedbf your- �Vol. XVIII No. 25 SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZC • GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • USB • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OP AMERICA OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO * NEW YORK—The SIU Atlantic and Gulf District has announced that combined payments under its welfare and vacation plans have passed the $10-million-mark. The two plans have assets of over $5 million.. •? ! • BELL O NCE, in the old non-union days, "bell to bell" had a bitter flavor for seamen, meaning a relentless, day-long work grind. Today, it's the SIU welfare and vacation plans which work "bell to bell" for SIU men and their families, assuring a smooth flow of benefits that are of as much concern as take-home pay and working conditions on the ships. News that the SIU Vacation and Welfare Plans, at no cost to Seafarers, have already paid out over $10 million in cash benefits since July, 1950, comes as a welcome surprise. But this figure will likely be doubled by I960 or earlier, because the benefit rates have doubled and tripled in most cases. mmmmm Every day an SIU man is on a ship, he builds up ad­ ditional credits—another day's paid vacation, more seatime to help make himself or his youngster eligible for a $6,000 SIU college scholarship or for the com­ prehensive coverage of his wife, kids and even depend­ ent parents for the best in surgical and hospital care. The breadwinner too can obtain continuous weekly compensation if he himself is laid low by illness or inury, or can no longer work at his regular calling. Should ie unexpectedly pass on, a comfortable cushion of a $4,000 death benefit for his survivors is readily avail­ able. At the other extreme, the costs of parenthood are instantly eased by his eligibility for a $200 maternity benefit upon the birth of each new child. This broad coverage is insured by a smooth-running, modern apparatus which exists only to serve the needs of each Seafarer and his family. "Bell to Bell"—on ship or shore—^the SIU takes care of its own.... i 1^: i1 SEAFARERS U y! 3V � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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. 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Title A name given to the resource December 7, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU CO’S REQUEST MORE BREAKOUTS SIU LOG WINS SIX LABOR NEWS HONOR APPLICATIONS OPEN ON ’57 SCHOLARSHIPS 10 DIE IN B’KLYN WATERFRONT BLAST 15 YEARS AGO TODAY, US ENTERED WWII DOCK STIKE HALTED WITHOUT PACT GAINS PLANS FOR $4BILLION AID PROGRAM INDICATE HEAVY ’50-50’ SHIPMENTS US SEEKING MORE SHIPS MOBILE SIU, EMPLOYERS’ GROUP MEET ON SAFETY SHIP GOES LIBERIAN, BANS PRESS AFL-CIO MARKS 1ST YEAT OF MERGER NY SHIPPING BOUNCES UP AS LONGSHORE STRIKE ENDS NON-SUBSIDIZED CO’S SEEN ASKING US AID MAR BLOOD DONORS AIDED REPUBLIC $10MILLION PAID OUT IN SIU BENEFITS 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 12/07/1956 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. XVIII, No. 25  1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/afcdc172fce2de1f662feabc6bd1c472.PDF 4ba531d1c527f0d64872f41ec3d37a5a PDF Text Text SEAFARERS AWARDED FIRST PRIZE m GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCEt^NCE • UBS • LOG INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS. OF AMERICA • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SIU JOBS REACH THREE-YEAR PEAK -y.'l: Mi •li -Story On Page 3 'Nobody Understands Me' ^ Ff 2 Ships In Crashes V •iii. An irresponsible, attack against every major US mari­ time union by NMU president Jbseph Curran adds, em­ phasis to the question of his reliability in dealing with' maritime union issues. The attack was front-paged in the last NMU "Pilot''* (See story oil Page 2;) • ' L, M Em ms Company employee points out damage to Bull Line \ifOSn AifCrfllOffl* C-2 Elizabeth after SIU ship was involved in colli­ sion with Chinese tanker Hai Kwang off Scotland Lightship. In separate crash, Alcoa Pilgrim dbllided with Farrell Lines freighter African Star near Statue of Liberty last Tuesday ni^t. No one was hurt in either mishap. (Story on Page 4.) • : ft' �SEAF ARETtS LOG Pace Twe December 21, 1956 The Facts vs. Joe Curran (CAMU). That was until Curran ran into a storm of internal oppo­ sition for insisting that NMU open its hiring hall to all comers. To block this uprising, he under­ took a diversionary move, launch­ ing a tub-thumping attack on SUP President Harry Lundeberg for signing a bulk cargo agreement. That led to the withdrawal of AFL unions from CAMU. is to correct a number of fiat misr as increases for cooks and stew­ Blatements of fact appearing under When the AFL and CIO merged, ards. One outcome of the SIU's Curran again preached unity... But Curran's name, and several othel* action is that Seafarers will soon he made no approach to member* transparent distortions, so that have their own health, center in ship in the AFL-CIO Maritime Seafarers and other LOG readers New York, the first in maritime. (including NMU members) can Trades Department, the only rec­ Having gone for a big vacation keep the record straight. ognized department in the AFLand welfare boost in 1955, instead Taking the issues as they come, of the unemployment dote, the CIO constitution dealing with In a continuation of its charge to the here is what the NMU presidfent SIU, in 1956, negotiated a 7.1 per­ marine affairs. Instead he recon­ said, and what actually happened: NLRB of collusion between the Isthmian cent increase (as compared to stituted the CIO Maritime Com­ NMU's 6 percent), plus the logging mittee as the "AFL-CIO Maritime Steamship Co. and the SIU, the NMU has sub­ pomraittee." . The only members limit, plus a further increase in mitted a legal brief selling UNION HIRING HALLS ployment. This asreemciu, IU« vacation pay, plus payment of hos­ iof this committee were Curran forlli seven objcction.s to the l.'nion cont^s further, was car­ The NMU president claims pital-surgical benefits to Seafarers' himself, the CIO radio operators conduct of the collective ried outJiKS advantage of that the SIU's filing of unfair dependent parents. This is what and the CIO engineers, who have bargaining election. labor practice charges against since severed their relationship. Curran describes as "a lousy one h shipowner—in this case, has_ On the New York waterfront, the percent." American Coal Shipping—"is leadership of the AFL-CIO, head­ actually an attack on the foun­ ed by President George Meany, Clipping from NMU "Pilot" reports how NMU tiled Labor dation of all maritime unions NLRB ELECTIONS was recorded as strongly support­ Board charges against-Isthmian and SIU after SIU won- elec­ —the hiring hall." "If they (the SIU) win," ing an election move by the In­ tion In that fleet. Curran now says that filing similar charges Curran warns, "it may be nec­ The facts-in this case are to the ternational Brotherhood of Long­ against American Coal (not the NMU) is "attack on hiring contrary and are very simple. A essary in the future to fight shoremen. Curran, the self-ap­ considerable number of Seafarers, out elections on a ship by ship hall." pointed apostle of "unity," pro­ learning of the formation of a new basis . . . that will be a great moted ILA efforts to evade an elec­ not be logged in excess of ac­ dustry-wide pooled vacation shipping company which had not day for union-busters." tion and openly endorsed ILA on tual time off the job, appar­ plan. yet obtained ships or crews, ap­ Here, apparently, lies the real fthe eve of the vote. ently has been a source of vast • SUP pensioners get $100 plied for employment at the com­ Just a few weeks ago, the Marine concern of the NMU president— personal irritation to the NMU month. Disabled Seafarers pany's offices. In each and every Engineers Beneficial Association that seamen in the employ of president. Consequently, he who are unemployable' and ease, without exception, they w ere American Coal Shipping, or any came to Curran asking for his sup­ accuses the SIU of signing a pensioners get $150 a month. "rejected by the company without other company, might be free to port in their fight for a contract bargain agreement on loggings NMU pensioners get $65 a even having their credentials ex­ decide the union of their choice by with American Coal Shipping. "far short of what NMU had month. amined. The SIU general counsel's secret ballot. Perhaps it is no ac­ MEBA had been with Curran told the employers they would • The NMU Instituted unlimited office then took action to protect cident that -he recently opposed a through thick and thin for 20 accept... we won this fight in hospital benefits tor seamen Seafarers' employment rights by similar freedom of choice for New years in the CIO Maritime Com­ and maternity benefits for spite of the handicap which filing charges against American York longshoremen. mittee and predecessor organiza­ the employers set for us with married men only after the Coal Shipping, a ship operator. tions. But Curran's response to Curran's attitude pn elections is the aid of SIU ... we have es­ SIU had them for years. Several years ago, the NMU it­ not without foundation. Two very their plea for help was to declare tablished once and for all the • The NMU obtained a limit on self saw nothing wrong in filing recent contests have left him un­ "the job requires more guts, brains principle that companies may loggings only after the SIU unfair labor charges against Isth­ derstandably, jittery.. Offshore oil and honest effort than you have not withhold earned pay from won it. (More on this later.) mian Steamship Company and workers in Louisiana employed by been willing to put in it . . a seaman" (emphasis ours). • On numerous occasions in re­ AGAINST THE SIU. The charges Curran then announced that tho The facts are, as reported in the Tidelands Marine Services, Inc., cent years, the NMU had to In that instance were filed after voted this way: , NMU would cross MEBA picketSEAFARERS LOCI of November 9, reopen negotiations on sothe SIU had already organized lines. SIU ..53 called "inequities" after the that the NMU logging limit is vir­ Isthmian and won an Section in * * * NMU 7 tually Identical with the SIU's; SIU and SUP had obtained the fleet. ; It is a tasteless and unpleasant No Union 50 superior working rules. with one significant difference. The In an election two weeks ago in spectacle to, watch these antics. • The NMU salvaged the re­ SIU clause on logging is written mains of its hiring hall by into the contract and must be en­ Philadelphia, employees of C. G. The only conclusion that can be. MARITIME CONTRACTS Instituting a seniority sys­ forced. The NMU'S consists of a Willis, Inc., tug operators, voted drawn is that the NMU president The NMU president cries has proven himself an irrespon^ tem after the SIU had estab­ letter from the operator's labor re­ this way: shrilly that the Sailors Union sible, unstable element in the laboif lished seniority protection SIU 69 lations representative. "scrapped" the 40 hour week movement. for regular seamen. NMU ....; 2 NMU, after proclaiming in head­ and that SIU and SUP sign This conclusion is not surprising In the long run, of course, it lines "No More Logs" finds it dif­ No Union 1 "bargain" agreements. "Our in light of a long record of oppor­ matters little "who got there firs't," ficult to concede that loggings for union has led the way" he pon­ These elections, incidentally, tunism which began as a ten-yeair but matters more that all seamen time lost from work continue after were fleet-wide; tificates, "to decent wages, not "ship by partnership with the Communist .shorter hours, overtime pay,, get protection and conditions. If all. The SIU made no pretense of ship." Party. That association was later vacations, pensions, welfare' it is important that the record eliminating all,logs, but did away Of course in the biggest mari­ show who was first with what, the with the "two for one" practice. time election ever held, in the Isth­ broken, more by the pressure of benefits, supplementary unem­ record is clear: The Sailors Union Consequently, both unions provide, mian Steamship fleet which then cireum.stance than any other fac­ ployment insurance 'elimina­ founded the hiring hall. On wages, to quote Mr. Curran, "that com­ contained over ICQ vessels, the tor, but unfortunately the tactics tion' of loggings." and attitudes which characteriaed First, as to the 40 hour week, it conditions and overtime the SUP panies may not withhold earned score was: the Party's way of doing things standards are the highest in the pay from a seaman." _ Is the NMU Is fully known to the NMU presi­ still survive. SIU 1,256 president trying to kid the NMU dent that the Sailors Union has industry. NMU 813 A standard CP tactic of oppor­ It is interesting to note that in membership? incorporated the 16 hours of week­ No Union 69 tunism in dealing with personali­ end overtime into the base pay. all this diatribe over contracts ties is to call a man a hero when It seems clear that Curran there Is no mention of the terms The SUP base wage is figured on 'DOLE' VS. VACATION $ doesn't care for electioijs except he suits their purposes; a bum if the basis of 40 straight time hours and conditions of the agreement The NMU president de­ when he is certain they will fall he disagrees. The NMU President signed with American Coal Ship­ and 16 overtime rate hours. The clares, "this year SIU and SUP his way. The SIU, for its part, be­ has clung stubbornly to that tactic. other unions arrive at the same ping or how that agreement came were persuaded by their com­ For exqmple, in the NMU elec­ lieves in the right of seamen and objective by figuring base pay on into being. However, it is known panies not to press for the sup­ other waterfront workers to vote tion previous to the last one, M.. a 40-hour standard and computing that Curran has a reputation on plementary unemployment in­ Hedley Stone-was a hero in Cur­ for a union of th^ir choice. weekend overtime separately. So the shipowner-side of the industry surance plan which we woil4n ran's eyes. He said. In.effect: "If i i 1" much for the nonsense about of energetically advertising NMU 1955 . . . Instead . . . SIU Hedley Stone is defeated, I will contracts as "7 percent cheaper." "scrapping" the 40-hgur, week. All LABOR UNITY and SUP settled for a lousy resign." Two years later Stone Where the "7 percent cheaper" watchstanders—NMU, SUP, SIU Curran constantly poses as one percent increase . . ." dared disagree with Curran on the and what have you—are still work­ comes in (and that is the phrase the apostle of labor unity, both The facts are that the SIU hiring hall issue and tfte word in Curran uses in the industry) is ing 56 hours weekly, no matter in and out of the maritime in­ membership rejected supplemental effect was: "If Hedley Stone is through a "soft deal" on contract how you slice it. dustry, "No one can say," unemployment insurance at the elected, I resign." enforcement, poorer feeding, etc. "The second claim, about NMU he piously proclaims, "that June 29, 1955, membership meet­ The same opportunism charac­ "leading the way" is not only in­ Tjp:is was one of the arguments Cur­ ings. Instead the membership in­ NMU has tried to throw its terized his embrace of the ILA, an ran used when he ran to the States accurate but downright childish. weight around . . . We have structed the negotiating commit­ organization condemned by the la­ All maritime unions have contrib­ Marine outfit after it bought it tee to seek intreases in vacation never tried to take advantage bor movement. While serea'mlng ' Isthmian, and cried, "Don't rake uted in one form or another to sea­ of our smaller sister unions . "unfair" at other unions, Curran ' pay, on the grounds that it would men's present-day gai^, and all our ships away, we're cheaper!" . . . We had hopes thdft thiere calmly stabbed the IBL in the back By undercutting the SIU accord­ provide more benefits for the haVe "led the way" in particular would be unity in this indus­ greatest number." while it was fighting for decent accomplishments. The fact is that ingly, the NMU has served' as a try . . Th^ reason for this action, as representation for dock workers. drag on SIU conditions on this thie NMU has not "led the way" in stated in the LOG of July 8, 1955, In contradiction to the platitudes Irresponsible opportunism like a great many areas. Here are a coast. was to assure that every Seafarer Curran haS'-'acted time and again this contrasts strangely with the few: would receive additional benefits, to buck unity. Back in March, cries for "unity" and the charge • Ttie SUP.was first with an in­ LOGGING IIMITS not just low-seniority men on the ft55, marino unions had a working "unfair" which CUrrah so often dl- dustry-wide welfare plan. The SIU's success in first beach. In addit^n, the SIU mem- organization called the Conference rects at the affiliates 6f the SIU 6f' .The SlU^was fbiitt ip.-. establjehl^ that-seameh can>: ership wanted no.^Kuit 'Pf « comn.) of Americ^g ,,l)J^iti<ijp; Unions Noath.Auerieai't • •• •'' _^Jl .sqana gnillss cl'ii eqirfa Isoi.Ol'e IIlw i^iiia w?r; odT " '' .0061 ban <jcei ojsl atj jbae-i ed illv/ The last issue of the "Pilot," official organ of the National Maritime Union, features a - -pulsory vacation plan to whl^ the NMU unemployment benefit was mouth-foaming diatribe by Joseph Curran, president of that union. It consists of a scatter­ tied. The SIU needed no "persuad­ shot blast against the SIU, the Sailors Union, the Marine Engineers (both BME and MEBA) ing" last year or this year, to re­ the Masters, Mates—in fact, against every organization of consequence in maritime with ject an. inferior and undesirable the exception of the International Longshoremen's Association and Harry Bridges. The syptem. diatribe is supported by' edi-»Instead of an unemployment dole, the SIU in 1955 negotiated a torials, .stories and other ma­ preatDted <o tliWHSTlor^i ReflninK ihip* Waicate ihat pio$68 increase in annual vacation terial in the paper. pa)? for all Seafarers, plus the The purpose of this article health and safety program, as well Brief Charges SIU Isthmian Collusion i;. Mi''' r �December 21, 1956 SEAFARERS LOG GET RATING NOW! . With shipping literally "busting out all over" and n'tew l^eakouts in the works, Seafarers are being urged by the Union to upgrade themselves now. Men who have been sailing as ordinaries and wipers ^re asked to get themselves a rating so as to assure that enough men are available to man all the ships coming the SIU's way. To assist in the upgrading procedure, patrolmen will be assigned in headquarters and in the outports for the purpose of advising Seafarers on how to proceed. In addition to the greater earning power the upgrading provides, headquarters pointed out that class B Seafarers" who do not have ratings are not eligible for class A seniority under the terms of the hiring clause of the contract. Only rated men are eligible for such seniority promotions. Those m^n who do not have ratings but who qualify as to seatime provisions for class A seniority, assure themselves of promotion to class A-by getting" a ticket for their particular department. Operators Seek 300 US Ships WASHINGTON—A mad rush for Government charters is on in this city with private shipping operators asking for over 300 vessels. No less than 29 shipping concerns have asked for 146 ships to handle — farm surplus and foreign aid. Another 20 companies in a State Okays SIU Stand On Welfare Pare Three SIU Shipping Hits [ Three-Year Peak; Job Outlook Rosy A record-breaking shipping surge years reflect the increasing pace of the- SEAFARERS LOG the past few grow bigger and carry weliti into 1957. All told, the SIU shipped U \ -'•m for Seafarers surpassing anything in the past three the current shipping boom. Forecast many times in months, indications are that the hdom in shipping will ^ ,,un,u 1,656 jobs oft the board in the twoweek period ending Deceihber 11. There is every indication that the figures will be even higher for the period through Christmas Day. Not since December, 1953, has SIU shipping approached this total.; It's an old story that the mari­ time industry thrives on interna­ tional emergencies, which is exact­ ly what happening now. De­ spite endless diplomatic maneuv­ ers, the Suez Canal is still closed and will be closed for at least three to six months. Even after the canal is opened again, there will be a long period of replenishment for Europe's oil and heavy shipments of farm products, coal, and foreign aid to many nations which have been seriously affected by the shut­ down. Countries which will be on the receiving end of US cargoes in­ clude England, France, Italy, India, Turkey, Spain, Yugoslavia, possib­ ly many of the Arab countries and even Poland. Go's Seek Subsidies e As far as Seafarers are con­ cerned, the current shipping pic­ ture is rosy for them. Prospering SIU companies are digging for charters of niore ships to help carry abundant cargoes. In addi­ tion, two major operators are in the market for US Government subsi­ dies. The pressure on shipping is such that 353 class C men—men on the lowest rung of the seniority ladder—have gotten jobs in the last two-week period alone. separate proceeding have asked for 157 vessels to carry coal to Europe. To meet the demand, the Mari­ time Administration announced on Tuesday that it was releasing an­ other 40 vessels, to as yet unan­ nounced ship operators. It is not expected that the 40 ships will be Diplomatic maneuvers still snarl the start of Suez Canal sal-, the end of the allocations. vage work, although some work has been done in Port Said. On Wednesday, an agency ex­ aminer recommended that, "as Stacks of a sunken hopper lifted by two powerful German Agreeing with the position many as 69 more" be brought out salvage craft can be seen between the Energie Ileft) and also. of the Seafarers Welfaire Plan the Ausdauer. The salvage delay is one cause of mounting This would bring the total au­ and the SIU as expressed in demand for more ships. thorized breakout to 185 ships oral arguments and a format brief. To help meet the ever-growing the long-range prospect for the sirfce January 1st. In addition to New York State Attorney-General demand, for manpower, headquar­ traihp segment of the industry the 40 and 69, 46 were approved in Jacob JavUs has upheld the prin­ ters is making arrangements to as­ which would dwindle beginning in one breakout plan for various ciple of self-insured welfare plans. sist Seafarers in upgrading them­ 1958 under present tentative trans­ operators and 30 more for Ameri­ In his opinion, Javits said that selves. Particularly needed are fer plans. Even this has its bright these plans, such as the one joint­ can Coal. men with engine room ratings, side in that huge, modern tankers ly operated by the SIU and its con­ SIU Go's Ask 85 with many ports combing the ranks would partially replace the trans­ tracted companies, are exempt SlU coinpaiiies have made bids from licensing as insurance com­ for such ratings as oiler and elec­ ferred tramps: for about 85 of the 300 vessels. It panies. trician. Also, Congress will be pressed Is not expected though, that the The only cloud on the horizon is to act on tramp problems. The ruling is of direct benefit to breakout will be anywhere near as extensive as the requests for ships Seafarers inasmuch as it stymies, for the time being at least, any Indicate. Among SlU-contracted operators moves by insurance companies to making bids are Bull Steamship take over self-insured plans. In­ Agreement on construction of a .100,000-ton tanker and two 46,000 ton "medium size" Corp. which is seeking 20 Llbertys surance company premiums, if re­ for the coal trade. Bull is now in quired, would cost the SIU Wel­ oil carriers has been reached between the SlU-contracted Victory Carriers Inc. and the the process of transferring its fare Plan about $110,000 a year Federal Maritime Board. Orders have already beep placed with "Bethlehem Steel for con­ ownership to American Coal Ship­ aqd cut down welfare benefits ac­ struction of the vessels. Dis-> ping. However, It will retain its cordingly. and traveling another 1,000 miles SIU General Counsel Seymour cussiops are now underway long, aq;! 132 feet in the beam, 14 separate identity, and continue its for a possible second 100,000without refueling. feet wider than the British Queens. W. Miller, was quoted by the "NY Puerto Rican operations with its tonner by the same company. In its ability to deliver petro­ • The gasoline capacity of the ship (Continued on page 15) present C-2 ships. Another operator has put in an leum, the 100,000-tonner will be could fill the tanks of two million A spokesman for the company order for a similar-sized ship for the equivalent of eight T-2 tankers. automobiles. said the Bull application had no Liberian-flag operation. On a- given trio it will tote a capac­ connection with ACS plans as the However, Seafarers who are ity of 850,000 barrels, which is • Her decks will be so spacious that they will be able to accom­ sale of the company had not been anxious to be the first to ride the six times a T-2's capacity. But "in modate more than 50 airplanes. consummated at the time of the world's largest vessel have a long addition to that, its 17 knot speed, • Fully-loaded, the ship would application. time to wait, as the keel of the ship compared to the 14 knots plus of displace 130,000 tons of sea He also.said that in his view, al­ will probably not be put down the T-2, gives it the capacity of two locations of ships should be made SLU membership meet­ before 1958. In addition, the con­ additional World War II tankers water. to owners of, American flag ton­ ings are held regularly struction of the new ships will Grew About 70 Men in a given time period. nage who have no connection with involve tran.?ferring an indeterPrevious information about the every two weeks on Wed­ miilate number of older vessels Each of the 46,000-ton "medium vessel indicated that she will carry foreign operations. nesday nights 'at 7 PM in operated by Aristotle Onassis in­ size" tankers will have the equiva­ a crew of about 70. Manning scales, Waterman Also Bids Waterman Steamship Corpora­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ terests which control Victory Car­ lent capacity of three T-2s. of course, are subject to negotia­ Other information culled about tion betweeq the unions involved riers, US Petroleum Carriers, tion also had a bid in for ten Lib­ erty ships. Other SIU companies farers are expected to Trafalger Steamship and Western the. new tanker are as follows: and the operator. All three of the ships will oper­ bidding are Liberty Navigation, attend; those who wish to Tankers. • If there was water at the equator ate in service between the Persian Maritime Administrator Clarence Grainfleet, Martis SS Corp., New be excused should request all around the globe, she would Morse indicated that the transfers Gulf and the United States. When ' Jersey Industries, Oceari Carriers, be capable of circling the earth the big ship is fully-loaded, it will Veritas Steamship, World Carriers, permission by telegram will not be authorized until actual (be sure to include reg­ construction on the ships gets have to circle the Cape of Good Dolphin Steamship, James Poll, underway. Hope bu,t it will be'able to transit New England Industries and Trad­ istration number). The Shez in ballast on its outbound Some Vessels Are Longer ers Steamship Corp. voyage. There are longer ships in ex­ Grain for Turkey, where food next SIU meetings will be: It is possible that Suez will be istence than the new tanker, among supplies are short, and coal for December 26 dredged in the next few years to them the Queens Eiizabeth and France are the most immediate January 9 accommodate monster tankers. Mary, the United States and the needs for which tonnage is being The construction schedules call various Forrestal class aircraft sought. An varly decision is ex­ January 23 for delivery on the 100,000-ton carriers. However, none of them pected from Maritime in view of February^ 6.. vessel in the middle of 1960, or 3V^ have more deadweight tonnage the urgency of the need nnd the years from now. The other two than the tahkship. . . month to six weeks required to put February 20 wiU be ready in late 1959 and 1960. The new ship will bO 940 feet breakout ships into sailing shape. SIU Co. Orders 'Biggest Ship' 4' •4 •i • i i. SCHEDULE OF -SIU MEETINGS &u&£crioi ctcmVBCi^l M ' �Doeember 21, I95t SEAFARERS LOG Fase Four 79 Draw Benefits § As Disability i/sf | Hits All-Time High i A total of 79 disabled Seafarers, the highest figure yet, are now receiving the $35 weekly SIU disability benefit. The new high results from the addition of 13 more disabled Seafarers in the past few-*— moQths. Three disability member since back, in 1886 when beneficiaries died during that he joined the Sailors Union of the Shipyard officials look over the damaged bow of the Elizabeth at the Bull Line docks In Brook­ lyn a few hours after her collision with a Nationalist Chinese tanker. Force, of the impact drove the port anchor down into the forepeak I inset) r damaged the gangway-and some foc'sles, but caused no injuries. Red Rodrigi^ez, AB on the Elizabeth (inset), looks over the damage in the forepeak. The ship will be out of action about a month. 2 SIU Ships In Crashes Two SIU ships have been knocked out of action for about a month by tw^ separate col­ lisions within a week of each other in New York harbor. No injuries were suffered on any of the four ships involved. On Tuesday night, the SIU-^ deck plating. A second blow from soon got underway again. It an­ chored out in the bay until morn­ manhed Alcoa Pilgrim col­ the stem of the tanker demolished ing. . part of the gangway and »nashed lided with Farrell Lines' Afri­ up the after four foc'sles on the iSl- 'b; I- can Star in the Upper Bay near the Statue of Liberty. Just one week earlier, the Elizabeth was damaged In a collision with Nationalist China's biggest and most modern merchant ship, the 28,000-ton tanker Hai Kwang. Full details on the damage in the Pilgrim-Star collision three days ago are still not available. The Pilgrim sustained consider­ able bow damage, but the sum of It will not be known for certain until she completes dischai-ging of her bauxite cargo in Weehawken, NJ. A 25-foot hole was torn in the port side of the African Star, de­ molishing four crew foc'sles. At first thought to be a total loss, she had immediately begun to take water in the engine room, but eventually was beached on the mudflats about 1,000. feet from the Statue of Liberty. The Pilgrim was shifting from her Brooklyn pier to Weehawken at the time of the smash-up, and the African Star was inbound from Boston on the way to Staten Is­ land. The accident occnrred about 7:40 PM, with visibility re­ ported to be very good. In the earlier smash-up, the force of the initial impact drove the Elizabeth's port anchor well Into her forepeak, tore up her bow on both sides and buckled some SEAFARERS LOG Dae. 21.1956 Vot. XVMI No. 26 1 ' PAUL HALL, aecreiary-Treasurer HEDBERT BRAND, Editor; RAV OEKISON,. Mlanaging Editor; BERNARD SEAMAN, Art. Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, Staff Writers; BILL MOODV, Gulf Area Representative. published blweemy at itie headquarter* of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic a Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth 9-4600. Entered as second class matter at the Post Offlco in Brooklyn, NY, under fBe Act of Auf. 34, ItIZ |13» port side as the Chinese tankship tried to pull away. Boats Ready , Levelheadedness at the time of the hit was credited by Seafarer John Stanley, the Elizabeth's bo­ sun, for having the starboard boats rigged and ready to go "within two minutes of the alarm." Sleepyeyed crewmembers hustled right up on deck for emergency details, but since the damage was well above the waterline, the Elizabeth The collision took place in poor visfbility off Scotland Lightship, and was the subject of a formal inquiiT by the Coast Guard last week, with no conclusions yet an­ nounced. The Chinese ship apparr ently was in sight of the Elizabeth visually and by radar about ten minutes before the smack-up. Probably the most fortunate Elizabeth crewmember was J. Passapera, OS, who was lookout on the bridge instead of the bow at the time. period. Since the SIU plan began on May 1, 1952, it has assisted 98 Seafarers w ho ,were unable to continue working because of illness or injury. Of course, many of the 98 were men i[>ast the age of 65, but a good number of them are younger men Little who would not qualify for Federal old age bene­ fits and thus would have no other source of income. Eighteen of the 98 have since died and one has withdrawn, leaving the 79 now on the rolls. This year. Congress "caught up" with the SIU plan by providing Federal Social Security benefits for disabled men and women over 50. They will be eligible for such benefits next June. The combination of SIU disa­ bility plus Social Security benefits can mean as much as $258 a month for disabled Seafarers. Indicative of the progress in the maritime industry, this $258 figure is more than the base wage of working ABs under SIU contracts just six years ago. Among the disabled Seafarers who died recently was veteran Sea­ farer Matt Little, 95, an almost legendary figure. One of the orig­ inal group of beneficiaries of the plan. Little claimed no less than 65 years at sea.. At 83 he was still sailing bosun, and only retired at the request of the War Shipping Administration after the Christo­ pher Newport was torpedoed in 1944. Little had been an active union Seafarers Crew 1st 'Roll-On' JACKSONVILLE—The first true US-flag "roll on-roll off" service was kicked off here this week when Seafarers crewed the converted Landing Ship Dock, Carib Queen, for TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc. Although normally the Carib crewed by members of the SIU's deep-sea section of the Union's Queen is to haul loaded truck Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ agreement with the'^ company. An 8,000-tonner, the Carib trailers between Jacksonville, vision, which has also supplied Queen is capable of carrying 92 Fla., and Caribbean and South TMT shore gangs in both Jackson­ trailers and 97 automobiles, as well American ports, the ship is ex­ ville and Pflerto Rico. as 500 tons of package cargo and The crewing of the Carib Queen pected to be at the Brooklyn Army Base by January 1 to begin an was done under the terms of the some tank cargo. initial experimental run to Bremerhaven for the Military Sea Transportation Service. Except during World War II, when Seatralns carried tanks over­ seas, no piggyback-type ship has ever operated in transatlantic serv­ ice. The run under MSTS charter is expected to test the Carib Queen's efficiency in carrying Army supplies overseas as com­ pared with conventional methods. In theory, at least, the Carib Queen should be able to carry 2V^ times the cargo load of a C-2 in a year's time because of Its much faster turn-around. The Carib Queen, which will later be joined by a sister ship, is TMT Trailer—Ferry's first selfpropelled trailership. Since Octo­ ber, when it was signed to an SIU contract, the company has been hauling LSTs loaded with trailer trucks to Caribbean ports by means One year and 16 days as chief steward on the Camp Namanu of two deep-sea V4 tugs chartered (USPC) meant a payoff which explains this expensive, brandfrom the Maritime Administration. new Jaguar which Arthur W. Brown Is sporting here. He Both of these, the Sombrero Key V• , and Dfy viioij^ugas .Key* have b6to^ ';^jp^d cas^'tdpi^ Why Some Seafarers Ride Tankers , I',: Pacific. - When the disability, benefit was put into effect in 1952, payments were pegged at $15 a week. The first Seafarer to retire on the ben­ efit was James Hopluns, who is now 80. Benefits have been in­ creased twice since then to the $33 weekly figure. The disability benefit program was designed to assist those Sea­ farers who were most in need be­ cause thdy were physically unfit for duty and unable to earn a liv­ ing. It .was felt that these men should have first call on'any longrange assistance from the Welfare Plan. ^ge is not a factor in the pro­ gram, since it is immaterial how many years a man has lived if he is no longer able to support him­ self and his family. Under the set-up in the SIU hir­ ing hall. Seafarers who are over 65 and who are still hearty and able to turn to, can make one or two trips a year or more if they so desire. They can earn up to the $1,200 allowed under the Social Security program, and collect their Social Security benefits the re­ mainder of the time. Union To Be Dinner Host On Holidays Vying with Santa for the honors of the day, the SIU will hold tradi­ tional holiday dinners in all ports next Tuesday, Christmas Day, for Seafarers, SIU families and friends, followed by a similar af­ fair New Year's Day. Union-operated dining facilitiea in New York, Baltimore and Mebile, and neighboring restaurants in other ports will be utilized as they were for Thanksgiving din­ ners last month. About 2,000 diners were entertained through­ out the District on that occasion. In addition, plans have been made for a spread on New Year's Day, to assure some solid nourish­ ment to start 1957 off right. Faci­ lities will be open for dining on both days from 10 PM to "2 AM. An elaborate menu has been ^prepared for the yule dinners next week at SIU headquar­ ters, similar to the one which greeted "turkey day" d few weeksago. Roast tom turkey 'n' dress­ ing, prime ribs and baked Virginia ham again head the list of entrees. A choice of soups, tomato juice and shrimp cocktail are offered as appetizers, plus chef's salad, re­ lishes of celery and olives and six vegetables. -For those who still have room for dessert, there will be a choice of pumpkin, apple and hot minced pie, fruit cake, assort­ ed nuts and candy, coffee, milk, tea or apple cider. (Urp!) Seafarers at sea will enjoy much of the same aboard ship, since the major holidays are always an oc­ casion for extra special effort by SIU steward departments. Elabo­ rate menus and decorations will shipa.,^ I.; �V Dewmber 21, 19SI ... -I Pa*e Hv# SEAFARERB LOG Pickets Stymie Coal SA/p Plans i '.••ojS Picket lines up and down the coast manned by ship offleers' unions are continuing to carry on the fight against' American Coal Shipping Inc. The result is.that the company is having great difficulty mak­ ing headway in its plans to*op­ cept the ships for repair. "If I erate 30 Government-owned bring a 'hot ship' into ipy yards,"! Salem Maritime Is shown lying dead In water with flames still burning day after she exploded last January 17. Coast Guard findings Indicate that static electricity In kerosene set off the disaster. Blame Salem Maritime Blast On Static Charge, Gas Vapors A wmbination of static electricity on or near the surface of kerosene, water left over from butterworthing and gasoline vapor was probably responsible for the disastrous ex­ plosion of the Salem Maritime last January. That is the conclusion reached in an article in the "Proceedings. Of ThetMerchant Marine Council,"' leaking through a defective bulk­ across or tl^e first stage of No."8 December, 1956, issue, a pub­ head Into No. 8 tank. When the center." lication of the US Coast Guard. The article's conclusions were strengthened by analysis of a simi­ lar explosion on board the Esso Paterson last March, also involv­ ing kerosene loading in a tank that had formerly carried gasoline. It warns that the two explosions show the need for avoiding con­ tamination of kerosene with gaso­ line. 14 Seafarers Killed Fourteen Se^arers, four other crewmembers and three shoreside workers died when the Cities Serv­ ice tanker blew up on January 17 while at the dock in Lake Charles. Ever since the explosion, the com­ pany has been loading dry ice in its kerosene tanks as a safety measup. That tactic did not prevent an explosion aboard the Govern­ ment Camp in October in which five men were injured while load­ ing the dry ice. The Coast Guard analysis of the disaster pretty weil follows the initial reports carried in the SEA­ FARERS LOG at the time. '^The available evidence indicates," the Coast Guard writer reports, "that gasoline from No. 9 tanks was Profit isn't SlU Motive Emphasizing that SIU serv­ ices are not ruled solely by the profit motive, as in other busi­ ness operations. Seafarers at last week's headquarters branch meeting voted to write off the Sea Chest debts of'three de­ ceased brothers as "non-collec­ table." The three men -had purchased" gear on credit from the Sea Chest in amounts total­ ling $139.86. The vote approved the recommendation of the Sea Chest Corp. manager that any legal action against the estates of thie departed brothers would be "contrary to Union policy and principles." The men were Wilmer Clark, who died in last January's Salem Maritime ex­ plosion; Harvey Guenther, who died of a heart attack on the Steel Fabi'icator March 25, and Frank Barenthin, wlio perished with 73 others last June when a Venezuelan airliner crashed into the Atlantic near New York. He was headed for a berth on the dredge Sandqaptain in Maracaibo. loading of kerosene under pump pressure into No. 8 tanks was be­ gun, it is certain that the turbu­ lence and agitation thqs caused generated considerable gasoline va­ por in this tank ..." Leak Discovered He goes on to describe that the leak was discovered and it was decided not to load kerosene in No. 8 port and starboard wing tanks. "It is not clear whether this decision included No. 8 -center tank." At any rate, he goes on, the explosion took place while the kerosene was being pumped in "in the completing stages of No. 7 He concludes, "the- most logical conclusion as to the source of igni­ tion of this costly fire was static discharge on or near the surface of the kerosene, caused by splash­ ing and turbulence and the pres­ ence of small amounts of water left over from butterworthing, with gasoline vapor probably supplying most of the original explosive charge." In the Esso Paterson case, which was startingly similar, the same tank blew up, loading the same product, kerosene, into a tank which had contained gasoline on the last voyage. The tank had not been gas freed. INQUIRING SEAFARER Question: What plans do you have for the holiday season? J. Johnson, OS: 1 plan to ship William M. Drew. FWT: I will out now, and get a long run if probably take a ship out because possible, but I . I have no parhope to be home ticular place to for the " Easter go for the holi­ holidays. It's days. 1 have been much easier to shipping over the get a ship during Christmas holi­ the Christmas days pretty regu­ season, but after larly in recent the holidays you years, although run into plenty last year I spent of competition. Christmas Day at the SIU dinner in the Baltimore ^ Henry A. Simmons, night cook hall. And 1 prefer to do it that and baker: A three or four-month way. "SJI t it trip is what . I , Jack W. Broad, night cook and have in mind. It's, baker: I hope I'm not here for the the best Christ­ holidays.' I ex­ mas present I pect to ship out can think of. By very shortly, I spending the. haven't been holidays at sea home f 0 r^t h e as 1 plan to do, holiday sea's on keep myselffor about five out of trouble years now. It's and besides I can true it's a little save myseff some money too. more work in the . ' ii, i. ^ William Trachan, FWT: I just galley but it took a job on a coastwise tanker doesn't matter that much. This year and I'm sailing it looks as if it's back to sea for me. tomorrow, so that will take care of my holiday plans. I've usually been on ships oVer the Jiolidays in the past. As a mat­ ter of factit is a rare thing for me >tp-- stay home at this time of the year. Libertys on the coal run. The Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Ben^ ficial Association, which are joint­ ly carrying out picket action in the coal beef, have scored two suc­ cesses thus far. vln Savannah, they have succeeded .in hanging up two Liberty ships, the Harry L. Glucks^an and the Martha Berry, where the local shipyard, has refused to take the vessels until the picketing dispute was.resolved. In addition, the company has run into heavy weather in trying to obtain officers to man its ships and has been running ads in daily newspapers seeking to come up with the necessary manpower. Personnel Scarce In light of the already-prevail­ ing' scarcity of engine room of­ ficers and additional breakouts of Government tonnage for regular liner operators, the officers' un­ ions are confident that ACS will not be able to man its ships unless it comes to terms. In another, unrelated develop­ ment, the Interstate Commerce Commission said it may act to pre­ vent ACS from acquiring owner­ ship of the Bull Steamship Com­ pany. The ICC said that the Chesa­ peake and Ohio Railroad, one of the owners of ACS, would be in a position of owming a steamship company with coastwise rights. When the two vessels hit Savan­ nah, company attorneys went to court seeking an injunction against the picket line. To their astonish­ ment the injunction petition was dismissed by Judge Edwin A. McWhorter who maintained that there was no reason why peaceful picketing could not continue. A witness for the Savannah Ma­ chine and Foundry Company testi­ fied that his concern would not ac- he said; "my men won't cross tha picket line and we would be forced to close down operations." An ACS assistant operating man­ ager then told the local newspapers that "Due to the decision rendered against us we are powerless to bring our ships to Savannah for repairs or to pick up cargoes." He added that he wasn't peeved at all the unions in Savannah as the In­ ternational Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation was very cooperative. Pickets Restrained However, company injunction moves scored in Charleston, South Carolina, where two ships are be­ ing overhauled in the Charleston drydock. A temporary restraining order was issued against M:EBAMM&P pickets there.' Two other ships are being pick­ eted in Baltimore, one at Mary­ land Drydock and the other at Key Highway. Although American Coal is scheduled to get 30 vessels, no addiUonal tonnage has yet been brbken put for the company. BernsteinTo Bid On Last US Mariner WASHINGTON—Bids for the last of the Government's 35 Mari­ ner ships, built during the Korean war, will be opened by the Mari­ time Administration on December 28, paving the way for a new., transatlantic passenger service. The ship, the 13,000-ton Badger Mariner, was set aside by the MA for Arnold Bernstein Line's . pro­ posed low-cost transatlantic pas­ senger service, but maritime law^ requii'es the MA to offer the ship for public sale. Conditions for the sale, ho^'ever, specify that the Badger Mariner must be converted into a combina­ SAN FRANCISCO—The shipping tion passenger-cargo vessel to be rush has relaxed somewhat here, operated on the North Atlantic to, though job activity is still, good. ports in Belgium and the Nether­ According to the crystal ball, the lands. This is just the service current two weeks should be a bit Bernstein proposes to offer. , slower than usual, with only one One Bid Seen payoff due. However, in-transit It is unlikely that any other com­ ship activity should fill the gap and pany could meet all. of the bid there may be a few surprise callers specifications before the bids are" as well, Leon Johnson, SIU port opened. agent, said. Bernstein's plans, if carTied The Fairport (Waterman) was the through, would mean conversion: lone ship on the payoff roster last of the Mariner to a ship which period, and was ^signed on again would carry about 900 passengers along with two other Waterman and a crew of about 300. Onewagons, the Wild Ranger and City class accommodations and cafete­ of Alma. ^ ria-style feeding would provide the Ten in-transit vessels also made low-Cost aspects of the service. an appearance, which helped things The MA's minimum price for the along. These were the Seamar, vessel — $4,730,756 — is somewhat Portmar (Calmar); Ocean Eva below the prices obtained in the (Oceans Trans); Steel Age, Steel sale of Mariners for dry cargo ves­ Designer, Steel Voyager (Isthmian); sels. But the MA pointed out that Fairland, Yaka (Waterman); Ames the buyer would have to spend at Victory (Victory Carriers), and least $10 million for conversion Seamonitor (Excelsior). and could not obtain any revenue for at least 11 months, the esti­ mated time of conversion. The low bid for conversion has come from Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi, which has asked $11.9 million. What's more, thcf MA said, the buyer would have to build a sister ship which would also be restricted to use in the North Atlantic pas­ senger service;' 'A, js '"I : '4 J Frisco Reports Shipping's Hot Mm Mm -c I >'41 ••M m •>15' .,41 �Pace Sis SEAFARERS Veeember 21, 195i LOG .. e;;S •iy5ft This trio of youngsters at the W, S. Daniel home In Savannah, Ga., are (1 to r) Tonl Ann, 2; Walter Allen, who was one year old Monday, and Tommy, who's 10. The Achee girls of Covington, La., are newcomer Kyran Sue, now 6 months but only 10 days old here, and grown-up Kathy Eileen, iMt. Dad is Edward P. Achee. "Brothers In arms" are Larry, 1, and Mike, 6, sons of Robert G. Powell of Pittsburgh, Pa. With S I U -'f families Here's E. J. Sander's "Little Nell" In Long Beach, Miss., (left), and John Livanos Jr. of Brooklyn, both V/i. ^ Big brother David F. "Butch" Sykes, now in US Air Force^ poses with sister Joyce Elaine, 12, and Michael, 10. Their father is David F. M. Sykes of Mobile. I 1 AH decked out In her Western riding Here's C. M. TannehlH's boys after a putfit ds Gloria, .3V^, daughter of. good story. Mac, 3, and Tom, 6 months, Floyd Crumpler of• MobUe. ^ i - ^.are fromHohston. j. r.: ii tiori:'ft i 5 it. f ^i•'v I - ;:r;vrii' \< Wearing glasses—and liUle else, pert Dinah B. Ferreira catches up on her reading, at her Flushing, NY, home. Dad is Seafarer Antonio Feireira, Even, at 10 ^ months, Dinah never lidsses the LOG, ' . . iflih-); I r ''it!*!- !• •'••f '"". ''C-'iJ �:-y,: •"...V..''i'.'fe; December 21^ 19M ShAFARERS TOUR DOLLARS WORTH LOG PMge 8^em This Stack Better Not Blow Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolitis Don't Enter Revolving Credit Door Families are now being subjected to unusually strong and often decentlve pressures to buy on credit not only the usual large items like cairs and appliances, but even clothing and other goods usually bought for cash. , The device being promoted to get people to buy most of their needs except food on installment plans is a seductive but eventually costly plan called revolving credit. It is also advertised by many stores as "Permanent Budget Account," "Convenient Payment Account," "Re­ volving Charge Plan," etc. It is gradually, taking the place of the traditional charge accounts. But it has one important difference. Charge accounts entail no credit fee.- Revolvipg credit,often costs the buyer an annual Interest rate of 18-22 per cent. Revolving credit is actually the add-on installment plan iii new and more respectable garb. Add-on installment accounts have long been used by "easy-credit" stores tp get people to buy up to the last dollar of their abilitj' to meet the,, payments. In the revolvjng-credit version, the customer is granted a fixed amount of credit for a fixed monthly payment. For example," the buyer can open a $300 revolving credit account by agreeing to pay $19 a month. When he wishes to buy more goods, he simply adds the new purchases to his account. He doesn't even need to make a down payment on the ,new purchases. Unless his new purchases exceed Huge tower is shown on the 21 st Street Bull Line dock before , the limit of his' account, he con- , boing loaded aboard the Frances for shipment to a Puerto tinues to make the same monthly ^ Rican oil refinery. payment. If the family with a $300 account regularly is kept buying up to this limit, it would add to its living ex­ penses a permanent new cost of $54 to $66 a year. Actually this is a useless expense, for the family would- merely be paying a credit fee on the smaller items it gener­ ally could manage to buy for cash Some 30 Seafarers and children of Seafarers have taken by doing its own budgeting. In­ preliminary steps toward applying for the five Seafarers stead of putting aside so much a Scholarships which will be awarded in 1957, the Seafearers month for these items, the family is paying the retailer a sizable fee for this budgetary discipline. Welfare Plan has reported. Significantly, the fee for revolving credit even among reputable re Of these, two Seafarers and time or their father's. They should tailers is much higher than the usual finance charge on hard goods. three childrjen of Seafarers be in the upper third of their high In comparison, you can finance a car at a cost of 13-14 per cent of the have already completed all the re­ school graduating class. They balance you owe each month. The finance charge on small items of quirements and are now eligible must submit a transcript of their necessity is always larger than on sizable balances. to take the standard College En­ high school record plus three let­ Mail Order Houses Pushing Plan trance Examination Board tests. ters of reference, including one The country's largest mail-order houses and department stores cur­ The other preliminary applications from their high school principal. Further information can be ob­ rently are actively pushing revolving credit in addition to the regular are now being processed. tained from the Seafarers Welfare In previous years, completion of installment plans for appliances and other large items. One out of every US families now has a credit account with Sears, Roebuck an application made a scholarship Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. of either the revolving-credit or regular-installment type, this firm candidate eligible for a specific En­ has revealed. Sears even is now establishing its own finance company trance Board examination. This to handle this gigantic credit buying. Montgomery Ward and Spiegels year.the Welfare Plan is using a similarly are pushing revolving credit. One alert reader, Mr. J. K., of somewhat different application St. Louis, reports to this department that recently he requested a Spie­ form which makes candidates eligi­ gel catalog. He got back a credit application blank and a letter stating ble to take any of the examinations that "the limited supply (of catalogs) is reserved for those who accept —either January 12, February 16 The Sailors Union of the Pacific our invitation to open a Spiegel Account." (But Mr. J. K. was alert to or March 16. There is also an ex­ contracted fleet will be increased amination on May 18 but this is so the high cost of credit accounts and dodged the invite.) by seven Mariner-type ships as the The methods employed even by usually careful and reputable retail­ close to the award date that the result of recent successful bidding ers to promote revolving credit are high pressure to the point of being results might not be available by three SUP-contracted com­ actually deceptive. One of the biggest mail-order houses advertises when the scholarships are award­ panies. The three companies whose "Make Your Income Buy More." The fact is, the cost of the finance ed. The exams are given in all bids were accepted by the Mari­ charge on the revolving credit plan means the customer eventually major cities 6f the US and over­ time Administration are Pacific seas possessions. must buy less. Candidates for the scholarships, Far East Lines, American Presi­ Tied Up To One Store dent Lines and States Steamship Chief purpose of the big mail-order houses and department stores, Ivhich are worth $6,000 each, are Company. Award of the seven required to show three years on in promoting revolving credit, is to tie you to them. But in the hands Mariners leaves only one of these of unscrupulous stores, add-on sales can become an outright racket. SIU ships—either their own sea- speedy cargo carriers still in the Dr. Persia Campbell, New York State. Consumer Counsel, has warned former 35-Mariner Government consumers there that if an additional purchase is added to a conditional reserve fleet. This is the ship ear­ sales contract, the original goods may be repossessed as well as the marked for the Arnold Bernstein second purchase, even though the purchaser has paid enough to coyer Lines for conversion into a lowthe cost of the original goods. In a typical case, a family buys a tele­ cost transatlantic passenger ship. vision set, makes all payments except the last $50, then buys a vacuum It is now up for sale, with Bern­ cleaner. This is added to the balance outstanding on the television. stein likely to be the sole bidder, If the family falls behind in payments, not only the cleaner but the TV i it it TAMPA—Fair shipping is in pros­ set can be repossessed. This is legal because the payments had been A heavy vote is being forecast pect here for the holiday period. Job applied partially to both items. in the Brotherhood of Marine Engi­ Our Advice: activity is currently what might be —Avoid all add-on plans, whether the dangerous contract add-ons of described as "sluggish," but still neers referendum which got under fringe credit stores, or the merely expensive revolving-credit plans of no one on the beach need wait too way November 1 and will continue until December 31, The engineers the larger retailers, long to get out. are voting on two constitutioifal —If you have not been able to put aside money for periods of peak There were no payoffs or signneed, you can borrow from a credit union or commercial bank at less ons during th^ last period. Port amendments and on assessments to cost than revolving-credit plans charge. Significantly, in this period Agent Tom Banning reported, so establish a BME strike fund and a of rising finance charges, credit unions have not raised loan rates, and the six Ip-transit vessels in port new organizational and legislative in fact, are limited to i true rate of 12 per cent a year. Some of the had to carry things along by them­ fund. largest credit unions charge as little as 6, 7 and 8 per cent. The aver­ selves. 'These ships were the Beaure­ A complete financial report on age for all credit unions is about 10 per cent. Commercial banks have teinded to tighten up a little on personal loans because of the generally, gard, Chickasaw (Pan Atlantic); La its various welfare funds during tight money situation. But most still make loans to regularly-employed Salle (Waterman); Longview Vic­ its last fiscal year has recently been wage-earners with good credit standing at a true rate of 12 per cent tory (Victory Carriers); Del Campo published by the Marine Cooks and a year, In a few areas where banks cut rates, such as Washington, QC, .(Mississippi), and Council Grove Steward Union.. Designed to pro­ Delaware, New York City and some parts of Pennsylvania, their rates (CltiM Service). All of them were vide a clear-cut picture of financial in good shape. have been upped but are still under 12 per cent. operations for all members and Many Applying For 1957 Srholarships $350 Logs Wiped Out At Payoff NEW YORK—The Irritation disi played by the captain of the Queenston Heights when his ship was ordered to turn around after it got four hours out was nothing compared to how he felt after the ship paid off here. SIU Assistant Secretary-Treas4 urer Claude Simmons reported the incident as "one for the books," once the skipper was straightened out. The tanker's master had logged two Seafarers a penalty of $350 for the fuel and water he claimed he used when the ship was ordered to return to Manila to pick up the two men he had left behind. The entire crew was eventually flown back here after shuttling between the Persian Gulf and the Far East for a year. SIU officials who covered the payoff knocked out the logs, and also collected all the disputed overtime from the ship. "It's easy to see why all hands were happy except the skipper," Simmons added. Another welcome note is the current upward spurt in shipping. Jobs for key ratings are again hanging on the board for several hours with no takers. This port also benefitted somewhat from the job boom in Philadelphia, where replacements were needed for several tankers that paid off from 12-13 month trips. A total of 19 ships were paid off, five signed on and 14 were seiwiced in transit here during the last two weeks. ' • -it :• ijl -a •1 1 L-ermKnowi. -ro-MBulS AMONG OUR AFFILIATES Fair Shipping Marks Tampa - anyone else interested, the report details stock and bond investments as well as the assets and liabilities of the various funds. Covered in tl-e report are the union's welfare plan, vacation fund, training aiid recreation plan, and pension fund. 4^ J 4- .The recently concluded general election of the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict has resulted in a landslide vote of confidence for the present otficials, according to the report of the rank-and-file membership committee on the election. Re­ elected to the post, of secretarytreasurer of the district was Leon­ ard J. McLaughlin with 1.002 votes. 4" a 4 •J 3» Members of the Atlantic Fisher­ men's Union have joined with other New England fishermen in assail­ ing President Eisenhower's refusal to raise import duties on fillets of groundfish. The imports come mainly from Canada, Iceland and Norway. Speaking for the AFU. secretary-treasiu-er Victor Turpin de­ clared in New Bedford that "it is ridiculous to suppose that Canada and Newfoundland are going Com­ munistic just because we don't take all their fish." Pi-esident Eisenhower's state­ ment said that the economic strength of those nations exporting fish to the US was "of strategic im­ portance to us in the struggle against world communism." 1 I •A I 1 I �Pa«:e Eight SEAFARERS December 21, 1956 LOG November 28 Through December 11 Registered i Norfolk If. Savannah 32 66 12 33 14 21 6 i Seattle Liquified natural gas will be carried in "thermos bottles" sim­ ilar to those shown above on barges of Coyle Lines which pioneered in transportation of hot liquid sulphur. Successful use of this technique has spurred development of similar tech­ niques for transporting other products in liquid form. New Tankship Trade: Natural Gas Cargo A new kind of tanker run may be in the offing for Seafarers, this one carrying liquified natural gas instead of oil cargoes. With the transportation of hot liquid sulphur and other chemicals already a reality, the maritime industry is now nique would be extended to deep making plans for transporting water trade. the natural gas in liquid form for heating, cooking and industrial uses. The gas would be carried in tanks and in above-decks "thermos bottles." The Coast Guard already has before it a tentative safety code for the transportation of LNG at atmospheric temperatures. Ap­ proval of this code would pave the way for the actual construction of special tankers and LNG contain­ ers. Under present plans, LNG trans­ portation would first be employed on the Mississippi River, where the transportation of hot liquid sulphur was first tried. Later the tech- See $5,000 In Hospital Bonus Pay SIU Welfare Services repre­ sentatives this week are continuing an SIU tradition by distributing Christmas bonuses to hospitalized Seafarers. Any Seafarer who was a hospital in-patient more than one day in the period covered is eligible for the $25 bonus, which was recently authorized by trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. The $25 holiday payment is in addition to the regular $21 weekly hospital benefit. In addition, all Seafarers on the disability benefits list will get a $25 bonus. This is being forwarded to them along with their regular $150 monthly check covering their $35 weekly SIU disability benefit. The bonus payments, which have become a holiday tradition since, the Welfare Plan began in 1950, have averaged around $5,000 in previous years. The additional cash enables the men to do a little holiday shop­ ping—^for themselves, friends or families—without digging into their regular, benefits. At present, millions of cubic feet of natural gas are being burned off in the oil-rich fields of the Mid­ dle East and elsewhere because of the lack of suitable transportation facilities. The dangers attending LNG transportation, however, have been one of the factors standing in the way of reaching this goal. But now, according to the American Petroleum Institute, the safety code would permit LNG to be transported by water without creat­ ing safety hazards "in excess of those normally encountered in the water movement of grade *A' in­ flammable liquids or liquified pet­ roleum gases under pressure." Gas Must Be Cooled In one respect, "thermos bottle" transportation of -LNG would dif­ fer from the "thermos bottle" transportation of liquid sulphur. In order to be carried in liquid form, sulphur must be kept at a temperature of 290 degrees. Na­ tural gas must be cooled to minus 260 degrees in order to liquify. The transportation of the hot liquid sulphur has been accomp­ lished by building tanks insulated with foam glass and given an ad­ ditional boost with heating coils. These tanks, mounted on barges, are then towed up the Mississippi by towboats manned by members of the SlU-affiliated Marine Allied Workers. Immediate Handling In the first such run about a year and a half ago (LOG, June 24,1955) one of these towboats pushed two barges 1,100 miles up the river from New Orleans to St. Louis in 5^/2 days, and permitted the sul­ phur to be discharged in liquid form ready for immediate process­ ing. USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the S'lU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. Deck A 427 ^27 Total Port ...;. Boston New York ..... Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles ..... Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Total 13 17 6 18 9 2 0 7 21 11 28 4 3 7. 11 .95 45 44 23 • • •« 16 Boston Now York Philadelphia Baltimore V' Deck B Deck A Port Deck A 2 91 58 16 35 Deck A 391 Deck B 4 11 8 20 7 3 1 2 11 11 20 5 10 7 Deck B 120 Deck B 0 12 24 18 6. 0 2 0 4 5 2 9 12 14 Deck C 108 8 73 24 34 19 10 2 25 38 13 30 - 5 14 6 Eng. A Stew. A En^g. 8 14 6 20 19 5 2 12 17 12 27 •5 14 6 4 63 29 26 15 6 9 • 15 54 8 17 "5 24 . 7 Eng. . B Bng. A 1 67 32 55 7 9 1 26 35 10 24 7 Eng. B- 7 4 12 ' 11 15 7 2 2 11 20 10 11 5 9 12 289 131 8 Eng. A Eng. B 3 32 27 24 5 0 3 2 5 9 15 7 9 11 Eng. 152 Stew A 282 301 167 Shipped - 146 Deck C Eng. Stew, A 0 73 15 30 7 3 5 21 52 7 14 4 10 9 stew. A 250 TotlU Stew.. B Stew. B 118 ' 0 1 17 9 7 28 23 '' 11 6 3 2 1 3 3 13 6 27 3 9 8 5 9 3 1 6 2 1 10 122 1010 3 231 88 144 24 22 9 72 145 • 33 73 23 33 30 stew. Total C A 93 26 41 20 52 41 9 6 29 60 31 64 11 25 16 Total ' A ' Stew. Stew. ToUl B C A stew B Total B 23 9 231 10 98 8 14 104 57 13 32 2 4 20 - 10 72 22 158 8 33 9 80 2 .- 24 8 89 3 19 930 Total Reg. 49 272 118 156 98 41 26 101 218 64 144 35 84 35 Total B Total Reg. 431 1441 Total . Total rotal B C Ship 8 40 26 58 20 7 6 26 58 30 36 13 25 20. Total B 373 4 53 79 53 14 1 8 8 12 20 26 17 23 35 15 324 193 255 58 30 23 106 215 83 135 53 81 85 Total Total Ship. C 353 1656 SIU shipping burst over the 1,600-job mark last period for the first time in three years, dowever, the total of 1,656 jobs dispatched was still 350 jobs short of the December, 1953, tiigh. Registration was 1,441. The three-year high mark may be a prelude to even leavier job activity in the cur­ SEAFARERS IN ACTION rent period, due to the normal heavy job turnover at Christmas If you can cook beef and you can Fox, W. Adams, J. D. Brock and plus the general prosperity of US settle a beef you've got it made. R. M. Hampshire held the meeting shipping at this time. The addi­ At least that's jobs. tional ship breakouts in prospect the story on 4" t 4» mean more jobs all around in the the Queenstown You can take the patrolmen's coming weeks and months. Heights, where word for it that they've seldom had Eight SIU ports shared in the Seafarer Eugene a cleaner, more orderly payoff increase over the .previous period, Ray is the pride than the one on the Steel Vendor especially New Orleans and Balti­ of the ship. He in New York this past week. A more which both recovered sub­ earned himself a topnotch gang on board her stantially. New York, Philadel­ vote of confi­ brought her in without any loose phia, Savannah, Mobile, Lake dence and thanks ends, they reported. Delegates Charles and Houston also showed for his "outstand­ aboard the Vendor were Henry gains. ing job as ship's Faile, ship's delegate; H. Miller, West Coast Dips delegate along with is culinary deck; Lawrence McMillin, engine, On the other side of the ledger, art." What more could a crew and Ellott Gorin, steward. all three West Coast ports de­ ask? 4" l" 4> , clined, along with Boston, Norfolk Ship's delegate James J. Lubeny and Tampa. Norfolk's hectic ac­ tivity has simmered down some­ on the Rebecca can't cook, but he's what because its berthing spaces got what it takes to make a good for ships are jammed up. The delegate just the same. It was West Coast area is still relatively noted that Lubeny had done a good job all trip in the delegate's spot. busy, despite the drop, . 4» 4" t "The heavy .shipping for the Dis­ BOSTON —The only item of No names were mentioned unfor­ ifaaritime labor interest in the New trict inevitably brought with it a big demand for class C seamen, tunately, but the following ships England area this period concerns who have no seniority in the SIU, *are being satisfactorily—if anony­ the tugboat strike in Rhode Island, when A and B men passed up the mously—fed. The Chilore gang ap­ which still remains unsettled. jobs or were unavailable where proved a special vote of thanks for Employees of the Providence needed. But the number of class the chief cook and the crew mess- Steam Boat Company are disputing man, while the Robin Goodfellow C men shipped during the period thought the night cook and baker the right of the company to deter­ was by no means a record. deserved particular mention for his mine when a worker who has This period's figures also show work throughout the entire voyage. reached age 65 and who has been that the lag between supply and On the Topa Topa it was pizza pie employed 20 years should retire. demand is still greatest in the en­ which brought plaudits to the chief The company is the port's only gine department. cook, while the Steel Traveler towing firm. Meetings to settle the Overall, class A accounted for 56 just said the food and service was dispute have so far been unsuccess­ percent of the total shipping, class excellent" and let it go at that. ful. B for 23 percent and class C for 4> 4 4* Meanwhile, shipping here ha"s the remainder. The class B por­ Seafarers who participated as slowed down again and the outlook tion, percentagewise, was the low­ meeting officers at the November is still uncertain, according to Port est since the SIU seniority hiring 14 membership Agent James Sheehan. system got underway early in 1955. meeting included Despite the payoff and sign-on The following is the forecast S..Cieslak and R. of two ships, the Council Grove port by port ; ^ Lee in Boston; M.^ (Cities Service) and the Big Bend Boston: Uncertain . . . New Kleiber in Phila-' York: Good . . . Philadelphia: delphia; M. Hauf (American Tramp Shipping), few Good . .. Baltimore: Good ... Nor­ in Baltimore; J. replacements were called. In tran­ folk: Good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . H. Thompson in sit were the • Robin Kirk (Seas Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile Good . . . Mobile and K. O. Shipping) and the Bents Fort (Cities Service). New Orleans Good; back to normal •iisssi Sanford in Lake Lake Charles: Good . . . Hous­ Only outstanding beef on any of Charles. Houston Brock ton Good ... Wilmington: Fair . . . had D. Jones and them was a delayed sailing beef on San Francisco; Good . . . Seattle: H. Hutcherson on the dais while the Council Grove, which is still Good; short on men. on the West Coast Seafarers P. pending. < Beef On Age Halts Ri Tugs �December JSl^ 1956 SEAFARERS US Tramps 'Dying On Vine,' Morse Declares WASHINGTON—^While defending his agency's ship trans­ fer policy, Maritime Administrator Clarence G. Morse has admitted that the US merchant marine is doing only "fairly well" in the tanker field, is-^-^ "dying on th^ vine" in the tion of 45 more tankers, including tramp field, and is "virtually supertankers of up to 100,000 dead­ non-existent" in the bulk ore area. At the same time, Morse de­ clared that Congress and the mari­ time Industry must increase the tanker, tramp and ore-carrying fleet to provide jobs for skilled men displaced by the construction of giant-sized vessels like super­ tankers. The supertankers carry far less men than the total of the ships they are replacing. Addressing the National Defense Transportation Association, Morse cited only the liner trades as doing well "within the 'normal* frame­ work of peacetime economy and business activity." In defense of the transfer pol­ icy, Morse said that US controls still make the vessels available for defense mobilization. Also, he said, the policy protects US inter­ ests in relation to trade with Iron Curtain are§s, and spurs construc­ tion in US shipyards of new, big­ ger and faster ships for the AmerIcah-flag fleet. The SIU and other maritime unions have opposed the transfer policy as actually creating new problems of cut-rate competi­ tion for US flag ships. At present, Morse said, 58 ships are either being built, or are on order, including ships for several major shipping companies who have agreed to replace their entire fleets through construction or con­ version. Morse said that 24 tankers are now being built or on order for private operators; 12 tankers are being converted by private opera­ tors to Increase their speed and capacity, and 7 tankers are being built for the Government. The last group includes the prototype of a 20-knot national defense tank­ er which, Morse said, could sail in­ dependent of convoys. In addition, Morse said, the transfers of older tonnage have made it possible for the MA to ap­ prove "in principle" the construc­ A three-week South American tour by AFL-CIO leaders returned with encouraging news that "Gov­ ernment and trade union leaders are fully aware" of the need to prevent Communist or Fascist dic­ tatorships from taking over, AFLCIO President George Meany re­ ported. The mission visited Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Peru and Panama and discussed US labor policy with local trade unionists. . Two unions in the afrcraft in­ dustry, the International Associa­ tion of Machinists and the United Auto Workers, have formed a joint committee to direct their efforts in the field. The aircraft industry plus allied industries such as guided missiles and other defense work, has become one of the na­ tion's largest employer groups. The joint committee will coordinate organizing in non-union sections of the industry. ' 3; 4) 4) New merger talk comes from two unions in the shoe industry, the United Shoe Workers and the Boot and Shoe Workers. Their coihbined memberships are estimated at 100,000. A unity committee has been set up to work out details. weight tons. He conceded that this program would result In loss of jobs for large numbers of Amer­ ican seamen because of the' trans­ fers involved. However, hampering all ship construction, Morse said, is the shortage of suitable steel which is causing a growing backlog of orders in the yards. Lk. Charles Unions Back IBL On Beef LAKE CHARLES —Picketing at the freight docks by the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen was curbed by a court order last week; Meanwhile, mem­ bers of the AFL-ousted old ILA are working the docks here. The IBL hassle with the steve­ dores led to a lockout by the ship­ pers, after which an IBL picketline was posted on the docks. The employers next got an injunction and restraining order against pick­ eting. It now limits the IBL to three pickets at the dock gates. All local labor groups are sup­ porting the IBL beef. Shipping Gains'^ Shipping really picked up here during the past two weeks. Houston had to be called to handle the overflow of job calls which couldn't be handled locally, according to Port Agent Leroy Clarke. Ten Cities Service tankers put in an appearance, including the new supertanker Cities Service Norfolk on her maiden voyage. In addition, the Robin Tuxford (Seas Shipping) arrived for payoff, and the William Carruth (Transfuel), Sweetwater (Metro), Big Bend (American Tramp Shipping) aiid Ivy (Colonial) were in transit. Long distance operators and other employees of the Bell System in 42 states are in process of voting on new agreements providing in­ creases of $2 to $5 weekly. The contracts were negotiated by the Communications Workers of America. 4) 4" 4l' 4> 4i' 4) Two more Miami Beach hotels have signed union contracts in the long-term battle of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union to organize that city's resort spots. The new signers are the Empress, one of the original group of struck hotels, and the American, the new­ est hotel in the city. Fourteen Miami Beach hotels are now signed up, three of them among the group originally struck by the union last year. Higher interest rates on home mortgages which are governmentinsured by the Federal Housing Authority have been attacked by, Harry C. Bates, chairman of the AFL - CIO Housing Committee. Bates declared the move would force more workers' families out of the housing market. The effec­ tive rate on FHA loans is now 5^ percent. LOG Peffe Nine �Pact TeA SEAFARERS HOW AMERICAN ONIONS SERVE EVERY AMERICAN DEL MONTE (Mlu.), AUB. 1«— Chairman, K. Winilay; Saeratary, O. Payna. Shortage of storei taken cara of at New Orleans. Few houra dlaputed overtime. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Cement), Oct. 15—Chairman, R. O'Dowd; Secre­ tary, D. Wagner. Disputed overtime settled. Ship's fund explained. Dis­ cussed payoff in Ponce and six mos. transportation clause. Ship's fund $2.96. Some disputed overtime. Crew to contribute $1 eaeh to increase ship's fund. Report accepted. Notice of linen change to be posted because of limited supply. Fresh fruit to be kept In lee box. New outlet needed in messhall and timer for washing machine. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Oct..Je— Chairman, D. Clausten; Secretary, P. Harayo. Repair list submitted. Need new agitator for washing ifiachine. Ship's fund S36.29. Ship's delegate to handle business with patrolman or agent. Delegate to see patrolman about meat supply now on ship marked "for ship only." In many American cities, even some of the largest, it is not un­ common to. find one publisher owning all of the city's daily newspapers and even the local TV channel and radio stations as well. The result is that on many controversial issues, the citizens are bombarded with one point of view. American unions help counter this trend to news monopoly through the labor press, and unioii-sponsored news broadcasts to promote full and free discus­ sion of issues. Dock Future Fogged; Still No ILA Pact With leaders of the International Longshoremen's Asso­ ciation still insistent on making .coastwide bargaining their No. 1 contract demand, it appears unlikely now that the ILA's contract differences with the New York shippers will be a result of the ILA's putting the bargaining demand ahead resolved in the near future. coastwise of all demands on pork chop issues The ILA has resumed contract negotiations. But at the same time it announced that it will ap­ peal against demanding coastwise bargaining slapped on it by a Tederal Court last week. Because of the Christmas court recess, a hearing on the appeal could not be heard before January 7, only 26 days before expiration of the no-strike injunction. Contract negotiations with the shippers have made no progress as P-A Expansion Plans Advance 'ifc WASHINGTON —Authority for the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corpo­ ration to engage in permanent intercoastal service on an expanded basis has been recommended by an examiner for the Interstate I .Commerce Commission. Up until now Pan-Atlantic has been restricted to temporary ser­ vice between California and Phila­ delphia, but has not been permitted to operate in ports further north on either coast. The examiner's recommendation would extend the company's operation to ports in Washington and Oregon on the West Coast and Massachusetts, New York, Delaware and Connecti­ cut on the Atlan'ic seaboard. Ttie intercoastal route sought by Pan-Atlanfc is the same as that operated by the Waterman Steamship Corporation before Wa­ terman discontinued the service. Both Pan-Atlantic and Waterman ai-e owned by McLean Industries of Mobile. In addition, the examiner recom­ mended approval of Pan-Atlantic's "application to conduct a passenger gervice in the coastwise and inter­ coastal trade except between Bal- tlmore, Md., and Norfoljt aiid. New­ port News,. Va^ for the longshoremen. The original breakdown of ne­ gotiations, over the coastwide bar­ gaining issue, led to the ILA's nineday strike which tied up some 300 ships in Atlantic and Gulf coast ports. This was ended by a 10-day Government injunction which sent the men back to work on Novem­ ber 25. The injunction was later extended to the full 80 days pro­ vided for in the Taft-Hartley law. Temporary Order Meanwhile, the NLRB had issued a temporary order restraining the IL.4 from demanding coastwide bargaining. This is the order which has now been made an injunction by the Federal Court and which the ILA is appealing. It is generally agreed that the ILA has made coastwide bargain­ ing its No. 1 demand in an attempt to prevent the International Broth­ erhood of Longshoremen from pe­ titioning for another New York waterfront election in 1958. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seaf -rers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up to equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. This practice is unfair lo Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down be­ fore. Diwem^eitLgl, i9M LOU DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Sept. *—Chair­ man, D. Collins; Secretary, C. Gham. Two men missed ship In Houston— fired in N.O. Ship's fund S20. One man hospitalized In Galveston. Report accepted. Inquire about whereabouts of previous ship's fund. Discussion on steward disrupting entire ship. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Oct. 29—Chairman, (none); Secretary (none). Ship's fund $30.28. Report accepted, fleroiiiinetiri that television be' sold for $20. Steward to account for his conduct and actions in N.O., using abusive and threatening lan­ guage to shipmates. Properly repri­ manded—to be brought to attention of headquarters. Short stores In Sa­ vannah. . Ship's fund $11. Report' accepted. Crew expresses appreciation for in­ augural of SIU health centers. New officers elected. Cups to be returned to pantry. To make collection for hi-fi speaker for movie projector. CHILORE (Ore), Sept. 22—Chairman, T. Yeblonsky; Secretary, J. Springer. Ship's fund $28.75. Report accepted. Floral wreath sent to chief mate's wife who passed away. -Repair list to be drawn up and action to be taken before ship goes into shipyard. Laun­ dry to be kept cleaner. More bread to be put out for nite lunch. DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Sept. 16 — Chairman, P. TaurasI; Secretary, D. Albright. Ship's fund $16.45. Spent $3..55 for phone and magazines for hospital patient. Toilet to be re­ paired. Use any shower available. One table to be designated for watch in messhall. ROBIN GRAY (Saas), Oct. 21—Chair­ man, C. Allan; Saeratary, S. Wells. Three men hospitalized—one man man walked off ship. Some disputed overtime. Need new washing machine. New delegate elected. Chairs to be returned to messhall after using. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. 21 —Chairman, G. Shartel; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Ship's fund $24.38. Union meeting to be held monthly instead of bi-monthly, at 5 or 7 PM the first Monday of month. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 29—Chairman, W. Browning; Secretary, P. Livingston. New dele­ gate elected. Check old repair list made up from previous voyage. Cap­ tain to check water situation and re­ port findings to headquarters. BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Liberty), Aug. 26—Chairman, T. FInnerty; Sec­ retary, O. Payne. New secretary-re­ porter elected. All repairs completed except lockers. One man fouled up. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. Remove soap from showers. Iron and board purchased. Lockers to be fixed. All hands cautioned not to foul up. Ail beefs to be taken to delegate. Steward department given vote of thanks. GOVERNMENT CAMP (Cities Serv­ ice), Sept. 16—Chairman, E. Morris; Secretary, C. Hill. New delegate elected. Report accepted. Report on safety precautions. Engine room doors to be closed more quietly. Discussion on ship's fund to purchase TV set. EMILIA (BuR), Sept. 15—Chairman, L. Splvey; Secretary, C. Stansbury. Repairs completed. Awning on fantall completed. Ship's fund $40. Chow beefs to be settled with patrol­ man at next payoff. Linen to be re­ placed. Toaster needs, repairing, or • replacing. OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime), Sept. 22 —Chelrman, R. Evans; Secretary, T. Lewis. Repair list made up. Soma logs—will endeavor to have them lift­ ed Some disputed overtime. One man hospitalized in Algiers—headqquarters notified. One man missed ship. Two hours disputed overtime—to be taken off payroll. Reports accepted. Messman thanked crew for cooperation while short-handed. Slop chest to be opened tomorrow. DEL SUD (Miss.), Sept. 23—Chair­ man, P. Valentine; Secretary, J, Stephens. Few members missed ship in New Orleans due to sickness in family. No funds to purchase new speaker for movie projector. Beer, to be curtailed if it interferes with work. One brother's father died while in Houston. Total expenditure for picnic $1334.19, Ship's fund $12.52. Pools ifrotn voyage $93. Grand. totsil jpiaja.;. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 22—Chairman, P. Bush; Secretary, M. Zelonka. Food should be Improved. Library should be kept orderly. Too much heat in New ITork—to see engineer about this. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Oct. 21^halrman, W. Jones; Secre­ tary, A. Lambert. Sailed short one man. New delegate elected. $4 lodg­ ing coming from drydock. Ship's fund S17.02. Four hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. .Water is rusty. Per­ JOSE MARTI (New England Ind.), sonal mall not to be opened by any­ Sept. 8—Chairman, L. lovino; Secre­ one except addressee. Letter to be tary, L. Ramirez. Several beefs con­ written to company requesting ship cerning working conditions, stores, to get In port Tuesday. Christmas etc., to be referred to patrolman. Two - Day. OS taken off ship In New York men paid off sick in Bremerhaven; re­ —Welfare department to handle. Vote placed by two NMU men. Ship's fund of thanks to steward department. returned to donors. Some disputed overtime. Food not up to par. Crew ATLANTIC TRANSPORTER (Pan constantly complaining. Oceanic), Oct. 21—Chalrman;.S. Storey; Secretary, W. Walsh. New delegate MANKATO VICTORY (Victory), elected. Repair list to be submitted Sept. 23—Chairman, C. Aycock; Secre­ to delegate. Steam pipes under cof­ tary, C. Rice. One man hospitalized fee urn to be insulated. Vote of in Rotterdam. Little trouble with thanks to steward department. chief mate. Few hours disputed over­ time. Company to put yale locks on ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 20 crew quarters and foc'sles. Discus­ —Chairman, J. Nelson; Secretary, C. sion on carrying passengers Into ship's Hartman. One man missed ship in hospital; slow mail delivery; repairs St. Thomas. Inventory of gear taken that can be accomplished at sea. and gear placed in bonded locker for delivery iri NY. Crew to refrain from JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), drinking. Too much drinking on last Sept. 23—Chairman, L. Paradise; Sec­ voyage resulting in members missing retary, M. HItcheck. All foc'sles. watch. Vote of thanks to steward de­ messroom and recreation hall painted. partment for good meals and service. \'qte of thanks to radio operator for dally news. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Oct. 14—Chairman, G. O'Rourke; Secretary, F. Delapenha. Delegate reported on dead brother. Some disputed over­ time. Communication regarding rat­ ing advance. Repair list to be pre­ sented to patrolman upon arrival. MICHAEL (J. M. Carras), Oct. 28— Chairman, A. Smith; Secretary, J. Griffith. Three men missed ship; turned in to patrolman at payoff. Dis­ cussion on new health centers of SIU. Vote of thanks to headquarters and welfare trustees for health program. Vote of thanks to negotiating com­ mittee in obtaining pay raises, over­ time and welfare benefits. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Mess deck to be painted. Repair list to be sub­ mitted. New mattress to be ordered. HURRICANE (Waterman), Oct. 28— Chairman, R. Stewart; Secretary, D. Birmingham. Letter from headquar­ ters regarding opening of books to men who qualify. Ship's fund $16.49. One man left in Cadiz, Spain. Discus­ sion on cleanliness. Transportation agreement explained to crew. Need new locks. be kept clean. Proper attire in masproom. • NO^HWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 13—Chairman, V. Porter; Secretary, S. Arales. Few Members in need of new mattresses to notify steward who will order same. Foc'sles to be cleaned before leav­ ing ship. Report accepted. Mure quiet urged in passageways during early morning hours. Men to clean up after using cups and dishes at night. Repair lists to be drawn up. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Sept. 30— Chairman, D. Clark; Secretary, P. Calebaugh. - Repair lists to' be made up. Need more donations for films. Ship's fund 14.00. Discussion on draws. Need iron. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Sept. 23—Chairman, P. McKroth; Secretary, B. Lembs. Re­ ceived' innerspring mattresses, awn­ ings and travelers checks after nine months. Six members missed ship in Singapore. Ship's fund 24.000 yen. New delegate elected. Washing ma­ chine to be fixed. Bathrooms to be painted and quarters sougeed. Gear for men missing ship to' be put ashore in Singapore. Keep messroom clean as possible. JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), Sept. 23—Chairman, J. Goude;. Secretary, J. Thomas. Ship's fund $17. Reports ac­ cepted. Discussion on men donating $1.00 deposit for keys. American money not put out before arrival In Korea. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Oct. 1— Chairman, J. Oquendo Jr.; Secretary, A. Carpenter. One man hospitalized In San Juan. One man missed ship In St. Thomas. Few hours disputed overtime. Request gangway be lengthened to stanchion for top plat­ form. Insufficient milk. Do not spill coffee on bridge. Gangway too short for some ports. Engine foc'sle has leak from outside scupper. Should be fixed. OREMAR (Ore), Sept. 30—Chair­ man, D. FItzpatrIck; Secretary, A. Armstrong. Ship's fund $21.91. Wiper logged two days for lateness. One man missed ship. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Radio repaired. To see patrolman about washing machine. SEASTAR (Triton), Sept. 30— Chairman, J-. Wilson; Secretary, R. Morrlsette. Men leaving ship to no­ tify captain. Finer crew, captain and chief mate are tops. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Recreation room tq be kept clean. New washing machine to be purchased. Repair list turned in. All crews' quarters painted. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well dona. ORION FLANET (Colonial), Sept. 16—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, P. Padgett.. Ship's fund $8. Let­ ter to be sent to P. Hall regarding money, itinerary <ot ship and poor mail situation. Tailor to come aboard in Sasebo. Messhall chairs to bo painted. Bulletin boards and signs to be paid out of ship's fund. Mem­ bers to discuss beefs' with delegate. More harmony urged. mattresses to be replaced next trip. Few brothers stirring trouble in stew­ ard department. Twelve hours dis­ puted overtime. Two men logged for failure to turn to. Not enough variety of night lunch. Bread not up to par. Crew pantryman neglect to make cof­ fee at times. Crew • messman failed to turn to on his working hours. IVY (Orion), Oct. 15—Chairman, E. Goings; Secretary, A. Paige. Two men 'missed ship. More American money or checks to be put aboard. Insuffi­ cient hospital supples. Agent to check. Messhall. to be kept cleaner. Check price list on slop chest. New reporter elected. Some' disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to credentials commit­ tee for fine Job. Slop chest price list to be checked and get rebate it pos­ sible. Goods not up to standard. Change ship's library with American literature—no union library aboard. To start ship's fund. Decks aft to be kept clean. Bathrooms to be kept clean. Repair list to be posted. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Oct. 21 —Chairman, W. Zaleskl; Secretary, E. Riviere. Ship to arrive In Canal Zone Tuesday. Repair list to be submltteH within next few days. Ship's fund $33.09. Forward passageway doors to bo closed when It rains to prevent flooding passageways. Messman to check drug items. CHICKASAW (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 21 —Chairman, W. Gammons; Secretary, D. Mitchell. One man missed ship in NO. Beef on potatoes squared away. Messhall to be kept clean. Need change in night lunches. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Wendell; Secre­ tary, J. Hannay. Ship's fund $30.90. Some disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Movies to be shown Sunday afternoons and alternate nights. Vote of thanks to negotiating committee regarding new wage scale. ' MOUNT VERNON (Rockland), Oct. 2—Chairman, J. BuzelewskI; Secre­ tary, C. Gapac. Report accepted. Cups and glasses to be returned to pantry.. Members advised to give 24 hours notice when quitting so ship will not sail shorthanded. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Sept. 30 —Chairman, C. Bush; Secretary, T. Gaspar. Two men paid off due to ill­ ness. Encountered hurricane before arrival in Mobile—ship took beating. All mates cooperative in aiding cap; tain. Late one day and night. Ship's fund $20. Suggestion to have pool both ways -to raise fund for more spending money. Ship to be fumigat­ ed for roaches. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleld), Oct. 20. —Chairman, E. Keagy; Secretary, A. Rummel. Letter from headquarters regarding new shipping rules re­ ceived. Ship's fund $29. Some dis­ puted overtime in Rotterdam. Thicker cuts of steaks requested. Less garlic in food. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. Water pitchers should be cleaner. OCEAN NIMET (Ocean Trans.), Sept. 2—Chairman, P. Frango; Secre­ tary, W. Kenny. Repairs completed. Needs vents over messrooms. Crew to donate 50c each for ship's mail and incidentals. Lockers in wiper's room to be replaced. ' Each 9«partment to alternate In cleaning recrea­ tion room. AME$ VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Oct. 10—Chairman, R. Bsale; Secre­ tary, H. Du Cloux. Repair list to be submitted. Few repairs made. Few houra disputed overtime. Report ac­ cepted. All agreed Union acted wise­ ly in including parents dependents in IVelfai'e Hospital Plan. Approval given men receiving "A" books. Reports ac­ cepted. Recommend Union represen­ tatives strike out clause in eligibility benefits stating "one day in previous ninety days." Repair list to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Vote of thanks to entire crew. DE SOTO (Waterman), Oct. »Chairman, B- Varn; fecrstary, H. I|ebln. New treasurer and record­ ing secfetarz ffleeted. Meskroomg to BALTORI (Ore), Oct. 20—Chairman, K. Skelly; Secretary, O. HIMreth. Ship's fund $20.75. IVashing machine nfeeds a new drain; ' ' �December 21, 1956 SEAFARERS Fare Eleren LOG 'T/teT/me Is Now!' New OS Transfer Deals Spark Tanker Building I WASHINGTON—The latest box-score on the "transfer and build" program of the Maritime Administration showa 50 new ships under the American flag, mostly tankers, get­ ting tentative approval. In re--^ turn for the new tonnage, US istration had given transfer ap­ operators are being given per­ provals to other operators in re­ mission to transfer an undisclosed number of T-2s, Victorys and Lib­ erty ships. The actual details have not yet been decided. On one batch of 19 new tankers, Maritime has given tentative ap­ proval for transfer of up to 45 war-built ships." Build 'Liberlans' Here In addition, US shipowners, are getting approval for construction of a considerable number of Liberian and Panamanian-flag ships in American yards. At latest count, some 13 of these ships are pro­ jected, putting them in the position of competing with American build­ ing plans for scarce shipyard space and equally scarce steel tonnage. Among SIU companies getting tentative approval to transfer and build, in the most recent announce­ ment, are Overseas Navigation, Cities Service, and Eagle Ocean Transport Corp. Nine ships would be transferred and four new tank­ ers built. Previously, the Maritime Admin- Formal Bid On Isthmian Subsidy Due Safety Plans In Effect On Many Ships A number of SlU-contracted companies are now voluntarily in­ stituting the industry-wide safety program aboard their ships. Regu­ lar monthly safety meetings are being scheduled in which Seafar­ ers and their elected shipboard representatives will play a major role. SIU headquarters is asking all Seafarers to cooperate on those vessels where the program is now being put into effect. Additional ships will he involved in the pro­ gram in the coming weeks. The keys to the Seafarers' par­ ticipation are the elected safety representatives from each shiphoard department. These repre­ sentatives will participate in all phases of the safety program. The set-up consists of a senior safety committee, a ship's safety Inspection-'committee and depart mental committeesi The senior committee consists of the skipper, chief engineer, deck and engine officers, radio operator, chief stew­ ard, a secretary and the three de­ partmental safety representatives. The iiispectioh committee, which will inspect the ship at least once a month, will consist of the three unlicensed men plus a mate and engineer. The same three unlicensed men will preside over their departmentar meetings which will he attend­ ed by all unlicensed crewmemhers plus the chief mate, 1st assistant en^neer and chief steward in the rei$ectfve departments. • u With shipping .so good, and due to get better as the Gov­ ernment breaks more ships out of the reserve fleets to carry coal, surplus and foreign aid cargoes, the demand keeps mounting for rated men on SlU-contracted ships. Aside from the Union's interest in keeping contracted ships fully manned, it should be obvious to every Seafarer that upgrading himself will bring him definite benefits. First, the higher ratings mean higher pay. Second, a rat­ ing is necessary for a class B seniority holder to gain class A seniority. And third, ratings bring greater job' security by making available a wider choice of jobs. This is especially important during slack shipping periods when jobs are less plentiful. The Union, as always, stands ready to help its own men obtain better wages, more job opportunities and greater security. 4" 3^ 4" Pioneering Snccess After a Union welfare benefit has become an established op­ eration, it becomes easy to overlook it because it operates smoothly and unobtrusively. That is what has been happen­ ing with the SIU disability benefit. A look at the record shows that the benefit, now 4^^ years old, is covering a greater number of Seafarers than at any time in .the past, despite the deaths of many of the Seafarers placed on the list in past years. It is noteworthy that four years after the SIU pioneered in this area, the Federal government, through Congress, recog­ nized the responsibility of the nation to its disabled workers. The Social Security benefits being provided for these men and women will not go into effect until mid-1957. Understandably then, the SIU is proud that its own Wel­ fare Plan served as one of the forerunners of a benefit which will soon become national in scope. Future issues of the SEAFARERS LOG will carry further information on some of our disabled brothers and how they are making- out under the SIU program. 3^ 4" 4" Shipping Revolution Two items in.this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG merit brief Comment. One reports t^ crewing of the Carib Queen, the first true "roll-on" ship. The other tells of an order for con­ struction of a 100,000-ton tankship. Then, of course, there are the plans for building an atom-powered passenger-cargo vessel. * All of this means that there are big changes coming in the shipping business. Ten years from ijow, or gyen.less., lihe ghips oow, iB^ne^ .bjfeSe^areEs-.w WASHINGTON — Isthmian Steamship Company will make formal application for operating differential subsidy within the next few days, according to C. S. Walsh, president of the States Marine Corp. While testifying on States Marine's own subsidy plans, Walsh said that Isthmian would ask Government aid for its roundthe-world service. The subsidy would cover run^ to such areas as the Persian Gulf, Pakistan, India and Ceylon but would not include Japan, which Isthmian has been servicing re­ cently on some voyages. Recently, Waterman Steamship Company announced it intended to leave the dwindling ranks of nonsubsidized operators. Subsidy ap­ proval for Isthmian, Waterman, States Marine and Isbrandtsen Steamship Company would virtual­ ly end anynon-subsidized Ameri­ can cargo liner operations in the offshore trade. Balfo Jobs Boom Again BALTIMORE-t-Shipping in this port has bounced back again, and is riding high once more. Over 250 men were shipped to jobs dur­ ing the past period and a still fur­ ther increase In job activity is ex­ pected. A dozen payoffs and sign-ons and a baker's dozen of in-transit ships promoted the job prosperity. With Christmas and New Year's coming up fast, Port Agent Earl Sheppard commented, things should get bet­ ter yet because of the unexpected job turnover. In relation to Christmas, he noted that the holiday dinner, De­ cember 25, in the auditorium of the SIU hall, will be served here between 1 and 0 PM. All hands are invited, and urged to bring their families and friends with them for th# traditional celebra.- turn for new tonnage, among them Carras and Victory Carriers. Maritime officials have defended the program as upgrading Ameri­ can-flag tonnage and helping meet pressing shipping needs. Meetings To Choose Vote Tally Group. With the voting deadline coming up, the biennial elections of the SIU A&G District are nearing their close. The two-months-long balloting, which got under way November 1, will end December 31. That means there are just seven days left for Seafarers to come to SIU halls and cast their votes for the 39 elec­ tive offices to be filled. The 39 offices are being sought by 71 Seafarers who nominated themselves and were found quali­ fied by the membership-elected credentials committee. At the next branch meetings, on December 26, the membership will elect a rank-and-file tallying com­ mittee to tabulate the votes. The 14-man committee will consist of six Seafarers from the New York branch and two each from Balti­ more, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco. They will get all ballots from the bank yault in which they have been deposited and make the official tally for the District. N1 Youngsters 'Adopt' Maxton Physically handicapped New Jer­ sey school children will soon be sailing Waterman's trailer-carrying tanker Maxton—^in-fantasyi that is. Through letters from the tank­ er's skipper. Captain Herbert M. Samuels, the handicapped children will relive life aboard the Maxton as she makes her Port NewarkHouston runs carrying-truck trail­ ers loaded with general cargo on her special deck. All this came about when the children, who are from Branch Brook public school, "adopted" the Maxton and spent two hours inspecting her while she was at Port Newark. This led to arrange­ ments for the children to corre­ spond regularly with the skipper about the Maxton's trips. Under an "adopt-a-ship" pro­ gram started 20 years ago, 246 American-flag ships have been "adopted" by school children in 34 states. Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their iocal Se­ lective Service boards • posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU .halls and' aboard ships. •m �Pat« Twelve 5Ei4F^RER5 LOG Deeemlwr <1, 1951: Del Mar Halls . Relief -Engineer Moral: Happy Ships Have Weil-Fed Crews To the Editor: After eight years of c^ntinuous service, the SS Del Mar finally completed a voyage with­ out a beef, log or any disputed overtime In the engine depart­ ment. Members of the engine de­ partment during voyage No. 62 feel a lot of the credit belongs to the relief 1st assistant en­ gineer, Eddie Bell, who con­ tributed greatly to making this Medium or rare, chief cook Kennedy (above) turns out steaks (ust the way you like theih. Don Ruddy took the photo on the Wild Ranger. At left, the gang on the Ocean Evelyn struts out on deck during meal hour lull: Both ships ran out to the Far East. letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must, be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. a happy trip by his considera­ tion and human understanding of the unlicensed personnel. Of course we had a real SIU crew this trip as we have al­ ways had In the past, but it seems the regular 1st assistant just had to keep trouble stirred up all the time. He's the type who goes from one member to the other knocking everybody but the guy he is talking to at the time. So, brothers. If you run into this character, don't let him con you into going against your brother shipmates. Once again hats off to Eddie BeU. George A. Perdreauville Ship's delegate $1 jji In Drydock, Asks Pais For Mail l!;' ]«: i;; I lii It II Thanksgiving dinner on Al­ coa Clipper (above) finds the galley force and crew in good humor. Pictured (I to r) are W. R. Stone, A. Q. Nail, C. L. Shirah, Paul Thomas, cooks; C. J. Nail, chief, and R. Cain, 2nd pan­ tryman. In messhall are J. E. Prestridge (facing camera), oiler; J. Lambert, eng. utility; C. Cunninghami oiler; W. R. Thompson, eng. utility; O. Thompson, FWT, and C. Fetter, 2nd elect. At right, spruced up for the captain's dinner, are John Hummel, waiter; Walter Marcus, steward; Andrew Lewis, waiter, and Roger "Frenchy" Hall, baker, on Robin Locksley. Crew also had special dinner. To the Editor: I would appreciate it very much if you would publish this in the LOG, because I would like to hear from my friends. A letter from some of them would be very welcome and would cheer me a great deal. I also want the LOG sent to me here if possible. My name is really Simon Grove, but I have been known as Samuel for many years and still use that name. For those who wish to write, my address is the US Public Health Service Hospital, Forth Worth, Texas. I am a lot better but feel I have to stay a while longer. Samuel Grove (Ed. note: The LOG is being sent to you as requested.) 4- 4- $• Too Few Cooks Spoil Broth, Too To the Editor: There seems to be an unusual number of men getting paid off In foreign ports due to ailments of various kinds. Naturally, the majority of these cases are legitimate, but I often feel some of them are not. And when they're not, this puts an extra work on the other cre^^embers. Recently aboard a Liberty ship I had the misfortune to lose two cooks after having been away from the States less than a week. It is no Joke to have todo another man's Job plus youi: own. I believe that anyone going aboard ship who Is not in good physical condition is a liability to the other crewmembers and puts additional work on them. This, In my opinion, Is not keep­ ing things SlU-style. . What does the membership fell feel on this? I would like to hear some opinions. S. Rothschild Chief Steward 4.4 4 Has ideas For Better Quarters To the Editor: I've been reflecting over the many gains we have won through recent years, such as | the wage and overtime in­ creases, vacations, maternity, welfare and death benefits. I'm really grateful for the fine job our negotiating committee has done. The question I'd like to raise now is the advisability of some consideration being brought to bear on further improvement in ship's quarters. I know that ex­ isting conditions are a long jump from blue sheets and bringing your own stores . aboard, and also that due to present ship construction, im­ provements are limited. However, I've thought of two suggestions which I feel would be fairly Inexpensive and great­ ly appreciated. The first is that all ships have a master radio antenna with terminal connections in each foc'sle. Some ships already have them, but they are invari­ ably out of order or just dis­ connected. Metal Shelf The other is have a shelf, of uniform construction, prefer­ ably metal, alongside each bunk, which would be of suitable di­ mensions to accommodate a ra­ dio, books, an ashtray, etc. This would eliminate the necessity of have assorted holes drilled and punched in the bulkheads to conform with an individual's taste in location and size. (The new man is seldom satisfied with the piece of dunnage the last guy called a shelf.) Radios,ha'^e become common­ place and no longer are the luxury that they once were, especially since the MTD broad­ casts are the recognized link be­ tween the ship and shoreside Union activity. Since the foc'sle is "home" to all of us during our time aboard ship, any pos­ sible improvement seems to me worthy-of discussion. Roy Guild �OWtanber 31. ust ^Sea-Spray' SEAFARERS —ty Sco/orer Robert "Red" Fink LOG Pace Thirteen Seamar Short On Sea Water, Too? It would seem that some repairs for the Seamar's plumbing are pretty jwell overdue. These matters have come to a head lately, since everything else seems to have stopped "coming there with any regularity. ^eatfon'iS (Hreetings Look, we can't loan you money to try and get even at the rpcetrack « . Losmar Bids For Honors— But Seacloud Rings Bell The problem appears to have stirred quite a lot of discus­ sion during a recent Seamar ship's meeting on the overhaul, needed by the water pump and the possibility of getting a new wash­ ing machine. . But the session broke up pretty quickly when one crewmember un­ folded a tale of ivoe that topped all the others. He con^lained first about the showers. He wanted to take a shower, but he found there was no hot water. Next he went to get a drink of water—but there was no water. Then he had to go to the toilet and—you guessed it! "Hell's bells," he beefed, "are they short on sea water, too, right in the middle of the whole ocean?" Andrew Daniluk was chairman of the ship's meeting, and even Mich­ ael Merryman, who was reading clerk, had stopped chuckling since then. It ain't funny. Besides, what would they do with a wash­ Each year at this time a bale of holiday greetings addressed to the LOG reaches SIU headquarters. Here are some of them, reprinted with thanks; Greetings and salutations fof Christmas and a more prosperous New Year for pur great Union, its officials, you, your staff and the membership. George H. Seeberger Philadelphia, Pa. ^ ^ A very merry Christmas and a successful New Year to the SIU, the membership and the LOG. Harold M. Shea AtUca, NY 4" " 4 i) Greetings to all SIU .men for a merry Xmas and a bright and prosperous New Year. Minerva Bar Beira, PEA Seafarers on the Losmar are already bidding for top honors for their ship as the "feeder" of the Calmar fleet. The Losmar IS a newly-acquired Liberty refitted the early part of October. According to L. E. Frazier, 4* engine delegate, "you can say kinds of relishes, two soups includ­ Coming 4 in with a very clean all you want to about the Cal­ ing French onion soup, roast tur­ ship. Happy holiday to all. mar Line ships being poor feeders, key, baked, ham, prime ribs, three but when you have a steward, chief kinds of potatoes, plus a choice of cook, baker, 3rd four vegetables (broccoli and as­ cook and mess- paragus included) headed the bill men who do a of fare. good job and There were also four kinds of take pride in do­ pie, fruit cake, pudding, fruits, ing it, there's a nuts, candies and an array of five lot of differ­ beverages to tempt the Portmar's ence." ("Vive la palates. difference!" a s But both these ships, and quite the man once a few others no doubt, will have to said.) go some to top what must be some Jordan Steward Wil­ real fancy feeding on the Seacloud. liam Aycock and chief cook Leon The gang on there must be liv­ Jordan came in for the major hon­ ing it up so well SlU-style that ors, although the rest of the de­ they're beginning to feel like pas­ partment got a well-deserved "all- sengers after all. The food and hail" also. service must be that good, anyway. Unaware of this challenge, the The ship's minutes of December Portmar has submitted a menu for 2nd solemnly doted that "some Thanksgiving on its own which in­ crewmembers are afraid of missing dicates that its galley gang is not a meal. They want to have the din­ made up of slouches either. Four ner bell rung at meal times . . ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 1«— Chairman, J. Jonat; Sacratary, A. Watallch. Member paid off in Balti­ more due to iiiness. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Two men Sghtins, reported to patrolmen, Bred by cap­ tain. ShipV fund $13.50. Tiwee houra disputed overtime. Ship short one oiler. Report accepted.. Ship to be fumigated. rASTINCS (Waterman), Oct. 34 — Ch Irman, C. Wallick; Sacrctary, J. Wcilt. Repair list to be turned over to patrolman—repairs to be made. No transportaUon for men getting off— to be taken up with patrolman at pay­ off. San Juan gangway watch to be taken up with patrolman—company had their own men. Some disputed overtime. Men to be sober at payoff. Ail books and permits to bo picked up by delegates and turned over te patrolman at payoff. Linen to be turned in at payoff. Catwalk lights to be turned on by 4-8 watch. not longshoremen, chairs in messhall. discussed. Keep feet off New pay scale MV PONCE (Ponce Cement), Oct. 31 —Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, e. Knowlot. Ship's fund $25.60. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Del­ egate to find out if new articles signed are on new wage scale. Hospital room should be changed. Stevedores to be kept out of passageways. Water tanks to be cleaned. Baltimore agent statedno shipping in Puerto Rico except in an emergency. DEL VALLE (Misi.), Oct. 14—Chair­ man, E. Wrlgtit; Secretary, R. Irizarry. ANNISTON (Ace), Sept. 34—Chairman, H. Acesta; Secretary, D. Coker; Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine food served. Excellent cook. MV BETHCOASTER (Calmar), Oct. It—Chairman, W. Johnson; Secretary, J. Dalten. Report accepted. Discus­ sion to have buttermilk delivered with sweet milk—steward to check this. RIENVILLI (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 3* —Chairman, C. Hemby; Secretary, C. Martin. One man missed ship in Mi­ ami. New treasurer elected. Ship's fund $46.61. Few hours disputed ever• time. Report kccepted. Motion that if sailing is .delayed more than two hours, each hour thereafter shall be paid at regular overtime rate unless crew is given notice and released from ship. Motion to change port of payoff from New Orleans to New York. Keep recreation room clean. Laundry room to be cleaned after use. Messman te dispose of garbage. Ship's fund S76.01. Books and maga­ zines purchased. Vote in favor of raising initiation fees. Signatures and . numbers to be submitted with min­ utes of meeting. Fund raised by means of arrival pooTs. Arrival pooh te be drawn up for first port in Brazil. If more pools requested, will be drawn as needed. Beer and shrimp party a success. Another one sug­ gested this trip. Painting of crew's quarters started. Some rooms to be paiiited this trip, remainder en next trip. FORT BRIDCER (US Petroleum), •ct. 31—Chairman, B. Bell; Secretory, B. Beniart. Minor repairs to be made In Yokesuka and major repairs in Singapore shipyard. Okayed, by mcm• f 'V '= - List Details in 6ables To Union When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Unionrequest for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not ail of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. Who Plays? Duska "Spider" KoroUa SS Del Rio 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Good cheer to all from "Sir Charles" and the black gang. ^ C. Oppenhelmer SS Seatrain Georgia Since we will be somewhere at sea for the holidays we wish a happy holiday season to the offi­ cials and brother members of our Union. H. J. Beaver SS Seacloud We know quite a few SIU boys who stop, at the hotel, but have no way to send them Christmas cards. Perhaps we can wish them a merry Christmas and happy New Year this way, from the Home Hotel, Lake Charles, La. Mr. & Mrs. J. B. NevUle bership because of gas leakage. Three men short: one man paid off in Singa­ pore; one man injured on deck during typhoon. New delegate erected. Mo­ tion to hold meetings before arrival and on departure. Delegate to write Union about sign-on's in regjyd to dues. etc. Need new percolator. Re­ frigerator door to be fixed: bunk light to be fixed: need buckets for clothes. Oct. 33—Chairman, H. Manz; Secre­ tary, B. Bengert. Fotm men affected by special bulletin pertaining to B cards. Congratulations extended to all. CANTI6NY (Cities Service), Oct. 31—Chairman, D. Hohn; Secretary, W. Phurrough. Beef on overtime In ship­ yard still pending in NY. Discussion on new medical centers. Vote of thanks to officials for putting pro­ gram into effect. Vote of thanks to chief cook for good chow. Ship's fund $10.52. Few hours disputed overtime. One man taken off ship in New Jersey by police. Reports accepted. Delegate to take up restriction of ship in Vene­ zuela with boarding'patrolman. Cof­ fee urn to be repaired. Need new washing machine. Delegate to Inform captain of shore leave beef. Having a go at a little game of rummy. Seafarers J. Hassett, BR; J. Wilson Jr., bosun; A. Gibbs, MM (back to camera), and Alfred C. Kesling, OS, pay no mind to a crew photographer on the Steel Maker. J. Ricamonte, chief cook, keeps mum about it, but enjoys the visit, too. negotiating committee concerning airconditioning of messroom. To obtain library from haU in New Orleans. Re­ pair list to be turned in. Suggestion to have company put foam rubber piUows aboard. Milk to be placed in ice box between meals. Vote of thanks to steward department. HASTINOS (Waterman), Oct. 7 — Chairman, R. Kuratkowski; Secretary, J. Wells. Ship's fund $32. Few hours disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Catwalk to be repaired. Re­ pair list to be turned over to captain before arrival in San Juan. New fans needed. Vote of thanks to steward department. NATIONAL LIBERTY (American Waterways), Oct. 1—Chairman, P. Bruggner; Sacrctary, S. Joseph. Two men missed" ship. Draw will be in dollars or Belgian francs. Suggestion made to alternate meetings so all can attend. Cups to be returned to pantry. Laundry to be kept clean. Good qual- JEAN (Bull), Oct. 10—Chairman, D. DIcksen; Secretary, E. Johnston. Pro­ vide keys for bathrooms, showers and every room. Washing machine re­ paired. NAME ....? STREET ADDRESS CITY CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Oct. 14—Chairman, M. Olvera; Secretary, L. Santa Ana. .New delegate and re­ porter elected. Ship's fund $21.65. Delegate to see patrolman about port payoff. MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ man), Oct. H—Chairman, R. Ransoms; Secretary, C. Crabtree. Delegate re­ quested some one else to take Job. One man missed ship in Mobile. Gear checked. Report accepted. To write ity of stores aboard and efficient slop chest. Vote of thanks to steward and his department. FLORIDA STATE (C'cnce Cement), Sept. 4—Chelrman, O. Stanley; Secre­ tary, D. Wagner. Telegram sent to San Juan concerning payoff in Ponce. Disputed overtime to be settled' in San Juan or Tampa. New treasurer elected. Some disputed overtime. Re­ port accepted. Ship's fund to be started with $1 contribution from each member. Take care of washing ma­ chine. Cleaning of laundry room to be rotated between deck and engine departments. Discussion on linen and repair list. Vote of thanks to steward dept. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 3—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, M. Pappadakis. Ship saUed short a fireman. Commu­ nication from Welfare Department read. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourfh Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like fo receive the SEAFARERS LOG— pleose put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng­ land Ind.), Oct. 13—Chairman, R. Rosoff; Secretary, J. Clancola. Alien rid­ ing ship for two years and is not a union member. Ship's address to be sent to LOG for forwarding same. All men leaving ship to strip their bunks for new men. OREMAR (Ore Nav.), Oct. 31—Chair­ man, e. Thompson; Secretary, J. Bat- sen. Discussion on washing machine { and Ice box. Ship's fund $11.91. Need new washing machine. To obtain books from library. ing machine anyway? Are the boys going to rinse their "dainties" in condensed miik? ZONE......STATE...... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an oM tubicriber and have a change of address, please give your foripar address below: B ADDRESS • aaaeaeasaaaeai^ec CITY.. ................................MPV,.. ZONE STATE • AiUaiVoa •a wMAPPAa a a ii a • a aMAA P •aMaAji SI •a aaussvi • AAiWa.a �iSfSi Fac« Fonrfcea SEAFARERS LOG LOG-A-RHYTHM: Finds Good Spot Near San Juan The Ocean's Song By Thurston Lewis A'- , Vi. ;•! O Sea, I hear you speak Along thousands of miles of shoreline/' With a different voice on each stretch of beach. You whisper while caressing the sand; You roar when hurling yourself madly amongst the rocks. t Of what do you speak? '• What is your many-splendored song? 1^,' fiil' • V-V V--' "I sing of life and love and death; Of timeless ages, changing shorelines. And mountains smoothed doum to become plains. "I roar with anger because of my boundaries; I resist the moon Which draws me inevitably, as a lover beckons, And as a loved one, I follow. "Seafarers I love, and forever entice them to my bosom; Often it takes a lifetime and an age But in the end I get them. Many a sailor's soul has been released in my belly,, And I sing of them and to them. "I shall sing along my million miles of shore. And thousands of miles in the midst of me; I shall continue to sing until the Earth is no more And there is no separation of land and sea." i: I k ?: It VSPHS HOSPITAIi Henry E. Smith Fred West BALTIMORE, MD. Michael Toth Norman West Karl Treimann Virgil E. WUmoth Chester Anti Francisco Mayo Harry S. Tuttlo Pon P. Wing Talmadge Barbour WlUiam Mellon Kenneth Bewig James T. Moore USPHS HOSPITAL I Leslie Brilhart John A. Morris NORFOLK, VA. Torfeif Hansen Francis O'LaughUn Robert G. Barrett Telesford Roman Walter Hartman Joseph A. Prabech Francis J. Boner William R. Snyder Clarence R. Haun William E. Roberts Cicero M. King Robert W. Wengate Fred Holmes Michael Ruta Charles E. Midgett D. G. Zerrudo EdwaAl Huizenga James H. Walker Joseph A. Proulx Herman Kemp Ernest H. Webb USPHS HOSPITAL John McKarek Vyrl WiUlams SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Edward McMaster George Wilson Marcelo B. Belen P. B. McCoUian MONTEBELLO Raymond V. Boston Mlchal Michaiik CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL M. M. Hammond James M. Taylor BALTIMORE, MD, Paul O. Hansen Wm. A. Van Dyne Francisco Bueno J. G. KeUy WiUiam H. Walter USPHS HOSPITAL OUver J. Kendrlck Harry M. Wong BOSTON, MASS. A. A. Kessen F. O. Choplinski John T. Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL Charles Dwyer M. J. Shaughnessy SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL Dalton M. Barnes Jimmie Uttletoa GALVESTON, TEXAS Maximino Barnes Bacillo Llanei C. J. Blanchard Concpclon Mejla Albert Birt Audley C. Foster Alfonso Olaguibsl USPIIS HOSPITAL Nui'iiian B. Hadden Lee Parker SEATTLE, WASH. J USPHS HOSPITAL L. Bosley E. J. Roussall NEW ORLEANS. LA. D. K. CampbeU J. A. Weh* Paul Baggett WilUam Lawless . Eric W. Johnson Clolse Coats Samuel Levy USPHS HOSPITAL A. E. Cunningham Alois F. MauSraF MEMPHIS. TENN, Donald Dambrlno William Murray Claud* F. Blanks Robert N. Yoimg Serio M. DeSosa Michael Muzio Chas. A. Dorrough John Overton VA HOSPITAL AHred B. Fahm Winford PoweU ^ ALBERQUERQUE. NM Joseph Fitzpatrick John Psilos Charles Burton Miles Foster Randolph RatclUt USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence Graham F. Regalado _ FORT WORTH. TEXAS Harry Green Anthony Rodrigues B. J. Deibler Jamas R. Hodges Jesse Green Edward Samrock Samuel Glove John C.. Palmer William Havelln Wade H. Sexton Siegfried Gnlttk* Rosendo Serran* Paul Hebert Toefll Smlgleiskt ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL Arthur Henderson Nick T. Tala WASHINGTON. DO James Hudson Lonnie R. Tickls William A. Hunt Martin Kelly Luciano Toriblo Edward G. Knapp Dirk Vlsser Thomas Landa James E. Ward Leo H. Lang Elma E. Wasden Karl Larsen VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. John Ahadie USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY •^ortunato Alfonso Reinaldo Montes Henry A. Anderson Harvey W. Morris Julin Blomgren Robert Nielsen H. L. Cox Frederick Oliver Rudolph Evans Robert Parker Joseph Ferenc Pletro Paulin Artemio Fernandez Bias Ramirez M. A. Gilesple James Ray Giles Glendenning N. Reznichenko Estell Godfrey Angel L. Rios John Gonzalez Jose Rodriguez J. Hulsman Antonio Russo Alfred Kaju Marcellno Santiago D. F. Kaziukewicz Aaron Sasser Carl K. Kendall W. Schocnborn Allen L. Lake Stanley C. Scott William Luhrsen Herbert Svanberg Russell E. Lund Roman Szczygiel Marcos E. Medina J. L. Thompson Franciszeh Mietkl Albert Williams USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Frederick Landry Eladio Aris Kaarel Leetniaa Fortunato Bacomo Leonard Leidig Watching him peel luds, Wm. C. Baldwin Antony Q, Leva * Frank ,T. Campbell Mike Lubad ' you*d never think Joe lavii Wm. J. Conners Joseph D. McGraw Walter L. Davis Archibald McGuigan was pushing "three score Robert. M. Douglas H, F. MacDoriald and ten." reports ship's John J. Driscoil Michael Machusky Robert E. Gilbert B. J. Martin . delegate Edward J. Wright ,William Guenther Albert MartinelU 'dBart E. Guranick Vic Miliazzo on the Alcoa Partner. He Howard Hailey Joseph B. Murphy said Davis, now 69, is "do* Taib Hassen W. P. O'dea BiUy R. HiU « George G. Phifer ing a wonderful job in the Thomas Isaksen James M. Quinn Ira H. Kilgore George E. Renal* s t e ward department." Ludwig Krlstiansen G. E. Shumaker 'Photo' by Carl Ernest, cook. Prank J. Kubek O. Slvertsen 69 Years Young v-V... To the Editor: While on the SS Hilten sail­ ing between the States and 'Puerto Rico on the sugar »un, I've heard many guys off dif­ ferent ships complain about the clubs along the waterfront near the Bull Line docks in San Juan. There's always someone being clipped or rolled, poor Quality hard liquor goes for unfair prices, and the room rates are * "Even the wind cannot stay the strength of the moon. I shout defiance in face of wind and tide. But I yield— Albeit, in my apger, I destroy ships and houses and men. 11 December' 21, '198< Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in thg SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. ridiculous. Well, why in hell go there, then? For those who are not ac­ quainted with Puerto Rico, I would, like to suggest where to go for a good time and get all the things you're looking for without being clipped. I find the Key Club hard to beat. 'Square Shooter' This club has Just been taken over by an ex-marine, Charlie Connelly, who has only been there a few months and already has a name as a square shooter. The Key Club is one of the few clubs I have been in where I find you get a fair shake and you can find what you're looking for, including a floor show and lots of girls. But one of the few things you will find at this cliib which a lot of them lack is the fairness of the owner in his business and a place that is spotlessly clean. Beer goes for 30 cents, highballs for 50 cents and you get a regular size bai^ drink. And if you're one who likes an occa­ sional mixed drink, he knows what you're talking about and doesn't look stupified as thejb do at some of the clubs that know only highballs and beer. The floor shows are as good as you can find anywhere in Puerto Rico. ^ So you guys who are dis­ gusted with the waterfront dives, stay away from them and visit such places as the Key Club when you find them. It's in Santurce, only a few minutes by bus or cab from San Juan. Walter J. Fitch ing to try to show, to the best of my ability, the actions taken by one of my shipmates who, when under pressure, acted like a real veteran of "the tight squeeze." I am referring to William R. Berryhill, ordinary seaman on my watch aboard the Republic. I was inspired and driven to write this letter because of the fact that "the real hero of the day" was (overlooked almost completely in the past articles published in the LOG (Oct. 26, Dec. 7). The course of events and the action taken by Berryhill''really -deserve praise, and 'I hope he gets it to the utmost. If it should fall on anyone, it should land on him.. Going On Watch The night we had the fire, Berryhill was going out on deck to take his mornifig watch when he was caught by a blinding flash that erupted mid­ ships around number five. But he immediately thought of us, his brother crewmembers, raced Berryhill back through the < passageways and gave the alarm, shouting,, "Fire, fire, the ship's on fire!" He then ran forward, draped his shirt over his head, and ran up the ladder through the flames. They had by now climbed as high as the flying. bridge and had laid a blanket which covered a good part of the midship house, but he man­ aged to get to the bridge to sound 4he general alarm. Leaving the bridge, he came back down towards the catwalk and again went through the flames to ti.e two nearest fire stations. He set up two hoses ' and manned one before anyone else, outside of the unfortun­ ate chief mate [who later died— Ed.] had hit the deck. Under such conditions, since he wa^ pre.ssed for time, it's not hard to visualize the wonderful job he did. He didn't shrink under pres­ sure. and my hat will always be off to him, a guy who de­ serves a lot of credit and the greatest esteem. Frank Demasl (Ed. note: Two men loere in­ jured in the ' Republic five in Santos, Brazil, in addition to the chief mate who later died. The ship was taking on ballast in Santos at the time. We're happy to publish this tribute to Brother Berryhill, now that more of the facts are in.) NO Electrical Local Lauded • To the Editor: I am sending this to show our appreciation for the kindness shown to a number of SIU men by Electricians Local 130 in New Orleans. About the time that the Alcoa Corsair caught fire. Local 130 did not have quite enough men at their hall. So their agent crossed the street and spoke to our officials, offering work to any of our qualified men who might want to stay on the beach. Several of our,men took these Jobs and were treated very well. So thanks again to Local 130 for helping them ut. Maurice "Duke" Duet Lauds Kindness Of Readier Crew To the Editor: This is a letter of thanks which I hope you will publish as soon as possible. I sincerely want to thank the officials at the Baltimore hall for what they did for my wife during her illness and death while I was away. I also want to thank the crew of the Alcoa Roamer, especially Paul and Rudy, for" what they did to try and get me home. Thanks also to the captain and chief engineer who did every­ thing possible to help. I'm not too good at writing anything lik^'this, but I "want them all to know that I really appreciate all they did for me. Eddie Potts 4> t Sunion Cheers Radio Operator To the Editor: We are submitting some pic­ tures of the ship's meeting in the North Atlantic and of the crew at work en route to Rouen,. France. In regard to our radio opera­ tor, we, the crew of the SS Sunion. would like to indicate our appreciation to him for his serv­ ices. He went out of his way to bring us the news and sports events every day and .post them on the bulletin board. We would also like to thank SIU patrolman J. Bullock in Norfolk for the good payoff last trip. He'settled all beefs and collected a good " deal of dis­ puted overtime for us. We have had a very good trip. The North Atlantic was good to us coming over, and we hope for the same going back. Ear! McNab Ship's delegate She's Grateful For Hospital $ To the Editor: I want to offer my thanksjto the SIU for the help we re­ ceived through the Welfare Plan. I was in the hospital in 1953 and 1956, the last time for ma­ jor surgery, and it was so nice not to have to worry about the whole bill. Believe me, we are very grateful, and I am very proud to be the wife of an SIU man. Mr. Ramon Murillo ^ $1 Acclaims 'Hero' In RepubllQ Fire To the Editor: • Though I do not profess to be a Longfellow, Holmes or Georgie Bernard Shaw^ I.iiip go- Making the most of a smooth Atlantic crossing, bosun'W. T. LaClair and Al Power turn to with paintbrushes in the galley of the Sunion. Both were hard at it when the picturey was taken at 2 AM, enroute to France. < 1C a rt • ,4 .i •. v.. �Dceember tl. 195# SEAFARERS LOG ICE ST lUROPEAN WATERS ITD" East Coast South Atlanfc of United (xico, Carlhof South t of Mexico mean area, ropean and World • • • GMT iay) Imerica tnerica merica GMT iday) TRENT 1 H 13. 1956. Ho joined ramber 7, 1952, and the steward departurvlved by his wife, bronha of Brooklyn, took place In St. ;ery, Plnelawn, NY. State Okays SlU Stand On Welfare (Continued from page 3) Dally News" and the "NY Tlmei at hearings before Javlts last Ai gust, as saying that Insurance cor panics "«ee several hundred mlUlt dollars lying around and they wai to get hold of It." He pointed oi that these joint funds follow tl pattern of Taft-Hartley, whl« calls for all welfare plans esta llshed by collective bargaining ai affecting Interstate commerce, be jointly administered. Miller, Incidentally, was the on representative of a joint unlo: employer fund to appear at tl hearings and to file a brief on b half of the trade-union vlewpoli The SIU counsel said that Insu ance companies will probably s tempt to upset the Attomey-Ge; eral's ruling for fear that th( would lose lucrative group Insu ance accounts that would now tei to follow the pattern set "by tl SIU and other unions. The Issue actually rose not fro the Insurance Industry, but fro a move In 1955 by the fund ope ated for the National Marltln Union. Although the SIU ai many unions and Industries hai been operating self-admlnlster4 funds for years, the NMU—^th< operating under an Insiurance coi pany setup — asked the superi tendent of the State Insurance D partment for a ruling on Its co: templated transfer to the self-li sured type of plan. The superintendent declined Issue such a ruling, and the fur of the NMU went to the courl wh^re the petition was dlsmlssc on technical grounds. The NM plan did not appeal the case, bi switched Its plan nevertheless. Counsel for the Seafarers W« fare Plan and the SIU felt that was Important that the Issue 1 fought through to a finish. Cons quently. Miller participated In tl hearings before the Attorney Gei eral and submitted the brief pr sentlng the position Which subs quently was upheld by the Atto ney General In his-ruling. ,...Uie E. Beltlmor* 8t. gent XAstern 7-4800 >76 State St. iicnt Elchmbnd 3-0140 4203 Canal St. as Agent Capital 7-6558 , 141B Ryan St. lent HEmlock 6-5744 . .1 Soutb Ltawrenca St. It HEmlock 3-1754 833 BienviUe St , Agent -Tulatie 8626 .678 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYaclntb 9-6600 137-129 Bank St. UAdlson 2-9834 : 837 Market St. t. Market 7-1635 RA, PB. .PelayoSl^ag Pbone 3-5996 I450 Harrison St (ent Douglas 2-5475 rest Coast Representative 8 Abercom St ting Agent Adams 3-1728 8505 1st Ave. at EUlott 4334 ^18U N. FrankUn SL ent Pbone 3-1323 ^lU cuam WILMINUTON. CalU 505 Slartne At Reed Humphries. Agent. Terminal 4-28 HEADQUARTERS .. 675 4tb Ave.. Bklj SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joli J. Volpian, Eng. W. HaU. Joint E. Mooney, Std. R. Jilatthews. Joli SUP HOMOLULU., 16 Merchant t Phone 5-87 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay I CApital 3-43 RICHMOND, CALIF 610 Macdonald Av BEacon 2-09 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison ! Douglas 3-83 SEATTLE 2505 1st Av Main 02 WILMINCTON 505 Marine Av Terminal 4-31: NEW YORK .. 675 4th Ave., Brookl! HYaclnth 9-611 Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S MONTREAL Louis And His Korean Friend s • -• r EVERY I SUNDAY I I DIRECT VO IBRDADCA I I 1 1 R- in at TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC AND SOUTH AMERICAN^h "THE VOICE OF THE WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships In Caribbean "' of South America, £ tic and East CoasY®" States. : fVFL-65, 13850 KCs Ships in Gulf of M^tbean, West CoastnAmerica, West CoaRv and US East Coast^^^ WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Medlterriid North Atlantic, Euie US East Coast. m # m . r- iyieanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-id Wireless Broadcasts Continue ^ Every Sunday, 1915 >n (2:15 PM EST SuntiWCO-13020 KCs n. Europe and North WCO-16908.8 KCs nEast Coast South AhWCO-22407 KCs to West Coast South Aj^ Every Monday, 0315Si (10:15 PM EST SuKd WMM 25-15607 KCi^J Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific li­ lt -le MARITIME TRADES DEPAIC "e,e- FINAL DISPATf 128'A HoUlS { Phone- 3-89 834 St. James St. We . PLateau 8Ii on November the Union Noi was sailing In ment. He Is s Mrs. Jennie N WilUam T. Potter, 48: On Sep­ NY. Burial tember 14, 1956, Brother Potter Charles Cemet died from a head Injury aboard the SS Barbara Frletchle. His burial took place In Forest Lawn Cemete­ ry In Norfolk. ^ Joseph Engles, 41: Brother Engles died from the effects of heat exposure SIU, A?4 In Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Sep­ BALTIMORE. Earl Sheppard. A tember 7, 1956. BOSTON He joined the James Sheehaib i Union January 7, HOUSTON It 1939, and was A. Michelet. Acti^^ sailing In the LAKE CHARLES, engine depart­ Leroy Clarke. Ag MOBILE ment. Cal Tanner. AgeSt. East and west do meet sometimes, as proved by this photo of Louis Schwartz and "Papa San." "Papa" is from Kunsan, Korea. Louis, OS on the Kyska, is from Brooklyn. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Walter K. Yerke Contact your brother Oscar at 1116 McDonald St., Wilmington, Calif. Do Lein Chin You are asked to contact George G. Haymundo, 192-07 Williamson Ave., Springfield Gardens 13, NY, NY. Clemente Flores Your gear Is being held in the baggage room at headquarters un­ der the name of Roy Johnson. Preston Smith You are asked to contact your sister, Louise Erode, at 1813;'Lin­ den Ave., Baltimore 17, Md. Richard J. Broun Your wife Wishes you to contact her. Joe Is 111 and needs you. Eddie Caudlll • George .O'Berry wishes you to Write him t/o the Azalea eit:y, Waterman Steamship, Mobile William J. Tarrant, Jr. ' You are asked to write or phone Sammie D. Rose, 1007 S.W. 2nd {RANCHES 4" 4" Andrew Noronha, 30: Brother Noronha died of a heart ailment NEW ORLEANS Llnd'sey WUllams^g NEW YORK e. 25 NORFOLK St. Ben Reel. Agent 63 PHILADELPHIA, on S. CarduUo. Agen"" PUERTA de TIEBsi Sal CoUa. Agent SAN FRANCISCOSS Leon Johnson, Marty Breithoa. V SAVANNAH ....R E. B. McAuley. AC]) SEATTLE Jeff GUlette, Age^' TARH»A Tom. Banning. Ag'' . .it -if u- The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit la being paid to their beneficiaries; DIRECTORY OF SIU I |iO District Pare Fifteen. PORT COLBORNB Ontario rORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. Empire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone 6346 BACOTVILLB, Queheo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 raOROLD, Ontario S3 St. Davids St CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1S69 SAINT JOHN.. 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.; NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO...... 3261 E. B2nd St BUFFALO. NY St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Phone FOrrest 5-2656. F. T. Costello Headquarters Is holding substan­ tial sum of money that was col­ lected for you. All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from thi Union in the baby's name: i Steven William Cachola, born October 1, 1956, to Seafarer aiid Mrs. William V. Cachola, Balti- riiore, Md. \. Helen Dawn Loffler, born June 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John C. Loffler, Grafton. W. Va. Michael Jay Dawson, born No­ vember 25, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman J. Dawson, Brooklyn, NY. Christine Marie "Savant, born, November 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter E. Savant, Mamou, La. Ursel Sellse Forbes, born No­ vember 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Forbes, Mobile, Ala. Carlos M. Gonzales Valdivieso, born September 20, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Ramon Gonzales, Ponce, PR. Jeffrey Lance Davis, born No­ vember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul R. Davis, New Orleans, La.Victor Lynn Reese, born Novem­ ber 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank F. Reese, Port Nueches, Texas. . ; Joel Tony Gatewood, boin OctOT ber 10, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. ; Woodrow W., Gatewood, Andalusia, Ala. • Idelfonso Perez Jr., born October 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Idelfonso Perez, Baltimore. Md. Ibellize Ortiz, born November 26, 1956, to iSeafarer and Mr-s.-Humbei'to ;.Oidiz,,;Br,OQkly.ni- NY!;^^ i!' ' XaoiiA .i. Mdii'f ' �Vol. XViil No. 26 SEAFARERS AWAROE.O FIRST PRIZE m GENERAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE • 18S8 • U>C INTERNATIONAL LABOR PRESS OF < Doe. 21 1956 AMERICA • OFFICIAL, ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT • AFi-CIO • If J'' ' i: I' V r, I:... [ H"' id-;. r-. u: "D) [E Jli ~P L • m k The Christmas season is a particularly meaningful time for Seafarers, emphasizing as It does the ideal of the brotherhood of man. This ideal is a familiar one to the men who hold mem­ bership in the Brotherhood of the Sea—^men from many lands and speaking many languages. It is appropri­ ate during this holiday sea­ son for all Seafarers to rededicate themselves to the Ideal of the Brotherhood of the Sea on which the Union has been built. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 21, 1956 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU JOBS REACH THREE-YEAR PEAK THE FACTS VS. JOE CURRAN OPERATORS SEEK 300 US SHIPS SIU CO. ORDERS ‘BIGGEST SHIP’ 79 DRAW BENEFITS AS DISABILITY LIST HITS ALL-TIME HIGH 2 SIU SHIPS IN CRASHES PICKETS STYMIE COAL SHIP PLANS BLAME SALEM MARITIME BLAST ON STATIC CHARGE. GAS VAPORS $350 LOGS WIPED OUT AT PAYOFF NEW TANKSHIP TRADE: NATURAL GAS CARGO US TRAMP ‘DYING ON VINE,’ MORSE DECLARES DOCK FUTURE FOGGED; STILL NO ILA PACT NEW US TRANSFER DEALS SPARK TANKER BUILDING SAFETY PLANS IN EFFECT ON MANY SHIPS STATE OKAYS SIU STAND ON WELFARE 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 12/21/1956 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. XVIII, No. 26  1956 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8181d526195ef7a8cc048a0630772680.PDF 0091f43941a982e19b21246b8a93c5bb PDF Text Text 'i \'' YoK XIX No. 1 iiV • • . SEAFARERS LOG J • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SIU PREPARED IN .. ."M ? • ft -Story On Page 3 k f Arf cfm/vc fAAAf Hospitalized New Orleans Seafarers, like men in other ports, got ChristVffff fSf fffua Vffccr* mas boost in form of $25 bonus from SIU Welfare Plan. Welfare repre­ sentative Vic Miorana (seated, left) delivers cash to (1 to r) Martin Kelly, Seno Desoso, Charles Dorrough, Clovis Coates, Michael Muzio, Demetrio Zerrido. Seated is Mike Liuzza, a visitor. •.•4: : ife. h Sea Transportation Service. (Story on Page 2.) rA �Page Two January 4, 1957 SEAF ASERS IPG .Shown here at Jacksonville, Fla., where she was crewed by Seafarers, Carib Queen is kicking off first true US "roll onroll off service." Converted LSD, which normally will carry loaded truck trailers to Caribbean ports, will see first service under MSTS charter, transporting Army supplies to Germany. In the latest issue of the "Pilot" Curran resumes Erratic could be another name for NMU President his onslaught against the SIU lor acting against his Joseph Curran. unique notions of trade union behavior. In the His inability to control explosive emotional out­ of that attack, he tipped his mitt as to his bursts, resulting from real or fancied grievances, course real concern by sneering "egg crate ship" at plans only serves to add to a record of inconsistency and to build a low-cost passenger liner for. American unreliability probably unparallelled in the labor working people who want to visit Europe. movement. Even though he may try to recoup the This "egg-crate" ship, of course, would be built damage by assuming a statesmanlike pose after­ wards, when all is said and done the outbursts show to Navy and Coast Guard specifications; the same his true concern for his status and desire for ap­ specifications, incidentally, as the SS United States. Oddly enough, Curran sits at the same table With proval in the labor movement. John Franklin, US Lines president, on the so-called This situation is not new, but dates back to "Labor-Management Committee." Oddly enough, Curran's earliest days as a protege of the water­ too, he permits US Lines to run a blacklist of NMU front section of the Communist Party. The men who do not suit the company's specifications. scream of indignation and the honeyed tones of Isn't It strange that Curran hollers "egg flattery are the two principle weapons in the crate" because somebody might go into compeCurran armory, and the two principle tactics to . tition with his favorite fat-cat? And Isn't his which he is susceptible. committee's sole function to keep a monopoly Back in 1945, for example, when he was still the for his fat-cat in the North Atlantic trades and Party's fair-haired boy, Curran made a trip to Rus­ to serve it the tidbits and cpncessions that other sia. He appeared in Moscow's Hall of Columns shipowners don't get? Is that a consistent role before the Soviet brass and to the enthusiasm of the fur a maritime labor leader? assemblage declared: "We heartily hail . . . the en­ Crewmembers of the United States are as dubious tire Soviet nation for all they've achieved under the great and wise leadership of Comrade Stalin." That of this role as the SIU Is, judging from their reac­ Is the way he was quoted in the NMU "Pilot" of Oct. tions to some of Curran's maneuvers on behalf of 19, 1945. Note he said, "Comrade" not Premier trie company. Stalin or Generalissimo Str^lin. Curran's treatment of his .supporters in the in­ By not-so-strange coincidence, the NMU immedi­ dustry is equally erratic. The Marine Engineers ately launched a "bring the GI's home" campaign Beneficial Association was with him for 20 years. He spoke of "supporting" MEBA in the American and threatened not to man ships unless they carried Coal beef, but "support" was just a headline word US soldiers home. US policy-makers agree that the "bring the boys which meant "no picket lines, no economic action." Isn't Curran's "support" of MEBA in this Issue home" furore by the Communists stripped US ai'med strength in Europe and permitted the Stalinists to on a par with his "support" of the engineers In the come within an ace of seizing power in Italy, Greece 1946 American Export beef and other occasions when NMU men were ordered through MEBA picket lines? and even France. » Now Curran, who said "we will always work hand Curran luiows the occasions well. Yet when the in hand with Soviet trade unions" sings another engineers finally bridled at this kind of treatment and demand evidence of friendship professed by tune. But that is just part of the pattern. Curran, they are assaiied as stupid and gutless. Today Curran lauds the ILA In much the same This is just a piece of the record of inconsistency. manner as he then lauded "Comrade Stalin" and Perhaps it is now in order then, that Curran has attacks the IBL and the SIU with the same fer­ mighty few friend? left in the labor movement. It vor with which he attacked anti-Communists a • is he alone who has cut them adrift. decade ago. I l:v . f:- Vi-' •. Carib Queen Begins MSTS Trial Voyage JACKSONVILLE—-With appropriate fanfare and dedica­ tion ceremonies the SlU-manned Carib Queen has embarked on her maiden voyage as the first true full-sized trailership. After touching at San Juan and-t~~ Miami, the vessel has come to the one year, because of her fast turn­ Brooklyn Army Base where fur­ around. ther ceremonies are scheduled for A second LSD is now being con­ tomorrow moiming. She will then verted into a sister ship. Inciden­ sail to Europe under charter to the tally, the 12 passenger berths on Military Sea Transportation Serv­ the ship have been offered by the ice. company for free transportation of The actual sailing of the ship Hungarian refugees to the US. was delayed two days. First heavy The SIU's Harbor and Inland fog prevented the ship from leav­ Waterways Division is already man­ ing the dock. Then at the dedica­ ning two deep-sea tugs for the com­ tion ceremonies themselves the pany as well as providing shore ship was hung up when about 50 gangs in Puerto Rico and Jackson­ men, including ship yard workers ville. and guests, who were to partic­ ipate in the shakedown cruise were felled by mass food poisoning after a catered buffet had been served. Converted LSD The new ship, forerunner of a projected fleet of similar vessels for TMT Trailer Ferry, is a con­ verted Landing Ship Dock. .She is 475 feet long and has a wide beam. 72 feet, and a 16 knot cruis­ ing speed. She can carry 87 32foot trailers and five 30-footers, WASHINGTON — Proposals for plus 97 automobiles and an addi­ a 24-hour quarantine service in tional 500 tons of bulk cargo. major US ports are coming Defeated Trailers roll aboard under their up early this year. own power onto two trailer decks. two years' running, once by Ramps are provided at the stern Presidential veto and once by th# and amidships for the vehicles to lateness of the session, the 24hour quarantine has become par­ enter and leave. Company officials have declared ticularly pressing in the light ol that the entire vessel"can be load­ the current shortage of ships. Rep. Herbert Bonner, chairman ed and unloaded in four hours. The Defense Department is in­ of the House Merchant Marin# tensely interested in the operation Committee, has written President as offering possibilities of rapid Eisenhower urging administratioR hauling of tracked and wheeled support for the 24-hour quarantin# military vehicles. If the ship per­ proposal. He pointed out that shipg forms as advertised, she would be now arriving after 6 PM have td able to carry as much as 2V2 times drop the hook and wait until th# the capacity of a standard C-2 In next working day before they caR get quarantine inspection. Announcement by the city of New York that it plans to develop a new public park in AU Others Have It Lower New York Bay, right at the entrance to New York harbor, should evoke not-so-lond "I understand," Bonner wi'ote, Vri. *IX N«. I memories for Seafarers who can remember the days when the US Maritime Commission Jo,. <. 1»57 "24-hour quarantine service was training a uniformed force available for every other form o: to man ships in competition breaking force. The SIU pitched planning a four-year development transportation. Moreover, every into a fight against this pool of program to provide the city with with imion hiring halls. PAUL HALL, aecretary-'^reasurer major maritime nation provides The city's plans call for linking non-union seamen, which posed a another recreation area. HEBBEBT BBAND, Editor: RAY DENISON, this service to shipping using their Hoffman Island is about 11Vi Managing Editor; BEBNABD SEAMAN, Art. ports." up Hoffman Island, about a mile threat to the Union's existence. acres. However, when the two is­ Editor; HEBMAN ABIHUH, IBWIN SPIVACK, Closed In 1947 off South Beach, SI, with Swin­ The faster turnaround provided During the early days of World lands are linked up with Sanita­ Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area by round-the-clock quarantine, he burne Island, more than a mile Wa- II, the Government trans­ tion Department fill, they will Representative. southeast of Hoffman. said, would save an estimated $19 Hoffman Island, pre-war Sea­ ferred most of the training pro­ make an area of about 250 'acres, million a year and squeeze out Published biweemy at ttie headquarters or about one-quarter the size of farers will recall, was the site of gram to Sheepshead Bay, and in of the Seafarers International Union, At­ more cargo-carrying ability from the peacetime training program set 1947 it ciosed the Hoffman Island Central Park. lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Ultimately a ferry service Is Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYaclnth the existing number of vessels. up in 1938 to train unlicensed sea­ site completely. 9-6600. Entered as second class matter Last year, a $150,000 appropria­ Now, with a gift from philan­ planned, but at the beginning visi- at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under tion to provide for overtime pay men for the US merchant marine. the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. ^ tOKS to the park will have to rely "Seafarers and other maritime thropist Bernard Baruch,' New and additional inspectors failed 120 union members regarded trainees York is buying the two islands from on private craft. Docking space for passage in the adjournment rush. small boats will be provided. as the nucleus of a potential strike­ the Federal Government, and Is Start Drive For 24-Hr. Quarantine Ex-'Fink' School To Be Park SEAFARERS LOG K-' �-January 4, 1957 Dredge Ends 2-Yr. Trip To Nowhere TAMPA—An epic 749-day "trip" on a ship that never really went any place all that time came to an end here last month. The occasion was the final payoff of the dredge Sandcaptain (Construction Aggregates) fol-> lowing the completion of her sucked up sand from the lake bot­ channel-digging job in Mara- tom through special hoppers, then .caibo, Venezuela. A payroll of well over $100,000 brightened the scene. "Not a dime of it was in dispute," Port Agent Toni Banning added. A handful of Seafarers who originally sailed with the ship from New York early in December, 1954, were still aboard to gather In a hefty share of the loot in reg­ ular wages and bonuses. The siiip was on 18-month articles and had been covered by a special SlU agreement during her stay in the tropics. The 18-monlh period eventually lengthened into over 24. Those who stayed 18 months or more en­ joyed the added boon of e.xemption from all US income ta.xes, un­ der Federal tax laws. Channel Completed The completed task of the Sandcaptain produced a sea-going chan­ nel into Lake Maracaibo for the fii'st time. Tankers can now come right in and load, instead of wait­ ing for oil cargoes that first had to be transhipped on barges into deep-water areas. During part of its stay, the Sandcaptain also had the company of another SlU-manned dredge, the Chester Harding, which was char­ tered from the Army for the occa­ sion. Sand-sucking ships and small­ er ci"aft of several other flags also took part in the massive dig-out. The Sandcaptain is now here for six weeks of repairs and then may sail for a new dredging job somewliere in Brazil. The specially - equipped vessel Pare Threa dumped it out at sea and then re­ turned to complete the process over and over again. She made a once-a-week junket to an Island anchorage for small repairs and replacement stores, but otherwise had steam up all the time and went nowhere. Manpower Crisis Finds SlU Ready; 'Reserves' On Call Although complaints are arising from several maritime sources about the shortage of manpower for US ships, the SIU's long-range reserve program finds the Union fully prepared for prompt manning and sailing of further additions to its contracted fleet. have the top seniority rat­ Among the several moves made by the SIU some time course, ings in SIU shipping. ago in anticipation of emer­ In developing the "ready re­ gency shipping needs was the serve" of trained emergency-period building of a "ready reserve" seamen, SIU headquarters has of Seafarers who are currently working ashore. Based on its ex­ periences in the Korean war crisis, the Union, over several years, has developed a detailed and accurate listing of thousands of men who are emergency period seamen. These are the men who went to sea and got their experience and training during the Korean emer­ gency and returned shoreside leav­ ing the field to the professional sailors when the Far East hostil­ ities ended the need for peak shipping. The professionals, of Activities like these on Andrew Furuseth Training ship in Mo­ bile are among factors responsible for SIU's ability to meet manpower demands on United States flag-shipping. Photo shows one of many groups which were upgraded as a result of SlU training and upgrading program. Ins. Co's Eye Welfare $ The powerful national in.surance lobby is now planning a full-scale assault on union-indus­ try plans which are currently on a self-insured basis. The Life Insurance Association of America and the Institute of Life Insurance have both indicated that they will prepare a court challenge to overturn a rulingGo's Duck US Regulation of Ads by New York State Attorney (General Javits to the effect WASHINGTON—Although pushing for regulation of unionthat Self-insured plans are exempt from licensing as insurance com­ panies. The ruling permits the SlU plan to continue without payment of approximately $110,000 a year in premium rakeoffs to an insurance company. It could encourage many other union-industry plans to by­ pass insurance companies and ins u r a n c e brokers' commissions, passing the savings on to workers involved through payment of more and higher benefits. Confirms SIU View The insurance industry's reac­ tion to the ruling confirms the view expressed by SIU general counsel Seymour W. Miller during the hearing before the attorney general when he remarked that the insurance companies "see sev­ eral hundred million dollars lying around and tiiey want to get hold of it." Industry spokesmen have dis­ claimed any intent of assuming that the funds should be insured exclusively by them. They claim that the funds should be made to comply with the state insurance law. However, the practical effect of such compliance would be to com­ pel union-industry funds to turn to the established insurance compa­ nies or else form a life insurance company of their own. to do busi­ ness. •>-»•< SEAPAkERS LOG industry plans, the national insurance lobby is itself attempting to avoid government control of its operations. The same two or­ ganizations who are seeking a court test of the New York attorney general's ruling are fighting efforts of the Federal Trade Com­ mission to regulate insurance advertising. The FTC has ruled that it has the authority to control adver­ tising by health and accident insurance companies. It is that rul­ ing which the insurance lobby is appealing. A brief has been filed with the US Court of Appeals in New Orleans by the American Life Convention and the Life Insurance Association of America. FTC action against the insurance companies has resulted from many complaints about false and misleading advertisements of health benefits purportedly offered by the companies. The FTC has brought charges against more than 40 such companies in «recent years. The insurance ads usually proclaim in glowing terms about the benefits paid by the companies but fail to report the many ex­ ceptions and limits on qualifying. Some companies have also fol­ lowed a practice of cancelling insurance if they had to pay a claim to a policyholder. As reported in the last issue of the SEAFARERS LOG, the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan was the only union-industry fund to be repre­ sented at the Javits hearing and to file a bi-ief for the trade union viewpoint. NMU Drops The Ball Oddly enough, it was not the in­ surance industry which stirred up a fight against union-industry funds. The issue arose out of the action of the fund operated by the National Maritime Union in asking the State Insurance Department for a ruling on whether they could transfer to a self-insured plan. Such plans had been in existence for many years under the SIU and other unions. When the superintendent refused to issue a ruling the NMU fund went to the courts, where its peti­ tion was dismissed on technical grounds. The NMU did not appeal the case further and dropped out of the picture. The issue having been raised, the Seafarers Welfare Plan then picked up the ball and appeared before the Attorney General to whom the issue had been passed by the Superintendent of Insurance. Representatives of the NMU plan did not participate in the Attorney General's hearings. Boom Seen Even After Suez Opens After weeks of delay and seemingly endless negotiation, the Egyptian government has cleared the way for salvage crews to begin the thi-ee to six month job of reopening the Suez Canal. But there is every indication that Western Europe will need heavyoil and coal shipments throughout 1957 and possibly beyond that. Originally it was thought that shipping would be "back to nor­ mal" by the middle of the year. Here is the way the experts look at the shipping picture for the long haul: • Even if work now proceeds rap­ idly on Suez, many weeks of dredg­ ing will be required to restore the channel to its previous depth be­ cause the Egyptian sand storm sea­ son is now beginning. Besides, the canal was badly in need of a major dredging operation before the seiz­ ure because of the increasing use of large size tankers. pipeline Repair Deadlocked • There has been no progress on reopening of the p ipe-lines running through Syria. The Syrians have said they will not work on repair­ ing blown-up pumping stations un­ til Israel gets out of the Gaza strip. There is no sign that the Israelis intend doing that until the United Nations takes the responsibility for administering the area. • Should the US be able to move 500,000 barrels a day to Eu­ rope as it plans, all reserve stocks of oil in Western Europe will still be exhausted by the time the canal reopens. That means many months of restocking after the canal is cleared. • Coal shipping needs may be even more than the most optimistic estimates because of severe coal shortages in Poland, Hungary and within the Soviet Union itself. That has put an end to Polish coal shipments to Western Europe and causes those nations to fall back on US supplies. All told, the Middle East used (Continued on page 4) maintained touch with this group throughout the nation, keeping in­ formed as to their whereabouts and their availability for seagoing duty. This "ready reserve" of manpower has been established on an area, and then on a port basis, with ar­ rangements having been made tor the available men to report to the port with priority manpower rat­ ing. Thus the Union is in a posi­ tion to supply the needed ratings— deck, engine and steward—that would have to turn to—within practically hours' notice. Training School Complementing the "ready reserve" program is the SIU's An­ drew Furuseth Training School's upgrading program which has been the scene of intensive activity in the Gulf ports, along with the pa­ rallel activities in Baltimore and New York. Since the US government is now in the process of breaking out an estimated 110 ships for coal and grain runs, the SIU will put the "ready reserve" into play within the period directly ahead. MSTS Feels Pinch By contrast, other sources are re­ porting difficulty scouring up men who can do the job. The Military Sea Transportation Service, for one, has already felt the pinch and is sending out recuriting agents in an effort to drum up some help. Tlie American Tramp Shipown­ ers Association has also complain­ ed to the Federal Maritime Board of a grow-ing shortage of qualified seamen because of the breakouts. The SIU "ready reserve" was es­ tablished as part of the Union's program of maintaining a healthy job ratio during the iips and downs of the shipping industry. Its abil­ ity t« meet the peak needs was first tested in the Korean war crisis, when the now fully-devel­ oped program demonstrated its practicability. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: January 9 ^January 23 February 6 February 20 March 6 V"> -5. �Paff« Four SEAFARERS i2!I!2Lfi!l£ii-3 ^ LOG. December 12 Through December 25 Registered Port Joe Arras, backed up by other steward department members, steps forward during December 26 headquarters meeting when voting took place for 14-man tallying committee. Group will tabulate votes of SlU biennial elections which ended December 31. Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle m f tees were elected in Baltimore, v ere sent by certified mail to a End Salvage Of Fairisle .. 19 Deck B Stew. B Total A Total B Eng. B Stew. A Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 129 245 94 920 342 1262 Eng. B Eng. A 3 78 19 14 10 11 16 13 47 4 9 2 13 6 6 18 7 19 4 0 2 4 17 8 16 7 10 11 4 81 13 30 10 10 12 24 45 10 24 2 17 10 292 119 Stew. A Eng. A 2 9 6 12 15 2 4 6 7 6 17 3 3 2 20 268 52 91 38 35 42 58 134 29 68 8 49 28 11 43 23 55 34 4 9 15 30 25 40 13 19 21 Total 31 311 75 146 72 39 51 73 164 54 108 21 68 49 Shipped Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa NEW YORK—A six-man membership tallying committee Mobile New Orleans was elected here last week in the advance of the close of bal­ Lake Charles loting New Year's Eve in the SIU's biennial election of Houston Wilmington officers. • San Francisco each day's ballots in each port Similar two-man commit­ Seattle central bank vault of the Commer­ cial State Bank & Trust Co. here to be accumulated until the end of the voting period. Ballots Withdrawn On Wednesday, the rank and file committee withdrew the sealed packages of ballots to prepare the actual count. 71 Seafarers com­ peted for the 39 elective posts on the ballot. Members of the committee elect­ ed at headquarters were Luigi lovino, Manuel E. Sanchez, deck de• IH • Psi'liiicnt; Clifl'ord W. Emanuel, "I Walter J. Slade, engine, and Stan^IIU K-Oi L Johnson and Clement P. DeI Hospedales, steward department. I Oiitport Committees Seafarers at the last Baltimore meeting named Salvatore Biondo and Thaddeus Laboda; in Mobile, ^klHI William Nordland and Frank DroI A ^ohert Johnson and Louis I^W O'Lcary in New Orleans, and Don# I aid Mease and E. "Red" Starnes, WASHINGTON—No sooner had San Francisco. The committee's report and the the "world's largest ship," a 100 000-ton tanker, been announced by ' ^ will appear in the next issue of the LOG. the SlU-contracted Victory Cai-riers Company, than Transoceanic Marine, another SIU operator, re­ ceived approval from the Marilime Administration for construction of a similar vessel. The approval per­ mits transfer of two "smaller" tank­ ers of 65,000 and 32,000 tons pre­ A massive salvage job on the viously planned by the company. former SIU - contracted freighter Elsewhere in the tanker con­ struction field, the Military Sea Fairisle has been completed off tlie Transportation Seiwice reports it Brooklyn shore. Beached on its had received offers from 14 ship­ side since July 24, the Fairisle was ping companies to charter to it 26 righted this week after a hole in large tankers for three to five year its side was mended and the ship's periods. Most of the ships would flooded holds were pumped out. be brand new tonnage in the 32.The Fairisle, formerly owned by 000-ton class. The proposed bids Pan Atlantic, was in a collision will be decided on by January 15. with a Panamanian tanker, the San Steel Priority Denied Jo.se II, off Ambrose Light and However, much of the grandiose subsequently had -to be beached tanker construction program ma> when she listed sharply while un­ evaporate as a re.sult of a doci.sion der tow to a doek. by the Office of Defense Mobiliz.nTo Transfer Foreign tion denying steel priorities to Salvage operations got underway shipbuildei's. That means that ship­ in September after Pan Atlantic yards will have to get into the mar­ sold -the vessel to Seatraders. The ket and compete for relatively ship is scheduled for transfer to a scarce steel plate with other indus­ runaw^ay flag. tries such as railroad eft builders. The stricken ship, lying on its The same Government office has side on the mud flats a few hun­ refused to give steel plants fast dred feet off the Brooklyn shore, wiite-offs for plant expansion pro­ was easily visible to sightseers and grams. motorists on th^^^Belt Parkway.^ . 15 Total Deck A NY, Out ports Elect 14-Man Tally Body ISiobile, New Orleans and San Francisco to make up the 14-m;in rank-and-file committee reciuired under the 1956 amendments to the electoral procedure in the SIU constitution. All 14 will liandle the vote count, checking of roster sheets and daily polls' committee reports Bubmitted from all SIU br.anchcs dui'ing the two months of ballot­ ing since November 1. Under the procedure amended last summer, .. 3 16 10 24 15 2 3 5 6 11 7 3 6 8 Deck A Port Is""'' Deck B Deck A Total ... 6 Deck A Deck B 2 23 8 18 8 1 3 3 13 8 6 6 3 6 Deck B 108 Deck C 2 27 4 37 15 6 4 7 7 6 7 3 14 25 Deck C 164 Eng. A Eng. En^g. B 3 47 12 30 9 14 3 13 33 11 12 1 14 3 2 13 8 25 8 2 3 4 18 9 7 6 6 15 0 34 15 20 7 5 2 4 9 9 8 2 15 5 205 126 135 Eng. A Eng. Eng. B C Stew. A 1 47 14 29 3 5 5 6 36 5 11 3 11 14 Stew. A 190 Stew. Stew. Total D C A 1 7 4 11 7 2 2 6 5 4 5 4 4 3 1 28 6 19 10 3 4 3 14 5 10 5 5 18 65 131 a Total B Total1 Iptal Ship C Total B Total Total Ship. C 5 43 20 54 23 5 8 13 36 21 18 16 13 24 164 45 102 19 31 15 35 101 29 45 10 42 25 Slew. Stew. Total B C A 671 299 3 89 25 76 32 14 10 14 30 20 25 10 34 48 16 296 90 232 74 50 33 62 167 70 88 36 89 97 430 1400 SIU job activity subsided somewhat during the past period after the record-breaking shipping two weeks ago. The lull was unexpected, but not likely to last, A comfortable total of 1,400 jobs was shipped, while 1,262 men registered for jobs. Al­ though the anticipated holi-'*'" day job turnover was evident. a large proportion of the re­ placement spots were taken over by class C men when A and B men held back. At the same time, various shipping records were broken by all seniority groups. Ship Idled Idling of a number of ships for the holidays and repairs was cred­ ited for part of the slowdown. In addition, several ve.ssels due to be reactivated during the period failed to materialize on schedule. Coming weeks should see a renewed burst of shipping in all ports similar to that experienced during the Ko­ rean War. Five SIU ports, Norfolk, Sa­ vannah, Tampa, San Francisco and Seattle, still managed to show in­ creased activity during the pe­ riod, and one, Boston, remained the same. All the others declined in varying degrees. The seniority totals showed the combined B and C shipping greater than activity in class A. Class C also outpaced class B in the proc­ ess. The spread between registra­ tion and shipping in all depart­ ments was virtually the same, but class A shipping fell far short of the A registraton. . , Class A 48% , Overall, class A accounted for 48 percent of the total shipping, class B for 21 percent, and class C for the remainder. This evidenced recoid lows for classes A and B, and a new high for class C. No one port set a I'ecord for Class C shipping, although New York, with 89 C jobs, was close to it. Except for Boston, all ports shipped ten or more C men during the period. The following is the forecast port by port; Boston: Fair . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia; Good . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Good . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Fair ....San Fran­ cisco: Good . . . Seattl^: Qogd., Boom To Continue Throughout 1957 ^Continued from page 3) to move about 2,775,000 barrels of oil a day. and most of that went to Western Europe. The Syrian pipeline alone carried 540,000 barrels, which is more than the total of oil the US is shipping to Europe. Another pipeline car­ rying 200,000 barrels from Saudi Arabia to Bahrein is also closed in­ definitely. Consequently, clearing Suez by ho means restores the normal flow of oil. The excitement over Suez and oiV has clouded the fact that coal shipping should continue to boom after the oil shortage has been lick­ ed. Western European countries used to buy considerable amounts of coal from Poland. But lately repoi-ts from tliat country speak of a coal shortage and of appeals by the Government to coal miners to dig more coal. Part of the shortage is due to draining of Pol­ ish coal by the Russians for their own needs. Red Coal Miners Slow Down Even more significant is a big fall-off in Soviet coal production, far behind schedule. A British La­ bor party representative from the British miner's union recently tour­ ed Russian pits. He reports that the Russians require 2 million workers, including women and Army men, to produce 430 million 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cautioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solici­ tors have received authoriza­ tion from SIU headquarters to collect funds. tons of coal a year. In the US, 500 million tons a year are turned out by only 400,000 coal miners. The fall-off in production, he re­ ports, is the result of the miners' dissatisfaction with wages, housing and working conditions. Hungarian coal production, of course, has been crippled by the revolt of miners and other work­ ers against their Conimunist gov­ ernment. Shipping-wise it means that US coal will now have to fill part of the oil gap, replace many millions of tons of British coal and supply the fuel for normally-expected eco­ nomic gi-owth in Europe. All in all, it appears that 1957 will make 1956 look like a slack shipping year. t1 ^1 Blicker L. Bobbins, 53: Brother Bobbins died Irom coronary throm­ bosis in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Sep­ tember 16, 1956. He joined the Union March 8, 1948, and was sailing in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Bobbins is sur­ vived by his wife, Irene H. Robbins, Charleston Heights, SC. iif James R. Decker, 47: On June 12, 1956, Brother Decker died from a heart condition in Jefferson County, Ky. He wais a resident of Chicago, HI. ; I �Januair 4, 1957 Pace FIT* SEAFARERS LOG Repair 2 Crippled SlU Ships As a result of the separate crashes in which they were involved last month, both the Al­ coa Pilgrim (Alcoa) and the Elizabeth (Bull) are still out of action, but will be back in serv­ Question: SlU ships have been issuing travelers' checks to Sea­ ice shortly. No Seafarers were injured in either collision. The Pilgrim, a C-1, suffered •* farers tor draws tor some time now. How do you feel the sys­ a crushed bow in a collision tem has been working out? with the F a r r e 11 Lines' Joseph Delise, eh. cook: The checks are convenient and in the majority of ports they work out all right. There's al­ ways a place you can find to cash them although you do run into a problem now and then in some ports. In any case, they are better than the local currency. i 4" John Hunt, AB: I'm usually on coastwise ships so it doesn't conc e r n me too much, but as far as I can see they work out fine, Even in US ports it's an advantage to carry them around with you instead of cash. Many men on coastwise ships get checks from the skipper for that reason. Frank Rossi, chief cook: I've 4 4* 4" been on European and Mediter­ Joseph Hunt, AB: In my opinion, ranean runs most American money should be put out of the time and I first until it is exhave never had hausted, then the any trouble cash­ travelers checks ing traveler s' III should be issued. checks wherever I was on the I've been. The Ames Victory tlie same is true in last trip and hit Japan. As far as many small ports I'm concerned all over the Far the travelers' East. The only check system is operating smooth­ place we had ly. trouble was in Surabaya. 4 4" 4< Peter Van Wiggerden, MM: I would be better off with American dollars because you can exchange them anywhere. On the round-theworld runs there is always a prob­ lem in some ports. Either you have to go to a bank or there* is no bank avail­ able. The checks are better than local money though. 4 4 4 Sel Resquitis, steward: I've been all over the last few years—Far East, West Indies, Europe—and had no trouble cash­ ing checks. Wher­ ever you go now, the local people seem to know that the checks equal American money so they are willing to ex­ change them for you. Pan Atlantic Seeks Bids For C-2 'Lift-On' Ships MOBILE—Taking the first step in its plan to convert Pan Atlantic and Waterman cargo vessels into a new fleet of "lifton" ships, the Pan Atlantic Steamship Company has called for bids for the conversion oft one to four C-2s, They will be make each ship 60 feet longer. in service with the four The conventional deck booms piggyback tankers Pan Atlantic al­ ready operates in the coastwise trade except, of course, that these will be dry cargo vessels exclusiveI.v. The bids are returnable Janu­ ary 23. The conversion plans, first an­ nounced by the company in No­ vember, call for cutting apart the C-2s and adding new sections to Soc. Security Tax Bite Goes Up starting January 1 Uncle Sam will dip more deeply into Sea­ farers' payoffs because of the higher Social Security taxes voted by the last Congress. Some Seafarers will benefit, however, because the higher "take" will enable the Govern­ ment to kick off its new disabil­ ity insurance program next July. Under this program, totally disabled Seafarers can start col­ lecting Social Security benefits at the age of 50, instead of wait­ ing until 65. The higher Social Security deductions mean a Seafarer could get a maximum of $94.50 a year knocked off his earnings, instead of the present maxi­ mum of $84. would be replaced by movable cranes, while cargo holds and beIween-deck spaces would be modi­ fied so that trailer bodies could be lowered through oversized hatches and then locked into place as is now done on the decks of the converted tankers. In this way each ship would be able to carry 240 35-foot trailer bodies. Long-Range Program Although Pan Atlantic is now calling for bids for work on one to four C-2s, the plans announced in November call for rebuilding at least eight C-2s under a long-range program. The company also left open the possibilities of adapting other C-2 vessels for this service. Last year, after inception of its currently successful trailer-tanker operation. Waterman made a bid for charters on 20 reserve fleet tankers for use in the same trade. However, a bill to that effect failed to pass the last Congress. Subse­ quently the tankers were assigned for use in regular tankship service as a result of the Suez crisis. Plans Set Aside Waterman has put aside for the time being its originally-announced plans to build "roll-on"-ships for this same service. In the offshore trades, the com­ pany has announced that it will apply for operating subsidies in the ve?ijifiai:j^u]:e,^.„,., freighter African Star the night of December 18. She is cur­ rently at Bethlehem Steel's 56th Street yard in Brooklyn and is ex­ pected to be laid up there until January 17. The Elizabeth, which suffered above-the-waterline damage in a collision with the Chinese tanker Hai Kwang off the Scotland Light­ ship, is undergo­ ing repairs at the Brewer Dry Dock Company on Staten Island. The repairs, which are estimated in the neighborhood of $85,000, are ex­ pected to be com­ pleted by next Jensen Thursday, Janu­ ary 10, and the ship is slated to leave for Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic the following day. Skipper Testifies Meanwhile, a Coast Guard board inquiring into the Pilgrim-African Star crash, heard the Pilgrim's skipper. Captain Kenneth C. Bor­ den, defend the maneuvers of the Moran Towing Company pilSt who was navigating the ship when she collided with the Star in Upper New York Bay just off Ellis Island. Captain Borden conceded that the Star had been approaching the Pilgrim from a right angle and nor­ mally would have had the right of way. But, he said, he expected the Star to turn southward into the channel as she came out of the East River. The pilot. Captain John Sahlberg, testified that he sounded warning whistles before the crash but received no answer. His testi­ mony was supported by William P. Wimberly, Jr., the Pilgrim's chief officer. African Star wit­ nesses have insisted that signals were sounded. Seafarer David Kctchum, who was the bow lookout at the time, told the board that he saw the Star but did not report it to the captain because he was certain the officers on the bridge had seen the other ship. Engines Astern The Pilgrim's helmsman, August Jensen, testified that the Pilgrim's engines were going astern and that she was "pretty much dead in the US Defers Kings P'fers Reflecting the shipping boom and the growing shortage of ship­ board personnel, merchant ship officers from the academies will now be eligible for draft defer­ ments for the first time since the Korean War. At that time, occupational de­ ferments were given to some un­ licensed seamen. Now, under plans worked out by the Maritime Ad­ ministration and Navy, they will go only to students and graduates of Kings Point and the state mari­ time academies of New York, Cali­ fornia, Maine and Massachusetts. Beginning next February, gradu­ ates of these academies will have the choice of going into active naval service, with Navy commis­ sions, or going into the merchant marine as licensed officers, with commissions in the naval reserve. Students in the academies will retain their civilian status and will also be deferred from the draft. The screening and physical exami­ nation of these students will be .done by the Navy. Shown here right after her collision with African Star on December 18, Alcoa Pilgrim is now in Bethlehem Steel yard in Brooklyn for repairs. Ship will be laid up until January 17. water" before colliding with the Star. Both the Star and the Pilgrim were laden with ore when the crash occurred during a period of good visibility. The Star, inbound from Boston to Staten Island, had a 25foot hole punched amidships in her port side and had to be beach­ ed on the mud flats near the Sta­ tue of Liberty. The Pilgrim, shifting from her Brooklyn pier to Weehawkcn, NJ, was able to pro­ ceed to Weehawken, where she discharged her cargo of 8,700 tons of bauxite. In the Elizabeth-Hai Kwang col­ lision, which occurred just one week before the Pilgrim-Star crash, the force of the initial im­ pact drove the Elizabeth's port anchor well into her forepeak, tore up her bow on both sides and buckled some deck plating. The backbone of every S/U ship is Us delepates. These Sea­ farers. elected by the crcio, are volunteers irho represent the crew to the officers, defend the Union agreement and shoulder the re­ sponsibility of keeping a creio happy and beefs to a minimnm during a voyage. The success of a voyage ofien hinges on these efforts. John J. Cook, oiler Although only 26 years of age. Seafarer John J. Cook has been around longer than you would ex­ pect. He began sailing back in 1947 as an Isthmian organizer and has been riding SIU ships steadily for the past nine years. Every sec­ ond or third trip, he figures, he gets the dele­ gate's assignment. "You never know from one time to another Cook what the job is going to be like," he admits. "On a good ship, you can settle all the beefs while you are out at sea. ' The last time he was delegate, he recalled, the ship went through two voyages without a single hour of disputed overtime. Unfortunate­ ly, that isn't always the case. Some of the difficulty will arise, he explained, because you run into a chief engineer who just knows all the answers—he thinks. He won't talk to anybody and won't discuss anything. On the other hand, the chief engineer might be cooperative and live according to tie agreement, but d'fficulties might arise for the delegate from the crew itself. "You might tell the gang to have their OT sheets ready for a certain time so that the chief can okay them. But in the end you have to go chasing around to round up the OT sheets yourself. The same goes for repair lists." Experiences like these tend to discourage a con­ scientious delegate. Cook believes the delegate would get an assist if there were more clarifications of black gang work­ ing rules. Sometimes he reports, there are honest differences of opinion on whether or not an item is overtime. Fundamentally, he agrees, the delegate's assignment can't be a happy one because no mediator is in a happy spot. Since the delegate is in the middle between officers and crew, at one time or another he is bound to have somebody on his neck. The main asset of any delegate, he conclude.s. is this ability to negotiate between two opposing parties. Being a good diplomat also involves knowing what you are talking about and being able to convince others of that fact. I �li/' *-•' s:- YouVe part of it! The joint Union-shipowner safety program now being introduced aboard SlU ships provides for direct Seafarer-participation at every turn. Sea­ farers play a bigger role in this new set-up than in any company-sponsored program that has existed up until now. Key figures In this program are the Seafarer safety representatives elected from each depart­ ment by their shipmates. They participate di­ rectly in the program at all levels, linking crew and officers in the common objective. Here's how it works: The Seafarer-represen­ tatives sit on the senior safety committee along with the skipper and officers. They also preside over the safety meetings of their respective de­ partments. Finally, the three Seafarers are mem­ bers of the key five-man ship inspection commit­ tee which inspects the entire vessel once a month from bow to stern. And, of course, every Seafarer, In his depart­ ment's safety meetings, will be consulted for his views on eliminating hazards and accidents. •i is ^ �Jaanary 4, 1951 YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH SEAFARERS mirc Sevo LOG Retired, He's Off To Europe a Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying The object of every retired man is to take a trip—either to Florida or Europe—and get to do the things that always eluded him while he was working. That's exactly what Seafarer By Sidney Margoliut Edward Jacobsen has in mind. The 68-year-old carpenter, a veteran of 35 years at sea, has quit for good on his SIU dis-^ was that you can't get anything '57 Living-Cost Outiooky January Buys ability benefit. He plans to take a trip to Norway in the without a union. It also showed Moderate-income families are in for another year of rising prices spring, see his children and his old me that the SIU was the best of In 1957. Indications are that the latest round of inflation is going to push living costs beyond even the present record level. We're really In the middle of the third major inflationary upsurge since the end of World War 11. Last January this department estimated living costs in 1956 would rise between two and three per cent. The actual increase turned out to be 2.7 per cent. In 1957, after a temporary leveling off in mid-win­ ter, because of seasonally lower food prices, living costs will resume their upwai'd movement and reach a new high in the late summer or early fall. Wholesale prices already are 3.5 per cent higher than at this time a year ago. While retail prices always lag behind, and do not rise or fall as sharply as wholesale commodity prices, a series of boosts will start appearing in the stores late this winter. The total effect may be to push up your living costs another 2-21^ per cent by ne.xt fall. The fact is, the Administration's tight-money and high-interest policy Many Sales In January January is always a good buying month, but this January espe­ cially there are many sales and clearances of overstocks. Here are important January sales and clearances: men's, children's and women's coats; men's and boys' suits; women's dresses; infants' wear; semi-annual shoe sales; white sales of sheets, cases, towels; clearances of refrigerators and freezers; sales of small appliances as toasters, mixers, irons. so far has proved futile in checking the present inflation, and itself has pushed up prices by increasing credit costs to both businessmen and wage-earners. For example, one reason auto dealers are giving smaller discounts on cars this year is because their credit costs for maintaining inventory have been increased, and in some cases their re­ serve or rebate on the finance charge has been shortened. Similarly, prices of new homes have jumped nine per cent this year despite the increasingly higher interest rates required for mortgages since 1953. And home owners are paying more in property taxes because of the jump in interest rates on school bonds, and loans to build roads and other improvements. Real beneficiaries of the tight-money high-interest policy have been insurance companies, banks and other lenders, and lai-ge investors. Sharpest living-cost boosts this year have been in transportation ex­ penses, notably because of the five per cent boost in the cost of owning a car. Other hot spots are medical expenses (up 4.2 per cent); personal care (up 3.2 per cent); food (up 2.1 per cent). Most noticeable increases you have to anticipate this coming year will be higher food costs; increased costs of fuel oil and coal, higher cloth­ ing prices, especially for wool gaixnents; higher tags on some house­ hold furnishings, including rugs, some appliances and hardware, and bigger monthly payments on homes. As much as possible, it will pay you to try to minimize the effects of the price increases in 1957 by; 1—Anticipating your needs at sales. January, particularly, is a good buying month because of the many sales and clearances (see list of lales with this report). 2—Planning meals around foods that will be comparatively plentiful and therefore not as subject to increases (see below). 3—Practicing conservative use of commodities like fuel that have risen drastically and may rise further. 4—Buying on a cash basis as much as possible this year to avoid the increased finance charges. Here is information you can use in planning buying during the next six months to minimize inflation's impact on your living standards: HOUSING: While prices of new homes jumped 9 per cent this year as the number built dropped 17 per cent, prices of older houses rose only 3 to 5 per cent. Pre-1953 houses with 4 per cent VA mortgages, and older FHA mortgages of 5 per cent or less, are especially attrac­ tive buys if the value is otherwise reasonable. This year more than ever, it will pay homeowners to get along with as small a mortgage as they can manage. The increase in the FHA rate to 51b per cent means an increase of about $3.50 in the monthly payment on a $12,000 mortgage. Prices of new homes will average $15,200 in 1957, compared to $14,700 in 1956, the National Association of Home Builders estimates. This amounts to an increase of 3.4 per cent. Only major price drop has been, on lumber, now relatively reasonable for home-expansion pro­ jects. Douglas fir prices at this writing are the lowest in 2V^ years,, with 2 X 4's, for example, about 11 per cent below last year's price. CARS: Not only are many 1957 models $100 to $200 higher, but dealers are not chopping list prices as much thi.s year. For one thing, Detroit I'eports indicate, manufacturers are planning to gear produc­ tion closely to sales to avoid the abundant stocks which lead to retail price cutting. Tires and gasoline also are expected to cost more in '57. CLOTHING: Moderate-income families will feel most keenly boosts on wool clothing. Prices of raw wool already have soared almost 50 per cent in the past year. The result has been three increases in the past three months on worsted fabrics, used especially in men's and boy's suits. These and other woolen garments will cost more this spring. Our advice is to anticipate needs at the January and Februai-y clearances of men's and women's coats and suits. FOOD: Moat prices are relatively reasonable in winter, but not as cheap this year as last, and will rise sharply by summer. Meat will not be as abundant in '57 as in '56. Pork especially will be very expensive. Ham and shoulder currently are relatively reasonable, but pork roasts expensive.. Lamb, too, will cost more in '57. Plan on using more poul­ try and eggs to replace red meat this year; poultry has been cheap and will continue reasonable in '57, Eggs are in good supply, too; winter's the time to buy the large eggs, Frozen fish fillets also will be a compai'atiVely good buy. friends "and maybe stay about a year" before coming back to the States. Even for an old-timer in the shipping business, Jacobsen has led a more adventurous life than most. He started out tamely enough as a house carpenter and building con­ tractor in his native Norway. Be­ fore he was finished, he had sailed on ships of at least six nations in­ cluding whalers and was the vic­ tim of a mine explosion in World War II. He was chief carpenter on the last American whaler, the Ulysses, and spent six to seven years all told chasing whales in An­ tarctic waters. Crew Of 10 Carpenters He describes the whaling life as "hard work." an understatement in light of the tough job faced by a maintenance man on a ship that almost never gets to port, and has to battle Antai'ctic gales day after day. On the Ulysses he had a crew of ten carpenters working with him keeping the mother ship and the catcher vessels in repair. At that though, he was better off than other crewmembers because when the whaling season ended and the ship laid up he and his gang were kept aboard putting her back in shape again. Jacobsen started sailing first on Norwegian vessels, and then was on Swedish, Danish, British, New Zea- any union I've ever been in con­ tact with." Still hearty for all of his 68 years, Jacobsen was forced to re­ tire by his bad underpinning. Both of his legs have been severely fractiu-ed at one time or another. One was broken in a shipyard ac­ cident and the other in 1942 when his ship was blown up by a mine. The result is that "I can't run up and down the ladders like 1 used to." Settle Texas City Claims Calling it quits to his sea­ going career, disabled Sea­ farer Ed Jacobsen takes goodbye look at shipping board at headquarters. land and finally American ships. He has 20 years' time on US flag vessels, much of it in more recent years with Isthmian ships. 'Nothing Without Union' His union history is almost equally varied. "I've been a mem­ ber of several different unions for about 40 years," he observed, "and one thing my experience proved Recollections of the Texas City disaster nearly 10 years ago were revived last week when a US Dis­ trict Court ordered insurance com­ panies to pay a Texas City railway •SSli million for damages sustained in the explosion and fire which took the lives of more than 500 per­ sons. No Seafarers were involved in the debacle at the Texas oil port on April 16 and 17. 1947. SIU mem­ bers of the Galveston branch pitched in with the relief work, however, and crews on SIU ships in the area took up collections which were turned over to the re­ lief fund. June 15, 1956 — December 15, 1956 During the past six months, membership-elected trial committees in SIU ports through­ out the Atlantic and Gulf District handled seven trials of Seafarers accused of violating provisions of the Union constitution. There were no appeals, although the right of appeal is available to any Seafarer-^ Charges; 1—Refusing to cooperate with found guilty by a trial com­ trial cases, the names of the ac­ delegates. 2—Lying to crew. 3—Not cused and accusers are omitted for checking stores. 4—Drunk and not turn­ mittee. All the trial proceedings were purposes of publication. in conformity with the SIU consti­ Trials tution and are summarized below 28. 1936 in accordance with the Union's June Accused: S-1003: Accuser: K-272 policy of keeping the membership Charges: 1—Drunk aboard ship and not able to stand his watch: while in the fully informed. The current six- port ot Buenos Aires, missed watches on months summary is the eighth that account of being drunk. 2—Made derogator.v remarks about Union officials and the LOG has printed. representatives. Trial Committee: Erne.st Such. S-975: V.in SIU trial procedure as specified N. Dalhouse. U-430: Nick Gaylord. U-Sll: in the constitution hews closely to Leonard S. Bugajewski. B-281; -Alex Anagthe traditional pattern followed in noston. A-106. Findings: Guilty of Srst and second sub­ courtrooms. Trial committees are divisions of first charge. Not guilty on composed exclusively of rank-and- second charge. Committee recommended that, accused be suspended from mem­ file Seafarers. Union officials are bership for si.x months, three months on each section of charge on which found barred from serving. guilty. Also recommended fines of $25 The accuser must be present to on each offense. confront the accused. The accused 28. 1956 has the right to cross-examine wit­ June Accused: C-518: Accuser. H 272 nesses and to call witnesses in his Charges: 1—Drunk and interfering with while trying to settle crew's own behalf. He can also call on patrolman beefs. 2—Drunk and fired for not being other Union members to assist him, able to perform duties as chief cook. and causing ill feelings among if they so desire, in preparing his .8—Drunk the whole crew at the payoff. defense. Trial Committee: Ernest Such. S-975: Van N. Dalhouse. D-430: Leonard S. Buga.iewBefore the trial can begin, the ski. B-231; Nick Gaylord. G-511: Alex accused must be properly notified Anagiiosloii. A-106. Findings: of disorderly conduct at of the charges against him. The the payoff.Guilty Committee recommended a charges must be read at membei'- $50 fine. ship meetings to determine if they 23. 1956 are brought properly under the August Accused: B-881; Accuser; A-3 constitution, and the meetings also Charges: 1—Accu.sed stated in the pres­ of others that he paid monies to an act on the findings of the trial and ence SIU official without receiving a receipt, appeal committees. but was unable or unwilling to name the 2—Accu.sed vilified a Union offi­ The constitution specifies in de­ official. cial in the presence of members and tail the headings under which Union employees. 3—.Accused, because conduct and temper, brought the charges can be brought and sets of Union into disrepute. 4—Accused was limits on the penalties that can be disorderly, abusive and unrestrainable in the Union hall. imposed for the various offenses. Trial Committee: Carl E. Gibbs. G-60: The appeals procedure which is Charles W. Hemmis. H-148: Fred Israel, I-G: Elmar C. BarnhiU, B-623: Tim .AIcopen to each accused member is Carthy. M-652. also to a rank-p 1-file committee Findings: Guilty on first, second, and third violations, with fines of $50 on elected by the membership. Ap­ each. Charge dismissed on fourth vio­ peals can also be made to the in­ lation. ternational conventions. September 6, 1956 In the following summary o f the Accused: F-324: Accuser*: M-61T. M-491 ing to. 5—Fighting in messhall at me.altime. 6—Inability to take inventory. 7— Haphazard requisitions filled out during entire trip. Trial Committee: C. Foster. F-200: W. L. Holland. 11-635; J. Z. Markham. M-116; C. Carlson. C-461: R. A. Triche. T-354. Findings: Committee recommended that accused be fined $50 and not be per­ mitted to sail as a steward in the future. .Motion by .1. Algina, A-1, seconded by C. Simmons, S-1. to non-concur with that part of findings dealing with "not per­ mitted to sail as steward in the future," because this is unconstitutional, wai carried. November 1. 19-56 Accused: H-42; Accuser: B-7 Charges: 1—.After signing articles on SS Barbara Frietchie. accused failed to per­ form his duties aboard ship for seven consecutive day.s, due to being drunk. 2—Accused failed to perform his dutie* aboard ship while watches were being broken in Rouen, France, due to being drunk. He also failed to perform hli duties aboard ship after sea watcbei were set. due to being drunk. Trial Committee: T. Hill, H-149; R. W. Simpkins. S-373: V. Porter, P-6: D. L. J. Jones. J-250; M. F. Kramer, K-398. Findings: Guilty on first violation and fined $50. Guilty on second violation. Fined $50 and suspended from Union for six months. November 15. 1956 Accused: M-909: Accusers: M-7, H-272 Charges; 1—Received pay and then de­ liberately walked off Steel Admiral so as not to stand engine watches. 2—Refused to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties. Trial Committee: T. F. Greaney, G-507» H. J. Parnell. P-217: J. F. Adams, A-373: J. B. Swiderski. S-258: C. Martin, M-1094. Findings: Guilty. The committee recom­ mended a $50 fine on each charge, the total of $100 to be paid after the next trip. November 15. 1956 Accused: M-909; Accusers: G-2, S-1 Charges:. Disorderly . conduct in Union hall. Refused to listen to charges and violations against him. Used abusive and profane language. Trial Committee: T. F. Greaney, G-S07i J. H. Parnell, P-217: J. B. SwiderskL S-258; J. F. Adams. A-373; C. Martin, M-10n4. Findings; Guilty. Committee recom­ mended $30 fine to be paid at concliutoa of next trip. I ,2! •Mr - J\ �'fr:syv'5.?\'v; Pacre Eleht SEAFARERS January f, 1953 , tOG SIU Freight Wa DECK DEPARTMENT 1944 Bosun (Mariner) $ Bosun • ••••••••••••••••At'****** 1.12*^0 Bosun's Mate-Day -••••• —-—Bosun's Mate—V/atcli************ Carpenter (Mariner) Carpenter 112.50 St orelceeper ••••••••••••••••••• AB Maintenance Quartermaster 105*00 Able Seaman 100.00 Ordinary Seaman 82.50 V/atchman 100.00 Wf-v 1^'- A ^ 1947 1946 1946 1945 A ^ 1947 I JL 157.50 155*00 155*00 175*00 172.50 172.50 205*00 192.50 180*00 157*50 150*00 15.5*00 150.00 15.5.00 127.50 15.5*00 172.50 167.50 162.50 167*50 162.50 15.5*00 162*50 252*00 182*50 200*00 269*50 $ 217.30 2o5.*o5 228.17 2 A. 25 190/80 200.35. 205*00 197.50 187*50 172*50 172*50 150*00 172*50 217^30 209*35 198*75 182*85 182.85 159.00 182.85 228.17 219.82 208*69 191.99 166.95 191.99 291^.50 227.50 312*17 21^1.15 327.78 253.21 35.8*1 230.00 205.00 237*00 205*00 2^3*80 255^99 228*17 263*78 228*17 272.! ^?^99 25.2. 221. 210. 210.1 177.1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Elect* (Mariner). Chief Electrician•••«••••••••• 185*25 Assistant Electrician...•••••• 137*50 2nd Electrician•••••••••••••*. Unlicensed Jr. Eng.-Day Unlicensed Jr. Eng. Watch Plumber Machinist Deck Engineer.•..........*•..• Deck Eng.-Eastern SS Co Storekeeper................... Engine Utility Evaporator Maintenance... Oiler Oiler-Diesel Watertender Fireman Aatertender Fireman ••• Wiper .Wiper (10/23 A6-12/31A6) Reefer Eng. (only 1 carried)•• Reefer Eng. (v/hen 3 carried) 117*^0 187*50 187*50 IA.50 162*50 172*50 205.00 205.00 212.00 160.00 190.00 —————— 127.50 IIOAOO 110.00 110.00 100*00 92*50 Chief•••••••••••« —————— 1st Assistant*••• 2nd Assistant*••. — 197*50 190*0.0 205*00 190.00 I5-5*OO 172*50 172.50 172.50 172.50 162*50 177*50 195*25 177*50 177*50 167*50 132.50 150.00 160.00 175*00 252.00 269.50 252* 00 220.00 201.00 202.50 182*50 182.50 167*50 157.50 132*50 132*50 172*50 155*00 155.00 155*00 155.00 217.30 251.22 217*30 209*35 217*30 201*ii0 188*15 21< 1*82 22i *17 211*^7 197*56 217*32 197.56 269.1 2l|2.i 280*1 2l|.2.! 25.2*: 22l|..i 210.! 231. 210., 210. 198.1 206.97 188*15 188.15 177.55 185.50 ;?Z:8 19lv.78 269*50 285.6? 299.95 318.i 269.50 237*50 218.50 269.50 237*50 218*50 285.67 251.75 231.61 299.95 318. 280. 258., 220.00 200.00 200.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 220.00 233.20 217.30 217.30 196.10 185.50 159.00 159.00 2l|.!f *86 228.17 228.17 205.91 19S-*78 166.95 166.95 265.; 252. 2k2.\ 218. 261^.3^ 2li3.19 207.! STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner)••••••• — Chief Steward. *.... Chief Cook Ni^t Cook & Baker Second Cook* ••• Assistant Cook*. Messman Utilityman •***«**•••*. 157*50 137*50 122*50 -——67*50 87*50 150.00 205*00 205.00 185.00 175.00 150.00 150.00 207. 177. 177. OWERimE RATE Prior to 6/15/46, 9Gc for all 1946 1946 1947 1947 1948 1948 1948 1.15 1948 1950 1950 1951 1.29 •951 i952 .. . 1.48 953 -953 1.51 .953 •^953 1956 1956 1956 2.10 unlicensed1 personnel. for base pay less than 200.00 for base pay of 200.00 or more for base pay less than 200.00 for base pay more than 199.99 for base pay less than 235.73 for base pay more than 235.72 for base pay less than 239.23 for base pay more than 239.22 for base pay less than 262.47 for base pay mure than 262.46 for base pay less than 377.30 for base pay more than 277.29 for base pay less than 298.4ft; : for base pay more than 298.48 for base pay of 304.45 or less for base pay of 310.43 to 354.35 for base pay of 361.17 or more for base pay of 322.72 or less for base pay of 329.06 to 375.61 for base pay of 382.84 or more m fAlP I �> ' - fannary 4. 1957 SEAFARERS PaK« Nin* LOG e Scale Since 1944 (8 1948 1948 1949 19S0 19SI 1952 1953 378.00 |1]47.00 $ 1].00.68 1952 $ 285.10^ )i )i \.7 288.9l|: 296.1]!]. 554.87 534.70 l}.0l]..02 i;38.76 380.97 3li.0.7k 390.96 359.32 465.09 403.83 361.18 414.42 498.11 432.50 386.82 W+3.84 359.32 321.[|.6 392.76 358.06 336.73 364.38 336.73 336.73 336.73 315.20 260.99 276.20 306.20 2l]:8.1a 21^8.1^1 213.79 262.89 262.89 262.89 262.89 226.25 226.25 330.75 360.93 361J..1^3 371.93 395.66 U8.72 321.22 281]..62. 255.01]: 332.22 295.62 266. Ol]. 303.90 266. Ol]. 31k.i]-8 283 .01 371]-. 02 332.81 299.50 3l]-2.13 331.35 •?' 293 .w 271.01 278.25 255.OU 255.01^ 231.38 219.55 189.97 189.97 I 518.09 499.25 2l].5.3l]. 233.51 233.51 200.97 33l]..85 fe 1-7 1^70.99 237.81]. 226.01 226.01 I93.I1.7 331.35 n hhS.72 23I1..3I}. 222.51 222.51 189.97 266. Ol]. 2i].8.29 233.51 251^.51 233.51 233.51 221.68 230.55 5 i9 368.40 336.73 336.73 261.53 353.85 258.5112l].0.79 226.01 2k7.01 226.01 226.01 211]..18 223.05 [8 )5 343.98 3lk.kl 314.41 244.19 329.50 255.01]. 237.29 222.51 2l].3 .51 222.51 222.51 210068 219.55 '9 302.32 302.32 239.5-0 299.50 \k 299.50 362.81 299.50 372.13 329.50 283.01 261].. 13 2kd.[\l 270.75 2I18.I+I zk-Q.ki 235.82 2i].5.26 299.50 279.52 262.89 286.53 262.89 262.89 21^9.56 259.55 329.50 309.52 262.89 286.53 262.89 262.89 2l].9.56 27I1-.55 327.13 302.32 302.32 286.99 288.53 366.72 334.32 314.41 340.22 314.41 314.41 314.41 294.30 31^2.35 361^.19 385.1i.2 l^l5.1i-2 1^38.76 465.09 498.11 33I1-.85 296.99 271^.51 3lf2.i5 30I1..L.9 282.01 361]..19 323.92 300.00 385.k2 3I1-2.8O 317.1].8 385.11-2 3ii.2.80 317.I1-8 1].O1]..69 359.91^ 333.37 428.97 381.54 346.70 459.43 408.63 371.32 281.7S 258.5a 258.5a 23a.88 223.05 193. a7 193 .a7 289.25 266.0a 266.0a 307.70 325.63 299.50 299.50 272.87 259.55 226.25 226.25 325.63 299.50 299.50 272.87 259.55 226.25 226.25 368.16 3ao.7a 3ao.7a 312.76 298.a9 237.57 237.57 390.25 390.25 361.18 361.18 325.27 3io.a8 2a2.32 2a2.32 2a2.38 230.55 200.97 200.97 323.29 283.01 283.01 283.01 257.8k 2a5.26 213.79 213.79 302.32 1^1^ ^40f '• •7.- - $li-78.7li. 429.13 413.41 401.71 283.01 255. ol^ 1956 386.00 375.08 266. oi^ 292.90 )l 363.73 258.51^ J-0 h 333.73 255. oii 32k.72 288.12 258.511296.1).O 258.51^ IZ 315.35 J955 tiRsr T)\5A6tM W •gf 380.88 407.92 — aa7.oo aoo.68 366.18 hre.Tk a29.i3 392.18 386.82 3a8.36 332.'a7 259.52 259.52 \9^ . ,«i i : ' :v,f �Awe Ten SEAFARERS LOC XnnuT Ji, Ifif Freighter Makes Icy Voyage :r/-- Winter's here again, as this photo shows. This is the Norwe­ gian freighter Luksef|ell getting ready to move through an ice-choked lock in the Lachine canal enroute from the Great Lakes to Montreal harbor. See Md, Key Arena In 'Right' Law Test [iK Undismayed by their defeats in Louisiana, Montana, Kan­ sas and Washington, backers of "right to work" legislation have announced a new push in several states when legisla­ tures reconvene this month. At the same time, labor tending their program north and groups are preparing to lock east into the country's heavily-in­ horns by seeking repeal of such laws where they now exist. A key battle in the "right to work" fight will be on a proposed law in the State of Maryland. Up until now, "right to work" back­ ers have not been successful in ex- Atom Ships Get -Navy The cost of living may be going up, but the cost of atom ships is coming down. So says the Navy, anyway, but it'll be some time before boat lov­ ers can dump their outboard mo­ tors in favor of reactors. The Navy says that the new atom submarines it is now build­ ing will "generally" cost less than $60 million, as compared with $63$67 million for building the first atom sub, the Nautilus. Conven­ tionally-powered subs cost about $1412 million. The Navy attributes the drop in costs to greater building knowhow. SiU, Welfare K P- t-: Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hos­ pital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving or plan to move are advised to immediately notify SIU headquarters or the Wel­ fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New York, NY. dustrialized areas where trade un­ ions are strongest. The proposed Maryland "right to work" law, like those existing in 17 other states, would prohibit all forms of union security including the union shop and maintenance of membership clauses in union con­ tracts. At the same time, the laws require unions to give representa­ tion on wages, grievances and other issues to non-members of the un­ ion who are in the bargaining unit. In last November's elections, a "right to work" referendum was roundly defeated in Washington state, but a repeal move failed in Nevada. In Kansas, voters routed a "right to work" candidate for Governor and in Montana, "wreck" law backers failed to get the issue on the referendum ballot. Balto Feasts In Job Surge BALTIMORE—The SIU branch here is continuing to churn out jobs at the rate of 100-plus per week, but registration is lagging way behind. Class C men are tak­ ing up the slack while A and B shipping and registration run neck and neck. A total 6f 232 jobs were dis­ patched during the last two-week period, Port Agent Earl Sheppard reported. The SIU Christmas dinner here, as in all other ports, proved to be a big success, with a large con. tingent of SIU members and their •families on hand. The festivities were to be duplicated at a slightly subdued pace on New Year's Day as well. A total of 15 ships paid off, nine signed on and nine more arrived in transit. No out-of-the-ordinary beefs developed to mar the smooth handling of these vessels. Yule dinner brought Seafarer and Mrs. John Doyle (above) and children Beverly, John, Herbert and little Kathleen to SIU hall for the festivities. They were glad dad could be home. At left, a happy holiday was shared by Seafarer Henry H. Schultz (left) and Mrs. Schultz. Mrs. Schultz' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Steinhoff, who were visiting from Ger­ many, were their guests. In foreground is the Schultz' young son Uirich. �HMarr 4, 1»7 •:SfcVr:;l;.: SEAF AREBS P«f• Eleres LOG Metro Gets One T-2 Of Six Sold By US ffo Afore Of That For Now!' •^,:- The SlU-contracted Metro Petroleum Corporation, which now operates the T-2 tanker Sweetwater, has purchased the T-2 tanker Mermaid. • The Mermaid is one of six T-2s forfeited to the Govern­ ment by the Stavros Niarchos Mi 4 Payoffs Perk Up SF Jobs '• V" W::m. interests and put up for sale by the Maritime Administration. Built during World War II, the Mermaid was sold under the Ship SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping Sales Act of 1946 for $1,694,216. Metro, one of 40 companies who here was a .shade better than an­ ticipated during the last two weeks. put in bids, offered $2,053,000. Under terms of the purchase, Four ships showed up for payoff Metro must keep the ship under instead of the lone caller originally the American flag, although it can j expected. run in either foreign or domestic j The future looks good also, actrade. I cording to Port Agent Leon John­ The high bid of $2,456,525, for son, so no one need worry about the tanker Monitor, came from the shipping out. American Trading and Production Of the four ships that did pay Corporation, which was awarded off. only the Seagarden (Paciiic I the jMonitor and one other tanker, Nav) immediately signed on again. i Other one-tanker awards went to The others were the Morning 1 the Rotary Tankers Corporation, Light and Wacosta (Waterman) and • Pan Cargo Shipping Corporation the Robin Hood 'Seas Shipping), I and Commerce Tankers Corpora-1 all of which should be moving out tion. i again soon. All of the following SlU families will collect the $200 niaternity i benefa plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: I Kevin Koval, born December 5, Michael Keith AppleAvhite, born September 27, 1956, to Seafarer 1956. to Seafarer and Mrs. John T. and Mrs. Thomas N. Appiewhite, Koval, Brooklyn, NY. , Washington. DC. 4 4 4 Michael Olha Bryars, born Octo­ j if i i Laria Victoria Long, born No­ ber 2. 1956. to Seafarer and Mrs. vember 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Oiha Bryars, Rabun, Ala. .Mrs. Charles E. Long, Prlchard, 4 4 4' Ala. Luther Gene Sanders, born Au­ j 4. 4 t 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. - For some reason, not a whisper has been heard out of the ! David Reagan Manen, born No- i gust Richard S. Sanders. Kittv Hawk, State Department recently on why the US doesn't need ! vember 26. 1956, to Seafarer and NC. much of a merchant marine. We wonder why. i IMrs. John Alanen, Stihvell, Okla. 4 4 4 It would be too much to hope that the built-in anti-mer­ Luis Rodriguez, born November if if if chant-marine complex of the Department has been dissolved. George Games Grimes, born No­ 20. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan The current world need for US shipping to shore up our allies vember 22, 1056, to Seafarer and R. Rodriguez, NY, NY. and maintain our foreign policy has made it inexpedient for l\lrs. Gordon K. Grimes, Balti­ 4 4 4 State to speak up on the subject. When things return to nor­ more, Md. Lyndia Geneva Small, born Noi i i ; vember 27, 1950, to Seafarer and mal will the Department again unlimber its heavy artillery against American ships and American seamen? Or will this I William Ayala Diaz, born Octo- j klrs. William E. Small, Baltimore, lesson finally penetrate when the lessons of World War I, lier 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. ' Md. Jesus Ayala, Santurce, PR. 4 4 4 World War il and Korea failed to make a dent? i i if Kenneth Donald Smith, born No­ The British long ago learned that in a nation with world­ Barbara Lynn Sanchez, born De­ vember 25, 1956, to Seafarer and wide commitments the merchant marine is more than the cember 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Leonard E. Smith. Los An­ third line of defense, it is the national lifeline. Today, Uncle IMrs. Thomas H. Sanchez, Chicka­ IMrs. geles, Calif. Sam is the one who has the world wide commitments, making saw, Ala. ' In and around the ThanksgivingChristmas-New Year's period, most of the news you get from ships concerns good eating. This year Is no exception. Leading off the parade is the Steel Seafarer which put an ex­ tra strain on its steward depart­ ment because it's making the long haul all around the Cape up to the Persian Gulf. The crew re­ Douglas corded an "en­ thusiastic vote of thanks" to Red Grant, the chief steward, Vernon Douglas, crew mess, and Fortunate Delluna, pantryman, for their "su­ perior service during a long and difficult trip." J" 4" i* Aboard the Hastings, there was a vote of thanks for the steward department, it being noted that "all brothers praised the depart­ ment. The chairman thanked the cooks and steward on a fine Thanksgiving dinner and doubts if the steward department could put out a more superior dinner for Christmas." Sounds like he was challenging them to break all pre­ vious records. t '3^;^ I V';'',A.Jr.-- t 4« Getting away from thoughts of food for the moment, a fellow who has been mentioned before in this corner is Seafarer Norman Kirk. He rang the bell again on the Louisiana, getting, a vote of con-, fidence and a "big thank you" for a job well done. the merchant marine this country's lifeline. 4 4 4 If past State Department policy had prevailed, US opera­ Mary Lou Marie Auger, born No­ tors would have sold, scrapped or put into barnacles hundreds vember 27, 1956, to Seafarer and of freighters and tankers. There would not be enough experi­ Mrs. Jean J. Auger, Philadelphia. enced operators or trained seamen immediately available to Pa. 4 4 4 shore up South Asia, Japan, Western and Southern Europe, the Middle East and Latin America until the reserve ships and Luz Amalia Gonzalez Sisco, born men could be brought out. Such a situation would be an November 19, 1956, to Seafarer and I Mrs. Isidro Gonzales, Plana-Ponce, immense victory for the Communist empire. When and if the State Department learns this lesson, and PR. 4 4 4 puts it into action, the US will be far better equipped to meet Charlotte Marie Brooks, born its world responsibilities and preserve its own world position. December 1, 1956, to Seafarer and if if ''Roil On' Or 'Lift On?' "Roll-on" or "lift on"? Right now this seems to be one of the major questions facing operators seeking new sources of revenue. But the next few months should bring a partial answer. Seafarers will have the unique opportunity of per­ sonally observing both modes of operation. TMT Trailer Ferry, Inc., has already kicked off the first true "roll-on roll-off" service with the Carib Queen, and plans to add a sister ship. Waterman-Pan Atlantic, having been suc­ cessful with its four piggyback tankers, is now planning the conversion of C-2s into true lift-ons. But so far the efficiency of one method over the other has not been definitely estab­ lished. Waterman had planned to build seven new roll-ons, but set this idea aside, for the time being anyway, to concentrate on converting the C-2s to lift-ons. With Waterman, however, the decision may have been influenced in part by cost con­ siderations. With the prices of steel What they are, one new roll-on would have cost the company as much as converting seven C-2s to lift-ons. % ...A, < a . Mrs. James K. Brooks, Richlands, NC. 4 4 4 Vernon Joseph Hall, born Sep­ tember 20. 1956. to Seafarer and Mi's. Vernon Hall, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 Larry Gaines, born August 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ellis B. Gaines, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 David Bruce Packert, born Octo­ ber 31, 1956. to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Packert, San Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Ruby Molis, born November 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Antonio 4 4 4 Martha Ashe Dew, born October Molis Jr., Galveston, Texas. 25, 1956. to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul 4 4 4 II. Dew, White Oak, NC. San Christopher Negron, born 4 4 4 November 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Robert Lewis Warden, born No­ Mrs. Cruz Negron, Bronx, NY. vember 26, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Robert L. Warden, Portland, Tracey Logan Williams, born Oc­ Me. tober 22, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Dale E. Williams, Nederland, Guadalupe Lopez, born Novem­ ber 2, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Texas. 4 4 4 Reinaldo Lopez Monies, Brooklyn. Nancy Ramona Fillingim, born NY. November 17, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Patricia Ann Willis, born No­ Mrs. Office Fillingim, Chickasaw, vember 27, 1956, to Seafarer and Ala. 4 4 4 Mrs. Perley D. Willis, Norfolk, Va. Helen Regina Saide, bom No­ 4 4 4 Allda Marie Ticer, born Septem­ vember 11, 1956, to Seafarer and; ber 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph P. Saide Jr., Neder­ Daniel Ticer^Oaklandv Califl •'*" land, Texas. A �... Paje Twelve SEAFARERS January 4, 1957 LOG Even Stowaways Grin On Catherine PR Restaurant Is Recommended To the Editor: I'd like to inform the member­ ship about a good spot in Puerto Rico run by an ex-sailor who enjoys having Seafarers' trade and can be counted on for good service. The place is Don's Restaurant in Caparra Heights. His address is PO Box 10481 and the tele­ phone, 8-0072. This spot can be used as a mailing address Letters To The Editor This is the season of good feelings, and the Catherine has gone all-out to account for her share of it. Ship's reporter Roland E. Lomax notes that the crew went to bat for a young boy stowaway from Takoradi, on the Gold Coast of West Africa, to give him a new lease on life when he was put off. "All the crew called him 'Smilie' because he was always grinning . . . a real nice fellow. Since his bid to get away from it all was nipped in the bud, we took up a collection of money and clothing for him so he could go back home in style, anyway." In other shipboard activities, a hearty vote of thanks was given to the cooks and the baker "for their preparation of food and ability to meet the crisis of a bum stove." Beefs were also at a minimum, according to ship's delegate Vance A. Reid. Rounding out the happy picture was the fact that the cap­ tain, no less, played the role of ship's photographer to take the photo shown above. Catherine's a smooth-running lady, it seems. Laundry Takes 'Em To Cleaners Experience proves that guys who take pains to let you know how "sober, industrious and re­ liable" they are, really turn out to be lazy, no-good diunks. The same goes for outfits that stick a "reliable" in their name to give you the notion they're trustworthy. It ain't necessarily so, as most of us learn the hard way. The "Economical Laundry" in Rotterdam. Hol­ land, seems to be of the same stripe, according to SIU crewmembers on the Margarett Brown. "Extreme high prices" appear to be the rule w ith this outfit, notwithstanding its mon­ icker." The crew, led by dele­ gates Pete Scroggins, Jerry Wages, W. P. Rinehart and Henry P. Lopez, urges all Sea­ farers to I'-ing it. Burly Lined up for fire and boat drill, SlU crewmen on the Cath­ erine pose for a picture taken by the skipper and sent in by ship's delegate Vance A. Reid. SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY ^I:inuel Aiitonana Mike Lubas Eladin Aris .Joseph D. MeCiiaw Fortunate Baconio Archibald McGuUaii William C. Baldwin H. F. MacDonald Frank T. Campbell Michael Machusky Walter L. Davis Benjamin J. Martin Robert M. Douijlan Albert Martinelli .lolin .1. Driscoll Vic Milazzo Robert E. Gilbert Joseph B. Murphy William Guenther W. P. O'Dea Bart E. Guraniek George G. Phifer Howard Hailey James Jt. Quinn Taib Hassen George E. Renale Billy It. Hill G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Ira Kilgore Michael Tolh Ludwig Kristiansen Karl Treimann Frank J. Kubek Harry S. Tutlle Freileriek Landry Fred West Karrel Leeimaa Norman West Leonard Leidig Virgil W. Wilmoth Anthon.v D. Leva Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Peler O. Choplinski Paul Norton Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPlT.\L NORFOLK, VA. James E. Baker Cicero M. King Francis J. Boner William H. Mason Rul'ino Comantigue James H. Norton William C. Dowdy MT. SINAI HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, P.\. Dan Gentry USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orville E. Abrams F. B. McColIian Mareelo B. Belen Charles T. Nangle Raymond V. Boston W. A. VanDyne M. M. Hammond Harry M. Wong USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, OA. Dalton M. Barnes S. N. Hurst Mavimino Barnes .limmle Littleton .Mbert Birt BacUio Llanez USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Norman W. Kirk . Donald K. Campbell Joseph A. Wehe VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA, John Abadie USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Paul Raggett WiUiam Jones Henry Buhot Martin Kelly Gaetano Buseiglio Edward G. Knapp Cloise Coats John Knowles Jacob Cuccia Thomas Landa Scrio M. DeSosa Leo H. Lang C. A. Dorrough Samuel Langham William Driscoll Karl Larsen Atomane Elchuk William Lawless Lucicn Elie Jacob Levin Alfred B. Fahm Samuel Levy Charles Fetter Louis Marshall Leon Gordon Alois Mauffray Clarence Graham William Murray Horace Gray Michael Muzio Clarence Hafner John Overton •lames Hand Walter Penton William Haveln Eddie Perry I I I • j Vcikko Pollanen Jack Sprada Winford Powell Edward J. Stevens L.i im G. Powers ' Nick Tala .Ichn Psilos Lonnie R. Tickle Rai lolph Ratcliff Luciano Toribio F. Kegalado Dirk Visser .Vnthotiy Rodriguez James Waldrop Edward Samrock James E. Ward Wade H. Se.vton John Williamson Tcelil Smigielski D. G. Zcrrudo USPHS HOSPIT.'VL MOBILE, ALA. Robert N. Young USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Wilbert Blanton Robert T. McNeil Herbert M. Bumpas Concpcion Mejia Eric R. W. Dahl Alfonso Olaguibel Jackie D. Daniel Lee Parker Norman B. Hadden W. W. Smith Joseph Harmonson Edward Taylor Stanley F. Koenig James L. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Ma.y Acosta James T. Moore Willie Albert John A. Morris Frrnk J. Albou Francis O'Laughlin Felicitio Aponte Gerald E. Pettipas Chester .\nti Joseph A. Prabech Talmadge Barbour Allan Reese Roy W. Bell William E. Roberts Kenneth Bewig George Schmidt Leslie Brilhart Alonzo D. Sistrunk Jtvseph E. Burns Kevin B. Skelly .Antonio Colon Stanley F. Sliced Mrnuel Fernandez Vicco W. Sorensen Gorman T. Glaze Robert W. Stanford Torlcif Hun.scn Robert Stokes Walter Hartman Juan P, Taboada Clarence R. Haun Cecil Utley Fred Holmes James H. Walker Edward Huizenga Stanley Wallock William H. Johnson Ernest H. Webb Herman Kemp Vyrl WiUiams Elmer King Albert Willis Edward McMaster ; George Wilson Francisco Mayo Edward L. Woods William Mellon CHRONIC DISEASES HOSPITAL B.ALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISL.AND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Harvey W. Morris Henry A. Anderson Robert Nielsen Julln Blomgren Frederick Oliver Alfred Casey Luis Olivero. Clarence Collins Robert Parker Eugenio Colon Pietro PauUn .\rtemio Fernandez Bias Ramirez Ramon Galarza James Ray Bryan Gibson N. Revnichenko John Givens Angel Luis Rios Estell Godfrey Adolfo Rodrigucs Joseph Fclton Raymond Ruppert J. Huisman Antonio Russo Alfred Kaju Abdul Said Johannes Karl Marcelino Santiago Florian Kaziukewicz Stanley Scott Demelrios Kekis Walter Snell Joseph Koenig Roman Szczygiel .Allen L. Lake J. L. Thompson William Luhrsen John B. Tlerney iMarcos E. Medina Martin Valle ''rancisze . Mietkl Daniel Wilson Reinaldo Montes All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. and, in an emergency, you can call home from there, too. It carries all the New York papers and serves good stateside hamburgers for a quarter, plus beer and drinks. It also has a jukebox and arrangements have been made to have copies of the LOG available for SIU men. Alien Friend i 3« 4" Oldtimer Gives Thanks To All To the Editor: Just a few lines to the best organization in the world, and also the best brotherhood. I wish to thank each and every brother for all they have done for me in my hour of need. Many thanks especially to Louis Susbavitz, who came to my house and handed me money which I know he needs himself, as he and I were hospital pa­ tients at the same time in New Orleans. Thanks and greetings also to all SIU men. especially the Mi.ssissippi SS men. Charles "Pop" Sweeney i t 4" Emery Dead-Set On Shore Leave ship's library and several edi­ tions of the LOG for us, and also took care of our mail since we arrived and departed on a Sunday. This crew is really ready for shore leave. Our ship's barber. Brother William J. "Mad Dog" Shafer, has been very busy late­ ly sprucing the gang up for Seattle. Our theme song has been "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" for some time, es­ pecially since our steward, Fred R. Hicks, bought seven different renditions of it. Our deepest sympathy at this time to Brother George Regis­ ter, whose wife passed away during our Far East trip. Tony Gallagher Ship's reporter 4 4 4 Happy Yorkmar is Frisco-Bound To the Editor: Here we are on the good Calmar Line ship Yorkmar, going through the Panama Canal bound for San Francisco. We have a fine crew on here and everything is running smoothly, thanks to our steward, James Archie, who is doing everything to please the crew. Right now, it looks like we will have Christmas at sea, so am taking this opportunity to wish all our members and SIU officials the best wishes on this holiday, and also a prosperous New Year. We hope to be in San Fran­ cisco by New Year's Eve, so we can have a good time there and make up for Christmas spent at sea. Eddie Eriksen Steward delegate 4 4 4 Hospital Cash Aids Youiigster To the Editor: I'm pleased to extend my deepest thanks to the SIU and its welfare plan for helping with the hospital expenses while our little boy, Samuel Boyd Tate, was in the hospital. We know his dad, Samuel A. Tate, will be proud to know that Boyd went back to school this week, although he is still a lit­ tle weak. We hope he will soon be strong again. Thanks again to the Union. Mrs. Samuel A. Tate To the Editor: We have just arrived from the Far East after a few months of 4 4 4 shuttling between Japan and Korea, where everyone had a ball. It was really a pleasant voy­ age going over and returning To the Editor: on the Lewis Emery Jr. While My daughter Katzue and I in the Far East, we made such . would like to express our thanks ports as Kamaishi, Otaru, Miike to my brothers on the SS Ocean and Karatsu, all in Japan, and, Dinny for their kindness when of course, Pusan, Korea (Little my wife died in Yokohama on Baltimore Street). November 23. • Enroute to Japan, we stopped The generosity and syinpathy at Long Beach, Calif., where it of the entire crew and officers was a pleasure to have Brother was very helpful during that Reed Humphries on board as he unhappy time. Thanks again to was more than helpful. He ob­ all of them. tained motion picture films, a Gervacio "Jerry" Vinluan Appreciates Aid Of Dinny Crew By Beruard Seaman ••J, - r ' �January 4, 1957 ••AMAR (Calmar). Nov. It—Chair­ man, A. Danllukt taeratary, F. Millar. Water pump to ba fixed. Need new waahlng machine. Shlp'a fund tB.40. Reporta accepted. No hot water aboard. Diacuaslon on milk—30 quarta per day Insufficient. To be taken up with patrolman. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ rier), Nov. 34—Chairman, F. Parker; Secretary, J. Davles. Minor repairs completed, major one to be done in NY. CUPS to be returned to pantry. Maintain quiet at night. Ship needs fumigating. Discussion on washing machine. Vote of thanks for fine Thanksgiving dinner. MARGARET BROWN (Bloomfleld), Dee. 1—Chairman, R. Clark; Sacretary, U. Dooley. Repair lists turned in. Laundry and cleaning service in Rotterdam written for approval. Ship's fund $20.12. Record player SEAFARERS tary Aiot method used on ihlp; on* needle used for all. Borne shortage of foods vegetables soggy. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Soiled linen to be' placed In dirty linen locker. Suggest serving fresh tomatoes before they spoil. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sept. 8—Chairman, E. Anderson; Secretary, broken during heavy seas. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter regarding laundry and cleaning service read and approved by crew. . CUBORI (Oro), Nov. 18—Chairman, C. White; Secretary, T. Driewlskl. Three men late; replacements sent. MesshaUs to be painted. Food not prepared right. Washing machine and pantry to be kept clean. Books and permits to be handed In at payoff. OREMAR (Ore Nay.), Nov. 21 — Chairman, C. GIbbs; Secretary, E. Ponls. One man missed ship in Balti­ more. Ship's fund $26.01. Washing machine to be kept clean. Repair list to be made up. Overhaul crew bunks. Need more preserves in pan­ try. Return dirty cups to pantry. DEL MAR (Mitt.), Dec. 2 — Chair­ man, R. Stough Jr.; Secretary, C. Oowllng. $278 ceUected for man in trouble. Movies rented. One man to be hospitalized in St. Thomas. Ship's fund $162.77. Report accepted. To donate $50 to brother who is being hospitalized. New delegate elected. DEL NORTE (MIts.), (no date)— Chairman, E. Leonard; Secretary, C. MCFBII. All souvenirs to be declared on customs sheet. Cooperation urged in adhering to ship's safety program. Request dryer. Washing machine was overhauled; water tanks cleaned. To donate S150 from fund to help mem­ ber with attorney's fees. etc. $183 donation for Christmas dinner for New Orleans liall. One man missed ship in Houston, squared away to sat­ isfaction of patrolman. One member getting off In St. Thomas due to heart condition. Ship's fund $24.'J8. New delegate elected. New checkers and cards purchased. Baseball equipment purchased. Report accepted. Brother getting oft In St. Thomas to be given $50 from fund. . CRION STAR (Orion,) Nov. 7 — Chairman, J. BItionet; Secretary, A. Bllkmas. Several bottles of liquor confiscated while shaking down after fight.; Some disputed overtime. Re­ port accepted. Drain In laundry room to be repaired. Men not to be logged If they have substitute for Job. Com­ plaint on launch service in Japan. No restriction In Bahrein. , Water foun­ tain lismessroom to be repaii-ed. Dis­ cussion on medicine chest. SiEAGARDEN (Peninsular), Oct. 21 —Chairman, D. Mease; Secretary, E. Sterns. New delegate elected. Report accepted. New lockers to be installed. Beef on cleanliness to be reported to captain. Jury bathroom to be rigged for longshoremen. WESTERN TRADER (North Atlan­ tic), Nov. It —Chairman, F. White; Secretary, J. Powers. Ship's fund $18. Bosun to get clarification on cleaning holds. Showers and batlirooms paint­ ed. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for fine service. WILLIAM A. M. BURDEN (Western Tankers), Nov. 22—Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, C. Faster. Thrcr men hos­ pitalized. Few hours disputed over­ time. Communications read and ac­ cepted. Captain to get replacements for missing men. Discussion on poor condition of safety gear. Vote of thanks to chief cook and baker for good food. OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Overteat), Nov. 18—Chairman, J. SImlson; Secretary, L. Guellnltz. Ship's fund $10.52. New delegate elected. Light bulbs to be given to mei ibers upon request. Need better louach service. F. Howe. Ship's fund $62.65. Report accepted. Suggestion to have some cans of fruits and fish for night lunch. Fans to be turned off when not in use. Nov. 2 — Chelrman, C. Burnt; Sec­ retary, H. Kilmon. Food stores picked up In Durban. Repair lists submit­ ted. Ship's fund $52.07. Punching bag and gloves purchased. Many hours disputed overtime. Rooms are being sougeed. Report accepted. Some repairs being made. Contrlbu-tions to be made to fund at payoff. Need new washing macliine. Will purchase timer for machine out of fund. Shortage of certain foods. Re­ quest some canned fruits for dessert for night lunch. To order sufficient stores to last entire voyage. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Than.skeiving dinner. DEL AIRES (Miss.), Oct. 2t—Chair­ man, J. Wolff: Secretary, R. Stough. $58 contributed by crew to member. Water fountain to be repaired. Cap­ tain refused to bu.v milk in Puerto Rico. Mattresses and springs repaired. Fans to be turned off when not in use. SUZANNE (BULL), Nov. 10—Chair­ man, F. Haigney; Secretary, G. Frota. Clothing of hospitalized turned over to company agent. Union book and personal papers retained by patrol­ man. New delegate, treasurer and reporter elected. Vote of thanks to Union officials for gains In wages and benefits. Repairs to be done bereturning to States. YAKA (Waterman), Dec. 8—Chelr­ man, J. Dunn; Secretary, L. Wing. Ship's fund $14.55. New agitator for washing machine purchased. Few hours disputed overtime. No launch service available in early morning for men to return to ship—had to pay for own launch service. Discussion on noise in foc'sle area; cleanliness of bathrooms end outside passage­ ways. FAN-OCEANIC TRANSFORTER (Fan Oceanic), Nov. 13—Chairman, G. Gerber; $ecretary, W. Walsh. No slop chest other than few cases of cigar­ ettes. Need warm gear, blankets, etc. Skipper to make arrangements to se­ cure slop chest. Nine replacements. Black gang wasldng machine and chairs In meiss room need repairing. STEEL KING (Isthmian), Oct. 28— Chairman, D. Claussen; Secretary, F. Harayo. Repair list submitted. Need new agitator for washing machine; to be purchased In port of arrival. Ship's fund $36.29. Delegate to han­ dle ship's business with patrolman or agent only. Delegate to see patrolman about meat supply with stamp marked "for ship only." Finds India Matches All The Story Books Caught in the act, Wade Smith, FWT, is snapped changing burners in the fireroom of the Ocean Joyce on her last trip to the Mediterranean. Tom Willis, OS, took the picture, which was turned in by Thurston Lewis. giving Day, with plenty of time to see the sights ... "A thin, hawknosed man sitting by the side of the road while a barber shaved his head with a wickedly thin razor . . . Little groups of swarthy, turbaned men squatting nearby, sur­ rounded by disturbing bags . . . "They are ever ready with their bulb-shaped, oboe-toned pipes to charm their swaying cobras or set up a battle between a snake and a red-eyed mongoose, several of which cling about them like cats ... "A shaven-headed man in a ma­ roon and silver wrapping caught my eye as he sat on his haunches These Warriors Were Too Fast On The Draw What can you do in Japan when your're already way over­ drawn on allotments, draws, slops and everything else? "For the first time in my sea-going career, I've got first-class passage over here but I had-^^ to turn to every night. Well, 'Copper, you don't even need to you live and learn," says C. I. step in the door. You now owe me $217.' And I wasn't even the "Ike" Copper on the Warrior. Confronted with a skipper who only one," Copper added. "The high-flying we ordinarly had everybody's dough figured are accustomed down to rock bottom, one of the to as SIU seamen oilers had a whopping $8.13 com­ had to be changed ing, a couple managed to squeeze to longer-lasting out $20 and the rest were told they low - flying. The owed him money. ones who wei'e "When I stepped up to the door fortunate enough he looked up, saw me, and said. to rate a draw shared it with their buddies, in order to minimize Mazur the hardships, Seafarers with beefs regard­ but this didn't help much." ing slow payment of monies On the other side of the coin. due from various operators in Copper said the ship had a swell back wages and disputed over­ crew and a pretty fair set of offi­ time should first check wheth­ cers. He listed Charlie Mazur as er they have a proper mailing bosun; Millard B. Elliot, steward; address on file with the com­ C. Weeks, chief cook, "Big Ski," pany. SIU headquarters offi­ Jim Thompson and H. Butts on cials point out that reports deck, plus Cecil Lewis and Wal­ received from several opera­ ter Beyer in the black gang, among tors show checks have been others. mailed to one address while Giving credit where it's due, he a beef on the same score is stiii had a good word for the skip­ sent from another, thus creat­ per. "He bothers ho one ... ex­ ing much difficulty in keeping cept in the pocketbook." accounts straight. Use Only One Mail Address 'Sea-Spray' -by Sea/orer Robert 'Red' Fink • DEL MAR (Miss.), Oct. 14—Chair­ man, J. Ahern; Secretary, M, Fhelps, Ship's fund $159.78. Movies and mag­ azines purchased. Report accepted. New delegate elected. All communi­ cations to be posted. All cups to be returned to pantry. Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please }ut my nome on your mailing ist. (Print Information) .7(1/ :-r{\ 1 m STREET ADDRESS CANTIGNY (Cities Service), Nov. 22—Chairman, W. Phurrough; Secre­ tary, R. Hamlett. One man hospital­ ized In Venezuela. Received launch service in Venezuela. LV.lp's fund $9.50. Some disputed overtime. Letter from secretar.v-tr^asurer regarding agents' conference read. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Oct. 27 — Chairman,. E. Parr; Secretary, E. what bigger, with yellow ocher throats and topknots, fluffed and preened on perches by his side. He tossed a ring into the air when he noticed us standing and watch­ ing, and one of the birds flew up and caught the ring in its beak before it struck the ground. Tossed Out Coins "In the natural sequence of events, we then tossed coins, each of which was caught in the air and returned to him. One bird held a needle and thread in its claw and strung tiny beads on it ... I saw those birds pick out numbered cards as I called out the numbers and bring back leaves from the top of the tree my buddy picked out . . . "Earlier we checked into the Taj Mahal Hotel across the street from the dock. We learned that the barefooted man dressed in white and squatting outside our room door is the room bearer. He pads silently into your room in the morning to awaken you wth tea and the morning paper, and func­ tions the rest of the day and night as combination maid, bellhop and valet, knocking and entering as he wishes. "Then there is the dining room bearer (waiter), the bar bearer (bartender), the luggage bearer (bellhop), and still others. When check-out time comes, they flank your line of departure like at a West Point wedding, with out­ stretched palms replacing the crossed sabers. Then they wish you a safe journey . . NAME F. Dalgle. Letter written about slop chest prices and 12% interest on loans In Port Said. Repairs made. Windchutes, porthole screens and mattress­ es ordered. Ship's fund $5.20. 40 hours disputed. Report accepted. Patrolman to investigate whether food is Inferior or not prepared prop­ erly. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Aug. 18—Chairman, L. Harvey; Secre­ tary, A. Hitat. Bathrooms and show­ ers painted. New delegate elected. Proper disposal of garbage discussed. Investigate If crew can go ashore In Beirut without surrendering seaman's papers. ,_y0;^ One of the charms of Asia "is the sense of being an intimate part of the everycJay life of the people, for they live in the streets," writes James "Pat" Conley on the Natalie. Fresh from the latest con-' quest of Japan, Conley arrived in a small court. Three birds on in Bombay, India, on Thanks­ little leashes, canary-like but some­ STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Nov. 10—Chairman, T. Scanlcn; Secretary, OCEAN STAR (Triton), Nov. 11— Chairman, S. Holden; Secretary, C. Lanier. Some disputed overtime. Beefs to be taken up with patrolman. Need new refrigerator and containers- for bulk milk. Repair Usts to be made up. Need new valve in deck depart­ ment bathroom. Food situation dis­ cussed. Launch service to be looked Into. Saul. Need new coffee urn. Ship's fund. $85.01. $25 donated to member Sick In Panama. - Mate will not toler­ ate drunkehnes's,. Reports accepted. Headquarters to be notified of unsani­ Hot Spot STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), Oct. 4—Chairman, J. Garrison; Secretary, A. HItas. Few hours disputed over­ time. Three men logged. One man hospitalized In Singapore. Fresh milk to be secured In Durban. Messhall and passageway to be sougeed and painted. Outsiders to be kept out of passageways and housing. Nov. 7—Chairman, L. Peed; Secre­ tary, C. Martin. One man missed ship. Member failed to secure for sea and contract violations. Story sent to LOG. Beefs to be taken up with headquarters in NY. Discussion on Ice-box taste of bread; pilfering of 'crew's quarters. Laundry loss In Beirut reported to LOG. Outsiders to be kept out of messhall and pantry and refrain taking ship's stores ex­ cept at meal time. STEEL SEAFARER (Isthmian), Nov. 18—Chairman, M. Carlin; Secretary, E. Krcsi. One man hospitalized In Rot­ terdam; replaced. Ship's funds $10.50. To donate $5 to library. One man had pay stopped due to Illness: pa­ trolman to be notified. Communica­ tion concerning extension of books read. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for excellent service during long and dif­ ficult trip. Complaint about poor quality of baking and desserts; noise In messroom and passageways. race TUrlac* LOG CITY ..ZONE ... STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old lubscribsr and have a change of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS • G G G a • t. CITY .........ZONE..,, bring a pet aboard "J/4 �usr t •; wi.ti/ ^ i'A^^ti'Eli^ LOG Paffe Fourteen- It's All In Day's Work, SIU Style January 4, 19o7 Outdoor shi|>'< meeting (left) on the Lewfs Em­ ery Jr. was led fl to r) by Parker, MM, chairman; steward Hicks, recorder; Dave Rivers, OS, ship's delegate. Reporter Tony Gallagher turned in the photo. Below, 2nd electrician Stewart and Pop Orton from the Hurricane take a jaunt on a fierce-looking horse (all wood) in Cadiz, Spain. Considering the nag, they did fine, says Bill Adams. ?lr- • w r 11- • On the Citrus Packer (above), Ralph Fadden, ABDM (left), and Leo Lasaya, bosun, perform a little surgery on a boom as A. Ray, ABDM, looks on. Jose F. Santiago sent the photo in from Sfax, Tunisia. At right are Murray Hill crewmen and two Swiss missionaries they met in a Korean village. Standing (I to r), are Creed, AB; Fla­ herty. OS; Fish Rubery, bosun; Fr. Joseph; Blackmore, AB; kneeling, Fr. Max and Donovan, AB. • S-- Urges Posting Of Hosp. List To the Editor: I have just been reading the letter that my good friend Dave Barry had in the LOG (Nov. 23) about the guys who talk about going to visit their friends in the local hospitals while they're in port but who never get around to it. It was a very good letter, and I know Dave meant right, but it is not always the boys' fault. I have been in here [San Fran­ cisco USPHS Hospital—Ed.l five weeks now and my name has not been in the LOG yet. So very few of my friends who hit port even know I'm here. Therefore I was wondering if it would be possible to have a board posted in each of our halls listing the names of the men in the local hospital after the first week so we would know who is in. I am sure then there would be a lot more visi­ tors. We don't forget friends easily in our Union, and I have plenty of proof of that. Provided TV Set A buddy I only made one trip with, night cook and baker Dave Blumbo, brought a TV set out to me to keep as long as I am here. Believe me, it not only helps me pass the time, but also my ten room-mates in this ward with me. Last week another buddy, Schmidt from the Fairport, sent me some money, and George the cab driver paid a couple of visits, so you see, they don't forget. I also want to say how much the money from Blondie Johnson helps out, and howproud it makes you feel to be a member of the SIU. I thank one and all for their kindness. Frank B. McCoIlian [I h Kl" • I i\. -T • I 'h r t-'' I 51^'. I L."' • ^'• I.fv - : • r• i, *?>.,; S-; ??,. V - •' • fe-. '.'^ jiV-' W..,', 5. .. • 1-^ • 1i '<i':r:''f-:[ Sit:' - • ® :• (Ed. note: Brother McCollian was listed among the Seafarers at the San Francisco USPHS hospital in the Dec. 7 issue of the.LOG, published a few days before his letter was written. There normally is a two-week lag between a man's entry in the hospital and the report to the Welfare Plan in New York, ivhich then prepares the list for the LOG. A list posted on the spot in each port could fill the gap.) i 3" 4» Foreign Coins Breed Trouble To the Editor: I just wanted to warn the brothers to avoid the same prob­ lem I had a couple of weeks ago after the last SIU membership meeting in New York. It seems I accidentally pulled out some Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be icithheld upon request. foreign coin I had in my pocket along with a couple of subway tokens and dropped the "for­ eigner" into the slot. Needless to say, because of this I was pulled in by the po­ lice and had to go through a whole rigmarole until Irving Logue from the SIU General Counsel's office was able to straighten things out. Thanks to him for his trouble. Since we often wind up with a pocket full of loose foreign coins by the time we return from a trip, an accident like this is not too unusual. But it just doesn't pay to take the chance. It makes sense to clean them out of your pockets before you try traveling on New York's sub­ ways. Ernest Caligiura Polio Coverage Worries Wife To the Editor: In the event a Seafarer's wife or other dependent should have the misfortune to contract polio or some other dread disease, just what coverage would be available under the Seafarers Welfare Plan? This is assuming the Seafarer has qualified by meeting the seatimc require­ ments and in any other way nec­ essary, Mrs. E. J. Thibodeaux, Jr. (Ed. note: Eligible depend­ ents under the SIU Welfare Plan are covered for polio the same as for any other illness for time spent in the hospital. Any need for specialized equipment would be decided by the plan trustees in each case, as neces­ sary.) On Sidelines, He Hails SIU Gains To the Editor: I am attending Coyne Elec­ trical School in Chicago and it is hard for me to get out to the Union hall as it is on the oppo­ site side of the city from here. I would appreciate it very much if you would send the LOG to me as I would like to keep up with our Union's achieve­ ments. I read about the new raises and vacation benefits and I say hats off to the negotiating com­ mittee and our officials, in be­ half of all hands. The SIU is always tops. If any of my former ship­ mates read this, I hope they'll drop me a line at 1416 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago. Wade B. Pritchett i J" J- Hails Delegate On 'Peace' Role To the Editor: I deem it a great honor and privilege to nominate as "Sea­ farer of the Month" for Decem­ ber, or some month in the near future, Brother A1 Perrini, who now makes New York his home and ships out of headquarters. His handling of the deck dele­ gate's job aboard the Sandcaptain was very neat and efficient. If you're ever elected to this position aboard a dredge, you'll know what I mean when I say it's complicated. It's like a game of chess; one wrong move fouls everything up. From the time he took over, though, there were no beefs as far as the division of overtime was concerned and very few in­ volving "personalities" also. Normally quite a few grievances resulted fi-om the division of overtime and it can be a big bone of contention. But not so on here, fortu­ nately, with A1 on the job. Well done, Al. Clarence L. Cousins At Ease, Men Avoids Atlantic, Takes Vacation To the Editor: Since I've been a victim of the North Atlantic damn near every winter, I finally decided to take a winter vacation. Be­ lieve me, it's nice and warm down here in Brownsville. I arrived in town just in time to vote the wrong way—at least ten million more Americans seemed to think so. Oh well, maybe we'll all get a chance to play golf. I also got a chance to see our Brownsville Eagles wind up the season deep in the cellar. It seems they adopted the Olympic motto. "Even if we don't win, we'll play," it says here. No wonder Bud Wilkinson never made the Olympic team. Happy holiday to all my ship­ mates and friends at this time. Ollie Olvera S* Cheer-Up Visit Was Appreciated Shipmate's camera fo­ cuses on bosun Vincent L. Stanklewicz (left) and carpenter George L. Hays Jr. catching a breather on the deck of the Seamar. The. boys look like they've had it. Photo by H. G. Horo­ witz. To the Editor: All hands at the New Orleans marine hospital were very pleas­ antly surprised recently when "Beverly" honored us with her presence. If the name seems unfamiliar for the moment, the pretty lady is one of the very friendly and efficient barmaids at the "Punch and Judy" Bar at Dauphine and Conti, New Orleans. Her visit was in the capacity of personal representative of our good friend. Brother Savoy, \vho is the proprietor of the "Punch and Judy," one of our favorite refreshment establishments and well-known to all merchant seamien way down yonder in New Orleans. Brother Savoy's and Beverly's efforts to cheer up the gang at the hospital with baskets of lus­ cious fruit were deeply and sin­ cerely appreciated and will not be forgotten. Donald D. Dambrino �•• January 4. 1957 Fare Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG Charles E. Spencer • Drawing SIU disability benefits for the past two years, he's now in Birm­ ingham, Ala. • A 5- •; William Johnson Retired now in New Or­ leans, "I pray for my brothers in the far cor­ ners of the world." illlHi: < Roland Rae "Feeling better," he's in Miami, still under a doc­ tor's care but "making improvement." August Stelnmann "Getting along fine," at home in Maspeth, LI, NY, "but not as spry as I used to be." Dad Nemesfo QuTnones ihored vaeotlon last fummer with Yvonne, 7\ Guillermo, II/2I Junior, 8. and Augle, 8, at Bronx, NY, home. They mix maracot with Daseball mitti. Charles R. Lucltle hit the {ackpot when sons William and John arrived Sept. 6. He got $400 In baby benefits. William Guilford Sidelined since 1954 in Prichard, Ala., "will be forever grateful to the SIU brothers." Benito Candamlo Sends greetings to all SIU brothers from Tam­ pa! "No words can ex­ press my thanks to you." A happy hot-rodder Is Ricordo Gonzales, 2, son of S eqfarer Jesus Gonzales of Texas City, Texas. "RIchy" Is partial to fast cars. �'1^ •'••• ; ^ •• " SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Steady improvement in shipping, contract conditions and vacation and welfare benefits highlighted the SIU record in 1956. The strong comeback made by the maritime industry and prospects of continued upsurge present a cheerful outlook for Seafarers in the months to come. All in all, 1956 was notable for the num­ ber and extent of new and improved bene­ fits won by Seafarers. To begin with, the SIU negotiated a 7.1 percent increase for all hands in its new agreement. Then it won the first logging limitation ever to exist in a maritime union contract, putting an end to loggings except for actual time missed from work. , Vacation Now $260 Vacation pay was increased to an annual rate of $260 a year and family hospital benefits extended to dependent parents of • Seafarers. In addition, the family benefits were extended past the 31 day limit and the death benefit was raised to $4,000. The health and safety program, first ne­ gotiated in 1955, will soon take effect. The first health center in New York will under­ go a face-lifting within the next few weeks and will be ready to operate as soon as equipment is installed. Several companies have already undertaken the safety program on board their ships. The shipping picture had been good all through the year, thanks in part to the successful campaign waged on behalf of the "50-50" law. But with the eruption of fighting in the Middle East and the closing off of the Suez Canal, the world again turned to the US merchant marine to bail it out of difficulty. Many Lost In Ship Disasters t The marine industry had more than its share of disasters last year, with Seafarers suffering heavily as a result. The most spectacular one was the colli­ sion off Nantucket last July 23 between the Italian liner Andrea Doria and the Swedish ship Stockholm. Fifty lives were lost and many more injured in the colli­ sion and the sinking of the Doria which followed. The collision turned the spot­ light on the lack of international ^enforce­ ment of ship tracking and rules of the road. For Seafarers, the worst disaster was the explosion of the Salem Maritime on Janu­ ary 17 with a toll of 21 dead, 13 of them SIU men. An engineer was killed and 11 Seafarers injured when the Alcoa Corsair caught fire October 6, and the same month saw five Seafarers injured in an explosion aboard the Government Camp. Less costly in human loss, but equally serious otherwise were the loss of the Fairisle in July after a harbor collision and the sinking of the Washington Mail, manned by SIU of NA West Coast affiliates. That ship went down in the Gulf of Alaska last March, with all 60 aboard being rescued. Two other SIU ships, the Alcoa Pilgrim and the Elizabeth, suffered damage in New York harbor collisions in December. Finally, there was the startling explosion of the Luckenbach pier in Brooklyn which shook Brooklyn and New York for miles around and took the'lives of ten people. 50-50' Vicfory DC Highligfit Washington was the site of a major mari­ time victory last spring when the Senate voted 57 to 23 in favor of keeping a "50-50" provision in the agrciultural- surplus dis­ posal program. The vote crushed the strongest effort made by a combination of foreign lobbies, the State Department and some domestic farm Interests to destroy "50-50." Another capital city, Baton Rouge, La., saw Seafarers play a leading role in a suc­ cessful bid to repeal Louisiana's "right to work" law. The SIU initiated and won two test cases on unemployment insurance in the past year, one in Delaware, the other in Ala­ bama. In both instances the Union won -decisions that the application of the 60day contract provision to class B and C seniority holders did not deprive them of their right to unemployment benefits. terial derived from them has been of con­ siderable usefulness in setting up the ship­ board safety program, now getting under­ way. , / Of great importance to the membership were the modifications of the seniority hir­ ing rules which opened the way for some Class B members to obtain class A senior­ ity at an earlier date. The new rules, nego­ tiated with the shipowners, reflected the steady growth of shipping opportunities for Seafarers. Seafarers walked off with fofir of the five Seafarers Scholarships awarded during 1956. They also won two of the MEBA Severs Ties With NMU A successful industry-wide strike bjTthe SIU Canadian District and the regrouping of forces by the marine engineers were the highlights of the maritime labor picture during 1956. As the result of an eight-day tie-up of Great Lakes shipping last May, the Cana­ dian District won a major contract vic­ tory and picked up 16-19 percent wage hikes, plus other gains, for 5,000 unlicensed seamen and officers of affiliated unions. The marine engineers' realignment came last month when the Marine Engineers Ben­ eficial Association severed a 20-year tie with the National Maritime Union and pulled out of the AFL-CIO Maritime Com­ • mittee. ' The MEBA, together with the Mas­ ters, Mates and Pilots, are united in pro­ testing American Coal Shipping's refusal Action was taken on several matters of to sign with the officers' unions. It was concern to the membership last year, in­ NMU's refusal to back up MEBA on this cluding amendments to the SIU constitu­ beef which led to MEBA's withdrawal from the maritime committee. tion. The constitution was modified to spell out more specifically the qualifications for office and to revise the balloting and tallying procedures. The amendments were ap­ proved by a 97 percent margin in a refer­ endum vote. The, last 12 months has seen the mari­ Members of SIU steward departments time industry break out of its conventional participated in a major overhaul of steward patterns of operation and go steaming off department working rules which redefined in half-a-dozen new directions. the duties of each rating and revamped Most significant for the industry's fu­ departmental procedure. ture was the go-ahead given on US plans Earlier in the year, the Union con­ for construction of a nuclear-powered pas­ ducted a shipboard safety quiz, sending questionnaires to cerwmembers to get their senger-cargo ship. But that wasn't all. The closing of the Suez Canal vastly suggestions for shipboard safety. The ma- Members Act On Union Affairs Revolution In Shipping 99 Seafarers Died In Year As always, the grim reaper was active throughout the year 1956 with the result that 99 Seafarers died of various causes during the year. Contributing heavily to the total was the loss of 13 men aboard the ill-fated Salem Maritime last Janu­ ary 17. ^ Among the men who passed away were several who were active in the Union and well-known to Seafarers. They in­ cluded Pete Larsen, former doorman aL the New York hall in whose honor the first SIU health center has been named; Tom Clark, former New York patrolman; E. B. Tilley, who was active in many Union capacities, the last being Wilming­ ton agent, and Frank Bose, headquarters patrolman. Others known to Seafarers who passed away in 1956 were Fred Howe, head of the Radio Officers Union; George Novick, SEAFARERS LOG editor for seven years, and Joe Heath, AFL-CIO regional director for the Maryland-Virginia area. Seafarers Prove Top Scholars speeded-up plans for transformation of the oil hauling industry, with numerous com­ panies planning supertankers up to 100,000 tons capacity. Also significant were developments in the "roll-on" and "lift-on" field with the Carib Queen, first true "roll-on" ship now going into service, and Pan-Atlantic pioneer­ ing in the "lift-on" service with four com­ bination tanker-trailer carriers hauling both oil and dry cargo. Two major SIU operators. Isthmian Lines and Bull Lines, were sold to new owners in the past year. Both of them are retain­ ing their identity and their existing opera­ tions. •^ ^ _ three scholarships, for study abroad, of­ fered by the Institute of International Education. This was the first time that any US labor union had more than one winner at a time in this competition. The four Seafarers winning the scholarships awarded by the Seafarers Welfare Plan were George Butenkoff, AB, Jeremiah O'Neil, AB, Herman Sper­ ling, AB, and Earl Laws, chief electri­ cian. Anne Virgin, daughter of Sea­ farer Claude A. Virgin, Jr.", won the fifth scholarship. Seafarers Gene Sinclair and John Sweeney won the international scholar­ ships for study at Ruskin College, Ox­ ford, and Coleg Harlech, Wales. Aiding Other Trade Unions During 1956 the SIU continued, as in pre­ vious years, to back up the beefs of other labor unions. The International Union of Electrical Workers, the International Broth­ erhood of Longshoremen, and smaller un­ ions in the various SIU ports received SIU help both on the picket lines and else­ where. In Baltimore, the SIU was particularly active in aiding lUE members striking West- s inghouse. The 156-day tie-up, the longest major, strike battle, in the last 20 years, ended with a new contract in which the key issues were in lUE's favor., • , The SIU also continued! to give its full support to the IBL in its campaign to oust the discredited International Longshore­ men's Association from the port of New York and bring genuine trade unionism, under the AFL-CIO banner, to New York's longshore workers. Suez, Seaway Tops In News The international waterways were promi­ nent in the news—one because it was closed and the other because it is heading for opening. The Suez Canal attracted the most atten­ tion when it was shut following an inva­ sion of Egypt by Israeli, British and French troops. The British-French action in Octo­ ber followed seizure of the canal by Egypt. The canal is now blocked by scuttled ships which are now being cleared. The St." Lawrence Seaway is the water­ way heading toward an opening and a new deep-sea transatlantic route. Indications are that the Seaway will be ready for the 1958 spring shipping season. �? -T fEAPAKERf lOft-tnd Itetl«ii-Jaiiuary 4. IfSZ Dfts-lA •'f'V''" '.•'^•\jj .'f/, . p.ii/rfj. V-.-- CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union A&G District AFL-CIO •4I« EFERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED Protection of the rights and ptTvileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union, The right to vote. :-.tr • The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall he bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. -• •••M.,-:?*/-. H\- • ,;;.us .5..-'A^-' . M--- • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. The SIU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union demo cracy. Here are a few of the many reac­ tions to the document from members of Congress. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: "... I have looked over the constitution and offhand it would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the tradi­ tional American rights to representa­ tion, cross-examination, and confronta­ tion by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade union­ ism. Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am im­ pressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Paul H. Douglas, 111.: "I ap­ preciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons out­ side the ranks of your own member­ ship." : - �Snpplementary—Page Two SEAFARERS LOG CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union • A&G District • AFL-CIO .. . . -iif- . • , .-."i-T W: ;• PREAMBLE We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon the following principles: Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing in the Union. First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ men to receive their employment through their own Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest. Next, IS the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ ful manner by those in command. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ mand, our employers, our craft and our country. We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ ing due care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our profession, and by giving all possible assist­ ance to our employers in caring for their gear and property. Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the United States, so as to render it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to maintain the kno\vledge of and interest in maritime affairs. To assist seamen of other countries in the work of organization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brotherhood of the Sea. To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just demands. To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—^an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise meet to actt that meetinjgs tan be'.attended, by only a I,:;: -r.f'A- !• •' • " 1 ' I'- fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have adopted this constitution. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION OF RIGHTS In order to form a more perfect union, we members of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the following principles: In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union. We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction based on race, creed or color. To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be inalienable: I No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. II Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote No one shall denrive him of that right. III Every member shall have the right to nominate himself for, and to hold, office in this Union. 'V No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ out due process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with failure to; observe the law of this Union. Eyery ofticial and job holder shall be bound to uphold, and protect the rights of tvety member in accordance with the principles set forth Jn the Constitution of tke Union. , •. , \r,. Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this Union. In all such cases, the. accused shall be guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ mittee of his brother Union members. VI No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. VII A militant membership being necessary to the security of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitution of the Union. VIII The powers not delegated to the officials and job holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved to the members. CONSTITUTION ARTICLE I NAME AND GENERAL POWERS This Union shall be known as the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ tive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds, the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, and'similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as seamen now perfprm. ARTICLE II AFFILIATION This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. No candidate shall be granted membership until he has taken the, following oath of obligation; ' !:• ^PBLIGATfON "1 pledgtejipy honor.^s ^ jnap. tl^tJ,win'be,faiUif!^ id# fo ofbf . I'K - I �' • -'V/. SEAFARERS ItiiiB Union, and that 1 will work for its Interest and will look upon every menib» as my brother; that 1 will not work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons not entitled to know it. And if I break this promise, I ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ pended, nnd shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically dismissed if. they are more than two quarters in arrears in dues or more than six months in arrears in assessments or unpaid fines. This time shall not run: (a) While a member is actually participating in a strike or iockout. , (b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS Hospital. (c) While a member is under an incapacity due to ac­ tivity in behalf of the Union. (d) While a member is in the Armed Services of the United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for -reinstatement within tiO- days after discharge from the Armed Forces. ,(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American fiag merchanl vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall .not run. It shall be the right of any member- to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ ship.' A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ sary to decide^uch questions. Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ tablish, from time to time, by majority vote^rules under which dues and assessments may be remitted where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and ali policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to the principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings. Section 9. Only members in good standing shall be al­ lowed to vote. ARTICLE IV REINSTATEMENT Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated In accordance with such rales as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE V DUES AND INITIATION FEE Section I. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ mitted into membership without having paid an initiation fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VI RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP .Section 1. Members may retire from membership by paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ plishes these payments and request. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing.and newly levied during the period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, iqcluding those for the current quarter, and ail assessments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. Hectlon it. A mCmber In retirement may 1>e restored to membership after a two-year period of retlrenaeni only by majority vote of fhO membership. LOG Seettoa 5. The period of retirement shall be computed front the day as of which the rellremeat card is issued. ARTICLE VII SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governedt in this order, by: (a) The Constitution (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the SecretaryTreasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by ' majority vote of the membership to be held during the month of August in any election year, as set forth more particularly in Article X. Section 1-D. Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Patrolmen,' as provided for herein, and the Port shall bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port Offices are located. Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be. regis­ tered in one of three departments: namely, deck, engine, or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ ments shall be in accordance rwith custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ partment to another except by express approval as evi­ denced by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VIII ATLA'NTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more. Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. ARTICLE IX OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tion: (A) Meeting Chairman <B) Delegaten (C) Committee Members of: (a) Auditing Committee (b) Trial Committee (c) Quarterly Financial Committee (d) Appeals Committee (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ tution. ARTICLE X DUTIES OF OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS, AND OTHER ELECTED JOB HOLDERS Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Constitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, port or otherwise. (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and nSaintenance of, sound account­ ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up, and main­ tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and "ex­ penditure of all Union funds. Port vr otherwise. He shall be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the financial operations of the Union for the previous week. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerstions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of New York, Nem Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, subject to. approval by a majority vote of the membership. The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities of all Ports. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ ship, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At the first regular meeting in August of every election year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the member­ ship a pre-balloting' report. This report shall recommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. This recommendation may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a niajority vote of the membership. (e> The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In New York, tte Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port Agent of that Port (f) The Seeretary^Trehnirer shall be ^alrma^h of the AgmUif Cqoference and may cast one vote. Supplementary—Page Three (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of hl> powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by a majority vote of ;he membership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ tion,'and prestige of the Union. (h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. (i) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita-. tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate one of the Assistant SecretaryTreasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ capacity. This designation may be changed from time totime. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions " of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a vacancy in the office of Secreta;2'-Treasurer, as set forth in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by temporary appointment except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and all measures, and employ such means, which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters Involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and public affairs. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. Upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be determined as follows: That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes in the last regular election shall be the first in line of succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in tljat election. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes. The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Secretpry-Treasurer in the execution of the letter's duties as the latter may direct. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote in that body. Section 3. Port Agents (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administratipn of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by a majority vole of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to ' insure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accoimting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ structions, shall open each Port meeting- and shall deter­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman of any meeting, unless so properly designated by a majority vote of the> members present at the said Port Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, regardless of the departmental designation under which the Patrolman was elected. (h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The-foregoing is in addition to those other duties prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. Section 4. Port Patrolmen Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties art assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen (a) The chairman of «ach meeting at any Port, including the Port in which Headquarters Is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under rules of order ptovided for, from time to time, by • najori^ vote of the menxbershlp end, K uoae, then m �W' ivA. Supplementary—Paffe Four m nl---. I' . ^r- B- 4v. / such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. (b) The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the •vent of a tie. (ci The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any religious subject. Section 6. Delegates (a) The term "deleEates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees <a) Auditing Committee The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the SecretaryiTreasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall co.:duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee to observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution' with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. <ci Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly "thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Fort, shall note discrepancies where they exist, shall report on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. 3. All Port Agents are responsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc.. by the said Quarterly Financial Committee. 4 No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5 Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. tdi Appeals Committee 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop'.d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith 2 The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as,may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1 The Negotiating and Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the mem­ bership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and*submit them to the membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership "has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations. together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same manner above .set forth. 4 In no event .shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit­ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner, without the approval of the membership of the Union a.s evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship 5 A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of, entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is SEAFARERS LOG granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begifi. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ tion and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affllated with this Union. However, a majority vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or all of a strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS, UNION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman Section 2. The term of any elective jobs''other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the I'nion, whichever applies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or other elective job shaP be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote'of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer, Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, the Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems It neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman, provided: ,(a) He has at least three (3) years of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels; If he Is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer in a specified department, this sea time must be in that de­ partment, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of sea time aboard an American flag merchant vessel or vessels, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years Immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America, Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in Ineligibility to held such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or jo*), ARTICLE XIII ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the letter's re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: ^ (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Pi-oof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year Section 2. Credentials Committee. (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after September ilth of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec­ retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port. (b> After Its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine Whether the petom has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepai;* a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. ' Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified," the reason therefor must be stated ' in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee' members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports In time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting. It shall be read and Incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem­ bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to Insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear In person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram Is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before It and still reach the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall. In the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any di^ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right, to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified In previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. <a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall Insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not Inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports Is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so-prepared as to have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof, (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shaU immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times be available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. (c) Balloting shall take place In person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) No member may vote, without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appropriate nota­ tion of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his name on' a separate roster, together with his book number, and ballot number. The portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed shall then be removed, placed near thfr roster and the member shall proceed to the voting site, (el Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the e8tliiiH'^^'' �SEAFARERS , / Hshment of a booth or other voting site where each' mem­ ber may vote in privacy. " (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ^allot^ box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. <g) Voting shall commence on November 15th and shall continue until January 15th inclusive, Sundays and holi­ days excluded. If November 15th or January 15th falls on a holiday or a Sunday, balloting shall commence or end, . as the case may be. on the next succeeding business day. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall yelect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voti^day, a Polls'Committee, consisting of three members, for the purpose of holding a meeting for election of a Polls Committee only, five (5) members shall constitute a quorum for each Port. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to call the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the ballot records and files kept by the Port Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corresponding serial numbers on the roster, and then compare the serial number and the amounts of ballots used with the verification list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. A report shall then be drawn, indicating the results of the foregoing comparisons and noting any discrepancies. A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented to the next subsequent regular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreasurer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith, in the event of discrepancies. The results of such investigation shall be reported to the membership as soon as completed, with'recommendations by the Secretary-Treasure^-. A majority vote of the membership shall determine what action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as indicated in Article I. (c> The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot box is locked and sealed, wl^h lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted," and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated'with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrqcy and accuracy of the ballot and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any one Port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope together with a copy of the roster of that day's voting. The envelope shall then be sealed. Each member " of the Polls Committee shall sign his name across the flap of the said envelope with his book number next to his signature. The Committee shall also place the date on said envelope, as well as a certificate that-the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope dated for that day. This envelope shall then be replaced in the ballot box. The ballot box shall then again be locked and sealed and the key shall be placed in an envelope. This envelope shall then be sealed, and the members of the Committee shall sign their names across the flap of this envelope and place their book numbers thereon, together with the date. It .shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that this envelope with the key is properly safeguarded until turned over to the Polls Committee the following morning. In addition, the Polls Committee shall deliver to the Port Agent duplicate copies of the roster, the unused ballots and reports as set forth in this section, any files that may have been given, the ballot box or boxes, and all the stubs collected both for the day and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall keep the rosters, ujiused ballots, ballot box or boxes, and stubs, under lock and key until duly called for as herein set forth. The Port Agent shall insure that nrf person illegally tampers with the' ballots, stubs, rosters, or ballot boxes while they are under his custody. A third copy of the rosters for that day shall, be mailed by the Polls Committee, or the Port Agent, to Headquarters. (f) Members of the. Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee meinber with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. LOG (a> A Port Tallying Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting after the close of voting at each Port. It shall consist of six (6) members, two from each of the three departments of the Union. In the presence of any member desiring to attend, provided he observes decorum, it. shall open the ballot box or boxes, count the number of ballots therein contained, and count the number of votes for each candidate. The Committee shall place ail ballots therein in a sealed envelope, together with a certification signed by ail members of the Com­ mittee that the said box or boxes were opened publicly, that all the ballots therein were counted and tallied, and that all of those ballots are enclosed in the envelope, and shall forward this to Headquarters. The Committee shall also forward to Headquarters, in the sanft package but bound separately, all the rosters, together with a certif­ ication signed by all members of the Committee that all the rosters utilized are enclosed therein. In the same pack­ age, but bound separatefy, the Committee shall forward to Headquarters all unused ballots, together with a cer­ tification, signed by all members of the Committee that ail the unused ballots sent to the Port are enclosed therewith. The certification shall identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall for­ ward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all mem­ bers of the Committee, that ali the stubs collected by the Cqmmittee are enclosed. It shall be understood that Ihe above certifications are made according to the best knowl­ edge, information, and belief of the Committee members. Wherever forwarding is not don® in person, forwarding shall be accomplished, expeditiously, by registered air mail, special delivery. All forwarding shall be to the Headquarters Tallying Committee, at the address of Head­ quarters. In the event a Port Tallying Committee cannot be elected or cannot act, the Port Agent shall transfer all of the aforesaid material to the Headquarters Tallying Committee which will then carry out the aforesaid func­ tions. (b) The Port Tallying Committee which is elected at the Port where Headquarters is located shall also act as the Headquarters Tallying Committee. .The Headquarters Committee is charged with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of a report setting forth in complete de­ tail, the results of the election, including a complete ac­ counting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed reference to serial num­ bers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The report shall clearly detail all discrep­ ancies discovered, and shall contain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. Ail members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. (c) The Tallying Committee is also charged with the receipt and evaluation of written protests by any member who ciaims an illegai denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest vaiid, the Committee shall order a special vote, on such terms as are practical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3-C of this Article and the designation as to the voting site of the Port most coitvenient to the protesting member. Where a special vole is ordered in accordance with this Paragraph C, these terms shall apply, notwithstanding apy provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Headquarters Tallying Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. (d) The Headquarters Tallying Committee snail com­ mence proceedings on the first business day subsequent to its election and shali complete its proceedings within two weeks thereafter. Each member .of the Committee shall be paid at the prevailing standby rate-of pay. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual prep­ aration of the report and dissents therefrom, if any. shall oe open to any member, provided he observes decorum. (e) The report of the Committee shail be made up in sufficient copies: to comply with the following require­ ments; two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f» At the Election Report meeting, there shall b.e taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to in Section 5-B of this Article, and the recommendations of the Tallying Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action shall be taken there­ on, if any, which action, however, shall not be beyond ordering a special vote to the extent reasonably indicated by the reported discrepancies. The same procedure shall apply to all members appealing from denials of their pro­ tests by the Headquarters Tallying Committee, which ap­ Supplementai7—Page Five peals may be taken, by the said member, by addressing a letter or telegram to each Port, c/o the Port Agent, In which shall be set forth the facts regarding the appeal from the dismissal of his protest, the member's name, and his book number, with a copy to Headquarters. It shall be the duty of the Port Agent to submit this appeal to the Election Report meeting at his Port. The protestmg mem­ ber is charged with making this appeal prior to the holding of this meeting. Special votes ordered in accordance with this paragraph shall take place at the Port where the claimed discrepancy or denial of the right to vote oc­ curred. In such case, the Port Agent shall have the func­ tions of the' Tallying Committee as set forth in Section 5-C of this Article, insofar as the said Section 5-C deals with the terms of such special vote. Port Agents shall officially notify Headquarters, imme­ diately, after the Election Report meeting, of the decision of the membership at the Ports with regard to all of the foregoing. Headquarters is charged with adequately and timely informing affected members of the decisions reached. A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meeting, may order a recheck and a recount where a dis­ senting report has been issued by one or more members of the Headquarters Tallying Committee. (g) A special vote must be taken within ten (10) days after the Election Report meeting. • The Secretary-Treas­ urer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material available to Port Agents for the purpose of sucn special votes. Immediately after the close of such special voting, the Port Agent shall summarize the results and communicate those results to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, rosters, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be mailed to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately. An account­ ing and certification by the Port Agent similar to those indicated in Section 5-A of this Article shall be enclosed. The Secretary-Treasurer shall then prepare a report con­ taining a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Head­ quarters Tallying Committee's results. The form of the report of the Headquarters Tallying Committee shall be followed as closely as possible. Two copies shall be sent to each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shall be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest number of votes cast'for the particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular office or job, the proper number of can­ didates receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. It shall be the duty of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer to notify each individual elected. (b) All reports by Committees and the Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected S'ecretary-Treasurer, Assistant Sec­ retary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight, March 31st. At that time, the terms of their predecessors shall expire. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume of­ fice, the provisions of Article X, Section 2-A, as to suc­ cession shall apply until such office is assumed. If he dftes not assume office within 90 days, the line of succes­ sion shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath; "I do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers Internationa) Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and 1 will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE Xn' OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3;00 P.M., for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shall be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the •meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shail apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall be elected at the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or secoifd regular meeting held after the close of the calendar quarter for which the Committee is to make the required audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to decide ht which of these meetings the election shall take place. The Committee shall consist of six members, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards Department^ No officer. Port Agent, Patrolman or em' ' ml S3 si 'I A �Supplementarj^—Pase Six SEAFARERS LOG <•1- Section 4^ No trial shall be conducted unless all the given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem* accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct cused was not given a fair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to isupport a bers present at the meeting provided that any member the trial except that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend ' eligible to serve may nominate himself. as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting select any nAember to assist him in his defense at the missed. (e) The Appeals Committee may reconunend lesser held at 10:00 A.M the next business day following the trial, provided, (a), the said member is available at the regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take time of the trial and <b) the said member agrees to render punishment. Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its place. It shall consist, of five members, of which threj such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states decision and dissent, if any, to the Secretary-Treasurer. Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial that the charges do not adequately Inform him of what The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of published and shall have them sent to each Port In time the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who such commission, such matters shall- be ruled upon and to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven their last known address, or notify them in person. Section IS. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ by the weight of -'^e evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon tffe accuser. Every finding shall be this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall qualifications apply to him. The members of this Commit­ tee shaii be elected under such generally applicable rules based'on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ number of witnesses produced. ' sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as the Appeals Committee shall stand. Section 4. Appeals Committee. If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the The Appeals Committee shaii consist of seven members, to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the- ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in Port where Headquarters is located, in the manner pro­ Port where Headquarters is'located. The same disqual­ the light of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so ifications and duties of members shaii apply with regard mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, providing for a new trial shaU contain such directions as to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ will insure a fair hearing to the accused. Section 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shaU notify the addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, in the hearing of an appeal from a Trial Committee deci­ along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port accused and each accuser, either in person or in writing sion, if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be addressed to their last known address, of the results of forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either Li per­ the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set fofth mittee. son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. in Section 17. .Ser.tfon 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, The findings shall include a statement that the rights of whether of a Port or otherwi'-'!, shall be composed of as • the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Internar many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote guarded. The findings also must contain the charges tional Union of North America, and the rights of. and of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of accused, the accuser, and each witness; shall describe each Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary bers of the Union. Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the a iimit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Union to take all steps within their constitutional power the number of those who may attend. the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations to carry out the terms of any effective decisions. Section 6. Meeting Chairman. shall be made a part of the regular files. Section 19. Any 'accused may waive any or all rights The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend Section 7. Delegates. Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations without properly requesting a -'ustponement, the Trial As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Committee may bold its trial without his presence. vention of the Seafarers International Union of North regular meeting. ARTICLE XVI Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Agent of each Port, together with leqpmmendations as to the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to 'each ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. bership: Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (a) Proof of membership m any organization advocating changed by a majority vote of the membership during that be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority the overthrow of the Government of the United States meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall vote of the membership of the Union shall: by force; (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or not prohibit any member from nominating himself. The (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Union or the membership in any qrganizational campaign; (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommenda­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the (c) Acting as an informer for, or agent, of the Company next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ tions, or against the interests of the membership or the Union; 'dl Order a new trial after finding that substantial, jus­ under may include provisions for automatic election of all Id) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy qualified nominees, in the event the number of such tice has not been done with regard to the charges. In this to destroy the Union. nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the quarters is located and, upon application, the accused, the following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to elected. accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event the ARTICLE XV tation and subsistence. TJIIALS AND APPEALS penalty of expufsion is not invoked or recommended, the Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and other member for the commission of an offense as set punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or forth in this Conkitution. These charges shall be in writ­ Secretary-Treasurer shall cause notice of the results a fine of $50.00, or both: ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his thereof to be sent to each accuse* and accuser. (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ book number. The accus'er shall deliver these charges to Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or erty of the value in excess of $50.00; the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ who is under effective punishment may appeal in the f<fl<b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place iowlng manner: seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; aboard ship. He*shall also request the Port Agent to He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not. present these charges at the next regular meeting The Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting notice of the decison of the membership. cial or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to takes place. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port execute the duties or functions of the said office or job. Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, functions; those charges to be read at the said meeting. which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals (d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of if the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ election files, or election material of any sort; ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of tioned proceedings and all available documents used as (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as are false; accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ any written statement or argument submitted by the ac­ (f) Making or transmitting, with intent to deceive, false matically on notice that he will be tried the following cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he morning. At his request, the trial shall be postppned so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity until the morning following the next regular meeting, at ters on the night the" Committee is elected. It shall he thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He the responsibility of the accused to insure that his written tions which fall within the scope of Union, business: (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or shall also be handed a written copy of the charges naade statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ against him. such presentation. ment of the Union or its agreements; If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall Im­ Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ mediately cause to be sent- to him. toy registered mail ad­ dressed to his last known mailing address on file with peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad­ tion of the duties of any office or job; (i) Paying for. or receiving money for. employment numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must journments and may request the accused or accusers to appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ aboard a vessel; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial sideration. Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union be by majority vote, and shall be In the form of findings the Union, or unauthorizedly transferrfiTg or receiving shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Head­ and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings those duly authorized to make such orders during time the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed of strike. Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of by the following: <a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub­ following offenses, members shall be penalized up to the charges At the request of the accused, transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such suspension from the rights and privileges of membership case, the Appeals Committee shall not make Us own fihd- for two (2) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: witnesses. . (ai Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent ings as to the. weight of evidence. (b) In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ erty of the value under $50.00; evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence required by courts ofi law but may receive all relevant mended. (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not, (c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ testimoivy. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ tions required therefor; proper defense. '4n the eveiit Wfe TTial Committee fails mittee- should have been disqualified, or Ibl' that- the ac^' (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official bensath r ouoriim.' ft shall adjouim until a qtiorum does eused was hot adequately informed of the detaUs of the' Union proceeding, or bringing the Unioh into disrepute •xist. ' •Charged foliensey whMb cewIted:lU hii aht'^iivibg* tieeii by hondiict not provided for elsewhere'ih-fiii^ A^cle; • ; '--Si I �SEAFARERS LOG Supplementary—Page Seven (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected holder thereof, is set forth In this ConstituHon, aU refer­ those duly authorised to make such orders at any time. therewith may fie issued and take effect only after ap­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shaU be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly Section 4. Upon proof of -the commission of any of the proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping acting in such office or job. following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a rules duly issued shall be deemed to be Union policy. Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may line of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons make special exceptions or rules for any company or to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year In vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by which elected officials and other elected job-holders are or pay-offs; required to assume office. The first election year shall be (b) Wilful failure to submit book to Union representa­ a contract or not. deemed to be 1954. ARTICLE XXIII tives at pay-off; Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif- amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in icaily provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes discharging their duties; the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, asPort shall be six members. (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port amended up through August 1951. (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; Section 9, The term, "member in good standing," shaU shall be seven members. (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to be a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean those duly elected or appointed thereto. tive of the Union. Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ bership. Section 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. requirements are met. ARTICLE XXVII Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be ARTICLE XXIV AMENDMENTS deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights MEETINGS This Constitution shall be amended In the following to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular this Constitution. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues following night. In the event a quorum is not present at stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of ^he pertinent port shall post­ membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ members, officials and job holders. pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by ARTICLE XVII ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote PUBLICATIONS of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news­ of any future regular meeting. papers. magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called quarters is located. This Committee shall be composed such manner as may be determined, from time to time, only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ of six members, two from each Department and shall be by a majority vote of the membership. ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. elected in accordance with such rules as are established and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will act ARTICLE XVIU on all proposed amendments referred to it. The Commit­ least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. BONDS tee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, ARTICLE XXV otherwise, it deems necessary. It shall prepare a report as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ AGENTS' CONFERENCE on the amendment together with any proposed changes quired to be bonded under such terms and conditions as Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' or substitutions or recommendations, and the reasons for may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote Conference once a year, and may call, with the approval such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted of the membership. of a majority vote of the menibership, additional Agents' to the membership by the Secretary-Treasurer. If a ARTICLE XIX Conferences during the year. The time and place of each majority vote of the membership approves the amendment EXPENDITURES such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. as recommended, it shall then be voted upon, in a yes Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a or no vote by the membership of the Union by secret to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. ballot in accordance with the procedure outlined in shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when Article XIII, Section 3-B through Section 5. The amend­ In the event no contrary policies or instructions are in such emergency exists. ment shall either be printed on the ballot, or if too existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and lengthy, shall be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within prepare reports and i-ecommendations on any part of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of all the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any Ports and made available at the voting site in all Ports. ticle XI of this Constitution. such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ Section 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly ship shall make the provisions thereof binding Union ballots east, the amendment shall become effective im­ apply to the routine accounting and administrative*pro­ policy, until modified or othenvise altered by a majority mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned vote of the membership provided such recommendation Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu­ has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall super­ tion. amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shall immediately sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles ARTICLE XXVI notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ X and XI. DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ment. ARTICLE XX RELATING THERETO ARTICLE XXVIII INCOME Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or TRANSITION CLAUSE Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ dealt with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this .\rticle ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ illness or condition preventing the affected person from to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations tributions. loans, interest, dividends, as well as income carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence derived from any other legitimate business operation or from the United States; or suspension from office or and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to other legitimate source. membership as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. operations and activities conducted in accordance with this liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. to prohibit the execution of the functions of more than are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate the foregoing purpose and intent. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and ceipt. be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or of­ other similar procedures and processes of this Union, in Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ time during which the circumstances exist. and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in vided that: Section 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with accordance with the provisions hereof. (a) The ballot must be secret. herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, jority of the valid ballots cast. and shall include failure to perform the functions of any the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, of this Union shall be applied succe.ssively to the mone­ sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ permit systems, reinstatement proeedures, and any other tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall the term, "majority vote of the membership," shall mean to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect be calculated accordingly. the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions ARTICLE XXI official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This hereof. PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more Section 4. All Union policies, customs, and usage, in­ This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For cluding those with regard to admission into membership, provide for affiliation with it by individuals in a lesser that purpose of this section, the term "regularly scheduled in effect immediately prior to the adoption of this amended capacity than membership, or in a capacity other than meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder membership. By majority vote of the membership, the shall refer to a meeting or meetings during the time and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident period within which a vote must be taken in accordance accordance with the provisions hereof. to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ with; Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a) the applica­ (a) The Constitution tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all bility or non-applicability of all or any part of this Con­ (b) Union policy, and others elected as a result of the balloting held by this stitution: (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of (c> Custom and usage of the Union Union during November and December of 1952, shall be the Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation In the indicated priority. deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the and, (d) the fees required for such affiliation. In no event Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and equivalent to that of members, receive priority or rights and hot forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term, functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said over members, or be termed a tnember. "majority vote of the membership." shall refer to the offices and jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They ARTICLE XXII majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any shall held office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration • FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES meeting of the Port, rCgiilar or speclaL date of the termik of office set forth herein. The terms of 'Section 1. The forniulatidn of shipiping rules shall iiot . Section '5. The term, "membership action" shall mean Article .Xni, only insofar as they apply to election of be deemed part of any Vbutine'administrative task; Ship- ^ the same as the term-"inajority vote of the membership." Offidals, Port Agents, and Patrolmtn, shall take effect the ping rql.^ governing, the details of the- assignments of Section thp title of-any oCftee° or Job; OP lho«' 'Jlrsl election year. ' T I •M "4 ••j: I •§\ �SnpplementaiT—Paf* Elflii SEAFARERS LOG V'- SUMMARY of ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: natel'the name of the union and defines its general powers. A nTi/"i c II Aff'l' 1* ^ Provides for affiliation of the AtARTICLc 11—AUlliatlOn: lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers International Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE Ill-Membership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of membership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE IV—Reinstatement: Gives the membership the right to set rules for rein- statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: Sing^^du^es schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement. ARTICLE Vll-System of Organization; SlTpanments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. ADTI/^I C \/lll Designates the following as elecAKIIVMLC Yin V^lllCerS: tive officers: the Secretary-Treas­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men ARTICLE IX-Other Elective Jobs:r„7,L'?rmtldltgates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: dul^ ol the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reportsEstablishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XII—Qualificafions for Elecfive Office: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. Describes procedure for nomi­ nation to office—^Provides for election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himself to office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Pro­ vides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of a district-wide Tallying Committee, including members from New YOTk, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco to tabu­ late results^ets forth manner for installation of officers. ARTICLE Xlll-Elecfions: CONSTITUTION ARTICLE XlV-Olher Elections: election ^of meeting chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. ARTICLE XV-Trials and Appeals.member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of fivemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspension or dismissal from the Union—Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. ARTICLE XVII-Publications: right to authorize the pub­ lication of a newspaper and other literature. ADTI/"IC VV/III Provides for bonding of officers AKI IL.LC AVIII DOnOS: and employes oLthe Union under such conditions as may be determined by the membership. ARTICLE XIX-Txpenditures: ship shall determine poli­ cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ADTI/^I E VV Defines the Union's sources of inAKI IL.LC AA income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives member­ ship power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro­ vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, interest and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE XXI-Degrees of Membership: rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must be determined by the Union's membership. ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ADTincVVIII Provides that the quorum for ARI ILLt AAIII L^UOrumS: ^ special meeting of any port shall be six members and the quorum fot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ABTi/"ic vvi\/ Sets the time and date for ARML-Lb AAIV MGGlingS: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XXV-AgenT'$ Conference: ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Deflnitions: frequently in the language of the Constitution. ARTICLE XXVII-Amendmenrs • amendment of the Qon* stitution by the membership. ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition ClauietSinrfe^ o? practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 January 4, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PREPARED IN MANPOWER CRISIS CARIB QUEEN BEGINS MSTS TRIAL VOYAGE EX-‘FINK’ SCHOOL TO BE PARK MANPOWER CRISIS FINDS SIU READY; ‘RESERVES’ ON CALL INS. CO’S EYE WELFARE $ NY, OUTPORTS ELECT 14-MAN TALLY BODY 2ND LARGEST SHIP SOUGHT BY SIU CO. BOOM TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT 1957 REPAIR 2 CRIPPLED SIU SHIPS PAN ATLANTIC SEELS BIDS FOR C-2 ‘LIFT-ON’ SHIPS SEE MD. KEY ARENA IN ‘RIGHT’ LAW TEST METRO GETS ONE T-2 OF SIX SOLD BY US IT HAPPENED IN 1956 SUMMARY OF SIU CONSTITUTION 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 1/04/1957 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. XIX, No. 1  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a2d306a84c93d65a52c4f73a30ef7065.PDF 51d60e7ed2d5d25d51ef6dcd649a58bb PDF Text Text , Vol. XiX No. 2 SEAFARERS . .- . ' .V-' • LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT * AFL-CIO • CONGRESS SCANS - m May Revise^ Broaden Ship Aid -Stories On Page 3 Fifteen Indian sailors rescued by the Steel "lOO ff O 06 AtOOOrCI* Apprentice in the Persian Gulf are wel­ comed by Seafarer S. Fires, chief cook (2nd from right) and others. Their 180ton craft capsized and sank near Bahrein. VtMt Norwegian-American liner Oslofjord heels over in TIff • floating drydock at Hoboken, NJ, after a section of the dock sank while the ship was being brought in for re­ pairs and inspection. The ship had listed to a 25-degree angle—^more than show:n here—but photographers were not permitted into the yard imtil dockyard personnel had flooded other sections of the dock and returned the ship toward an even keel. Eight persons in the crew were injured in ths accident at the Bethlehem Steel Co.. facility. There was no damage to the ship, which returned toltSscheduled run short­ ly afterwards. 'v sipiliiiiil. Cheeking The Count. men in New York gather to verify some of the results. Facing camera (i to r) are Donald Mease, Frank Drozak, Manuel Sanchez, Salvatore Biondo. Luigi lovino is in foreground. (Story on Page 5.) —Texf Of Election Report Begins On Page 4. �januawl8*_H5L iReds Ha® andfteF^!^ page^^ How Joe Cuttan le\te a sWi^ SEPTEMBER I. 1850 NEW YORK:—" VOL. LXVT. NO. M sv«rker" official I f The US Communist Part^ " \ 1 organ of the .quare for SSiSS "SVo^M" Mow Phony Can Thoy Ool7 C-re'-r-EorM-S TuKJitanM «••' ehin ^t-B_ I, A 'a* Ru.'slin* 1 trend on the "'{he beglnntoes "J J?" •' «8c •««.f,r,™ tit" KM"""*' '*«*' !• Icatfcrahlp an ••ytbiB* WrfAt YVnA^i ,HAPPfNeP' snp^ TSi"'' •' tho a"" •"' i cMPera''"" "'ifj me «>»t only » tween those three irtesponsihle SIU ertJil tor Ik* New Y*rk < Allener.Ccncrar* r*«*B| '««nr my .elf.taa„a4 wd. J.t'r.'SL' X'Slj"„,x «'• »• SS'.-as'S,?.!£s ttreil ef fc„| ek*II*»a«. H I „.,„„me. "X Borremolno 'c.",!!'^ "• All.™*,-! 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Jacob K* ^^f^ifltSed tion, had to Attorney Gen ^^^^tive to . * • Life "New "Fork morning Augus > ^Qqvention funds hearing °'¥hd American Eife "ring.'g.'^ U„ wel'ara ."^^ValW »' B ..P»aiU»» «« SnVance ,„„g, insurance A^.e»—nee A ^qguranee !»»• la • •» -"-" _ ^qq^g s£i:ssi^^r^ Sglgi^ «S=S=::?=s&SrSi MANUKA ,eiuctantly liroiional union . . • _„,^qded that huodi^f^R^ * o„,.farers Ur rsidSSei. are Crew HoHs Curron fof toggingWin It was self-insurance ^RVdustry. insurance ''"me poworidl lns»»"» Vorl. Slot. Inon.»« ,are wm "» » ,„perlnttndon» »« l»"e ^tioo Edet TVTivin went to the • ruling* "e cuoreme Couit hooks m pelSment tpreine Court^ Suf^hing "J^^^ay o^ NHU went to P^^^S^ive order a\and'ng ' ^gaqwhile, the decision, funds are leg ^ qgh quite »r<» standing Apparently theR® that the name ZS iosepU Cnrr^ of union pres qy of tne Ut appear rn^®°.in each headlines and ..puof "name-dropping SometimeMh^n"; sometimes its mentions wo. putties ^Yie motives , opovated wi conof business. eelf-insured pi®"® Their operating ..jiecFor years, flil a"ll^"^5;t.SaSey. NMU V was as| opposition irom Requirements of a a ruling on the formed on the lega^^ courts for 1 essary' to g ^^i^egroom wer ^.tml- expensive ^YthVI^- ' TheTMU says as foUows: an They Get. upm' .gmn giving SlU c«» S •news itenv "•^tvUh.ho dickered \,u )h" taJJe".rmS -- mri^m «e led nd. or the sro and other nfflons .SfsMttpe.'*®'"'"' it,ltl.tl»8 »«-» t. and selt- oiber ti«r®S'/;^R"^This is som®- °' ,,he ,dght, hut yod P ^ - : ^- " mm �t ••isJaniianr IS, ItSf Fare Hire* SEAFARERS LOG Study '36 Ship Act Overhaul ^ A complete review of US maritime policies under the 1936 Merchant Marine At^'with a view toward expanding and strengthening the US merchant marine is being planned by the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee^ Ad­ 4dressing an industry groupj "... The manner In which tankers should be constructed in New York, Senator War­ subsidies have been granted has under the US flag. ren Magnuson, committee tended to decrease the strength • He has reservations as to the of the Industry ... Because subWASHINGTON—Radical changes are ahead In the 20-year- chairman, said that in his sidles are granted only to a wisdom of permitting T-2 tanker old US merchant marine subsidy program. Instead of con­ view the US • does not relatively small percentage of owners to register under foreign flags In return for building new fining its assistance to a relative handful of shipping com­ have enough shipping and US companies, a situation has US-flag tonnage. developed which finds the ma­ panies, the pro^am is being-* Wider Subsidy Program Sought restudy its subsidy extended to virtually every ings, Including Bloomfleld and should program accordingly. offshore berth operator under Seas Shipping. A resolution has already the American flag. Subsidy applications are coming In so thick and fast that the Gov­ ernment will have to ask Congress to broaden the authority to grant Government aid. Among companies not previously subsidized whio are now applying for or receiving aid are Isthnilan, Waterman, the Arnold Bernstein Interests, Isbrandtsen, States Ma­ rine and States Steamship. In ad­ dition, several companies already receiving operating subsidies are asking or may ask for more sail­ Subsidy requests directly affect­ ing Seafarers Include Isthmlah's application for aid on the west­ bound round - the - world service. The company Is seeking subsidy on 24 to 36 voyages a year here. It Is also asking for 12 to 24 voyage subsidies on the Persian Gulf runs and additional aid on the Indian run. Waterman has not yet flled Its application specifying routes and the number of voyages. Bernstein's subsidy would apply to Its projected North Atlantic passenger services.. jority of private companies operating without subsidy In direct competition with the few who are sustained . . . This sit­ uation Is not conducive to a healthy and expanding Industry . . . We, therefore, urge no fur­ ther privileges to .. . subsidized shipping . . . until the whole problem has been reappraised by the Congress . . ." —Resolution on Subsidies Maritime Trades Department Convention, Nov. 29-30, 1955 • He would urge his committee to take action on these problems. "We must build to meet our needs," he concluded, "and It wiU be vital to the welfare of the United States that we do not deviate from this goal." been submitted to the Senate on Magnuson's behalf authorizing his committee to examine. Investigate and make a complete study of all matters pertaining to foreign com­ merce, transportation policy and The SIU and other SIUNA maritime matters among others. union affiliates have been criti­ House Merchant Marine Com­ cal of the manner In which the mittee chairman, Herbert Bonner, subsidy program has been con­ promptly endorsed the Magnuson ducted. Testimony to that effect proposals and said his group would before the House Committee on cooperate In any study to overhaul Merchant Marine and Fisheries, the 1936 Act. Icles seems to herald a broad in­ on June 20, 1955, was noted in Sen. Magnuson's declaration for vestigation Into the whole area of its report: "Mr. Hall ISIU sec.a full review of US maritime pol- shipping subsidies, with the aim of treas.I was particularly critical broadening the scope of this Gov­ of the subsidy program . . . ernment help to the Industry. His "Some of his more pertinent statements recall the sharp criti­ remarks in this connection, were: cism of the subsidy program In •"I personally think that in the past by the SIU and other many instances subsidies them­ SIU of North America unions, as selves, as they are now applied, well as the A^JL-CIO Maritime have done nothing In some in­ Trades Department. stances but put a premium on The Suez crisis, Magnuson said, Incompetence.' proves that the "United States can­ "At the same time, Mr. Hall not count on the aid of other marl- did support the theory of sub­ time nations for furnishing the sidy. In general, he seemed to shipping we will need so vitally. favor subsidizing all shipping Must Be Under US Flag companies on the basis of the "Our shipping must be under minimum amount of Govern­ our flag and we cannot depend up­ ment aid necessary . . ." on help from foreign-flag ships of the so-called friendly nations. Un­ doubtedly In a crisis they will need shipping Just as much as we and they will serve their own needs first." In this respect, he Indicated the group would take a hard look at the transfer foreign program. In his address, Magnuson made several important points as follows: SlU-industry safety program • Congress should re-evaluate was Indicated In the first 1957 the "essehtial trade route" concept meeting of Union and Industry as set forth in the 1936 Merchant representatives on the subject. Marine Act. "We should study the The Seafarers family bene­ Some 25 SlU-contracted companies number and types of ships now be­ attended the New York meeting ing used, the sailings and ports of fit program passed another and discussed the shipboard and, call. This will give us the Informa­ milestone last week with the shoreslde safety procedures which tion necessary to keep these trade payment of the 1,000th family hospital and surgical benefit to a are now being established. routes adequate In ships and sail­ Seafarer. A check for $349 went Some of the companies have al­ ings." out to Seafarer William Simmons ready Instituted the procedures • The US should provide for al­ of New Orleans representing pay­ drafted by the Joint Uinon-lndus- ternates to essential trade routes ment for care and treatment of his try committee. Involving regular if vessels are forced to circle the wife. shipboard meetings on safety and Cape of Good Hope. At the same time, total payments the establishment of departmental • More high-speed ships and cn these benefits passed the $150,safety committees In which Sea­ 000 mark In the 19 months it has farers play a leading role. Others been In operation. now plan-to follow suit. Originally negotiated in May, On the shoreside end, the com­ 1955, the hospital-surgical benefits mittee Is now setting up a records Jan. 18, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 2 program has been considerably ex­ program to keep track of ship­ panded and improved since then. II board accidents. The records will The 31 day limitation on hospital show to what extent the safety benefits has been removed and an •I"": program is succeeding. additional $100 in hospital extras PAUL HALL, aecreiary-Treasurtr The following representatives of HEHBEBT BHANO, Editor; RAY DENISON, allowance provided after the first the SIU and Its contracted opera­ Managing Editor; BEBNARD SEAMAH, Art. 31 days. The program was also expanded tors were present at the meeting: Editor; HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACX, W. Hall, C. Simmons, J. Algina and Staff Writers; BILL MOODY, Gulf Area last fall to include dependent par­ ents of Seafarers as well as their H. Brand for the SIU, Earl Smith, Representative. wives and children, and a number Waterman, the committee's chair­ Page 9 of claims have been paid accord­ man; J. Cecire, Robin; R. Brandon, Editorials Page 15 ingly. A. Fischer and A. Ellas, Cities Final Dispatch Inquiring Seafarer Page 10 Benefits under the plan include Service; J. Winters, No. Atlantic Page 14 $10 a day for hospital care, $4 daily Marine; C. Davies, Calmar; M. Wil­ Letters Page 15 for doctor's visits to the hospital, liams, Bull Line; R. Chapedelaine, Personals, Notices Page 7 $100 in hospital extras such as XSeatrain; T. Proud, R. Schilling, Recent Arrivals Page 6 ray, anesthesia, blood tests, operatAlcoa; J. McGuinn, Victory Car­ Shipping Roundup Page 7 mg room costs for the first 31 days riers; E. Latow, Grainfleet; E. Sea­ Your Dollar's Worth and another $100 after that date. men, C. Logan, Mississippi SS; G. Henkenlus, J. M. Carras Inc.; D. Published bIweelNV at me headquarters Surgical benefits are provided up International Union, At­ to a maximum of $300 according Wlnkowskl, Orion; M. Harrison, of theaSeafarers Cuif District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth management committee repre­ lantic Avenue. Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel HYacinth to a schedule of operation fees. 9-6600. Entered as second class matter The hospital benefit has a $50 de­ sentative; Dr. J. Logue, medical di­ at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under ductible feature in which the Sea­ rector, SIU Welfare Plan, R. Corn- the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. farer pays the first $50 of the hos­ well, safety consultant to the Joint I pital bilL committee. More Co's To Act On Safety A portion of joint SlU-industry group hears Capt. Robert Cornwall, committee safety consultant (far left), report on progress. Representatives of 25 SlU-contracted operators and Union representatives attended. SIU And American Coal A persistent theme in NMU President Joseph Curran's vili­ fication of SIU is the charge that the SIU is attacking the hir­ ing hall by filing charges against American Coal. Here is the record— "• ' SIU has filed a complaint union hiring hall. They were told, of discrimination in hiring in effect: "We will not hire you." practices against American Coal Shipping. • The NMU hiring hall, the NMU or any aspect of maritime hiring by a going shipping opera­ tor are not mentioned In the docu­ ment, and for obvious reasons of self-interest, are not targets of the complaint. • It has been normal organizing practice for NMU, SIU and all maritime unions to send men to the offices of newly-formed ship­ ping companies or existing unor­ ganized fleets for the purpose of getting representation on the com­ pany's ships. If SIU had not sent men to the company's offices at Cities Service, Isthmian and other operators, those fleets would not be running with SIU contracts to­ day. Does Curran pretend he never instructed NMU men to ap­ ply at a company office for Jobs with an organizing motive, in mind? • Several dozen jSeafarers who went to American Coal were re­ fused applications for employment. They were not referred tb any That Is why SIU filed charges against American Coal and that Is the legal basis for the charges. It is a sorry silght to see Curran revert again to the deeply-em­ bedded Communist Party line tac­ tic of accusing others of denying home, mother and flag every time they act to Curran's displeasure. For example, when the Sailors Union attempted to protect Its premium pay gains from Congres­ sional pressures by incorporating weekend and other normal over­ time in base pay, Curran screamed "40-hour week sellout" even though his own watchstanders were—and still are—working 56 hours. The charge "attacking the hiring hall" Is of a piece with the charges "Fascist," "Hitlerite," "warmon­ ger," "unlon-buster," "Trotskylte" and other epithets which Curran has hurled at one time or another against numerous labor and public figures. It is equally groundless. An ever-widening interest in, and support for, the joint l,000tli SIU Family Gets Hospital $$ SEAFARERS LOG �Page Four SEAFARERS LOG January 18, 1957 A&G District Eiection Tabuiation (Candidates with an astarlsk (•) before their totals are those who were elected) Bos Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall, H-1 Ko Votes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals NY 130 1,557 1 44 0 4 0 1 121 1,606 Phil Bait Norf Sav 634 7 2 1 544 790 13 4 1 817 167 3 0 0 170 99 1 0 0 100 Tarn Mob 85 ' 670 2 3 0 0 0 0 87 073 NO LC Nov tP Wllm 1,084 10 0 0 1,094 68 1 0 0 69 412 3 0 0 415 267 8 3 0 278 117 4 0 0 121 Sea Total* 131 4 0 0 135 *5,749 467 12 2 ej!30 Deck Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Algina, A-1 No Votes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals 119 1,523 521 782 163 98 82 509 974 69 404 264 110 2 78 22 31 7 2 5 . 164 119 0 11. 11 11 0 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0200000000000 121 1,606 544 817 170 100 87 673 1,094 69 415 278 _121 Inglne Assistant Secretary-Treasurer 507 767 36 46 14 0 0 544 817 169 1 0 0 170 99 1 0 0 100 87 0 0 0 87 579 94 0 0 673 1,008 85 1 0 1,094 69 0 0 0 69 408 7 0 0 415 359 16 3 0 278 109 12 0 0 121 130 *5,833 5 382 0 12 0 3 135 • 6,230 519 24 1 0 544 166 4 0 0 170 99 1 0 0 100 86 1 0 0 87 521 152 0 0 673 1,012 80 2 0 1,094 69 0 0 0 69 404 11 0 0 415 265 10 3 0 278 114 7 0 0 121 131 3 *5,824 386 103 1,491 502 704 167 98 84 Ol.-i 1,027 69 397 251 103 107 1.483 506 765 165 98 86 483 988 67 393 247 104 106 1,465 499 749 152 93 80 474 958 67 390 246 100 43 363 122 167 26 11 11 547 309 4 65 72 56 3 ^2 360000000 18 0 1400000000000 363 4.818 1,632 2.451 510 300 261 2,019 3,282 207 1J149 834 383 126 126 123 30 0 0 405 *5,697 *SA18 *5,502 1A36 42 5 18,690 James Sheehan, S-3 21 1,191 459 568 136 78 65 '589 873 51 336 188 74 James E. Sweeney, S-6... 93 305 60 185 30 17 15 61 116 17 70 58 30 No Votes 2 89 17 37 4 0 4 15 83 0 3 17 11 Void's 5 20 8 27 0 5 3 8 22 1 6 15 6 Write In's 0100000000000 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 544 817 170 100 87 673 1,094 69 415 278 121 92 37 6 0 0 135 *4,721 1,094 84 9 20 18 4 0 0 135 *4,629 308 336 565 318 72 2 6,230 Claude Simmons. S-1.... 115 ^,527 No Votes 6 73 Void's 0 3 Write In's 0 3 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 Steward Assistant Secretary-Treasurer E. (Eddie) Mooney, M-7.. 117 1,537 No Votes 4 61 Void's 0 3 Write In's 0 5 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 784 28 4 1 817 Joint Assistant Secretary-Treasurer WiUlam Hall, H-272 Robert Matthews, M-1... Joseph Volpian, V-1 No Wes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals Boston Agent 126 1 ejl30 Boston Joint Patrolman Eugene Dakln, D-9 89 1,068 461 532 143 80 71 607 841 60 349 174 70 Jack Farrand, F-69 11 128 8 44 1 7 6 11 43 3 14 19 4 Thomas Fleming, F-241.. 10 123 17 40 6 5 3 20 41 1 14 24 .12 W. aeo) McCarthy, M-268 10 175 31 137 15 6 5 18 69 5 25 29 22 No Votes ... 1 86 20 49 2 0 2 16 91 0 11 25 11 Void's 0 25 7 14 3 2 0 1 9 0 2 7 2 Write In's OlOlOOOOOOOOO Sub-Totals 121 1,606 544 817 170 100 87 673 1,094 09 415 278 121 New York Joint Patrolman T. (Ted) Babkowskl, B-1.; 71 ir234 461 675 149 FYank Rose, B-4 21 219 20 306 22 L. (Leo) Bruce, B-158.... 23 196 23 104 11 John Cabrai, C-200 28 217 24 87 13 Malcolm M. Cross, C-443 . 42 1,037 460 360 140 Louis (Lou) Coffin. G-7.. 82 1,302 495 667 155 Paul Gonsorchik, G-2 .. 75 1,319 523 676 152 Howard Guinier, G-3 ... 72 1,278 483 589 145 Richard (Mike) May, M-872 19 135 22 106 11 James Purcell, P-17 56 254 03 132 24 Charles Scofield, S-186... 37 184 27 98 12 Charies Stambul, S-578... 20 108 21 52 8 Freddie Stewart, S-8 87 1,265 492 635 150 Joseph Teicher, T-132 12 116 29 61 5 Keith Terpe T-3 72 1,245 600 660 151 C. A. (Chuck) Welch, W-351 15 117 18 76 7 A.(Hon't Al) Whitmer,W-316 20 160 47 131 15 No Votes 74 547 46 123 6 Void's 21 309 54 181 14 Write In's 0 0 0 0 0 Sub-Totals 847 11,242 3,808 _^5,719 1,190 83 6 7 O 86 93 88 83 8 13 7 4 85 2 90 9 8 0 22 0 700 74 637 3 29 6 26 7 20 67 610 76 626 75 626 72 615 4 18 10 40 9 22 2 9 72 627 3 12 73 640 5 15 8 22 29 89 14 28 0 0 609 4,711 924 117 72 69 888 924 928 862 55 118 63 51 886 49 914 , 64 86 463 12.5 0 7,658 60 361 193 91 2 28 20 21 11 25 53 20 2 28 52 21 51 348 130 81 59 377 191 80 58 374 198 88 54 357 181 79 4 17 30 10 15 41 82 33 2 24 45 23 3 12 21 7 58 283 202 87 5 24 19 8 64 383 195 83 3 25 29 12 4 38 46 15 28 90 120 46 0 70 133 42 0 0 0 0 483 7,905 1,946 847 Philadelphia Agent W. (Rusty) Beyeler, B-81 .49 188 e. (Blackie) CarduUo, C-1 66 1,297 No Votes 3 99 Void's 3 22 Write In's 0 0 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 68 467 4 5 0 844 133 652 17 15 0 817 18 152 0 0 0 170 9 90 0 1 0 100 14 71 1 1 0 87 19 642 8 4 0 673 80 961 40 13 0 1,094 3 65 2 0 0 69 29 381 0 6 0 415 57 202 13 6 0 278 20 90 5 6 0 121 1.3.36 162 91 17 0 1,806 521 14 3 6 0 844 648 131 15 23 0 817 156 88 ' 72 640 909 14 11 10 23 97 0 0 4 8 74 0112 14 0 0 0 0 0 170 100 87 673 1.094 64 3 3 0 0 69 378 33 0 4 0 415 222 38 13 5 0 278 91 20 5 5 0 121 88 1,403 80 34 1 1,606 35 497 6 6 0 544 47 717 27 26 0 817 9 161 0 0 0 170 4 94 0 2 0 100 4 65 0 0 0 69 4 405 0 6 0 415 15 244 1 18 0 278 14 95 8 4 0 121 505 728 478 687 49 89 493 728 44 78 24 33 39 108 0 0 1,632 2,451 168 149 14 153 20 0 6 0 510 93 89 9 88 18 0 3 0 300 976 920 140 938 107 168 33 0 3,282 62 386 67 362 13 46 61 379 4 39 0 18 0 15 0 0 207 1,245 233 176 81 233 70 17 24 0 834 98 81 39 103 19 14 9 0 363 Philadelphia Joint Patrolman r rr John Hetzell. H-6.. 80 William J. Smith, S-60... 84 No Votes 4 Void's 3 Write In's 0 Sub-Totals 121 Baltimore Agent Wm. (Curly) Rentz, R-274 30 Earl (Bull) Sheppard, S-2 83 No Votes 6 Void's 2 Write In's 0 Sub-Totals 121 6 80 0 1 0 87 11 25 646 1,039 14 17 2 13 0 0 673 1,094 Baltimore Joint Patrolman Rex E. Dickey, D-6 Eli Hanover, H-313 John Risbeck, R-207 F. (Al) Stansbury. S-22 Rowland Williams, W-362 No Votes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals 96 64 56 92 40 3 12 0 363 1,247 1,101 402 1,174 312 363 219 0 4,818 79 ' 625 72 589 10 52 79 620 9 39 9 85 3 9 0 0. 261 2,019 78 38 1 - 4 0 121 1,136 303 109 57 1 1,606 481 57 2 4 0 644 597 182 22 Ifl 0 817 162 7 0 1 0 170 78 18 4 0 0 100 75 8 0 0 4 87 608 34 31 0 0 673 969 96 17 12 0 1,094 66 2 1 0 0 69 364 37 6 8 0 415 192 58 17 11 0 278 92 26 3 0 0 121 Adelbert (Al) Arnold, A-147 33 James A. Bullock, B-7 . 65 Charles V. Majette, M-194 14 No Votes 4 Void's 5 Write In's 0 Sub-Totals 121 196 1,097 133 118 62 0 1,608 27 493 14 4 6 0 544 72 646 51 32 16 0 817 2 166 2 0 0 0 170 8 90 2 0 0 0 100 6 72 4 4 1 0 87 21 617 19 10 6 0 673 58 959 40 23 14 0 1,094 4 61 3 0 1 0 69 24 371 ' 11 9 0 0 415 45 200 18 5 10 0 278 12 91 11 5 2 0 121 Norfolk Agent Ben Rees, R-2 Van Whitney, W-11 No Votes Void's , Write In's Sub-Totals Norfolk Joint Patrolman Savannah Agent E.B. (Mac) McAuley, M-20 113 1,354 No Votes 4 216 4 35 Write In's 0 1 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 529 748 170 99 83 638 1,057 68 397 261 114 11 61 0 0 4 34 28 0 14 13 4 48010180443 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 544 817 170 100 .87 673 1,094 69 415 278 121 Savannah Joint Patrolman Nevln E. Ellis, E-70 No Votes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals 121 5 4 0 121 1,338 230 38 0 1,606 529 11 4 0 544 743 64 10 0 817 170 0 0 0 170 98 2 0 0 100 83 0 4 0 87 546 127 0 0 673 1,052 42 0 0 1,094 68 0 1 0 69 396 15 4 0 415 255 18 4 1 278 115 4 2 0 121 66 1,168 28 153 23 127 0 101 J®' 0 0 121 1,606 494 23 25 2 645 67 83 12 0 644 0 817 132 12 20 0 ® 0 170 92 4 2 0 2 0 100 81 2 2 2 0 0 87 621 17 16 14 5 0 673 959 49 54 10 22 0 1,094 62 3 3 1 0 0 69 373 13 19 5 5 0 415 209 28 32 2 7 0 278 90 13 13 1 4 0 121 A. H. Anderson, A-11.... 43 225 B. (Benny) Gonzalez, G-4 . 55 1,062 Hugh C. HandaU, R-248... 17 129 No Votes a 129 Void's 4 61 Write In's 0 0 Sub-Totals 121 1,606 34 483 17 7 3 0 644 111 611 59 25 11 0 817 15 148 5 0 2 0 170 12 87 1 0 0 0 100 1 77 4 4 1 0 87 14 616 17 23 1 o 673 68 965 M fo 13 0 1,094 3 S3 2 1 o 0 69 31 361 11 8 4 0 415 37 206 21 2 12 0 278 24 84 9 4 0 0 121 Tampa Agent Thos. (Tom) Banning, B-12 James Dawson, D-82 .... G. (Glenn) Lawson, L-27.. No Votes Voids Write In's Sub-Totals Tampa Joint Patrolman is;-'-: (Continued on page 10) Packages of ballots from all ports are opened in order by members of the tallying committee in preparation for the actual vote count. Pictured (I to r) are E. "Red" Sterns, chairman, W. Slade, C. Emanuel and Thaddeus Laboda. Report Of District Tatty Committee (To Be Read at "Election Report" San Francisco 6351-6950 . Meeting of January 23, 1957) WUmington 6951-7250 Seattle ...7251-7500 We, the undersigned Union Tal­ lying Committee, duly elected at The Committee then checked the the regular business meeting of numbers on the stubs received 100 *5,113 16 836 December 26th, 1956, six (6) at from the various ports, and these 602 Headquarters meeting, two (2) in 25 numbers, when checked against the 16 590 80 *4,380 Mobile, one (1) in New Orleans, 108 *5,235 two (2) in San Francisco, and two numbers on the stubs of all ballots 98 *5J!78 printed and issued and ready for 83 *4,953 (2) in Baltimore, submit the fol­ voting, were found to coincide, port 17 456 45 926 lowing report and recommenda­ by port, with the exception of eight 19 572 (8) stubs from Houston. These 16 334 tions: lOO *5,029 On January 2. 1956, at 10:00 missing stubs will be dealt with in 9 354 102 *5,172 AM, we met with Al Kerr, the detail later in this report. 25 420 628 Union Office Manager, who had 28 Your Committee then checked 1,681 been assigned by Headquhrters of­ 23 -the dates of the voting rosters and 1,051 35 0 fices to assist this Committee as a 0 945 43,010 result of our request. He gave compared them against the minutes of the special meetings for the each Committee member an election of the Polls Committees 32 718 amended copy of the Union Consti­ in the various ports. We found in 96 *5,232 2 194 tution, as well as a copy of a letter every instance that Polls Commit­ 5 0 0 that had been sent^ to " all Port tees had been duly elected on each 135 6,230 Agents by Paul Hall as a guide for day in which voting was conducted the various port Polls Committees in the various ports. Where no 96 *5,301 on the closing day of voting. He 32 622 suggested that we read those sec­ Polls Committee, could be elected, 222 3 no voting took place, as is required 85 tions of our Constitution dealing 4 by our Constitution. We note that 0 0 135 6,230 with the Union Tallying Commit­ on the last day of voting in San tee in detail, as well as the letter Francisco, Seattle, and Lake Char­ 5 297 of instructions sent to the Port les, no Polls Committee could b# 114 *5,643 Agents referred to above. elected. In these cases, as per the 4 163 12 126 A full quorum picked up the bal­ Constitution, the Port Agent took 0 1 135 6,230 lots from the Commercial State over the duties of the Polls Com­ Bank & Trust Co., 1400 Broadway, mittee. 116 *5,412 New York City, as per the Consti­ We checked the unqsed ballots 89 *4,924 tution. (See correspondence an­ that were on hand in Headquarters 48 1,048 114 *5,255 nexed, showing official documents offices that had not been Issued. 33 832 exchanged.) 736 The stubs on these unused ballots 483 The Committee then took over were numbered 9201 through 10,0 405 18,690 the Conference Room on the third 026, a total of 826 ballots. deck of our Headquarters building Your Committee then checked 89 *4,987 as the place in which we would do 42 908 the unused ballots that were re­ 214 our work while in session. Our turned from the various ports, 1 3 116 sessions were open to all members. 5 0 including the Port of New York, 135 6,230 There were no instances of miscon­ which are listed as follows: duct. In compliance with Article XIII, 532 24 UNUSED 95 *5,023 Section 5 (d) of our Union Consti­ PORT BALLOTS 333 11 216 tution we accepted from among 2 Boston 122-250 126 3 •0 0 ourselves Edgar Starns, S-728, as New York 9157-9200 135 6,230 Chairman of the Committee. Philadelphia 9045-9050 We then received from the Head­ Baltimore 1569-1750 131 *5,762 quarters offiees all of the files rela­ Norfolk 1921-2000 4 393 0 72 tive to the conduct of the election. Savannah 2101-2250 0 3 From the file.s, we found signed re­ 135 6,230 Tampa 2338-2500 ceipts for ballots No. 1 through No. Mobile 3174-4000 9200, which had been issued to the New Orleans 5095-5500 131 *5,636 2 520 following ports as follows: . Lake Charles 5570-5650 73 2 0 1 Houston *6066-6350 PORT BALLOTS 135 6,230 San .Francisco 6629-6950 Boston 1-250 Wilmington ....... 7072-7250 New York 7501-9000 91 *5,083 Seattle 7386-7500 New York 19 431 9051-9200 436 17 Philadelphia 251-750 158 8 •Houston was missing the follow- • 122 0 Philadelphia 9001-9050 0 0 ing unused ballots, with their stubs, Baltimore 751-1750 135 6,230 numbered 6159, 6182, 6190, 6220, Norfolk 1751-2000 6259, 6269, 6278, and stub num­ Savannah 2001-2250 23 639 bered 6059. 89 *4,907 Tampa 2251-2500 18 344 Mobile '.. 2501-4000 The above unused ballots, when 228 5 112 0 combined with the unused ballots New Orleans 4001-5500 0 0 135 6,230 in Headquarters and Kie stubs of Lake Charles 5501-5650 Houston 5651-6350 (Continued on-page 10) i �Jininrjr IS, IMt SEAFARERS LOG Fif* low IMEMCH MIOK SEIVE Unions Hamstring Amer. Coal EVEir IMEIieM stymied by a 24-hour picketline manned by four unions, the 88 Thomas Paine ig now a "dead ship." The US-owned Liberty chartered to American Coal Shipping Inc. is completely tied up on the Brooklyn waterfront, with shore gangs refusing to. handle her. The Thomas Paine wasf i brought up here from Balti­ more, still wearing her origi­ nal mothball coat of red lead, in efforts to whip her in shape for the coal run. As soon as the ship was moored at a Red Hook pier, she was hit by picketlines com­ posed of Seafarers, marine engi­ neers, both from the Marine Engi­ neers Beneficial Association and the Brotherhood of Marine Engi­ neers, and members of the Masters, Mates and Pilots. 3-Degree Cold One of the traditionarfunction* Picketlines w e r e maintained of American unions from the around the clock despite freezing esriiest days fias been to offer weather which touched as low as training to newcomers, so that the 3 degrees, snow. Sleet and high necessary numbers of skilled craftsmen could be supplied to winds. A stewpot established near­ Industry. by at picket headquarters, plus Today, union-sponsored train­ plenty of ski parkas, helped pickets ing programs are commonplace. battle the cold. Carefully established rules of ap­ Ship repair workers who had prenticeship and Instruction as­ sure the public of skilled union been hired to de-mothball the ves­ vyorkmanship. The programs also sel refused to go through the lines. provide numerous training Oppor­ After five days of picketing, the tunities which era difficult and power lines were disconnected and costly for young Americans to ob­ Piclcets from the SIU and AFL-CIO officers unions on duty at all efforts to work her discontinued. tain from any other source. Brooklyn shipyard have blocked work on reactivated Liberty It Is expected the company will ship Thomas Paine (background), withdrawn from lay-up have the ship hauled to another pier in further efforts to work her, fleet for use by American Coal Shipping. The SIU, Masters, but for the time being the "hot" Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Ass'n ship is ice cold. Pickets are keep­ are protesting ACS hiring bias and "substandard" pacts. ing a close watch for any signs of activity. eral Maritime Board, no action has can Coal. Meanwhile, Liberjtys are Elsewhere in the fight against been taken as yet by the FMB to being broken out and assigned to American Coal, five other ships are assign additional vessels to Ameri­ other operators for the coal runs. being picketed, one in Baltimore's Maryland Drydock, two in Savan­ nah and two in Charleston, South . The first union health center ever to be established in the Carolina. The four ships in Savan­ maritime industry should be in full operation early in April. nah and Charleston are still locked Alteration work is now going on to revamp the property up at last report. Work is going on aboard the ship in Baltimore. at 21st Street and 3rd Avenue, One ship, the Coal Miner, which Brooklyn, and convert it into by the second week in March, the American Coal purchased private­ of medical equipment ly, has cleared Norfolk with an a modern, comfortable facility installation A total of 6,230 votes was cast in the recently-concluded and furnishings will follow. NMU crew aboard and a topside which will offer Seafarers com­ The New York center is the first gang recruited by the Brotherhood Atlantic and Gulf District elections, the 14-man district tally­ plete head-to-toe check-ups. of four projected health centers of Marine Officers. ing committee reports. Successful candidates in the conThe contract was let out to the for Seafarers. The other three will The American Coal beef arose tests for 39 posts on the bal-"*" lowest hondable bidder, as per the be built in Mobile, New Orleans when the company signed with the instructions of the Welfare Plan and Baltimore. All four centers BMO, a District 50 affiliate, after lot are announced in the com­ the first time that position was liuslees. He will build several of­ will be convenient to SlU port of­ being in negotiations for an agree­ mittees' report filed at head­ placed on the ballot. The full list of those elected fices into the 100 by 50-foot build­ fices and major shipping facilities. ment with the Masters, Mates and quarters. There were 72 candidates is as follows; ing for medical labs, doctors' of­ The four centers will offer phys­ Pilots and the Marine Engineers in all on the ballot. The committee findings have to fices, exdniination and reception ical examinations and periodic Beneficial Association. Secretary-treasurer — Paul Hall; rooms, a lead-lined X-ray room, check-ups to Seafarers for the pur­ be confirmed by membership action deck assistant secretar.v-treasurer The SIU also filed charges air-conditioning lines and equip­ pose of diagnosing and detecting against American Coal at the Na­ at the next meeting in all ports. —Joe Algina; engine assistant sec­ ment, electro-cardiograph room, illnesses and physical defects be­ tional Labor Relations Board. The As soon as the membership acts, retary-treasurer — Claude Sim­ eye exam facilities plus the neces­ fore they become far advanced. Union accused the company of dis­ the elected officials will be sworn mons; steward assistant secretarysary heavy-duty electrical lines for The centers will not provide any criminating against Seafarers by in for the two year term. treasurer — Edward lEddie) the X-ray machinery. actual treatment, but will refer refusing to accept a single employ­ Mooney; joint assistant secretar.vBallots Mailed To Bank An outside garage door entrance Seafarers to the nearest US Public ment application from any one of Under the amendments to the treasurer—William Hall, Robert will be bricked off and additional Health Service hospital or clinic dozens of qualified seamen who SIU constitution adopted last year, Matthews, Joseph Volpian. windows installed along with a for that purpose. asked for employment at the com­ the two month election ran from Boston agent—James Sheehan; The Union health centers were pany's offices. Action on the charges November 1 to December 31, 1956. Boston joint patrolman, Eugene hung ceiling and various other im­ negotiated as part of the Health is now being considered bv the All ballots voted were mailed to a Dakin; New York joint patrolmen provements. and Safety Progratn with the oper­ NLRB. Once th; contractor completes New York bank vault at the close —Ted Babkowski, Malcolm Cross; Although the company was origi­ of each day's business. Louis Goffin, Paul Gonsorchik; his work, which is expected to be ators contributing five cents per man per day to finance the project. nally awarded 30 ships by the FedThe membership then elected a Howard Guinier, Freddie Stewart, 14-man tallying committee — six Keith Terpe. Philadelphia agent — Steve from headquarters and two each from Baltimore, Mobile, New Or­ (Blaekie) Cardullo; Philadelphia leans and San Francisco. The com­ joint patrolman — John Hetzell; mittee, meeting in New York, re­ Baltimore agent—Earl (Bull* Shepmoved the ballots from the vault pard; Baltimore joint patrolmen— and conducted the official tally for Rex E. Dickey, Eli Hanover, Flaye NEW YORK—^Freezing weather drove Seafarers accus­ the District. (Al) Stansbury; Norfolk agent— SlU membership meet­ tomed to warmer climates put of town, but didn't scare SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Ben Rees; Norfolk joint patrolman ings are held regularly —James A. Bullock; Savannah hardly enough ,ships into port. As a result, shipping declined Hall was reelected without opposi- agent—E. B. (Mac) McAuley; every two weeks on Wed­ temporarily when less than^ Savannah joint patrolman—Nevin nesday nights at 7 PM in The complete text of the E. Ellis; Tampa agent—Thomaa the normal number of ships seven more arrived in transit. tallying committee report, plus (Tom) Banning; Tampa joint pa­ all SlU ports. All Sea­ "These ships were all in good con­ called here. the official election tally for all trolman—Belarmino (Benny) Gon­ dition," SIU Assistant Secretaryfarers ore expected to The arrival of real winter Claude Simmons re­ ports starts on page 4 of this zalez; Mobile agent—Cal Tanner; attend; those who wish to weather pushed the mercury down Treasurer issue. ported. Mobile joint patrolmen—Harold J. be excused should request to about ten degrees at times, Among the in-transits was the Fischer, Robert Jordan, William J. brought some snow and ice Elizabeth, the Bull Line freighter tion, as were the six assistant sec­ Morris; New Orleans agent—Lind­ permission by telegram and with it. However, snow has been that was in a collision with a Na­ retary-treasurers at headquarters. sey J. Williams; New Orleans joint (be sure to include reg- on the light side this season. tionalist Chinese- tanker last Also unopposed were port agents patrolmen^Tom Gould, C. J. istrotion number). The Most of the business at head­ month. Now repaired and back in E. B. McAuley, Savannah; Cal Tan­ (Buck) Stephens, Charles M. next SlU meetings will be: quarters this period was taken up service, she aroused spirited bid­ ner, Mobile; Lindsey J. Williams, (Whitey) Tannehill; Houston agent by committee work, split between ding in the shipping hall when the New Orleans and A. (Frenchy) —A. (Frenchy) Michelet; Houston January 23 the 14-man election tallying com­ time came to crew her up again. Michelet, Houston. joint patrolman—Charles Xiinball; mittee and then the six-man quar­ A couple of standby crewmen re­ Officials elected for the first San Francisco agent—Martv Breit­ February 6 terly financial committee. (The mained on the ship during her stay time include Eugene Dakin, elected hoff. text of the tallying conunittee's In the shipyard. February 20 Boston joint patrolman; Malcolm Cross, the newly-elected NY report and^the election results are In turn, the Alcoa Runner went M. Cross, NY joint patrolman; Eli joint patrolman, will replace for­ March 6 ' in this issue, starting on page 4). into temporary lay-up during the Hanover, Baltimore joint patrol­ mer patrolman Frank Bose, who A total of 19 ships paid .off, period. She will crew up again in man and Marty Breithoff who was passed away before the election March 20; / three were signed on articles and the near future. elected San Francisco port agent started. See Health Center Ready By April I SCHEDULE OF NY Shipping Falls Off As SlU MEETINGS Freeze-Up Blankets City Count Over 6,200 Votes In SIU Election Tally 1* �SEAFARERS Fwe Six Janaary 18, 1957 LOG He's In The Chips December 26 Through January 8 i"i Deck A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ................... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans .................. Lake Charles .................. Houston ..;... Wilmington San Francisco Seattle II i'- Total Registered Deck Bns: B 2 4 14 74 6 24 24 86 7 11 6 11 0 4 23 6 84 13 10 8 • 24 4 11 9 16 16 9 7 Deck Ens. 13 84 36 67 17 21 2 28 47 16 23 13 39 18 Deck A B 126 413 A 287 #4 Stevr. A 6 93 12 36 3 5 2 23 48 5 18 8 20 8 Stew. A 287 4 18 8 19 12 5 3 5 9 7 15 7 20 12 Eng. 144 stew. B 2 18 5 8 9 1 1 6 10 3 6 4 11 2 Total A TotaJ B 23 251 72 129 27 37 8 74 129 30 65 32 75 _ 35 8 50 19 51 32 12 4 17 32 ' 18 25 20 47 21 Total 301 91 180 69 49 12 91 161 48 90 52 122 66 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 86 987 356 1343 Shipped Port M - I: • |:t Back after completing two-year dredging job in Venezuela on the Sandcaptain, Seafarer B. Witts, pumpman (right), shows his record size SlU vacation check to George Binnemans, FWT, who had been on the |ob earlier. Witts received $428.37 in vacation pay covering the 749-day trip. After taxes, he netted $355.91, plus a whopping big bonus payoff. Foes Of '50-50' Plan 'Whittje-Down' Strategy WASHINGTON—US maritime unions and other shipping groups are getting set for a new onslaught by American farm groups against the "50-50" law, now that Congress is back in town. Observers don't expect the with the need for more shipping battle to reach the intensity space for its export program and of previous years,, although there will likely be some whittling down of the scope of "50-50" as there was in the 1956 session. The agri­ cultural interests won a limited victory then through a provision exempting. fresh fruit shipments from the cargo preference rule. This year's fight will come on a bill to authorize the sale abroad for foreign currencies of an addi­ tional $1 billion in farm sur­ pluses. While the farm groups are committed to seek a blanket ex­ emption of these cargoes from "5060," they are not given much chance of winning anything but a concession exempting a few indi­ vidual commodities. Few Complaints As "The Journal of Commerce," a business newspaper, pointed out the' day Congress opened, "with last year's sales amounting to more than $1.6 billion, nobody can se­ riously assert that the program is being hamstrung by the '50-50' law or by anything else." The case for the individual com­ modity exemptions is not a very strong one anyway, the paper pointed out, "since there has been no significant increase in the vol­ ume of these exports since they became no longer subect to '50-50'." Opposition to "50-50" as it 'stands is also weakened by the fact that shipping space is the key problem today. Foreign maritime jiations have all the business they can handle, and are not expected to be able to muster much support in the US. The US Agriculture De­ partment has also been confronted m., thus must turn to American bot­ toms after all. The State Depart­ ment has likewise changed its tune on this score. However, US maritime groups, including the SIU, are not relaxing their interest on this front, for "50-50" has been the principal prop for the American merchant marine since 1948. In a calmer world situ­ ation, it would also be the only one, so American seamen have a big stake in keeping the law on the books unchanged. 'Excellent' Is Word On Seattle Jobs SEATTLE—Shipping is extreme­ ly good and the future looks as well, reports Port Agent Jeff Gillette. He noted a lot of difficul­ ty getting rated men, particularly ABs, oilers and firemen, however. Eegistration continues to lag far behind the dispatch figures, and more men, especially those with deck and engine rating.s, are alway.s welcome. He said the port's policy of discouraging those wishing to pay off in-transit vessels was the only way to keep the vessels prop­ erly manned during the shortage. Five ships paid off here during the last period, including the Grain Snipper (Grain Fleet), Westport (Arthur), Alice Brown (Bloomfield), Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans) and Kyska (Waterman). They all signed on again. In transit vessels were the Calmar, Alamar (Calmar); Warrior (Pan Atlantic) and Choctaw and Hastings (Waterman). All beefs were handled right on the ships, leavipg no major, items outstand­ ing. Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk a.............. Savannah .............. Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Total Deck Deck B A 6 56 26 48 12 10 5 8 45 13 26 5 29 11 2 4 4 19 5 7 8 2 2 6 6 0 15 5 Deck Deck A B 300 80 Deck C 0 5 9 26 1 2 2 4 2 5 0 2 16 17 2 53 20 88 8 3 6 10 31 11 18 3 16 8 Deck C Eoa. 91 227 Eng. B 8 9 S 19 8 4 1 0 5 4 10 5 14 11 Eng. B 95 3 13 12 24 1 7 0 3 6 3 11 1 23 13 Eng. 120 Stew. A stew. stew. Total B C A Total B ToUl Total Ship. Stew. A Stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B Total Total Ship. C 1 48 13 24 J2 4 3 9 63 6 19 4 16 4 216 2 2 4 20 4 2 4 6 8 5 3 1 12 3 76 2 18 3 25 3 7 1 2 13 7 6 3 8 19 117 9 157 69 110 22 17 14 27 139 30 63 12 61 23 743 7 15 13 58 14 13 8 8 15 15 19 6 41 19 251 5 36 24 75 5 16 3 9 21 15 17 6 47 49 21 208 96 243 41 46 25 44 175 60 99 24 149 91 328 1322 SIU shipping declined further during the last two weeks, but is due to snap right back again in the current period. A total of 1,322 jobs were shipped compared to the registration of 1,343. Registration edged ahead of Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Wilmington: Fair . . . San Fran­ Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: cisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good; shipping for the first time Good . . . Houston: Good . . . needs rated deck and engine men. since October. Actually, shipping- was really off in only three ports, New York, Norfolk and Mobile. The rest of the District generally held its own. Boston, Baltimore, Houston and San Francisco rose slightly, while Philadelphia, Savannah, New Or­ leans and Seattle stayed about the same as before. In addition to the others mentioned, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also dtf clined a bit. The spread between shipping and registration was greatest in the deck department, which was the only department where the regis­ tration total was greater than the number of jobs available. In terms of seniority groups, class B men filled the lowest pro­ portion of the total jobs in almost two years, barely 19 percent. Class A men again handled their "nor­ mal" proportion of the jobs, about 56 percent, and class C, 25 percent. The A and B shipping was barely more than the class A registration by itself. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair , . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: Alien Registry Cioses Jan. 31 The annual registnation of aliens required under US laws is now underway, January 31 is the cutoff date for the registra­ tion, imless an^lien seaman is on a ship. In that case, he has ten days in which to register af­ ter he comes ashore. Both resident and non-resi­ dent aliens are covered by the registration requirement. Reg­ istration cards are generally available in any postoffice or in the nearest office of the US Im­ migration Service. Bernstein Succeeds In Bid On Mariner WASHINGTON—The Arnold Bernstein shipping group was the sole bidder for the Badger Mariner, the last remain­ ing Mariner up for disposal, the Maritime Administration announced. Bernstein's- sue--* — cessful bid for $4,730,754 clears him to offer a lower fare than the the way for his conversion of competition. Construction of the the vessel into a one-class low-cost passenger-cargo ship for the North Atlantic run. Contracts are now being drafted on the sale of the vessel, as well as for construction and operating sub­ sidies. It is expected that the le­ galities will be completed by the end of January, with the Bernstein interests taking title to the ship on or around February 1. Ingalls To Convert The next step will be to take the vessel out of the reserve fleet and bring her 'down to Ingalls Ship­ building, Pascagoula, Miss., for conversion. Ingalls was the low bidder on the job of putting In 1,000 one-class accommodations and other facilities for passenger service. The conversion job will take about 11 months. With that timetable, it is ex­ pected that the ship will be out­ fitted and ready to sail in the spring of 1958. The Badger Mariner will be run from New York to Rotterdam and Antwerp on Trade Route 8, de­ barking her passengers directly on the continent. There will be a minimum of 50 flrst-class state­ rooms as required by law with the rest of the passengers in tourist class, two or three to a room, with private bath and toilet. Most tour­ ist class facilities are for four or more to a room and do not provide a private bath. Simplified mass fefcdinj^ and the one class set-up, avoiding wasteful duplication of facilities, are, what Bernstein is banking on to .enable. ship would allow him to meet a part of the overwhelming demand for fast, low-cosf transportation to Europe. Under the terms of Bernstein's contraet with the Government, the Federal Maritime Board may re­ quire him to build a second ship for this service at a later date. Japan Plans Sub Tanker TOKYO—Going the US one bet­ ter, a Japanese concern reports it is planning an atom-powered sub­ marine-oil tanker all wrapped up in one. The Mitsubishi interests announced that the tanker would be 30,000 tons deadweight with a submerged cruising speed of 22 knots. The proposed tanker would be almost twice as long, 540 feet, as the submarine Nautilus, and have a healthy 69-foot beam. It would be able to stay underwater as long as a month without coming to the surface. Why build an underwater tanker in the first place? It would be able to get "underneath the weather" and avoid typhoons and other, un­ pleasantness which often plaguea Pacific Ocean shipping. The Mitsubishi concern has al­ ready run, hull construction tests to determine how deeply the tanker .could ?afely submerge with a full,load, of oil, ,1., I j|, �T-*; '• • • •> January 18/ ld5T SEAFARERS LOG Pate 'Bereii Variety Artists Applaud Sill Strike Aid YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius What's What With Vitamins? A number of readers ask for more information on vitamin products and in some cases challenge this department's criticism of the high , prices of some brands, and indiscriminate use of vitamins. , This.department's concern is with the financial drain on.moderate. income people buying high-priced vitaniin products without even consulting a doctor as to their need for them, and with the exaggerated Belling claims. Do Ads Assure Reasonable Price? One reader argues that a vitamin supplement whose price we criticised is advertised in "topnotch magazines" such as the Saturday Evening Post and Look, and that "these magazines would not accept these advertisements if the company was not a reputable one or if ; their price was exorbitant." He adds: "I am positive that if I had used • this product years ago I couid have eliminated many an unhealthy feel­ ing aiid unnecessary doctor and prescription bills. You should check with the Food and Drug Administration to clarify any skepticism you may have about it." Philadelphia SlU Port Agent Steve Cardullo 14th from left) displays plaque presented to Actually, because a product is SlU in recognition of Union's assistance in 1953 nightclub drive in Philadelphia and again last advertised in a commercial maga­ year in a dispute with Ringling Brothers Circus. Pictured (I to r) are Pres. Georgie Price and zine is no guarantee of reasonable 2nd v-p Joe Campo of AGVA, Seafarer Al Shick, Cardullo, Seafarer Jack Miller and AGVA price. Advertising media don't question the prices their advertis administrator Jackie Bright. The presentation was made at a New York AGVA board meeting. ers charge. They simply sell them space. In fact, one way a com pany becomes "reputable" is to use such costly national advertising which must be added to the price WASHINGTON—Assignments of more ships for both berth operation and the coal run of advertised products. Even though the national advertising for to Europe have been announced by the Federal Maritime Board. Included in the break­ vitamin suppiements may not be outs are the first nine of some 50 more coal ships that the FMB has decided to place on misieading, sometimes salesmen's the coal run to Europe. Four-* verbal statements are, possibly of the nine have been assigned the market for tonnage. A total of to Europe. without the manufacturer's knowl­ to SIU companies; tw6 to Bull Sale of Bull Line to .American 160 ships was originally requested edge. For example, recently the Food and Drug Administration se­ Line and two to Waterman, Coal Shipping was completed re­ for the coal trade but less than cured a court conviction against an Ohio salesman for Nutrilite because cently. Bull Line has four more A greater number of Victory he had recommended it for the treatment of cerebral thrombosis and ships, 35 in all, have been assigned one-third of these requests will be ships, the Edith, Mae, Evelyn and filled. other serious diseases. In another recent case, FDA secured a con­ to various berth operators, com­ Jean which are suitable for the Largest Bidder viction against the firm selling Vit-Ra-Tox products for misleading pleting the breakout of vessels for coal run although they are not on claims in literature used by its door-to-door salesmen promoting these i-egular cargo purposes. Bull Line was the largest bidder, it at present. products for the prevention and treatment of high biood pressure, seeking 20 Libertys. It already has American coal purchased Biill to The four coal ships to ne manned polio, cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, mental disease, heart disease and by Seafarers are the Joseph A. placed four of its company-owned obtain the services and facilities of many other diseases and conditions which the booklets claimed were Brown and Granville M. Dodge for Libertys. the Angelina, Dorothy, an experienced and successful caused by nutritional deficiencies of the American diet. A. H. Bull, and thff Nathaniel Cur­ Arlyn and Carolyn, on the coal run steamship organization. rier and Murray M. Blum for Is One Brand Best? "It sounds, price and all, as if you are referring to Nutrilite Food Waterman. In announcing it would break Supplement," writes Mrs. R. L. of Minneapolis. "I have been buying Nutrilite for over a year because I was told it was so much better than out 50 ships, the FMB declared any other vitamin pill on the market. Have you ever analyzed Nutri­ that preference would be given to lite and found th^e ai-e similar food supplements? According to companies whose major operations All pi the folloiving SIU fmvilies will collect the $200 maternity Nutrilite, theirs is sTwholesome food product with no coal tars and are under the American flag. This synthetic vitamins which are not assimilated or digested. There are a upholds the argument presented benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: lot of vitamin pills on the mai'ket and I have always felt you get by Bull Lines which said it and Debra Mary Kostegan, born No­ Jack D. Wise Jr., born December other US-flag operators should get what you pay for." vember 28, 1956, to Seafarer and 12, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack preference over companies which Our criticism of the prices of nationally-advertised vitamins was Mrs. Stefan Kostegan, Everett, D. Wise, Nags Head, NC. concerned not only with Nutrilite, although that is the one that sells run many ships foreign. Mass. 4- t Upheld on Commitments for $19.50 for a month's supply, but other comparatively expensive, 4* 4" 4* Laurie Ann Oppici, born Decem­ highly-promoted brands, such as One-A-Day, Vi-Synerol, etc. There Bull was also upheld by FMB on Karen Grace Miller, born July was no criticism of Nutrilite itself. But it is sold by a very expensive its position that it was not neces­ ber 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 2. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. John distribution system. The agent liimself pays $10.72 for the $19.50 sary Jo have a-specific coal cargo Einil A. Oppici, Ridgelield, NJ. J. Miller, Petaluma, Calif. package. His "sponsoring" agent gets 10 per cent of $10.72 or $1.07. commitment to get ships. t> t> 4- i> • 4" The "key" agent, state distributor and wholesale distributor all get Mary Teresa Ballance, born De­ Bull Line and Waterman had re­ Daryl Wayne Richard, born De­ additional cuts, so that the largest part of the $19.50 actually goes to quested a total of 30 Libertys be­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and cember 15, 1956, to Seafarer and the chain of distributors. tween them for the coal trade, Mrs. Suny B. Ballance, Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Lester J. Richard, Lake It's not true that Nutrilite doesn't contain synthetic vitamins. It with other SIU companies, includ­ 4" 3^ i Cliarles, La. consists of synthetic vitamins in a natural base, largely alfalfa. I have ing Liberty Navigation, Grainfleet, Irene Rene Hendricks, born Oc­ 4« 4" 4« never obseiwed that the manufacturer claimed Nutrilite is all natural, Martis, New Jersey Industries, tober 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Senia Fontenot, born December so perhaps you got this impression from a salesman. However, the Ocean Carriers, Veritas Steamship, Coy R. Hendricks, Jacksonville, 15. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. fact that it is partly synthetic is not necessarily a criticism of it. New England Industries, World Fla. Wiltz Fontenot, Port Arthur, Texas, You don't have to take anyone's word for the quality of one vitamin Carriers and James Poll also in 4> 4> 4> 4> 4' 4* product as against another. Right on the label, the product must state Janet Mary Piatt, born Decem­ Stella Marie Sturba, born De­ the potency of each vitamin it contains. These ingredients must meet cember 22, 1956, to Seafarer and ber 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. the standards set by the United States Pharmacopeia, which Is the Mrs. Ranie J. Sturba, Morgantown, Elijah C. Piatt, New Orleans, La. official standai'd. W. Va. 4 4" 4" If you do prefer natural vitamins, pethaps becau.se of the argument Janies Bagley, born November 4) 4' 4* that natural products may cbntain undiscovered nutritional elements, Kathleen Lisa Witthaus, born 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs, you can get the Schiff Vi-Complette natural multiple vitamins and December 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Albert J. Bagley, Flushing. NY. minerals at a cost of only $25 for a ten-month supply of 1,000 tablets Mrs. Paul L. Witthaus, Morgan4 4" 4' at health and food stores. Or you can get Ovatrin, sold by Vitamin LAKE CHARLES — Shipping town, W. Va. Deena Marie Murray, born Octo­ Quota, which like Nutrilite contains synthetic vitamins in a natural held up pretty well here in the ber 29. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4* 4" i base, for $7.50 for a month's supply.. past two weeks. Fourteen ships Susan Martina Francisdo, born Hugo A. Murray, Marshall. NC. What's The Authority? made a showing during the pei'iod. June 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4* 4 4 "There was also a call for a dead Alex D. Francisco, New Orleans, Mrs. G. F. of Stockton, Calif., says she agrees with us but some of Feddie Lopez, born December her neighbors who are interested in food supplements questioned tow job from Beaumont to Tampa, La. 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. .Al­ what authority'our I'eport had. so the boys did okay on the ship­ fonso Lopez, Bronx, NY. 4; t 4. Several authorities were mentioned in the original article. Among ping end," Port Agent Leroy Clarke Rosalind Maria Mitchell, born 4 4 4 the most authoritative sources w>as Professor L. A. Maynard, director commented. Dolores Santorio. born Decem­ August 28, 1956, to Seafarer and of the Cornell School of Nutrition. He has said that vitamins are only The arrivals and departures for Mrs. Charles J. Mitchell, Mobile, ber 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. a temporary measure, ordinarily should not be taken by healthy pei> the period covered 11 Cities Serv­ Ala. Secundino Santorio, Jersey City, sons who have no fqod allergy or dietary restriction, and some vitamin ice tankers, plus the Val Chera NJ. 4" 4" t preparations contain substances not yet pix)ved to have nutritional (Valentine) in Port Neches, Texas; Paul David Sota Maldonado, born 4 4 4 value, but exploited by vitamin sellers'to' pSSh their products. There the Pan Oceanic Transporter (Pan October 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Georgia Papoutsis, born Decem­ is nd ptirpdse in taking over thel normal amodnt ot v^Uaipins, he has' Oceanic) in Port Arthur, and tlie Mrs. Enrique S. Alvarez, Santurce, ber 16. 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. said; "you canndt' sujpri^hal-ge thfe ht«han'-b<)dy.'' * ' Stavros Papdutsis, Neiv York City. Micha^ (Carras),. in Smith's Bliifif. PR. US Breaking Out 50 Coal Ships 14 Ships Show At Lk. Charles �Janttny 18, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Vae* Eifflit The Seafarers pictured on this page are among the brothers now receiving SIU disability-pension bene­ fits. This is a "progress report" to let their union brothers know how they're doitfg. "Thank you all for the wonderful support and comradeship," says B'klyn's Edw. Hansen. ._ Happy to report that he's now "improving nicely," is Samuel L. Gordon of NYC. _ » •iiiiil V - I From front door of his home in Aberdeen, Md., Hugh D. Fouche (above] says hello. "Much better and able to be home again," William Girardeau (photo left) poses with wife, Olive, in North Harwich, Mass. "I'm not feeling so hot but thanks to SlU, my finances are fine," re­ ports Nils Lornsen. Almost 76, Leonard H. Goodwin, in Yar­ mouth, MS, "still keeps in touch." lt;>- Unable to work since V-J Day '45 due to multiple war injuries, Joseph Koslusky (above) says "keep 'em sailing, boys." , Disabled since Nov. '52, Jose G. Rivero hails SIU "for ending all worry about bills." Sidelined in La Grande, Ore., Frank B. Vortkamp's relaxing after 40 years at sea. "Still far from well," Leonard Ellis (right) blesses 6 New Orleans SIU men "whose blood saved my life." _ii^ Bernard M. Larsen, of Miami, "will never for­ get SIU for making a pension possible." Home in Santurce, PR, brother Francisco Mo­ lina is "happy to hear about new SlU gains.'-' ' I " "The SlU has been God's gift to a sailor. Thank you all"—How­ ard C. ParkerVMk'n'* Proud of a good day's catch (16 fish) down home in Winnsboro, Texas, brother Charles Shrunk shows 'em off (above). At bottom, he keeps up with the news of former shipmates through the LOG. Still needing med­ ical treatment, he was in Galveston hospital last week for periodic check-up. "God bless you all in your good work . . . keep 'em sailing," says H. Bonnitto, NY. �January 18, 1957 Page NJne SEAFARERS LOG TAere Oughta Be A Law!' House Report AssaHs Infl Ship Standards WASHINGTON—A report highly critical of international safety standards both as to construction and operation of ships has been filed by a committee of experts after study of the Andrea Doria sinking. ' The report prepared for the the Andrea Doria. They said that House Merchant Marine Com the Doria met the subdivision re­ mittee called for strengthening of international regulations to con form more closely with US stand ards. The committee's sharpest barbs were aimed at the construction of A $40 weekly payment for all temporarily disabled Sailors has gone into effect January 1 under the Sailors Union of the Pacific WelTare Fund. Up until now the benefit had gone only to mep who did not receive anything from the California State Disability fund but now the SUP fund is making up the difference between the Cali­ fornia payments and the $40 figure 4 4 4 Tahiti being Tahiti, a 2nd reefer engineer on the Mariposa missed the ship at Papeete and then hitch­ hiked 2,300 miles by sailing vessel to catch her in Honolulu. The reef­ er man, Maurice J. Moiine, caught his ship by sailing on a 136-foot schooner. Despite his exploits, he had to face the music from the Marine Firemen's Union for miss­ ing ship. AFL-CIO To Discuss NY Docks SIU of NA vice-presidents Paul Hall of the A&G District and Mor­ ris Weisberger of the Sailors Union of the Pacific have been designated by International President Harry Lundeberg to represent SIU of NA at the forthcoming AFL-CIO exec­ utive council meetings. The coun­ cil will star# its sessions in Miami Beach on January 28. Prominent on the agenda of the meeting will be a discussion of support given to the ousted Inter­ national Longshoremen's Associa­ tion by some segments of the Fed­ eration's membership, particularly the National Maritime Union. Just before the last New York longshore election, the NMU presi­ dent, Joseph Curran, called on dockworkers to support the ousted ILA against the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen's campaign for clean unionism on the docks. The Curran announcement drew a tart rejoinder from AFL-CIO President George Meany who ques­ tioned Curran's further usefulness to the Ethical Practices Committee of the Federation, in light of his pro-ILA position. Subsequently, Meany gave strong support to the'Masters, Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association In their fight for recognition at American Coal Shipping. liie NMU and its president have strongly opposed the MEBA-MMP stand, leading to MEBA with­ drawal from the AFL-CIO ^Mari­ time Committee, a Curran-created organization. News that the SIU Welfare Plan has just paid its 1,000th family benefit comes at a time when self-insured welfare funds, such as this Union's, are under heavy attack from the insurance industry. The industry cries that the plans should come under' "regulation," to mask the fact that insurance companies are hurting from the competition. Naturally, a self-insured, self-administered plan such as the SIU's is in a position to give more and better benefits, and to move more rapidly to meet human needs than an in­ surance company. That's simply because there are no pre­ miums, stockholders dividends, fees and other expenses above actual operating expenses siphoned off the fund's income. Look at the family benefits program for one. The SIU program was begun on the basis of 31 days' hospital benefits. Experience showed there was an important area of human need—the chronically and seriously ill—^which was not fully covered by the 31 day provision. So coverage was extended by providing it without time limit. It was also found that many Seafarers had dependent parents. These parents too, were included in the program. Just imagine trying to get an insurance company with its oceans of fine-print to alter its benefits as rapidly. Actually the only selling point any company has to offer is the strength of its financial reserve—an important factor to very small groups. But this advantage is more than lost by the inferiority of an insurance company setup.,. 4. 43. 4 4 4 California fish cannery and fish­ ery unions are pushing a court case along with the local canning indus­ try to have State Department trade agreements declared unconsitutional. They argue that the trade agreements should he subject to ratification by the Senate, like other treaties. The case is aimed against Japanese tuna imports which pay a 121^ percent duty in the US. 4 4 4 quirements of the 1948 Safety of Life at Sea Convention "by a very narrow- margin." These standards are well below the compartmentation required aboard US-flag ships. If the Doria had been built to US standards, the report said, "she would have survived." Training In Radar In addition, the report called for more adequate training of deck officers for utilizing radar, direct bridge - to - bridge radiotelephone communication and observation of the recognized steamer lanes. The Swedish ship Stockholm, which struck and sank the Doria, was admittedly traveling west­ bound virtually "X)n the eastbound track and about 20 miles off the recommended course. There is no legal compulsion requiring ships to follow the recommended tracks. The Swedish-American Line and the Italian Line are, not parties to the tracking agreement on the North Atlantic. The 1948 international conven­ tion on subdivision of watertight compartments supposedly provid­ ed that if one or two compartments of a ship were flooded, or even more, the ship would not sink. "The fact remains," the committee said, "that a fine, relatively new ship, built in accordance with the latest international convention, did sink after damage apparently less than she should have been able to withstand." Further, the committee flatly ' stated, the collision "would have been prevented if the information provided by radar had been prop­ erly used." Committee members included Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane, for­ mer Maritime Administrator; Rear Admiral H. C. Shepheard, former Coast "Guard official, E. M. Web­ ster, retired Coast Guard com­ modore, and H. L. Seward, former professor of marine engineering at Yale University. Sixteen vessels of the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. fleet are the targets of an election petition filed by the SIU Great Lakes District. It is ex­ pected that a vote will be held around May 1. At present, Cleve­ land Cliffs and four other fleets are contracted to the Lake Sailors Un­ ion, an independent outfit exist­ ing only on steel company subsidi­ SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping aries. has done more than alright so far 4 4 4 for the New Year, and the outlook After the maiden voyage of the indicates more of the same. new Matsgn liner Mariposa, the Total job activity is well up Marine, Cooks and Stewards Union there around the 150-job mark, and collected 1,133 hours of disputed the three more payoffs scheduled overtime. In addition, the union so far should help maintain the negotiated addition of six ratings pace, says Port Agent Leon in the department; Most of the OT Johnson. The call by Senator Warren G. Magnuson for. a full-scale was rolled up serving company- The Suzanne (Bull) and Choctaw review of the maritime policies of the United States repre­ sponsored parties before the vessel and Maiden Creek (Waterman) sents something that has needed public airing for a long time. sailed. paid off during the period. Among 4 4 4 ' these, the Suzanne signed on again, The SIU and other maritime unions in the Maritime Trades A four-day sea fight against a along with the Afoundria and WaDepartment have called for changes time and time again. With American merchant shipping now operating at an fire in the No. 4 hold of the Alaska costa (Waterman). The Wacosta was won by crewmembers of paid off the previous period. emergency period peak, the inquiry could not come at a Bear the ship. The vessel put into Hono­ better time. The handling of the subsidy program, for one, lulu after keeping the fire confined Eight vessels stopped Off in would be a good place to begin. The present situation shows to No. 4. Crewmembers are mem­ transit to claim replacements. were the Warrior, John B. that if US merchant shipping is to be encouraged to develop bers of the Sailors Union of These Waterman, Young America (Water­ to its fullest potential in meeting all shipping needs, the the Pacific, Marine Firemen's Un­ man); Coe Victory, Jefferson City ion and Marine Cooks and Stew­ Victory (Victory Carriers); Steel basis of Federal aid to shipping needs to-be looked into. The granting of subsidies to a handful of US operators— ards. Scientist, Steel Navigator (Isth­ 4 4 4 to the complete exclusion of all others—can only serve to mian), and Yorkmar (Calmar). All undermine the remainder of the industry. Certainly no one Pension benefits for retired en­ of the ships were in good shape. can say that transferring ships to foreign registries is a way gineers have been increased to $25 week, the Brotherhood of Marine to build up the US merchant fleet, but this in essence is Engineers reports. Originally, the what has been a cornerstone of American shipping policy. plan called for $75 a month for the Competition is the lifeblood of a free economy, but when first three years and $100 a month the coiwj^qtitors are not on an equal footing, and public money thereafter. The $25 weekly rate is used to prop up some af the expense of all others, it's time makes the effective monthly penfor a re-evaluation of the whole program. laion approximately $108.50. SF StoryLots Of Jobs " It's About Time! l.0r'gM KHOVJl. ro-MBuiS V,1 m �Page Ten ri {• January SEAFARERS LOG A&G District Election Tabulation (Continued from page 4) Bos NY Phil Bait Norf Say Tarn Mob) NO LC Hou SF Wilm Sea Totals 1,.5,'21 41 32 0 1,606 537 2 5 0 544 802 6 9 0 817 169 1 0 0 170 96 3 1 0 100 83 4 0 0 87 673 0 0 0 073 1,084 8 2 0 1.094 68 1 0 0 69 410 1 4 0 415 269 4 5 0 278 117 1' 3 0 121 13.3 0 2 0 135 •6.084 79 67 0 6,230 83 89 31 83 38 30 9 0 363 l,.S-52 1,287 346 1,223 283 178 147 0 4,818 517 503 43 496 36 37 0 0 1,632 723 699 130 665 162 3 69 0 2,431 162 154 IS 153 15 5 3 0 510 90 93 7 94 11 2 3 0 300 662 81 663 75 6 21 653 73 17 9 14 0 3 3 0 0 261 2.019 1.029 1.009 09 976 100 13 57 0 3.282 66 65 0 65 2 9 0 0 207 New Orleans Agent Lindsey J. Williams, W-1. 114 No Voces 3 Void's 4 Write In's 0 • > Sub-Totals 121 1,542 30 34 0 1,606 539 4 1 0 544 806 1 10 0 817 169 1 0 0 170 97 2 1 0 100 83 4 0 0 87 668 5 0 0 673 1,086 7 0 1 1,094 69 0 0 0 69 New Orleans Joint Patrolman Thos. (Tom) Gould, G-267 109 C. J. (Buck) Stephens. S-4 114 C. (Wliitey) Tannehill, T-5 111 19 No Votes Void's 10 Write In's 0 Sub-Totals 363 1,334 1.503 1,509 174 95 3 4.818 798 536 536 801 796 530 22 18 34 12 0 0 1,632 2,451 168 160 167 15 0 0 510 100 96 99 2 3 0. 300 83 83 83 12 0 0 261 668 665 663 21 0 0 2,019 1.084 1,084 1.082 8 24 0 3,282 69 68 68 2 0 0 207 Houston Agent A. (Fren'y) Michelet, M-14 112 No Votes 6 Void's 3 Write In's 0 121 Sub-Totals 1,540 45 17 4 1,606 533 7 4 0 544 800 6 10 1 817 168 2 0 0 170 98 1 1 0 100 83 4 0 0 87 664 9 0 0 673 1,083 3 7 1 1,094 68 1 0 0 69 Houston Joint Patrolman James L. AUen, A-90 .... 23 R. B. (Hoss) Groseclose, G-63 4 Charles KimbaU. K-2 60 Chas. (Danny) MerriU. M-442 6 Wm. (Bill) Mitchell, M-22 IS No Votes 6 4 Void's Write In's 0 Sub-Totals 121 171 42 993 58 171 100 71 0 1.606 2.3 9 476 8 15 7 6 0 544 67 7 22 3 594 148 2 30 , 67 4 12 5 23 1 0 0 817 170 3 2 83 3 3 0 4 0 100 4 0 71 2 4 4 2 0 87 8 6 626 11 20 2 0 0 673 40 801 33 126 31 18 0 1.094 6 0 61 0 2 0 0 0 69 San Francisco Agent M. (Marty) Breithoff, B-2 92 A.W. (Andy) Gowder, G-352 24 a No Votes 3 Void's Write In's 0 Sub-Totals :121 1,347 139 77 43 0 1,606 512 12 9 6 0 544 703 82 15 17 0 817 90 8 0 2 0 100 81 2 4 0 0 87 652 18 -2 1 0 673 979 59 40 18 0 1094 66 3 0 0 0 69 Mobile Agent Cal Tanner. T-1.. No Votes Void-s Write In's Sub-Totals . 110 , 7 Mobile Joint Patrolman Harold J. Fischer, F-1.. Robert Jordan, J-1 ... Leon M. Kyser, K-259 .. William J. Morris, M-4 . William R. Stone, S-647. No Votes Void's Write In's Sub-Totals .^ 157 10 2 0 1 170 . Question: What ship and run are you looking for? AI Sacco, bosun: Anything I can J. R. Olive, chief steward: I'm looking for a steady run right now. get will do as far as I'm con­ cerned, since I'm As a matter of shipping in group fact, something like the dredge 1 in the deck de­ Sandcaptain partment and you don't get as much where I would be all set for a year turnover there. As long as the or more would be my idea of the job is on an SIU ship and my card best kind of job has fhem beat, to take. Those bonus arrange­ I'll take what ments would be nice too. comes along. 4» 4" 4* Augustin Andrea, OS: An around-the-world run is my choice of anything on the board. There's nothing like a four to five month trip for coming up with a good-sized payoff. I think I'll try my luck on some­ thing along that line. Turned Down OT? Don't Beef On $$ Headquarters wishes to re­ mind Seaf-wers that men who are choosy about working cer­ tain overtime cannot expect an equal number of OT hours with the rest of their department. In some crews men have been turning, down unpleasant OT jobs and then demanding to come up to equal overtime when the easier jobs come along. This practice is unfair to Sea­ farers who take OT jobs as they come. The general objective is to equalize OT as much as possible but if a man refuses disagree­ able jobs there is no require­ ment that when an easier job comes along he can make up the overtime he turned down be- i fore. 4. 4. 4. Oscar J, Adams, FWT: I'm look­ ing for a berth on one of the Robin Line ships to South Africa at the present. I don't care for the winter weather in New York and South Africa is as good a place as any to get away from the ice and snow. 4> 4> 4^ Jack Bluitt, AB: I haven't shipped out for about six months because I was working ashore. Right now though, I want to head for the Ca­ ribbean or any­ where else that it's warm to beat the weather. An Alcoa or Bull job would look good to me "because I wouldn't be out too long. 4> 4i William Gattis, AB: I'm looking for something going out across the Pacific, like to Japan and the Far East, or may­ be a shorter run into the Hawai­ ian Islands. I've been on that run quite frequently in the past and I'd like to stick to it for a while. 1957 Report Of District Tally Committee (Continued from page 4) bered one (1) through nine thou­ the used ballots In all ports, com­ sand two hundred (9200), except pares equally in number with the for the following eight (8) num­ amount printed by the printer for bered stubs: 6059, 6159, 6182, 6190, 249 96 393 122 •5,625 223 104 108 •5,433 the Union, except for the above 6220, 6259, 6269, 6278. The total 381 39 47 839 22 30 2;!0 102 371 100 •5,286 mentioned seven (7) missing un­ number of unused and used ballots 40 50 829 used ballots and the one missing in our custody equalled ten thou­ 30 38 9 2 9 0 310 12 33 0 9 348 stub; that is the only difference— sand eighteen (10018). In this en­ 0 0 0 0 0 1,243 834 363 405 18,690 a difference of eight (8). When' we tire election therefore, seven (7) combined the unused ballots we unused ballots with their stubs, had with the used ballots, and sub­ one stub of a used ballot, and one 411 271 119 133 •6.107 4 7 68 tracted that amount from the used ballot are unaccounted for. 0 0 0 0 2 2 54 0 0 1 printer's total, the difference then Further on in this report, we give 0 0 415 278 121 135 6^30 was also eight (8). That was be­ a detailed break-down of the balcause one voted ballot was also 410 272 118 132 •6.081 missing from New York, also a fact 407 272 117 133 •6,039 407 272 118 13.1 •6.040 to be mentioned later. 9 3 4 1 310 The Committee has checked in­ 12 13 6 6 217 0 0 0 0 . 3 voice No. 14085 received from the 834 1,245 363 405 18,690 printer, Brandt and Brandt, who printed the ballots that were uSed 411 269 118 133 •6,080 4 1 3 0 92 in the conduct'of our Union elec­ 0 6 2 2 52 tion for the Election of 1957-1958 0 0 0 0 6 415 278 121 133 6,230, Officers of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America, 13 31 15 14 432 Atlantic and Gulf District..We find, 10 1 8^ 6 153 375 181 7.1 89 •4,631 that the bill was for nine thousand 7 9 6 9 186 two hundred ballots, paid for with 9 26 13 13 491 5 7 1 1 181 our General Fund check No, 3826, 3 16 3 3 156 dated October 24th, 1956. 0 0' 0 0 0 413 278 121 133 6,230 Your Committee also finds, that on November 19, 1956, the above 389 266 -11.-. a26 •5.575 referred to printer billed the 16 3 2 0 383 4 4 0 7 166 Union on invoice No. 14312, for an 6 5 4 2 105 additional , one thousand twenty-six 0 0 0 0 1 413 278 121 133 6.230 ballots, which were paid for with our General Fund check No. 4303, dated December 7, 1956. Of the ten thousand two hun­ twenty-six ballots, two hun­ Committeemen Robert EVERY SUNDAY dred dred were set up to be used as Johnson (leftl and Luigi samplfe ballots. The Committee has DIRECT VOICE #bvino open up ballots from checked the election files main­ BROADCAST packages kept in bank tained by Headquarters offices as vault. per the Union Constitution, and has found signed receipts from the following ports for the following lots, by ports and serial numbers, amount of sample ballots, broken in which will be included further mention of these seven (7) unused down, as follows: ballots, the used ballot, and the FORT BALLOTS one stub. Boston 10 With respect to the missing bal­ New York 30 lot, the Committee has counted Philadelphia .. 10 the ballots that were cast in each Baltimore ••«••• 23 port on a daily basis, compared Norfolk •••••• 10 them against the rosters for that Savannah 10 port, and has found that all used Tampa To Ships in Atlantic ballots were returned to Headquar­ South American ters to the Union Tallying Com­ New Orleans .. and mittee with the exception of one Lake Charles .. European Waters Houston used ballot in the Port of New • WFK-39, 19850 KCs York. (See Discrepancies). San Francisco , Ships in Caribbean, Wilmington ,, , East Coast of South The following is a breakdown of America, South Atlantic Seattle ...... 10 the ballots that were sent to the and East Coast of United States Ports by Headquarters, as well as • WFL-65, 15850 KC$ Total 200 a breakdown of the unused ballots Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico, Caribbean, West We, the Committee, have checked returned to Headquarters, ballots Coast of South Amer­ ica, West Coast of the files of Headquarters offices used, ballots lost, and total ballots Mexico and US East cast. Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Mganwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue . . . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) VyCO-13020 KCs Europe and No. America WCO-U908.8 KC« East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast So. America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCS Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific- MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFL-CIO „ Port Boston New York New York Philadelphia Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile Now Orleans Lake Charles Houston San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Ballots Recalved From Headquartars 1-250 7501-9000 9031-9200 251-ToO 0001-9050 751-17.50 1751-2000 2001-2230 2231-2500 2-501-4000 4001-5500 S.501-.5650 5651-6330 6331-6950 6951-7250 72.-.1-7300 Ballots Used 1-121 7301-9000 9051-9156 251-750 9001-9044 751-1567 1751-1920 2001-2100 2251-2:137 2.501-3173 4001-5094 5501-5569 5631-6065 6351-i:628 6951-7071 7251-7383 Ballots Unused and Ballots Returned Lost 122 250 0 9157-9200 9045-90.50 15(18-1750 1921-2000 2101-2250 2338-2500 3174-4000 5095-5.500 5570-5650 •6066-6350 6629-6950 7072-7250 7386-7500 Ballots Cast 121 1606 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 544 817 170 100 87 673 1094 69 415 278 121 133 Total Votes Cast in AU Ports...... 6229 • Houston was missing the following unused ballots, their stubs being numbered #6159, 6182. 6190, 6220, 6259, 6269, 6278. and stub 6059! " numoeica t and have seen signed receipts by the various Port Agents for the official ballots that had been sent to them by Headquarters offices. We have 'checked these signed receipts and the serial numbers on them against the loose stubs re­ ceived, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Nine thousan(} two hundred offi­ cial ballots were sent to all ports, the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through nine thou­ sand two hundred (92boi!'"We re-: ceived , back stubs (including the ones on the tihused 'biii'Wts) num- We fofind no discrepancies which even come close to chang­ ing the outcome of any job on the ballot. For the benefit of the membership, we are listing them, as follows: NEW YORK On November 15, 1956, the Port of New York cast a total of seventy-one (71) ballots, according to the rosters and stubs that were submitted by the New York Polls Committee for that date. However in checking the day's voting of the Port, this Committee found only severity (70) ballots in the eriy.el(tJoritihued oh^age il) ' ^ �•f.'sw I January 18, 1987 Pare EICTCB SEAFARERS LOG District Tally Committee Report been mailed to you.during the (Continued from page 10) ope dated November 15, 1956. course of the said elections. It is hereby requested that you we, the Union Tallying Committee, find that the ballot was probably certify that all the envelopes 're­ lost in the packaging of the bal­ ceived by you have been properly lots. We can find no other ex­ safeguarded in your vault, that you planation. In any event, the one have surrendered them to the said ballot would obviously not have Union Tallying Committee, and made any difference in the out­ that no one other than appropriate come of the election. This Com­ bank personnel, have had access to mittee has included the totals of the said envelopes. the other seventy (70) 'ballots in Very truly yours. our totals, since the pne lost bal­ Seafarers International lot, under these circumstances, has Union of North .Amer­ no possible effect on the other ica, Atlantic and Gulf seventy (70). District, AFL-CIO Joe Algina, HOUSTON Ass't Secretary-Treas. We find that the seven (7) lost A1 Kenunused ballots and their stubs, to­ Witness gether with the stub of the used ballot, were lost, probably through January 2, 1957 some collecting or packaging error. The Seafarers International Again, these ballots have no effect Union on any job, since they were not, of Atlantic & Gulf District Course, voted, while the loss of the 675 Fourth Avenue stub is also of no effect. Brooklyn 32, New York Att: Mr. Joseph Algina, WRITE-INS Ass't Secretary-Treasurer The Committee would also like to bring to the attention of the Gentlemen: membership the fact that some This will certify that all the en­ write-ins will not be included in velopes received by this Institution this report. The reason for this is addressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, that some ballots containing write- Executive Vice-President, in the ins happened to be voided because name of Seafarers International the ballot on which they were writ­ Union of North America, Atlantic ten was illegally defaced or illegi­ & Gulf District, AFL-CIO,''have ble. said envelopes contained in our vaults. CORRESPONDENCE We have today surrendered the The following correspondence above mentioned envelopes to the was handled by the Union Tallying Union Tallying Committee and that Committee; no one other than the signer and January 2, 1957 the witness have had access to the Mr. R. Harold Bach caid envelopes contained in our Executive Vice-President vaults. Very truly yours. Commercial State Bank and Trust Jack Goldman, • Company Ass't Manager 1400 Broadway Irving Gould New York, New York Witness Dear Sir: As Assistant Secretary-Treasurer January 2, 1957 of the Seafarers International Mr. R. Harold Bach Union of North America, Atlantic Executive Vice-President* and Gulf District, AFL-CIO, in Commercial State Bank and charge of the minutes thereof, I Trust Company herewith certify that, in accordance 1400 Broadway with the Constitution of this New York, New York Union, the membership has duly Dear Sir: elected the following to constitute The undersigned members of the the Union Tallying Committee for Union Tallying Committee, acting the 1956 elections: under and pursuant to Article F. Drozak XIII, Section 5 (d) of the Constitu­ D. Mease tion of the Seafarers International S. Johnson Union of North America, Atlantic E. Starns and Gulf District, acknowledge re­ W. Slade ceipt of tlie envelopes sent to you S. Biondo from the various ports for the elec­ L. lovino tion held for 1956 and delivered T. Laboda this day to us. , W. Nordland Union Tallying Committee C. Emanuel M. SANCHEZ, S-522 C. DeHospedales L: lOVINO, Ml M. Sanchez W. SLADE, S-120 , R. Johnson S. JOHNSON, J-54 L. O'Leary S. BIONDO, B-276 Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states. T. LABODA, L-456 In part: W. NORDLAND, N-172 "The Union Tallying Commit­ F. DROZAK, D-22 tee shall elect a chairman from E. STARNS, S-728 among themselves and, sub­ D. MEASE, M-704 ject to the express terms of December 28, 1956 this Constitution, adopt its Re. Polls Committee's Duties own procedures. Decisions as on Last Day of Voting in to special votes, protests, and Election for Office for the contents of the final report 1957-1958 shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there Dear Sir and Brother: . be a quorum in attendance, Article XIII, Section 5 (a) and which quorum is hereby fixed Section 5 (b) contain the instruc­ at nine (9). The Union Tally­ tions with respect to the way the ing Committee, but not less Port Polls Committees are to carry than a quorum thereof, shall out their functions on the last day * have the sole right and duty of voting. The Constitution is, of to obtain the ballots from the course, permanent, and that gov­ - depository immediately after ^ erns the duties of the Committees. , the termipation of balloting However, for your convenience, the and to insure their safe cus­ following is sent along to serve as tody during the course of the a guide, and you may find it use­ Committee's proceedings." ful. Remember, the Constitution In accordance therewith, the governs. 1. On the day the balloting in Union has authorized that any nine (9) or more of the above accept de­ each Port i« to terminate, (Monday, livery of, and, sigP; a, receipt for, Uecenabef 31st of,this year), the all of tl)e lenyejppes,,which have Polls Comjiqit^qe (elected for that day shall, in addition to its other duties, deliver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by Gertified or Registered Mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certifica­ tion, signed and dated by all mem­ bers of the Committee. The fol­ lowing is the certification that is suggested be used by each port, a sufficient number of which are en­ closed with this letter. Certification For Unused Ballots "We, the Polls Committee of the Port of hereby certify that the enclosed are all the ballots sent to this Port and not used. The unused ballots number (here put in the amount of the ballots) and bear serial numbers through iHere put in the serial numbers of the unused ballots). All are accounted for. Except " (Put in the word "none" or give details.) Name of Polls Committee Member • ••••••• Book Number Name of Polls Committee Member Book Number Name of Polls Committee Member Book Number The above certification shall be signed and dated, without prejudice to the right of any Committeeman to make appropriate dissent. This certification Should be enclosed in a package with the unused ballots. 2. In the same package with the unused ballots, but bound sepa­ rately, the Polls Committee shall forward to Headquarters all stubs collected during the period of vot­ ing, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Polls Committee. The fol­ lowing is the certification that is suggested be used by each Port, a sufficient number of which are en­ closed with this letter. Certification For Stubs "We, the undersigned. Polls Committee of the Port of hereby certify that the enclosed are all of the stubs collected during the period of voting, that we have check­ ed them against the rosters and the number of unused ballots, and all are accounted for. Except " (Put in the word "none" or give details). Date: (Name of Committee Member) Book Number (Name of Committee Member) Book Number (Name of Committee Member) Book Number The above certification shall be signed and dated, without preju­ dice to the right of any Committee­ man to make appropriate dissent. This certification should be en­ closed in a package with the stubs. The Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until the forwarding called for by the aforementioned is com­ pleted and evidence of the mailing thereof is furnished the Port Agent.. The forwarding of the above, called for in Article XIII, Section 5 of the Constitution shall be to the following: Union Tallying Committee Seafarers International Union Atlantic and Gulf District 675—4th Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent s'hall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth ip Section 5 (a) of the Constitution (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee. •Fraternally, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer Enclosures 'r^ v| Comments and Recommentfations Pursuant to Article XIII, Sec­ tion 5 (c) of the Union Constitution 1. This Committee finds and recommends as follows: (a) We make no recommenda­ tions on the errors in Houston or New York, except that Polls Com­ mittees must continue to take the utmost care. While errors will happen, they should be avoided as much as possible, even if their ef­ fect be nil, as in this case. (b) We recommend that the pro­ cedure on write-ins followed by this Committee be up-held, inas­ much as it is impossible to count wrlte/-in votes where the name written in is illegible or the ballot is defaced. If a man wants to write in a name, he ought to do so clearly if he wants his write-in to be effective, and he must be care­ ful not to place illegal marks on the ballot) This Committee feels very strongly on this point. (c) This Committee finds that there have been no protests, writ­ ten or otherwise, with respect to the conduct of the election, that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the Constitution, and that what errors were made were ajl of no importance, and of no measurable effect, and were dealt with in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution. 2. The official tally of this Com­ mittee is annexed to this report and made a part of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the mem­ bership at the "Election Report" meeting, it represents the basis for the action called for in Sec­ tion 6, Article XIII, of the Con­ stitution. Dated; January 9, 1957 Name Dept. Book No. M. Sanchez S-522 Deck L. lovino Deck Ml C. Emanuel E-103 Engine S-120 W. Slade Engine C. De Hospedales D-467 Steward S. Johnson J-54 Steward S. Biondo B-276 Deck T. Laboda Engine L-456 W. Nordland N-172 Engine F. Drozak D-22 Deck Engine J. R. Johnson J-85 D. Mease M-704 Steward E. Starns S-728 Deck Aboard the Choctaw, there was a full complement in the galley but the weather was really r o u &h. Nevertheless, the crew noted that chief cook Junior Austin and baker Billy Sing did fine work in the galley and what's more, "put out a wonderful Christ­ mas Dinner." t t Versatility is the keynote aboard the Iberville. The ship was short a night cook and baker and crewmembers had visions of eating bread and butter with their coffee instead of pastry. But chief stew­ ard Louis Meyers and chief cook James W. Thomas turned to on the baking as well. Not only did the crew have plenty of cakes but they noted "much better food prepara;on .and service this trip than in Pkst.?^ Daily port polls committee reports are put through shredder after checking by Waiter J. Slade (stand­ ing) and Clem DeHospe­ dales. See Suez Part-Open In March PORT SAID—The first two weeks of full-scale clearance operations in the Suez Canal has bouyed hopes that the water­ way wili be open to shipping op a limited basis by mid-March. It is expected by that time ships cf up to 10,000 tons, with a draft of about 27 feet, wili be able to navi­ gate the twisted passages along the 100-mile canal route. This will still be only limited operation. A fully loaded T-2 tanker, with a draft of 30 feet, would not be able to get through on that basis. T-2s could probably make it on ballast voy­ ages, however, while clearance operations and the necessary dredging was still going on. United Nations sources say that the average vessel using the canal before it was blocked was of slight­ ly more than 9,000 tons. The aver­ age is weighted somewhat by the vast number of small dry cargo ships of all nations that used the canal also. Most tankers, certainly those under the US flag, are the equivalent of T-2s or larger. Normal By Summertime The UN salvage experts supervis­ ing the clearance job expect that full-scale canal operations will not be back to normal before June. Even after the canal is cleared of all obstructions, the channel still has to be dredged back to its nor­ mal depth. Several months have lapsed since any dredging has been done, and this will remain a major prob­ lem. In addition, the normal canal depth still cannot accomodate most of today's huge supertankers when they're fully loaded. This job will still have to be done to enable these ships to live up to their full potential for moving oil cargoes. Egypt Delayed Clearance The start of the canal clearance job on a full-scale basis finally got underway a few days after the new year, after a limited attempt was made toward the end of De­ cember. The work was held up pending a green light from Egypt. The Cairo government had refused to let the job begin until all British and French forces quit Egypt. Although there were originally believed to be about 50 wrecks blocking the canal, closer checks showed a much-reduced number, and most of those of any con­ sequence were gotten out iff the first ten days of the clearance effort. �,.ol • F«*« Twelv# M- January IB* 19ST SEAFARERS LOG FABRICATOR PLAYS SANTA IN JAPAN M- SlU Xmas Fete / 'Just Wonderful' To the Editor: I would like very much to h^ve this published soon so that the men who were away at sea on holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New-Year's won't, have to worry or wonder if their wives or mothers had to have their dinner alone. My husband, Robert Lips­ comb, joined the SIU in 1946. Until a year ago, I dreaded the holidays because it seemed he YOKOHAMA—Unable to make it back here in time for an orphans' Xmas party they had agreed to sponsor, crewmembers on tiie Steel Fabricator okayed all expenses in advance and pledged to pick up the full tab when they got back. "We wanted to sponsor the party even If we weren't there," said ship's reporter Watson Stockman. As things turned out, even with a big tree, decorations, ice cream, cookies, candy and a separate gift for all 26 kids, they still had 24,000 yen left. The balance was turned over to "Our Lady of Lourdes Orphanage" by steward Red Hall on Christmas Day, when the ship re­ turned, to purchase clothes and beds for a new wing of the orphanage. The photo above shows some of the kids singing carols in front of the tree at the party. Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. jl IJ' . To the Editor: For some time, I have been trying to secure about six but­ terfly trays from South America for some elderly shut-ins. But up until now, I have been un­ able to secure them. I have had the pleasure of meeting a number of fine SIU seamen here in New Orleans, who have promised to bring these trays back for me.. But through some misfortune, they have failed to bring them so far. I would be happy to pay the cost of the trays and also the cost of the tinie and trouble to obtain them. Would you please publish this so that anyone who could grant such a favor may it 4« Praises LOG As Union Voice To the Editor: Can't think of "a whole lot of fancy words but I can say thanks a million for bringing the LOG into my house. I real­ ly enjoy every page of it, and I think the gang on the milk runs and offshore' jobs are inclined to agree. You have done a first-class job of everything, in letting us know what a powerful voice we have in the affairs of making our iivIng, not to mention the many timely bits of advice that make us aware of our i-ights and ob­ ligations. So . here's wishing that the same gang will continue In its present capacity. I know all the gang is eager for every LOG. C. H. "Cholly" Wright 4« l- Thanks Brothers On Orion Comet To the Editor: I hope you will print this note for my brother crewmen, and tlie master and officers of the Orion Comet. I would like them to know that I am getting bet­ ter here at the hospital in Naples, Italy, and hope some day I'll get a chance to express my feelings to them personally. I wish there was a better word than "thanks" as I don't believe it's big enough to let them know how I feel about the way they stood by me. The doctor just said I may leave here in two to three weeks. Joe Minoglio 4 4 4 Collin Applauds SIU Pact Gains To the Editor: A vote of thanks and confi­ dence for the SIU staff in all ports for its tireless energy and work in securing our new con­ tract and other gains, including the additional shipping. To be sure there were also a few more smiles on this ship after we learned that the Union had won from the companies the new set-up to qualify class B men for class A seniority. Crewmembers, SS Frederic C. Collin Thanks SIU Men For Sympathy To the Editor: I would like to take this means of expressing my appre­ ciation for the many kindnesses shown to me both before and after the death of my husband, Ernest Tilley, by members and officials of the SIU. I would also like to thank ev­ eryone for the many beautiful floral tributes. Mrs. Ruth TiUey By Bernard Seaman Burly NUTSY, BosW's GOT ^ATER. IM HIS ROOIA 4" 4 was always away. But Thanks­ giving, 1955, he was in port and we were invited to the new hall here in Baltimore for dinner. I was both surprised and thrilled to see such an elaborate affair; the dinner was delicious, the flowers beautiful and the music and people were delight­ ful. My husband was away at sea for Thanksgiving and also Christmas this year, but it was my good fortune to go down to the Union hall for dinner. Everything was wonderful; there was an atmosphere of friendship and happiness, and even old Santa seemed to enjoy himself as much as the kiddies. I want to extend to Eli Han­ over, SIU patrolman, my per­ sonal appreciation and thanks for his warm and friendly wel­ come, and for his kindness in making-me a part of that great big family. I am sure that if we could find more people like him, this would be a bigger, better world to live in. Mrs. Robert Lipscomb Wants Butterfly Trays From SA Although the Fabricator gang couldn't make it to the party in person, they had plenty of proxies. A bearded Santa handed out the gifts (top, left) and the youngsters had plenty of sweets for the occa­ sion. On the ship itself (top, right) the holiday was also celebrated in festive style. Pictured (1. to r.) are ship's delegate Dave Dickenson, FWT Wm. Ferryman; MM Chu Pang Chan, AB Watson Stockman, pantrymen Robert and Clarence Trippe and chief cook Julian Mlneses. Sounds like the crew had a Merry Christmas in more ways than one. contact me, after 6 PM, at TWlnbrook 9-8427 In New Or­ leans? C. Altman -TRPUBLE- T/eot/SlE— ^ ALL'A r/ME ! ^ /J �Jaavary l», 1987 Fare TliiH«en SEAFARERS LOG LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Sea By I. C. Weisbrot I've sailed the jar horizons, And seen the distant stars; Still I can't stay upon the land, The land, to me, means bars. Homesick MM Pays Off; What WUl Mom Say ? Xmas At Sea The reason for the slow start of the SS Stony Creek inthe annual Christmas, menu Everybody aboard ship gets a little lonesome now and then for the life left back ashore, especially at holiday times when it would be lots more cosy to be back home with the folks. Still, the gang on the Marymar is a bit put out because trip "was fairly uneventful . . . their extra hospitality to-one lots of holidays with excellent din­ first-tripper didn't pay off. The first-tripper did. however. He was off and running as soon as they got back to his home port, and the crew is figuring it hasn't heard the end of this yet. The sea and silver stars that shine. Joined Ship In LA They shine for you and me; ' According to W. Clegg, ship's But walls and bars are ugly things. delegate, the newcomer, a messboy, •v/as making his first trip to sea and When you and I are free. joined the Marymar in Los An­ geles. "His mother came down to And free I'll be upon the sea. the ship with him, and we all So sail I must, and ever assured her that we wotild take Remember that all beauty lies good care of him." Upon the sea ... forever. In another report, shipmate —SS Del Norte Arthur Thompson noted that the The bars and walls they lock me in, And never let one see. The beauty of a moonlight night. The beauty of the sea. Playing It Safe ners and enough diversion to break the monotony. There were Christ­ mas trees all over the place, in­ cluding a lighted one atop the foremast that gave the ship a festive appearance. "Everyone was comparatively happy, with the possible exception of our messman, who is making his first trip and is understandably rather homesick at this time of year." Was All Packed Clegg also confirmed that the first-tripper "became quite home­ sick and when we stopped for fuel on our return to LA, he was all packed. Then who should come out in a launch to meet us but his sister—all set to take him ashore. "Guess we all goofed. We are all waiting to catch hell from his mother." They surely won't "catch it" from the skipper. The gang sent him a Christmas card, which proved to be the first one he had ever gotten from a crew, and the resulting good will has spread all over the ship. Balloons, decorations and a big tree in the messhall marked Christmas eve on the Marymar (top), as bosun Mike Flood (seated) and deck engineer Bill Siebert waited for Santa. Arthur Thompson provided the photo. On tke Topa Topa, chief cook Dominick Ravoss displays his Xmas stocking while Schuyler, g a I I e y m a n. looks on. Don't Send Your Baggage COD Hard at work overhauling one of the lifeboats, deckhands on the Natalie were unaware a kibitzer was looking on with a camera. Bosun Mike Toner, Nolan, DM, and Tex Ringo, AB, were checking over the boat in Bombay, India. The picture was sent in by James "Pat" Conley. WINTiR HILL (CltUs Sarvlcv), Nov. 3—Chairman, F. Sturgls; Secratary, I. Wllion. Request pink copy of over­ time sheets before payoff for check­ ing purposes. Need piastic covers for food ieft out at night. Would like butter and frozen foods instead of present supply. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Nov. 4 —Chairman, E. O'Rourke; Secratary, A. Chlng. Ship's fund $24.18. Report accepted. Rooms need fumigating. Discussion on B and C men regarding shipping and whether men should bo given new shipping cards. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Nov. $— Chairman, F. Calnan, Jr.; Secretary, F. Kustura. One man missed ship in Kobe, rejoined next day In Hakata. Japan. Man missed ship in Yokohama, rejoined in Kobe. LOG'S to be passed fautaU. CiiiU box to be cleaned. Fire­ man to bo reimbursed for trip to hospital. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Ocf. 37— Chairman, C. Stambul; Secretary, T. Oaspar. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $30. Two men hospitalized in Honolulu. Repair list to be submitted befora arrival In Panama Canal. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Nov. 8— Chairman, A. McKlnitry; Secretary, C. Hartman. Re-elected ship's delegate. Few hours disputed, to be settled at payoff. Discussion on Union port meetings: best time and frequency. Shore gang to paint inside of ship on arrival in Mobile, if posible. If aU quarters cannot be painted, then deck department wiU try to paint same on waj) up the coast. Order placed for new agitator for washing machine, to bo picked up in Brooklyn. ELIZABETH (Bull), Nov. 13—Chair­ man, A. Friend; Secretary, S. Bern­ stein. Beef on delayed sailing. Beef on baker's sougeeing and making canapes—disputed by Captain. Re­ ports accepted. Laundry room to bo locked and kept clean. New type of first-grade soap requested by crew. New delegate elected. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Oct. 21—Chairman, P. McKreth; Secretary, E. Lambs. Ship's fund $50 and 3,000 Yen. Three men cut off from overtime. Washing ma­ chine out of order. Repair list to be made - out before arrival in States. No water for 12 hours in Japan. around. Galleyman to be turned over to patrolman at first port. Any mem­ ber wishing to pay off in Seattle to notify captain by November 7. Along the coast captain wants 24 hours no­ tice. Discussion about dirty pantry when obtaining night lunch. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seas Shipping), Nov. 3—Chairman, C. Kaust; Secre­ tary, E. Burke. One man hospitalized in Capetown. Ship's fund $21. Dis­ puted overtime to be settled at pay­ off. Reports accepted. Shipboard beef to be settled with patrolman. Messhall to be kept clean. Need more variety in night lunches. Toilet seat springs to be repaired. Sept. 39—Chairman, C. Kaust; Sec­ retary, R. Charroln. Ship's fund $21. Garbage to be stored in parcels on AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. 11—Chairman, H. Duclox; Secre­ tary, W. Home. Water cooler should be replaced. Messman will make icewater on overtime. New delegate elected. List to be made up for cleaning of laundry and recreation rooms. Linen to be turned in every week. One man to be paid off in Long Beach. Contact patrolman to get water cooler replaced and have catwalk built over deck cargo. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 13 —Chairman, F. BartleH; Secretary, M. Beailey. One man missed ship in New Orleans. No replacement. Ship's fund $18. Report accepted. Soiled linen to be turned in. SEAMAR (Calmer), Nov. 11—Chair­ man, a, Hayes; Secretary, H. HorowltiL Shii^s fund $8.40. Report accepted. d. Vote of thanks for fine, job Seafarers are again warned not to send their baggage COD to any Union hall. No Union hall can accept delivery of any baggage where express charges have not been prepaid. Men who send baggage COD to Union halls face the pros­ pect of having to go to a lot of trouble and red tape with the Railway Express Co. done by agents' conference. Washing machine fixed. Steward to order new washing machine and fans for recre­ ation mom and mess room. Pump on drinking fountain to bo repaired. LA SALLE (Watarman), Nov. 11— Chairman, T. Sosa; Secratary, D. Bor­ deaux. No major beefs — captain pleased with crew, clean payoff ex­ pected. Two hours disputed overtime, to be settled at payoff. One man ill. Letter to be written concerning un­ safe condition of ship's gear. Quar­ ters to be cleaned up before leaving ship. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. 13—Chairman, W. Kohut; Secretary, L. Dower. Two men missed ship: shipping cards sent to port agent. Ship's fund $10.15. Unsanitary conditions on ship. Crew advised to cooperate in keeping ship clean. No date—Chairman, L. Lewis; Sec­ retary, R. Barker. Ail repairs com­ pleted. Ship's fund $10.50. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to delegate for good job. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Nov. 15—Chairman, C. Karas; Secre­ tary, F. Nelson. Ship to be painted. Repairs taken care of. Report accept­ ed. Return cups to pantry. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Nov. 4—Chairman, R. Gay; Secretary, W. Sink. Report aceepted. Bathrooms to be kept clean, free of cigarette butts. Black gang to be more careful. Long­ shoremen not to use messroom and pantry. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), Sept. 7—Chairman, J. Ward; Secretary, S. Griggers. Ship's fund $11.58. Sug­ gest serving grits every morning: cake and donuts at coffee time. Nov. 18—Chairman, J. Ward; Secre­ tary, S. Griggers. Ship's fund $11.58. Two men hospitalized. Light to be placed on aft end of deck house. Would like Customs to release souve­ nirs for members paying off in San Francisco. BENTS FORT (City Service), Nov. 18—Chairman, E. Calahan; Secretary, A. Herbert. Six hours disputed. Re­ pair list to be turned in. Report ac­ cepted. Washing machine needs re­ pairing. . MAE (Bull), Nov. 18—Chairman, C. Hoestter; Secretary, F. Hipp. Mem­ bers urged to vote. Ship's fund $36.30. Report accepted. Letter to be drafted suggested removal of Joe Curran from Ethical Practices Committee for sup- Crew Raps Flag Swap ".cweepstakes". came to light last week. For several years a pace-setter in the holiday dinner department, the Stony Creek crew apparently spent a pretty bleak Christmas, or at least one where the yuletide fanfare was overshadowed by other developments. Ironically, early this month she became the SS Poseidon, the latest in a long parade of American ships transferred to foreign flags. Poseidon, some will recall, is the Greek god of the sea, akin to the Romans' Neptune". Poseidon also happens to be the cable address of her owners, which Goldsmit as good a reason as any for scratching out a famous American name. It all happened, according to ship's reporter A. Goldsmit, "when, to our ship's crew's sorrow, our captain abruptly told us we were to be paid off on arrival (in New York) and that no replacements had been ordered. "A good bunch of officers, a good crew—13 nationalities, Americans all from 37 states—and a honey of a ship gone down the drain. Isn't it about time our Government stopped letting good ships go under foreign flags . . . and our jobs with them?" Earlier, 2nd pumpman R. Koch drew a .vote of thanks after he caught some sea trout at the dock during the ship's stay in Harbor Island, Texas. "They were enjoyed by all," said Goldsmit, "and he was given a vote of thanks by all, except the cooks — they had to clean the fish!" port of ILA. Suggestion to air-con­ dition all SIU ships, especially those running to the tropics. Want equal­ izing of OT and advance notice when crew is to work. Members leaving ship to leave quarters clean. fresher bread and milk and better quality of food. Tom linen to be dis­ carded. Request fan tail be washed down more often. Something to be done about steam lines over oiler's bed. TRANS-ATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), Nov. 10—Chairman, C. Carlson; Secretary, M. Lynch. Some disputed overtime. Repair list to be submitted. Collection for ship's fund. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Nov. 29—Chairman, C. Molette; Sec­ retary, E. Caudlll- Two hours delayed sailing disputed. To be taken up with patrolman. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Ship's fund $2.88. Two men getting off ship. Discussion on mop bucket being removed from slop sink: second mate being made chief mate: captain stopping overtime: man missing ship: captain not accepting man—to be taken up with boarding patrolman. OLYMPIC CAMES (Western Tank­ ers), Nov. 4—Chairman, C. Johnson; Secretary, A. Nelson. New delegate elected. Washing machine to be cleaned after use. Fountain needs re­ pairing. Linen to be turned in. Will try to obtain library at Seamen's Club in Yokohama. ROBIN COODFELLOW (Robin), Sept. 3—Chairman, J. Gallagher; Secretary, J. Thuren. New delegate elected. Sleep­ ing crew members called for boat di-ill. Laundry to be kept clean. Main­ tain quiet in messhall. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Dec. 1 —Chairman, H. Morris; Secretary, M. Johns. Repairs being done. One mem­ ber missed ship in Lake Charles. Re­ ports accepted. Agent to inspect small Size lockers put aboard. Request BIENVILLE (Pan Atlantic), Nov. I —Chairman, O. Pedersen; Secretary, C. Hamby. Most repairs made. One man missed ship in Philadelphia. To be turned in at port of payoff. Ship's fund $50.11. Cannot find steam and dry iron for AC and DC current. To rotate ship's meeting: one at 1:30 PM and one at 6:30 PM. Need chairs for recreation room. Change messman's door to swing other way. Move rub ber mats from messroom. Discussion on night lunch. Draw list to be given to captain. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow. Edifor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. {P^rint Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ^ ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address below: : ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE �Pig Is Handy Mascot On Transatlantic Trip Through no one's been uncouth enough to suggest it, there's more to the SS Transatlantic's mascot than meets the eye. Ship's mascots have included everything ranging in size from canaries on up, but few* In recent times have amounted and how he got to the ship in the to ham and porkchops on the first place, but this could be a hoof. Seagoing veterans can re­ member when the only way to as­ sure yourself fresh meat was to bring along your own, and a porker was always a convenient item to have around. Nowadays, seamen's tastes—in mascots, anyway—run more to monkeys, parakeets and common­ place dogs and cats. But the Transatlantic has reverted to sail­ ing tradition, and has a real live pig in tow. Take Turns Feeding E;yeryone is taking turns feed­ ing and caring for the pig, accord­ ing to Mike Gretz Jr., ship's re­ porter. "We extend our good fel­ lowship and brotherhood on here to animals, too," he commented. Besides caring for the needs of the porker, the Transatlantic has had its share of troubles, storms and long periods at sea, "but we stiil have a happy bunch of men aboard and haven't lost our spirit." He pointed out, for example, that the picture here and others were snapped during coffeetime over a recent weekend at sea. "Where else can you find a job where you can have a coffee break, take some pictures or play a couple of hands of cards, all on weekend over­ time?" Nobody apparently thought to mention where the pig came from Says Turkey's Still A 'Dud' Turkey is still the same as It was when reported In the LOG on August 31, 1956. The same situation exists here in Iskenderun for the Transglobe as it did before when the Sweetwater was here. They tried to give us the same bum rate of exchange for our money, but the captain heard that the tourists were getting a better rate at the bank and, after a little wait, got the same Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. for us. We got 5.25 Turkish liras to the dollar. The curfew is still in effect for seamen and all must be back on board the ship by 2300. There is nothing at all here for us to do. The few American movies that are shown have Turkish dubbed in. The second class, so-called nightclubs want $1.50 for a bottle of beer and the floorshow starts at 2300, just when the curlew goes into effect for us. Here also you have to leave your seamen's papers at the gate before you can go ashore. You pick out your own papers when you return, but this makes it easy for someone else to take your papers for whatever use he can get out of them. However, we found out that any official-looking paper will get you out the gate. A Sheepshead Bay Maritime pass, water­ Januaiy'18,1957 « SEAFARERS LOG Par® Fourteen delicate matter and we won't press it. One thing is sure, though. The SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS I uspns HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Concepcion Mejla Alfonso Olaguibel USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. J. L. Bourgeois Charles Dwyer Peter O. ChopUnsU John T. Keegan Thomas J. DriscoU Paul Norton USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley R. H. Shaffner Wm. E. Califato L. Twite Donaid K. CampbeU Ralph H. Watkins A. A. Franklin Joseph A. Wehe WUliam H. Kumke USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Maximino Bernes S. N. Hurst Aibert Birt Jimmie Littleton MT. SINAI HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA, PA. Dan Gentry USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Morris J. Biack Siegfried Gnittka B. F. Deibier John C. Palmer Samuel Glove Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL LEXINGTON. KY. Chalmer C. Burkett VA HOSPITAL . ALBERQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITORIUM HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY E. T. Cunningham ST. ELIZABETH HOSPITAL WASHINGTON, DC WUliam A. Hunt Newlyweds USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. James E. Baker Cecil Gaylor Sr. Francis J. Boner John D. Psathos VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. John Abadie Three Transatlantic crew­ men pose with "Porky," the ship's mascot, who keeps the boys busy all the time. Reporter Mike Gretz is holding the sign. Freddie Ayson took the photo. pig is getting plumper every day from all the good treatment he's getting and even he probably knows that the good life can't go on forever. front pass or driver's license will do. Tomorrow we leave here for the States. After stopping at Ceuta for bunkers, we'll wind up a very pleasant trip, for we have a very good gang with us and a good group topside to work for. Richard Glennon it ft it Asks New Drive On 'Runaways' To the Editor: Well, your roving reporter has finally landed back in para­ dise. There's nothing jike en­ joying the beautiful winter sun here on the beach in Miami. Yesterday things were fi little different when I went aboard the Panamanian-flag vessel World Tradition, owned by one of those Greek "runaway" ship­ owners who operates in Ameri­ can waters. It seems he recruits the ma­ jority of his help from the Dutch West Indies, Curacao or from Maracaibo, Venezuela. The World Tradition has an allGerman crew working for very low wages. A messboy gets the equivalent of $28 a month, and an AB about $100. The other ratings are paid at about the same proportions. The food aboard her is sub­ standard, but was even worse than it is now when the ship was up in a Baltimore shipyard for repairs. But they have a nice bunch of guys aboard, and it doesn't seem fair for them to have to work under such condi­ tions, although they're not grumbling. In fact, they tell me that the wages they get now are higher than those paid in the German merchant marine. This ship recalls the recent victory of the SUP on the West Coast after it tied up the for­ eign-flag paper pulp tanker Duncan Bay. This was the ship that was running between Can­ USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Arrelious Bankston Louis Marshall Cloise Coats Alois F. Mauifray Serio M. DeSosa Lionei MiUer Charies Dorrough Michael Muzio William DriscoU Hubert O'Brien Julius Ekman B. Parkinson Atomane Elchuk Eddie Perry Lucien Elie Veikko PoUanen Charles Fetter Lynn G. Powers Arnie Glasscock Randolph RatcUff Leon Gordon F. Regalado Clarence Graham Wade H. Sexton Horace Gray Toefll Smiglelski Clarence Hafner Jack Sprada WUliam Havelin Edward J. Stevens Martin KeUy Nick T. Tala Edward G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle John Knowles Luciano Toribio Jessie Krause Dirk Visser . Leo H. Lang James E. Ward Samuel Langham John WUUamson William Lawless Berthall Winborne Jacob Levin D. G. Zerrudo R. E. McLarmore Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks ada and the US carrying paper pulp for a plant in Antioch, Calif. The SUP won an Ameri-^ can-style agreement after sev­ eral days of picketing her, plus decent wages for the mixed for­ eign crew. In my opinion, every ship that operates in American waters should be forced to pay Ameri­ can wages, instead of letting these profits go into the ship­ owners' pockets. Much could be done to uphold the dignity and prestige of our present-day seaman if proper steps were taken to see that some of this money went into a central fund to help the health and welfare of these foreign crews. The same situation applies to a Panamanian-flag vessel which was in the shipyard here in Miami and has been sold to Argentinian owners. Although her crew signed a contract to work for one year, the men were only employed one month before they were laid off due to the sale of the vessel. They have since made a pro­ test on this, and have hired at­ torneys to fight this matter out and carry it to court. Harold G. Horowitz ft ft ft Antinous Likes Yokohama Club To the Editor; I would like to express the appreciation of the men on the SS Antinous to the manager and employees of the United Sea­ men's Service Club in Yoko­ hama, Japan, for the courtesy extended to us, along with the other ships there, Nov. 7, 1956. We of the Antinous want es­ pecially to thank the various performers for the good enter­ tainment they provided. We also want to recommend the place to all hands in Yokohama for its homey, cordial atmo* sphere. The food is prepared so mas­ terfully that you have to look A married man since Dee. i I, Billy Russell, chief cook, is shown with his bride. Gay, in Norfolk, where he's waiting to ship out. They plan to live on the West Coast. around to make sure you're not eating back in the States. The highballs are well made and the beer is ice cold. There are a variety of conveniences avail­ able for our use, such as a money exchange, barber shop, bootblack, etc. We also salute the Western Trader, Surprise, Fentress, Genevieve Peterkin, Pre.s. Jack­ son and especially the Pres. Wil­ son for its contribution of an MC for the show. . M. G. J. Broussard Ship's reporter ft ft ft Good Feeding Aided 'Big Dig' To the Editor: As you know, after two years of dredging in the channel at Maracaibo, the Sandcaptaln has completed her chore here for the Venezuelan government. There were several crewmembers who completed the original 18 months' articles, which ter­ minated June 13, 1956. These men were fortunate enough to be exempt from US income taxes. Exemption from taxes is a very deserving bonus for them, but the main item that kept many crewmembers here so long was the extra special feed­ ing. Steward James Golder, who left the Sandcaptaln in October, his replacement, Eric Klingvall, and all the steward department men under the supervision of these two top SIU stewards, de­ serve a special vote of apprecia­ tion by all the crewmembers who were fortunate enough to have been aboard here with them. The harmony among the men has also been exceptionally good, although 1^ has been U long grind for some of us. Bill Smith Ship's deliegate USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. OrviUo E. Abrams Joseph C. Marso WlUlam • Adams Wm. A. Van Dyne Marceio B. Beien Harry M. Wong F. B. McCoUian MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Max Acosta Francisco Mayo WUlio Albert John A. Morris Frank J. Albore Gerald E. Pettipas Felicito Aponte Wm. E. Roberts Roy W. Bell VirgU M. Robertson Victor B. Cooper Alonzo D. Sistrunk Gorman T. Glaze Viggo W. Sorensen Torleif Hansen Juan P. Tabpada Clarence R. Haun CecU Utley OUver Headley James H. Walker Fred Holmes Ernest H. Webb Edward Huizenga Francis Wherrity Herman Kemp Albert WiUis Edward McMaster Edward L. Woods USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLA,ND. NY Edelmiro Albarron Marcos E. Medina Fortunato Alfonso Franciszeh Mietkl Henry A. Anderson Edward Morris Jr. DoUah Ben Harvey W. Morris JuUn Blomgren Robert Nielsen Clarence Collins Robert Patker Roberto Delgado Pietro Paulin Richard Doupe Adolfo Rodriguez N. B. EdringtoiT' Jose Rodriguez Carl Ernest Antonio Russo EsteU Godfrey Stanley C. Sdott John Gonzalez Dominick Trevisano Alfred Kaju Daniel Wilson WUliam Luhrsen WUliam L. Wolfe A. Lyklardopoulos USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana H. F. Macdonald Eladio Aria ' " Michael Machusky Fortunato Bacomo Benjamin J. Martin Frank T. CampbeU Albert MartlneUi John J. DriscoU Vic Milazzo Robert E. Gilbert Joseph B. MurphyWiUiam Guenther W. P. O'Dea Howard Hailey George Phifer Taib Hassen G. E. Shumaker Billy R. Hill Kevin B. Skelly Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Ira Kilgore Stanley F. Sokol Ludwlg Kristiansen Michael Toth Frederick Landry Karl Treimann Kaarel Leetmaa Harry S. Tuttle Leonard Leidig Fred West Mike Lubas VlrgU E. Wilmoth Archibald McGuigan Pon P. Wing Says invention Can Save Tankers To the Editor: Mysterious explosions of hy­ drocarbon vapors (oil vapors) aboard oil tankships have been continuing since tankers have been transporting petroleum, gasoline, coal oil and other liquid hydrocarbons. For many years an army of petroleum engineers has been trying to find the cause of these explosions and find some method or device to prevent them. So far they have not been able to do so. But after many years of hard work I have found the cause of these mysterious explosions and have invented a cheap and easyto-install device which will pre­ vent them. I have asked sev­ eral tanker companies to try out this device. But they have al­ ways replied that they were pleased to say they had this problem just about solved. I talked to the company that lost the tanker Markay in Wil­ mington, Calif., which cost the lives of 14 sailors and $10V6 million in damages right after they lost it by a mysterious ex­ plosion of oil vapors. The company asked me if it was electricity that caused this explosion. I told them that it seemed reasonable to suppose that it did, since tankers use* AC/DC electric current and have static electricity and other kinds of electrical forces always circulating through a steel ship. This electricity only has to generate an electric spark of 1450° F. to triggei^ an explosion in a cargo tank. I do not see why the tanker companies dp not offer a cash reward for the solution of this problem. People do not put million dollar ideas in sugges­ tion boxes. . John Elliott Jones �ALCOA PILORIM (Alcoa), Doc. 15— Chairman. W. Janklns; facratary, W. Scott. Repair Ust made up. Shipa fund $21.92. Report! accepted. Vote of tbanRa to steward department. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Soatraln), Dec. 1«—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secretary, W. Hay. New TV-purchased; balance of $36.54 due; members to donate $1 each toward final payment. One man fired; to be taken up with boardlnR patrolman. Report accepted. Messhall and passageways to be kept clean at all times. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa). Dec. 14— Chairman, i. Wasiluk; Secretary. J. Jones. Ships fund $13.50. Some dis­ puted overtime, to be referred to patrolman. PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER (Pan Oceanic). Dec. 14—Chairman. T. 11.000 Yen. Some disputed overtime. New treasurer elected. * VENORB (Ore Nav), Dec, 15—Chairu man. J. Wiiaszk; Secretary, T. Cum* minss. Few hours dispted overtime. Definite time to he set up for men returning to ship when not sailing. Discussion about chief mate causing trouble for deck department, etc. Washing machine needs repairing. Vote of thanks to steward department. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa). Dec. f— Chairman. E. Tireili; Secretary. L. Phiiiipi. Ship's fund $10. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard department. ALCOA PENNANT (Aicoa), Dec. 13—Chairman. E. Keiiy; Secretary. M. Bgatiey. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $18. Vote of thanks to cook for fine steaks. More glasses to be left out at night. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Nov. 25— Chairman. W. Mathews; Secretary. N. Broussard. To obtain swing in the States. Repair list submitted. Some hours disputed overtime. cBne man missed ship in Yokohama. One man hospitalized. Reports accepted. Soiled linen to be turned in. Members urged to vote. Dec. 2—Chairman. J. McLlnden; Secretary. M. Broussard. Next port Dunkirk and Antwerp. One man missed shfp In Vancouver; one man hospitalized. Action to he taken against brother who missed ship In Yokohama, Members advised not to drink excessively. Dec. ID—Chairman. J. McLlndon; Secretary. M. Broussard. Action to be taken regarding brother who suf­ fered spinal Injury aboard ship. Gcrber; Secretary, W- Pare Fifteen SEAFARERS LOG Januar) IS, 195.1. Walsh. All quarters painted. Repair list to be submitted and repairs started. Oqe man missed ship In Curacao; one man hospitalized. In San Juan. Letter' re­ ceived * from headquarters regarding slop chest. Reports accepted. New cots to be returned to steward. Cups to he returned to pantry.. Bakers gripe with pumpman to be referred to patrol­ man. M V PONCE (Ponce Cement). Dec. 11—Chairman. E. Kakini Secretary. C. Knowiet. Washing machine repaired. Disputed overtime settled. Applica­ tions for maternity and dependency coverage being mailed from beadquarters. Ship's fund $24.35. Report accepted: Letter of sympathy sent to headquarters for widow of E. Tllley. Try to improve surface of decks in rooms and passageways. BIG BEND (Mar Trade). Dec. 14— Chairman. J. SnaldarshI; Secretary. G. Luctt. Purchased second-hand TV set. Need heat hack aft in crew's quarters. CHiWAWA (Cities Service). Dec. 20 —Chairmen. H. Morris; Secretary. W. Dickens. Small lockers to be re­ placed. One man hospitalized in Jacksonville and one man missed ship. More cooperation in helping sanitary man. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Messhall to be kept clean. To check with steward about short­ age of ice. EMELIA (Bull). Dec. 11—Chairmen. P. Dorian; Secretary. C. Stansbury. Motion made to hold meeting on pay­ off trip unless something special oc­ curs. Discussion on four days' pay and subsistence due from result of longshoremen's strike. SUNiON (Ksa). Nov. 11—Chairman. DEL SUD (Miss). Dec. 17—Chairman. J. McDonald; Secretary. R. Perry. Cava; Secretary. L. Briant. Disputed New exhaust fan to be installed; J. overtime delayed sailing. $190.00 showers to hev painted. One hour dis­ for TobiasonFund. fund $140.65. puted overtime. New delegate elected. To purchase new Ship's motion picture ma­ Folding chairs to be ordered for rec­ chine. Picnic fund to be cancelled. reation room. Several repairs made. Need new washing machine. $15 to Need new stove In galley. More con­ be spent for library books. sideration to be shown to permit men. Suggested that messman's fine be can­ DEL VALLE (Miss.). Dec. 12—Chair­ celled. Slop chest price list to he man, P. Hume; Secretary. R. Irizarry. checked. Complaint' about no hot wa­ Rooms and passageways to be sou-' ter. geed. Ship's fund $209.51. Magazines Dec. 3—Chairman. R. Perry; Secre­ and records to be purchased. Few tary. P. Laterre. Slop chest price list hours disputed overtime. Quarters to and repair list mailed to headquar­ be cleaned. Passageways decks paint­ ters. Captain refused to cancel logs ed but not sougeed. Some lamp black on oiler and wiper. Six hour's dis­ on bulkheads. puted overtime. Coffee perculator missing from messhall. To check into LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory). Dec. exhause fan, galley range, hot water 16—Chairman. P. Van Mllican; Sec­ tank, cold water drinking fountain, retary. P. Di Capua. Washing ma­ hook on' meat box door. chine pump fixed, new • ringer or­ dered; radio repaired. New delegate THE CABINS^ (Terminal Tankers). elected. Each member to contribute Dec. It—Chairman. J. Rawlins; Secre­ $2.50 toward ship's fund. Return all • tary. F.' Nlgro. Two men missed ship. cups and glasses to pantry. Repair list to be submitted. Ship to McKiTTRiCK HILLS (Western). Nov. be fumigated for roaches. Ships fund $7.30. Few hours disputed overtime. 17—Chairman. R. Hampson; Secretary. Linen to be inventoried. Members to C. Nichols. Some repairs made In donate toward ship's fund at payoff. shipyard, balance to be completed at Messmen doing good job in keeping sea. Galley ranges being repaired. everything clean. Ship took 'new crew. Ship's fund $3.82. Report, accepted. Members to PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers). make donation for ship's fund at next Dec. 2—Chairman. W. Compton; Sec­ draw. Dec. 2—Chairman. R. Duhrkopp; retary. B. Amsberry. Repairs not Secretary. G. Nichols. Ship's fund made. One member died of heart at­ $10,.*>6. Purchased electric iron. Few tack. Ship's fund »5. Need better hours disputed overtime. Discussion grade of soap powder. on mail concerning tramp articles. STEEL KING (Isthmian Line), Dee. 15—Chairman. F. Coarin; Secretary. J. Newman. Water tank cleaned and recoated. 24 hours notice for payoff in San Francisco. Ship's fund $36.23. Need new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department. Crew requested to take better care of li­ brary; books are for crew, not pas­ sengers. More books to he 'secured In San Francisco. EVELYN (Bull). Dec. t—Chairman. $. Zubovich; Secretary. J. Reed. New delegate elected. New reported and treasurer elected. Passageways to be cleaned and painted. Report accepted. Laundry and washing machine to be kept clean. Timer to be purchased for washing machine, Arrival pool to be started—winner to get $20. $10 to fund. Need new sinks for laundry. Vote of thanks to Stewart department for fine Thanksgiving day dinner. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic). Dec. 12— Chairman. H. Houston; Secretary. J. Atchison. Water tanks to be cleaned for rust and oil. Crew urged to he quiet while men are asleep. MAE (Bull). Dec. 14—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary. C. Hostetter. Ship's fund $34.38. Report accepted. Suggest alr-condltioning all SIU ships especial­ ly those running to the tropics. Vote' of thanks to baker. Repairs to be made to "Wee Mae." Discussed letter to G. Meany on ouster of J. Curran from Executive Council Committee. ORION PLANET (Colonial). Dec. 2— Chairman. J. Howison; Secretary, B. Padgett. Six men uhort—three hospitalized and three failed to Headquarters to be notified of who was put in trons. Ship's men join. man fund Mobile yards Humming With Breakout Repairs MOBILE—Shipyards h«.'e are humming ivith work from the local lay-up fleet, putting ships in ready status before they are allotted to various steamship companies for coal and .4 bulk cargo runs. Judging from the number scheduled for payoff or in transit. of ships being withdrawn .Among these is the Chickasaw (Pan from the fleet here, Port Agent Cal Tanner said shipping should be booming in this area within the next three to four weeks. It has deflnitely been on the slow side for the past month. The reserve fleet withdrawals are already providing a lot of work for. SIU affiliates in the towboat fleld and the shipyards, in addition to needing riding crews. These jobs have helped take up some of the slack during the past few weeks. Many Payoffs Due Tanner said prospects for the coming two weeks already look good, due to the number of ships Atlantic),, which will lay up about two weeks for repairs and then ship a full new crew. Few replace­ ments were called in the l^t pe­ riod because most of the ships were on short runs. Door Closed Off In line with the Union's policy of restricting the use of the hall to 5IU men. he said the door to the snack bar has been closed off and the entrance will now be on Dau­ phin Street, This will make it eas­ ier for the doorman to keep nonSIU men off the premises, making all facilities more comfortable for Seafarers. PERSONALS AND NOTICES She is now living at 2406 Newkirk James S. Helgath Your sister, Mrs. Juanita Perry, Ave., Brooklyn, NY. wishes you to know that her new 4 4 4 address is 502 Springdale St., Cum­ Eric William Johnson berland, Md. My letter to you at Seattle was returned. Please write or phone. Richie. Marion P. Minor You are asked to contact your 4 4 4 sister at 2065 Dimasalang St., SamFriends of Frank Tamburrino paloc, Manila. are asked to write him at 2707 N. ^ if if Monitor Ave., Chicago 39, 111. Jack Baron Mauldln 4 4. 4 You are asked to contact the Ex-SS Seatiger General Motors Acveptance Corp., Crewmembers on this ship be­ 2107 Milam St., Houston, Tex. tween April 12 and Nov. 2, 1955, Phone OA 5-0611. are asked by brother N. I. West to it if if contact Miller & Seeger, 26 Court St., Brooklyn, NY. Edward R. White A discharge from the Steel King 4 4 4 is being held for you at the LOG Albert Straccalini office. Ex-SS Incs t S* J" Your baggage is now at SIU headquarters. The stubs have been Louis Damase Bemier Urgent you contact Bertha Ber- left in the SIU mailroom. nler, 230 Ballou Ct., Baltimoi'e 31, 4 4 4 Md. Phone Dickens 2-9267. J. Velasquez 4" 4" $• Your overtime check from the SS Topa Topa is being held for Thomas Prothro Contact Marie Prothro, 939 j'ou at SIU headquarters. Burgundy St., New Orleans 16, La. 4 4 4 $1 ^ 4 4 4 Ex-SS Afoundria Thomas Hickey Crewmembers involved in water The above-named man or any­ beef on this ship can contact Water­ one knowing liis whereabouts is man Steamship Corp., 61 St. Joseph urged to get in touch with his wife. St., Mobile, Ala., for their money. The deathi of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Dominic Rossi, 56: Brother Rossi died from heart failure while at sea on October 5, 1956. He joined the Union September 14, 1955, and was sailing in tl^e engine depart­ ment. • 4 4 4 Jose Sanchez, 67; On September 18, 1956, Brother Mim Sanchez died in La Coruna, Spain. Cause of death is unknown. He joined the Union August 4, 1954, and sailed in the engine departm e n t. Brother Sanchez is sur­ vived by his wife, Antonia San­ chez, of La Coruna, Spain. 4 4 4 Richard F. Taylor, 30: Brother Taylor died on November 19, 1956, in Mobile,' Alabama. He joined the Union Sept ember 12, 1943, and was sailing in the steward departm e n t. Brother Taylor is sur­ vived by his wife, Ernestine Tay­ lor of Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4 Willison E. Waddle, 39: On No­ vember 30, 1956, Brother Waddle died frouMi heart attack at sea. He joined the Union January 4, 1939, and sailed in the engine depart­ ment. Burial took place at sea. Brother Waddle is survived by his mother, Mrs. Caroline Thomas of Walkerville, Mich. 4 .4 4 Matthew Little, 95: Brother Lit­ tle died of natural causes in the Sailors Snug Harbor Home, Staten Island, NY. Burial took place in the SaUors Snug Harbor Ceme­ tery. Brother Little is sur%'ived by Elizabeth Sullivan, also of Staten Island, NY. NEVA WEST (Bloomfleid). Dec. 2—Chairman. E. Degen; Secretary. D. Guerreo. $20 given to member hos­ pitalized In France. Ship's fund $9. Repair Ust submitted. Disputed over­ time on watches. One man joined ship in Germany. Need more winter gear in slop chest. Medicine chest to be replenished with fresh supplies. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas). Dec. 2—Chairman. R. Hernandez; Secre­ tary, T. Carmichaei. Tarp to be made for fantail. Telegram sent to Seattle regarding clarification regard­ ing heimsman working on bridge while ship Is on iron mike. Ship's fund $13.88 Ship sailed short two men. One man hospitalized in Honolulu. Less noise in passageways. Bathrooms and showers to be kept cleaner: rolls or snacks for coffee time. REPUBLIC (Trafalgar). Nov. 4-Chairman, H. Greenwaid; Secretary. M. Grockowskl. New delegate elect­ ed. Messhall to be kept clean. Crew warned against performing on board. One man missed ship In San Juan. Dirty cups to be placed in sink. Drink­ ing fountains to be repaired. All drinking to be done in recreation hall, not in foc'slea when men are asleep. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas). Dec. 2— Chairman. L. Gadson; Secretary. O. Skuistad. Two men failed to join ship at Cape T6wn. Mail service good from headquarters. Some disputed overtime. Flowers sent to deceased sister of crew member. One man left in Laurence Marques because of ni­ nes. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Bathrooms to he re­ paired. All personnel asked to sign customs declarations. '' SIU, A&G District BAL-nMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Agent EAstero 7-4900 .... 276 State St. BOSTON James* Sheeban. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Mlcbelet. Acting Agent Capital 7-6558 .. 1419 Ryan St. LAKE CHARLES. La Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St.' Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1704 NEW ORLEANS 523 BtenvlUe St. Undscy WUliams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 679 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn UYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rces. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. 6. Cardullo, Agent Market 7-1630 PUERTA de TIERRA PR PeiayoSl—La» 5a) CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St Leon Johnson. Agent Douglas 2-5475 Marty Brelthoff, West Coast itepresentatlv* SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St E. B. McAuIey, Acting Agent Adams 3-17W SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave Jeff Gillette. Agent EUiott 4334 TAMPA 1809 1811 N. Franklin St. vXom. Bannlng„.4gent . , Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUt. .805 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Reed Humphries. Agent. Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone: 5591 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave.. Bklyn TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. SECRETARY-TREASURER EMpire 4-571$ Paul HaU VICTORIA, BC $1714 Cormorant St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS Empire 4531 J. Algina. Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall. Joint Pacific 3468 E. Olooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY, N8 304 Charlotte 8L Phone 634$ SUP BAGOTVILLE. Quebee ... 20 Elgin St. Phone: 548 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 FHOROLD, Ontario 62 St. Davlda St. PORTLAND 311 SW Clay St. CAnal 7-3209 CApital 3-4336 85 St. Pierre St. RICHMOND. CALIF. 510 Macdonald Ave QUEBEC Quebec Phone: 3-1569 BEaeon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. Douglas 2-8363 NB Phone: 2-5232 SEATTLE. 3505 1st Ave Main U29(i Great Lakes District WOiMlNGTON 509 Marine Ave. ALPENA 1213 N Second Ave. Terminal 4-3131 Phone: 713-J NEVr YORK .. 678 4Ui Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. HYacinth 9-6165 Pbone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND .. 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Canadian District Phone- Main 1-0147 1038 3rd SL HALIFAX. N.S. 128tk Hollls St DETROIT Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 Phone 3-H!)li 531 W Michigan St. MONTREAL $34 St James St. West DULUTH Phone: Randolph 2-4110 PLateau 8l(>l SUU'l'U CUiGAliO 3261 E. 92nd St FORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St .... .. pbone: , Es-sex 5-241* OqtaijQ J?'JbQne:.3-3221 ..... �' SEAFARERS ' '-Z • >. fl LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANtiC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • • ^ ili IT'S ALWAYS TIME Concern for safety may be an eight-hour five-day prob­ lem ashore which can be put aside at the five o'clock whistle. But out on a ship its presence should be felt around the clock, seven days a week. On or off watch, a Seafarer faces hazards which are part and parcel of deep-water sailing. % The time to think of safety starts the moment a Seafarer heads up the gangway for the sign on. It continues without let-up until he has his feet on the dock again. That makes it all the more important for Seafarers to develop the safety habit to the point where it becomes a port of every shipboard act. A Seafarer's first concern while on a ship should be, "Am I doing this the safe way?" An 5 I U ship is a safe ship Vr IC •: I M,: .. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 January 18, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CONGRESS SCANS ’36 SHIPPING ACT REDS HAIL CURRAN TIE WITH ILS WIDER SUBSIDY PROGRAM SOUGHT 1,000TH SIU FAMILY GETS HOSPITAL $$ UNIONS HAMSTRING AMER. COAL SEE HEALTH CENTER READY BY APRIL 1 FOES OF ’50-50’ PLAN ‘WHITTLE-DOWN’ STRATEGY ‘EXCELLENT’ IS WORD ON SEATTLE JOBS US BREAKING OUT 50 COAL SHIPS HOUSE REPORT ASSAILS INT’L SHIP STANDARDS AFL-CIO TO DISCUSS NY DOCKS SEE SUEZ PART-OPEN IN MARCH MOBILE YEARDS HUMMING WITH BREAKOUT REPAIRS ITS ALWAYS TIME… FOR SAFETY 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 1/18/1957 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. XIX, No. 2  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f916e3b6360b18ca62c9a698065e40cb.PDF 94105282f841d1a5506ac0a690b9697d PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. I SEAFARERS EOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • LUNDEBERG DIES SlUNA Founder Stricken At 56 -Story On Page 3 S; �Page Two SEAFARERS LOG . February 1, 1957 (yit:! ...1 .1." P! '( Increase In PHS Funds WASHINGTON—Cheering news for .Seafarers ahd membere of aU mazitiine unions, is contained in President Eisenhower's Public Health Service budget request. For the first time in the past four years, the administration Is asking for an increase in appropriations for the hospitals, over $5 million all-^" told. restocking. At the major Staten The $44 million request also cov­ The budget request for $44,- Island facility much of the equip­ ers the operating costs of the Car- Pi 11 m < HH if A' ment originally ilnstalled in 1935 ville Leprosarium, the narcotics when the place; was built is in hospital in Lexington, Ky.; and the need of replacement. Additional mental hospital at Fort Worth, help in the laboratories and more Texas. clerical help will be hired. The funds will also serve to meet civil service pay increases of recent yearsi 'The Hol)by-lIoover program, prc^duct of ex-president Herbert Hoover's commission studies, and Drug supplies, shown here being checked by an employee at Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, former Staten sland USPHS hospital, and other equipment will be seciretarY of Health, Education and replenished under new PHS budget. Requested appropria­ W^elfare, oplled for the closing tions for USPHS program provide $5 million increase prima­ down of all medical facilities for rily to build up supply lists in USPHS hospitals throughout seamen. Initially, in 1953, efforts the country. were made to reduce the number of hospitals, closing down Fort In a dramatic about-face after Stanton and Mobiie. Savannah was similarly threatened but was years of opposition, a spokesman saved after widespread protests for the Norwegian shipping inter­ by Seafarers -and maritime unions. ests has come out in- favor of a strong US merchant marine. "The Met With Eisenhower "Norwegian Shipping News," a Later in the year the real intent trade publication, declared it- wel­ of the Hobby-Hoover program was comed a sizable active merchant revealed when proposals for a com­ navy under the US flag to aid the A formal reply to NMU President Joseph Curran's attack on the SlU and the International plete shutdown were advanced. Western world in times of crisis. Brotherhood of Longshoremen has been filed with the AFL-CIO executive council. In a Once ag^in, strong protests by the The declaration is expected to help letter addressed to AFL-CIO President George Meany, SlU of NA vice-presidents Paul Hall SIU, and in particular, a meeting knock the props out from under on the subject between SIU of NA opponents of "50-50" in the ciu> and Morris Weisberger, acting • president Harry Lundeberg and rent session of Congress. on behalf of the SlU of North full years from 1936 to 1947. Yet and undermining the SIU of North President Eisenhower, succeeded Norwegian shipping interests America, answered issues Curran now, for opportunistic rea-' America. We speak of the United in staving off the closings. andthe Norwegian government International Seamen's Union,' an sons, attacks the SlU's formatloVi raised by Curran at the time of the However, one result of the at­ last New York longshore election. and defends that sordid period of abortive ILA-sponsored organiza­ tack on the hospitals was the par­ have long been prominent among opponents of "50-50" legislation tion ... On that occasion, Curran issued NMU history. ing down of the budget appropria­ and other action designed to assist Gave Them Space In 'Pilot' "As late as 1945, after nine years' an open statement to the press in tions to rock-bottom levels with US ship operators Apparently, the form of copies of a letter to .service to the party cause, Curran "The two ranking officers of this the result that the hospitals were though, the Suez crisis has brought Meany assailing the SIU and the could still say in public, 'We heart­ so-calied seamen's union openly caught in a squeeze betweeli rising JBL for seeking to win new repre­ ily hail... the entke Soviet nation boasted that their purpose was to costs of operation and reduced ap­ home forcefully the need for plenty of US shipping to keep sentation for longshoremen in New for all they've achieved under the raid legitimate maritime unions propriations. Western Europe from economic York. In the course of the state­ great and wise leadership'of Com­ ... When their intent was exposed, The new budget request repre­ collapse. rade Stalin.' (Pilot, October 19, ment he said of the SIU: "As you Curran utilized the pages of his sents a complete about-face by the Only US Has $ know, NMU was built on the ashes 1945). Yet Curran criticises the official union newspaper to give Department. It. recognizes the need of a corrupt organization . . . The SIU for opposing NMU in those ILA, an expelled organization, an for the hospitals and discontinues "History has shown,"'th^g article says, "that the Western Wiorld SIU ... is what is left of an or­ years! opportunity to issue a blanket de­ the meager diet of funds to which needs a substantial reserve of ton­ ganization formed many years ago CP Break Came Late the hospitals ha'd been subject. nial . . ." nage to be activated in times of for the purpose of destroying "It wasn't until 1947, a§ the re­ In addition to serving seamen, crisis and only the United States The letter cited a "third instance NMU." sult of various pressures, and un­ of Curran's preference and support the PHS hospitals take care of can afford to build and maintain The SIU of NA answer declared der competition from Harry for dual and hostile organizations" Coast Guardsmen and certain such a fleet. that "In taking issue with the Fed­ Bridges for a leading role in mari­ in the American Coal beef. "Cur­ civilian civil service employees. "In order to keep a permanent eration's considered position" (on time, that Curran finally began his reserve fleet, a nation must have ran supported a local affiliate of the longshore election) "Curran break with the Communists. As late a sizable activei merchant navy as publicly attacked the SIU with a as 1949 he was still ousting the party District 50, United Mine Workers a_nucleus and trained and experi­ —which had no deep sea agree, set of vicious lies and half-truths, machine from NMU office. As late enced seamen and ship operators. ments—against the contract claims and in doing so presented his opin­ as December, 1955, after the mer­ "On these grounds, we welcome of the AFL-CIO affiliates, one of ions as a spokesman of the AFL- ger, he was still complaining about the new building programunder them an organization which had a CIO and a member of the Ethical the threat of the Communists to way in American yards . ^ . A Practices Committee. We must his organization. He evidently 20-year record of support for the The Italian . Line, operators of continuation and extension of the NMU..." ' "therefore answer in the proper found it difficult to dissolve the the Andrea Doria, and the Swedish Ridiculing Cun-an's pretensions American Line have agreed to a present program would ... be marriage." forum." beneficial to the whole Western After reviewing the many in­ toward supporting "unity" in mari­ settlement of suits resulting from world." Sacrificed Labor's Policies time, the letter recalled how Cur­ The SIU statement declared fur­ stances in which Curran, at differ­ ran destroyed the Conference of the collision of the Doria and the ther: "The Curran record in the ent times, has taken exactly oppos­ American Maritime Unions, when Stockholm. Terms of the settle­ trade union movement is shot ing positions on the same issue, the "involved in an internal political ment call for both companies to through with fickle opportunism; letter asks, "How . . . can anyone, war. He decided-it was to his ad­ drop their lawsuits against each p.b. I, 1957 Vo!. XIX No. 5 with the sacrifice of labor's policies place any trust or confidence in vantage, and did not hesitate to other. for personal advancement; with what Curran will say or do ... who A joint liability fund of $4,400,Immature, erratic shifts of position, will Brother Curran stab in the denounce other members of 000 would "be set up to satisfy CAMU ... and with basic unreliability. The back next?" claims of passengers and shippers PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treasurer "Is it any accident," the letter against the two concerns. Insur­ Turning to Curran's role on the record clearly indicates that on HERBERT- BRAND. Editor. RAY DENISON. more than one occasion Curran has waterfront, the letter pointed out asks, "that the only .effective unity ance companies would add to the Managing Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN. Art allied himself . . . with organiza­ "he was no 'Johnny-come-lately' in that ever existed on Curran's side fund bringing it over $6 million. Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACX. tions directly dual and hostile to his support of ILA. Three and a was his ten year loyalty to Harry The total of such pending claims Staff Writers. BILL MOODY. Oulf Area the Federation and that he has suc­ half years ago, when the entire Bridges?" amounts to nearly- $150 million. Representative. Supporting a charge that Curran The two companies would iapply in ceeded in weakening and hamper­ labor movement, including Walter ..Page 10 ing the labor movement according­ Reuther, then CIO president, stood has "run away from every situation the' courts for a limitation on their Directory Editorials -Page 11 ly." solidly behind you and the Execu­ in which he could have utilized his financial liability. Page 10 In dealing with Curran's attack tive Council in acting against ILA, strength to further Federation pol­ If all claims are settled out-of- ,Final Di^atch Page 14 on the SIU, the letter stated: "This Curran equivocated.and took a dim icy and the policy of the CIO be­ court then there would never bcr a Letters Page 7 was purely and simply a cover-up view of the AFL action. The AFL's fore the merger," the letter re­ court finding on"the" blame for the Personals, Notices .' Recent Arrivals Page 6 of Cun-aii s and the NMU's role in forthright action . . . was for him called his behavior after Bridges collision. Page 4 the early days of maritime labor. an opportunity to advance his and the Comrauhist-dominated Na­ However, the agreement on set­ Shipping Roundup Page 7 As you recall, the^SIU was formed strength on the docks. He did not tional Union of Marine Cooks and ting UP a joint fund indicates that Your Dollar's Worth by a group of seamen who wanted hesitate, covertly and openly, to Stewards had been booted out of the operators jointly accept blame a democratic, non-Communist la­ oppose the IBL and support ILA the CIO. for the collision in accord with Published biweekly at the headquarters two elec­ The expulsion of Bridges and his the report that was filed by a com­ ef the Seafarers intcA-national Union, At­ bor organization and who could not throughout the first a'Gulf District, AFL-CiO> i7S Fourth longshore union "left Curran as mittee of US marine experts with lantic stomach the role of being captives tions ... Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth *-4600. Entered as second class matter "In the subsequent two year pe­ the major spokesman for CIO in the House Merchant Marine Com­ at of the waterfront, section of the the Post Office in Brooklyn, NY, under Communist Party. The NMU, as riod, Curran went so far as to sup­ maritime and the responsible offi­ mittee. The report criticized^ both the Act of Aug. 24; 1912. 120 • Curran himself hag admitted, was port and encourage a dual and cial to devise ways and means of sides for the handling of the'ships a captive of this group for eleven hostile operation aimed at raiding before the collision. (Continued on page 15) 399,000 as against $39,011,000 ap­ propriated last year means the end of the Hobby-Hoover policy of cutting the ground from under the Public Health Service hospitals. It also comes at a time when the hos­ pitals are desperately in need of new equipment and added man­ power. One of the Immediate benefits of the new funds will be to build up an inventory of badly-needed medical supplies. Tbe hospitals have been scraping along from hand .to mouth on many items be­ cause they did not have funds for Back Strong US Shipping SlU of NA Answers Curran Smear In Letter To Meany Seffle Dor/a Crash Suits SEAFAKERS LOG 1:5^- -• I' ~ it �-Fehmur 1> 19ST Fire Thre* SEAFARERS LOG SlU Mourns Lundeberg Loss Death Ends Many Years Of Militant Leadership SAN FRANCISCO—Harry Lundeberg, the founder of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and the leading figure in maritime for over two decades, died of a heart attack in Peninsula Hospital on Monday, January 28. Death came to the 56-year-old president of the+ SIU of NA just a few days half of American seamen the maritime section of the Com­ which reached back into the early munist Party on behalf of the men before his expected dis­ 1930's. It was Lundeberg who led he represented. charge from the hospital. the revival of maritime unions in Word of his death visibly affect­ He had suffered a mild the United States, beginning with ed many oldtimers at the SUP hall bitter and tumultuous 1934 here, and drew tribute from lead­ heart seizure January 20. the maritime strike. From there he ing figures in maritime and Gov­ His passing cut short a mili­ pressed ahead reientlessly, battling ernment. California's Governor tant, crusading career on be­ shipowners, the Government and Goodwin J. Knight, Secretary of Cap or white "Lundeberg Stetson" became Sailor's garb. Lundeberg's Legacy: A Flourishing Union The successor to Andrew Furuseth as the secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific in 1936, Harry Limdeberg con­ tinued in that post until his sudden death Monday. Between these two men lies the history — of American maritime union­ shipped out of England on the ni­ ism. troglycerine boats and had ships At strike meeting (I); SUP bq. groimd breaking (r). '46 stop-work meeting in 'Frisco gets latest news. Lundeberg's legacy is the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, embracing 45 autono­ mous unions of marine crafts on-all coasts,, the Great Lakes, Canada and Alaska. He was its founder and only president. California labor know him as its marine spokesman and as a vicepresident of its • powerful State Federation of Labor from 1938 on. He had also been president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ ment since June, 1955. Quit Maritime Federation Lundeberg was a rough and tum­ ble fighter who always spoke, dressed and acted like a sailor. In 1947, he blithely walked in on a lawyers' convention in Santa Cruz, Calif., where the late Sen. Robert Taft was to make a speech. He left that meeting with a concession on the hiring hall from the co­ author of the Taft-Hartley Law which enabled all maritime unions to stay in business and prosper. Like Furuseth, Lundeberg was born in Norway, on March 25, 1901, the son of Allette and Gunnar Lundeberg of Oslo. His father and three of his brothers had been sea­ men, and he first went to sea at ten. During the first World War, hel Lundeberg rose to fame as leader of seamen during better and bloody 1934 strike of Seamen and longshoremen on West Coast. Strike paved the way for revival of mari­ time unions and birth of SIU of North America. torpedoed under him a couple of times. He saiied under nine diffeient fiags before settling in the US in 1919. He joined the SUP on a transfer from the Australian Seamen's Un­ ion and made Seattle his home. A dynamic organizer, he became Seattle agent for the SUP in 1934, a year after he gained US citizen­ ship. The SUP then was a part of the old International Seamen's Union, which had never recovered from the 1921 strike fiasco. A new union-smashing assault was launched by shipowners that year, and Lundeberg came to the forefront of the sailors' movement. Out of the bitter, bloody '34 strike emerged the Maritime Federation of the Pacific, a brief alliance be­ tween Lundeberg and longshore leader Harry Bridges. Quit M'time Federation But Lundeberg quit the presi­ dency of the Maritime Federation when he became SUP secretary in 1936. The short-lived excursion convinced him the Communists were maneuvering to gain control of the unions solely for political purposes. After the '36 strike that fall, the West Coast unions gained a wage increase and recognition of the hir(Continued on page 15) Labor James P. Mitchell, San Francisco's Mayor Christopher and key shipping leaders paid high tribute to his courage. Mitchell described Lundeberg as a man "who devoted a lifetime to improving conditions for seamen, and was a great American- and a fine labor official. His wisdom and courage will be greatly missed." J. Paul St. Sure, president of the Pacific Maritime Association; Randolph Sevier, head of Matson Navigation: George Killion, presi­ dent of American President Lines, and Roger D. Lapham, former head of the American-Hawaiian Steam­ ship Company, with all of whom Lundeberg battled without quarter to win economic gains for his mem­ bership, acknowledged his honesty in negotiations. Kept His Word "Whenever Harry Lundeberg gave his word, he kept it to the letter," Killion said. "Through many collective bargaining crises I have never had need for a writ­ ten document to support a com­ mitment by Mr. Lundeberg on be­ half of his saUors." Lapham's message echoed these sentiments; "If you made a deal with him, you knew he would live up to it. Once you came to an un­ derstanding with him, he went to bat with his own people to see that it was carried out to the letter." "His personal leadership was largely responsible for the strong position of the SUP and SIU in na­ tional maritime union affairs," St. Sure noted. Paying tribute to Limdeberg on behalf of the SIU-A&G District, Secretary - Treasurer Paul Hall characterized his contribution to maritime unionism in these words: "Andrew Furuseth's great con­ tribution to seamen was the 1915 (Continued on page 15) "There was a time when he alone stood between the na­ tion and the Soviet power in American waters." Here Sailors fight to defend picket line against CP raid. �SEAFARERS Pase Four LOG Chilean Unionists Visit SlU • Febrnary'l* January 9 Through January 22 Port BostonNew York Philadelphia .......... • • • Baltimore ^.... • • • • • • • 4 Noi-folk • «• • •• • « Savannah '. 1. • • • • • •• « Tampa ................ • • » Mobile .... ••• New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .... Wilmington . San Francisco Seattle • • t •I • • • • 4 • t » •• I 0• • • •• 4 Members of trade unions in Chile listen intently as interpre­ ter (with arm outstretched) explains SlU operations during group's visit to SlU headquarters. Sitting behind interpreter is representative of US State Department under auspices of whicn group is studying trade union methods in this country. At right of interpreter is SEAFARERS LOG staff member who conducted tour of headquarters facilities. Texas Court Spins 'Vfreck' Law Around ...... .. 351 Total Port Oock A 8 Boston . New York . . . .......... T03 Baltimore ... Norfolk ..... Savannah ...' Tampa .'.,.. Mobile ...... New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .... Wilmington '. San Francisco 12 Dock e 8 10 1 9 13 2 3 4 4 1 8 3 8 13 Deck C 1 '9 0 10 3 8 0 0 2 1 2 1 9 19 . Shipped Cno. Ens. Eng. C A. 7 2 82 13 14 6 15 . 9 r 10 13 6 1 5 2 7 -4 32 10 9 9 16 9 5 4 19 12 17 13 5 20 2 SI 4 6 0 1 S 2 3. 4 11 17 stew. A 6 71 10 26 >8 7 11 14 45 4 12 7 18 13 stew. stew. Tetel B. ,v 1 2 9 7 4 2 0 4 2 5 3 6 6 • c. 4 12 2 11 5 3 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 20 .- A 21 256 49 87r 34 . 19 24 32 122 25 50 23 60 46 Total B. 11 32 9 J?7 33 7 7 -8 18 12 22 11 26 32 Total Total c- Ship. 10 41 41 329 4 62 42 156 12 . 79 17 -43 4 35 2 42 7 147 4 41i 10 . 82 9 43 24 110 56 134 AUSTIN, Texas—Backers of state "right to work" laws Seattle ..... Deck Deck Eng. Eng. stew. stew. Stew. Totol Total Total. Total Deck Eng. have been set back on their heels here by a state court ruling c B ' c c B A B Ship. A • B A A C 60 78 848 353 87 65 243 108 99 255 242 1,345 Total ... 252 which has completely reversed the. application of the law. SIU job activity increased agaiq over the past two weeks, and was up to a total of 1,345 The Texas Supreme Court has • ruled that the state's "right to ship in a union as well as the right men shipped. Registration lagged at 1,160. non-membership." The overall picture indicates that shipping will rise again in coming weeks, due to addi­ work" law means a worker of "The intent seems obvious to ^ cannot be fired on account of mem­ protect employees in the exercise tional ship breakouts for the-* bership in a union. of free choice of joining or not coal trade. The "wreck" laws now on the joining a union. The purpose of Six ports matched the in­ books in 17 states provide that no worker can lose his job because of non-membership or membership In a union. Normally this has been interpreted to mean that un­ ions could not sign any kind of union shop or maintenance of membership contract which re­ quires a worker to be a union member to hold his job under the contract. Now the Texas court maintains, the law also means a union mem­ ber must be protected by the State. Fired for Organizing The case arose when the Bryan, Texas, fire department fired Don Lunsford for organizing a Fire Fighters local. Texas unionists de­ cided to go to court on the firing on the basis of the stale "right to W'Ork" legislation. The Texas Supreme Court said that the state legislature intended to protect "the right of member- SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: February 6 February 20 March 6 March 20 Aprif 3 ' Book Lays PQ-17 Loss To British Navy Head the statute is to afford equal op­ crease lor the period, including portunity to work to both classes Boston, New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Wilmington and Seattle. Declines of employees." were listed in Philadelphia, Balti­ more, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Houston and San Francisco. In addition. Savannah and Mobile continued the same pace as before. Shipping Catches Up Class A shipping finally caught up with the A registration. Class A men also filled the largest pro­ A pension plan for tankermen is portion of the total jobs in the 11 the first order of business with the months since mid-February, 1956. Sailors Union of the Pacific. The Class A men shipped 63 percent union is out to get a pension ar­ of the jobs, while class B filled 19 rangement from Standard Oil, Un­ percent aiid class C the remainder. ion Oil and other West Coast tank­ The class A lob percentage was er outfits comparable to that of the seven percent over two weeks ago Pacific Maritime A.ssociation pen­ and 15 percent above what it was one month ago when it hit a low sion agreement. of 48 percent i . 4" 4" Agreement has been reached be­ The following is the forecast port tween the Marine Cooks and Stew­ by port: ards and its contracted employers Boston: Fair . . . New York: Good to set up a seniority arrangement. . . . Philadelphia: Good . • . Balti­ The seniority system is designed more: Good . . . Norfolk: Good to reduce the number of casuals ... Savannah: Fair.,. Tampa: Fair and one-trippers on West Coast . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: ships, reserving employment for Should improve . . . Lake Charles: professional seamen. Thirty-one Good . . . Houston: Good . . Wildays or more employment since minerton: Fair . . . San Francisco: June 24, 1955 and payment of dues Good ... Seattle: Good; needs deck and initiation fees to the union are and engine department ratings. two of the requirements for senior­ ity. 4 4 4" A new wrinkle in welfare bene­ fits, severance pay, is being sought by the Staff Officers Association. The Union has asked that the trus­ tees of the welfare plan provide severance pay benefits to any member of the union who had been in the industry a minimum num­ ber of years. The is-sue is now going to arbitration for a decision. 4 4 4 Unemployment insurance amend­ ments in Ohio are the first order of business for the Great Lakes Dis­ trict, SIU. Under existing law, sea­ men are eligible for unemployment insurance dining a 40-week period, but are barred during a specific twelve weeks when Lakes boats are usually laid up. One of the most dramatic and tragic battles in which Sea­ farers were involved during World War II is being fought all over again—but this time with books instead of bullets. The incident is the virtual"*" destruction—in July, 1942—of of aircraft carriers, battleships, Convoy PQ-17, the first con­ cruisers and destroyers. voy to Russia containing American ships under British command. A British historian has blamed top British naval leaders for the dis­ aster. Seafarers Manned Ships Seafarers and SUP members have a very personal interest in this convoy—better known to them as the "Fourth of July" convoy— because they manned most of the 20 American freighters in the 33ship fleet which left Iceland- on June 27, 1942, ^vith 188,000 tons of cargo for Russia. Protecting the convoy, when it sailed from Reykjavik, was a task force of destroyers, sloops, cor­ vettes, "ack-ack" ships, armed trawlers, rescue vessels and British subs. Covering the convoy's flank, about 100 miles to the east, was anofher protective fleet consisting ^ B AI='<A PORTCCAI.l. *1216 E.6ALTiM3IS 8«CC^D^AI ©ALT7M£»ee It soon became apparent that the Nazis had no .intention of letting the convoy reach its destination. Despite the^heavy protection, Nazi bomber and torpedo planes broke through a rain of bullets and by July 4 they had sunk three freight­ ers including the Calmar Liberty ship Christopher Newport. Only 11 Shipd Survived Nevertheless, on the evening of July 4 the convoy commander, act­ ing on orders fjom London, or­ dered the merchantmen to scatter and proceed on their own. By July 7, PQ had lost 18 freighters with 100,000 tons of cargo, and even­ tually only 11 ships reached Arch­ angel. Now the issue has been reopened with the publication in London of a new book which holds the Brit­ ish Admiralty responsible for th®^ debacle. In his book, "The War at Sea," Captain S. W. Roskill blames Ad­ miral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound for the tragedy which, he says, "in the light of pi-esent knowl­ edge could easily have been avoided." Captain Roskill says^ that the Admiralty had a tendency to direct operations at sea from Whitehall. He claims that if the scatter order had been sent to the convoy's com­ manding officer for action as he saw fit, "the convoy and escort would have been kept together." i What's more. Captain Roskill " takes a swipe at Sir Winston Churchill for writing in his history of the war that he knew nothing ,about the Admiralty's order until after the war was over. The Prime Minister, says th®. captain, sho^s A "lapse of memory." • �FeVtiUU^ 1. 19fT 5? iEAFAREnS LOG Storm DaiAages TranMtlantIo ILA Bids For AFL-CIO Truce, Promises Reform Although it was the yvinner in three successive New York dock elections, the International Longshoremen's Association has asked that It be allowed to surrender to the AFL-CIO. In a statement released by ILA President William Bradley last week, the ILA promised it would adhere to a ten-point-•— program of reforms as a basis course, awaits further proof of the An MTD committee is invited t« for proving it is worthy of re­ ILA's ability to carry out its inten­ represent any dock worker who photo taken by crewman Aysoni and sent in by bosun Bilyk, shows some of storm damage done to Transatlantic enroute from Singapore to Japan. Storm, believed caused by Ty­ phoon Polly, caused injury to chief mate and endang.ered .crew for 15 dayi. NY Mulls Plan To Peg Jobless $ To Pay Scale A novel approach to unemployment insurance in which the benefits would be pegged to the rise in earning powers is be­ ing considered by New York State.^ The program would prob­ ably include an increase in the ; present level of unemploy­ ers. This would work out to about $40.00 a week at present levels, but ment benefits as well. The proposal would provide that the unemployment insurance bene­ fit be pegged at half of the,average weekly wage of production work- Icy Blasts Don't Slow NY Shipping NEW YORK—Even with the good shipping, this port has been a good place for polar bears during the past two weeks. Temperatures ranged from zero up to 20 degrees, with plenty of ice and snow. There has been so much ice in the Hudson River, according to Assistant Secretary - Treasurer Claude Simmons, that some of the •hips have been taking as much as three hours to breast into a dock and tie up. But in spite of the weather, the port was busy.with a total of 36 ships that arrived for payoff, signon and in transit. Among the pay­ offs was the tanker Big Bend (Martrade) which was laid up and trans­ ferred foreign. In addition. Bloomfield's Genevieve Peterkin, which stopped off here in transit, got a new name. She is now the Alice Birown, replacing the former Alice Brown which was sold to another company some tiipe ago. Bloomfield also operates the Mary Adams, Neva West and Margaret Brown, all of which are supposed to be swapped for States Marine C-2s sometime after June. She already has one C-2, the Lucille Bloomfield. would go up as wage levels rise. Since most SIU shipping compa­ nies have their headquarters here, the change would be of consider­ able benefit particularly to -Sea­ farers in the class B and C senior­ ity brackets. These men are eligi­ ble for unemployni^nt payments under application of the 60-day contract clause. At present, the State's unem­ ployment benefits are -at a $36 a week ceiling.. Any change in the dollars and cents level has to be voted by the legislature, "making it very difficult to "adjust benefits promptly to meet rising costs and earnings. In additionj the legislature will be asked to vote an increase in disability pay and a contribution of up to $150 for hospital expenses of families living in the state. Chances for adoption of the" latter two proposals are not .considered favorable. entering the Federation. tions. feels he Is being discriminated The ten-point program put forth against. The Bradley statement acknow­ ledged that the AFL-CIO has been by ILA is as follows: . • Support of the AFL-CIO's and • Adherance to the principles of the MTD's organizing, legislatlvo Justified In its position towards ILA and agreed that the ILA was the AFL-CIO constitution and pro­ and economic program with a view finding It impossible %> continue tection and advancement of work- toward eventually gaining mem­ indefinitely outside the ranks of bership in the MTD. organized labor. "The Interna­ • Support of efforts to reduce The following statement was tional Longshoremen's Associa­ issued jointly by the SIU and strife and bitterness on the water­ tion," It said,. "realizes more pro­ the International Brotherhood front. foundly than ever before, the need of Longshoremen: • Authorization for the presi­ to gain readmission to the organiz­ "The ILA statement proves dent of the MTD to appoint a ed labor movement." the correctness of the AFL-CIO three-man supervisory body, in­ The dramatic announcement by position with respect to the cluding himself, to see that the the ILA came after a series of waterfront situation. The ILA program is carried out. meetings initiated by that organi­ must now show that actions zation with representatives of the speak louder than words. We IBL and the SIU. Prior to the are certain that at the proper last New York waterfront election, time the Federation (AFL-CIO) ILA, in similar meetings, had re­ will make judgment on that fused to abide by demands that basis. It live up to the AFL:CIO's clean­ "The International Brother­ up mandate. ILA won the election hood of Longshoremen and the convincingly enough. But the fact Seafarers International Union, that IBL got 7,500 votes and per­ Atlantic and Gulf District, were sisted in its campaign, with the —and still are—concerned with support of the SIU, was enough The largest non-union millinery " 1)' Protecting the longshore to convince ILA leaders that a new worker at the dock level, shop in Massachuettts, the Paul course was needed if they were " 2) Protecting the ~ IBL and Hat Co. of Worcester, has been' ever to end Federation opposition its interests, signed to a contract by the United to them. Hatters, Cap and Millinery Work­ "3) Uph"blding the position Must Satisfy AFL-CIO ers. About 150 workers are covered At the meetings, the ILA asked of. the AFL-CIO. by the one j'ear eontract which "Meanwhile, the status is un­ what it had to do to win a truce provides wage and welfare gains. and was told that the only course changed. The"" IBL will continue 4" i i its publication, the Waterfront open was to satisfy the Federation After being on strike for eight News, and will continue to act that it had followed the AFL man­ in protection of the interests months in the company's Winches­ date of 1953. ter, 'Va., plant, .members of the As the ILA itself acknowledged and welfare of longshore work­ United Rubber Workers Union in its statement, "the AFL-CIO ers. have called for a nationwide boy­ "The Bradley statement ac­ cott against the O'Sullivan Rubber marine union representatives stat­ ed that the conversations and dis­ curately descx-ibes the conver­ Corporation. Unions and their cussions in no wise are to be sations and their results." members are urged not to handle construed as a commitment . . . or purehase O'Sullivan heels, soles and that in the final analysis, the ing conditions- and welfare of and plastic products. The company, determination of the fitness of an longshore workers. , whicj^ advertises its product as organization to wear the AFL-CIO • Establishment of internal the country's "No. 1 heel," pays 40 label was up to AFL-CIO president union democracy. to 50 cents hourly below organized George Meany, as executor of • Equal treatment of all bona- plants. Federation policy, the Executive fide longshore workers, including S" 4" 4" Council and the Federation itself." those who support the IBL. Ringling Brothers will be back • Full recognition of the IBL on the road this spring after sign­ Of interest to Seafarers in the ILA's statement is its plea that the and its existing agreements. ing a union agreement with. the • Opposition to any efforts by Amei'ican Guild of Variety Artists IBL ask the SIU to "cease such of its activities as have in the past the Communist Party or Harry for about 300 circus entertainers. been directed against the Interna­ Bridges to extend their influence The agreement ended a year-long tional Longshoremen's Associa­ on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. dispute between the circus, AGVA • Establishment of recognized and the Teamsters Union. Seafar­ tion." The ILA also pledged support of the Maritime Trades auditing and accounting proce­ ers in several cities aided AGVA Department and, in the event of dures in all its affiliates. during its picketing of the circus • No discrimination in employ­ last year. its return ^to the Federation, asked for admission to that Depai'tment. ment ai^ainst men who have sup­ 4 4. 4; Action on these matters, of ported the IBL or still support it. The Canadian Pacific railroad is running again following the end of a nine-day strike by 3,000 locomo­ tive firemen. The strikers were protesting layoff of firemen on diesel-powered trains. An agree­ ment to arbitrate the dispute re­ sulted in a return to work. Frozen Out More Ways Than One Speak Out At SIU Meetings Unidentified deck gang members aboard tapker Big Bend are shown chipping ice off rigging while ship was in Portland, Maine. Crewmembers themselves were frozen out of jobs when ship subsequently transferred to runaway flag. (Photo.courtesy Portland Press Herald}. Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their ship­ mates know what's on their minds. �Tramp Subsidy Plan Due For Airing In Congre^ WASHINGTON—Proposals to offer operating subsidies to tramp ships will get a thorough airing at this session of Congress. Representative James Byrne (Dem.-Pa.) has rein­ troduced a bill to that effect which would subsidize both Such plans have the support of the dry cargo and tankships in the SIU which has long held that US tramp trades. The Byrne bill was first offered late in last year's session when it admittedly did not have much chance of passage. This time the bill is expected to get full consid­ eration in light of plans of both Senate and House maritime com­ mittees to study an overhaul of the 1936 Merchant Ivlarine Act. All o/ the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Alexander Guss Janavaris, born December 26, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. GuSs A. Janavaris, Astoria, NY. 4* 4" 4" 4" 4" 4» 4" 4 4" 4« 4 4 4 4 Jo Ann Caruso, born December 20, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Giuseppe Caruso, New Orleans, La. Daryl Leif Libby, born Decem­ ber 28, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herbert Libby, Lincolnville, Me. Arlene Frances Perkins, born November 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow W. Perkins, New Orleans, La. Richard Anthony Nauman, born December 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Allan Richard Nauman, Baltimore, Md. Michelle Ann Labenz, born De­ cember 21, 1956, to Seafarer and Mis. James Labenz, Glenolden, Pa. 4 4 4 4 44 Billy Ann Bennett, born June 3, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles B. Bennett, Kenner, La. Annie Patricia Thompson, born November 5, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred D. Thompson, Flomaton, Ala. 4 •i« 4 Thomas J. Hilburn, Jr. born Jan­ uary 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas J. Hilburn, Fairhope, Ala. 4 4 4 Karen Lucille Hao, born January 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward Hao, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Dawn Patricia Patin, born No­ vember 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luther J. Patin, New Orleans, La. Valerie Jean Spenee, born De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard C. Spence, Brook­ lyn, NY. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Nick Sebastian Singh, born De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth S. Singh, Philadel­ phia, Pa. Lawrence Aubrey Price, Jr., born December 24, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Lawrence A. Price, Baltimore, Md. Theresa Louise Cutrer, born De­ cember 16, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. George S. Cutrer, Mobile, Ala. f-'-' \ SEAFARERS LOG Faro SI* David Guy Horton III, born Au­ gust 7,- 1956,. t.o .Seafarer and Mrs. D^vid G. Horton, Mobile, Ala. j.. operators should be assisted acrossthe-board instead of limiting bene­ fits to a select few. The bill would give a tramp or contract operator an operating sub­ sidy whenever he competes with a foreign flag bidder for available bulk cargoes.- The subsidy would run for the duration of a contract­ ed voyage or time-chartered series of voyages. If foreign bidders did not compete for the business, no subsidy would be paid. Subsidies would be based on es­ timates of fair and reasonable costs of the lowest-priced foreign com petitor. For practical purposes this means that US tramps would receive the difference between the cost of operating a runaway flag ship and US-flag costs. The subsidies would cover the same expense items as , are now subsidized in the liner trades, in­ cluding insurance, maintenance, re­ pairs, wages and subsistence. One of the major features of the bill calls for the subsidies to be. paid,only to those operators who arrange to replace their existing ships. This feature ^would serve to upgrade the existing tramp fleet which consists very largely of Libertys with only a handful of more modern, faster vessels. • February 1. 1987 '• f; .... : V, •' 1 Don't Leff Thiil Happen To You! Baito Has Few Beefs, Many Jobs BALTIMORE — Shipping has slowed up here but was still at a comfortable level above the 150job mark during the past two weeks. All the ships in port have been in good condition, with few beefs to speak of, according to Port Agent Earl Sheppard. One item held over for clarification con­ cerned a carpenter on a Calmar ship who was required to renew the shackles on the ship's running gear. All other beefs were easily handled. A total of 11 payoffs, 12 sign-ons and 17 in-transits were listed for the period. Among the sign-ons was the Andros Legend, the for­ mer Ocean Nora (Ocean Trans), sold to Colonial Steamship. Colo­ nial now has two Libe'rtys, the Charles Dunaif and Andros Leg­ end; two T-2 tankers, the Seatiger and Ivy, and the supertankers Orion Clipper and Orion Planet. Aside from the sale. Ocean Transportation also disposed of two other Libertys recently, by transferring them to foreign-flag operation. These were the Ocean Rose and Ocean Nimet. The com­ pany still has one Liberty, the Ocean Ulla; a C-4, the Ocean Eve­ lyn, and four C-2s, the Ocean Deb­ orah, Ocean Dinny, Ocean Eva and Ocean Joyce. In other developments, the up­ per portions of Chesapeake Bay have been frozen over during the spell of extreme cold weather that hit the Atlantic coast in mid-Jan­ uary. Even Coast Guard cutters found the. going rough as they went to the rescue of icebound mo­ tor' tankers.an4 barge, tows. Safety on the Job should be the concern of every worker. But more so t^an In any shoreside oeeupatlon. It should be the Brst concern of men who make their living on the sea. For conditions on a ship are far different from those ashore. Shipboard facilities usuaily cannot provide comprehen­ sive treatment for injured Seafarers, end certainly are not on a par with thfise which can be found ashore. Often the best hat can be done for an injured man is to give him first aid. Sometimes hazardous transfers to other ships are re­ quired, and hospital facilities in foreign ports are often not comparable to those Stateside. Thus any accident which happens aboard a ship, even a minor one, is magnified by the nature of seafaring. This makes safety all the more Important for Seafarers, Think safe. Play it safe. 1 r.y 's'l C ii' ^ ^ '7.^ •.••.feV'.- .-V \i:r* �Fcbrnary 1; 1957 SEAFARERS « '-'k Page Sereu LOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Morse Halts Ships To American Coal ; Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius How To Conserve On Fuel WASHINGTON—^Picket line action by engineers, mates and Seafarers has won a major victory over the strikeboimd American Coal Company. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse announced that the Government would not release any more ships to American Coal Shipping untl it straightened.j out its labor problems. Morse based his order on the ground that the labor dispute has effectively prevented the use pf the ships for the purposes for which "they were chartered. Be­ fore the order was issued, six ships had been broken out for the com­ pany but most of them are effec­ tively tied up at various repair yards up'and down the coast. American Coal was supposed to get 30 ships under the original award. It had another ship which it purchased privately. The com­ pany's^id for 50 more Govern­ ment charters apparently has been placed in the deep freeze for the time being. While tlie strike-bound com­ pany's ships are being held up, breakouts are continuing on coal ships for other operators. An ad­ ditional two ships have been allo­ cated to Waterman Steamship Company, making four in all, and Stewpot IS useful ingredient of any successful picketline. three more ships—two coal ships This one's functioning near Brooklyn pier where Seafarers, and one for grain, for a total of mates end engineers have tied up Thomas Paine. five—to the Bull Steamship Com­ pany. Other SIU contracted opera­ laski is being worked at Maryland Participating in the coastviise tors are also in line for tonnage Drydock, Baltimore, behind the picketing are members of the Mas­ as the breakouts continue. picket line. Four other ships, two ters, Mates and Pilots; Marine En­ in Xlharleston, SC, and two in Sa­ gineers Beneficial Association, sup­ Five Allocated vannah, are also high and dry as ported by the Brotherhood of Mar­ The five ships allocated to Bull a result of the picket lines. ine Engineers, and the SIU. are the James Bowdoin, John C. Kendall, Grenville Dodge, Joseph A. BrovMi and Jesse Applegate. The company already has four of its own Libertys, the Angelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Dorothy, on the coal run. No change has been reported in Nels Larson Mike Romanoff Contact Mrs. Pearl Larson, 1512 the status of the six GovernmentSS Natalie owned ships being broken out for Constance St., New Orleans 13, La. Gear you left behind on SS Has­ American Coal. The Thomas Paine tings in Seattle has been left in is still shut down although it has SUP baggage room, .San Francisco. James Phelps been moved" from Red Hook to Get in touch with Hugh Potter, It is in a carnation canned milk Greenpoint. The Casimir Pu- Internal Revenue Service, PC Box carton with your name on top.- Art, ex-SS Hastings. 1278, Savannah))* Ga. The worst shock to naoderate-income families in this year of rising pricies is the stiff increase on fuel 6il just announced by major sup> pliers. The rise of 0 cent a gallon in most parts of the country is the aec(;ind boost this heating season. The two increases have raised fuel oil from last winter's 14.9 cents a gallon in a typical coastal area, to 16.4 cents (more in some inland areas). This is a rise of ten per cent just this year." As a result of steady increases each year, fuel oil's tag has jumped 30 per cent in five years. Thus, many moderate-income families will have a heating bill of $300 or more in the colder parts of the country, and find themselves paying $50 a month and more to keep their houses warm in mid-winter. • The price boost is attributed by the oil companies to the depiand abroad caused by the blocking of shipments through the. Suez Canal. Humble Oil Co., a Standard Oil of New Jersey subsidiary, started the price-Jacking, arid was followed immediately by other producers and suppliers. Not only did all raise the price simultaneously, but by the exact amount. This circumstance has aroused the interest of a number of Con­ gressmen and Government agen­ cies, despite the power and influ­ ence of the pdtroleum industry which gets notorious tax.»..concessions from Congress. Even retail oil dealers have been shocked by the severity and boldness of the increase and one dealers' association has asked Congress to investigate it. Unless Congress acts to force back the price hike, moderate-income families had better take all possible steps to keep the lid on their use of fuel oil. It is unfortuiiate but true that moderate-cost houses are often costlier to heat than better-built ones which are more thoroughly insulated and have more adequate radiation (larger and better-quality radiators). - _ The largest single fuel-waster in oil furnaces, "technicians tell this writer, is the tendency of many families to skip some of the desirable annual cleanings to save the $12-$15 cost. The value of the cleaning is not only .to keep the heating-plant components in good coniiition but to keep down your use of oil. • t 3^ Clean Out Carbon John J. Leskun As carbon galherl on the walls and flue passages of the boiler or We're all anxious and worried furnace, it acts as ihsulation. Thus, instead of the heat being absorbed about you. Please write home. by the metal, it goes up the flue. You can still have the furnace cleaned Rene. on a relatively mild day when you may be able to do without heat for ' 3ii> 3^ a couple of hours. "Brownie" Also have your serviceman check the carbon dioxide content of the Your wife and baby are sick and flue gas, the draft Intensity over the fire and in the smoke pipe, and the SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping is need you. Contact 1014 Di-uidon Ct. stack temperature. The. higher the carbon dioxide content, the more still holding up well, and should be 4- 3J' 3« complete the combustion. But the serviceman must take a reading fair for the next two weeks. There Audly C. Foster with a gauge to determine this. -' The above-named man or anyone are no payoffs scheduled so far, but Be warned against a new gimmick oil distributors have of selling there should be a bunch of in- knowing his whereabouts is asked various types of additives at an unwarranted extra cost. Some now transit ships to take up the slack. to get in toucli with his wife. Rose sell a special "Tank Anti-Rust" solution which has an exaggerated "list Four payoffs came around dur­ Foster, 714 Grand St., Hoboken, price" of $3 for a four-ounce can. It actually costs the dealers 18 cents ing the last period, the Ocean Deb­ NJ, regarding some important pa­ a can. orah (Ocean Trans), Steel Fabrica­ pers. The Housing & Home Finance Agency also points out that the cus­ tor (Isthmian), Jean LaFitte iWa3J' 3» 3i» tomary temperature of nearly 75 degrees average in many homes is terman) and Northwestern Victory "A friend" wishes to thank Hank unnecessarily" high. Maintaining a household average temperature of (Victory Carriers). The Deborah Walters, Mike and others on the and Jean Lafitte signed on again, Topa Topa for the wonderful favor 68 degrees would save about ten per cent of the fuel consumed. along with the Maiden Creek (Wa­ they did in Frisco. Cut Heat At Night terman). 4 4 4 Some fuel saving also can be achieved by shutting down the heat The in-transits included the "Violante" • supply at night to lower household temperature about ten degrees. Hastings (Waterman), Steel Ven­ Kenneth Heller, who was with The shutdown should be made some time before retiring, else the dor (Isthmian), Lewis Emery Jr. you in the 81st Boat Company in hoiise remains hot during part of the sleeping hours, and doesn't pick and Longview' Victory (Victory La Pallice, France, wants you to up sufficiently early in the morning. Carriers), and the Deborah again. contact him at 1987 E. 22 St., Whether you burn coal or oil, it's important that the external sur­ Port Agent Leon Johnson reported. Brooklyn, NY. faces of boilers and hot-air furnaces, and also the hot-air and hot-water Johnson, who had been serving 4 4 4 pipes leading from the heating plant, and all return pipes leading to as acting agent, has resumed the Robert L. Willis the boiler, be covered with insulator material. duties of port patrolman, follow­ An important message is being An investment in insulation even now will save oil or coal the rest ing the election of Marty Breithoff held for you by Mrs. S. Wessel, of this winter and the winters to come. Fortunately, both storm win­ as San Francisco port agent. Briet- Seamen's Church Institute, 25 dows and insulating materials have come down in price recently. The hoff previously had been serving South St., New York 4, NY. most important and often the easiest place to insulate is the ceiling as SIU West Coast representative. 4 4 4 over the heated part of the house. Engineers now say six inches of The last election was the first time David E. Collins insulation should be used in the attic floor, or if the attic is used for that the San Francisco agent's Your mother is ill and wants you Lving space, over its ceiling. post had been on the ballot. to contact her at 102 Seth Boyden The average house loses 25 per cent through its windows. Competi­ Terrace, Newark 12, NJ. tion has cut prices of storm windows somewhat, and these can be in­ 4 4 4 stalled on a relatively mild day. Thomas Hickey But be warned! Bait sellers aye still advertising windows at low The above-named man or anyone If a crewmember quits while prices and trading buyers up to overpriced ones. a ship is in port, delegates knowing his whereabouts is urged Storm Window Prices are asked to contact the hall to get in touch with his wife. She A top-quality three-channel aluminum storm window should cost no immediately for a replace­ is now living at 2406 Newkirk Ave., more than $20-$25, including installation. A good-quality two-channel ment. Fast action on their part Brooklyn, NY. type should cost no more than |18-$20, installed, and at the barest will keep all jobs aboard ship 4 4 4 minimum, $14-$16. Gustavo W. Beehert filled at all times and elimi­ The easiest and least-expensive way to cut heat loss Immediately Is nate Uie chance of the ship Contact your wife at 2106 Poplar by adequate weather-stripping and caulking. The average house loses sailing shorthanded. Grove St., Baltimore 19, Md., or 24 per cent of Its heat through air infiltration. phono Wilkens 7-1191. tmm AND NOTICES I SF Expects Slack After Heavy Run ^ $1 4 3r 4 4 4 •4 Ex-SS John B. Waterman Disputed overtime from the pay­ off' in Tampa can be collected from Waterman office in Mobile by Charles Gill, steward; Jessie Winfield, galleyman, and Robert Lips­ comb, NCB. Baggage of the following men wliich has been left 18 months or more -at the Seamen's House YMCA, 550 W. 20 St., New York. Nit, will be disposed of after Feb­ ruary 21 unless claimed: W. Atterliury. R. Barlow, f. Braver. R. Buiia. W. Bunardlne, i. Clark. W. Oavli. M. OeNlcala. R. Diinnigan, F. Farnandei. N. Finley. J. Fliher, D. Gabriel. J. Galvin, M. Goldberl. H. Harriot. F. Jacobs. G. Joseph. J. Klenons. H. MacOonald. R. Manuard. 0. Nelson. H. Nielron. P. Nolan. J. Nuoenban, S. Orelllan. J. Rosario. W. Schultz. C. Sinilatoa, F. Thomat, R. Warden. PORT C CALL now M BOTH Shorthanded? I2I6RBAL-1: "li �f:^ l^niarsr-l, SEAFARERS IPG me Elfflit 19S7 ' ': 0- .• .'•.•"•'•yTv I, ; ' ;-• i-;"... j •. ^-" I' h v '--l: , • • • '" I" -' ' . • ' '•• ••'••^^^•v^'-V.;^! ^-JV.I r,}\ .j'':i*>,-''^. • %• <A <» O Seafarers are right in the midst of one of the most significant trends in cargo handling—the development of "lift-on"'and "roll-on" ships. Pioneering in the "lift-on" area is the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company, while the recently-signed TMT Trailer Ferry inc. Is an advecate of "roll-on" transportation. The "lift-on" as represented by Pan-Atlan­ tic's piggyback tankers, and its planned containerships, has the advantage-oif eliminating the waste space involved in carrying truck undercarriages, since it handles trailer bodies like so many boxes. However, it requires a special shoreside rig to load and unload the containers, making it best suited for vessels on a fixed itinerary. The "roll-on" ship, while accommodating a smaller number of truck froilers, can load or discharge anywhere a dock and truck driver is available. It carries its own loading rig in the form of stern romps as well as portable side ramps to upper decks. This fiexibility has stirred considerable interest among military authorities. Pictured here is the SlU-manned Carib Queen, first of a projected fleet of "roli-on" ships shown at Jacksonville, Flo., and at the Brooklyn Army base prior to its maiden voyage. The outcome of the TMT and Pan-Atlantic innova­ tions is likely to alter the shape of merchant shipping in. the years come. first of the * ROLL-ONS' The converted Landing Ship Dock, Carib Queen, is shown in Jacksonville, Fla., before departing on her maiden voyage. Broad beam, stern ramps and huge enclosed deck running through length of ship make LSD's ideally-suited for "roll-on" type operation. A sister ship, the Florida Queen, is now in the yards. h^ t: In addition to loading through the stern, ship has this portable side ramp, making it possible for trucks and cars to roll up to a spacious deck aft. Trucks already loaded are visible at top. A second ramp for auto-, mobiles runs to a third deck forward of the bridge. The Carib Queen carries the side ramps along with It. All it needs is a JIat docking area to unload. Driver backs Army refrigerated truck up stern ramp'into mammoth enclosed deck. Trucks are then lashed down to deck brackets with wire ropes ai]d turnbuckles. ^ ' �•>• '••• • 'ru'''r"f^'3il^. < JPebniaiT tfllST SEAFARERS LOG Pace NfM Upper deck, aft, is shown fully-loaded with truck trailers. Under normal conditions, com­ pany says it can load the entire yessel withirt, foiTr hours. Inside enclosed lower deck driver bacjcs truck into place. He then disengages cab and drives out to pick up another trailer body. Guide^ rails help him back 'trucks in. Here truck trailer is shown eommg off por;fable side ramp aboard upper deck aft. Ramp in foreground leads up to the third deck forward of the midships house. Row of objects running along deck floor are brackets to which trailers are lashed to the deck. In "lift-on" operations, trailer-truck undercarriage is eliminated and trailer bodies are locked onto deck. Portion of the deck, forward of the bridge, which is used for automobiles. Wide midship house provides plenty of space for crew quar­ ters and other shipboard iFacilities. Part of gang is shown running through fire and boat drill {top, left) while in Jacksonville. At top right is SlU scholarship winner Joe Kite (leftl'^ and electrician Jack Myer. Kite did some of ship's electrical in­ stallations ip between engineering studies at U. of Florida. Bottom left, saloon pantryman Wilson Deal shows off electric slishwasher. At: right, it's coffeetime for D. Martin, P. Bagget, D. Hiotto. Deck gang takes in lines at Merrill-Stevens drydock as ship gets ready to go to oil berth for bunkers. Yessel is now under charter to MSTS. �»•<, S'ii. I |!~ k ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Dec. ley. Feed shore workers after crew ,13—Chairman, J. Henry; Secretary, leaves messruom. D. Beard. New delegate and treasurer BALTORE (Ore), Nov. 17—Chairman, elected. Ship's fund $66.03 left in custody of Houston Hall while ahip C. Hildreth; Secretary, J. Mack. Eighty was In Galveston yard. Vote of thanks hours disputed overtime. Washing to baker for sweets put out at coffee room to be cleaned. Ship's fund ^$20.75. ^Radio to be repaired. Water time. "vAy rusty. Request occasional cook­ STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov. ies at coffee time. Will notify Wel­ l-.-Chalrmap, R. Johnson; Secretary, fare if bosun quits ship in Panama. . S. Zeagler. Ice box door and ice ma­ JOSE MARTI (Overseas Nov.), May chine question. Side remarks directed .at steward uncalled, for and against 27 — Chairman, L. lovlnio; Secretary, Vhion policy. Personal feuds shall M. Kruse. Various beefs pertaining not be used to involve entire crew to security watches. Ship's fund $47. ! or go against Union constitution. Mat- Treasurer elected. Repairs being made.' New reporter elected. Need ' ter to be discussed with patrolman. Noy. 4—Chairman, R. Johnson; Sec- more Juices in morning and more va­ . ratary, S. Zeagler. Discussed anony- riety of meals. Mess hall and recre­ : mous writings concerning chief stew- ation room to be kept clean. Request ^ ard. Complaints about food prepara­ more than one carton oL cigarette^ tion. Two men missed ship: rejoined per week. Crew to take better care : next port. One man hospitalized of washing machine. ' in Honolulu; replacement obtained. June 29—Chairman, M. Kruse; Sec-retary, J. Lewis. Some overtime beefs: to be discussed with patrolman. Ship's fund $47. Better preparation of fond requested. Delegates to inspect store­ rooms for quantity and quality of food. Tablecloths to be removed after dinner. Cigarettes* to be discarded in receptacles. Ship'! fimd $4. Arrival pool to b« started. New washing machine pur­ chased. Few hours disputed. Letter on new books discussed. Vote of thanks to credential committee. Ship to be fumigated. Drinking and wash water tanks to be cleaned. Discussion on jrepair list. Steward asked to ob­ tain bleach and watch food prepara­ tion more closely. Members to clean up after using laundry. Proper attire to be worn in pantry and messhall. Quiet to be observed in passageways. Ask patrolman about fresh milk in Japan and other foreign ports. SWEETWATER (Metre Pet.), Oct. 17 —Chairman, L. Gain; Secretary, B. Shapiro. One man sick in hospital; to be referred to patrolman at pay­ off. Ship's fund S4.S0. Saloon mess having trouble with Chief Mate: to be referred to patrolman. Delegate to see patrolman about fans, library and rusty water. Nov. 11—Chairman, C. Taylor; Sec­ retary, B. Shapiro. To obtain library upon arrival in port. Arrangements to be made for launch service in Ostrica. Ship's fund SZ.40. Discussion on launch service in Ostrica. Discus­ sion on heat in foc'sles: grade of meat being put aboard. Delegate to check on man who missed ship in Ostrica. Crew to donate 25c each to ship's fund. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Doc. 2—Chairman, J. McKreth; Secretary, E. Lambe. Ship's fund S37. One SUP member picked up in Laurenco Marques. Repair list to be submitted before arrivai in states. Draw list made out fur travelers checks. Passagewa.vs sprayed. Quar­ ters need painting. Port 'discharges not received. Captain keeping men from working overtime. Expressed appreciation for fine Thanksgiving dinner served. One member Jailed and fined in Laurenco Marques for profane language. Mate involved in fight with crew members. Captain disputing overtime. Headquarters to be notified of conditions on ship. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Nov. 22— Chairman, H. Caskill; Secretary, F. Colro. Two men hospitalized. Ship's fund $19.05. Members to donate $2 each toward ship's fund. To ask pa­ trolman about transportation at pay­ off. LAWRENCE VICTORY (MISS), Nov. 10—Chairman, S. Stevens; Secretary, S. Rivera. Treasurer elected. Need new galley range. Discussion on roll­ ing chucks for ship: suggestion to have same installed. Reports ac­ cepted. Nov. 24 — Chairman, A. Gragoire; Secretary, S. Rivera. Rough weather this trip. Few hours disputed over­ time. Reported accepted. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Thanksgiving dinner. Would like com­ pany to supply ice cream freezer. Crew remained to cast their votes. DEL MAR (Miss.), Nov. II—Chair­ man, R. Stoughi Secretary, C. DewlIng. Men who put in for lodging while air-conditioning was off, will be held up for port ruling. Members urged to vote. Ship's fund $376.77. Some dsputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Vote of thanks to negotiat­ ing committee for wage increase, overtime and welfare benefits. Movies to be rented with money from ship's fund. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), Nov. U —Chairman, J. Henning; Secretay, V. Orancio. Two men missed ship in Subic, rejoined in Manila. Captain to order fresh milk in Durban. Ship's fund $27.91. Reports accepted. Re­ pair list incomplete. Laundry room needs sougeeing: drain pipe in re­ frigerator plugged up,. should be cleaned. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Nov. 2$ —Chairman, E. Grady; Secretary, D. Knapp. To see patrolman about mail service in Trinidad. Ship's fund $77.62. Few hours disputed overtime. Fine Thanksgiving dinner served. Mail service beef. Discussion to keep longshoremen out of passageways. Gangway watch to keep an eye on all open doors. ALCOA PARTNER .Alcoa), Nov. 22 —Chairman, S. Jansson; Secretary, C. DeHospadales. Payoff on Monday. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well . done. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Cook got off sl»ip due to illness. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Motion to elect new delegate every three months to rotate from each department. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Aug. 25—Chairman, G. Noles; Secretary, J. Shearer. Ship's fund $21.65. Contact headquarters about receiving logs in foreign ports. Need new washing ma­ chine. To reimburse steward for taxi fare in Casablanca. Delegates to con­ tact patrolman on all beefs. Oct. 4—Chairman, T. Scruggs; Sec­ retary, J. Shearer. New treasurer elected. New delegate elected. LOSMAR (Calmar), Dec. 9—Chair­ man, none; Secretary, T. Lindsey. Few ANTINOUS (Waterman), Oct. 12— Chairman, J. Duniop; Secretary, M. Broussard. One man missed ship in Mobile. Minor deck beef settled. New delegate elected. Beefs to be settled at meetings. Clean clothes to be taken down when dry. Night lunch used several times. Eggs taste peculiar. Bread and buns too hard. PENNMAR (Calmar), Dec. 9—Chair­ man, F. Holland; Secretary, V. Monte. MARYMAR (Calmar), Oct. 17—Chair­ man, T. Butarakos; Secretary, H. Cuinier. Iron purchased for $8.50 from ship's fund. Ship's fund $20.10. Few hours disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Former delegate hospitalized. Vote of thanks to baker. Patrolman to get member straightened out regarding importance of cleanli­ ness. hours disputed overtime. New dele­ gate elected. Suggestion that chipping be postponed during meal hour. Need more jams and less marmalade. Larger hot water heater required. Repair lists made up. Messhall and pantry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to steward department for Job well done. Ail lockers to be painted. Foc'sles to be left clean when leaving ship. Fine cooperation among crew. Report accepted. Need soap dishes for show­ ers. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for fine Job and good serv­ ice. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate. . QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Mar Trado Corp.), Nov. 17—Chairman, C. Brightwell; Secretary, E. Ray. No LOGS or commuiiicetions received. One man hospitalized at Bahrein. Headquar­ ters notified. Repair list to be sub­ mitted again: repairs not being made. Some disputed overtime. All foc'sles and passagewa.vs to be painted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Job. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nov. IS—Chairman, C. Scoflold; Secretary, t. Lewis. No repairs or painting done. Letter to be written to head­ quarters concerning same. Eleven copies of bound LOGS for sale at SS a copy. Treasurer and secretaryreporter elected. Donation of S2 from each crew member to purchase copies of LOGS. Balance for ship's fund. Steam valve on coffee um to be repaii-ed. Sink leaks in officers' pantry; to be repaired. Need 1957 calendars: hotter water In pantry and rooms. Milk to be ordered in Durban. Crew warned about loggings. Delegate to check on back-dating . of articles. Shore workers to be kept out of ca^ Februnir-1, 1951' SEAFARERS LOG PaffC Ten CHILORE (Ore), Oct. 15—Chairman, T. Yablonsky; Secretary, J. Abrams. Ship's fund $16.28. Spent $20 for wreath for mate's wife. Report ac­ cepted. Need new urn brush. Urn to be cleaned out twice a week with baking soda. Discussion on profiteer­ ing on board ship. ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcoa), Oct. I— Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, C. Blalack. Special communication on admissions to Class "A" seniority rat­ ings. Report accepted. Oct. 14—Chairman, R. Roberts; Sec­ retary, J. Barnett. Captain to take action if men do not attend fire and boat drill. Collected $80 for movies. New delegate elected. Delegate to see patrolman about water. Discussion on drinking water fouling up every time ship rolls. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseai), ®*L f—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, W. Daniels. New delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $26. Poor mail lervlee to ship. Contact Seattle hall requesting company to forward mall. To contact Frisco regarding transpor­ tation Issue from- Seattle. Welcome extended all SUP and MFOW mem­ bers. - SlU Co s Stepped-up pace of fantcer building In US yardi is lymbolized by launching of 46,500-ton World Beauty at QuincyrMass. Ship is designed for foreign operation but same Interests an­ nounced order for 106,500-tonner to be under US flag. A(3ditional plans for new tankers have been announced by two SlUrcontracted companies —one of them being even larger than the projected "world's largest ship" ordered by Vicory Carriers. Transoceanic Marine, repre­ senting the Niarchos interests, has ordered a 106,500 dead- FINAL DISPATCH vfcight ton'tanker to cost an esti­ mated $23 million. Thy tanker Tli« deaths of the following SeO' Burial took place in St. Stanislaus would be ready for service at the Cemetery. end of 1959. The usual transfer farers have been reported to the 4 t i" provisions would apply. In this Seafarers Welfare Plan and the instance, two smaller tankers, a SIU death benefit is being paid to John B. Hegarty, 72: Brother Hegarty died from natural causes 65,000-tonner and a 32,650-ton their beneficiaries: in Paducah, Kentucky, on Novem­ tanker, would be transferred to foreign flag after being ordered Robert Brown, 57: On November ber 2, 1956. He joined the Union originally for US operation. 21, 1950, Brother Brown died at on April-28, 1942, and was sailing in the engine departinent. Brother One other 32,650-ton ship is sea aboard the Hegarty is survived "by a sister, slated for American-flag operation SS Steel Age. Mary Ellen Hegarty of Paducah. by this company. Cause of death is Kentucky. Burial took place in unknown. He is Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Of immediate benefit to Sea­ survived by a sis­ farers is the announcement that ter, Hattie Myers the Military Sea Transportation of New Orleans, Service has extended the charters List Details In La. Brother for four Orion agency supertank­ Brown joined the ers, the Orion Star, Orion Planet, Cables To Union Union on Novem­ Orion Comet and Orion Clipper. ber 5, 1943, and When notifying headquarters These ships are of 29,300 dead­ weight tons. Now under time char­ was sailing in the steward depart­ by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off iii a foreign ter for two to three years, the ships ment. port because of injury or illness, will go on consecutive, voyage 4- it 5" * ships' delegates should include charter for four to five years when their present charters expire. James Harvey Walker,. 47: Bro­ the following information: The man's full name, his SIU, In addition, MSTS will charter ther Walker died from pneumonia book number, name of the ship, for 3V2 years a new 63,000-ton in Baltimore, Md. the port of payoff and the hos­ tanker being built for Orion by on January 4, pital where he is being treated. Bethlehem for 1960 delivery. 1957. He..Joined The response of ship's crews MSTS said that its contract with the Union on to the Unjon's request for these Orion is "part of its program of April 5, 1943, notificatiims has been very good. forward planning to permit the and was sailing Sometimes though, not ail of lay-up of the Government owned in the engine de­ the above information has been tankers as a mobilization reserve." partment. Bro­ included. Be sure to list all of The Government ships had to he ther Walker is this data so that the SIU can broken out to meet the current oil survived by his act as promptly as possible. emergency, so that 'there are no .wife,Doris extra ships available to the Navy. Blanche Walker of Baltimore, Md.| DIRECTORY OF SIU BRANCHES SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppai-d, Agent "EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON James Sheehan. Agtnt HOUSTON... A. Michelet, Agent LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke, Agent 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. Capital 7-6538 WILMINGTON. CaUf 505 JIarine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave., Bklyn. - SECRja-ARY-TREASUREB Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C, Simmons. Joint W. HaU. Joint J. VoTpian, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Lindsey WUliams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK ... . 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 I NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA.,.. 337 Market St. S. CardiiUo. Agent Market 7-1635 I PUERTA de TIERRA PR. Pelayo 51—La 5 Phone 2-5996 Sal Colls, Agent SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Do:;;;,:s 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. A >-.» 3-1728 E. B. McAuIey. Agent ..' 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE EUlott 4334 JeU GiUette. Agent I TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. Tom Banning, Agent Phona 2-1323 SUP PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO, Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC......617^1 Cormorant Stt EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER, EC .298 Main St. Pacific 34U8 SYDNEY. NS.... 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec... 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: -3-1569 SAINT "jOHN 85 Germain St. NB: Phone: 2-5232 1$ Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUt....S10 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE ....2303 1st Ave. Great Main 0290 WILMINGTON... 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYaeintta 9-0165 HONOLULU Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S .IZSVY HoUis St. Phono 3:8911 MONTREAL..„...834 St. James St. West PLateau 8181 FORT WILLIAM ...130 Simpson St. Ontarla Phone: 8-3221 Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone; Main 1-0147 DETROIT ..1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone': Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 �• •, . ' Febraary 1, 1957 Page Eierem SEAFARERS LOG 'They Have No Business Traveling,. Congress Approval Seen For 24-Hour Quarantine WASHINGTON—^It looks like the steamship industry is go­ ing to get its 24-hour quarantine service on a permanent basi*after all. President Eisenhower has requested funds for this purpose for the balance of the 1957 fiscal year and has in­ cluded a budget request for • mm^'" Act?. Good Shipping BOSTON-r Shipping has jbeen good" in this area. There is little else to report at this time. , Port Agent James Sheehan said the outlook is still uncertain, but If anywhere near the same amount of ships turns up here; during the current period, things will be fine. He listed six payoffs, five signons and three in-transit ships as the cause of the port's relative prosperity. Shipping practically equalled registration, so there is no real beef on that score. The "Council Grove and Govern­ ment Camp (Cities Service), Alice Brown (Bloomfield), Fa® Oceanic Transporter (Pan Oceanic), Mi­ chael (Carras) and Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans) were the payoffs. With the exception of the Ocean Ulla, they all signed on again. In transit to the po];t were the Kem Hills (Fairfield), Steel Artisan (Isthmian) and Val Chem (Valentine). All payoffs were clean and the shiiJS were in good shape, Sheehan added. See Pickup In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES—Job activity here slowed up somewhat last pe­ riod, but it should pick up again before long. Port Agent Leroy Clarke pointed out there was only one payoff and sign-on during the last two weeks, although 14 ships made an appear­ ance during the period. The lone payoff^ was the Chiwawa (Cities Service), which signed on coast­ wise all over again. Eleven other Cities Service tank­ ers, in addition to the Del Sol (Mississippi) here and the Val Chem (Valentine) ii Port Neches> Texas, paid & call; They were,all in good shape, free of beefs. Americans always like to boast about their ingenuity and their get-up-and-go. In many areas, these qualities are al­ most legendary—the automobile industry being a good ex­ ample. But when it comes to transatlantic passenger ship­ ping these typical American traits are sadly lacking. Instead there exists a stodgy "why change?" outlook with operators content, year after year, to cling to an outworn pat­ tern of operation which regards ocean travel as "luxury" and an unprofitable prestige item. Meanwhile it is the European shipowner who is abreast of the times and eagerly and ingeni­ ously adapting his-operations to meet the changing pattern of travel. The Europeans have grasped an important economic fact, namely that ocean travel is.no longer a "luxury" for a pampered few, but is well within means for untold millions of Americans. . European operators are building tourist-class ships for this trade as fast as their resources permit, but the flood of trav­ elers seeking accommodations is rising even faster. Yet American steamship operators yawn in the face of the op­ portunity to add more ships, provide many jobs and inciden­ tally, make quite a few bucks for themselves. Perhaps operators who have been spoon-fed on subsidies for 20 years no longer have the energy or the spark to get out of their swivel chairs and tackle the problem. The only bright spot on the horizon is the plan of the Arnold Bernstein shipping interests, newcomers to US flag traffic in this trade, for a low-cost passenger ship. A few more infusions of new blood in this area would be beneflcial to seamen, the traveling public and the entire merchant marine. 3^ 4- World Needs US Ships For years the SIU and other sections of the maritime in­ dustry have been warning America that she must maintain a sizable merchant navy to serve her own peacetime needs and be prepared for all emergencies. Far too often, these warnings have fallen upon deaf ears. True, when the occasion prompted it, various orators, gen­ erally speaking for the US Government, have arisen and paid lip service to the ideal of a strong US merchant fleet. But sometimes, their actions have resulted in decimating the fleet, rathe^ than strengthening it. Even now there are ele­ ments who are intent on undermining the "50-50" law. It is especially interesting and heartening, therefore, to have the Norwegian shipping interests, traditionally foes of "50-50" and other aid to US shipping, come out now in favor of a strong US merchant marine, as reported elsewhere^in this issue. Such a fleet, the Norwegians point out, is vital not only for the protection of the US but the protection of all of the Western world. We hope , that these words, coming from across, the seas, wiir iend productive emphasis to what US maritime unions have^een saying all along. ' , i ..f i l!;.?;-," f.-.i i:" $190,700 to cover the service through the 1958 fiscal year. If approved by Congress as ex­ pected, the new funds would make it possible for ships to clear Quar­ antine when arriving in port after five PM. Under the existing oper­ ation, any ship arriving after that The American Coal Liberty ship hour has to drop the hook and wait Thomas Paine is locked up tighter until the next morning before it than a drum, can clear Quarantine and dock. thanks in part to the efforts of Sea­ Shipping interests have long farers who havo protested this-arrangement as un­ been picketing necessarily costly to them. In the her along with past two years, efforts were made marine engineers late in the legislative sessions to and mates. The get approval for overtime pay for weather, was Quarantine inspectors so 4hat they rough on the could handle late arrivals. pickets too, with The bill passed two years ago Cowdrey tempera tures but was vetoed by the President. Last year, it was lost in the ad­ down to three degrees and never rising above 20 for several days in journment rush. a row but the lines have held firm just the same. Among Seafarers who have real­ ly put out on the line are R. Wen­ dell, R. Haskins, A. Aciego, D. Ray and G. Ross. Also R. Audy, R. Miller, C. Benciveinga, A. Greenier, F. Morales, L. Aloba, T. Cordova, H. R. Arm­ strong, R. Andersen and A. Grillo. SEATTLE—Luck came in "sev­ These are a few ens" during the past two weeks in of the many men this port. who have done A streak of seven pay9ffs, an a n outstanding equal number of sign-ons and an­ job on the line. Picket captain other seven in-transit ships com­ bined to produce "terriffic ship­ Robert Cowdrey ping," Port Agent Jeff Gillette re­ deserves a boost ported. However, activity should for keeping the going slow down some in the current lines smoothly and fillWendell period. The list of payoffs and sign-ons ing in himself on was identical, creating a heavy de­ many occasions when thfte was « slot open. mand for replacement manpower. Other pickets have been putting Registration was far below the out equally in Baltimore, Charles­ shipping totals. ton ^d Savannah, but at least its The payoffs included the Murray a trifle warmer in that direction. Hill (Fairfield), Natalie (Intercon­ tinental), George A. Lawson (Pan 3^ t 4 Oceanic), Anniston (Ace), Trans­ The crew on the Seatrain Loui­ atlantic (Pacific Waterways), Wild siana has noted "big thanks" to Ranger (Waterman) and Ocean Casimir Szymanski, chief cook, Don Dinny (Ocean Trans). Foster, 3rd cook and Wong Chin, Brief visits were made by the night cook. On the Western Trader, Hastings, Jean LaFitte, City of all is sweetness Alma (Waterman), plus the Yorkand light also, mar, Pennmar, Calmar and Masswith the bosun mar (Calmar), all in transit, ^^^ll of and entire crew the ships in port were in good giving the stew­ shape. ard department a The same doesn't apply to. Sea­ vote of thanks for farer R. McLeod, Gillette noted. their service. In McLeod was reporting to the local return, the stew­ marine hospital for a physical ard department prior to shipping out, slipped on praised the deck Foster the ice while getting out of a cab department for and broke his leg. He's now signed the nice paint job on the showers on as a patient at the hospital and toilets. Plenty of harmony to go around here. instead. Job Activity Still Frantic In Seattle Sub Ships On Way: Morse Last issue the SEAFARERS LOG reported on the plans of a Japanese builder for a submarine oil tanker powered by atomic energy. Now Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse is talking in terms of a whole fleet of such ships, both tankers and freighters. Before anybody rushes out to buy a skin diving outfit, let's hasten to say that the Maritime Administrator was speaking in terms of 40 years from now. He predicted world-wide adoption jof such submarine ships, and what's more, foresaw them being operated by remote control from a shoreside point. Speed? Oh yes, plenty of that. He estimated that 50 to 60 knots would be normal underwater cruising speeds for the ships-to-be, making an Atlantic crossing in two days or so. Underwater ships like theoe, it is believed, could sail underneath sevefe weather disturbances. They would also keep the crews (if any) from Offering channel fever. " •:^l �i Febroary 1, 1951 SEAFARERS LOG fkse Twelve 'Sea-Spray' —Jby Seafarer Raberf 'Red' Fink Works Ashorei Really Misses A Patrolman! 'Yeah, I love you. You're the most beautiful girl for a thousand miles . . LOG-A-RHYTHM: Wrath Of The Sea By William Willdridge We were sailing along on a coasturise trip Till we came to the cape called Hatteras, When the angry winds and the stormy sea Came out to challenge and batter us. V/e didn't have much ballast And the ship was very light. When suddenly all hell broke loose As we sailed along that night. The giant waves came whipping over us They may have been 30 feet high— But seeing them crash and come' tumbling down You'd think they came from the sky. Then, to make matters worse, We ran into fog and rain. And it seemed right there to all the crew That the sea had gone insane. The crew began to curse the sea »"Stay down, you devilish ivitch'." But the raging sea continued on. Through a night as black as pitch. It seemed a battle to survive As we fought the sea's great might. But for all the beating that it took. Our ship never gave up the fight. Then the storm subsided. As quickly as it came, It seemed to be a miracle How quickly it was tame. But now that you've heard the epic Of the mighty, raging sea, I'm set to go right out again 'Cause that's life for me. * —SS CoTernment Camp Working with the Air Force, even as a civilian, Seafarer Wil­ liam R. Cameron sure misses see­ ing a union patrolman every pay­ day. He's learning the perils of shoreside living—^with no union on your side—the hard way. "I haven't been to sea in about a year . . . thought I would try the beach for a while since the Air Force here at Brookley Air Base, Mobile, needed a photographer. Although I've been hei-e about 11 months, I first retired my SlU book in August In case I make up my mind to go back to sea in a liurry," Cameron pointed out. He got off the Del Sol a year a'go. "Right now I'm employed at the base as a photographic laboratory technician," but don't let the name fool you. It ^oesn't mean any­ thing. As a matter of fact, by the time you print this, 1 will be out of the laboratory. • ., "Having once belonged to a un­ ion like the SlU, a guy can't stand a set-up like that. Whenever it came "time for OT, the boss and his assistant ihade it. 1 have no patrolman at these payoffs, so 1 don't see any money when the boss does my job. "This is probably one reason why very few men can stay on the C r'; * On "location" at Brooklyn Air Base, Seafarer WilliamR. Cameron misses that OT. beach. The Union has us spoiled— and we love it; It's always good to have someone to back you up," he added. At any rate, Cameron said, his present situation with the Army has proved very valuable in one respect. It's made him a sadder man but a wiser one. "You never know how good a thing is until it's gone," he writes. Can You Top This? Unwilling to bo tabbed as slouches in the angling department, Seafarers on the Texmar dis­ play part of their recent catch of 58 dolphin, tuna and wahoo, all of which weighed in at around 1,600 pounds. -Bill Souder submitted the photos and figures. ' Urges Aii-Oiii 'Ship US'Drive To the Editor: Many American manufactur­ ers who ship their products overseas don't know the differ­ ence between American-flag ships and those 'under foreign flags except that one is cheaper than the other. An advertising campaign by the many licensed and unli­ censed seamen's unions could show American manufacturers Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARER§ LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. the many advantages of using US bottoms that far outweigh the higher cost. The groups which are inter­ ested in a strong US merchant fleet are failing to use their strongest weapon by not going direct to those who can say how their products should be shipped. There would be less "runaway" ships to contend with if the manufacturer always said "ship US." Harry N. Schorr 34» 4" our good brothers to maiittaln « reducing diet have been in vain. Brother Pat Foy, our 8-lg fire­ man, stands out as exhibit A is this category. He has gained IS pounds and let out two notches In his belt-line despite deter­ mined efforts to reduce. The deck and engine depart­ ment departments are also oper­ ating in top SlU style. Both departments are unusually well manned and their efforts display a teal pride and inter­ est in' what they accomplish. Pete Walsh Ship'e delegate i t i Offers Thanks For Sympathy To the Editor: Please print this card of thanks in the LOG. 1 wish to express^ my appreciation to the crew and mkster of the SS Paci­ fic Ocean for the gift check and beautiful words, of sympathy sent'me upon ^e death of my dearly beloved son, W. E. Wad­ dle. He was also known as "Buck" to all his friends. I also want to thank the Un-' ion welfare office and all those who sent words of comfort. I will never > forget everyone's kindness during that time. Mrs. Caroline Waddle 4- 4> Buys Out Tavern In Union City To the Editor: As a brother member of the SlU in good standing, I'd ap­ preciate seeing this item in the LOG regarding the place of business I recently purchased. It is the Glass Ceiling Tavern, Bar & Grill, located at 140-48th To the Editor: Please publish this in the St., Union City, NJ, where a LOG so that my brothers can neat, clean and friendly atmos­ share my joy over the marriage phere prevails at all times. Transportation to the tavern of my son, Robert on Jan. 13 in Brooklyn, New York. He has is excellent. From Hoboken, chosen a wdnderful girl, also the-No. 19 or No. 21 Public Service bus or from the Port from Brooklyn. 1 hope my shipmates on my Authority Bus Terminal in New last ship, the Faiiiand, will see York the No. 61 bus all leave y<»u in front of the place. It this, too. takes only about 15 minutes by Samuel Erlitz bus or cab from either place. , 1 would also like it noted thai I would like to hear from my former buddies and shipmates, especially Benny, Mike, George To the Editor: and Gus. My wife and 1 would like to In my business here, 1 have thank the crew of the Mankato an excellent patronage of tug­ Victory for the nice wedding boat and lighter captains from gift they presented to us. the New York Central. 1 also We also wish to thank the ba­ have a social and athletic club ker for making our wedding which 1 am sure my brother cake and offer our sincere members,of the SlU will enjoy. appreciation for the kindness and understanding of the entbre crew. Roy A. Johnson ^ ^ He's Happy Son Tied The Knot Wedding Assist is Appreciated Steel Seafarer is Happy Ship To the Editor: We are pleased to report af­ ter a month's sailing from the Port of New York that every­ thing is functioning smoothly aboard the Steel Seafarer. We're on the Persian Gulf run via the Cape of Good Hope. One of the many contributing factors toward making this a very comfortable trip was Capt. Greenlaw's decision to have the crew's quarters* painted at the start of the voyage. We most heartily approve of this action and join in endorsing our old man for being 100 percent fair to the crew. Another thing is that the steward department has really been putting it out in first-cabin style. Anyone who maintains that Christmas comes only once a year has never been privileged to sail with chief cook Ivar Rosvold and baker Clarence White. Due to their continued' good ef­ forts, all attempts by some of Greeting the New Year, Ed Biedrzyckt loys hello from his tavern in Union City. We have pool, darts, bowling and other forms of entertain-' ment. 1 would also like you to for­ ward some extra copies of the LOG, whioii my patrons always enjoy reading. Thank you for your consideration, and smooth sailing to all my brothers in the future. 7 Edward C. Biedrxycki �•w.., Fekroai? 1. 18S7 .ARICKARia <IJ«, P«».) (Nov.. 11-,, Chstrmin, C. Shaw; Secretary, 3, St. Marled 1 One' iheiAMr leK - lit: France,' Report, pccepted. ; All cota and, linen to be turned over to steward at end ol 'voyage. AU-ituarlera (o be ICft deant ^or next cvw. ^' t , : ARLYN (Bull), Dec. 2—Chairman, R. CRburke; Secretary, L. FIrlle. Ship'a ftind S3.09.. Some disputed overtime. Food to ,be Improved. Plumbing to be connected in sink near ice box. New library to be ordered. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Service), Oct. 2S,^Chaiamani E. Haskins; Sacra* tary, J. Patterson. Delayed sailing in Florida. Report accepted. Washing maetaine to be fixed. « CITRUS PACKER (Waterman), Dec. I f—Chairman, A. House; Secretary, L. SEAFARERS HILTON (Bull), Dee. 10—Chairman, E. Kreiii'(ne secretary). New dele­ gate elected. Soap tggbiiB left in show­ ers and wash roomff Suggestion to use Yiew washed for white and new clothes: old one for work clothOs. Departments to alternate .in keeping laundry clekn. MADAKET (Waterman), Dec. 9 — Chairman; W. > Herold; Secretary, C. West. New delegate elected. New movies to be obtained. Repair lists to be drawn up and submitted be­ fore arrival in San Franclkco. Crew to clear' messroom as quickly as pos­ sible on movie- night so movies can shown promptly at 6 and 8 PAU.' MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 4—Chairman, M. Willey; Secretary, A. Lazzaro. Beef with mas­ ter about mail. Some disputed over­ time. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Need more night lunch. Santa Anna. Ship's fund $13.89. Re­ port accepted. Incorrect distribution of work—unqualified men assisting electricians. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Nov. II—Chairman, J. Zelrels; Secretary, J. Morrison. Repair list submitted. Report accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Turn off washing machine after using. Remove clothes from line when dry. Steward department to take card of recreation room: deck and engine department laundry room. Neither man nor beast miss­ ed yuletide cheer on the SS Mae last Xmas. Ship's mascot "Stiitky" had his own tree and decorations plus plenty of extra holiday ' fare. Steward Joe Shea (right) took care of that. Reporter Chuck Hostetter sent in the picture. MARORB (Ore), Dec. *—Chairman, M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Fecko. Re­ pairs not made. Some disputed over­ time. Report accepted. New dete­ nte and reporter elected. Laundry to be cleaned after use. Need hose connection and electric plug for ironer. Ironer to he kept by delegate wliile in port. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Dec. 9—Chairman, D. Ransome; Secretary, E. Ray. Report accepted. Need new wasliing machine. Discus­ FRANCES (Bull), Dee. 14—Chair­ sion on repairs. Agent to be ap­ man, W. Desk; Secretary, A. Camp- - proached about payoff at sea. bell. Delayed sailing disputed. Re­ port accepted. Bathrooms to be kept CS MIAMI (Cities Service), Dec. 12 clean: members urged to keep laun­ —Chairman, K. Hellman; Secretary, dry clean; shut off timer when fin­ F. Jennings. Some repairs made. Need ished. Wringer to be repaired and door hooks. Ship's fund $11. Reports black-gang foc'sles to be sougeed. accepted. New delegate elected. Gangway watch .should log all sailing R^lYVAH (T. J. Stevenson), Dee. 2 board changes. —Chairman, 6. Bowden; Secretary, F. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Eng­ Paylor. Repair Ust to be submitted. land Ind.), Nov. -24—Chairman, C. Crew to be sober at payoff. Ship's Downs; Secrotary, C. Decker. Poor fund $34.72. Some disputed overtime. preparation of food: below par. Bunks To purchase new volume control for to be stripped down when leaving messhall speaker. Messhall to be ship. Ship's fund $8. Need new iron kept clean at all times. Rooms to be —to be purchased from fund. Crew kept clean. Vote of thanks to radio recommended chief cook should not operator for news bulletins. sail as cook—to be referred to patrol­ ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Oct. 14 — man. Chairman, W. Walker; Secretary, M. Kaminskl. New delegate, reporter and MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Nov. 25—Chairman, C. Aycock; treasurer elected. Discussion on clean­ Secretary, C. Rise. Some disputed ing laundry, slop sink and recreation overtime. Report accepted. Discus­ room—same set up to continue. Dis­ sion about members drinking and cussion on ship's fund: none to be their actions during voyage. To be started. referred to boarding patrolman for STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), action. Doc. 4—Chairman, (none); Secretary, (none). No draw in Durban. One TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Dee. IJ— Chairman, D. Ravosa; Secretary, F. accident. Some disputed overtime. Request for more steaks. New wash­ Kustura. Two men.missed ship. Four hours disputed overtime. Report ac­ ing machine to be ordered. Discussion cepted. Repairs to be taken care of. on securing milk in Durban. Potatoes Vote of thanks to steward depart­ not cooked enough. ment. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), ^bec. 2— YORKMAR (Calniar), Nov. 25 — Chairman, J. Kowalski; Secretary, E, Need new coffee urn. Not Chairman, J. Gavin; Secretary, J. Saul. Kain. Repair list submitted. Ship's enough heat: to be referred to patrol­ fund $18.22. Few hours disputed man. Rome men missed ship. Letter to headquarters about shot situation. overtime. Report accepted. Ship's fund $88.01. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. BATTLE ROCK (USPC), Nov. 18— Discussion on having contract amend­ Chairman, J. Air; Secretary, B. Agol. Mattresses to be checked before pay­ ed to carry more than one bale of off. Ship's fund $55. Vote of thanks to cargo to avoid paying transportation cooks and messman for fine job. Vote when returning Ught. Need more of thanks to negotiating committee LOGS. Bread and milk to be bought for current contract. Charges recom­ in smaller quantities and more fre­ mended for member who performed quently. Rooms to be left clean. Discussion on roast beef. While intoxicated. Nov. 30—Chairman, O. Ruf; Secre­ tary, B. Agol. English pounds and ROBIN DONCASTJR (Seas), Nov. 1$ American cigarettes to be properly —Chairman, A. Omiie; Secretary, J. declared in next English port. Dele­ Samborskl. One member left ship gate to handle m?U at crew's request. sick. Three ditty bags sent to hospi­ Stamp mone.v to 'oe taken from fund. talized man. Few hours disputed Stores to be obtained in next port o^ overtime. Reports accepted. Vote of call. Ship's fund $17.75. Suggestion thanks to agents and headquarters to start arrival pool. Black gang to for accomplishments for contract, paint own foc'sles. Draws to be given etc. Discussion about steak night. out in respective country's currency Need another percolator in messroom instead of checks. Shore personnel to —to be used during meal time only. be kept out of messrooms and. pas­ Need extra rack for percolator. sageways to prevent loss of gear, etc; Laundry room sinks to be kept clear. To see skipper about check system. Rooms need painting. Sickness Dogs Nintet ^ But Crew Meets Test A mi(i-s%a race to catch up with an Army transport so a _ seriously ill shipmate coulii get right back to the States.! helped liven things recently on the Ocean. Nimet, already j beset by a variety of other-t ills among the crew? flag operations, "another good US| The mercy mission paid off ship gone down -the 'drain." .JOHN; B^ WATER/MAN (Waterman), Dec. 9—Chairman, A. Kamebra; Sec­ retary, G. Gill.' RepaU" list submitted. Ship's fund .to be started at time of draw in Seattle. Draw to be given after iunitval due to lack of sufficient American money aboard. Some dis­ puted overtime. New treasurer elect­ ed.'Waslilng machine to be repiaced am arrival en east coast. three (Jays later, accor(Jing to L. B. Bryant Jr., engine (Jelegate, when the transport E. D. Patrick reached San Francisco and deck engineer Arthur Fortner was rushed right to the hospital. Earlier, before the two ships met, the radio operator had vainlj^ried to contact help when emergency aid on the Nimet failed to rdlieve Fortner's pain. Doctors in Japan had diagnosed the case as bladder trouble, but eventually even morphine did no good. Lifeboat Transfer "It was a comfort to all of us when the Patrick's lifeboat came alongside for him so that he could be rushed to proper care." The Nimet arrived later, in time for payoff and. transfer to foreign- 'Windy' Still Stirs Up Storm Aboard Pennmar Some Broadway huckster with a "two bits-a-peek" telescope could make a quick fortqne riding the Calmar fleet. He could do it on the Pennmar, for sure, according to Okal Jones, — deck engineer. Windy" is another question alto­ Jones, like many a veteran sailor, feels that all this "tradi­ gether. Gale hasn't come up against tional" stuff about saluting a sister ship when she passes in view is a lot of hokum, but sometimes it pays off. The thought of the cap­ tains on two ships standing at at­ tention, with their bosuns dipping "Old Glory" and whistles blasting away is alright by Itself, What bothers Jones is that if he had one of those "peek-a-boo" telescopes or periscopes to give everybody who wants one a looksee at the other ship passing in view, "it would be as good as a weel^end's OT." Excellent View The view through the glass, it develops, would now and then pre­ sent the visage of that well-known Calmar skipper, Capt, "Windy" Gale, who had been master of the Pennmar for a number of years. Jones served under him seven years ago and obviously hasn't re­ covered yet. "Windy" has that effect on the boys, so they can be pardoned their exhuberance. As it was, Jones only had a pair of binoculars that everybody was trying to get a chance at, and he got crushed in the rush. Whether Elvis or Marilyn would be "alsorans" in competition with "Capt STONY POINT (USPC), Nov. 24Chairman, L. Akins; Secretary, D. Fisher, Report on smoking on deck. Oiler missed ship. New delegate elected and new treasurer. Discus­ sion on subsistence: engine room gang shifting into watch foc'sles; new wash­ ing mactiine: ship's fimd. Repair list to be drawn up. ' Burly nMowi. xotHEWS that kind of competition yet, and until he does, he gives the gang enough of a charge to break the monotony of an otherwise routine trip. Actually, what was otherwise a smooth, clear trip was naarred only by illnesses among the crew and officers, and the need for makeshift mannin'g arrange­ ments. After the chief mate was hospi­ talized earlier in Miiroran, Japan, moved up one notch, bosun Fred­ die Burrus became 3rd mat* and Eddie Frye, DM, took on the bosun's chores, "Through It all," said Bryant, "with full co­ operation from everyone, they did a fine job. Everyone readily agrees the deck gang was tops, and ship's delegate Johnson deserves a big hand as well." The black gang wasn't neglepted in the sickness department either. N. Rogers, 8-12 oiler, was retired from duty early in the trip, fol­ lowed by Wayne Murphy, 2nd cook and baker. Fortunately, the mates displayed more than ample first aid knowledge and a ready skill at inserting needles whenever needed. In turn, James Wilson, wiper, was promoted to oiler. Chief cook Whitey Mack and Vic the 3i'd cook wound up as the only two in the galley but also came through in high style. "It was a jury-rigged trip all the way, but all hands met the test," Bryant commented. It Rates A Blue RIbben, Anyway It won't win any art prizes, but a careful, steady hand shows up when you're perched on a ladder trying to decorate the staclc. Tom Ulisse took tbe photo on the Flomar, one of the "C" for Calmar interccastal runs. The unnamed artist was the ship's delegate a few trips back. By Bernard Seaman LOOi^A ALL THAT WAI^iZ Moer MILLIO<^ >J'MlLUCPA/5 'Al' OF L GAUPlpl^ I Page TJiirteen, LOG' YuiePals .fr- • ^ ^I -1 '• 'rA '-'h -Ml ' '^1 �Will France Nix Ooh-la-la Next? The traditional land of wine, women -and song, France is getting mighty tame. It was under ex-Premier Mendes-France that milk-drinking became a laudable virtue not long ago. Now it's a pretty good place o visit, provided you don't smoke. "For the first time any­ of cigarettes. The customs where, to our knowledge," character—^female—"spends most carton boys return on the heels of her de­ of her time on American ships. . .. Seafarer John McElroy, chief This babe is said to be a customs parture and know exactly where to m' steward on the Rayvah, writes, look. each crewmember was required to informer, her method being to ".She must be run off a ship sev­ snoop around lockers while 'visit­ turn in ail but one box of matches. eral times before she will stay off.' ing' rooms and to spot that extra This is a new gimmick, another excuse for ex­ tracting dollars through fines from .American seamen. Matches are cheap and plentiful in this country." McEiroy e n McEIroy closed a notice to ship captains informing them that the crew must declare cigars, ciga­ rettes and matches in excess of the 200 cigarettes allowed each man. Further, crewmembers taking more than two packs of cigarettes and matches ashore are warned they are subject to heavy fines and con­ fiscation. "Moreover," the notice reads, "all members of the crew should be advised that there are a num­ ber pf customs officers in civilian dress scattered over the chief bars in the city who are likely to try and induce them to sell some cigaCooks on the Longyiew Victory give the birds the onceover gettes. ..." before they were trotted out for New Year's dinner at sea. That isn^t all either, McElroy Turkey, roast beef and all the trimmings were prepared by says. A well-known waterfront Smoky Shreiner (front), chief cook-and ex-charter member of the SlU now sailing again, and Pete Morreale, 3rd cook. Photo by Tony Nottage, electrician. Giving The Boys The Bird Planet Finds Excitement TheHardWay "It goes without saying that the Persian Gulf shuttle is about the dullest run that we have," says B. Padgett on the Orion Planet, "but it seems that just when things seem impossible some­ thing comes along to break the monotony." They had to ram a Japanese fish­ ing boat and rescue all hands to do it, though. The mishap was discovered one day south of Yokohama, when the bosun and crew messman heard some loud screaming and looked out the porthole in time to see the mast of a fishing boat passing alongside. They soon found that the mast was attached to one sec­ tion of the boat and another was drifting away. "The mate on watch was unaware that we had even hit anything. As is custom­ ary on tankers, the helmsman was working (shining brass) and had not been in a position to keep a lookout. The 2nd mate had just left the bridge." All ends Well, however. The fishermen showed their thanks by providing a freshly caught 60pound tuna for supper before their boat went down for tlie last time. • USPHS HOSPITAI, BALTIMORE. MD. Herman Kemp Donald AveriU Joseph Lewis Roy W. Bell Gettis Lightfoot Kermit Bymaster Francisco Mayo Victor B. Cooper John A. Morris Arthur Cornman John Ossmow Thomas D. Dailey E. J. DeBardelaben Wm. E. Roberts George StambiUs Lysle Feurtade Ernest H. Webb Gorman T. Glaze Elmer Wheeler Archie B. HaU Francis Wherrity Fred Holmes WUmer C. White Edward Huizenga Earley Joyner MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Morris J. Black Siegfried Gnittke Benjamin Deibler John C. Palmer Samuel Glove Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUEROUE. NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITORIUM . HOLTSVILLE. LI, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL NEW'ORLEANS. LA. Herman Carson Cloise' Coats Donald Dambrino Serio M. DeSosa Leroy Donald Chas. A. Dorrough William Driscoll Atomane Elchuk Charles Fetter Arnie Glasscock Leon Gordon Clarence Graham Herbert Grant Horace Gray Clarence Hafner WUliam Havelln Martin Kelly Edward G. Knapp Leo H. Lang Samuel Langham Duska Korolia Karl Larsen William Lawless R. E. McLamore Alois F. Mauffray Wade H. Sexton Michael Muzio Toefil Smigielskl Eddie Perry Lonnie R. Tickle Luciano Torihlo Veikko Follanen Junest P. Ponson Dirk Visser Lynn G. Powers James E. Ward Randolph RatcUK D. G. Zerrudo F. Regalado Jacob Zimmer ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Loyd McGee USrilS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Fortunato Alfonso C. T. Morrison Henry A, Anderson C. Osinskl Dollah Ben Robert Parker Julin Blomgren Adolfo Rodrigues James K. Catm Jose Rodriguez Louis Corne Stanley C. Scott Newton Edrington James Sealey James H. Fisher Andrew J. Snider Ramon Galarza C. M. St. Clair EsteU Godfrey C. Sundquist Alfred Kaju John B. Tierney William Luhreen Dominick Trevisano A. Lykiardopoulos Wm. R. WiUiams Franciszeh Mietki Daniel WUson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana - Archibald McGuigan Eiadio Aris H. F. MacDonald Fortunato Bacomo Michael Machusky Frank T. CampbeU Benjamin Martin Harry J. Cronin Albert MartineUi Robert M. Douglas Vic Milazzo John J. DriscoU Joseph B. Murphy Robert E. Gilbert W. P. O'Dea William Guenther George G. Phlfer Bart E. Guranick James M. Quinn Howard Hailey George E. Renale Taib Hassen G. E. Shumaker Billy R. HiU Kevin Skelly Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Ira H. Kilgore Stanley Sokol Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frank J. Kubek Karl Treimann Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle Karrel Leetmaa Fred West Leonard Leidig VirgU E. WUmoth Anthony D. Leva Pon P. Wing Joseph D. "McGraw ;SPHS HOSPITAL IAVANNAH. GA. ^ SA Albert Birt Jimmie Littleton S. N. Hurst Theodore Smith USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Joseph GUI WiUiam Adams Herbert P. Knowles Marcelo B. Belen Joseph C. Marso Arthur J. Fortner Albert M. Morse Robert A. Gannon ''-Fred D. Stagner USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Earl C. GUbert Earl Con^eton Willis N. Gregory qhas. W. Crafford MarshaU G. Shankle . USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. L. Bosley Frank Schembri' D. K. CampbeU L. Twite A. W. Canter .. { USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS • Walter Craven Concepcion Mejia USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. J. L. Bourgeois Alfred Hancock Clarence Crevler John T. Keegan T. J. DriscoU George A. WeddeU Charles Dwyer : Editor, ' : I SEAFARERS LOG, \ ! 675 Fourth Ave., ! i Brooklyn 32, NY S [ I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— | S please put my name on your mailing list. ! I (Print Information) * i NAME j STREET ADDRESS ............ I CITY ZONE STATE • TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change a of address, please give your former address belowi ADDRESS ; CITY 5....... February 1, 195* SEAFARERS LOG Pa^e Fourteen ZONE STATl.. : Pleasant Trip Cheers Dei Mar To the Editor: I can assure you that I never read a more truthful statement than the letter in the LOG (Dec. 21, 1956) concerning the 1st as­ sistant engineer aboard the SS Del Mar. It really described the guy to a "T". We are just completing voy­ age No. 64 and the "Old Boy" is back again, but I must say this has been a pretty smooth trip. We only have a few hours of dis- letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be vnthheld upon request. puted overtime, and no beefs— thanks to that letter in the LOG. I think that it had a great deal to do with the fact that this has been-a pleasant trip. Still it will take a lot more than one trip before the guy can prove to the many men who have worked hboard this ship in the past eight years that he is the kind of 1st assistant that he would like us to believe he is. He has made a few trips the same as this one on several oc­ casions, only to turn around the next trip and become his old self again by treating the gang like a bunch of animals instead of human beings. I hope these letters will con­ tinue to be printed in the LOG, as I think they may help to keep his kind in line. Louis P. Anderson it i" Here's Biiiie, Uncle Bill To the Editor: I have an uncle who sails on your SIU ships whom I am anxious to hear from. I receive the' LOG and enjoy it very much. I am always expecting to see something In the 'paper about my Uncle Bill, because I. haven't heard from hita in a very long while. I am nine years old and would like very much to have my pic­ ture in the SEAFARER'S LOG because I know Uncle Bill reads it all the time. It was taken when I made my first Holy Com­ munion. I also want him to know I got a baby brother in October. Thank you very much. 1 hope we hear from my uncle very soon. Billie Ryan Renews, Newfoundland t> i) Orphans Thank SS Wild Ranger meeting the SS Wild Ranger among the American merchant i ships we visited in the Port of: Pusan. We are much obUged : to that ship's officers and crewmembers for their concern about our orphanage. We will never forget these gentlemen for their generous contribution. Please express our thanks to all of them, especially the cap­ tain and chief steward (Don Ruddy—Ed.) who were so in­ terested in saying the poor children. We hope they come back here so we can thank them again. We all pray for their good health and smooths sailing. Kyong Nom Orphanage Pusan, Korea 5) i. t Spirit On Alcoa Pioneer Lauded To the Editor: As tlfe wife of an SIU mem­ ber, I would like to express my thanks to a great Union. I first began reading the LOG six years ago, and was very much impressed with its pro­ gressive ways. Since then, I have followed with great inter­ est the constant progress this fine Union has made. It has provided a higher standard of living for all its men, with bet­ ter wages and the greatest bene­ fits ever known for him and his family. I know of no other un­ ion that can top the SIU and Its wonderful leadership. . ^ The so-called "SIU Family Al­ bum" in the-'LOG is a step in the right direction, too. It gives you a proud, warm glow of be­ longing, and is a joy to see. My dear htisband felt this warmth and belonging during a recent, illness. He said every­ body treated him as nice as <if they were his own family. This is a wonderful comfort to us at home when our loved one sud­ denly gets ill while out on a trip. For this reason, I'd like to ex­ press my heartiest thanks and gratitude to all the men on the Alcoa Pioneer who were so help­ ful and kind to my husband. May God bless them all. Mrs. James E. Guy it it Ashore, Still Keeps In Touch To the Editor: Although I expect to ba ashore for awhile and shall be temporarily away from the sea, I would still greatly enjoy keepr ing track of old shipmates and ' Union advancements. I've run into some people who get the NMU "Pilot" and it's discouraging that I don't re­ ceive the LOG to back up my statements concerning the many advantages of the BIU. Having tasted the proof of the pudding, I shall always remem­ ber the wonderful unity enjoyed by our brothers. It's a great feeling to have a Union behind you, which will back its mem­ bers and always seek better con­ ditions for them, Wfe never ex­ isted solely on propaganda or illusions. Keep up the good work. Charles R. Garrison i. t SIU Welfare Aid Lauded By Wife To the Editor: We regret to Inform you that our orphanage in Pusan, Korea, has beert suffering lately from To the Editor: a lack of financial support. For • My sincere thanks to the SIU nearly two years we have 'been for the benefits given me accomodating 295 orphans. In­ through the Welfare Plan dur­ cluding "abtfut 12 GI'babies, so ing my recent hospitalization. the port security office in charge The SIU is indeed a splendid of this section investigated the organization and is run very ef­ orphanage fully before they per­ ficiently, certainly deserving co­ mitted us to solicit any dona­ operation and appreciation from' tions. • its members and their fdmiUes. We were Very fortunate- In Mrs. Gorham M. Bowdre �eP'S • February 1, 1961 Pagre Fifteen SEAF ARERS LOG LuHdeberg's Legacy : Fkiurishiiig Union (Continued from page 3) drive against a Pan«manian-flag = lng hall. Their victory stirred a ship produced the first American new burst of ynipn enthusiasm union agreement on a foreign-flag : among seamen on the Atlantic and vessel. The ship was renamed the Gulf, many of whom wanted no SS Harry Lundeberg, and he never part of the newly-formed National missed a chance to make conditions Maritime Union. on it the best ever seen. His last At the same time, Lundeberg's major beef was in the same field, independent action on behalf of when-the sailors won an agreement seamen earned him enmity fronii on the runaway SS Duncan Bay another quarter, the ISU, and the last September after 12 days of SUP was expelled. Other seagoing picketing. affiliates also drifted away from the ISU, leaving a tremendous void which the death of Furuseth on January 24, 1938, opened wider. Finally, Lundeberg persuaded the American Federation of Labor convention at Houston that Octo­ ber to issue a new charter cover­ ing seamen and allied crafts, and the SIUNA was bom. SUP or­ (Conlinued from page 3) ganizers were sent out to help the Seamenis Act. Lundeberg's was his fledgling, and separate Atlantic and -Gulf Districts were established leadership-in winning the greatest with headquarters in New York economic benefits seamen %ave en­ and New Orleans. 'By 1941, they joyed anywhere at any time. Un­ der Lundeberg, thb SUP set the amalgamated into one district. pace for the entire'industry. , Fought US Contmls "His contribution is all the more During the war years, Lunde­ remarkable in light of the fact that berg fought attempts by US agen­ he often faced the fiercest kind of cies to clamp iron-fisted controls opposition from many quarters, in on merchant seamen and perpetu-, eluding the bitter enmity of the ate their rule over hiring. These Communist Party. Lundeberg was efforts were climaxed by the post­ the one single force on the West war 1946 general strike when the Coast which kept the Party from Wage Stabilization Board refused winning complete domination of to approve an SUP agreement the entire West Coast maritime la­ which embodied higher benefits bor movement. Not only did he than the CIO unions had gained defeat their bid, but he subse­ earlier. Within a week, the sailors quently destroyed their apparatus had their increase. on West Coast ships and reduced Through it all, Lundeberg was them to impotence." engaged in a running battle, with Stood Alone Against Soviet Bridges, the waterfront CP and Similar views were expressed by the NMU to preserve the sailors' C. J. Haggerty, secretary of the jurisdiction. On one memorable California Federation of Labor. occasion, he was on the Spot when "There was a time when he alone an NMU-Bridges squad tried to stood between the nation and So­ storm a sailors' picketline. In the viet power in American waters," ensuing fracas, someone hit' him Haggerty declared. "He had two with a cloth-wrapped pipe, break­ great and consuming interests in ing his jaw. Only after the last in­ life; his family and the Sailors vader had gone did he dust him- Union of the Pacific." eelf off and go for treatment. Funeral services for Lundeberg T.undeberg didn't wailt them to were held Thursday afternoon, at­ have the satisfaction , of knowing tended by hundreds of seamen, hr had really been hurt. friends, and public leaders. Burial His fight against the waterfront was in Olivet Memorial Park, ColCommunists was highlighted two ma, Calif.. years ago by a 4-1 victory-in a Na­ Lundeberg is survived by his tional Labor Relations Board elec­ wife, Ida, and three children: Guntion. in which his sailors, the nar, 9; Allette, 6, and Erik, 2. He marine firemen and a new anti- lived in nearby Burlingame. Communist cooks and stewards un­ ion gave Bridges the worst drub­ bing of his career. The victory clia.sed the last remnants of Com­ munist-dominated unionism off West Coast ships. In 1950 he opened his spanking (Continued from page 2) new headquarters in San Francisco, touching off a building boom which winning west coast longshoremen has provided modem halls and su­ back into organized labor. perior comforts for his member­ "How did Curran meet that chal­ ship. lenge: He walked away and left It, leaving Harry Bridges more solidly Nixed Cabinet Post A friend of Governors, Senators, entrenched than ever. "In that same year, the CIO ex­ shipping tycoons and the Vice President of the United States, pelled the Communist - dominated Lundeberg turned down a chance National Union of Marine Cooks to become Secretary of Labor in and Stewards. Curran had the first the first Eisenhower cabinet. He crack here too. He made some didn't want to cut off his ties with feeble, half-hearted gestures at the sailors by moving into the rari- handling the situation, but when he realized he needed, in his own fied atmosphere in Washington. Forever tie-less, with an open- phrase, 'more brains and guts* to collared shirt and the familiar meet the problem head on, he "Lundeberg Stetson" on his head, walked away and left it. he never forgot he was a sailor. "That left the SIU of North When he wanted-to visit his fam­ America to tackle the problem ily in Norway after 30 years, the single-handed. The SIU of North SUP voted him full expenses there America fought this fight for five and back in 1947. But Lundeberg yeai-s, and in the end it won—com­ had other ideas, and shipped as an pletely and overwhelmingly. To­ AB on the SS Marine Jumper. He day, instead of a Commimist-domworked'his passage both ways and inated organization on United returned the Union's funds to the States ships, we have the Marine treasury. Cooks .arid Stewards,. AFL-CIO, i Lundeberg had another rare dis­ thoroughly supporting the princi­ tinction when a, successful SUP ples of; Ofgapized. labor." t I 1 ; WittL "It makes a men proud to be part of our great SIU. It's nice we're not forgot­ ten," " says Brooklyn's Ben Bailey. SlU Mourns Lundeberg "Getting along fine for an old man nearly 72." Tampa's Nick Giosue has "much to be thankful for." Dogged by sickness, Wm. K. Tobin of New York Cify in back in the Staten Island ma~^ rine hospital. Robert L. Butler, down in Carriere, Miss., sends thanks "for' helping to balance the budget!" Tampan Francisco Delgado is still under doctors' care, but is "getting used to the jea by now.' fdei Just turned 70. Wil­ liam E. Lake of Boston "is proud of SlU's con­ tinuous progress for all seamen." Ernest Trotman's big­ gest wish is "greater progress for SIU in years to come.." He lives in NYC. Trying the cure of thesulphur waters in Flor­ ida right now, James "Blackie" Mason is from NO. "Best step I ever took came when I walked into SIU hall on Stone St." says Ben Trottie of NYC. Pete Henderson, in Mobile, says SIU benefits "certainly warm my old heart. Thanks, all." Sam Knuckles of NO, a 46-year sea veteran, "will never forget what-SlU has meant to me." "Its good to know you're not forgotten," says oldtimer Bernard Roll, 80, in Seattle, Wash. Prichard, Ala. is home for Cyril Lowery "but my heart's out there with my brothers at sea. File Answer ToCurrdn .'.•f''-T-j*.* a. (The brothers above are among those receiving SIU disability benefits.) �SiEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION * ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL.CIO Europe Ships Get Tourist Class $$ As US Go's Doze Predictions of record transatlantic passenger busi­ ness in 1957 coupled with news of four new foreign ships in this service highlight a glaring inadequacy of the American merchant marine. The Trans-Atlantic Passenger Conference, reviewing 1956, has declared that "nearly every one of our 25 member lines reported that during the peak of the 'high season' they could be carrying at least two to three times as many passengers if they had \ the ships to accommodate them But despite that glowing estimate, Living standards have risen and there are, at present, only four today's tourist class traveler de­ US-flag passenger ships in the mands more than yesterday's." transatlantic trade and these are The "three-class" ship, like. Jts outmoded three-class vessels un- European counterpart, the "threesuited to the demands of the pres­ class" railway car, is an outgrowth ent market. Four other combina­ of a class society in which aristo­ tion ships, American Export's "four crats and other "social betters" aces," carry only 123 passengers were "protected" from contact with each. the rest of the population. Today, Consequently, the potentially lu­ of course, anybody who has the crative travel business is going by moolah can crash the first class set, default to European operators with so the social meaning of the di­ US operators planning to continue vision has disappeared ekcept for services in the same antiquated movie actress and business tycoons groove. The one apparent bright on the expense account who can't spot in the picture is the proposal be caught dead saving money. for a tourist-class ship now being In terms of comfort if not in developed by Arnold Bernstein luxury services, the upgrading of which, if run as advertised, would the tourist ship has made every­ tend to .conform with present-day body a "first-class" passenger. demands. One Big Difference The picture in the transatlantic There is one important differ­ trade shapes up this way: ence between the old and new pas­ • There is a vast market which senger ship. The "three class" is not being tapped by US shipping. ship is an economic extravagence. • European operators are tap­ It's tourist class is far inferior; it's ping this market by offering com­ first class far too expensive. One fortable tourist-class facilities to reason is the costly and meaning­ budget-conscious Americans. less duplication of facilities, with • The trend toward longer va­ locked doors and "do not enter" cations and rising living stand­ signs excluding many passengers ards promises to increase the from mingling with the elite. The set-up is discouraging to Americans business in the long run. • In the face of this, US opera­ who are accustomed to having the tors persist in clinging to the total­ run of a facility. After all, whether ly outmoded concept of the three- they ride coach, Pullman berth or class super-ship, a hangover from roomette, they all use the same din­ ing car on a railroad. Not so on a the 1920's. There is no question that the "three class" ship. travel pattern is Changing. The A typical "three class" ship has biggest demand for space, accord­ a "three pot" system to go with it. ing to the Trans-Atlantic Confer­ One pot is the first and cabin class ence, is in tourist class where galley with separate dining rooms there are never enough accommo­ on each side. Then there is the dations. The majority of Amer­ tourist galley with a separate icans who would like to travel menu and separate dining room. abroad are uninterested in whether Finally there is a crew- galley. the ship has a wine steward. Each set-up means different staffs, What they want is a clean, com­ china, silverware, kitchen utensils, fortable, two or three bed cabin, a food storage and other costly dup­ private bath and access to all rec­ lications. reational and entertainment facili­ The set-up - also meany three ties on the ship. lounges, three ballrooms; three Discussing this development, a bars, and different deck areas. spokesman for one of the foreign The tourist class usually sits in operators told the LOG: the balcony of the motion picture "Most American travelers today theatre. If there is one swimming are professionals or others who are pool, the tourists can splash only pretty well off but not wealthy. at certain specified hours. The They want comfort like air-condi­ same goes for the gym. tioning and outside * rooms and It costs more to build such a above all, they want a private bath partitioned-off ship and it costs and toilet. They want a nice more to run it. Actually, the welllounge, swimming pool and all the to-do first class passenger reaps rest, but they don't want to pay the most of the benefit of US subsidy fancy price for first-class luxury.. in the form of space, service and "We give them all that on our facilities at the partial expense of the US taxpayer. ships. "We have a limited number of Even your "three-class" ship first-class accommodations, because operator regards the whole situa­ there will always be these who in-, tion with tongue In cheek. If there sist on it. But most of our ac­ are plenty of reservations for first class and not so many for cabin, commodations are tourist class. "When our latest ship came in, a few doors are opened and others and we enteftained the press and closed off, stencils are changed aud travel agents, the,' were amazed to presto—cabin class berths sud­ see what is called tojirist class to­ denly become "first-class." The day. It's not like it was years ago. passenger involved doesn't know it f ' Holland-America's Statendem (below) coming out soon will have 800 tourist berths, {ust 69 first class. At top are tourist dining room on Bergensfjord (NorwegianAmerican) and tourist bar on Ryndam (Holland-Amer.) showing typical facilities on tourist-type ships. but all he is getting for his extra money is a.label. It's something like put^ng a Cadillac emblem on a Chevy. Crew-wise of course, the threeclass ship is staffed more heavily than the one-class operation, with close to one crewmember for every passenger aboard. Much of the excess consists of assorted crafts of a non-maritime nature—kennel attendants to take Care of firstclass passenger's dogs, recreation and social leaders to "organize" passengers and keep them happy, instructors in various games and sports, musicians, numerous kitch­ en specialists to supply elaborate menus (seasick or not, the passen­ gers pay),' plus an assortment of personal service flunkies heavily concentrated in first class. Offhand it might look like this means more jobs. It does, but only for non-seamen, plus the fact that these ships, as uneconomical luxury showpieces, limit job opportunities. Where there are now four such ships, there could be a dozen de­ signed to meet travel needs of the majority without frills. The dozen ships would supply far more em­ ployment for professional seamen, although they would not be mannCd so heavily in the miscel­ laneous categories.' Sincd' all US passenger ships are subsidized, the question is which type is more suitable from the Government's view. There are two reasons given for" such subsi­ dies. One, that they maintain US flag service -on essential trade routes, second that they provide accommodations for Jiigh speed troop movements In aiTemergency. Obviously, addition of more ships in the tourist category answers the Government's needs better than a"' very limited number of superliners. In World War II, in fact, the US had to depend heavily on the Cunard Line to move US troops. Putting more ships on the water also reduces the risk of loss. European operators, who origi­ nated the "three class" !ship, are now rapidly abandoning it. Ships like the Bergensfjord, Stockholm, Kungsholm, Gripsholm, Ryndam and Statendam carry the bulk of their passengers in tourist with first class accommodations as low as 40 berths. Air-conditioned accommodations, outside rooms and private bath are standard. While first-class has a small separate dining room, one galley serves all and the menus are virtually identical. All other ship­ board facilities are open to every­ body. These ships are being built to serve the American Inarket. The Americans like It that way and are making that mode of operation a profitable one. American operators and the US Government are overlooking a tremendous shipping potential when they neglect the huge seg­ ment of the population, which alsQ has the money and the desire to take a European vacation. House Body Studies US Shipping Set-Up WASHINGTON—The House Merchant Marine Committee has formally adopted an agenda involving broad investigation of all phases of US maritime policy. Chairman Herbert Bon­ ner reported that the commit--^ tee will explore at least seven into all phases of the operation tf major subjects including the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. tramp shipping, foreign flag trans­ fers, aid to presently-unsubsidized companies, trade-in programs and reserve fleet policies. Bonner's announcement follows the statement by Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, that his body will look The Senate committee chairman has already appointed a sub-com­ mittee of five to deal with mari­ time questions. The sub-committee consists of John O. Pastore (Dem., RI); William A. Blkkely (Dem., Tbx.); John M. Butler (Rep., Md.) and Norris Cotton (Rep., NH.) as well as the chairman. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource February 1, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LUNDEBERG DIES OF HEART ATTACK DROP FIGHT ON HOSPITALS; BUDGET ASKS $5 MILLION INCREASE IN PHS FUNDS SIU OF NA ANSWERS CURRAN SMEAR IN LETTER TO MEANY NORWEGIANS BACK STRONG US SHIPPING TEXAS COURT SPINS ‘WRECK’ LAW AROUND BOOK LAYS PQ-17 TO BRITISH NAVY HEAD ILA BIDS FOR AFL-CIO TRUCE, PROMISES REFORM NY MULLS PLAN TO PEG JOBLESS $ TO PAY SCALE TRAMP SUBSIDY PLAN DUE FOR AIRING IN CONGRESS BALTO HAS FEW BEEFS, MANY JOBS MORSE HALTS SHIPS TO AMERICAN COAL SIU CO’S ORDER GIANT TANKERS CONGRESS APPROVAL SEEN FOR 24-HOUR QUARANTINE SICKNESS DOGS NIMET BUT CREW MEETS TEST EUROPE SHIPS GET TOURIST CLASS$$ AS US CO’S DOZE 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 2/01/1957 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. XIX, No. 3  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e6ef202387b2502e0d491444c62549f9.PDF eab056212429044e2911b7301eab1445 PDF Text Text Vol. XiX No. 4 SEAFARERS LOG Fob. IS 1957 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Breakout Slow-up Hits Europe: NEED FOR US SHIPS MOUNTS -Story On Page 3 f AvirnAi# While throng of mourners stands in silent rinUI i/Olfrriejr* attention, the Rev. George Dorn intones prayer over flower-covered casket of the late Harry Lundeberg. Widow, Ida, and SlJP members are seated in front row. Over 2,000 attended funeral. Lundeberg, the founder and president of the SIU of North America from 1938 on, died Jan. 28 after a heart attack. (Story on page 3). 'American Coal Unfair To SIU/ NLRB Charges -Story On Page 5 Ship Tied Up In Coal Beef With her bow anchor dangling idly, American Coal Shipping's Lib­ erty, the Coal Miner, is tied up in Norfolk as a result of picketing by three unions. Mates and engineers are striking company as unfair for refusal to sign contract. Seafarers are protesting hiring discrimina­ tion. The National Labor Relations Board has upheld the SIU com­ plaint against the company accusing it of unfair labor practices on the hiring issue. Picketing is going on all along the coast from Savannah to Npw York. (Stories on pages 2, 5.) SIU of NA Pledges No Basic Changes In Union's Policy -Story On Page 2 �. P-':- Pacre Two SEAFARERS LOG Febimry IS. 1957 NMU Smog Fogs Coal Ship Beef 'No Basic This I Can Sling!' m i Change in PoiiciesSiU of NA Having maintained a steady barrage of abuse .Against the SIU, NMU President Joseph Curran went all out this week with publication of an eight-page diatribe accusing SIU, in effect, of betraying home ^ mother and country. The pany to compel officers to waive pamphlet fires the same de­ the protection of the Jonies Act. caying and "moldy collection of If they are injured, they cannot charges which have been seatter- sue for damages. 2) The so-called gunned at SIU in previous weeks. "marine officers unit," as Curran All the splatterings have been care­ calls it, has been unable to supply fully scraped off the walls and the company ^Ith marine officers The company h^s had to advertise reassembled into new pellets. SAN FRANCISCO—A special in newspapers all over the country The old adjectives—"conspiracy" meeting of the executive commit­ —"sellout"—"cut-rate"—"irrespon­ to dredge up manpower. This is tee of the Seafarers International sible"—are scattered monotonous­ valid?" or is It "company union?" Union of North America pledged 3) The District 50 unit involved, a ly through the text. that there would be no basic Norfolk-local, never had a deep sea changes in the international imWhen it comes to dealing with contract. ion's policy as a result of the death American Coal, NMU finds itself MEBA and MM&P were in nego­ of International President Harry more at home with the fabric of its Lundeberg. The meeting was con­ daydreams than the facts of the tiations with the company for weeks. They failed to get a con­ vened February 1 following the matter. tract because they refused to sign sudden death of Lundeberg on Here are a few samples: a Jones Act waiver. Nevertheless, Monday of that week. Curran—and District 50's "marine CURRAN SAYS: The SIU's SIU A&G Secretary-Treasurer officers union"—got a contract! complaint and picketing is an Paul Hall formally assumed his du­ attack on the hiring hall be­ QUESTIONS: Does NMU's "con­ ties as international president at cause, according to Curran, tract" with American Coal also the committee meeting. As first the SIU says an "agreement to provide for a Jones Act waiver? vice-president of the international. get crews exclusively through What'a in the contract, anyway? Hall automatically became presi­ a union hiring hall constitutes dent under terms of the SlUNA How is it that the company's em­ an unfair labor practice." constitution. ployment applications for both The committee voted that LundeTHE FACTS ARE: There is licensed and unlicensed seamen berg's successor as secretary of the nothing in the SIU complaint to carry a Jones Act waiver which Sailors Union of the Pacific would stop any uniOn from signing a con­ must be approved by the applicant? become first vice-president of the tract calling for a hiring hall once If this Is so, doesn't this repre­ SIUNA. • Morris Welsberger, East It has established it has a right to sent the first time that any marine Coast representative of the SUP, represent the employees. Nor does union anywhere has agreed to con­ was subsequently^elected SUP sec­ the NLRB complaint attack the cessions on the Jones Act, one of hiring hall. In fact the NLRB says the basic protective props for sea­ cancel its contract with Dis­ kyplcally deliberate and, blatant retary at an SUP headquarters a hiring hall contract can be signed men which Andy Funiseth fought trict 50 . . ." misstatement of fact by the NMU meeting Monday. John Hawk, SIUNA secretaryonce a union has established its for many years ago? Whatever " ' THE FACTS ARE: MM&P and president. treasurer, will continue in that right to represent the crews. The NMU's' contract may provide, by MEBA representatives insist that 3) 4. post, with headquarters here, and usual procedure for establishing calling District 50's contract "val­ Curran offered only .the first of There are many more of the will still serve as the interna­ this right is by winning a collec­ id," does Curran mean that dump­ the two alternatives. It was the. tive bargaining election. What SIU ing the Jones Act is okay with him? officers' unions who maintained same in the document, most of tional's representative at upcoming them of the generalized "have you world labor conferences. Is attacking is. discrimination by a Is that why he bellows "Tonsina," that the second course should be stopped beating your wife" vari­ In another action, the executive shipping operation which had not followed. They subsequently, did yet obtained ships and crews, but "sellout" and "56-hour week" to so. When they insisted on this ety. Among them is one very re­ committee named Sam Bennett, tried to bar Seafarers from legiti­ cover up? course, Curran said he would re­ vealing accusation—that the SIU newly-elected president of the 4' 4* 4' mate organizing efforts. As has fuse to honor their pfeket lines. "deludes" local union officials into Marine Firemen, Oilers and WaterCURRAN SAYS: The MEBA tenders, an international" vicebeen noted before, Curran has an Curran himself, in a letter to believing its beef is legitimate. and MM&P agreed, at a meetIt is obvious that NMU is vei'y president in place of Vincent J. allergy to free election contests so AFL-CIO President George Meany, ting with him, to follow one of he screams "attack on hiring hall!" gives the lie t6 his own statement. unhappy that the SIU, as well as Malone, who retired from office two courses: "1) to get their He declared: "We advised the MM&P and MEBA, each have a and did n.ot run in the MFOW elec­ 4" 4" J" men aboard American coal MEBA that their decision to picket legitimate complaint which is rec­ tion just concluded. CURRAN SAYS: The com­ ships and then demand recog­ Raymond McKay, new president the American Coal Shipping-Com­ ognized and supported by union pany's contract for marine of­ nition, or 2) to instruct their of the Brotherhood of Marine En­ men in shipyards, rail terminals pany vessels was not constructive ficers with District 50 was a members not to take jobs on gineers, was also elected a viceand elsewhere on the waterfront. ... We also suggested that if Dis­ "valid contract." American coal ships in which president, replacing Wilbur Dickey, When union waterfront workers trict 50 could not supply licensed case the company would al­ THE FACTS 4RE: 1) District personnel [with its "valid" con­ see NMU men ordered across who resigned. 80's agreement permits the commost certainly be compelled to All officers will serve until the tract—Ed.] the . MEBA make its picket lines of three maritime engineers available, get them on unions, they need no "deluding" SIUNA convention here next month, beginning March 25. the ships and at the right time take as to the nature of the NMU. The National Labor Relations Board last week issued an un­ appropriate action . . ." fair labor practices complaint against American Coal Shipping, ' Not a word of mention of "in­ charging that the company was discriminating against Sea­ struct their members hot to take farers. jobs . . ." This was an afterthought The beef started when the new shipping venture was formed on Curran's part to make it ap­ and was awarded 30 Libertys by the US Government. Learn­ pear that MEBA agreed with him. Nominations have now been received at headquarters from ing of the award (the company had no ships of its own at the candidates running for the position of delegate to the next time) the SIU followed normal organizing tactics. Seafarers CURRAN SAYS: "Represen­ SIU of NA convention. The convention will open Monday went to the company office to apply for employment when and tatives of the Maritime Trades if the company obtained and operated ships. Such employment March 25 in San Francisco. Department gave AFL-CIO would have put the SIU in a position to petition for a fair and The delegates will be a maximum of 15 delegates to the President Meany a completely free bargaining election to determine who would have the chosen by secret ballot vote convention. The membership ap­ distorted version of the dis­ American Coal contract. running from February 28 through proved recommendations by the pute to get him to intervene March 6, 1957. At the nominating secretary-treasurer that the delega­ From November 13 on, when Seafarers first applied, approx­ on behalf of SIU." imately 300 qualified SIU men approached the company in THE FACTS ARE: President deadline, just six men had thrown tion's 15 votes be divided among this fashion. Every single man was rejected. Many of them Meany showed he was fully aware in for the six posts open, assuring six delegates, that number being were even denied an opportunity to file an application. of what was going on from the their election. The six nominees deemed ample to represent the It wasn't until December 13 that the company acquired a start when he said on October 31, are Lindsey Williams, Cal Tanner, District. ship. This was the Chian Trader, purchased from Arc Steam­ The international union conven­ before SIU acted- on American Earl ^heppard, Paul Hall, A. S. ship Company. The ship was renamed the Coal Miner and tion, which convenes every two Coal that the coal ship set-up was Cardullo and Marty Breithoff. The balloting will follow the years, will meet at the Whitcomb crewed by the National Maritime Union. a "clear violation of basic princi­ same procedure as that used in SIU Hotel in San Francisco. When Seafarers were discriminated -against in this fashion, ples of trade unions." Meany the SIU placed picketlines on all ships subsequently acquired added, "cut-throat competition of elections. by the company. Informing all comers of the company's dis­ To Elect Tally Group this nature can demoralize the criminatory policy. whole shipping industry." Neither Ballots will be counted by It is NMU's contention that it has a "contract" with the the MTD or SIU had discussed the a six-man headquarters'Tally Com­ Fab. 15. 1957 Vol. XiX No. 4 company. This "contract" was signed four months before matter with President Meany be­ mittee which will be elected on American Coal had a single ship or any employees for NMU fore that statement. March 6. to represent. It is this company effort to escape an SIU or­ 4" 4- 4" The procedure for the nomina­ uuiu: ganizing drive and evade a collective bargaining election tions was outlined and approved at CURRAN SAYS: "Shortly PAUL HAU. Secretary-Treasurtr through a so-called "contract" which has now been attacked HERBEBT BRAND, Editor. RAY DENISON. the February 6 membership meet­ before the merger convention by the NLRB. ing In all ports. The nominations Jtauaging Editor. BERNARD SEAMAN, Art in 1955, the AjFL unions got A second dispute in which the company is Involved is be­ were declared open at these meet­ Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACK, together to set up the Mari­ Writers. Bnx MOODY, Gulf Area tween the company and two officers' unions, the Masters, ings. Acceptances of candidates had staff time Trades Department . . . Representative. Mates and Pilots and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ to be submitted by midnight, Mon­ The big concern was to sew ciation. After being in negotiations with the officers for some day, February 11, 1957, with cre­ Published biweekly at the headquarters the organization up tight the Seafarers International Union, At* weeks (the two unions had the contract for the Chian Trader dentials due in person, by noon of of against any chance of former lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth under Arc Steamship Company ownership) the company the next day or postmarked mid­ Avenue, Brooklyn 3J, NY. Tel. HYaclnth CIO unions having a say in (-6600. Entered as lecond class matter night. February 1^ tumod uround and s.igned with an affiliate of District 50 of the it." at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under United Mine Workers. The officers' contract provides for THE FACTS ARE: The Maritime Under the international union's the Act of Aug. 24, 1912. waiver of all Jones Act rights. Trades Department fTas been in rules, the SIU Atlantic and Gulf existence since 1946! This is a District is entitled to 15 votesrand I Vote On SIU Delegates ' •' .•-mm SEAFARERS LOG If1^"' fc 1^:;, J |r I? \K r"' • • �*; --i V <'S Febrnary 15, 1957 2,000 Mourn At Lundeberg Rites SAN FRANCISCO—A throng of over ^,000 mournera fol­ lowed the last remains of Harry Lundeberg to his final rest­ ing place in the Sailors Union of the Pacific burial plot at Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. While his body was dreds of Sailors, Firemen, Cooks laid. to rest on Thursday, and members of the SIU A&G •* f\ •< <.t r 7 p . •,i 4 «• Fage SEAFARERS LOG Ship Need Rising; Breakouts Slowed V- / -'''^-•"il -^1 WASHINGTON—Zooming ship repair co.sts are being blamed for fouling up a largescale breakout of Government-owned ships. The Maritime Administration has announced that it is being handicapped by lack of funds in repairing ships already assigned to US op­ erators and has to slow down-*—'— breakouts accordingly. much of a dent in the demand for Victorys for 18 months and LibHowever, pressure is stil shipping. ertys for 24 months. The longer growing for additional ship­ Despite this juicy shipping plum, charters would cover the rising ping space and Maritime Ad­ the breakouts are in difficulties costs of shipyard work. Coal and ministrator Clarence Morse because repair expenses are run­ scrap charters would be based on January 31, all work stopped on District. SIU of NA ships at 2 PM and speFive Mile Procession It is not has made it clear that breakouts ning as high as $230,000 a ship, the 24-month figure. A police motorcycle escort led whether the operators who Seafarers at branch meetings the procession from Anderson's will continue above the 125 figure. Morse said. In return. Liberty known have put in for ships will be will­ throughout the A&G District Funeral Home to the cemetery. So Breakouts of up to 212 ships have vessels bring the US $130,000 a voted on February 6 to match great was the throng of mourners been authorized thus far with the year .in charter fees. Since the ing to take the risk of a two-year charter. the contribution by the SIUNA that the parade of automobiles total number of assigned vessels charter money goes into a fund which pays for the breakouts, the In. addition to the slowi^own to a memorial trust fund for carrying them stretched out a full standing at 64. Maritime Administration would be caused by repair costs, breakouts Longer Charters the children of Harry Lunde­ five miles. To meet the problem thp Mari­ about $900,000 in the red in the are being spaced out intentionally, berg. The international union Meanwhile, additional messages time Administration is 'calling for first year. Morse said, so as not to dump a executive committee at its meet­ The Maritime Administration is heavy load of shipping on the mar­ ing last week voted to establish of condolence kept pouring in longer term .charters and also ask­ a memoriai fund for this pur­ from prominent persons in labor ing that the operators pay the now asking operators to charter ket at one time. pose and to request the partici­ and maritime. AFL-CIO President breakout costs in return for lower pation of all unions affiliated George Meany declared: "His un­ charter rates. Typical of the growth in ship­ with the SIUNA. Besides his timely passing is a great loss to wife, Ida, Lundeberg left three American labor and especially to ping demand was the statement by children: Gunnar, 9; Allette, 6, the seamen whom he served de­ officers of the-European Coal and votedly for many years. His Steel Community to the effect that and Erik, 2. courage and zeal in his life's work more ships should be broken out. will be long remembered by-his The officers of the group, which cial meetings were held in all SIU friends and associates within the handles European steel production, of NA hiring halls in his memory. AFL-CIO." . said that Europe will need a "sub­ Admiral E. L. Cochrane, former stantial increase" in US coal ton­ 'Largest Ever Held' The fuperal, described in local Maritime Administrator, who is nage this year "up to as much as papers here as the largest ever to now "associated with the Massa­ 40 million tons." Increase Of 800 Voyages be held in San Francisco, attracted chusetts Institute of Technology, Meeting in Miami on February mourners from all walks of life in declared: "The American Merchant This would represent an increase 4, the executive board of the AFLthe most literal sense of the term. Marine and maritime labor owe of eight million tons, or 800 Liber­ CIO Maritime Trades Department Those present included Secretary him much and his honest and fear­ ty ship loads, over the amount ex­ elected Paul Hall to fill out the of Labor James' Mitchell and less leadership will be greatly ported to Europe alone in the year unexpired term of MTD President Mayor Christopher of San Fran­ missed." Harry Lundeberg who died on ending April 1, 1957. Rank and file members of the cisco, ship operators and officials, Even the full reopening of Suez, January 28. members of San Francisco's lead- Sailors Union served as pallbear- expected in May, wiU not make Lundeberg, the first MTD presi­ Ing families and, of course, hun- I ers during the ceremonies. dent under the merged AFL-CIO 4setup, was elected to a four-year Newly-elected SUP secre­ term in December, 1955. tary is Morris Weisberger. Hall, who has been secretarytreasurer of the SIU A&G District since 1948, was in San Francisco at the time, where he had gone to attend Lundeberg's funferal. In­ formed of his election, he declared that the MTD would continue to give full representation to the problems of all its members. At present, MTD is backing up the SIU A&G and MM&P which, to­ gether with the MEBA, are cur­ rently involved in a dispute with American Coal Shipping. SAN FRANCISCO—Members of The MTD, with over 150,000 members, is composed of most of the Sailors Union of the Pacific the nation's seagoing unions, the have elected Morris Weisberger, International Brotherhood of Long­ New York port agent of the SUP, shoremen, the Teamsters, Operat­ to succeed Harry Lundeberg as ing Engineers, Grain Millers, secretary-treasurer of the union. Brotherhood of Firemen and Oil­ Weisberger had the imanimous of all SUP port agents and ers, and State, County and Munici­ support officials for the post. pal workers. The action by the Sailors was taken at a meeting of 1,500 SUP members at San Francisco head­ quarters on Monday, February 11. The SUP constitution provides for succession to be decided by a ma­ jority vote of the headquarters membership. Weisberger will serve until the SIU membership meet­ next SUP election which ings are held regularly starts annual December 1, 1957. Balloting every two weeks on Wed­ in the last election had been vir­ nesday nights at 7 PM (n tually completed at the time of sudden death on Jan­ oil SIU ports. All Sea­ Lundeberg's uary 28. Lundeberg had been un­ farers are expected to opposed on the ballot. Weisberger is well known to attend; those who wish to Seafarers at SIU headquarters be excused should request since the'SUP agent had his offices permission by telegram in the New York hall and had (be sure to include reg­ worked closely with SIU officials. first begqn sailing in 1925 on istration number). The theHeLakes, then on the East Coast next SIU meetings will be: until 1935. He joined the SUP •that year and worked in union February 20 posts here and at Honolulu, Seat­ tle, San Pedro and other ports be­ Part of the huge crowd of seamen, friends, civie and shipping leaders who turned out for March 6 tween periods at sea. the Lundeberg funeral services in San Francisco is shown at top. Six rank*and file Sailors March 20 In 1939, he was elected SUP Union members served as pallbearers (above, left). Among those who joined in the finsi agent in New York, and has been April 3 tribute (right) were (^ont, I Jho r) SUP member Charles Gates; SUP Assistant Secretary In that post ever since. SUP Pa­ (e'er Johnson. Mayor George'Christopher, Police Commissioner Thomas Mellon and Police Ha'rry trolman William Armstrong is now Apfil 17 Chief Frank Ahern. Burial was in Olivet Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. serving as acting New York agent. MTD Board Names Hall President Weisberger Elected SUP Sec'y-Treas. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS Ml �Pag-e Four '1 li-'i SEAFARERS LOG ' —- February 15, 1957 AFL-CIO Votes Rackets Code, Acts on 3 Unions . MIAMI BEACH—Following adoption of • an anti-rackets code by its Executive Council, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations has already acted against three AFL-CIO affili--*^ terests which conflict with his ates. The Executive Council's functions as a representative of p.-; hi I I vote was immediately followed by workers. Adoption of the code was criti­ "clean up or get out" mandates to cized by Dave Beck, president of three of the Federation's interna­ tional unions. In addition, AFL- the Int'l Brotherhood of Team­ CIO President George Meany ex­ sters, who was absent when the pelled the head of a directly-affili­ Executive Council voted it unani­ ated local in Philadelphia and the mously. Beck was also thje sole International Chemical Workers dissenter when the Executive Union acted independently against Council previously decreed that union leaders who invoked the one local union in New York. The ,code which touched off Fifth Amendment in Government these actions is basically concerned probes of labor racketeering with three areas: (1) the adminis­ should be required to leave their tration of welfare and' pension jobs. Teamster officials challenged the funds; (2) the exclusion of those persons who violate the principles authority of a Senate subcommittee of the AFL-CIO or various Federal to inquire into their operations and laws, and (3) the elimination defended their right to use Conof any business interests which •stitutional privileges. might reflect on a union officer's Even before the Executive Coun­ Ability to represent the members. cil formally adopted the code, the Toward these ends, the code AFL-CIO president gave evidence calls for barring of persons con­ that he would proceed vigorously victed of crimes from holding with the anti-rackets campaign by union office, and also bans men ousting Charles Naddeo as the "commonly known to be crooks secretary-treasurer of Can Work­ and racketeers" though they may ers Local 22623 in Philadelphia. never have been convicted in a Naddeo, who was charged with court of law. It lays down rules to failing to run the local in accord­ pi-event the mishandling of welfare ance with the Federation's ethical and pension funds, forbids substan­ standards, is also a vice president tial financial interests in busi­ of the 72,000-member Laundry nesses with which union leaders Workers International Union. bargain, and prpvides for the The Laundry Workers Union is ouster of supporters of the Com­ one of the three international un­ munist or Fascist lines even though ions which the Executive Council they may not hold party member­ ordered to clean up within 90 days. ship. The other two internationals are President Meany said that there the 73,000-member Allied Indus­ was no intent to oust men who trial Workers and the 25,000-memwere conducting themselves hon­ ber Distilling, Rectifying and Wine orably simply because they had Workers. been convicted of a crime years Subsequently, the International ago. On the other hand, he said, Ladies Garment Workers ousted men who had never been convicted one of its officials, Sam Berger, of a crime could find themselves -for pleading the 5th amendment. liable to removal. - The Executive Council, however, was adamant in taking the position that unionists had no right to hold their jobs if they invoked the Fifth Amendment to escape Goveimment investigation. The section of the code dealing rfvith business investments holds that no responsible union leader should have personal financial in­ On the heels of a legal victory over proponents of "right-to-work" legislation in California, organized labor has opened an intensive campaign to prevent the passage of anti-union bills now pending be­ fore Indiana's lawmakers. LAKE CHARLES — Seafarers The California victory came who may have missed some of their about when a California Superior favorite movies during the motion Court judge issued a preliminary picture operators beef can catch injunction prohibiting the city of up on the shows again. Palm Springs from enforcing a Port Agent Leroy Clarke also re­ "right-to-work" ordinance outlaw­ ported that the AFL-CIO Interna­ ing the union shop and other forms tional Association of Machinists of union security, and making the now has a picketline out against open shop compulsory. the Columbia Southern Chemical The Palm Springs ordinance, en­ plant over wages and conditions, acted last December, was written but meetings are still going on. by the Palm Springs Employers Shipping has perked up a bit, Association, and was the first such meanwhile. Nine Cities Service city ordinance enacted in the coun­ tankers, plus the Pan-Oceanic try. Transporter (Pan Oceanic), Del In an 11-page decision, the court Mundo (Mississippi) and the Steel ruled that only the Federal and Surveyor (Isthmian) in Port Ar­ state governments may prohibit thur, and the Val Chem (Valen­ union security clauses in labortine) in Port Neches, made calls management contracts. .here during the period. Meanwhile, in Indiana, officials Feelings are running high on of the state AFL and CIO, which one of the Cities Service wagons, are as yet unmerged, are spear­ the Chiwawa, over a sudden shift heading the campaign against In runs. The Chiwawa has been "right-to-work" bills now pending going from here to Florida ports before both houses of the Indiana for the past two years, but was General Assembly. switched last week to go up to The measures have been opposed Bridgeport, Conn. by Governor Harold W. Handley, "The 'sunshine run' brothers but are being strongly supported really moaned at this switch, in by influential Hoosier, State news­ the light of all the cold weather papers such the Indianapolis Star , up north," Clarke added. and Indianapolis News. Labor Hits Wreck Bill In Indiana Lk. Charles Movies Back I'-' t-V •Si.-'. I I I I I I- is no pu There's nothing mysterious or hard to understand about shipboard safety. On the other hand, there tire no magic for­ mulas either. Shipboard safety simply involves, day-to-day concern with ways and means to avoid accidents. r That is why the joint Union-shipowner safety program calls for regular safety meetings aboard ship. In addition to dealit'^l with specific safety problems, the meetings and th^ safety committees constantly alert the crew to the need for safe practices and safe gear. This "safety first" appr.oach by all parties concerned Is the biggest singlefactor in bringing a ship home accidentfree. :y V. ii"- et Ssbf e �Febniary 15, 1957 SlU Health Center Shapes Vp SEAF ARERS LOG Page Five Labor Bd. Upholds SIU Charge Against Coal Co. The bitter fight being waged against American Coal Shipping is now reaching its cliftiax. While picket lines continue to tighten the screws on the company, the National Labor Re­ lations Board has issued ^ complaint charging the company wi^i discriminating against Sea­ farers in its hiring practices. • The complaint upholds an SIU Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ tion against two coal ships being charge, against the company. ciation are contesting NLRB court broken out in Savannah, and a "Vir- The next step Is for the Labor action seeking to remove picket ginia jurist denied an ACS request Board to go to court seeking an lines in New York, Norfolk and for a picket ban In front of the company's offices in Norfolk. order vyhich would, in effect, de­ Savannah. clare illegal the present hiring of The Maritime Trades Depart­ An ihteresting sidelight to ,th# coal ship crews by the company ment executive board took action coal beef is the smooth operation and force revisions in Its hiring in Miami after hearing from rep­ of the Bull Line which was recent­ practices. resentatives of the striking unions ly purchased by American Coal. Bull, which has contracts with the The Labor Board action was only on the progress of the beef. one of a number of fast-moving On the picket front itself, Ameri­ SIU and the legitimate officers' developments. Others of import­ can Coal has been able to move unions, has been carrying coal on ance werei just two shiploads of coal since'the four of its own Libertys and has beef began in November. On De­ been assigned four others thus far • The Maritime Trades Depart­ SIU walfar* plan officials ment, AFL-CIO, pledged Its full cember 16, the Coal Miner, pri­ by the Government. (top) chack progress of vately-purchased by the company, support to the coal ship beef. constrilction and remodel­ managed to load at Lamberts Point • The Monte Marine Corp., ing of the Union's first Where the SS Thomas Paine was ill Hampton Roads and make one health center in Brooklyn, dodced in Brooklyn, and American trip to Europe. one block from the Met By Picketline Coal, are seeking injunctions headquarters hall. Work on through the NLRB to halt picket­ On her return to Norfolk late' the center, at 21st St. and ing of various ships under Taft- in January, the Coal Miner was 3rd Ave., is expected to be Hartley secondary boycott charges. met by a three-union picket line at BOSTON—A welcome spurt of completed by mid-March. • Maritime Administrator Clar­ the entrances to the Chesapeake Partitioning will provide ence Morse repeated that he would and Ohio terminal. Fearing that good shipping is keeping things space for offices, labs and not allocate any more ships to the terminal workers would refuse to busy, in this area, although as examination rooms where company until it can run its ves­ handle any cargo, the C&O quick­ usual, the outlook is unpredictable. Just how long the "boomlet" will ly withdrew the Coal Miner from sels. Seafarers can obtain physi­ last is uncertaiff; notes Port Agent the pier. cal checkups. Since photos • The company managed to A second ship, the Casimir Pu­ James Sheehan, so Seafarers on move a second shipload out of Bal were taken, plans have laski, managed to get out of Bal­ the beach here are advised to make timore but the first ship, the Coal been made to start install­ timore: only after a temporary re-"^' the most of it while they can. Miner," is now tied up in Norfolk. ing x-ray and lab equip­ The Bents Fort, Cities Servics straining order followed by police Two other company ships are get­ ment next week. At left, an action had cleared pickets from the Norfolk and Bradford Island (Cit­ ting ready to try to load. electrician installs wiring. ies Service), and the Arickaree (US Streets. Cannot Refuse Hiring American Coal originally had Petroleum) paid off during the pe­ NLRB actions on charges and planned to move upwards of 300,- riod, and all signed on again. An countercharges are all expected to 000 tons of coal each month to start additional sign-on was the Ocean come to a head next week. In up and as high as 800,000 tons later Ulla (Ocean Trans), which paid off holding the SIU complaint, the on, using Governmentrchar^ered two weeks ago. Besides these, the Cantigny (Cit­ NLRB agreed, in effect, that the ships. Company injunction efforts have ies Service) and Robin Sherwood company had- no right to deny em­ ployment to Seafarers at a time met with rebuffs on several previ­ (Seas Shipping) stopped off in when It had no ships actively oper­ ous occasions. A Georgia court transit. 7A11 beefs were settle^ at ating under a maritime union con­ refused an anti-picketing injunc­ the payoffs. For the second time in less than three months, the Atlantic tract. coast from Portland, Me. to Hampton Roads, Va. was shut In Its findings, the NLRB point­ down Tuesday night by striking members of the International ed out that American Coal did not take possession of its first ship Longshoremen's Association, t A few "days previously. Port which the men voted, provided for the Chian Trader, until December of New York longshoremen a threeryear contract calling for a 13. However, it signed an exclu­ had voted down the final contract 32-cent-an-hour wage boost spread sive contract with NMU two Question: How do you feej about keeping pets aboard ship? offers of the New York Shipping over this period, Increased con­ months before. The agreement cov­ Association and longshoremen in tributions .to the welfare fund, paid ered all vessels to be acquired by Frank A. Stewart, MM: A wellJames C. Flanagan, AB: There's Baltimore, Hampton Boads, Bos­ holidays for qualified men, a sen­ American Coal despite the fact that trained -dog or cat is okay, but g no need to keep pets aboard ship company "did not employ any the ton, Providence, and other north­ iority system, and other provisions. small bird like a because they can The ILA, while not objecting to unlicensed personnel" and NMU eastern ports also rejected the em­ parakeet is much be disease car­ did not "have a substantial or rep­ ployers'offers. The New York vote the 32-cent offer, called the em­ better because riers and can ployers' offer of 14 cents during resentative complement of em­ was 14,458 to 1,185. there is less of a spread illness The Tuesday night date—^Febru­ the first year inadequate; and also ployees In the collective bargain­ mess to handle. among the crew. ing unit covered by the agree­ said the contract did not call for a ary 12—marked the expiration of My personal fa­ I like dogs and the 80-day Taft-Hartley no-strike sling load limitation, an eight-hour ment." vorites are tropi­ other animals, By refusing employment to some guarantee, money for clinics and injunction which on November 24 cal fish, but un­ but not on board ended a nine-day ILA tieup of the clinical services, or "reasonable 300 SIU member;?, American Coal fortunately, you a ship. They be­ was deemed-guilty of "discriminat­ entire Atlantic and Gulf coasts. premium rates for holdmen and long ashore and can't travel ing in regard to the hire or ten­ Shortly before the northeastern hatch bosses. sissssiW around with them are more com­ ure or terras or conditions of em­ Coastwise Bargaining Issue ports voted, however, ILA leaders verj' well. fortable there, too. went ahead with the signing of Underlying all of the ILA's con­ ployment 4 4 4 4" 4" 4" At the. same time the SIU, the new three-year contracts In New tract demands, however, was its in­ Keith Donnelly, pumpman: It's James Lnpo Jr., AB: If it's okay Orleans and other South Atlantic sistence on coastwise bargaining. Masters Mates and Pilots and the alright under the proper circum­ with Public Health and the Quarand Gulf ports, thus precluding the The International Brotherhood of stances, so long antine Service support these ports had given the Longshoremen, which has been as the guys re­ then its nice to other ILA members during the continuing to wage a vigorous bat­ alize they have to have a pet on November strike. tle to assure decent trade union take care of them. board, provided Meanwhile, the Federal Govern­ representation for the longshore­ That means mak­ it's properly cared ment indicated how seriously It men, maintained from the start of ing arrangements for and kept views a lengthy strike by sending the contract talks that the ILA with the next aboard ship at ail Joseph F. Finnegan, director of the leaders, by making coastwise bar­ crew to care for times. Of course, BOSTON — A small French Federal Mediation and Concilia­ gaining their No. 1 demand, were the pet when the the whole crew tion Service, to New York In an letting all the bread-and-butter is­ coastal freighter sank off Cape ship pays off. has to approve Breton Island after a reported col­ attempt to bring about a meeting sues go by the board, to the detri­ Otherwise it's not as well as the lision with an iceberg. The 308- fair to the animal. of the minds between the shippers ment of the longshore workers. skipper. Otherwise there's trouble. ton Petit Bras d'Or was success­ and the ILA. The NLRB, acting on a com­ 4 3^ 4 fully abandoned by the crew of Talks Continue John Byrd, wiper: Most fellows plaint by the shippers, last-Decem­ Negotiations between the two ber obtained a restraining order ten. The men were subsequently like the idea of having a pet aboard. But any parties have been • continuing de­ from the Federal District Court picked up by a Canadian ship. If the report is accurate, it rep­ pet, like a dog, spite the calling of the strike, barring the ILA from continuing should st'ay which involves about 25,000 long­ with the coastwise demand. The resents the first sinking by an ice­ Under the SIU contract, US aboard the ship Public Health Service doctors shoremen in New York and about ILA appealed the order but the' berg since 1944 when the Inter­ 20,000 men-in the other ports. as a mascot for have the final say on whether Court of Appeals unanimously national ice patrol was not func the next crew, or not a man is fit for duty. If However, Secretary of Labor ruled that the ILA was guilty of an tioning because of the war. The James P. Mitchell, commenting on unfair labor practice when it in­ Coast Guard, which operates the not become the there is any question about Finnegan's role, said that "the sisted that it would not sign a service, expressed surprise at the burden for any your fitness to sail, check with Federal Government plans no fur-> contract for New .York until the report noting that it was unsual one in the gang. the nearest USPHS hospital or Some ships won't out-patient clinic for a ruling. ther actions at this time." coastwise bargaining demand was to find icebergs in shipping lanes The shippers' proposals; on granted. so early In the year. allow pets though. Ships Keeping Boston Active New ILA Strike Halts Maine-to-Vlrginia Ships Iceberg Sinks French Vessel USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip •M- �SEAFARERS LOG Pa?c Six COS VICTORY (Victory Carrlors), Oct. 1<—Chairman, A. Binlon; Sacretary, H. Franklin. Received letter re­ ferring to opening of hooks to new members. Also about putting in over­ time in regard to restriction in Moji. No disputed overtime except the 38 restricted hours. Report accepted. Discussion on slop chest. Patrolman to check prices. -> OCEAN EVELYN (Maritime Over­ seas), Oct. 20—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, L. Cuellnltz. Steward de­ partment commended for fine job. Question on overtime in deck^department. Ship's fund $9.23. Good menus and fine-food. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), Sept. 23—Chairman, A. NIckle; Secretary, B. Bessllieve. CapLiin kept crew wait­ ing for draws. Ship's fund $18. Some disputed overtime. One man missed ship In Penang due to change In sailing board. Deck morale extreme­ ly low. Dirty ship, no tools, low overtime, consistent logging and poor chow. One man hospitalized in Co­ lombo. MURRAW HILL (Fairfield), Oct. 7 —Chairman, C. McQueen; Secretary, L. Donovan. Checker board- pur­ chased. Special meeting for Class "A" called. Launch service discussed. Draw list to be made for ten days in Japan. Wiper complains pantry man threatened him; pantryman denies same. Suggestion to move percolators to recreation room. Linen exchange discussed. Wipers to paint showers. OCT. 14—Chairman, C. Demers; Sec­ retary, B. Bessllieve. Three copies of previous meetings* minutes to be typed by public stenographer in Hali­ fax and air mail one copy to head­ quarters. Wire Boston for LOGS and communications dating back to July 5th. To see captain about lifting logs. Ship's fund $17. Repair list turned in. Repairs completed. Sev­ eral beefs. Lack of proper and effi­ cient working gear. Some disputed overtime—will square up two items. Secretary to present and discuss reso­ lutions at headquarters and report back to membership. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Oct. 29—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre­ tary, B. Hay. Ship's fund $97.40. TV repaired. $10 donated by brother after raffle. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to headquarters for Job well done, and also to cooks for good job. Two men getting off at Edgewater. ?- m f r . . I k: m P'VI ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 28 —Chairman, J. Jordan; Secretary, F. Corlo. Ship's fund $41. Spent $38 rental of films. Reports accepted. Shelves to be put on bulkheads to hold bottles. Discussion on athletic equipment. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), Oct. 7—Chairman, H. Carmlchael; Secre­ tary, W. Sink. Repair list submitted. Plenty of overtime with none dis­ puted, no beefs. One brother hos­ pitalized in Bremerhaven. Recom­ mend pantryman to be put off In Norfolk. Report accepted. Patrol­ man to be on dock on arrival In Nor: folk. New delegate elected. Tw<» thermidor heaters to be ordered for day men's and bos'un's foc'sles. AU old repair lists to be consolidated and see if something can be done. Oct. 28—Chairman, H. Carmlchael; Secretary, W. Sink. Delegate missed ship sailing from New Orleans, to be reported on arrival in Norfolk. Wiper missed ship in New Orleans, to be turned in in Norfolk. Report accept­ ed. New delegate elected. Repairs to be made In shipyard. Two new coffee percolators to be put In crew messroom. HASTINGS (Waterman), Oct. 24— Chairman, C. Wallick; Secretary, J. Wells. Repair list to be submitted. No transportation for men getting off ship—to be taken up with patrol­ man at payoff. Some disputed over­ time. San Juan gangway watch to be taken up with patrolman, company had their men. Men asked to be sober at payoff. All books and per­ mits to be turned over to patrolman at payoff. Delegate to give up job. Linen to be turned in at payoff. Cat­ walk lights to be turned' on by 4-8 watch. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. EMILIA (Bull), Oct. 29—Chairman, F. Buhl; Secretary, C. Stansbury. All beefs to be discussed with delegate. Ship's fund $42.00. Beefs to be set­ tled at meetings not in Union hall. Friction between crew members—re­ quest more harmony and cooperation. Vote of thanks to chief cook for job well done. ITEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Aug. 4—Chairman, T. Kline; Secretary, A. Notturno. Laundry and library to be cleaned. Washing machine to be turned off after use. Delegate to see captain about sending mail in Persian Gulf ports. CHILORE (Ore Nav.), Nov. 2—Chair­ man, W. Everett; Secretary, J. Abrams. Repair list turned in—some repairs made. Ship's fund $18.63. Report accepted, Cups to be returned to pantry. Laundry to be kept clean. HASTINGS (Waterman), Dec. 2 — SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Oct. 14—Chairman, D. Gylland; Chairman, H. Butts; Secretary, J. Secretary, R. Lund. Discussed air 'Wells. Clothes not to be hung In conditioner with chief engineer. Pa­ fidley, as it is fire hazard. Clothes trolman to check all books—men who line put up in shelter deck. All doors have required amount of time to get to be locked in Korea. Keep all un­ "A" books. Two men missed ship in authorized persons out of passageways New York. Wiper and baker have and crews quarters for protection of "A" books. Old linen to be turned in personal property and gear. Request when new linen Is issued. Repair list clothes drier be placed on ship. Chairs to be made up. Discussion on ship's to be returned to recreation room fund. Vote of thanks for negotiating after use. Return cups to pantry. committee. Galley air vents to be cleaned. Vote of thanks to steward department for SEA CLOUD (Pegor), Sept. 23— fine Thanksgiving dinner. Chairman, J. Parnell; Secretary, A. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (VlcJones. Take care of repair list next meeting. Report to be sent to head­ fory Carriers), Oct. 28—Chairman, G. Suit; Secretary, L. Pepper. Some dis­ quarters inquiring why captain doesn't carry American money. New re­ puted OT. Pantry sinks need atten­ porter elected. No cooperation In tion. Ship's fund $9.50. Pantry sinks galley of foc'sles. Galley left dirty to be replaced with stainless steel. by night cook & baker. Baker inca­ No launch service at Yawata, Japan. pable of doing his jol^to be turned Members to spot sougee foc'sles. New over to patrolman at payoff. Discus­ -library to be put aboard next voyage. sion on boxes, to be taken up with Day workers and card players to re­ old man. Need more variety in night frain from using coffee made for lunches. watch standers. Return all coffee cups. ARAPAHOE (Trans Oceanic), Oct. 21—Chairman, M. Hoy; Secretary, J. DEL SUD (Delta Line), Nov. 11 — DIpucclo. Anyone drinking on ship Chairman, J. Cave; Secretary, L. Brlin port will be logged. One member ant. New delegate elected. Picnic missed ship hi Buenos Aires: joined fund $204.52. Ship's fund $41.65. Re­ In Rosario. Some disputed overtime ports accepted. Driers to be put on —to be settled by patrolman at payoff. ship. New secretary-reporter, athletic Congratulations to negotiating com­ director and librarian elected. Sug mittee and headquarters officials on gestion donate money to Tobias successful efforts in obtaining new Fund in to New Orleans. Discussion on port gains in new contract. Washing various funds, etc. machine left running several times. Light to be installed to prevent this. VENORE (Ore Nay.), Nov. 10 — Messhall and passageways to be kept Chairman, J. Corcoran; Secretary, T. clean. Proper attire to be worn in Cummlngs. Report accepted. New messhall. delegate elected. Need new soap dishes. Vote thanks to steward JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), department forofgood food. Oct. 21—Chairman, C. Frey; Secretary, J. Pulllam. Letter to J. Algina re­ JEAN (Bull), Dec. 16—Chairman, B. garding shortage of milk In New Or­ leans. LOG notified of death of Gliek; Secretary, M. Enore. Discus- . brother's father. Reports accepted. sion on food and night lunch; wash­ New reporter elected. Discussion on ing machine, black gang's bathroom. increased primes In slop chest over Vote of thanks to steward department last trip. O.S to keep laundry clean; for job well done. wiper to clean recreation room with CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Oct. cooperation of crew. Crew to keep messhaU and pantry neat between 28—Chairman, J. Zlerels; Secretary, C. Stack. Repairs completed In Japan. meals. One man missed ship. Report on SEACOMET II (Sea Traders), Oct 26 raise in pay. Few hours disputed OT —Chairman, L. Richardson; Secretary, New man picked up in Japan. Com- • W. Harren. Repair list submitted. munication from headquarters on Need new large Discussion on draw in Rotterdam: seniority read. milk returned In Rotterdam. Crew sheets, mattress covers, pillow cases dissatisfied with steward. Ship's fund. and bedspreads. Repair lists to be flB.SS. Some disputed overtime. submitted by eacl. depariment deleBeef about sailing without securing gate. Request sober payoff. Noise to be kept down in passageways. ship. / Short electrician. •<r US May Act To Cut Out China Bonus SEA MONITOR (Excelsior), Sept. 24 —Chairman, J. Carberi Secretary, M. Burgawn. Captain ran out of Amer­ ican money, claims it cannot be ob­ tained in Japan and Korea. Five men performing—one logged. One man in steward department warned about fouling up. ARIZPA (Waterman), Oct. .28— Chairman, R. Eden; Secretary, D. Nunn. Repair list submitted. Few hours disputed overtime. One man ill with rupture. Report accepted. All rooms to be orderly and neat for payoff. Return soiled linen to locker. Members urged to vote. Febrnary 15, 1957 Seafarer Olavi Kivikoslct ts shown peering out of the cabin of the boat on which he recently completed a solo west­ bound crossing -of the Atlantic. Below, his boat, th« .Tur­ quoise, is tied up in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. WASHINGTOI^The Govern­ ment and Maritime Administration may begin putting pressure on steamship companies to discon­ tinue payment of area bonuses off the China coast in future contracts. The -basis for the action is a Navy claim that the waters off Formosa are no longer considered dan­ gerous. The tmplication of the Navy statement is that there is some kind of unofflcial truce in the Forniosa area between the Chinese Communist Government on one side and the Chinese Nationalista on Formosa. It has been reported ' In the "New York Times" that the Chinese Reds have offered Chiang Kai-shek a high post in the Chi­ nese government. Indirect US-China trade is re­ portedly increasing with rising shipments going through Hong Kong, y ^ 100% Formosa Bonus At present Seafarers receivfe ICQ percent bonus while in Formosan waters and along the China coast. There is also a $5 a day bonus in the Saigon area. Bonuses are part of the SlU'g contract as well as those of other maritime unions. However, if the Government refuses to pay subsidy for these bonus items to the sub­ sidized operators the pressure will be on to discontinue them at futwe contract negotiations. Seafarer Solos Ocean 2 Ways It took Seafarer Olavi Kivikoski 3^ years todo it, but he has finally realized his ambition to make a solo round trip across the Atlantic. The veteran Seafarer arrived safely in Miami, December 15, completing the last leg of his westbound crossing, after overcoming several mishaps including a near-ship­ wreck on the Cuban coast. leaving he ran into the worst He managed to steer through th« Back in 1953, Kivikoski weather of the entire trip. A storm breakers and ground the boat in crossed the Atlantic eastbound in blew up and a sudden gust of wind shallow waters inside - the reef. his 30-foot schooner, the Turquoise, swung the slack boom around. Then he waded ashore and stag­ leaving New York in June and Kivikoski didn't duck fast enough gered along a couple of miles in arriving in Holland after 67 days. and was caught flush on the tem­ the broiling sun to a fishing vil­ From there he sailed up to his ple on the left side of his head. lage. ' home town of Kemi, Finland, where After resting up there awhile, "The blow affected the eyesight he was feted by his neighbors. in my left eye so that I could hard­ the fishermen helped him push out Then he flew back to New York ly see. I managed to hold to my into deeper water. He then made and shipped for course by squinting out of my right it to Miami without further incid­ 'the year. eye. After several hours I had to ent. In 1955, he go below to catch some sleep." Once there, he sold the boat to went back to Fin­ But when he woke up a few hours a cameraman who intends to put in land intending to later "the ship had tumCd com­ a glass bottom and use it for ma­ make the return pletely arounil and was running rine photography. As for himself, trip that summer. dangerously close to a coral reef on he says he has no more ambitions He got as far as the liorth coast of Cuba." for solo voyaging. Denmark where an accident dis­ abled his twomasted ship and hung him up too long to start baek across. Back he came to the States and shipped until the spring of 1956. Votes of thanks to steward de­ Add to the honor list of SIU Finally, OH June 18, 1956, he start­ partments for good chow are com­ anglers the name of Brother R. ed out from Denmark on the west­ bound voyage. He stopped at Koch whose fishing prowess won monplace on SIU ships, particular­ England and then beat his way him the plaudits of fellow Seafar­ ly during the holiday season. But the men on the Fort Bridger, it across the Bay of Biscay to Lisbon, ers on the Stony Creek., While the seems, appreciate what appeals to Portugal. From Portugal he head­ ed westward, but ran into stormy tanker was at Harbor Island, Tex., the eye as well weather which did further damage second pumpman Koch hauled in as what appeals a nice batch of sea trout which, to the stomach. to the ship. He returned to Lisbon for re­ say the crew, "was enjoyed by all And so they not pairs and set out once again, mak­ and a vote of thanks was given to only gave a vote ing it to Las Palmas, Canary Is­ him by all with the exception of of thanks to the the cooks who had to clean the steward depart­ lands, without incident. ment for a fine By this time it was mid-August, catch." Christmas din­ and the hurricane season was un­ Another SIU angler who came ner, but also a derway. "If I got caught in a hur­ ricane with my little boat that in for special mention by his ship­ special vote of McLemore would be the finish," he said, "so I mates v was steward R. Richardson thanks to John waited the season out in Las Pal­ on the Marymar. The Marymar McLemore for designing and draw* mas. Then I left on October 18 crew didn't make any claims about ing the Christmas menus. Also, and had a smooth trip across to St. Brother Richardson's catch, but they said "thanks" to "Harrison^' Thomas, Virgin Islands, where I they did report that he was "really for his tasty pizza pies and to having a balT'^and that they had "Sparks" for his "many .unfailing put in 36 days later." From St, Thomas he coasted his to do plenty of listening to tales of courtesies to all members of tho crew.' way into S?)^ ,Jii?n.,., Jifter the "ones that got away," * .. -r. -k _ �Febmary 18. 1881 SEAF ARERS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTB Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Size Of Can No Clue To Amount LOG Page Seven New Runaways Fill US Yards WASHINGTON—^Although Federal Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse is decrying the shortage of steel for US shipbuilding, the Maritime Administration has approved con­ struction in US yards of at least 31 tankers for foreign flag operations. Ten of th^e tankers are al- *' NC, and Vancouver, Wash. He ready being built and the MA 6; Ocean Tankers, 1; Texas Com­ ,ton, pany, 1; Barracuda, 3; Onassis, 3, also said there had been interest has approved "in principle" and Somerset, 3. in reopening yards on the Gulf "the construction of 21 others, re­ \^ile maintaining that present and ill California, as well as the A shopper who whisks through a supermarket these days, grabbing ship building facilities are ade­ Navy-controlled yard in Kearny, sulting in the 31 figure. The real packages without stopping to.check the net weights, can shortwelght total, however, is somewhat nearer quate, Morse did admit that the NJ. Space in foreign yards has herself considerably. 35 since the MA's figures only go MA has received "active" requests been at a premium and this has One new father who has been doing the family marketing writes up to December 31 and the agency from companies interested in leas­ boosted the demand for US facillthat he Is both confused and .irritated at the way food^ canners and has approved additional construc­ ing Government yards in Wilming- | ti:'s. packers fudge, legally, on weights and measures, like the 24-ounce bot­ tion since then. tles of apple juice he thought were quarts. He's also distressed about Aside from the steel situation, the high cost of those tiny cans and jars of baby foodi. His family pediatrician, he reports, says that after a baby is a few the planned foreign f.'ag construc­ months old it's as safe and much less costly to mash the family's fruits tion also brings to the fore the and vegetables. He's right about the cost. You can pay 15 cents for question of US shipyard space. IV* ounces of Junior applesauce, for example, while a 16-ouhce can of Privately-owned yards presently In the first state merger of 1957, weeks ago and made the settlement ordinary applesauce costs only 16 cents. Or you can pay 15 cents can provide 77 ways. Although all for IVi ounces of baby chicken and^meat soups which really contain of the foreign flag tankers will not North Carolina's 150,000 AFL and of their labor disputes the first be on the ways at once, they will little chicken or meat. Consult your own doctor about how soon you still take up a good deal of the CIO members have been united in ord.-r of business. The three-year the North Carolina State AFL-CIO. pact can be reopened annually for can start mashing some of your available faci'.ities. The merger—the 20th since the wage negotiations. own baby foods. Morse raised the shortage issue if. -x. i In the matter of confusing pack­ in testimony before'" the House AFL-CIO national merger in Deages, a survey by this department Merchant Marine Committee. He comber, 1955—was brought about I'.lth their husbands pounding finds there w not only a bewilder­ called the existing facilities ade­ through unity of the AFL State their beats, wives of St. Louis poing multiplicity of sizes, but two quate even if the steel shortage Federation of Labor and the CIO licem-n have been picketing the packages that look much alike to were overcome, and said he saw State Industrial Union Council. It city hall with a demand for a 10 Especially the casual buyer may vary from 3 no need to activate reserve ship­ represented an about-face by the percent wage boost. AFL group which opposed a CIO incensed over a $950,000 fund for to 20 percent in their contents. yards to meet the growing demand merger proposal last summer. additions to the city museum, some Moreover, the trend is toward for new merchantmen. of tliC wives carried picket signs smaller sizes of cans claimed to be i i Steel Supplies Low more convenient for the consumer. Although present bargaining reading: "The art museum gets the He said the steel shortage Would Whether or not they're really more agreements will not expire until wings and we get the bird." convenient, they're certainly more plague US .shipbuilding at least the end of the year, the Millinery ^ 4* expensive per ounce of edible ma­ through 1958, and that the MA Workers Union has already noti­ Demands for a wage cut of 14would not reach its goal of 60 new terial. ^ cents an hour have been made by fied employers that it will press for The Federal Food, Drug and ships on the ways "untii some pe­ a guaranteed annual wage for the the Bates Manufacturing Com­ Cosmetic Act outlaws O'bviously riod ahead." The ten foreign flag tankers majority of millinery workers and pany in a pact reopener with the deceptive packaging, such as the a 20-weeks' work-or-wage guaran­ Textile XVorkers Union of America. old-time f-ounce bottle of vanilla now being built include three for tee for seasonal employees, such Botes operates five mills employ­ the Texas Company and two for extract with thick glass sides that Ocean Tankers, Limited. The other as those qiaking straw hats. The ing 6,000 workers in Maine. The actually looked bigger than honest five tankers were originally au­ GAW demand is coupled with a company argues that Southern -2-ounce bottles. But some of Amer- thorized for US flag operation, but proposal for a training program to mil's pay that much less. Union ^ ica's best-known brands are pack­ their owners have since been replenish the industry's supply of spokesmen indicated that they would press for a small increase. aged in containers that give you anywhere from one-half to two ounces granted permission to transfer for­ skilled workers. 4» i less than is usual for the particiilar food. t eign on the promise of building While the law says the net weight of the contents must be stated, larger ships. These five tankers in­ A fln.:;-raiit violation'of the wage As the result of the purchase of you sometimes have to search all over the can or package to find it. clude one for Carras, one for New two struck plants by Henry Kaiser, hour act was reported by the AFLTake a famous brand of peanut butter. Its 11-ounce 'jar doesn't look York .Tankers, one for Industry Oregon lumber and sawmill work­ CIO Building Trades Department much different from the usual 12-ounce jars that qost the same 35 Tankers and two for Transoceanic ers are now back at work under the recently. A Rome, Georgia, tenant cents. Among the jelly jars, most of which give you 12 ounces, watch Marine. terms of a new three-year contract. fanner reported that he was paid out for the one that provides 10. The 21 tankers approved "in The workers struck the two plants, .•53 a day for an 11-hour day work­ There are the well-known brands of applesauce packed in 15-ounce principle" break down as follows: which manufacture insulating ing as a painter, roofer and car­ Jars that cost as much as the 16-17 ounce containers on the shelf. Ap­ Monrovia Tankers, 2; Astrophea board, 19 months ago. Kaiser penter. He got $78 for 26 days parently a number of manufacturers like to put up 15 ounces of some­ Navigation, 2; Flanagan-Loveland, bought both plants a couple of work which was only good at the commissary store. The employer, thing rather than the 16-ounce pound that was the traditional measure by classing the man as "farm help" of our forefathers. One brand of corned beef hash gets a little closer hoped to evade the $1 an hour to the 16-ounce mark. It gives you a full 15A^ ounces compared to the minimum apd the 40 hour week. ISf ounces of the other brands. The La'eor Department has been How To Stretch Tomatoes notified of the violation. You might do a double take at one of the most widely-advertised On the other side of the mini­ tomato juices, packed by a famous company whose president recently mum wage picture. New York State made a speech warning newspapers and magazines that advertisers is going to match the Federal wage should not be expected to tolerate articles that are against their inter­ minimum by requiring $1 an hour NEW YORK—Some 700 hours of disputed overtime for the in ests. While other brands of tomato juice on the shelf give you 1 pint retail trades after Februarj' 15. (14 ounces for your 15 cents), this company gives you a half ounce less SIU crew of the tanker Federal (US Petroleum) was collected The present level is 75 cents. for the same money. This represents a real advance in farming meth­ 4i 4< 4i ods. Multiply a half ounce by several million cans and you have grown last week after an eight-hour hassle in the company office. The difficulties of organizing ~ ^ The bonanza added another yourself a lot more tomatoes. Southern textile mills were undei'Take two individual-size cans of pork and beans. At the same 10$1,500 to the one-year payoff scored bV the sale of the Darling­ cent price, one brand gives*"you 8 ounces, the other 7. Just to show ton Manufacturing Company, Darl­ for many in the crew. the fallacy of such "convenience" sizes, note that you can buy a pound The ship put in at Bermuda after ington, SC. The mill has been can for only three cents more. being out over a year, and crew- booming with three shifts and bad When it comes to tuna fish, a shopper needs an electronic calculator members were taken off and re­ a year's backlog of orders but was to see who gives you how much. Various brands are 6 "ounces, 6V^, 7 Wilbur Dickey, president of the patriated by air. Headquarters sold piece by piece after the Tex­ and 7%. Brotherhood of Marine Engineers patrolmen spent eight hours in the tile Workers Union of America The president of one major frozen food company himself has criti­ for the past four years and a union won an election at the plant. The cized those processors who put out an 8-ounce package of the newly- officer for the past five years, has company office settling beefs and I sale announcement was made six getting the crew paid off SlU-style. popular cooked fish specialties with the same facing as the 10-ounce tendered his resignation to the days after the election was held. packages, "primarily to fool the public." There's another way the pub­ BME's executive board and been The 700 hours represented OT for .Among equipment peddled at auc­ men in all three departments. lic gets fooled in buying frozen prepared foods, revealed by the New replaced as president by Raymond "Everybody was happy about it," tion were 84 new looms that h.ad York State Marketing Service. Some processors, for example, bread McKay, former BME—first vice SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer been bou'^ht to increase the mill's shrimp so heavily the pieces look much Jarger than they are. president. Claude Simmons pointed out, "ex­ output. The property was sold on Which Comes First? Citing personal reasons for his cept the captain who had disputed orders of Deering, Milliken & Co., The Government has caught up with those packers of frozen chicken decision. Dickey asked the execu­ all the overtime in the first place." operators of 28 other mills, all of and turkey pot pies which had only minute bits of chicken or turkey. tive board to be relieved of the Meanwhile, shipping has slowed them non-union. 4< " 4< 4" Standards now set the minimum amount of meat pot pies may contain. presidency effective January 17. down considerably in this port due In buying precooked dishes, note that under Federal law ingredients The board accepted Dickey's resig­ to the tug strike that began Feb­ Fairfax County, Va., is planning must be listed in order of predominance. If a package says "gravy nation witii regret and expressed ruary 1st. Most of the ships that to place a $500 tax on each "labor with beef," this means there is more gravy than beef. If a jar says appreciation for his past services. were scheduled to arrive here agent" working in the county. The In a letter to the board. Dickey were ^diverted to Baltimore and plan is to be considered by the "chicken with noodles," that means you'get more chicken than noodles. county supervisors next month. La­ If it says "noodles with chicken," as do some leading products of this said that although he was leaving other ports. type, you know you get mostly noodles, but there must also be enough the presidency, he would continue, However, a total of 16 ships were bor groups in the area are plan­ chicken to be worth, mention. whenever possible, to work in the paid off, six signed on foreign ning to challenge application of It would also be in the service of the taxpayers if the state extension union's behalf. articles and 15 were serviced in the law. McKay, the new president, has transit. Among the in-transit ves­ services that have been praising to the public the "convenience" of the new frozen uncooked meats, would also tell about their high cost. This been active in BME administrative sels were the Alcoa Runner and department finds frozen packaged boneless stew beef is 93 cents a and organizational affairs since Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), which both pound, while fresh boneless stew in the same store is 69 cents a pound. 1952, when he came ashore as a came out of temporary lay-up. In Packaged frozen round steak comes to $1.04 a pound, compared to well- member of the union's negotiating turn, the Harold T. Andrewi (New trimmed fresh round at 89 cents a pound. Packaged frozen loin lamb committee. He was elected first England Industries) went Into chops at $1.95 a pound, no less, compared with fresh chops at $1.05. vice president in T954; • lay-up. .. . Tanker Crewmen Collect 700 Hours' Disputed 01 McKay New BME Head WiAf-mm 'A �Tage Eight SEAFARERS Febraary 15, 1957 LOG Box Score On US Social Security r Legislation passed in 1956 has improved the Social Security system by providing benefits for disabled workers and op­ tional retirement at 62 for women. There are a number of other benefits in the program which are not generally known. Various SIU Welfare Plan provisions also add to the Government's aid. On this page is a summary of the major Social Security and Union benefits involved. SEAFARERS Disabled, 50-64 US Gov't Benefits From SIU Welfare Benefits MAXmm BENEFITi $150 per month (Combined benefits up to $258.50 starting July '57) $108.50 per month starting July '57 (this is a new benefit) Family hospital, surgical benefits Children eligible for scholarship Disabled, 65 or over MAXIMUM BENEFIT: $150 per month (Combined benefits up to,$258.50 as of now) $108.50 per month (effective now) Family hospital, surgical benefits Children eligible for scholarship i WIVES (of retired Seafarers 65 or over) j Working Wife MAXIMUM BENEFIT: (In addition to husband's benefits) Children eligible for scholarship $86.80 per mo. (if she retires at 62) $108.50 per mo. (if she retires at 65) 1 I I If husband is on disability, elig­ ible for family hospital, surgi­ cal benefits I i Non-Working Wife I WIDOWS ! No Children Under 18 (Any Age) MAXIMUM BENEFIT: (In addition to husband''s benefits) Children eligible for scholarship $40.80 per mo. (if she files claim at ^2) $54.30 per mo. (if she files claim at 65) MAXIMUM BENEFIT: If husband is on disability, elig­ ible for family hospital, surgi­ cal benefits $4,000 death benefit $81.40 per month Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after last day Sea­ farer worked Up to $255 burial benefit Seafarer's earned vacation pay 1^- Children eligible for scholarship I One Child I Under 18 MAXIMUM BENEFIT: $4,000 death benefit $162.80 per month Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after last day Sea­ farer worked Up to $255 burial benefit Seafarer's earned vacation pay Children eligible for scholarship j Two or More I Children Under IS I MAXIMUM BENEFIT: $4,000 death benefit $200 per month Family^ hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after last day Sea­ farer worked Up to $255 burial benefit Seafarer's earned vacation pay Children eligible for scholarship V �••';•; v.^i Febroiiry 15, 1957 rage Nine SEAFARERS LOG 'From All The Ships At Sea' WatermanAsks Subsidies On Five Trade Routes WASHINGTON—^A comprehensive application for subsid­ ies on five major trade routes has been filed with the Federal Maritime Board by the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Corp. The company's appli­ cation would cover a mini­ sidy petitions has touched off a mum of 114 sailings a year up struggle between the newcomers to a top figure of 174 voyages to aU parts of the continent and the Far East. Involved in the Waterman ap­ plication are the following services: • Between US Gulf ports and ports in the United Kingdom, Eire and northern Europe. • Atlantic - Gulf - California and Fai; East Service on the westbound leg to Japan, Formosa, the Philip­ pines and the Asiatic mainland, also eastbound to the Atlantic and Gulf area. • A similar service direct from the Pacific Coast to the Far East. • A North Atlantic to France and Northern Europe service. • A Gulf to Mediterranean and Black Sea service. The Waterman application would compete with many of the existing subsidized. trade services and as such would represent a sharp break with past tradition of having one or at the most two operators subsidized on an essential trade route. Application for subsidies from Isthmian, Isbrandtsen, States Marine and other companies also indicates that the old system of subsidizing a handful of favored operators is on the way out. The filing of so many new sub- • ' Unlike shoreside industries where members can always contact their union by picking up a phone, or in person after the 5 o'clock whistle, men at sea are always geographically far removed from their Union's facilities ashore. But there is a steady stream of communication between the Union ashore and the seagoing membership regularly by mail and, in emer­ gency cases, by cable. Having a team of elected delegates aboard ship who are keyed to the needs of the men has long proved workable and efficient. Now the formalization f)t the functions of a ship's reporter .to handle communications, correspondence and just "keep in touch" is also demonstrating its usefulness. ST. NAZAIRE, France — The The reporter is a key link between the SIU, the ships and TMT Carib Queen arrived here on the membership on regular Union business as well as the her maiden voyage last week and LOG. We salute these agile penmen on a job well done. touched off a commotio!, the likes 4" 4" of which the town hadn't seen Carib Queen Causes Stir In France since World War II days. More than 250 European shipping au­ thorities swarmed all over the ves­ sel and incidentally, partook of a few dozen magnums of champagne that were opened for the occasion. NATO representatives in France, seeing the ship for the first time, were reported as impressed by its ability to deliver wheeled and tracked vehicles in short order. With many hundreds of the, local citizenry present, special cere­ monies were held Involving speech­ es and the cutting of a big cake. Then Eric Rath, president of TMT, announced to the throng of abput 600 that there would be champagne for everybody — an announcement which did wonders for FrancoAmerican relations. After unloading her Army cargo, the Carib Queen took on some gen­ eral cargo and proceeded to Bremerhaven. There she loaded up on Volkswagens for transport back to the US. The converted Landing Ship Dock is scheduled to make two more trips carrying Army cargo after which she will go into the company's regular service in the Caribbean area. A sister ship to the Carib Queen Is nearing completion and will aico be manned by Seafarers. TMT al­ ready operates LSTs under tow of ocean-going tugs in the island service. Too Little Too Late? Certainly no finer monument can be credited to Harry Lundeberg than the prosperous Seafarers International Union of North American that he founded and sparkplugged from 1938 on. The decision by the SIUNA executive committee last week to push ahead on the same course he originally established is a measure of the imprint Lundeberg left in the seamen's movement. Even busy San Francisco paid tribute to him in a manner accorded to few men, as sailors, union officials, civic leaders and the whole shipping community turned out by the thou­ sands for a final farewell. Maritime unionists everywhere share the"~feeling that things will never seem quite the same without Harry around. Seattle Has Dip In Jobs SEATTLE — The crystal baU proved itself right during the past period, when shipping slowed up temporarily as expected. Despite four payoffs and signons, plus three in-transit ships, job turnover was relatively light. Port Agent Jeff Gillette noted. All of the ships that paid off signed on again the same day for a new trip. These were the Frederic C. Collin (Drytrans), and Auburn (Alba), Fairport (Waterman), and Ocean Joyce (Ocean Trans). In transit were the Losmar, Seamar (Calmar) and Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers). There was nothing out of the ordinary on A new railroad freight car car­ any of them. rier will be built for its coastwise service, Seatrain Lines has an­ nounced. The company presently operates six such vessels in runs between Edgcwatcr, New Jersey, and Texas and Gulf ports. The last ships to be built by the company were the Seatrains Geor­ gia and Louisiana at a cost of ap­ proximately $4 million each. They Sam Bennett has taken over as came out in 1951. Each can carry 100 loaded freight cars as do the president of the Marine Firemen's other four ships on the Seatrain Union, replacing Vincent Malone who retired after 19 years in the run. top slot. The tally of the MFOW Details of the new vessel have not yet been revealed, but it is cer­ election formalized Bennett's posi­ tain that the ship will set the tion, as he w^ an unopposed can­ company back -considerably more didate. Jack Hatton was elected than the $4-million-tabs on the vice-president, and C. A. Peterson, treasurer. Other's chosen are j. Louisiana and Georgia. T. Balent and Leonard Knopp as Seatrain pioneered the current trend toward special ships built for San Francisco business agents; A. hauling rail freight cars, trucks or H. Ward, Seattle port agent; Joe truck trailers when it began opera­ Dobosics, San Pedro agent; Art tions more than 25 years ago. The Coleman, Portland agent; E. G. cars are loaded iJy shoreside cranes Ramsey, New York agent; T. L. onto railroad track set in the holds Meyer, Baltimore agent and Alex and decks of the ships, at the Jarrett, Honolulu agent. The three propositions on the ballot also car­ company's special terminals. ried by approximately two to one. Seatrain To Build Ship .Confronted for some time with only passing interest in Washington and a sort of creeping paralysis in its own ranks, US ship operators are faced with an even more curious situa­ tion in American shipyards. Finally driven to the realization that they must build new, modern ships to meet mushroom­ ing foreign competition, they now must compete both for steel and construction space with these same foreigners. » Some might say that the industry brought this on itself by its long history of inactivity, but the issue goes deeper than that. If US shipping is to maintain its ten-year role as the supply lifeline of the free world, it must have the ships with which to do the job. Right now, work on new American tonnage is being held up because shipyards are swamped with US Government'57 'Seamen's approved orders for foreign tankers. This construction is eating into scarce steel supplies, but American operators can't Manual' Out even get an even break on steel. A reappraisal of this Gov­ Seafarers interested in get­ ernment policy certainly seems to be in order. ting the "last word" on deck 4seamanship can find it in the ^Steady As She Goes' and established operators in the field. In fact, the filing of the Water­ man bid virtually marks a clean sweep of non-subsidized-companies oifering cargo liner service in the offshore trade. Waterman was the last of major non-subsidized opera­ tors to file an application for oper­ ating aid from the Government. As previously reported in the SEAFARERS LOG, isthmian Lines Inc. has also filed application seek­ ing subsidies on a number of its regular services. handy 1957 edition of the "American Merchant Seamen's Manual." Its 800-odd pages cover everything from signaling, first aid and wire splicing to handling small boats under sail, including a digest of the laws pertaining to merchant seamen. The book is useful for upgrad­ ing preparation as well as a standard reference for emer­ gencies. List-priced at $7 .per copy by Cornell* Maritime Press, Cambridge, Md., this is the 5th edition since 1938. Most marine bookstores stock it. 4. 4. An important ruling on the pow­ ers of the Canadian government to control British flag registry is awaited by the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict. The ruling concerns orecarrying ships which run between Seven Isles, Quebec, and US ports. The ships are Canadian-owned but registered British to escape Can­ adian standards. The Canadian District has been conducting an organizing drive on these vessels. 4- 4" 4 A resume of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers Welfare Plan shows that it has paid out over $137,000 in benefits since it start­ ed functioning in 1950. Of this total, more than $43,000 was paid in the 1956 calendar year, reflect­ ing improvements in benefit rates and addition of new benefits. •. •'%i •if �. mms SEAFARERS LOG Page Tea STONY CREEK—(Mar Trade), Oct. S—Chairman, Pappan; Secretary, R. Meloy. New delegate elected. Re­ ports accepted. Discussion on Issu­ ance of soap and soap powder: im­ provement of food and its prepara­ tion: new coffee pot: new repair list to be drawn up: foc'sles to be sougeed and painted. Nov. 11—Chairman, C. Degget; Sec­ retary, R. Pappan. Repair list sub­ mitted. Forcastles to be painted next trip. Ship's fund S30. One man hospi­ talized in Aruba. One man missed ship in Germany. Discussion on HASTINGS (Waterman), Nov. 7— Chairman, H. Butts; Secretary, J. Wells. New delegate elected. Repairs being made. Communications posted. Ail minor beefs to be discussed with clepaitnient delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department Good crew— should have good trip. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Sept. 2t—Chairman, A. Kessen; Secretary, L. Lewis. Ship's fund SB. Report ac­ cepted. Discussion on perforniei-s and action that wiil be taken on same. Contact patrolman regarding crew loading stores In Wiimiugton and in­ quire why company does not have shore gang load same. Nov. 4—Chairman, J. Areilanes; Secretary, F. Timmons. Few hours disputed overtime. Ship's fund SB. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. Vote of thanks to delegate for good job. Vote of thanks to radio operator for typing maritime news each week. LEWIS EMERY JR. (Victory Car­ riers), Oct. IT—Chairman, P. Miilican; Secretary, P. Parker. Need new washing machine. Letter sent to LOG about trip with pictures. Dispute on hospital slip concerning wiper, will be referred to patrolman. Report ac­ cepted. Repair list to be made up by each department. Awaiting mail from agent in Wilmington concerning amount due on movie dims. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), Nav. 11— Chairman, J. Jeiiotte; Secretary, A. Novak. No smoking on deck or door­ way leading to main deck. New agi­ tator secured for washing machine. Need ship's fund for incidental ex­ penses. One man missed ship in Baytown. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Contact Union re­ garding need for agreement covering Pan Atlantic combination ships. Baker requests new quarters, present quar­ ters inadequate. Washing machine not being cleaned after use. State Cracks Down On Insurance Fraud Seafarers who were warned several months ago to beware OCEAN ULLA (Marine Overseas), Nov. 4—Chairman, P. Sanderlln: Sec­ retary, P. Livingston. Report accepted. Laundry to be kept clean. Cups and glasses to be kept in order on morn­ ing watches. Proper attire to be worn in messroom and pantry. JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav.), Nev. 11 —Chairman, H. Janynes; Secretary, D. Wentworth. To take travelers checks as draws for entire voyage. Turn off washing machine when through using. of car insurance frauds now have it on the word of the New York State Insurance Department that insurance outfits peddling car insurance have-*--; ; been fleecing time-payment about $25 million—and that some car buyers of millions of dol­ companies wrote 6 out of 7 policies DOROTHY (Bull), Nov. IS—Chair­ man, H. Towkis; Secretary (none). Repairs made. Beef with mate, to be squared away with patrolman. Few hours disputed overtime. One man paid off in San Juan. Reports ac­ cepted. Request change in menu in Porto Rico. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Nov. 18 —Chairman, C. Hill; Secretary, W. Dickens. Repair list submitted. No action; will be taken up with agent in Lake Charles. Master refused to call replacements, for men after giv­ ing 48 hours notice. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. To see agent for relief gang to take en ships' stores in port. New dele­ gate elected. Fan tail to be washed down: dishes to be cleaned better. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Nov. 11—Chairman, E. McCaskcy; Sec­ retary, C. Gill. One man missed ship in San Francisco. Repair list to be made up. Letter reporting business of agents' conference read and ap­ proved. Report accepted. Discussion concerning desirability of converting crew's quarters aft to afford greater comfort and accommodations if and when ship is converted. Cups to be returned to pantry. Slop chest price Increase discussed. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Oct. 14— Chairman, F. Carpenter; Secretary, M. Burns. Repairs partly completed. New reporter elected. Report accept­ ed. Ship's fund to be started by means of arrival pools. Steward claims old eggs to be used for baking only, rela­ tively fresh ones for table. Linen shortage. Crew warned to watch their drinking. CHICKASAW (Fan Atlantic), Nov. 15—Chairman, C. Ducata; Sacretary, H. Will. One man fired: to be taken up with patrolman. To contact .patrol­ man at Tampa to settle old beef. MARYMAR (Calmar), Nav. 11 — Chairman, M. Flaad; Sacretary, C. Cemptar. Miner beefs settled. New delegate and treasurer elected. Baker to take care of iron. All beefs to be referred to steward concerning stew­ ard department. ANGELINA (Bull), Nav. IS—Chair­ man, A. Whitmar; Sacretary, J. Ed- dlnt. One man missed ship—referred to headquarters from P.R. Resignation effective after payoff. Ship's fund $63. Few hours disputed overtime Laundry clean-up list for wipers and ordinary to be made up. Need variety In night lunches. Laundry to be kept clean. WILLIAM H. CARRUTH (Transfual), Nav. 12—Chairman, W. Rack; Secre­ tary, N. McGulra. Captain complained about members' private expenses ashore. No milk in Spezia or Horta. Some disputed overtime. Food not up to par. Steward department passage­ way needs cleaning. Laundry soap to be issued. Patrolman to examine menus. SEA CLOUD (Amer. Mer. Mar.), Oct. 21—Chairman, B. Anderson; Secre­ tary, Gage. Bathrooms to be repaired. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Galley scuppers to be opened. Need Sept. 21—Chairman, W. Bianton; Sec­ spare room on main deck for cook retary, D. Rundbiad. Air conditioning and baker: pure black pepper and to be put in working order. One man large salt and pepper shakers; Ameri­ fired—to see patroiman about same. can money for draw. New delegate elected. Roof aft leaks Nov. 18 — Chairman, B. Anderson; —patroiman to check. Secretary, Gage. Need verbal clarifi­ Oct. 14—Chairman, A. Gyiland; Sec­ cation of rules for securing ship while retary, R. Lund. Two men missed under way. Want draws in foreign ship in New York. To see engineer ports issued according to contract. about air conditioner. Men to get To .secure maximum \ariety of stores books. No beefs. Soiled linen to be aboard. Want clarification as to pay­ turned in. Repair list made up. Dis­ off after pay has been stopped. Re­ cussion to start shiiTs fund. Vote of pair lists to be turned in. Delegate thanks for Negotiating Committee for requested sober payoff. Want clarifi­ -new raise. cation of rules regarding painting. Nov. 14—Chairman, K. Kelly; Sec­ retary, J. Tito. New delegate elected. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic. Reports accepted. One member struck Carriers), Nov. 19—Chairman, J. Meon head by guard, reported to hospi­ Rae; Secretary, B. Richardson. Man tal. Motion to lock messhall while in fired without reason. New treasurer port. Suggestion for improvement of and delegate elected. One man paid food: better ham, bacon and potatoes off due to illness in family. Few for bi-eakfa.st. Linen'to be put out on hours disputed overtime. Question Friday. Cooking of steaks to be im­ about man's shipping card. Delegate proved. to be reimbursed for money spent on ship's business. To start ship's fund. MURRAY HILL (Atlantic Marine), List to be made to rotate laundry Nov. 4—Chairman, W. Frazer; Secre­ sanitation. Proper attire to be worn tary, L. Wiiiiamson. Crew to abide bv in messroom. agreement regarding type of trans­ portation wlien leaving ship. Slop YORKMAR (Caiman, Oct. IS—Chair­ cliest list to be given out. Iron pur­ man, M. Luksa; Secretary, J. Kain. chased; does not work on ship's cur­ Windscoops placed aboard. Repairs rent. Iron to be raffled off. Rep.nir being made. Ship's fund $17.30. Com­ list to be submitted. Showers need munication from headquarters regard­ painting. Communication on election ing new seniority ratings discussed. proceedings received. Report accepted. Windscoops to be painted white to avoid hitting them at night. No hot JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), water in steward department bath­ Nov. 4—Chairman, W. Wade; Secre­ room. tary, C. Gili. One man missed ship Nov. 11—Chairman, B. Slaid; Sec­ in Yokohama. Report accepted. Let­ retary, J. Archie. New delegate ter to be written to J. Algina request­ elected. Three replacements in north­ ing assistance in obtaining compensa­ west. Two men paid off liy mutual tion for men whose personal property consent. Few hours disputed. Secre­ was stolen in Pusan. Fresh milk to tary-treasurer's report read and ac­ be obtained in Nigata if delivered In cepted. Brothers from affiliates to be suitable containers. Fine Thanksgiv­ fully informed of shipping rules when ing dinner served. dispatched to A&G contracted ships. Discussion on replacing chains for iNES (Bull), Nov. 10—Chairman, porthole deadlight. Door to saloon to none; Secretary, R. McCutcheen. be repaired. Less noise in passage­ Sliip's fund $46.40. Flowers sent to ways. Discussion on improvement in deceased crew member's kin. One feeding since new cooks came aboard. man hospitalized in Germany. Few Repair lists to be turned in. hours disputed overtime. One man paid off in San Juan, sent to States OCEAN OINNY (Ocean Trans.), Nov. for medical attention. Reports accept­ 10—Chairman, M. Machai; Sccratary, ed. Vote of thanks to negotiating W. Trcgambo. New delegate elected. committee for new agreement and benefits. New delegate elected. Need Inside work to bo done during bad weather. Crew to keep pantry clean new ice box and new washing ma­ at night. Repair lists to be turned chine. Fruit shortage. Vote of thanks In before payoff. Discussion morning to electricians for repairing washing machino. coffea. February 18> 1SIS7 Soft Terms' Set To Plug Ship Sales, Except for the slight difference in the amount of ready cash re­ quired, buying a used ship is get­ ting pretty much like buying a alopy. The "small down payment, hree years to pay" system is being adopted by shipowners to encour­ age peddling of T-2s, Libertys and other well-worn tonnage. The "Journal of Commerce" re­ ports that this tactic is becoming popular among tanker owners eager to make^a killing on the in­ flated prices of T-2s. The high ask­ ing prices have made it difficult for a shipowper to peddle his ships easily. After all, even ship opera­ tors - sometimes find it hard to scrape up close to $3 million in cold cash for one US-flag T-2. 30 Percent Down As a result, those looking to sell their ships are asking 30 percent down (a cool million in ..the case of a tanker) with thrfce years to pay up the remaining two million. A Liberty ship, even under to­ day's inflated pi'ices, miglit be picked up for about $300,000 down, under this one-third-down plan. Recent asking prices on the American market run as high as •51 million for a Liberty ship. These prices are above Korean war lev­ els. Foreign T-2s have been offered between $4 and $41^ million but have found few nibbles at that figure. lars, at the Class 2 rates although 4 out - The warning to Seafarers, in the of 5 car owners are entitled to the SEAFARERS LOG of November lower Class 1 rates. 23, was contained in the "Your That charge has also been sub­ Dollar's Worth" column by Sidney stantiated by the state department Margolius, who called the situation report which declares that while "national scandal" and charged the companies should normally that finance companies selling car write about 30 percent of their insurance have been overcharging policies with Class 2 conditions, unsuspecting buyers, particularly examination of the books of some on collision insurance. of these companies showed ^that up "The gouge," Margolius said, "has to 80 percent were in Class 2. operated chiefly by charging buy­ The department said that so far ers the" Class 2 rate for drivers it had forced the reimbursement under 25, wheher or not there ac­ of over $1 miilion to overcharged tually is a young-driver in the fam­ policyholders. The 425 companies ily, and without asking the buyer authorized to sell coiiision insur­ if he has a young driver. The Class ance in this state were ail ordered 2 rate is approximately twice as to submit reports and on this basis, high as Class 1." the department said, additional re­ Now that charge has been sub­ funds are in sight. stantiated by the state insurance The LOG article listed the fol­ department report which lists over­ lowing insurance companies, and charging on collision insurance as their affiliated finance companies one of the two major abuses in the named by the National Better Busi­ sale of car insurance. ness Bureau as already known to Fancy Packages have overcharged on insurance The other major abuse, the re­ through misclassification; port said, is the selling of fancy Cavalier Insurance Co. (Commer­ insurance "packages" in which cial Credit Co.); Calvert Insuran-.e non-essential coverage is coupled Co. (Commercial Credit Co.); with travel emergency credit cer­ Emmco Insurance Co. (Associates tificates "of highly dubious value." Discount Corp.); Industrial Insur­ The LOG column reported that ance Co. (American Installment misclassification of auto dt-lvers Credit Corp.); Marathon Insurance has resulted in car owners being Co. (Pacific Finance Corp.), and overcharged as much as $75—mak­ Service Fire Insurance Co. (Uni­ ing an annual national "take" of versal CIT Credit Corp.). 'Going, Going, Gone' )efense Brass Upholds MSTS WASHINGTON — The Depart­ ment of Defense has again thrown up its battlements against any sug­ gestions for changes in the opera­ tion of the Military Sea Transport­ ation Service. In a written state­ ment to Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Inter­ state and Foreign Commerce Com­ mittee, the Department repeated its claim that MSTS does not com­ pete with private shipping com­ panies. The Defense Department state­ ment argued that MSTS has given most of its business to private operators in past years and will continue to do so. It cited a figure of 72 percent of total MSTS ton­ nage being carried on ships char­ tered from private operators. Shipping interests and sea un­ ions have contended that there are many types of .cargo which should properly be carried by private steamship companies but normally go on MSTS ships. They also point to the heavy passenger traffic of MSTS, particularly dependents of servicemen, which they say, should be carried by private Industry. Dramatic series of photos shows the Turkish liner Izmir with the bow of the US freighter Howell Lykes sunk deep in its side after a collision in the harbor at Izmir, Turkey. Badly damaged, the liner heels over (center) and sinks in shallow water (bottom). Five persons were killed on the liner. 240 pthers were rescued after the Lykes pushed the Izmir to within Too yards of the beach. �••V Fcbraaiy 15> 1987 SEAFARERS LOG Paffe Eleven • •. 'H1 Valerie Jean Spence of Brooklyn makes her debut with the rest of the family, including Seafarer and Mrs. Leon­ ard C. Spence and brother Kevin Michael, [V2« Valerie was born Dec. 18, just in time for Christmas at home. Comfortable couch makes a dandy spot for some horse­ play by Deneen, Windy and William Lovitt Jr. The ycoungsters are the children of Seafarer William Lovitt of .New York. Deneen isn't so keen on the camera, it seems. Always happy when dad is home, Debra Ann Sheldrake had her first birthday this .week, on Feb. 12. Seafarer Pete Sheldrake was away at sea on the Bienville when she was born. He sails in the deck department. Not one bit camera-shy, Elbert Milton Welsh Jr. (left) and brother John Ralph engage in some mugging while mom looks on. The boys are the pride and joy of Sea­ farer Elbert M. Welsh. John was two in December. This family group framed by the foliage Is Seafarer and Mrs. George B. Thurmer. and sons Sidney, 8 (left), and Stephen, 11. The boys are pictured in close-up photos in the same order, which make it plain why dad George is so proud of them. He s on SlU dis­ ability-pension due to blindness. Paul Grant Hartley is seven, and is learning his ,'^IU" along with the usual ABU ABC'ss and the "th :^iu wirn tne three R's". Paul is Seafarer Melvip Hartley's youngster In Lexington, North Carolina. A big happy smile lights up Ronny Delmont, 5, of Cum­ berland, Md. His dad Is Robert Delmont. AB. Mike Reed Jr.. 41/21 serenades sister PattI Layne, IV2, with a little g TVsi guitar musie at their home in Stonewall, Miss, Miss. Seafarer Mike Reed Is the father of this pair. Judging from the smiles, the holidays were fine for Ann, 3, Dad's Harry C. Kilmon Jr., SS Steel Worker. With pal Donald Duck, Rosemary BischofF, 6 mos., is content. Dad is G. Fred BischofF, Irvington. NJ. Larry Edwin Emory is the son of Seafarer Dewey E. Emory of Tampa. He will be 3 in March. The family of William O. Bollina, AB on the Del Rio, includes sons Billy, 3 Irear, left), and Randy, 2, with stepchildren Donald, 12} Wanda, if{ Tommy, 16, and Sylvia Ann, 19. �•" ': ^.-'..V?"- • Page Twelve LOG-A-RHYTHM: IF HE'S GOT A RACKET, Casbah,Cairo HE'S ONE OF THE BOYS John F. Wunderlich You think you have problems? Pho-ho-pho-ho-ho-pho-ho. Did you every try mating a cricket? Did you ever try it The dirty beggar playe'd his flute. without even being sure whether you started with a mama or "Master, master, buy this rug, ft'papa cricket in the first place? Now there's a problem. You can always count on the boys riding the oil shuttle to come up with some­ thing, like the gang on the Camp Namanu did this trip. "All. in all, the crew is still in good spirits because of our mas­ cot," they write. "This beast (??) was brought aboard and is being cared for by James 'Seabiscuit' McFarlin. We do not know too much about taking care of it, but it seems 'In The Chips' • :n SSiSSSSSSS ' "No better this side of Suez," to be thriving (who wouldn't?) on a Shouts the merchant in the diet or scrambled eggs for break­ Bazaar. fast, chopped liver for dinner and heart of lettuce fpr supper." (No "^aksheesh, baksheesh, sahib, night lunch?) "Me no papa, me no mama," "Steward is complaining about Cries the little urchin food costs and the chief cook is Running at my side. mumbling about chopping liver. Nowhere but Cairo^ "There is still one major prob­ lem. and we would appreciate hear­ Dirty beggars ing from any of our brothers who Dressed in filthy burlap. might help us in this matter . . . Streets littered with refuse. We .would like to get a mate for An unbearable odor,' our mascot but we don't know Camels, donkeys, full-blooded how tO/ determine the sex. Any­ horses. one who knows how to tell the sexual difference between crickets would do us a great service by let­ Shouting, cries, begging; Rugs, perfumes, jugs. ting us know." Western wine. Eastern silk. Struck by this tender plea,, a LOG staffer checked into the mat­ Buy or sell, anything on Earth; ter and came up with this informa­ A virgin mistress, a spool of thread, , tion for all would-be cricket A life for a penny connoisseurs. If your cricket makes a big racket by the friction of its Blood is cheap. leathery forewings, it's- a baritone, not a soprano. The male is known Cheating, stealing, bargaining, • by the shrill sounds it makes when The rattle of coins passing hands. its wings rub against each other. Swearing, cursing, praying. Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah is Great, • If a crewmember quits while Allah is Ever-present a ship is in port, delegates Allah, Allah, Allah. are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ Narrow streets are crowded ment. Fast action on their part With people on their knees. will keep all jobs aboard ship Facing Mecca in Northeast filled at all times and elimi­ Allah, Allah, Allah. nate the chance of the ship The native quarter. sailing shorthanded. Casbah, Cairo. Shorthanded? Chipping Job keeps Reed, DM (left), and W. E. Goutant, DM, busy on the fantail of the Fort Hoskins, as the ship plows along coastwise. Photo by C. R. Coumas. SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS James Sealey C. Osinskl F. G. Pages Arnold Seibel Robert Parker Andrew Snider Santos Pizarro Matthew Stabile Antoni Plaza Richard Suttle Charles W. Price John B. Tierney B. Tingley Jose Ricamonte Adolfo Rodriguez Dominick Trevisano Jose Rodriguez Hayward Veal C. M. St. Clair Charles Wllbert William R. 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Morris Alfred Bokan Norman Okray Kermit Bymaster William Pendleton Victor B. Cooper Tony Pisani Thomas D. Dailey Conrado Reyes Armando Dafermo Juan Rivadulla Eddie Game William E. Roberts Dan Gentry Erling Rogne Gorman T. Glaze David A. Schick John B. Haas Alonzo D. Sistrunk Archie B. HaU Juan P. Taboada Cecil Utley Fred Holmes Edward Hulzenga Bruce E. Webb Earley" Joyner Ernest H. Webb Richard Itevanaugh John R. Webb Herman Kemp Wilmer C. Whits Joseph Lewis Albert W. Wilhelm Ebbie Markln Norman D. WUson Francisco Mayo Edward L. Woods Max C. Marcus Ralph Youtzy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Evie A. Dougel Concepcion Mejla USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Henry Abbo Abel Manuel Restitute Bernadas Alois F. Mauffray Norman Blancllard ' Gregory Morejon Mack Brendle Talmadge L. Moss Herman Carson Michael Muzio Virgil Coash Clarence Owens Cloise Coats Kenyon Parks Eliza Piatt Serlo M. DeSosa Leroy .Donald Velkko PoUanen William Driseoll Junest P. Ponson Atomane Elchuk Lynn G. Powers Charles Fetter Randolph RatclUt F. Rcgalado Warren Gammons Arnie Glasscock Emile Roussell Leon Gordon Howat;d E. Schievs Clarence Graham Toefil Smigielski Herbert Grant William J-. Smith Louis H. Harris Lonnie R. Tickle William Havcllii Arturo Valiente George Jacobus Roman Vllorla Barny Kelly Dirk Visser Edward G. Knapp James E. Ward Leo Lang Lawrence .Wessels Karl Larsen Ranson Wilson WlUiam Lawless WUliani Wilson Tineman Lee Stanley Wright Oliver Lewis D. G. Zerrudo R. E. McLamore Jacob Zun'mer Henry Mass..Jr.. '• •- :--f :•,;>!:;••' February 15, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG What About S-E-X? i. •:2 ' Top Feeders Draw, Crews' Raves For Aii-Out Efforts On Holidays To the Editor: The steward department of the Pan-Oceanic Transporter went all out to make Christmas Day on this rust bucket as re­ freshing and pleasant as possi­ ble for those who were unable to be with their families at home. Both messrooms were gaily decorated for the festive occa­ sion. A good deal of the credit for the decorations goes to M. Beeching, our ship's delegate, anS Ted Gerber, deck delegate. The steward department put everything it had into the prep- letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. — : Ralph McDavles Ir chief cook, Jessie Finch is baker and Joe Rodriguez Is 3rd cook, all of whom did a fine job with the help' of messmen Jim Lush, Harold Whitman and E. Erick,sen ... Eddie Eriksen SS Yorkmar (Ed. note: The menu featured four entrees, eight vegetables and no less than ten different kinds o/„pie and cake, plus as­ sorted cookies.) 4" t 4" 4) t 4. . . . We were docked in Beau­ mont, Texas, which due to the holiday was very dead. How­ ever, the steward department put out a very good Christmas dinner and the majority of the crew was here to enjoy it. It was no use trying to have some of everything that was on the menu because it Just couldn't be done . . , We are on our way to the West Coast and then to Japan and Korea . . . Charles "Chuck" Bums SS Topa Top'a' ' - . . . Christmas on the Steel aration of the big meal. Beech­ Admiral, although gloomy due ing was invaluable. Not only -..to a long lack of shore leave, did -he help prepare man^ of lack of mail and the fact that the dishes, but he was also on those who had to work had to the ball as far as serving and stay aboard even in such a dispensing the eggnogs, to». dubious liberty port as- KhorOur menus were typed on amshahr, Iran, was enlivened by Christmas Cards, one for each the Christmas supper served by crewmember. Table decorations the steward department and en­ included potted wax plants. The' joyed by the crew. .only bad feature of the set-up Rumor had it that enough beer was that there wasn't a single was aboard for a bit of Christ­ camera around. mas cheer but apparently on re­ 'W, J. Walsh count some was found lacking. Ship's Reporter Enterprising as usual. Seafarers were qble to get around this by 4" it t promoting beer of their own . . . Steward W. Joe Brown from other sources and many a outdid his usual good supply of cold one was indulged in the edibles, with hopes of bet­ throughout the day. ter io come on future holidays. The messroom was decorated The crew is an unusual col­ by Evaristo Aldahondo, OS, and lection from various unions, steward A. D. Espino. Saloon some SUP, IBU and a couple on MM Angelo Maciel .helped by theiv first cruise with the SIU. making flowers from white pa­ With due respect to all the per napkins and decorated the unions, this ship has the coop­ tree with same ... eration of all members as one Thurston Lewis unit.. It is a good ship with a Steel Admiral better crew . ". . Hubert G. Goley (Ed note: Since all of the SS Maiden Creek menus were lengthy and only t t make everybody hungry all over . . . Here we are on the West again, we are unable to print For the record, some Coast going to Frisco on Christ* them. mas Day, and It's hot. The heat's ships, like the BEAUREGARD, got us all, while in most of the which loas in Bremerhaven with cities in the States it's snowing. L. Munna riding herd as stew­ But at least we enjoyed a ard, only sent in mentis. This good Christmas dinner and I one had turkey and baked ham. couldn't help, sending our menu plus a choice of roast beef, broil­ iu to the LOG. I've never seen ed lamb chops, broiled sirloin a menu lilfe this on any ship, steak or broiled fish to order and on a Calmar ship that's and endless trimmings. No something to be proud of. slacker either, the SEAMAR Our menu was prepared by had 5 entrees and 11 different chief steward Jimmy Archia. vegetables for dinner.) Galley stafF on the Maiden Creeic locks mighty pleased after turning out festive holiday meal. Pictured (I to r) are Robert Wallace, utility; George Mirabueno, chief cook; John E. Mullin, 3rd cook; W. Joe Brown, steward, and Sherman Wright, baker. Their efforts won high' praise. ; „ �February 15, 1957 SEAF ARERS ROBIN KIRK (Scat), Dee. 3—Chair­ man, J. Skarvells; Secretary, C. Kreist. Moat repairs made. IToc'sles to be painted. < To purchase fresh fruit In East Africa. Ship's fund $72.80. Re­ ports accepted. RAYVAH (Ships A Freights), Nov. 11—Chairman, J. McElroy; Secsetary, F. Paylcr. New delegate elected. Members to donate $1 toward fund. Ship sailed short two men. Messhall to be kept clean. Coffee cups to be washed after use. Cigarettes to be declared, to avoid fines. Washing ma­ chine to be turned off after use. Laundry room to be kept clean. Hefill coffee urn after filling percolator* at night. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Saas), Nov. 11 —Chairman, W. Murphy; Secretary, L. Darstlar. New delegate elected. Re­ pairs made. Beefs not to be discussed to be contacted on arrival to straight­ en matter out. Ship's fund $72.80. Several hours disputed overtime. Re­ pair lists to be made out early so re­ pairs can be made before arrival in States. CAROLYN (Bull), Nov. 18—Chairmap, J. Sheehan; Secretary, E. Mar­ tin. Ship's fund $13. Silence to be observed after 9:00 FM so men can get some rest. Smoked hams too salty. Ketchup not satisfactory. Vote of thanks to delegate for job -weU done. Page Thirteen' LOG Even Bandur Shapur Looks Good After a 32-day non-stop journey via the Cape from New York to Bandar Shapur, Iran, the Steel Worker still has some good things to say about the Persian Gulf. "The long haul without touching, port for over a month was miserable," reporter G. C. ^Reyes commented, "but at —by Seafarer Norman Lighfell least it's nice and cool in the Port Time Persian Gulf this time of the ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nov.'«'24 —Chairman, S. Rivers; Secretary, F. Napoll. Men cautioned not to per­ form on ship. Few hours disputed overtime. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Repair list to be submitted.'Ded springs needed—^to be called to patrolman's attention. BIENVILLE (Waterman), Dec. 1 — Chairman, C. Hanry; Secretary, C. RIHer. Overtime on chain locker. Ship's fund 834.16. Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussion on chow. Night lunches to be Improved. Steward reported on amount of milk consumed. Vote of thanks for fine Thanksgiving dinner. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), Nov. 29— Chairman, J. Atchason; Secretary, H. Huston. Report accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Members urged to vote. Need new library. Ship sailed short one wiper. Requefst television set for messroom — to be purchased from ship's fund. In bars or foc'sles—to be taken to department delegate. New reporter elected. Foc'sles to be painted this trip. Change of jobs matter to bo taken up in New York. Foc'sles to be sougeed. Laundry to be kept clean. Discussion on logging as per new agreement. Books to be returned to Ubrary after use. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Nov. 4—Chairman, C. Houchlns; Sacratary, J. Dolan. New delegate elected. Few hours disputed overtime. Messhalls, pantry and aUeyway need so'ugeelng. To write headquarters about clarifica­ tion on delayed sailing. Linen to be issued piece for . piece returned. Laundry and recreation room to be kept clean. Light bulbs not to be removed from alleyways and anyone caught stealing wlU be brought up on charges. • SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), RAPHAEL SEMMES (Waterman), Dee. 2T—Chairman, N. Kirk; Secretary, Nov. 18—Chalrmarf, W. Scarlett; ^ecW. Hay. Good crew, fine ship. Vote ratary, J. Crawford, Repair list sub­ of thanks to steward department for mitted. Garbage to be dumped aft of splendid Thanksgiving dinner. Ship's • gangway. Work bench to be removed fund $81.40. Few minor beefs to be from aft so men can sleep. Ship to straightened out In New York. Re­ be fumigated for rats. Vote of thanks port accepted. to steward department. SEATRAIN^ SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Nov. 29—Chairman, S. Barnes; Secre­ tary, F. Moran. Ship's fund $50.78. Delayed sailing time disputed. Two men short leaving NO. Reports ac­ cepted. Vote of thanks for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Toaster to be repaired. Messhall to be painted. BIG BEND (Mar-Trade), Dec. 1 — Chairman,. A. Ban-Korl; Secretary, L. Bollard. New washing machine re­ ceived. One man missed ship. Some disputed overtime. Two Issues of li­ brary received. Crew warned about smoking on deck. FLORIDA S.TATE (Ponce Cement), Nov. 10 — Chairman, Secretary, R. O'Dowd. New delegate elected. Need linen. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $17.25. One man missed ship In Florida. Report accepted. To rotate ship's delegate by departments whenever possible every three m,onths. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. No beefs. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Transfuel), Sept. 29 — Chairman, L. O'Connell; Secretary, J. Billlet. Some disputed overtime. Communications posted. Vote of thanks to SlU staff In secur­ ing new contract and additional ship­ ping. Discussion on keeping laundry room clean and washing machine after using. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Nov. 10—Chairman, C. Hubner; Sec­ retary, R. Simpscp. One man hospi­ talized for appendicitis. Few hours disputed overtime. Repairs to be com­ pleted tills trip. Each department to have their own working gear and supplies. - Return all cots to store­ room; make up repair list; cheek on mall situation. WESTPORT (New England Ind.), Oct. -21—Chairman, W. Sanders; Sec­ retary, J. Moora. Ship's fund $4.35. Report accepted. New delegate and reporter elected. Keep seats open for watches at supper. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ seas), Nov. 12—Chairman, Harford; Secretary, C. Mazuk. Report accepted. Few minor beefs to be squared away. Vote of tbaidcs to steward department for good work and cooperation. DEL VALLE (Mlit.), Nov. 15—Chair­ man, B. Wright; Secretary, R. Irlzarry. Men to cut down on drinking. Shlp'e fund $114.69. Ten lyurs disputed overtime; delayed sailing. Report ac­ cepted. All cokes to be sold for lack of space. CAMP NAMANU (USPC), Nov. 4— Chairman, T. Martlnaau; Secretary, N. Merries. Crew warned not to waste •tores because of unexpected change of orders. AUena signed on with writer that they could be paid off with, transportation on 24 hours no­ tice. One man missed ship In Japan; two paid off mutual consent in Singa­ pore. Captain to arrange shore leave In Laurence Marque. To give limited draw. Ship's fund $21.35. 468 hours disputed overtime; to be referred to patrolman. Repair Ust turned in; some repairs completed. Expected payoff In PhUadelphla. Report accept­ ed. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Endeavor to have cashier checks aboard at payoff. . ROBIN KIRK (Seas), Nov. 10—Chair­ man, J. Bourgeois; Socrotary, C. JKrolss. Captain- requested to buy fresh fnat In East Africa. Stated fruit' would make crew alck and his orders wore not to buy any. Union CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), Nov. 7—Chairman, F. Jareklns; Secretary, C. Makuch. All re­ pair work and Improvements finished In galley. Steering engine repali-ed. Passages to be kept clean. Would like new arrangement of rooms.w To check on feeding. Ship's fund $11. Four hours disputed overtime Report accepted. Would like to have movies each trip. New safety measures. If workable, wlU be adopted. Food prob­ lem to be taken up with patrolman on atr'val in Linden. DEL MONTE (MIss. Shipping), Nov. 13—Chairman, W. Kavitt; Secretary, J. PIcou. $13.50 spent for Thanksgiv­ ing Day dinner. Ship's fund 861.50. Few hours disputed overtime. Dele­ gate to see patrolman about purser. Knives and' forks not to be used to remove bread from toaster. Garbage not to be dumped from porthole. Another arrival pool to be started. Screen door to be left open for more air. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Nov. 19—Chairman, D. Ran­ soms; Secretary, E. Ray. One man missed ship in NO. Report accepted. New delegate elected. To submit let­ ter for payoff at sea. Repair list to be submitted. Dishes to be returned to pantry. » SUZANNE (Bull), Oct. 25—Chair­ man, G. Prota; Secretary, G. Prota. Chief cook ill; left ship in Japan. Ship's fund $5.40, turned over to Union in Philadelphia as donation to log. Repair list turned in; some re­ pairs completed. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), Aug. 18—Chairman, Ji- Coude; Secretary, D. Mease. Ship's fund $17. Reports accepted. New delegate eleeted. Decks In crew quarters need painting. To purchase Iron in Japan and book shelf for recreation room. Sept. 23—Chairman, J. Goude; Sec­ retary, J. Thomas. Ship's fund $17. One hour disputed overtime. Men to donate $1 for room keys. Captain to put out American money draw before arrival in Korea. Oct. 7—Chairman, C. Volk; Secre­ tary, j- Thomas. Ship's fund $2.05. Report accepted. New repair list to be submitted for action. Nov. 12—Chairman, Ji King; Sec­ retary, J. Thomas. Repair list sub­ mitted. Korean draw discussed—no action. Ship's fund $2.05. Need new agitator for washing machine. Crew's quarters and reoreatloii room need painting. Suggestion to switch per sonnel around in rooms- to facilitate feeding sick men In hospital. A. M. HUDDELL (Bull), Oct. 14 — Chairman, S. Sterland; Secretary, W. Larldon.' Three men hospitalized in Hawaii. New reporter elected. Some disputed overtime—to be squared away at payoff. .Report accepted. Food situation discussed. Each person to sign their name to any beef they may have. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Nov. 23—Cholrman, J. Nolms; Secretary, S. Wells. New delegate elected. Sug­ gest lamb as second meat choice in­ stead of first. Crew warned about smoking outside house along side of dock. Bunks to be repaired. Washing machine repaired. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Doc. 15—Chairman, M. Cross; Socrotary, D. , Bull. Shlp'e fund $1. Deck main­ tenance man •promoted to carpenter. —SS Del Viento Alma Yule 'Tops'; Even Skipper Got A Present Even as unlikely a place as Yokkaichi, Japan, offers a chance to spread some holiday cheer, and the gang on the City of Alma did it up in real style. The SIU crew went one bet-"^77"; ' ' ~ ~ kind a few moments earlier with ter than the brothers on the several bottles of liquid refreshMarymar, who presented their- ments for the holiday dinner skipper with the first Christmas aboard the ship. card he'd ever gotten from a crew. On the City of Alma, they came up with a bone chess set for the captain, plus a cocktail set for the chief mate from the deck gang. 'The skipper's remarks of thanks were very warm and sincere," re­ ported James Dyer. Accepting the gift, Capt. Hugh Anderson said, 'you weren't compelled to do this, you didn't have to do it, and the only reason I can think of that you did it because you like me . . . This is the first time anything like this has ever happened to me." With all this good feeling abounding- throughout the ship, many crewmembers also exchanged gifts ranging from scarfs to cuff­ links, Of special note were the crew's efforts on behalf of George Little, DM, to help make it possible for him to call and speak to his children, who are hospitalized in Arizona, while the ship was In Okinawa during the holidays. Paul Whitlow, ship's delegate, presented the gifts to the captain and mate, who had responded in year. The fishing is good and there is a swell bunch of guys aboard, too." The ship originally left the States on December 24, the day before Christmas. News of its arrival comes at the same time as a belated report on the dramatic rescue of a seaman during the last voyage. Bosun Wil­ liam Velasquez earned high praise for the feat, in which he saved shipmate James Downey, OS, from ^drowning. Saved From Sharks Downey had fallen from a stage into the shark-infested waters of the Basrah River while chipping the hull. A commendation from Isth­ mian's marine superintendent said that "from all accounts Downey had gone under once or twice and in all probability would have lost his life" if the bosun hadn't dived into the swiftly-moving waters to save him. "It is very edifying for us to know that we have such high cali­ ber seamen as Velasquez in our midst. It is incidents of this kind that will forever keep up where they belong the high standards of our American merchant marine," Capt. J. J. Parilla added. His praise was echoed by Capt. F. Schloss, master of the Steel Worker. The ship is going back to Basrah, Iraq, from Bandur Shapur. The Gang's All Here Georgia Lauds Seatrain Try Pleased with the way Sea­ train Lines tried to get its ships into port for Christ­ mas so that most crewmen could be with their families the Seatrain Georgia adopted a vote of thanks for the company's thoughtful efforts. "Sir Charles" Oppenheimer, ship's reporter and meeting chairman, passed on the request. The Afoundria wasn't as fortunate, how­ ever, according to reporter Robert N. Walton. Christ­ mas Day for them was spent anchored in the middle of the Columbia River fog­ bound. "It wasn't very cheering, but it was calmer than being at ida. We had a white Christmas, but the white stuff was fog." The occasion was a "watermelon party," but it looks like the National Liberty (top) had something else with it, too. In front (I to r) are S. Small, ,MM; P. Loleas, steward; F. Donaldson, AB; N. Quinones, MM; J. Nicole, AB; F. Bruggner. deck engr.; at rear, E. A. Caligiura, MM, and E. Gonzales, wiper. In bottom photo, the trio on the Steel Fabricator framed by the gauges are Louie, oiler; Jessie R. Matthews, FWT, ana 3rd asst. engr. Zebrowski. Matthews submitted the photp.^ ^ •:r:i �• N Mi-J ' • S i -- _ M Page Fourteen Relax, Fellas, it's Only A Camera Talcing a breather on deck (I. to r.,.) Armando Garcia, galleyman; the chief cook; Gabe Bonefont, carpenter, and Mike Reyes, saloon MM, try to stare down a shipboard camera­ man. They're all on the Steel Seafarer. Crew Gets Ship In Shape —Finds It's A"Runaway The first shipboard get-together of twins John and Don Dickerson was cut short recently as the SS Transglobe was transferred to foreign-fiag operation. "Everyone had really put out his best to bring this ship engine casing to hold in the lube up to style, but she ran off and oil. A temporary repair made by It /•- left us anyway," commented ship's reporter Richard Glennon. For the Dickersons, the voyage marked the first time they had sailed together in over five years. It was only the second trip for the Transglobe .with an SIU crew, in fact. Wasted Effort The hard thing for the crew to face was the wasted effort getting the ship into shape for a foreign crew after the vessel was taken over from an NMU company. On the initial voyage the black gang started the ball rolling by painting out its foc'sles, and then the deck department followed suit. The showers and heads were fin­ ished, the stew­ ard's gang took care of the messhall, galley and p a s s a g eways, "and the ship was beginning to look like a home." Don Dickerson ^.A\"iough h e didn't mention it, maybe everyone should have fig­ ured things were going too well to last. The weather was good going over and back, there was a royal spread put out for the holidays— even Alka Seltzer for those who had too much—and cooperation all around "was a credit to the Union." Glennon singled out a secondtripper, Eddy Crise, OS, for spe­ cial mention on that score. The Dickerson brothers, with Don saiiing wiper and John as AB, feil in naturally with this spirit, Glennon noted. "An excellent bar­ ber, John kept the crew looking trim and sharp. Then, as we sailed from Rouen, Don was called to do an emergency repair weld on the Burly f '•( '• -Jv#. February 16, 1967 V > • • vr ». 1, SEAFARERS LOG one of the officers hadn't held but once Don got to it there wasn't an­ other leak." News that the ship was being transferred came out the night they got back to the States. 'With Thanks' tunate enough to have his work from his world-wide travels pub­ lished. Oiler Richard Rbdgers, better To the Editor: Recently on a coastwise trip known as "Pineappie" is our to Wilmington, NC, we had two fisherman. He is out there ordinaries, one AB and' two'* every day looking at his lines wipers pay off. When the cap­ port and starboard to see If he tain was asked about replace­ has a bite. ments, he said he wasn't re­ You Jiave to go a long way to quired to order any because we beat the steward department on do not have a hall there. here. Baker Joe Padelsky keeps So we had to sail to Lake the boys happy with his pastries, Charles five men* short. This and Michael E. Pappadakis, our saved the company money, but chief -steward, who is doing the chief cook's work due to his iilness, has the boys ordering sec­ onds. Crew messman Franko keeps the boys laughing with his Italian humor and all in all, it's a good trip. John Morison Asks New Rule On ileplacements letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names unll be withheld upon request. put extra work on the rest of us. Crewmembers on this ship, the Winter Hill, feel that this situation could be remedied by requiring the company to order the men from the nearest hall and letting the men taking the jobs pay their own transporta­ tion ,to the ship. If a man. gets off due to illness, then the com­ pany should be required to fur­ nish transportation. This would not only help a man on the beach but also would keep our ships from sail­ ing short-handed. Star Wells Deck delegate Jim Parnell Ship's delegate _ it it Merry Dunaif is Chile-Bound Former Seafarer James E. Chew, AB, (left) is shown in Cleveland as he present­ ed a plaque to Dr. H. T. Zankel on behalf of the Paralyzed Veterans of American chapter at Crile VA Hospital. Drafted into tho Army two years ago. Chew became paralyzed in an auto mishap last year. He's secretary of the local PVA group. To the Editor: The crew on the Charles C., Dunaif just keeps rolling along on the way to Chile. We first boarded her in Seattle to take a load of grain to Japan, We had a pretty rough trip coming over; it took us 25 days. Saki, women and song was our motto for seven days while we were in Yokohama. Now we are on our way to Honolulu to pick up stores and bunkers, and then head for that warm trip down to Chile. We are to load pig iron for Japan. You never know when you sign on one of these tramp Libertys how long you are going to stay out. We do have a real fine crew on here. They don't come any better than our captain. Our bosun, better known as Johnny "Bananas" Zeireis, keeps enter­ taining the boys with his tape recorder and poetic sea stories. John Waterbury, OS, is our in­ quiring photographer and is all over the ship taking pictures. He hopes some day to be for­ $ 4" 4- All Good Things Come To An End To the Editor: Never having mastered the art of working ashore, I find myself on board "The Cabins" after a good three-month vaca­ tion. With Frank Nigro at the reins, the steward department is way above average and a good feeder ali the way around. We had been huggihg the coast pretty steadily but, as luck would have It, we're foreign bound. This was too much of a shock for the coastal defenders and, as a result, there were a con­ siderable number of replace­ ments. Outside of a few leaky valves and a couple of rust spots. The Cabins eould be turned into a mansion. Well, maybe not quite. But with 40 days' stores and 90-day articles, here's looking forward to a pieasant voyage. Ollie Olvera Urges Screening Of New Bosuns' To the Editor: I think that the manner in . which bolun's endorsements are handed out ought to be changed for the benefit of all concerned. Before a man gets a bosun's endorsement, he should have to go before a membership com­ mittee-which could pass on his qualifications, such as work skills and knowledge of safety. This committee should consist of men with at least ten year's experience sailing bosun, who know what the job is all. about. Although the Coast Guard says any man can sail bosun after just three years on deck, the Union should have the right to check on his ability to direct a gang safely and properly and to ^pok into his qualifications for deck work. Once a man passed this com­ mittee and got his endorsement, he would be sure to coqimand respect both from his depart­ ment and from the mates with whom he has to wark. Marcelino Santiago $1 Offers A Good Deal On Cars To the Editor: I would like my brother SIU members know that I am work­ ing ashore for a while at a Chevrolet car agency in Linden, NJ. Anybody who's looking for a good - deal on a hew dr used Chevy can get one out here by contacting me at the Linden Motor Car Co., 101 W. St. George Ave., in Linden. As an SIU member since 1946, I'd be happy to do any favor that I could for a fellow Union man. Bemie Friedman 'The Right Man'—And Wife Newlyweds "Daisy" Chee Geolc Lan and Seafarer How­ ard W. Newton Jr. are shown following their wedding last November while the Steel Vendor was in Singapore. A slip--up in the LOG (Dec. 7, 1956), which used a pic­ ture of someone else with Newton's name, has kept the new bridegroom busy with explanations ever since. New­ ton hopes to bring his wife home to Lake Charles soon. By Bernard Seaman �.-i:; SEAFARERS Febniary 15, 196T STBEL FABRICATOR (Itthmfan), Oct. 1>—ehalrrrian, Crimes; Steretary, R. Hall. DrinkitiK water tanks to be cleaned and re-cemented—water la rusty, dirty and unlit tor human con­ sumption, Repair list to be made up while ship is in dry dock In Mobile. All. repairs to be made while ship Is In dry dock. MV DEL RIO (Mitt. Shipping), Sept. SO—Chairman, F. Davit; Secretary, V. Hail. Laundry to be kept clean. To see purser about addresses before ar­ rival in Dakar. Also slop chest to be opened more than once a week. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), Oct. 11—Chairman, T. Faulkner; Sec­ retary, G. Gallant. Obtained windshutes and screens. Two men missed ship in Lake Charles. Ship's fund $2.96. Four hours disputed overtime. purchased. Crew happy aboht ralsea and conditions obtained by negotiat­ ing committee. Reports accepted. To see patrolman about checking shot coming out of galley and main ship stabks. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service), Oct. 14—Chairman, T. Glenn; Secretary, C. Makuch. Galley repairs and improvements discussed with pa­ trolman. New reporter elected. Ship's fund $16. Purchased new steam iron. Report accepted. To check drains In pantry when ship is loaded. To see patrolman about exchange of library. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Chair­ man, J. Alien; Secretary, S. Pearson. Crew to bring beefs to delegate who will see that they are settled. Ship's fund $71.75. Some disputed overtime. Report accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Beans not cooked enough. BARBARA FRiETCHiE (Liberty), Nov. 25—Chairman, R. Simpkins; Sec­ retary, M. Kramer. Ship's fund $8. New delegate and reporter elected. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. New mattresses were to be or­ dered. Old ones found satisfactory. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory), Nov. 28—Chairman, R. Grosecioie; Secratsry, R. McCuiioch. Re­ pairs made. Report accepted. Con­ dolences sent to wife of E. Tilley. New delegate'elected. New straps and springs for bunks received. Request cooperation in handling line. . Report accepted. Need locks for doors. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seafrain), Oct. 14—Chairman, J. Duffy; Secre­ tary, J. Decuity. Ship's fund $30.28. Food should be improved—numerous beefs about chow. Men paying oif to receive all overtime and other money due them on ship and not at company office. VAL CHEM (Valentine), Sept. 30— Chairman, R. Hinson; Secretary, J. Lengfeiiow. Report on water and Ice boxes. Balance of repair list to be taken up in NY. Steward neglected to buy sufficient stores and linen. Purchased new television aerial. Ship's fund $22.69. Some disputed overtime. One man missed ship. Report accept­ ed. Contact hall for library. LINFiELD VICTORY (Waterman), Oct. 15—Chairman, C. Cain; Secretary, A. Nash. To see patrolman about menus and preparation of food; vari­ ety of menus. - Vote of thanks to baker. COALiNGA HILLS (Pan - Atlantic), Oct. IB—Chairman, L. Jackson; Secre­ tary, C. Montgomery. Few beefs re­ garding necessary repairs — to be straightened out in NY. Oalley range needs repairing. Need move variety in night lunches. Watch' for cigarette butts stomped in passage­ ways. Need some new linen. More coffee for crew when working over­ time. Suggest recreation room in gunner quarters. To start ship's fund. Chief pumpman volunteered for treasurer. TRANSCAPR (Tranicapo),- Oct. t— Chairman, J. Nashe; Secretary, C. Dial. Quarters need sougeeing. Need agitator for washing machine. Bath­ room and messroom doors need re­ pairing. Observe more quiet in pas­ sageways while men are asleep. To see captain about malaria pills. Gal­ ley needs sougeeing. Ship's fund to be started. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Oct. 19—Chairman, C.' Hanners; Secretary, C. Stringfeiiow, Three men missed ship. Report accepted. New lelegate elected. Library to "be ob­ tained. To see captain about catwalk 311 , deck cargo. Need- new washing machine if old one cannot be re­ paired. RAYVAH (Ships & Freights), Aug. It-^Chalrman, J. iSeye; Secretary, H. Simmons. Foc'sles not painted. Bunks not replaced. Sexton reported miss­ ing from bonded locker. Sept. 30—Chairman, J. Beye; Secre­ tary, J. McEiroy. Discussion on use and cleaning of extra shower. Each department to permanently handle one job each; cleaning of recreation room, laundry and shower. Action taken regarding performing of pantry­ man. Noise to be cut down in galley and No. 34 hatch. Discussion on food, cooking methods. To contact head­ quarters for LQGs and overtime sheets. New repair list to be drawn up. ANGELINA (Bull), Oct. It—Chair­ man, A. Whitmer; Secretary, A. Stan­ ford. General cleaning—messroom to be painted brighter color. More vari­ ety in menus—all suggestions wel­ come. Repair list submitted and some work initiated. One man logged for failure to turn to and disobeying steward. To be referred to patrol­ man. New reporter elected. Treas­ urer elected and men aslCed to donate to ship's fund. Purpose of fund ex­ plained to new members. Some dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. .Voluntary donations to start ship's fund. Only food handlers to wash dishes. Carpenter stated it would be cheaper to buy new lockers as he has too much other work to do. One member requested ham steaks—stew­ ard will serve same. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Miss.), Oct. 34—Chairman, B. Winberne; SecreJary, S. Rivera. Beef concerning mall on arrival at New Orleans. Galley range needs repairing. Shortage of milk. Engine man to be brought be­ fore patrolman. Some disputed over­ time. Films and projector appliances ANTiNOUS (Waterman), Nov. 3 — Chairman, J. Duniop; Secretary, M. Broussard. One brother missed ship; pei'suiiai e/fects mailed. Some repairs made. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks for wage increase. New swing to be purchased. Fresh coffee to be made daily. Foc'sles sougeed.; Work beef settled. Division of work dis­ cussed. Patrolman to settle disputed overtime. DEL ViENTO (Miss,), Nov. 9—Chair­ man, G. Caruso; Secrafary, W. Davenney. Charges 'placed against chief cook. Charges read and accepted by membership. Dec. 2—Chairman, G. Caruso; Sec­ retary, W. Devenney. Short of stores. Ship's fund $27.48. Report accepted. Charges to be dropped against cook. Vote of thanks to baker. To contact hall about short draw issued prior to arrival in home port ($30) pec man). Better grade of sausages to be or­ dered, Ship's funds to go to engine delegate as treasurer and delegate leaving ship. PORTMAR (Caimar), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, F. Volto; Secretary, D. Cherry. Two men missed ship in Panama. Ship's fund $15. Christmas decora­ tions to be purchased. Some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving day din­ ner. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Dec. 2 — Chairman, J. Mahahou; Secretary, H. Long. Second electrician injured; Union notified. FWT missed ship in Trinidad. Ship's fund $36.24. Four­ teen hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Repair list made up. Beef about preparation of menus and cook­ ing of food. Patrolman to be advised of same. DEL NORTE (Mist)., DtC. 2—Chairmart, E. Leonard; Secretary, H. Crane. All souvenirs to be declared to avoid fines. Ship's fund $44.28. Some dis­ puted overtime. Delayed sailing In Montevideo disputed. Reports ac­ cepted. New library to be purchased. Deck lounge to be cleaned up -after movies.. Crew asked to refrain from using profane language and act like Americans. Checkers and cards to be purchased. KERN HILLS (Western Nav.),—Dec. 2—Chairman, J. Thomas; Secretary, H. Martin. Two men missed ship at Portsmouth. Replacements picked up at Corpus Christi. Few hours dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. Need new coffee urn. Washing ma­ chine to be turned off when not in use. ROBIN TUXFORD (Robin), Oct. 38 —Chairman, K. Hatgimisios; Secretary, L. Harris. Ship's fund $5.45. Some disputed overtime. Cre>y to be prop­ erly dressed in messhall and pantry. Dee. 2—Chairman, A. Peres; Secre­ tary, L. Harris. Ship's fund $5.45. Some disputed overtime,. Pantry and messhall to be kept clean. 4-8 watch to be served before 5 PM In order to relieve, each other. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Dec. 3 — Chairman, J. King; Secretary, E. Auer. New delegate elected. One man missed ship. Repair list to be made up. Report accepted. Need additional library books. STONY CREEK (Mar - Tfkdc), Nov. 25—Chairman, L. Koza; Secretary, G. Dunn. Ship's fund $30.14. Midnight supper disputed. Company will Issue vouchers for additional overtime at payoff and check will be mailed or paid at office. Paul Hall's letter re­ garding agents' conference read and accepted. New treasurer elected. New magazines to be purchased. Crew urged to take better care of wash­ ing machine. Dee. 9—Chairman, E. Such; Secre­ tary, A. Goidsmit. Ship sailed shorthanded. Ship's fund $8.30. Patrol­ man to check washing machine, messrooms, refrigerators, fang and loud speaker. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Nov. 18—Chairman, F. Roweii; Sec­ retary, A. Miiburn, Some misunder­ standing on overtime — settled o.k. Letter written to Seatrain officials concBrning little extra time in- port. Ship's fund $17.02. Report accepted. Discussion on service in messhall and serving time to be according to agree­ ment. • ( i Pace Flfteea LOG Tampa Says All's Smooth TAMPA—Job activity is good and should stay that way in com­ ing weeks, according to Port Agent Tom Banning. The last period had* only one payoff, but eight in-transit ships took a load of men off the beach. The payoff was the Beauregard (WatermanK There were no signons. No' major beefs were reported on any of the ships that called, in­ cluding the WaiTior, Hurricane, Raphael Semnies (Waterman); Bienville, in twice (Pan-Atlantic); Alba, Del Oro (Mississippi), and Alcoa Ranger iAlcoa). given. The receipts are No. A252, for $50, issued by Bill Hall on Feb­ ruary 7, and No. H-71236 for pay­ ment of first quarter dues, issued by patrolman Ted Babkowski on 4" J" 4" January 30. Also awaiting a claim­ Donald W. (Bob) Young Your wife is very anxious to ant is receipt No. H-70682, for $20 hear from you. Write her at Box for the General Fund, 1957. This 6012, Meyers Post Office, Ches, SC. was issued at New Orleans on January 26. ^ $ 4 4 4 Billy K. Nuckols Bob Schahuber February 23rd is just around the Joseph Brodeur wishes you to corner! write him at the Baltimore hall. William Fra^or You are asked to contact your sister, Mary A. Brown, 274 C St., South Boston 27, Mass. 4" 3) 4 4 4 4 Thomas B. Bryant Conrad Tylenda Get in touch with Dr.' Randall B, Your mother is very anxious to Hass, Medical Director, Depart­ hear from you. Write her at 426 N. ment of Health, Education and Chestnut St., Mt. Carmel, Pa. Welfare, Public Health Service 4 4 4 Hospital, Brooklyn 35, NY. Joe Pcnner 4 4 4 Your sister, Margaret Weitzell, The membership is again cau­ Constantlne Harvey wishes you to contact her at 103 tioned to beware of persons You are asked to contact your S. 3rd St., Reading, Pa. soliciting funds on ships in be­ wife, Violet, at 191 m Yesler Way, 4 4 4 half of memorials or any other Seattle, Wash. William Vander Vlist so-called "worthy causes." 4 4 4 Your mother wishes to hear from No "can-shakers" or solicitors Several receipts with no naipcs you. Write her at 33 Caroline PL, have received authorization on them are being held at head­ NE, Grand Rapids. from SlU headquarters to col­ quarters, and payers are urged to 4 4 4 lect funds. contact the patrolmen so that The Boston hall is holding bag­ proper credit for payment can be gage for various men, some of it since 1951. If this gear is not claimed within the next three months, it will have to be disposed of to make space in the baggage room. The baggage is being held for the fohowing; Bob Bowley, Walter LeClair, All of the following SlU families will collect the $200 maternity George Pease, Bowler, J. J. Wil-. benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Hams, Joe Kory, Fred Hart, A. J. Randall Melvin McLemore, born Roy A. Watford, Chickasaw, Ala. Tranawskl, Joe Murphy, Miss December 24, 1956, to Seafarer and Watts, N. Kane, W. Conners, Paul 4 4 4 Mrs. James L. McLemore, Mobile, Jayne Louise Lamb, born Janu­ L. Smith, John O'Snow, Michael Ala. ary 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nash, Louis Zerhire, J. C. Thomp­ son, M. L. Childers, Alf Styron, 4 4 4 James F. Lamb, Levittown, NY. A. H. Swartz. Sylvia Isabel Shattuck, born 4 4 4 4 4 4 September 27, 1956, to Seafarer Mitchell Bracht, born January Raymond Harris and Mrs. Ferftando P. Shattuck, 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ Get in touch with your son, Santa Ana, California. seph Bracht, Newark, NJ. Maurice, at 28 Stanley St., Read­ 4 4 4 4 4 4 Linda Gayle Lambert, born No­ ing, Berks, England. Martha Lynn Baxter, born No­ 4 4 4 vember 28, 1956, to Seafarer and vember 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Land for Sale Mrs. Merton D. Baxter, New Or­ Mrs. Charles D. Lambert, IrvingSeafarer Donald S. Gardner has ton, Ala. leans, ,La. seven plots to offer at Mastic 44 4 4 4 4 Acres, Long Island, New York. Karen-Ann Fatrow. born Janu­ Virgin land, 50 by 225 feet on West Stephanie Diane Thompson, born March 21, 1956, to Seafarer and ary 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. End Ave., Section 9, Map 1315. He Mrs. James C. Thompson, Sun- Solomon Patrow, Wowwotosa, Wis. will sell parts from 1*40 inward. cook, NH. 4 4 4 Inquire at 154 Auborn Avenue or Anna Chariene Gallo, born De­ PO Box 303, Shirley, Long Island. 4 4 4 Emily Elizabeth Gauntlett, born cember 17, 1956, to Seafarer and 4 4-4 June 15, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Liugi Gallo, Mobile Ala. Olavi W. Rosenberg Harry A. Gauntlett, Upper Darby, 4 4 4 Niilo and Mildred announce the Margaret Ciffra Poole, born De­ birth of a daughter, Christine Pa. cember 22, 1956, to Seafarer and Marie, January 18, 1957. 4 4 4 Steve Perry, born December 21. Mrs. Milton A. Poole, Rockhill, SC. 4 4 4 " 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddie Preston Smith 4 4 4 Perry, Mobile, Ala. Roger Alan Mitchell, born Janu­ Get in touch with your sister, ary 13, J957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louise Brode, 111 S. Exeter St., 4 4 4 Alan Steve Watford, born Janu­ George R. Mitchell, New Orleans, Balto., 2, Md. and please write im­ ary 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. I,a. mediately. 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Shcppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON • James Sheehan, Agent 276 State St. Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON A. Michelet, Agent . 4202 Canal St. Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke. Agent 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South La\vrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Llndsey WUliams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.." Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR Pelaj o 51—La 5 Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoft'. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff CiUette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRErTARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney, Std. R, Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU PORT COLBOHNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMgire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 6171/4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCCiuVEH. BC..,., 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS ..,.304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone; 545 THOROLD. Ontario .52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 85 Germajn St. NB Phone; 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phope 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif... .510 Macdonald Ave. BEaeon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Great Main 0290 WILRUNGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA •Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYaclnth 9-6165 •i Canadian District HAUFAX. N.S IZOt-i Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM... 130 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Lakes District ^.1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVEL.AN"D 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 I �SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND aULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Heavy-Duty Cranes Feature Of Liff-On Pan-Aflanfic C-2s A pioneer in the lift-on area, Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corporation is now moving ahead with its plans to convert its C-2s into containerships, and expects to have the first con­ version completed by mid-summer. Three other C-2s, with which Pan-Atlantic will-*^ launch this liew type of coast­ sponsons, or outboard blisters, will wise service, will be converted be added to the sides of the vessel at later dates. Eventually, oth­ to make it more stable at dockers are expected to be converted under the company's long-range program. Work Starts In April The contract for conversion of the first C-2 into a lift-on capable of carrying 204 loaded trailer bodies has been let to Mobile Ship Repair, Inc., and the actual work is slated to begin early in April. Although the ship's overall length—460 feet—will remain the same, a major change will be ef­ fected in the exterior appearance by adding sponsons which will in­ crease the width by 72 feet. The 60,000 Miles On Atom Fuel WASHINGTON—The submarine Nautilus has run out of fuel—al­ most, After 60,000 miles without a fuel replenishment, the Nautilus has to stop for "bunkers." The' world's first atom powered ship traveled two years on its orig­ inal stock of enriched uranium be­ fore it was decided that fuel re­ placement was in order. Would Slow Down Not that the ship couldn't con­ tinue running, the Navy explained. It's just that it wouldn't have been able to show as much speed and power. The refueling will, mean replac­ ing its uranium slugs with fresh, new ones. The old ones will be tested to see how much further the Nautilus could have traveled before running out o£.energy. Fuel savings and space savings are the two major assets of an atom powered ship which will some day make it possible to re­ place all conventional oil-burning vessels. side. The sponsons will cover some 370 feet amidships, leaving the bow and stern as is. Another major external change will be effected by removing the cargo booms of the conventional C-2 and adding two traveling cranes, one forward and one aft of the ship's superstructure. The deck and below deck sec­ tions will also be completely al­ tered with the conventional hatch­ es made large enough to accommo­ date trailer bodies up to 35 feet long. The trailers will be loaded five deep below the deck with a sixth trailer on the hatch, above the top of each column. The trail­ ers will be special jobs with re­ inforced corner posts to support this kind of loading. Compensate For List The two traveling cranes, which will do the actual lift-on, lift-off work, will be specially-engineered to compensate for any anticipated list of the ship during dockside operations. The cranes will be able to lift loads of up to 60,000 pounds and will be able to complete a loading cycle—one container off and one on—in about five minutes. They will stand on legs that roll on tracks along the ship's deck edges and over the sponson sec­ tions at the forward and aft cargo holds. Jib extensions will overhang the vessel's sides, above the dock apron, so that the containers will travel laterally during the transfer from truck chassis to ship's hold or vice versa. When no longer needed, the hinged extensions will be folded inboard. The containerships, which will retain their present cruising speed of 151^ knots, will be able to oper­ ate In any port where the water is deep enough for them to reach the dock and whare the dock apron will allow a container to be pulled alongside. January 23 Through February 5 Registered Deck A Port Boston New York Philadelphia ..... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco .... 10 Seattle ••••••oosoaet.. 9 45 17 31 8 4 8 29 37 14 12 15 15 7 6 11 5 22 7 2 1 5 17 1 a 17 6 11 8 Deck A Total Eng. A Deck B Eng. A Deck B 126 251 Eng. B 3 18 8 14 13 2 . 1 2 6 6 12 7 15 7 Eng. B Stew. A 6 57 12 26 4 . 5 16 19 34 12 9 14 18 7 114 Stew. A 239 Stew. B 5 12 1 15 8 1 5 4 16 8 9 5 7 6 stew. B 102 / Totel A 30 165 58 108 35 20 35 77 109 49 44 48 59 24 Tetal A Total B Total Reg. 14 41 14 51 28 5 7 11 39 22 38 18 33 21 - 861 Total B 342 44 206 72 159 63 25 42 88 148 71 82 66 92 45 1 Total Reg. 1203 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles ..... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ..... Seattle Total Dock A Deck B 3 7 1 8 0 0 51 Deck A 314 6 3 7 2 20 0 4 6 Deck B 67 Deck C 0 3 0 1 0 ]L 3 0 2 3 12 0 2 4 Deck C 31 Eng. A Eng. Eng.' Stew, C A 7 53 10 -36 6 2 7 13 32 12 11 1 12 7 7 10 8 2 1 4 7 9 7 2 13 7 209 88 Eng. A 5 • is Eng. B 2 8 4 63 3 13 16 12 0 6 1 4 7 3 1 12 2 37 8 0 5 5 1 2 9 18 7 5 Eng. Stew. c A 57 197 stew. Stew. Total B A C Total B 3 5 3 11 7 0 2 4 0 8 7 0 9 5 1 7 3 13 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 0 1 7 20 11 193 18 36 11 29 91 25 15 4 2 9' '21 44 11 14 120 19 32 34 49 4 ,. 2 59 26 22 18 64 43 720 Stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B 219 Total Total Stiip. . C 9 14 6 26 0 6 10 1 4 4 22 1 12 16 40 225 53 146 40 12 40 56 138 55 105 7 97 56 Tetal Total Ship. C 131 1070 SIU shipping fell off during the last period, as the total registration outpaced the num­ ber of men dispatched to jobs. The total shipping was 1,070; 1,20S men were registered. The tug strike, East Coast longshore strike plus the idling of crews by the transfer of several ships to foreign flags cut heavily into the job est period since last April. The change was only relative, turnover. Only Tampa, Mobile, Lake Charles,' Houston and Boston es­ caped the general decline in ship­ ping. Boston remained good, the same as before; the others gained slightly. The remaining ports all showed marked decreases from the shipping in previous^ weeks. Class A Ratio Up Class A men accounted for the highest percentage . of the total jobs since the SIU seniority ship­ ping system went into effect al­ most two years ago. Class A men filled over 67 percent of the jobs, class B 21 percent and class C the rest. For class C, this was the slow- since months of good shipping have boomed Class C Jobs. The shipping outlook now hinges on the outcome of the dock and tug strikes, since they will affect Atlantic coast shipping at least as far south as Hampton Roads. Generally, this is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair .. . New York: Fair . . . Philadelphia: Uncertain . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Fair ...Tampa: Fair ... Mobile: Good ... New Or­ leans: Good ... Lake Charles: Good .. . Houston: Slow ... Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good! Artist's conception of scheduied conversion of C-2 freighters to troiiership operations shows movable deck cranes maneuvering truck trailer body into position. When completed,, the ship will be able to carry 204 trailers stacked five deep in the holds and on deck. Hatches will be modified so that trailers up to 35 feet long con be carried below deck. The ship will have movable deck cranes fore and aft, eliminating extensive shoreside facilities now needed on Pan-Atlantic's T-2 "piggyback" ships that carry both oil and trailers^ coastwise. Earth's All Cracked Up^ Study Finds The sea has given up another one of its secrets and revealed what we've suspected all aldng— that the world is cracked. What's more, this crack in the sea's floor has a lot to do with earthquakes. These are the findings of Colum­ bia University scientists who, after five years of investigation, havS learned that in the sea's floor there is a trench 20 miles wide, two miles deep, and running around the world in a continuous line 45,000 miles long. Slices Through Atlantic The fissure roughly bisects the North and South Atlantic, winds around the Cape of Good Hope and across the Indian Ocean, by­ passes Australia, cuts through the South Pacific, and continues paral­ lel with the western coasts of South and North America to about Alaska. One branch of the fissure forks off in the Indian Ocean and reaches into the Arabian Sea and the mainland of Africa. Another branch splits off at Easter Island in the South Pacific and heads for Cape Horn. All along both sides of the crack, the scientists found, are remark­ ably similar mountain ranges about 75 miles wi^e. It had previously been noted that many of the earthquakes in the North and South Atlantic in the past 40 years coincided exactly with the location of the trench in the sea's floor. Now the scientists have learned that earthquakes in other parts of the world also fol­ low the trench. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 February 15, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEED FOR US SHIPS MOUNT ‘AMERICAN COAL UNFAIR TO SIU,’ NLRB CHARGES SIU OF NA PLEDGES NO BASIC CHANGES IN UNION’S POLICY NMU SMOG FOGS COAL SHIP BEEF NO BASIC CHANGE IN POLICIES—SIU OF NA SHIP NEED RISING; BREAKOUTS SLOWED MTD BOARD NAMES HALL PRESIDENT WEISBERGER ELECTED SUP SEC’Y- TREAS. AFL-CIO VOTES RACKETS CODE, ACTS ON 3 UNIONS LABOR BD. UPHOLDS SIU CHARGE AGAINST COAL CO. NEW ILA STRIKE HALTS MAINE-TO-VIRGINIA SHIPS US MAY ACT TO CUT OUT CHINA BONUS NEW RUNAWAYS FILL US YARDS TANKER CREWMEN COLLECT 700 HOURS’ DISPUTED OT BOX SCORE ON US SOCIAL SECURITY WATERMAN ASKS SUBSIDIES ON FIVE TRADE ROUTES CARIB QUEEN CAUSES STIR IN FRANCE STATE CRACKS DOWN ON INSURANCE FRAUD HEAVY-DUTY CRANES FEATURE OF LIFT-ON PAN-ATLANTIC C-2S 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 2/15/1957 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. XIX, No. 4  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bcaf50e3d12b13642d4f757ee20172c6.PDF 041fdd1b602d25e571956f5465784844 PDF Text Text LOG Mar. 1 1957 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • ly\- • 5 • I rt • UNION WINS RRST TIDELANDS PACT • ••Vv.' -Story on Page 3 Benefits Ease Loss First payment in the Gulf under the SIU Welfare Plan's new parents depend­ ency benefits is re­ ceived by Seafarer Vincent J., C a 11 (right) in New Or­ leans. SIU welfare rep. Bill Fredericks delivers checks total­ ing $546 to Cali cover­ ing hospital expenses incurred during the illness of his father, Rosario. The elder Cali later died. •i-'Jy:. Affecle Painters apply the final coat of paint to ^'"Sn JODm the fost SIU health center one block from Unicn headquarters in Brooklyn, before medical equipment is installed. The center will be in full opera­ tion by the end of March. (Other Photo on Page 10). • BAfi' Pf Bc OBA major casualty in New York's month-long nffVOfl ylie. tug strike, the 43rd Street pier in Brooklyn is shown after it was damaged by the British freighter City of Ripon. The ship tried to dock without the aicT of tugs but didn't m ake it. The tug men may vote again Sun.•.d,ay to return to Tvork. They turned.down the proposed settlement once before. -•'-m �Face Two SEAFARERS IQG March 1. 1957 Sea Unions, Meany SlU Atcepiii Curran Rejetls Meet On Coal Beef Meany Plan In ACS Dispute Joseph Curran, National CIO President Gporge Meany As a eonscquenco of tht dispute over tho Amoricon Coal Shipping Company vessels. ships, AFL-CiO Prosidont Goorgo Moony colled o meeting In Curran- turned down a bid Woshlngton lost week of oil the unions Involved. by President Meany for .the The meeting wos ottended by full representotlon from the NMU's full support of the vorlous morltlme unions. Including the SlU of North Americo, the Atlontic ond Gulf District, the Notlonol Morltlme Union, the Morlne Engineers Beneflclol Assoclotlon, the Brotherhood of Morlne Engineers, ond the Notlonol Orgonlsotlon of Mos ters, Motes ond Pilots. After thorough discussion of the positions of the vorlous unions, proposols were mode by President Meony to effect o settlement. While the SlU occepted these proposols the NMU rejected them becouse they would Involve supporting the Interests of the recognized officers' unions os ogolnst District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The sugimory of the beef ond of the meeting submitted on beholf of the SlU of North Americo by Poul Holl, president; Morris Welsberger, vice-president, ond Motthew Dushone, Woshlngton representotlve follows: The following is a report on the meeting in Washington, DC, February 21, 1957, which was called by Brother Meany, President of the AFL-CIO, to discuss the American Coal beef. The maritime unions involyed were requested to notice lhat it intended to charter an additional 50, and announced attend. H • If" : '< ¥• The meeting was held because the M!\I&P and the MEBA filed complaints with President Meany about the conduct of Curran in the American Coal Shipping beef. Curran had also filed complaints against the SIU. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place In Miami during the AFL-CIO con­ vention, but the untimely death of Brother Lundeberg made it im­ possible for SlU representatives to attend. The facts in the ACS beef are simple. The domestic market for coal is declining. The European market for coal is expanding, and European demand for American coal is at an ail time high because of the Suez crisis. John L. Lewis, of the Mine Workers Union, coal producers, and coal-carrying rail­ roads, in order to make Ameidcan coal available to Europe, formed ACS, which on paper is a 50 mil­ lion dollar company. Lewis owns Vs; the coal producers own '/b, and the coal-carrying railroads own i/b of ACS. The plan was to charter Government-owned ships from the mothball fleet, and use them to carry coal to Europe. To this extent, the plan was an excellent idea which would have benefited the coal industi-y and the merchant marine. Invade Maritime But Lewis also saw in the plan an opportunity to invade the mari­ time industry. He was and is de­ termined that his catchall District 50 shall provide the officer person­ nel for ACS. ACS applied for 30 mothball ship.s. In order to quali­ fy as a charterer, ACS was re­ quired by law to be an actual oper­ ating shipping company. It had no operating experience or personnel. To qualify, it purchased, first, the SS CHIAN TRADER, manned by NMU, and the Bull Line, manned by SIU-A&G. These purchases would have qualified ACS as an operator, and made the charter­ ing of Government ships feasible." While ACS was still a paper com­ pany, before it had purchased, the SS CHIAN TRADER, and before it had purchased the Bull Line— before ACS was ready for opera­ tion or had any maritime employ­ ees, the company signed a phony agreement with District 50 to fur­ nish the deck officers and engin­ eers, and an equally phony agree­ ment with Joe Curran. The great danger in this con­ spiracy arose because ACS orig­ inally applied for', BO - ships, gave,. that an even larger number of ships would .soon be engaged. There are slightly more than 1,000 ships in the American merchant marine. When you remember that the 80 ACS ships are to be fed by coal producers and coal-carry­ ing railroads, it is clear that this operation could easily constitute a monopoly of the coal-carrying trade. If the ACS deal had been allowed to pass without challenge, the licensed officers' unions and the SIU would have been excluded from the lai'gest bulk-carrying op­ eration in American history. Therefore, the MM&P and the MEBA put up picket lines. These, of course, were supported by the SIU and the old AFL craft unions involved in coal-shipping opera­ tions. Crossed Picket Lines Joe Curran finked. He crossed the marine officers' picket lines. He did everything in his power to break the officers' unions. AFL-CIO President George Meany announced Federation sup­ port of the MM&P-MEBA beef against American Coal from the very beginning. The SIU, A&G District, filed a complaint against the company be­ cause its members were discrim­ inated against in hiring. The charges were so solid, that for the fourth or fifth time in its history the NLRB, acting on the SIU charges, sought and obtained a Federal Court injunction against the employer, ACS. On the day before the meeting presided over by President Meany, the New York Federal Court issued an injunction against American Coal. These are the facts. But Cur­ ran, in public speeches and news­ papers, twisting the truth, violat­ ing every principle of decent trade unionism, and breaking faith with all of the maritime unions, tried to make it appear that the SIU charges were opening the door for an attack on the maritime hiring hall. Every sailor knows that the SUP and SIU have been first and foremost in the continuing fight for the establishment and preservation of the hiring hall. Curran's com­ plaint, which he carried to the highest officers of the merged labor movement, that the SIU charges constituted an attack on the hir­ ing hall were false and indefens­ ible. At the February 21st meeting in Washington, President Meany pref, (Continued-on page lfil ' Maritime Union president, has rejected proposals by AFLto resolve the dispute over representation on American Coal plaint . . . knd honor the NMU The report then noted tiiat contract." "Curran's Insistence on the meeting stemmed from his de­ The SIU, the report said, empha­ sire to discuss the effeots of Masters, Mates and Pilots and the sized its belief that it had a very the so-called "attack on the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ sound legal and trade union posi­ hiring haU" as the NMU de­ tion in its complaint against the ciation beef against ACS. Instead, scribed the dispute. If the company. Although President he chose to stand with the unaffili­ NMU position had been con­ Meany's suggestions would present ated, catch-all District 50 of the sistent and honest, then- the the Union with a difficult problem United Mine Workers and against Issue would have been settled it would be willing to comply, but AFL-CIO marine unions. The at this point . . . simply by "would then expect the JIMU to UMW is part owner of the com­ the NMU adopting President honor and support the lines of the pany and District 50 was given a Meany's recommendations. .." MM&P and MEBA against Ameri­ contract for the ships' officers. can Coal, as suggested by Presi­ It concluded that the only rea« The NMU president's rejection son for Injecting Bull Line was a of the Meany recommendations dent Meany." "The NMU's position with re­ smokescreen to cover Curran's came after SIUNA representatives accepted them "in the interests of spect to President Meany's pro­ support for District 50 as against the Federation," although they posals was that it would not re-^ AFL-CIO marine officers unions. pointed out that the SIU had a spect the AFL-CIO unions* picket- The SIUNA representatives, Paul "sound legal and trade union" lines until the Bull Line had been HaU, Morris Welsberger and Mat­ basis for its action against Ameri­ struck . . ." The participating thew Dushane expressed apprecia­ unions noted that Bull Line had not tion of President Meany's deep can' Coal. As detailed in the SIU of NA been an issue but if it was brought understanding of the issues. While report in the adjoining column in, then the dispute could logically firm in his position, they said, he "President Meany . . . had two rec­ involve other companies connected showed fairness and courtesy to all ommendations . . . (1) That the with American Coal including rail­ hands. NMU should support the MM&P roads, collier operators, mining and the MEBA, and (2) That the companies and other steamship op­ SIU should then withdraw its com­ erators. Bidding Keen For '57 Seafarer Scholarships A minimum of seven Seafarers and six Seafarers' children are currently scheduled to take the official College Entrance Examination tests in competition for the 1957 SIU scholarship awards. The examination to be given on March 16 is the as modified by the trustees last next to the last test available year, five scholarships are to be for those who wish to apply for $6,000 four-year award. March 9 is the closing registra­ tion date for the March 16 exam. Any Seafarers or Seafarers' chil­ dren who have not registered as yet can still get under the wire. The last qualifying exam will be given on May 18, which is just a couple of weeks ahead of the selec­ tion of the winners. The selection is traditionally made at the trus­ tees' meeting the first Tuesday in June, which is June 4 this year. In addition to the 13 who have already submitted all necessary credentials, a number of others may qualify for the award. The Seafarers Welfare Plan reports an unusually large number of in­ quiries on the scholarship program this year, 45 in all to date. Under the terms of the program. awarded annually. At least one of the five is reserved for a Seafarer. In the event that Seafarers are selected among the first four winners, then the fifth scholarship goes to the highest-ranking Sea­ farer remaining in the competition. Scholarship winners are picked on the basis of their performance on the college entrance tests, their high school record and their par­ ticipation in school or community activities. The selection is made by a board of professional educa­ tors who meet once each year for that purpose. The board includes representatives from Princeton, Columbia, New York University, Rutgers and Howard University. Last year Seafarers won four of the five awards offered. Nine SIU men in all have won the awards since the scholarship plan was first begun in 1953. US fn/uncfion Upholds SlU's Charge On ACS The SIU won a significant vic­ tory over American Coal in the US District Court last week as a Federal judge ordered the com­ pany to stop discrimination against Seafarers in its hiring of ships' crews. The jurist issued a tempo­ rary restraining order effectively halting the company's anti-SIU practices. Today he is scheduled to elaborate on the order in the form of a temporary injunction which will restrain tSe company until the National Labor Relations Board acts on SIU unfair labor practice charges against the con­ cern. The Labor Board's first hearing on the charges is set for March 4. On still another court front, the company succeeded in getting SIU, MEBA and MM&P picketing at Monti Marine in Brooklyn declared illegal. Another Federal judge ruled that auch picketing directed against the Thomas Paine, a Gov­ ernment-owned Liberty ship, con­ stituted a secondary boycott. The restraining order, issued against American Coal by Judge LawTence Walsh stops the com­ pany from giving preference to the National Maritime Union in hiring for its ships and from excluding (Continued on page 15) Welfare Services In New Quarters Providing better facilities for serving Seafarers are these altered quarters of Welfare Services now located In Room 307 at headquarters. Welfare Services representatives are Milton (Toby)" Flynn andeAl J^hner. �Pur* Thre* SEAFARERS LOG PhiUips Oil Signs Union Pact; First In La. Tidelands Conferring during contract negotiations with Phillips Retroleum Co. at Morgan City, La., are (l-r) following members of SlU negotiating team: L. F. Fenton, patrolman Tom Gould, assistant secretary-treasurer Robert A. Matthews, Neil C. Richard and Henry C. (Red) Mullins. Not shown is commit­ tee member Lindsey Williams, New Orleans port agent. Gould is now in charge of SlU-HIWD hall in Morgan City. SlU Ce's Lead New Bids For Breakouts NEW ORLEANS—^The first union agreement to be negotiated in the expand­ ing Louisiana offshore oil exploration and production industry has been won by the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. The agreement was signed with the Phillips Fetro of the superior conditions tion. The company will pay all leum Company covering light won for Phiilips men." exam costs at Oschner's. wages, hours and working Open New Hall SIU port agent Lindsey Williams hailed the men in the Phiilips fieet Along with the completion of conditions for employees for presenting a "strong united the Phillips negotiations, the SIUaboard the company's pro­ HIWD opened a new hall at 912 front throughout the negotiations. duction vessels and drilling Front Street, Morgan City, La., to They deserve full dredit for suc­ serve the men in the Phillips fieet cess in securing this pioneer rig tender. and other offshore oil workers. agreement." Phillips is one of the coun­ try's largest independent crude oil exploration and pro­ duction companies. Its head of­ fices are in Oklahoma. Like many major oil companies it is rapidiy expanding offshore oil opera­ tions in what is considered the most lucrative remaining oil re­ serve area in the US. The SIU contract came after an SIU victory in a coilective bar­ gaining election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. SIU organizers have been active at this and other offshore oil op­ erations in recent months. Breakthrough Hailed Hailing the breakthrough in a hitherto non-union field, SIU Sec­ retary-Treasurer Paul Hall de­ clared, "This agreement is an ini­ tial step in the SIU's program to improve wages and working conditions in the Louisiana tidelands. This is admittedly a very difficult area in which to organ­ ize, particularly in view of the physical problems involved. How­ ever, we are hopeful that the Phil­ lips contract will attract strong support for the Harbor and In­ land Waterways Division from other workers in the tidelands in WASHINGTON—New breakout requests are piling into the Maritime Administration with several SlU-contracted com­ panies on line. Foremost among them, the Isthmian Steam­ ship Company has asked the One factor is the large offshore Maritime Administration for charters on eight Government- oil drilling program being under­ taken in Persian Gulf waters, re­ o^vned Victory ships. In addition, other SIU companies quiring huge amounts of supplies filing bids include Mississippi and equipment. This is the first time in many Steamship, which is asking for three Victory ships to carry agri­ years that Isthmian has bid for cultural commodities to Brazil. A Government tonnage. Previously third operator, Mathiasen Tankers, the company had one other ship has a bid in for three Liberty ships under charter, the Andrew Jack­ son, a Waterman C-2, but that for commercial bulk cargoes. vessel has been turned back to its Two-Year Charters owners. The new applications came after Both istnmian and Waterman the Maritime Administration re­ vised its s^t-up to provide mini­ have subsidy applications pending mum two year charters on Victory which would cover their berth ships and payment of breakout operations on a wide variety of costs by the operators on Llbertys. shipping runs. Some companies are reluctai\t to accept tonnage under the new re­ quirements, complaining it would be uneconomical for them to pay the costs of the breakouts which are estimated as high as $250,000 per vessel. They are asking for broader cargo-carrying authority WASHINGTON—^The 100 percent ship mortgage insurance to help meet the higher cost. law passed last year has already stimulated applications for However, Mathiasen has indi­ cated its willingness to pay the full construction of 40 new vessels. Among them are three pas­ cost of the Liberty breakouts, senger ships and a number of ' which should push along its ap­ roll-ons and container-carry­ acted on, include the conversion of ing vessels. the Badger Mariner for Arnold plication accordingly. Elsewhere on the breakout front. Reviewing the operation of the Bernstein and construction of a law, the Maritime Administration number of new tankers. Large scale Bull Line expects to have four reports that nine vessels now applications involve ten container coal-carrying Libertys ready for under construction or already com­ ships for American Hawaiian, a service within a week or ten days. pleted are also covered the law. west coast company, the conver­ Two of them are scheduled to crew Included among thembyare the sion of the passenger ship Matin Savannah beginning today (see Florida Queen for TMT Trailer story, page 5). Another two coal Ferry, and the supertanker Adora­ sonia for Matson and two passen­ ger liners for H. B.- Cantor. ships are being readied for Water­ tion built by J. M. Carras. The Cantor plans would involve man Steamship and prospects are Applications pending or being ships capable of carrying as much bright for additional tonnage as 5,000 passengers each Pulimanassignments to these and other style, with meals, entertainment SlU-contracted operators. and recreation sold as extra-charge Berth Service Her. 1, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 5 items. The eight ships requested by The SIU put in strong support Isthmian would be put on the com­ for the 100 percent ship mortgage pany's regular berth service on law at the last session as the only various Far East runs as well as way to break ground for develop­ PAUL HALL. Secretary-Treaswr in its Persian Gulf operations. HEBMUII BRAND. Editor, RAT DINIRON. ment of new shipping concerns and ^ .The Isthmian bid is noteworthy Managing Editor, BERNARD SEAMAN. Art construction of many more new in that it indicates an increasing EdUon HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN SPIVACX. ships by existing companies. demand for shipping space in the Staff writers. BILL MOODT. Gulf Area The Bernstein interests were the Persian Gulf area, whether or not Representative, first to take advantage of the 100 the Suez Canal is reopened for PuUishid bIwRRkly at tha haadquartart percent ship mortgage law when tha Saafarart Intarnatlanal Union. At­ navigation in the coming months. of lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO. «7S Fourth they applied for purchase and con­ Normally the opening of the canal Avanua, Brooklyn M, NY. Tal. HYaclnth version of the Badger Mariner for Entorod at lacond clau mattar • would permit the carriage of more MSOe. at tha Poit Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar low-cost transatlantic passenger tha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. cargo with existing ships, but evi­ service. Bernstein expects to take dently the needs are too great to possession of the vessel lyithln the be satisfied in that way. hext "few"weeks.'' . ' SIU New Orleans patrolman Tom Gould has been assigned to the Morgan City hall. The agreement, which runs for one year, includes the following benefits won after three weeks of almost continuous negotiations: • A substantial wage Increase. • Reduction in work days aboard production vessels from 14 on and seven off to seven days on and seven off. • Reduction in rig tender em­ ployees' hours from 12 hours a day to eight hours daily. Overtime is paid after eight hours. The sched­ ule of ten days on and five days off is continued. • Seven paid holidays, with dou­ ble time for men working. There were no paid holidays before. • Two weeks'* paid vacation a year. • A seniority clause covering layoffs, transfers, promotions and vacation choices. • Grievance procedure. • Establishment of a committee of Phillips workers and Union del­ egates to meet monthly on beefs with management. • Medical exam reviews to be decided by the Oschner clinic in New Orleans in the event of dis­ putes over a man's physical condi­ Handling negotiations for th# SIU were Williams, Robert A. Mat­ thews, assistant secretary-treas­ urer, and Henry C. "Red" Muliins, Neil C. Richard, L. F. Fenton and Charles D. Dixon, rank and file Phillips' workers. SIU attorney C. Paul Barker served in an advisory capacity. Vote $ For Quarantine WASHINGTON — The 24-hour Quarantine inspection system for vessels in US ports seems certain to go into effect soon for the bal­ ance of the 1957 fiscal year. The Senate has already passed a $67,500 deficiency appropriation for the i;est of the 1957 period and the House is expected to follow suit. Provision of the funds means that ships will no longer have to drop the hook and wait until next morning to dock when arriving in a US port after 5 PM. The money will go to pay overtime for Quar­ antine inspectors who have to work past that hour. US Loan Guarantee Spurs Ship Plans SEAFARERS LOG VINCENT J. MALONE Retires After 19 Years SAM BENNETT New President Bennett Now MFOW Head With Sam Bennett succeeding Vincent J. Malone as presi­ dent, the Marine Firemen, Oilers and Watertenders Union is expected to continue pursuing the same policies and same practice of close cooperation with SIU of NA affiliates that and established close ties with SIU marked Malone's tenure of of­ of NA member unions. He was fice. Malone, holder of the top first elected head of the Firemen's spot in the union for the past 19 Union in 1938. An account of his years, declined to run again dur­ experiences and of the Firemen's ing the last MFOW election, and Union is to be published in book Bennett, who was MFOW vice form shortly. president, was elected without op­ Like his predecessor, Bennett is position. known to be solidly anti-Commu­ It was under Malone's leader­ nist and also has a wide acquaint­ ship that the Firemen affiliated anceship among the other mem­ with the SIU of North America bers of the SIU Pacific District •I •-i': �SEAFARERS LOG^ Par* Four US Benefits MAXIMUM BENEFITi $81.40 per month WIDOWS 62 or over Up to $253 burial benefit • 1 1 1 1 WIDOWS Any Ago SICI Benefits $4,000 death benefit e , Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after tori rfoy Sea­ farer worked Seafarer's earned vocation pay Children eligible for scholarship MAXIMUM BENEFIT 1 $162.80 per month $4,000 death benefit Up to $255 burial benefit j 1 1 Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after last day Sea­ farer worked March 1. 1957 HAROLD T. ANDRIWS (OverMai), Dae. S—Chairman, P. Praialar;' Sacratary, R. Archar. New delegate elected. ;Shlp'a fund $8. Room to be apotted on aanltary. Need new atovc and electric mixer. Beef* to be taken to department delegates not topside. Messhall to be • kept clean. Return used cups to pantry. GRAIN SHIPPER (Grain Fleet), Dec. 15—Chairman, M. Houx; Secretary, J. Harty. Beef regarding launch service In Inchon, Korea—to be referred to patrolman. Ship's fund $12.50. Few hours disputed overtime. Foc'sles, showers and gaUey need painting. Patrolman to be advised of inadequate stores and slop chest. DOROTHY (Bull), Dec. 28—Chair­ man, R. Joy; Secretary, J, McNeely, Linen to be turned in. 24 hours no­ tice to be gfven when leaving ship. Seafarer's earned vacation poy 1 MAXIMUM BENEFITt $200 per month - 1 1 Family hospital, surgical benefit for 90 days after lost day Sea­ farer worked COALINGA HILLS (Fan-Atlantic Corp.), Dec. 31—Chairman, J. Grimes; Secretary, T. Jenkins. New delegate elected. Sldp's fund $35. Discussed overtime beef. Reports accepted. Need new washing machine. Delegate to talk with captain about firing oiler with cause. Seafarer's earned vcKotion pay Children eligible for'scholarship 1 An oversimplified digest of the features of the US Social Security set-up in the last LOG caused a stir in a dozen Social Security SS field offices from coast to coast last week, but things are set to rights here. Despite the impression in the LOG, Boxscore Revised widows under 62 with no children under 18 do not qualify for monthly Social Security benefits, although they.do get up to $255 in burial bene­ fits. Widows (any age) with children under 18 qualify for the monthly benefits plus the burial benefit. SIU welfare benefits (right hand column) apply in all cases, how­ ever. Readers are urged to save both items for an easy guide to these valuable benefits. Freeze Cards In Port Strikes NEW YORK—^Two rulings by the Seafarers Appeals Board last month shattered prece­ dent to protect the job rights of Seafarers in ports affected by a strike or tie-up that mate­ rially affects shipping. The action was taken on Persian Gulf shuttle. Simmons The Fort Bridget, along with the February 14, two days after said the delegates and crew on this Transcape (T A K), subsequently went under foreign flag. the outbreak of the longshore­ ship "did a bang-up SIU job." men's strike in North Atlantic ports. The strike ended last Fri­ day. Under the new rulings, a "freeze" on the dates of Seafarers'_5hipping cards in all strike-bound ports went into effect back to February 12, when the dock walkout began. The "freeze" applied until the end of the ten-day strike on February 22. SIU ports from Boston to Nor­ folk were involved. No Time Lost On Cards As a result, according to Assist­ ant Secretary - Treasurer Claude Simmons, Seafarers registered in the affected ports lost no time on their 90-day shipping cai'ds due to the strike. A Seafarer who had 20 days left on his card when the strike started still had 20 days left to ship on that card when the walkout ended. A companion decision applies the same principle to ship's crews laid off during the course of a strike. Under the SIU shipping rules, if a ship lays up and then calls for a crew again within ten days after lay-up, the original crewmen have preference for the jobs provided they are registered on the shipping list. The appeals board ruling now gives them preference on the jobs for ten days after the strike ends. Both ruUngs will also apply to any future tie-ups. They are the latest in a series of decisions by the appeals board clarifying and amending the Union's shipping rules. The ap­ peals board, composed equally of SIU and shipowner representatives. Is established under the employ­ ment clause in SIU agreements. Meanwhile, shipping was very alow here during the past period, Simmons pointed out, due to the coastwise dock strikfi-aSr,weU as the local tug strike. A total of 20 ships paid off, two signed on and 13 were in transit. Among the payoffs was the tanker Fort Bridget (US Petroleum), whose crew was repatriated by air from France after a year on the Question: The Maritime Administrator has predicted that ships of the future will all be submarines. Would you like to be a seaman under those circumstances? J. Carbone, AB: It wouldn't be David Doren, OS: I don't think bad in some respects bebause you I would care for it because I like fresh air too would avoid the much. I wouldn't storms and all relish the idea of the pitching and being cooped up rolling that goes in a submarine. with bad weather. I understand that But at the s?me in the Navy they time, I would like pay 50 .percent to get some fresh extra for sub­ air once in a marine duty and while and you if we ever get can't do that very merchant subs I imagine they well on a submarine ship. would pay extra too. 4 4, 4 ii> 4" Angelo Cinquemiano,MM: I would BUI stanion, MM: I'm afraid that not mind trying a ship like that. It there won't be any seamen at aU would be some­ because from thing out of the what I read these ordinary if it ships wUl be op­ ever comes about. erated by remote However, I do control from not think it will happen on a shore stations. Fortunately large scale. I though, it will be would be sur­ after my time, prised to see underwater ships and won't affect our present ship­ take over from our present-style ships. ping set-up. 4 4 4" Harry Cracknel!, MM: It doesn't make sense to me. I doubt if I will see anything like that In my life­ time so I'm not going to worry about it. It wiU be a long time before shipping will change so much to affect our present way of doing ship­ board work. 4 4 BIG BEND (Tankship), Dec. 30— Chairman, J, SwIderskI; Secretary, V. Ratcllff. TV set purchased. One man missed ship in N. O. Delayed sailing disputed. 16 hours disputed overtime. New delegate elected. No heat in messmen's foc-sles. Smoking to be con­ fined to designated areas only. Recre­ ation room to be kept clean. TV set to be donated to boil's club if ship lays up. man missed ship. Five hours disputed overtime. Report accept.ed. Shower drains plugged up. Sink needs repair­ ing in foc'slc. $4,000 death benefit Up to $255 buriol benefit ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan, 1— Chairman, J, Steele; Secretary, R, Klenast, Two men missed ship in Puer­ to Rico. Ship's fund $30. Repair lists to be submitted. Request different brand of coffee. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine meals and serv­ ice on holidays. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (Cities Service). Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Omelancxuk; Secretary, D, Wilson. One Children eligible for scholarship 1 Two or More 1 Children 1 Under 18 packed. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department. Repair list to b^ submitted, 4 Domlnlck Defeo, chief pump­ man: Well maybe it might happen someday but not whUe I'm still sailing so I don't have to worry about it. When the time comes it will be a prob­ lem to consider because it will change the way of running quite a bit from the kind of operation we have now. ; i /.» ' Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christ­ mas dinner. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Dee. 22— Chairman, M. Slmonettl; Secretary, M. Doherty. One member failed to Join ship in Yokohama. Ship's fund $12 and 200 Yen. Few hours disputed over­ time. New delegate elected. To have wooden bunks, built-in drawers and lockers in aU' rooms. When leaving ship crew to strip bunk and return linen. Turn •oS washing machine when through. Request more canned Juices and fruits, frozen vegetables, and fresh fruit. Need mattress and pillow covers. DEL ORO (Miss.), Sept. 2—Chairman, H. Mooney; Secretary, H. Gardes. Ship's fund $65.09. New delegate elect­ ed. Key to door on after deck to be given to messman at meal times. Dis­ cussion on locked doors during time of Kroo boys on board. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Dec. 23—Chairman, J. Zerels; Secretary, J. Morlson. One man hospitalized in Japan. Vote of thanks to steward for fine Job, good cooking. Delegate to ask captaiit for US eurrency in Chile, Repair list to be made up. IDEAL X (Pan-Atlentic), Dee. 2«— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, J. Atchison. Action to be taken on rusty water situation. Painting and sougeeing to be started. Need new washing machine for black gang. One man missed ship. Few hours disputed over­ time. Short one man. Report accepted. Vote of thanks for fine Xmaa dinner. Shower water tank needs flushing. JOHN C. WATERMAN (Waterman), Doe. 16—Chairman, S. Szants, Jr.; Secretary, R. Agular. Few members to be reported to patrolman for drunkeness. Few hours disputed overtime. Repair list to be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward departmient for fine cooperation. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nov. 17—Chairman, W. Brow; Secretary, H. Goley. Ship's fund $15.07. New dele­ gate elected. Blowers to be fixed in deck gang rooms. Mesa hall to be kept clean for preparation of holiday meals. ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Ship­ ping), Oct. 7—Chairman, W. Wandell: Secretary, J. Hannay. Ship's fund $30.90. Some disputed overtime. Heports accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. All beefs to be taken to dele­ gate between 8 AM and 6 PM unless considered serious. Movies to be shown on Sunday afternoon and al­ ternate nights. Vote of thanks to negotiating committee on new wags scale. Dec. 2—Chairman, L. Ames; Secre­ tary, J. Hannay. New messman aboard in Capetown, Engineers do­ ing carpenter's work. Ship's fund $20.50. Delayed saUing disputed. Re­ port accepted, Repair list submit­ ted. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for Thanksgiving dinner. Col­ lection for messman Injured in Duran. SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), Dec. 12—Chairman, A. Fedo; Secre­ tary, T. Constantln. Repair list has been submitted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Few hours - diisputed overtime. Reports accepted. Members to donate $1 toward ship's fund. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Nov. 10—Chairman, F. TImmrock; Secre­ tary, H. West. Secretary elected. Each member to donate $1 toward ship's fund—fund not to exceed $50. Blackboard to be placed in laundry. Library to be kept clean. ALCOA FURITAN (Alcoa), Dec. 24 —Chairman, L, Larkin; Secffetary, J. Byrne, Discussion on atoppers for crew's quarters; gangway watch; pas­ sageway doors to be kept closed while in port. Vote of thanks to ships dele­ gate. ALCOA RANGER (AlCOa), Dec. 29— Chairman, A. Carpenter; Secretary, F. Napoll. Bed* springs to be repaired or replaced. One man missed ship in Tampa; personal gear Inventoried and DEL RIO (Miss.), Dee, 23—Chairman, F. Davis; Secretary, B, Hussar, More stores to be put on African Run. Beef on ammonia tanks being carried on No. 4 hatch. Suggestion that they be carried only on No. 3 or No. 5 hatches. Laundry and washing machine to be kept clean. Kocoo boys not to be al­ lowed in crew's quarters. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Drytrans), Dee. 9—Chairman, $, Drury; Secretary, R. Simpson, Crew warned about foul­ ing up and missing watches. Return all soiled linen. Repair list turned In. Action taken on same. Request steam and water lines to be run together in washing machine. Need new alumi­ num agitator for washing machine. DEC. 30—Chairman, S. Drury; Sec­ retary, F. Fox, Request four launches to and from ship. Draw to be put out every five days. Repair Ust taken care of. FuU cooperation between all. de­ partments. Ship's fund S6. Locker doors to be repaired in messroora and foc'sles. Discussion on retiring pen­ sion for SIU members. Members asked to write to LOG for reaction on same. p. EDITH (Bull), Dec. 30—Chairman, Gvozdich; Secretary, J. Gavin. Steward missed ship. Ship sailed shorthanded. Steward to remain aboard to receive stores. Two men fouled up. To charge payment of delayed sailing to men responsible for non-payment by company due to fact that they were not aboard. IBERVILLE (Waterman), Dec. 29— Chairman, L. Meyers; Secretary, C. Ridge. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Ship's fund $19.35. Some disputed overtime. Short a bak­ er. Laundry to be kept ciean. Messball to be left clean. MAE (Bull), Dec. 29—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, C. Hosetter. Need gangway, present ladder very bad. Ship's fund $29.00. TV repaired. $12 in boat fund. Reports accepted. Air condition all SIU ships especially ones running to tropics. . MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), Sept. 23—Chairman, P. MeKreth; Secretary, E. Lambe. Received innerspring mattresses, awnings' and travelers checks. Six members missed ship in Singapore. Ship's fund 24,000 Yen. New deiegate elected. Washing machine to be. repaired; bathrooms to be painted and quarters sougeed. Gearfor men who missed ship wiil be put aboard in Singapore. Keep messroom clean. SEAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 25—Chair­ man, B. Schuitz; Secretary, F. Miller. Ship's fund $7.30. Overtime cut off be­ cause crew turned in subsistence. Report accepted. Salt water in fresh water lines. To be Investigated by patrolman. Check slop chest and post Itemized list of prices. Post Ust of port addresses. ROBIN TRENT (Robin), Dee. 30— Chairman, J, Straka; Secretary, M, Kamlnskl. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner and good food in general. SUZANNE (Bull), Dec. 22—Chair­ man, R. Lanoue; Secretary, G, Preta. Repair lists submitted. Ship's fund $2. Few hours disputed overtime. Rusty drinking water; to see patrolman about same. Vote of thanks to chief cook and galleymen for exceUcnt food, Messhall and laundry to be kept clean and payoff to-ljp sober and orderly, THE CABINS (Terminal), Jan. 2— Chairman, F, NIgro; Secretary, F, Nlgro. Ship to pay .off at Anchorage, Beef on division of overtime with watch standers and day men. Reports accepted. SANDCAPTAIN (Cons. Aggregates), Dec, 14—Chairman, W, Smith; Secre­ tary, E. Klingvall. Ship's fund $100. One man missed ship. Vote of thanks to delegate and steward department for Job weU done. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), Dec, 24—Chairman, W. Saltrez; Secretary, W, Saltrez, New delegate elected. Company to supply steward. day of arrival for loading stores. Stores Ust to be sent to steward. New feeding system not satisfactory. �-T •^• Pare l^e SEAFARERS LOG March 1. ItST Two More Bull Coal Ships Ready I SAVANNAH—^Two of the first four ships allocated to Bull Line for the coal run will crew up here this week, assuring good shipping for the current period. The John Kendall was due^ to take a crew today, and the taken care of, McAuley noted. James Bowdoin should crew About 100 hours of disputed de(*k End of longihoremen't strike, which tied up shipping in New York and other northeastern ports for 10 days, finds plenty of job action in headquarters hiring hall as ships start moving again. Ships Move As ILA Strike Ends Ships are moving again off the North Atlantic coast as a 10-day strike of the International Ijpngshoremen^ Association ended last Saturday morning. 45,000 longshoremen who had been out in New York and other ports from Maine to Virginia began to return to work. Meanwhile, however, ship­ -fBradley, in fact, had is­ was said to be the chief reason ping activities in New York President sued a back-to-work order during for its rejection. remained partially hampered the middle of the week, prior to There had also been consider­ by the continuing strike of the port's tugboat workers. The longshoremen's return end­ ed a six-month hassle over a new contract. It followed rank-and-file acceptance of the employers' offers in New York and other ports. In New York the ILA said that long­ shoremen ratified the contract by a vote of 6,829 to 4,017. Actual terms of the New York agreement had been worked out between the New York Shipping Association and the ILA. wage scale committee nearly a week before the men went back to work. ILA Industry wide wage patterns are being given up in the woolen and worsted industry by the Textile Workers Union of America. The union will negotiate on a companyby-company basis because there was no single company big enough to set the pace and because some operations are far more profitable than others. any vote by the men. That order backfired when em­ ployers and th^ ILA failed to reach agreements in Baltimore and Nor­ folk, Va. By Friday agreements in those ports were reached and Bradley issued a new back-to-work order effective Saturday morning. Meanwhile, expectations that the tugboat strike also would end failed to materialize as members of Local 333, United Marine Divi­ sion, National Maritime Union, re­ jected the six-year pact agreed to between the local's officers and the employers. The length of the pact A eitywide agreement has been signed between the city of Phila­ delphia and District Council 33, State, County and Municipal Em­ ployees, providing for exclusive bargaining rights for the union wherever it has a majority in a city department. Philadelphia is the first large city in the country to sign such an agreement. About 15,000 city, employees are involved i;. ^ a. exclusive of policemen, firemen A ten-year recognition contract and park guards. has been signed by virtually all 3> 3> major Miami Beach resort hoteis The US Supreme Court is ex­ with the Hotel and Restaurant Em­ pected to rule in the near future on ployees Union, ending a 21-month long strike. Some SO to 60 hotels whether states and towns have the are involved. The contract pro­ right to levy license fees on union vides for a succession of one-year organizers. Many towns in Georgia, agreements insuring the union ten Tennessee, Mississippi and Virginia years' recognition and a no-strike have passed such ordinances. The clause. Wages, hours, vacations test will be based on the Baxley, and other issues will be negotiated Ga., ordinance which calls for a license fee of $2,000 a year for shortly. each union organizer plus a $500 fee for each member signed up. "Beat the sales tax" is the cry $• $1 X of the Massachusetts labor move­ Supplemental unemployment ben­ ment. The State Federation of efit plans received a setback in Labor has voted $10,000 to be spent in an anti-sales tax campaign, with California when a Department of the state CIO also participating. Employment referee ruled that the The sales tax has been proposed payments cannot be used to supple­ by Governor Foster Furcolo, who ment state unemployment benefits. The referee said that such pay­ was elected with labor support. ments are, in effect, wages and 3^ should be deducted from unem­ In neighboring Connecticut, the ployment benefits, not added to Slate Unemployment Compensa­ them. A court appeal is being tion Commissioner has ruled planned by several unions in­ against paying jobless benefits to volved. ^ ^ a woman worker who quit under unusual circumstances. She resign­ Gary, Indiana, has bus service ed after three days at a factory again after a 98-day strike. The because the ,tone of her fellow- agreement provides for a nineworkers' conversation was occa­ certs hourly increase plus five sionally off-color. The Commis­ cents more in 1958. The Amalgam­ sioner ruled that tender ears were ated Motor Coach Employees LocaJ no reason for quitting. 517 signed the • corilract." able talk -on the waterfront that the longshoremen Would reject their pact. At least three big Man­ hattan ILA locals had opposed the agreement reached by the wage scale committee. The picture was further complicated on Thursday morning, just before the men were slated to vote on the ratification, by the appearance in Brooklyn and lower Manhattan of handbills urg­ ing the contract's rejection. The handbills, signed only by "rank and file ILA members," made a special Issue of the fact that the ILA agreement did not call for a common termination date with the longshoremen's contract on the West Coast. This lent cre­ dence to the belief that the hand­ bills were the work of either Harry Bridges, head of the West Coast longshore union, or of his east coast agent, Irving (Charles) Velson. • Bridges, who has been grinding the axe for a common termination date right along, arrived in New York several weeks ago and told newspaper reporters he was here "to protect my interests." He was still in New York at last report. The three-year contract approved by the longshoremen consists ba­ sically of two parts. One part calls for a "master contract" for all longshoremen from Portland, Me., to Hampton Roads, Va., on wages, hours and employer contributions for welfare and pension benefits. The second part calls for the set­ tlement of other contract issues, such as working conditions, vaca­ tions and paid holidays, on a port by port basis. The wage provisions call for a 32-cent-an-hour boost of which 18 cents is payable the first year and 7 cents the second and third years. All the contract provisions are re­ troactive to October 1. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent'from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. ' • < ' up Tuesday, once overhauling is completed. Bull Line already has four of its own Libertys, the An­ gelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Doro­ thy, on the coal run now. Two more ships from the reserve fleet will join the operation shortly. Shipping during the last period was better than usual, due to vis­ its by six in-transit ships, plua one payoff. Port Agent E. B. McAuley reported. The in-transits were the Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain New York (Seatrain); Robin Mowbray (Seas Shipping); Coeur d'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers); (Steel Surveyor (Isthmian), and the John C. Kendall (Bull), which came in with a riding crew. The lone payoff, - the Pacific Ocean (World Carriers), stirred some interest as she may have set something of a record in trans­ atlantic crossings. It took the ship 24 days to get from Antwerp, Bel­ gium, to Savannah, because the steering gear was fouled up most of the trip. Helmsman Back Aft She had to be steered from the aft steering station most of the time, even down to the end of the voyage. Coming up the Savannah River the ship still had the helms­ man back aft, which is a pretty rough situation for the pilot and all hands. This same ship arrived in pretty sad condition overall, as all quar­ ters needed painting and the gal­ ley stove was in bad shape. The galley also had plentiful supply of rainwater, since it rained in the galley every time it rained on deck. The area all around the gal­ ley stack was rusted out, 'but this and all other repairs are being Six Named Delegates To SlUNA As per recommendations adopted by the February 6 membership meeting, the six candidates nomi­ nated for the post of convention delegate have been declared elected to the six delegates' posts open. They will represent the SIU A&G District at the next SIU of North America convention open­ ing in San Francisco, March 25. The six candidates declared elected are: Marty Breithoff, A. S. Cardullo, Paul Hall, Earl Sheppard, Cal Tanner and Lindsey Wil­ liams. Had there been more than six candidates nominated, the proce­ dure called for the membership to choose from among the "nominees at a secret ballot vote scheduled for February 28 through March 6. However, the recommendations specified that if no more than six are nominated that they be de­ clared elected because there was no contest. Under the International Union's rules, the SIU A&G District is entitled to 15 votes and up to 15 delegates to the convention. The membership approved the secre­ tary - treasurer's recommendation that the 15 votes be divided among six delegates. department overtime was also col­ lected at the payoff. Besides the ships mentioned, the MV Dry Tortugas and MV Som­ brero Key were paid off for the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division. These are the deep sea tugs operated by TMT Trailer Fer­ ry for hauling converted LSTtrailer ships to the Islands. FMB Stops Subsidy $$ For Bonuses WASHINGTON — Based on a report issued by the Navy Depart­ ment, the Federal Maritime Board has decided to discontinue figuring bonus payments paid for war risk' shipping as part of operating sub­ sidy payments. The report stated that the De­ partment did not recognize any areas of the world as "danger areas" and that the US Navy was now operating on a peacetime status. The sections involved are the Formosan waters, the China coast, Saigon, and the eastern Mediter­ ranean. Under present maritime con­ tracts, seamen receive bonuses for sl.ipping in these waters. The Board has determined that pay­ ments for the east Mediterranean were ineligible as of 1956. ' Since the major Middie East troubles started late last year, this will com­ pletely eliminate any payments to subsidized operators to cover bo­ nuses in that area. Payment will no longer be made for any other area as of January 1, 1957. Present Pacts Unaffected Although this action by the FMB will not affect present maritime agreements of the SIU and other unions, it is felt that the loss of these payments by the Government to subsidized operators will have an effect on future contract nego­ tiations. The operators are sure te ask for an end to such bonuses. The Navy's statement indicates the possibility of peace feelers between the Chinese Communist government and the Nationalist government of Formosa. This infers a possible easing of relations between China and the US. Senator Theodore Francis Green, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was quoted by the "USNews & World Report" as stating on a national radio program that» "I think we should recognize Red China sooner or later." He later clarified this by stating that he did not mean immediate recognition as Red China has not yet purged itself of its aggression and stiU holds American prisoners. •v?j -J jd ' 'i �Tare Sis SEAFARERS LOG Marcli 1, 1957 San Juan Hall Readied Up to $260 a Year SAN JUAN—Seafarers are pitching in to help laundh a brand-new SIU hall in this island port by the end of March. The new site is only three doors down from the pres­ ent hajl at 51 Pelayo. —Much larger than the quar­ The hall is on the ground floor ters now occupied by the SIU, of the two-story Maritime Building the new hall at 101 Pelayo is being completely remodeled and refur­ nished to service the hundreds of SIU men who pass through Puerto Biean ports every week. A key fea­ ture is an illuminated shipping board, smaller but similar to the ones at headquarters and in Balti­ more. The hall will be fully air-condi­ tioned and will be easily able to accommodate meetings of 100 or more persons. Plans are being made to utilize an outdoor area of 1,200 square feet for meetings and recreational purposes by covering It over with a canopy. already occupied by the AFL-CIO International Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen (UTM). Free parking is available one block away. The hall will also be headquarters for the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Division on the Island. Seafarers have been assisting in all phases of the work since it be­ gan several weeks ago, according to Port Agent Sal Colls, although an outside contract building con­ tractor is doing the major over­ hauling job. The telephone num­ ber at the old hall, 2-5996, will probably be retained once the new hall is formally opened. '' Under the SIU Vacation Plan, every Seafarer who works at least 90 days a year can collect vacation pay. But few seamen enjoyed paid vacations until 195?, when the SIU plan went into effect. Here are some of the unique features of All of the following SIU families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Mary Ann Wagner, born January 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emil Wagner, Kittanning, Pa. Nathan Paul Silkowski, born January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John E. Silkowski, Westwego, La. Linda Carole Sullivaii, born January 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Stecial C. Sullivan, Mobile, Ala. Michael Rocco, born January 30, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Nicholas Rocco, Brooklyn, NY. Marixa Matos Velez, born Janu­ ary 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alberto M. Velez, New York, NY. Barbara Jean Carver, born Octo­ ber 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester J. Carver, Hammond, La. Mary Theresa Koppersmith, born November 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis E. Koppersmith, New Orleans, La. Helen Cecile Schmidt, born De­ cember 23, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hans Schmidt, New Orleans, La. Robert Earl Akridge, Born Janu­ ary 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie L. Akridge, Mobile, Ala. Caren Denise Faircloth, born January 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James L. Faircloth, Crichton, Ala. Carmen Victoria Alonso, born November 23,1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Manuel E. Figueroa, New York, NY. Edwardo Gatica, bom August 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rodolfo E. Gatica, La Marque, Tex. Daniel Arthur Patterson, born Januafy 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eddke A. Patterson, Selma, Ala. i; imm •m-mme-M.m-m i t m M e. M 9 fhe plan, which was the first of its kind in maritime: Mary Helen Canales, born De­ cember 12, 1956, to Seafai'er and Mrs. Serando J. Canales, New Or­ leans, La. Femado Gonzalez, bom January 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gilberto Ganzalez, Brooklyn, NY. Casper Keith McLemore, born January 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Casper McLemore, Mobile, Ala. Robert Terry Sanders, born February 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Union H. Sanders, Bay Minette, Ala. Ruby Wing, born January 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Yao Fang Wing, San Francisco, Calif. Mary Susan McNulty, born February 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bowman P. McNulty, Mobile, Ala. Leroy Andre Reed, born January 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ drew C. Reed, Hattiesburg,.Miss. Fredia Louis Eriksen, bom Janu­ ary 1-5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Edmund K. Eriksen, Savannah, Ga. Grace Marie Stanley, bom De­ cember 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. George R. Stanley, Ft. Lau­ derdale, Fla. Pablo Alberto Rodriguez Davila, born December 20, 1956, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. Israel Cruz, born January 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Luis Cruz, Brooklyn, NY. Michael Kim Johnson, bom De­ cember 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. James Woodrow Johnson, Wheeler, Mich. Ernest Bryant Davenport, bom November 29, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otis Davenport, Mobile, Ala. M 9 9 m.m.» 9^9 9 M,m «..« « •.•-n *.1^ I for Every Working 0 Seafarers can collect vacation pay in cash any time they can show 90 days' discharges. 0 No one has to quit a ship to collect vacation money. There are no compulsory vacations in the SIU. 0 Vacation pay is pro-rated. The more days worked, the bigger the benefit. You collect whether you work for one company or a dozen In a year. 0 Payments made within an hour at headquarters; in a day or two by airmail to the outports. THE SIU VACATION PLAN •, ii/Mu liUw.ii 'til., amij "MI-JI.'. <I.I iimiii iHii- t ' j i Mt-in'i ITV '"i | �- ' •'- •>%;.•• SEAFAREHS Laa Maro& 1. USf YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH vr-;^ paf« SevtM y'- •Only A Bosun's Mate, Anyway Seafarer's Gnide To Better Bnyin^ By Sidney Margolius High Incomes Duck Taxes Evidence is accumulating that the big tax bite on large incomes, popularly supposed to be 91 percent, is actually a myth perpetuated by Congress, and the reason Congress permits a slew of tax loopholes to continue despite frequent criticism of them, is to convince the pub­ lic that wealthy people carry the tax load. " In a number of articles in law journals and testimony before Con­ gress shortly before his death last year, Randolph E. Paul, a noted tax Expert and former General Counsel to the US Treasury, had pointed out that different kinds of tax rates on different types of income had eroded the progressive tax structure to the point that tax rates which appeared high actually were not. He stated that a wide range of loop­ holes, from special low rates on capital gains to special concessions for the oil and mining industries, made the effective tax on big incomes, not the 91 percent the public supposes it is, but often closer to 50 to 70 percent. For example, in 1953 the average effective tax rate for all taxpayers was about 27 percent, not much more than the lowest-bracket rate of 22 percent that year. Instead of the tax rate being highly pro­ gressive, as Congress vvould have us believe, it turns out that lowestbracket taxpayers shell out close t to the average tax rate for the us Navy harbor tug vainly attempts to nudge powerless Liberian freighter Chris H. back on country as a whole. course, after she ran out of fuel two days from Yokohama. Furthermore, Mr. Paul pointed out, the actual effective rate of in­ According to the dispatch, the Chris H man­ "YOKOSUKA, Japan, Jan. 4-The Li­ come tax for 1952 for taxpayers berian freighter Chris H. arrived in Yoko­ aged to use up 21 days' fuel and strand herself bet­ with incomes Over $100,000 was 53 ter than two days' steaming time from her destina­ percent, not 67 percent as it might hama at 10:00 yesterday morning after nearly tion or the distance normally covered in 12 days. appear from the Government's tax six days of tragedy-marked, on-again, off- At that rate she would be burning fuel almost 73 table. Mr. Paul himself, charged again towing by a total of four US Navy percent above her normal consumption, which that tajc rates over 70' percent ships ..." prompted one engineer to remark "that's an awful That's how an official US Navy report from the lot of 'bad weather'." "mean next t^ nothing and mis­ represent" to "liower-bracket tax­ Far East begins a description of how a bosun's mate Whatever the circumstances, the fact is tliat the payers "the size of the tax burden lost his life while Navy vessels struggled to rescue freighter started asking for help 450 miles from actually being imposed upon the a ship which managed to run out of fuel 450 miles from port. The ship involved, described as "Ameri­ Yokohama. No private tugs were available, so the high brackets." Us Navy base at Yokosuka was requested to aid. • •The AFL-CIO Research depart­ can-owned and manned by a Greek crew," is one The Navy obliged by sending the submarine res­ of the innumerable Libertys which have fled the ment has reported that various loopholes, erosions and legal eva­ American flag so as not to have to pay taxes to cue ship USS Coucal to the rescue. The Coucal sions in the laws cost the Federal support armies, navies or bosun's mates who might sighted the Chris H December 28 and started towing. government a total of nine billion be called on any time to get them out of trouble. The day after New Year's, bosun's mate R. I. dollars a year. 1,200-Barrel Surplus Miller was killed when the towing cable parted V. Henry Rothschild, a promi­ According to the Navy account, the Chris H left nent corporation lawyer, himself Norfolk November 8 with coal for Japan, passed and whiplashed across the deck of the Coucal. His has criticized the Internal Revenue Service for permitting tax-free through the canal and hit Honolulu December 4. body was knocked overboard and never recovered. executive dining rooms, personal use by company executives of com­ She "left the same day with enough fuel to reach Subsequently, two Navy harbor tugs and the fleet pany autos and planes, and the practice of deferring part of an execu­ Japan plus a 1,200-barrel surplus—enough for seven tug Apache pulled the disabled ship to port on tive's or businessman's pay until a year when his income is lower and extra days at sea. Continuous bad weather and very January 4. The whole operation took six days, four Navy ships and one man's life to rescue an Ameri­ the tax bite less painful. high winds forced her to burn her extra fuel until can-owned ship whose ownere, although they are Everybody but the wage-earners is getting into the tax avoidance the ship stopped completely Christmas Eve." Americans, refuse to fly the American flag or pay game. The American Bar Association has scheduled its next annual When queried on the subject, marine engineers a nickel in taxes to support that same Navy. meeting for New York and Loudon. The New York portion of the meet­ Of course, nationality doesn't count when a ship ing will take place July 14-16, and then the lawyers will travel to Loh- agreed that the 1,200 barrels should have been don to hold the rest of their meeting from July 24-30. Thus, right in more than ample for seven days steaming, estimat­ is in distress and the tradition is to assist it at all the vacation season the members of the bar will get a trip to New York ing Liberty ship consumption at between 140 and costs. But one wonders just the same (a) what the and then to Europe. The Treasury Department has refused to rule in 160 barrels daily. From Honolulu to Yokohama is cost of this operation was to the US taxpayer (b) advance on the tax deductibility of this "business trip." It will be in­ 3,400 miles which for a Libery ship is 14 days whether the owners sent regrets to the family of steaming time on the average. the bosun's mate. teresting to see if the lawyers can get this tax deduction. Until Congress eliminates all the special loopholes and concessions wage-earners in effect are barred from using the moderate-income fam­ ily needs to make sure it does not pay more tax than it legally should. There are several tax points people who work for a living ought to understand well: MOBILE—A new contract has been unanimously ratified between the SlU-affiliated Ma­ Sick Pay: Many wage-earners tend to overlook the fact that under some circumstances they don't have to pay Federal income tax on pay rine Allied Workers Division and the Mobile Ship Repair yards resulting in increased bene­ they get while sick, points out Charles D. Spencer, editor of the Em­ fits and wages. +— — ployee Benefit Plan Review. After the first week of an illness, you can Some of the highlights of contend that the completion of the hall to watch the celebration. The subtract from your taxable income up to $100 a week of pay received while sick. If you were hospitalized for at least one day, or your illness the contract are an increase of center and extension will make hall is directly in line with the was due to an injury even if it was not received while at work, you can twenty cents per hour for them equal to the finest in the parade route and will provide a comfortable position to enjoy the mechanics; a sliding scale of pay country. subtract up to $100 of pay received during the first week too. Seamen on the beach are eagerly fun. However, you cannot claim this sick pay exclusion if you file as your increases for the second and third The Mobile yard is bustling with return the "punch card" (Form 1040A), Mr. Spencer warns. You have class men, helpers and woi-kers; an looking forward to the annual to secure and use the long form. (Form 1040) even though the Internal additional holiday per year, and a Mardi Gras involving two weeks ship repair work including convei-Revenue Seiwice has mailed you the punch-card form. You deduct the reduction in the amount of hours of parades and general all round sion of a C-2 into a trailer-carrier excludable sick pay from your gross income on page 1 of Form 1040. necessary for a vacation. Port fun. Tanner invited all Seafarers for Pan-Atlantic Steamship Com­ Workmen's compensation, sickness insurance or damages you recover Agent Cal Tanner reports that and their families us.e the Union pany. for ah injury are wholly tax free and should not be included in your talks are continuing with the other MAW and HIWD companies. report of your taxable income. Elderly Dependents: The Internal Revenue Service has been check­ Shipping On Uptake ^ B A FT A ing (Jependency claims cloSely on the theory that recent increases in Shipping has increased some­ Social Security benefits may have made more older folks self sujiport- what with about seventy five men in'g. Understand that Social Security, railroad retirement, workmen's taking regular offshore jobs, and compensation, unemployment insurance, and compensation to veterans some 100 signing up for relief tow­ and their families, are not taxable income. However, such income is an ing jobs for both local and distant indication a dependent may be supporting himself. So be sure you are trips. Some of the ships reporting able to show that you still pay more than half an elderly dependent's in were the Raphael Semmes, support even though he has non-taxable income of his own. Hastings, Monarch of the Seas, One help along these lines, advises Sydney Prerau, editor of the Gateway City, LaSalle and Clai­ "J. K. Lasser's Your Income Tax" guide, is a recent ruling by the US borne (Waterman); Patriot, Corsair, Tax Court that a taxpayer could count the fair rental values of the Cavalier and Pennant (Alcoa); room his elderly parent occupied in his home, in deciding that he pro­ Steel Age and Steel Designer vided more than half the support. (Isthmian). Even if you don't provide more than half the support, and so can't Prospects of increased shipping take a partial dependent as an exemption on your return, you can still are seen for the future with the include in your medical deduction any medical expenses you pay for construction of an International him or her. Trade Center in Mobile and with If several people support a close relative, but none contrlbues more the completion of the extension than half the support, they can alternate In taking the exemption, as of the State Docks. Mobilians are ._.J Mobile MAW Wins Contract Gains PORTO'CALL &7S9ROOK.t>(fi. Indicated in the instructions you get with your tax forms. quite proud of their docks and • 12/6 B-WanOBE BAU7//V10«e '•ft �V/.. ••. \~7i .•,v-;55j;'fs''^-M,'5-;' J.V ragt Eiffht I •:.•• SEAPARERS16G '- . • * HareH 1, 1957 Scholarship Winner Takes Aim At Goal SIU : With six months of schooling under a 1956 SIU scholarship award already under his belt, Seafarer George Butenkoff has that long-hoped-for electrical engineering degree well w;ithin his sights. Now completing his second He still gets to play around boats a bit, on a limited scale year at Newark College of En­ through the school's "yacht club," gineering, ill Newark, NJ, Buten­ a sort of exchange deal worked but koff got in a year of school on his between a group of the students own before he won a $6,000 SIU and a club on City Island. The fledgling engineers turn to as scholarship last June. He was I'id- crewmen of the boats on weekends ing the Seatrain and holidays, and get a chance to Savannah at the tinker with motors, radio and navi­ time, earning gational equipment on brief cruises some of those up and down the coast. good SIU payoffs he had missed since he was drafted into the Army in 1953. He The camera seems to have an ill affect on Debra Ann spent two years Prodey, 2 (rigbt), but sister Cecilia Marie takes it in stride. Butenlcoff structor on har­ Dad is Jerome A. Prodey, now on the Steel Worker. bor craft.. This helped sharpen an Interest in marine electronics de­ veloped when he got a 3d mate's The oil company line-up has license and had to bone up on been cracked by the Sailors Union loran and radar techniques. of the Pacific on the pension issue. Butenkoff first Pegan sailing on The Standard Oil Company of deck in 1949 and was a shipboard California has agreed to contrib­ organizer in the successful Cities ute to the SUP pension program Service organizing drive. He's now at the rate of 53 cents a day, as married, living in nearby Jersey well as provide wage, overtime City, and has a daughter, Debbie, 1. and penalty increases. The new An <A' Student agreement is part of the SUP drive, Apparently making his way at to bring tankermen under the pro­ school without too much trouble, tection of the SUP freight-passen­ he's rolled up a string of A;S in ger pension program. practically every course and ci-edJ. " 4. 4 its his SIU experiences and the Canadian Seafarers expect a SEAFARERS LOG for getting him banner year in 1957, the SIU Can­ Making a joint debut, twins Elizabeth Margaret (left) and out of the dorarums in the others. adian District reports. Heavy Mary Veronica Maher were tots when this was taken. Their Understandably, his seagoing shipments of ore tonnage and father is Thomas F. Maher of New York City. and Union career, even at the age busy deep-sea shipping out of of 25, provides him with a I'ich Montreal are expected to boost the store of tales useful in making shipping picture. classroom speeches and for getting 4 4 4 those English themes out of the Opening of the Marine Cooks way. and Stewards training and recrea­ Engineers have to, learn tion center is expected this week. grammar and syntax before they can go on to building bridges and The training center will offer putting together electi onic gadgets, courses in basic food preparation, too. Butenkoff says his LOG sub­ food handling, preservation of per­ scription serves him well in this ishables, menu planning, efficient regard also, because there's always housekeeping and other items of something in each issue that he importance in the steward depart­ can put to good use in class. Next ment. In addition, the center in­ fall, he'll move on to the more spe­ cludes bridle trails, swimming and cialized engineering subjects he's other recreational facilities. really interested in. Betweentimes, 4 4 4 he works at a neighborhood gas Overwhelming approval has Cute threesome in home of Benjamin L. Freeman, Brockton, station Saturdays to help earn been voted by members of the some of the "c,\lras" that a grow­ Brotherhood of Marine Engineers • Mass., includes Michael, 2; Pamela Sue, 3, and "Bilges." the family pup, just three months. ing family needs, and is already for strike fund and organizing dickering to get a summer posi­ fund assessments. The assess­ tion with an engineering concern ments to maintain the BME's suc­ to build up some experience to­ cessful organizing program carried wards his specialty. by five to one. Anion^ Our Affiliates Angela, 3V2 Gregory, 5 Andre Carolyn, 7 Ronnie, ZVz |i:'. Camera's a hit with Arlene, 3 months, daughter of Woody Perkins. Wji?' II'.i ' I r.v • Mirta C. Lopez, is four. Dad is Genaro A. Lopez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico. 7U£ ^00 AAir> Bf^moRs AfP MBvJ remSIU CAFBTJEMS THE MEMBSRS WWf AIE/.T VMB YoOkBMTHEHALL. This curly-haired moppet is W. L..Brabham's jfaugh?; ter-Marie, in Yof ki SC* = Andry, 31/j, is the "baby" of Aubrey; Saley's. .four t girls iri Hattiesbiirg, Miss. ' • Bill Nuckols Jr., 10, rounds out, the roll of Billy Nuckols' young­ sters in Ansted. W.Va. I " "r j �March 1, 1987 SEAF-ARERS Pace NfaM LOG . . And Soma A/n'f Even Got An VntbrtHeV New Routes For Oil Would Bypass Suez 'WASHINGTON—Suez or no Suez, it looks like there are going to be spme new oil transportation routes opening up in the next couple of years. The "Wall Street Journal" northern Iraq into Turkey with its reports that major oil compa­ terminus at Iskendrun, now a nies are considering pipeline major terminal for US grain and Mass. Union Unif fights Sales Tax BOSTON—Governor Furcolo of Massachusetts spoke for thirty minutes toefore some 700 delegates of the Boston Central Labor Un­ ion, a persistent sales tax foe, in an eifort to convince them of the necessity of his proposed three percent sales levy.s It was the first time in the organization's 78-year history that a Massachusetts Gov­ ernor addressed them. Massachu­ setts labor is up in arms over the sales tax plan. Unions oppose sales tax levies •because they fall hardest on wageearners families with limited in­ comes. They urge a graduated state income tax based on the abil­ ity to pay instead. On the shipping front, the prior period's spurt of- activity has slowed down considerably with only two ships, the Winter Hill,and Bradford Island (Cities Service) 'paying off and signing on. The Steel Rover (Isthmian), Govern­ ment Camp (Cities Service) and Robin Locksley (Seas Shipping) passed through. Port Agent James Sheehan said that although the future looked uncertain, he expected more jobs with the settlement of the long­ shoremen's strike. Sheehan noted that Seafarers are warned as to violation of the "No Smoking" rules on the water­ front and on vessels. Captain V. F. Tyilacka, US Coast Guard, the Captain of the Port, has written recommendations to the Board of Fire Prevention Regulation, Bos­ ton, calling for stiffer penalties for violations to give the rules a great­ er effect. .The haste with which the nation's business groups are leaping, to the attack on the proposed broadening of'coverage under the Federal Minimum Wage Law assures another bitter fight in Congress on the issue. It has been proposed to extend today's meager $l-an-hour pay floor to more US workers. The figures vary, but it's likely at least a million American work­ ing men and women would be immediately affected. It's ironic-that the US, with a production output of over $400 billion a year, still has workers struggling to make ends meet on that kind of dough. The piety with which the business lobbies proclaim their concern about the "inflationary pressures" caused by adding another nickel or dime an hour to the wages of people outside the protection of the law might generate a little more en­ thusiasm if they showed the same indignation over constant­ ly rising prices. As it is, the dollar minimum is barely ade­ quate in this richest country in the world. -The least that can be done is to extend it without delay. i ^ i Coming and Ooiiig projects, all of which would by­ pass the canal and reduce or elimi­ nate the dependence of the tanker industry on the whims of Egypt's government. Construction of these new routes is being pushed by the US State Department, which has been anx­ ious to end a situation where So­ viet Russia, with the compliance of Egypt, could cut off oil to Western Europe. Opening Delayed As things stand now, there is little likelihood that the March 10 target date set by United Nations salvage experts for the opening of the canal on a limited basis can be met. Egypt is still holding up per­ mission for the removal of a key obstacle, the tug Edgar Bonnet, in apparent retaliation for the stale­ mate over the disposition of Israeli forces in Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba. Earlier, it had been hoped that ships of up to 10,000 tons would be able to use the waterway by March 10, and-all shipping by the end of May. The limited operation of the canal would still bar US shipping, however, since C-typcs and T-2s could not get through. The.delay means the date for full opei-ation will have to be advanced well into June. Normally, 1,200,000 barrels of oil pass daily through Suez, while 800,000 more barrels go through pipelines which pass through Syria. All but 300,000 barrels of the two million total is now shut off. Friendlier Countries The proposed new pipelines would ,tra Verse , nations more friendly to the west than Egy^)t and Syria. One would run from Seattle Shows No Slack-Off SEATTLE—Job activities con­ tinue on the increase in this port with no signs of a possible slack­ ening off. A total of 14 ships checked into port during the past period. The Ocean Joyce (Ocean Trans.), Fairport (Waterman), DeSoto and Iber­ ville (Pan-Atlantic) paid off, while the Ocean Joyce, Fairport, DeSoto, and Drytrans' Frederic C. Collin signed on. There were six ships in transit: Morning Light (Water­ man); Texmar, Marymar, Portmar (Calmar); Alice Brown (Bloomfield), and Frederic C. Collin. All were reported in good shape. The current situation in US maritime has all the aspects of a rabbit running on a treadmill. On the one hand, ship­ ping operators are still crying for additional dry cargo ton­ nage, Libertys and Victorys, from the Government. On the other side of the coin, the industry is rapidly losing much of the same Liberty and Victory tonnage to foreign flags. A sane and sober outside observer, watching the ships come and go, might be pardoned if he thought the industry is in somewhat of an addled state. Really though, the answer is simple. It's much more profitable to operate your own ships under foreign flag and then rent ships from the Government for additional needs LAKE CHARLES — Although that might arise. Seafarers can be sure of one thing. The rented ships will shipping was only fair in this area, be turned back the minute the boom deflates but the run­ there were jobs available on a vari­ ety of ships. away ships are gone for good. Agent Leroy..Clarke reports that ji ji Jobs 'Fair' In LK. Chas. there were a lot of men coming in from other ports due to the strikes, but many decided to stay on the beach and a few Class C men got The action by the Seafarers Appeals Board to protect. Sea­ a chance to ship out. farers' job rights during last month's dock strike and in fu­ There were no ships being' paid ture pprtwide disputes is an important gain for seamen on off or signed on. Ten ships were the beach. There is nothing so frustrating to a man on the in-transit, including the Cantigny, beach than to find the harbor shut down by an outside beef Government Camp, CS Miami, that cuts down his chance for a job before his shipping card Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Winter Hill, Bradford Island and CS Norfolk runs out. A rule applying a freeze on the o^ shipping cards (Cities Service)' and the Del Santos when another union's beef ties up k port benefits all hands: LMississippi). Shipping Freeze agricultural surplus shipment. It would carry abcut 500,000 barrels daily. Other lines would run from Basrah on the Persian Gulf to Iskendrun and handle 700,000 to 1,200,000 barrels a day. Pipelines from Iran, through Iraq and Tur­ key, are also being considered. Another, and more remote proj­ ect, is a pipeline from the head of the Red Sea through Israel to Haifa. Such a line would only be useful if Arab nations would per­ mit their oil to pass through Israel. The route to the head of the Red Sea could easily be blocked off by Egypt. If these pipelines are ever built, the Suez Canal would become a passage for dry cargo ships ex­ clusively and Iskendrun would be­ come' the world's biggest tanker port. Says Tanker Trip Nets $1 Million WASHINGTON—A top Justice Department official charged before a Senate investigating committee that some tanker operators are "making a million dollars a trip" on the Persian Gulf-to-Europe oil run. Victor Hansen, the head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Di­ vision, added that the program to supply oil to Europe shouid be re­ stricted as far as anti-trust laws go so that "extortionate prices" should not be charged. "I under­ stand that certain Greek owners are making a million dollars a trip," he said. Many of these tankers, of course, are ships that are running under the Liberian fiag and paying an AB $85 to $100 a month.; Other indications that the oil companies also are making a fast buck out of the Suez crisis was contained in testimony by the president of the Standard Oil Com­ pany of New Jersey (Esso). He said that the company's net profit should run about $100 million more in 1957 than the staggering $800 million earned in 1956. This, of course, does not include the profits of Esso's runaway-fiag sub­ sidiaries. Speak Out At SlU Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at the meeting —chairman, reading clerk and recording secretary. Your Un­ ion urges you to take an active part in meetings by taking these posts of service. And, of course, all members have the right to take the floor and express their opinions on any officer's report or issue un­ der discussion. Seafarers are urged to hit the deck at these meetings and let their ship­ mates know what's on their minds. -2 �iMarch 1, 1»5T SEAPAREnS IOC Paf* Tea- Health Center Gets Air Conditioning PINNMAK teslmin, Oct. tS—Chilr. man, I. earn*; Sacratarv, V. Menta. Raporti acoasitM. Naw traaaurar alactad. Minor baat in deck departmant. Membara ta ba properly attired In maaahalL:; Waahinf macblna to ba kept clean. IRINISTAR (taaa Supply), Dec. IV —Chairman, C. Green; Secretary, P. W. Jahnaan. Crew cautioned about cUarettea. Repair list to ba aubpiitted. Gear of two brothera deliv­ ered to Baltimore hall after belns checked. Shlp'a fund S10.20. New delegate elected. Recreation room to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to ateward department. Repaira to bemade in Rouen. Outsidera to ba kept off ship. LAKI GEORGE (USPC), Dae. IV— Chairman, G. Millar; Secretary, E. Bayne. No heat on port side two daya Justed. . Need mora milk, koolad* and chocolate lea cream. One hour delayed Balling. ALCOA PATRIOT (Aicoa), Dec. 11— Chairman, D. Knapp; Secretary, R. Bradley. One brother. ill, left ship. Repair lists turned in. Ship's fund $77.42. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. New delegate elected. TV to be repaired. Ship's rail aft to . be repaired. ANGELINA (Bull), Dec. 21 Chair­ man, J. Gallagher; Secretary, G. Wal­ ter. Ship's fund $16.59. New delegate elected. Bathrooms and showers to be painted. Laundry to be kept clean. Trash can to be emptied. Messroom tables to be repaired. Donations for ship's fund to be made at payoff. See captain about cigarettes. BEAUREGARD (Waterman), Dec. 21 —Chairman, E. D'Angelo; Secretary, L. Munna. Two members fired for fighting. 35 hours disputed overtime. Need new washing machine. Pantry key to be given to gangway watch. Vote of th.nnks to Stewart department for fine job. One member hospitalized. CAROLYN (Bull), Dec. 25—Chair­ man, J. Prats;. Secretary, A. Aragones. Report accepted. Ship's fund $32.00. One man paid off in P R due to ill­ ness. Two hours disputed sailing time. Laundry room to be kept clean. Radi­ ator valve in messhall to be repaired. Vole of thanks to stewart department for fine Christmas Dinner. Seafarer! viiiting first SlU health center will be comfortable summer and winter, thanki^^ air conditioning equipment shown hero being installed in building at 21st Street 3rd Avenue, one block from SlU headquarters. Renovations to buildtng are proceeding rapid­ ly and work is expected to be completed sometime this month. 4 New Ships Bid For Tourists Four new transatlantic ships are going into service this year, Sll of them tourist class ves­ sels and all of them under foreign flag. The four ships are the Statendam, which arrived i+c maiden mairipn voyage; vnvapp! the the new new Grinsholm last week on its Gripsholm for Swedish-American Line, the Empress of Englapd for Canadian ^ gory, reflecting the newest trends Pacific and the Sylvania for in shipping accomodations. As the SEAFARERS LOG Cunard Lines. The four ships have a combined passenger capacity of 3,710 berths. Of this total more than 80 percent, 8,086 berths in all, will be in the tourist class cate- rv Seafarers In Action One good thing about the stew­ ard doing his own cooking is that there is never any misunderstand­ ing over what the steward wants on the menu. Of course the work load is a little heavy what with preparing meals, checking stores, looking after lin­ ens, supervising the work of the department and so on. Aboard the Federal, one of the shuttle tankers running from the Far East to the Per­ sian Gulf, An­ Schiavone tonio Schiavone was stuck with the double job when the chief cook had to be hospitalized. Crewmembers show­ ed their appreciation by giving him a vote of thanks for perform­ ing both his own and the chief cook's duties in an excellent man­ ner. The role call of ace ship's dele­ gates this week is headed - by Brother Walter Kohut of the Longview Victory. Upon resigning, he was applauded for the "splendid work accomplish­ ed during his term as ship's delegate." Not to be outdone, the Ocean Eva got in its plug for Sea­ farer Adolph Ca­ pote. He did an "excellent "job," the crew report­ Capot* ed. Then on the Pan Oceanic Transporter, Marlon Beechinr. ship's delegate, rated a plug for « job well done. « pointed out in the February 1 is­ sue, American operators in this trade have been clinging to the outmoded three-class ship while the Europeans have been putting more and more ships In the serv­ ice designed to accomodate the tourist class passenger. As a re­ sult, foreign flag ships are carry­ ing an Increasingly heavy percent­ age of the passenger trade. The only American proposals for competing in this area have come from Arnold Bernstein, who is currently wrapping up plans to convert a Mariner ship for this service, and H. B. Cantor, a New York hotel man, who has proposed the construction of ^wo huge lowcost superliners capable of carry­ ing 5,000 passengers Pullmanstyle. Another ship scheduled for this service is the converted French liner. La Marseillaise. Formerly accomodating more first class than tourist class, the ship is being con­ verted to handle 900 tourists and 60 first-class passengers. It will be called the Arosa Sky and will fiy the Panamanian flag for its Swiss owners. Finally the French Line itself, one of the staunchest adherents of the three class sj'stem, has an­ nounced it will build a two-class ship which will be a replacement for the old Normandie, burned in World War II. The new ship will have 1,500 tourist class berths to 500 in first class. List Details In Cables To Union When" notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above informaiiO'i has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act M .promptly as possible..- - Train Alcoa Men in Fire Prevention An ambitious and thoroughgoing fire-prevention training program is in force aboard the passenger ship Alcoa Cavalier, ship's delegate E. J. Linch reports. The program in­ cludes instruction in fire preven­ tion, damage control, first aid and the use of fire-fighting equipment. Under the procedure begun in November, various shipboard in­ structors lecture on and demon­ strate fire-control techniques. The chief mate and bosun deal with general fire-fighting and damage control features, demonstrating the use of gas masks, flame safety lamps, steam-smothering and other equipment. Then the chief electri­ cian takes over to discuss preven­ tion and fighting of eiectrical fires. In the galley the chief cook dis­ cusses the causes and treatment of galley fires, acquainting all hands with the locations of switches, blowers, fire extinguish­ ers and other equipment. Safety Below Decks From there, the course proceeds into the engine room where the chief and first assistant discuss fire-fighting and safety in the en­ gine room and below-deck spaces. The proper procedures and use of equipment is explained in the en­ gine room, C02 room, emergency generator room, C02 control panel, fuel oil stops, engine room vent stops and other spaces. Escape Procedures Then there is a rundown on evacuation procedures for passen­ gers and crew. A chart has been prepared by the chief steward showing a guide to the various es­ capes and exits throughout the ship. Finally, the doctor winds up the instruction series with a lecture and demonstration on first aid techniques to be administered in emergencies. The program is part of the Joint union - industry safety set - ujj ^¥hich, ^ ,beqn, JnstallflS, "Aror erous SIU ships in recent months; while in dry dock. 16 boura over­ time on aama not paid for. Coast Guard damanda fira and boat drUl written on bulletin board. Some dis­ puted overtime. Ruaty water in tanka. TRANSCAPR (Pacific Watarwayi), Dec. V—Chairman, N. Vatklan; Secre­ tary, C. DIac. Baker moved into spare room. Iron purchased. Ship'a fund $7.90. One man missed ship in In­ donesia. Some disputed overtime. Re­ port accepted. New delegate elected. Need new ice box, new washing ma­ chine. mora fans. TEXMAR (Calmer), Dec. 21—Chair­ man, W. McArthuri Secretary, W. Soudar. Shlp'a fund $4.30. Report accepted. Repair list to be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans, Inc.),' Dac. IS—Chairman, E. Kunchlch; Sec­ retary, J. Lennon. Three men hospital! Ized. One man missed ship. Jury head and drinking water line to be rigged, for longshoremen. ' DCEAN ULLA (Ocean Trans.), no date; Chairman, R. Sanderlln; Secre-'^ tary, E. Kasnowsky. Members with transportation money due may collect it from the captain. Members advised to avoid being penalized by customs in Dunkerque, France. New reporter elected. Engineer's room to be paint- . ed. To install hot water' Une on washing machine. Discussion on clean­ ing of laundry room and recreation room. Procedure outlined for proper handling of washing machine. ROBIN GRAY (Sees), Dec. 17 — Chairmen, A. Montemarem; Secretary, F. Travis. New delegate elected. To have arrival pool of 66 (jhances at $1 each: winner to receive $40 and $20 to go to ship's fund. Laundry and tub to be left clean after using. Rotatlon system of cleaning explained. SBATRAIN GEORGIA (Sestraln), Dec. 21—Chairmen, W. Janes; Secre­ tary, A. Lambert. Ship's fund $16.96. Contract needs clariCcation. Clothea in fldley should be removed. Take better care of washing machine. MesshaU and deck gang foc'sles to be sougeed. Overtime to be submitted on time. Report back to ship one hour before sailing. Letter of thanks to Mr. Chapdelone for bringing ship in on Christmas. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Dec. 24—Chairman, J. Tanner; Secretary, D. Beard. Keys and locks to be is­ sued for foc'sles. Ship's fund $66.02. Report accepted. Request company to repair watertight doors and ports and ' furnish new washing machine.' Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner. More vari­ ety, such as hard boiled eggs sug.gested for night lunch. CHILORfl (Ore Nay.), Dac. U — Chglrman, W. Messenger; Secretary, SANTORE (Ore Nav.), Dec. 22 — Chairmen, J. McLaoghlln; Secretary, J. Abrams. Some repairs not made. Ship's fund $18.63. Report accepted. Cups to be returned to panb-y. Laun­ dry room to be kept clean. CATHERINE (Dry Trent), Nov. 17— Chairmen, J. Murphy; Secretary, C. Cellini. Ship's fund $3.40. One man missed ship In Norfolk. Discussion on men fouling up when in port. No one to take time off without proper authority, tVashing machine dnd laundry to be kept clean. Vote of thanks to cooks and baker for fine preparation of food and handling of bad stove. SEA CLOUD (Pegor), Dec. 2—Chair­ man, O. Gage; Secretary, A. Janes. New delegate elected. Spare room fixed up for cook-baker. Need lead­ ing brand of soap powdey as Swift's product contains caustic which can only be used for rough work clothes. Crew members request dinner bell be sounded at meal time. Steward to order brand name of soap powder. ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Nov. 11 — Chairman, W. Kumke; Sacretary, B, Kaufman. Keep ail doors closed in Korea except door to gangway. Dis­ cussion on purchases in Japan. SEAGARDEN (Peninsular), Dec. 14 —Chairman, M. Barton; Secretary, D. Meate. Messroom to be painted. One man hospitalized in Korea. 15 hours disputed overtime. Repairs com­ pleted. Neef! new washing machine. Mushrooms to be repaired in deck department rooms. DE SOTO (Waterman), Dec. 9 — Chairman, S. MalvSnan; Secretary, G. Braxton. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $20.22. Clothes not to be hung in fldley. Vote of thanks to steward department for excellent meals. Re­ pair list to be made up. Keys to be furnished for quarters. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), Nov. It—Chairman, T. McCarthy; Secre­ tary, J. Kennedy. Three men hospi­ talized. One man missed ship. Re­ quest to open slop chest same day as fire and boat drill. Messhall to be painted. Water faucet to be repaired. Water line to be put on deck for stevedores. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Dec. 24— Chairman, J. Polackl; Sacretary, L. Phillips. Ship's fund $30.00. Washing machine to be cleaned after using. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well done and fine Xmas dinner. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), Dec. 1< —Chairmen, P. Crcmpler; Secretary, L. .Gulllet. To check wiper's pay. One man logged. See patrolman about baker's overtime. Need new delegate. Hcptiiig, situation tq be taken , up with pa^olman. Air conditiiming te. be ad- T. Walston. Crew cautioned about drinking .while working. Repair list submitted. Report accepted. Recrea­ tion room and pantry to be kept clean at all times. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Dec. 27—Chairman, P. Patrick; Secre­ tary; F. Moran. Crew notified first quarter 1957 dues due. Laimdry room to be kept clean. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $45. Report ac­ cepted. Request two weeks supply of linen on hand. Need more cigarettes to last round trip. Vote of thanks for fine- Christmas dinner, decora­ tions. etc. ( SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), Dec. 30—Chairman, J. Chostain; Secretary, J. Allen. Ship's fund $78.60. Reports accepted. Repair list to.be submitted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Christmas dinner. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), Dec. 21— Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary, F. Kustura. New delegate elected. Need new chairs for recreation room; re­ pairs to be made. Discussion on con­ dition of hospital and repairs not taken care of; preparation of food. If not accomplished, will be referred to patrolman. WACOSTA (Waterman). Dec. 21— Chairman, T. Scott; Secretary, J. Ballday. Unable to secure fresh milJa in Japan. Ship's fund $6.25. . 86 hours disputed overtime. Need better sup­ ply of soap powder. Messhall and pantry to be cleaned at night. CATHERINE (Dry Trans), Dee. 9— Chairman, J. Murphy; Secretary, J. Smith. One member hospitalized' in France. Ship's fund $.75. Thanksgiv­ ing watch was disputed. To ho referred to patrolman. All hew mem­ bers to read agreement and constitu­ tion if they stay in the Union. Hot water line to be fixed for washing machine. New members warned about fouling up. Vote of thanks to steward department. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Dec. $ —Chairman, S. Andersen; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Ship's fund $6.36. $40 do­ nated to E. Tilley family. New dele­ gate elected. More cups to be put out. Natives to be kept out of quar­ ters wlUle ship is in port. ROBIN HOOD (Seat), Dec, 9—Chalr^ man, A. Brown; Secretary, A. McCullum. Food beef settled. Some dis­ puted overtime on delayed sailing. Mail service bad. Laumiry to be kept clean. OCEAN ROSE (Marine), Nov. 4 — Chelrmen, G. Belet; Secretary, P. Heuck. Recreation reom to be kept neat and clean. To take better care of washing machihs. �March 1, 1967 SEAFARERS r»g» Elerea LOG • ' i.-'-M •>"-M You : ' rSl • J «v-. - Thanks From Mrs. Lundeberg "I wish to offer my deep ap­ preciation to all of Harry's friends ashore and aboard ship around the world for the sympathy and kindness ex­ tended to me and our chil­ dren^ in our recent loss."— Mrs.r Ida Lundeberg. Shown above, are Alette, 6, and Gunnar, 9; at right, Erik, 2, children of the late SlUNA president and founder. Too MUCH Labor Fights Rash Of 'Right-To-Work' Biils Shipboard safety is a tricky business. That sacred American institu­ tion, the coffee break, is under fire from a doctor who says it's bad for your health. Writing in the magazine "Life and Health," Dr. J. DeWitt Fox, says the coffee break "blots out the danger signals and while your body is craving for rest, relaxation and a reclining position on a soft bed, you lash it relentlessly when you give it coffee." The implication is that instead of piling into the messhall for a cup of coffee and the latest scut­ tlebutt, Seafarers should tenderly deposit their bodies in their bunks and snooze for the 15 minutes cof­ fee time called for in the SIU con­ tract. Mayl^e the doctor's right but the bosun would sure have one heck of a time getting the gan^ back on the job. 4 «» states—Idaho, Indiana and Dela­ ware. New legislative threats have arisen too, in the form of proposed restrictions on picketing, strikes, and union political activity. In Indiana a test vote on a "wreck" law went overwhelmingly against labor in the state house of representatives, 62 to 28. A similar bill is pending in the state senate. Still another law would put the "wreck" law up for a statewide referendum next year. In Idaho, the situation was still In doubt as the state house voted 33 to 26 in favor of "wreck" legis­ lation. Delaware Protests Delaware "wreck" law backers attempted to rush the legislation through the Delaware house with­ out any public hearings, but strong protests stymied the move. On the brighter side. Governor Frank Clements of Tennessee called upon the state legislature tfl adopt legislation which would, in effect, repeal that state's "wreck" law on the books since 1947. The Colorado and Wyoming efforts of anti-labor groups to put "wreck" bills through as riders on civil rights measures were defeated by very large majorities. Further bad news for labor comes from South Carolina where several proposed amendments to the existing law would put strict limits on tlie right to strike and negotiate contracts. Also in Indi­ ana, as in Kansas and Ohio, there are bills which would severely re­ strict union political activity, while anti-picketing measures are being proposed in Iowa and Tennessee. The "right to work" movement has its foundation in the TaftHartley, law of 1947, which per­ mits the states^ to enact theirown restrictive labor laws. • You can never know too much about your job and ship be­ cause the little things often make the biggest dif­ A nationwide rash of "right to work" fights has broken out in numerous state legislatures. Trade unions and their sup­ porters have successfully bested right to work moves in 1Wyoming and Colorado, but face imminent passage of such legislation in three more Drink Coffee? Heaven Forbid! -# ference. Playing it safe is a 24-hour affair. The best way to meet emergencies is to know how to handle them in advance. Those who know their way around the ship can save precious minutes when seconds count. Fa­ miliarity with the location and operation of safety eguipment, cut-off valves and the like saves time later. Fire and boat drills are sometimes a "nui­ sance" but their worth iii developing experience and skills is unlimited. On the job, the best way will always be the safe way. Cutting corners in any job seldom pays off. Making haste is not life-saving and often invites unnecessary mishaps. Even "routine" tasks can get the best of you. The sea and the ships that sail them are full of sur­ prises.' Things go wrong under the best of con­ ditions. Accidents seldom happen on schedule. Safety is knowing what to do at all times ... on your job ... as well as when things go wrong. I i 1• • An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • '• I V. �Pace Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG Suggests Way To End Overseas Curio Hunts Family Act Seamen invariably are confronted with requests by friends, maiden aunts and third-cousins-twice-removed to bring back "something, just anything" from the Far East or some other romantic spot. Today, countless mantles, always liven up the conversation. sideboards (and attics) are There'll always be that bit about bulging with exotic treasures for which nobody has any use or which have no place in Renaissance-style decorating schemes. What you thought was a big favor precipi­ tates a family row, and they never miss an opportunity to let you know it. It seems they wanted something that's a cross between robin's egg blue and the oflshade of the pet­ als on the flow­ ered drapes in the living room, and you (you boob!) came home with an objet d'art that obviously aquamarine, and Zielinski "wouldn't do at all." At last, an unknown conspirator (probably some smart 'Frisco curio shop operator) has admirably stated the case against these overseas bric-a-brac expeditions. It's on a single pocket-size card, and can be whipped out at the first hint you're being propositioned to get a "genuwine Ming Dynasty spittoon" or "one of those darling little. Buddhas, about so big" on your next trip out. Even if a reading of the card doesn't squelch the request, it will "ingratitude" and how they never forget you at Christmas (you think you got a card from them in 1949) . . . and maybe more. • But you have to be firm, fellows, or you're done for. Otherwise, you'll be so contrite you'll need an extra set of luggage to cart home all the stuff you'll promise to get "next time" and the cycle will start all over again. »For the convenience of those who want to try and get out of the rat race, here's the text of one of these cards, sent in by T. Zielinski on the SS Alice Browii; One of many SlU father and son teams, John Morris, AB (left), and son S. G. Morris, wiper, are together on the Steel Maker, Re­ porter A. E. Auers supplied the photo. TO FRIENDS WHO WANT ME TO BRING SOMETHING FROM THE ORIENT HERE IS WHAT I HAVE TO GO THROUGH: (1) Use all the money I can beg, borrow and draw against my wages to pay for it. (2) Waste an hour to half a day finding what is wanted. (3) Drag it all over town with me during whatever time I have left ashore. (4) Worry over a suitable place to store it for the rest of the. trip. (5) Carry it all over the ship on the day of arrival. (6) Waste more hours passing through Customs. (7) Catry packages, chests or cases—plus my own luggage— to the end of the dock. (8) Get a car, truck or taxi to deliver it. (9) And then have friend say, "It isn't just what I wanted," or "It cost more than I thought it would," or "I could have done just as good right here in town." . , No thanks, folks. I can't buy anything for you! 'Sea-Spray' VA HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. L.A. Wesley Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Eddie Perry Virgil Coash Veikko PoUanen Cloise Coats Charles Adams Randolph RatcUff F. Regalado Serio M. DeSosa Atomane Elchuk EmUe Roussell James H. Seeds Charles Fetter William Singleton Warren Gammons Toefil Smigielski Arnie Glasscock Vlljo Sokero Leon Gordon Jay C. Steele Herbert Grant George A. Hill Curtis Stewart Lonnie R. Tickle George Jacobus Edward G. Knapp Dirk Visser Leo Lang James Ward Lawrence Wessels William Lawless William Wilson David McCoUum Stanley Wright Robert McLamore D. G. Zerrudo Gregory Morejon Jacob Zlmmer Michael Muzio Kenyon Parks USPHS HOSPITAL , SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orvllle E. Abrams Dan S. Munro Marcelo B. Belen Georglos SpUiotis Floyd W. Haydon Fred D. Stagner —by Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink "Man, these fonkefs dock way out In the sticks. ... Delegates Need Restraint, Too younger man who might need It worse than I do. I get good Social Security and saved what I made while sailing so now I am okay and can get by comfortably. All I ask is just to visit the hall and meet old shipmates and shooi the breeze with them. George Peterson To the Editor: I'd like to call the attention of the membership to problems we've run into on our last two ships. On both of them we had ship's delegates who were try­ ing to tell the skipper how to t 4. run the ship. These fellows would go up to the skipper and demand things from him which were not with­ in their authority as delegates— To the Editor; like getting time off, getting I receive the LOG regularly and certainly am glad, as it keeps me abreast of the pro­ gress and achievements of the SIU and my many friends there­ in. I was very glad to see the LOG put, forward the true facts concerning the self-insured wel­ fare set-up after they were dis­ torted and contorted by Joe All letters to the editor for Curran. publication in the SEAFAR­ His version holds little water, ERS LOG must be signed however, as long as you give out by the writer. Names will the truth by way of the LOG. be withheld upon request. Ti-uer words were never spoken than "SIU — Solidity Insures more OT for the deck gang and Us." Let Curran try that for so on. size. They would also run up to the VniUam I. Perry skipper with personal beefs and all kinds of minor complaints, which should be settled without going topside. Now that's not the job of the delegate as I see it. The way 1 To The Editor: understand it, he is supposed to This is to advise you that I keep track of any contract vio­ get out of drydock on March lations and call the same to the 15 and will be discharged at officers' attention to get them that time. remedied if he can. He is also Besides myself, several sea­ supposed to try to keep things men here have been made very running smoothly between of­ happy seeing the LOG comhig ficers and crew. in bi-weekly, and have been If the officers don't cooper­ kept up to date on scuttlebutt. ate, then it's up to the delegate In fact, two or three of the to call the beefs to the atten­ NMU boys have had their «yes tion of the patrolman. But this opened and will ship out as SIU business of demanding that the men in the future rather than skipper do favors which are not return there. part of our agreement actually They know the SIU is doing harms the Union and the crew a great job, and the LOG has by producing unnecessary fric- kept us aware of the good fight Self-Insurance Facts Acclaimed SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Ebbie Markin Boy W. BeU Joseph Minoglio Alfred Boken William Pendleton Dan Cherry Harry G. Reynolds Victor B. Cooper William E. Roberts Adron Cox Milton O. Shephard Thomas D. Dailey Joseph Snyder Dan Gentry Juan P. Taboada Gorman T. Glaze John R. Webb Edward Huizenga Ralph Youtzy Herman Kemp Max C. Marcus MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Glendyn L. Brooks Charles Dw.ver Clarence Crevier Chas. R. Robinson USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS George Brady Joseph J. Johnson Emile Degen Jacob C. Lakw.vk Joseph Harmanson Warren W. Smith USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner William R. Rudd Buren D. ElUott WUliam R. Snyder March 1, 1957 USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Glen Adams H. Lanier William E. Hall Jimmie Littleton Clyde Hiers USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso Warren Reck John J. Cook Jose Ricamonta N. B. Edrington Adolfo Rodriguez Fred Fredrickson Jose Rodriguez Estell Godfrey Stanley C. Scott John Gonzalez James Sealey Ralph Hayes Andrew J. Snider Alfred Kaju Richard Suttle Paul Kronbergs ... John B. Tierney Salvatore Legayada B. Tingley John Michlek Luis Torres Robert Porker Hayward Veal Joseph Quartarado Daniel Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Bobby L. MesseraU J. Brown Juan MoJIca Dargan O. Coker James C. Powell Charlie A. Gedra Cristo Prasso E, A, Hancock D, D. Smith Leslie Johnston Ralph H. Watkins Wm. McLaughlin James E. WUllford • USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Morris J. Black John C. Palmer B. F. Deiblcr Rosendo Serrano Siegfried Gnittke USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Archibald McGuigan Eladio Aris Michael Machusky Fortunato Bacomo Benjamin J. Martin Frank T. Campbell Albert MartinelU Harry J. Cronin Vic Milazzo John J. Drlscoll W. P. OT>ea Robert E. Gilbert James M.' Quinn WUllam Gunether George E. Renal* Bart E. Guranick G. E. Shumaker Howard Hailcy Kevin B. Skelly Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Billy R. Hill Stanley F. Sokol Thomas Isakscn Micfael Toth Ira H. Kilgore Karl Treimann Ludwig Kristianscn Hgrry S. Tuttle Frank J. Kubek Fred West Frederick Landry Virgil E. Wilmoth Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claud* F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITOHIUM HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY E. T. Cunningham Letters To The Editor Hails LOG NWIS Of Union Gains emies of the officers. half of the working man. Being super-militant outside Thanks again for the paper, of what the contract calls for and good luck to all. isn't any more help than letting Hoyt W. McCormick everything go hang. Nick Wuchina SIU Cheers 'Em 'Down Under' Lundeberg \oss A Deep Shock To the Editor: The crew aboard the Azalea City was more than shocked upon learning of the sudden death of Harry Lundeberg, president of the SIU of North America. All hands extend their deep­ est sympathy to his loved ones. Sailors everywhere share their loss. Duska "Spider" Korolia 4" it To the Editor: I must thank you and your members for myself and the crew of this ship for printing such a great shipping paper and for all the struggles you have won. There is a rush for the paper as soon as I finish with it. Then it gets passed back to me and I send it on to my brother's, ship so it can be read on there. Thanks once again and keep up the good work. William D. Bosun To the Editor: MV Merino Since I am landlocked here in Sydney, Australia Germany as an unwilling mem­ M* 4) ber of the US Army, I have a request to make of you. I find my thoughts continu­ ally turning back to the four happy and prosperous years I To the Editor: Please thank Joe Algina for spent as a Seafarer, prior to my his recent letter. I sure dp ap­ being caught in th^ draft. As preciate the things that the 3IU I would like to keep in touch has done for me and all seamen with the progress of the Union, in her ranks, and now you ^re please ppt me on the LOG mail­ still looking after me more than ing list. I would greatly ap­ three years after my retirement. preciate it. Mail from any for­ I want to thank you all for it. mer shipmates is also welcome, PFC Theodore Sambroski This certainly makes one feel US 51-367-919 he is not jiist cast aside. However, I am no longer HQ & HQ Btry8th Div. AM'y. APO 111, NY, NY physically fit to take a job and (Ed. note: Your name has I also feel that as long as I get enough to live on I should not been added to the LOG mailing work after 65. That would be list. Copies of the LOG mil be faking ajyay^^.job..from some forwarded to you regularly.) Asks For LOG To Follow News Oldtimer Is Getting By OK �iiimmi Mureh 1. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG PORTMAR (Calmar), Jan. 1—Chair­ man, P. Votto; Saeratary, D. Charry. Four men hospiiaiized. Shlp'a .fund tl.M. Shma dtaputed overtime. Crew foc'sla to ba painted out on trip to west coast. •MILIA (Bull), Dec. 28—Chairman, f. Condzar; Secretary, N. Remlay. Crew members to turn in all extra Unen. Started new ship's fund. STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Nov. 2(—Chairman, J. Santos; Secretary, A. Harrington. Ship's fund S11.40. To enlarge ship's fund. Library to be kept cleaner. ROBIN DONCASTER (Seas), Dec. 21 —Chairman, T. Tooma; Secretary, D. Oemalnar. Discussion on animal feed­ ing. Softball equipment aboard. Mo­ tion to donate SO cents to fund for packages to men in hospitals. Six about drinUns water. Vote of thanks to steward department. Pac* TUMeeH Round The Globe With Seafarers... KENMAR XCahnar), Jan. S—Chair­ man, J. Marshall; Secretary, J. Wil­ liams. Report accepted. Need ' new coffee urn. Coffee cups and linen to be returned. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Jan. 2— Chairman, L. Bruce; Saeratary, P. Van Dusan. Steward left ship due to illness at home. One man missed ship. Second cook left ship due to Illness. Ship's fund S45.80. New dele­ gate and treasurer elected. Need new washing machine. Suggestion to change brand of coffee. Rotate clean­ ing of laundry room. Man who burned mattress requests receipt for new one he purchased. S20 missing from lock­ er. Pantry to be kept clean. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), Jan. 12 —Chairman, J. King; Secretary, (none). Repair lists made up and submitted. All overtime beefs to be cleared up before payoff. Members warned about drunkeness. Ship's fund $9. 30 hours disputed. 14 hours overtime delayed sailing disputed. 69 hours disputed, mostly home port and delayed sailing. Reports accepted. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Seat), Dec. 14— Chairman, M. sterna; Secretary, R. ' Charroln. Ship's fund $1. One man failed to Join ship in Florida. Will get replacement In Cape Town. SA. Keep noise down In passageway. Take better care of washing machine. Do not tamper with regulator on ice box. See delegate for all business and beefs topsida. gift packages left over from last trip. Need emergency Ught in engine room. No one to use ship's laundry after 6 PM or before 8 AM. Washing machine and sinks to be kept clean. Request extra ice after supper. Elec­ trician will show movies. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dae. 22—Chairman, W. Brown; Secretary/ AMES VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Dec. 27—Chairman, H. Duciox; Secre­ tary, W. Noma. Contacted agent about water cooler. Discussion about performing on board. One man hos­ pitalized: one man paid off in Frisco. Some disputed overtime. Two new men shipped. Negotiating committee be instructed to add words "in all continental US ports" to sailing board time clause. Take better care of washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas party and excellent Christmas day dinner. H. Ooley. One man hospitalized. Re­ quest no Aring of firecrackers in after quarters. Ship's fund $11.67. Some disputed overtime. Need fairIVY (Orion),' Jan. 12—Chairman, R. leads for line handling crew. One . Elliott; Secretary, O. Kaynor. One man in hospital. One man missed man hospitalized in Holland and one ship in Yokohama. Water tanks to in the Azores. Headquarters notified. be cleaned. Blowers to be fixed in Few hours disputed overtime. Bilge after quarters. Ship should be fumi­ keels to be replaced. Tanks leak for­ gated. ward and aft. Quarters mixed up: patrolman to straighten out. Ship to CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Dae. be fumigated for roaches. To start 2—Chairman, P. Whitlaw; Secretary, ship's fund. F. Alrey. New washing machine put BALTORE (Ore), Jan. 4—Chairman, aboard. Crew to conserve water as supply is limited until arrival in Yo­ R. Cook; Secretary, M. Rechlion. Ship's fund $5.50. Report accepted. Dis­ kohama. Ship's fund $21.60. cussed American Coal Company beef. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jen.. S—Chairman, J. Turner; Secretary, D. Beard. Ship's fund $66.02. Patrolman to inspect safety conditions in aft pumproom and watertight doors in after house. Leaking foa'sles. Wash water rusty. Food unsatisfactory. Variety of menus requested. 'OCEAN ROSE (Ocean Trans), Jan. 2 —Chairman, C. Bales; Secretary, F. Houck. Discussion on launch service and meal allowance. FORT BRIDGER (USPC), Dec. 23— Chairman, H. Menz. Ship's fund $10.20. Each member to donate $1 for pur­ chasing new books. Letter sent to headquarters regarding one crew member. Discussion on books for library. Bosun to act as ship's Ubiurian. DEL VIENTO (MISS.), Dec. 2$ — Chairman, M. Rossi; Secretary, P. Plasclk. Ship's fund $27.43. Laundry room to be kept clean at all times. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Dee. 2— Chairman, D. Butts; Secretary, R. Motlka. Repair list to be submitted. Ship's fund $38. Some disputed OT. One theft aboard ship. Discussion on repair list. Request new brand of coffee. More cooperation urged in laundry room. Crew warned of im­ proper laundry done in Mobile. Jan. 2—Chairman, L. Bruce; Secre­ tary, F. Van Dusen. Cook left ship due to illness at home. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $45.89. New delegate and treasurer elected. Need new washing machine. Suggestion to change brands of coffee: rotate clean­ ing laundry room. $20 missing from DM's locker. Cooperation urged to keep pantry cleaii. DEL MONTE (Miss.), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, W. Kavitt; Secretary, J. PIcou. Captain refuses to buy fresh vege­ tables. Ship's fund $75. Few hours disputed overtime. To purchase $20 worth of books from ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Quar­ ters to be kept clean. Suggest chang­ ing brand of coffee and pork sausages. QUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Scatrade), Jan. 4—Chairman, G. Arnett. Captain to pay expense account in Guanv in US money. Captain sent for SlUr MARORE (Ore), Dee. 30—Chairman, steward. Discussion food. Request M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Fecko. No inspection. hot water for five days due to repairs of burned- out heater. One man left STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), in Chile due to hriui-y. Telegram sent Jan. 4—Chairman, A. Anderson; Sec­ to NY regarding stranded crew mem­ retary, G. Bryan. Steward department ber. Reports accepted. New treas­ repairs being taken care of. Washing urer elected. machine to be repaired or renewed. MASSMAR (Calmer), Dec. 13—Chair­ ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), Jan. 10 man, H. Schwartz; Secretary, D. —Chairman, 6. LIverman; Secretary, Johnston. New delegate elected. Re- T. Moller. $30 collected for flqwera pair list submitted. Messroom to be lent to mother of second mate. De­ locked and key left at gangway, due layed sailing beef. Ekigine department to loss of items. callback. Money held by delegate to be turned over to steward for pur­ BIENVILLE (Waterman), Jan. 1— chase of iron. Chairman, O. Suarez; Secretary, F. Alvarez. Ship's fund $34.16. Repairs STEEL FABRICATOR (Isthmian), completed. New delegate elected. One Jan. 4—Chairman, W. Stockman; Sec­ general meeting to be held every 21 retary, D. Dickinson. Repair list days. See agent at payoff about dis­ turned in. Reports accepted. Few pute between chief cook and 3nd hours disputed OT. To see patrolman cook. T Burly Enjoying a little sunshine on a Far East trip (abo're, left), Seafare.s on the Ames Victory catch a breather on deck. M. T. Little sent in the photo. At top, right, some of the gal­ ley gang on the Monarch of the Seas pose for a tintype by Forrest C. King. Pic­ tured (I tor) are T. Kennon, NCB; W. W. Gatewood. chief cook; Charley E. Stringfellow, steward and C.' A. Crabtree, crew pan­ tryman. Representing the Bienville (right) are chief cook Martin, steward Stringfellow (bending) and the 2nd cook. It looks like they're cooking up some­ thing special. Charles Burns, took the photo. Above, veteran steward "Tiny" Phillips (left) shepherds his gang on deckior a picture by a passenger on the Alcoa Pegasus. With Phillips (I to r) are Culp, 3rd cook; Howell, saloon MM; Gympaya, chief cook; Riviera, 2nd cook, and Stephens, galleyman. The rear view at left belongs to Charlie Bramble, AB, who's wrestling with Luke Easter, OS, to try and bring a new washing machine aboard the Calmar in Seattle. Photo by M. Saliva, AB. By Bernard Seaman �P«f« Foorteea SEAFARERS LOG Former Giant Meets The Cavaliers Miroh 1. 1957- NO Editorial Makes Sense "Pappy" McKeon, the BR, and the men in the deck departirient who did everything they could for me. Also to "Big'? Chance who sent my gear home for me. They all showed the true meaning of Brotherhood of the Sea. Star Wells To the Editor: There, was a very good editor, ial on "Shipping and Subsidies^' In one of the New Orleans pa­ pers recently that really made s.ehse. The writer explained why a 4 4 4 US merchant fleet was.so im­ portant and, why the subsidy program was necessary to keep it operating. To the Editor: He also pointed out that the -We have just returned from cost of subsidies for US shipanother trip to the Far East for Waterman. The crew wishes to express its appreciation to the relief 2nd mate, James Murphy, for issuing daily navigation re­ ports which kept all of us in­ formed on everything'from the speed and temperature to the distance from our destination. Thanks aiso to the 2nd assist­ ant engineer, Joseph Wells, who All letters to the editor for served one voyage as relief 1st publication in the SEAFAR­ assistant and then as ffelief ERS LOG must be signed CofFeetime on the Alcoa Cavalier provided chance for a friendly gef-fogether between SlU •chief. We would like to say by the writer. Names will crewmen and former NY Giants baseball manager Bill Terry (seated, 3rd from right) during the "well done" to Wells both as an be withheld upon request. last trip out. A large gang gathered around for the occasion. Terry Is naw head of the class engineer and as an administra­ A South-Atlantic (Sally) League, which has teams in several port cities familiar to Seafarers. tor. His cooperation and rela­ ping wasn't so high after all and tions with the crew were tops. Bill Marlon submitted the picture. that these expenses are "some­ We wish we had more men like thing we face and will have to him to work for, and to work continue to face. with us. "Whatever the costs and He's quite a different person wages, the country must keep a from the regular 1st. assistant, Seafarers on the Rayvah of­ capable merchant marine in or­ an individual who's named Wil­ fer a word of caution to crews der to maintain its security and liamson, whose only engineering visiting Le Havre, France, esbe sure that our goods will "Service" is the key word in the name of the SlU-mannedl move across the seas without ability amounted to hard-timing peciaily in connection with lo­ the wipers and telling the elec­ cal nightspots. Steward John supertanker Cities Service Baltimore, at least so far as the| discrimination in their handling. trician there was a light bulb McElroy said a couple of ship­ crew of the Navy tanker Mission Soledad is concerned. Its indispensability, however, out. He did this whenever more mates were given a bad time at emphasizes rather than reduces, important work was pressing, The Baltimore's SIU crew-* the Radar Club or Americaine and officers came in for high unless you happen to be an Aram- the merchant marine's responsi­ apparently to cover up for his Bar. "Two were jailed briefly praise from the Sailors Union co stockholder and like to see howl bility for always striving for ef­ own lack of knowledge in his when they refused to pay a gang on the Mission Soledad "for money is made; fectiveness and efficiency." job. padded bill and were released making our last stop in Ras Tanura Ali of this makes a- lot of "At the ~time we were there,' We hope we may have the op­ only when they anted-up for a lot more pleasant than it ordi­ steward Eimer Shifflett pointed! sense, I feel, and it's nice to see portunity to sail with men like drinks they never had and paid narily would have been." out, "the local club was closed and! the papers trying to make Murphy and Wells more often. a fine in addition. Prices in there wasn't even a chance to see things plain for the public. I'm Sylvester Zygarowski Favors Make Difference these clipjoints are "special for Ship's delegate a movie or buy a coke." This about! a native of New Orieans and Small favors make a big differ­ Americans,' for instance 650 sums up the range of amusements have been shipping out of here (Ed. note: The name of the francs for a single shot of bar ence in the Persian Gulf area, at Ras Tanura even in the best of| on SIU ships since 1940 as a Waterman ship involved was where the usually scorching heat cognac and a glass of Coca baker and in other steward de­ not given.) times anyway. Cola." The customary exchange combines with limited opportuni­ partment ratings. Baltimore Was There ties for relaxation to make any 4 4 4 is 350 francs to the dollar. I receive the SEAFARERS "Fortunately for us, the Balti-| stay there less than desirableLOG at my home and am very more was tied up across the piei and they really put out the wel-| gratefui that we have such a LOG-A-RHYTHM: come mat. They were showingi fine paper in our Union. My To the Editor: movies on there, and sent acrossl wife enjoys reading it, too. I would like to offer my grati­ Edward R. Buckley an invitation for us to join them, tude and thanks to the members 4 4. which we did almost to a man.I of the SIU for the assistance of They went to considerable trouble the Welfare Plan while our son By M. DwVer to set up the projector and screen, was in the hospital for an emer­ and to furnish enough chairs to| gency appendectomy. To the Editor: accommodate both crews, and thej Men love me with a burning pas­ I am the sea, Thanks also to Marty BreithJust a line to let you know did everything they possibly could| sion. Jealous, that your roving reporter has off in San Francisco for his to make us all comfortable. Yet curse me in a single breath; courtesy and help in this matter Cruel mistress of all who sail, "We would like Captain Hunter,! tired of the warm sunshine, and although words alone seem so Once they fall under my spell Or will sail forevermore. has taken to the cold, cold the officers and crew of the Citiesl There is no escape. little appreciation for the kind­ Service Baltimore to know that the north. Last week I arrived in Balti­ ness and assistance we received. gesture was a generous one, and! Editor, Women, powerless against me more and put up at the Nor­ Thank you ail again. greatly appreciated. Wherever they] Mrs. Herbert P. Knowles Hate me bitterly. SEAFARERS LOG. are now, we wish these brother] wegian Seamen's House. A guy Though I am also kind couidn't ask for a nicer spot to 4 4 4 seamen happy sailing," Shifflett] 675 Fourth Ave., Despite my cruelty. added. The Mission Soiedad is al stay. They have nice clean Brooklyn 32, NY And have given much Navy tanker operated by the SUP-| rooms, serve fine meals and have spacious grounds. There's To all mankind. contracted Joshua Hendy Corp. I would like to receive the a nice reading room and recrea­ Td the Editor: SEAFARERS LOG — please To those jvho sail tion area with TV, and plenty of Miss Mary Ellen Hegarty ask­ parking space outside so you ed me to write to you and thank I bring adventure in many lands. 3ut my name on your mailing don't have to worry about feed­ the SIU for the check she re­ homeless, a refuge, ist. (Print Information) ToI the ing meters all day. make the weak strong again ceived from your organization The place is just five minutes upon the death of her brother, And build new faith in the from the SIU hall. I stopped John Bonner Hegarty. NAME despondent. there while I went to the presi­ I wish I could give you a true dential inauguration in the na­ picture of the joy and happiness Men have sworn to cast me aside. tion's capital, but I don't like to this money will bring to this Yet they cannot; stay in Washington. That is one family. There are three sisters Once caressed by my salt-spray STREET ADDRESS city that is realiy crowded In the family, who make their upon their lips, around holiday time. I have but to call. living by sewing. Since their The festive ceremonies and brother was an invalid in their And they return. gay holiday mood of Washing­ home for several years, they in­ CITY . ...ZONE, ton certainly can capture the curred many debts. Now this Those who sink beneath the waves heart of every American. A money will enable them to free I welcome too, unth open arms. STATE realiy good time was had by all. themselves of this burden, Long shall they sleep Harold G, Horowitz which is always so much more TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you With seaweed in their hair. 4 ' 4 4 ara an old subscriber and have a Knowing contentment— difficult on older people. change of address, please give your They are really a wonderful That only I can assure. fornner address below: family, highly respected here In this community and noted for My force is frightening, A shipmate's camera on the To the Editor: their charitable works. All of I can destroy what I wish ADDRESS I would like to thank the cap­ us here in Faducah (Ky.) who Carolyn catches bosun Al­ And man shall never conquer me. tain, officers and crewmembers know of their good fortune will fonso Rivera hard at work of the Winter Hill who were forever praise the wonders of I am a mystery of creation, .on OT rigging a pilot lad­ aboax-d during the trip when I the SIU and the people who The sea, eternal, CITY ....ZONE. .: der. It'iooks like a knotty got hurt. make these things possible. I gather men's souls, problem for Rivera from Special.thanks to the steward; Mrs. Nell Fulton ST^\TE . Forevermore. ' ' ' i '•-ws Engineers Get Crew's Praise letters to The Editor Speciai For Americans? SERVICE m SHIP'S NAME ISN'T THERE FOR LAUGHSl Appreciates Aid By Weifare Plan I, The Sea He's Taking in All The Sights cites 'Wonder' Of SIU Help He's Tied Up m |i. IP- t- Winter Hill Gang Lauded \ �FuP. Fifteen SEAFAREMS^ LOG nwllTVlFATIlt (M«tre>, ian. 4— C(ialrhian> H. rrusai •eeratary. J. Nuttar. Inquiry aa to payoff avcry two tiipa. SIB-M In fund. TV to I»a iutallcd. JOHN •. KULUKUNDIS (Martit), Nov. 3—Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sterotary, W. Thompson, One man missed ship. Repair list to be given to cap­ tain as soon as completed. Request repair work. YAKA (Waterman), Chairman, S. Joseph; Secretary, R. Becker. Repairs to be completed. Request current Isauca of LOG. S14.9S in fund. S T • C L SURVEYOR (Isthmian), Chairman, R. Wlllsch; Secretary, F. Shala. One man sent to hospital. Some disputed overtime. New treasurer elected. CAMF NAMANU (USPC), Jan. i— tary, R. Lambeit. S1B.M In fund. Ba. tar In LOO an item thaiHrlng the leatrain Lines for their efforts In havlnf their ships In port fur Christmas in order that the men eould be with their families during that day. FLORIDA STATI (Fence Cement), Dee. IS—Chairman, J. Ohannoslan; Secretary, C. Starly. One man missed ship. S17.60 In fund. New delegate elected. Suggest than men refrain from wearing underwear In mcssroom and recreation room. < Jan. 20—Chairman, D. Wasneri Sec­ retary, O. Turner. S14.ao In fund. One man hospitalised In Fort Lauder­ dale. New delegate elected. OCEAN EVA (Ocean Transport), Dac. 4—Chairman, A. Capote; Secre­ tary, H.- Bmmett. S10.4S In fund. New delegate elected. Suggest to keep washing machines and sinks cljean. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Ship.), Jan. S—Chairman, J. Bsana; Bacretary, F. Brussner. Ship's fund $7.19. Few hours disputed OT. Report ac­ cepted. Ship to be kept clean. Fossiblc. penalties for violators. SHINNECOCK BAY (Tankthip), Jan. 7—Chairman, C. Tarry; Secratary, J. Hedges. Repair list to he made up. Reports accepted. All necessary re­ pairs to be made before signing on. Washing machine to be repaired. Chairman, W. Celt; Secretary, R; Mitchell. Crew discussed money draws and decided to accept Dutch West Indian Currency. Discussion de­ layed sailing time and no shore leave In Venezuela. HAROLD T. ANDREWS (New Englend), Jan. 4—Chairman, J. Moynlhan; Secretary, R. Archer. One man left behind due to injuries. Discussion on men being turned in for missing shifting of vessel. Jan. 19—Chairman, A. Moynlhan; Secretary, J. Davis. One man left in hospital in France and another in Bermuda. SEA COMET II (Ocean Carr.), Dec. 34—Chairman, F. O'Nell; Secretary, DEL MAR (Mist.), Jan. S—Chair­ man, J. Tucker; Secretary, C. DewlIng. Glasses to be returned after us­ ing. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for fine holiday meals. Ship's fund $376. roliectcd 958 tor movie and . ship's fund. Some disputed OT to be t settled In NO. Two men signed on to replace men getting off in St. Thomas. Report accepted. Movie pro­ jector to be fixed. To spend $219 for movies for next voyage. Request bet­ ter brand of coffee, preferably Morn­ ing Joy. Get sufficient supply of each brand of cigarettes next trip. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), Jan. 1—Chairman, W. Compton; Sec­ retary, C. Cornelius. Captain to make out list of OT to check with each In­ dividual. No one to pay off until squared away. Ship's fund S9. One man left In Germany due to illness. Few hours disputed. Need better brand of soap powder. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for fine Xmas and New Year's dinner. Vote of thanks to baker for Christmas decora­ tions. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Jan. 14— Chairman, P. Calebaugh; Secretary, WARRIOR (Waterman), Nov. 11— Chairman, S. Maiur; Secretary, M. Elliott. New reporter elected. Cups to be returned to pantry. Discussion on fiushometer valves on toilets: con­ dition of water tanks. If not Im­ proved, specimen will be turned over to Board of Health. Vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. SEATRAIN 6EORC1A (Seatrein), Jan. 20—Chairman, S. Charles; Secre- BEATRICB (Bull), Dec. 11—Chair­ man, P. Dunpay; Secretary, J. Rowan. Wiper paid off In PH. Ship'a fund $8.75. Report accepted. New dele­ gate elected. .Coffee cups and spoons missing. J. Rots. Fund lost during last pay off sum of $10.85. Jan. 13—Chairman, O'Nell; Secre­ tary, J. Smith. Repair list to be com­ plete and turned in. No fund, lost during previous voyage. R. Klenast. One man missed ship. No money in fund. Ships delegate to see captain, 'about unemployment slips when crew is layed off. PERSONALS AND NOTICES 4 Jerry Kinr DIcken, 4-8 OUer Your wife, Barbara, Is very Sanders, Wiper , anxious for you to contact her at cx-SS Hastings the Broadlawn Manor Nursing The above brothers who paid off Home. Amityville, LI, NY. In San Francisco on January 18 are urged to get in touch with 4" 4" t Paul "Art" Arthofer c/o SS Brad­ Edward ZebrowskI Your mother in Cleveland wishes ford Island, 1419 Ryan Street, to hear from you. Lake Charles, La. He haa money,, for them. I 4 4 4 Jamea Ackerman 4 4 4 Please get in touch with your F. T. Costello mother at 8-E Hempstead Sq., Headquarters is forwarding item Charleston, SC. from Pete Drevas to address you '444 gave. A travel wages and 4subsistence 4 4 4 check for William H. Thompson, J. B. King Jr. SS Harold T. Andrews, has been Contact Mrs. Edna Miller, 633 yetumed to Overseas Navigation. Esplanade St., New Orleans, La. An overtime check for Finn Dur- She has some important mail for kee, SS Shinnecock Bay, has been you. returned to the Veritas CC Co. 4 4 4 4 The following crewmembers of the Bradford Island have salvage money coming to them for salvage of ,TB Radar. They are .urged to contact or send their address to Eii Ellis of Hill, Betts and Nash, 26 Broadway, New York 4, NY. The men are Reginald Butler, Daniel Clapp, James Curran, Harry Dedolchow, Ignatius Gomes, Salvatore Guiifre, John Holt, Wayne Ogle, Eugene Raszko, Gote Berggren; 4 4 4 Harry St. Clair Armstrong Get in touch with your mother, Mrs. E. L. Fleming, PC Box 58, Holloway, Ohio. 4 4 4 John W. McCauley Contact your wife Suzanne at 120 Welborn Circle, Easley, SC. 4 4 4 Arthur H. Blanchette Contact your wife as soon as fiossible. Urgent. 4 4 4 4 4 Harold J. Moore Martin J. Lynch Get in touch with your sister, Your mother in anxious to hear from you. Contact her at 28 Mrs. T. R. Gibson, 610 Summit Ave., Apt. 208, St. Paul 2, Minn. George Ave., Hicksville, LI,NY. 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 Louis G. Seel Rene Audy ^ Contact yoiir mother at 1708 Get in touch with your son, Pvt. .r George Seel,' Co.- B, 1st Training Beaudry St., Montreal, Quebec, , 'Rgt., Fort Dlx, NJ. ^ ' Canada,.;:. J Sea Unions, Meany On Coal Beef (Continued from page 2) aced the session by stating that he had no authority to direct any of the parties or organizations to take a specific action. He said in ef­ fect that he would like each of the unions involved to present their views, following which he would make some suggestions with a view to possible resolving of the dis­ pute. Each of the unions then pre­ sented their side. President Meatay then said that he had two recom; inendations that might resolve the issue: <1) That the NMU should sup­ port the MM&P and the MEBA, and (2), That the SIU shoud then withdraw its complaint against the American Coal Company and honor the NMU contract with the com­ pany. The SIU pointed out that it had not made any complaint to Presi­ dent Meany's office. The SIU stressed that in its opinion it had. a legitimate grievance, that it had a sound legal and trade union po­ sition with respect jto the manner in which the American Coal con­ tract evolved, but that notwith­ standing these facts it would be willing to come to an agreement as suggested by President Meany in the interest of the Federation. The SIU also pointed out that it felt that President Mekny's suggestion that it withdraw its complaint was a difficult and complicated one but that it would be willing to comply with the recommendations made by President Meany. In the light of its willingness to comply with President Meany's proposals, the SIU said that it would then expect the NMU to honor and support the lines of the MM&P and MEBA against American Coal, as suggest­ ed by President Meany. The NMU's position with re­ spect to President Meany's proposals was that it would not respect the AFL-CIO un­ ions' pieketlines until the Bull Line had been struck. In effect, the NMU said that Bull Line, because of its fi­ nancial involvements was part of American Coal. Therefore, why should there be just a partial strike against these in­ terests. The SIU noted that today's meet­ ing was the' first time that Bull Line had been made an issue in eonnection with this dispute. Sev­ eral of the participating unions pointed oiit that a consideration of the nature proposed by Curran could only lead to many complexi­ ties, because there are many other corporations that also have finan­ SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Slieppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Michelet, Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 R.van St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEnilock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Llndsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOkK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent ' MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIEHHA PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Sal CoUs. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. JeH GlUette; Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA J. 1809-1811 Nv Franklin St. Tom Bannlng,^Agent Phone 52-1323 cial involvements with American Coal, for example, a number of railroads, mining companies, col­ lier operators and other steamship companies. The SIU stated that the Bull Line ships were manned across the board by AFL-CIO marine unions and had been for some 20 years, and thus offered no parallel to American Coal, pkrticularly as ap­ plied to existing agreements. It was the understanding of the SlU representatives, as well as that of several other participating un­ ions, that Curran's insistence on the meeting stemmed from his de­ sire to discuss the effects of the so-called "attack on the hiring hall," as the NMU has described the dispute. If the NMU position had been consistent and honest, then the issue would have been settled at this point in the meeting, simply by the NMU adopting President Meany's reeommendations for resolving the dispute. But obviously, from the see­ sawing, inconsistent position taken by Curran he had been lying about the hiring haii in relation to the dispute to solid­ ify his conspiracy with the company union which, with him, had been handed con­ tracts with American Coal. It was clear too, that the NMU's phony injection of the Bull Line into the dispute was a device to divert the issue and to establish a subsidiary issue on which it would be impossible to reach an agree­ ment, as proposed by President Meany, and consequently the meet­ ing came to an end without the dis­ pute being resolved. Curran's actions show clearly foi the second time within a few months- that he prefers to work with organizations outside the merged Federation to the detri­ ment of AFL-CK) unions. Curran hollers about "unity," but when a situation arises he does everything in his power to pre­ vent and foul up unity. His record in the longshore beef between the IBL of the AFL-CIO and the ILA, and in the American Coal beef proves his irresponsibility and un­ reliability from a trade union standpoint. Fraternally submitted, PAUL HALL, President MORRIS WEISBERGER, Vice-President MATTHEW (Duke) DUSHANE, Washington Representative SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint J. VoTpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in a^l SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: March 6 March 20 April 3 April 17 May I NMU Rejects Meany Plan (Continued from page 2) Seafarers from its vessels. It came after a request from 'the National Labor Relations Board which de­ clared that the company's contract with the NMU was illegal because it was signed before American Coal had any ships or crews for NMU to represent. Make Bargaining A Mockery If American Coal was permitted to operate under this illegal con­ tract, the Labor Board argued, then the NMU could become en­ trenched in the company, making a mockery out of any collective bargaining certification procedures. The Board agreed that should ' the NMU establish it had the right to represent the company's em­ ployees, then it eould sign a stand­ ard contract with the hiring hall and all its other clauses. The same, of course, would apply to the SIU in the event it should establish it had legal status as collective bar­ gaining agent for these ships. At the time the restraining or­ der was issued, the company had succeeded, after many months, in getting four ships into operation. Two others aie still tied up in Sa­ vannah as well as the one in Brooklyn. In Savannah, the com­ pany is also seeking injunctions against the SIU and against the officers' unions. All three organi­ zations are picketing In behalf of their respective beefs against American Coal. PORT COLBORNE Ontario TORONTO. Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 6171,2 Cormonant St. EMpire 4531 itANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3400 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1369 SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUf... 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8303 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Great Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District HAUFAX. N.S 128t4 Hollis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM...-,,..Simpson St. Ontario Phoiic; 3-3221 Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Esse\ 5-2410 �Vol. XIX No. 5 SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Tramp Fleet Doom Near As Transfers Whittle Away Ships WASHINGTON—If current transfer plans are put into ef­ fect, the US dry-cargo tramp fleet will be all but wiped out. Port Examination of the transfer figures shows that the tramp­ Boston ing end of the business will be * New York reduced to a handful of ships. tankers were being built for the Discussions of Government US flag and four others enlarged, February 6 Through February 19 Registered Deck A 4 68 23 63 14 14 7 24 55 20 19 13 27 24 Dack . B . 2 13 4 '20 8 2 3 4 7 12 15 . 2 17 15 "A"' 1 61 19 44 12 12 4 18 29 19 16 9 32 10 V 3 16 7 16 8 1 2 9 27 10 10 9 17 ' 6 Staw. A 3 59 5 38 8 6 7 18 33 6 8 8 15 13 Staw. B ' 2 9 2 17 8 0 0 4 9 3 6 5 5 5 ratal A 8 188 ' 47 145 34 32 18 60 117 " 45 43 30 74 47 Total Total Roe. 7 38 13 53 24 3 5 17 43 25 31 16 39 26 15 226 60 198 58 35 23 77 160 70 74 46 113 73 aid to tramp shipping have been in return for transfer of 39 T-2 going on for some years now but tankers, 20 Liberty ships, three Tampa . aside from the introduction of Victories and one other vessel. Mobile . Approval had been granted earl­ New Orl legislation to that effect, nothing concrete has been done. If this ier for the transfer of 57 more T-2 Lake Chi session of Congress does act on tankers, 50 more Libertys, four Hou.ston the tramp ship problem, it will be Victorys and three tankers still after most of the ships have fled under construction in return for to the Liberian flag or other run­ the building of 55 new shipS and Dack Dack ens. •ne. Staw. enlarging of 11 others. All but Staw. Total Total Total away registries. A B A B A Roe. two would be tankers. Foreign Super-Tramps 375 124 286 141 227 75 888 340 1228 The balance sheet shows a po­ Meanwhile, foreign operators are building "super-tramps" which tential loss of 70 Libertys and Shipped can carry between 12,000 to 20,000 seven Vietorys in the dry cargo Port Deck Dack Dack •ne. E^ne. stow. staw. Staw. Total Total Total'' Total A B C • A tons as compared to the 10,000 section. This is the overwhelming A B C A B C Sine. 7 2 0 3 1 0 1 tons handled by a Liberty. Al­ bulk of the existing tramp fleet, Boston 2 1 9 7 1 17 75 14 1 48 15 3 49 4 3 172 ready, there are about 140 ves­ already decimated by another 100 33 7 212 13 2 0 12 4 0 8 3 1 33 9 1 43 sels in service in that category transfers three years ago. 27 5 7 14 9 12 19 8 6 60 22 25 107 In the past week alone, further and considerably more tonnage Norfolk 6 9 4 1 3 5 3 4 5 18 11 11 40 will be built in the next five years. approvals were given for trans0 4 1 9 2 7 1 JO 4 26 5 7 38 Two thirds of this "super-tramp" fei's of half a dozen additional 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 fleet was built last year and the ships. 24 8 25 8 1 5 23 3 2 72 19 8 99 Before the 1956 mass transfer average age of these vessels is SVi New 41 30 15 2 16 8 39 12 5 110 43 15 168 years compared to the 13 years or program began, the US had a 3 12 0 10 11 4 4 6 4 27 19 8 54 tramp fleet which was figured at 18 6 1 15 9 11 10 more for Libertys. 5 2 43 20 14 77 12 0 0 3 5 4 4 0 3 19 5 A 14-knot 13,500-ton tramp mo- something less than 100 vessels. 7 31 15 13 12 17 11 5 10 3 10 42 27 Tankers Going, Too 27 96 torship uses about the same 23 6 8 11 13 8 14 8 10 45 32 24 101 amount of fuel as the 10-knot Lib-:, In addition, of course, the transDeck Deck Deck •no. Eng. Eng. Staw. Stew. Staw. Total Total Total Total erty, but in one year can carry fef program involves a huge num­ A B c B A c A B C A B c Stile. nearly twice as much cargo be­ ber of T-2s, 96 in all. At present Total 286 87 33 200 108 67 191 '59 56 677 254 156 1087 market prices, the T-2s are worth cause of greater speed and size. Despite the dock strike in North Atlantic ports, SIU shipping last period was a fraction Most of these "super-tramps" ^ about three million each under Liare under the Liberian and Pana-1 bfrian registry, and about two- better than two weeks ago, as 1,087 men were dispatched to jobs. Registration also rose manian flags with Norway, Ger­ thirds of that under US registry. slightly, to a total of 1,228, a little higher than two weeks ago. many. Italy and Greece also rep­ The transfers then, represent a subsidy of around $100 million to As expected, Boston, New" resented in this trade. owners involved. York, Philadelphia and Balti­ As of the beginning of Febru­ theIn tanker return for all this, the US ary the Maritime Administration tanker fleet will be considerably more all declined, since they and tramp operators had put in­ modernized by the addition of 76 were among the key ports affected to effect deals under whieh 21 new new tankers, at a loss of approxi­ by the longshore walkout. Norfolk mately 175 vessels. Of course, remained the same as before; just there is no guarantee that the new tankers will not follow the fair. On the opposite side were Savan­ old ones to a foreign flag if the WASHINGTON—^Another $1 billion in agricultural surplus situation warrants. nah, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilm­ cargo would move overseas under the terms of a bill sub­ ington and Seattle, which all show­ mitted by Senator Allen Ellender (Dem.-La.), chairman of ed increases. Tampa and Houston ^the Senate Agriculture Com­ declined, however, the only south­ mittee. ern or Gulf ports to do so. Both Specifically, the bill would apparently missed the coastwise ships Idled by the ten-day dock tack on a billion to the $3 billion strike. Lake Charles and San already authorized and also ex­ Francisco showed no change. Ship­ tend -the law for another year until ping in both was in good shape. Jung 30, 1958. BALTIMORE — A 25,000-deadRun Neck And Neck weight ton oil tanker, the Adora­ Agricultural surplus, disposal, tion, was launched for John M. Registration and shipping ran particularly In sale of wheat, rice, Carras Inc., an SlU-contracted nock and neck in the steward de­ cotton and other bulk cargo, hat company, at the Bethlehem-Spar­ partment and were farthest been one of the major props sup­ rows Point Shipyard here. The apart on deck jobs. The largest porting current shipping prosper­ Adoration, built under the trade- proportion of the total shipping ity and jobs for Utf seamen. Like out-and-build program, will sail was still in the deck department, however. other Government-financed car­ under the Ameriean flag. goes, agricultural surplus Is trans­ The unexpected, though very Things were fairly busy in port ported under the terms of the "50on the shipping end, considering slight, rise in total jobs shipped 50" law, which provides that 50 the longshore strike. Paying off this period was unusual, although percent of such cargo be carried were the Hurrieane. (Waterman); It was apparent that ship diversions on US-flag ships. Jean, Mae, Evelyn, Emilia (Bull); to the non-striking ports would Calmar, Bethcoaster, A 1 a m a r, help cut down the job loss In the Increased Famine Relief Massmar (Calmar); Cubore, Chil- strike-bound ports. In addition to adding to funds ore, Venore, Feltore, Santore, MarClass A men accounted for 62 for this purpose, the Ellender bill ore (Ore) and Alcoa Planter. The percent of the jobs, class B for 24 would Increase famine relief ex­ Cubore, Chilore, Santore, Marore percent and class C for the rest. penditures froip $500 million to Catching up on develop­ (Ore); Alcoa Pilgrim and the Al­ The following Is the forecast $800 million. ments, Seafarer James coa Planter, all signed on. port by port: • Possibly more significant Is a Kelly is shown as he dropped The membership was cautioned SHORE WEAR t SEA GEAR Boston: Slow . . . New York: portion of, the bill which would re­ into SIU headquarters durnot to permit outsiders to come Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . move restrictions, oh transfer of SEA GEAR t SHORE WEAR into the Union Hall as some were Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair. ' ing leave from active duty such agricultural, commodities to with. Navy. Kelly, a lieunot respecting Union property. . . . Savannah: Good . . . Tampa: unfriendly nations. Such a clause tenaht jg in the Naval Re­ Port Agent Earl Sheppard empha­ Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . New would permit direct or indirect serve, also served with the sized that the facilities of the Hall Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: sale of food surplus to countries are for the membership and that Good . .. Houston: Good . . . Wilm­ Navy during World War II. like Poland, which are anxious for Seafarers should limit foul balls ington; Fair ... San Francisco: He started sailing at an supplies but up until now have who seek admission. ' Good..., . Seattle; Good. . AB with the in 1939. been barred from obtaining them. V Bill Would Up Surplus Sales To $4 Blllious for SlU MEMBERS! Launch New Supertanker For Carras W-. I I ^''- E\/£l^lHS-pO NE&DINSfi4GE4R AMP 5M0fi£ WEAKFfmATbaiH&KPSH TOASODWESTBRAU.AT-3RBCIAL. SEA otesr PRICES your SEA CHEST mmiXBBAUS Seafarer At Heart � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 March 1, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNION WINS FIRST TIDELANDS PACT SIU ACCEPTS, CURRAN REJECTS MEANY PLAN IN ACS DISPUTE BIDDING KEEN FOR ’57 SEAFARER SCHOLARSHIPS PHILLIPS OIL SIGNS UNION PACT; FIRST IN LA. TIDELANDS SIU CO’S LEAD NEW BIDS FOR BREAKOUTS TWO MORE BULL COAL SHIPS READY SHIPS MOVE AS ILA STRIKE ENDS FMB STOPS SUBSIDY $$ FOR BONUSES SIX NAMED DELEGATES TO SIUNA MOBILE MAW WINS CONTRACT GAINS NEW ROUTES FOR OIL WOULD BYPASS SUEZ SAYS TANKER TRIP NETS $1MILLION 4 NEW SHIPS BID FOR TOURISTS TRAIN ALCOA MEN IN FIRE PREVENTION LABOR FIGHTS RASH OF RIGHT-TO-WORK BILLS NMU REJECTS MEANY PLAN TRAMP FLEET DOOM NEAR AS TRANSFERS WHITTLE AWAY SHIPS 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 3/01/1957 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. XIX, No. 5  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a90ef023ba5fd8a7355fa3433dc06e9c.PDF 2adf32912ce19004d70b9aa76f3b7d8a PDF Text Text Vol. XiX No. 6 II- SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • m• ON SMPTRANSFERS -Story On Page 3 Curran Lies On Coal Ship Talks •Story On Page 2 'Right Hat—Wrong Man' U/.fl C—^ J Weary, pil-spattered SIU lifeboat crew from the Steel "Cf •"fc OrflCCI If 6Sf • Admiral rests up after two-hour pull from Brooklyn anchorage to fer^ dock with wreckage of water taxi demolished when a tanker crashed against the Admiral's side. Crew includes Seafarers C. Sturgis, Doupe, R. Lightfoot, E. Riggs, D. Leberre, A. Donnelly, H. Stems, R. Miurray, H. Monohan. The taxi pilot was killed. No one else was mjured. (Story on Page 3.) In 11-;!;'!,r • ><. >• This Issue: (See Story on Page 2); • Flip-Flop lb Ship Boom May Cut Breakouts. P. 4 • CG Says Screening Setup Should Be Abandoned. .P. 5 • FMB Member Asks Union ^Restraint' On Pay P. 10 • Tanker Operators Raking bi Fabulous Profits P. 16 • • r, y't-i �Page Two SEAFARERS Lac March 15, mt Curran Lies On Coal Beef '1K: A highly-signiHcant Washington meeting February 21 on the American Coal beef had a revealing aftermath as NMU President Joseph Curran demonstrated his ability to lie open­ ly to his membership, in print, about the meeting's outcome. The meeting, held in the offices of AFL-CIO President George+ : — :— Meany, saw the SIU accept a proposal by Meany to resolve Ur\ the beef while NMU flatly re­ jected it. Yet when the story was Miy//si6 ME DP/ — I'M reported In the "NMU PUot" It ALWAYS BElMS FOLLOIVED — was presented just the other way around. ALLTF/ET/ME-T. As reported in the last issue of THF A4.H.B.A — TH/SS.I.U. — THE the SEAFARERS LOG, President CN Meany put forth a package pro­ posal as follows: The SIU was K A4£// —NIGHT asked to withdraw its case against American Coal and to pledge that THE ONLY TfZUB TRADE UNIONIST/ t it would respect the NMU's con­ tract with the company; the NMU, in turn, with this SIU guarantee, was asked to support the strike of mates and engineers against Amer­ ican Coal and District 50. The SIU accepted this proposal, in the interests of the AFL-CIO and out of respect for President Meany, without qualification or reservation, although SIU repre­ sentatives pointed out that this in­ volved sacrificing a strong legal and trade union position. The NMU, with the jobs guaranteed to it, and assurance •that legal action would be withdrawn against the company's contract with NMU, re­ fused to accept Meany's proposal. This was how it happened ac­ cording to all who were present— further hysterical attack on the Curran went to Lewis after the with, the exception of Joe Curran. SIU, charging SIU officials with meeting to inform him on the Employing typical Stalinist tactics blackmail, and accusing the SIU of AFL-CIO meeting's developments. which he learned so well at the snubbing Meany when in fact the By misrepresenting the story of feet of his Communist Party asso­ SIU went along with the AFL-GIO the meeting Curran has proven ciates for ten years, Curran saw President 100 percent, without res­ that he clings as loyally as ever to fit to lie about the meeting. His ervation. the Tactics which are so typically stories in the "Pilot" did not show The SIU and the officers unions associated with Stalinism at its SIU had accepted and he had re­ are convinced that Curran's course worst. His behavior raises serious jected Meany's proposals. They at the meeting proves unequivocal­ doubts, as President Meany put it did not even show that the pro­ ly that he is tied lock, stock and once before, "as to any effective posals had been offered in the form barrel to John L. Lewis and Dis­ contribution you [Curran] could that President Meany gave them. trict 50 against the interests of the make as a member of the Ethical Instead, Curran embarked on a Federation. It was reported that Practices Committee." ^A^'f MM.e^p. — JHEYRE AND DAY-I-I KEEP SEEING THINGS-, 1'LL*^MASH SMFAR 'm-lUe Navy tanker Mission San Francisco lies on shoUow bottom of Dela­ ware River after a midships explosion tore it apart following col­ lision with Liberion freighter EIna II. Ten crewmembers died in explosion, one of them a former Seafarer. Tanker Crash, Blast Kills 9, Ex-Seafarer PHILADELPHIA—Ten civilian crewmen, including a for­ mer SIU member, aboard the Navy tanker Mission San Fran­ cisco were listed missing and presumed dead after an explo­ sion near here. The blast fol-* lowed a collision with a into the crash would get under freighter that tore the ship in way in Philadelphia. It is just one / SIU Accepts^ Curran Kejects Meany Plan In ACS Dispute half. year ago since this same area was The tanker exploded*in the Del­ closed to navigation when another aware River and went up in flames tanker ran aground. after the bow of the Liberian The Mission San Francisco ex­ freighter Elna II rammed into her plosion is the latest of 'a rash of Jo,seph Curran, National Maritime Unfon president, has rejected proposals by AFLstarboard, igniting petroleum va­ similar ship accidents. New York pors in her empty cargo tanks. harbor alone has been the scene CIO Pre.sident George .Meany to resolve the dispute over representation on American Coal Thirty-five other crewmen were of many collisions and crashes in Shipping Cojnpany vessels. * — rescued. The unlicensed crew was the past year or so. Last Decem­ ciation beef agaftist ACS. Instead, Curran turned down a bid of the Meany recommendations supplied by the National Maritime ber, the Alcoa Pilgrim ran into the by President Meany for .the he chose to stand with the unaffili-' came after SIUNA representatives Union. African Star right off the Statue NMU's full support of the ated, catch-all District 50 of the accepted them "in the interests of Former Seafarer John L. Crow­ of Liberty and the Elizabeth col­ Masters, Mates and Pilots and the United Mine Workers and against the Federation," although they ley was shipping for the first time lided with the Chinese tanker Hai Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso- AFL-CIO marine unions. The pointed out that the SIU had a as a mate when the accident oc­ Kwang off the Scotland Lightship. UMW is part owner of the com­ "sound legal and trade union" curred. The thirty-one year-old The Alcoa Corsair had a serious pany and District 50 was given « basis for its action against Ameri­ SEAFARERS LOG seaman joined the SIU in New fire last fall and the Fairisle was contract for the ships' officers. can Coal. Mar. I, 1957 York in January, 1946, and re­ rammed by the Panamian vessel The NMU president's rejection San Jose II off Ambrose Lightship mained a memduring the summer. Other nonber in good SIU ships have also been involved Here's whaf happened at Washington meeting . . . standing until he in recent collisions. Of course, the retired his book biggest disaster of all was the i n September, open-sea collision between the 1956, to take out his license as a Andrea Doria and the Stockholm in July. mate. He had last shipped as Most of these accidents were not an SIU man on the result of poor visibility or the SS Hilton in fa:ulty radar, but have reportedly Crowley September, 1956. occurred when visibility was good Crowley is survived by his wife, and everything shipshape, as in Mrs. Mary B. Crowley, and a IV^ this case. year old son in Allison, Pa. Mrs. Crowley is expecting another child sometime in July. He is also sur­ SIU officials last week turned down a direct request by AFL-CIO vived by his mother, Mrs. Florence Mar. 15. 1957 Vol. XIX He. 5 President George Meany to withdraw their Taft-Hartley case against the Crowley, of Randolph, Massachu­ setts. union hiring hall. Just prior to this development, the National Labor Re­ The other missing men were the lations Board used the SIU captain, chief mate, second mate, Heany's request was made on willing to withdraw the cue if PAUL HALI, Secretary-Treasurer complaint to obtain a court behalf^f the merged labor moTe- they were assured a piece of radio operator, purser, boatswain's HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN mate, quartermaster, steward, and SPIVACK, order requiring the Ameri- ment in the course of a meeting present and future coal carrying At MASKZN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff ia Washington attended by all operations. The meeting had been the pilot. Writers. BILL MOODT, Gulf Area Repre­ CM Coal Shipping Co. to do fur- martime unions involved in the called to discuss o' oil­ The collision occurred at what is sentative. th«r shipping off the docks. American Coal dispute. He indi- ing MEBA and MM&P . obtain grimly known as "Grave Yard" Publlshad biwaakly at the headquarters eated his belief that all maritime contracts with American Coal. bend near the mouth of the Dela­ ?. Ii » la'Sf* Intarnational Union, At­ District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth anion hiring halls were threat­ NMU Pilot ware River channel. It has earned lantic Si Gulf "'•ooklyn 31, HY. Tel. HYacinth For full report on the Wsshln.gened by the SIU action. It Aeo F"'"' class matter Its name due to the many similar Feb. 28, 1957 !l ***! f'V Bfoaklvn. NY, under Teloped that SIU officials were accidents that have occurred there. the Act of Aug, 26, 1912. The Navy and the Coast Guard have .:Said that a formal inquiry ... And here hew Jop Curran liecl to his membership Sars Trade Union Sokithn to Coal Shjf Beef SIU Snubs Meany's Plea To End Hiring Hail Attack SEAFARERS LOG Li �Maroli 15, 1957 Par* Tbre* SEAFARERS LOG HOW TO AID MAGNUSON BILL Stiff Ship Transfer Restriction Sought In Magnuson Bill For obvious reasons, the proposal by Senator Warren Magnuson to clamp down on transfers is sure to face tough sled­ ding in Congress. But the bill's chances would be greatly improved if it gets strong support in the Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. The SIU is out to help support this bill as strongly as possible and Seafarers can play a vital role in this area. Seafarers, especially those who have bren personally af­ fected by ship transfers and want to relate their experiences "and opinions can do so by contacting members of the com­ WASHINGTONT-A bill proposing extremely tight restrictions on foreign trans­ mittee caretjf the Senate Office Building, Washington, DC.' fers has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Warren Magnuson, chairman of If the comhaittee member happens to be a Senator from the Seafarer's home state, so much the better. The following are the Senate Foreign Commerce Committee. However, it is expected that the measure Will run into^ committee members: competition with any US-flag measure would virtually close Democrats: Warren G. Magnuson (Washington), chairman; heavy weather with indus­ the ship. the door to the transfer of any John O. Pastore (Rhode Island), A. S. Mike Monroney (Okla­ try spokesmen and the Ad­ usable US-flag vessel. • It could not release another homa), George A. Smathers (Florida), Alan Bible (Nevada), ministration both express­ SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul foreign-flag vessel to compete with US shipping. Hall hailed' the Magnuson propo­ Strom Thurmond (South Carolina), Frank J. Lausche (Ohio), ing opposition. • It would have -to maintain sal as a realistic and concrete move William A. Blakley (Texas). to preserve the-US merchant ma­ the highest prevailing interna­ The SIU is preparing to rine from the inroads of the run­ tional standards on safety, man­ Republicans: John W. Bricker (Ohio), Andrew F. Schoepgive strong support to the aways and save the jobs of US sea­ ning scales and crew accommo­ pel (Kansas), John Marshall Butler (Maryland), Charles E. measure, dations. as it has long been men. Potter (Michigan), William A. Purtell (Connecticut), Fred­ calling for restrictions on run­ "Passage of this bill," he added, StiU, as it is, it is doubtful that erick G. Payne (Maine), Norris Cotton (New Hampshire). away operations. As it now stands. "would serve notice on the opera­ the bill will have any appreciable Admiral Crash Kills One tors that they could not duck out from under by transferring their ships any time they pleased." Hearings on the bill have been scheduled for April 9 to 11, dur­ ing which time the Government's present transfer policies will be examined thoroughly. Under the proposed bill (S. 1488) a ship operator seeking to trans­ fer his vessel would have to meet the following stipulations: • The vessel would have to be certified as having no value to the defense of the US. • It would have to be certi­ fied as being useless to US for­ eign commerce. • Its transfer would.have to be in furtherance of US foreign policy. • It could not be operated in effect on the cur­ rent drain of Libertys, "Victoryi and T-2s from the US flag. Since the whole­ sale transfers be­ gan in 1954 US seamen have lost thousands of jobs and the US Magnuson fleet has been re­ duced by many hundreds of ships. Drain Continues For example, up until Decem­ ber, 1955, a total of 298 ships rep­ resenting employment for 12,000 seamen were transferred. Then in February, 1956, the Maritime Ad­ ministration put into effect a new rule calling for construction of (Continued on page 15) Int'l Set To Tackle Major Sea Problems The eighth biennial convention of the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union of North America will open in San Francisco on March 25 to deal with major problems facing seamen and other affiliated unions. For 4' — Wreckage of water taxi it examined by fireman. SIU lifeboat crew is in background. the first time in the SIUNA's and maritime unions belonging to A small, coastwise tanker crashed into the SlU-manned Steel Admiral (Isthmian) last history, the figure of Harry the former CIO. Lundeberg, founder and president At present, all SIUNA affiliates Friday evening, punching a 4-foot hole through the ship's No. 4 starboard hatch, demolishing of the international, will be miss­ as well as many other unions in ,a 50-foot water taxi tied up at the gangway and crushing the taxi's skipper to death. No ing from the chair. maritime and in related industries One of the actions to be taken are members of the AFL-CIO crewmembers were injured, ' the delegates is the election of Maritime Trades Department. The but several who were prepar­ when he saw the Val T, a IS^i-foot ing up with bunkers for us, and abysuccessor to Lundeberg. At pres­ CIO unions at the outset of the river and canal tanker operated by that she would reverse engines and ed to go ashore escaped death Merry Queen Transfer Corp. of pull up alongside. But she kept on ent, the post is being filled in an merger constituted themselves into by a matter of minutes. Oradell, NJ, heading for the ship. The collision took place in "The tanker wa^ cutting up fast. strong winds and heavy rain at the I thought at first that she was comBay Ridge hats, where the Steel Admiral was moored while waiting for tugs t otow her to Isthmian's Erie Basin Terminal. Observers reported that the Brooklyn shore was clearly visible at the time of the crash, and the weather bureau SIU membership meet­ said visibility was four miles. ings are held regularly Lower Lifeboat every two weeks on Wed­ Following the collision crewmembers of the Admiral lowered nesday nights at 7 PM in the No. 2 lifeboat and towed the smashed water taxi, the Oscar all SIU ports. All Sea­ Gordon, to the 69th Street Ferry farers are expected to terminal, where it sank. The tow attend; those who wish to of the waterlogged launch took be excused should request over two hours. The body of Thomas P. O'Rourke, 62, of Brook­ permission by telegram lyn, skipper of the launch, was re­ (be sure to include reg­ covered by the Coast Guard. The istration number). The lifeboat crew was later towedliack next SIU meetings will be: to the Admiral by a tug. Chief Electrician William ConMarch 20 trovasilis said the crash occurred April 3 at 5:56 PM, just a few moments April 17 after the Gordon had tied up at the gangway and the night mate TeoMay J doro Castro climbed aboard. He 'May 15 said he was preparing to go ashore SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS coming until she hit." Controvasilis' report was confirmed by 2nd Electrician Don Keddy, who added that the tanker appeared to swerve off course in the direction of the ship. Among the men waiting for the launch were Martin Sierra, galley utility; the second cook, and three others. ' Tears 4x8 Hole The impact tore a hole 8 feet high by 4 feet wide into the No. 4 hatch on the starboard side, ap­ proximately 25 feet aft of the gang­ way, and high above the water line. Two plates were broken, and the insulation and wood paneling on the reefer box were torn. Repair work began at the Beth­ lehem Steel 27th Street yard on Saturday. The work was scheduled for completion by Wednesday. The Val-T, which suffered a crushed bow, also went into the yard, which it had left only a .few hours earlier after drydocking. Observers noted that the gas-free condition of the Val-T's tanks had probably prevented fire, explosion, and serious damage to both ves­ sels. - acting capacity by A&G SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall who, as first vice-president of the International, automatically moved into the act­ ing presidency under terms of the STUNA constitution. The representatives of some 100,000 seamen, fisherman, harbor workers and allied crafts wiil be faced with a number of problems which are a perennial part of the industry. Among them are the question of the runaway flags, the continued enforcement of the "5050" law, the future of the marine hospitals and the various aspects of the Government's program for new ship construction and aid to maritime. ' On the fishermen's side, the fish and cannery affiliates have been severely concerned for some time over imports of canned tuna from Japan and frozen fish fillets fromIceland. Efforts to place quotas on these imports have been un­ successful thus far. Of considerable significance is the fact that this is the first con­ vention of SIUNA to take place since the merger of the AFL-CIO. That brings up the problem of re­ lationships between SIU affiliates an AFL-CIO Maritime Committee and took differing positions on some maritime issues, notably to­ ward the Government.subsidy pro­ gram. • Since then, however, the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, an international union in its own right, has quit the AFL-CIO Mari­ time Committee as an outgrowth of the dispute over American Coal Shipping. Participating in the convention will be the A&G District, the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen, the Marine Cooks and Stewards,, the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, the Staff Offi­ cers Association (pursers), the SIU Canadian District, the SIU Great Lakes District, the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, the Atlantic Fishermen's Union as well as Gulf, West Coast and Alaskan fisher­ men's groups; fish cannery work­ ers upions on the West Coast and in Alaska, and various other affil­ iates. Delegates for the A&G District will be Hall, Steve Cardullo, Earl Sheppard, Cal Tanner, Lindsey Williams, and Marty Breithoff. • . ••P, v'^S �Marclr 15, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG !_ tasf Four Ship Boom Flip-Flops; US May Cut Breakouts WASHINGTON—Slumping coal chartfer rates have threat­ ened to halt the breakout of Government-owned ships for the bulk trades and to slow down the present shipping boom. First signs of the break ap-"^ it was in the nature of the peared this week when one op­ said industry to go from feast to famine erator, Isbrandtsen, cancelled and often back in a short period. Its order for four of 10 Libertys It had been authorized to charter and adopted a wait and see atti­ tude on two more. Other lines, whose costs have been boosted by the Government's policy requiring them to pay breakout costs, are likely to follow suit. The downward trend was kicked off last week with the report that European countries have cut back their plans to buy American coal. The announcement dropped coal charter rates to $8 a ton and set in motion a demand by tramp op­ erators that the Government stop the ship breakout program. Behind the action taken by the European countries was a mild winter and an early spring. Eu­ rope has also not been as short of fuel as it expected to be because of the Suez crisis. Also involved are US-goverhment restrictions on scrap exports, which has turned tramp operators to coal cargoes. The falling rates were discounted somewhat by at least one opera­ tor, who expressed the opinion that rates would go up high enough to make the coal trade profitable. He Boston CLU Fights State Sales Tax BOSTON—Meetings are being held by the Central Labor Union to discuss the new sales tax pro­ posed by Massachusetts Governor Furcolo. The unions have long op­ posed sales tax levies and are seek­ ing to substitute some other meth­ od of raising revenue. The union is also meeting with the school committee in an attempt to find a solution to the pressing teacher problem here. A shortage of qualified teachers is affecting the quality of local schools. Teach­ er organizations have been warning of the dangers of using non-quali­ fied teachers in order to cut sal­ aries. Sea-wise, port agent James Sheehan reports that shipping has picked up a little since last period but the outlook for the future is very uncertain with no payoffs exjjected. The Pan Oceanic Trans­ port (Pan-Oceanic), Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service) and Stony Point (USPC) all paid off and signed on with all beefs settled at payoff. The Winter Hill (Cities Service), Robin Gray, Robin Doncaster (Seas Shipping) and Ames Victory (Victory) were in transit. Use Only One Mali Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received frona sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score Is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts' straight. The shipping flip-flop came only one month after the Maritime Ad­ ministration announced that it would continue to break ships out of mothballs to meet Europe's needs for coal and other bulk car­ goes. At that time, officers of the European Coal and Steel Com­ munity said that Europe would need a "substantial increase" in US^ coal tonnage this year "up to as much as 40 million tons." They suggested that the Maritime Ad­ ministration approve continued breakouts. Breakouts of 212 ships have been authorized so far and 78 ships are actually under charter. Under new rules, operators of Libertys with coal and scrap charters must pay breakout costs; and keep the ships for 24 months. The opening of the fourth an­ nual Culinary Arts Exhibit in San Francisco arena was spotlighted by the "Stewards News", publication of the Marine, Cooks and Stewards this week. The exhibit offers members an opportunity of com­ paring productions (if the winners will part with them) and of seeing trends in food preparation. It will consist of entries from restau­ rants, hotels bakeries, cafeterias, clubs, air lines and educational in­ stitutions and will be judged by leading chefs and food authorities. ^ 4" 4 4 The Sailors Union of the Pacific has announced the unanimous ap­ proval of agreements with the tanker companies on the west coast calling for payments by the com­ panies into the union's pension fund. These agreements now ex­ tend pension benefits to all SUP men. They also included a 7 per­ cent increase in wages for regular time, and 6 percent for overtime. 4 4 4 Acting on a recommendation by the Executive Board, the Brother­ hood of Marine Engineers has de­ cided to issue union books to thirty permit holders. This marks the third straight year that the Board has decided to allow so many books to be issued. 4 4 99 4 Members of the SIU Great Lakes District who are residents of Ohio have been urged to throw their weight behind a resolution which would end Ohio's discrimi­ nation against seamen in unem­ ployment benefits. Seafarers in that district are presently eligible for only 20 weeks of unemploy­ ment benefits in a 40 week period each year, and are excluded for a specific 12 week period. The new legislation would make them eli­ gible all year round. 4 Nobodq is ACCIDENT - PROOF 4 The "Marine Fireman," publica­ tion of the Marine Firemen,- Oilers and Watertenders Union, announces that due to a typographical error under their election returns for the San Francisco Business AgentClerk's job, they had listed Stuart Hunt as having 227 votes and Jack Larkin as having 1,081. It should have read Stuart Hunt—1505, Jack .Larkin—1081. Housek6/6ping needs aboard ship tend to be over­ looked in port, but at sea every loose object becomes a potential hazard. "Keeping things ship­ shape" is ust another way of saying that all tools and equipment are in good working order, that every­ thing is stored in its proper place, and that the vessel is not only point-clean but litter-free also. While accidents do hap­ pen—even in the most rou­ tine operations, thy^ are less likely to occur if there are no "booby traps" aivound to help them happen. There is also just as much danger in everyday functions like walking out on deck, provid­ ing someone neglected to clean up some spilled grease, or you trip over a hammer that shouldn't have been there in the first place. Attention to these details are crucial to the successful functioning of the ship. They help to keep the vessel and its crew out of trouble. ii An SIU Sfnp ts a Safe Ship i �W- • March 15, 1957 Like What They See • 'X SEAFARERS LOG Paff« Fhr* CC Says US Court Decisions Destroyed Screening Program WASHINGTON—^The complete breakdown of the Coast Guard screening program with "suspected" subversives getting aboard US ships has been announced by Vice Admiral Al­ fred C. Richmond, Coast Guard commandant. Testifying before the House Merchant Marin® Committee, the admiral"' recommended that the pro­ the Korean War, The program pro­ tions. He was provided with an gram be abandoned because it vided that all seamen and long­ appeals procedure but was not could no longer be applied under court decisions made in 1955 and 1956. Admiral Richmond said that at present, 169 seamen are sailing who would have been barred If the screening program was applied as it had been from the time It went into effect in 1951. A Federal court ruling in Octo­ ber, 1955, ruled the screening pro­ gram unconstitutional because it did not provide for the accused seaman to be confronted by his accuser and to have the right of cross - e.\am3nat3cn. Subsequently, the court issued an injunction to compel the Coast Guard to issue validated papers to any accused seaman if the Coast Guard would not or could not produce the ac­ cuser. The screening program was first set up by executive order of then President Harry Truman on Janu­ ary 15, 1951 during the height of shoremen be screened for pos­ sible Communist connections, with screened seamen issued new pa­ pers marked "validated." These are the papers seamen now carry to this day. As the system was set up, the burden of proof was on an accused seaman to clear himself of accusa- given the right to confront or cross-examine Government wit­ nesses against him. That led to the downfall of the program in the courts. The Federal Bureau of In­ vestigation, which undoubtedly sup­ plied. most of the information against accused seamen, has al­ ways resisted proposals that it re­ veal its informants at security hearings on the ground that it would destroy the informants' fu­ ture usefulness. All told, the screening program went over some 300,000 seamen, longshoremen and other water­ front workers and ruled out 1,800, SAN FRANCISCO—A spurt of or little better than one-half of one shipping which promises to con­ percent, as being of doubtful tinue has taken 113 Seafarers off loyalty. the beach, including 19 Class C Touring new SlU Health Center near headquarters, Seafarers J. men, during the past period. Swidersici, bosun; J. Martin, wiper, and W. Polston, steward depH; Eleven ships were in port with pause at reception counter to examine decoration. Building has the Afoundria (Waterman), Law­ been decorated, air-conditioned, and lit with recessed fluorescent rence Victory (Miss.) and Steel fixtures. It will open in April. » Fabricator (Isthmian) paying off and the Afoundria and Steel Fabri­ cator signing on. There were eight ships in transit—the Topa Topa, Antinous, and Wacosta (Water­ The American Coal dispute is marking time waiting for clarification of the temporary man), Steel Advocate, Steel Direc­ restraining order issued in Federal Court against the company. The clarification is expect­ tor (Isthmian). Alice Brown, Mary ed in the next few days in the form of a temporary injunction which will define how the com­ Adams (Bloomfield) and Coe Vic­ tory (Vic. Carriers). pany is to operate its ships in BALTIMORE — Organizing ef­ the immediate future. The rul­ issued, is expected to spell out just ships. How they are to be manned The future looks very good with forts in this port are beginning to ing would apply while the Na­ what hiring practices and other is one of the questions that prob­ two payoffs scheduled so far, and pay off, reports Agent Earl Shepably will be decided when Judge more expected. Port agent Marty pard. The SIU Harbor and Inland tional Labor Relations Board acts conditions prevail. Once the NLRB disposes of the Walsh issues his temporary in­ Breithoff has the welcome mat out Waterways Division has won an 'on charges of unfair labor prac­ election covering the bargemen for'rated -men. tices involving hiring discrimina­ case and decides who has the right junction. and bridgeinen of the Western tion filed against the company by to represent the ship's crews, the Maryland Railway Company by the the SIU. union involved will be free to sign impressive vote of 28 to 0. The While awaiting the action of the a standard agreement on wages, SIU here has several other peti­ Federal Court,the Labor Board has hiring and other provisions. tions pending and is now turning At present, American / Coal is postponed the date for opening its full effort to signing up Old Bay hearings on the Sltl charges. The operating four ships, one of them Line and NBC" Line. restraining order and the expected the Coal Miner, purchased private­ Question: How well do you manage to keep up with news temporary injunction were .sought ly, and three other GovernmentThe overwhelming support en­ by the Labor Board so as to main­ chartered vessels which it man­ events while you are away at sea? joyed by the SIU in the Western tain equitable hiring and employ- aged to get out despite intensive Mai'yland vole, Sheppard com­ Federico Reyes, DM: In most Arthur Sajeviek, OS: Usually mented, shows that miscellaneous picketing up and down th& coast conditions. No Ships Or Crews since the beginning of December. foreign ports you can manage to there is at least one man on the harbor crafts in the port are an.xget hold of a US ship that has The original restraining order. Three more government ships, ious for SIU representation. He newspaper. Of short wave radio expressed confidence that more Issued by Judge Lawrence Walsh, the Thomas Paine in New York course reading In addition, if election victories would be forth­ stops the company from giving and the Harry L. Glucksman and the LOG helps anything of im­ coming out of petitions now pend­ preference to the National Mari­ Martha Berry in Savannah, were keep you up to portance comes time Union in hiring crews for its hung up at repair yard depots by ing before the National Labor Re­ date on Union up the radio op­ lations ships and from excluding Seafar­ picket line action until recently. Board. and marine news. erator will let ers from its vessels. The bas^ for Two weeks ago, the company ob­ Also there are Job Activity Lukewarm the crew know. the order^ was an NLRB finding tained an injunction against pick­ many men who For example, on Job activity has been just luke­ which heTd that the company's eting the Thomas Paine and last have short wave the Steel Tra­ warm although there were a num­ contract with NMU was illegal be­ week a similar order was issued in radios aboard veler, we knew ber of ships in port for the period. cause it was signed before Ameri­ Savannah against thd picketing ship, and we get news that way about the Alcoa Pilgrim collision Seven ships paid off, nine signed can Coal had any ships or crews there. without difficulty. • right after it happened. on and 12 were in transit. The The orders clear the way for for any union to represent. 4" 4" Oremar, Baltore, Marore, Cubore, , The temporary injunction, when the company to reactivate the "Eric Joseph, MM: The LOG, Earl Wilcox, AB: It's possible to Feltore (Ore), Barbara Fritchie get English language newspapers news magazines and the grapevine (Liberty), and Mae (Bull) paid off from topside all or magazines like while the Feltore, Oremar, Bal­ help. I have my "Life" in many tore, Marore, Cubore (Ore), Calown short wave places. I also mar (Calmar), Barbara Fritchie set and pick up carry my own (Liberty), Emilia (Bull) and the newscasts direct short wave radio Mermaid signed on. from the States. set aboard ship WASHINGTON—A perennial legislative flower, the auto­ The ships that were serviced In some ports you matic ,call signal selector is up before Congress again and is and many other were the Chilore, Venore (Ore), can get American men do the same. meeting with the same hostile reception as last year. The Then too, most newspapers, and Steel Rover, Steel Admiral (Isth­ Coast Guard^ Maritime Ad-"*you can buy mian), Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Run­ radio operators "T i m e" and ner (Alcoa), Evelyn, Jean (Bull), ministration and Federal Com­ shack. Xiie proposed'system would will post import­ little or no advantage, the ant news bulletins in the messhall "Newsweek" almost anywhere In Bienville (Waterman), Pennmar munications Commission have have ROU said, because a shore station for the crew to read. the world. (Calmar), Robin Locksley, Robin all come out against installation of would be unlikely to know the Gray (Seas Shipping). >i > tit the equipment on cargo ships. specific call numbers of any vessels James A. Browne, OS: You can't Edward J. Taylor, ch. steward: The auto-alarm proposal would that might be in the area. The I keep up mostly by reading the keep up to date very well. When enable shore stations to reach a ROU characterized it as "one more you hit port you LOG. In Japan ehip even when the operator Is off piece of complex equipment aiid can grab a on my last trip it watch by sending out the ship's a headache for the radio operator." was possible to "Time" or a Seafarers overseas who want call signal. The ship's signal would In their joint objections, the Gpyget copies of the "Newsweek" and to get in touch with headquar­ ring an alarm device to wake the ernment agencies pointed out that "N e w York catch up on ters in a hurry can do so by radio operator. any piece of equipment should be Times" and "The events. But usu­ cabling the Union at its cable The Radio Officers Union had subject to thorough testing before News." They ally if you go for­ address, SEAFARERS NEW previously gone on record against it is made compulsory. It said the were old papers eign you fall be­ YORK. the device pointing out that the new equipment was not efficient but were fresh hind excect if Use of this address will assure existing automatic call system al­ enough and might respond to nu­ news for us. They you are lucky speedy transmission on all mes­ lows every ship to respond to the merous false alarms with unneces­ also had some enough to find an international distress signal by sary annoyance . of the operator ^hil^Iphia newspapers jivailable American publication for sale when sages and faster sei-vice for the men involved. ringing an alarm bell in the radio while he is off watch. overseas. you get shore leave, i SF Welcomes Shipping Spurt Await Court Action In Coal Beef Bargemen Vote SIU, 28 To 0 INQUIRING SEAFARER US Gov't Agencies Again Rap Call Signal Selector Union Has Cable Address !. 'I �Pajro Sis SEAFARERS LOG 10,000 Protest 'Rights' Law Matvb IS, 1957 YOUR DOllARS WORTB INDIANAPOLIS—Some 10,000 union members filled the State House here in protest to the passage of a "right to work" act which would outlaw the union shop in Indiana. The act was the first such law to be "passed in a major industrial state. The members demonstrated Outside the office of Governor The governor met with leaders states which have passed such By Sidney Margoiius Harold Handley who, although of the unions but refused to change laws. he refused to sign the bill, would his stand. The Governor's action It is believed that passage of the not come out and veto it. The bill adds Indiana to a list consisting of bill was influenced by strike Living Cost Variations in US will be made law without his signa­ Iowa, Nebraska, North and South violence which has shaken the With the cost of living-having marched to new heights despite the ture Dakota and thirteen southern state. At Princeton the 116-day Bureau of Labor Statistics' predictions of "stability," some surprising old strike at the Potter-Bumfield facts about comparative living expenses have been developed by aManufacturing Co. was settled wage-and-prices expert for this department. after a four-month old daughter of The facts are, Living eosta are not necessarily smaller In small citieil non-striking parents was shot. In than big towns, are hot cheaper in the South, and are not lower in low-*1955 the national guard was called pay areas. out after nine persons, most of In the chmi with this article, you'll find estimated annual living them pickets, were wounded by costs for a wage-earner family In various cities. The costs listed in gunfire at the Perfect Circle Corp. this chart bring up to date the Bureau of Labor Statistics' famous in New Castle. "modest but adequate" budget for a family of husband, wife, and two It was also announced in Wash­ children under 15. When they said "modest" they weren't fooling. ington that an investigation would This budget allows the husband one heavy wool suit every three years,be made to answer rumors that the wife a heavy wool coat every four years, and the whole family federal employees of the Depart­ three phone calls a week. ° ment of Agriculture had lobbied This chart shows that living costs in big cities such as New York, for the passage of the Indiana Chicago, Philadelphia and Detroit, are no higher and are sometimes "righ^ to work" law. even lower than in smaller cities such as Portland. Ore., Seattle, Hous­ "Bight to work" bills outlaw the ton, Atlanta, Milwaukee and Minneapolis, it also shows the surpris­ union shop and any other form ingly high living costs in the South. In fact, a University of Pittsburgh of union security. They also compel economics professor, John F. Henderson, has pointed out that there is unions to represent and bargain no relation between eamlpgis and the cost of living in any given city. for non-members in a bargaining For example, it costs about as much to live in Atlanta as in Detroit, unit. Los Angeles and Chicago. But average industrial wages in Atlanta are 26 to 34 percent less than in these highly-unionized cities. Similarly; living costs in Memphis and Bichmond, Va., which are not shown in this chart but run close to thoSe in Atlanta according to previous sur- veys, are higher than in New York and a number of other cities in the Salvage crews worked on stricken Fairisle for months before they North and West. There are excep- • succeeded In righting the vessel. Ship sank after harbor collision. tions. New Orleans, one of the lowest-pay tpwns in .the country, WASHINGTON—One of the few American C-2s ever Al­ NEW YOBK—Shipping for the and depressed Scranton, Pa., are lowed to transfer to a foreign fiag, the former SlU-manned past period has been almost nor­ among the lowest-cost cities in the freighter Fairisle will be repaired and put into service under mal, although this area is still country. San Francisco has the Panamanian registry so she recuperating from the longshore­ average industrial wage next to can quickly earn back the cos way for full-scale work on repairs. men's strike. Many ships are still Detroit, but is also now the most of an expensive salvage expensive city on the list. Its fast Besides the MA, neither the Navy being diverted to other ports due and then start producing a profit. Department, State Department nor to the tugboat tieup. increase in costs in the past five The transaction was based on years has now made it even cost­ Agent Clyde Simmons is opti­ the Bureau of Foreign Commerce "loophole" in ' the. Government' raised an objection to the sale and mistic about the future, expecting lier than Washington, DC, which ship transfer policy, which nor transfer. a large number of ships in for pay­ previously held -the dubious dis­ mally requires replacement tinction of being the most expen- Between the estimated $800,000 off within the ne^t few weeks. transferred tonnage by new con restoration cost and the $225,000 Most of these ships, he said, were sive city. struction. However, exceptions A survey some years ago' by the sale price to Universal, the Fairisle coming in from long runs and this be made if a ship has been de will have to earn over $1 million usually means *a big turnover in New York State Department of dared a constructive total loss before the deal begins to pay off. the crews. Labor also found that variations in because of a marine casualty and Obviously this is not expected to A total of 22 ships paid off, five living costs between big cities, and small cities and villages, is not as has been abandoned to the insur­ be too difficult under Panamanian- signed on and six in-transit ships great as is popularly supposed. ance underwriters. were serviced. In addition, two These facts also do much to shatter the idea that high wages raise flag operation. Bull Line ships, the Frances and living costs. The 1955-56 BLS report showed a tjrpist in Atlanta earn­ In this case, Seatraders, Inc the Beatrice, came out of tempo­ ing $47 a week, and an auto mechanic $1.57 an hour. Figures for a. bought the disabled ship from rary lay-up and took on full crews. typist in Chicago were $55.50 and an auto mechanic $2.48 an hour. Pan-Atlantic and undertook to sal­ The Camp Namanu (USCP), one However, Chicago living costs were even a little less than in Atlanta. vage it from Gravesend Bay, New of the ships paying off, transferred York, on condition that the Mari­ Except for housing, most retail prices in most cities run about the • to a foreign flag. time Administration would even­ same, especially food. tually approve its operation by a And the price of food threatens to become this year's cost-of-living Panamanian subsidiary. The Fair­ problem. According to a recent study, a moderate-income family spends isle had been in a collision with a almost a third of Its entire income on food, alone. This.^ummer with Panamanian tanker last July and pork production low, meat's price is scheduled to go up sharply. As wound up laying capsized off the an aid to keeping the coming food-price rise from doing serious dam­ PHILADELPHIA — After com­ Brooklyn shore for several months. pleting her initial three-month age to your budget, here's how the average family has been spending its food dollar. It was subsequently raised, re­ charter for the Military Sea Trans­ floated and towed to a Brooklyn portation Service, the roll-on trailMeat, fish and poultry, 28 cents; dairy products and eggs, 20; fruit shipyard. and vegetables, 14; cereals and baked goods, 12; canned foods, 9; bev­ ership Carib Queen is going erages (coffee, tea, soft drinks), 7; sweets and sugars, 5; fats shorten­ At the time Seatraders bought the into regular commercial service on ings and baking supplies, 2; miscellaneous, 3. European run from here, the ship, it contended that restoration You'll have one help in battling rising food prices, especially of meat. of the Fairisle for US-flag service company announced. The Carib Eggs and poultry will be at their lowest prices in years.this spring. would not pay because of the out­ Queen recently returned from her lay necessary for salvage and re­ first voyage to Europe carrying a LIVING COSTS IN DIFFERENT CITIES FOR FAMILY OF FOUR MATES ATTneemkcm pairs. Some time later it sold the cargo of Volkswagens as well as 12 Increase ship to its own Panamanian sub­ trailers loaded with wines, cognacs, Budget Cost, Since '51 Relative sidiary, Universal Tramp Shipping Swiss cheese, machine parts and City Population Dec., 1956 Percent Cost* other assorted cargo. She departed Company. Atlanta 470,000 $4,462 3.4 106 ' from the same port to make an­ Last week, the Maritime Admin­ Baltimore -970,000 4,550 7.9 other trip for MSTS. istration announced its approval of Boston 805,000 4,516 7.1 this sale and transfer, clearing the A second ship, the Florida Chicago 8,760,000 4,457 6.5* 105 Queen, is now under conversion Cincinnati .......... 523,000 4,494 6.8 for trailership purposes in a Jack­ Cleveland ........... 935,000 SlVAP 4,370 6.5 Make Checks sonville shipyard. She is expected Detroit 2,025,000 4,476 6.7 105 to go on the same run as the Carib YARAiS Houston, Texas 690,000 4,489 To 'SOU-A&G' 4.3 Queen. Both vessels are converted Kansas City, Mo...«.« THEFICHTSONTV. 490,000 4,206 6.2 Seafarers mailing in checks Landing Ship Docks. Los Angeles ••••••• 2,175,000 4,578 6.2 or money orders to the Union 107 A/£W LOW PRICES In addition, TMT is "currently Milwaukee 690,000 to cover dues payments are 4,576 4.3 108 ANDVCl/READRlWVS Minneapolis ......... 540,000 4,415 urged to be sure to make all of operating two sea-going V-4 tugs, 6.1 106 the Dry Tortugas and the Som­ New York City 8,050,000 4,263 them payable to the SIU-A&G 4.4 100 muCOMSMEREAT brero Key, under contract to the Philadelphia 2,140,000 District. 4,310 5.7 101 SIU's Harbor and Inland Water­ OVN PLACE. YOUR Pittsburgh >• •«•••••• 680,000 Some Seafarers have sent In 5.1 4,417 Portland, Ore. ...... 400,000 checks and money orders in the ways Divisfon. The tugs haul LST's 4,394 5.8 omE9AfO€PEMm> 103 loaded virith truck trailers between St. Louis 870,000 4,388 names of individual headquar­ 6.7 103 Florida and Caribbean ports. BTIHE SEAFARERS San Francisco ...... 790,000 ters officials. This makes for a 4,702 10.3 108 TMT's long-range plans call for Scranton, Fa 120,000 problem in bookkeeping which INriVNm-A&S'AFL 3.0 4,122 Seattle 555,000 can be avoided if checks are a fleet of trailerships, most of them 4,515 5.5 Washington, D. CT,... 860,000 made out to the Union directly. to operate on amearby-foreign and , 4,588. 3.0. inter-island. rum «•: -; I* New York Ci|y,,^kli ,100.. ^: iSeafarer'rGuido To Better Bnyinf Fairisle to Transfer Diversions Fail To Cut NY Shipping Carib Queen To Sail On Europe Run "iitm �Mairtih 18, 19ST SEAFARERS Seafarers' Family Portraits LOG Page Seven Hq Acts In Travel Check Beef Seafarers on tankers shuttling between Japan and the Persian Gulf will be able to obtain travelers' checks at the Middle East end of the run under a new agreement between the SIU and the tankship operators. • — Beefs by the crews on the to all but US hiilitary personnel shuttle runs have been piling and authorized Government em­ up since the Japanese govern­ ployees. The move was made as Suez Opens By April's End, Maybe While Pop's at' sea, world traveler Ring keeps Fred Bruggner't sons, Andrew and Robert, smiling. Ring hod two trips to Fronee as mascot of the National Liberty under his collar before Fred decided to beach him with his family at Norfolk. The rest of the family may smile, but "I don't have to if I don't want to," thinks I'/t year old Ramon Martin in his mother's arms. Antonio holds their other son, Antonio Jr., S'/j years old, in their Brooklyn home. WO^OOO-Tonners? We've Cot Dozens WASHINGTON—The revolution in shipbuilding sparked by the trend to super-duper 100,000-plus-ton tankers should increase the size of the world tanker fleet by 82 percent by mid-1965. As a matter of fact, • if present plans hold, there of 41 million tons in the world fleet will be 24 of the 100,000-ton last January 1st, An allowance for monsters afloat. This is the conclusion of the National Petroleum Council's Com­ mittee on Tanker Requirements following a global survey of the tanker picture. The only hitch is whether the world's jihipyards can handle the assignment, in view of possible steel and shipyard labor shortages in some countries over the next several years. A staggering total of 38 million deadweight -tons of tankers is under construction, on order or planned. There were 2,353 tankers Notify Union About Sick Men Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately whep a shipmate is taken off the vessel in any port because of illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they $end in the ship's minutes but should handle the matter in a separate communication, so that the Un­ ion can determine In what man­ ner it can aid the brother. It would also be helpful If the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. scrapping, conversions or possible losses, plus obsolescence, yields the 82-percent-figure. Present world tanker tonnage" is equivalent to 2,389 T-28 and would amount to 4,346 T-2 equivalents in nine years. The report contains other headreeling figures as well: • World shipyards are solidly booked right through 1961 and, if all the ships planned are actually built, will be SRO into 1966. • The projected construction averages out to at least 300 T-2 equivalents from now through 1965. • The tanker construction race produced orders or plans for over 11 million tons between November 1-December 31, 1956. • Of the gross tonnage project­ ed, 24 ships would be of 100,000 tons or more; 39 others between 60,000 and 100,000. The report noted further that considerable Work in developing port facilities, especially drydocks and repair yards, must be done to be able to handle the influx of giant new ships. Of the 27 million tons of new tankships already being built or on order, 3 million tons (70 ships) are being constnicted in US yards. This puts'the US in fourth position," behind Japan, Oreat Britain and Sweden; in ^ab'ioftdef. '' Seattle Jobs On Upgraoe ment banned the sale of the checks part of a drive against alleged black market currency operations. SIU headquarters officials urge Seafarers on ships bound for Japan SEATTLE — As predicted last from the States to check and make peiiod, job activity has continued sure the ship carried a supply of to rise for another period with six checks sufficient to cover all needs ships paying off. and signing on in during the voyage. the past two weeks. Up until now, the shuttle crews The Wacosta (Waterman), Ocean would invariably wind up being Evelyn (Ocean), Jefferson City paid in yen and generally lost oui Victory (Victory), Westport (New on any breaks in the exchange England Ind.), Seagarden (Peim. rate. The agreement by the com Nav.) and the Seamonitor (Excel­ panics to buy the checks in Bahrein sior) paid off and later signed on. The Choctaw (Waterman), DeSoto If the diplomatic-end of the Suez simplifies matters for the crews. Under SIU working agreements, (Pan-Atlantic), Lawrence Victory Canal problem Is reasonably squared away in the next few crews must be paid in US currency (Mississippi) and Calmar's Portweeks, saivage authorities expect or checks when actual cash is not mar, Fiomar, Seamar were in to have the Canal functioning fully available. The underslanding that trarsit. Contract beefs were minor or by the end of April. However, the ships will stock up on checks steamship operators are keeping in the Persian Gulf will bring, the non-c:dstent on these vessels, port their fingers crossed and are not compaines into line with the con­ agent Jeff Gillette said. But he urged crewmembers to clamp down yet committing themselves to re­ tract. Neither the Japanese Consulate on cases of performing in foreign routing their vessels through the in New York nor the Bank of ports. With jobs on a high.level in Canal. Tokyo New York branch would con­ the Seatt'e area for many months, On the salvage front, work has firm the Japanese government begun on the sunken tug Edgar clampdown on issuance of checks and manpower tight, some profes­ Bonnet, an 841-tonner sunk half­ to seamen. Eventually the exist­ sion:' Coiil-ups have been gettii g way down the canal, and on the ence of the ban was confirmed by on SIU ships and raising cain once the" a e out of the Union's juris­ Abukir, a 1,461-ton frigate sunk the American Express Company. diction. four miles from the southern end. These are the last two major ob­ stacles to shipping. Once these are out of the way, which is expected to take about a month, the salvage experts think they can swiftly resume normal Affiliation of five additional have signed a three year contract traffic with a little dredging and unions with the AFL-CIO Indus- cover at 21,000 NYC members of other repair work. Union Department has the Building Service Employees The original target dale for clear­ trial ing the canal was May 1. and it ap­ brought the total membership of, Local 32B calling for an $8 per pears that the date will be made the lUD to 7.6 million. The new week salary increase, increased affiliations are the ILGWU, the benefits, and the institution of a with something to spare. Pulp and Sulphite Workers, the The diplomatic obstructions still Papermakers, the Commercial pension fund. Under the contract, loom as large as ever. The old Telegraphers, and the Bill Posters. the numbers covered will receive imr-u '.nte raises of $3 pef week, argument over who will collect and an additional increase of $2 4< canal tolls,. Egypt or all interna­ A new booklet enmied "AFLtional authority, is blossoming CIO Codes of Ethical Practices" per week next year. '5, i again.' In addition, there are un­ has been approved by the AFLAn agreement has been reached solved problems between Egypt CIO Executive Council for general the Communications and Israel that could cause plenty distribution. The booklet covers between Workers of America and the Ohio of trouble in the area. such subjects as the codes cover­ There is just a chance though, ing local union charters, health Consolidated Telephone Company that Seafarers on the eastbound to and welfare funds, racketeers, settling their 228-day-old strike. The strike, which started last July Asia runs, and on the round-thecrooks, communists and fascists, 15, came about when the company world ships might be- docking at and conflicts of interest. It also Port Said again before long, in­ contains sections of the AFL-CIO was purchased by the General Teleohone System, which promptly stead of taking the long, grueling constitution on ethical practices | tried to do away with most of the voyage around the Cape of Good and resolutions on investigating, provisions of their old contract, Hope. procedures in such cases. j The new contract calls for a wage PHCrtB m-r£f25 W miCL£S lact Ave welcozciedW your w J. 3; I ina-ease and an agreement on the In an address before the Duluth in" •, enance of membership Federation of Teachers Local 692, .clause. AFT President Carl J. Megel; 4. t 3; sorely criticized penny - pinching; jv,ore than 1,000 delegates to the cities and states and their "cut; 20th annual convention of the rate education' as causing a gen- Pennsylvania Industrial Union eral breakdown in education stand­ Council have adopted a resolution ards in the United States. He calling for a special convention to blamed statutes in 29 states which bring about a merger of the lUC allow districts to offer lower sal­ with the Pennsylvania Federation aries for non-degree teachers as , of Labor. The resolution proresulting in a loss of qualified poses the setting up of a united teachers. Keystone State Labor movement 3« it 4" which would have some 1.5 million The Supreme Court has agreed members. to review a case testing the clause 4> 4> 3< of the Taft-Hartley act which re­ New York printers, members of quires union officials to file non- the International Typographical communist affidavits. The case Union, voted 699 to 511 to accept arose when the NLRB ordered the a new two year agreement with ti e Bowman Transportation Co. of city's major newspaper publishers. Gadsden, Ala., not to recognize The agreement calls for $9 in wage the United Mine Workers catch­ increases over the period involved all district 50 "unless and until" it and also determines the reaii ireis formally certified as bargaining men ts on proof reading. About agents by the NLRB. The NLRB 3,500 members of New York Local has refused to certify local 50 be­ 6 are affected by the contract. cause John L. Lewis and other 3. i 3. • officers have continually refused Womanpowcr is in the news with to sign the affidavits. The case is a shortage of female workers re­ on appeal from a lower court de­ ported, particularly in office jobs. cision holding that- the NLRB has The US Labor Department has no authority to Issue such an or­ been urging a survey of the pool der. of womanpower to bring about 3) t 4" more effective use of women work­ '^i'he Realty Advisory Board on ers. It is estimated that about 2t Labor Relations Inc. and the Mld- million women work at least part toWu Realty Owners Association of the year.. �face Eiglit SEAFARERS LOCT meehl5^i9S7 T HE key link between the seagoing mem­ bership and the SlU ashore, the SEAFARERS LOG is air-mailed all over the world every two weeks to catch up with SlU ships In their next port. Along with these air mail packages for every ship come blank ship's min'utes forms, repair lists, and reports and com­ munications on other routine Union business. Timing is crucial to the process. Can the LOG meet the ship in Yokohama or PusanY With the Suez Canal out, will a vessel be in Capetown long enough for the LOG to get there? Preparation for the mailing of the next LOG started as soon as this one was completed. The never-ending process is designed to keep the SlU man on a ship as well-informed as if he had sat in at the latest Union meeting ashore. TO ALL SHIPS �•P ' • v: .. Bbtrch 15. im SEAFARERS LOG At headquarters mail room, volunteers assist in stuffing-envelopes with new LOGS. Each package must be weighed. Rates run high, vary with size and destination. PC clerk shows how ships' packages have to be separated for varied destinations. In foreign port, mail is dispatched to , other planes if needed, or local PO. ^ Sacked according to destinations, mail now goes to NY area airports. . Paire MfM While special ships' mail is completed, regular mail sacks go to post office from printer. ' Leaving US, air mail sacks are put aboard planes bound all over the world. At the end of the long trail, mail call^ Seafarera aboard ship catch up on the news from home, former ships and^«hi|anates tod union affam^ 'vV,.,. '..CI i; i-i , �SEAPAREKS iOG Paffe Ten 'Restrain' Pay Demands, FMB Member Suggests Old Timers time is here when we must call upon both steamship management year by year, the way you can and labor to aid the Government beef up production in a shoreside to hold the line against unwarrant­ plant. At that rate, seamen would ed demands not supported^ by in­ ha^e to wait 20 years between creased service and productivity. wage gains." Productivity increases, he added, "Shipyard, shoreside and seago­ would not take into account the ing labor must, like all other in­ very real problem of foreign com­ dustrial components, excercise re­ petition from runaway flags. "No straint in demands that might jeop­ matter how much seamen produce," ardize stability in the marine field." he added, "they can't compete with Wage Freeze Proposals runaway operators paying $100 a Guill's remarks echo a similar month to crewmembers." program put forth by the agency and the House Merchant Marine Committee two years ago. At that time proposals were made for a wage freeze and for a system of government controls including an Under the Union constitution arbitration panel which would have every member attending a Un­ had the final say on wage scales ion meeting is entitled to Strong protests from all mari­ nominate himself for the elected time unions, with the exception of posts to be filled at the meeting the NMU, against any form of —chairman, reading clerk and wage control effectively put a stop recording secretary. Your Un­ to the plans at the time. NMU ion urges you to take an active President Joseph Curran, appear part in meetings by taking these ing at House Merchant Marine posts of service. Committee hearings, endorsed the And, of course, all members idea of outside control of the mari­ have the right to take the floor "Thanks to the SIU Brothers time industry by an arbitrator. and express their opinions on for the benefits," writes The SIU's position was that wage any officer's report or issue un­ Brother Louis Vecchiet above restraints would arbitrarily restrict der discussion. Seafarers are of New Orleans. Below, old seamen's freedom to negotiate on urged to hit the deck at these time Seafarer Thor Thorsen economic matters. meetings and let their ship­ takes in the air outside of the Guill's speech to the Kings Point mates know what's on their Norwegian Seaman's Insti-. graduates asked that they exert minds. "leadership and . . . influence . tute, Chicago. your shipmates to help fight tend­ encies that might dim the bright promise ahead . . Tying wages to productivity is a relatively new suggestion in the maritime field. In manufacturing, where increased productivity is a Many ship's delegates were men­ you would have to go far to beat product of constant improvement tioned this week for their fine Howard Menz who was the ship's of equipment and purchase of new services. Among representative on the Fort Bridger machine tools, the idea has won them were Arne for a full year. This was one of wide support. Hansen on the the US Petroleum Tankers that Newer Ships Margaretf Brown was on a Persian Gulf shuttle In the maritime industry, in­ who received a which meant the crew had no di­ creased productivity depends not vote of thanks rect contact with any Union hall on crewmembers but on construc­ "for a job well in the course of that time. tion of newer, faster ships which done on the past When the crew got back to the can deliver more pounds of cargo voyage" and who States, headquarters patrolmen per days' work. It would also mean was reelected went up to the payoff prepared for supplying ships with full cargoes. unanimously. Joe the usual heavy load of beefs that Hansen Cargo offerings, of course,, fluctu­ Henry of the would tend to accumulate in that ate widely from trip to trip and Royal Oak, Albert D. Smith of the time. To their astonishment, they cannot be foxeseen in advance. Choctaw, also received thanks for found that Menz had brought the An SIU headquarters spokesman a good job. ship in as clean as a whistle. All pointed out that the average mer­ But when it comes to delegates, disputes had been settled and an exceilent working relationship had been established between officers and crew despite the trying and difficult conditions on this run. The kicker in the story _ is that Menz is a probationary book mem­ ber holding 'B' seniority. Normally, of course,- the Union encourages men with an 'A' rating to hold delegates' jobs. But Menz' perfor­ mance proves that there are plenty of good Union men among the group that started. going to sea in recent years. Unfortunately, the Fort Bridger went Liberian, despite the sterling performance of officers and crew. Speak Out At SIU Meetings "pjir^Qr a Seafarer! ?MiMoii£AfPmiS(m.&iocAFsmi/i& VMB YoUkBATfHBhiAlL. CITIIt SKRVICI NORPOLK'(Clti** SarviM), Dae. 35—Chairman, I. Mean; faeratary# t. Kellna. Need new iron. Beefa to ba taken to delegate. Pantry man to help crew mess serve chow. Radio to be turned oB during meal hours. Vote to payoff coastwise trip after New Year's. SUZANNI (Bull), Jan. 13—Chairman, W. Tragambo; Sacratary, C. Prota. $3 "from last trip cannot be located. To start ship's fund. New delegate and treasurer elected. Gen­ eral discussion on Improving and vary(ngsmenus. Wringer on washing ma­ chine to ba replaced. To purchase new washing machine upon arrival in NY. KINGS POINT, NY—Speaking to the graduating class of the Kings Point Merchant-Marine Academy here, Ben Guill of the Federal Maritime Board has implied that sea unions should hold off on contract de-^ chant vessel is in service about 20 mands. years. "You can't improve the Guill told the cadets "the cargo carrying capacity of a ship, TUB fOOD AMT> VKlCeSAra/fiOvJM Marcfi !{?• 1957= if iSf % No matter the time nor the place, it's up to the cook not only to feed the crew, but to keep th*m happy too. It may have been around Christmas time and they may have been off the China coast, yet a hearty vote of thanks went to chief cook Earl B. Harrison of the Fort Bridger for his making "fine pizza pie for the crew." Cook C. Coudeli mjay not have made pizza, but there is no denying-the reports on his r excellent baking by the erew of the Council Grove. W. H. gARRUTH (Trans Fual), Dae. 1<—Chylrman, A. Bargantr Sacratary, J. eilHard. Bequest ice water fountain watch standers. Arrange for separate rooms for .engine department men. Only two rooms available for watch standers. Three oUers -in one and three firemen in other; Vote of thanks to steward dept. . CANTICNY (Cities Service), Jan. 31 — Secretary, Adams. Minute's si. lence in honor of Harry I.undeberg (deceased). Flag was raised at half mast where it remained until sun­ down. RION (Actlum), Jan. 13—Chairman, S. Mangold; Sacratary, C. Hopkins. Captain Passaris had promised Bro. TannehiU and Bro. Phlpps, deck del. in New Orleans, that he would put American money before arrival in Is­ tanbul. Whereas the Captain put:out the draw in. lire at the rate of three to one. and, whereas the tourist ex-, change was S.25 to one, it was moved by Spires and seconded by Landry, that we contact the American Consul and try to get a better exchange, no­ tify the Captain/of our intentions, and then write a letter to headquar-, ters. Motion carried. WACOSTA (Waterman), Jan. 4 — Chairman, R. Parady; Secretary, J. P. Baliday. A vote of thanks to the steward department for good services rendered. Also suggested that the safety committee's report be read by' every member for future reference. FEDERAL (Trafalgar), Jan. 1* — Chairmen, N. Vrlollek; Secrefery, O. L. r^ehen. Request any info on what it to happen to person who assaulted two crewmen with a meat clever on Oct. 20 while at sea. Mail situation still bad. Vote, of thanks to steward In ongino room. Communications ' department for holiday feasts. posted. Jan. 33—Chairman, R. Ewar; SeersDEL SANTOS (MIts.), Feb. 3—Chair­ tsry, A. Sargont. One man - missed H. Gaubert; Secretary, F. B. ship. Few hours disputed - overtime, man, Naely. Suggested that the patrolman to ba referred to patrolman. Repair be called and a thorough count of the list to be submitted. actual linen on board be taken and that It be brought up to par as this COR VICTORY tVletory Carriers), has been running out of towels Dec. 14—Chelrmen, C. Lewson; Secre- ship for the last two trips. tery, H. Frenklfn. Report on,' repair Hst. Chief mate missed ship: recom­ ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Jan. 31— mended that he not be permitted to sail SIU ships in future. Short of Chairman, E. G. McNabi Secretary, F. R. Napoll. The repairs should he money for draw. Fine crew. Report about using bed spreads on decks., as brought to the attention of the board­ rugs in rough weather. Recommended ing patrolman on the payoff because strips of canvas in galley and pantry. they have been ignoring most of the Some disputed overtime. One man repairs for the last few trips. missed ship. Vote of thanks to stew­ OCEAN JOYCE (Maritime Overseas), ard department for fine Thanksgiving, dinner. Recreation room to be Feb. 3—Chalrihan, R, Oavlne; Secre­ tary, W. Lovett. There was a discus­ •ougeed. sion concerning the laundry machine. MAXTON (Pan Atlantic), Jan. 33— It was suggested that the erew and Chairman, H. Starck; Secretary, M. the officers, together should chip in Eichenko. Ship's fund $115.70. Seven and purchase a new washing machine, cases of Pepsi-Cola on hand. Reports the crew to. pay two thirds of the accepted. New delegate .elected. Del­ cost, and the officers to pay one third egate to consult patrolman about ' of the cost. This was approved by the membership present, and some blowers for tanks while mucking. donations for this purpose were re­ SBATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Sealrain), ceived. Jan. It—Chairman, J. Cohen; Secre­ TRANSATLANTIC (Pd^lflc Water­ tary, J. Fsdisw. Two men missed ship. Held meeting on food situation. Cre-.v ways), Jan. 31—Chairman, J, Kestel; Secretary, J. DIetsch. Received word wants more cheese for night lunch. Dee. 38—Chairman, W. Saltras; Sec­ from Seattle at 9:30 AM regarding the retary, D. Rundblad. New delegate observance in memory and respecte elected. Request company to supply to the late Brother Harry Lundeberg. steward on storing day. List of stores Flag placed at half-mast and all un­ being sent aboard by company to en­ necessary work stopped. able steward to check list. Discussion FENNMAR (Calmer), Jan. 4—Chair­ on new feeding system. Present one man, V, E. Monte; Secretary, Vase. unsatisfactory. Delegale asked each and every one to cooperate with the skipper and do PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER (Fen Oceanic Nev.) Jen. 14—Chairmen, their job in the SIU way as he it R. High; Secretary, W. Welsh. Repair with us 100%. list still pending. Repairs in engine REBECCA (Maritime Ovsrtaas), Jan. dept. are complete. New delegate 30—Chairman, H. Hernandez; Secre­ elected. tary, T. Carmlchaai. $11.35 in fund. Some disputed OT. Ship's water tanks FAIRLAND (Waterman), Oct. Chairman, J. LaCoste; Secretary, V. to be checked for contamination as Fitzgerald. One man deserted ship in result of numerous- cases of dysentery Miami. Ship's fund $25. Man who among crewmembers. Suggestion to deserted. ship to be barred from sail­ all ship's not to take on any stores ing SIU- ships in future. His attitude such as fruits, vegetables, and shrimp. towards his shipmates very intoler­ We have found out the hard way with many dysentery cases in tiia able. crewi We think it is better to use a can opener and be safe. CAROLYN (Bull), Oct. 14—Chair­ man, A. Aragonas; Sacratary, E. C. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Seas), Jan. 37 Martin. Some disputed overtime. P. Murphy; Secretary, Sidp's fund $13. Report accepted. Li­ —Chairman, R. SIroit. Ten (10) hours disputed brary to bo changed while in New overtime. Suggest speaker in York. Messhall to be kept clean at messhall be repaired that and also an ad­ night time. Cups, plates, etc. to be ditional fan is requested. placed in sink. Bathrooms to be kept clean. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seat Shipping), Jan. 30—Chairman, L. Karalunas; MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Oct. Secretary, C. Mathews. Suggestions: 7—Chairman, C. Long; Sacratary, W, (1) men be careful not to take Morse. Repair lists to be turned in. too That time and/or overload wash­ Cook hospitalized in Japan; headquar­ ing much machiilh. (2) All crewmembers ters notified. One man missed ship In cooperate with purser in getting ail Japan. Handle washing machine with customs declarations In promptly so care. All extra change from payoff as not to delay draws. (3) Steward to be placed in ship's fund. asks all to return soiled linen prompt­ ly to avoid shortages along coast. (4) TEXMAR (Calmer), Oct. 13—Chelr­ Bosun asks that cots not be left on ,, men, L. Barch; Secretary, J. Ruttar. deck in ports to avoid damage and $10 given to brother hospitalized in theft, and hindrance to deck depart­ Seattle. Ship's fund $5,50. New dele­ ment. gate elected. Discussion on safety of ship. Vote of thanks to messman. All ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jan. departments to have repair list' in 37—Chairman, W. Bryeler; Sacratary, befora reaching Canal. D. Beard. Watertight doors and ports were not fixed. Unsafe conditions in MASSMAR (Calmar), Sapt. 3* — aft pumpman were not remedied. Chairman, J. RIsbeck; Sacrataryt, o. Clapper valves still out of order on Wolf. Report accepted. New delegate port side. Engine department not elected. Messroom to be kept clean— satisfied with sanitary work. n cupa to be washed. Oct. 14—Chairman, J. RIsback; Sac­ STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Dec. 3$ ratary, P. Carllno. . Washing machine —Chairman, P. Spencer; Secretary, W. to be repaired. AU hands not as­ Thompson. New delegate elected. signed a job on fire and boat driU to Washing machine in bad shape, go . give a hand cranl^ng out life boats. easy on it. Dirty linen to be returned. Steward department shower to ba Jan. 30—Chairman, W. La Nasa; cleaned and painted. Report accepted. Secretary, W. Gillasplo. S5.20 in fund. MesstaaU to be kept clean. Request that name calling should cease. Leftover vegetables' have been MCKITTRICK HILLS (Wssforn known to be in coffee cans, in the Tankers), Sapt. 33 — Chairman, B. refrigeration room, for as many as Rllsyi Sacratary, M. CIten. Ship's five (5) days before being used again, fund $19.94. Report accepted. New some are unfit to use again. Keep fans needed In all rooms. Ship sailed passageways quiet, so that off watch short one maq. Vote of thanks ta men can sleep. steward department. Oct. 13—Chairman, R. Hampton; STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Dsc. 30 Sacratary, O; Nichols. Repairs to ba —Chairman, W. Valazquez;' Sacratary, mada In New York. Ship's fund $3.83. H. Kllmon. Suggest that the coffee be Onei member hospitalized in Puerto made by 7:15 AM,, and also that La Gnu, Venezuela—headquartert..nor enough coffpe - be left for the men tlfled. ' Request separata rooms tor coming' off lookout. �Pace Elevea SEAFARERS LOG Manh 15. 1957 New Ship Giveaway Proposed In Senate Sff'// In TAere' \ WASHINGTON—Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota has urged the passage of a proposal which would -authorize the sale of 12 Liberty-type vessels from the US reserve fleet to India. This proposal came on the offered for sale of merchant ves­ heels of another announce­ sels to Brazil, the Philippines, ment that the Peruvian govern­ ment wax sending out feelers as to the possibility of their purchasing some vessels also. Discussions have already been held with US shipping officials here, with a view to obtaining en­ abling legislation for a new amendment to the 1946 ship sales act. In his proposal. Senator Hum­ phrey stressed the need of these ships by the Indian government and the boon it would be to IndianAmerican relations if it was passed. Although the Senator emphasized the fact" that these- ships were to be used in coastal trade only, and that they would not compete in any way with American companies, maritime unions see two danger­ ous possibilities that might result from the siale. One is the obvious fact that the use of these ships in their coast­ wise business would release those vessels now in that trade to compete with US ships. Another factor is the possibility of this sale starting a precedent for other nations to follow in securing American ships at bargain prices foi their merchant shipping. In the past, proposals have been LOff- '*• On Wednesday, March 6, the Sailors Union of the Pacific celebrated its 72nd birthday. They did it SUP style—^with an agreement providing the first genuine pension coverage for seamen sailing West Coast tankers. The few organizations that survive to the SUP's age are too often old and weary, hut the SUP is as vigorous and militantas it was 72 years ago. In the years that followed, the dynamic spirit of the Sail­ LAKE CHARLES— Shipping, ors 'under the leadership of Andrew Furuseth and Harry and activity in general, has picked Lundeberg racked up the most impressive list of gains in sea­ up in this area, reports agent Le- faring history. The SUP's accomplishments embrace the Maguire, La Folroy Clarke, between a number of ahips passing through and the lette. White and Jones Acts, the first hiring hall, and a string port's own version of the Mardi of other firsts. Gras. The pension plan for tankermen is proof that the SUP is 11 In-Transits still moving head to provide new benefits for its members and The Royal Oak (Cities Service) leadership for all seamen. Lk. Charles Has Mild' Mardi Cras paid oft while there were 11 ships In transit for the period. They were the Government Camp, Cities Service Miami, Chiwawa, Bents Fort, Bradford Island, C S Norfolk, and the Winter HiU (Cities Serv­ ice); Val Chem (Valentine); Pan Oceanic Transporter (Pan Oceanic) and Del Campo (Miss). The port also handled one SUP tanker. All ships were reported in good shape. There has been no progress in the contract talks between the Machinist's Union and,the Colum­ bia Southern Chemical Co. The strike at the company is continu­ ing. The Mardi Gras, he is sorry to say, was a mild one, unlike the rip-roaring affair New Orleans boasts. ^ Too Many Aceidentss Shipping Rise Cheers Tampa TAMPA — With an-eye to the comfort of the Seafarers on the beach in this area, and to improv­ ing the looks of the branch hall, a motion has been made before the membership to buy a television set and some new furniture. The new chairs will undoubtedly get a big play from the set-watchers. . Agent Tom Banning reports shipping was good for the last period and should continue to im­ prove.- The Citarus Packer (Water­ man) was the only ship to pay off while the Bents Fort (Cities Serv­ ice), Bienville (Waterman), and Coeur D'Alene Vic. (Vic. Carriers) came into port for In-transit serv­ ice. The recent rash of ship accidents, including the two latest collisions in the Delaware River and Upper New York Bay, point up again the hazards of navigation in heavily traveled waterways. Moreover, they emphasize the fact that ship collisions con­ John McWilliams, 52: Brother tinue to occur with distressing frequency despite the modern McWilliams died navigation and detection devices with which most ships, in­ s of a heart ail­ cluding merchantmen, are now equipped. > ment In Nor­ wood, Massachu­ It is true that the factor of human error must always be setts, on January considered in accidents. But human error is only one factor 6, 1957. He is and the recent rash of collisions would seem to indicate the survived by his need for additional studies of navigation procedures. daughter, Mrs. i Rita Werdann, of Screening Puzzle An odd situation has been revealed by the statement of the Coast Guard commandant asking that the screening program Get That SS be abandoned. The commandant said it could no longer work Number Right because he was unable to-produce witnesses to confront the Seafarers filing vacation accused seamen with. money claims, should make sure The right of accused seamen to be able to confront and that they use their correct So­ cross-examine their witnesses was upheld by the Federal cial Security number. Use of Courts, as the traditional privilege of US citizens. the vtrrong number means a cler­ If the witnesses are unavailable it is probably because the ical headache for the Vacation FBI insists that it cannot reveal its sources of information. Plan office and slows up the That being the case, one of two conclusions may be inferred handling of payments. Also, a Seafarer who uses the' as the Government's feelings on the subject: (a) Subversives incorrect Social Security num­ rsre being permitted to sail because it is more important to ber is crediting his tax deduc­ protect a witness than to punish the guilty, or (b) the Gov­ tions to some other US worker. ernment thiq^ It idQ^sn't reglly matter if there are Conunimr ists on.ships...lt':^,.'\. \ . x" • . l-V:'; : Jackson Heights, NY. Brother Mc­ Williams Joined the Union on January 2, 1951, and was sailing In the steward department. He was buried In Cypress Hills Cemetery. 4^ » James J. Crotty, 63: Brother Crotty died In Brooklyn, NY, from a Iractm-ed skull and a crushed chest. The cause of the Injuries Is not known. There was no next of kin designated. Brother Crotty joined the Union on December 1, 1951, and was sailing In the stew­ ard department. Burial took place in Holy Cross Cemetery. Trieste, Japan, and South Korea. Should the sale be approved many more such Inquiries may be ex­ pected. Although the Peruvian request did not state what type of ships they wanted, it did say that they were to be used in trade between Peru and the United States. The SIU and other unions will seek Congressional action barring these proposals to protect American ship­ ping and jobs of US seamen. Robin Line Sold, Keeps Its Identity An agreement has been reached between Moore-McCormack Lines and Seas Shipping Company for Mooremack to buy and operate the Robin Line. The Robin Line ves­ sels will be operated under the ex­ isting name as a separate division of Mooremack. Formal announcement of the purchase agreement was made last week. It will be completed when the purchase receives the approval of the Federal Maritime Board. The FMB's okay is needed because both of the companies are subsid­ ized operators. Not In African Trade William R. Moore, president of Mooremack, specified that Robin Line would not lose its identity. Mooremack does not operate in the South and West African trade which has been Robin Line's spe­ cialty. Purchase of Robin Line will give Mooremack four essential trade routes including East Coast to South America, East Coast to Scandinavia and West Coast to South America. With the addition of the Robin Line vessels, Moore­ mack will operate a fieet of 50 ships. in New Orleans, La., as a result of a lung ailment. "There was no next of kin designated. New Or­ leans was his last known address. ti t> Alfonso Olaguibel, 49: Brother Olaguibel died in the USPHS Hos­ pital in Galves­ ton, Texas, on January 14, 1957, from a cerebral hemorrhage. He Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Aracely Olagui­ bel, of Villa Las Lomas, San Juan, PR. Brother Olaguibel became a member of the Union on Jime 27, 1940, and was sailing In the engine department. i 4^ 4" Albert T. Cooper, 65: Brother Cooper died In the USPHS Hos­ pital In New Orleans, La., as a result of an Inflamatian of the bronchi and lungs. There was no next of kin designated. His last . . Hqmer Wlnbome, 46: On Decem­ known address was Thomasville, ber di-lOSei-Brotbeo-Wlnbonto-died Ga, M —,•1! �Diplomat At Work Captain Caught In Own Trap Over Water Beef Nobody "trifles" with his time, says the skipper of the Rebecca. Just to prove it, he tried to rap a $100 fine on a crewmember for "delaying the vessel" although he appar­ ently got himself caught up tend with possibly contaminated in a bight in the process. The episode took shape water as well. They urged a check after the ship left Bombay for South Africa with many cases of dysentery in the crew. Already concerned with the condition of the fresh stores from India, SIU crewmen were unwilling to con- "Bosun Charlie (top! has the diplomatic touch a bosun needs," says A. E. Auers on the Steel Maker, and bosun C. E. Lee Jr. seems to be practicing his striped-pants manner right here with a native officer in Karachi. Above, on the Sunion {I to r) are W. T. LaClair, bosun; J. H. McDonald, deck engi­ neer, and Bob "Tiny" Sullivan, wiper. They were on a trip over to to France and back from Norfolk. Breather in the messhall pro­ vided on anonymous shipmate with, a chance to grab some photos. ACROSS 1. Veteran sailor 5. Kind of snake 8. Short, abrupt wave action 12. Always 13. Kind of jacket 14. Export from Argentina 13. Source of Blue Nile 16. Put inside 18. Jimmy —, boxer 20. Water animal 21. - Silkworm 23. Iron 27. Anger 30. Spots 32. Hey. —! 33. What a ship­ mate should be 36. Turkish officer 37. On one's own 38. Indian weight 39. Discourage 41. Close to 43. Soft drink 45. Grand — 49. Party featuring music 63. Lay cobble­ stones 64. Dollar bills 53. Kind 56. Sword 57. Top of head 58. Stain 59. Damp and humid DOWN 1. 2. 3. 4. Fixes, as sails Of grandparents Siberian river. Swap 22. Charged 5. Copy particles 6. In a startling way 24. Old ships 7. Rate of speed 25. — seaman 26. Sly look 8. Deadly disease 9. Belonging to 27. Deck condition him in winter 10. Kind of poem 28. City in Itaiy 11. Pedal; Abbr. 29. Give off. as 17. Run away: slang smoke 19. Teutonic earth 31. Filet of — goddess 34. Exact 1 2 1^ 1^' 35. 40. 42. 44. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 31. Famous skipper Fabulous bird Tied up Placed Cloth from bark AU tied up Vegetable Cleaner Girl's name Group of .similar articles 52. Supplement of the tanks on arrival. (They also want to warn off all ships from taking on fruits, vege­ tables and shrimp in India. "It's better to use the can opener and be safe.") After much dickering in Cape­ town with ship's delegate W. K. Dodd, said secretary T. W. Carmichael, "the captain promised to have an analysis made that after­ noon, certainly by 8:30 . . . "But it soon became apparent he was stalling," a suspicion proved justified after shipmate C. Roosa, who was going to the American consul anyway, told the consul about the water situation. The consul later called the captain ashore, but the ship sailed when he returned. "It was 5:45 at the time, three hours earlier than his own 'dead­ line' for the water check. Even so, the captain told Roosa he would be charged' $100 for 'delaying the ship' as a result of the captain's being called ashore . . . Any ques­ tions, doctor?" French Lovely Falls Short Of'Billing' For a while there, it looked to his shipmates as if Sea­ farer Eddie D e m o s s had struck paydirt and found "the per­ fect playmate" for his hours ashore. Since the "playground" at the time was Rouen, France, Eddie earned the envy of the entire crew. Then, after a trip ashore, Eddie came back to the Oceanstar with his hands scratched up some. This 3 12 15 18 49 50 51 ^4 57 Answer On Page 14 Burly March 15. ISST SEAFARERS LOG Pawre Twelve A few of the boys checked up on ddie later and "sure enough he made friends with a 'lovely fe­ male' " in one of the local ginmills. However, the female in question, admittedly a lovely specimen. Was only a female Persian cat which Eddie had innocently befriended. Like many a dame, she had cut him up a bit for his pains. "Still, Eddie's lucky," our anony­ mous society reporter writes. "Milk doesn't cost as much as champagne, and with d can of sar­ dines begged from the steward, Eddie and the cat seem to be en­ joying themselves. To each his own, as they say." Crews Mourn Lundeberg Loss To the Editor: I am wr ting this In memory of a man who gave his all to win a place in the world, as well as the best living condi­ tions end wages, for the seafar­ ing man. He thought only for bettering things for seamen like ourselves, instead of doing things for himself. He battled hard, fair and straight down the line in every letters To The Editor All letters to-thc editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by" the writer. Names mill be withheld upon request. fight with the shipowners or anyone else who tried to stepon SIU or SUP seamen or take anything away from them. Truly he was a gallant and great union man and leader, and the father of our great SIU. He was always ready and willing to help in any union beef for the better­ ment of all working people. Yes, Harry, as you take your place in the great beyond and watch over us, be assured we will miss you. You have carved a place in all our hearts and the name "Harry Lundeberg" will remain with us for the balance of our days. So long, friend, and thanks from all of us for a job weU done. May we all be just half the man you have been. J. R. Prestwood SS Alcoa Carsair 5. 4 A special meeting was held aboard the SS Cantigny in Port­ land, Maine, in honor of our deceased brother, Harry Lunde­ berg. After a report on the death of Brother Lundeberg, there was a moment's silence in his honor. The meeting was brought to a , close by raising the flag at half mast, where it remained until sundown. William Adams Ship's delegate ... A telegram of sympathy was sent to the Sailors Union hall in San Francisco to be for­ warded to the family of Brother Harry Lundeberg on behalf of the crewmembers of the SS Mankato Victory. August Lazzaro Ship's delegate 4" , 4" if . . . Special meeting called to order on the Ocean Ulla Jan­ uary 31, 1957, at 2 PM, with George F. Blackmore as chair­ man and Ed O'Connell as sec­ retary. This meeting observed g five-minute period of silence in memory of the late Harry Lundeberg, ending and ad­ journed at 2:20 PM, with 18 members present. John MacPherson Ship's delegate 4> 41 i4 (Ed.'Note: Funeral services for Brother Lundeberg, who died Jan. 28, were held on Jan. 31 in San Francisco. Memorial meet­ ings in all ports, and aboard ships in port and at sea, marked the occasion at the same time.) 4' 4i To the Editor: I just 'heard that Harry Lundeberg is dead. What a loss to Seafarers! Brother Lundeberg was' a fighter and he was honest. I recall working under him in the 1946 strike in San Francisco. His men listened to him because 'they had great confidence in him. I remember one time while the war was still on in 1944 or '45. He was telling about how there were many younger fel­ lows coming aboard the ships and how the Union.didn't have thj time to train them how to act like sailors on a ship. "When one of these boys comes up to you and asks you something, show 'em! Don't just tell 'em, show 'em," he said. "And then show 'em and tell 'em everything else about ycir union and about going to sea that you think will help them ... If you don't, you're just a goddam fool!" I hadn't followed Brother Lundeberg's career closely be­ cause I've spent my 13V2 years on Union ships ' - the SIU-A&G. But, disregardi.ig that, I have always admired, and I think I '•an say, honorably,, loved Harry Lundeberg. May God rest his soul! Thurston Lewis SS Steel Admiral 4 4,4 Hails Outcome Of SIU Voting To the Editor: Received the election report issue of the LOG and was glad to read the outcome of the vot­ ing. Everyone can be assured that all hands elected will con­ tinue to do their usual best. Special congratulations to "Mac" McAuley and "Blackie" Cardullo. Keep up the good work, boys. Hello also to Ralph Forgione out of Philadelphia. Some other outfits would be better off if they would imitate the way SIU handles its affairs, especially its elections. If yoii can, please let me know the name of the Buffalo port agent for the SIU Great Lakes District. Best regards to everyone. ^ Harold M. Shea (Ed."note: Pprt Agent for the Great Lakes District in Buffalo is David Walker.) ' Bw Bernard Seaman �March 15, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG AFOUNDRIA (Wsterm«n), Jan. »— Chairman, R. While; Saeratary, R. Walton. New delegate elected. Wipers and ordinary seaman request­ ed to do a better, job in their sani­ tary work. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Jan. 30— Chairman, C. Wiggins; Saeratary, J. Pursall. New delegate elected. Sugar canister to be ordered for crew mOssroom. Coilee mugs to be furnished to each man. BENT'S FORT (Cities Sarvica), Jan. 30—Chairman, A. Alexander; Saera­ tary, R. Coa. One man missed ship. Request that water fountain be kept clean and cups to be placed in sink. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Jan. 13 —Chairman, H, SIkas; Secretary, W. Dickens. Request to please keep wash- any place discussing them at sea. Delegates alone to handle beefs at payoff. Jan. 30—Chairman, H. A. Moonay; Secretary, T. W. Hinson. $17.25 in ships fund. 4 men in deck department logged for falling to turn to. Name brand soap powder to be ordered. MANICATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Jan. 31—Chairman, Jim Maahan; Secretary, Joseph A. Long. A telegram of sympathy was sent to SUP Hall to' be forwarded to the fam­ ily of Harry Lundeberg, by the crew^ members of SS Mankato Victory. MASSMAR (Calmar), Jan. 36—Chair­ man, H. Schwartu Secretary, H. Lahym. Books to be given patrolman at payoff failed to attend meeting Make up repair list. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water man), Jan. 30—Chairman, R. Ran' some; Secretary, T. Sanchey. To show mattress to patrolman in Mobile. To move planks from stairway going to ice boxes. To see abouts racks for Ubrary. OCEAN ULLA (Overseas Trans Co.) Jan. 31—Chairman, C. F. Blackmore; Secretary, Ed O'Connell. Special meet­ ing to observe five minutes of silence in memory of the late Harry Lunde­ berg. ing machine clean, also to attach light to machine. Jan. 10—Chairman, H. SIkes; Sec­ retary, J. Moloney. One wiper quit ship without any notice, also a day man quit. Request more considera­ tion for others who are sleeping. ANTINOUS (Pan Atlantic), Jan. 30 —Chairman, W. Matthews; Secretary, Broussard. Dispute on overtime. One man missed ship. DEL VALLE (Mississippi), Jan. 13— Chairman, B. Wright; Secretary. R. Irlzarry. $49.68 in fund. 50 cases of coke to be sold. EVELYN (Bull), Dec. 38—Chairman, John C. Reed; Secretary, J. Mitchell. 879.85 in fund. Fund to buy new timer for washing machine. New del­ egate elected. MARORE (Ore), Jan. 35—Chairman, M. Ohstrom; Secretary, D. Carey. Re­ quest that unrated men qualified for upgrading, do so at first opportunity. $1.05 in fund. Please do not Utter No. 9 hatch with garbage. New wash­ ing machine needed. Keep laimdry clean. MURRAY HILL (Fairfield), Jan. 10 —Chairman, C. Macqueen; Secretary, W. Shaw. Complaints about rust an(l salt in drinking water. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Jan. 31 —Chairman, Ray SedowskI; Secretary, Frank Van Dusen. $40.80 in fund. New delegate elected. One man missed ship. ARMONK (New Jersey Ind.), Jan. S Chairman, R. Hampshire; Secretary, J. Heldt. Dispute on overtime. Stew­ ard spoke on too much coffee being Wasted. Ciew agreed wiU try to use less coffee. BALTORE (Ore), Feb. 3—Chairman, T. Connell; Secretary, W. Blakeslee. —$5.75 in fund. New delegate elected. Discussion of leaving cups in the rooms and on deck thereby causing a shortage at coffee time. BENT'S FORT (Cities Service), Chairman, A. Alexander; Secretary, L. Wahlln. New delegate elected. Re­ frain from hanging cloths on star­ board side of fidley. Request to have hotter coffee at i0;()0. CAMP NAMANU (USPC), Jan. 37— Chairman, W. Goff; Secretary. R. Tapman. One dollar is to be donated to fund, to buy timer for washing ma­ chine. Discussion on rusty water, to apeak to chief engineer. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), Feb. 3 —Chairman, H. L. SIkes; Secretary, J. W. Maloney. $7.22 in fund. New delegate elected. Request to have fresh bread. Discussion on why the sailing board is always two (2) or three (3) hours late. COUNCIL GROVE (Cltlea lervtce). Jan. 24—Chairman, O. Rhando; Secre­ tary, E. Gaudlll. $3.86 in fund. Dis­ cussion on evUs of drinking on Job, also tales being taken topside. EDITH (Bull), Jan. 31—Chairman, L. •evoH; Secretary, C. Stark. New delegate elected. Suggest that members help keep mea.s hall and orderly after breaks and lunch and to put used dishes in crew clean night sink. .HASTINGS (Waterman), Jan. 37— Chairman, B. BuHt; Secretary, J. Wells. Some disputed overtime. Dis­ cussion on sa^, hot water situation. Request to^^Hhp recreation room cleaner, al^ not to let cups and linen lay around, after night lunch put dishes In sink and clean up mess they made. JEAN (Bull), Jan. 30—Chairman, t. BIcfcsen; Secretary, D. Renters. Towels should not be used for sougee or shine rags. More silverware should be left out for night lunch. Messroom should be k^t cleaner by the crew during the night. Mattresses 'shbuld all have covers. LUCILE BLOOMFIELD (Bloemfleld), Jan. IS—Chairman, T. W. HInsen; Sec­ retary, H. Meeney. AU beefs to be presented to patrolman, unable to get OLYMPIC GAMES (Western Tank' ,ers), Dec. 3—Chairman, A. J. Nelson; 'Secretary, D. Leitz. Water fountain mid'Ships is out of order. Members cautioned to watch cigarette butts in passageways and mess hall decks. Captain pleased with crew's behavior in port. Dec. 19—Chairman, W. Datzko; Sec­ retary, D. Lletz. Ship not hitting port enough. Ship ran aground on Dec. 14. for 27 hours, one hour from Ras Tanura. Ship okay with help. OREMAR (Ore Nav, Corp), Jan 19 —Chairman, C. GIbbs; Secretary, E. Ponls. Ship sailed late due to 3 men in Chile. Captain refused medical at­ tention to (1) one crewmember in Canal Zone. Discussion on behaviour on shore leaves in Guayacan. Chile. Suggestion of $5 donation to ship fund for any one leaving washing ma­ chine dirty and still running. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers Inc.), Jan. 30—Chairman, G. Soyga; Secretary, B. H. Amsberry. Wrote a letter to headquarters to ask if we can't get another brand of soap pow­ der to use on the ship. To see why we can't have the required amount of fresh milk aboard at sailing time. OCEANSTAR (Triton), Dec. 3 — Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Wagner. Repair list submitted. Dis­ cussion on launch service. Reporter elected. One member missed ship. Some disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Foc'sles cleaned. Ship to be fumigated. Clarification of sanitary duties in laundry and recreation room. Dec. 33—Chairman, V. Genco; Sec­ retary, R. McCannon. Some disputed overtime. One man missed ship. Re­ fer beefs to patrolman or department delegate. All night lunch to be dis­ carded before serving breakfast. Dis­ cussion on ship's linen, fresh milk In foreign ports, night Iimrh. Cups and glasses to be returned to pantry. PAN - OCEANIC TRANSPORTER (Pan-Ocean), Jan. 1—Chairman, T. Garbcr; Secretary, W. Walsh. Need keys for foc'sles. Seven hours dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. Bathroom out of order; to be re-' paired. Cots to be returned in good condition or charge will be made for them. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Dec. 3— Chairman, C. Parker; Secretary, J. Baxter. One man paid off in San Juan. Two hours delayed sailing. Water shortage: laundry locked. One beef to be handled by patrolman. Re­ port accepted. Washing machine agi­ tator to be repaired. Topside person­ nel to wear T-shirts in messhall. ALICE BROWN (Bloemfleld), Dec. 33—Chairman, R. Nicholson; Secretary, W. Bessellevre. Delegate took off With ships fund ($18) at payoff. Repair lists submitted; repairs being made. Need new gasket for refrigerator. Two men hospitalized. One man signed on. Sug­ gestion that each man receive one day off a month on current voyage. In cold weather, deck department to be given 30-mlnute call instead of 15 min­ utes, to dress warmly and have suffi­ cient time for coffee. Insufficient cof­ fee for all: no boiled eggs during storm. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment for fine food and service. Complete slop chest to be put aboard with sufficient warm and water-proof gear. Dec. 3—Chairman, E. Watson; fecrstary, L. Dwyer. New steward de­ partment working agreement read. Refrigerator to be^ repaired. Vote of thanks to steward department for ex­ cellent Thanksgiving dinner. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory), Nov. '39—Chairman, J. McRae; Secretary B. Richardson. Repair list submitted. New delegate elected. Li­ brary and laundry to be kept clean. Few hours disputed overtime. De­ layed sailing disputed. Ship to be properly secured before proceeding to sea. Report accepted. Food situation not satisfactory. Dec. 36—Chairman, B. Richardson; Secretary, W. Stucke. One member missed ship. Money draws reported on. New delegate elected. Few hours disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward department for Christmas dinner. More food to be put out at night. Keep passageway decks free of cigarette butts, etc. CANTI|ONV (Cities S^lce), Jan. 4 •—Chairman, W. Adams; Secretary, S; Feterkln. SIO.83 In fund. Page Thirteen Sextant?Just What He Needed,.. By Seafarer William Calefato The official ambassadors are followed the world over by unheralded Seafarers who, as unofficial messengers of good will, often become more involved with the native peoples than the suave State Department gentlemen. Not all seamen stop at the nearest ginmill once they reach port. Instead some wander far from the waterfront to accomplish a vari­ ety of missions—becoming ambassadors without portfolio or striped pai^s. These are not essential to the role, as every seaman knows. For wherever a seaman goes ashore in a foreign land, especially where the language and customs are far different from his own, something "unusual" in­ variably happens. The episode concerning the Sea­ farer who was asked by. somebody Stateside to get a picture story covering "the only sextant manufac­ turer in Asia" is a case in point ... At Yokohama, after squeezing through crowds at the railroad ticket booth, he was shoved into a car in a manner not unlike the way it's done during the rush- hour at New York's Time Square. It seemed like the mission was off to a good start, except that he didn't know what his station was. The signs were all printed in Japanese characters; only the bigger stations had signs in English. Enroute, the seaman gave his seat to a lady on whose back a baby was secured. That must have been unusual in Japan, because everyone stared at him. But a smile from a girl provided some com­ Seafarer Calefato's adventures are typical fort, and eventually produced instructions on how' of events in the Orient, where almost any­ to reach Kamata, the small town where he was to thing draws crowds since the people on both get his story . . . sides of the lens are interested and curious The dispatcher at the taxi stand was an old beabout each other .. . whiskered gent who bowed invitingly and motioned him to the open door of a cab. 4 The foreigner got in and showed shop, but the proprietor could not tal quality generally lasts a long the driver the instructions written locate the sextant company in the time. in Japanese. They said he was a city directory and, in true Japa­ He might have sat there all day, shimbun kaisha-Amerika noh fune nese fashion, was more than exas­ in fact, if the shopkeeper had not ho kaisha namaidi—in effect, a perated that he could not assist the mercifully shuffled across the street newshound from the States. visitor. This was the first time an to say that he had finally located But the way the driver shook his American journalist had entered the factory. With great skill, he head indicated he didn't know the his premises . . . made a sketch, complete with rail­ desired address. Neither did the In the meantime, the visitor sug­ road tracks, switches, stations and dispatcher, nor another driver who gested, he would talk to the police streets, giving the exact location left his vehicle to try and help in a booth at an intersection. oif the necessary building in a town This last one beckoned to more The commandant studied the on another spur of the rail line. drivers. They crowded around axA Japanese instructions and consult­ Most people would have aban­ peered at the lone, sullen figure ed other policemen, but the shrugs doned the task by now. Fortified of the Seafarer who was laden and gesticulations told the same by that knowledge, the visitor did withr" two cameras, two light me­ story . . . they didn't know, either. the same. Perhaps he would stick ters, a flash unit, a tripod and With military dignity, the com­ closer to the waterfront next time, pockets bulging with bulbs and mandant asked the American to after all. film. Many passersby, seeing sit in the only chair in the booth crowd, stopped to look and made while he telephoned airports, har­ it still bigger. bor police, traffic experts, import and export firms and all the other Trapped In Cab even remotely connected agencies The American couldn't get out of The following is the latest the cab because the crowd blocked he could conjm-e up. Still, nobody available listing of Official ex­ knew . . . Ah, perhaps the fire de­ the door, so he contented himself, partment could help . . . change rates for foreign cur­ while the drivers chattered and rencies. Listings are as of Was Trip Necessary? argued, with thinking how he Mar. 14, 1957, and are sub­ might manage the interview, if he ject to change without notice. The flabbergasted newshawk be­ ever got that far. A reporter gan to question the merits of his England, New Zealand. South Africa: $2.80 per pound sterling. should know what he's talking mission, tried to get up to leave, Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. about, but because this assignment but a firm hand restrained him. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. was about sextants, he hadn't had A half-hour later, he goCup again, Denmark; 14.45 cents per krone. time to learn much. Besides, he but patience was urged on him. France: 350 francs to the dollar. was a wiper, and had never been When he tried to leave a third Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the near a sextant. time, and people looked at him in dollar. One of the reasons he took the his foreign attitude in the chair, he Italy: 624.8 lire to the doUar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. assignment developed after he began to sense the terrible fact Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. heard a young 3rd mate grumble that he had been arrested for dis­ Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. about the new-fangled instrument, turbing the peace. It's very rude India: 21 cents per rupee. to stand up in a Japanese police because he didn't know how to use Pakistan: 31 cents per rupee. it. Had he known that a crude ver­ station, it seems. Argentina: 18 pesos to the dollar. BrazU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. sion of it was invented more than However, there appeared to be Uruguay: 52.63 cents per peso. 2,000 years ago by the Polynesians, no way out as long as the officer's Venezuela: 29.85 cents per boUvar. the mate might have changed his patience endured, and that Orien­ mind. Holes In Coconuts Edifor, If they could navigate through » SEAFARERS LOG, uncharted waters by looking at S the horizon through holes in the 675 Fourfh Ave., ! split halves of coconut shells (this : Brooklyn 32, NY was the earliest "sextant," he'd I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— i heard), why couldn't the dumb 3rd mate use the latest Instrument? please put my name on your moiling list. The Japanese manufacturers would (Print Informeition) have liked the story if he could ever meet them . . . NAME ; The best way to get something STREET ADDRESS done is to do it yourself, the wouldbe reporter thought, especially CITY ZONE STATE when the cab drivers were unable to help. But this was a small town TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you oro an old lubterlbar and hava a change J in Japan and he wished he could of addrais, plaaso givo-your former addrait below: a find some assistance. It finally oc­ curred to him that a good way to ADDRESS find out was to ask the man who owns one. CITY ZONE. STATE. He fiiun^.tbe man In an optical Money Exchange Rates Listed • s wl I • ••••••^•aaeessastssessoseeesess.cas* �Vmg0 Fourteen SEAFAREnS LOG Heading For The Far LOG-A'RHYTHM: The Payoff By Thurston Leuns Magic words So pregnant with meaning i "He's a good shipmate!" Cuts hard talk, And prejudiced leaning: "He's a good shipmate!" Somebody waiting By the Pearly Gate, Accusers accusing, » Eyes full of hate: "Thirsty did this "And thirsty did that; "He'll never wear a hglo "Over his hat!" Seafarers on the Topa Topa are pictured in a photo by Charles Burns. The line-up (I to r) lists Perez, bosun; Bautista, baker; Snow, AB; Griggers, DM, and Villansuva, AB. Buoy, Sinking, Boom ! Highlight Planet Run Then some oldtimer, A familiar face. Spoke up From the other side of that place, "Why I sailed with him "Back in '48; "Let him on in, "He's a good shipmate." And St. Peter there A pathway is cleared, Mishaps are coming in spurts for the supertanker Orion Planet. Between them, and the endless routine of the Per­ A kind of voice firm sian Gulf-Far East oil shuttle, everything else is running But not a bit weird; Boomed out, smoothly, says reporter B.-* ^^ "That's the best to be said, hama. All hands on the ill-fated Padgett. "In this or that state were rescued. One recent incident (LOG craft "He's welcome to Heaven Two trips ago the Planet tangled Feb. 1, 1957) occurred when they "If he's a good shipmate!" rammed and sank a small Japanese with a buoy while leaving Japan and both the screw and the buoy fishing boat one day south of Yokowere casualties. "But this accident They say that love Covers many a sin. had its compensations," Padgett noted. "We got a couple of extra Like poker and women, . And a surplus of gin; days in port." But one other thing The incident which caused the Carries plenty of weight. most excitement happened some time ago, he recalled. "After the That's when someone can say, tanks had been butterworthed and '"He's a good shipmate!" . the meter showed them to be gasfree, the deck hands were standing at the tank top prepared to enter to muck. At the same time, the 1st assistant was getting ready to weld the mucking winch frame over the butter worth hole . . . "Just as he struck an arc, one hell of a roaring explosion follow­ ed, really .shaking everyone up. /Pi Rust was blown several hundred feet in the air through the tank , top and guys were running in every [l[Z!nB SSIBSI SBO direction. "We are hoping that the rest BSHES dSDSB of the shuttle will pass off in the "I guesh I had a good time usual dull manner withs^o more ashore losht night. I shpent 'incidents,'" Padgett added. Amen to that. 60 bucksh .. 'At Sea' — 1 \ Fink Puzzle Answer SQBQ BgQ aiSilS SQIilS QBB : eiQIEIl DESISQ SGSaOigiaBB] BQas [SmOKiaB n@B [USDS ./y ^ [SIHBS DBQ SSBB BOSTON, MASS. Benjamin Boudreau R. G. Guerrero G. L. Brooks Chas. R. Robinson Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Gilbert Delgado Jose Rendon Joseph Harranson Warren'W. Smith Shh'ley Poole Joe R. Stewart USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Harvey C. Hill Marcelo B. Belen Eugene G. Plahn Wm. H. Chadburn John W. Singer Edward E. Edinger Murray W. Smith B. R. W. Guthrie Fred D. Stagner Floyd W. Haydon SEASIDE HOSPITAL LONG BEACH, CALIF. Alexander Leiner USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. H. E. McLeod Christo Prasso USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis Boner William S. Rudd Cecil Gaylor, Sr. John R. Small L. B. Merriam Geoi'ge R. Trimyer OlUe Purdy USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton SUFFOLK SANITORIUM HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin F. Deibler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnittke Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL .SAVANNAH, GA. Glen Adams Edward G. Morales Leroy Drew Frank F. Nelson William E. HaU Sloan M. Orr Jimmie Littleton Bex Walker USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Felix Marciante Alvin Albritton Alexander Martin Henry Abbo William Bargone Gregory Morejon John Murry Leo Bazii James Bodden Michael Muzio Alfonse Bosarge Harold D. Napier Leon Brown Floyd C. Nolan Virgil Coash Veikko PoUanen Cioise Coats Frank Post Serio M. DeSosa Randolph RatcUS William DriscoU F. Regalado Charles Fetter Emile Roussell Cedric Francis A. Sattenthwaite Fredrick Garretson James H. Seeds Fred Gentry Toefil Smigielskl Homer Gill James H. Smith Leon Gordon Jay C. Steele James Jordon Curtis Stewart J. C. Keel Lonnie R. Tickle Edward G. Knapp Ruby G. Vance Edward Kuiichick Dirk Vlsser Walter J. LaCroix James E. Ward Leo Lang Lawrence Wessels William Lawless William Wilson Henry Lowery Stanley Wright David McCollum Demetrio Zerrudo Edward McGowan Jacob Zimmer R. E. McLamore USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Tom Ballard Roy W. BeU Carl J. Biscup Alfred Bokan Victor B. Cooper Joseph C. Cyr Henry G. Davis Peter DeVries Friedof Foridila Dan Gentry Joseph GiU Gorman T. Glaze Harold Greenwald Martin Hagerty MUton A. Jaeger Stanley T. Johns Herman Kemp Jeremiah McNiece Max C. Marcus Donald E; Murphy William Pendleton Norman H. Peppier Harry G. Reynolds Wm. E. Roberts Juan P. Taboada John R. Webb Arthur WUliamson Norman D. Wilson Ralph Youtzy WUliam Zietz MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Fortunato Alfonso James Lippincott John J. Cook John Michiek Hugh A. Cummins Thomas Moncho Marinus DeJonge Tadelusz Nawrockl Joseph Faircloth James A.'Needham Amado Feliciano Edward O'Rourke Percy Foster Robert Parker Arthur J. Fortner Warren Reck EmUio Gonzalez Jose Rodriguez Ralph Hayes Chas. B. Roosa Otto R. Hoepner James Sealey Theodor Humal Samuel Small Paul Jakubcsak C. Sundquist Alfred Kaju Richard Suttle Salvatore Legayada Clarence Wallace BELLVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Michael Machusky Eladio Aris B. J. Martin Fortunato Bacomo Albert MarlinelU Frank T. CampbeU Vic Milazzo John J. DriscoU Joaquin Miniz Robert E. Gilbert W. O. O'Dea William Guenther. James M. Quinn Bart E. Guranick George E. Renale John Haas S. B. Saunders Howard Hailey G. E. Shumaker E. F. Haislett Kevin B. Skelly Taib Hassen Henry E. Smith Billy R. HiU Stanley, F. Sokol Thomas Isaksen Michael Toth Ira H. Kilgore Karl Trelmann Ludwig Krlstiansen Harry S. Tuttle Frank J. Kubek Fred West Frederick Landry VirgU E. Wilmotb Leonard Leidig Pon P, Wing ^(!hibal^,;g:cGuigan ,- March 15; 1957 Alcoa Ranger's In Good Shape To the Editor; The crew on the Alcoa Ranger would like tot give its heartiest thanks to our steward depart­ ment for the wonderful meals and the hard work: .put in to make us feel as If we were at home. All the brothers on this ship agree that we have the best cooks in the SIU; every,.le seems to be gaining weight and there's not one beef on the letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS ' LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. food. We'd like everyone to know who's responsible for this job well done. ' First off, our steward is Frank Napoli, who's tops at his trade. Alvin C. Carpenter is chief cook and one of the best in the busi­ ness. Night cook and baker Lorenzo Rinaldi is a great Ita­ lian chef, famous for those pizza pies that, we get quite often. Second cook Omar O. Ames can do anything; you name it and he can fix it to your taste. Galleyman Joseph L. Springer is also tops, and our messman makes you feel you're at the Waldorf-Astoria. Settles DOBTI Brother Earl McNab, an AB who has been with the Union long time, decided this trip to settle down and get married to a fine little girl in Baltimore. We are all wishing the couple a happy voyage for a lifetime. Another good man in the crew is our bosun, William L. McCar­ thy, a fine sailor who is tops with all his boys. We also have a fine bunch of officers from the captain on down and plenty of money in every port. All of this means a good trip for all hands. Edward J. DeBardelaben Ship's reporter 4• 4 4 Fort Bridger Goes Liberian To the Editor; The crew of the Fort Bridger left the ship in Le Havre and is now back in the States after paying off at the company of­ fice in New York. The ship has gone under the Liberian flag manned by an Italian crew. It was a shame seeing that ragged bunch of guys coming aboard, knowing that we were leaving to £o home and pick up < some real loot under SIU con­ ditions, while they would be earning a fraction of that while doing the same work. We were out 12 days sho-t of a year. For the record, several crewmembers and I would like to thank five alien seamen who were among our crew for con­ tributing a total of $170 to the SEAFARERS LOG as a volun­ tary donation. This was their way of saying thanks for the good deal they enjoyed while the ship was operating under American conditions. These men were James Phillips, Hub­ ert Lewis, Louis Pederson, Nils Gustaffson and Olaf Sorgard. The chief engineer on the ship, S. L. Norton, would also like to publicly thank the crew and officers of the Fort Bridger for their generosity in contribut-. Ing toward a wreath for hit : mother when she passed away during the trip. This letter is also signed by Nils Larsson, deck delegate; Benjamin C. Bengert, engine delegate; Leslie Barnett, stew­ ard delegate, and brothers Pablo Barrial, Jack Trosclair and Roque Macaraeg. Howard Mews Ship's delegate ir ^ i. Skipper's Wife Draws Cheers To the Editor: The unlicensed personnel of the Sea Comet II would like to extend their thanks and grati­ tude to Mrs. Brennan, our Cap­ tain's wife, for assisting in nursing the crew through its various ills and pains during ' * the voyage. Thanks also for her help on shopping matters and for show­ ing many of us how to save in this respect. The steward also wishes to extend his personal thanks to Mrs. Brennan for her valuable assistance in his typ­ ing, due to the fact that his typewriter broke down. The Sea Comet II originally headed for Hampton Roads from Rouen, France, but was diverted to Philadelphia. This brought on the blues for some of the crew who come from Norfolk and extra wires had to be sent. We all enjoyed a good trip and good food due to the work of the steward department, which was given a vote of thanks. Among those aboard are Faf Frango, chief cook; H. O. Carney, steward, and "Pearly" Earl Gates and Charles "Squarehead" Neuby, as they are known to all their friends. Philip B. Livingston Ship's reporter 4) t 4 , Freighter Trip An Eye-Opener the Editor; I am writing this to thank the crews of the SS Lucille Bloomfield and the SS Margarett Brown for the many courtesies shown me while I was a passen­ ger on them. I can .ot even find words to express my gratitude to the men on these ships. Although I've never been aboard a regu­ lar passenger liner as a tra­ veler, I know I couldn't have been treated any better than I was on those vessels. The food was truly marvelous, and I found the men of the mer­ chant marine quite a different lot than I had read about. In fact, these seamen were fine gentlemen. Each and every one of them went out of his way to help me, a young student from Austin, Texas, to adjust to the ship and feel exactly as I would have felt at home. You have a real American un­ ion, and a grand bunch of men as members. Aside from my personal gratitude, I cannot he-p ' i feel better iirthe know­ ledge that there are still people in this world who are not so tied up in person^^nd business affairs that they^hnnot take y^hr time out to advise, assist and give a total stranger like my­ self a helping hand. Although I'm only a young­ ster you can rely on me to spread the word on how I was treated on these vessels. If all the other ships are like those, then God has given each mer­ chant seaman a great heritag^. F. E. Harvick Jr. �]llarch IS. 19S7 » SEAFARERS LOG' Page Fifteen TO SHIPS IN ATIANTIC - SOUTH AllAIRICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS All of the following SlU families will collect the $200 maternity" benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS Rose Suarez Martin, born Jan­ Robert Joseph Leavy, born Feb­ uary 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. ruary 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Antonio Suarez Martin, Brooklyn Mrs. Robert N. Leavy, South NY. . Ozone Park, LI, NY. 4 4 4 Ronald Joseph Leo Paradise, Mary Elizabeth LaFleur, born bom January 18, 1957, to Sea­ December 31, 1956, to Seafarer farer and Mrs. Leo Paradise, Swan­ and Mrs. Hennes.ion LaFleur, sea, Mass. Oberlin, La. EViRY SUNDAY * I620.0MT t 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 Pamela Ann Wilcox, born Jan­ Keith Allen Spivey, bora Feb­ uary 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Earl P. Wilcox, Englewood, NJ. ruary 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard T. Spivey, Balti­ 4 4 4 Dawn Leigh Harrison, born Feb­ more, Md. ruary 13, 1957, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Stokes H. Harrison, Houston, Efrain Feliciano Pacheco, bora Texas. February 17, 1957, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Julio Feliciano Pacheco, N JC. Charlotte Ann Cooley, born Feb­ ruary 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs Benjamin F. Cooley, Citronelle, Ala. Foiei «/* Mr WFK-95, 15700 kCt Shlpi In AAediterrantan orao, North Atlantic, European and US Eoit Coost. Patricia Ann Casey, born Jan­ uary 23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. George Joseph Baka Alfred H. Casey, Amherst, Mass. Please contact your sister, Mil4 4 4 : H. Balca, WAC, at G-4 Div. Juan Hernandez Serrano, born i Hq Com 2, US Army Europe, APO February 16, 1957, to Seafarer ' 58 New York, New York, and Mrs. Juan Hernandez, Tierra. | 4 4 4 PR. i 4 4 4 4 4 4 I Rosemaria Brancato, born De­ cember 30, 1956, to Seafarer and I Mrs. Nicholas Brancato, Fort I Eustis, Va. A 4 A travel wages and subsistence,^ check for Robert A. Statham has been returned to Drytrans, Inc. A check, for Edgar (Red) Starns, SS Jean, has been returned to Bull Line. Roy B. Wingard Jr,. born Jan­ uary 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy B. Wingard, New Orleans, La. Richard Brown Urgent that you contact your wife, Mrs. Richard Brown at 1014 4 4 4 Debbie Mary Orr, born Feb­ Druidon Ct. as soon as possible. ruary 15, 195'7, to Seafarer and Your son is ill and entering the Mrs. David Orr, Philadelphia, Pa. hospital. 'BROUGHT TO ^OU BY TH£ OHP $5A UNIONS Of THg 4 MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT SlU-MG DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • MMRP • RME • SlU-CRNADIAN DISTRICT 1 MONDAY, 0315 GMji Meanwhile, MID Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue... • EST Sunday) Australia VMM 25-15607 KCs Northwest Pacific WMM 81-11037.5 I I I I I Bill Limits Transfers SlU, A.&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. 4 4 4« Edward Hubay Jr., born Janu­ ary 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Kirs. Edward Hubay, Dover, NJ. Robert Martinez Contact your wife in care of Mrs. J. Lipitz, 154 Na'^^^au St., New 4 4 4Juan Hernandez Carter, born York, NY. February 15, 1957, to Seafarer and i 4. 3Mrs. James Carter. Efthimios Ntentakis 4 4 4 Get in touch with your wife at Michael Richard Meeks, born 550 6th Ave., Bro^k'yn 15, NY. December 21, 1956, to Seafarer 4. 4) and Mrs. James O. Meeks, Grif­ M. J. Wil'iams fin, Ga. Important that you contact Rass4 4 -4 Timothy Mullins, born January ner. Miller & Roth, Admiralty Avenue, 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mar­ Lawyers, 20 S • ' vin E. Mullins, Bremerton, Wash. Miami, Fla., as soon as possible. 4 4 4. 4 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 Ontario Phone: 5591 HEADQUARTERS ...675 4th Ave., Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. EMpii-e 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall VICTORIA, BC.... ..61714'Cormorant St. ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS EMpire 4531 J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, BC.... 298 Main St. J. .Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint Pacific 3408 E. Mooney, Sid. H. Matthews, Joint Earl Sheppard; Agent EAstern 7-4900 (Continued from page 3) new tonnage for ships transferred BOSTON 276 State St. foreign. This has not slowed the James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 outgo of ships. iffOySTON ..4202 Canal St. Capital 7-6558 Under the tanker trade-out and A. Michelet. Agent build program alone. Maritime LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. HEmlock 6-5744 has given tentative or actual ap­ Leroy Clarke, Agent SUP 1 South Lawrenee St. HONOLULU proval to transfer of 70 Liberty.s, MOBILE 16 Merchant St. Cal Tanner, Agent HEmlock 2-1754 Phone 5-8777 seven •Victorys and 96 T-2s at last 912 Front St. PORTLAND report, in return for construction MORGAN CITY 211 SW Clay St. Phone 2156 CApital • 3-4336 of some 76 new tankers. This alone Tom Gould, Agent NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. RICHMOND, Calif....510 Macdonald Ave. represents a loss of an additional Lindsey WUliams, Agent Tulane 8626 BEacon 2-0925 3,000 jobs. • NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn -SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. While the majority of Liberty HYaclnth 9-6600 Douglas 2-8363 and Victory ships are lost as far as NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. ' transfers are concerned, the ef­ Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9834 Main 0290 fect of the Magnuson bill, if PHILADELPHIA 33t Market St. WILMINGTON . 505 Marine Ave. passed, would be to prevent trans­ S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 Terminal 4-3131 fer of the more modern C-type PUERTA de TIERRA PR.. Pelayo JSl—La 5 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Phone 2-5996 HYaclnth 9-6165 ships which currently form the Sal, Colls, Agent FRANCISCO :...450 Harrison St. backbone of the nation's dry cargo SAN Marty Breitholf, Agent Douglas 2-5475 Canadian District fleet. SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. HAIJFAX. N.S.... 12814 HoHis St. The bill has been referred to the E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 3-1728 Phone 3-8911 Senate Foreign Commerce Com­ SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave MONTREAL.. ... .- 634 St. James St. West Jeff Gillette, Agent Elliott. 4334 PLateau 8161 mittee of which Magnuson is chair­ 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. FORT WILLIAM man. ,.,..130 Simpson. St. lorn Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323,: Ontario ' ' ^ PhoASs 3'3221 4. Will the following brothers who Martha Alexis Ben-Kori, born January 22, 1957, to Seafarer and were discharged from the SS Flor­ Mrs. Alexis Ben-Kori, Miami, Fla. ida when she changed to the Liberian flag please contact Rassner, Miller & Roth, Admiralty Lawyers 20 SE First Avenr , Fla.,' regarding their suit for wages: SYDNEY, NS BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 304 Charlotte St. Phone; 6346 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC Quebec 85-St. Pierre St. Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN NB 85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA Bclisario .Alonzo, J. Atwell, Genero Bar­ rios, G Billberi-y. Richard Birmingham, Luis Bonillia, Earl Cain, M-nuel Carmona, D. Channell, R. Ch.azarra, H. Chemel. Robert Collado, Manuel Coto, C. E. Dandridge, Manuel Deal, Wilson Deal, Ignacius Delafe, J. Seara Deus, Fidel Diaz, F. Mena Felix, Manuel Ferreiro, Antonio Garcia, Weneeslao Garcia, Emilio Godinet, Alberto Gonzalez, Arthur Gonzalez, Evelio Gonzalez, Jorge Gonzalez, Ray Gonzalez, H. E. Hansen. John Henning. R. Kaduek, Ismael Lopez, Placido Diaz, J. E. M. Lourido. Carlos Machado, L. P. McCoy, Anthony Mike, Homer Miller, D. Minervino, H. Miranda, Antonio Molina, Mike Muzio, C. S. Nelson, H. C. Parker, Ernest Perdomo. M. Plummer, Hector Reyes, Albert Rlvero, Luther Roberts. Wilbert Roberts. Raymond Roque, Aurelio Sanchez, Aurelio Saurez. M. H. Sedeno, H. Leonard Shaw, Alfredo Someillan, Pedro Sosa, H. Therrien, J. R. Thomas, Jr.. J. R. Thom­ son, Jr., Royden Vandervoot, Nick Villaverde. E. Waldorf. M. Ygleslas. 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND..,...734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone; Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH. 5.31 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH .CHICAGO..,. .. j^l E. 92nd St. Phone;- Essex 5-2410 USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US PuljJic Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a ruling. �•f •'r- Vol. XiX No. 6 SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Tankship Trade Nets Fabulous Cash Rewards February 20 Through March 5 Registered Many large-scale investors are turning from stocks and bonds to ships—tankers in particular—for the "quick, safe profit" that every investor dreams of. The reason is obvious. Net profits of from $3,750,000 single tanker on voyage charter to better than $4 million year are being realized at cur­ . The figures quoted are on a 20,- rent rates on the employment of a single 20,000-ton tanker in the Persian Gulf to Europe trade. The higher figure, of course. Is realized under' runaway flags such Film actor Edward G. Robin­ son's art collection was pur­ chased by multi - millionaire Greek shipowner Stavros Niarchos recently for a sum. report­ edly in the vicinity of $3 million to $4 million. Niarchos previously had been reported as paying $500,000 for a single painting, ^e is one of the "big three" Greek shipping operators — Niarchos, Onassis and Goulandris — who control millions of tons of shipping under various flags. Most Niar­ chos foreign-flag operations are in the supertanker field, usually registered Liberian. as the popular Liberian flag. What's more, the operator of the runaway ship need pay no taxes to the US Government as long as ho keeps the money out of the States. Gross $1 Million Per Trip Last week, a Senate investigating committee announced that some tankers were grossing almost $1 million per trip for hauling oil around Africa to oil-starved Eu­ rope. Subsequently, "Business Week" magazine, a publication which circulates widely among businessmen and ' investors, pub­ lished figures which indicate a minimum annual net profit of $3,750,000, after all expenses, for a -rort Deck A Boston New York Philadelphia .T, Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans ... Lake Charles .. Houston Wilmington .... San Francisco .. Seattle Dock B Eng. A Eng. B Stow. A Stew. B Total A Total B Total Bog. 2 21 4 28 14 5 3 4 10 11 18 5 13 13 8 57 20 46 12 IJJ 6 17 33 7 18 4 17 15 4 13 5 17 15 6 2 12 13 12 11 5 14 16 4 64 23 44 13 6 5 26 47 8 0 8 21 9 0 7 4 17 10 5 4 12 6 3 6 9 9 10 21 204 70 133 , 43 45 21 74 130 25 51 27 67 38 6 41 13 62 39 16 9 28 29 26 35 19 36 39 27 245 83 195 82 61 30 102 .159 51 86 46 103 77 * 000-ton supertanker which can run from Bahrein to the Atlantic Coast of France and back in some 64 days. Taking into consideration the time spent in loading, unload­ ing, repairs and overhaul, plus un­ foreseen delays, such a tanker could make a minimum of five trips annually. Faster ships could go higher, between six to eight .. 14 trips. Deck Eng. Eng. Deck Stow. Slew. Total Total Total With present oil haulage rates A B A. B A B Reg. A B quoted at $50 a ton on this run, the Total 151 275 145 287 102 398 949 1347 operator would gross $1 million a trip for her cargo. .Bunkers and Shipped other expenses would run about Port Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stow.^ stow. stow. Total Total Total Total $125,000 while labor costs for an Ship. A B C A B B B C A .C A C American-flag operator are quoted Boston ... 8 2 5 3 5 2 1 1 3 12 8 10 30 at about $75,000. New York 8 9 216 15 8 62 64 7 27 25 268 5 That would leave a net profit of Philadelphia ... 10 24 7 12 89 22 136 8 0 30 10 25 almost $750,000 a trip. At five Baltimore 9 7 13 18 42 15 37 29 220 43 4 154 trips a year an operator could roll 17 17 9 . 14 8 8 18 8 34 125 ... 26 51 40 in gravy to the tune of $3,750,000 Norfolk .. Savannah 17 6 6 8 3 4 16 5 6 54 14 84 a year. 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 • 13 19 5 4 2 Transfer the ship to the runaway Tampa 9 21 7 93 5 3 22 6 58 18 17 5 flag and the figures become even Mobile more impressive. Runaway wage New Orleans ... 10 1 11 6 3 2 115 24 30 35 9 148 bills would be anywhere from one- Lake Charles .. 7 10 3 3 33 7 9 0 10 4 22 62 third to one-fifth the American Houston 9 12 18 13 3 19- 79 16 49 144 4 33 cost. Split it down the middle Wilmington 7 6 9 0 5 6 1 22 22 7 2 51 at one-quarter and you get a wage 7 7 '20 12 17 8 7 67 San Francisco .. 5 27 19 113 bill of around $19,000 a trip. On 14 18 15 12 12 8 17 11 35 37 47 119 the five trips a year basis, that Seattle Eng. Eng.' Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck Deck Eng. ups the operator's take to $4,030,A B c• Ship. B C B C A B A A C 000—plus the fact that he escapes ... 432 115 31 96 998 321 293 1612. Total 81 295 125 116 271 the tax bite. A period of busy shipping activity produced the second l,600-plu5 job total in the last 39 Of eourse, these figures assume he owns the ship free and clear. months during the past period. A total of 1.612 jobs were dispatched from SIU halls while But even if he is paying off the registration lagged far behind. mortgage, there's pienty left in the The last time shipping soar­ poeketbook. ed over the 1,600-mark was More than 2,000 jobs were filled "The prospect of so bright a fu­ just before Christmas last during that two-tveek period, how­ ture has brought a boom in tanker year. It hit a total of 1,656 jobs. ever. building," the publication notes. Prior to that, the high was scored Ali SIU ports except New Or­ It's no wonder. in the 1953 pre-Christmas rush. leans were affected by the job surge to some degree. The Cres­ cent City serviced only a handful of payoffs and sigh-ons, which ac­ counted for the relative slowdown. The end of the East Coast dock The- Social Security Administra­ strike also restored full operations to the affected ports from Boston tions has warned that, in some to Norfolk. Had this period not cases, failure of disabled workers covered the last three days of the to file before June 30, 1957, for the dock tie-up as well as the now- new Social Security disability ben­ I ended tug strike in New York, efits may result in the loss of this shipping might have set a real protection. I record. This warning was issued to per­ I As it was, registration and ship­ sons over 50 years old, who have ping for classes A and B were vir­ been disabled and unable to work tually even, for the two weeks, as for more than 6 months. They class A men accounted for 62 per­ should check their local Social cent of the jobs and class B for 20 Security office to make sure they percent. The class A proportion have met the necessary require^ remained as is,'but the B portion ments to be eligible for these ben­ showed a decline from 24 percent. efits. Seafarers affected are urged The following is the forecast to file immediately just to be on port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New the safe side and not rutr the risk York: Good ... Philadelphia: Good of being one of. the borderline . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: cases. Good . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Under the new Social Security Tampa: Fair . .. Mobile: Good . . . benefits, totally-disabled Seafarers, New Orleans: Fair . . . Lake age 50 to 64, starting July 1, 1957, Charles: Good . . . Houston: Good will be eligible for a maximum . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San benefit of $108.50 per month. This Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. amount is already in force for any of the disabled who are 65 or over. Under the SIU welfare plan, dis­ abled Seafarers with enough sea time are entitled to benefits of $150 each month. 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Title A name given to the resource March 15, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: BILL ASKS LIMITS ON SHIP TRANSFERS CURRAN LIES ON COAL BEEF TANKER CRASH, BLAST KILLS 9, EX-SEAFARER STIFF SHIP TRANSFER RESTRICTION SOUGHT IN MAGNUSON BILL ADMIRAL CRASH KILLS ONE INT’L SET TO TACKLE MAJOR SEA PROBLEMS SHIP BOOM FLIP-FLOPS; US MAY CUT BREAKOUTS CG SAYS US COURT DECISIONS DESTROYED SCREENING PROGRAM AWAIT COURT ACTION IN COAL BEEF 10,000 PROTEST ‘RIGHTS’ LAW FAIRISLE TO TRANSFER HQ ACTS IN TRAVEL CHECK BEEF SUEZ OPENS BY APRIL’S END, MAYBE ‘RESTRAIN’ PAY DEMANDS, FMB MEMBER SUGGESTS NEW SHIP GIVEAWAY PROPOSED IN SENATE CAPTAIN CAUGHT IN OWN TRAP OVER WATER BEEF TANKSHIP TRADE NETS FABULOUS CASH REWARDS 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 3/15/1957 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. XIX, No. 6  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/64a5cc5e663d67fbd6a23a5e77dd846f.PDF da01584f36a33e5332f0b35f5ea1d094 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL GROAN OF THl SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTTC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • CURRAN DISTORTS FACTS MEANT DemandsRetraction In Coal Beef -Story On Page 2, Editorial On Page 3 woul5« I am at of „-eed nur positi®*^ and that ;;%/opoaalJjjj|i| P»="i!irawut even talK a Buiyiil^P ru::^-rtaid. n^th ^ The stories and the headline in your paper moke it appear that the SlU turned down my proposal when you know that they accepted my proposal In TOTO and that you were the one who refused to accept my proposal. •• ... in the interest of fair play • • • this letter to should be reproduced in . • • the NMU PILOT. At no tin® • jebrnary Uter. a^-nfouuse? llie storf that the SI« reapect f f„U®et ®^®"'company tot _ » nth® "e^toduced in > or/at ^ The Shameful Story of Joe Currants Deception of the Trade Union Movement I • ilif" „,„ely V®"" >1 �Pace Tva SEAFARERS LOG Ufarch 29. 1957 Meany Hits Curran Distortion Of Coal Beef, Asks Retraction AFLrCIO President George Meany has sent a letter to NMU President Joseph Curran ^castigating his distorted report in the "NMU Pilot" of what took place at the meeting of maritime unions in Washington, February 21, Curran's stand in refusing to talye the relative to the settlement bf the •hips and to act in conjunction with his fellow AFL-CIO unions, the Marine En­ American Coal beef. President Meany said in part, "The stories and the headlines in your paper make it appear that the SIU turned down my proposal when you know that .they accepted my proposal in TOTO and that you were the one who refused to accept my proposal." As reported In the SEAFARERS LOG, March 1, the SIU accepted a proposal by president Meany that It withdraw from the coal ship case, and that the NMU in turn, give its fullest support to the efforts of marine engineers and deck officers to organize the company and eliminate District 50 from -the field. Curran rejected this proposal, asking in­ stead that Bull Line ships be involved. gineers and the Masters, Mates and Pi­ lots, hM convinced the marine unions that he is irrevocably committed to sup­ port John L. Lewis' District 50 against the interests of the Federation. In addition, Curran printed a distorted account of the meeting in the February 28 "Pilot" to give the impression that it was the SIU, and not he, who rejected President Meany's offer. He also distributed his distortions to various AFL-CIO groups in efforts to steam them up against the marine un­ ions and disrupt and weaken the AFLCIO to Lewis' advantage. These actions prompted President Meany to write the letter, the text of which follows: Mr. Jpseph Curran . President, National Maritime Union Dear Sir and Brother: I am writing to you at this time to clear up the record for you and your membership on the account of a meeting held in my office on February 21, 1957, which is given in the February 28th issue of your official organ of the NMU known as the Pilot. In this issue, you give the definite impression that the failure to reach an agreement between the various maritime unions in regard to the American Coal Shipping Company case rests on the SIU. On page 3 of this copy of the PILOT there is a headline which states the "SIU snubs Meany plea to end hiring hall attack." On page 2 you have a long article signed by yourself which also carries the impression that the SIU refused to go along with my proposal for settling this dispute. I have discussed this matter with you on a number of occasions both in Washington and in Miami and 1 have a long letter from you in regard to this matter under date of December 11, 1956. You give me the impression all along that you would be willing to cooperate with the MEBA and the MM&P in their dispute with the American Coal Shipping Company if (1) the SIU would withdraw their action before the NLRB in regard to the hiring hall and (2) if the SIU would agree not to scab on your people if they refused to man the ships of the American Coal Shipping Company in support of the MEBA and the MM&P. At a meeting held in my office on February 21st, I made a package proposal after there had been much discussion by the principals rep­ resenting the various unions who were represented. My package proposal was in three parts. (1) That the SIU should withdraw charges filed with the NLRB in reference to the NMU and the American Coal Shipping contract. (2) That the SIU should respect and honor the contract nego­ tiated by the NMU and the American Coal Shipping Company to its fullest extent regardless of the number of ships that the com­ pany would put into service. (And I specifically mentioned that the number of ships contem­ plated might go as high as 70.) (3) That the NMU should honor the picket line of the MEBA and MM&P in the American Coal Shipping Company dispute. The proposals, if accepted by both sides, would have guaranteed to you everything that you have had previously requested as a con^ dition of full support and cooperation with the MEBA and the MM&P. "^hey would have provided for withdrawal of the charges filed by the SIU with the NLRB without qualification or equivoca­ tion. They would have provided that the SIU give up all idea of putting any of their members on any of these ships of the American Coal Shipping Company regardless of the number of ships put into service by that compqny. This proposal was made by me after the representatives of the SIU had indicated that while they were willing to consent, in return for NMU support of the MEBA and MM&P, that the NMU could maintain the contract for the four ships presently in operation, but that the SIU would expfct to put up a fight to have its members on any additional ships that this company would put into service. 1 am informed by the representatives of the AFL-CIO from my office who attended the afternoon session on February 21sl:, I am referring now to Brothers Thomas and McGavin, that the SIU at the opening of the afternoon session accepted completely my pack­ age proposal and that your position was that you would not even talk about accepting my proposal until the other unions agreed to strike the ships of the Bull Line, which is an affiliated line, 1 under­ stand, with the American Coal Shipping Company. At no time m the discussion I had with you prior to February 21st did you mention the Bull Line. Your letter on this matter of De­ cember 11th which went in great length into the situation did not mention the Bull Line. Still this was the reason ycfU used for turn­ ing down my proposition. The stories and the headlines in your paper make it appear that the SIU turned down my proposal when you know that they accepted my proposal in TOTO ani id that you were the one who n refused to accept my prqposal. Nowhere in your paper do you list the three steps which were included in my proposal. Nowhere in your paper do you indicate that my proposal demanded, among other things, that the SIU respect and honor your contract with the American Coal Shipping Company to its fullest extent. I thinkj in the interest of fair play, that this letter to you should be reproduced in a very early issue of your official organ. THE NMU PILOT. SIU Accepts, Curran Rejects Meany Plan In ACS Dispute Joseph Cunan, National Maritime Union president, has rejected proposals by AFLCIO President George Meany to resolve the dispute over representation on American^ Coal I Shipping Company vessels.I Curran turned down a bid elation beef .(abiit ACS. Itutead, of th. Meany rcoommendatloas I Iby President Meany foe the be choie to itand ivltii the unaffili­ came after SlUNA repreaentativet INMU'S full support of the ated, catch-all District SO of the accepted them "In the InteresU of [Muter,, Mates and Pilot, and the United Mine Worker, -and agalntt ) Marine Zagtoeft-a Benetlclal Auo- AFL-CIO marine union,. The UMW Is part owner of the com­ '^SiAFARERS LOg~ * pany and District SO was given a contract for the ahlpa* offlccra Mor, l,J957 The NMU president's rejection Ihe Federation." Mtfaough they, pointed out that the SIU had a I "sound legal and trad* union"] basil for it. action against Amerl-1 can Coal. Meany's letter proves SEAFARERS LOG reported meeting accurately. j Urs Tnde ftww Soknioii U Cee/Sk^ Beef SJU Snubs Meany s Plea I To End Hiring Hall Attack! complaint to obtain a court , order rennirina A.„e..:. 'order requiring .he the Ainerieaa Coal Shippinir Co. to do further shipping hff th. dock.. «>• Ma filT M • tf' obuin 1957 Curroii's total distortion of the focts wos used by him to rouse up AFL-CIO prgdnizdtions ogdinst the marine unions oh behalf of Johh L Lewis. ' �SEAFARERS LOG SCmh j^/l9SY 'X' Marks The Spot X-ray technician checks out shiny new lab equipment at SlU health center in Brooklyn. The center should be complete in two weeks. Joe Curran^Menaee At Work! NMJJ President Joseph Curran now stands branded as a man who will not hesitate to lie in print to his own member­ ship for his own personal gain. He has confirmed what the SEAFARERS LOG said—that he has "a record of inconsist­ VV Tbret Farm Bloc Drops ' Fight On 'SO-SO', Boosts Cargo $$ . WASHINGTON—Faced with a world-wide shipping shortage, the Senate farm bloc has dropped its expected attack on the *'50-50" shipping law. In a hearten­ ing about-face for Seafarers and the maritime industry, the Senate Agriculture Committee, spearhead of*^ when the committee voted to agreement to export surpluses to last year's fight against the week increase surplus agricultural sales Poland, which has sought Ameri­ bulwark of the shipping in­ by $1 billion, and to extend the can farm products, but was un­ to receive them under the dustry; has voted to in­ farm legislation for another year. able provisions of the law. A Polish bill it reported to the Sen­ crease sales of farm surplus ate,In the the committee voted to in­ delegation is now in Washington negotiating for US assistance. They products overseas next crease the farm surplus sales pro­ are vitally interested in obtaining year, and to shelve any attack on "50-50" for this session of Congress. The result is that there will be no serious move this year to ex­ empt any inore farm products from the provisions of the "50-50" ship­ ping act. The dramatic reversal came last gram from $3 to $4 billion, and to extend the act from June 30, 1957 to June 30, 1958. Possible Polish Pact It also knocked out a provision prohibiting the sale of farm sur­ pluses to countries that are not "friendly" to the United States. The amendment could result in an farm surpluses. In the past, the "50-50" act and its application to farm surplus products came under attack in the Senate Agriculture Committee at every session "of Congress. The farm bloc opposed the provision because it believed the law would hinder the sale of surpluses abroad. Last year, extensive hearings showed that the bill had not pre­ vented surplus sales, while it did protect the US tramp fleet and pro­ vide jobs for thousands of Ameri­ can seamen. Reversal Foreseen The possibility that there might not be an attack on "50-50" was foreshadowed earlier this year when spokesmen for the Scandi­ navian countries, which had spear­ headed foreign attacks on the leg­ islation, acknowledged the need for a strong American merchant ma­ rine. The committee's action virtually assures the "50-50" provision smooth sailing in this session of Congress, and guarantees cargoes for the tramp and liner fleets for another year. Agricultural surplus is a par­ ticularly valuable cargo for US shipping since it consists very largely of bulk commodities like wheat or rice. It has been one of the mainstays of US tramp opera­ tions in the past two years. ency and unreliability probably unparalleled In the labor movement." No one less than AFL-CIO President Meany has pinned, the distor­ tion label oh Curran for his deiiberate twisting of the truth as to what happened in Meany's office on February Zl. It'became necessary for Meany to set the recorcl straight after Curran had fogged the issues. Curran's action here is part of his iifeiong trade-union pattern. In the SIU's book he has always stood as an opportunist, a turncoat, a man who is so untrustworthy that nobody, not even his closest asso­ ciates, dares turn his back, figuratively speaking, in Cnrran's presence. This latest treachery of Curran's, using a bald-faced lie to steam up his own membership, is no surprise to the SIU. It is part of his tradi­ tional Stalinist technique which he learned so well as a ten-year pro­ fessional in the club. The SIU has maintained many times that he has SAN FRANCISCO—^Delegates are at work here on the not disearded the Stalinist pattern of action. After all, he did mount a Moscow podium and proclaim, "Hail . . . the great and wise leader­ various problems facing seamen, fishermen and allied crafts represented at the 8th biennial convention of the Seafarers ship of Comrade Stalin" (NMU "Pilot." Oct. 19, 1945). Just as it ,\yas opportune then for Curran to out-Stalin Stalin, so it International Union of North-i America. The convention, efforts to bring democratic union­ which is expected to wind up ism to longshore workers. Hagat the end of this week, also heard gerty spoke of his long and inti­ from a number of distinguished mate relationship with Lundeberg guests in Government and the la­ and the SIU west coast affiliates in bor movement, including Governor furthering labor's gains in Cali­ Goodwin Knight of California, fornia. The convention was also ad­ A complete report on the pro­ dressed by Nathan Bar-Yacov, rep­ ceedings and decisions of the resenting the Israel Embassy in convention will be carried in the Washington, who praised the role next issue of the SEAFARERS of Seafarers in helping trade un­ ions in Israel. LOG. Several other speakers were scheduled to address the later ses­ Mayor George Christopher of San Francisco, Larry Long, president sions of the convention. of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen and Neil Haggerty, secretary-treasurer of the California State Federation of Labor. The beef with American Coal Shipping Company began last Lundeberg Praised fall when the company, formed by the coal industry, coal rail­ roads and the United Mine Workers, received approval to char­ Uppermost in the delegates' ter 30 Libertys from the US Government. Here is a step-by-step minds was the fact that the con­ account of what has happened: vention was meeting for the first time without the late Harry Lunde­ • The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and Masters, berg in the chair. Appropriate Mates and Pilots were in negotiations with the company'for a memorial ceremonies were held, contract, when the company announced that it had signed an and speaker after speaker alluded agreement for ships officers with District 50 of the Mine Work­ to Lundeberg's contributions to ers union. The company also signed with the National Maritime Union for unlicensed men although it had no ships yet. is opportune for him now to run interference for John L. Lewis against the growth of the international and • The officers unions started picketing and asked Curran to the AFL-CIO in a blatant demonstration of his support for dual and Its affiliates. Representatives of the three west support their beef. He refused. MEBA then quit the AFL-CIO hostile unioni&.ii. Maritime Committee which was dominated by Curran, ending a It is a known fact that following the Washington meeting Curran coast sea unions, the Sailors Union 20-year tie with NMU. hustled over to the United Mine Workers and faithfully reported What of the Pacific, Marine Firemen, and happened, to prove his loyalty to Lewis and to show he was capable Marine Cooks and Stewards, an­ • The SIU then entered the picture. An unfair labor charge •f stabbing in the back not only the Marine Engineers Benefieial Asso­ nounced that they were working on was filed with the NLRB because 300 Seafarers were refused em­ ciation and the Masters Mates and Pilots, but the AFL-CIO and George a program to combine and improve ployment by the company. Seafarers also started picketing. their existing pension plans. Other Meany as well. • Curran unleased a hysterical attack to cover up his crossing When the time was ripe, -Curran did not hesitate, at the orders of programs under discussion include the officers' picket lines, screaming that SIU was "attacking the his Stalinist masters, to call the same John L. Lewis an ally of Hitler: the convention's attitude on sub­ hiring hall." sidies, ship transfers, the "50-50" or, when a different set of orders came through, to call him a "greater • A meeting of all marine unions involved was called by AFLand stronger figure than ever." When the Stalinists were out to wreck law and other matters of consider­ CIO President Meany in efforts to resolve the beef. President able interest to seamen. Walter Reuther, Curran said Reuther and the "Trotskyites" were will­ Meany offered a program which consisted of (1) SIU withdrawal Vital To Community ing to "play Hitler's game." Later Reuther was the "best fitted man" from the picture, and a guarantee of the NMU's contract, (2) full for the CIO. • Franklin Roosevelt was "bent on destroying . . . unions" In his remarks, Mayoi^ Christo­ NMU support for the officers' imions. or was "the greatest friend of seamen" depending on the Stalinist line pher stressed the vital contribu­ • The SIU accepted this proposal out of respect for President tion Seafaters have made to the at the moment. And so it went. Meany," even though it had a good beef. But Curran rejected It What makes Curran any different today? There is no difference economy and prosperity of the and created side Issues to cover up his ties with District 50. He that the eye can see. It was opportune then to be an open Stalinist, community, particularly In port then printed a totally distorted account of the meeting in the It's opportune today not to be one. It was no pang of conscience, but cities like San Francisco. Gover­ "NMU Pilot" to make it seem as if the SIU had rebuffed Meany. his personal foot race with Harry Bridges and the cold war that made nor Knight also praised the sea­ men's role and the union's achieve­ Joe Curran decide it was better to speak an anti-Communist line. • The NLRB obtained a court order requiring that crews for Curran has tried to be ail things to all men. But who in maritime— ments. American Coal ships be hired via NMU and SIU hiring halls ac­ Long thanked the delegates for the shipowners, the unions, or even John L. Lewis, ean trutUully My cording to seniority imtil the SIU charges are acted on. the support his union received in they can trust him? Those , who do are making a lerious mistake. SlUNA CONVENTION OPENS IN 'FRISCO COAL BEEF: ROUND BY ROUND �r;. I Pa«« Fonr SEAFARERS LOG House Croup's Vote Hints Clear Sailing For More US $ WASHINGTON—A major step toward restoring the Pub­ lic Health Service Hospitals to first-class condition has been taken by the House Appropriations Committee. Reversing the Hobby-Hoover policy of-*^ cutting the ground from un- was saved only after widespread . der the PHS program, the protests by Seafarers and maritime ( , After 90 dc committee voted to appropriate unions. Later In the year proposals for $44,399,000—an increase of $5 mil­ lion—for the marine hospitals. The a complete shutdown were ad­ Increase, which was asked by Pres­ vanced. Once again, strong pro­ ident Eisenhower, is expected to tests by the SIU, and in particular, go toward new equipment and a meeting on the subject between SIU of NA president Harry Lundeadded manpower. The appropriation vote puts the berg and President Eisenhower, Democratically-controlled commit­ succeeded in preventing the clos­ tee alongside the Republican Ad­ ings. But one result of the attack on ministration as favoring action to Improve the hospital program, and the hospitals was the paring down virtually assures passage of the of budget appropriations to rocicbottom levels. The i-esult was that legislation by Congress. The one danger standing in the the hospitals were cai>,iht in a way of the hospital funds is the squeeze between rising costs of outcry for cuts In President Eisen­ operation and reduced appropria­ hower's budget. Since it is diffi­ tions. The Appropriations Committee's cult to get Congress, to vote cuts action carries out a complete aboutIn defense funds, which are the largest part of the budget, the face expressed this year by the usual targets are the welfare serv­ Department. It recognizes the need for the hospitals and authorizes ices, such as the hospitals. funds to increase their staffs, pro­ Urges Approval vide new equipment, and generally, In bringing the appropriations to bring them up to first-class stand­ the floor, Rep. Fogarty (Dem. RI) ards. wrote a strong report urging fa­ Besides serving seamen, the vorable Congressional action. He PHS hospitals care for Coast pointed out that the hospitals were Guardsmen and certain civilian in danger of becoming second- civil service employees. The $44 rate medical institutions, unless million request also covers the ex­ Congress acted promptly to see to penses of the Carville Leprosari­ It that they had sufficient funds for um, the narcotics Hospital in Lex­ equipment and personnel. ington, Ky.; and the mental hospi­ One of the immediate benefits tal at Fort Worth, Texas. of the new funds will be to build up an inventory of medical sup­ plies, which have run short in re­ cent years because the hospitals did not have funds for restocking. Part of it will also go for replac­ ing obsolete equipment. Additional help in the laboratories and more clerical help will be hired. WASHINGTON—Legislation has The Hobby - Hoover program, been proposed by Representative .product of ex-president Herbert Prince Preston for the temporary Hoover's commission studies, and authorization of foreign ships to Mrs. Oveta Gulp Hobby, former participate in shipping between secretary of Health, Education and Georgia and Puerto Rico. The proposed bill would permit Welfare, aimed at the closing down of all federal medical facilities for foreign ships to engage only in the seamen. In 1953 the hospitals in carrying of lumber from Savannah Fort Stanton and Mobile were to Puerto Rico. A lack of Ameri­ closed, and the Savannah hospital can ships prompted the legislation, which is designed to provide an outlet for the production of Geor­ gia lumber mills. Almost unanimous opposition to the bill is expected from both the maritime unions and the steamship companies to prevent foreign ships from competing in American coastal shipping, which has been T reserved traditionally for US flag vessels. Coastwise Run Invasion Asked Tfie Seafan that Seafarers as soon as fh discharges /oi time. The 90 day farers do not i their vacation up to the casl times annua//] The VacatU discharges an the date of pe charge arouni fake a chance by going over SEAFARERS LOG Mar. 29, 1957 Vol. XIX The Vacatic an all-time hi£ for the asking Ko. 7 mci£s , / aye WehomedW your 11: I PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SBIVACK, AL MASXIN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. BILL MOODT, Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. Directory Editorials Letters Personals, Notices Recent Arrivals Shipping Roundup Your Dollar's Worth Page 15 Page 9 Page 14 Page 15 Page 15 Page 11 Page 7 Published biweekly ar the headauarters ef the Seafarers Internatleiial Union, At­ lantic A Gulf District, AFL-CIO, t75 Fourth Avenue, Braeklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-MSS. Entered as second class matter at the Post !n Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aut. 34, 1*13, / IM THE SIU Vi :i �March 29,1»5T SEA March 29, 1957 FARERS iiiiiiiiliriiifl Court Order Paves Way For Organizing Aboard Coai Ships The SlU and the NMU will start from scratch on American Coal organizing, if the terms of a Federal court order go into effect on ships of the company. However, NMU attor­ neys have indicated that they will appeal the order, which nation between Seafarers and instructs American Coal to NMU men. It would clear the way tanker Perama (right) / the Claiborne after Seafarers in lifeboat (circled) try to attach a second towline to the floundering after the first one snapped. All 43 crewmen from the tanker were rescued b'' two explosions from a soybean cargo rocked the Liberion ship. I CREW SEAFARERS SAVE TANKEI by the SlU-manned er to sink in the Gulf MOBILE—The 43-inan crew of a Liberia n tanker were, rescued Claiborne after a fire and two explosions flooded the vessel, causing b of Mexico. The tanker Perama bad re­ but later given up because of the Corp. of N ported that she was sinking flooded condition of the tanker. Commissio: fast after an explosion in ber Officials of the Alabama Dry granted th, pumprootn caused tier to siiip water lieavily. Ttie Waterman freighter Claiborne went to tlie aid of the stricken vessel and picked up her crew. Members of the Claiborne gang manned a life­ boat and succeeded in attaching a towline to the sinking ship. How­ ever, the line later broke and fur­ ther attempts to salvage the quickly sinking vessel and her cargo had to be abandoned. Two Explosions The Liberian tanker, en route from Thomas Haven, England, to Galveston, Texas, with a cargo of soj'bean oil, radioed at 3:45 AM March 18 that she was afire some 150 miles southwest of St. Peters­ burg, Florida. At 4:33 she wired that there had been an explo­ sion in her pumproom and that she began to take on water. The second explosion occurred at 4:38 and the crew vvere forced to take to the lifeboats. The last message received from the Perama was at 5:45 when the radioman reported that alP hope of saving the ship had failed. He said that thb vessel was sinking rapidly after the second violent explosion and that they were aban­ doning ship. Captain Paul Heller of the Clai­ borne reported later that he had picked up the master and crew and that he had the tanker in tow. When the line broke further at­ tempts to attach another were tried SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks an Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by tefeigram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SlU meetings will be: April 3 April 17 May I Moy 15 May 29 ' 'f 'i r ' Dock & Shipbuilding Co., who had handled repairs for the Perama in Mobile last January, said that her owners are the Edison Steamship few York. The Maritime n has just recently le transfer of more of lips to foreign registry, me was on a scheduled ween Mobile, New OrPuerto Rico. Edison's si The Claib voyage bet leans and hire on the basis of strict senior­ ity without discrimination against members of either union. The order, issued by Judge Law­ rence Walsh, provides as follows: • All crewmembers on the four ships now operating, with the exception of origi­ nal crewmembers of the Coal Miner, to get off the ships. • The company to call on both the NMU and SIU hiring halls to supply new manpower for the vessels, and also to advertise for f manpower. The man having the most seatime to get the job no matter which union he comes from, or if he does not come from a union. The practical effect of the order is to recognize union hiring halls as the source of manpower for the company with no discrimi- House Probin g Ship Transfers WASHINGTON —A full-scale inve ley will be launched this week by the H of the policy, under which more than 30^ men have lost their jobs will"*^ open April 9 in the Senate standards oi Commerce Committee. . The and crew a< stigation of the Government's ship transfer polbuse Merchant Marine Committee. A second probe I ships have been transferred foreign and 12,000 sea- Though t Senate group will also study a bill introduced two weeks ago by Sen. not have ar Warren G. Magnuson (Dem., Wash.) drain of 1 that would place strict restrictions T-2 sfrom u„ Vacation Plan provides passed, efl , * on transfers. Chairman Herbert C. Bonner transfer of I can collect Vacation money (Dem., NO of the House Mer­ 7fhf Sti)®y 9(y^oys worth of chant Marine Committee said his r seatime or eligible port group is especially interested in fleet. The Hoi the controversial • principle that ships transferred to Panamanian Committee and Liberian registry are under "effective US control." This prin­ iSLtion ciple is the heart of the Govern­ Aristotle oftave to woit a full year for ment's transfer program. instead can step Even as the committees sched­ b2rt^°ze/eni P^Y' uled their investigations, the Mari­ Onassis macfi wjndow OS often OS four time Administration continued to million froi approfe ship transfers. The latest agreements f» announcement authorized tliree op­ erators to transfer four Libertys "^Investigate" Won o/so provides that and two T-2'8 In return for com­ 9 good for one year from mitments to build two bulk carriers lyoff. But why carry a d/sand a tanker. The Magnuson bill, which is ex­ d for many months, and pected to face stiff opposition from ^ . on possibly losing money shipowners and the Administration, has been strongly supported by the ^ the time limit? SIU and other maritime unions. The proposed measure (S. 1488) in Plan payment—now at would virtually close the door "to fh of $260 a year—Is yours the transfer of any usable US-flag vessel. r. Don'f wait, apply now I Under its provisions, a ship op­ erator seeking to transfer his vessel would have to meet the following stipulations; • The vessel would have to be certified as having no value to the 77 /p ^ defense of the US. It would have to be certified as being useless to US foreign com­ merce. Its transfer would have to be in furtherance of US foreign pol­ icy. , It could not be operated In competition with any US-fiag ship. • It could not reHase another foreign-flag vessel to cu-upete with US shipping. r It would have to maintain the J highest, . prevailing.. 4pterpational I mm : a safety, manning scales ccommodations. he bill would probably ly effect on the current Libertys, "Victorys and the US flag, it would. If fectively prevent the the more modern C;hat form the backbone m's present day cargo ise Merchant Marine will also probe a nums between the Adminnd Greek shipowner nassis. The hearings 0 charges by Rep. Herko (Dem., NY) that le a windfall of $100 n ship transfers and to construct new tonioni • w^CATION PLAN . /A/7 will also launched into the Government's reserve fleet and vessel trade-in policies, the availability of tankers and tramp ships to meet emergen­ cies like the closing of the Suez Canal, and the adequacy of service provided by subsidized operators on essential trade routes. for organizing efforts " by both unions to win majority representa­ tion on American Coal ships and then be free to sign a union agree­ ment with the company. The order did not go into effect on the Casimir Pulaski, first ship to come into port since the injunc­ tion was issued, as it was agreed that the time was too short to set up machinery. Instead, agreement was reached that crewmembers could stay on if they so chose, and that the twenty-one men who were getting off would be replaced on a non-discriminatory basis. The other three ships are slated to come in over the coming week­ end. Originally the order was to have applied to them, but at the request of the NMU, it would be stayed for the first trip pending action on NMU's appeal. The court agreed that the order would not apply to any other ship coming in before April 1 if the NMU met the March 27 appeal deadline. Also affected by the order would be three ships now in repair yards. One of them, the Thomas Paine, is due out of the yard within the next few days and would be crewed under the seniority terms. The injunction order would ap­ ply until the National Labor Re­ lations Board acts on charges of unfair labor practices filed by the SIU against the company. The SIU accused American Coal of refusing to hire any of 300 Seafarers who applied at the company's offices for jobs after the company won a grant of 30 Liberty ship charters from the Government. Suez Ready For Shipping; Delays Remain Opening of the Suez Canal was still delayed this week, al­ though the chief United Nations salvage expert said it could be ready for normal operations on "10 minutes notice" if Egypt gave the word. One of the two remaining day. The other, the sunken fri­ obstacles, a sunken tug, was gate Abukir, was due to be re­ be cleared from the waterway Mon- moved late this we^. Diplomatic wrangling is now the main obstacle to full reopening of the canal to traffic. Lt. Gen Raymond Wheeler, the UN's salvage chief, said Egypt was now in a position to open the canal to ships of up to 20,000 tons and 30-foot draft. Once Abukir is cleared, he added, ships of 30,000 tons could go through. Egypt, on the other hand, has so far authorized passage only for ves­ sels up to 4,000 tons. It said it will give shipowners 15 days' notice be­ fore the waterway is completely opened. The canal was shut down follow­ ing the Israeli-British-French at­ tack on Egypt last fall. Ships of under 1,000 tons have been.^le to go through for more than a month. The procedure under which the canal will be operated is still up in the air. Egyptian president Gamal Abdul Nasser says his coun> try will fix and collect all toll rates, reserving some for canal improve­ ments. The Western Governments want to restrict Egypt's "take" to 50 percent of the tolls until a full solution of the canal problem is reached. ^ ; . ; . . ,, a Seafarer! r -nxyo AMT> viz\C£^AraJ^ OV^A4 o/^£AfPm/y(^siucAFerj^/As ^ GBAS^ r Qull, UN\OA. DPW VMB YoUkBATIHBAAlL. �Pagc SI* SEAFARERS LOG March 29. 1957 More Breakouts Recommended WASHINGTON—new round of breakouts of Government-owned tonnage—includ­ ing 11 ships for SlU-contracted operators—has been recommended by a Federal Maritime Board examiner. QUESTION: Would you work ashore if you got the same pay you Rejecting a tramp owners as to five other operators for use torys for use in runs to the Persian receive for going to tea? request for a halt in the break­ in hauling bulk cargoes. At the Gulf and to India. Mississippi same time, he turned down bids seeks 3 Victorys or Libertys for its out program, the examiner urged the Board to charter ships from three other operators for regular berth service. Patrick H. Key, fireman: Sailinjg Anthony Pujol, AB:, Money to Isthmian Lines and Mississippi Governnaent-owned tonnage. la in my' blood and I cannot stay could not make me leave the sea Extended Charters Isthmian has asked for 8 Vic- In his report, the examiner said Shipping for liner services, as well ashore in a Job and work ashore. for more than I first came here the ships should be chartered in one day without by working my accordance with the policy an­ getting the urge way on a ship. I nounced by the Board last month, to ship out. I got $1 for 28 ynder its terms, the Government would not take a days' work. Right pays breakout and lay-up costs on Job ashore for now I am more ships used in berth service and for the same money at home when hauling Government-aided car­ that I am mak­ the deck is roll­ goes, like surplus grain and other ing now. I am a ing than I am oh "50-50" cargoes. In return, the seaman and that's solid ground. All operator must agree to keep' the Victorys for 18 months, and the my life. I can't see^ myself work­ I have is my seabags and civvies ing ashore. and am waiting for my next ship. Libertys for two years. Breakout expenses on ships 4 4 chartered to carry commercial carHarry Schorr, MM.: We receive George - Pappadonlis, engine goes-rlike coal and scrap—are good pay now and I can't see how dep't: Working ashore Is too bor­ paid by the operator. He then has the same amount ing and monoto­ the right to cancel the charter on would make up nous for me. I 15 days notice. the advantages am not sailing of working on a for money but SIU Companies Bid ship. There is rather for the in­ Both SlU-contracted companies terest and In­ bid for the vessels after the Gov­ more security trigue that the ernment announced its new char­ and less emotion­ sea and foreign ter policy. A West Coast operator al and physical ports offer. When seeking three ships for its berth day-to-day prob­ I am older I may service also seems likely to obtain lems at sea than Seafarers on one of two coal ships crewed up in Savannah there were in any prefer a Job the charters. pose for photo before talcing her out on first trip under SlU Job I have held, and I have land ashore for the same money, but not Prospects for the other oper­ worked ashore for some 20 years. banner. Kneeling (l-r) are Barney Swearingen, AB; Ralph right how when 1 am enjoying the ators, who are seeking 28 ships to world. Burnsed, AB; Claude C. Lanier, AB; Aubrey Smith, bosun; t t haul scrap and other bulk cargoes, rear. Shorty Akins, AB; Star Wells, carpenter: Marvin For­ Angelo Romero, cook: No, there are more doubtful. Even if the 4 4" rester, AB; Henry Bacon, OS: Fred Buclcner, deck engineer. Board approves their bids, a num­ are more advantages in sailing Nicholas Bechllvanis, deck dept.: than working 1 would rather go to sea than (Other photos on Page 16.) ber have indicated that they will ashore. The peo­ take a job ashore refuse to accept the tonnage unless ple are more In­ the present chartering policy i^ for the same teresting and un­ changed. Unless the Board revises money. We have derstanding and its policy, the breakout boom may more overtime, there is no travel­ be at an end for all but the berth and If you know ing to and from lines and operators carrying Gov­ your Job, there Is With few concessions to modernity, Captain Alan Villiers ernment-financed cargoes. work. If they of­ no one to contin­ and his crew of "fellows with a real spirit of adventure" are fer me the same ually bother you. conditions that I like to travel preparing for their historic sailing of the Mayflower II from are aboard ship, and would not Get That SS England to Plymouth, Massa-"^ with the same money, I might be want to be held who are able to understand the chusetts. Number Right interested. to one place by a job ashore. The Mayflower II, a copy of rigging of a barque, a jet pilot, a Seafarers filing vacation spear fighter, a gynecologist (that's the ship which carried the Pil­ money claims should make sure grims to this country in 1620, will what he said), and a group from that they use their correct So­ be put on permanent exhibition at the Oxford University Yacht Club. cial Security number. Use of Plimouth Plantation, in Plymouth, At present the captain, an inter­ the wrong number means a cler­ on completion of her trip. nationally known author on sailing ical headache for the Vacation Capt. Villiers has given In to ships, is touring the nation on a Plan office and ''slows up the modern sailing precautions by al­ fund raising campaign to complete handling of payments. lowing a radio, some navigation plans for the coming trip. The Also, a Seafarer who uses the instruments, and an inflatable life- Mayflower II will come to New incorrect Social Security num­ raft to be stowed on board. His York in June and stay through Transatlantic shipping is said to be confronted by the worst all-male adventurous crew consist Thanksgiving before being put into ber is crediting ^his tax deduc­ ice hazards in a half century this year. The early break-up tions to some other US worker. of some English speaking sailors J her final berth. of the ice pack around the Newfoundland Grand Banks ia rated "very unusual" by the -fHe said the descent of ice upon the Coast Guard. Newfoundland coast was earlier One ship, a small French and heavier than at any time in coastal freighter, sank off Cape the last 50 years. Breton Island last month after a Because of the situation, a Coast reported collision with an Iceberg. Guard cutter is standing guard The ten-man crew of the 308-ton over an Iceberg a bare 15 minutes Petit Bras d'Or was subsequently longitude away from the normal picked up by a Canadian ship. starting point of track Charlie. A This sinking represented the spokesman said this was the first first one by an iceberg since 1944, time in several years that surfacewhen the International Ice Patrol vessel observat>n of icebergs had was not functioning because of the become necessary, but that the ice war. The Coast Guard has been this season is several months responsible for the ice patrol from early. The eastward shift of track 0 the time it was established in 1914, following the sinking of the Titanic adds ste;aming time to both eastand the loss of 1,517 passengers bound and westbound voyages but is strongly supported as a safety and crewinen. measure. Detour Urged If the situation remains hazard­ Last month, the Navy Hydro- ous, Ice Patrol will probably graphic Office recommended a de­ stay the beyond June, tour from Ocean Track Charlie when init operation normally until for ships travelling between US the following winter.secures Generally ports and northern Europe because by mid-June the warm currents of of Ice conditions. It repoii:ed at the Gulf Stream have travelled far least a dozen Icebergs In the enough to neutralize theGrand Banks area, endangering broken-upnorth icepacks drifting down ships entering or leaving the into the shipping lanes. Great Circle route to Europe. Un­ der normal conditions, track C Is in effect from July to April. A week ago, the master of the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth said Ice conditions forced him to steer the giant vessel 40 miles off normal course into New York. I.I I Y• Mayflower II 'Signs On' 'Early' Iceberg Drifts Menace Atlantic Ships at cost price per copy Now on Sale J 1956 ^•"' • :S, I 't.^1.: y-t. BOUND VOLUME of the SEAFARERS LOG mow;, •a-mWS �SEAFARERS March 20. lORT YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH LOG Pacre S^ven Bernstein Ship Conversion Set Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Living Cost Index inaccurate? The US Bureau of Labor Statistics has to fight a defensive battle on two fronts. Its price index, which measures changes in the cost of living, is one of the most important statistics affecting your personal well-being. It is widely u.sed to help set wages and farm prices, and, it also influences what action the Government may take to fight infiation, and deflation, too. Wage earners and consumers currently are critizing this index be­ cause it doesn't include finance charges, and thus doesn't fully fefiect the current rise in living cost. ELS officials have also been criticized for their recent actions and dismal record as prophets in depreciating the price jumps by bragging about the "remarkable stability" of the cost of living just before it started to jump, and predicting prices would drop this winter. They didn't. But it is from industry that the index really draws potshots. In­ dustry spokesmen complain the in­ dex includes "luxury" goods, which they think makes it too high. They don't think it should include Destined to go into q new US transatlantic service, as a low-cost passenger ship, the Bqdger Mariner such items as new cars, private is shown at Todd's shipyard, Hoboken, NJ. She was inspected there before proceeding under tow to homes, radios and television sets. Poscogoola, Miss., where she will be converted to accommodate about 900 passengers, mostly in This criticism is baseless be­ tourist class. The ship will be operated by the Arnold Bernstein interests when she's ready next spring. cause the so-called "cost of living index" merely measures changes The Badger Mariner, last of the Mariner ships available for private operators, is now in prices. The index wouldn't nec­ headed for Pascagoula, Miss, under tow where it will J>e converted into a low-cost passen­ essarily be lower If it merely meas­ shipping interests. The Ingalls yard in Pascagoula will ured changes in the price of bus ger ship for the-Arnold Bernstein 4handle the conversion job. rides instead of changes in tags on cars, too. In fact, it might even be When the ship is completed it calls for the ship to be completed proval back in 1950 for conversion will mark the dntry of a new in 11 months, which would put the of an Army passenger transport for higher. shipping operator in the North At­ vessel in service sometime in the this service. However, with the Industry critips also charged the lantic passenger service, the first spring of 1958. The cost of the outbreak of the Korean War the index makes the cost of living look higher because it doesn't include new company in this field since be­ conversion is between $12 and $13 Navy took the tra/nsport back to "weekend" sale prices of foods. This charge too, is inaccurate for the fore World War II. million. haul troops and Bernstein's plans same reason that the index merely measures changes In prices. Whether Bernstein has negotiated a con­ were set back several years .accord­ Bernstein's plans call for the the change is from Tuesday to Tuesday, or Friday to Friday is not ship to carry about 900 passengers, struction and operating subsidy ingly. decisive. A new application last year all except about 50 of them being with the Federal Maritime Board But what families really would like to know is, do you- really save in tourist class. As such the vessel as well as a sale contract. The again met success, despite heavy by shopping for weekend food specials? Every Thursday and Friday would conform to the popular terms of his agreement provide opposition from US Lines to a new the papers are crowded with ads featuring "specials." Are the savings trend toward one-class accommo­ that the FMB can require him to trans-atlantic passenger operation. enough to make it worth doing the bulk of your shopping weekends? dations, getting away from the put a second ship in the service at US Lines said it already served the route adequately, but the board BLS made a special survey of weekends compared to early-week food three-class ship which has domi­ a later date. prices, and turned up substantial facts which can help alert shoppers nated North Atlantic service until Originally, Bernstein won ap­ ruled otherwise. recently. In addition, the vessel, save money: as presently planned, would offer 1—BLS found only a small percentage of food items actually priced cafeteria-style service, further re­ lower for the weekends. An average of only three out of 200 items ducing the ticket cost to the pas­ were special-marked in markets of the 10 cities surveyed. senger. It is expected the ship 2—But those items special-priced offered sizable reductions. For would carry a crew of about 300 example, reductions on the several weekend meat and poultry specials men. ranged from 14 to 25 percent. Reductions on fruits and vegetables The ship will run between New ranged from 20 to 36 percent. Reductions on dry groceries such as York and the low country ports of shortening and soda crackers were fewest and smallest (11-12 percent) Rotterdam and Antwerp. At pres­ but still worth while where available. Specials on dairy products are ent this run is serviced exclusively WASHINGTON—Responding to widespread criticism and infrequent, but stores sometimes do offer sale prices on eggs. by Holland-America Line, with no misunderstanding of US foreign aid, a special Senate com­ US-flag passenger ship in this sei'vPlan Menus Around Specials mittee has issued a strong warning against any severe cuts or ice. The real answer for modern income families, is that weekend spe­ wholesale destruction of the"*" Bernstein's contract with Ingalls cials, while few in number, can save you money if you" plan your menus both in and out of the Senate, are program. around those specials. If you don't, it doesn't make much difference renewing efforts to whittle down what day of tlie week you shop. It cited the twin dangers foreign aid funds in a major at­ which would arise not only from tempt to slash the Administration's The. money saving technique is to check the food ads before you go further crippling of a US mer­ record budget for the coming fiscal down to the store, and plan meals for several days around the items on sale. That way you out-merchandise the merchandizers with their three As Seafarers know, copies of chant fleet already beset by many year. specials for every 200 items. Generally you will find at least two or each issue of the SEAFARERS "basic ills," but also the doublethree good meat and poultry specials. For example, at the time BLS LOG are mailed every two barrelled affect any foreign aid made its survey in October, chuck roast, hamburger and chicken were weeks to all SIU ships as well as cuts would have in the area of really slashed in price for the weekend. In fact, these three items are to numerous clubs, bars and national security. The committee report, prepared generally the most frequent price leaders. Round steak also is a fre­ other overseas spots where Sea­ quent cut-priced item. farers congregate ashore. The by the National Planning Associa­ Its also significant that the hottest weekend price cuts in produce procedure for mailing the LOG tion, said that if foreign aid were are on the seasonal items, and this Is the time to stock up. For ex­ involves calling all SIU steam­ greatly reduced ". . . only Govern­ ment-subsidized operation would ample, when potatoes are coming into the market in the fall, stores ship companies for the itiner­ SEATTLE — Job activity has be possible . . . which means that aries of their ships. On the will cut the price for a weekend special by an average of 24 percent, calmed down somewhat for the past basis of the information sup­ the American merchant marine ac­ period in this area with 80 Seafar­ this survey found. Similarly on canned goods and dry groceries, it tively engaged In foreign trade plied by the ship operator, three ers getting off' the beach, a sizable pays to check your own inventory to see what you will need soon and copies of the LOG, the head­ would be reduced to less than 500 number but less than this port has can find now among the specials. quarters report and minutes ships. This, in the opinion of the been accustomed to. Bananas and frozen Q;fange juice are also frequent price leaders. In forms are then airmailed to the Defense Department officials, The Ocean Deborah (Maritime), dry groceries, besides shortening, you're most likely to find cut-price company agent in the next port would endanger national security. Longview Victory (Vic.) and the specials on tomato soup, coffee and stigar. "Not only would the United of call. There is some difference in local custom. In some towns the stores Similarly, the seamen's clubs States lack the nucleus of an oper­ Murray Hill (Fairfield) paid off dur­ cut prices more heavily at the weekend than in others. Also, a few get various quantities of LOGs ating merchant marine in time of ing the past two weeks. The Mur­ markets do offer early-week specials to encourage more shopping on at every mailing. The LOG is national emergency, but we would ray Hill was later purchased by Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays. But that the best savings have been sent to any club when a Sea­ lose trained shipboard and ship­ North American Marine Co., Inc., on weekends has been proved. farer so requests it by notifying building personnel. Just as for the and transferred to foreign registry. the LOG office that Seafarers foreign aid program as a whole, The Ocean Deborah and Longview its impact on the shipping indus­ Victory also signed on. congregate there. Waterman's Kyska and Maiden As always the Union- would try should not be considered apart like to hear promptly frpm SIU from the problem of national se­ Creek, De Soto (Pan-Atlantict', and During the year "Your Dollar's Worth" discusses a great variety of Flomar (Calmar) were in transit. ships whenever the LOG and curity." subjects of interest to readers seeking to get the best value for The outlook for the r? t --c ir not The chairman of the special ship's mail is not delivered so their money. If you have any suggestions on subjects you would that the Union can maintain a committee. Sen. Theodore Green too good/right now, port agent Jeff like to see discussed in future columns, pass them along to the day-to-day check on the accu­ of Rhode Island, anticipated there Gillette reports. There are no pay­ SEAFARERS LOG office. Questions on your buying problems are wQijld. be,q.j)i||blic, hearing.on the off j ,sjhe4uled ^nd only f few racy of its. mailing, lists^ also welcome. • « •, , v i / . t ; i g X 'J group's findings. Various groupsi sels expected in fransli. Foreign Aid Cuts Perii Shipping: Senate Report Notify Union On LOG Mail Shipping Falls Off In Seattle Send in Your Suggestions! 11 �.'fT" Page Eigfht Pan-Atlantic Buys 900 Special Lift-On Traiiers vmmeoe&is ts The Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company has ordered 900 trailer bodies plus an additional 500 chassis to prepare for start of its containership service sometime in the fall. A con­ tract has been placed with Fruehauf Trailer for the permits stowage of greater amounts of cargo in a given space. equipment, specially designed Features of the containership for loading onto containerships. will include addition of sponsons The trailers are designed to be which will make the vessels 72 easily removed from their chassis feet wider for more stability dur­ and will have reinforced corner ing loading and unloading. The posts to permit stacking one atop conventional cargo booms will be the other in the ship's holds. The removed and replaced by the two bottom box will be supporting traveling cranes, while below deck spaces will be altered to provide better than 115 tons' weight. Meanwhile, Mobile Ship Repair, for stacking of trailer bodies five Inc., is scheduled to start work deep below and one v.n the hatch. Each of the cranes will be able next week on the Gateway City, first of four C-2s which will be to lift 30 short tons. They will be converted for this service. The able to overhang the dock at their C-2s will be equipped with special fullest- extension so that the traveling crane gear which will be trailer body can be lifted straight powerful enough to pick loaded up and then be moved in a horiz­ trailer bodies off the dock and ontal plane over the hatch to be deposited below decks. lower them into the holds. Each of the containerships will have a capacity of 204 fullyloaded trailers. Four More Planned In addition to the first four ships, James McLean, president of Pan Atlantic, announced that the company hopes to convert another four freighters before the end of the year. These eight ships will be in addition to four combination tanker-trailerships — the Almena, Ideal X, Maxton and Coalinga Hills ~now operating between New MOBILE—The possible develop­ York and Houston carrying both ment of shipping on inland water­ oil and trailer loads of cargo. ways of the Tombigbee and Ala­ Originally, Pan Atlantic had bama Rivers has been the subject planned roll-on, roll-off ships, but of conferences between the gov­ later switched to containerships. ernors of Alabama and neighbor­ One of the arguments in favor of ing states. the container-type operation is The development of the water­ that eliminating the undercarriages ways between these states could eventually lead to the transporta­ tion of such bulk cargoes as steel and iron ore and coal in barges down the rivers to this port for final shipment in offshore vessels. Shipping Very Good Shipping in the area has been very good during the past period, NEW YORK—The prior period's reports Cal Tanner, port agent. spurt of activity proved to be Some 103 Seafarers shipped in shortlived as shipping in this area regular jobs while aiboul 162 more took a dip during the last two were taken off the beach for vari­ ous relief jobs. The future, he weeks. Port Agent Claude Simmons said said, also looks very good with that he assumed class A seniority some 13 ships expected to hit the men were not too worried over this port so far. During the past two weeks drop since the port was still ship­ ping class B and C men. During eleven ships were in port. They the past period 15 ships were were the Sea Cloud, (Am. Mer.); paid off, four signed on foreign ar­ Alcoa's Patriot, Cavalier, Clipper, ticles and 17 ships were serviced. Pennant, and Pilgrim; Del Viento He also announced that two tank­ (Miss.); Arizpa (Pan Atlantic), and ers were lost when the Olympic Madaket and Claiborne (Water­ Games (Western Tankers) and the man). Republic (Trafalgar) transferred to Seafarers in this port were sad­ foreign registry. dened to hear of the death of The ships paying off were the Brother Joe Stringfellow in Jack­ Edith, Elizabeth, Dorothy, Frances, sonville, Fla., of a heart attack Kathryn (Bull); Alcoa Ranger, Al­ Stringfellow, who has been a mem­ coa Partner, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa ber since the inception of the SIU, Planter (Alcoa); Robin Doncaster is well known in the port of Mo­ (Seas); Andrew Jackson (Water­ bile. He had once served there as man); Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); port steward for Alcoa. Royal Oak (Cities Service); Repub­ He is survived by his mother, lic and Olympic Games. wife, and four children, and his All the ships in port were in brother, Charlie Stringfellow, who good shape, with only minor beefs. also sails in the steward depart­ Both the crews and delegates ment. At the time of his death, should be commended, Simmons Joe, was serving as steward on the said. Dry Tortugas. Confer On Ala. Inland Barge Trade Job Activity Slows Down In NY Area I i-' h? •n i ATwh 29, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG I I AlORE COt/teOVXABLE I I V I I •mNWBARlMG ANP'BF'Aie LED. •• I Undoubtedly there will always be a degree of discomfort asso­ ciated with wearing safety equipment. Industrial design hasn't yet reached the point that a pair of safey goggles, a breathing mask or a life jacket, to cite a few, are as light and comfortable as everyday clothing. Nevertheless, as the Seafarers on the Topa Topa have pointed out, the momentary annoyance is far less severe than having to live with the scars and disabling injuries that can result when elementary safety precautions are ignored. For example, it takes only one errant flake of steel, driven by the impact of a chipping hammer, to partially or completely destroy the sight of an eye. Even if sight is not affected, the discomfort of carrying a steel splinter in the eye is far more acute than that involved in using appropriate safety gear. So whatever the situation, when the job calls for use of safety equipment, don't think of the annoyance. It counts far less than the assurance that you are protected against crippling injury. stay Put For Idle Pay Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing considerable hardship to the men involved. i iN a ^ t U • : 'f-- '" i'. .-<^1 K}. L ! An SIU I is a Safe Ship • t• �' 'I • SEAFARERS March 29, 1957 LOG Vnge Sine '. Safer Ship's Bridge Design Urged By MA Spotlighting the current rash of ship collisions, Capt. Hew­ lett R. Bishop, Atlantic Coast director of the Maritime Admin­ istration, has called on the shipping industry to take a tip" from today's automobile de­ signs. Doria - Stockholm disaster, the While car manufacturers Stockholm's 3rd mate testified that Kaiser Gypsum Company has proposed taking the name off the present SS Harry Lundeberg and transferring it to a new vessel. The new ship, now under construction in Japan, is expected to join the gypsum fleet on or about March 28. It will be crewed by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. 4" 4" 4". A two year agreement calling for increased wages and vacation bene­ fits has been accepted by the SIU Great Lakes District members aboard ships of the WisconsinMichigan Steamship Company. The contract allows vacation benefits of one day of pay for every thirty days after the 120 day qualifying period for the first year, and two days of pay for every-thirty for the second year.^ 4" 4» 4" Voting has started on the pro­ posed constitution of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. The constitution, which is the result of more than two years of study, calls for more officers for each branch, revised voting, election and com­ mittee procedures, and initiates a broader appeal procedure for the greater protection of its members. All full book members in good standing have until the middle of June during which to vote. USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip Under the SIU contract, US Public Health Service doctors have the final say on whether or not a man is fit for duty. If there is any question about your fitness to sail, check with the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient clinic for a puling. Since the SIU of North America was established almost 19 years ago, it has progressed steadily to become—and remain— the largest single maritime force in the AFL-CIO today. Sea­ men, fishermen, harbor and marine craft workers of all kinds have flocked to the SINUA banner down through the years. This week, the SIUNA convention in San Francisco again took a vigorous, forthright stand on the key issues confront­ ing maritime. Though Harry Lundeberg was absent from the chair for the first time, his basic policies will continue to bring new gains to all segments of the membership and greater stability to the industry. "Steady as she goes" is still the watchword. i 4^ 4* Foreign Ships First? President Eisenhower's recent rkjuest for a $25 million cut­ back in Government ship construction subsidy funds again points up the paradoxical nature of the Administration's at­ titude toward the US merchant marine. On the one hand. Government spokesmen frequently pay lip service to the idea of a strong merchant marine. On the other hand, the Government frequently takes steps which are detrimental to the existence of the merchant marine. The Administration says the .US should cut down its ship­ building because there is no space in US shipyards. Yet foreign-flag ships, mostly tankers, are building here, and tak­ ing up a good many of the 77 ways now available. Construc­ tion of these foreign-flag ships has been approved by the Maritime Administration. The situation doesn't seem to make much sense. _ 4" i are producing automobiles with less and less obstruction to open vision of the road, he said, ship designers seem "to lay awake nights thinking how they can put obstacles in the way of proper vi­ sion" from a ship's bridge. He contended that the watch should be able to see from wing to wing through the wheelhouse "and be -able to get to the opposite wing without having to hurdle tele­ graphs, repeaters, compasses, ra­ dar or log desks." The MA official said the indus­ try must learn some lessons from accidents in the past. "I think we have had our warning, and I be­ lieve the insurance men, safety en­ gineers and especially the ship operators should endeavor to find out not only what is right, but what can be doiie about it," he pointed out. Lloyd's has listed a total of 6,110 ship collisions in the last six years, roughly three a day through­ out the world. Besides suggesting the design of an "uncluttered" bridge, he urged having a "distinctive colored light" fixed to ship whistles which would show up in daylight as well as at night, since whistle signals can't always be heard or distinguished from ship to ship. He also advised having ship's phones placed at the fore part of the wheelhouse so that the watch officer could use them without having to take his eyes off traffic. At hearings on the Andrea 'Frisco Has Busy Period SAN FRANCISCO — Good ship­ ping has men in all seniority cate­ gories moving out of this port. In fact, during the last two weeks 44 class A men and 34 C cards shipped out as compared with 67 A and 19 C men for the prior period. Ships calling included the Maid­ en Creek, Jean LaFitte, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and Steel Sci­ entist (Isthmian) paying olif while the Kyska, Jean LaFitte, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Steel Scientist signed on. The Hurricane Young America, Yaka (Waterman) and Jefferson City Victory (Vic­ tory) hit port to be serviced. Progress Report Dormant for years, the US shipping industry finally began to show some interest in new ventures about a year ago. To­ day, at long last, new ships and new enterprises are well beyond the talking stage. Some are already in operation. One of the pioneers of this "renaaissance" is the SlU-contracted Waterman-Fan-Atlantic Steamship Corp., which gambled its future on coastwise "piggyback" tankers, and ex­ panded intercoastal services, and has apparently made it pay A government report just released shows that Pan-Atlan­ tic's coastwise service almost doubled its 1955 fourth-quarter revenue in 1956. A huge 235 percent increase in intercoastal freight revenues was also roll^ up for all of 1956. All of this has been done with no special Federal assistance and despite opposition from many segments of the industry. Now P-A plans conversion of up to eight C-2 freighters into boxships, convinced that the lift-on or roll-on ship is the "comer" of the industry. Tor seamen and th6 rbst pf 'maritime, this means there still is life in the old shipping business yet, but that prosperity lies ahead pnly for those willing to>plan nnd try»s(»Bething net7. Excellent work on the part of the galley force, reports ship's delegate F r e-d Ryder, has kept everyone aboard the Louisiana very happy. The crew e X te n d e d their thanks to chief cook Vasser Szymanski, Kriess. bake r, and Johnson, Szymansici third cook. Many other reports state high praise for their steward departments. Among them were votes of thanks to the cooks of the Alcoa Puritan, Brad­ ford Island, Olympic Games, Cath­ erine, Royal Oak, Maiden ^Creek ninl'tho Gateway . .r* x i • .c he had to turn his hack to. traffic to answer the telephone shortly before the collision last July. He also said he could not distinguish the Doria's whistle signals. Better training in the use of ra­ dar equipment was also recom­ mended by the MA official. Too much reliance on radar instead of careful adherence to the rules of the road has heen suggested as a major cause of recent shipping mishaps. Capt. Bishop spoke at a meet­ ing of the marine section of the National Safety Council in New York last week. Lakes SIU Hears Vote On Oreboats D E T R O IT—The SIU Great Lakes District is planning renewal this ^spring of one of its biggest organizing campaigns in the past ten years. District Secretary-Treasurer Fred Farnen said that special emphasis would be placed on four of the big Lakes companies—the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co., the M. A Hanna Co., Oglebay-NortonColumbia Co., and the Kinsman Transit Co. Between them they operate a total of 52 ships, which at present are under a contract to the Lake Sailors Union, a companydominated organization. Late last year, SIU organizers had obtained a sufficient number of pledge cards to petition for election among these four com­ panies. Hearings were held in Cleveland and the case was re­ ferred to NLRB headquarters in Washington. It is expected that the elections will take place some­ time in May. Balto Clarifies Ten-Day Rule BALTIMORE—Seafarers in this area have been raising questions concerning the ten day rule on ships laying up. The issue came up over shipping a crew to the Si§, Losmar. The rule is as follows: When men are called back within ten days and report to work on the tenth day, the men registered for the ships are entitled to go back. But if the company calls on the tenth day to report to work on the ele­ venth day, jobs will be open. The post-strike shipping spurt seems to be leveling off in this area with only a slight increase in ac­ tivities noted for the past two weeks. 'There were ten vessels paying off, eight signing on and fourteen ships in-transit. The Fairland (Waterman); Chilore, Venore, Santore (Ore); Evelyn, Emilia (Bull); Winter HiU (Cities Service); Los­ mar, Seamar (Calmar), and Seastar (Traders) paid off while the Bethcoaster, Alamar (Calmar), Chi­ lore, Fairland, Venore, Santore, Evelyn en4»JStastar.signed on. 1 Hi 1 �- SEAFARERS P«»« Ten March 29, 1957 LOG Turkey, Mexico Join Rush For US Ships SlU Family Album WASHINGTON—Turkey and Mexico are joining the stam­ pede to extract ships from that bottomless well known as the US reserve fleet. Between them, they are seeking up to 19 of the 100 or so Cl-MAV-1 ' March 1, 1957, the privatelytype vessels laid up in Gov On owned active fleet totalled 1,025 ernment anchorages. vessels and the Government-owned Earlier this month, India moved fleet included 95 more. to get a dozen Libertys, and Peru prepared to ask for some also. Senate resolutions authorizing the sales have been introduced in all cases except Peru so far. Most of the proposed sales are While dad Nick Bechlivonis sails SlU, Marie, 3 (left), plays in na­ grounded on the pledge that the tive costume at home in Pasara, Greece. At right, Mrs. Salvatore ships purchased from the US Frank Jr. is with Harvey, 9, and Richard, 6, in Providence, R.I. would be used solely In the coast­ wise trade by the nations involved. Opponents of the giveaways have pointed out that any additions to the coastwise fleets of these coun­ tries would free other ships now In that trade to compete anywhere Since this is income tax season, In the world. it is as good a time as any to bring Of further concern to maritime up the sad tale of the Seafarer unions is the fact that each sale who got a $629 bill from Internal approved creates a precedent for Revenue;, more and more proposals to buy. It seems the Seafarer in ques­ Past Sales tion, who shall be nameless, has In the past, there have been pro­ had a tax "expert" filling out his posals for ship sales to Ecuador, returns for him. Year by year, West Germany^ the Philippines, the expert managed to produce a Trieste, Brazil, Japan and South refund, which tindoubtedly made Korea. Brazil got the green light the Seafarer feel happy. to buy 10 C-ls last year and South Then last week Internal Revenue Korea has also obtained some tapped him on the shoulder and under various foreign aid pro­ said "Brother, you owe us $629, grams. right now!" or words to that effect. About 1,100 US ships were origi­ Family of Albert Velez (rear, with Samuel, 1) includes Edward, 6; When the astonished Seafarer nally sold to foreign buyers under Albert Jr., 8; Lucy, 4, and mom, with Maritza, 6 weeks. Right the 1946 Ship Sales Act. Periodic pleaded that his returns had been (top) is John Young's charmer, Linda, 1, in Mobile. Ejvind Sorenreopenings and amendments of the filled out by a tax "expert," Inter­ sen's gal Denise, in Brooklyn, is nal Revenue pointed out where the law have added considcLrjbly to that number, while the size of the "expert" had made a slip. It US fleet has deteriorated appre­ seemed he had been putting the ciably since the end of World War Seafarer's mother down as a de­ II, through transfers, casualties pendent all these years and as the and obsolescence. At the same Seafarer explained, "My mother time, foreign nations have been died back in 1931." The same "expert" incidentally, rebuilding — and modernizing — The 1957 AFL-CIO Union Indus­ much of the time with US foreign had been pulling this scheme with tries Show will be staged at the quite a few other clients. Well, aid funds., Municipal Auditorium in Kansas There are about 2,000 ships of those refunds were good while they Some Bi'itish spokesmen, feeling City May 16-21. The exhibition all types still in the reserve fieel. lasted. down at the mouth over Suez, are will feature displays from many talking up a proposal to build a AFL-CIO national and interna­ new canal which would bypass tional unions. Expert craftsmen will introduce visitors to the pot­ Egypt entirely. ters wheel, bricklaying, glass blow­ The project would Involve a ing and many other specialized passage via the Dead Sea and techniques. The show is sponsored Jordan River then turning east­ by the Union Label and Service ward through' a fault in the Judean Trades Department. hills to the port of Acre. ft The British shipping magazine. An emergency fact finding panel WASHINGTON—^The current shortage of ocean-going Nautical Gazette" points out that has recommended a three-year tankers is expected to last at least another year, assuring a the canal route was suggested 26.5 cents increase for railroad about 100 years ago and actually employees. The panel, caUed in an steady high rate in tanker profits. considered by the British Govern­ attempt to prevent a nationwide A forecast by the board "*• ment then but was dropped in favor rail strike, made its recommenda­ chairman of Socony Mobil Oil anti-monopoly committee contin­ of Suez. It was estimated at the tion to Federal mediators after 18 ued patting themselves on the back time that a 25 mile ditch would indicated a continuing tanker for "a pretty good job" in moving have to be cut from Acre through of the 21 rail unions involved acpinch no matter when the Suez oil to Europe while Suez is closed to the Jordan to make the canal ce5)ted its findings. It is hoped that the acceptance of the agree­ Canal reopens, since the key Iraq- down. The Socony executive esti­ possible. ment will set a pattern in the Mediterranean pipeline won't be mated that Europe was getting 88 1,300-Foot Drop transportation industry. percent of its normal oil deliveries back in full operation for 12 more ft ft ft The biggest drawback in the plan months. It is operating at little under the emergency program set would be the fact that the canal Labor Secretary James P. up by US -companies. more than a third of capacity right would require locks since- there is Mitchell announced that the ad­ Hints At Tanker Profits now. a 1,300-foot drop from the Medi­ ministration has pledged its sup­ A measure of the rate of oil and At the same time, oil industry of­ terranean to the Dead Sea making port to the building trades' pro­ tanker profits was hinted in testi­ ficials testifying before a Senate mony by an official of the Arabian tlie whole business a very costly posal for revision of the Taft-Hart­ American Oil Company (Aramco). operation. However, as the British ley Act. The amendment, agreed to He said Aramco would be paying magazine puts it, "this final ob­ by labor and management, would $280 million to Saudi Arabia in stacle could be quickly solved with legalize trust funds jointly admin­ taxes and royalties covering its tlie aid of American dollars and istered by employer and union for apprenticeship and training pro­ $750 million in gross income from sterling." Ship's delegates are urged to grams, allow union bargaining with Possibly a more realistic point notify the Union immediately operations last year. groups of employers, and put into of view was taken by the Suez The US Treasury, however, will when a shipmate is taken off effect "pre-hire" agreements in the vessel in any port because net a meager $280,000 in income Canal Company whose spokesman the construction industry. remarked, "technical difficulties of illness or injury. Delegates taxes from Aramco for 1956. The ft ft ft should not wait until they send official defended this by pointing and the considerable cost price A proposal for the merger of the which they would Involve, appar­ out that Aramco's parent com­ in the ship's minutes but should four unions in the glass industry ently render unlikely the realiza­ panies would pay about $100 mil­ handle the matter in a separate communication, so that the Un­ lion in US taxes for last year. Sen­ tion of such a canal in the near into one international was over­ whelmingly adopted by the 627 ion can determine in what man­ ate investigators are expected to future." look into the situation very closely. A "more-likely-to-s«cceed" proj­ delegates to the Glass Bottle Blow­ ner it can aid the brother. Aramco was formed by Standard ect is the one calling for construc­ ers Association at their 61st annual It would also be Jielpful if convention. The consolidation the full name, rating and book Oil of California, the Texas Com­ tion of a new nipeline through would unite some 150,000 persons pany, Standard of New Jersey and Iraq and Turkey.'terminating at number was .sent in. Address in the industry under one union, Socony Mobil to handle operations Iskendrun. The pipeline, of these notifications to Welfare ft ft ft undjer a, ispecial pij . tiregty vitji, course, woul^, jqoj; jolye^ the ,4^,^ Services at headquartens. - . j ¥he- new -UnHeth PapermakersSaudi Arabia. cargo problems. Tax 'Expert' Costs SlU Man $629 Talk Of Canals Israel See Tankship Shortage Continuing Into 1958 LABOR ROUND-UP and Paperworkers Union has voted unanimously "to hold open the door for further unity of paper industry workers through consoli­ dation of existing trade unions" and authorized its executive board to undertake a merger of the many unions in the industry. The UPP, itself a merger of the Brotherhood of Paper Makers and the United Paperworkers, opened its member­ ship drive at a constitutional co'nvention in Chicago. iKAOiSt ^ Now IN SOTN Notify Union About Sick Men MsDiaiW zAiaiHoe0 �Mareh 29, 1957 Pxge Eleven SEAFARERS LOG Hiring Hail Draws Attention Shipping Round-Up & Forecast ;-"ri March 6 Through March 19 Registered Port Boston !•••••• Norfolk . Savannah Lake Charles. SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Eddie Mooney {2nd from right) discusses operations at headquarters with some European unionists visiting the hall on tour sponsored by US Labor Department. The 14 men and women in the group represented seamen, transport and production workers in eight countries. Hiring hall was chief source of interest. Budget Slash Slows Start On New Ships WASHINGTON—A $25.5 million cut in the Government's request for new ship construction funds has been recommend­ ed by President Eisenhower. One of the reasons for the rec­ ommendation is that US yards ^ ^ are currently full up on ship­ contracts for ship construction building—and some of that that the Government will sign this construction is for the rtinaway flags. In an amendment to next year's budget estimate the President asked Congress to slash the Mari­ time Administration's request for construction subsidy funds from $120 million to $94.5 million, and to transfer the difference to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for new navigation equipment. Eisenhower based his recom­ mendations on 'the "heavy de­ mands for labor and equipment in the shipbuilding industry," which Is short of steel and almost solidly booked with orders to construct tankers to replace ships trans­ ferred to foreign flags. The yards are also building a number of tank­ ers for foreign registry. The President's request is al­ most certain to cut the number of Wt' fe-S mTBSArtHeSHJkcWi \HiHemtnoee SWAP YAPAiS ANDWATCM THePKSmSONTV. A/£WtOWP/2lCES AMP veDUttEAlVVWvS VJBUCOM^MBREA^ rauiZOWNPLACB. OjNNEQA/^CPER/m) mVfim-ASlS'AH year. Originally the MA had planned to provide construction subsidies on 22 ships. Most of the vessels would be built for subsi­ dized operators, but a number were slated for unsubsidized lines. Politicos Hold La. Spotlight Deck A Deck B Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A Stew. B 9 59 29 51 .8 7 6 30 48 9 26 14 33 18 2 21 7 12 11 4 1 4 11 8 10 8 14 11 6 45 23 29 4 8 3 26 36 14 21 8 27 15 6 17 10 16 1 5 4 14 7, 10 7 13 17 6 48 11 21 6 6 15 17 56 7 18 10 28 9 0 9 4 11 8 2 3 3 13 4 3 4 13 8 Deck B Eng. A Woj Eng. 8 Stew. A stew. 134 258 Deck A Total .. 347 124 7 a 85 Total A 21 152 63 101 ^ 18 21 24 73 140 30 65 32 88 42 Total B Total Reg. 8 47 18 33 35 7 9 11 38 19 23 19 40 36 29 199 81 134 53 28 33 84 178 49 88 51 128 78 Total A Total B Total Reg. 870 343 1213 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Noriolk Sav^nah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A .' 1 52 22 54 6 4 13 29 48 8 22 0 22 13 Deck A Total 294 Deck B 0 14 5 7. 9 1 2 6 4 3 11 0 13 12 Deck B 87 Deck Eng. E^ng. ^g. stew. A 0 8 2 2 4 1 4 5 4 0 1 0 16 7 1 45 9 20 5 1 5 18 44 8 25 7 12 15 Deck C Eng. A 54 215 1 15 7 9 10 2 0 4 8 6 5 6 13 7 Eng. 93 0 10 4 5 1 1 3 •12 4 0 4 2 10 7 E^ng. 63 Stew. B . 0 35 7 22 0 1 10 19 50 7 5 0 10 5 0 12 1 10 2 1 1 4 10 1 4 1 6 9 Stew. A Stew. B 171 62 stew. C Total A Total B 0 6 0 1 0 0 5 6 5 0 3 1 8 5 2 132 38 96 11 6 28 66 142 23 52 7 44 33 1 41 13 26 21 4 3 14 22 10 20 7 32 28 Total A Total B Stew, c 40 680 242 Total Total c Ship. 0 24 6 8 5 2 12 23 13 0 8 3 34 19 3 197 57 130 37 12 43 103 177 33 80 17 110 80 Total Total Ship. c 157 1079 SIU job activity fell off again during the last two weeks as the shipping figures reflected a temporary seasonal lull. The total number of jobs dispatched was 1,079; registration, 1,213, declined also. The drop emphasizes the mounting effect of ship trans­ fers in recent weeks, while the rate of breakouts from the LAKE CHARLES — Seafarers reserve fleet has been less than on the beach here, reports Port anticipated. Falling charter rates Agent Leroy Clarke, are well en­ in the past month has also meant tertained by the coming elections less hectic ship activity than was and the speeches by the candidates evident throughout the fall and who are very busy "telling ho\v winter. With the official arrival of spring, the rates have begun to good they are." come around again, however. And 'tis remarkable that they Tankers will continue to be busy Talk most who have the least regardless of the expected early reopening of the Suez Canal, since to say. oil stockpiles in Europe are low —Prior, Alma II and need constant replenishment. On the shipping {font, job calls Coal and surplus grain cargoes are fell off for the past period. Ten also still moving in quantity. ships pulled into, port to be serv­ All ports with the exception of iced. They were the Government Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Camp, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Brad­ San Francisco were affected by the ford Island, CS Norfolk, Bents slow-up. The three Gulf ports Fort (Cities Service); Val Chem showed increases, and the Golden (Valentine): Andrew Jackson (Wa­ Gate City held the same comfort­ terman); Pan Oceanic Transporter able job level as before. New (Penn.) and the Margaret Brown Orleans had been slow for weeks (Bloomiield), all reported in good previously, but seems busy again. shape. Class A Jobs Rise The membership in this port was The boxscore by seniority groups sorry to hear of the passing away of Brother Shirley Poole, in the showed class A accounting for 63 Galveston USPHS Hospital on percent of the total jobs, class B March 14th. Poole sailed in the for 22 percent and class C, 15 per­ cent. Percentagewise, more A and deck department. B men took jobs this period than the last one, as the class C propor­ tion dropped three points. This points up the advantages of the seniority hiring system, which Seafarers mai}ing in checks gives the professional seaman first or money orders to the Union call on jobs at all times, esjpecially to cover dues payments are when shipping slows up. urged to be sure to make all of Here is the forecast port by port: them payable to the SIU-A&G Boston: Slow . . . New York: District. Some Seafarers have sent in Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . checks and mohey orders in the Baltimore: Good ... Norfolk: Good names of individual headquar^ . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: ters officials. This makes for a Good . . . Mobile: Good . . . New problem in bookkeeping which Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: can be avoided if checks are Fair . . . Houston: Fair . . . Wil­ made out to the Union directly. mington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Good^ . Seattle: Good. Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' •••I ' > T'C-I t US Wage-Hour Benefits Urged For All Seamen WASHINGTON—^Federal legislation to include US seamen in the minimum wage and maximum hours provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act has won support from the SIU and other marine unions. Such a bill, introduced in Labor Standards Act. Some of February by Senator Wayne these operations are now under Morse, is now pending in the Senate and is under fire from ship­ pers' groups, including American Merchant Marine Institute and the Pacific Maritime Association, which is the collective bargaining unit for US-flag operators on the West Coast. The shippers maintain that pre­ sent collective bargaining agree­ ments provide US seamen with better wage-and-hour conditions than the law calls for, and that seamen therefore should continue to remain exempt from the provi­ sions of the Federal act of 1938. Supporters of the bill, while agreeing that collective bargaining agreements have bettered the wage and hour provisions of the Federal law, point out that this situation is true only for organized deep sea sailors. Many unorganized seamen on harbor craft and in certain sections of the coastwise trade, as well as allied workers in shoreside estab­ lishments, are still obliged to work under substandard wage-and-hour conditions even though they may be skilled or semi-skilled. On many non-union harbor craft, for example, there are situations existing where men work a spread of as much as 80 hours a week at a flat salary that comes out to far less than the $1 minimum plus overtime provisions^of " the" Fair organization by the SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division in various ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Topa Topa Is Autumn Song The secret is out on the Topa Topa. About the name of the ship at least. "Sea Notes," the Water­ man-Pan-Atlantic publication, re­ ports that Topa Topa is American Indian (language unspecified) for "falling leaves." Mrs. Woodrow Wilson was re­ sponsible for the Indian tag on this and several other Waterman ships when the original vessels were built after World War I. Other In­ dian-named Waterman ships are the Kyska, Madaket, Wacosta and Yaka. Of course the present C-2s are the second generation Topa Topas, etc., since German torpedoes and bombs disposed of the original fleet of post World-War I ships during the years of World War II. "Sea Notes" says nobody yet has comb up with the meaning of Yaka, but one thing seems certain. It was not named for the yacketyyak of any sea lawyers who might have trod her.decjks. . •J I �Pagre Twelve SEAFAREkS LOG They're Having A Bali LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sea Stores By William Willdridge Sometimes I stop and wonder What kind of life there would be, If we could explore. From shore to shore. The place they call the sea. She must hold things of beauty Silks and diamonds and pearls. Too bad she cannot show the way To the jewels she could unfurl. Many ships have gone down in that vast space. Great galleons laden with gold. And fortunes in laces and spices From pirates' loot of old. Yes, the sea could tell us many tales. Of great men who lie in her wake, Relaxing on the Alcoa Runner during shipboard party (I to r) are Men who vowed to conquer her Seafarers George John, Sidney Br.rnsiein and Pete Gusman. Trying to make a stake. The boys look about ready far the floor show to begin. But when she gets her anger up And some may try to mock her. For anyone who is in her path It's down to Neptune's locker. Yet when things are in her favor You can note as you look beyond, She'll remind you of a quiet lake Or a large Stillwater pond. A challenge to all comeys on land and sea—on the base- | Perhaps someday, not too far off. ball diamond or behind the cooking range—has been issued Wise men will find the key That can open up the secrets by the rejuvenated Alcoa Coi;;s§ir. Of that Place they call the sea. According to ]VIaurice"Duke"^Til then. Duet, the ship is back running better, more united ship," he says. The double-barrelled challenge Leave well enough alone, I'd say smoothly after one trip "to get Let her waters roll on free tlie wrinkles out" following a three- arises as an after-thought, because As long as she will treat me right month lay-up for repairs. An en­ Duet's main purpose in writing Why I'll just let her be. gine room fire killed one engineer apparently was to applaud the For time will tell, in future years aiid injured 11 SIU crewmen in feats of the-galley staff. But since he has played with and managed New Orleans last October. And when they'll bury me, I'll get my chance to know, for "Everything on board is now very several championship ship's nines, sure, much in Seafarers-style, brothers. he can be pardoned his exuberance The secrets in the sea. You will have to go far to find a and interest in the baseball depart­ ment. On the culinary end, he says, "I'm sure many Seafarers have seen some items I've written to the LOG about galley greats like Bob Wells, Paul Carter, Bill Yarn and others. Well, brothers,, we 3. Small bird 21. Things, in law ACROSS 40. King's home have a few more here on the Cor­ 4. Used for 23. Fresh 42. It's more than 1. Part of a ship painting 25. Dalmatia; Abbr. a yard sair who belong in this category, 4. Saint — Rocks. 5. Gibraltar animal 26. Greek letter 44. Spanish — oS Brazil 6. Accustomed 27. Bon — 45. Part of a shield such, as Frank Palmer, John Hals, 8. Gulf of Indian 7. Dormouse 28. Kind of beetle 46. The sweetsop Billy Wells, James Prestwood and Ocean 8. Like a diamond 30. Charged particle 47. — avis Bill Nihem. I've yet to see any in hardness 31. Before: prefix 49. Burrowing 12. Go astray 9. Girl's name 32. Land's —, animal men who can compete with these 13. Part of church 10. Tied England ' 50. Serving cup chefs. 14. Bird of peace 11. Straight, as 35. After taxes 51. Thin whiskey 38. Make a nest 54. Louse egg 15. Bull ship "This Is a challenge to. any res­ 19. Idealist Answer On Page 14 16. Funny look taurant or hotel in the US. Our 17. Region 1 Z 18. Cancel cooks are also willing to teach or 20. Not active compare ... I would also like 22. A number 12 24. Ceylon export to remind one and all that our ship 23. Taken down a is getting up a baseball team for peg 15 29, Shoot from the coming season in Mobile and ambush IB New Orleans. Anyone who desires .33. Above 34. Got the best of to play us can contact our ship's 36. Ripped delegate and we will try to accom­ 37. Classic language 39. Grumbled modate them." ChallengesAll Comers OnDinner OrDiamond| 41. 43. 44. 48. 52. 53. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. Objective Make leather Wander Above sea — One opposed Source of the Blue Nile Be in debt Natives of Man's name Meadow Hearth for birds Value Bird seen at sea DOWN 1. Part of an Eastern church ;!. North African port Bride At 18 44 45 46 p9 50 51 155 52 56 61 STREET ADDRESS .....ZONE STATE i TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If yoiTars an old subscriber and have a change S of address, please give your former address below: ADDRESS CITY To the Editor: I've just returned from a trip to South America on the Del Campo. Since she has been raked over the coals right heart­ ily recently in the hall as well as in the LOG, I thought you might be interested in some fresh news on the subject. I had heard so many unpleas­ ant rumors about the ship's per­ sonnel in general and the stew­ ard in particular that I actually letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. hesitated over signing on in Tampa last December. For one thing, there had been a lot of fouling-up last trip, and then the LOG itself made it • ind even more unpleasant by twice printing digests of ship's meeting noting "discussion on steward keeping entire ship in an uproar by his actions." This was printed in the issues of Nov. 9, 1956 and was repeated again on Dec. 21. You could hardly blame me for feeling that the Campo had anything but the makings of a happy home. Well, I had a surprise coming, and it may surprise a lot of others, too. In fairness . to everyone, I want to say that I have never sailed with a better bunch of shipmates. Yes, that even in­ cludes most of topside and par­ ticularly Capt. Leger. I never heard a single serious beef against steward A. A. Brosig and personally feel that you couldn't ask for a^better guy to work for. I doubt if anyone in the steward department would be getting off if they didn't have to for one reason or another. If some dissenters find this hard to believe, here's one fact that can't be challenged and proves how smooth things went —there wasn't a single day's work missed in any department for the entire voyager I hope you can find space to print this-to prove that the Del Campo is not as black as she's painted, even if the company has gone all-out for that woeful color. This letter is also signed by ship's delegate Mike Reed and James W. Sumpter, steward delegate. A. M. iScarlett 2nd Cook Ivy's Straying Far From Home NAME CITY Says Dei Campo Shapes Up Fine ft 59 Editor, SEAFARERS LOG. 675T^ourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) ,..S^,.-. March 29. 1957 That "little girl" whom ship­ mates of Henry C. Wirtz have met from time to time has come a long way, says her proud dad. Now 18, Janet is shown marching back up the aisle with her husband after their wedding . in Pittsburgh recently. Wirtz is now on the Chiwawa. . . . -4 e 4 » • < • 4 a n • « y ^ To the Editor: For the information of your­ self and the rest of the brothers, this rust bucket is on its way to the Persian Gulf-Japan run as far as we can learn at the time. We have quite a few Gulf boys aboard as we signed on in New Orleans for the European trip. Although most of us fig­ ured the ship would be back in the Gulf in about six weeks, times have changed and now it looks like these short-trippers will be long trippers for quit.? a while. The articles are for nine months anywhere in the world. The jawbone poker game'is running very high, but the cash and draws are at the limit, so the banker is pulling his hair and is beginning to talk to him­ self. We have a very good skipper, Capt. Peter Bamberg, who is known by many Seafarers, and we of the Ivy want to thank him for his consideration. The same goes for the rest of the li­ censed personnel. A vote of thanks to Fred Lamb, the radio operator, for his cooperation in handiing radij messages for the brothers. We are looking for­ ward to a happy voyage, unl ss some of these homesick shorttrippers from New Orleans fig­ ure they have to rush back to check what the other men are doing and to see the sights on Bourbcn Street. Alex A. Andershak Bob Elliott 4" 4» 4 Lauds Kindness On Steel Rover To the Editor: My husband has been a mem­ ber of the SIU, which he con­ siders the best union, for sev­ eral years. I'd like to express my appreciation for the SIU also. After a severe heart attack, my husband was taken off the Steel Rover in Honolulu Oct. 17, and taken to Tripler Hospi­ tal, where he received wonder­ ful care. • He is now at home and is an out-patient at the ma­ rine hospital in New Orleans. Your welfare man at the New Orleans hall. Bill Fredericks, was so very courteous and show­ ed me much consideration at this time that I am at a loss for wo: 3 to express my gratitude. We likewise appreciate the kindness of the captain and chief officer for the considera­ tion they showed my husband at the time of his illness. I also want to thank the two shipmates who helped the chief officer take my husband's gear off the ship when it came back to New Orleans. He was still at Trip­ ler Hospital at this time. Mrs. Benjamin Parkinson 4 4 4 Are High Prices A Phantom, Too? To the Editor: In reference to an item in the LOG of January 4, 1957, regard­ ing the "extreme high prices" charg;ed to the crew of the SS Margarett Brown by the Eco­ nomical Laundry in Rotterdam I beg to inform the Seafarers that there is no suc^ laundry in Rotterdam. The undersigned boarded the ship when 1957 was only 2® minutes old and remained on board as watchman until the ship sailed. Please permit me to express my gratitude for the excellent meals served. They were in true SIU style. L. Pleysier 4 4-4 iViS i Family Thanks Arickaree Gang To the Editor: The family of the late Annie L. McCarthy wishes to express its deepest gratitude to the crewmembers of the SS Arick­ aree for the flowers sent to her services. Mrs. McCarthy's son, John, was a cook on this vessel, and was notified of his mother's death while the ship was pay­ ing off in "Providence. He left the ship to return home and it was that the crew donat^^d money for the flowers. James Sheehan' Boston Port Agent \ 1 : �MUeh 29. 195T •TEEL AGE (Isthmian), Jan. S— Chairman, F. Cerpantar? Saaratary, M. Burns. Cut down noita. Lockers to be kept locked In port. Pantry and library keys to be held by Cansway watch. More fresh fruit. Not enough baking. Watcb the drinking. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Fab. 10—Chairman, N. Leona; Secre­ tary, G. Hatglmlslos. Something should be done about *he mail situa­ tion they do not forward it when vessel has change of orders. Mail could have been forwarded to Yoko­ hama Japan, but agent thinks it is too much trouble. Request that head­ quarters look into this. WILD RANGER (Waterman), Feb. 3 —Chairman, S. Anderson; Secretary, D. Ruddy. Suggest individual woodM lockers for each deck hands gear, be installed in lower starboard pass- ageway. Everybody asked to do their share in keep messroom clean and keep natives out of crew quarters. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), Feb. 9—Chairman, J. Parker; Secretary, M. McNabb Jr. Request that more jams, jellies and sauces be available on messhall tables STEEL RECORDER (Isthmian), Jan. 20—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, A. Harrington. Ran out of lava soap. Hospital needs new mattresses, (preferable innersprir)g). Ship is in bad need of silverware, dishes and glasses. Feb. 10—Chairman, D. Zwicker; Sec­ retary, V. La Barrere. Request LOGS be sent more frequently. Request to baker to make - pies instead of cob­ blers. FORT BRIDGER (USPC), Feb. 2— Chairman, B. Harrison; Secretary J. Haynes. Brothers warned that Senagalese money is not good in France, also about carrying stories to bridge and smoking in prohibited areas. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), Feb. 10— Chairman, Daniel Butts; Secretary, Canonizado. All members have equal right and privileges even the B and C men while on board ship, no discrim­ inating. All lockers removed and re­ placed by new ones. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin Line), Feb. 17—Chairman, R. Charrein; Sec­ retary, M. Sterne. Suggestion patrol­ man should clarify type of transpor­ tation repatriated SIU seaman should receive. Steward suggest all i-epairs should be listed. Brothers paying-off should strip bunks. GOVERMENT CAMP (Cities Service), Feb. 12—Chairman, W, Thompson; Secretary, John Smith. Ship delegate to write Joe Algina about recreation room. Jan. 7—Chairman, J. Htggens; Sec­ retary, N. R. Thomson. Ship's been painted and all hands urged to keep it cleap. Motion to hold Union meet­ ing at sea or in port once a month. MARORE (Ore Navigation), Feb. IS —Chairman, T. Yablonsky; Secretary, D. Carey. Need crank handles for lift boats. Need focsles fumigated, orDDT bombs. SEAFARERS presently worked out to be mailed to headquarters by ahlp delegate. LOG Face Ttalrteea Nice Work " ^The Sky Is Falling/ Said Henny-Penny But Everyone Has Good Appetite, Says Steward MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Fab. 24—Chairman, Thomas H. Sanchez; Secretary, J. Stewart. Board­ ing patrolman to check all books and permits for S20 assessments. Motion made to redate union meetings at 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm. Reducing a series of different items to one common deno­ minator is one way to put things in order. You take one-half a banana, two-thirds of a pineapple, a quarter of an apple and three- 4^ eighths of a mango, and you partly from storm have the beginnings of a fmit damage. It also CHILORE (Ore Nav. Corp.), Feb. 23 —Chairman, W. Messenger; Secretary, A. Nash. Discussion made on keep­ ing dirty clothes out of drying rooms. New cups needed, also new coffee pot for night pantry. Shortages of dishes and glasses throughout ship. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Oct. 14-Chalrman, J. Mehalou; Secretary, H. Solak. All crew members to be aboard one hour before sailing time. Payoff not necessarily in Mobile. Ships' fund S4.18. Several hours disputed over­ time. Report accepted. Anyone pay­ ing off to give captain 24 hours no­ tice so ship wiU not sail short-handed. Sailing board to be displayed more prominently. Coffee urn leaks. Ship to be fumigated. Question as to edi­ ble meat purchased in Trinidad. Stew­ ard to supervise cooking and menus; variety of foods. To use powdered milk when fresh milk runs out. Rec­ reation room to be kept clean. RAYVAH (Ships A Freights), Dee. 22—Chairman, J. McElroy; Secretary, J. McElroy. New delegate elected. Members cautioned about drinking. Ship's fund $18.23. 52 books, checker board pinocchle board, new volume control for messroom speaker pur­ chased. Report aceepted. Discussion on salty drinking water. Situation remedied. Crew reminded of French customs regarding cigarettes. Ped­ dlers to be kept off ship. OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Trans.), Feb. 24—Chairman, Bruce Hubbard; Sec­ retary, C. H. Andrews. LaCk of co­ operation from chief engineer. New delegate elected. Entire crew was asked to help keep messhall and pan­ try clean. MAIDEN CREEK OVaterman), March 3—Chairman, W. J. Brown; Secretary, A. Packert. Fire alarm to be fixed in engine room. A ringer is needed for washing machine. Request that all men who are leaving the ship to leave their rooms in a clean condition. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), Feb. 22—Chairman, J. Norgaard; Secretary, W. L. Gillespie. Night lunch is very bad. Stores put aboard ship were not enough for this long voyage. Captain has rationed cigarettes to one carton a week per man. Be properly dressed when entering messhaU or pantry. SUZANNE (Bull), Feb. 10—Chair­ man, M. Barton; Secretary, R. Prota. General complaint that no LOGs or hdqrs. reports were received on this voyage. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), Feb. 24—Chairman, N. S. Turey; Sec­ retary, A. Goncalves. One member complained about too much noise in morning. Clean washing machine after using. No drinking aboard ship. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), Feb. 19—Chairman, A. Sirlgnano; Secre­ tary, J. Dyer. Steward should pro­ vide soap for all departments. 1st Asst. engineer has been issuing Rinso to licensed personnel while crew re­ ceived inferior brand. Flush toilets after using. Also do not place beer cans and trash in the commodes. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Feb. 22 —Chairman, L. Larkin; Secretary, J, Byrne. Bosun asked delegate to see the chief mate with regard to having door of toilet reversed, so it' would not knock out an eye of someone. TRANSATLANTIC March 2—Chairman, retary, A. Berglne. in messhall at night. should be played in Sanitary gear should after using. ALICE BROWN (Bloemfleld), Feb. 9 LAKE GEORGE (USPC) Feb. 24— Chairman, T. Fleming; Secretary, Chairman, H. Buckner; Secretary, J. W. Carter. Motion to provide a J. Breen. Baker to get on the balL bleod bank for seamen by contribu­ Chief engineer wont de electric work. tions ef one pint-yearly by SIU mem­ Mates smoking on wing of bridge. bers. A letter covering ail details aa Lockers to be repaired. salad along with a mathematical mumbo-jumbo. , Aboard the Seacloud, at least, the system is about the same. "There have been three trips on here, all noteworthy," says our correspondent. "On the first one, we had to replace our number two lifeboat, and the ventilators sup­ plying the storerooms with air cracked up. This resulted in flooded store spaces. "Voyage number two we had about $20,000 worth of repairs. There's plenty of good fishing on ^he intercoastal run, and the gong on the Texmor misses no opportunity to make the most of it, say Mickey IHarris (left) and Ken Adams. Going To Japan? Bring Your Dictionary Along took us 26 days to get from Am­ sterdam to Balti­ more. Now, so far this trip, the number one life­ boat has been smashed up and the depth Wolf sounder was torn loose from its moorings. "But eveiYone has a good appe­ tite though," says Steward Guy G. Gage right at the end of this re­ port, and that would seem to make all things come out okay. "Anyway, there certainly are no casualties in the chowing-up de­ partment," adds reporter Samuel G. Hudgins. "We are still ringing the bell with George Wolf as chief cook, Joe St. Marie as baker and Gene Stinehelfer as 3rd cook. The messmen and pantrymen are help­ ing by doing a fine job." • -j A well-thumbed Japanese-English pocket dictionary is be­ coming standard equipment in the foc'sles these days, says Robert N. Walton on the Afoundria. "The amount of shipping to' Japan seems to have decreased 'Sea-Spray' —By Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink in the last year or so and you don't find so many of the younger girls speaking English. The dic­ tionary has become a 'must' when you go ashore," he points out. A moi-e hopeful note (for whom?) is that "Korea is really getting 4 For a rebuttal of this boost for the Far East run, see Page 14. Americanized. The gals are get­ ting better with each passing trip . After we hit three ports in a row in Japan and spent a total of only 30 hours' time, it was sort of a relief to spend a little longer in Korea, even though we had ten days at Inchon and only one in Pusan." Pusan rates a little,highdr than Inchon for the quantity of diver­ sions. He ends with the comment that the only guys who make it tough for the seamen are the GIs, who get paid once a month and go wild for a few days each time." Aw, so what, fellas. Think what they can accomplish in a few days . . . (Pacific Water.), T. Muncle; Sec­ Too much noise All card playing recreation room. be'put in locker ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), Jan. 27—Chairman, Walter Beyeler; Secrefary, Dan Beard. General discussion BEATRICE (Bull), Jan. 27—Chair­ on the lack of necessary repairs ahd man, A. Ferrara; Secretary, P. Oununsafe conditions. Engine depart­ phy. New delegate elected. Silver­ ment not satisfied with sanitary work. ware being taken in port. Pantry to Feb. 17—Chairman, W. Beyeler; Sec­ be sprayed for roaches. retary, Dan Beard. Captain says he will give watertight doors a hose test. ARICKAREE (USPC), Feb. 10 — Deadlights will be installed, gas masks Chairman, S. Cleslak; Secretary, G. will be in shelter deck. The pump- Falrcloth. Request to repair door room will be adjusted to suit the locks, shelves in lockers need paint­ pumpmen. He will personaUy inspeet ing, washing machine needs repairs. any work areas thought unsafe before MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ work begins. $7.62 in ships fund. riers), March 3—Chairman, J. Meehan; ORION CLIPPER (Orion), Feb. 10— Secretary, J. A. Long. Beef with Chairman, H. Braunsteln; Secretary, E. chief mate; Makes accusations about Manuel. One man was hospitalized some of the men. Threatens to fire in Okinawa, 3 men abort. Two men them. Suddenly changes his mind and logged. No shore leave time at Bahr­ claims he was not serious. New dele­ ein. The captain and the mate say gate elected. Liverpool to Norfolk that the deck dep't is goofing off dur­ via Iceland—10 hours through pack ing Working hours and are not pro­ ice. Some chunks Very thick also ducing at all. As deck delegate I sighted icebergs. SIU crew still afloat. want to report that, we have gone Wiper is to clean laundry, OS to overboard to get alOng with these clean recreation room. y two, but haye been unsuccessfuL Also I think the dep*Phas been doing a DOROTHY (Bull), March 3—Chair­ very good job and will eontlnue to man, A. Byorntton; Secretary, A. do so until the pay off. Fedele. Meeting held for better sup­ ply of food. Patrolmen to see captain ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Feb. 10— about sougeelng the mess room, rec­ Chairman, M. Tocestello; Secretary, J. reation room and crew pantry. Nelson. Ship doctor invited with membership agreeing, to explain what JEAN LAFITTE (Waterman), March to do in case of emergencies. The 3—Chairman, (A. Deland; Secretary, doctor also gave very interesting talks F. Amera. Five crew members missed on first aid and what to do tili the ship in Yokosuka. Recreation room doctor arrives, what to do in case of should be cleaned by wipers and OS. broken bones, etc., cuts etc. Talk Water is sometime steaming and well received. sometime too cold. it •J:I 'Wot happened? You beat the bosun at cribbage again . . .?" SEAFAREKS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Glendyn L. Brooks L. C. MacNeil Charles Dwyer Chas. R. Rol)inson Robert G. Guerrero USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS James C. Baudoin George Howard Marion H. Maynard Jean V. Dupre Benjamin F. Grice Warren W. Smith Joseph Harmanson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Henri J. Robin Walter Sanderson Basilio Boschi Jacob Schmidt CecU Gaylor^ Sr. G. R. Trimyer L. B. Merriam Oilie Purdy « USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Orville E. Abrams Alexander Leiner Peder Espeseth T. E. McCaffrey Andi-ew HarvlUa A. F. Martinez Floyd W. Haydon A. M. MUefski Wm. H. HoweU Edward Pigott W. W. Jacobson Fred D. Stagner Virgle H. Jordan Shio H. Sun George Larson MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. L. Bosley Wm. McLaughlin M. M. Hammond B. E. McLeod Patrick J. Lynch Cristo Prasso VA HOSPITAL LAKE CITY, FLA. Edward B. Bisa VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. I4M Charleg Btuton SUFFOLK SANITORIUM HOLTSVILLE, LI, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke Rosendo Serrano USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. E. A. Hattaway Glen Davis Jimmie Littleton C. G. Barrineau John O'Connor Albert Birt Sloan M. Orr L. A. DeWltt A. H. Schwartz Leroy Drew BELLEVUE HOSPITAL , NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George S. Lowe Alfred Bokan Victor B. Cooper Roy L. McCannon Joseph C. Cyr Andrew J. Martel Francisco Mayo Girard E. Doty Friedof FondUa L. H. Pentecost Wm. E. Roberts Dan Gentry Gorman T. Glaze Ralph Youtzy • USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Tadelusz Nawrocki John J. Cook Hugh A. Cummina James A. Needham Joseph Falrcloth Edward O'Rourke Amado FeUclano Eustaquio Rivera Arthur J. Fortner Jose Rodriguez Richard V. Gelling James Sealey Estell Godfrey Samuel B. Setlift Ralph H»es Samuel Small Otto R. Hbepner Chow G. Song Paul Jakubcsak C. Sundquist Alfred Kaju Arnold TorcUa James Lippincott Richard Suttle John Michiek Hayward Veal Harry Moaahan Clarence WaUace Thomag Moncbo . USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana B. J. Martin Eiadio Aris Albert Martinelli Fortunate Bacomo Vic Milazzo Frank T. CampbeU Joaquin Miniz John J. DriscoU Norman J. Moore Robert E. Gilber W. P. O'Dea William Guenther Ben Omar Bart E. Giuranick James M. Quinn George E. Renale John Haas Samuel B. Saunders Howard Hailey G. E. Shumaker E. F. Haislett Kevin B. Skelly Taib Hassen BiUy R. HUI Henry E. Smith Thomas Isaksen Stanley F. Sokol Ira H. KUgore Michael Toth Ludwig Kristiansen Karl Treimann Frank J. Kubek Harry S, Tuttle Frederick Landry VirgU E. Wilmoth Leonard Leidig Pon P. Wing Archibald Mct^igan USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Bargone August Meyers Alphonse Bosarge Gregory Morejon Leon Brown Michael Muzio VlrgU Coash Harold D. Napier Cloise Coasts J. S. O'Byrne Serio M. DSSosa Veikko PoUanen Cedric Francis Junest Ponson Leon Gordon. F. Ragalado Daniel Harrison James H. Seeds WUiiam HaveUn Hubert Seymour Benjamin Holt C. L. Shartzer Charles Johnson Toefil Smigielskl James Jordon Edward Smith Edward G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle Edward Kunchlck Dirk Visser Walter J. LaCroix James E. Ward Leo Lang Lawrence Wesseig William Lawless WlUiam WUson David McCoUum Stanley Wright Edward McGowan D. G. Zerrudo R. B. McLamore Jacob Zinuner Alexander Marter �Paee Fonrtecn SEAFAkERS Warns Against Bad Loan Risks To the Editor: Now while I'm waiting to ship out would be an appropriate time to warn the brotherhood of certain characters. They put the bite on you-for a loan, no matter what the amount, and then conveniently (for them) "forget" to pay it back at the time mutually agreed upon. I had this happen to me twice, both times by well-known letters T» Galley gong, like turkey, looks worse for weor offer a big dinner on the Morymor, but there certoinly wos no comploint obout the chow. Pictured (I to r) ore Simon Chobon, boker; Albert Richords, steword; Jose Pocheco, chief cook, and T. Tolley, 3rd cook. Arthur H. Thompson sent in the photo by woy of thonking steword deportment for its good work. Backs 'Coastal PortsSees FE Run Overrated The food and fishing are not the only interesting diyersions on the Calmar intercoastal run, according to Seafarer Bill Clegg who's been ship's delegate for two trips. After a five-year spell of shipping from the West Coast, we were in Baltimore I went Clegg concedes that he "had ashore with a few oldtimers, Scot- been under the impression the Orient run was the romance run of them all." But with only two voyages on the Marymar under his belt, Clegg says the Far East run is just plain over-rated. "I don't want you to get the idea that I'm a Calmar stiff, either," he comments. "This is the first Calmar ship I've been on since 1948." 'See America First' Backing up his view that the "see-America-first" routine pro­ vides the best opportunities for amatory advancement, he cites the case of two shipmates "who have two of the Northwest country belles meeting them in all the ports we make up thataway. I can't understand it, but they won't let me in on the secret . . ." Meanwhile, he adds, "all this port time is costing me plenty. You should see my draws for the trip ... To give you an idea, last time Puzzle Answer SQQ QQSB BEIDB GaQB BISB QQSQ QSIBIBB EISIQIiQQOSQ DSd asQ BBSaSlDSSI gliSnQS GIDSIS [ISSIS] •[i][3[S] BQDDS] BBSDIISBQ mUJH DBGS BBQSB QD QQCQQ SilZjIl nans Jisns mmm laiiSQ QQas [i[3[s ty and Larry. Well, they, being good shipmates, introduced me to one of the locM belles. So what happens? After about two hours and $50 later (for liquor), Larry and the babe take off and I go back to the ship. "The next day I see Larry and tell him he owes me 25 bucks. Af­ ter all, since it was his girl and she did drink up $50 of my coin, don't you think he should at least split the cost with me ... ? As I said before, this run is just too much." Clegg is now looking forward to I a speedy return to Los Angeles | and ,San Francisco. "They're the greatest," he says. What's In An Egg? After sailing as a cook for 15 years and having broken open countless cases of eggs, C. Dowling on the Del Mar has come up with a real win­ ner. "Believe it or not, on the morning of Feb. 17, 1957, while breaking eggs for break­ fast, I found one that had another egg complete with shell inside it. The inner egg was about one inch in diam­ eter and an inch and threequartprs long. Have seen many with double yolks but never one like this." A careful re­ porter even over the breakfast cooking, Dowling added: "Un­ able to get picture . . ." Okay, but how did it taste? Burly Milrah is, 1957 LOG The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must he signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. members (notice I do not refer to them as brothers, for obvious reasons) who were supposedly in good standing. Naturally, in my estimation, and I'm sure I speak for all the rest of the brpthers, these men are abusing the privilege of borrowing be­ tween Union brothers by not meeting their obligations^ , They may be likened to the hitchhiker who is picked up along the highway and then at­ tacks, overpowers and victim­ izes his benefactor. What they don't seem to care about is the fact that other brothers whose intentions to fulfill their obligations are sin­ cere and who find themselves in need of aid will be the real sufferers in the long run. We have a good welfare plan set-up and there is no excuse anymore for borrowing between the brothers. I know that no good can come of this sort of thing. I don't care so much for the money I lost in the transac­ tions, as I know I am well rid of these false so-called "broth­ ers" who would puU a petty confidence scheme (that's what it amounts to, anyway) on a sincere Union brother. I can also assure them that in time they'll hang themselves as do all phoneys who try to victimize the poor slob who comes by his money honestly, and meets his obligations to the rest of his Union brothers. C. L. Cousins 4" - t Welfare Assist is Appreciated To the Editor: May I take this opportunity to express my thanks to Biil Fredericks of the SIU welfare department in New Orleans for the interest he showed during my. mother's recent illness. He was very gracious in co­ operating with us on this prob­ lem and his assistance helped relieve a great financial Jjurden, i am deeply grateful; Thank God she's well now. Thomas F. Keller $> tr- Thanks Donors For Blood Gift To the Editor: I would like it very much if you would print this thai^-you. letter for my wife and T con­ cerning the great services ren­ dered" us by the crew of the Florida State last January while .my wife was taken to the hos­ pital. My wife had given birth to a baby girl on December 17. Af­ ter leaving the hospital she was home two weeks, then had a hemorrhage and lost almost all of her blood. She was quite weak on arrival, at the hospital and had to have eight pints of blood. Next morning I went down to the ship. Before I could even get off the gangway and had a chance to speak, Don Wagner, the gangway watch, wanted to know if she needed blood. Well, I went up to see the captain and he said the whole ship could take off after dinner Well ogoin, Seoforer and Mrs. George Stanley hoil shipmates. as long as there was one man. left for the gangway watch. Every man responded and of­ fered to give blood, including topside. I have never sailed with such a sincere crew before. When a shipmate is in trouble they really come to the rescue. We will never be able to thank them enough as long as we live but I hope someday, somewhere we will ship together again. I'm how in <the VA Hospital, Coral, Gables, Fla., and in a couple of weeks hope to head for home in Maine. I won't be able to work for a couple of months due to a liver infection but if any of the SIU brothers get up to Maine this summer, they're urged to stop in and say hello. We're in Harrington, Me. No other address is needed. George Stanley Quack Doctors Are Cashing in Td the Editor: The column "Your Dollar's Wqrth" is a fine feature. There are so many gyps these days that a seaman, being somewhat isolated, has a hard time keep­ ing up with all of them. One seaman I Imow, for ex­ ample, got cancer. He went to a cancer quack, paid $488 for a fake treatment and then died in a marine hospital. The doc­ tors say he might have been cured if he had come in sooner instead of going to the quack. Quack doctors are a pesti­ lence all over the country, and they make huge fortunes and buy favorable legislation from the same kind of quack politi­ cians who pass "right to work" laws. One cancer quack was found to be making $16,000 a day, which is even more profit than a T-2 tanker can make in the present market. It develb'ped in Federal Court in Pittsburgh that this man bought cheap pills at $1.73 per thousand, and gave them out in little boxes of 120 pills for a treatment that cost over $400. You can figure out the profit for yourself. I have a letter from K. L. Milstead, director of the Divi­ sion of Begulatory Management, Bureau of Enforcement, Federal Food and Drug Administration, which states: "Our investiga­ tions show that a very large number of the patients live but a few days to several months after starting the treatment." In some states licenses are given to "naturopaths" simply upon the payment of a fee of about $10. Then the man be­ comes a "doctor" although he lacks even the qualifications of a good horse doctor. Quack doctors are among the most vicious gyps in the coun­ try, and their political power is growing through their deals with cheap quack politicians. Morris Horton Radio Operator SS Fruitvale Ilills t. Lauds Assist On Hosp. Bills JTo the Editor: " I wish to express my grati­ tude for the wonderful help I received from your welfare plan. I was in the hospital twice for surgery and treatment for a total of 42 days. First I was hospitalized for 16 days last ~ June, and then again for 26 days in November and December. After that I had to be away from work for two months. But I'm back working again and, thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan, my bills are paid and my mind is at ease. I just wanted you to know I received prompt attention on my claim. My doc­ tors did also. Mrs. Richard H. Shaffner By BermO-d Seaman Lsr THEAA LAOtjD/zv Go^s vo ir l-r. 6AC< All ($£T IT VcME Iij;:. fi'' {?•:" ir ' I" ./ �^arrh 29. 1959 SEAFARERS LOG re Fifteen All of the following SW families will collect the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: William Stroupe Brabham, born February 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. William L. Brabham, York, SC. J, J. Ji Mary Charlotte Griffith, born January 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas B. Griffith, Indian Head, Md. ^ t Mrs. James M. Smith, Cordova, Alaska. » 44" 4" Gary Michael Osse, born Febru­ ary 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jack Osse, Jr., Mobile, Ala. t 4. 4. Derand Blake Luther, born Jan­ uary 31, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Luther Jr., Pearl River, La, Kathryn Anneil Brown, born t 4." February 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Paul Edward Smith, born JanuMM. Woodrow A. Brown, Tampa, ai-y 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fla. John F. Smith, Covington, La. Francina Patrice Smith, born December 9, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis E. Smith, Baltimore, Md. * Raul Cruz, bom December 13, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan Cruz, Jr., New York City. t 4- t Patricia Ann Banks, bora Febru­ ary 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lawrence A. Banks, Mobile, Ala. 3» t t John Wayne Batson, bora Novem­ ber 18, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles W. Batson, Pensacola, Fla. ^ 4> 4> Michael Paul Johns, born Febru­ Wayne David Sollberger, born ary 22, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. February 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Stanley T. Johns, Williamsport, Pa. ir if ^ Mrs. Fred O. Sollberger Sr., New Henry Earl Young, born Febru­ Orleans, La. ary 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 3^ 4" Cecile G. Young, .Mobi'e, Ala. Dana Stephen Ciesiak, born ^ 4> 4> February 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Manuel Maldonado Jr., bora Mrs. Stanley J. Ciesiak, Revere, March 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mass. Mrs. Manuel 6. Maldonado, Gal-~ 4" veston, Texas. Toni Cerese Jackson, born Sep­ 3^ t i tember 8, 1956, to Seafarer and Reuben Patrick East, born March Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, Baltimore, 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Md. Harry K. East, Orange, NJ. ^ 41 4> Elizabeth Christina Smith, born February 6, 1957, to Seafarer and List Details lit Cables To Union BROUGHT TO YOU BY THI DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARiriME rRADES DEPARfMENr SlU-AftG DISTRia • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU • JMM&P • BME • SlU-CANADIAN DISTRICT Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-Worid Wireless Broadcasts Continue... Go's Hold That Withholding $ When notifying headquartei'S by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information; The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the sliip, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. Edward P. Achee Write your mother concerning the land you bought. Urgent, ^ ^ John Poluchovich Your brother Alex wants you to contact him. Clarence "Tex" Jacks An Important letter is being held for you at the Wilmington SfU hall. Joseph M. Worsley. tit" Charles E. "Chuck" Collins Contact your old shipmate Sam Cooper at 2316 Gentry St., Hous­ ton, Texas. Have good news for you. John W. Blgwood Get in touch with your wife, i 4« t James B. Dyess Contact your wife at once. SIU, A&G District WASHINGTON — Senator John BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. J, Williams (Rep.-Del.) reports Earl Sheppard, Agent I EAstern 7-4900 there has been an increase in the- BOSTON 276 State St. number of tax delinquents, espe­ James Sbeehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. cially among employers who have HOUSTON Capital 7-6558 been holding back income and so­ A. Michelet. Agent LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. cial security taxes of employees. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEulock 6-5744 Figures released by the Treasury 1 South Lawrence St. Department, he said, show that MOBILE Cal Tanner. Agent BEmlock 2-1754 some employers have been contin­ MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. ually withholding payments to the Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 Government for a niunber of years NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. and have been utilizing them for Lindsey WUliams. Agent Tulane 8626 their own personal use. There was 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn a reported total of $1,619,629,000 NEW YORK HYachith 9-6600 in delinquencies outstanding. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. The taxes are withheld on a Ben Rees. Agent MAdlson 2-9834 weekly basis, and are supposed to PHILADELPHIA .337 Market St. Market 7-1635 be turned into the Government S..CarduUo. Agent . monthly. However, if an employer PUERTA tie TIERRA PR. .Pelayo 51—La 5 Phone-2-5996 needs ready cash for his business Sal Colls. Agent FRANCISCO .450 Harrison St. he finds it easier to use the with­ SAN Marty. Breitholf. Agent Douglas 2-5475 holding tax than to get a loan. SAVANNAH 9 Abercorn St. Adams 3-1728 What it amounts to is an inter­ E. B. McAuley. Agent est-free loan from ^e worker to SEATTLE I.. .2505 1st Ave. ElUott 4334 the boss, that is, until Unc^^e Sam Jeff Gillette. Agent , TAMPA .l. ...1809-1811 N. Franklin St. catches up^ with lUm, . LTom Banning, ^gent ....;.Bhone 2.1323 WILMINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 HEADQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bkiyn. TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU VICTORIA, BC 61714 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons, Joint VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. J. Volpian, Eng. W. Hall, Joint Pacific 3468 E. Mooney. Std. .R- Matthews, Joint SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 SUP HONOLULU PORTLAND 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE, Quebec Phone 5-8777 ,...211 SW Clay St. THOROLD. OnUrio CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CaUf... 510 Macdonald Ave. QUEBEC BEacon 2-0925 Quebec SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE..;.'. 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN Douglas 2-8363 NB 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 52 St. Davids St. CAlial 7-3202 -...OO St. Pierre St. Phone: 3-1569 85 Germain St. Phone: 2 5232 Great Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. . 505- Marine Ave. ALPENA Phone: 713-J Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. . . . 675'4th Ave., Brookiyn BUFFALO, NY ... 180 Main St. HYacinth; 9i6165 Phone: Cleveland ,7391 CLEVELAND ... 734 Lakeside A\e., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 Canadian District .. . 1038 3rd St. HALIFAX, N.S .12814 Hollis St. DETROIT _ .. Phone 3-8911 Headquarters Phone: Wooc^ward l',6857 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH 531 W. Michigani St. / PLateaiu 8161 .Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FORT WILLI AM.....130 Simpson St. SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd'St. Ontario- - - - - - . ---PJione:'3-3231 —.--.=4«iones^Essex-5-2410 WILMINGTON '•--si Frank Paylor You are asked to get In touch with your mother in Durham, NC. She is vei^^ ill. Tampa Jobs Still Rising TAMPA—The crystal-ball proved right again as shipping continued to improve in this area. Port Agent Tom Banning re­ ports that they were busy in port for the last two weeks with one ship^ paying off and eight vessels in transit. The J. B. Waterman paid off while the Bienville, Madaket, Andrew Jackson, Morning Star, Chickasaw (Waterman); Arizpa (Pan-Atlantic); Edith (Bull), and Alcoa Pilgrim (A'coa) stopped in to be serviced. All were re­ ported in good shape with no ma­ jor beefs. Banning was confident about future job possibilities for tJie .port^.. •m•^1 •* �I •tiV- SEAFARERS LOG March 29 1957 I • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SEAFARERS I I crew a coal ship ' I Aboard the Jolm Kendall, Bosun Aubrey Smith makes up a heaving line. Here C. C. Lanier, AB, places one of Kendall's life rings in rack. Taking ham from ehill box on James Bowdoin is NC&B Leo Behm. IMOOTH was the word for the SIU crewing of the first two ships which Bull Line has obtained from the Government for the Euro>edn coal run. Aside rom a few repairs, all was ship-shape on both vessels. The two Libertys, the James Bowdoin and the John Chester Kendall, were crewed in Savannah a couple of weeks ago. SIU crewmen immedi­ ately went work to make these ships operate SIUstyle. The Kendall and the Bowdoin were among the first nine Libertys allo­ cated in mid-January when the Federal Mari­ time Board decided to put 50 ships on the coal run to Europe. The SIUcontracted Waterman Company was assigned two ships at the same time. Bull already has four of its own Libertys on the cool run—the Angelina, Arlyn, Carolyn and Dor­ othy. The Edith, Mae, Evelyn and Jean are also suit­ able for the coal run, al­ though they are not being used on it at present. Freddie Buckner, deck engineer, and C. W. Goodwin, oiler, bring their gear aboard Kendall as Bull ship is crewed by SIU in Savannah. f L-r are: "Star" Wells, carp.; "Shorty" Akins, AB; M. Forrester, AB; B. Swearingen, AB; R. Burnscd, AB; H. Bacon, OS, and "Rags" Smith, bosun. I: r-4. ' Preparing Kendall's first meal, in SIU style, are (l-r): James Knight, 3rd cook; Charles Kirkland, NC&B, and Ernie Sims, chief cook. Fire and boat drillers on the James Bowdoin are (1 to r) t Harold White, AB; James J. Cronin, deck engineer, Robert Myers, OS. • ^1 • 'i:j| Checking gear as they stow it in Bowdoin lifeboat are Jack Nelson, carpenter; Francis Sego, AB, and Jack Henley, bosun, in background. � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 March 29, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CURRAN DISTORTS FACTS—MEANY MEANY HITS CURRAN DISTORTION OF COAL BEEF, ASKS RETRACTION FARM BLOC DROPS FIGHT ON ’50-50’ BOOSTS CARGO $$ SIUNA CONVENTION OPENS IN ‘FRISCO HOUSE GROUP’S VOTE HINTS CLEAR SAILING FOR MORE US $ COURT ORDER PAVES WAY FOR ORGANIZING ABOARD COAL SHIPS MORE BREAKOUTS RECOMMENDED MAYFLOWER II ‘SIGNS ON’ ‘EARLY; ICEBERG DRIFTS MENACE ATLANTIC SHIPS BERNSTEIN SHIP CONVERSION SET FOREIGN AID CUTS PERIL SHIPPING: SENATE REPORT PAN-ATLANTIC BUYS 900 SPECIAL LIFT-ON TRAILERS CONFER ON ALA. INLAND BARGE TRADE SAFER SHIP’S BRIDGE DESIGN URGED BY MA LAKES SIU NEARS VOTE ON OREBOATS TURKEY, MEXICO JOIN RUSH FOR US SHIPS SEE TANKSHIP SHORTAGE COUNTINUING INTO 1958 BUDGET SLASH SLOWS START ON NEW SHIPS US WAGE-HOUR BENEFITS URGED FOR ALL SEAMEN BACKS COASTAL PORTS – SEES FE RUN OVERRATED 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 3/29/1957 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. XIX, No. 7  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7909ec01ffe6da86562b67c1ad84ea15.PDF 7560f16f418b7317c1546621db578a9d PDF Text Text Vol. XiX No. 8 'I: \ SEAFARERS LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • SIU SCORES MAJOR GUV TUG VICTORY •Story On Page 3 •Story On Page 2 All IVMAM#! fl«" Ending a 33-day strike by the SIU's Harbor ' 8/f#* and Inland Waterways Division which tied up the 26-boat G&H fleet in Houston (above) and all along Gulf Coast, tugboatmen crowd ballot box to vote enthusiastic approval of top contract terms. Voting (1 to r) are Ji. F. Seesholtz, tug J. R. Guyton; B. Fitte, tug Lucy Haden, and J. Kelly from the G uyton. (Story on Page 3.) iC • I S-i— l^.-" U^SI Anfl V Missing froni the chair at an ^nu rcireireff* SIUNA convention for the first time, the late Harry Lundeberg gained lasting tribute from Mayor Geohge Christopher (standing), who welcomed delegates to San Francisco, Seated are SIUNA Pres. Paul Hall of the SIU-A&G (left) and SIUNA Secretary-Treasurer John Hawk. (Story on Page 3.) •oi '- I �Far* Tv* I; ^ I -l April 12, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG SlU-Manned Tanker In Israel 51U Set For 7-Fleet NLRB Ballot On Bolt. Harbor Craft BALTIMORE—^An intensive organizing campaign by the SIU among local towboat and harbor craft workers will be climaxed in sev en separate representation elections here start­ ing early next week. SIU Port Agent Earl Sheppard said the drive is just one phase of efforts by the SIU's Harbor and"*^ Inland Waterways Division in in other parts. The SIU-HIWD conjunction with rank and file won what is recognized as the best Distrirt SO Norfolk Pact Under Fire NORFOLK — Dissatisfaction among tug workers on Curtis Bay and McAllister boats covered by the latest United Mine Workers District 50 contract is spreading throughout this key port area. The contract stipulates agree­ ment by the companies to tlie "principle" of seniority by depart­ ments "where fitness and ability (of the men) are relatively equal." "However, the employers' deter­ mination as to relative fitness and ability shall be final," it adds. The tug men fear that the companies can lay off a full crew, and then re­ hire anyone it pleases. This means there is no seniority protection. On the pension-disability ques­ tion, a key concern is what will bappen to men with long-term service who suddenly become dis­ abled. The present pension provi­ sion authorizes retirement on pen­ sion at age 65 after ten years' serv­ ice. However, those disabled at any age before 65 have to wait until they're 65 to get benefits. A 20-year man who is disabled at 45 would have to wait 20 years for benefits. workers, to bring Baltimore up from its position as the lowest-paid harbor on the East Coast. The SIU-HIWD wiU be the only union on the ballot In the voting ordered by' the National Labor Re­ lations Board. Major organizing efforts by the SIU have been con­ centrated in this port for more than a year. Voting will be conducted among several hundred unlicensed crewmen on the 40-odd boats op­ erated by Curtis Bay Towing, Har­ per Towing, Arundel Corp., Baker and Whiteley, Baltimore Towage and Lighterage and Atlantic Trans­ port, a US Lines subsidiary. In addition, mechanics at the Curtis Bay maintenance shop and carfloatmen in Atlantic Transport will be polled in a separate election. Won Vote 28—0 A hint of the enthusiastic sup­ port among Greater Baltimore har­ bor workers for the SIU-HIWD came last month when it unani­ mously swept an election for bargemen and bridgemen of the Western Maryland Railway Com­ pany. The SIU won hands down, 28—0. Last Saturday's major victory covering Texas coast operations of the 26-boat G & H Towing Co. in Houston is also expected to add impetus to the SIU drive here and union pact in the towboat industry along the Western Gulf coast after a 33-day strike in that area. Abused by miserable conditions for many years. Greater Baltimore harbor men work under the lowest hourly pay rate and worst over­ time set-ups on the entire Atlantic eoast. They have no welfare cover­ age other than a pension plan which has been inoperative for over a year. "These men have many griev(Continued on page 5) Workers at Israeli port of Eloth open valves for first flow of oil to storage tanks from SlU-manned tanker Kern IHills (background). The ship sailed through the disputed Gulf of Aqoba Saturday. Seafarers Haul Isf Oil Cargo To Israel Via Gulf Of Aqaba Dramatically underscoring a "freedom of the seas" resolution passed by the SIU of NA convention, Seafarers aboard the T-2 tanker Kern Hills discharged the first Oil cargo ever to be delivered to the Israeli port of Elath on Sunday, April 7. The Kern Hills was the first US ship to make the^run through the Strait of Ti- Egypt warfare last fall, the Israelis the Gulf, the Israelis, with the ap­ ran into the Gulf of Aqaba overran and destroyed the guns. proval of the US State Department, at the head of the Red Sea. She received a royal welcome from the town, which turned out all of ifS 2,000 population to greet her. The Strait of Tiran was former­ ly controlled by an Egyptian gun battery which did not peiunit any ship bound for Israel to pass through. During the brief Israeli- The area is now under the control of United Nations forces. Israel has maintained that both the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba are international watervjpys which should be open to all shipping, while the Egyptians have insisted the contrary. . By running a US ship through WORKER' APPLAUDS CURRAN For a variety of reasons, all of which seem to elude Joe Curran, all of the unions in maritime, plus AFL-CIO head­ quarters, are on one side in the American Coal beef and Joe Curran sits in lonesome splendor on the other side ... almost all alone that is. For on April 13, the "Daily Worker," for If- the second time since the coal beef began, has seen fit to embrace Cur­ ran wholeheartedly with both bear-paws. Once again it is George Morris, vetei'an Party functionary (and one who remembers Joe way back when in the Party's palmy days)' who does the embracing. Morris devotes his "World of Labor" column to enthusiastic replay of Curran's pitch in the "NMU Pilot." He notes with great satisfaction, "The current "Pilot," paper of the National Maritime Union, is a throwback to 1937." For those who weren't around in 1937, a little review of history is in order. 1937 was the year that the "Pilot" was run by the water­ front section of the Communist Party, lock, stock and barrel. The managing editor was an active and open party member. 1937 was the year that Joe Curran, Ferdinand Smith, Josh Lawrenson and Blackie Myers were perfecting the Communist-front 0|-ganization that soon throttled the NMU and ousted all those non-Communist activists who had gone along with Curran and then discovered, too late, that they were under the Stalinist thumb. And, of course, it was the year that Harry Bridges now and then had his personal colunm in the "Pilot." Good old 1937! Why does George Morris say the "Pilot" looks like a throwback to 1937? Because as the SIU has said time and again, Joe Curran to­ day is using the same Stalinist tactics he and his Party cohorts em­ ployed twenty years ago. As part of the Stalinist pattern, as the MEBA paper, "Amer­ ican Marine Engineer" points out, Curran accuses the SIU of at­ tacking the hiring hall while he aids and abets destruction Of the mates and engineers hiring hall; he shrieks "Taft-Hartley" at SIU while he supports an American Coal attack on the rights of marine unions to picket ships at shipyards, terminals and other properties not direct­ ly owned by the company. Curran, after ordering his men through MM&P and MEBA picket lines for five months, weeps crocodile tears for the engineers because Seafarers are now taking jobs. on coab ships! Finally there Is the "big lie" technique which Curran employed so generously in distorting the facts about the Washington meeting with George Meany. When caught flatfooted in his distortions, Cur­ ran's only recourse is to distort some more. For example, he ac­ cuses the SIU of deliberately' postponing a showdown meeting with are attempting to establish that the Gulf is international water in practice as well as in theory. At the recent SIU of NA con­ vention delegates approved a state­ ment on "Preservation of Democ­ racy—Freedom Of tbe Seas-rIn the Middle East" which read in part: . . . "Our nation as the leading force and hope of the democratic worjd, must take positive action to Insure Israel'.'? survival. ' "Therefore we urge the govern­ ment of the US to deal forthrightly with the most immediate, chal­ lenge to Israel's position and se­ curity. It is essential that Israel . enjoy freedom of the seas . . . "As American seamen concerned with freedom of the seas we must insist upon freedom of passage through the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba for all Israeli flag vessels . . . We call upon our gov­ ernment ... to encourage ship­ ping through the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba to the Israeli port of Elath . . ." Events broke fast all week in the ' Middle East, for in addition to the Kern Hills run into Elath, sal­ vage gangs completed clearance of the Suez Canal, opening it to all shipping but the very large super­ tankers. A political agreement on how the canal Is to be run is still in the dispute stage. SEAFARERS LOG April 12, 1957 'Buf I'm For You' Meany when, in fact, the meeting was postponed because of the sud­ den death of Harry Lundeberg, When SIU officials left Miami on the eve of the meeting to pay their respects to the memory of the in­ ternational president, that gave Curran an opportunity to lie and distort some more. No wonder the "Daily Worker" embraces Curran so ardently. No one else in any section of the labor movement comes so close to the Stalinist ideal the'^Worker" seeks. , (For latdst coal ship news, see page 5.); . V . .. . . .. : •• •• Vol. XfX No. • PAUL IIAU. Stcretary-Treaaurer HERBKST BBAifn, Editor. BERNAIID SEAUAN, Art Editor. BBUEAU ABTBUS. iBwnr SnvAcx. Ai. UtMMjti. JOHN BHAZS.. Staff Writert. Bnx Moom. Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. Published biweefcly or liM headquarters of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic « Gulf DMrlet, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYacinth 9-6600. Entered at second class matter at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under the Act of Aug. M, 1912. ^ ..ra,.)SJiOl-J i wy ^ 0? j56i' �A^ h, w^ .... Fife Threi SEAFARERS LOG ^ MAJOR SlU TUG WIN IN SOUTH 33-Day Walkout Ends In Best Cult Tug Pact Addressing SlUNA convention in Son Francisco, Copt. Tonrimy Atkins, notional president. Masters, Mates and Pilots (left), and Neil J. Haggerty, secretary of tlie California Federation of Laborr shared jostrum during week-long session. California's Gov. Goodwin J. Knight (left) welcomed delegates to SlUNA convention, which elected SlU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall (right) as international president. Gov. Knight hailed SlUNA efforts to improve the merchant marine and its record in the labor movement. HOUSTON—^The SIU's campaign to bring top conditions to maritime work­ ers forged ahead this week as striking G&H tugboatmen unanimously approved the best Union agreement ever negotiated in the Texas coast area. The tugboatmen voted f for these benefits and the all-out up in ports along thg" Gulf Coast to return to work under an support given them by the SlU. from New Orleans to Corpus SIU-HIWD contract after As a_ consequence, they said, none Christi. of the strikers or members of their The tugboat fleet remained shut the rank and file and the families suffered any serious in­ down for the duration of the dis­ Union negotiating commit­ convenience or severe hardship pute. Eighteen of the 26 boats during the course of the 33-day went back into operation at mid­ tee hammered out a pact walkout. with the towing company covering wages, hours, wel­ fare benefits and working con­ ditions for licensed and unlicensed personnel aboard the 26-ship fleet. The successful wind-up of the strike was just one aspect of the SIU's continuing drive for estab­ lishment of top notch union con­ ditions in the harbor fleld. Much of this drive is concentrated in the deep South, particularly in the tidelands area, where the SIU re­ cently won a first-time agreement with Phillips Oil, one of the larg­ est oil companies in the offshore in­ dustry. Rank and File Committee Following the past SlU pattern in operations of this kind, a rank and file negotiating committee of G&H workers was elected by the crewmembers in the fleet. The committee then drafted contract proposals which were subsequently presented to the company by the SlU. When the company rejected these rank and file demands and the strike was caUed, arrangements were made to pay strike benefits and provide emergency aid for strikers and their families. When it was all over, G&H crewmem­ bers expressed their appreciation The significance of the victory is emphasized by the fact that G&H s the biggest tugboat operator in the Gulf. The company has ex­ clusive harbor towing rights in several Texas ports, including Houston, Baytown, Texas City, Gal­ veston and Corpus Christi. It also does a sizable deep sea towing busi­ ness and is the largest operator serving the tidelands oil explora­ tion and producing industry. SlU New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J. Williams, who directed the strike operation for the SlU, hailed the G&H workers as "as solid a bunch of good union men as you would find anywhere. They stood up for themselves and the Union all the way for 33 days. With 'hat kind-of support the operator had to come to terms with the the men and their designated Union." The 286 men in the fleet were called out on strike at 9:30 PM, March 4, by the negotiating com­ mittee. The committee, headed by SlU Assistant Secretary-Treasiurer Bob Matthews, had been empow­ ered by a unanimous vote of the G&H tugmen to take such action if necessary. Within a matter of hours, the crews had hit the bricks and the entire G&H fleet was tied SIU of NA Acts On Key Issues SAN FRANCISCO—Delegates representing 100,000 seamen, harbor Wkers, fishermen and allied crafts concluded a fruitful week-long convention in the White omb Hotel here with renewed determination to press ahead on a coordinated basis. The eighth biennial convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America closed on Marcht Districts are in need of reinforce­ Treasurer Paul Hall was elevated reappraisal of the US subsidy pro­ 29 after acting on numer­ ment. to the presidency. He had been gram which, it charged, has been ous major issues facing the For the first time, the convention acting president under the provi­ tunneling Government aid into a International's membership. The theme of mutual effort was emphasized and reemphaeized throughout the week-long.sesaion. Several steps were taken providing for closely-dovetailed ac­ tion by two or more districts on Issues common to the industry. The - net effect will be to bring the strength of the international to bear on situations where individual met without the union's founder, Harry Lundeberg, presiding. A large photo of Lundeberg over­ looked the proceedings and all dele­ gations paid tribute to his immense personal contribution to the wellbeing of their respective districts. Hall Named President The death of Lundeberg last January made election of a new president an important order of business. SIU A&G Secretary- SIU Clinic To Open Formal ceremonies officially opening the first SIU Health Center in Brooklyn will take place on Tuesday, April 16, at the center and at the New York headquarters hall. A large turnout of industry, medical and Government representaiives is expected. The center, to be known as the Pete Larsea Memorial Clinic,, will provide diagnostic facilities for all Seafarers. The facilities will consist of complete head to toe physical examinations Including x-rays, blood tests, eye examinations, and for older men, electro-cardiograph tests. No treatment will be given at the center itself. Its per pose is to detect health ailments before they reach' the stage of putting a man fiat on his back. Seafarers in heed of treat­ ment will be retSifi'ed to the US Public Health Service. sions of the SlUNA constitution. Another SIU & A&G representa­ tive, Cal Tanner, was chosen vicepresident, while Morris Weisberger, secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, was elected first vice-president of the International. Of major interest to Seafarers was the convention's action in ap­ proving the report brought in by the Seamen's Organizational and Grievance Committee dealing with a wide variety of issues. (See sum­ mary of committee's report on Page 4.) In its contents, the report re­ stated traditional SlUNA positions in support of the "50-50" law; against MSTS' competition with private shipping; in favor of the Public Health hospitals, and for re­ straints on transfers foreign. It also called for federal legislation to guarantee the hiring hall and for defense of seamen's legal rights under the Jones Act and other statutes. Lsappralsal Of Subsidies ^ Also on the shipping end, the re­ port urged additional Government aid for the dom^tic trades and a fe\y favored channels. It repeated long standing opposition to Coast Guard controls over American sea­ men and called for vigilance against Communist infiltration in (Continued on page 15) night April 6, and the remainder of the fleet was expected to be work­ ing on schedule by the end of the week. SIU Will Go Ahead SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall added his congratulations to the G&H men and Seafarers in-the area for the excellent job done in the strike. He emphasized that the Texas campaign was "in line with the organizing program set down by the Union. We intend to go 'ahead in the ports, in the tidelands and in any area where har­ bor workers £ire looking for strong union representation. "We are heartened by the G&H men's desire for top union repre­ sentation through the SIU. Th# tremendous gains won by them now proves harbor workers can improve their conditions under the SIU banner." The agreement, which runs for three years and provides for an­ nual reopenings for wage negotiar tions, includes the following bene­ fits: • A substantial wage increase providing the following pay rates: Harbor Scale (30-day month) —captains, $809; mates, $713; cluef engineers, $788; assist­ ant engineers, $713; deckhands and oilers, $514; cooks, $531. Tldelands-Intracoastal Canal (30-day month) — captains, $898; chief engineers, $873; mates and assistant engineers, $758; deckhands and oilers, $576; cooks, $590. Deep Sea (30-day month)— captains, $960; chief engineers, $915; chief mates and first as­ sistant engineers, $750; second mates and second assistant en­ gineer, $660; ABs and engine daymen, $570; cooks, $600. Hourly overtime rate—Li­ censed men, $2.75; unlicensed men, $1.65. • Establishment of the eighthour day. (The sharp reduction (Contimied on page 15) Report of the Marine Firemen's Union to the SjUNA convention was presented by Baltimore Agent Tom Meyer (left). At right, Nathan Bar-Yoacov, representing Israeli Embassy, hailed SlUNA support for his country's merchant fleet in the past. " - ^ �Fase Four •' SEAFARERS LOG April 12. 1957 Seamen's Organization And Grievance Committee Report The following is a summary of the Report of the Seamen's Organization find Grlevance Committee which was approved by the 8th biennial convention of the SIU of NA!. This ^^ittee dealt with a wide variety of important matters affecting the seamen's pld. The findings of the committee are presented in abbreviated form under the various headings which the committee listed. In addition, this report notes the resolution on ethical practices brought in by the resolution committee. 3iarine Pursers Formerly three charters existed, the Staff Officers Association on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts; the Marine Pursers of the Pacific, Seattle, representing Alaska Steamship pursers; the Pacific Coast Staff Officers Association, inactive. The convention voted to revoke the charter of the Pacific Coast Staff Officers Association and extend the jurisdiction of the Marine Pursers of the Pacific to cover the entire West Coast. If MPP is successful, convention recommends that it and Staff Officers consider merger. MSTS While crowd watches spellbound, Mayflower II takes a dangerous list after her launching. List was later trimmed by adding and shifting ballast. Ship will leave shortly to duplicate voyage of the Mayflower in 1620. AFL'CIO Suspends Beckf Files Charge WASHINGTON—The executive council of the AFL-CIO has voted unanimously to suspend Dave Beck as vice-presi­ dent of the Federation and as a member of the council itself, and to file charges of mal-^*feasance and maladministra- tion against the teamster leader. Tampa's Jobs Still Climbing TAMPA—Shipping has contin­ ued to improve for the third straight period in this area, reports Port Agent Tom Banning, There were seven ships in port during the last two weeks. Cities Service's Cantigny paid off and signed on while the Beauguard, LaSalle (Waterman); Alcoa Part­ ner, Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), Bien­ ville (Pan Atlantic) and Chiwawa (Cities Service) were serviced. All ships were in good shape. SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS '(•'l k- • % SlU membership meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SlU ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next ^U meetings will be: April 17 May I May 15 May 29 .hine 12 r--"''^--. y'j'fi t:''-iM:i:.hr-, AFL - CIO President George Meany called a special meeting of the council after Beck pleaded the fifth amendment during his ap­ pearance before a Senate investi­ gating committee. The committee is investigating improper activities in the labor-management field. The council also passed a reso­ lution directing the AFL-CIO Ethi­ cal Practices Committee to launch an investigation into charges of corruption among the executive officials of the International Broth­ erhood of Teamsters. « Constitutional Basis The action against Beck was based on section II, article VIII of the Federation's constitution which states that "the executive council shall have the power to file charges and conduct hearings . . . (against any executive officer) ... on the ground that such person is guilty of malfeasance or maladministra­ tion." Although the decision to file the charges against Beck, Meany said, came after his failure to explain the many charges against him regatding the mishandling of team­ ster funds, they were based on his position as a vice-president of'the AFL-CIO and did not refer to his capacity as president of the Team­ sters. Question Fund Use Beck pleaded the fifth amend­ ment as he was being questioned by the Senate committee on the disposal of some $320,000 in funds belonging to the Western Confer­ ence of Teamsters. Other testi­ mony heard by the committee in­ dicated that some of these funds had gone for his personal use with­ out authorization by the member­ ship. The convention reaffirmed tra­ ditional SIUNA opposition to Government competition with private industry. It pointed out MSTS is uneconomic, far more costly than comparable private shipping and a duplication of ex­ isting private shipping services. Law The convention criticized en­ forcement of the law declaring "the record indicates that the law is not rigidly enforced, with the result that substantially less than that percentage is trans­ ported in American bottoms. . ." It pledged continued efforts to preserve the law. Anti'Union Legislation Delegates urged a "vigorous campaign on a national and local level" to protect union members' rights and oppose "right to work" laws, wage freezes and compul­ sory arbitration moves. PRS Hospitals The need for strengthening and improving the hospitals was reaffirmed with the resolution pointing out that maritime ranks as the third most dangerous industry. Hiring Halls The maritime hiring hall was lauded as "the best method to in­ sure fair and equitable distribu­ tion of work. The convention called for "federal legislation . . . to guarantee that the hiring hall be recognized as the proper me­ dium for employment in all in­ dustries in ivhich its use has been an accepted practice." Homestie Shipping More Government support to revive these trades was, urged, with special attention to 'Voll-on, roll-off" and similar operations. The convention asked amend­ ment of the 1936 Merchant Ma­ rine Act to provide for construc­ tion subsidies "as an Inducement to new companies to enter these services." Runawags The convention strongly sup­ ported the current Congressional investigations into foreign trans­ fers and warmly endorsed the Magnuson Bill, S-1488, which v/ould severely restrict transfers of US ships. ILO Delegates endorsed the ILO maritime conventions as con­ structive work in the interests of workers throughout the world. Legal Rights Of Seamen Attention was called to the fact that from time to time, US agen­ cies,' operators and insurance companies have attempted to weaken seamen's legal protection enjoyed under the Jones Act and other statutes. It urged that steps be taken to see to it that these laws are vigorously enforced. Vnemplogment insurance New York and California un­ employment insurance programs were lauded as examples for other states to follow. The In­ ternational and its affiliates were pledged to work for improveigient in administration of unemploy­ ment programs to obtain fair treatment for all seamen. Subsidies The Senate committee cur­ rently investigating the transfer problem was asked to extend its investigations to the subsidy pro­ gram. The convention charged that the program has been ad­ ministered "to funnel government aid into a few favored channels . .^. such as US Lines ... US Lines has utilized the strength realized from Government suj)port for . .. establishing strangle­ holds on lucrative trade routes and ousting other American flag operations from such routes." Coast Guard The SIUNA's long-standing op­ position to Coast Guard controls over American seamen was re­ peated, with the convention call­ ing for return of maritime func­ tions to • the Department of Commerce. US Screening In light of the breakdown of the Government's screening progi-am, the convention called on its affiliates to "keep constant vigilance . . . Because of the breakdown of this program ... it woxild appear that as a result many Commies, screenos, etc., might now attempt to reinfiltrate this industry. We should be on our guard to prevent this." Dele­ gates also approved proposals to "cooperate in the development of a proper security program" which will bar Communist infil­ tration and give full protection to the American seafarer from dis­ crimination of any sort. and the Gulf of Aqaba for, all .Israeli flag vessels." Organizing The various affiliates of the in­ ternational were called on to "in­ itiate and Intensify" organizing activities and to cooperate with eacR other to that end. 9iTD The growth of the MTD, the official AFL-CIO maritime body, was noted and Its growth and services lauded. MTD now con­ sists of 11 International unions. All affiliates were urged to par­ ticipate in MTD port councils and utilize the services of the na­ tional MTD office. Great Lakes Establishment of a three man committee to develop organizing on the Great Lakes was approved. The committee will consist of the heads of the A&G, Canadian and Great Lakes Districts. The reso­ lution pointed out that the Lakes area will become increasingly Im­ portant with the opening of the St. Lawrence Sqaway. Minimum Wage Proposals to extend Federal minimum wage coverage to sea­ men and allied workers were strongly endorsed. The conven­ tion noted that while organized seamen enjoy excellent wages and working conditions, the in­ clusion of seamen under the Act "will be of benefit to those who do not yet enjoy trade union pro­ tection." Ship Mergers • ,?trong exception was taken to the position of large shipowner groups seeking exemption from legislation which would require advance notice to the Attorney General of plans to merge ma­ jor companies. "W%must look with' suspicion," the convention report said, "on any such big management request for exemption from a law which is intended to apply equally to all industry . . . inasmuch as changes in maritime corporate set-ups could . . . dislocate the employment of many seamen and . . . result In labor unrest" Ethical Practices The Resolutions and Officers Committee brought.in a resolu­ tion, approved by the convention which declared that the SIUNA in theory and practice subscribes to the AFL-CIO's Codes of Ethi­ cal Practices dealing with four points. They are, issuance of lo­ Long-standing opposition of the cal charters, administration of international to can-shaking or­ health and welfare funds, rack­ ganizations was repeated with the eteers, crooks, communists, fas­ convention emphasizing that cists and other subversives, and American seamen enjoy the best conflicts of interest. of conditions and protection. (Subsequently, the SIU Atlan­ Under such circumstances, the tic and Gulf District's member­ convention saw no need for can- ship endorsed the convention's shaking organizations whose action at membership meetings ostensible purpose is to protect In all ports, April 3. The mem­ seamen. bership also endorsed a head­ quarters recommendation to give a vote of thanks to AFL-CIO The convention declared that it President George Meany "for the viewed with alarm the threat of courageous and forthright posi­ the Soviet Union and some Arab tion he has taken on the difficult nations to the security of Israel. question of Instituting and en­ It urged the US to deal forth- forcing an ethical practices rightly with the problem and code . . ." The SIU A&G rec­ added: "As American seamen con­ ommendation added that the cerned with freedom of the seas AFL-CIO's action "wiU in the we must insist upon freedom of long run be of tremendous bene­ passage through the Suez Canal' fit to everjr'Araerican -worker.'-')-. Can-Shaking Middle East I �SEAFARERS April 12. 195T Page Five LOG Subsidized Owners Gang Up , Against Ship Transfer Limits Crew 5 Coal Co* Vessels WASHINGTON Opposition to a Senate bill restricting ship transfers has been voiced by the American Merchant Marine Institute, spokesman for the major subsidized opera­ tors on the East and Gulf coasts. Opposition to the bill introduced by Sen. Magnuson is also expected from other > shipowner associations and the restricted transfers came after the American - owned runaway - flag House Merchant Marine Commit­ ships amounts to hundreds of mil­ Maritime Administration. Crewing of seven American Coal Shipping vessels was well under v/ay this week with Seafarers and NMU men going aboard five of the Public hearings on the measure tee recessed two weeks of hear­ lions of dollars annually. The fig­ company's ships. The other two were called by the Senate Com­ ings on the transfer program. The ures were based on a report in vessels remaining, the Martha merce Committee for April 9 to 11. committee uncovered evidence that Business Week (summarized in the Berry and Harry L. Glucksman, Testimony was filed by the Gov­ profiteering and huge tax losses LOG for March 15) showing that n will be crewed in Savannah around ernment, shipowner groups and figure heavily in transfers, and that 20,000-ton tanker hauling oil from the Persian Gulf around Africa to the end of this month. the maritime unions, including the SUP secretary-treasurer Mor­ Europe nets S!750,000 a trip before SIU. The crewing was conducted un­ The Bureau of Foreign Com­ depreciation. On the basis of five ris Weisberger is newly-elect­ der the terms of a Federal court AMMI support for virtually un- merce reports that US ship­ to eight trips a year, this adds up ed California State AFL -V.P. order that paves the way for or­ ping's share of foreign trade to $4 million profits a year per ganizing aboard the ships by both dwindied to 22.5 percent for the ship before depreciation. the SIU and the NMU. In effect first nine months of 1956 com­ Earnings in capital gains are of the original order by Judge Law­ pared to 23.4 percent for 1955. the same high order. Reports of rence Walsh recognizes both union The deputy director of the hiring halls as the source of man­ bureau, Ernest A. Van Es, attrib­ ship sales indicate that the spread power. It requires hirink on the utes the decline directly to the between what a T-2 sells for in basis of industry-wide seniority un­ loss of 113 vessels in the year the United States and its sale cost for foreign operation has ranged til the National Labor Belations 1956 via the runaway route. upward of $2 million per ship. Board acts on the question of reg^ SAN FRANCISCO—The California State Federation of resentation. Transfer Not Needed Labor has elected Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer of the Government has no effective SIU Edge Indicated control of runaway-flag shipping, The high^.-eturn on tanker op­ As the SEAFARERS LOG went the Sailors Union of the Pacific, as a vice-president of the even if it is owned by American erations, the SIU statement con­ to press, it appeared, according to state body. * citizens. These facts have been tinues, proves that new tankers unofficial estimates, that the SIU tion here. He was named two publicized repeatedly in the SEA­ would have been built even with­ One of the largest and most , had an edge in the total of men months ago by the SUP to succeed FARERS LOG. out transfer privileges. With a big shipped aboard the five ships. Old active state federations in the the late Harry Lundeberg as sec­ shortage of foreign ways, they nation, the California Fed has Favor Tanker Companies time Seafarers and members of retary-treasurer of the Sailors would have to be built in Ameri­ other SIUNA affiliates were, as played an aggressive role in the Union. The AMMI's position was seen can yards. state's labor and legislative affairs expected, responding strongly by State Federation president a« reflecting the interests of its oil The only people who gain from throwing in for the coal jobs and for many years. Thomas L. Pitts presided over last company members, who have taken the transfer program, the SIU re• Weisberger's election to the week's sessions of the state AFL's the lead in transferring their ships, will, of course, continue to do so. In order to meet requirements, State Fed post came after he had executive council, which adjourned affc have refused subsidies because applicants for ACS jobs must show been named first vice-president of with a moment of silence in trib­ transfers are more profitable. the SIU of North America at the ute to Lundeberg. The council also the following: It may also indicate that subsi­ recently-concluded SIUNA conven- adopted a resolution praising the • Discharges showing at least dized operators, who are common­ late SUP secretary's contributions ly thought of as the hard core of nine days' seatime in 1954, '55 and The need for legislation like to American trade unionism. '56 and American shipping, may be consid­ the Magnuson bill has been Lundeberg had served as a vice- ering the possibility of transfers, highlighted by a Supreme Court • Their oldest discharge. president on the executive council particularly if federal construction decision virtually barring Amer­ The legality of the hiring sys­ of the state body for the past 18 funds should be cut. The AMMI ican maritime unions from pro­ tem has been upheld, in effect, five years. move has also raised the possibil­ tecting themselves against run­ times by three different courts, the ity that owners of subsidized ships away-flag competition. District Court, the District Court may have indirect interests in of Appeals and finally by Justice By a 7 to 1 vote, the Court "runaway-flag" shipping, and may ruled last week that maritime John M. Harlan of the US Su­ be trying to protect their com­ unions can't picket runawaypreme Court. Justice Harlan in­ mercial interests at both ends. formed NMU attorneys that he flag ships without exposing saw no reason to stay the applica­ One possibility is that subsidized themselves to damage suits. The tion of the order. operators may be supporting trans­ decision virtually assures run­ Vessels crewed so far are the WASHINGTON—Merchant sea­ fer as a means of weakening un- away-flag operators the right to Casimir Pulaski, which still has men will man only about one-sixth subsidized American competition. sail in and out of American seven positions to be crewed when of the ships slated to take part in Under present conditions, subsi­ The Marine Firemen's Union is dized lines receive federal aid to­ ports and to maintain any condi­ the ship returns; the Cleveland this summer's "DEW-Line" supply sponsoring two measures before ward new ship construction, while tions they please with perfect Abbe, the Walter Hines Page and mission. the California State Legislature unsubsidized operators must set freedom from job action. the Coal Miner," all in Norfolk; and Under present plans, only 16 pri­ The case arose from a 1952 which would help protect seamen aside their replacement costs ex­ the Thomas Paine, crewing in vately-operated ships, ten of them strike in Portland, Ore., when Brooklyn. The Paine had been in already in service, will actually when they are taken sick or in­ clusively from their earnings. With the crew of a Panamanian jured in the service of a ship. The a Brooklyn shipyard until now. lower revenues forced on them by freighter consisting principally participate in the invasion of the The SIU entered the dispute Arctic from the Atlantic and Pa­ first proposal would enable seamen cut-throat foreign competition, a of German and Bi-itish seamen when it filed unfair labor practice cific coasts to stock up US radar to institute actions in their own number of unsubsidized lines have went on strike. charges against the company for and other military bases for an­ names for wages, salvage or in the difficulty in replacing their ton­ The crew designated the SUP ACS' refusal to hire any of 300 other year. The rest of the ships enforcement of health laws with­ nage. as their bargaining agent and Seafarers who applied to it for will be Navy-tnanned vessels in the out advance payment of court fees Over 300 Ships Lost the SUP and the MM&P pick­ or bonds. The second bill would jobs. The company had no ships Military Sea Transportation Serv­ The ship transfer program has eted the ships. The picketing make it a misdemeanor for any at the time. ice fleet. was eventually stopped by court cost the American fleet more than employer to neglect, after 10 days Altogether, 15 Victorys now 300 ships and about 12,000 jobs order and damages were as­ notice", to pay for the care and chartered to private companies will since 1954. It has also cost the sessed against the unions. The be diverted for the supply project. maintenance of any seamen unfit Government large direct and in­ decision, from which only Jus­ for duty as a result of an illness Six shallow-draft CI-M-AVIs to be direct tax losses on operation, and tice Douglas dissented, supports broken out have also been allo­ or injury sustained while in serv­ in capital gains. the owner's damage suit. ice of a ship. It also provides for cated to two West Coast operators, the payment of legal fees by the An SIU statement presented to Olympic Steamship and Alaska employer in such an actiorf. the Senate committee pointed out Steamship. that the tax-free income earned by port concludes, are the owners, tt However, five of the 15 Victorys v.'ho are allowed a huge profit in A Canadian conciliation board will not make the actual Arctic capital gains. Chief among the supply run. They will be used to has recommended a general wage profiteers are the major American fill in for MSTS vessels pulled off increase of 10 percent for unli­ oil companies. their regular runs to join the sup­ censed personal on eight vessels of the Government-owned Cana­ Under the Magnuson bill ply fleet. (S.1488), an owner seeking to trans­ The joint MSTS-Maritime Ad­ dian National Steamships plying fer his^ ships would have to meet ministration operation plans the between eastern Canadian ports (Continued from page 2) stipulations that the ship would use of 96 ships all told. Last year and the West Indies. The Cana­ dian District SIU had asked for an ances and a pressing need for im­ have no value to US defense, that 122 ships were used. Vessels in the supply fleet will average increase of almost 50 per­ provements in their working condi­ it would be useless to US com­ tions," Sheppard declared. "The merce, that its transfer would thread their way north to service cent for these men. SIU is determined to fight on their further US foreign policy, that it the string of Distant Early Warn­ S. t Sing radar Installations as Full employment of all its mem­ behalf with all its resources, just could not compete with American well as bases In Greeland, Baffin bers is still the prevailing situation as it did in the case of the G & H vessels or release other ships for Island and the Pribilof Island seal­ in the Brotherhood of Marine En­ tug workers who scored a smash­ cqmpetition with American ton­ ing stations. They must move into gineers which can supply jobs for ing victory in Texas last week. nage, and that it would maintain the highest prevailing international Arctic area waters as soon as any BME man ready and willing to (See story on Page 3.) they become accessible to naviga­ work. The BME anticipates a tight "The Texas workers gained the standards on safety, "manning tion and leave before the ice closes job squeeze with the onset of best conditions in the Gulf area. scales and crew accommodations. aROOKLi^BAVnAMge in again for the -vinter late in Sep­ warmer weather and the vacation- Baltimore harbor workers, by vot­ Passage would virtually prevent e75-4^» I2I6B.BAL1: tember. season and urges qualified engi­ ing SIU can become the best paid the transfer of the C-type shipi The operation usually reaches neers to apply at its various port and best protected workers in this that form the backbone of the na­ Rsrpeak -during At|gqst</ ji--,;. tion's present-day cargo_ fleet. ' offices. industry." Calif. State AFL Elects Weisberger Vice-Pres. Runaways Win Anti-Union Suit MSTS Cuts Down 'Dew Line' Ships PORT O' CALL Vote Bait. Tug Fleets .fii' -• • :m �Pagrc Six SEAFARERS April 12. 1957 LOG A&G Report To Convention The SIU A&G District, at the SIUNA convention in San Francisco, reported that it had been active in all areas of its jurisdiction since the previous convention in Montreal, and that considerable progress had been made in strengthening the District and solidifying the security of the membership. Following, is a summary of the A&G report: Harry Lundeberg The A&G District records its deep sorrow over the passing of Harry Lundeberg. It regrets also the departure of Morris Weisberger from the New York area, but wishes him success in his new position as SUP secretary-treas­ urer. Welfare^ Vacation Since the last SIUNA conven­ tion,. A&G v/elfare and vacation benefits have been broadened and Increased in value. Here are the major gains. Death benefit. Raised on Octo­ ber 15, 1956, to $4,000. Hospital benefit. Raised on May 1, 1955, to $21 a week, payable as long as a member is hospitalized. College scholarships. Increased In 1956 from four to five annual grants, each .worth a total of $6,000. Dependents' Hospital and Sur­ gical Benefits. Provided on June 1, 1955, to members' wives and unmarried children, later extend­ ed to step-children and depend­ ent parents and liberalized in scope. Old age and disability benefits. Increased on May 1, 1955, to $35 a week. Training program. Training school facilities set up in Mobile In 1955. Expansion of New York and Baltimore facilities approved In 1956. Vacation payments. Raised on October 15, 1956, to $260 a year. In addition to the above, the Seafarers Welfare Plan also pro­ vides maternity benefits, meal and lodging benefits for unem­ ployed seamen, recreational ben­ efits both in SIU halls and USPHS hospitals, and an inter­ est-free loan program, for unem­ ployed members. The welfare fund has total assets of nearly $61^ million, while the vacation fund has assets of over $1 million. seamen and workingmen. In the maritime field the District con­ tinued its fight to preserve the vital "50-50" law, while in the area of general labor legislation, it fought vigorously to prevent the passage of new "right-towork" laws and win the repeal of those already in effect. Internally, the District mem­ bership adopted amendments to the Union constitution to provide additional safeguards to the elec­ tion procedure. Healthy Safety give vigorous support to the In­ ternational Brotherhood of Long­ shoremen, AFL-CIO. During this period the NLRB conducted an­ other election in which the IBL received approximately 40 per­ cent of the votes cast. This was regarded as a tremendous ac­ complishment, since the IBL was forced to wage an underground campaign to protect longshore workers against reprisals, and since NMU President Joe Curran, on the eve of the election, con­ demned the AFL-CIO's policy and urged longshore workers to Bustling Baltic seaport of Danzig may soon be visited by Ameri­ support the ILA. can ships with farm surplus cargoes for the first time in almost Curran's letter, ;ivhich was ad­ 20 years. ^ The Senate has voted to lift ban on trade with sodressed to President Meany, was called unfriendly nations, easing way for possible grain shipments released to the press even before to Poland. The port is shown in pre-war photo. President Meany received it. On October 23, 1956, Meany an­ swered Curran in a letter clearly exposing Curran's decejStive role and tactics. The A&G District will continue to give its full support to the IBL in: (1) protecting the long­ shore worker at the dock level; (2) protecting the IBL and its in­ WASHINGTON*—In the next few months Ainerican mer­ terests, and (3) upholding the chant vessels may be entering "closed" Polish ports for the position of the AFL-CIO. The problem of Seafarers' safety is one with which the Dis­ trict has been concerned for a long time. Early this year the contracted shipowners agreed to participate in a joint shipboard safety program advanced by the Union, and apparatus was Set up to get the project going. Of equal concern to the Union has been the problem of its mem­ bers' health, and coincident with establishment of the shipboard safety program, the Union suc­ ceeded in instituting a health pro­ gram calling for the establish­ ment of medical centers in the major A&G ports. Another Union innovation has A beef with American Coal been the establishment of a new shipboard feeding program. This Shipping began last fall when the has simplified the working rule^ company—formed by coal compa­ for steward department person­ nies, railroads and the United Mine Workers — received ap­ nel and also improved methods of proval to charter 30 Government feeding aboard ship. Libertys. Even while it was negotiating Since the last convention, the with the Marine Engineers Bene­ A&G District has signed 16 ne^v deepsea companies to agreements, ficial Association and the Mas­ although some of the Union's con­ ters, Mates and Pilots, the com­ tracted companies have become pany signed an agreement for officers with District 50 of the inactive in that period. UMW, and it also signed with the The District has also estab­ NMU for unlicensed personnel lished three new divisions, known as the Harbor and Inland Water­ although it still had no ships. Curran's refusal to support the ways Division, Marine Allied Workers Division, and Seafood MEBA and MM&P beef led the Workers Division. The HIWD- MEBA to break a 20-year tie with NMU and withdraw from the and MA WD have already attained successes in their respective Curran-dominated AFL-CIO Mar­ areas—for instance, in the off­ itime Committee. shore oil industry—and have won The SIUNA then entered the Since the last SIUNA conven­ the benefits of a welfare fund for picture and filed an unfair labor tion, the A&G District has nego­ about half of their 3,000 mem­ tiated major contract improve­ bers. The SFWD organizing cam­ charge because the company had ments in wages, working condi­ paign will get under way very refused employment to some 300 Seafarers. tions, and. welfare and vacation soon. The dispute between Curran benefits. On October 3, 1956, the In the area of inter-union re­ following gains were incorporated lations, the District has continued and the other unions involved into SIU contracts: wage and to work closely with affiliated came to a head when President overtime rate increase of 7.1 per­ unions in the International as Meany called a meeting in Wash­ cent for all shipboard ratings; well as with others in the general ington in an attempt to find a limitation on loggings; reouire- labor movement. Among the or­ resolution. Meany's proposals ment that members who die on ganizations the Union has sup­ that the NiVfU respect the MEBA shipboard must be returned to a ported in the past two yeafs have and MM&P picket lines, and that US port at company expense; in­ been the International Union of the SIU withdraw its charges and crease in vacation payments to Electrical Workers, in its fight honor the NMU contract—were $260 a year; increase in death against the Westinghouse Com­ accepted by the SIU despite the benefit to $4,000 a year, liberali­ pany, and the American Guild difficulties entailed. zation of hospital and surgical of Variety Artists, in its battle Curran rejected Meany's pro­ benefits, and extension of all wel­ with the Ringling Brothers' Cir­ posals; then, in a totally distort­ fare benefits to men drawing dis- • cus. ed article in the NMU "Pilot," he ability pension benefit. tried to make it appear that the The A&G District believes it SIU had turned down the plan. has established the precedent Curran's action here is part of that logging is a proper subject The A&G District has devoted his lifelong trade union pattern, for collective bargaining. much attention to the problem of for he has always been an op­ education among Union mem­ portunist, a turncoat, and a lUan In terms of financial stability, bers. The Union's official publi­ whom not even his closest associ­ the A&G District has sufficient cation, the SEAFARERS LOG, is ates could trust. , cash and other assets to allow it widely distributed every two to carry on an increasing number weeks, and there are many sup­ In the opinion of the A&G Dis­ of functions and services as well plementary communications sent as to continue its widespread or­ both to the seagoing and shore- trict, the maritime industry will ganizing activities. Sipce the last side members, via mail, Morse- continue to follow its character­ convention in 1955, the total net casts and direct voice broadcasts istic up-and-down pattern, and worth of the District has in­ sponsored by the MTD. The Un­ this condition will continue to creased from $2,854,898.11 to ion has been developing ship­ present a challenge to maritime $3,126,095.42 as of March 18, 1957. board meetings as an important unions. We are confident, how­ medium of democratic expres­ ever, that in the days ahead the SIUNA, aided by the coordinated sion. effort and close inter-union rela­ tionship of the affiliates, will The A&G District has contin­ Since the last convention the continue to strengthen its posi­ ued to actively press for leglslatlod affecting ,,the well-being of . . A&G ..District has continued to tion in the industry. American Coal Organizing Contracts Publicity^ Education Finances Conclusion Legislation9 Legal Affairs Longshoremen More Surplus Aid Voted; Ships May Visit Poland first time since pre-World War II days. Following the recommenda-4 tions of its Agriculture with unfriendly nations, and ap­ Committee, the Senate has proved the use of these surpluses voted to extend the surplus dis­ posal program until June 30, 1958, and to increase the amount of sales by $1 billion 300 million. The Senators rejected an at­ tempt to retain the ban on trade Crews' Aid For Safety Urged In NY in barter with Iron Curtain coun­ tries. The Administration had soqght the repeal of the ban in order to liberalize its economic powers in dealing with "unfriendly" nations in an attempt to sway them from from the Russian bloc. At present, Polish delegations are conferring with US officials on possible barter agreements for farm surpluses which that nation surely needs. Poland, although not the first of the Communist-dominated coun­ tries to ask for US aid, is consid­ ered the most independent of the , Soviet satellites. Recent uprisings and strikes have told of the dis­ content of the people and the Po-. lish government has been treading, cautiously in the direction of in­ dependence. Under the proposed bill, • the. Federal Government can sell or barter food and other agricultural surpluses to foreign nations. Since most of the products are in bulk, such as wheat, rice, cotton and corn, this will involve a consider­ able quantity of cargo shipments to Europe and Asia. Under the "50-50" law, at least 50 per cent of surplus products must be shipped in American owned and- operated vessels. Farm bloc delegates made no effort this year to impose any re­ strictions on the operation of the "50-50" principle. The proposed legislation will now face a test in the House of Representatives but is expected to be approved. NEW YORK — Response from the membership and cooperation from most of the contracted com­ panies on the safety program has been very good. Now, with many more of the companies taking an interest in the program, headquar­ ters again requests that all the ships' crews also participate in the shipboard safety meetings and voice their suggestions on the matter. Shipping continued to lag during the last period, Claude Simmons, port agent, reports, but indications are that the next period should be much better. A number of ships are expected in from long trips and the Waterman vessel Warrior, in shipyard undergoing a survey, will be taking on a crew during the coming week, he said. There were 31 ships In port dur­ ing the last two wgeks. Of them, 21 paid off, one signed on and 9 were serviced. The George Lawson, Pan-Oceanic Transporter (PanOceanic); Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain New York, Seatrain Texas, Seatrain Savannah, and Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain); Maxton, AlThe president of the Cities Serv­ mena. Ideal X, Coalinga Hills (PanAtlantic); Beatrice, Elizabeth, Eve­ ice Oil, Company got a first-hand lyn, Francis (Bull); Alcoa Pilgrim, view recently of how an SIU crew Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Robin Ket­ handles one of the company's new tering, Robin Kirk (Seas); Steel supertankers—and expressed him­ Seafarer (Isthmian) j and Cantigny self well pleased. The occasion came about when (Cities Service) all paid off. The Robin Doncaster (Seas) signed on. Cities Service president Burl Wat­ Simmons commended the mem­ son, together with Mrs. Watson, bership for its support of the made a trip south on the Cities SIU feeding program which has re­ Service Miami, to Lake Charles. Watson said the trip was very sulted in better union-management relations and which has "helped pleasant and expressed himself us in organizing and bringing new very well pleased with all opera... . companies under, the 3IU banner.". .Uons .aboard .the jihip. Crew Hailed By C5 Head �m' • i Pag* Severn SEAFARERS LOG April 19. im •3 San Juan SlU Hail Open For Business YOIR DOLLAR'S WORTH m Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius 7vl What To Do About Motor Oil Buying motor oil is not the simple decision it used to be. There are numerous brands and types on the market, and motorists are confused about the conflicting claims for the various kinds, and the contradic­ tory advice about when to change oil. The problem is not so much the difference in price, although one type or brand can cost twice as much as another. More worrisome is the question of whether you are •buying the right kind and chang­ ing often enough, or are doing some hidden injury to your engine. Despite the advertised names and conflicting claims, oii gener­ ally now comes in three types; Regular oil is cheapest. It's gen­ erally suitable only for light-duty driving, or for an older car that's burning a lot of oil. Otherwise, ex­ perts say, it's not advisable to save by using the "regular" grade. Reg­ Seafarers from shfps in San Juan area make use of modern furnisfiings at brand-new SlU hall in Puerto ular oil is sometimes designated Rico to catch up on the news in the LOG. The building is located at 101 Peloyo, on the ground floor "iVIL", the "L" standing for light of the Maritime Building, only three doors down from the old hall. A major conversion job, which duty. Seafarers aided, helped get the place into shape. The hall is fully air-conditioned and easily able to Premium oil now is the mediumaccommodate meetings of 100 or more persons. price type. It's also sometimes de­ signated • "MM" type, meaning for moderate use. It has chemicals added to prevent corrosion. This type is generally suitable for nor­ mal operating conditions. For most cars, especially those that have had several years' use, it is a safe choice at medium cost. Seafarers and officers of the Robin Tuxford are claiming a new "world's champion­ Heavy-Duty oil, which may carry the designation "MS" (severe serv­ ice) on the can, is a more expensive higher-detergency oil for heavy- ship" for freight ship safety. The Tuxford rolled up 502 days without a single lost-time duty driving. Most car manufacturers recommend heavy-duty oil for accident on board. new or fairly new cars. Such oils contain detergents which keep car­ As far as the records show, the light of the past pattern in metliods. What was achieved by bon and sludge in suspension, and prevent them from settling and the 502 days is an all time high maritime. ,the Tuxford is something for every - clogging up engine parts, which are especially close-fitting in modem for freight ship operations, un­ Commenting on the record SIU ship to shoot at in the future." high-compression engines. Higli-detergency oils also can be used in less somebody can come along and achievement, an SIU headquarters Actually, the Tuxford's record cars with recently rebuilt or reconditioned engines, but engineers warn prove otherwise. spokesman declared: "The Tuxford dates back before the start of the against their use in older cars, especially those over the 40-50,000 mile Captain Kenneth Chambers, the case proves what we have believed joint safety program, since the mark. The reason these expensive oils may actually do an older car skipper of the Tuxford, declared since the start of the joint Union- company has had such a program more harm than good is that they may loosen already-accumulated that the reason for the outstand­ industry safety program, that it is of its own prior to the industry, sludge and carbon, with possible damage to engine bearings and other ing record was the "full coopera­ possible to prevent disabling acci­ wide set-up. Robin Line currently parts. tion and excellent spirit" of the dents and loss of life at sea is participating actively in the Besides the type of oil, you need to be sure to use the proper winter entire gang from topside on down. through use of time-tested safety Union-industry plan. Robin Line officials pointed out or summer grade. At this season of course, you need to switch to heavier oil. There are also all-season or multi-grade oils on the mar­ that the usual experience in the ket. These have the advantage of flowing freely at low temperatures industry, the thirffmost dangerous but resist thinning out in warm weather. They are most useful in in the US, was that a single trip variable climates and for owners who make a lot of short trips. But seldom passed without a lost-time unless you have such special problems, it may not be worth paying accident. They described the Tux­ extra for all-weather oil. It costs ten cents and more a quart than ford achievement as remarkable in "A SO-hour workweek with no rights of labor unions and em­ heavy-duty oii. loss in take home pay" is the an­ ployers in all industries to bargain The designations ML, MM and MS can be a great help to motorists swer to the increasing unemploy­ on an area-wide or national basis. in ctitting through the claims of various brands. Look for these letters ment problem caused by automa­ Although such contracts have been on the can to see what quality you are actually getting, and to help tion, reports the International -As­ consL'tently upheld in the past by select the type for your needs. sociation of Machinists. A second the NLRB, a recent Federal court How often should you change oil? As this department previously Industrial revolution, based on deci.sion noted that they never had has pointed out, oil companies recdmmend changes at 1,000 miles gen­ automation, is 1. its initial stage, the express sanction of Congress. erally, and sometimes as often as 500 miles in cold weather or when said lAM President A1 Hayes, and The legality of the contracts was with our present increasing popu­ not affected by the decision but driving over dusty roads. But manufacturers of many popular-price cars suggest in their "If there is an exception to the lation, unemployment is inevitable, Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell thought it best to get Congression­ t 4 4. manuals that oil changes are necessary only every 2,000-3,000 miles for rule (that a single ship can help al approval. A Supreme Court ruling has lim­ cars driven under normal ^conditions. to shape history) the story of the 4« 4" 4» ited State intervention in labor Seatraln Texas fits the bill. Under The fact is, the motorist who travels mostly on the open highway Reminiscent of the technique can get away with less-frequent changes than a city driver. Stop-and- extraordinary circumstances and disputes affecting interstate com­ go traffic engines develop more carbon and make frequent oil changes against great odds she delivered merce where the National Labor used by John L. Lewis against the advisable, even sometimes at fewer than 1,000 miles. Some mechanics a cargo which stopped Hitler's ad­ Relations Board has refused to as­ AFL in 1947, mill employees at the sert jurisdiction. The NLRB has West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. also say it's safer to change oil at least ev^ry 1,000 miles if you use vance in Africa .. ." So begins the account of the sole jurisdiction over these cases, mill announeed that they had "dis­ a detergent oil. On the other hand, frequent oil changes are not as Seatrain Texas' historic solo run said Chief Justice Earl Warren. affiliated" themselves from Lewis's . imperative in mild weather as in winter. Congress, he added, has clearly ex­ catch-all district 50. In strict con­ It's dangerous to let the oil level get too low, but it doesn't pay to of July, 1942—one of the many pressed itself in favor of a uniform formity with the "Lewis disaffilia­ overfill either. If the dipstick shows the level is between the "add" fascinating accounts of maritime Federal regulation of labor-man­ tion method," the message was and "full" marks, you don't need any more oil. If the level is at or exploits, in peace as well as war, agement relations and the de­ sent on brown wrapping paper. near the "add" mark, add only one quart. Watch the level especially in the book, "Famous American cision of the NLRB not to rule in The workers had recently voted to carefully if your car has only a four or five-quart capacity. As each Ships," by Frank O. Braynard. Braynard, formerly ships' news such a dispute did not leave the join the-merged United Papermakquart of oil then becomes more important to the engine, experts advise. reporter for the New York Herald door open for the state to accept ers and Paperworkers, AFL-CIO. The spring oil change is the most vital one because of the amount Tribune, is now director of infor­ jurisdiction. In another NLRB election, the Oil, of sludge, corrosive acids and tiny grit particles that accumulate in mation for the American Merchant Chemical & Atomic Workers re­ 4. 4) t the oil from winter driving. It's also vital to change your oil-filter Marine Institute. He is also a The International Chemical placed District 50 as bargaining cartridge when you change your oil in the spring. Not only can a skilled artist, and his own pen- Workers Union scored a 2-1 vie-- agent for the 2,100 employees of clean filter save oil changes at very small expense to you, by, keeping and-ink drawings depict ail the tory in an Ontario Labor Relations Wyandotte Chemical Corp. oil clean, but it will help protect your engine from harmful deposits vessels featured. 4" 4> 4* election over the United Chemical and sludge accumulation. Many car owners don't realize the filter has The Meat Cutters and Butchers Braynard's book is subtitled "An Workers to win representation of a built-in bypass. A clogged filter won't filter the oil. One authority Historical Sketch of the United employees of the strategic UDY Workmen's Union announced that says you may be able to tell if the filter is clogged by observing whether States as Told Through Its Mari­ Metallurgical and Chemical Proc­ applications are being accepted for the filter housing feels cool when the engine itself is hot. If so, the time Life." It spans the entire esses Ltd. The UCW had been apartments in the $6.5 million filter probably is clogged. maritime history of this country ousted from the old Canadian Con­ union-sponsored Eai'l W. Jimerson Nor does it pay to buy cheap cartridges for your filter. Better-grade from the earliest voyages of the gress of Labor in 1949. cooperative housing development cartridges cost only $1-$1.50 for most cars. They generally have more Vikings, in Brooklyn. The apartments, 4 4; 4. approved named in honor of the union's in­ and finer perforations which provide more thorough filtering, and also "Famous American Ships," pub­ The Admlnistr:>tion have higher-quality filling materials. Also beware jucomplete filter lished by Hastings House, of New a recommendation asking for a ternational president, represent the changes, in wliich you or yoiu* meciianic simply drop in a new cartridge York, is now in its second printing. Congressional amendment to the latest in modern design and com­ without cleaning out sludge accumulation in the container. Taft-Hartley Act clarifying the forts. It retails for $5. Tuxford 'World's Champ' In Safety LABOR ROIIND-lIP Book Lauds 'America At Sea' Theme �r• Pas:e Eight ^ AprU 12, 1257 SEAFARERS LOG I ' -•' 4-Day Battle Saves Crippled fe/fore; Ship Back^ln Action 0 I; C. I After being adrift and partially flooded for nearly four days early in February, the SlU-manned Feltore (Ore Lines) reached port safely thanks to the exertions of officers and crew aboard. Green reported, the engine room The temporary disabling of gang was working frantically to the Feltore was reminiscent close valves and get pumps work­ of the accident which involved the Steelore, a sister ship in January, 1955. In that instance, the Steelore was totally disabled and had to be towed into port, but the Fftltore was more fortunate in being able to get its power plant and engines operating again. According to information receiv­ ed from Seafarer John C. Green, deck delegate, the Feltore started taking water in the engine room when a pump intake broke. The rising water, which reached a depth of nine feet, shorted out the power and crippled the vessel. This was on February 5. A call for help was put out and the Chilore proceeded to the scene with spare parts. Meanwhile, Ala. Leases Tidal Lands Oil Fields MOBILE — Bids are being ac­ cepted by the State of Alabama for the leasing of offshore oil lands for exploration and drilling. So far, several thousand acres have been leased to various oil com­ panies who are taking advantage of the tidelands, one of the na­ tion's few remaining sites of large oil deposits. Promising develpoments in Louisiana tidelands are spurring oil treasure hunts on the Gulf. Port Agent Cal Tanner reports that with the acceptance of these bids, there will be increased num­ bers of small boats, barges, rigs and other development equipment for the Harbor and Inlands Water­ ways Division to organize! The SIU is the first maritime union to sign an agreement covering workers in this expanding industry. At pre­ sent the union has a contract cov­ ering the employees of the Phillips Petroleum Company, one of the lending producers in the offshore oil field. It also just concluded a success­ ful strike at G&H towing, the larg­ est tug operator in the offshore in­ dustry. (See story on page 3.) Shoreside Jobs Open Tanner also reports that job activities in port have been very goodTMany Seafarers on the beach are finding relief jobs in the ship­ yards while waiting to sign on. He expects some 350 jobs to be open in the yards- very soon. Activity has also picked up, he said, in the tug area. Most of these are out­ side towing jobs which are good paying and run from five days lo three weeks. On the shipping front, there were nine vessels in port during the past period. They were the Catherine (Drytrans); Claibbrne, Monarch of the Seas (Waterman*; Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa). Next period promises to be just as good, if not better, with some 13 ships expected In so far. March 20 Through April 2 Registered rort Boston New York ... Philadelphia . Baltimore ... Norfolk Deck A 1 .. .. 63 27 67 Deck B - Eng. A Eng. B ' Stew. A; 5 12 3 17 5 4 4 8 9 7 12 6 6 17 7 . 4 51 19 20 , - 4 27 16 20 9 B 2 5 5 20. ; 4 47 10 10 6 19 8 8 7 12 7 16 11 2 46 10 26 13 2; 8 21 49 13 9 7 9 5 Stew. ^ B - Total . A 0 19 10 160 2 57 12 , 120 9 53 2 14 20 . 1 8 58 11 147 - 38 11 8 55 4 . - 24 37 4 8 38 stew. Total - Total -B Total : Hog. 0 41 9 45'. 23 fl 10 20 30 24 28 17 17 36 28 201 tfiO "'1-76 .j'"'" 22 ing. For a while, he said, the "2hd 30 • •••#«•••••••••• .. 17 . 78 engineer, and Manuel RendueleSj Mobile .. 51 177 FWT, were diving into water to New Orleans . Lake Charles 62 sl op the water from coming in. For Houston . .. 83 hours both men were working Wilmington .. 41 mostly under water and losing all San Francisco 54 kinds of wrenches, nuts and bolts Seattle ...... '74 until they finally secured the rest Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Stew. Total Total A B - A B .. A B Reg, A B of the line." Cargo pumps and Total , .. 268 115 112 220 90 840 317 1157 bilge suction pumps were put to work until finally the water started Shipped to recede. Port Dock Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total For the next 48 hours, he said, A B C A B C A B Ship. C A B C the wipers and daymen worked Boston .10 2 0 5 1 1 0 9 7 0 16 8 11 4 43 13 41 4 7 133 23 around the clock to keep pumps New York ... 24 180 - 4 0 10 0 2 11 4 38 2 8 4 50 operating and replace those under Philadelphia . Baltimore ... 16 0 29 16 4 22 17 3 106 49 7 162 water. Norfolk 3 13 2 2 1 0 5 10 5 8 23 Lifeboat Sinks Savannah .... 12 5 1 3 2 2 3 11 4 8 23 »2 5 2 113 1 1 13 On February 8th, three days Tampa 7 4 24 16 5 0 23 5 ~ 13 11 4 50 9 19 17 86 later, the Chilore showed up at Mobile ...... 8 9 0 46 11 39 6 7 130 26 15 171 4:30 AM with spare motor equip­ New Orleans 7 ]1 7 7 3 9 1 2 17 25 4" 46 ment. The No. 2 lifeboat was low­ Lake Charles 13 6 21 11 11 10 9 7 51 33 24 108 ered in heavy seas. "It took us Houston Wilmington . , 6 2 3 5 3 8 1 0 20 6 9 35 from 6:45 to 8:45 AM to attempt San Francisco 3 0 8 6 0 0 5 0 23 9 0 32 to get the armature ... at 8:45 the Seattle 5 3 6 • 3 5 1 1 1 24 9 5 38 armature was lowered into the Eng. Eng. Stew. - Deck Deck Deck Eng. Stew. stew. Total Total Total Total A B B c B C A A C A B c Ship. No. 2 lifeboat and we attempted Total ..." 265 81 21 213 83 66 165 58 42 643 222 129 994 to row back to our ship but we could not make any headway." Shipping droppe(i below the 1,000-job mark last period for the fifst time in 12 months. In the course of the struggle, the The steady decline is a "freak" for this time of year, but is still continuing. lifeboat rammed the side of the At the same time, new ship transfers are adding to the problem by swelling the vessel and started shipping water. number of men on the beach. The crew was taken off, "but we' Registration has kept well had to let her go and sink with ahead of shipping for several the armature the engine room weeks. needed badly." Finally, the neces­ - Six ports missed out on the gen­ sary repairs were completed and eral decline by showing increases on February 9 she got underway QUESTION: Are you satisfied with the reading matter that's put during the past two weeks. A sev­ again. "We should give credit to enth, New Orleans, maintained the the engine department," Green aboard ships in the form of the SIU ship's libraries? same pace as before. The ports concludes, "for a good job well done." •Tohn N. Ahrahamsson. OS: They which showed gains were Boston, N. J. McKenyen, AB: I find that Members of the deck gang who ships have very goort libraries with should have less of the political Baltimore, Savannah, Lake Charles, manned the lifeboat included and "mush" type Houston and Wilmington. fine reading ma­ Among those which declined Howard Webber, bosum; Green, of books. My terial in them. Jack Wise, AB; and Jack Carson,' complaint is were New York, Philadelphia, Nor­ Since most of DM. Green also cited Wiiliam m y jeading i s against all the folk, Tampa, Mobile, San Fran­ Tellez, OS; who volunteered to outdated maga­ cisco and Seattle. The last two done when I am attempt to remove the armature zines. We should mentioned, both on the West Coast, at sea, I espe­ from the lifeboat but was ordered get more current reported the worst drop, although cially appreciate not to by the captain because of ones. Also I have Wilmington had relatively fair the old m a g a the danger involved. a grudge against shipping on its own. zines which help men who hoard a me catch up on Subsequently the Feltore went In all likelihood, shipping will pile of the books break out soon the same way it did what's going on. into the shipyard where after a week's repair she was put back Another favorite of mine is the all trip and prevent the rest of us a year ago when the industry was from reading them. Reader's Digest. into service again. in a slump. The increased activity that resulted continued well 4nto The Steelore was less fortunate 4 4 4 this past winter. since it was never restored to serv­ ice. Carlos Morales, bosun: I think Louis Torres, AB: The books on The widest spread between man­ board ship are very good and a putting books on ships for the men power registered and shipped was to read was a great help 1 n in the deck department, although very good idea. I shipping for class C men in^that passing the time am very satisfied when we are off department was the slowest of all. with the libraries duty. I do think In terms of seniority shipping, A ruling by New York State I find on them. that there should class A handled 65 percent of the tax authorities on sickness pay While off duty I be more of them, total jobs, class B 22 percent and exemption may open the way for read a lot, espe­ especially the class C the rest. The figures Seafarers paying ^le state tax cially the histor­ hardboiled detec­ showed an increase in the propor­ to collect refunds on previous tive ones, and the ical and murder tion of class A jobs and a decline years' payments. type stories. I action true type to the lowest point in a year for The ruling provides that sick­ story magazines. usually find class C. Boston and San Francisco ness pay received from an em­ those enough on any ship to keep me shipped nd class C men at all. ployer from the years 1954 on­ We could do with happy for the whole trip. love books. Following is the forecast port by ward can be deducted from tax port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: returns, provided such pay is 4 4 4 4> 4" Fair . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . part of an established sickness George LeStrange, FOW: Read­ Baltimore: Good .. . Norfolk: Good Glenn Darling, AB: I am not pay plan. On the face of it, the ruling satisfied with the books on ship. ing is good for the mind and I . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: think that there Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . New Or­ There is not would seem to exempt pay re­ should be more leans: Good ... Lake Charles: Fair '' enough of a va­ ceived from a shipowner in the of the educational . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilming­ riety. If there is form of unearned wages where books on ship. ton: Fair . . San Francisco: Fair one copy on ship a Seafarer is removed from a Most of them are . . . Seattle: Fair. there must be ship sick or injured before ar­ fictional and I five more. Every ticles are broken. get nothing out time we get a Seafarers who think they are of them. Usual­ new package of entitled to a return can get ly I bring some books, they are more information from state technical books always copies of tax offices. They can also get a on engineering the ones already refund form on past years' oh board, especially on long trips on board with me. !Why waste the taxes from the state offices. where we can't change them often.' time With-the other kind. INOUIRING SEAFARER NY State Tax Refund? Maybe �•ill" ;i/.;•'^n •VW"-;-.:'.- '. April 12. 19S7 SEAFARERS LOG Pa«re Nine • • : ji Talking it over on Houston picketline are Alton F. Roberts, from the tug Pro­ peller (left), and John F. Stineff of the H. O. Weatherby. Pact won 8-hour day. Half of the 26-ship G & H fleet was tied up in Galveston during entire beef. Strike headquarters was in Houston. Sharing turn on Galveston picketline (1 to r) are A. L. York, mate on the tug Pike; Bill Thuerwachter, captain, Messenger; E VanBenthuisen, chief engineer, H. O. Weatherby, and SIU representative R. F. "Mickey" Wilburn. listening intently to the SIU-SlWD negotiating com­ mittee's rraort on contract at special meeting in the Houston SIu hall are sonie of the tugbcatmen who tied up the G & H fleet for 33 days. They adopted the con­ tract by a secret ballot vote. A HARD-HITTING 33-day strike by the SlU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division won the top union agreement in the entire Gulf tugboat industry Saturday when the biggest operator in the area signed up for a new contract. The 26-boat fleet of the G & H Towing Company had been tied up tight since March 4 from New Orleans to Corpus Christi. The pace-setting settlement won the unanimous approval of the 286 men in the fleet after an SlU-HIWD ne­ gotiating committee hammered it out. The pact establishes a base monthly wage of up to $576 for deckhands and oilers, an 8-hour day, 9 paid holidays, two weeks' paid vacation, full Job security guarantees and a company-paid health and life insur­ ance program for the tugmen and their families. Arthur L, York, mate on the Pike, who cast first ballot in vote on strike settle­ ment, makes no secret of his jubilation over the SIU-HIWD win. ,cl Rank-and-file strike committeemen (1 to r) D. Doherty, J. Matejek, H. Palmer, J. G. Caudle, F. Freeman, C. C. Nyberg, and A. L. York cheer end of the beef. Explaining a point during special meeting on new G & H agreement in Houston SIU hall, New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey Williams (at mike) served as chairman of ^ the meeting And directed strike operations. Other officers of meeting are SIU rep. R. . F. "Mickey" Wilburn (left) and Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Bob Matthews, who led the negotiating team, v , ^ ^ . v» . , .' - vp.v^ I .^ll �Pace Tea SEAFARERS tO^ April IS. 1957 Manning Scales Face FMB Cuts WASHINGTON—A possible Government attack on US ship manning scales with consequent loss of seamen's jobs has been indicated in hearings before the House Appropria­ tions Committee. JVIaritime>Administrator Clarence Morse gaining and impose arbitration on has told the committee that sea unions were dropped after very in the opinion of the Federal Mar­ strong opposition from SIU of NA itime Board, subsidized steamship and its affiliates as well as other operators are employing more maritime unions. The NMU, on crewmembers per ship than Mari­ the other hand, accepted the.prin­ ciple of a referee with power over time thinks necessary. Morse said that the FMB has shipping contracts. Having been defeated on tho before it a staff recommendation which would establish maximums wage limitation plan. Government for manning of subsidized ships. officials seeking to cut down on Individual ship companies would payments to maritime are appar­ have to justify carrying of larger ently taking another "tack toward crews if they wished to have the that same end with the proposed additional'manpower figured in on manning sdaie reduction. subsidy payments. Squeeze On Unions He indicated that the board would approve the recommenda­ tions of the study, putting the squeeze in turn on maritime unions which have contracts with the sub­ sidized operators. ' Under SIU and other union con­ tracts manning scales are the sub­ ject of negotiation between the shipowner and the Union. How­ ever, if the Government were to cut down on manning scales, it The Marine Engineers Benefi­ would put the pressure on unions cial Association has put out a spe­ in future negotiations to conform cial issue of its publication, the with the Government's recom­ "American Marine Engineer" to mendations. denounce NMU President Joseph Further, since manning scales Curran's refusal to support AFLare roughly similar from one com­ CIO unions in the American Coal pany to the next, any reduction in beef. manning for subsidized companies Further, the MEBA accuses Curwould certainly affect the non- ran, while posing as defender, of subsidized segment of the industry. the hiring hall, of fostering an at­ The subject of manning scales tack on the officers' hiring halls was raised two years ago by the and the rights of sea unions to House Merchant Marine Commit­ picket. tee at a time when it was discuss­ The MEBA points out that ing proposals td impose a wage control plan on maritime. At that American Coal, with Curran's ap­ time, union representatives testi­ parent approval and support, has a fied to the effect that manning on legal proceeding going which US vessels was actually lower than would deprive maritime unions of on ships of principal competing picket rights where a ship was at a pier, repair yard or other facil­ maritime nations. ity not belonging to the shipown­ The 1955 Government moves to interfere with free collective bar­ er. "Since ships have no perma­ nent sites, they must always bo picketed at the premises of another company. Should the NLRB rule such picketing to be an illegal sec­ ondary boycott. It will henceforth' be impossible for a maritime union to picket effectively." Turning to Curran's account of the 'Washington meeting with President Meany, the MEBA says: Alfred Hancock, 53: Brother "President Meany asked only Hancock died from a circulatory one thing of Curran, that he honor condition on March 1, 1957. He the picket lines of the MEBA and joined the Union on June 25, 1955, MM&P. and was sailing in the deck depart­ "President Meany asked far ment. Brother Hancock is survived morj of the SIU. He asked not by a niece, Beatrice L. Knox of only that the SIU withdraw its West Bridgewater, Mass. Burial charges filed with the NLRB, but took place in Melrose Cemetery, that it recognize the NMU contract Brockton, Mass. for all the ships that AMCOS might eventually put Tnto service . . ." Robert L. Allen, 30: Brother Allen died on March 4, 1957, as a result of an in­ testinal disorder. Seafarers and SIU families He joined the Union on Febru­ who apply for maternity, hos­ ary 17, 1945, and pital or surgical benefits from was sailing in the the Welfare Plan are urged to steward depart­ keep the Union or the Wel­ ment. Burial took fare Plan advised of any place in C^een- . changes of address while their lawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio, applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are t 4. Shirley Poole, 47: On March 14, often made by return mail, 1957, Brother Poole died in the changes of address (or illegible USPHS Hospital in Galveston, return addresses) delay them Texas, as a result of a tumor. He when checks or "baby bonds" joined the Union on December 20, are returned. Those who are 1955, and sailed In the deck depart­ moving or plan to move are ment. Brother Poole is survived by advised to imn;;d»ately notify his wife, Mrs. Jewell Poole, of De SIU headquarters or the Wel­ Quincy, La. Burial took place in fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New Goodhopo Cemetery, Galveston, York, NY.Texas. MEBA Raps NMU Attack On Officers u>c- ^ Testimony at now-recessed House committee hearings has focussed attention on an old problem: ship transfers and their affect on US shipping. Now the scene is shifting to the Sen­ ate Commerce Committee, which has a bill before it to deal effectively with the problem. The issues in the case are clear. Every ship transferred foreign idles more seamen on the beach and. creates more cheap competition for the remaining US vessels. It also pro­ duces an endless cycle, with shipowners seeking the trans­ fer escape route because they cannot keep up with the grow­ ing competition. On the other hand, the transfer program is defended by The second year of weekly di­ rect voice broadcasts to ships' Government officials, who claim that only by allowing trans­ crews will start this Sunday under fers can they get new US vessels built, and by the shipown­ the continuing sponsorship of the ers. The operators are concerned solely with profits. Each AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Depart­ transfer gives them a "subsidy" which can be applied against ment. the cost of the new tonnage. Representing another MTD This leaves thousands of unemployed seamen holding the "first" in maritime, the union voicecasts are supplemented by bag, waiting for a trickle of new construction in the future. v.eekly 'round-the-world wireless The US, in turn, is left with a shrinking merchant fleet. This broadcasts which began 20 months creates the spectacle of the greatest nation in the world hav­ ago. The two series of broadcasts ing to turn to foreign fleets, built up with American aid funds by the MTD, of which the SlU is and former American tonnage, to carry more and more of its a member, provide up-to-minute own foreign trade. news on union and general mari­ Sanctuary For Runaways time developments for members of MTD's deep-sea affiliates. US maritime unions have tried to organize the runaway Increasingly popular with ships' fleets >and bring them up to American standards with some crews, the voice broadcasts are success. But on Monday, the US Supreme Court ruled against beamed to ships in Atlantic, South American and European waters on these activities, making American ports a legal sanctuary for three different frequencies at 1620 the runaways. Still another element is the subsidy question. Washington GMT (11:20 AM EST) each Sunday. They can be picked up is reluctant to offer cash subsidy assistance lo more than a clearly by shortwave radios aboard few favored operators. Instead, in one instance, a huge $62 ships in those waters. million subsidy is recommended for just one new super-liner The wireless broadcasts blanket which may someday be useful as a troop carrier. House lead­ the globe in separate Sunday and ers, bent on economy in the budget, have turned this down. Monday transmissions to cover all And as if transfers to runaway flags weren't enough several waters. They go out Sundays at foreign nations are seeking to build up their fleets with ships 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) to all areas except Australia and from the US reserve fleet. This means still greater competi­ the Northwest Pacific. These areas tion for US shipping, though the ships are supposed to be used get the same transmissions on solely in the coastwise services of the countries involved. Mondays at 0315 GMT (10:15 PM But the authorizations for these sales carry a loophole. With EST Sunday), due to time differ­ the full approval of the Secretary of Commerce, five ships ences west of the International sold to the Philippines for the island trade last year are now Dateline. conceded to be engaged in offshore operations. Following approval by the Fed­ The only remaining solution, then, seems to be a set of rigid eral Communications Commission, the direct voice broadcasts got un­ safeguards against the indiscriminate trading away of US derway last April 15. Listeners ships, coupled with a thorough reappraisal of the subsidy who have comments and sugges­ situation. As a first step, the Magnuson bill now before the tions on the broadcasts can address Senate committee would insure the necessary safeguards. It them to MTD, Box 525, General has the hearty endorsement of every seaman, all maritime Post Office, Brooklyn 1, New York. unions and every supporter of a strong US merchant fleet. MTD Voice Broadcasts In 2nd Yr. •?,?-•>' m.'J'' Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare �AprUis. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG C'mon Dan, Drop The Gun! LIVES •• • r*g» EiercB lobbyists going all-out to have the funds restored. Chief target of the committee's axe was a $62 million request for construction of a new luxury liner for US Lines. The vessel, which would replace the S/S America, has been supported by the Gov­ ernment because of its defense value and the presumed prestige it would bring the nation. Like its sister ship the United States, it would concentrate heavily on firstclass passengei's. Late Wednesday, the full House All of the following SIU families will collect 'the $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Paul Sidney Toler, born March 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bichard L. Toler, Vineland, NJ. t 4" t Mp. V 4' .A # % -% % # % t t t t I t i 0 P % UMBS: That old saying about self-preservation being the first low of nature is familiar to all hands, if that's the cose, then ship-' board safety should be the first considera­ tion of every man in the crew. For shipboard safety is nothing more or less than the preservation of life and limb. It's OS simple as all that. It is especially true when you consider that what would be a minor accident ashore can easily be magnified into something serious at sea for two reasons: the erratic motion of the ship and the absence of medical facilities. To sum it upi if you value a sound, healthy body and want to keep it that way, you should put personal emphasis on follow­ ing the safe way. I -^1 9 I I t Shipping Up In Seattle Angela Marie Cuevas, born Jan­ uary 24, 1957, to Mrs. Mercedes SEATTLE — Contrary to Port Pitre Cuevas, widow of Seafarer Maximiliano Pitre, New Orleans Agent Jeff Gillette's predictions, shipping in this area picked up La. during the past two - weeks and it a> t promises to continue to improve. William Arnold Roberson, bom The Longview Victory (Victory March 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles V. Roberson, Mobile, Carriers) signed on while the Wild Ranger (Waterman), Penmar and Ala. Massmar (Calmar) stopped into -4' 4-^4 port to be serviced. Next period, James Cabral, born March 19, Gillette announced, should be even 1957, to Seafarer and IVtrs. John better for Seafarers on the beach. Cabral, Brooklyn, NY. So far there are three pay offs ex­ t> if pected. They are the Transatlantic Everette Keith Richards, born (Pacific Wat.); Ocean Joyce (Ocean March 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Trans.); and the Coe Victory (Vic­ Mrs. Alber H. Richards, Baltimore, tory Carriers). There were no beefs reported during the past period. I t 0 • i 4" Victoria Badyk, born October 6, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Badyk, Union City, NJ. I p Also affected by the $94.5 mil­ lion cut are plans for construc­ tion of an ore carrier for Central Gulf SS Co., a passenger liner for American.President Lines and two freighters for Moore-McCormack. The~ committee also lopped $20 million off the $120 million bud­ get for operating differential sub­ sidy funds, and reduced the num­ ber of subsidized voyages from 2,146 to 2,100. The voyage cut may affect some unsubsidized op­ erators who have asked for operat­ ing differential subsidies within the past year. These include Ar­ nold Bernstein Line, Isbrandtsen, T. 'j. McCarthy, State Marine Lines, States Steamship and Isth­ mian. Some Funds Available If the funds are not restored, the Maritime Administration will still have $95 million available for ship construction projects. Of this sum, $3 million has been approved by the committee for the coming fis­ cal year, and the other $92 million has been left over from previous appropriations. I "^1 .A jt WASHINGTON—Stepping up its economy drive, the House Appropriations Committee voted last month to slash ship construction and operating subsidy funds for the com­ ing fiscal year. A hot fight over the cut is expected on voted to uphold the committee's action on funds for the new liner. the House floor, with industry The Senate has not acted on it yet. I m ii » House Pole-Axes Funds For New US-Flag Ships '" .« f t I Mrs. Alfred Chambers chidM son. Danny, 4l/{, to put down his gun so a LOG photographer can take his picture. She and the chil­ dren visited the New York SlU hall to check on welfare benefits. Baby Brian is unconcerned by it all.. •;i m An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship -Jl �Pasre Twelve • •^m! S^AFA.RERS LOG Iceland Cold? AU You Need Is A 'Good Line' Sixth-Graders 'Adopt' Wacosta It would take more than a couple of icebergs to cool the ardor of crewmen on the Mankato Victory for their North Atlantic "lovers run." = The ship has been plying the 19^5, one that had been legalized for perhaps 1,000 years. route linking Iceland, Eng­ there This month the government set land, and Holland for some up about 75 consultation offices Geography lessons for 6th grade students at the Warren Lane School, Inglewood, Calif., are probably taking on a whole new flavor since the youngsters "adopted" the SS Wacosta. The ship, according to delegate T. N. Scott, is now returning to San Francisco from Inchon, Korea?- The adoption was ar­ ranged under the "adopt-a-ship" program launched 20 years ago to familiarize American young­ sters with shipping and mer­ chant seamen. Last fall, the Maxton came under the wing of physically handicapped young­ sters from New Jersey's Branch Brook Public School. time and, apparently, with no throughout the country to en­ regrets. Undaunted by Icebergs courage tiie women to seek a new and rough weather that gave the means of obtaining a livelihood. It deck cargo a hard time,' they took rejected their demands for sever­ Reykjavik by storm and were due ance pay amounting to 180,000 yen to wind up a ten-day stay in Liver- ($500), which the girls said repre­ pooi this week. sents six months' earnings. What As far as Reykjavik is concerned, effect all this will have on the the ship's reporter conceded that pcpuarity of Japan for tourists and a lot of seamen don't rate it too sailors remains to be seen. high, "because it takes a really good man to 'make out' there. A good line, rather than the common LOG-A-RHYTHM: dollars-and-cents approach, is what you need," he confided. Meanwhile, the outlawing of the world's oldest profession in an­ other part of the globe is forcing B9 M. Dwyer a revamping of entertainment standards in Japan. An estimated These were the words of a sea­ half million- women theoretically "You must change your ways man's woman joined the ranks of the unemployed "End carefree days, Who spoke in haste and fear. "And settle down for life, • on April 1st when criminal penal­ In anger, unkind words were said ties went into effect. They had "Renounce your pleasure, Which she'd give her life to clear. been part of what was regarded as "Save your treasure a major industry in Japan since "And remember who's your wife." A jealous woman who could not share His life in ev'ry port. She pictured him carousing and gay. We were sipping iemonade one day, watching the various With women of every sort. shapes as they strolled down the street. The subject of our conversation was the stern of a woman She had let him sail, bereft of • dressed in slacks, who had just passed by. cheer "If women who are broad astern would only glance in a rear Perhaps for a week, a month or view mirror before allowing others to view them in slacks," he year; said, "I'm sure they would have sense enough to do something But she planned to say that she about it. They would take them off." loas wrong. Now in all fairness, I agreed with him, but since a woman is How the nights were lonely. .supposed to have the last word, I countered: The days were long. "My pet, I will tell you about my pet peeve." (He didn't realize then that he too was one of the offenders.) "The male starts the day. He shaves very carefully and combs his hair slick He dons Tomorrow, she thought, all the necessary clothing, winding up with a neat pair of slacks I'll write, with a grin. and a good looking shirt that he tucks very carefuliy into the And try to explain I still think of slacks. him; "Then," I continued, "he cinches in tiie belt and, with a selfBut tomorrow came, and tomorrow satisfied smile as he looks in the mirror, he throws back his went. shoulders and struts out to be admired. Her time was consumed. "Five minutes later, you look but don't swoon. His belt is No letter was sent. pushed down under the bay window and his pants are now at half-mast. It's really revolting." I'll ask forgiveness, she said, you'll He eyed me sheepishly, attempted a bow (here his pants slipped see. another notch) and conceded right there. Then the message came "Lost at Jeanne Granberg sea." Oh, foolish woman, she'll curse the days She would not learn a seaman's ways. The Hasfy Word Wife Takes A Stern View THE SEAFARERS PUZZLE ACROSS 1. Pour S. Pacific Coast Union 8. Dinner checks 12. Actress Shirley 13. Man's name 14. Heroic 13. Newfoundland Cape -16. Shipmate 17. Part of church 18. Closet pest 20. Part of sailing race 22. Actor Colman 23. Cat on the pier 25. TV network 27. Pronoun 28. Little drink 30. Open, as a keg 31. Make an en­ treaty 33. Galley item 35. Neither black nor white 38. Portugese area in India 40. Swine 42. de France 43. Word in a Verne title 48. Romania; abr. 49. Goddess of dawn 51. Deal out 52. So be it 54. Western Indian 56. Light breezes at sea 58. Actor Clark 59. Vessel Measure 60. In—(in all) 61. Heraldic bear­ ing 62. Owned 63. Part, as a hawser DOWN 1. Trinidad export 2. Ardent love 3. What fans give a team 4. Comes together 5. Take little drinks 6. Russian moun­ tain range 7. Grew white 8. Ceylon export 9. Money set apart for special use 10. Buffalo 36. Province - of 11. What a skunk Canada has lots of 37. Yes vote 19. —and Chickens 39. Chowed Island 41. Herd of whales 21. Channel 43.-Barter 23. It cleans the 44. Opposite of deck man 24. Kind of tide 45. The best years 26. Girl's nickname 47. Places to sit 29. How the weasel 50. Greek portico went • 33. Bom 32. Over there 55. Land's —• 34. Nervous twitch 57. Soak up Answer On Page It Is 9 10 |l4 |l7 Izz 26 36 |35 42 47 jss ISO lea Her hasty words are ringing clear. As she recalls them with a tear; For he's in the port of no return And she's alone, left to yearn. Cooks' Tour LOG Helps Him Keep in Touch when a special stewards' comsnittea from our Union will be able to board these foreign ships plying the American trade and enforce a decent set of working rules for these seamen. Harold G. Horowlfn To the Editor: Please accept a small LOO donation in ^^appreclation for sending the LOG along to mo these past few years. 4 4 4 I have enjoyed being kept abreast of the activities of my former shipmates. I sailed SIU from 1947 until I went into To the Editor: the Marine Corps in 1951. One of your members, Fred Since my discharge in 1954, < A. Olson, contributed a dollar have been studying at the Uni- toward the building of a new parochial high school here in Portland and was given a chance on either $2,000 cash or a Chevrolet station wagon. He has won this right but we cannot locate him. Olson paid off the SS Ocean Dinny on January 20, 1957 as a messman but, since the ship did not sign on here, we don't know if he is AH letters to the editor for still on that vessel. publication in the SEAFAR­ Please pass the word on to ERS LOG must be signed this man so he can either preby the writer. Names will sept himself here at Portland be withheld upon request. tor his car or write us. Our address is Immaculatta versity of Hawaii; I expect to Academy, 5704 NE 27th Avenue, graduate this June with a major Portland 11," Ore. in industrial relations. Margaret Grady It has been a real pleasure to -Senior Class Member receive the LOG during this , 4 4 4 time, and 1 have found valuable source material for several re­ search papers In it. You can al­ ways be assured that the paper To the l^ditor: is well circulated and well read. These are just a few lines to Found in some of the most re­ let you know that we on the mote parts of the world, the Josefina are having a fairly LOG is read by seamen and nice trip, with no beefs that others until its pages are tatter-- can't be straightened out before ed and torn. . we get back to the States. Seafarers can well be proud We have been out now five of their newspaper. Few labor months and it looks like about papers, even among the unions four to five more months on the with more members, cover their ore shuttle from India to Japan. trade as well, nor provide as Keep the LOGs coming. That's much general interest and fam­ the only way we have of kfiowing what's happening. ily news as the LOG does. Roland A. Wiman 1 would be very glad to hear Ship's delegate from any of my former ship­ mates, at 2185-A Ahe Street, 4 4 4 Honolulu. Please continue sending the LOG, too. George A. McDonald To the Editor: 4" 4I hope all my shipmates on my last ship see this as 1 am very grateful to all of them. Please express my thanks to To the Editor: the officers and the crew, espe­ 1 would like to take this op­ cially the members of the deck portunity to express my siVi- department, for the kindness cege thanks and appreciation they showed when I was hurt on to you and all concerned in the vessel. They really de­ sending me the SEAFARERS monstrated the true brother­ LOG. hood of the sea. 1 just received my first issue F. G. Barnett and was glad to catch up on the Bosun latest news. I also speak for 4 4 4 the men to whom 1 pass on the LOG. 1 know it is also deep­ ly appreciated by them, though they may not be in a position to write and voice their thanks. To the Editor: All brothers who have sailed Thank you again for your con­ with Brother Bernie Snow In sideration. the black gang will he glad to C. Van Orden know that he is now a partner 4 4) 4 with Duke Summers in the Lor­ raine Tavern, under the old SIU hall at 14 North Gay Street in Baltimore. ' To the Editor: Everyone can be assured that I was invited dowp to a Nor­ Bernie and Duke will do their wegian tanker, the M/T Mel- best to give them a good time anie, for dinner while in Balti­ if they drop in. more recently. When you check Harry J. "Popeye" Cronin that crew's menu, you can ap­ 4 4 4 preciate all the more the fine working rules and conditions on American union ships. 1 was eating in the officers' To the Editor: mess, and we started out with My name is Warren Colvin clam chowder, then some fish and 1 am ten years old and a (1 think it was trout) and only Cub Scout. One of my achieve­ one vegetable, a boiled potato. ments is collecting stamps, i There was no dessert or bev­ My daddy gets the LOG every erage. They only have coffee month. Would you please pub­ at coffeetime. lish my letter in the LOG ask­ It seems a shame conditions ing some of the Seafarers to are that way, as there was a write me from foreign coun­ nice crew aboard her, guys just tries? My address is 2607 Joan like us, who deserve a better Avenue, Gulfport, Miss. break. 1 hope to see the day Floyd Warren Colvin Portland Raffle Winner Wanted letters To The Editor Josefina Seen in Fair Shape Crew's Kindness Haiied By Bosun Welcomes LOG For Ship News Seafarer Now in Tavern Biz Got Food Beef? Try This Menu! II "jsi-liiiiii 37 57 April IX, 1957 Itlllllilj Shipboard pholog catches action in the galley on the Andros Legend, with chief cook Fred Drew getting ready to submerqe somebody's fish dinner into a pan. The photo is by D. 0. Gaskill Jr. We ^ hope it came out alright. Youngster Seeks Foreign Stamps /I �.7 •'• -'.^/•^>\v'^7^-i!«r^''?,7:r'';'fiv.'^l - •-•^1 April 18. 1957 *Red^ Goes 'Legit^ * Tries Art School A ten-year veteran in the • SIU, Seafarer Robert "Red" Fink had ample time to get to know the ways of life aboard ship and of aeamen ashore. During all this time, he was a •teady contributor of cartoons to the LOG, compensating for his lack of formal art training with a good comic touch. As' he would be the first to admit, where else but in a seaman's union could a guy named *' 'Red' Fink" find sol­ ace and still keep a sense of hu­ mor? A two-year stint in the Army from 1953-55, didn't dampen his ardor for the seagoing life one bit. Now a full-time student at the School of Visual Arts, New York City, "Red" decided to go "legit" last fall, wheh he enrolled in a three-year course with the aid of the 6l Bill. He still keeps in touch, attending SIU meetings and shipping during holiday periods. Here are some of his latest crea­ tions, which should ring a bell with everyone who's ever gone to sea. Pax* TUriecA SEAF ARERS LOG Good-Will Deed Earns French Dockers' Praise Supplementing the work of the striped-pants diplomats and foreign aid emissaries from the US, SIU "ambassadors in dungarees" on the Irenestar scored another mark for Amer•ican-French relations recently. "To the Captain/ and the SIU The incident earned high Crew, Mates and Engineers: "Wot do you guys mean you didn't know the coffee was for the Watch ... ?" praise and compliments from French port workers for the Irenestar crew after ncwS of their good­ will gesture got around, according to ship's delegate F. J. Johnson. It developed after a longshore boss at Rouen was killed the night before sailing in an accident in the number two hold. Meeting the need, the crew acted quickly to ease things for the longshoreman's widow. A collection aboard the ship pro-' duced a purse of 35,000 francs for the widow, Mrs. Queual, which at the even higher unofficial ex­ change rate amounted to a con­ siderable sum for the bereaved family. The official exchange rate is 350 francs to the dollar. Responding to the generosity of the crew, Mrs. Queual subsequently wrote to thank one and all for their friendly gesture. She was joined in this by the chief of longshore­ men at Rouen. The letter translated as follows: "We thank you very sincerely for the noble gesture you and the members of the crew made at the time of the mortal accident in the number two hold of your ship. "We were very touched by your remarks of sj^mpathy at this time. We beg you, dear Captain and all crewmembers of the SS Irenestar, to accept our sincere gratitude for your kindness." On Their Toes Tunesmith Wanted "Who's got the key now?" "Honey, what's a 'good' port?" MARYMAR (Calmar), March 1 — Chrirman, W. Cegg; Secretary. M. Flood. OS and chief steward left •hip due to injury. Discussion on coffee shortage and stores. J. T. Welch. Bequest keys for heads whUe In port to keep out people that are not supposed to use them. $5 in ship's fund. Urge cooperative -effort among members of crew. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), March 17—Chairman, WayneOgle; Secretary, Rundblad. Motion made to get air conditioner repaired. Steward asks crew to turn in aU sur­ plus linen as he runs short. VAL CHEM (Valentine), Feb. 3 — Chairman, J. D. Halpin; Secretary, W. ORION STAR (Orion), Feb. 24 — Chairman, BIsonnet; Secretary, Man­ ning. Report on the men that have left the ship, report has been sent to New York. Nests. Would like the captain or the chief mate to let them know when there is going to be a late meal. WILD RANGER (Waterman), March 3—Chairman, S. Andersen; Secretary, D. Ruddy. 313.89 in ships treasury. Words of appreciation to steward de- OREMAR (Ore Nav.), March 11 — Chairman, J. Shaw; Secretary, F. Pepevlch. One man missed ship in Balti­ more: two men missed ship In Chile and charged with desertion. Ship's fund $38.35. Some disputed overtime. Need more cots, fruit juices, silver­ ware, new refrigerator: better prepa­ ration of food. SANTORE (Ore), Feb. 4—Chairman, W. C. Byrd; Secretary, H. A. Auglna. The bosun who was injured by a fall of iron ore in Cruze Grande, C^e while loading, was hospitalized. SEA COMET 11 (Sealraders), March 3—Chairman, W. A. Harper; Secre­ tary, H. D. Carney. Motion made to have the ship fumigated. •r" LONCVIEW VICTORY (Victory), Feb. 17—Chairman, J. Lewis; Secre­ tary, M. Caddy. Drinking and fight­ ing aboard. Some disputed overtime. New delegate, secretary-reporter and treasurer elected. Bosun stated he has only 4 or 5 men to turn to for se­ curing gear at each port. OCEAN- EVELYN (Ocean Trans.), March 17—Chairman, B. Laffoon; Sec­ retary, R. Masters. Ship's fund $10. Delayed sailing disputed. Delegates to check repairs and keep list up to date. Vote of thanks to steward dept. PAN OCEANIC TRANSPORTER (Penn. Nav.), March 14—Chairman, Robert High; Secretary, Marion BaechIng. Ship's fund at present is $11. The mail situation on the scow is plain stinko. Ship's delegate contact boarding patrolman to see If some­ thing can be done about it. Water tanks on the bucket are in bad shape and require cleaning. SEA CLOUD (Pegor), Feb. 3—Chali^ man. Gage; Secretary, Yarborough. Due to a storm No. 1 life - boat smashed up and the depth sounder torn loose from its moorings. V. T. Nash. To change flavor of drinks and to bring cups back to messhall. and not to put cigarettes in cups. Ship's delegate resigned. New delegate elected. partment personnel. Suggest coUeetion for workaway who missed ship. YAKA (Waterman), March 3—Chair­ man, Jo. Touart; Secrotary, S. Joseph. Safety meeting to be held Monday 4th. Vote of thanks to the stewards dept. . SEASTAR (Triton), Feb. 17—Chair­ man, 6. Lawson; SecretarV, M. Bugawan. Vote of thanks to steward and the whole steward department for Job well done. Ship's delegate was in­ structed by chief mate that publle drinking on passageways won't b« tolerated and anyone caught will bo brought up to the authorities. There will be no fighting or performing on the ship and those who fight or per­ form. wiU be turned over to the boarding patrolman. R. Aguiar. Suggest each department wlU take care of cleaning washing machine room, slop sink. Ubrary. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Sealrain), March 14—Chairman, W. Jones; Secrotary, A. Lambert. Mop bucket need­ ed for black gang. Discussion was held on the purchase of magazines out of ships fund. Result, everybody should buy his own. CHOCTAW (Waterman),'March 3— Chairman, M. Cariin; Secretary, R. Johnson. The food Is very poor and ship is a 2nd rate feeder. Use of left­ overs carried to extremes. Steward says see patrolman but crew desires Improvement In meantime. STEEL SEAFARER (isthmian). Boo. IS—Chairman, R. F. Rrant; SocrotarY, ALCOA FENNANT (Alcoa), March II—Chairman, L. Joynar; Soaratary, STEEL ROVER (isthmian), March 10 —Chairman, C. Reyes; Secretary, T. Oaspar. AU hands to cooperate in using the washing machine properly. Suggestion to have exterminator in rooms, pantry and messhalL JOHN e. (Atlantic Carriers), March 14—Chairman, S. Szantos; Secretary, ROBIN KETTERING (Seas Shipping), March 17—Chairman, H. Denton; Sec­ retary, J. Hannay. Two men missed ship: rejoined later. Ship's fund $20.50. Few hours disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Crew warned not to discuss business in bar rooms. Re­ quest better grade of sausage and bologna. Cots and extra linen to be turned In. SEAMONiTOR (Excelsisr), Feb. 24— Chairman, J. Cartiar: Secretary, D. Babcock. Three men missed ship. Some disputed overtime—to be set­ tled at payoff. Picked up one NMU \man. Motion to caU meeting In pres­ ence of patrolman: find out If ship­ ping rules were broken when steward was shipped. Investigate quaUty of penicillin. Check welfare benefits of member's family. STEEL ARCHITECT (isthmian), March 3—Chairman, E. Ott; Secretary, C. Rltter. Report on safety program. Repair Ust to be submitted. Ship's fund $12.33. Some disputed over. time. Ship to be fumigated for rats and roachesSEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Saatrain), March 33—Chairman, V. Whitney; Secretary, E. Lanier. Slilp's fund $$.54. Some disputed evcrtlrae. One Apparently Seafarer William Willdridge is turning out tunes and lyrics faster than he can handle them now. Willdridge has sent out a hurry-up call for a collaborator to work on the songs and help him round out the loose ends. A frequent con­ tributor of poetry for the LOG, he has had a couple of songs played on radio stations in Bos­ ton and has some more on the fire. Anyone who's interested can contact him c7o the SIU hall in Lake Charles, at 1419 Ryan St. Keeping things running smoothly on the Maxton, this trio is part of the black gang on the "piggyback" tanker. Pictured (I to r) are Fred Morrison, wiper; Charles Eagleson, oiler, and Chris the Turk, fireman. Eagleson, the engine delegate, sent in' the photo. man missed ship. New delegate and secretary - reporter elected. Crew warned to take care of washing ma­ chine and TV set. Out rooms to bfe sougeed. All outside doors to be closed to keep rooms quiet and warm. Vote of thanks to cook for job well done in absence of steward. tentative voyage Itinerary; delegate advised careful perusal of contract clarifications pertaining to overtime. New secretary-reporter and treasurer elected. Report accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Minor repairs being made in foc'sles and bathrooms. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), March 19—Chairman, D. Keddy; Secretary, J. Resinosa. All foc'sles, bathrooms and showers to be painted. All re­ pairs checked. Laundry room to be locked at Singapore. Slop chest time to be posted in advance. Fire & boat drill station cards to be Issued by mate soon as possible. YORKMAR (Calmar), Feb. 2—Chair­ man, V. Paine; Secretary, B. Slaid. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 17 —Chairman, P. Van Wygcrden; Secre­ tary, F. Kustura. Repair list to be made up. Arrival pool to be made up and $20 to be put in ship's fund. Return all cups and glasses to pantry. YORKMAR (Calmar), March 17 — Chairman, J. Manard; Secretary, J. Archie. Ship's fund $16.22. One man Injured—taken of! ship. Beefs to be discussed with delegate. Washing ma­ chine to be left clean after using. Coffee mug and cups to be returned to pantry. Return cots. WACOSTA (Waterman), March 3— Chairman, S. Alpedo; Secretary, T. Scott. RepaU'S being made. Reported -3^ Four replacements in steward dept., 2 in engine dept. and 1 man reshipped in deck dept. Ship's fund $16.22. Some disputed overtime. Carpenter reshipped in Northwest. Discussion on better (^operation on orders from galley: more juices and fruit to be put out: better seasoning on vege­ tables: check ice boxes. WARRIOR (Waterman), March 17— Chairman, J. Ward; Secretary, M. Elliott. Sanitary system corrected somewhat. Good trip so far. Few hours hours overtime. Electrician ill. Reports accepted. Water tanks for wash water and drinking water to be cemented and painted out while ship Is undergoing repairs. Sample of wash water and drinking water to be turned over to US Coast Guard. Showers, bathrooms, recreation and laundry to he painted. Vote of thanks to steward department for fine sweets and job weU done. Suggestion to have water spigot placed on deck for stevadorcs: bunks to be reinforced—springs 4b straps too loose. Editor, ; SEAFARERS LOG. ! 675 Fourth Ave., ! Brooklyn 32. NY 5 I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— | please put my name on your mailing list. ; (Print Information) | N^kKdE a,...............a.................. STREET ADDRESS CITY I ZONE STATE • TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «ro on ol<l lubicribor and hovo a chan9a S addraii, plaaso fivo your formar addrasi balow: 5 ''> I CITY - -- - - ^Itaooae ZON STATE, .•ooeaeeaaeooaooooo • , P �1^ Pare Foarfeen Was This Dip Really Necessary? Among other things, the ships' minutes reports that pass through the LOG office every day are noteworthy for a certain quality of understatement. Whether they concern the rescue of a hundred people from a sinking ship or a blownout lightbulb, the record in the minutes is always brief. ways observed. The matter is usu­ Such is the case so far with a This doesn't mean it's to the ally left hanging In the air until report fgom 'the Sea train Texas, point, for the conventional "who, someone comes along who can put though our man of the hour wasn't even lucky enough to be left hang­ what, when and where" Is not al­ the pieces together. ing. He got a good dunking,-In fact, because "while painting over Mission Accompiished the side, someone cut [the] staging line, dumping [al man In [the] water. (Much discussion.)" Brevity—In Spades The quoted portion above :[ppresents the full text of the reference in the minutes of the Texas. This is true economj^of expression. (The words In brackets are ours —Ed.) Taking things over from there, we can assume the mishap got a good working over at the meeting. We don't know for silre whether the victim was ever hauled out of the water, but we have to assume he was. We can also assume no­ body Is going to encourage the practice of cutting guys adrift while they're hanging over the side. Life aboard ship is hazardous enough without adding anything to Its burdens. But we can't even let the matter rest there. Where did It happen? Gelling ready to knock off for the day, "Whitey" Hardaman, Was the culprit uncovered? Was wiper (left), and Malcolm Launey, engine maintenance, wind up the paint job ever finished? repairs to pipes on the deck of the tanker Fort Hoskins. Chester Come on, Texas, give us the wordl Coumas caught the pair with his camera. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CAUP. CrvlUe E. Abrams T. E. McCaffrey Edward Becker A. F. Martinez Noah C. Carver Alonzo M. MUefski Peder Espeseth George R. Nichola Andrew HarviUa Otta H. Palsson Floyd W. Haydon Louis Rosen WiUiam H. HoweU Fred D. Stagner Vlrgle H. Jordan R. A. Statham Alexander Leiner Shlo H. Sua USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Llnzyl Bosley Wm. McLaughlin Juan Mojlca James Brown Leo A. Freundlich Waldo OUver John Kanananaiill John Rekstin Patrick J. Lynch Walter G. Stuck* VA HOSPITAL LAKE CITY. FLA. Edward B. Blss USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F, Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke Rosendo Serrano James Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Omar O. Ames Henry Karpowlcs Ralph Armstrong George S. Lowe Alfred Bokan Roy L. McCannon Victor Cooper Edw. F. McGowan Lynwood Fitzgerald William H. Maxie Dan Gentry Francisco Mayo Gorman T. Glaze R. S. Nandkeshwar Eugencie Gonzales Wm. W. Rowland George Graham Charles T. Scott Carroll Harper Ople C. WaU John A. Hoffman USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Dominic DiSanto Charles Dwyer Chas. A. McCarthy John E. Powers Burly April 12. 195Y SEAFARERS LOG USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Edward Anderson Ahmed Mehssin John Minnahan Robert Bellveau A. Dokeris Thomas Moncho John Fancutt Francis Napoli Arthur J. Fortner Edward O'Rourk* Richard V. Gelling Eustaqulo Rivera EisteU Godfrey Jose Rodriguez Sam Jonas J. S. Simmons Alfred Kaju Richard Suttle James Llppincott Clarence WaUace Pasquale MarinelU BELLEVUB HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS William C. Brown Art ScheU George Howard Warren W. Smith Thomas J. Mooney USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Rudolf AvUa G. W. Culpepper Francis J. Boner Frederick T. HaU Puzzle Answer Bissiii adiQ sans rSiaDGG BSS QSCD (iSissigiSQ lEfflfissizia @[!1Q sins aeiiQ i Has amm safza sss (ZJBaB Qfzanc] BQS QnQS BQcas asm DSQS Fred M. HarreU Roscoe T. TUlett Leonard B. Merriam Clifford Vaughan' Henri J. Robin USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana B. J. Martin Eladlo Arls Albert MartinelU Fortunate Bacomo Vic Milazzo Frank T. CampbeU Joaquin Mlniz John J. DriscoU Norman J. Moore Robert E. Gilbert W. P. O'Dea wmiam Guenther Ben Omar Bart E. Guranick George G. Phlfer John Haas James M. Quinn Howard HaUey George E. Renale Talb Hassen Samuel B. Saunders Billy R. HIU G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Kevin B. SkeUy Ira H. KUgore Henry E. Smith Paul Koenlg Stanley F. Sokol Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frank J. Kubek Harry S. Tuttle Frederick Landry VlrgU E. Wllmoth Leonard Leidlg Pon P. Wing Archibald McGuigan USPHS HOSPITAI. SAVANNAH. GA. C. G. Barrineau Jimmle Littleton Albert Blrt Clarence Murray L. A. DeWltt John O'Connor Carl F. Kumrow A. H. Schwart* USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Jacob Buckalew Alois F. Mauffray Virgil Coash August Meyers Cloise Coats Michael Muzio Serio M. DeSosa Harold D. Napier William DriscoU J. S. O'Byrne Ben D. Foster Faustino Orjales Cedric Francis William Paris Crisanto Garfin Junest Ponson Leon.Gordon Randolph RatclUt William Havelln F. Regalado Sam Henry Harold S. Scott James Hudson Hubert Seymour Charles Johnson C. J. Shartzer Edward G. Knapp Toefii Smigielsld Walter J. LaCrolx Edward Smith Leo Lang Wert A. Spencer William Lawless Lonnle R. Tickle Louis Ledlngham James E. Ward L. Llenos D. G. Zerrudo Alexander Martin Jacob Zimmer Frank Martin Sees Unions Key To US Shipping To the Editor: It is the seamen who organ­ ized themselves into unions who have preserved America's maritime power. Thanks to these men, the gateways to the seven seas are open coming and going. In fact, were it not for the SIU and kindred unions, the American flag would be a rare sight in foreign ports. Yes, Old Glory's up there — because letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names mil be withheld upon request. Union md the best conditions in maritime history. As ship's delegate, I wish to state that we have a fine crew aboard here. However, we have some AK's on topside in the form of the mates. The chief is all over the ship and the 2nd and 3rd remind me of school­ boys as they try to make it hard for us. It has otherwise been a nice, enjoyable trip, so if any of you fellows want to make the ro­ mance run, well, this is it. The captain is a veiy nice, understanding fellow. He doesn't drink, but holds nothing against anyone who does as long as it doesn't interfere with the work. Lewis R. WiUiamson Ship's delegate (Ed. note; Brother Schorr urged an all-out "ship US" drive by unions to acquaint American businessmen with the advantages of using US rather thari foreign vessels.) 4 4 4" Halis News Of Union Gains American seamen organized and stuck together through thick and thin! Congratulations, men, To the Editor: Happy to hear through the one and all! BUI Vissaris LOG that all hands are enjoy­ ing fair shipping and that new it t 4" gains are being made for us sea­ Says Reports Go men. All hands aboard the Orion 'Liice Hotcakes' Clipper were sorry to hear of To the Editor: the unexpected death of Harry I am writing to you to ask if Lundeberg. We all appreciate you can include an extra copy the battles he led for good la­ of the SIU Headquarters Report bor conditions aboard ship. to Seafarers with the copies of We wish to put in a boost for the LOG you now send. the United Seamen's Service in As soon as the LOGs come Yokohama. Miss Jean Trisko, aboard the Del Mar, all 97 in port director, is a person who the crew want to read them and wiU go out of her way to be of the headquarters report. So far service. She was very helpful it has been practically impos­ on a couple of items of ship's sible to post the report and business and did not give us then still have it to read at the "I don't know for sure" rou­ a meeting. tine. She made several phone Someone always takes it calls and typed up letters which down and takes it to his room could-be useful to us. The res­ to get his glasses or something. taurant, bar and recreation fa­ Then at the meeting the ship cilities here are the best also. has to be searched to find it. We are having our rough If you could send us an extra spots on this run but intend to copy we could keep one in the bring her in .SlU-style and do files and post one. Then every­ the straightening up at the pay­ body could acquaint themselves off. with the contents and it could Richard C. Ranly be properly acted upon at the 4 4 4 meeting. Retired, Stiii C. M. Bowling Ship's Reporter Wants The LOG (Ed. note: Your suggestion To the Editor: has been put into effect for I am now residing in Brooklyn future mailings to the Del Mar and would like to have the LOG and similar ships. Nine LOGs mailed' to me here. You have already go tq^ these vessels.) been mailing the LOG to my 4 4= dad at Eagleton, Ark., and he it very much. Backs 'Ship US' appreciates But now though I have retired Union Campaign my SIU book, I would still very much like to keep up with To the Editor: We wish to compliment Harry Union affairs. I am working at St. Peters N. Schorr for his article in the LOG (Feb. 1, 1957). We on the Hospital in Brooklyn and enjoy Del Rio agree with him 100 per­ the work as well as my fellow­ ship with my fellow workers. cent. We'd also like to see more But please keep me on that letters of that kind published. mailing list in the future. Thurston Lewis We feel we have the greatest By Bernard Seaman �Aprl! 1957 SEAFARERS LOG C&H Strikers Win Best Part In Area Page Fifteen Another day j Another A9,000 (Continued from page 3) company and including the follow­ In hours means an increase in the ing benefits: Death benefit. $5,000. work force and greater take home Hospital room and board for pay.) employees and dependents, • Nine paid holidays, $12 a day up to a maximum of • Two weeks' paid vacation an­ 70 days in private hosiptals; nually. $6 a day in USPHS hospitals. All hospital extras up to a • A manning scale calling J^or maximum of $300 and 75 per­ 11-man crews with a double watch cent of additional charges up system on tideiands-canal and to $5,000. deep sea work. Surgical fees ranging up to • Non-occupational Illness and $350 maximum, based on injury benefits ranging from 15 schedula set out in policy. to 45 days with pay annually de­ Doctors' calls before sur­ pending upon length of service in gery, $5 a day up to maximum the fleet. of 70 days. Supplementary accident ex­ • Payment of wages, transporta­ penses, $300. tion and subsistence to men trans­ Weekly disability income, ferred to tugs away from home $25 weekly up to 52 weeks. port or relieved at points other Maternity benefit, $200 max­ than the home port. imum. • A $15 monthly differential for Negotiations for the SIU were deck and engine offlcers who ob­ conducted by Matthews, Williams tain licenses. and rank and file tugboatmen • Job security guarantees in­ Harry L. Coker, George Jordan, cluding a seniority system govern­ Van H. Court, Jr., Jack Kelly, ing promotions, transfers and lay­ Morgan Childers, Robert W. Wix and Edward E. Morris. Serving in offs. an advisory capacity throughout • Maximum unio^ security pro­ was SIU attorney Marion C. Ladvisions permissible under Texas Wig, of the firm of Dixie, Ryan state laws. and Schulmah, who was highly (Continued from page 3) • A health and life insurance commended by the negotiating light of the breakdown of the program paid for entirely by the committee for his assistance. screening program. On the organizing front, the com­ mittee urged intensification of or­ ganizing by all affiliates and also set up a three man committee to EVERYSUNDAY develop organizing potential on the DIRECT VOICE; Great Lakes. Anthony Koriok Of general interest was a strong BROADCAST Please contact your sister Fat on business matters. Contact her care of Mrs. Louis Qualtiers, 1425 W. 35 St., Erie, Penn. Ex-Sfony Creek Ship's fund of $8.30 was donated to the LOG after ship transferred foreign. A. Goldsmit. Kenneth Lewis Thomas McGuigan would like to get in touch with you. His address is 16 N. 24 St., Camden 5, NJ. I At the end of November, 1956, the SIU Welfare and Vacation Plans passed a significant landmark when they paid out their ten millionth dollar. In four months since then, the Plans have paid another $1 million to Seafarers. j •ii Impressive figures? Sure. But it looks even better this way: At that rate the two Plans pay close to $9,000 each day in benefits, which Seafarers never received a, few years ago. Ifs further proof of the value of these Plans to the working seaman. SEAFARERS VACATION PLAN WELFARE PUN SiU of NA Acts On Major Issues statement on freedom of the seas particularly as the principle ap­ plies to the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba. Efforts of shipov/ner groups to evade Justice De­ partment jurisdiction over com­ pany mergers were assailed and extension of minimum wage cover­ age to seamen sought. On the labor scene the conven- 1 "THE VOICE of the MTD" To' Ships In Atlantic South American and European Waters • WFK-3», 19150 KC* Ships In Caribbean. East Coast of South America, South Atlantic . and East Coast of United States • WFL.OS, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean. West "• Coast of South Amer­ ica. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD Round-the-World Broadcasts continue ... I every Sunday, 1915 OMT {2'.liPM EST Sunday) WCO-13010 KCs Europe and No. America WCO-1090I.S KCs East Coast So. America WCO-22407. KCs West Coast So. America Evsry Monday, 0315 CMT (10:15 PM ESTSundav) WMM 25-15807 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES REPARTMENT AFL-CIO ssii Keep Draff Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes. of address through the use of the post cards furnished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. SIU, A&G District Among A&G delegates to the SIU of NA Convention were: (l-r): Lindsey Williams, Steve Cardullo, Gal Tanner and Marty Breithoff. Others (not shown] Vere Earl Sheppard and Paul Hall. WILMINGTON. Calif 905 Marine Ave. PORT COLBORNE Ontario Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltimore St. HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. Earl SheppariL Asent EAstem T-8900 SECRETARY-TREASURER BOSTON 276 State St. Paul Hall James Sheehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS C. Simmons. Joint HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. J. Algina. Deck W. HaU, Joint A. Michelet. Aaent Capital T-6S38 J. ^pian. Eng. E. Mooney. Std, R. Matthews. Joint LAKE CHARLES. La 1416 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlocfc 6-9744 SUP 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. E. EMpire 4-9719 VICTORIA. BC 617'A Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. HONOLULU... Ckl Tanner. A|fnt HEmlock 2-1754 16 Merchant St. BAGOTVILLE. Quebec Phone 9-8777 MORGAN CITY Tom Gould. Agent 211 SW Clay St. THOROLD. Ontario CApital 3-4330 612 Front St. PORTLAND Phone 2196 92 St. Davids St. CAnaJ 7-3202 NEW ORLEANS 623 BlenvlUe St. RICHMOND, Calif... 510 Macdonald Ave. QUEBEC.. Lindsey WilUam*. Agent Tulaao-8626 ' BEacon 2-0925 Quebeo NEW YORK 0 • NORFOLK Ben Bees. Agent 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn SAN FRANCISCO BYacinth S-8600 127-129 Bank St. SEATTLE MAdlstm 2-9634 PHILADELPHIA.. ,.637 Market St. 6. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1639 PUERTA de TIERRA PR. 101 Pelayo Sal CoUg, Agent Fhone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Marty Breithotf, Agent Douglai 2-9479 SAVANNAH Abercom St. E. B. McAuley. Ax«nt Adama 3-1728 SEATTLB .... i... .2909 1st Ave. Jett QiUiitte. iVgent BUlott 4334 TAMPX......W1 8U N. Franklin St. Tom Banning! Ai -Pm honw 2-1323 WILMINGTON NEW YORK. 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN • Douglas 2-8363 NB 2509 Ut Ave. Main 0290 20 Elgin St. Phone: 54-5 .85 St. Pierre St. Fhone: 3-1569 ^ .. A85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District 909 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO. NY HYacintb 9-6165 CLEVELAND 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 ; 1038 3rd St. HALIFAX. N.S .....128V6 HoIUs St. DETROIT Phone 3-8911 , Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West DULUTH ; . ..531 W. Michigan St. PLateau 8161 ; Phone: Randolph 2-4110 FORT WU.L1AM... ^30 .Sirap;?on St, J SOUTIi CHICAGQ,:;..,, ,,..3261 E. 92nd St. Ontario. ': v-. - . Phon*::3-3221i: t>/ i Canadian District tion went on record as fully en­ dorsing the ethical practices code adopted by the AFL-CIO. Subse­ quently the A&G District's mem­ bership in meetings up and down the coast unanimously endorsed the convention's action. Reports were presented from the various affiliates of the inter­ national detailing developments over the past two years. The A&G District's report is summarized on page 6.) Guest Speakers Delegates heard addresses from a number, of prominent public fig­ ures, including Governor Goodwin Knight - of California; Mayor George Christopher, San Francis­ co; Einar Johnasen" and Harald Eriksen of the Norwegian Sea­ men's Association; Larry Long, president of the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen; Harry O'Reilly, director of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO; Captain C. T. Atkins, national president of the Masters, Mates and Pilots, and Captain George Decker of Seattle, first vice-president of MM&P; Neil Haggerty, secretary-treasurer of the California State Federation of La­ bor and many others. Officers Elected Elected as officers in addition to Hall, Weisherger and Tanner were the following: John Hawk, secre­ tary-treasurer; and vice-presidents Andrea Gomez, Lester Caveny, Lester Baiinger, Ed. Turner, Capt. John M. Fox, Hal C. Banks, S. E. Bennett and Ramond T. McKay. It was agreed that the next con­ vention will be held in Montreal, Canada, in 1959, which will make it coincident with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. Ray Sfate Still Quiet BOSTON — Things have been very quiet on the shipping front for the past two weeks. Although ob activity has picked up some­ what since the last period, the out­ look for this. Dort is still uncertain. The Bradford Island and Council Grove (Cities Service) both paid off and signed on. Bents Fort (Cities Service); Bobin Kettering, Robin Kirk (Seas); and Jefferson • City Victory (Victory Carriers) put infjLiwxiif tA h.x eorniood , �Vol. XIX No. 8 SEAFARERS LOG > W—V • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Major Progress Since '51 Marks MCS Birthday Just two years ago this month, seamen on the West Coast paved the way for firm establishment of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union by voting in favor of the SIU Pacific District, 3,931 to 1,004. The election climaxed a four-year new headquarters hall in San organizing drive by the MCS Francisco and opened a training with the support of the Sailors Un­ ion and other SIU affiliates, to oust the Communist-dominated Nation­ al Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. When the ballot count was com­ pleted on April 4, 1955, it marked the end of 20 years of Communist operatons aboard US merchant ships. It also established a single bargaining unit, the SIU Pacific District, for the first time, repre­ senting sailors, firemen and cooks on the West Coast. That arrangement is now bear­ ing fruit with representatives of the three West Coast unions mov­ ing towards merger of their pen­ sion funds, which will result in in­ creased benefits for the member­ ship and more efficient adminis­ tration. The MCS was chartered by the SIU of North America just four years ago this coming Sunday, back on April 15, 1951. and upgrading center offering 90 day courses for all ratings, both freight and passenger ship. The training center is located on 350 acres of ranchland near Santa Rosa, Calif. Board, room and tui­ Jubilant scene at San Fran­ tion is free to students who qualify. cisco MCS hall two years ago Followea Party Line (above) heralded 4-1 victory For years before the vote vic­ of SlUNA forces over Harry tory of the Pacific District, the Bridges in a three-department steward departments on West coast West Coast ship election. ships had been seagoing strong­ holds of Harry Bridges and the The win ended a 20-year fight Communist Party. Under the lead­ against the remnants of Com­ ership of Hugh Bryson, the nowmunist-dominated unionism In defunct National Union of Marine WC maritime. At right, Cooks and Stewards had worked MCS member Juan Morales hand in glove with Bridges and fol­ (standing) casts ballot at un­ lowed every twist and turn of the ion's NY hall in the current Communist line. membership referendum on In 1950, NUMC&S was expelled MCS constitution. :Polls com­ •by the CIO for its endorsement of mitteemen are Rao Sam Nwe the North Korean invasion of and David Ladesman. Char­ South Korea as well as its con­ sistent record of participation in tered six years ago this Mon­ Communist causes. That opened day by the SlUNA, the MCS the door toward organization of a has established itself as a ma­ non-Communist union in the field. jor ship union since 1955. NMU Quit Field The National Maritime Union apparatus. On the other hand, the made some tentative gestures to late Harry Lundeberg gave a group organize on the West Coast but of non-Communist cooks and stew­ quickly withdrew when it found it ards a charter as the Marine Cooks would have to. buck Harry Bridges' and' Stewards and along with the •- r J'-. ! Marine Firemen's Union backed them solidly in a four-year fight to oust the. Brldges-Bryson com­ bine. Once MCS started organizing in 'Screenos' Shipping From All Coasts, Bridges' Front Boasts Head of the now-defunct NUMC&S, Hugh Bryson helped maintain last Commu­ nist foothold on WC ships. mmr. ife:;:;:' In the cooks union itself, the two years have brought consider­ able progress, organizationally and otherwise. Currently, the member­ ship is voting in referendum ballot on the adoption of a constitution which will govern the conduct of union affairs if approved. The vot­ ing began on March 18th and will continue for 90 days. Set Election Procedure Provisions of the proposed con­ stitution call for the election of a secretary-treasurer, assistant sec­ retary-treasurer and port agents and patrolmen for three year pe­ riods. The document also provides for rank and file trials and appeals committees end appeals procedure, 'and rank and file quarterly finance committees. It spells out the duties of officers, election of meet­ ing chairmen, negotiating commit­ tee members and other commit­ tees, amending procedure, controls over expenditures and other items of importance. MCS already has constructed a earnest, the counter-pressure was put on by the waterfront Commu'nists. Men suspected of SIU sym­ pathies were expelled from the un­ ion, forced off the ships and in many instances dumped ^nd worked over soundly. Sanctuary With Bridges In 1954, MCS filed a petition for a National Labor Relations Board election. Bridges countered by or­ ganizing "Local 100" of his long­ shore union as a haven for the dis­ SAN FRANCISCO—Further evidence that Communist sympathizers and other "screenos" credited NUMC&S. MCS was pre­ are now shipping on US merchant vessels has been provided by the Committee Against vented from winning a clear ma­ Waterfront Screening. The Committee, which is a front organization backed up by jority by Bridges' strategy of call­ Harry Bridges, lists numbers, ing for a "no union" vote. dates and places in its latest ciation- in September, 1947. Sub­ feel that it is more important to The following year saw the SIU information bulletin, spelling sequently he was arrested in con­ protect its witnesses .than to root Pacific District petition for a new out where It has gotten its mem­ nection with a fund-raising benefit out subversives, if any, on US election and overwhelm "Local bers aboard American flag ships. at his home for the "People's ships. 100" by 3,931 to .1,004. Last month in Washington, Vice World," official Communist Party Admiral Alfred C. Richmond, com­ paper in San Francisco. He plead­ mandant of the Coast Guard, told ed guilty to the charge at the time. Congress that the screening pro­ The committee adds that the gram had broken down and that Marine Firemen's Union in San 169 suspected subversives are cur­ Francisco is being sued by one of rently sailing aboard US ships. In its bulletin, the Committee the screened seamen, because it al­ Against Waterfront Screening re­ legedly refused to dispatch him to WASHINGTON—Five government owned Cl's, sold to the ports men shipping out of both a ship. In effect then, the "screen­ os" are using the Taft-Hartley law Philippiiie Government for inter-island trade, have been found West and East Coast ports. In New York, for example, the against the unions to force them operating in the South China trade and elsewhere in Asia, committee bulletin says, "Some of to register all comers. Although the sale of theses" TWust Produce Witnesses the brothers who were screened vessels was conditioned by grounds of unfair competition. The breakdown of the screening their use solely irpinter-island They have held that these vessels, lately, '53-'55, went to the NMU hall and were registered in Group program came after a series of or intercoastal trade, permission even where actually "limited" to 1 because they had enough sea court decisions which, in effect,, was given by Commerce Secretary domestic operations, release other time to qualify. These men have said that the Coast Guard cannot Sinclair Weeks for the Philippines ships of that nation for interna­ been in and out already." screen men unless it brings forth to use them in international trade. tional trade. In' Seattle; the committee re­ witnesses and gives the accused Mr. Weeks based his authority to The news about the C-ls coihes ports, men are shipping group 1 their tfuditional right to cross-ex­ grant such permission on an over­ at a time when several other na­ and Group 2 from the NMU hall, amine these witnesses. looked phrase in the enabling act tions are' pressing for sale of U^ but "it takes a two to four month As a SEAFARERS LOG edito­ which had specified limitations on Government reserve tonnage, in-, card to get out." Group 1 is the rial pointed out in the March 15 the use of these vessels, but which eluding India, Turkey, Mexico and NMU's top seniority group; issue, the unavailability of wit­ continued . . or within such Peru. Most of these nations have Among the men who have nesses is probably due to the tra­ other limits as the Secretary of found sponsors for bills in Con­ shipped is Walter Stich, the secre­ ditional refusal of the Federal Bu­ Commerce may in the future find gress which also pledge that the tary of the Committee against reau of Investigation to reveal in­ reasonable and just." ships purchased will be used solely Waterfront screening, who went formants except where it considers The SIU and other maritime In that nation's domestic trade. out as an officer from San Fran­ a case of great importance. Other countries on line are unions have long been opposed to cisco. Stich, was ousted from the Consequently, the editorial con- the sale of Government^ reserve Ecuador, West Germany, trieste, Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ clude,4., the Governmept, aeems to. ships to foreign nations on the Japan, and . 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Title A name given to the resource April 12, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU SCORES MAJOR GULF TUG VICTORY SIU SET FOR 7-FLEET NLRB BALLOT ON BAT. HARBOR CRAFT SEAFARERS 1ST OIL CARGO TO ISRAEL VIA GULF OF AQABA MAJOR SIU TUG WIN IN SOUTH SIU OF NA ACTS ON KEY ISSUES SIU CLINIC TO OPEN SEAMEN’S ORGANIZATION AND GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE REPORT AFL-CIO SUSPENDS BECK, FILES CHARGE SUBSIDED OWNERS GANG UP AGAINST SHIP TRANSFER LIMITS CALIF. STATE AFL ELECTS WEISERGER VICE-PRES. MSTS CUTS DOWN ‘DEW LINE’ SHIPS MORE SURPLUS AID VOTED; SHIPS MAY VISIT POLAND CREWS’ AID FOR SAFETYURGED IN NY TUXFORD ‘WORLD’S CHAMP’ IN SAFETY 4-DAY BATTLE SAVES CRIPPLED FELTORE; SHIP BACK IN ACTION ALA. LEASES TIDAL LAND OIL FIELDS MANNING SCALES FACE FMB CUTS MEBA RAPS NMU ATTACK ON OFFICERS HOUSE POLE-AXES FUNDS FOR NEW US-FLAG SHIPS GOOD-WILL DEED EARNS FRENCH OCKERS’ PRAISE MAJOR PROGRESS SINCE ’51 MAKS MCS BIRTHDAY 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 4/12/1957 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. XIX, No. 8  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7b50d9dbd2459727914ee6ec78b7c2c7.PDF 2544090e1cf85fc46d14b5b79b120eaf PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. 9 ^ SEAFARERS LOG April:16 1953r • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • -I -Story On Page 3 Open 1st Medical Center Story On Page 3 l-'C ' Mfr... Ifz Dedicafion Of SlU Center Senator Warren Magnuson cuts ribbon formally opening first seamen's medical center 'as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall (left) and Dr. Aaron Kottler of Kings County Medical Society look on. Above, Dr. ioseph Logue, director of center, speaks at cererstoiy on page $, Other photos on back page.) -r'4 :-i. �Fare Two SEAFARERS LOG A^l 26. I95r MEBA Vows Continued Coal Fight, Hits Cur ran WASHING-TON—Again expressing determination to fight the American Coal beef to a finish in conjunction with the deck officers union, Herbert Daggett, president of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, has denounced NMU President Joseph Curran's dis­ tortions of the facts of thei case. would have involved SIU with­ drawal from the field and recogni­ In a letter to AFL-CIO J. K. McLean, president, presents plaque to Copt. Emanuel Patronas (right) of the Wild Ranger for running the safest ship in the Waterman-Pan Atlantic fleet in the 1956 Safety Sweepstakes. The Wild Ranger had one lost-time accident during January, but completed the rest of the year unblemished. Wild Ranger Wins Award As Safest Waterman Ship The SS Wild Ranger is by no means as reckless as her name makes her out to be. The Waterman-Pan-Atlantic C-2 has Just been cited as the safest ship of the fleet for 1956, She had only one lost-time'*^ accident during a full year of operation totalling 382T04 man-hours of work, and that was in January, 1956. For the rest of the year, the Ranger had a spot­ less safety record among all the 39 SlU-manned ships in the com­ pany's combined fieet. News of the Wild Ranger's achievement comes in the wake of a "world's record" claim by the Robin Tuxford, also manned by an SIU crew. Until last December, the Tuxford had rolled up a record of 502 consecutive days without a single lost-time accident aboard. The ship's crew claims this topped all previous safety marks anywhere in the world for freight ships. Recognition for the Wild Ranger came in the form of a plaque awarded to the ship by company president J. K. McLean. The plaque will be fi.xed in the ship's companionway permanently. The Ranger will also have the privilege of dy­ ing a white safety fiag all the rest of the year to attest to its record among Waterman—Pan - Atlantic ships for 1956. Capt. Emanuel Patronas was master of the Ranger for most of the period involved. He is now commanding the Beau­ regard. Lk. Charles Machinists Win Strike LAKE CHARLES — The two month Machinist Union strike against the Columbia Southern Chemical Company has been set­ tled with the signing of a new contract embodying better wages and conditions. Talks are now on with Cities Service Refinery, but no difficulty over their contract is expected. Shipping in this area, i-eports Fort Agent Leroy Clarke has been very good during the past period. Quite a few men also shipped on SUP vessels. The Chiwawa, Bradford Island, CS Norfolk, Royal Oak, CS Miami, Government Camp (Cities Service!, Rion (Actium); Val Cfaem (Valen­ tine), and two SUP vessels hit the porf iSuf-lng trie' past period^ , President Meany, Daggett de­ clared "NMU President Curran's statements as published in the press . . . again attempt to distort the facts in the dispute of the AFLCIO licensed officer organizations with American Coal, a dispute which commenced lon^ before the SIU entered the picture. The ef­ forts of the national MEBA and MM&P to combat the large scale attempted invasion of our long es­ tablished jurisdiction by a com­ pany union set up by District 50 are brushed aside by Curran who refers to the picketing of American Coal ships by" the MEBA and MEBA President Herbert Daggett MM&P as 'only incidental to the eflort of SIU to bust NMU's legiti­ ized Meany's letter to Curran as mate contract with the company'." "correct in every detail . . ." as The Daggett letter, as quoted in to the facts of the Washington MEBA's official publication, "The meeting of marine unions and Amei'ican Marine Engineer" de­ further called Meany's proposals clared that Curran's distortions of "in the best tradition of basic trade fact were a challenge to the "in­ unfbn principles." tegrity and good judgement" of the "It was at this meeting that AFL-CIO president, It character- Meany made proposals which Joe Curran—Man Out Of Step For a fellow who was shouting.f he would "fight to the death" a couple of weeks ago. NMU Presi­ dent Joseph Curran has switched his pitch innumerable times since then. It was in the course of one of his diatribes against the SIU that Curran rose solemnly and pro­ claimed in capital letters "WE ARE PREPARED TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH." Hollywood never filmed a more stirring drama, but offhand it doesh't seem to have much bear­ ing on trade union issues. Curran started off originally be­ laboring SIU for daring to assert that it might claim a new shipping company. Then his watchword was that SIU was for "hiring off the dock." He worked that phrase thor­ oughly all the while that he was supporting District 50's company officers union which hired off the dock. Of course, every unlicensed man who has been hired for the American Coal ships was a union veteran from a union hiring hall, NMU and SIU. Tantrums Don't Work When he found that his tantrums weren't frightening off the SIU iiiiiiiiPiii and the AFL-CIO officers unions whipped, Curran has to have an Cun-an called on George Meany alibi in advance. The SIU, which and demanded that something be was so whip-able the day before, done. Meany took action accord­ "is fighting it dirty all the way." ingly; in fact he offered Curran Curran snivels further . . . "they the whole coal fleet if he would are following through in the same just live up to trade union prin­ unscrupulous Qnderhanded man­ ciples and support the officers. ner . . . Their officials showed no Curran's answer was an evasion inclination for taking on NMU in to cover up his obligations to Dis­ a fair fight." trict 50 and the company. Even the judiciary can't escape That called for him to whistle a without an attack on its integrity, new tune, and this time it was an "AFL-CIO Palace Guard" that was so the courts are accused of "anxi­ "scheming" against him. (Before ety to please the SIU." Then Curran shines up his coun­ that, he boasted the AFL-CIO would surely "call the SIU to ac­ terfeit halo and piously pro­ count.") The AFL-CIO suddenly claims "NMU will play the game became allies of the devil as part straight . . ." His idea of "playing of an "SIU swindle," and as for it straight" is to stooge for the George Meany—well in Curran's company and its company union. book he is guilty of "prejudice, The officers' unions are also al­ disregard for facts and personal ternately wheedled and scorned. rancor." According to Curran, it's okay for In the next scene we find Joe District 50 to hire off the street, Curran, bristling with anger and but the MEriA and MM&P are defiance and getting ready to "party to the effort to sabotage the "whip the SIU." But suddenly the union hiring hall" when they re­ setting chanties, just in case tlje fuse to be bulldozed by J9e CimranL ; Somehow, the audience is sup­ tion of exclusive jmisdiction for the NMU provided the latter sup­ ported the AFL-CIO officers un­ ions. All of the imions present, in­ cluding the SIU, a9cepted the Meany proposal, but the fiMU re­ jected it, apparently because of its prior commitments to District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The iatter is part owner of the com­ pany and also has contracts for the coal ship officers. WASHINGTON—Merchant Ma­ rine spokesmen here are keeping a watchful eye peeled as the Ad­ ministration's foreign-aid program faces possible sharp cuts in a Congressional economy drive. The US Chamber of Commerce, which has been a vocal spokesman for Government budget-cutting, led off the attack against foreign aid by calling for an $800 million re­ duction in the program. President Eisenhower's budget called for $4.4 billion for this purpose. A recent Senate study on for­ eign aid pointed out that the US maritime industry and of course, US seamen, are heavily dependent on foreign aid for cargoes. The cargoes provided by this program and by the agricultural surplus dis­ posal system are moved under the "50-50" law. With US ships' share of foreign cargoes shrinking to a new low, just about 18 percent, the Government-generated. business has become an increasingly large percentage of US ship cargoes. The Chamber of Commerce position was taken at hearings be­ fore a special Senate committee. Other testimony critical of the program was given by an ILO representative who told the com­ mittee that the program had dis­ regarded the need to improve la­ bor conditions in many areas. Some projects, he said, totally ignored the conditions of the workers in­ volved and as such reflected un­ favorably on the US.' Foreign aid has been slated as the'number one target of oppon­ ents of the President's budget. So far, most .of the budget-pruning has been in the House of Repre­ sentatives which initiates money bills. The House has not yet acted on the foreign aid issue. posed to get the impression that the AFL-CIO, the SIU, the SUP, the MEBA, the BME, the MM&P, the courts, the Labor Board and anyone else you might want to throw in are all playing dirty against clean, fair-playing Joe Cur­ ran. The only honorable ones in this Curran ^fantasy production are American Coal, the company union (which owns one-third of Ameri­ can Coal), and a fellow named Joe Curran. Vol. XIX No. 9 Of course, this isn't the fir.st April 28. 1987 time Curran-has found himself out of step with the labor movement and at loggerheads with the facts. There have been times before when he. deliberately aligned himself PAUI HAU, Secretary-Treasurer HERBIRX BRAND. £ditor. i BERNARO SEA­ with hostile forces against the in­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN terest of the labor movement. In SPIVACX, AL HARBIN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. Area Repre­ his treatment of trade union issues sentative. Bnx MOODT.- Gulf ' he has constantly employed the Stalinist technique. In this pat­ Publlihtd bIwMhIy ar th« haadquartara of tha Saafarara Intarnaticnal Union, Aftern he is a "militant trade union­ lantic A Culf Dlttricf, AFL-CIO, «75 Fourth ist" in Washington conferences and Avanuo, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tal. HYaclnth 9-*600. Entered aa sacond class matter the shipowners' boy down on the at tha Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under waterfront. This is just another the Act of AOS. 24, 1912. oqcasion the same yelp- 4. .. „ (l^e coal siory, page 8) SEAFARERS LOG �.y,, Par* Tbret: SEAFARERS LOG April 28.198T SlU SWEEPS BALT, TUG VOTE Port Total Almost Unanimous; Another NLPB Win Expected BALTIMORE—^Towboat and harbor craft workers of the Greater Baltimore area went to the polls this past week and registered a smashing, near-unanimous vote for SIU representation. An announcement by the National Labor Relations Board, which conducted^ subsidiary of United States Lines. ports and among workers in the the balloting, revealed that aMechanics at the Curtis Bay main­ tidelands oil industry. Major employees of five compan­ tenance shop and carfioatmen in SIU victories have been scored ies had voted 127 to 9 in Atlantic Transport were included in recently In both of these areas. the polling. The latter voted In A victory was also scored in the favor of the SlU Harbor separate balloting. The sixth com­ Baltimore area last month when and Inland Waterways Di­ pany* to be voted today is Arundel bargemen and bridgemen of the Western Maryland Railway ^Com­ vision, with five ballots voided. Sand and Gravel. Negotiations for a first-time SIU pany voted 28 to 0 for the SIU. A sixth company will be voted HIWD contract are expected to SIU Baltimore port agent Earl today, with indications that begin with the companies shortly. Sheppard hailed the outcome of the the results will follow the same Senator Warren Magnuson watches as SlU Sec.-Treas. Paul Hall unveils plaque dedicating,clinic in memory of Seafarer Pete Larsen. The plaque was placed on the wall behind the counter-in th* lobby of the clinic. pattern. Approximately 45 tugs and other harbor craft are involved. The five companies whose' employees went SIU in the NLRB balloting are Curtis Bay Towing, Harper Tow­ ing, Baker and Whitely, Baltimore Towage and Lighterage, and At­ lantic Transport, the last named Year-Long Campaign The NLRB voting climaxed an intensive, year-long organizing campaign by the SIU among the Baltimore area's towboat and harbor craft workers. At the same time, intensive SIU organizing campaigns have been carried on among tugboat workers in Gulf First Sea Union Medical Center Now Open In NY With Senator Warren Magnuson cutting the ceremonial ribbon, the Seafarers Welfare Plan medical center, first seamen's health center in maritime, was officially opened in Brooklyn on Tuesday, April 16. The next morning the center was functioning in full swing, giving complete physical examinations to Seafarers and ^recommending treatment The following is the text on where necessary by private Foreign Commerce Committee, Larsen in whose honor the center cited the center as an example of was named. Larsen was so hon­ the plaque dedicated to Pete physicians or the Public "union responsibility'* and union ored, Hall said, "not because he Larsen: "The first to be established under provisions of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan, this medi­ cal center is dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen (1924-1956) who was representa­ tive of tbe thousands of Sea­ farers playing a vital role in the functioning of the American merchant marine. Like them, he contributed to the improve­ ment of conditions achieved for all Seafarers. This center stands as an example of these achievements. "The Union and management are jointly sponsoring this med­ ical center—^first In the mari­ time industry—^to advance fur­ ther the health and well-being of the seafaring man." maturity. Recalling the days when was a hero, but because the memHealth Service.merchant ships were considered a Conilnued on Page 15 Dedication ceremonies for the center, which is named the dumping ground, Magnuson point­ Pete Larsen Memorial Clinic, drew an audience of more than 500 guests from the ranks of the in­ dustry, various Government agen­ cies including the US Publifc Health Service and the Coast Guard, the medical profession, and the trade union movement, plus Seafarers themselves off nearby ships and from the headquarters hall. The center Is located at 3rd Avenue and 21st Street, Brooklyn, just one block from the headquar­ ters hall and a few steps from the Bull Line docks. Before the ribbon-cutting, the audience heard brief dedication speeches. In his remarks to the au­ dience, Senator Magnuson, chair­ man of the Senate Interstate and ed to the center as an example of the tremendous progress achieved by marine unions and the maritime industry as a whole. Turning to industry problems, the Senator indicated he would press strongly for some kind of limitation on ship transfers. He staunchly defended Government aid to the merchant marine as es­ sential to the national economy and national defense. "The whole cost of shipping sub­ sidy for one year," he pointed out, is not more than the cost of a single Navy cruiser." 'Good Union Man* SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall also spoke at the dedication to pay tribute to the late Pete A few of the cnqny Seafarers and guests who attended the dedication of the health center ]am th* lobby of Jhe clinicofter the ceremonies. " ' " * ' V voting as "convincing proof that harbor workers want representa­ tion by an established seaman's union. Lack of such representation in the past has resulted in Bal­ timore area harbor worker® lagging behind other ports on all aspects of their wages and working condi­ tions.'Closing The Gap' "Our first order of business here," Sheppard said, "is to start closing this gap. We intend to continue our efforts and to support the Greater Baltimore harbor workers in their fight for decent wages and working conditions, just as we have successfully done among workers in other areas." The SIU was the only union en the ballot in the six-fieet vote. Another organization in the field, District 50 of the United Mine Workers, could not qualify for a place on the ballot, but attempted to get the Baltimore harbor men to vote for "no union." The Dis­ trict 50 campaign was able to muster only nine votes against the SIU. A factor in the vote was unContinued on Page 15 Well-Wishers Laud Center As Milestone Heralded as a major achievement in maritime, the launch­ ing 'of the Seafarers Welfare Jlan Medical Department in Brooklyn was also greeted by a flood of congratulatory mes­ sages sent to the Union fromf, AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington and trade union. Government and shipping officials from all over the nation. Among the messages received was one from David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union; "Delighted to extend heartfelt congratulations on Important occa­ sion of dedication of your union's medical department. This marks another step forward by your un­ ion in bringing to your members added services so essential to the health and well-being of the Sea­ farers. "May you continue on the pro­ gressive road along which you have come." ILGWU Pres., David Dubinsky A similar wire came from Mor­ ris Brand, medical director of the of the ILG, which maintains its Sidney Hillman Health Center op­ own health center in that city. erated by the Amalgamated Cloth­ A message from David Siegal, ing Workers. Dr. Brand is also president. New York Dining Room president of the Association of La­ Employees Local 1 of the Hotel bor Health Administrators. "Con­ and Restaurant Workers, said in gratulations to the Seafarers Un­ part: "When I consider ... the for­ ion," he wired, "for making avail­ ward strides made by your union, able medical service to members in I feel justified in saying the Sea­ your own center, which will add farers are deserving of the great­ greatly to health and well-being of est praise . . ." membership." Dr. Leona Baumgartner, New "Warmest congratulations" also York City Commissioner of Health, came from Bill Ross, manager of lauded the "excellent facmtiea".of th* iPhiladelphia Dress Jbint Board th* center. • •• �L [ ' Faf« Four SEAFARERS LOG April 26, 1957 Stoklng's Not A Lost Art Yet 1/ ' I'- Fireman Bishop Creeck of the SlU Grer^l" Lakes District throws bucketful of coal on fire of the Huron, a bulk carrier. Huron was slated for conversion to oil, but rising price of fuel has kept her on a cool diet. SlU Men Making Log Limit Work NEW YORK—^Negotiation of logging limits in the SIU con­ tract has paid off, Claude Simmons, New York port agent de­ clared, Last year, he said, the operators fought strenuously when the Union negotiated the"*^ just rights, he will in turn give you clause to do away with two your just due." for one loggings in the con­ Shipping Up Strongly tract. Some of them claimed the performance of many of the ships' crews would get worse because there would be less disciplinary control. There has been no indication of this development. On the con­ trary, Simmons announced, most of the crews have shown themselves very competent in disciplining themselves and in improving their performance. "It all goes to show," he said, "that if you give a man his 2 Contracts Granted For Atom Ship r, Ij-t T WASHINGTON'—Two contracts for the plan, design and engineer­ ing of the newly proposed nuclearpowered passenger - cargo vessel have been granted to the firms of George G. Sharp, Inc., and Babcock and Wilcox. Clarence G. Morse, Maritime Administrator, announced that the contract for the preparation of the specification and associated engi­ neering work had been awarded to the Sharp organization, well-known designers in the maritime industry. They have designed such vessels as the Del Norte (Mississippi), the Panama, Cristobal, and Ancon (Panama). A $9 million contract covering the design, and development of a nuclear reactor and components of the ship's propulsion plant was awarded by the Atomic Energy Commission to Babcock and Wilcox. The plans call for a pressurized water reactor of an advanced type capable of a continuous output of 20,000 shaft horsepower. The reactor will be unclassfied and the technology developed in the project will be available to American in­ dustry. The new vessel, the first Ameri­ can built merchant vessel to be propelled by a nuclear energy, is ccbeduled for completion by early 186(L Shipping during the past period has picked up notably in this port. Besides 20 vessels paying off, 4 signing on, and 17 in-transit. Wa­ terman's SS Warrior came out of the shipyard and took on a full crew. The Kathryn, Hilton, Beatrice, Angelina, Frances (Bull); Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Ran­ ger, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Topa Topa, Yaka (Water­ man); Steel King, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Robin Wentley (Seas); Cantigny, Royal Oak, CS Norfolk (Cities Service), and Sea Monitor (Excelsior) all paid off. The Robin Kettering, llobin Kirk (Seas), Topa Topa and Yaka signed on. The Sea Monitor has been sold by Excelsior Steam Ship Company to Grainfleet Steam Ship Com­ pany, both SlU-contracted opera­ tors. It should be taking on a full crew within the next few days. They're I all talking I I I about I I I Notify Union On LOG Mail As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to numerous clubs, bars and other overseas spots where Sea­ farers congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves calling all SIU steam­ ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the basis of the information sup­ plied by the ship operator, three copies of the LOG, the head­ quarters report and minutes forms are then airmailed to the company agent in the next port of call. Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LOGs at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Sea­ farer so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers congregate there. As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that die Union can maintain a day-to-day check on the accu­ racy of its mailing lists. I I I I I I it. . . I I Of course they're all talking about it, for safety should be everyone's Immedi­ ate concern. A Setifarer out at sea is far more suspectible to accident than a shoreside worker because a ship is a more dan­ gerous place to be. What's more, he finds it much tmore difficult to receive proper care than while he's ashore. That's where the shipboard safety com­ mittees come in. It's their fob to translate the talk into action, to see to it that every­ thing is as shipshape as humanly possible and that everyone does his Job properly. The easiest, and fastest, way of letting your shipmates know of accident areas and of safer ways of working is to talk it up at the safety discussions. Help your shipboard safety committee make your ship the safest one afloat. I 1 I An KJ,o^Sofe' 'Ship I �- SEAFARERS LOG April 29.1957 Page Fire Doubt Runaway Ships Available For US Needs •WASHINGTON—strong doubts that ships transferred to runaway flags would be available for American use in time of emergency have been voiced by Sen. Warren Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Com-' merce Committee. has been introduced by Sen. Mag­ Highlighting Senate hear­ nuson, and is being considered by The SS GaJeway City at Mobile shipyards where she is now being converted into a traiiership. The former C-2 is the first of four Pan Atlantic vessels, scheduled for sea-land trailer operations by the end of the year. ShipVill carry 204 loaded trailer bodies. Conversion Work Starts On First Containership MOBILE—Work is already underway converting the SS Gateway City into a contain­ ership, the first step in Pan Atlantic Steamship Company's revolutionary sea-land trailership program The Gateway City is the Each trailer will be specially tracks. These tracks are tested at first of four C-2's the company fitted with four corner posts to any angle, or degree of list, there­ plans to covert into trailer- enable them to be safely stacked, by simulating conditions that can _8hips and Iiave In operation by the end of the year. ~ The Azalea City is due in the Mobile shipyard by April 26, the Bienville sometime in early July, and the Fairland in mid-July. They will mark the be­ ginning of a new type, of coastwise Service to be offered by Pan-At­ lantic. The conersion program consists, in part, of the- addition of sponsons amidship each vessel. These spon. sons, which will cover some 370 feet, will add about 72 feet to the width of the vessel, and will help stabilize the ship while loading and tinloading. The yard will also re­ move the conventional cargo booms from the vessels and add two spe­ cial' traveling cranes, fore and aft. These cranes, will stand on legs that -roll on tracks along the edge of the vessel. They have two ex­ tensions overhanging the sides of the ships. The trailers will be hauled up under the craned which will pick them from their chassis, carry them laterally across the deck, and deposit them in the hold. one on top of the other, without danger of their crumpling. There will be five layers of trailers be­ low deck, and one trailer on top of the hatch cover. The ships will be able to carry 204 trailers apiece. A spokesman for the Skagit Steel Company, builders of the cranes, said all of the cranes, will be fully rigged on the plant ground be expected in the loading and unloading at the docks. Pan Atlantic plans eventually to convert more vessels under their long range program. In order to accomplish this, the Pan-Atlantic breakbulk coastwise service will be suspended at the completion of the voyage of the SS Warrior in early May. Okay Isthmian's Bid For 8 Victory Ships WASHfNGTON—Isthmian's application to charter eight Government-owned "Victory ships for the India and Persian Gulf runs has been approv^ by the Federal Maritime Boai^d. The first of the ships , is ex--* pected to go Into service by will include strategic materials like ^ maiiganese and other ores June 1. Under terms of the Board's an­ nouncement, the SIU - contracted operator ^vili carry commercial cargo outbound on its regular berth service. The homeward cargo Highly recommended by the The Asiatic cooking of George ship's safety committee on the Mi Chang, reports ship's delegate Antinous was the following pro­ John Jellette, is converting the cedure suggested crew of the Ideal X into real curry by engine depart­ eaters. George is ment safety rep­ loading the boys resentative John u p with some Brady. Brady mighty flne egg suggested that foo young and cluster lights be other assorted •picked up each Far East dishes. day in port when You couldn't find used and checked by the electri­ any better this Chang Brady side of Hong cian. Bad ones would then be taken to the elec­ Kong, the gang says. trical locker for repairs and good » * » ones would be kept in the mast locker. Following this procedure, In appreciation of a fine Job he said, the rest of the crew would done, the crew of the Barbara be assured that any light found in Frietchie extended a vote of the mast locker would be in good thanks to J. W. Corcoran as he re­ working condition. This would signed as ship's delegate. James also cut down on the number of "Seabiscnlt" McFarlin was elected cluster lights which have bad plugs to the post by acclamation. Thanks which could cause a flashback were also given to F. Hipp of the' when plugged in, severely burn­ "Mae" and C. Nelson, hisjsuccessor ing the^'pne handlipg lt» PS fhip'a 4elegateiL r- from India. The ships are ex­ pected to be under charter for 18 months. In approving the breakout, the FMB noted that Isthmian ships on the two runs have been sailing fully loaded since last summer, and that the company has had to refuse cargo for the areas because it could not charter private tonnage. It also observed that cargo offer­ ings on the runs have increased by SO percent in recent months. Ad­ ditional cargo is expected as the Government's Middle East aid pro­ gram goes into full swing. ings into the transfer program, the Senate Commerce Committee. the Washington Democract ex­ Opposition has been voiced by the pressed himself as "exceedingly Maritime Administration, by vari­ skeptical as to the promised avail­ ous shipowner groups, and by the ability" of the runaways. He indi­ American Merchant Marine Insti­ cated that if the ships were not tute, spokesman for the major sub­ available, the Administration's sidized operators on the East and transfer policy "could invite disr Gulf Coasts. aster should war come upon us Support for the measure has suddenly." come so far only from the SIU In stating his views, Magnuson and other maritime unions. virtually rejected the opinion of the - Maritime Administration and the Defense Department that ships transferred to PanamarJ<iberia and Honduras would remain under "effective United States control." The opinion rests on the view that these are "friendly" nations. Mag­ nuson pointed out that ships trans­ ferred to Panamanian registry are legally and technically under the control of the Government of Panama as well as manned by for­ eign crews. BALTIMORE—With the NLRB Magnuson's view that runaways would not be available to the election coming up on Baltimore United States has long been sup­ tugs, most Seafarers in this area, ported by the SIU. A spokesman reports Earl Sheppard, port agent, for the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades have been taking advantage of the Department is expected to present slack in job activity and have been similar views to the committee busy helping in the SIU organizing next week, when hearings are re­ campaign. sumed. (The successful results of these Magnuson's remarks came at a campaigns are reported in another time when there isn't a single article in this edition of the LOG.) tanker left in the Government's Although there were 35 vessels lay-up fleet, and the Military Sea in port during the past two weeks, Transportation Service has to rely job activity was slower than in the on chartered tankers for military prior period. The Steel Architect, services. Steel Rover (Isthmian); Jean, They also came only a few days Emilia (Bull); Santore, Chilore, after the House Merchant Marine Oremar, Raltore (Ore); Young Committee learned that the Gov­ America (Waterman); Ocean Ulla ernment do^s not have effective (Ocean Trans.); Oceanstar (Dolphin) control of runaway-flag shipping, paid off while the Steel Architect, even if- it Is owned by American Steel Rover (Isthmian); Marymar, citizens. The Maritime Administra­ Portmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); tion also admitted that it can not Chilore, Oremar, Baltore (Ore) be sure that companies authorized signed on. to transfer ships are really Ameri­ Some 16 vessels pulled into port can-owned. during the past period to be serv­ In the last analysis, the Govern­ iced. They were the Bethcoaster, ment's transfer policy appears to Kenmar, Flomar, Portmar (Calrest on the faith that American mar); Oremar, Baltore, Cubore, owners of transferred- vessels Feltore (Ore); Alcoa Partner, would be able to retain control of Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Steel King their ships, and would put them at (Isthmian); Catherine (Drystrans), the disposal of the Government in Edith (Bull); and Robin Kirk (Seas time of war or other emergencies. Shipping). All were reported in The companies' record of trans­ good shape with all beefs settled at ferring their ships as a means of payoff. evading American taxation, safety standards, and wages, casts great doubt on the responsibility of hese companies, and On their like­ lihood of complying with Govern­ ment policy. A bill to restrict ship transfers PORTO'CALL e«OC!feiWAl, 'XZie, BSAXXtUaS ^AXTTlMOl^ Baft Drive Gets Aid Of Membership SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meefing;^ are held regularly every tWo weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. All Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include reg­ istration number). The next SIU meetings will be: May I May 15 May 29 June 12 June Ih I" �1• Pare Sis SEAFARERS LOG April 29. mi Three sets of triplets were born to SlU families, but |ust two sur­ vived. Above (left) are Doretta Colleen, Doreen Colette and David Merlin, children of Seafarer Robert Long, born December, 1953, in New Orleans. At right are Lars Valdemar, Kiric Alexan­ der and Hans Neal Nielsen, born December 31, 1956. Seafarer Lars Nielsen is the father. Maternity Benefit Five Years OldThousands Aided Now starting its sixth year, the maternity benefit pay­ ment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has passed the halfmillion mark in cash benefits paid to Seafarers. Since the benefit's inception in April, > 1952, a total of $555,800 has inadequacy of existing maternity been paid to Seafarers involv­ coverage. Under most hospitaliza­ tion programs then existing, the ing the birth of 2,779 children. Ita maximum benefit payable was in addition, the Union itself has pre­ the vicinity of $80 and this was al­ sented a $25 US Government bond lowed only after the insurance had to every child covered by the Wel­ been ill force' for a minimum of fare Plan. More than $69,000 has ten months to a year. April 2, 1952, was birth date of Linda Rivera, 24 hours dfter the maternity benefit program went into been paid out In this form. The SIU Welfare Plan added the effect. She's shown at left as she appears today, wi|h her father. Seafarer John Rivera; at right, a The SIU Welfare Plan was a pio­ $200 maternity benefit in June, few months after her birth. She shared limelight with her mother. neer at the time in recognizing the 1952, and made it retroactive to April 1 of that year; Seafarers Jo­ each child, regardless of the num­ seph A. Cave, of New Orleans, and ber of children bora. Seafarers Union Has John Rivera of New York City who fathered triplets collected were the first of many to obtain $600 in benefits, and $75 in bonds Cable Address these benefits. Joseph Cave Jr., from the Union. Seafarers overseas who want and Ermelenda (Linda) Rivera In order to be eligible, a Sea­ to get In touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by were both born on April 2, 1952, farer must have one day of seatime PLYMOUTH, England—Virtually becalmed on her first day cabling the Union at its cable Just one day after the effective in the ninety days immediately preceding the birth of the child out, the Mayflower II got off to a slow start on her good-will address, SEAFARERS NEW date of the plan. Included In the total of 2,779 and ninety days of seatime in the voyage to the US. YORK. — children bora to Seafarers, are 16 previous calendar year. A copy of Use of this address will assure The 180-ton squarerigger is gaiters and slippers with big sil­ speedy transmission on all mes­ births of twins and two sets of the marriage license and of the duplicating the historic voy­ ver buckles to go ashore in a sages and faster service for the triplets. In cases such as these, birth certificate must be sent in age of the Pilgrim Fathers to longboat to meet the Lord Mayor the SIU plan has the advantage of with the application for the ben­ men involved. Plymouth, Mass., S37 years ago. of Plymouth, who wore a feathered paying benefits for the birth of efit. She left here Saturday on the first hat and a scarlet robe. After the leg of an estimated six-week voy­ Mayflower received divine blessing age. it took the original Pilgrims it was towed past Drake Island, Just 65 days to make the trip in 1620. as the original Mayflower was three Manned by an Australian skip­ centuries ago. per, Capt. Alan Villlers, and 31 Fourteen miles out a stowaway— other "fellows with a spirit of ad­ a 27-year-old London baker's sales­ venture," including a gynecologist, man—^was discovered, but he was the Mayflower II has no women put off in a photographer's launch aboard. It does have a radio, mod­ riding alongside. He had probably ern navigational instruments and assumed that the present ship's an inflatable liferaft aboard, un­ company would have the same compassion for a fellow adventurer like its historic namesake. The tiny ve.ssel.was built by skill seeking a ridC to the New World as ed craftsmen who labored 18 their historic counterparts in 1620. months to put the ship together at a cost of $100,000. The cost was underwritten by popular subscrip­ tion to further British-American relations. It had union clearance during the recent shipbuilders' strike in Bri­ tain so that it could be completed in time for sailing this month. The launching produced g further mis­ hap when the. ship developed a dangerous list to starboard, which was finally trimmed with ballast. The voyage got underway with proper pomp and ceremony when Now five years old, Texas Will Rogers Clamp points to birthday on calendar which qualified him for skipper Villiers donned a Pilgrim maternity benefit back in 1952. ..At right, he's just a babe in arms to dad, Seafarer John Clomp, in costume—high black hat, 'white ihe'origirtdf 1952 bhologrdbfi; ' , Ikcw ^lbir, black IJacket. trbUsei'6;*. •T'.vj-yf./ '--i r. ,\il r': • ft--, . Mayflower U Sails; Expect 6-Yleek Trip ./v.- - - - •» �SEAFARERS April 28.1959 LOG Par» Sevetf YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH US Seeks Tourist Ships ^ okays Bernstein Subsidy Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Mafgolius WASHINGTON—An open invitation to US ship operators to get into the transatlantic passenger business has been issued by Maritime Administrator Ularence Morse. Morse recommended that new passenger ship services be opened between the Chesapeake Bay area The 1957 Auto Situation May is one of the best months to find cut prices on many necessities and European ports. He also^' cited a serious over-all de­ seven day trip to Zeebrugge at a the Maritime Administration can ficiency in US flag passenger 20-knot average cruising - speed. call on Bernstein to build at least Arrangements have been made for one more ship for this service. accomodations. hour boat train to The company itself Is hopeful that Meanwhile, the Maritime Admin­ a non-stop istration completed signing of con­ nm into Paris from Zeebrugge it will be able to add two new ves­ struction and operating subsidy which is faster than the existing sels to the run within the next five years in order to offer a weekly contracts with Arnold Bernstein to Paris-Cherbourg service. As part of the subsidy conrtact. sailing schedule. cover the operation of the low-cost passenger-ship Badger Mariner on the New York to Rotterdam run. Up until now, there has been no passenger service out of the Chesa­ peake Bay area to Europe either under US or foreign flags.- The tentative findings of the Maritime Admini-stration are that a Balti more-to-Europe passenger service should operate on trade routes Recommendations calling for an eight-hour day for seamen five, seven or nine with a combina­ all over the world and for an increase in internationally-recog­ tion passenger-cargo ship accom­ modating about 600 passengers and nized wage minimums have been made by the seafarers' rep­ resentatives at the recent In-> ^ 2,500 to 3,000 tons of cargo. Of interest in the Morse report ternational Labor Organiza­ functions, recommendations such is the call for additional passen­ tion meeting in Geneva. John as these have to be approved sub­ ger accommodations in tourist and Hawk, secretary-treasurer of the sequently by the member nations With 300 individually-priced US made cars on the market, and cabin class. ' Up until now, US Seafarers International Union of of tlie organization. the auto industry following a policy of not publicizing suggested passenger operators have been list prices of cars and accessories, it's become almost impossible running three class ships in this for buyers to know how much a car actually costs. This situation service. The SEAFARERS LOG has made it possible for dealers to "pack" prices in various ways, has repeatedly pointed out that so that the fringe of less scrupulous sellers can give a discount or foreign ship operators are getting seemingly-generous trade-in allmvance with one hand, and take it the jump on Americans by provid­ back with the other. For the first time to this writer's knowledge, ing tourist class ships in this a complete guide to cars is now available for $1 at newsstands or ti-ade. The Badger Mariner, which will from the Car Fax Company, 550 Fifth Ave., New York 36. "Car Fax" warns that "There are no set resale prices. Any dealer may be a tourist class ship with just 50 The SlU-manned tanker Kern ask whatever he wishes. It is a fact that many dealers pack their first Class berths, is now undergo­ Hills, which became an interna­ prices in amounts ranging up to $500 and even more over the fac­ ing conversion in the Ingalls Ship­ tory-suggested retail prices." One of the best helps this guide pro­ yard, Pascagoula, Miss., at a cost tional issue when it sailed into the vides is a complete price list for all accessories and special features of $13 million. She will run be­ Israeli' port of Eilat, is going to for each car, such as two-tone paint, white sidewalls, etc. These tween New York and Zeebrugge, make three or four more runs into can run into real money. If you bought all the extra accessories Belgium and Amsterdam, the Neth­ that port. That's the word received erlands, beginning some time in offered for a typical popular-price car in the $2,000 bracket, your from Seafarer Frank Throp, ship's March or April, 1958. cost for accessories alone would total $1,011. ^ delegate. The ship will accommodate 900 Reporting on the historic trip passengers two or three to a room lower-priced makes have accounted for about 60 percent of all pur- with full airrconditioning and pri­ John Hawk, SlUNA Sec.-Treos. into the Gulf of Aqaba, Throp . chases this year, compared to 57 percent last year. wrote: "We were all pretty nervous vate bath for all cabins. Another reason for the lag in sales, bankers say, is that many people North America, participated in the until we went through the straits Bernstein's schedule calls for are still paying for all the cars they bought in 1955, when easy terms meeting as the labor representa­ that lead into the Gulf of Aqaba, sold a record number of cars. whereupon we saw the good o d tive of the United States. Styles Meet Resistance The proposed increase in inter­ United Nations flag flying. From But also, and possibly for the first time, the public is showing some national minimums would be from then on we felt pretty much at actual resistance to the styling of cars, especially to the low height of I the existing $64 monthly level to ease." IJN troops are presently oc­ 1957 models, garage men report. The low, road-hugging modern de­ cupying hills overlooking the nar­ $70. row en|^rance into the Gulf. sign has added to the difficulties of climbing in and out of cars. On Commenting on the recommen­ BOSTON—A four day diet of some models, it also is responsible for more rain leaks because the dations, Hawk declared: "Of course, door opening, now is cut partly into the roof. In models where the franks and beans proved just too the major maritime nations are al­ For pictures of Eilat, the new rear seat protrudes beyond the door opening, passengers have to "an­ much for the stomach of a crew- ready providing wage scales above Israeli port, see page nine. member of a New York tug. The gle" into the car. this minimum and in many in­ If the 1957 cars are harder to get into, once you're in, the lower, unnamed seaman bitterly com­ stances the eight-hour day is in He adds, "we are bound back to wider design gives you a more stable ride, with less sway on curves plained about the steady fare and effect. However, some of the less- the Persian Gulf via Djifaou i, then assaulted the cook, William and corners. The 1957 models in general are safer, more stable cars developed maritime powers have French Somaliland, and are sup­ on the highway. In city traffic, the story is different. The new longer Jones. The assault, which occurred lagged behind in this respect and posed to make three or four more cars when used as cabs are responsible for more traffic accidents, the during a lunch of frankfurters and it is hoped that the new proposals runs to Eilat if they will let us beans, took place on board the tug will result in improvement of con­ New York Taxicab Bureau reports. ... If everything goes okay we are The public is also showing signs of resenting the many model Aladdin while tied up in East Bos­ ditions for thousands of seamen supposed to be back home in July." changes and the confusing number of models made, which adds to the ton. The tug is under contract to sailing the ships involved." The voyage of the Kern Hills Hawk pointed out that "the con- was the first by any US-flag vessel cost of cars. Wards reports there are three hundred 1957 models, even another union. Jo'b activity has been fair during ference'took steps to provide that though there are now fewer manufacturers, compared to 272 in 1956 into Eilat. The the past two weeks in this area. nothing in the recommendation and 260 in 1955. T-2 tanker was Although the outlook is uncertain, would prejudice provisions of con­ Among the popular-priced cars, 1957 Fords and Plymouths have chartered by the made comebacks. For the time being. Ford has become the most wide­ it is expected to continue to be as tracts which are superior to these Israeli govern­ good as it has been. The Michael recommendations, such as we have ly-bought car, closely followed by Chevrolet, which had been top birdment to bring oil dog for the two previous years. Plymouth has regained its old place (J. M. Carras); Arickaree and on US ships." supplies and Stony Point (USPC) paid off and The Geneva conference, which as the third leading make. Significantly, Ford and rtymouth were most more important­ signed on while the Pan Oceanic met April 11 to 17, consisted of a drastically restyled and enlarged in size this year. ly, to establish Transporter (Pan Ocean);' Steel working party of 18 member.s, six Cheaper Wiring that the Gulf of King, Steel Vendor, Steel Naviga­ Government, six shipowners and Aqaba is an in­ If recent models are more expensive, they have also proved to have tor (Isthmian); and Robin Wentley six seafaring. Their recommenda­ ternational water­ been cheapened in one important respect, servicemen report. Not only (Seas Shipping) were in-transit. Throp tions will be submitted to the ILO way. the 1957, but even some earlier models are arriving in shops with short governing body for action and rec­ Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both of circuits, faulty ignition and even records of fires due to cheaper plastic ommendation to the member na­ which border on the Gulf, have wiring now used. tions involved. Plastic wiring appears to be unable to stand overheating (the tradi­ In addition to Hawk, the sea­ insisted that it is territorial water tional wire with cotton and rubber covering could to some extent) and faring representatives were Omar and as such, not open to shipping into Eilat. car manufacturers are using' it in too-small gauge. They are using 16A reminder from SIU head­ Becu of Belgium, head of the In­ Suez Near Normal gauge wire where 12-gauge is necessary, and in the case of the power­ quarters cautions all Seafarers ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ful sealed-beam headlights, even 12-gauge wiring is proving inadequate. leaving their ships to contact eration; I. Haugen, Nor\vay, accom­ On the other side of the Sinai Thus on some late-model cars, not only are the lights underpowered, the hall in ample time to allow panied by Johan S. Thore, Sweden; peninsula, shipping is gradually but the resistance of the inadequate wiring causes the wires to get hot the Union to dispatch a replace­ T. Nishimaki, Japan; P. de Vries, resuming normalcy through thewith a greater frequency of short circuits and fires. Some service ex- ment. Failure to give notice be­ Netherlands; T. Yates, accom­ Suez Canal. US ships have been perls now are installing such safety devices as fuses and circuit break­ fore paying off may cause a de­ panied by D. S. Tennant, United informed by the Government that ers on late-model cars. The circuit breakers are more satisfactory than layed sailing, force the ship to Kingdom. they are free to use the canal at fuses because they make it easier to trace the short, even by the car sail short of the manning re­ The recommendations represent their own risk. Meanwhile, discus-" owner himself if he gets stuck at night away from service facilities. quirements and needlessly make an improvement on Convention 93 sions are still going on between Problems also are being encountered with spark-plug wires. Ignition the work tougher for your ship­ which was originally adopted in the United States and Egypt to de­ experts point out some now have a grePjUiif^i of a .copper mates. 1946 and was later revised. termine just how the canal is to core. The graphite hardens and causes resistance. Under the termu by which ILO be operated. from clothes to cars. This spring, especially it's worth shopping the sales for things you need, because we're approaching the peak of the latest inflation, with living expenses scheduledUo hit a'new high. Important sales this season which give you ah opportunity to fill in needs at temporarily-reduced prices include spring clothing clear­ ances, May white sales (sheets and towels), lingerie and housecoat sales, clearances of this year's television models at reductions, price cuts on cooking ranges and washing machines, and—increasingly large discounts on 1957 cars. In clothing, note that rising prices of wool mean you will pay more next fail for suits and coats. Better Car "Values The auto industry has met its day of reckoning on price, and for people who need cars, better values are going to be available the next several months. The si -ing upsurge makers and dealers had been hoping for has not matt' ialized. The result is competition is getting more intense, and larger discounts are being offered. Dealers believe one reason for lagging 1957 sales is resistance to this year's higher prices. Ward's Automotive Reports estimates the average standard equipped 1957 model is $2,749, not including taxes,' compared to $2,553 in 1956 and $2,300 in 1955. Significantly, more people are buying the lower-priced makes this year. The big three ILO Group Asks 8-Hour Day For World's Seamen Can't Teil Prices Without Scorecard SIU Tanker Plans More Israel Trips Bean Revolt In Beantown Quitting Ship? Notify Union , ti;::' • . �I.. ar*:v--' Page Eiffht SEAFARERS LOG April 26. 1957 SUP Votes Full Support To A&G In Coal Beef SAN FRANCISCO—Some 1,000 Sailors at a headquarters meeting of the Sailors Union of the Pacific here voted en­ thusiastically Monday to provide full support to the SlU A&G District in the Ameri-> The SUP membership's action can Coal beef. came in a motion adopted unanim­ The action by the SUP ously "to give our affiliate, the membership was In line with the traditional policy among SIU of NA affiliates on all coasts to give 100 percent support to each o^her in every beef. Last Two CoalShips Crew Up !'•Mr SAVANNAH—Crewing of the last two ships of the American Coal Shipping Company was completed here Wednesday, and as on all pre­ vious vessels, all men were sup­ plied by seniority from the SIU and the NMU. The two vessels, the Martha Berry and the Harry Glucksman, are the last of seven Libertys operated by the company to go into service. Still remaining to be crewed un­ der terms of the Federal Court or­ der are seven jobs aboard the Casimir Pulaski. The latter was the first ship to pull in after the order went into effect, and seven men were allowed to stay aboard her for another trip until the machin­ ery for hiring could be established. The Pulaski is due in the States sometime around the tenth of May. According to the unofficial fig­ ures at last report, the SIU still held an edge in terms of total crewmembers aboard the seven vessels. However, any figures are subject to change in terms of repla-.-ements for the last seven men plus any men getting off the ships for ill­ ness or other reasons. Of the jobs which were put up for competition 96 SIU men placed aboard ships to 87 from the NMU. Another six jobs on the Coal Miner were reserved to NMU by the court order giving them 93 jobs to 96 for SIU. The SIU has found a number of instances of company hiring dis­ crimination against Seafarers. The Union has documentation for all of these occurrences. Once all the jobs are filled, the way will be cleared for further action by the National Labor Re­ lations Board to determ'ne which union shall represent the crewrnembers and hold bargaining rights for .an American Coal contract. Oldest Discharge Under the provisions of the court order, the jobs aboard these ships go to seamen showing the oldest US merchant marine di.scharge plus a minimum of 200 hours' seatime for 1954, 1955 and 1956. The result has been that the ships have been crewed by some of the real oldtimers in the industry, with some discharges go­ ing back before the first World War. Members of the SIU and other SIUNA affiliates have re­ sponded strongly to appeals that they throw in for the coal ship jobs. Originally, American Coal was to have gotten 30 ships from the Government. The outbreak of the dispute between the AFL-CIO marine officers unions and NMU plus District 50, United Mine Workers, and the entry of the SIU Into the field prompted the Mari­ time Board to halt the breakouts. SIU Atlantic and Gulf District, all possible assistance in helping them to muster the type of manpower that is needed for these ships." SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger assured the SUP mem­ bership that its support was deep­ ly appreciated by the A&G District. Acting on Weisberger's report the SUP membership voted to go on record to give its traditional financial, physical and moral sup­ port, whenever and wherever need­ ed, to help carry the beef to a successful conclusion. Many well-known, old-line SUP members are already taking\n ac­ tive part in the beef. In addition to the SUP, other SIU affiliates have given full backing to the A&G District. Tremendous help has been given by the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union, which has aided by providing experienced steward department oldtimers for the coal ships, and by the Marine Firemen's Union as well. The A&G District is acknowledg­ ing to each of its affiliates its deep appreciation for their support in the beef. Hospital $$ Okayed By House Vote April 3 Through April 16^ Registered Port Norfolk . Savannah Total Deck A Deck B Eng. A 15 40 17 47 7 7 4 32 41 12 28 19 15 26 7 5 2 21 4 2 7 3 26 10 5 11 10 14 6 34 16 26 5 10 1 20 33 12 24 10 7 16 5 11 4 17 9 2 6 6 13 4 7 8 . 10 15 Deck A Deck B Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 117 199 310 127 - 220 Eng. B •taw. A 6 28 15 32 1 1 3 19 33 5 19• 13 11 13 Stew. B Total A 5 8 4 10 5 1 0 10 10 3 7 5 3 10 27 102 48 105 13 18 8 71 107 29 71 42 33 55 Stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 81 729 325 1054 Total B Total Reg. 17 - 44 24 126 10 58 48 153 18 31 5 23 13 21 19 90 49 156 17 46 19 90 66 24 23 56 39 94 Shipped Port Norfolk Savanah Tampa . Deck A 10 56 14 36 1 3 8 23 59 13 32 16 19 23 Deck A 313 Deck B- 3 13 1 9 1 0 3 6 5 8 12 8 5 19 Deck C 2 4 0 '4 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 8 0 13 Deck B Deck C 93 40 Eng. A 6 56 10 26 7 5 4 11 35 12 32 10 11 23 Eng. A 248 Eng. Eng. B C 3 14 0 5 2 2 3 9 7 9 12 13 2 21 4 16 4 40 3 0 4 5 6 4 9 0 14 Eng. Eng. B C 102 73 Stew. A 8 54 3 21 4 2 5 15 33 8 24 16 '9 9 Stew. A 211 stew. Stew. Total B c A 1 10 2 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 3 11 Total B 4 24 ' 7 4 166 37 1 27 3 0 83 21 0 12 3 1 10 3 2 8 17 3 49 18 5 127 16 4 • 33 22 12 88 30 7 42 26 0 39 10 19 55 51 stew. Stew. Total B C A Total B 60 255 62 772 Total Total Ship. C 10 24 5 8 0 7 2 9 11 11 18 24 0 46 41 227 35 112 15 20 27 76 154 66 136 92 49 152 Total Total c Ship. 175 1202 SIU shipping this period reversed a steady downward trend after a month of relative quiet on the job front. The total number of men dispatched to jobs, 1,202, also ran ahead of the registration figures. Seven port improved their showing over the previous two weeks, especially Houston, Seattle and Wilmington on the West Coast. New York, Boston, Lake Charles and San Francisco also showed some gains, while Savannah and Tampa remained fair, about the same as before. No one could be more pleased over the favorable House Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk, vote on the US Public Health Service hospitals than Sea­ WASHINGTON—Resisting pres­ sure from professional budget cut­ Mobile and New Orleans all de­ farer Pat Marinelll, After two other hospitals failed to give ters, the House of Representatives clined somewhat. However, Louisi­ him emergency service, Mar--*" has voted to appropriate the full ana's "Crescent City" still shipped inelli was saved from possible nearby private hospital. He was over 150 jobs during the period. sum recommended for the Public strangulation by the prompt told it would be $25 for an x-ray The welcome upturn comes after action of doctors and technicians there but as he was having chok­ Health Service Hospitals. The $44,399,000 allocation had been an unusually slow few weeks at a at the Staten Island PHS facility. ing and fainting spells, he figured recommended earlier by the House time when job activity should be he wouldn't quibble. However, Appropriations Committee and re­ at its best. A similar spurt that when he went up to the x-ray room he was told he would have to get quested by President Eisenhower. lasted through this past winter in line as there were eight other The House vote, which ran coun­ started about the same time a year ago. patients ahead of him. ter to a strong economy drive that Black gang rates are still the has cut into other maritime legisla­ Fearing that he would conk out tion, virtually assures Senate pas­ hardest to fill, due to the wide before he got attention, he then spread between the number of men sage of the measure. The bill has registered and shipped in the en­ rushed over to a city hospital where been sent to the Senate Appropria­ gine department. he was also told he would have to tions Committee and will be con­ wait as they were "busy." In de­ By seniority groups, a break­ sidered after the Easter recess. speration his brother bundled him down of the total jobs shipped in a car and sped him down the The Public Health Service ap- gives class A 64 percent of the Gowanus Parkway to the .Staten Is­ proporiation also fared better than total, class B 21 percent and class land Ferry. They were stopped en other-parts of the general appro­ C the rest. This represents a slight route by a traffic cop who then priation bill for the Department of decline for class A and B men, escorted them under a full throt­ Health, Education and Welfare, which translates into a gain for tle to the ferry landing. which was sharply cut by the class C. However, Norfolk and House. It provides for a $5 million San Francisco shipped no class C By the time they arrived at the increase over what was given to men at all. Public Health hospital it was after the marine hospitals last year, and The following is the forecast port hours, but the hospital called up a surgeon and technician who is expected to result in restoration by ports Boston; Fair ... New York: showed VP within minutes. He was of first-class medical services. Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . rushed into the operating room, The increase is slated for re­ Baltiiiiore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair Seafarer Pat Marinelli smiles where efforts to remove the stocking the hospitals' supply of . . . Savannah: Fair . . . Tampa: as he holds up his >ecovered denture failed. Instead they drugs, which have been running Fair . . . Mobile: Good . . . New Or­ denture (circled). He had pushed it down into his stomach, low as a result of previous budget leans: Good . . Lake Charles: Good swallowed the tooth while eat­ giving him immediate relief. cuts, for modernizing equipment . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: ing a banana. and for increasing medical and Good . , . San Francisco: Fair . . . A couple of weeks later the trou­ technical staffs. Seattle: Good ble-making denture passed through Marinelli's accident was one of his digestive system, saving him those freaks which sounds like it from an operation. came out of a comic strip, but it He is now having a new bridge was deadly serious while it lasted. made, but this one, unlike the old Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while He was eating a banana in his one, is going to be firmly hooked on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid home when an upper front false into the adjoining teeth. changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue re­ tooth came out, lodged in the fruit "All I can say," he concluded, ceiving their checks reguiarly. Several Seafarers have already and was accidentally swallowed. 'is that the people at Staten Is­ experienced interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting The denture lodged in his chest land deserve all the praise in the their next check after they notified the state unemployment making it difficult for him to world for the quick treatment they offices that they had moved and changed their" mailing address. breath. gave me. They're attitude cer­ An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Since he lives in Brooklyn, Ma­ tainly was a lot better than what considerable hardship to the men involved.' rinelli rushed immediately to a' I found in the other hospitals. Stay Put For Idle Pay Other Docs Stall; USPHS Saves Day �SEAFARERS LOG April 26.1957 Pace Nino • :'d*; SIU SHIP nns FREEDOM OF SEAS •jl^^ |®s*' L» '* * 11 iiiaiihii ' »isi"* afe.- Israeli troops man machine gun at Eilat as SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills lies offshore to pump oil to new pipeline. Worid attention focussed on the tiny Israeli port of Eilat recently, when the SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills delivered the first oil cargo to a new Israeli pipe­ line that bypasses the troubled waters of Suez. The voyage dramatized efforts to win unrestricted passage for oil shipping through Suez and the Gulf of Aqoba. It highlighted a "freedom of the seas" resolution adopted by the SlUNA con­ vention a few weeks earlier. In 1954, Egyptian shore batteries at Tiran, now silenced, fired on the SlUmanned Albion, on the suspicion it was going to Israel. The Albion was carry­ ing famine relief to the Jordanian port of Aqoba across the border from Eilat. In 1952, Egypt refused a supply of fresh water to the Anniston City because it had once stopped at Haifa. Thus the voyage of the Kern Hills may go a long way toward establishment of freedom of the seas in the Middle East. ^ , Small craft (top photo) dominate Eilat harbor today under Arab block­ ade. Greek ship unloads cement right at breakwater. View of Phillip Murray House, cultural center for Eilat's 2,000 workers, opened in 1955 under US-Israeli labor sponsorship. '' • �^'t Pas« Tea SEAFARERS // QUESTION: Seafarer Fred A. Olson recently won $2,000 in a Port­ land, Ore., raffle. What would you do with the money if you won, and have you ever won one? Bob Brewer, OS: If I were in Thomas Danbeck, OS: Get mai'ried to the prettiest girl in Coney Olson's place I would ^ use that money as a down Island. With that payment on the money we could house that the set up an apart­ wife has been ment, get furni­ wanting for the ture and all the last ten years. things a newly Then I would sit married couple on the beach for would need. But awhile, taking it I've never won a easy. I've never raffle or drawing won a raffle, just in my life. Guess I'll have to furnish it the way a few on the horses, but only small every one else does. ones. 4" 4" 4" . Karl Knudsen, deck: If I ever H. C. Mora, chief cook: The first hit a sweeps or a raffle like that thing I would do with the money I would take a would be to help trip back to Den­ pay my daugh­ mark to see my ter's dental bills father. He is now and to furnish 83 years old and her home. If I have not seen there was some him in some 13-14 left over, I would years. As for my probably bank it, luck, for the last or take time out 80 years I've of sailing and tried the sweeps, help the SIU in but it's always the other guy who organizing or in sortie other type wins. of work. 3^ 4" 3^ 4> John F. Santos, carpenter: There Dick Riley, steward: The first are many things I would do. First thing I would do is to buy a wash­ I would pay off ing machine for my mother, then my debts and fix up my home. put a down pay­ Then, if there is ment on a car for anything-left, I myself, and fi­ would take it nally take it easy easy and rest on for a few weeks. the beach for But I'm only kid­ awhile. The only ding myself, the thing that I ever only thing I ever hit were the num­ won was a $75 bers, and then only when I had war bond four years ago, and pennies on them. that's still in the bank. Ex-SUP Man's Book Satires Wild West' A former member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, now a MEBA engineer, on the Great Lakes, has just had his third novel, "The Odyssey of Thaddeus Baxter," published. • The theme of the book deals -fwith the humorous adventures of a good-looking young cow­ boy from the parched Pecos coun­ try of Texas who wanders across the Southwest and Utah in search of the green countryside of Wy­ oming. The cast of characters in­ clude Thad and his horse Hundred Dollar, a half-hung horse thief; a Mexican Delilah who wants Thad to stay with her and run her hotel in Santa Fe; an Apache chief; a Mormon elder, his three wives and brood of beautiful daughters, all dead set on making Thad a Mor­ mon and marrying him—individu­ ally or collectively—and many other assorted comic types of the old west. Lund drew on his background as a native of Utah and the descendent of Mormons for much of the material in his novel. The book has been published by the John Day Company of New York, which printed Lund's first two novels. Lund started going to sea out of Seward, Alaska in 1933 and later •ailed on steamschooners, Ameri­ can President Lines and other SUP •hips. A bout of eye trouble forced him to quit sailing on deck and he became an engine room man, get­ ting his engineer's license just be­ fore the second World War. He ' going ashore as an MEBA staff or­ ganizer on the Great Lakes. He now makes his home in Cleveland. Lund came to a sea-going ca­ reer by a round-about route. His great grandfather. Christian Lund, was a shipping man in Copenhagen who operated three ships. His grandfather was a devout Mormon with seven wives who made the hol^s a cjiief engineer's ticket and trek from Illinoia to Utah and aailed on the United States before helped found Salt Lake City. Ap^!!it,ld59 LOG Senate Gets New Bill On Alien Crews WASHINGTON—Easing of the present penalties and expenses for American ship operators forced to detain aliens aboard their vessels has been proposed by Sen. John M. Butler of Maryland. Under present law, the ship­ owners are saddled with the re­ sponsibility of maintaining aliens unable to land in the US because of "undesirability" or a lack of papers. The aliens have to be kept on the same ship until they can be landed in their country of origin or in another country that will ac­ cept them. The provisions apply to passengers and crewmen, as well as stowaways. In some instances, so-called "stateless" persons have been kept aboard the same ship for up to three years because a ship was not scheduled to return to a port where the alien could legally be put ashore. As a result, they had to be kept aboard, under guard, both in US and overseas ports. Several Seafarers were affected in recent years due to difficulties with US Immigration authorities either because they were originally nationals of Soviet satellite coun­ tries or lacked the proper papers for clearance in the US. Most of them had been sailing American ships for many years. The Butler amendments would enable the operators to transfer an alien to another ship of the same company which might eventually land him ashore in a foreign port. Thus, if an alien was on a ship suddenly routed to the coastwise or intercoastal run, on which aliens cannot legally be carried, the com­ pany could shift him to another of its vessels that might be heading back overseas. Right now, the .shipping company is confronted by a two-headed monster. It can't put the alien ashore here but it also can't carry him on domestic voy­ ages. The practical result has been that the authorities had to look the other way. What affect the amendments,' if adopted, will have on maritime union shipping procedures, in cases where alien crewmen may be shifted from one vessel to another, remains to be Worked out. Percy Has That Caviar Touch Bob Lund, author, engineer and ex-SUP member, is pic­ tured with one of his books. ' Percy the Pig, mascot of the SS Transatlantic, has made the International press. A British shipping magazine has reported on Percy's idyllic (to date) career as a sort of afterthought to an account of a repent luxury voyage by the Cunard liner Caronia. The Caronia left from New York on a 108-day luxury cruise with 501 passengers aboard who paid fares of from $3,000 to $33,000 per suite. It boasted sucl^vittles as 10,000 bottles of champagne and aged wines, 11,000 bottles of liquor, 60,000 bot­ tles of beer, no less than three million cigarettes and 35,000 cigars (that's an awful lot of money going up in smoke) and "huge quantities of cavier, pate de fois gras, fresh lobster and snails. • "On the other side of the pic­ ture" the magazine remarks snidely "is the SS Transatlan­ tic's mascot." Come now, Percy is more fun than anybody's snail. Besides, he's going to taste better too. CAROLYN (Bull), March 14—Chair­ ' man, J. PraHi; Sacratary, A. Aragonas. Shlp'a fund SIT. Crew requesta more cold drlnka with meals. Need more screens for portholes. Fine food served by excellent cooks. C0ALIN6A HILLS (Pan Atlantic), March 31—Chairman; R. Arnold; Secratary, P. Sheldraka. Repair list sub­ mitted. Some disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Recreation room to be painted without payment of over­ time. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 3 —Chairman, T. Costello; Secretary, J. Prastwood. Cab company to have cabs for crew upon docking in Mobile. Laundry man to pick up soiled laun­ dry on arrival in Mobile. Movie fund $166.60 Three men leaving ship after three trips. Report accepted. New brother - paid personal debts to Shipmates. Ship's fund $8. One member missed ship. Report -accepted. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elect' ed. Radio in messhall not to be played during meal hour. Milk to be served with each meal while in port. Fresh apples to be put out. Delegate to prefer charges aaalnst any per­ formers. DEL NORTE (Mist.), March 24 —, Chairman, H. Crane; Secretary, C. MeFall, Jr. $50 to brother per agree­ ment last meeting. One major beef concerning butcher — patrolman set­ tled same. All repairs made. Mate to check. New LOGs on board. New laundry cleaning schedule posted. Letter issued about working in port when no passengers ere on board. All hands to be on board one hour before sailing time. Ship and movie fund are voluntary, —ewardess In­ jured last trip, left shiJ. Ship's fund $154.18. Spent $85 on baseball equip­ ment. Will run pools as usual. All players to pay $100 to winner and $20 to fund. Reports ac-ept.e't. To give $50 to disabled brother. New delegate elected New movie "'ms to be pur­ chased In NO. $73 co"erted last trip —insufficient—only ro"*—' *'"0 movies. SEAMONITOR (Ex.s.st»r„ March 17 —Chairman, J. Thomas; Secretary, J. Abarnathy. Need new parts for wash­ ing machine. Some painting to be done. New delegate ele'-'»'l. delegate elected. Radio antenna to be repaired. All new men to check with Immigration on arrival in Mobile. MAI (Bull), March 34—Chairman, C. Hostattari Sacratary, J. Bond. New ladder to be purchased. Ship's fund $27.99. TV set repaired. Plug for radio and nolsa eliminator to be ob­ tained. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Crew to use caution when stepping out on deck when hatches arc being lowered and raised. RAYVAH (Stavanion), Fab. 2— Chairman, M-^lkorikl; Secretary, G. Schmidt. Ship's fund S20. Discussion on longshore work In Baltimore. New delegate and treasurer elegted. Linen to be returned. Discussion on stofles being taken topside, noise in passage­ ways and drinking in port. Captain complains about crew having more food than topside. March 10—Chairman M. SikarskI; Secretary, C. Schmidt. All beefs to be discussed at meetings not in bar rooms ashore. Ship's fund S20, do­ nated to LOG. Ship sold to foreign country. Discussion on dirty coffee cabinet, damaging new coffee urn. breaking door in messhall, keeping laundry, and recreation halls clean; dirty silverware; repair list. DEL VALLS (Delta), March ItChairman, B. Wright; Secretary, R. Irlzarry. Ship's fund $208.08. Radio and phonograph to be repaired. Books and magazine to be purchased. Treas­ urer thanked for promotion of beer parties. Some disputed overtime. De­ layed sailing disputed. TV set to ba adjusted. Repair list to be submit­ ted. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, W. Snail; Secretary, A. Wllburn. Discussion on safety program. Matter concerning chipping machines on ship. Beef regarding man who wa« fired. Soma disputed overtime. Reports accepted. To see patrolman concerning dirty water. Tanks to be cleaned. Dirty linen not to be left in passageways; wipers and ordinaries agreed to pick up all linen. Vote of thanks to delegate. DEL NORTI (Mill. Shipping), March 10—Chairman, J. Varel; Secretary, W. Kaiser. All hands to be aboard one hour before sailing time. Several articles and money stolen. Stewardess injured In accident. Two members sick—one repatriated and given $10 from fund. All items declared for customs to be locked up. Spent $54 for flowers and message for deceased mother of member. Ship's fund $154.18. Few hours disputed overtime. Few men logged. Reports accepted. Plaque presented to Buenos Aires baseball team as token of friendship. Motion to collect $5 from all brothers for bronze bust of Harry Lundeberg for SIU and SUP halls. Any member disrupting meeting to'be referred to patrolman. $43 collected for movie fund. Members urged to be quiet so others may sleep. Strip bunks when leaving, ship. Brother asks return of seaman's papers taken with wallet. One member claims it is unfair to be laid off week-end day because no passengers are aboard. CALMAR (Calmar), March 5--Chalrman, T. Jackson; Secretary, A. Bry­ ant. New delegate, reporter and treasurer elected. Discussion on fans for mcssroom; washing machine to be repaired; fan in laundry. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), March 31—Chairman, 8. Charles; Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. Some disputed overtime from last payoff, paid. Soiled linen to be turned in; keep extra soap. Day per day pay to be negotiated by Union and company. All stores not received last trip. Safety com­ mittee's progress report to be heard periodically. Tile missing from deck bathroom. Cots and benches to be returned after using. Jacks and wires to be removed from walking aisle after docking. Suggestion made to have duckboards on gangway in port. Ship's fund $16.96. Report accepted. New food program explained. Should try to get away from waste, but no ciitting of stores. Coffee to be in vacuum tins. Need more frozen vege­ tables, fresh fruit in season. Do not overload on stores. Good job done by steward and cooks. Report all acci­ dents. Division of overtime as much as possible. Vote of thanks to steward. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March 10—Chairman, H. Waller; Secretary, I. Hagmann. Letter received from J. Algina on report made to headquar­ ters. Delayed saUing in Port Ever­ glades, Fla. No good as was no fault of company. Ship's fund $8. One brother missed ship in LC. Report accepted. Deck to be repaired. Fresh rolls should be warmed before serv­ ing. Food to be served more attrac­ tively. N/T doors should be kept dogged while loading or discharging. TRANSATLANTIC (Tak), March 31 —Chairman, T. Barry; Secretary, J. Kessel. All repairs completed with exception of new butcher sink—to be installed in port. New insulation for steam line in galley to be purchased and installed in port. Explanation on subsistence. To be paid on vouchers. Ail disputed overtime settled. 220 hours disputed overtime for inside painting by shore-side labor. Accident report on 12-4 ordinary. Overtime beef regarding division of wages. Messman ill two days. No LOGs or headquarters reports received for en­ tire trip of 73 days. Suggest head­ quarters check with Tak SS Co. on this beef.' Delegate to check stores for next voyage for name-brand com­ modities. Procedure on paying off explained; foc'sles to be left clean: linen- turned in: pick up health shotcards. ALCOA CAVALIER (Alcoa), March 31—Chairman, L. Gulllot; Secretary, E. LInch. Two men left ship. One injured and one for illness in family. Report accepted. New delegate elected. NATIONAL LIBERTY (Nat. Lib), March 10—Chairman, F. Bruggner; Secretary, F. Simmons. Ship's fund $8.59. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Laundry to be kept clean. Hot water heater to be cleaned out. General discussion of ship's welfare. ARICKAREE (US Petroleum), Feb. 1—Chairman, J. Pyk; Secretary, H. Leiby. Water situation discussed. New delegate elected. No US money for draws in foreign ports. Ship's fund used for reports on injured men to headquarters and ship's mall. Water tanks to be oleaned before sailing. All men promoted during trip, to go back to original status upon arrival in port. New mattresses ordered. Rooms to be left clean when leaving ship. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CCEAN$TAR—(Triton), March 10— Chairman, 8. Holdan; Secretary, R. Perry. Allen with no visa or Ameri­ can papers to get visa and return to States to Join Union. To see patrol­ man about same. Rumor that ship is going under foreign flag—to check and advise. Delegate to see about BENTS FORT (Cities Service), March shift In port Norfolk. Domestic tanks' 22—Chairman, A. Herbert; Secretary, cleaned. Forecastles, showers and R. Coe. Ship's fund $5. Few hours bathrooms to be painted on return to disputed overtime. Place all cups in sink. Repair list to be submitted. States. Fumigate ship for roaches. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 24 —Chairman, T. Costalio; Secretary, J. Prestwood. Few men fouled up. Movie fund $133. Collection of 8154 to be split between two brpthers who had deaths in family. Discussion on wiper missing ship. Suggestion to get 'Safety" films to show instead of at­ tending safety meetings. Company to donate Softball equipment and uni­ forms for crew. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March II—Chairmen/ W. Tatum; Secretary, L. Hegmenh. Delegate to find out if STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 9—Chairman, B. WInborne; Secretary, C. Dixon. Ship was exterminated in NO. Need new wringer washing machine. Crew warned that captain is Coast Guard happy. FLOMAR (Calmar), March 24—Chair­ man, B. Browning; Secretary, A. Meahefakl. All major beefs settled on ship. Repair list submitted. Re­ quest for lava soap instead of pumice soap. Need mors tea bags; new hot water tank—or old one to be repaired. �«^r* April xe, ini I :,: Pare Eierea SEAFARERS LOG 'Open For Business' Poland Seeking Million Tons Of Surplus Grain I• 4 I, loO' 0a¥^ WASHINGTON—See-sawing diplomatic talks between US and Polish representatives are expected to eventually produce an agreement for US shipments of about $100 million in farm surpluses to Poland starting this year. American ships to Poland since This figure is likely to be 1939. the meeting point between the The Senate recently voted to ap­ Polish "minimum" request of $120 prove the 'sale of farm surpluses million and a new US offer of $75 to so-called "unfriendly" nations million. Agreement on the amounts in an attempt to sway them from and types of foodstuffs and bulk the Soviet bloc. Poland and other materials to bb shipped would satellite countries have long sought clear the way for the first visit by this aid. It would be part of the $4.3 bil­ lion farm surplus disposal prograzn authorized through June 30, 1958. The House still has to act on the legislation, but is expected to ap­ prove it. A key item in the Polish request involves one million tons of US grain, plus much smaller amounts of cotton and fats. Drilling ma­ chinery is also sought by the War­ Negotiations for the merger of saw government. the state AFL-CIO bodies in Penn­ Originally it had indicated re­ sylvania were progressing very sat­ fusal of any offer below $300 mil­ isfactory and should be completed lion because of the necessary po­ in the near future, Joseph A. litical risks involved in taking US McDonough, President of the State aid.' However, the Poles have since Federation of Labor declared. In scaled down their requests and the his address to some 1,600 delegates US has come up a bit from its to the 55th convention of the fed­ initial offer. All of the shipments eration, McDonough said that t» Poland would have to be made "there has been demonstrated by under the "50-50" law. all concerned a real desire to com­ plete these negotiations and to write a constitution which will deal equitably with all the problems that are involved." EVERYSUNDAY 4" 4" DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST 4" South Carolina became the 21st state of the Union to complete the merger of the AFL and CIO cen­ tral labor bodies. Sinway Young, business agent of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and secretary-treasurer of the for­ mer State Federation of Labor was elected president of the newly formed South Carolina Labor Council, AFL-CIO, at a founding convention. • ' This issue of the SEAFARERS LOG contains many photos and stories of the dedication of the first Seafarers health cen­ ter, which also marked the beginning of operations of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan Medical Department. Naturally, we feel that a project of this scope rated the rous­ ing sendoff it was given. It was a red letter day in SIU his­ tory, and deserved to be marked as such. However, Seafarers should remember that the excitement PHILADELPHIA—The SIU hall surrounding the dedication was only the prelude to the quiet, here had one of it's busiest Satur­ 4- 4- 4" unobtrusive, day-to-day services which the health center al­ days In years last week, reports A. Delegates to Louisiana's oneCardullo, port agent. Men were ready has begun to provide for the membership. The year-old State Labor Council, AFLcoming and going so fast it was speeches are over and the banners and bunting have been re­ CIO, re-elected into office all of hard to keep count. Trouble is, moved. Now the center is engaged in the serious business of the federations' top officers. they were firemen, and not Sea­ protecting the health of Seafarers. Three others to be Among them were President Victor farers. opened in Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans will assure Bussie, Sec.-Treas., E. J. Bourg, Sr., and first VP Louis P. Sahuque. It seems a fire broke out about fullest possible safequards for every Seafarer's health. A major accomplishment of the 9 PM In the clothing store located council during its young life was on the ground floor of the hall. It its successful campaign for the re­ took firemen some five hoims to peal of Louisiana's right-to-work get the three-alarm blaze under law. control. Although the fire itself The runaway business is getting so good lately that Har­ 4 it 4^ did not reach the hall, there was some damage from smoke, water, vard University has put it all down in a book. The book is The United Rubber Workers and and the firemen's axes. called "Tax Factors in Basing International Business US Rubber Company signed a two"The firefighters get-together Abroad." Translated into English, it reads, "How To Dodge ydar contract covering some 30,000 employees In 11 states Just a few was not quite according to the dic­ US Taxes and Get Away With It." hours before a strike deadline. The tates of Emily Post," he said, "as The book is one of a series on world taxes that is being pub­ walls were crashed in and windows lished out of a $175,000 fund set by American industry. For contract, the result of seven weeks of negotiations, covered vacations, broken." Although temporarily^ out of anybody who is interested, it explains in detail where you military make up pay, and days off commission, the hall was not out go and what you do to find a tax-free corner of the world to for funerals. Wages were also dis­ cussed but action on them was of business. In no time a clean-up set up business in. crew and repair gang had things Many ship operators and oil companies have long since deferred until later. One of the back into good working order. learned the score of the tax-free game. Sea unions have been agreements reached was that the Taking a conservative outlook, complaining about these dodges for years without much q|- company would restore the 25Cardullo adds "all in all, things fect. Here's hoping it doesn't take a wholesale'runaway by cents an hour wage cut accepted •re relatively quiet here in the American business to get Congress action on this pressing by employees at the Washington, Ind., plant. port." problem. ' 4 4 P Bates Manufacturing Co. an­ Make Checks nounced that it will close down its big York division combined-cotton To 'SlU-A&G' mill at Saco, Maine, because of the Seafarers mailing in checks It can be done. Shipboard accidents can be prevented. Dur­ refusal the Textile workers or money orders to the Union ing the past year Seafarers on two ships have disproved the Union of of America to accept a "tem­ to cover dues payments_ are old saw that accidents are unavoidal)le-in maritime. First, the porary" 8V4 centa-an-hoiur wage urged to be sure to make, all of crew of the Robin Tuxford set a "world record" for freight cut. The closing will affect 1,250 them payable to the SIU-A&G ship safety by going 502 days without a single lost-time acci­ employees. At present, the Com­ District. Some Seafarers have sent in dent on board. Then members of the Wild Ranger crew went pany is closing its Androscoggin plant in Lewiston, and will cut checks and money orders in the through 1956 with only one such accident. back on production in its other names of individual headquar­ Tliere is nothing miraculous about these records. They can ters officials. This makes for a be equaled with the proper approach through the shipboard three Maine plants. The wage cut problem in bookkeeping which and shoreside safety program. Safety is every man's Job, and was necessary, It maintained. In can be avoided if checks are if all join in, the crippling toll of accidents can be reduced order to compete with Southern mills, and to relieve itself of overid(B opt to the .Union directly^ atobked inventorieg;--^ f sharjjly,:::, Fire Scars Phila. Hail; Loss Slight To Ships in Atlantic South American and European Waters • WFK-3*, 19850 KC* Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States • WFL-85, 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mex­ ico. Caribbean, West Coast of South Amer, lea. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East Coast 'How To' For Runaways Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue .. . I Proof Of The r •--mm •very Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:16 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and No. America WCO-U908.8 KCs East Coast So. America WCO-22407 KCs West Coast So. America •vary Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 35-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Faclflo MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT • AFL-DIG i Iiiii li' II i ir I i- " •"i" •fij • . ^ -M I �Pare Twelve April 28. mi SEAFARERS LOG Movie Star Travels First Class ^ / The center of attraction on the Steel Maker's latest run around the Cape of Good Hope from Calcutta to Savannah was Sally the seagoing elephant. She had first-class accom­ modations in a stall on the ship's'deck during the -long trip. The six-month-old pachy­ derm was enroute to Hollywood for a movie. NCR was none other than G. Obcrry, who bakes delicious pies, pastries and puddings. We also had a cracker jack messman To the Editor: We the crew of the Alcoa in V. Douglas. Rounding out the department Runner would like this open letter printed in the LOG. We were W. Matthews, 3rd cook; R. would like our brothers to know Lewis, galley utility; H. Scheard, what a wonderful bunch of men BR; J. Petusky and J. Blanco, we have on this ship, especially topside messman and utility, and yours truly pearl diving in in the steward department. Our first praise goes to the the crew pantry. Duska "Spider" Korolia chief cook. Brother Pete Actuga, Steward delegate for the wonderful job he is doing. We think he is the best 4.4 4 Runner's Galley is Top-Rated Letters To The Editor ••''xV;:' All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS ' LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Welcomed aboard in Calcotta, Sally poses for the traditional life-ring shot while her ti'ainei' right puts her through her paces. Company agent Lee, Capt. Stanley, chief engineer Benny Upchurch anc SlU crewmen watch the shenanigans. Talcing her morning constitutional, Sally dons headgear right in rehearsal for some epic jungle picture. LOG'A.RHYTHM: Sea Dreams By J. F. Wunderlich I am just a seaman Sailing the seven seas, But my heart gets soft and longing j When I feel a tropic breeze. Just a vagabond from the ocean, Education, I have none; Roaming all around the globe To me is more than fun. Ir'- , Is/"'-'--.., ACROSS 1. Kind of tid« 4. Seaweed 8. Big name in steel 12. Spoil 13. Finished 14. Kind of beer 15. Port in Mexico. 1,600 miles from NY. ^ 17. SmaU bit 18. Pipe joints 19. Appropriate 21. Kind of black tea 23. Instrument 24. Brews 25. Bothered 29. Man's title 30. Its capital it Austin 31. Girl's name 32. Shelter for the sick 34. Leave out 35. Part of a harness 38. Look cheery 37. Disclose 40. Unrestricted 41. Gulf on Arabian Sea 42. He lives away from coast 46. Obstacle 47. —ous. meaning bui-deqsome 48. Before 49. GoU scores 50. Newcomers 81. Pop DOWN 1. Empire: Abbr. 2. Obstruct 3. BIU members . 4. Fac East stop. . 8. Nights before 21. Hit on head 33. Fork tines 6. Man's nickname 22. Mixture 34. Sign 7. Good news to a 23. Man from 36. Parts of rigging girl Galveston 37. File 8. Balto player 25. Prayer 38. Girl's nam# 9. Chicago district 26. Recalled 39. A fruit 10. Be overly 27. Something te 40. Bread spread fond of avoid 43. Bearing of 11. Trademark of a 28. Line ISO de­ Nassau from ship line grees from Andros 16. Goes to right Greenwich 44. Period of tim# 20. Decays 80. Layer 45. A color (Answer On Pasa 14) 1 Z 3 38 39 12 IS 37 di ' 46 49 To the Editor: This is just a word to let you know . fiow much I enjoy the LOG. At the present time I'm work­ ing with an electric company as a lineman, under a "nut" whom the company calls a superinten­ dent. But thanks to the training I received with the SIU and SUP I am keeping the old man on the right road. In the past, the boys wouldn't attempt to tackle the old man; they just quit the job and left town. He respects and abides by the union rules of-IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, AFL-CIO) Local 846, although he is dead against them. It is hell sometimes, but it will be a good job for the next man who comes along. Please let me know if it is possible for me to order some of the ivhite caps I used to wear. Frank Chance. Jr. (Ed. note: You can order the white caps , through the Sea Chest; they're 65c each.) 4 4 4 Medical Center Seen Great Gain To the Editor: Our new health center near headquarters is really a dandy place. Although I haven't taken an exam over there yet, I did go in to look the place over and The midnight sun in the Arctic, see what it's all about. Or the Northern Light shining From the looks of it, this bright. center will give us a real edge Makes my thoughts fly up to as far as medical examinations heaven. are concerned, because it has While on lookout in the night. everything from A to Z..I know it would cost us a bimdle to get I am in love with the roaring surf \ this type of thorough medical That is breaking on the coast, check-up. To the small little home on the Seeing this center and every island, new SIU gain as it develops I raise my glass in a toast. constantly reminds us of the changes our Union has made on Stormy nights in the winter behalf of the seaman as well as When the pilot is needed outside his family. We have a great I take him out to the freighter 4" 4" $• deal to be thankful for, broth­ That is bucking the flowing tide, j ers. In less than 20 years, the Azalea Blooms SIU has made seagoing jobs After doing my job as a seaman among the inost popular and re­ On Good Chow And the ships are safe in the bay, warding professions there are To the Editor: I draw my chair to the fireside The Azalea City has arrived these days. I'm content for the rest of my day. Thanks to the SIU, on top of in Long Beach on the return the good wages and conditions trip from the Far East after As they say I'm just a seaman. stopping at three ports in Japan, aboard the ship, and the welfare But at that I'm happy to be. plan and all its benefits, we via Korea. Ever restles, wandering, footloose, now have a place where we can We ran into hurricane weather As all men who follow the sea. for 20 days' on the way out from get regular- check-ups to help San Francisco, so that it was a keep us in shape to enjoy all pretty miserable time. All hands these great improvements. Ben Tate were kept busy dogging down List Details In watertight doors and portholes, 4 4 4 Cables To Union leaving very little air circulat­ LOG'S Glad To ing. When notifying headquarters The ship took a terrible beat­ Oblige A Fan by cable or-wlreless that a Sea­ ing due to the angry seas. The To the Editor: farer has paid off in a foreign catwalks were broken and we port because of injury or illness, A gentleman in the Houston lost quite a bit of depk carg(>. ships' delegates should include Fire Department, Capt. William One good thing must be said, R. Hines in the station here on the following information: though. Due to all the oldtlmers Sampson St., must be a great The man's full name, his SIU aboard it's a pleasure to sail on reader. book number, name of the ship,, here. All hands are agreeable the port of payoff and the hos­ It seems every time I receive and cooperate with one another. the LOG and he is around, it pital where he is being treated. We had Brother E. A. Auer disippears. How about sending The response of ship's crews heading the steward depart­ him the LOG so I can get a to the Union's request for these ment, and he's one of the best chance to read my own copy for notifications has been very good. iiX the business. He was fol- a change? Sometimes though, not all of by chief cook H. White, the above information has been Robert E. Ayers who kept the crew as happy as included. Be sure to list all of (Ed. note: We'll be glad to. possible by sending out excel­ We admire the captain's reading this data so that the SIU can lent chow from the galley. The tastes.) act as promptly as possible. U The thrill in kissing a maiden On a moonlight cruise down South, Or racing a "fifteen meter" In a gale, then come about. Seafarers get into the act with Sally, as Jack Gillis, crew MM, feeds her a snack of sugar cane. Looking on (I to r) ore Tom Pea­ cock and J. Morris, wipers; "Whitey," saloon pantryman, and Ed, saloon MM. Sally, who was only animal cargo on the vessel this trip, was flown to [Hollywood on arrival in Savannah. Photos submitted by Vic Sayo, 2nd electrician, and Arveds E. Auers, re­ porter. cook in the Alcoa fleet. Brother Donovan, our baker, who has plenty of hot rolls for us for every meal and for coffeetime, is also one of the finest. Brother Tony, our chief stew­ ard, who is a master is in his own right, has always seen to it that we are well stocked with plenty of fresh milk and vege­ tables, and grade A meats. Joe and Pete, crew messmen, make the boys feel they are at the Garibe Hilton Hotel with their fine and . courteous service. Brothers Clem and Joe,-who take care of the officers, get nothing but praise from them. Dcies Top Job Brother John, the passenger man, who can't seem to do enough for the passengers, is one of the best. Brother Gene, officers' BR, keeps the inside .of the ship spotless at all times and makes it seem like a yacht. Brothers Sidney and Julio are also doing a terrific 'job because the galley never seems to need a paint job and always Is so spot­ less. All in all, the crew on here , feels you could not ask for a better bunch than we have in the steward department. We would also like to say a word of praise for Capt. Irby Wood and his officers, who are a. fine group of gentlemen, and for chief engineer Glinsky and his staff. Crewmembers, SS Alcoa Runner SIU Experience Comes In llandy �April 26.195T > USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. John B. Adams Leo Lang C. D. Anderson William Lawless WlUlam Bargone Lowell McNabb Louis Bourdonnay Alois F. Mauffray PhiUp M. CajUo Michael Muzio VlrgU Coash J. S. O'Byme Cloiso Coats Faustlno Orjales Roscoo Dearmon John Pennington Bay DeSbong Junest Ponson Serlo M. DeSosa Randolph RatcUS William DrlscoU F. Regaldo Alfredo Duarte Harold P. Scott Joe Fazio Toefll Smiglelski Crlsanto Garfin Wert A. Spencer Leon Gordon Gerald L. Thaxton Horace Gray Patrick Thompson Sigurd Halvorsen Lonnie R. Tickle Earl T. Hardeman Pedro VUlahol William Havelin James E. Ward James Hudson Richard S. Worley, Charles Johnson D. G. Zerrudo Edward G. Knapp Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS James C. Baudoin H. E. Roundtree John S. Capps Warren W. Smith George Howard VA HOSPITAL LAKE CITY, FLA. Edward B. Blu SEjiFARERS USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE. NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS ' B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke Rosendo Serrano James Lauer USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. C. O. Barrlneau Jimmle Littleton Albert Blrt BiUle Padget L. A. DeWltt A. H. Schwartz George E. Kitchens USPHS HOSPITAL , NORFOLK. VA. Rudolf Avllo Daniel A. Hutto Francis J. Boner John J. Kearney Douglas A. Clark L. B. Merriam C. D. Crowder Clifford Vaughan Fred'M. HarreU Jessie Vollva USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. WUUam B. Berry Chas. A. McCarthy WiUiam Davey George D. Rourke August F. indund Yaka *8 Name No Mystery On the heels of the LOG story (Mar. 28) about the origin of the Indian names ior some of Waterman's C-2s, a faithful reader has come up with the answer to the one remaining puzzle. "Sea-Notes," a Waterman-Pan Atlantic publication, last month re­ ported how the present-day Topa Topa, Kyska, Madaket and Wacosta were given their Indian tags by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. But it pointed out that nobody has been able to explain the "Yaka." However, this mystery is now cleared up also, thanks to M. Dwyer of Brooklyn, whose poetry has appeared in the LOG from time to time. "Yaka," according to the "Handbook of the American Indian," means "the corn clans of the Keresan Pueblos." The Keresan Indians were one of the Pueblo tribes of the Rio Grande valley and neighbor­ ing areas in the southwestern US. Now that they're fortified with that knowledge, our correspondent hopes the gang aboard will go on to have a good, safe trip. Amen to that. ANGELINA (Bull), Feb. 25—Chzlrman, C. Waltari Secratary, J. 6allaghar. All vaccination cards return­ ed. Ship cleared by customs In PR. Draw to be handed out before payoff. Repair list to be posted in recreation room. Ship's fund $22.50. Reports accepted. Discussion regarding wash­ ing machine wringer; roaches on ship: cleaning behind refrigerator; poor grade of bread; repair list; cleaning gear, for engine department. Dele­ gate to see patrolman about steering gear. ANNISTON (Ace), March 17—Chair­ man, Hargrsves; Secratary, T. Balton. Foc'sles to be painted. Repair list to be turned In. Beef on OT working In halls. Some other disputed over­ time. Question op lodging in ship­ yard. Need new mattress for third cook. and cold water: new type water cool­ er. Request more variety of cakes and pastry. To purchase books and check­ er board. Request midnight lunches and 9 PM and 3 AM lunches. JE;(N (Bull), March 18—Chairman, D. Dickson) Secratary, D. Forrasf. Topside dissatisfied with performance of part of crew and warned of reper­ cussions. Vessel to be paid off in Baltimore. Four replacements In Phlla, Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Motion that elec­ tions be bi-partisan and voted by machine if possible. Repair list to he TMT CARIB QUEEN (TMT), No date —Chairman, J. Floyd; Secretary, B. Sobczak. Ship and company on or­ ganizing status.. white cards and per­ mits can remain aboard until further notice. No books Involved. Men "to turn in keys and linen whenjeavfaig ship. Some jllsputcd overtime. One man missed ship, rejoined In Bremerhaven. Patrolmen to square away overtime. All cargo to be safely se­ cured before leaving port. Suggest catwalk be placed on top of trailers so deck gang can get aft Instead of crawling under trailers. Vote of thanks to steward dept. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (CItle* Service), March 12—Chairman, H. SIkes; Secretary, P. Oazlc. Menus not legible on blackboard. Crew re­ quests typed menus. Two men paid off lu Lake Charles due to illuess: uo replacements. Report accepted. Com­ plaint about cheap brand of soap. Reque^ for Lux or Camay soap; also chaise coffee brand: toilet tissue. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CItle* Service), Merch 21—Chairman, W. Brightwell; Secretary, S. Kellnat. Pantry man paid off sick. Report ac­ cepted. Crew requests typed menus. Vote of thanks to galley crew. Paint to be. removed from chalra in messhall. To see steward about required stores. •BO W. LAWSON (Pan Oceanic), March 14—Chairman, P, Ctvos; Sec­ retary, L. Schmidt. Small repairs taken-care of. Ship's fund $13.40. Reports accepted. AU rooms to be iougeed. DEL MONTE (Mill.), March t—Chair­ man, K. WIntley; Secretary, J. PIceu. Shlp'f fund $80. New treaaurcr elect­ ed. 38 hours disputed overtime. One man left in hoapltal. Need more leg USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. George Amblard Edw. F. HcGowan Victor B. Cooper WUUam MUUson James R. Dayton Lionel-D. Peat Guy G. Gage Wm. W. Rowland Dan Gentry Edw. P. Scherzer Gorman T. Glaze Carl J. Spurck • W. V. Gontarski Harry C. SuUlvan Percy Harrelson .Arnold TUdo John A. Hoffman Albert WUlia Robert Littleton MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NV PhUlp Ackroyd James Lipplncott C. Bonefont Ahmed Mehssin Edw. T. Campbell Thomas Moncho J. B. Cuelles R. E PhilUps James H. Fisher Bias Ramirez Arthur J. Fortner Eustaqulo Rivera R. V. Gelling Jose Rodriguez EsteU Godfrey J. S. Simmons Burl Halre Richard Suttle John W. Johnson P. Tslmissiris Alfred Kaju Clarence Wallace BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Albert MartlnelU lUadio Aria Vic MUazzp Fortunato Bacomo Joaquin Minis Frank T. Campbell Norman J. Moore John J. DrlscoU W. P. ODea Robert E. Gilbert Ben Omar WlUiam Guenther George G. Phifer Bart E. Guranick G. A. Pulssegur John Haas James M. Qulnn Howard HaUey George E. Renale Talb Hassen Samuel B. Saunders BUly R. HiU G. E. Shumaker Thomas Isaksen Kevin B. Skelly Ira H. Kilgore Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristiansen Stanley F. Sokol Frank J. Kubek Michael Toth Frederick Landry Harry S. TutUe Leonard Leidlg VlrgU E WUmoth Archibald McGuigan Pon P. Wing B. J. Martin USPHS HOSPITAL •CF'-^LE. WASH. Patrick J. Lynch Juan Mojlca L... ,iS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. JuUan B. Arzaga Alexander Lelner Edward Becker A. M. MUefskl Noah C. Carver George R. Nichols Leo A. Dwyer , Louis Rosen WiUiam H. HoweU Fred D. Stagner Virgle H. Jordan R. A. Statham Frederick M. Leeds Captain • to hold safety meeting with delegate. Motion that safety commit­ tee members of unlicensed personnel be composed of aU delegates, chief electrician, bosun and steward. Check slop chest for cigarettes; and medi­ cine chest for proper supplies. Foc'sles to be left clean. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritlmo Over­ seas), March 3—Chairman, G. Harding; Secretary, W. Cary. One man logged. One man hospitalized. Some disputed overtime. Lack of cooperation from steward. Fire extinguisher empty. Overtime claimed for carpenter work done by steward In meat box. To be referred to pa'trolman. MURRAY HILL (Fairfield), March 9 —Chairman, E. Lesgang; Secretary, S. Benjamin. $50 draw in arrival. Ship's fund $9.01. Vote of thanks to baker for fine Job. BALTORB (Ore Nav.), March 17— Chairman, J. Arnold; Secratary, C. Harris. Some disputed overtime in engine room. Repairs made. Ship's fund $7.25. Include motion on $5 fine at every meeting and also read letter stating crew's views. New dele­ gate elected. Recreation room to be , kept cleaner. $TEEL AGE (isthmian), March 23— Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, R. Obldos. One member missed ship In San Pedro, gear checked, book and papers held by delegate. Minor beefs squared away. Ship's fund $15.50. Suggestion to serve hot cocoa and to replace chairs In messhaU with new ones In storeroom. made up. Showers in poor condition. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for exceUent performance. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Feb. 12—Chairman, J. Pulllam; Sec­ retary, A. Aronlca. Ship's fund $16. Few hours disputed overtime. Letter from Tampa concerning disputed days' wages. Report accepted. Dis­ cussion on use of washing machine. Repair list to be made up. Hospital to be cleaned up. Request more fresh bread; magazine rack; close doors quietly. March 10—Chairman, J. Pulllam; tecretary, A. Aronla. Ship's fund $13.02. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Ice tea to be made stronger. Vote of thanks to steward and deck departments. JOSEFINA (Liberty), March 14 — Chairman, J. Klrchner; Secretary, B. Wenworth. Few hours disputed over­ time. Reports accepted. LAWRENCI 'VICTO RY (Miss.), March 17—Chairman, S. Stevcna; Sec­ retary, S. Rivera. Few repairs to be made. Some disputed overtime. New delegate elected. Request wind chutes for port holes. Coffee grounds and trash not to be thrown In sink or scuppers. LONOVIEW VICTORY (Victory), March 10—Chairman, W. Kohut; Sec­ retary, M. Caddy. Members to be sober at payoff. Recommend special meeting with agent or patrolman about cutting Incident aboard ship. Shlp'a fund tl6.13. Some disputed overtime, to bo settled at payoff. Pape Tbirteen LOG BARBARA FRIETCHIE (Lib. Nav.), March 11—Chairman, R. Simpklns; Secretary, R. Clark. Ship's fund $4.25. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine Job. DEL CAMPO (Miss.), March 17— Chairman, JT Lapaple; Secretary, J. Geisler. All repairs made In NO. New delegate elected. Laundry room to be kept clean. EVELYN (Bull), March . 31—Chair­ man, W. Trolle; Secretary, M. Kamintkl. Ship's fund $81. Three hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Complaint about captain calling cook name. Discussion on repair Usts; linen to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), March 26 —Chairman, C. dcHospidales; Secre­ tary, T. Wasiluk. Old books to be ex­ changed. Repair list submitted. Ship's fund $9.35. Thanks to members In bringing furniture to San Juan. Few hours disputed overtime and delayed sailing overtime. Report accepted. Steward dept. complimented on effi­ ciency and cleaUness. To have new gangway for use in port. Washing machine not to be overloaded, motor not powerful enough. HASTINGS (Waterman), March II— Chairman, H. Butts; Secratary, J. Wells. Repairs to bo made at sea. Some disputed overtime. Tidelands pact read to membership and Ameri­ can Coal Shipping beef. Membership commended headquarters for' winning Tidelands pact and beef with ACS. Discussion on slop chesf. Draws to bo made In American currency in­ stead of traveler's checks. Repair list to bo made up. Mdro water preatura required In bathrooms. Need hasps Tanker May Sprout Ivy Waiting To Get Home Things being what they are, the Ivy is just about ready to start sprouting some greenery as she winds her way back and forth from the Persian Gulf to Japan, still getting nowhere nearer home. r According to the latest re­ tie nm is all bad, either, says ship's port from the tanker, from delegate Grville Amdt. "We still Singapore, "if the boys only know have that top-notch skipper Peter by which Christmas they'd be H, Bamberg with us. All the gang thinks he's tops and understand­ home, they would feel better." It's not that the monotony, heat ing, and as good as they come." Arndt intimated, however, that and limited shoretime of the shut the shuttle Is still having its ef­ fects. "We even have our own Groucho Marx aboard. For five Spicy Job days his tasks consist of electrical duties, and then he spends the other two days trying to get his cook's endorsement. He's that well-known fellow "Wild Bill" Evitt from down New Orleans way —the only man who can snatch feathers from a bird in flight." As far as the full-time feeding is concerned, Amdt added a good word for steward Bob Elliott and chief cook Stoke Harrison for pro­ viding a well-rounded menu. And when they do get ashore in Japan, the Ivy can always count on Its former bosun, now the 2nd mate, formerly known as "Blackie" Jim Merrell. Currently tagged as "Doctor Needles" by the boys who have encountered difficulties ashore, he hasn't found anybody Third cook Grant Marzelt was who's puncture-proof yet, perhaps adding a bit of extra flavoring because "the line always seems to to some of the food steaming form at the rear in these cases." on the galley-range of the Charles J. Johnson, Billy J. Jefferson City Victory when a Brewer and Lewis C. Morton oc­ photographer looked -in. cupy the deck, engine and steward delegate spots, in that order, along Those extra touches often with Arndt. make the difference. in lockers. Clothes to be removed from Une after dry. ALICE BROWN (Bloomfield), March $—Chairman, T. Zielinski; Secretary, C. Murray. Ship's fund $24,72. Tapes for recording machine to be paid for from fund and wire to run recui'dings to mess hall. Discussion on food. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 24—Chairman, C. Wright; Secretary D. Missimer. One man missed ship in NY. Patrolman to be notified; gear packed and tiumed over to chief mate. No logs. Discussion on food—night lunches to be fresh; scuttlebutt to be kept clean; cots to be ordered. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), March 24— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, S. Pickett. New washing machine re­ ceived, Safety meeting to be held monthly. Captain to give 80% of wages coming on draws. Request all delegates be on hand at payoff: have books and permits checked for pa­ trolman. Adhere to one hour before sailing clause. New men to get pa­ trolman's ok before paying off. Two hours disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted. Washing machine to be used with care. Order cigarettes in ad­ vance from steward and also sea chest for Port Newark delivery. Check stale milk put aboard in Houston. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March 22—Chairman, A. Anderson; Secretary, F. Perez. Need lumber for screen doors. Writing on blackboard against steward dept. to be stopped. Doors to be closed quietly. Benches to be built on each side of ship. Libr­ ary to be kept clean and orderly. Three men 111. One hour disputed ot. Complaint about food, equipment and management in steward dept. . CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), March 3—Chairman, J. Zlcreis; Secretary, J. Morrison. Four men missed ship In Honolulu. One man hospitalized In Chile. Few hours disputed overtime— to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Steward and baker doing missing men's work in galley. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), March 9—Chairman, A. Spuza; Secre­ tary, F. Paylor. Ships fund $5. Two men sick with colds. One man missed ship. Report accepted. Night lunch to be improved; steak to be served at least twice a week, fried chicken to be put out Immediately, Repair list to be submitted. Galley to be ex­ terminated. Put pastry out at coffee time. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 8—Chairman, E. Eiland; Secretary, J. Jacobsen. Ship's Fund $27.62. Report accepted. New delegate and treasurer elected. Discussion on cleanliness of laundry. Stevedores to be kept out of, midship house. PORTMAR (Calmar), March 16^ Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, H. Eddy. Ice box door handle to be repaired. MARORE (Ore), March 24—Chair­ man, C. Just; Secretary, D. Carey. One man logged. Poor laundry service. Ship's fund $5.02. One man missed ship: replaced before sailing. Need new washing machine; coffee urn, toaster. Fruit to be put out before spoiling. ANGELINA (Bull), Jan. 20—Chair­ man, G. Walter; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Stiip's fund $20. Some dis­ puted overtime. Messroora to be kept clean. Observe quiet in aUeyways so members may sleep. FORT HOSKINS (Cities Service), Feb. 9—Chairman, A. Van Dyke; Sec­ retary, E. Iverson. New treasurer elected. Report accepted. Members to donate $1 towards ship's fund. Dis­ cussion on very poor slop chest put on board for one year's voyage. I Editor, I SEAFARERS LOG, S 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— : please put my name on your mailing list. I (Print Information) | ! NAME • IP I STREET ADDRESS j i I CITY ZONE STATE I I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you ore on old tubicribor and have a change * of plaoto give your former oddroii belowi ? ADDRESS CITY tsaeaoaaaqomaggiAo'ajioaeooBAoeoBeaBooeaosAeseoeooe^a^'^ak ZON^ I KM U BJia KMJUtt»M•• liJUi •• MAAJURMJUUL* STATS* •••Aoasooeeeeaeaaa �Pax* Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG They Really Got The Bird Calls Welfare Aid Wonderful To the Editor: I wrote a letter last January which apparently never reached you, so I hope you will print this as soon as possible. I want to thank the SIU for the extra check sent last Christmas for those receiving disability benefits. I know it came in mighty handy for me. The doctors, nurses and all the personnel here at St. Vin­ cent's Hospital, New York City, are wonderful and have been very kind. Thank God the SIU has such a wonderful welfare plan. We couldn't 'get along with it. I would also like to get in touch with the following mem­ bers: Eugene Ceccato, Eddie Polise, Citizen Joe, Dewey Par­ sons and Steve Massaros. Joseph Piluiis 4" Venetian pigeons (the feathered variety, anyway) snuggled up close to an SlU trio and their guide when the Sunion visited the Italian port last winter. Pictured (I to r) are Best, AS; Cox, OS; the Italian guide, and Walter Butterton, bosun. The steward, Fred Hicks, turned in the photo. Oldtimer Gives 'Life' Lesson On Ship Types At least one SIU oldtimer was among a group of "Life" readers who recently tripped up the editors of the national magazine on a nautical matter. A retired member of the + SIU since 1946, Henry E, Kra­ lihood is so minutely concerned mer chided "Life" for calling a with these details, every item is Victory ship a Liberty in "one of its picture captions last February 11. The magazine wrote back that "many other readers called our at­ tention to this. Thanks again for keeping our nautical records straight." Apparently ship photographs get • good working over from retired and active seamen, who have a cer­ tain fondness for those seagoing workhorses of World War II, the mass-production Libertys and Victorys. Most non-nautical newspapers and magazines, despite careful re­ search, tend to overlook considera­ tions like an extra kingpost or mast but to a seaman, whose live- Puzzle Answer la [iSIBO S] BQglBQBSB] OglDB ummm BsiaBBQ [•SBIBQ DSSB QBSB BB SDQ Q •ESS BOB BIBBBDJT mB BESnD B J_ BcanBB BISQB BBBB BBS Burly important. It may mean an extra spot to hang his laundry or some­ thing. For the record, "Life" conceded, "according to the Maritime Admin­ istration of the US Department of Liberty «t» Nobody Gets By Without Union To the Editor: I've gained quite a bit of ex­ perience since I left the Alcoa Polaris last March in New Orleans. I've been senior cook in charge of the afternoon shift for the consolidated messhall here at Brookley Air Force Base in Mobile. There's about five of us "exseamen" there, two SIU and three NMU. We've sure found out that there is a hell of a lot of difference working without a union. ' The years I spent in the SIU were something I can't forget, and believe me I won't forget them. Without a Union the working man is a dead duck! Print this if you like. It might help someone to see there's nothing like the SIU at sea or ashore. Smooth sailing to all my friends.' "Red" Palmer ^ it ^ The Situation's Well in Hand VIcVory Commerce, the ship pictured has a raised forecastle head extending to the after part of No. 1 hatch. This immediately distinguishes her from a Liberty, which is a flush deck vessel. "A Liberty also has three masts on which her cargo gear is rigged, whereas the Victory has two masts and, in addition, has_ a king post at No. 1 hatch, and pairs of king posts at the forward part and after part of the midship house," the magazine added. "This, together with the shape of the house and stack, distinguishes her from the Liberty, which has no king posts, the stack being the only structure that would be silhouetted above the midship house." See? To the Editor: The John B. Waterman is now substituting for the Arizpa on the European run. You can be sure that while our buddies on the Arizpa are being enter­ tained by the almond - eyed beauties of the Far East, the crew of the John B. will keep the home fires burning. Of course, we don't know whose girl we will meet In the different ports, but we will try to keep our reputations intact. The boys will say hello to Jack Dubersky's gal who works at the Coney Island Bar, and also to Dave Nunn's true love at the Penguin, as we know that they will belon^some. We also have a number one steward department, featuring April 26. 1957 lots of good Southern cooking. Tony Sosa is the chief steward, Calls Welfare C. Hiers is chief cook, Bob 'Greatest Gain' Shepard mans the 3rd cook's To the Editor: spot, George Burns is pearl We feel that the Welfare Plan diver and Bill Wermack is serv­ ing in the capacity of crew is the greatest step our Union has made in the past ten years. waiter. Although we received the ma­ The majority of the crew is from Tampa and Mobile. Some ternity benefit for our first son, of the fellows are Ray Queen, we are sad to say that our sec­ Bob Parker, Lester Clark ond son was bom while I was (bosun), Ed Morris and, last but in the service and we couldn't not least, Larry Tifft, the inter­ qualify for SIU benefits. In national Ipver and ambassador fact, it cost us $10.75 to have our child bom in an Army hos­ of good will. Anthony C. Aronica pital. besides our transportation Ship's reporter of 20 miles each way from where we resided. I know that if I had been Safety Program sailing I would not even have Well Underway had this cost which T could not afford at that time. I was just To the Editor: In accordance with the joint discharged from the Army on SlU-shipowner safety program, March 22. We are certainly hoping that we can report excellent coop­ eration from the entire crew our sons will qualify in the fu­ and officers on board the An­ ture for the scholarships that the SIU offe^ You can be sure gelina. Many items have been we greatly appreciate the bene­ brought up at the meetings for fits we have already received. a solution. When possible, these Best Wishes for the future have been corrected. Others are success of the SIU. being taken care of as time perRobert & Catherine Bannister 4 4 4' Appreciates Aid Of Wild Ranger The SIU crew's safely rep­ resentatives S. Boguski, deck (left), and J. Devlne, engine (right) gather with 3rd mate C. Lobbregt for a photo. Steward safety rep. Ed Marsh missed the picture-taking. mits and those items which can­ not be handled aboard have been turned in on a repair list to the company. Safety signs have been sten­ cilled at conspicuous places all around the ship and we all feel that, with the continued cooper- * ation of all hands, accidents aboard can be brought to a min­ imum. Steve Boguski, AB, is ship's safety representative for the deck department; John Decine, deck engineer, is the,black gang safety man, and Edmund Marsh, NCB, represents the steward department. John Galiagherr Ship's delegate To the Editor: I would like this letter in the LOG to show my appreciation for the crew of the Wild Ranger. They took excellent care of me while I was being repatriated from Inchon, Korea. Right now I am on the Fairland on the intercoastal run, but it won't be for long. The ship is scheduled to be con­ verted for the trailer service in July. We have a fine gang on here, with none other than Pat Mur­ phy as chief steward, so we are assured plenty of good feeding. We expect to pay off in Balti­ more on May 15. Well, thanks again to. the crewmembers of the Wild Ranger. Incidentally, I got my gear and papers as soon as I got back to Seattle. They were waiting for me right at the SIU hall. Eddie Eriksen 4 4 4 Crew Applauds Coe Skipper To the Editor: Things are running pretty smoothly on this ship. There aren't too many serious beefs to upset the ship or the crew. The mate here on the Coe Victory is a real spook, though. He ijs on deck all the time, get­ ting in the deck gang's hair. However, the captain is a real swell guy. Hansen is his. name. He does his best for us, and the crew appreciates it. Dave Barry Bj/ Bernard Seaman �Page Jiffeea SEAFARERS LOG April 26^ 1959 ' af cost price •8^ per copy Now on Salej 1956 BOUND VOLUME of the -- ' SEAFARERS LOG All of the following StU fainilies have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Cynthia Marie Cole, born March 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lonnie 0. Cole Jr., Asheboro, NC. William Peter Doyle, born March 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James J. Doyle, Phila., Pa. Connie Fay Marriner, bom April 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde W. Marriner, Portsmouth, Va. Henry Joseph Shepeta Jr.. born April 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Henry Shepeta, Baltimore, Md. Patricia Marie Pierce, born April 1, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Pierce, Drexel Hill, Pa. Sheila Diane Griggers, born March 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ira W. Griggers Jr., Evergreen, Ala. Debra Celeste Federssen, born March 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sverre R. Pederssen, Brook­ lyn, NY. George Anthony Wolinskl, bora January 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Wolinskl, Kenner, La. Linda and Phyllis Peragallo, born March 19, 1957, to Seafarer And Mrs. Joseph Peragallo, Levltto\vn, NY. Bert Dawson Giliispie, bora March T2, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Colder B. Giliispie Jr., Beau­ mont, Texas. Pamela Elaine Blalack, born March 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles O. Blalack, Springhill, Ala. Michael Charles Perna, born March 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Augustine Perna, Baltimore, Md. Perry Manuel, bora Marclt 28, 1857, to Seafarer and Mrs. Warren Manuel, Mamou, La. Health Center Opens Union Wins Bait. Tugs (Continued from page 3) doubtedly the news of the SIU HIWD strike victory against G&H Towing in the Gulf. The success­ ful strike ended just a few days before the voting was scheduled to start in Baltimore, with the SIU winning the best tug pact in the area after a 33-day walkout. One of the SIU's objectives, in launching, its organizing campaign, was to raise the low level of wages and conditions under which Great­ er Baltimore harbor men have worked for many years. The Bal­ timore area is notorious for having the lowest hourly pay rate and the worst overtime provisions of any Atlantic caost port. In addition, the men here lack any kind of welfare and pension protection such as exists in SIU contracts. A key demand im the SIU-HIWD negotiations with the companies will be the establishment of wel­ fare- benefits, along with substan­ tial improvements in wages and working conditions. (Continued from page 3) The Brooklyn center is the first bership thought he was typical of oi four planned. The other three the good sailor and the good union will be located in Baltimore, New man." Therefore, Hall added, the Orleans and Mobile. Each center center stands as a tribute to the has diagnostic facilities Including entire membership of the SIU x-ray, fluoroscope, electro-cardio­ who have worked and fought to­ graph, lab tests, eye examination gether to fui'ther the progress of and other aspects of a head to toe physical. all seamen. / SIU, A&G District Once all the information on the BALTIMORE Others who addressed the group 1216 E. Baltimore St. EAstern 7-4900 were Dr. Aaron Kottler, president pliysical has been correlated and Earl Sbeppard, Agent of the Kings County Medical So­ examined by the staff, men who BOSTON 276 State St. ciety, and Charles Logan, of Mis­ are in need of treatment for any James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 4202 Canal St. sissippi Shipping Company, a trus­ ailment or physical defect are re­ HOUSTON Capital 7-6558 tee of the Welfare Plan. Brief re­ ferred to the Public Health Service A. Michelet. Agent 1419 Ryan St. marks were also made by Hulan facilities. The procedure is de­ LAKE CHARLES, La Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 Jack, Manhattan borough presi­ signed to detect such ailments and 1 South Lawrence St. dent; Harry O'Reilly, secretary of defects before they become seri­ MOBILE Cal Tanner. Agent HEnUock 2-1754 the Maritime Trades Department, ous enough to invalid a Seafarer MORGAN CITY ...912 Front St. AFL-CIO; James Quinn, secretary and keep him from being fit for Tom Gould. Agent - Phone 2158 of the New York Central Trades duty. NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. Other guests present included Undsey WUliams. Agent and Labor Council; Frederick BillTulane 8626 hardt, vice-president, Alcoa Steam­ Dr. John S. Wilson, chief officer NEW' YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ship Company, and Dr. Joseph of the Staten Island PubUc Health UYacinth 9-6600 Logue, director of the center. The Service Hospltai; Rep. Francis NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 Invocation was delivered by Mon- Dora, who represents the District Ben Rees. Agent ' signor Thomas Sala of the in which the Union hall is located;. PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. Market 7-1635 Churches of St. John and St. Rocco. Rep. Isadore Dollinger; Charles S. Cardullo. Agent 101 Pelayo Robert C. Creasey, administrator Zimmerman, International Ladies PUERTA de TIERRA PR Phone 2-5996 of. the Seafarers Welfare Plan, Garment Workers Union; John Sal Colls. Agent FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Strong, president. Teamsters Local SAN presided. Marty BreithoH. Agent Douglas, 2-5475 After the speeches and ribbon- 807; Ck E. Hughes, Deputy State SAVANNAH . 3 Abercorn St. Adams 3-1728 cutting, Magnuson and Hall un­ Commissioner of Labor, and gu^ts E. B. McAuley. Agent 2505 1st Ave. veiled a" memorial plaque to Lar- from the Coast Guard, Army, Navy, SEATTLE EUiott 4334 sen K'^ch Is on the wall in ihe. lob-, the American Merchant Marine In­ Jeff GlUette. Agent TAMPA.-1609:1811'..,.N. JPraBWin. St. by«tt .the ^building. - -:''i ' stitute and the- shipping industry.'' Tohi Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 Kenneth L. Bewig, 58: Brother Bewig died from pneumonia in the USPHS Hospital in B a 11i m ore, Md., on March 12, 1957. He joined the Union in New York on August 13, 1947. He is survived by his wife, Loretta B. Bewig of Baltimore. Burial took place in Moreland Memorial Park, Baltimore. John Crowley, 32; Brother Crow ley was lost at sea following an ex­ plosion on the Mission San Fran­ cisco, on March 7, 1957. He joined the U n i o n~ on January 23, 1945, in New York. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Bernadette Crowley, and a son who reside in Allison, Pa. ^ ^ 3* William Mf. Wilson, 67: Brother Wilson died in the USPHS Hos­ pital in New Orleans on March 28, 1957 because of a malignant tumor. He joined the Union on August 2, 1955, and sailed in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his son, Arthur D. Wilson of New Orleans. Burial took place at Rose Lawn Cemetery, Baton Rouge, La. it t> it Charles J. Fetter, 57: Brother Fetter died in New Orleans on March 3, 1957, as a result of a malignancy. He had joined the Union on Novem­ ber 10, 1947, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura L. Fetter of Mobile, Ala. J" 4" 4> 4- 3^ James K. Brooks, 38: Brother Brooks died at sea on board the SS Cubore, on March 1, 1957, from a hemorrhage. He had been sailing in the steward department since joining the Union on September 22, 1955. There was no beneficiary designated. William Zietz, 44: On March 15. 1957, Brother Zietz died in the USPHS Hospital, Baltimore, Md.,of a respiratoiy failure. He had joined the Union in Baltimore on Sept. 2, 1954, and sailed in the en­ gine department. He is buried in Philadelphia cem­ etery, Philadelphia. No beneficiary was designated. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Clyde Cahill Your Coast Guard discharge from the SS Ocean Eva (8-4-56 to 8-16-56) was found aboard the SS Stony Point and is being held for you in the Boston hall. James C. Glisson Mail, vacation checks, and with­ holding statements are being held for you at the Anchor Hotel, 612 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, Md. Please send them your forwarding address. Eric Madsen Please contact your former land­ lady, Mrs. Campagna, concerning baggage which she has been hold­ Kenneth Lopez ing for you. She is located at 422 Please contact Richard Pardo's 13th St., Brooklyn, or phone family in Tampa, Fla. HY 9-0831. ELLIS S. SAMIA Robert Lee Green Contact William O. Euton, 55 John W.- Tinker .would like you to contact him at 17-llli 4th Bay 7 St., Brooklyn, r^: automobile insurance. Street, Bremerton, Washington. The following Seafarers are re­ quested to pick up baggage belong­ ing to them left on Isthmian ves­ sels and deposited by the company with the SIU Hall, 523 Bienville Street, New Orleans, La. Rudolph Himel, 3rd cook. Steel Designer; Bernard Buster, ch. cook. Steel Designer; Daniel Bisset, FWT, Steel Rover; John Ramiszewski, engine, Steel Architect; Donald E. Bull, oiler. Steel King; John B. Tlerney, DM, Andrew Jackson; Chester Holtz, AB. DIRECTORY OF Sill RRANCHES WILMINGTON, Calll 505 Marine Ave. PORT COLBOHNE Ontario Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 103 Durham St Phone: 5591 272 King St. E. HEADQUARTERS . .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. TORONTO. Ontario EMpire 4-5719 SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall VICTORIA. BC 617V4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS C. Simmons, Joint VAxNCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. . W. HaU, Joint Pacific 3466 R. Matthews. Joint SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6348 SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. BAGOTViLLE. Quebec........20 Elgin St. Phone 5-8777 Phone: 549 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St, CApital 3-4336 CAnal 7-3203 RICHMOND. Calif... 510 Hacdonald Ave. QUEBEC.... 89 St. Pierre St. BEacon 2-0925 Quebec Phone: 3-1569 SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE 450 Harrison St. SAINT JOHN Douglas 2-3363 NB 2505 1st Ave. Main 029V Great Lakes District 805 Marine Ave. ALPENA Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK. ... 673 4th Ave., Brooklyn BUFFALO, NY HYacinth 9-6165 CLEVELAND WILMINGTON Canadian District HALIFAX. N,S.... 128ti Hollls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL ......634 St. James St. West PLateaw 8161 FORT WiU,(AM!f..X.i..l30 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 85 Germain St. Phone: 2-5233' 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713J 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 734 Lakeside Ave.. NB Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH . 531 W. Michigan St. . Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHlCAGdri.. 3261 E. 92na St. Phone: Essex 5-3419 I1 �LOG SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • First In Maritime: a* Gala Fete Opens SIU Health Center US Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, featured speaker, hailed SIU for pioneering first maritime union health center. Others on platform (1 to r) included Robert Creasey, SIU Welfare Plan administrator; Charles Logan, trustee; Dr. Aaron Kottler, president, Brooklyn Medical Society, and Msgr. John Sala who de­ livered the invocation. Dr. J. B. Logue, health center director (center), greets C^pt. John Wilson (left) and Capt. R. H, Moore, chief medical and dental officers at SI PHS hospital. f' ' 1 1/ y-yVi J y-; Over 500 Government and trade union officials, ship)ing leaders and Seafarers attended ceremonies, which 3egan with singing of National Anthem (top). Center s dedicated to the memory of the late Pete Larsen, who was praised at the gathering as a "good seafarer and good union man." ^ v . , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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TUGS GO SIU IN LANDSLIDE WIN OPEN 1ST MEDICAL CENTER MEBA VOWS CONTINUED COAL FIGHT, HITS CURRAN WILD RANGER WINS AWARD AS SAFEST WATERMAN SHIP FIRST SEA UNION MEDICAL CENTER NOW OPEN IN NY WELL WISHERS LAUD CENTER AS MILESTONE SIU MEN MAKING LOG LIMIT 2 CONTRACTS GRANTED FOR ATOM SHIP DOUBT RUNAWAY SHIPS AVAILABLE FOR US NEEDS CONCERSION WORK STARTS ON FIRST CONTAINERSHIP OKAY ISTHMIAN’S BID FOR 8 VITORY SHIPS MATERNITY BENEFIT FIVE YEARS OLD; THOUSANDS AIDED MAYFLOWER II SAILS; EXPECT 6-WEEK TRIP US SEEKS TOURIST SHIPS, OKAYS BERNSTEIN SUBSIDY SUP VOTES FULL SUPPORT TO A&G IN COAL BEEF LAST TWO COAL SHIPS CREW UP HOSPITAL $$ OKAYED BY HOUSE VOTE SIU SHIP TESTS FREEDOM OF SEAS SENATE GETS NEW BILL ON ALIEN CREWS POLAND SEEKING MILLION TONS OF SURPLUS GRAIN GALA FETE OPENS SIU HEALTH CENTER 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 4/ 26/ 1957 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. XIX, No. 9  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/15ccd14b3efa7f8bdab0c272c1f98faf.PDF bd641380e0a689dee3bacf6f58398350 PDF Text Text ••• wr SEAFARERS :*.v LOG ••'•M • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULFJ)ISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Transfers Responsible: US FORCED TO WAIVE 50% CARGO RULE Story On Page 3 Curran's Shabby Formula There's a certain wry humor in the sight of Joe Curran pos­ ing as the high priest of the labor movement. His constant self-glorification ^nd his indignation at the AFL-CIO and the marine unions are obviously transparent devises, Curran's ridiculous posturing will never earn him a card in Actor's Equity, Curran has been working the "I'm high and mighty" pitch for years while operating simultaneously on the other side of the street. His American Coal tactics have followed the, same tattered formula. For example: • He first betrayed the officers unions so that a company union could hire ships' officers off street corners, then he denounced the unions as "playing the SIU game." • He desperately tried to give a gloss of respectability to the com­ pany union (which owns a big piece of the company), although it threw away seamen's rights under the Jones Act, rights which Andy Furuseth fought to get for four decades. • He hollered for the AFL-CIO to slap the SIU down, and confi­ dently predicted SIU's downfall, while fulsomely interlarding the rec­ ord with praise for George Meany. • President Meany, in effect, asked the SIU to drop its beef with the American Coal Company (to which SIU agreed in the interests of AFL-CIO) and offered the fleet to Curran on a silver platter. There was one small condition: Curran would have to behave like a trade nnionist—support the officers nnions and respect their picket lines. So Curran backed away and decided that George Meany was prejudiced and misinformed, and the victim of an AFL-CIO "palace guard." Right now Curran is busy rewriting history (a tactic he learned in the old days) to make it seem that he is purer than Ivoi'y Soap and SIU is only ISU spelled backwards. Joe's Pinning Labels Again By doing so he is following a traditional practice he has always employed of pinning derogatory labels on those who disagree with him. Back in 1945 Curran said that the SIU leadership was "desperate" about Isthmian. In 1957, SIU is "desperate" over American Coal, When seamen on Isthmian ships voted for SIU over NMU, Curran said it was SIU "corruption" that did the trick. Shortly after Curran bhanged his tune. He decided it was the Communists who were re­ sponsible for the NMU's Isthmian loss—not Joe Curran, the president of the Union, It was tl^at other fellow, that Commie organizer. Wasn't Curran the leader of the union? The policy-maker? If not, (Continuea da page 2) Last Bait. WC Unions, Tug Fleet SIU Step Up Votes SlU Coal Fight -Story On Page 2 -Story On Page 3 TMM0>h If n l#kla Seafarer Frank Smith, DM, descends to stage over the side ff UUCn-Up JOU» of the Fairland to freshen up the ship on her final intercoastal run as a conventional C-2, She will go into a Mobile shipyard for conversion to a ''lift-on" container ship with movable deck cranes. Looking on are C, Johnson, AB, Dan Bachrack, DM, and Frank Lambert!, bosun. The Gateway City is already undergoing conversion. Photo, by Merwyn "Doc" Watson, �Page Two SEAFARERS May 10. 1957 LOG New Ship To Honor Memory Of Harry Lundeberg Sixth Tug Co. Vote Gives Sitr Clean Sweep In Baltimore B.\LTIMORE—Crewniembers of the last of six tug com­ panies in the Greater Baltimore area have voted unanimously in favor of the SIU. Tugmen employed hy Arundel Sand and Gravel cast 19 ballots for,-*'— — none against, the SIU Harbor timore and other Atlantic and Gulf and Inland Waterways Divi­ ports. sion, giving the Union a clean The other five companies which voted SIU were Curtis Bay Towing, sweep of the port. The Arundel vote wound up Harper Towing, Baker and Whitely, series of elections which gave Baltimore Towage and Lighterage the SIU a total t)allot margin of and Atlantic Transport. 146 to 9 in the harbor. Opposing These companies represent the the Union was District 50 of the entire tug and barge industry in The newly-launched Kaiser Gypsum is shown on her maiden voyage from Japan to the US, The ship United Mine Workers which had the Greater Baltimore district. will be renamed the SS Harry Lundeberg in honor of the late secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Union urged the tugmen to vote "no un­ They operate approximately 49 ion." The overwhelmingly-success­ tugs and x)ther types of harbor ^ of the Pacific, replacing an older ship on the same run. She was built in Japan. ful Baltimore vote followed an im­ craft. The elections represented pressive HIWD contract victory the climax of a year long organiz­ among tugmen of G&H Towing. ing campaign by the SIU in the The agreement won there provided area. . conditions far superior to those existing in Baltimore. WASHINGTON—There were indications this week that the Government will step up the disposal of its reserve Libertys under terms of the Ship Sales Act of 1946. Foreign nations, In another, separate election in March, the SIU also scored a clean which have cast longing eyes toward the reserve fleet, are quickly getting in their bids. sweep, winning 28 to 0 among barge­ —~— *• Maritime Administrator men and bridgemen of the Western Clarence Morse has already Maryland Railway Company. publicly declared {hat he With the Arundel election out of would like to see every one of the the way, the SIU is now prepared (Continued from page 1) 1,400 "old pots" in the Govern­ to negotiate for substantial gains then he admitted by Indirection he was nothing but a stooge tor the ment's reserve fleets sold to for­ In wages and conditions, as well as eign interests. And Congress has welfare protection Party. for the tugmen, first major step Just in case the "desperate" and "corrupt" SIU should hand him displayed a similar inclination to help close the gap between Bal­ in MOBILE—^The the long-awaited Alabama River with the apparent approval of the another setback In American Coal, you can be sure Curran has picked system improvement program was out another purge victim. After all, there was one scapegoat for Isth­ Administration. initiated with the granting of bids mian; a few more for his setback by Harry Bridges In the contest for The latest moves along these for the construction of a terminal boss of the CMU; three more in 1954 to cover up the peddling of NMU lines have been the introduction and loading ramp. membership books; another one in 1956 to excuse his fold-up on the of a bill in the House proposing Cal Tanner, port agent, reported tlie sale of the 15 sliips—including hiring hall and throwing open the NMU's books to all comers. that the terminal site is a small Apparently, it wasn't for nothing that a New York Times story com­ eight Libertys—to Guatemala, and centrally located river town. On mented fairly recently on the "quicksands" outside Joe Curran's door. the introduction of joint resolu­ completion of the terminal, ship­ Our sympathies to NMU national officers who undoubtedly find that tions in the House and Senate pro­ pers in northern Alabama, and in posing the sale of six Libertys to sleep comes hard these nights. adjoining states, will be able to Germany. No matter how Curran struggles to conceal, to distort and to rewrite send deep sea cargo straight down A number of other countries, in­ history It can't be done. He can't wipe out the record of the day that the river to the Port of Mobile to he hailed the "great and wise leadership of Comrade StaUn" from a cluding Brazil and Korea, have al­ be transferred to ocean-going ves­ Moscow podium in a Moscow meeting hall. Ho can't destroy the fact ready gotten US tonnage and sels. Besides being a help in speed­ WASHINGTON — Two Govern­ that he called Roosevelt a warmonger, John L. Lewis an ally of Hitler, pthers are in line, hat in hand. ment-chartered Victory ships will ing the handling of cargo, the ter­ Walter Reuther one who played Hitler's game. The Guatemala proposal, in par­ be put into service for Isthmian minal will also mean many more He can't wash the record clean of his speeches to free Earl Browder, ticular, has drawn the Are of one Steamship Company around July tug operations for the SIU Harbor to make sure the "Yanks Are Not Coming" during the Nazi-Soviet authoritative spokesman who de­ 1, following Government approval and Inland Waterways Division. honeymoon; to "open up a second front" Immediately afterwards even clared that the legislation would of the company's application for Although shipping itself has been though such action would have meant the slaughter of untrained and not tie the ships down to Guate­ eight such ships. The vessels will fairly slow during the last period, mala's coastwise trade, as did pre­ be used on the Persian. Gulf and most Seafarers on the beach have under-equipped American troops. Nor can he destroy the story of his personal role in the "Bring the vious laws enacted on Brazil and India runs. been able to find relief jobs. About GIs Home" campaign. In which the Communists used the NMU as a Turkey. The two ships selected thus far 120 members took various jobs No Coastline spearhead to strip Europe and Asia of American troops and make Rus­ are the Selma Victory, now in the around the harbor and some 60 Guatemala's shoreline is so Hudson River reserve anchorage more picked up work with MAWD. sia's path smoother. Granted that many Americans were part of the game in those days, small, this spokesman pointed out, and tlie Belgium Victory, which is There were 15 vessels calling in aome innocently, some not so innocent. The sincere ones have long that 15 ships are more than she in the James River fleet. They will to port during the last two weeks. since admitted their error dnd the record is full of their remorse. needs. Included in the deal are be operated on an 18 month-char­ They were the Del Valle, Del Sol, When did Joe Curran, In all the millions of words that have poured the eight Liberty cargo ships, one ter in Isthmian's regular berth Del Mar (Mississippi); the Pointer, from him since, ever repudiate his role In any of these events. When Liberty tanker, four Cls and two service. Six more ships have been Pioneer, Cavalier, Polaris, Clipper did he show the sUghtest twinge of guilt, admit that he was wrong or Victorys, and this leads to the pos­ tentatively selected by Isthmian (Alcoa); Morning Light, Yaka, sibility that Guatemala will sell but final decision has not yet been Monarch of the Sea, City of Alma, merely misled? the two Victorys foreign to get made on their disposition. Azalea City (Waterman); Steel De­ Does he still maintain that what he did then was right? signer (Isthmian), and John B. Today, Curran plays the same kind of game in a different league. enough money to pay for the 13 Kulukundis (Martis). He portrays himself as a defender of the hiring hall, but he faithfully other vessels. Prospects for the next period, maintains a company blacklist for US lines just like It used to be done The joint House-Senate resolu­ he says, look pretty good with In the days of the ISU and the US Shipping Board. Shipowners no tion on Germany has so far drawn some 14 ships expected in for pay­ longer need insist on a "flnk book"; Joe Curran keeps the record for less opposition. This would limit the use of the six Libertys, for off or as in-transits. In addition, them. the Citrus Packer will take on a Today he sups at the table of US Lines as an officer of a labor- the next seven years, to the trans­ management committee that is nothing more than a front for the com­ portation of coal and/or ore, pur­ SIU membership meet­ full crew within the next 10 days pany's interests. Today he works on behalf of a company union against chased in the US, to Western Eu­ ings are held regularly after being in the yards for survey and repairs. the interests of the legitimate marine unions. And only recently he ropean ports. The vessels would 'bucked the AFL-CIO by supporting the expelled ILA against the be required to operate in ballast every two weeks on Wed­ Federation-chartered IBL. Today he tags those who disagree with him on their return runs to this nesday nights at 7 PM in with the same dog-eared labels he used 20 years ago, labels he picked country. Apparently it is the feeling in all SIU ports. All Sea­ M.y 10. I»7 V.I. XW No. 10 out of a Communist Party primer. - Why does Curran rewrite history this way? Why does he pointedly Congress, as stated in the joint farers ore expected to ignore certain events and periods in his past? Why, instead of tackling resolution, that the Libertys now attend; those who wish to the blacklist and other problems facing his membership does he spend in the reserve fleets are of ques­ be excused should request bis energies attacking the SIU and other unions? The answer is obvi­ tionable value for defense and are permission by telegram PAUL HALL. Secretary Treasurer ous. This is the age-old tactic of diverting attention from internal not readily adaptable to profitable HEBBERI BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ difficulties and his own misdeeds by raising an imaginary bogeyman. commercial operation under the (be sure to include reg­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IBWW SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, StaF It is apparent that the only way Joe Curran can operate Is to pose American flag. Their disposal, the istration number). The Writers. B'.~L MOODT. Gulf Area Repre­ resolution states, would eliminate as the only defender of the faith and the salvation of the NMU, whereas next SIU meetings will be: sentative. further cost to the US for their In actuality he is the NMU membership's own worst enemy. It was he Publlihed blwaekly at tha haadquartara July 10 who involved NMU with a company union, it was he who had NMU storage and upkeep. of fha Saafarars Intarnatlonal Union, AN members cross the AFL-CIO marine officers' picket lines. It was MA support for the disposal of lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth May IS Avanua, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclnth Curran who fed the NMU membership lies about the meeting with the Libertys amounts to a confes­ »-6600. Entarad at sacond class matfar -May 29 sion that its much-ballyhooed Lib­ at tha Post Off lea In Brooklyn, NY, undar George Meany. And Curran was the one who turned down Mieany's tha Act of AVS. 24, 1*12. June 12 proposal when it would have given NMU the coal fleet. No wonder erty "upgrading" program is a fail­ 120 then, that Curran always has to create an emergency to cover up his ure, though some of the ships have June 26 ajttained up to 18 knots. •„ tt.o.iij, ! ' l.'J ii.'S?" Jr. ti9i(.a7S Jush'iJfit. Ship Giveaway Bids Rise Ala. River Act Boost Curran's Shabby Formula To Mobile Select First 2 Victorys For Isthmian SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SEAFARERS LOG I �--" ' 10, 195T Pare Three SEAFARERS LOG Transfers Compel Gov't To Bypass 'SO-SO' Ship Law WASHINGTON—^Thanks to wholesale transfers to foreign flags, the "50-50" law will probably have to be bypassed this year on bulk cargoes, the International Cooperation Administration reports. Transfers have so decimated the US tramp fleet that there are simply ICA declared that "a larger number nation's foreign commerce. The not enough American ves­ of waivers of this requirement ideal, as viewed by the authors of sels around to carry US may now have to be granted." In the 1936 Merchant Marine Act un­ With SlU patrolman Ray Oates (2nd from left) looking on, SlU and SUP deck men line up for the sign-on on the cool ship Martha Berry in Savannah. In order (I to r) are Karl Schroeder, SlU; John Munden, SlU; Ed Steenson, SUP; NMU man (felt hat); and Nick Sargent, SlU. The shipping commissioner (left) was K. A. Jorgenson. SlU is still leading NMU in the competition for jobs on all seven ships crewed so far. shipping's share of "bulk for­ other words, transferred ships and der which the subsidy program was other foreign flag vessels are now established, was for US ships to eign aid. •As a result, for the first reaping a harvest of cargo that aim for half of the country's for­ tlm» since the "50-50" principle was enacted, the US tramp share of such cargoes may fall below the minimum set by law in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957. The Sailors, Cooks, Firemen, A&G Step Up Joint Fight On ACS With the American Coal organizing drive pushing into the home stretch, the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and the three West Coast unions of the SIU's Pacific District have joined hands to assure coordinated action in the campaign. A coordinating committee has been formed consisting of the heads of the A&G District, the Sail­ ner, international representative, SUP, the MFOW, the MCS and the ors Union of the Pacific, the Ma­ rine Firemen's Union and the Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards Union. Upon formation of the commit­ tee, its members—Morris Weisberger, secretary-treasurer, SUP; Sam Bennett, president, MFOW:EdTur- Turner Bennett MCS, and Paul Hall, secretarytreasurer, A&G District—issued a joint statement, which included a call to oldtimers in each of their organizations "to participate in this important American Coal Shipping Company. Shipping "This is a beef," the Joint state­ ment said, "in which only oldtimers can help. The Job cannot be done by the younger men In the indus­ try. All of us know of the solid oldtimers—good union men—who can draw on their years of experi­ ence at sea to help win this impor­ tant campaign, which is being waged in the interests of sound trade union principles. "Each of our organizations—the Coal Beef Stirs Sea Vet Action SAVANNAH—The smoke has finally cleared from the "Battle of the Oldtimers" in the American Coal beef. Those left "behind from the crewing of' the Martha Berry and Harry L. Glucks-> man have gone north to Nor-' 96 SIU men are now on the coal folk to try again and are being joined by seagoing veterans pour­ ing in from ports on every coast. There's been nothing like this to fire the imagination and spirit of the oldtimers since Korea, and before that World War II, when thousands came out of relkement and from the comfort of shoreside jobs to meet the shipping emergency. Notir, as in those days, oldtimers from the SIU, the Sailors Union, Marine Firemen and Marine Cooks have been converging on East Coast ports where the coal ships have been crewing up since March. These men remember the long, bitter struggles of the 20's and SO's from first-hand experience. Many are sailing below their regular ratings just to participate In this important campaign. The success of their efforts is highlighted in the boxscore on the Jobs put up for competition so far. ships compared to 87 from the NMU. A built-in NMU margin of six more jobs still holds the count to 96-93. Seniority in the industry counts most in qualifying for the coal jobs under the Federal hiring order, and you can't go much further back than sailors union veterans like Carl Landberg, who came east from Seattle with 43 years' of discharges to his credit. Land­ berg threw in and earned a deck utility's job on the Martha Berry with ease. There were others like John Williams, the oldest of the oldsters who came here to show their stuff. One of many men from the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union to pitch in on the beef, Williams produced 48 years of discharges to land a messman's job on the Harry L. Glucksman,. A full half-century of seatime (Continued on page 18) would have gone on US tramp ships if such vessels were available. The inability of the Government to locate unemployed US tramps to carry cargo at today's top-heavy freight rates substantiates SIU charges that the ship transfers are not prompted by hardship. It in­ dicates that tramp owners could make a comfortable living under the American flag, but prefer the tax-free status that Liberia offers them no matter what preferences they get under the "50-50" law. In the liner field, the ICA adds, the "50-50" law is liable to be ob­ served because there will be suffi­ cient space available. US Share Declines The decline in US ships' percent­ age of "50-50" cargoes follows a sharp drop the US-flag share of for­ eign commerce generally. Running between 22 and 25 percent in re­ cent years, latest figures show that US companies are now carrying little more than 18 percent of the eign trade. '56 A 'Good Year' In contrast to the current figure, the ICA reports that during the 1956 fiscal year US ships carried more than half the foreign aid ship­ ments in all categories. Tramps got 52 percent of the total of tramptype cargoes. Liners got 71 per­ cent and tankers, which played only a minor role in these move­ ments, got 76 percent. Figures for military cargoes show 70 percent moving on US ships with an average of 60 percent maintained since the Mutual Se­ curity Program began? Other cate­ gories of shipments also were in the vicinity of 60 percent. In light of the trend, any fur­ ther large-scale transfers of US freight tonnage would largely nul­ lify the effect of "50-50" for which the SIU and other sea unions fought for many years. The law permits the various agencies in­ volved to waive it when US ships are not available. A&G District—was made strong by the kind of men who are now needed in the American Coal beef," the joint statement continued. "Many such oldtimers from each of our unions have already come for­ ward and are participating in this beef. More are needed, and our unions are asking those oldtimers who have not done so to con­ tact their own union representa­ tives who can give them the de­ tails on how they can help on this Joint effort." Ship Due Next Week The Joint SUP-MCS-MFOW-A&G committee emphasized that even SAN FRANCISCO—The nation's first training center for though seven of the company's ships have been crewed initially, marine cooks and stewards, was opened on May 3 on a 400 oldtimers are needed to compete acre site in Sonoma County, California. for seven very important jobs Dedicated to the mainte-"*"^ ^ " nance of high cuisine stand­ administrator Karl Schneider, for­ ards, the joint union-manage­ mer passenger liner chief steward ment center was built by the SIU- and wartime instructor for the US affiliated Marine Cooks and Stew­ Maritime Officers Training School; ards Union and the Pacific Mari­ chef Constantine Bruckner, former time Association, an association of executive chef of US Lines; meat West Coast, shipowners. The cen­ cutter Suey M. Chew, graduate of ter will offer tuition-free training the National School of Meat Cut­ for young men who wish to become ting and former SS Lurline butch­ cooks and stewards on Pacific Coast er, and baker Henry Chinn, well known craftsman in the culinaiy passenger liners and freighters. arts. Weisberger Hall Opening of the center-was hailed Also Vacation Spot by the SIU in a telegram of con­ aboard the Casimir Pulaski, coming In addition to using it as a train­ gratulation from SIU Secretaryin next week, as well as for replace­ ing center, the union has plans to ment jobs that might turn up on Treasurer Paul Hall which read in develop the mountain woodland re­ part: "The opening of the MCS any of the other six American Coal Training School is a very signifi­ treat into a vacation spot for sea­ ships as they come into port. cant step forward and is a strik­ men and their families and to pro­ Many of the West Coast brothers ing symbol of the tremendous prog­ vide a low cost year-round home have already answered the call and ress you people made in the for retired seamen. The former reinforced the A&G District in its brief period youhave have been func­ mountain estate of a wealthy rail­ (Continued on page 13) tioning ... We are confident that road executive has a trout-stocked the future will be studded with lake, swimming and boating facili­ As the SEAFARERS LOG was equally important gains and bene­ ties, riding paths and a hunting re­ going to press word was received fits for our sisters and brothers serve. Guest speakers at the dedication that a Seafarer on the Martha who sail under the banner of the Berry had to be replaced be­ Marine Cooks and Stewards . . ." ceremonies which was attended by cause of illness. SIU standby- • The training program consists of some 300 representatives from eligibles had first call on the three-month comprehensive Government, Labor and the marlreplacement because they had courses under capable and well- time industry included Lieut. Gov­ the seniority under the court known instructors in all phases of ernor Harold Powers; C. J. Hagorder. Nevertheless, the com­ cooking, baking, butchering, and gerty. Secretary of the California Federation of Labor; J. Paul St. pany awarded the job to an waiting. Sure, President of the Pacific Mari­ NMU, making the score 95 to 94. The' $500,000 Installation boasts time Association; Ed Turner, Mor­ This follows the developing pattern of company favoritism a rustic style administration and ris Weisberger and Sam Bennett for the NMU in spite of the pro- classroom building, student and of the Seafarers Pacific District; cednres speUed out in the court guest duplex cabins, a $50,000 all- John . Hawk, Secretary of the Sea­ order. The SIU is preparinff to electric kitchen, and cooking and farers International Union, and dining facilities for 200 persons. John Hennlng of the State AFL take legal action accordingly. The staff of the school includes and neutral trustee of the center. Ist Cook School Opened By MCS �Pas« Four SEAFARERS May 10. 1957 LOG Health Center impresses Visitors Visiting delegation of Japanese trade unionists gets a close-up view of modern x-ray equipment at SlU health center in Brooklyn as technician Benjamin lannotti explains how it works. They visited center during State Department-sponsored tour of SlU facilities. (See feature on health center in centerfold.) Seatrain Plans Added Services The SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines, Inc., has announced the acquisition of two large waterfront properties at Sawanah, Georgia, and Edgewater, NJ, near its present docks Graham Brush, the chair-" man of the board of directors, River and adjacent areas. He also stated that the company has stated that they had reached an agreed to a 50-year lease with the Savannah District Authority cov­ ering the old Southeastern ship­ yard property on the Savannah The Marine Firemen's Union has announced that its new hall will he completed and opened on June 1. The new building, now under construction, is located at 240 Fremont Street, San Francisco, "just a stone's throw from the Sailors Union of the Pacific." The State of California had condemned the Union's present building to make way for the building of a freeway. 4. t 4. Burglars broke into the Portland hall of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and made off with a clockradio from the agent's office and checks totaling over $2,600. All of the checks, except one for $200, have been recovered. The burglars also attempted to take the televi­ sion set, but probably found it too heavy to cart out and left It at the door. Two suspects are being held foig questioning. t J. - 3^ An AFL-CIO sponsored disability proposal for increased weekly un­ employment disability and hospital benefits has been voted for by the California Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee, the Marine Cooks and Stewards report. The bill would increase weekly unem­ ployment disability from $40 to $50, and would raise hospital bene­ fits from $10 a day for 12 days to $12 a day for 20 days. It also calls for the elimination of a 75 percent rule under which benefits are reduced for seasonal workers who earn more than 75 percent of their annual wages in any one calendar quarter. agreement for all of the waterfront property of the Archer-DanielsMidland Co. at Edgewater, NJ, just a few hundred feet,from the present Seatrain terminal. Expansion Program Underway These acquisitions. Brush said, are part of the company's new ex­ pansion program. Earlier the com­ pany had announced plans for the building of a new freight ship. Details as to the type and size of the vessel have not been releas%d. Seatrain was a pioneer in the development of hauling complete rail freight cars. There is a possi­ bility that the new vessel may be of a type similar to the ships now being built by Pan-Atlantic Com­ pany in its land-sea trailership operations. These vessels are spe­ cially built to accommodate the stacking of trailers, one on top of the other, in the vessel's holds. Although loaded and unloaded in a similar manner as the freight cars, the Pan-Atlantic trailertrucks have the advantage of not requiring railroad tracks running the length of the docks and dockside loading installations. Money Exchange Rates Listed The following Is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of May 9, 1957, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Africa: $2.80 per pound aterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. HoUand: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: 624.8 lire to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 21 cents per rupee. Argentina: 18 pesos t-. 'he dollar. BraiU: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 82.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. M in the M... Caution should be the byword of everyone on o ship. The flashy grandstand play belongs on the circus lot or the rodeo arena; it's out of place on a ship and may even endanger the next guy, who's counting on you to follow the book. Core in carrying out the routine, day-to-day tasks aboard ship will always pay dividends. Teamwork among shipmates is what counts most in bringing the ship, cargo and all personijel safely into port every time. The crewmember who thinks he can go it alone not only endangers his own safety, but also boosts the odds against everyone else. Once in c while, certainly in an emergency, the job cafis for something special, and seamen have always proven themselves equal to the occasion. But in the long run, taking extra chances when it's not necessary is looking for trouble. The seaman who knows his job and his ship is the best insurance against potential disaster, big or small. As the statistics clearly show, there are enough occasions in this business when you have to take chances because the chips ore down and there's no choice. But while things are going smoothly, keep 'em that way. Trouble never chases anyone; it's always the other way around. A sailor who's looking for excitement con find it ashore.in ample quantity between trips. Once you start up the gangway again, concentrate on the job ahead. That's the best way to be sure you'll see port again. - " Remember Caution Pays Off I j An SlU Ship is a Safe Ship | �^ee A-Ship Commercial in 7 Years I' A commercially-useful atompowerad merchant ship may be closer than is commonly thought. The US already has atom subs, of course, and now is building its first atom-powered merchant ship. But this is an experimental vessel and up until now it had been felt that commercially profitable atompowered ships would not appear for, many years. Now, however, the weekly publication "Pacific Ship­ per" reports that atom-powered ships will be an "economic reality" by 1964. What's more, "Pacific Shipper" says, both the Isbrandtsen Com­ pany and Matson Navigation have displayed interest in atomic power and have been given access to certain confidential and restricted data of the Atomic Energy Com­ mission. The closeness of commercial atomic power, the periodical says. Is one reason why there has been little opposition to the Govern­ ment's cut of shipbuilding funds, as requested by the MA, from $941^ million down to a mere $3 million. With the atomic age so near, vessels built, now could be out-of-date as soon as they left the ways. Paye Fiv* SEAFARERS LOG May 10. 195T INPIRING SEAFARER Question: Do foreign countries and persons bear any resemblance to the way they are portrayed in American movies or books? Sinpllcie Mansan, eh. eook: Gen­ erally American actors do portray foreign persons ' ' ' ' Just as they are. They do have some trouble us­ ing the same ges­ tures, but other­ wise there is a close resemblance. I think they have the most difficulty in imitating the Chinese. They may copy the costumes and scenery, but not the manners or actions of the people. George Fiance, carp: Shooting the scenes over there makes the movies more realistic. But they do not portray the people as they are. An ac­ tor must live in the country to be able to correctly imitate the char­ acteristics of the native. This goes for books too. If the author never lived in the country, how can he write about it? Seafarers Lick Fire On Kafhryn SAN JUAN—Seafarers aboard the Bull Line freighter Kathryn here fought for several hours before they were able to douse a fire which broke out in a jute cargo in No. 4 hold. The cause of the fire was^ not known, with spontaneous sides of the ship, the fire was combustion considered the finally brought under control. most likely offender. The fire, which did an estimated $50,000- damage according to a company spokesman in San Juan, broke out on Friday morning, April 26. Ship's reporter Mike R. Zelonka wrote that "the fire alarm bell broke out the officers and men at 5 AM r.nd immediately crewmembers were at the scene with fire hoses and 4 4 4 R. A. Barrett, ch. elect.: There other equipment 4" t t is a general resemblance. But I ready for use. C. L. M. Gonzalez. AB; American think that they "Captain Olsen authors do a vei-y good job writing overplay some and chief mate on a foreign Robert Bradford parts, as the country. Any went down into limey accent. It good actor should the smoke-filled is only the cock­ be able to com­ hold and it was ney who speaks pletely portray quickly decided with the real any type of per­ "h" dropping ac­ to cover up the Zelonka son, foreign or cent, yet our hatch and smoth­ not, right down movies seem to er the burning jute with C02. In to their gestures. show that all the this way, together with water That's part of English speak that way, which is hoses being used on top of the their business, certainly incorrect. tarp-covered hatch and on both and I think they do a very fine job at it. 4- 4" 4« "I would like to mention the fact that Captain Olsen expressed himself as 'gratified with the swift manner and complete coop­ eration of members of the crew.' We also had excellent cooperation from the San Juan fire depart­ ment 'and the US Coast Guard." No injuries were reported as a re­ sult of the blaze. The vessel continued on her trip to Mayaguez, Dominican Republic and returned to New York without furthqr Incldeqt, Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled - at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Onassis Tankers Fly Coop— MA Doesn't Seem To Know George Hines, FWT: No. Outside of the direct scenery shots, most of the American movies grossly overstate the con­ WASHINGTON—^US shipping officials are so busy revising the conditions under which ditions in these countries. They the Onassis interests will transfer 14 ships to Liberia and build three super-duper tankersnever show these here, that they've apparently lost track of the fact that six of the ships involved became conditions as bad as they really "runaways" three months ago," are, but always and a seventh one two weeks make them seem back. a lot better, show The Maritime Administration has Representatives of the Arab the good side always. just disclosed a proposal for soLeague have announced in Damas­ 4 4 4 called "new conditions" for the cus that they will blacklist the SIUmanned tanker Kern Hills for car­ Peter Choplinski, OS; I think complex ship exchange deal which rying oil to Israel. The Kern Hills Hollywood does a very good job is supposed to yielfl one tanker of made the first voyage to Eilat, Is­ in imitating the 100,000 tons and two more about rael, opening up the Gulf of Aqaba characteristics of half as big for US operation. The to ocean-going vessels. Arab coun­ a foreign coun­ construction contract was signed tries have maintained that the try. A good last December. Gulf of Aqaba at the head of the American actor Red Sea is territorial water of can portray any Concern expressed during hear­ Egypt and Saudi Arabia and can­ type of person, ings on the transfer Issue a few not be opjened for Israeli shipping. whether he be an weeks ago by the House Merchant The Arab League announcement Italian, Egyptian,Marine Committee produced the " means that the Kern Hills would or Chinese. The "new" set of conditions. Several be barred from all Arab ports in­ movies try to committee members felt that the cluding oil terminals in Saudi copy, as close as possible, the gen­ orighial transaction-did not have eral conditions of the country. Arabia. enough built-in guarantees that the One of the seven Onassis-owned ships already transferred to The oil that was delivered in new ships would ever be built. Liberia while the Maritime Administration still debates changes in Eilat came from Iran, which is not conditions for their disposal, the SS Republic is shown with a gash Victorys Kept Under US Flag a member of the Arab League. Fol­ in her bow from a collision some time ago. She became a "run­ In essence, the package still calls lowing the furore over the first away" on Feb. 2, 1957. for an exchange under which the voyage, the Arab nations called on SlU-contracted Victory Carriers ship, US Petroleum Carriers and built is reinforced by the chang­ Iran to refuse to supply oil to Corp. would continue to operate its Western Tankers would swing over ing developments in the tanker pic­ the tanker. fleet of seven Victory ships, plus to the Liberian flag. All but the ture since January 1. At last report, according to the three new tankers when they're Victory Carriers' operation would Companies Dump B'ldg Plans ship's delegate Frank Throp, the eventually built. With the tanker boom on the be liquidated. The four companies Kern Hills was supposed to make SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping In slow bell, 15 US companies, sev­ At the same time, the company's are under contract to the SIU. "three or four" more voyages to this area has continued on the However, more than a month be­ eral of them SIU operators, have two Libertys and a fleet of 12 tank­ Eilat. No word has been heard of her whereabouts in the past couple healthy side with some 16 vessels ers operated by three other Onas­ fore the House hearings even be­ notified the MA that they have hitting port during the last two sis companies, Trafalgar Steam- gan, and three months before the dropped plans to transfer old ton­ of weeks. MA produced its proposed "new nage to foreign registry in return Another SIU tanker was in the weeks. conditions" last week, half of the for building new tankers. news last week as the second There were two pay-offs with six Approval in principle had al­ tankers involved had already gone American ship to pass through the ready been granted in these cases foreign. Suez Canal since it reopened. The vessels signing on, and eight ships The parade started on Febru­ and others for the transfer of 120 tanker Ivy, on the way home from stopped In to be serviced. The ary 2 with the Republic and was vessels. Including 61 T-2 tankers a long siege on the shuttle run, Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) followed two days later by the and 49 Libertys, in exchange for passed through the canal north­ and Raphael Semmes (Waterman) Federal, thus wiping out Trafal'gar. the construction of 51 new super­ bound following the transit of the paid off while the Afoundrla, By February 28, the Olympic tankers. The cancellations came President Jackson of American Games, William A. Burden, Fort from companies which were to President Lines. The Ivy paid Wacosta, Choctaw (Waterman); Bridger and Camp Namanu had build 16 vessels and transfer about her canal tolls under protest as Charles Dunaif (Colonial); Ocean followed suit. Then on April 27 40 others. American ships have been in­ Evelyn and Ocean Joyce (Ocean the McKittrick Hills joined the The SIU operators who refused structed to do by the State De­ Transport) signed on. parade. This now leaves Trafalgar to use their approval were Triton The Hurricane, Wacosta, Choc­ partment. inactive and cuts the US Petro­ Shipping, Panoceanic Tankers, The Kern Hills voyage came taw. Iberville (Waterman); Coe leum fleet to four ships and that New Jersey Industries, Webb and shortly after the SIU of NA con­ Victory, Jefferson City Victory of Western 'iaukers to one. The Knapp, Eagle Ocean Transport and vention passed a "freedom of the (Victory Carriers); Steel Ar­ five remaining tankers plus two Samuel Wang. In addition. Cities seas" resolution calling for free chitect (Isthmian), and Portmar Service has dropped, for the time Libertys are still to go. passage for all ships in the Gulf of (Calmar) were in-transit. All were (Congressional concern over being, plans for construction of Aqaba and for opening of the Suez in good shape with no beef re­ whether the new ships vdll be another supertanker. ported. Canal to Israeli, flag shipping. Kern Hills On Arab Blacklist SF Healthy On Shipping ^ PHoros ^ ^foRtes. •Si. ibtnzY �Tampa Wary Of. CG Acts TAMPA—^"The Coast Guard In Tampa," reports Port Agent Tom Banning, "is out looking for cases." In one instance they tried to get a case against a brother for fight­ ing ashore before he was paid off. The beef was squared away, he said, warning the brothers that It shows what the Coast Guard would do to hang a charge on a Seafarer if it could. Activity on the shipping front Is still good, and promises to con­ tinue that way, he said. During the past period the port had Water­ man's City of Alma paying off, and the Steel Rover, Steel Flyer (Isth­ mian), Yaka (Waterman), and Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa) calling into port while in transit. The in-transit activity should start slowing up some. Banning added, because of the C-25 which Pan-Atlantic is converting to "difton" containerships. One vessel, the Gateway City is already under con­ version and the Fairland is next. May 10, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pa«o Six Accident Victim April 17 Through April 30 Registered Fort Killed in an auto accident on her way to school, Dolores Helen Mynett, 6, was the daughter of Seafarer Mack O'Neill of Wilmington, Calif. The family had moved to Wil­ mington just a short time be­ fore the accident. US Welfare Fund Control Seen; Meany Backs Bills Boston • New York Philadelphia .... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles.... Houston Wilmington San Francisco... Seattle •ooeoeeeeeeee# ••••eeeeeeeeee ••••eeeeeeeeee I'teeeeeeeeeeee ••••eeeeeeeeee •••••••e*eeeee ••••••eeeeeeee (•••eeeeeeeeee (•••••••••eeee i«*e»eeeeeeeee Deck A Deck 16 76 15 58 11 9 7 30 36 11 19 19 20 25 3 26 3 14 11 1 3 3 16 7 8 60 12 45 6 7 9 18 33 18 26 8 16 16 9 9 14 22 Deck Deck B A 352 Total •nt. • "A"*282 141 stew. A itew. B Totel A Total B Total Reg. 5 46 4 13 4 15 12 2 2 1 12 2 14 61 14 37 30 5 8 7 43 21 15 26 35 59 43 243 50 168 53 24 28 79 151 56 76 61 86 124 15 24 15 29 182 36 131 23 19 20 72 108 35 61 35 51 65 in.. Stew. A stew. B Total A Total B Total Reg. 134 233 100 867 375 1242 7 22 7 8 7 2 3 3 9 28 6 3 4 24 39 6 IS 12 3 9 14 22 16 3 8 7 8 Shipped Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Deck A 5 70 7 35 9 2 4 24 53 5 15 14 15 10 Deck B 2 14 . 1 6 1 1 7 0 13 2 10 11 14 Deck C 0 15 0 4 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 3 1 13 Ing. A 2 49 8 30 3 5 3 11 29 8 19 14 16 Ing. Ing. B C 1 24 2 14 5 0 1 7 14 6 1 9 17 10 0 21 1 9 .2 2 2 12 8 1 7 16 3 12 Stew. A 1 41 5 27 1 1 7 15 32 3 11 9 18 Stew. B 2 10 1 11 3 2 2 5 8 1 1 7 stew. Total C A 1 7 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 1 8 3 3 8 160 20 92 13 8 14 50 114 16 45 37 Total B 5 48 4 31 9 3 10 12 35 9 12 27 40 22 Total c 1 43 1 15 4 3 3 13 14 2 22 22 7 36 Total Ship. 14 251 25 138 26 14 27 75 163 27 79 86 96 85 49 9 WASHINGTON—^There is little doubt here that the current 4 11 8 27 8 9 session of Congress will produce legislation aimed at Federal Deck Eng. Eng. Ing. Stew. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck A B A C Ship. C B C A A control and inspection of union welfare funds. 66 42 653 267 186 1106 48 206 Ill 96 179 90 268 Total After a conference with ' Secretary of Labor Mitchell, should be completely safeguarded SlU shipping levelled off again during the past two weeks while registration increased. President Eisenhower an­ from any and all corruption and The total number of men shipped was 1,106. At the same time, 1,242 men registered for jobs. nounced that he was prepared to mismanagement." The decline reflects the unusual sea-sawing pattern of shipping this Spring, when job ac­ submit proposals on this issue to These views, however, were net tivity would normally be ris-"*Congress that should be enacted as shared by management. The Na­ ing. Last period shipping hit "speedily as possible." He proposed tional Association of Manufactur­ the registration, reporting and pub­ ers, in a report to its members, de­ a high for the past two lic disclosure of all data on uniqji health and welfare funds, and pub­ lic disclosure of all other finan­ cial reports of unions, includihg the amount of dues collected, the amount in the union treasury, and the salaries of union officials. The proposed legislation is largely an outgrowth of the current Senate investigation into practices of cer­ tain unions. Meany Supports Proposal AFL-CIO President George Meany agreed with the President's proposals, but went even further on public disclosure of welfare funds. "We have long favored," Mr. Meany said, "legislation even more sweeping than the pending administration bill. These health and welfare plans, whether oper­ ated by unions, by management or by both jointly, are funds held in trust for the benefit of workers and Lk. Charles Labor Cains In Election ! W:, LAKE CHARLES — Labor is becoming stronger, politically, in this port, reports Leroy Clarke, port agent. In the last runoff elec­ tions, of the three men running for the city council, one was a strong labor advocate, and the other two, although not outspoken, are expected to favor the workingman's side. The last period has been slack In job activities in this area, with enough men on the beach for any expected jobs, Clarke said. There were 11 ships In port during the last two weeks. The Winter Hill, Chiwawa, CS Miami, Council Grove, Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Government Camp, Winter Hill, Chiwawa (Cities Seiwice); Ideal X (Pan Atlantic), and the Val Chem (Valentine). Tfu; clared that it was entirely in favor of legislation covering welfare and health programs administrated by unions or unions and management jointly. However it took a different attitude towards plans adminis­ tered by management alone. Coming under the NAM's fire is the Douglas bill, submitted by Senator Paul Douglas (Dem., 111.). This measure provides for regis­ tration of all employe welfare plans, including those which es­ tablished pension programs, with annual reports to be made to the Securities and Exchange Commis­ sion, and to beneficiaries. This, NAM complained, "sweeps all employer benefit programs un­ der federal control, regardless of their type or past history." NAM Complains Both the President and the Sec­ retary of Labor expressed the view that care must be maintained in proposing new regulations. The legislature should not rush "head­ long, impelled by the hysteria of the moment, to secure punitive leg­ islation aimed at undermining or weakening the general body of or­ ganized labor," commented - Mr Mitchell. Uhion representatives are con­ cerned that amendments further limiting union activity far beyond the "intended scope of the original bill would be tacked on to any such legislation. Fight 'Work Law' Moves Although accepting the Admin­ istration's views on Federal inspec­ tion, the AFL-CIO is out to keep any "right to work" measures from being tacked on to these bills. Meanwhile in New York, Gover­ nor Harriman has approved legisla­ tion aimed at tightening state regu­ lation of union funds. But in ap­ proving the bill, the Governor charged that the legislature made "clearly wilful" omissions in the bill, particularly in failing to in­ clude "employer - administered" funds under the law's scope. months. Five ports still managed to show gains over the previous report and three others remained about the same as before. Those showing improvements.- were New York, Baltimore, Norfolk, New Orleans and San Francisco. Tampa, Mo­ bile and Wilmington held to the status quo which, for Wilmington, at least, represented top shipping. On the other hand, Boston, Philadelphia, Savannah, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle all declined. Philadelphia and Lake Charles are very quiet, but Hous­ ton and Seattle are still busy. Black Gang Even Registration and shipping were virtually even in the black gang during the period. This also pro­ duced a boom for class C men in the engine department, which ac­ counted for more C men shipped than the deck and steward depart­ ments combined. A seniority breakdown shows class A men filling 59 percent of the total jobs, class B about 24 perment and class C the remainder. This reflected an eight percent drop in jobs claimed by class A men, which translated Into gains for both B and C men. The following is the forecast port by port: Borton: Slow . . . New York: Good; C men still getting out in quantity . . . Philadelphia: Fair . .. Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair . .. Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: No change . . . Mobile: Good . .. New Orleans: Very good . . . Lake Charles: Should improve ... Hous­ ton: Good . . . Wilmington; Veiy good . . . San Francisco: Good .. . Seattle: Good. ^Rights' Showdown Hears In 4 States Organized labor is now facing the challenge of "right to work" legislation in the states of Delaware, Connecticut, Ohio and Illinois. In all of these states, where Republicans are in control of the legislature, un­ ions are getting ready for a Labor leaders In Illinois do not believe the state legislators, long showdown. outspoken against such wreck Labor hopes are running high in Delaware that such a measure would die after sentiment seemed to turn during hearings before the State's Revised Statutes Committee. Addresses by Clement J. Lemon, President of the State Federation of Labor and Rev. Thomas Reese, Director of the Catholic Welfare Guild of the Wilmington diocese, bitterly denounced one clause of the proposed bill which would bar an employer from requiring the payment of union dues. "All men have an obligation to join together In an effort to organ­ ize—they have the responsibility to pull their weight," Father Reese said. "If a law says that no dues shall be paid, then we are weak­ ening the whole power of the un­ ion." Although this bill had two pre­ vious readings in the House, it is questionable that it will ever come to a vote. Ohio's measure tends to limit labor without actually 'outlawing the union shop. But another meas­ ure Is being proposed which would tightly restrict any union politi­ cal activity. Connecticut Package Seen In Connecticut, a joint senatehouse committee held hearings on a "right to work" proposal but re­ frained from taking any action. But the recall of a minimum wage bill previously reported on by the House Labor Committee leads many labor advocates to believe a pack­ age deal Is In the offing which will include a "right to work" proposal. measures, would adopt the pro­ posed Brydie "right to work law." The bill, sponsored by Rep. G. Bry­ die, who represents a farpiing dis­ trict, Is being used, they said, to offset union proposals for increased workmen's compensation and for an effective state minimum wage. On the other side, New York and Maryland legislatures failed to vote on bills which would restrict un­ ion activities. In New York a bllL which would bar organizational picketing was withdrawn by Its sponsor after It was found that it lacked sufficient votes for Its pass­ age. The Maryland legislature ad­ journed without acting, after hear­ ing on a wreck measure. Although two previous efforts to repeal Nevada's right to work laws have failed, a new bill, supported by several major employer and state management groups was pro­ posed which would replace the present law with a plan patterned after the Federal Taft-Hartley Act. The measure would allow union shop contracts, but ban picketing for organizational purposes and secondary boycotts. Keep Draft Board Posted SIU headquarters urges all draft-eligible seamen to be sure they keep their local Se­ lective Service boards posted on all changes of address through the use of the post cards finished at all SIU halls and aboard ships. �Mar 10, 195T SEAFARERS LOG Fage Seven YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTB WC Unions Seafarer's Guide To Better Boyit^ Pool Their Pension $$ SIU Baby Parade •;V-> \ Mrs. Kathleen Bannister (at left) is shown propping up Robert Jr. so he con put his best foot forward out­ side their New Or­ leans home. The youngster, born in 1955, is now 2. By Sidney Margolius The High Cost of Renting Money SAN FRANCISCO—An agree­ Some state governments are finally moving to give the public at least ment merging $7 million in retire­ a little protection against the many installment rackets that have ment and pension funds has been sprung up in recent years. US families have been subjected to an ex­ worked out by the SIU Pacific Dis­ traordinary bilking. A Senate Committee has been investigating the trict. The agreement affects funds credit rackets, but the Federal Government is almost powerless to stop formerly operated individually by them because most installment purchases take place within state lines. the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Only state governments are in a position to blow the whistle on these Marine Firemen's Union and Ma­ gouges. The shame of the states is that unknown to the general public, rine Cooks and Stewards Union in their laws permit sharp practices that can expose you to severe financial conjunction with the operators. damage when you buy a car, household equipment, home repairs, The agreement, which has been jewelry, and other goods on time-payment plans. approved by the employer trustees What buyers rarely realize is that most sharp practices are perfectly of the funds, will pave the way to legal in most states, and even where state laws limit the amount of higher pension retirement bene­ fits because of lowered costs of finance charges on cars, quite high fees are still permissible. Only 12 states limit finance charges on cars, and only Ohio limits operation and pooling of service the charge on all goods, with a new law in New York State also limit­ credits. The moneys of the three ing the credit charges on all goods beginning Oct. 1. But only seven funds wiU be merged for invest­ of these ,12 put -real muscle in the finance law by requiring that ment purposes and central records finance companies be licensed so will be kept. The three unions had announced an outraged buyer has a place to their intent to pool their resources air his grievance, and the state a way to make lenders comply with at the last SIU of NA convention. the law. These seven are Connecti­ All three deal with the Pacific Ma­ cut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, ritime Association on the employer side, representing the greatest New York, Pennsylvania and Wis­ bulk of West Coast shipping. consin. States that put a ceiling on finance charges on cars, but forgot Above, Cynthia Faye to license the finance companies Manley, 6 months, strikes a are California, Kentucky, Nevada, fetching pose to show off Ohio and Utah. People in Colo­ rado, Maine or New Jersey are her new doll. Dad is Ern­ protected only by straw-man laws est Manley of Miami. that license auto finance compax.'yw' ^ jr limit finance Backed up by mom (not WASHINGTON—A biU to re­ charges. Such "regulation" is al­ shown), Naomi Cruz stands together meaningless, the chief quire advance testing of chemicals counsel of a leading finance com­ to establish their safety before on her own feet at her first they are used in foods has been pany recently told this writer. birthday in the Bronx, NY. recommended to Congress by the Little Or No Protection US Department of Health, Educa­ Dad Virgilio Cruz is on the In other states, consumers have tion and Welfare. Robin Mowbray. little or no protection St all. There As things stand now, a harmful have been increasing attempts by chemical food additive could be In some of the more scrupulous finance companies. Better Business Bu­ use for years before any action reaus and other civic organizations to secure legislation barring the could be taken to stop it. As a more flagrant overcharges. But such proposals are fought hard by rule, a minimum of two years of other finance companies and merchants. In New York, for example. scientific research is needed before Assemblyman Bernard Dubin had proposed a ceiling of $9 per $100 of .any legal proceedings can be debt on installment goods others than cars. That's a true interest rate started. of about 16 percent per annum, and certainly a costly enough fee to pay Policing of these matters is for the privilege of paying on time. But sellers and lenders fought for under the supervision of the Food a ceiling of 13 percent—a true rate of about 24 percent. That's what and Drug Administration which, in WASHINGTON—President Eisenhower has announced that many have been charging on installment purchases. The compromise 1954, finally won approval of legis­ he will order an investigation into charges by Gordon Gray, ceiling set in the new law is $10 per $100, a true rate of about 18 per­ lation to set up controls over cent. This is better than 24 percent but still an expensive way to buy. chemical pesticides used on farm Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization, that imports of In comparison, Ohio limits the finance change to $8 per $100 of debt. crops and other raw agricultural crude oil into the United • States are a threat to our na- (affect the movements of US flag The state ceilings on auto finance charges in Maryland and Kentucky commodities. ' tankers, but a drop in the offshore are so high they actually legalize the excessive charges they were de­ The proposed bill would require tional defense. Gray advised the President that runs would undoubtedly have to signed to curb. They permit finance fees of $9 to $15 per $100 of bal­ chemical manufacturers or others ance, which is equal to true interest rates of 16 percent on new cars concerned to furnish the FDA increased importation of oil tends be made up by increased use of and up to 27 percent on second-hand vehicles. with scientific evidence upholding to discourage exploration in this coastwise tankers. If the President finds this to be the safety of new or existing ad­ country for new deposits on which Up To 50 Percent a threat, he is required to ask for If you live in an unregulated state, you have no protection at all ditives. Regulations would then we would have to depend in time a reduction in the amount of oil of war. be issued either permitting or bar­ against sharp operators. The Spokane Better Business Bureau reports Any cut in imports would surely that can be imported. He ordered "general confusion" among buyers about whether the finance charges ring their use. Gray to explore the possibility of they pay are legal (they are), while some car dealers "boast they make having the major importers them­ more money from 'packs' than on cai-s." The Roanoke, "Va., bureau selves set voluntary restrictions on has found finance charges of 20 to 42 percent on television sets. In imports. This, it is suggested, Texas, 75 percent of the complaints about car purchases reaching the would avoid the harsher solution Houston bureau concern financing charges. One Eastern finance com­ of either a legal quota limitation pany is known in the trade as customarily charging 50 percent for fi­ or of higher tariff charges. nancing older used cars. High auto finance rates in some areas of Ten­ Ten Percent Limit nessee are similarly notorious. In Nebraska, a nationwide auto finance It had been determined last Oc­ company, perturbed by public resentment of excessive charges, protober by the Energy Supplies and posad legal limits. But local companies successfully opposed the pro­ Resources Committee that imports posed lids of $7 to $13 per $100 as "too low," although these are true should be limited to about 10 per­ interest rates of 13 percent on new cars and up to 27 on older ones. cent of our national production. Call the roll of the other unregulated states and you get similar reports. This was the ratio that existed in States that regulate installment charges also tend to outlaw the blank 1954. But, Gray reported, the ra­ contracts that have been making so much trouble for the trusting buy­ tio is expected to run close to 18 ers who sigir their names before the dealer fills in the amounts. But percent by the second half of this both regulated states as well as the unregulated ones still permit wageyear. He said the major companies assignments, a major source of abuses. For example, Chicago has been plan to import 1,216,000 barrels a THE fOOD AAJI> VRxCeSAiaKOVJM so troubled by canvassers who sell goods at factory gates that the day, 510,000 barrels a day over Illinois legislature passed a requirement that the spouse as well as the the 1954 ratio. wage-earner must sign any wage-assignments. Salesmen had been While American imports have pretending the contracts were merely receipts. Unfortunately, the quadrupled since 1946, he said, pro­ Governor of the state vetoed this potential protection against hidden duction has not even doubled. wage-assignments. Robert L. Wood, president of the After many incidents involving abuses of wage-assignments, credit Independent Petroleum Association jewelry and furnitiure stores in some cities are now trying to police of America, which represents the themselves, legal aid officials report. But in the absence of laws for­ independent companies who have bidding blank contracts and concealed wage-assignments, you have lit­ appealed the question of import tle legal defense against being drygulched from behind a sheet of limitations, agreed with Mr. Gray's paper. For your own guidance, note that the more reputable retailers findings, but strongly doubted the and finance companies do not take wage assignments even in states probability of a solution through vtdiere permitted. voluntary action. Seek Limit On Drugs In Food President Orders Study Of Oil Import Reduction "Fii-ior a Seafarer! BAffimsANom/yGRi^siucAFeTmi^ TUE M£M3^flS UN\Of\.VPf^ in VMB YoUkBM1HBl4AlL. '% I I �-•'mmjf Pare Elcki May 19, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG • '"V •' . ..rrwrww '"•''''*i*>"»wSwSiiMiiaialiail^^ StW': 1 A1 Tanner, Welfare rep. gives exam slips to (1 to r) R. Eaton, P. Boyer, H. Kaufman, B. Wagones. T PROTECT TOUR HEALTH. r'' 1'^ - HE first union health center in the maritime industry is now in full operation, giving thorough heod-to-toeu physical examinations to Seafarers in the Port of New York. The center, first of four to be operated by-the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, has com­ plete facilities for such examinations, including x-ray, electrocardiograph, fluoroscopy and a modern, wellequipped laboratory. An experienced group of MDs and technicians staffs the center. The group is headed by Dr. Joseph Logue, former medical director of the Isthmian Steamship Company and a veteran of more than three decades of Naval medical service as surgeon and medi­ cal administrator of Navy programs. . r • s • iiiiiiiiir Seafarer George Berry, electri­ cian, enters center for exam. It's just one block from Union hq. Aside from its first-class equipment, the center has been designed with comfort and attractiveness in mind. It is fully air-conditioned and decorated in an eye-pleas­ ing manner, with none of the chilling atmosphere usually associated with medical facilities. The basic function of the center is to detect and prevent ailments and physical disabilities before they become serious enough to affect a Seafarer's ability to work. As such, the center has the welcome mat out for all Seafarers who hit the port. All they need do to get an examination is to ask for on appointment through the Union's Welfare Services Department at headquarters. The small invest­ ment in time involved can pay big dividends in protect­ ing a Seafarer's most precious personal possession—his health and well-being. Hemoglobin test checks iron con­ tent of blood, is one of tell-tale in­ dicators of general health. J" 1 si aar. * jn 'ML.aifllPWIIII ! i Benjamin lannotti, ex-ray tech­ nician, positions Berry for chest x-ray. mimm ^9 aB •/ < ^ Dr. E. J. Thompson runs Berry through exercise to check on muscle tone and other reactions. �Mar 10, 1957 , SEAFARERS rage Nln« LOG -t'' |iii«iiiiipliiiiif • .'v^ • 1 -'-r. " Ai •••-' Jrsf ••• *]' ailijiii . .A ' , , ''AV , »». At left, Seafarers Percy Boyer (center) and Harry Kaufman, ABs, chat while Bjorn Wagones, electrician, reads magazine in center's roomy, com­ fortable lounge. Right, Seafarers James Thompson, (1) and Joseph Kriz. Old friends of Pete Larsen, Seafarers Kaufman, Boyer and Wagones read plaque inscription. Plaque and head were cast from original design by Bernard Seaman, LOG art editor. Miss Florence Penney of center's staff checks his card. Appoint­ ments hold waits to a minimum. Lab technician John Gearrity starts entries on Berry's record which will be in permanent file. Gearrity draws blood sample for serology test, another in the se­ ries of routine lab exams. Urine is checked for specific grav­ ity, sugar, albuipen and micro­ scopic contents. Another view of center shows main corridor with doors leading off to va­ rious offices and examination rooms. Air conditioning unit is at rear. Main lounge and reception room leads into corridor. Drs. Logue (right) and L. C. Kelly study x-ray plates in viewing room. Boyer gets fluoroscope once-over. It's used to examine functioning of internal organs. standard eye chart test is admin­ istered to Berry by technician Hans Scheelen. r V • -'A -Blood pressure reading is another essential phase of an all-around physical. Scheelen administers electrocar­ diograph exam to Seafarer Daniel Seda. Berry undergoes stethescope check. Cardiograph test is the routiiiie iori men over 40. - Eyes, ears, nose and throat get go­ ing over at wind-up of the exam series. I All results in, Berry gets^ clean bill of health from Dr. Logue the following day. �Pagre Tea SEAFARERS LOG Phone Co. Plot Too Rank For Strikebreakers' Tastes Ever since the trade union movement started making a dent in the United States it was a commonplace practice for a strikebound company to hire professional strikebreakers. Em­ ployers considered themselves perfectly justified in employing squads of strong-arm men, either full-time company pol­ ice or.free-lance operators like the notorious Pearl BergofE, to "take care of" picket lines, strike leaders and union organizers. Then along came the LaFollette Commit­ tee investigation of labor spies and strikebreakers, the passage of the National Labor Relations Act and a changed climate toward unions. Professional strikebreakers, never deemed respectable, now had to lie low. But that doesn't mean that they went out of business alto­ gether. Just a couple of weeks ago, a National Labor Relations Board trial examiner found a company responsible for violence against strikers and accused the employer of hu'ing "investigators" to break the strike by doing physical harm to strike leaders. The company is no fly-by-night operator either. It is the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Company of Portsmouth, Ohio, and the union against whom these tac­ Dismissing strike problems for the moment, telephone workers tics were directed is the Communi­ pitched in during a community-wide effort to provide relief for cations Workers of America. That the tactics failed to break a V/2Kentucky flood sufferers. The Ohio strikers assisted in transferring nionth strike is more the result of relief supplies from small trucks to big highway rigs, then returned the squeamishness of the "investi­ to picketlines when relief work was finished. gators" than any let-up by the com­ pany on the strikers. with an automobile if necessary." for their seiwices. Crouthers. who At subsequent meetings with was in charge of the "investigators," Here in part, is what the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board found company officials, including the is still trying to collect further division manager and general man­ payment on his bill, which he said •bout the company's conduct: ager, the investigators were again amounted to more than $3,000. • Investigative Services Incidentally, the trial examiners' "During the latter part of Au­ urged to "dispose" of the strike leaders. When they failed to do so, findings came in the course of gust . . . Clare Williams, president they were canned by the company. company unfair labor practice of Ohio Consolidated, solicited and That wasn't all, the examiner charges against the union. obtained the services of Charles W. Ended 14-Yr. Peace Crouthers, then employed by the adds. "The Ohio Consolidated be­ William J. Burns International De­ gan congregating at the scene of As to the strike itself, company tective Agency, to come to Ports­ cable repairs an increasing number action followed the pattern of mouth in his private capacity and of individuals not previously em­ union busting. For example, the with other operatives to perform ployed, but brought In from various company demanded that the CWA parts of the country. District Man­ give up the union shop contract, ager Matz testified all these were something which had been in ex­ 'supervisors' . . . Striking linemen of long experience testified without contradiction that such repairs re­ quired but two men, yet on many such jobs . . . there would,be a dozen or more so-called 'super­ visors' standing around the job site ... testimony of certain profes­ sional 'investigators' hired by the company . . . was that officials of the telephone company urged at least two to pose as real linemen and join the crews of 'outsiders'." Testimony given by one of the investigation services relating to investigators" says in part, "It was further agreed that Griffith the strike. "Credible testimony of these in­ [the company attorney—Ed.] would vestigators established that upon pay him for such services because, istence for 14 years. In fact, the their arrival in Portsmouth they as Crouthers testified without con­ examiner noted, "until July, 1956, were urged by the company offi­ tradiction, "they did not want no and for the preceding"14 years . . . cials to break the strike by remov­ record of the Telephone Company there had never been a strike of ing from such strike, in any man­ paying me." more than a few hours' duration. When the "investigators" were That long and peaceful relationship ner they saw fit, four named strike leaders ... by running them down dismissed they were each paid $125 came to an abrupt end, however, upon assumption of control of Ohio Consolidated by General Telephone Company of Ohio." The strike began on July 14, and continued for 228 days. In the Senate hearings have confirmed warnings in union papers includ­ course of the walkout the governor ing the SEAFARERS LOG that insurance outfits connected with • of Ohio, then Frank J. Lausche, asked both parties to submit to number of leading auto finance companies had been overcharging arbitration. The union agreed to, buyers for collision insurance. Many finance companies had been but the company refused. It wasn't until February 27, charging buyers the higher rate for young drivers, whether or not there was a driver under 25 in the family. The average overcharge 1957, that a new agreement was reached. Through all those months was estimated to be $40. One wage-earner who read about this only one striker of the 210 involved nationwide gouge in his union's newspaper wrote to his state in­ returned to work. Nothing of a serious nature ac­ surance department at the state capital and asked if he might be tually occurred in this strike. But eligible for a refund since he had financed a car in a recent year that does not detract from the and thought he might have been charged the higher rate for the obvious fact that there are still insurance. The state insurance officials investigated and found he employers who will not hesitate had been overcharged. Result: he got back a $10 refund from the to beak a union, one way or an­ other, If the opportunity should insurance eompany. arise. Reads Union Paper, Collects Insurance Refund May 10, 1957 SANTORB (Ora Ncvlgstien), March 11—Chairman, W. RaBOWski; Sacratary, G. Faata. Repair list to be pre­ pared. Cups to be returned to pantry, washed and put away. Return cota and linen to steward. ports accepted. New delegate elected. Motion to remove pump from washing machine and let water discharge by gravity. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow. Discussion on proper use of washing machine. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March 31 —Chairman, none; Secretary, Jl. Klenast. Repair list to be made up. Re­ port accepted. Communications read and posted. Need new fans. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankras), March 35—Chairman, L. McNalr; Secretary, N. Martin. To notify headquarters regarding fans and atti tude of chief engineer toward SIU. Two men missed ship. Copies of log entries sent to Headquarters. Wash­ ing machine repaired. Ship's fund $8.25. Vote of thanks to steward de­ partment. Meetings to be held every two weeks. SEA'!'A»"r"S LOG to be circulated. ALCOA ROINTER (Alcoa), March 17 —Chairman, W. Biskat; Secretary, E. Canlzado. No launch service at Pt. Cabello. One man missed ship In Maracalbo. rejoined In Trinidad. ForecasUe keys to be Issued In NY. Sick man's gear to be taken care of by delegate upon arrival In Mobile. Ship's fund *26.30. Some disputed overtime. STONY POINT (USPC), March 14— Chairman, M. Olson; Secretary, J. Sul­ livan. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $15.34. Report accepted. To contact office about mall ^tuatlon— no mall since Feb. 8. teclslon to he made about radio and Iron before ship transfers flag. Repair list to be submitted: bathroom 'o be repaired: need more variety In night lunch. More cooperation In keepbig messhall clean after supoer h-ur KATHRYN (Bull . April 3—Chair­ man, W. Ortiz; Secretary, M. Zelowka. Ship's fund $6. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Milk situation In Venezuela to be referred to patrol­ man. Repairs to be made before signon. Vote of thanks to stewards dept. for Job well done. BATTLB ROCK (USPC), March •— Chairman, M. Msgel; Secretary, J. MenvHIe. Drinking to be done ashore, not aboard ship. Beefs to be handled among persons involved, not in messhaU at meal hour. Ship's fund $53.05. Some dispute between oilers about standing watches. Some disputed over­ time. New delegate and treasurer elected. March 20—Chairman, P. Graenwood; Secretary, H. Lewis. One man missed ship. Ship's fund S53.03. Request to remove one man from SIU—a con­ tinuous performer, bad Union mate­ rial. Repair lists to be made out. Re­ quest variety of fruit juices for night lunches. HILTON (Bull), March 34—Chair­ man, J. Mucia; Secretary, H. Dombrowskl. Black gang repairs not made —to be referred to patrolman at pay­ off. Receipts to be checked. One man hospitalized In San Juan; Union noti­ fied. Two men missed ship in Ponce. Reports accepted. New delegate elect­ ed. Washing machine to be repaired. Scuttlebut does not give cold water at times. To be adjusted. BIENVILLE (Waterman), March 33 —Chairman, G. Suarez; Secretary, C. Martin. Few hours disputed overtime. Repairs made. Two men missed ship. Ship's fund $18. Motion to have meet­ ings between Baltimore and Miami. Crew voted to hold meetings between Tampa and New Orleans, port of pay­ off. Stores to be taken aboard in Port Newark. Drain In pantry to be checked. Vote of tbnnks to delegate for fine job. YAKA (Waterman), April 7—Chair­ man, J. Howarth; Secretary, C. Burnt. PONCE (Pence Cement), April 0— Chairman, W. Heater; Secretary, C. Knowles. All doors and locks repaired and new washing machine installed. Ship's fund $22.49. Report accepted. Take better care of washing machine: need new library; keep inessroom cleaner at night. Few beefs to be settled at payoff. Pantry-man to see patrolman regard­ ing working conditions. One man sick, to be referred to patrolman. San Juan hall visited. Cigarettes donated for men on picket line. Ship's fund *14.55. Several replacements In San Francisco. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Request two wash downs a week on aft deck. Repair lists to be prepared. Proper use of washing machine discussed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Delegates to pick up all books for patrolman at port of payoff. SUNION (Kea), March 14—Chair­ man, J. Flanagan; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. Major repairs made. New dele­ gate elected. New secretary-reporter elected. Some discussion among deck dept. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Laundry to be taken care of by deck and engine depart­ ments; steward dept. to take care of recreation room. Cots now available. ANGELINA (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man, C. BuguskI; Secretary, J. Gal­ lagher. Ship's fund *51. Some dis­ puted overtime. Reports accepted. Endeavor to get full death benefits tor brother who was killed on Mission tanker. Laundry schedule to be post­ ed. Recreation room to be kept clean and neat. Discussion on new safety pi'ugrani. MASSMAR (Calmar), March 14 — Chairman, F. Walker; Secretary, H. Ladyn. New delegate elected. One man missed ship In Baltimore. Wash­ er needs repairing. Need more water pressure In bathrooms. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), March 25—Chairman, J. Whatlay; Secretary, J. Parker. Some disputed overtime. Report accepted. Delegate elected. Observe safety rules on smoking. Request action on forward­ ing mail by company office. OCEAN JOYCE (Mar. Overseas), March 31—Chairman, J. Brock; Secre­ tary, D. Masse. Members who fouled up will be acted against. Ship's fund $16.45. Little disputed overtime. Some conflict In stewards dept. Discussion concerning steward and baker being too friendly with captain. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), March 31—Chairman, J. Stew­ art; Secretary, L. Jacksen. Two men short—no time to get replacements. Need new Ice box. new toasters. Fumigate ship. Messhall to be sprayed. Place cups in sink after using. PENNMAR (Calmar), March 23 — Chairman, V. Monte; Secretary, W. Openhorst. New delegate elected— requested full cooperation in all de­ partments. Minor beefs to be settled. Report accepted. Faucet to be re­ paired In steward dept. shower. Prop­ er attire to bo worn In messhall. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March 17 —Chairman, P. Van Wygerden; Secre­ tary, F. Kustura. Reports accepted. Repair list to be prepared. Start arrival pool and $20 to be placed in ship's fund. Return an cups and glasses to pantry after using. DEL SUD (Mist.), April 7—Chair­ man, C. Llles; Secretary, T. Novak. Balance on projector $37. All beefs settled. Ship's fund $37. Man sounded off to Imqilgratlon Dept. Papers re­ voked for six months. New delegate elected. Request aU monies be paid out of fund; $50 be given when mem­ ber is left in foreign port for reason beyond his control. Pool's fund to be donated to baseball fund. Safety sug­ gestions and beefs to be given to delegate. Messroom only to serve meals. Need microphone for meet­ ings. Suggest $2 donation from all members for ship's fund. e B NORFOLK (Cities Service), April 13—Chairman, F. Natale; $eeretary, S. Kollna. Reports accepted. Need flrst-ald kid In engine room. Menu needs changing. Radiator to be adjusted In messroom and foc'sle. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 1—Chairman, W. Funch; Secretary, D. Beard. Repairs not made. Messhalls and galley to be painted after tanks are cleaned. Ship's fund $7.63. Re- DEL SOL (Delta), April 3—Chair­ man, N. Huff; Secretary, B. Stewart. Ship's fund $15. Motion to stop carr.y. ing Kroo boys from Liberia on Delta Line ships as stevedores. Ship to be stored for 90 days' supplies; need more variety in meats. Ship runs sliort of food. Trips extend to 87-95 days. Discussion oh carrying Kroo boys on ships taking overtime away from crew members; cleaning laun­ dry; bad wash water; fine jmrformance of crew as a whole—no per­ formers. MCKETTRICK HILLS (Western Tank­ ers), March 2—Chairman, J. Hauser; Secretary, D. Collins. Six men paid off. Some disputed overtime—to be settled at payoff. FLORIDA STATE (Ponce Cement), March 4—Chairman, D. Wagner; Sec­ retary, H. Wills. Request headquar­ ters to verify practice of shipping replacements In Puerto Rico. Ship's fund $19.08. Some disputed over­ time. Baker fired for unsatisfactory work. Report accepted. Need port­ hole fans; hot water Una to washer. Vote of thanks to delegate and stewart dept. April 7—Chairman, W. Varn; facratary, H. Will. Lack of cooperation in Engineering Dept. Matter to be referred to port agent. Ship's fund 816.20. Report accepted. Ice box door needs repairing. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Engine department beef discussed. GEO. A. LAWSON (Pann Shipping), April 5—Chairman, L. Schmidt; Sec­ retary, F. Calnan. Fans ordered. Cap­ tain to put out blanket draw If ship is cleared. Ship's fund $13.40. Re­ ports accepted. Repair list submitted. Need fans for hospital; new mat­ tresses. Need more milk. Discussion on traveler's checks in Brazil—big loss taken when cashed. Request cap­ tain take more cash. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), March 34—Chairman, J. Monart; Sacratary, R. Pappan. Shlp'a fund SM.OO. Some disputed overtime. Report accepted. New reporter elected. Boom^ need painting. Awning to be repaired. Mfhlle painting soma one cut staging Una dropping man In water—much discussion. �May 10. 1957 Pare Eievea SEAFARERS LOG * Ready To Serve' World Labor Groups Seek UN Action On 'Runaways' Organized labor is now giving strong support tn a proposal to have the United Nations take official action against ship­ owners who transfer their vessels to foreign flags to evade the taxes, laws and wage 4scales of their own countries. national Law Commission which Such action has been rec­ has been studying the transfer ommended to the UN's General problem for several years. The Assembly by a fact-finding Inter- General Assembly's legal commit­ tee, in turn, has proposed that a UN conference he held in Rome next March to draft a Law of the Sea concerning ships' nationalities. This law would stipulate, that "there must exist a genuine link between the state (in which the ship is registered) and the ship." Both the International Confed- ^ Balto Gears For Pick-lip In Shipping That old line about the proof of the pudding ajiplies very literally to the opening of the Marine Cooks and Stewards training center. After members of the SIU Pacific District voted the Communist-dominated stewards outfit out of ex­ istence two vears agp, it was up to the new union to show that it could deliver the goods. Since then the union has built a new San Francisco headquarters hall, has drafted a constitution now being voted on in a membership-wide referendum and has markedly improved its contracts and conditions. Now the MCS has climaxed its efforts by open­ ing a lavish training and recreation center for members seeking to upgrade themselves and improve their earning powers. This Is the kind of forward-looking action which Is the objective of the unions affiliated with the SIU of NA. BALTIMORE — Shipping has •lowed down somewhat during the past period but is expected to pick up. There were 10 payoffs, 7 signons and 18 ships in transit during 4" $ 4" the last two weeks. "Next period," Port Agent Earl Sheppard reports, "we expect shipping to improve as •cveral ships are scheduled to pay The report by the "Pacific Shipper" that atom-powered off." • ^ merchant ships will be an "economic reality" by 1964 in a way The vessels paying off were the serves only to cloud the atomic ener^ picture. Previous re­ Mankato Victory, (Victory Car­ ports from various sources have Indicated that atomic-pow­ riers); Jean, Emilia (Bull); Cubore, Feltore, Marore, Venore (Ore); ered merchant ships will not be commercially feasible for Chickasaw (Pan-Atlantic), and the many years to come. Now there are indications it will be Council Grove (Cities Service). much sooner. Perhaps some official agency should clear the air with an in­ The Mankato Victory, Chickasaw, Cubore, Feltore, Marore, Santore formed estimate on the future of atomic energy In the mari­ (Ore), and the Oceanstar (Dolphin) time industry. signed on. We believe a definite pronouncement at this time would en­ Pulling into port to be serviced able the maritime industry to more accurately chart its future were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa course. Planter, Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Poim 4> 4> 4> ter (Alcoa); Steel Vendor, Steel Navigator, Steel Chemist (Isth­ mian); Evelyn (Bull); Robin Wentley, Robin Trent (Seas Shipping); The tactics of the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Company Warrior (Pan-Atlantic); CS Norfolk during the strike of the company's employees in Portsmouth, (Cities Service); Calmar, Bethcoas-* O., (see page 10) point up again the readiness of some groups ter (Caimar); Baltore (Ore); Grain Trader (Grain); and the Carib among management to engage in union-busting. Queen (TMT). There are some who are complacent enough to' believe that Sheppard expressed the Union's labor organization has now reached the stage of maturity. appreciation to the Seafarers in They believe that the principle of collective bargaining has Baltimore who assisted in the now been so firmly established that it is universally accepted recently-concluded SlU organizing campaign among six towboat com­ —that it cannot be dislodged. Unfortunately, this is not so. There are still many who panies. The year-long drive in the are eager to take away labor's gains. We find them in the port, he said, was made possible by the active participation of Ohio telephone company. We find them among the advo­ Seafarers and rank and file tug- cates of "right-to-work" legislation. Therefore labor must •jboatmen. continue to be vigilant again^; all these forces. Atomic Energy—iHow Close? No Picnic For Unions Walter P. Reuther and Emil Mazey were re-elected president and secretary-treasurer respec­ tively of the United Auto Workers Union at the imion's annual con­ vention in Atlantic City. The 3,000 delegates voted to amend the con­ stitution to provide for a special convention next January which would map plans for forthcoming contract negotiations with the auto industry. They also adopted a reso­ lution calling for an additional 50 cents per month dues from each member. The increased contributio nis to strengthen the union's financial position in the negotia­ tions at which they will seek a 4-day work week with increased pay. 4" 41 t The Senate has approved a bill calling for Federal inspection of poultry and poultry products along the lines long sought by the Meat Cutters Union. The amendment, which stipulates inspection before and after slaughter, is designed for the protection of both the con­ sumer and the workers in the poultry processing industry. The provisions of the amendment will not go into effect until Jan. 1, 1959, although the processors could vol­ untarily make themselves subject to federal inspection one year earlier. 4 4 4 The Newspaper Guild of New York is preparing to demand arbi­ tration of $1 million in dismissal claims for some 300 employes of the defunct Brooklyn Eagle. In January, 1955, the Guild struck the Eagle, demanding benefits equal to those received by em­ ployes on New York's other dailies. The paper went out of business and refused to pay the severance claims. When arbitration was re­ jected, the Guild went to court, where it was successful on appeal. 4 4 4 The Nonferrous Metals Council of the AFL-CIO has called upon the Federation to charter a new union to contest bargaining rights in the industry now held by the independent Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers. The Government has asked the Subversive Activities Control Board to declare the MM&SW as Communist infiltrated and thereby take away the Federal labor law protection enjoyed by the union. The United Steelworkers has already claimed jurisdic­ tion over the 100,000 members in the field. 4 4 4 A mfirathon 22-hour final-settlement-or-strike bargaining session has resulted in a new two-year con­ tract between the members of TWU Local 1 and the Akron (Ohio) Transportation Company. The con­ tract procides for a 20-cent hourly wage increase and a 4-hour reduc­ tion in the work week over the length of the agreement. It also calls for increased hospital and in­ surance benefits. Some cynics say that US ship­ owners transfer their ships for­ eign to save on taxes and wages. But the shipowners are really big-hearted fellows who are only trying to do soniebody a good turn, according to Paul Getty of Tidewater Oil. Getty, who soon expects to have 21 tankers un­ der the Liberian flag, spoke re­ cently at the launching of his newest tanker in France. "I like Liberia," Getty said. "It's a nice little country and I like to help It out." Getty, who owns pieces of oil fields in the Near East and various other enterprises, is re­ puted to be one of the world's richest men. Estimates of his personal fortune have run to nearly $900 million. eration of Free Trade Unions and the International Transportworkers Federation have thrown their full weight behind the proposal. In Canada, where the SIU Canadian District has been spearheading la­ bor's protest against transfers, the Canadian Labor Congress has call­ ed upon the Canadian Government to support the UN proposal. Ten Perct_t Affected Labor's feeling was summed up bv the ICFTU, which pointed out that nearly one-tenth of the world's gross tonnage "is now under flags with which neither owners nor crews have links." The ICFTU called this "a deplorable practice which has ex­ panded rapidly, and gravely affects the social rights and interests of the crewmembers." Hub Yawns At Synfheik 'Tea Party' BOSTON—The Boston Tea Party had a revival this week, but this time it was strictly ersatz. Beantowners got some amuse­ ment out of a Chamber of Com­ merce gimmick to have a group of hired hands disguised as Indians throw crates labeled "Government Waste," "Tax Duplication" and "In­ efficiency in Government" from the deck of a two-masted schooner. One observer wisecracked that "the Chamber left two of its crates on the dock—the ones labeled 'Pork Barrel' and 'Right to Work laws'." On the serious side, job activities continue to be fair. James Sheehan, port agent reported three pay­ off and sign-ons, the Government Camp, Bradford Island and Royal Oak (Cities Service). Among ships in transit were the Steel Chemist (Isthmian), Robin Trent and Robin Mowbray (Robin). The future outlook pretty good, Sheehan said, with a couple of Libertys scheduled in plus the usual tanker and diner callB;- ' r �SEAFARERS P«ffe Twelve LOG-A'RHYTHM: CUPID WINS AGAIN Dan Cupid has thrown another bachelor for a loop, this time veteran Seafarer Earl D. Pattee. Leap year is over and By E. Wiley Carter gone, so now the boys are tumbling on their own. Pattee and his bride, Kath-"*" I shipped aboard the Alice Brovon leen, took the nuptial vows in friends." Pattee said he didn't want anybody to think he was pull­ From the port of Baltimore, States Marine had chartered her. Seattle, with fellow Seafarer ing their leg about his being mar­ Rock N' RoH So Bloomfield lost the score. Just one AB was on the board When I threw in my card, I thought I wouldn't make It—' But it really loasn't hard. She stayed two days around the port For me, this wasn't bad. We then sailed out and headed South, And those Texas gals were glad. John Garber and Miss Vivian Bahr looking on as witnesses. The cere­ mony was followed by a festive celebration in honor of the newlyweds. The photo below was submitted by the new bridegroom "for the benefit of my many non-believing ried now, so the picture was set up as proof of his new status. For the record, it shows the cou­ ple's marriage license backed up by the witnesses and the bride and groom. This surely makes things official. Welcome to the fold, Earl, and best wishes to you both. We took off for the West Coast And had ourselves a time. Of course, the weather helped a lot. We were in a sunny clime. Sailing out of Frisco town The seas were rough and ready. We rocked and rolled with Alice Brown, And boy'. Was that gal steady! For twenty days and twenty nights We rocked and rolled our way. To Yokohama, our first port We sure had earned our pay. We did a different rock and roll In the Land of the Rising Sun, But this is only half the trip. So we've off on another one. Now we can't say how the trip will end Though it really doesn't matter. Our Alice Brown will get us there With a rock and roll and a splat­ ter. 'Sea Spray'-"Red' Newlyweds Earl and Kathleen Pattee (right) celebrate after their marriage in Seattle. Miss Kathleen Bahr and fellow Seafarer John Garber (2nd from left) were the witnesses at the ceremony. SlU, A&G District B.^LTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Michelet. Agent Capital 7-6538 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarhe. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South La-wrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NHTW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey WiUiami. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9 0600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 S.4N FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 S.4VANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE ....2505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent ElUoU 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning, Agent Phone 2-1323 WIIAIINGTON, Calif 505 Marine Ave, Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HE.4.DQUARTERS....675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETFARY-TREASURERS J. Alglna, Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney, Std, R. Matthews. Joint SUP SEATTLE WILMINGTON NEW YORK 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6165 Canadian District HALIFAX. NR MOI4TBEAI. 128>.4 HoHis St. Phone 3-8911 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM Ontario 130 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE Ontario 103 Durham St. Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. 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(Prinf Information) NAME S STREET ADDRESS CITY r> ZONE STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subicribar and hava a changa of addresi, pleasa giva your formar address belov/s ADDRESS ! CITY fa • « • • •I 'Adopt-A-Shlp' Plan Supported To the Editor: To stimulate an interest in the minds of our future business men and women concerning the importance of a strong Ameri­ can merchant marine to our economic welfare and the na­ tional defense, the "Women's Organization for the American Merchant Marine, Inc." under­ took the "Adopt-a-Shlp" project. By this plan, school classes. Letters To The Editor AU letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. The deck gang was a salty bunch, And most from "Tea Town" yet. But all in all, the whole darn crew Was as good as any I've met. Wv hit the seas and plowed right through The storm got worse and worse, And as I say, she rocked and rolled At this we'd shout and curse. May 10. 195T LOG ZONE STATI SOUTH CHICAGO...... 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 under the supervision of teach­ ers, correspond with the master, officers and crew of their "adopted" American merchant ship. Thus the plan reaches not only the children and their families but also those who teach the younger generation, the educate r s. The first step in the "Adopta-Ship" plan Is to contact the steamship companies active in the US merchant marine and obtain from them permission to ask the cooperation of their captains. The captain of each vessel Is then approached and, if he Is sufficiently Interested in the work to take on the re­ sponsibility of answering the correspondence personally or through his officers or crewmembers, his ship is "adopted" by a school listed with the com­ mittee. Correspondence from the ship is sent to the pupils in care of thj teacher responsible for the project. The aim of the plan is to teach young Americans, our boys and girls, the necessity of maintaining an adequate mer­ chant marine. Aboard our ship, the John B. Waterman, Capt. Wimmer has been corresponding with stu­ dents of the Moulton Junior High School, Moulton, Iowa. The captain was considerate enough to bring this matter to the at­ tention of the ship's delegate and, during our last meeting aboard, delegate William Wormack explained the importance of this project to the crew. It was agreed by all hands that they will assist the captain in every way possible. I am writing th'is article in the hope that Seafarers aboard other ships will work' together as a unit with their ships' offic­ ers to assure that this project can be a success. Anthony C. Aronica Ship's reporter Wants Savings Plan On Ships To the Editor: For the average Seafarer, sav­ ing money is a touch and go affair. Often a ship is in port only a day or two and getting time off is impossible. The plan I propose <or one similar to it) could alleviate the inconvenience the average sea­ man faces when he tries to save part of his earnings and would also encourage savings by mak­ ing it so easy. The entire trans­ action could take place aboard ship, either at the sign-on or payoff. When the patrolman comes aboard, anyone who wanted to start a savings account could give him a deposit, sign a sig­ nature card and would then be free to make regular deposits. Once a man had started an account, a system could, be worked out to get the deposits to the bank and a man could put as much of his earnings away as he wished each time the patrolman came aboard. Re­ ceipts naturally would be issued in all cases. This convenient method would encourage many to put their money into a safe place rather than carry large amounts of cash on their person. According to the banking rules, bankbooks cannot be held by the bank ^cept by special permission from the banking commission. But if permission could not be obtained to keep them there, then the book could either be mailed to-the seaman or held for him at the local Union hall. The Union could advise the seaman of the number of his book so that be could still make deposits although the book was not actually in his possession. Allotments to the bank might possibly be made in the same way. The question whether a shipping commissioner would allow a man to make an allot­ ment to an open account could easily be resolved. To eliminate confusion, one bank in each port could be designated to accept accounts and deposits in that port. Bank In Any Port Once the system had been in effect for a while, the wrinkles could be ironed out so that a man whose home port was New York could make a deposit to his New York bank even if he paid off in Norfolk or any­ where else. The deposit could be forwarded through the SIU Norfolk branch to New York, and then transacted In the nor­ mal manner. This would be an' ideal savings plan for seaman. A man could sign on at any port in the US and would not have to go further than the Union patrol­ man at the payoff or sign-on to start an account or make regular deposits of his earnings in a safe place. Joseph Pasinosky t 4- This Explains Nature-Lovers To the Editor: Enclosed is a short item from our local Texas City paper, which you might like to print in the LOG. A TREE There's something feminine In a tree. It does a strip tease in the fall. Goes with bare limbs all winter. Gets a new outfit every spring, and Lives off the saps all winter. I would like to contribute some drawings for the LOG, but would like to know if they have to concern sea life or more gen­ eral subjects. If you can Use some, what size drawings can I send which would be suitable for reproduction? My hubby has been a seaman for nearly 17 years and so have my brothers, so they see the LOG, too. Mrs. A! Sandino (Ed note: Original drawings - and other material for the LOG are always welcome, preferably dealing with some aspect of maritime life, seamen or trade unions. The size of the original is optional, depending on the artist's own convenience. Black and white pen and ink or char­ coal drawings reproduce best.) �Pace Tbirteen SEAF ARERS LOG May 10. 1957 Wesf Coast Oldfimers Turn To For Coal Jobs Oldtimers are in the spotlight in the American Coal beef and are com-, ing forward to join the fight. De­ spite their years, veteran sailors, fire­ men and cooks from all coasts are turning to again to demonstrate the fighting spirit that helped to build their unions under the SIUNA ban­ ner. They know from bitter experi­ ence in the beefs of long ago what must be done to bring union condi­ tions to the ACS fleet. What they are doing is a tribute to each of the men participating in this fight. Oldest man to make a job on the two coal ships crewed in Savannah, MCS veteran John Williams (in­ set) is shown cpming down gangway of the Harry L Glucksman. He had 48 years of discharges. fl m l^. Aldeguerra of MCS (top), with 42 years' time, and 43-year-man C. A. Landberg, SUP, sign on the Berry after defeating competitors. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April 7— Chairman, C. Fischer; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Dispute over delayed sail­ ing. Few houra disputed overtime. Recreation room to be cleaned by BR and slop sink and laundry room to be cleaned alternately by OS and wiper. List to be posted. Laundry room to be left clean, remove trash. Check with patrolman about repairs. Doors to be closed quietly. . These SlU oldtimers, all of whom mode jobs on the Martha Berry, had 113 years' seatime between them. John Munden, AB (left), has 40 years; Russell Stone, oiler, 37 years, and Okol Jones, oiler (right), 36 years. to Ubrary for new ones. Repair list submitted. One man paid off due to Illness—sent to hospital. Crew to stand one hour picket duty in San Juan. Need new gangway. AU home­ steaders on this ship; chow is fine. Good cooperation among steward de­ partment. Ship's fund 114. RION (Actium), April 7—Chairman, C. Hepklns; Secretary, H. Moore. Baker attacked in Bone; Algeria by MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 20—Chairman, J. Mcehan; Secretary, J. Long. Iron or­ dered. Beef with chief mate. All former repairs made. Slop chest sit­ uation discussed. Ship's fund S31. SI to be donated by each new member. Electrician sent to hospital. Ship aaUed short-handed. Steward dept. foc'sles to be painted. Ironing board cover to be provided. IRENESTAR (Sea Traders), Jan. 13 —Chairman, G. Campbell; Secretary, C. Parker. New repair list drawn up. If no payoff on arrival dqy. draw to be given. Widow of longshore boss killed was very grateful for contribu­ tion by crew. French people im­ pressed with SIU crew and goodwill gesture toward them. All members very cooperativo. Ship's fund $10.20. No beefs—longshore work clarified. Some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to all members in steward dept. Discussion to start arrival pool with percentage going to ship's fund. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), March II—Chairman, H. Ehmsen; Secretary, V. Orencle. Crew entitled to six days subsistence while ship in drydoek. Messhall and rooms will be painted after top-side painting is finished; also passageways. Ship's fund $27.01. One OS paid off in Honolulu. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. Ship should be fumigated for roaches. Apple peels and used tea bags to be dlQosed of. Cups to be returned to pantry. Put out night lunch at night; more fresh fruits. New safety rep­ resentatives elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April 4— Chairman, T. Waslluhi lecretary, C. OoHetpedales. Old books to be sent on pier-head Jump; to be taken up with patrolman. Several hours dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Bathrooms to be repaired. Post sail­ ing board according to agreement. VAL CHEM (Valentino Tankers), March 31—Chairman, R. King; Secre­ tary, W. Nesta. Delayed sailing time disputed by captain; will be taken up with patrolman. Ship's fund $.1Q.3.'5. Few hours disputed overtime; One man hospitalized. TV and radio to be turned off during meal hours. Radios to be tuned low so men can sleep. Request different brand of ice cream. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watarman), March 31—Chairman, B. Parker; Sec­ retary, A. Aronlca. New delegate and" treasurer elected. Ship's fund $13.02. Report accepted. Letter to be sent to headquarters and Waterman regard­ ing bathrooms in quarters back aft. Medicine cabinets to be installed. Beefs to be taken up with delegates. Crew _asked to observe quiet after midnight. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent meals prepared and served. unknown seaman. Baker incompetent and unsatisfactory. Past draws unaatisfactory; to be referred to-patrol­ man. One man hospitaUzed in Algeria. Reports accepted. Foc'sles to be paint­ ed. Baker not to ship above rating of galleyman. Check life boats and gear more often. Foreign money draws to be discussed with patrol­ man. Slop chest to be kept open later on entering US port. Servicca of steward dept. to be taken up with patrolman. GATEWAY CITY (Waterman), March 31—Chairman, B. PuzyskI; Secretary, H. Carmlchaal. Repair list to be sub­ mitted. Ship's fund $3.19. One man hospitalized in Holland. Two men logged. Reports accepted. CHICKASAW (Pan-Atl.), April 4— Chairman, H. Hastings; Secretary, O. Beck. Man hospitalized in Miami. Man missed ship; rejoined in Tampa WILD RANGER (Waterman), April $—Chairman, C. Lawsoiii Secretary, D, Ruddy. Delegate commented on excellency of crew regarding con­ duct, behavior & working abiUty. Re­ quest to divide "time off" equally. Ship's fund $17.72. Unable to secure magazines before departure. Reports accepted. Vacate mcssroom when fin­ ished so that others may get chow in time. Bosun gave brief talk on suiJieriority of aU hands and ship in general. Asked everyone to keep up good work. MV PONCB (Ponce Cement), Feb. 24—Chairman, P. Miller; Secretary, O. Knowles. San Juan agent cleared up overtime beefs; will be paid. Ship's fund. $22.49, Motion to make collec­ tion for ship's fund. Need new wash­ ing machine. Locke<$o be repaired or replaced. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. Quiet to bo observed dur­ ing meals. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), March IS—Chairman, D. Barry; Sec- (Continued from page 3) . battle for tlie coal fleet. A good number of them are now sailing aboard American Coal ships. Seafarers Vote Thanks Expressing appreciation for the staunch support offered by the Wiest Co^st oldtimers, Seafarers at the last headquarters membership meeting unanimously endorsed a vote of thanks to the tliree West Coast afllliates for their invaluable assistance. The membership noted that the action of these- affiliates has materially assisted the SIU in maintaining its present job edge of 96 to 93 over the National Maritime Union. The arrival of the Casimir Pu­ laski in the coming week is one of two possibly crucial events. The other is the AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting which begins May 20. The Council will enter the pic­ ture at the request of AFL-CIQ. President George Meany in a fur­ ther effort to resolve the beef. Meany acted after a second ex­ change of correspondence with NMU President Joseph Curran over the latter's insistence on mis­ representing and distorting Meany's proposals to settle the beef. At a meeting in Washington earlier this year Meany offered a proposed solution which was acceptable to the SIU and all the other marine unions, but was rejected by Curran even though it would have meant giving him jurisdiction over the coal ships. Curran then distorted the outcome of the meeting to give the impression that it was the SIU that had blocked a solution. Meany To Make Report When called to account by IMeany for this misrepresentation Curran charged the AFL-CIO President with prejudice and rancor. Meany for his part announced he intend­ ed to place the entire matter be­ fore the Executive Council and added, "I feel that before the Coun­ cil decides on its approach to this matter it should have an oppor­ tunity to hear a report from me as to the efforts I have made to date." The key to Curran's refusal of Meany's offer was a proposal that he support the AFL-CIO deck and rotary, J. Brigham. Ship's fund $15.30. Some disputed overtime. Complaint on steam lines in foc'sles. New dele­ gate elected. Motion to replace old mattresses and springs—more than four each trip. Messhall to be left clean. Vote to be taken before size­ able amount of ship's fund is spent. Discussion on preparation and serv­ ice of food. Discussion on C-card men—were warned to observe rules, etc. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April 7 — Chairman, (none); Secretary, J. Byrne. Repair lists submitted. Some disputed overtime. Reports accepted. One brand of ice cream put aboard to avoid disputes. Member requested no smoking in galley by cooks. Safely measures discussed. Need new steel hooks on fore and aft housings—old one rusty. Heavy equipment on fantail needs some attention. STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), March 27 — Chairman, A. Bankston; Secretary, F. Shaia. One man hospi­ talized in Brazil; Union notified. $10 donated to hospitalized brother. Mag­ azines purchased. Ship's fund $20. Reports accepted. Pantry to be kept clean. Suggestion to have arrival pool —half of money to be used for prizes and half put in ship's fund. LOSMAR (Calmar), March 24 — Chairman, W. Avcock; Secretary, J. Skarvelts. New delegate elected. One man missed ship—replacement ob­ tained. Discussion on steam; port hole dogs to be repaired. Kood-Ade to be put out every day. More tea to be purchased on West Coast. EMILIA (Bull), April 7—Chairman, C. Gladhlll; Secretary, R. Jopski. New delegate and secretary-reporter elect­ ed. One beef to be settled by patrol­ man. Discussion on distribution of linen. Steward to distribute linen at his convenience. STONY POINT (USPC), April 7— Chairman, M. Olson; Secretary, J. Sullivan. Repair list to be prepared. Ship's fund $19.34. Two hours dis­ puted overtime for restriction to ship in Rto. Need new mattresses. Pump­ man's room needs sougeeing and painting. Foc'sles need sougeeing. engine officers unions in their ef­ forts to get an American Coal contract. The officers' contract is presently held by District 50 of the United Mine Workers which in turn owns a one-third share of the company. Sea Vets Respond In Beef (Continued from page 3) won a steward's utility berth on the Glucksman for Seafarer William "Professor" McKay of New Orleans, 69, who turned up dis­ charges going back to 1907 to do it, A Tclativ® youngster. Seafarer Joseph Savoca came into a Gal­ veston shipyard with the Del Alba and was in Savannah soon after with 39 years on discharges in his pocket. He landed an AB's job on the Glucksman for his efforts. The arrival of the oldtimers here stirred up something like a carnival all over town, although the sailors tempered their enthusi­ asm "far into the night with tall tales of the long ago in maritime," Seafarer Okal Jones reported. "It's nice to meet your old pals and shipmates and hash over the '21 strike ... It all seems sd very fresh to us who have come so far since then . . . This beef is our way of reminding the youngsters that the struggle never ends even now in 1957 . . ." He and other oldtimers in town for the job competition said that despite the beef, members of all unions got along well together. "We had sailed" with some of them "and figured this can be settled without resorting to trouble. Jones, 55, a "youngster" himself with only 36 years' seatime, made an oiler's job on the Martha Berry. "I have a new name now," he added. "The doctor who passed us wanted to know if I was the mascot since I was the youngest one he had examined . . . Now they really call me 'Mascot' . . ." Vote.of thanks to chief cook. Contact patrolman about rider attached to articles regarding statement "north of equator." CHILORE (Or* Nav.), April 4 — Chairman, J. Dalton; Secretary, A. Nash. Minor beef to be taken up with patrolman. Ship's fund $321.71. Reports accepted. New delegate eleet' ed. Discussion on shortage of cups, fresh fruit. Books from Ubrary to b# returned to recreation room. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), April 13 —Chairman, R. Encarnaclon; Secre­ tary, R. Wendell. Check on delayed saUing last trip. One hour disputed overtime. Washing macliine to be kept clean. Keep clothes off valves in fidley room. Washing machine re­ paired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Soiled Unen to be placed in linen locker. Toaster to be used for toast only, not toasted cheese sand­ wiches. OCEANSTAR (Triton), April 7 — Chairman, P. Lolk; Secretary, R. Perry. Ship's fund $4.80. Alien sail­ ing as saloon messman did not obtain necessary papers to make return trip —was paid off in Bel-gium. Pots and pans to be secured in heavy seas. Messhall to be kept clean at night. Soiled linen to be placed in locker. Vote of thanks to steward dept: also to Senator Magnuson. Washington, D. C. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory), April 7—Chairman, L. Lewis; Secretary, R. McCullock. Draw in Yo­ kohama and every 3 days after. Some men asked for too much money. They have allotments. Have patrolman see about master having, personal aerials taken down. Steward department given a vote of thanks for good food and service. All hands return cups to pantry and keep clean at night. Excercise more care in use of wash­ ing machine. COUNCIL GROVE (CS), April «— Chairman, K. Hallman; Secretary, Si. Voit. New delegate elected. Beef on Unen. toilets in deck head will not work. Several fane out of order. �Pare Fourteen SEAFARERS LOG Del Norte BB Team Tops BA Nine The Del Norte "Stars" have apparently won the first round of-the annual rivalry be­ tween the SlU crews of the Delta Line passenger wagons and the famed Gimnasia y Esgrima In the Argentine capital of of Buenos Aires. According to the first re-^ lost now and then, but the boys ports in, the "Stars" took the of good will for Uncle Sam." Some might say the SIU squads don't seem to have considered that initial encounter by a score of 7-4, Teams fielded by one or an­ could promote a lot more friend­ possibility and just keep on win­ other of the three Delta passenger ship south of the border if they ning. ships have for the past seven or eight years accumulated quite a few silver trophies by winning the seasonal series against the Argen­ tine sports club. Last year the Del Sud "Rebels" took the honors by winning two ma­ jor games for the "Friendship Trophy" on consecutive trips. They also won an earlier contest to sweep the series. According to Seafarer George McFall, a regular on the Delta ships, the competition of the past few years "has promoted improved inter-American relations plus a lot 'Can-Sliakers' Have No OK The membership is again cau­ tioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicitors have been authoriezd by the SIU. Part of tfie SIU team from the Del Norte is shown ready to board a bus for Palermo Park, Buenos Aires, and their latest encounter with an Argentine club. The SIU "Stars" won 7-4. SEAIAREKS IN THE HOSPITAES USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY D. F. Kazlukewlci Philip Ackroyd James Llppincott Robert Beliveau D. P. Ryan-McNeiUe Candido Bonefont Edw. T. Campbell Ahmed Mehssln Thomas Moncho James H. Fisher Arthur J. Fortner Jan Plorkowskl Eustaquio Rivera E. V. Gelling Jose Rodriguez Estell Godfrey Charles B. Roosa Robert C. Gorbea Chow G. Song Burl. Haire Cesar Izqulerdo Clarence Wallace Alfred Kaju BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Noah C. Carver Alonzo M. Mllefskl Kaj E. Hansen George R. Nichola Alexander Lcincr R. A. Statham USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. John H. Dietsch Walter G. Stuck# Jonas Heidt USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks VA HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS B. F. Deibler James Lauer Siegfried Gnittke John C. Palmer USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Eladio Aris Frank J. Kubek Fortunate Bacomo Frederick Landry Frank T. Campbell Leonard Leidig John J. DriscoU Archibald McGuigan Robert E. Gilbert B. J. Martin William Guenther Albert MartineUi Bart E. Guranick Vic Milazzo John Haak Joaquin Miniz Howard Hailey Norman J. Moore Taib Hassen W. P. O'Dea BUly R. Hill Ben Omar Thomas Isaksen G. A. Puissegur Ira H. Kilgore James M. Quinn ^ E A F=- A PORT O' CAU 675--43V>\vEMcr -12/6 E.BALTi/WaeE SROOfcru/Al Burly ^AL-7/MoeF George E. Renale Stanley F. Sokol S. B. Saunders Michael Toth G. £. Shumaker Harry S. Tuttle Kevin B. Skelly Virgil E. Wllmoth Henry E. Smith Pon P. Wing USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. I. Lopez Albert Birt M. J. McCormick E. G. Brewer L. A. DeWitt Biliie R, Meeks BiUie Padget R. C. Grimes Jimmie Littleton USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. August F. Eklund George D. Rourke Jose E. Leston MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George Amblard Edw. F. McGowan Charles Cochran Walter A. Maas Victor B. Cooper John Mallnowskl James R. Dayton Francisco Mayo Guy G. Gage William Millison Dan Gentry Domingo Orbigoso Gorman T. Glzae Lionel D. Peat W. V. Gontarski Walter Saichuk Edw. P. Scherzer James Gustavson Carl J. Spurck CarroU Harper Percy Harrelsoq, Harry C. Sullivan Robert Littleton Arnold Tilda Patrick Lynch Albert Willis USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Knud Larsen John E. Adams C. D. Anderson William Lawless Louis P. Anderson Alois F. Mauffray WiUiam Bargone William Mauldin VirgU Coash Michael Muzio Cloise Coats Randolph RatcliH Ray DeShong F. Regalado Serio M. DeSosa William Scruggs William DriscoU William Singleton Toefii Smigielski Alfredo Duarte Lucie R. Eiie Wert A. Spencer George G. Gordano Rufus Stough Leon Gordon Gerald L. Thaxton Elmer Groue Lonnie R. Tiekle Sigurd Halvorsen Pedro Vlllabol Joseph F. Harris Frank Vivero William Havelin Charles A. Wahl Sam Henry James E. Ward James Hudson Richard S. Worley Oliver Kendrick Salvatore Zammith Edward G. Knapp D. G. Zerrudo Leo Lang Jacob Zimmer USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Edward G. Morales C. D. Crowder George R. Trimyer Frank HaU Clifford Vaughan May 10. 19» Crew Mourns Lost Shipmate To the Editor: Our voyage to the Far East having been blemished by trag­ edy. We, the crew of the Iber­ ville, would like to make known our deep appreciation to the captain, John T. E. Sodden, for his unfailing - performance in handling the situation when one of our members was lost at sea. Within 30 minutes of his known disappearance, the gen­ eral alarm was sounded, the Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be ibithheld upon request. entire ship searched, lookouts were posted at all mast levels and a boat crew stood by. The ship returned to the approxi­ mate area and a seven-hour search ensued, during which time a boat was lowered and put out to investigate what turned out to be floating debris and birds. The captain also held a prayer service in the days fol­ lowing, with all hands present. We also wish to pass on. our condolences to Brother John W. Smith's family. He will always be remembered by his friends, which numbered many among our ranks. R. J. Henniinger Ship's reporter it t , it Urges Check On A-Menace To the Editor: Within the last six months or so I've been reading articles in several periodicals about the radioactive fall-out from the nuclear e.xplosions set oil by the US and Russia. . A French scientist has stud­ ied the affects of recent radiation sickness on people in Australia from eating flsh that migrated from the bomb testing areas. He has suggested to the Austral­ ian government that all fish factories be equipped with scin­ tillation counters to measure radioactivity in the flsh being processed. In the March 11 issue of "Time" magazine (page 33), a Japanese scientist reported that the average human being con­ tains about eight times more strontium 90 than was reported in the US. While this ship, the Afoundria, was in Formosa on the 23rd and 24th of March, we were hit with the radioactive rain which got most of I'ormosa. Since our ship is not equipped with a counter or a meter, it was impossible to measure the amount of fall-out. And the radio news and newspapers didn't mention how many units were involved in the fall-out. Since scientists cannot be sure of the prevailing winds, they cannot be sure where radioactive rain will fall, or where "a radioactive fish (53.5 units from Bikini waters) will migrate. But if a ship at sea were "hit" with radioactive rain and was equipped to measure the amount of fall-out, it could wash it off with sea water and take protective measures for the personnel aboard. Perhaps the SIU should make some inquiries into this progres­ sively serious situation. Since strontium 90 cannot be seen, smelled or tasted, my suggestion would be to require all ships to be equipped with a scintillation counter just like they're now equipped with fire extinguishers to fight a fire that one can see, feel and smell. Robert N. Walton 4< 4" 4" Oldtimer Asks Pals Ts Write To the Editor: I am landlocked and sick for the sea, so I'd like to have the LOG sent to my, address here in Kansas City. I'd also appreciate mail from any of the boys who sailed on the Seamagic under Captain King, from November, 1950, to December, 1951, or froip any of my old shipmates. My address is 917 Tracy St., Kansas City, Mo. Best of luck to all the broth­ ers. The SIU doesn't need luck, but thanks for everything. Vincent "Curley" Mercon 4" 4 4" Hails Dunaif Crew's Assist To the Editor: I would like to thank the crew of the Charles C. Dunaif for all the help they gave my son and I. My thanks also to Bill, AB, who bought me a bus ticket to get back home. My son is now doing fine. In the minds of my Wife and I, you are all real shipmates. Best wishes for a good trip. Boh Brookshire 4" 44 Thanks Brothers In Prisco Hall To the Editor: This is an open letter to all boys in the San Francisco hall. I'd like to thank each and every one out there for being so nice to me while I was there taking treatment at the US Pub­ lic Health Service hospital. Right now I'm back in Balti­ more. Pat McCann By Bernard Seaman �May 10, 1057 LOG Paye Fifteea What's Up, Doc? CG 'Atom Checks' Ships Entering Boston Harbor SEAFARERS All of the follovAng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: John Flood Jr., bom April 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John T. C. Donovan, Boston, Mass. Flood, Philadelphia, Pa. 4 4 4 Cathy Patricia Hemby, born 4" 4« 4" Linda Jean Beiiveau, born April February 14, 1957, to Seafarer and 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Clarence E. Hemby, Tampa, Fla. Robert Beiiveau, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4> i t 4 4 4 BOSTON—The Coast Guard has announced that it is tight­ ening its-security ring around Boston harbor to minimize the possibility of an unidentified vessel delivering a sneak atomic 4attack. An 83-foot patrol boat will tain of the Port, or by blinkers. be stationed at designated The Coast Guard warned that no 4 Marc William Friend, born Linda Magaly Valie Vega, born March 21, 1957, to Seafarer and April 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Oliver V. Ortiz, Sabana Grande, Mrs. Allen J. Friend, Brooklyn, NY. PR. Thomas Lewis Horton, born April 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mi-s. Henry L, Horton Jr., Plym­ outh, NC. 4 4 4 Last Call For '57Scholarship Rose Mary Copado, born March Coming into the home stretch 14, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino H. Copado, Galveston, for the 1957 SIU scholarship awards, ten Seafarers and eight Texas. Seafarers' children are currently .444 Karen Rosalie Dlering, born eligible for the $6,000 four-year Februai-y 12, 1957, to Seafarer and prizes. The panel of educators Mrs. Louis H. Diering Jr., Strat­ which meets annually to -select award winners will convene during ford, NJ. the third week of June. 4 4 4 Several of the contestants have Rob Mathews, bora March 22, already taken the college entrance 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James examination which is a basic re­ R. Mathews, Galveston, Tex. quirement for the scholarship and 4 4 4 the remaining members of the Carlos Leon Colon, bora March group are scheduled to take the 23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo­ May 18 exam. pold Colon, Puerta De Tierra, PR. Under the college scholarship program five awards are presented 4 4 4 Paul Joseph Dickens, born April each year, one of which is reserved 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wood- for a Seafarer. Last year. Seafar­ row Dickens, Hammond, La. ers won four out of five, the larg­ est number taken by crewmembers 4 4 4 Martin Donovan, bora April 10, to date. Your Gear for ship . • • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Khakis Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage the SEA CHEST Toto (right) seems a little put out by the photographer's at* tentions, but Seafarer F. T. Di. Carlo, chief cook, manages" to keep her in check. positions at the mouth of the har­ bor, according to the weather, to clear or detain any ship seeking admission. Signals have been estab­ lished which will confirm identi­ fication, or order the vessel to heave to until further identifica­ tion may be made. The white painted boat will ap­ proach each vessel as it enters the harbor. If identification is made, the Coast Guard boat will display its international code flag 0 giving the ship permission to proceed. In bad weather, or when visibility is poor, permission may be obtained by radio from the boat or the Cap- Sub-Chasing Seals Fail; Pigboafs Lack Fish Scent STOCKHOLM—A newspaper article has disclosed the in­ side story of Sweden's experiments with sub-chasing seals. The paper announced that the Swedish navy had removed Itthe "top secret" label from what is probably the fishiest story of World War II. Personals And Notices John A. Dunne Please contact your sister, Mrs. A. Bianchini at 1443 Spain Street, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Ex-George Lawson Will the following former engine department crewmen of the SS George A. Lawson please contact Robert E. Gannon, 825 So. Meyler St., San Pedro, California: John Karliss, Clifton J. Lipsey, Claude S. Jones, Frederick H. Taylor, Har­ old A. Damon, Jr., Donald A: Peterson, Frank Travis, Robert Fravel, and Louis C. Cevette. 4 4 4 Frank Pannette Would you please get in touch with TheUna Wise at Nag's Head, North Carolina. It is very im­ portant. 4 4 4 Ray Herrcra Alfonso Armada would like you to get in touch with him on the SS Santore, Ore Navigation Corp., Sparrows Point or at 1700 Thames Street, Baltimore, Md. 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 4 4 Charles F. Schuch, would appre­ ciate it if any bi-other who owes him money would please send it as he sorely needs it. He can be reached at PO Box 50, Savannah Beach, Georgia. It is a story of how naval experts and animal doctors combined their efforts to train seals to carry ex­ plosives and hunt down enemy submarines. "Yes, we tried it," a navy spokes­ man said, "and you needn't get flip about it. The seals cooperated but we couldn't handle the fish." Herring Ahoy! Young seals had been captured and put through extensive training at a naval base. There, submarines were sent down with bundles of fresh herring tied to them. The cooperative seals eagerly dove down after the lunch-bearing subs. The first part of the project was successful. But then came the diffi­ culties. For one thing they found that it was almost impossible to attach the explosive charges to the smooth and slippery skins of the seals. They called in the Royal Institute of Animal Medicine to devise a plastic carrier to overcome this difficulty. This was done, after a lot of ex­ periments with different materials, and the seals didn't even seem to mind. But the next problem was the stopper. It seems that despite their intensive training, the seals would only go down after fish-laden subs. That ended the project, as nobody could get herrings to stay around the subs voluntarily. ' B. J. Dzelak Ex-Steel Designer Two packages for you are being held in the SEAFARERS LOG office. Wally Maison Richard Kavanaugb, 63: Brother EXTREMELY URGENT! Please Kavanaugh died contact Bernadine Anroldt, 839 W. in Baltimore, 33 Street, Baltimore, Md., imme­ Maryland, on diately. Anybody knowing the April 10, 1957, above brother's whereabouts please ihform him of this notice. from a heart ail­ ment. He joined 4 4 4 Wallace Jenkins the Union August Contact Emory Jenkins, c/o 20. 1947, and James Summerall, PO Box 227, sailed in the en­ Wabasso, Fla. gine department. He is survived 4 4 4 James W. Duffy by a brother, A1 Kavanaugh, of Get in touch with your draft Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Place of burial is not known. vessel should proceed into the har­ bor without first getting permis­ sion. It announced that it will open fire to prevent any vessel fro.m entering without giving proper identification or failing tq heave to. Since ships must enter by designated lanes^ outgoing vessels were alerted to watch for incoming ships which may be maneuvering in the identification area. This will avoid possible mishaps in any kind of weather. ^ The crew of the Ideal X (PanAtlantic) gave a hearty vote of thanks in appre­ ciation to John Jellette on his resigning his po-, sition as ship's delegate to assist in the American Coal beef. A fine delegate, they said, and one who can be Jellette called upon to do his best for the crew and the Union. 4 4 4 Five months is a long time at sea, but according to reports from the Western ' * Ranger, (North Atlantic), it's a pleasure with a good crew of cooks and stewards. Bosun James Adams said that the food on board had greatly improved Powers since steward Joe Powers went into the galley and took over the third cook's job. Add to that, they reported, a night cook and baker like Leroy Pierson and a messman like Bert Wlnfield, both well known for their fine service, and you have a very happy crew. 4 4 4 Easter, like other holidays, brought a flood of thanks to the stewards department from many ships. Most verbose in their ap­ preciation of the holiday dinner were the members of the Seatrain Savannah, Morning Light (Water­ man), Mankato Victory (Vic. Car­ riers), Dorothy (Bull) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). '4 4 4 The quarterly auditing commit­ tee elected at the April 17 mem­ bership meeting has completed its assignment for the first quarter of 1957. The committee, whose job is to audit the Unions books, records, bank ac­ counts,' and se­ curities, consist­ ed, as required, of two men elect­ ed from each of the three depart­ ments, the deck, steward and en­ Zekendc gine. Committee members were Edward Anderson, Warren Cassidy, WUUas Helms. Robert Joy, Antonio Sctaiavone, and Bozo Zekencic. it �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Senate Will Honor LaFollette, Author Of Seamen's Act Steady Upturn Anticipated in Seattle's Jobs SEATTLE—Job activity haa been good in this port during the past two weeks, reports Jeff Gil­ lette, port agent. There were three ships paying off, two of them sign­ ing on, and four vessels in-transit. The Auburn (Alba), Wacosta (Waterman), and Western Ranger (Denton) paid off. The Wacosta and Western Ranger later signed on. Tfie Seamar, Losmar, Marymar (Calmar) and Afoundria (Water­ man) were in port to be serviced. Next period should be just as good, Gillette said, with four or'five pay­ offs expected thus far. The au-thor of the 1915 Seamen's Act, Senator Robert La­ Follette, Sr., has been honored as one of five outstanding US Senators whose portraits will be hung in the Senate office building. The other four chosen were John Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, a famous trio from the pre-Civil War Senate, and Senator. RobFdllette. He said to the Senator ert A. Taft. LaFolMte had a long dis- that he wanted to interest him in the cause of the American sailor, tinguisheu career in the Sen­ and he added that he wanted to ate, and in his native state of be free. The Senator did not Wisconsin where the LaFollette clan dominated political affairs for many years Such was his follow­ ing that he was the only American leader in the 20th century who suc­ cessfully started a third political p,arty, the Progressive Party. (Not to be confused with the later Pro­ gressive Party of Henry Wallace.) On that ticket he campaigned for the presidency in 1924, drawing just under five million votes com­ pared to Calvin Coolidge's 15,700,000 and 8 million for Democrat James Davis. During his Senate career from 1906 to his death in 1925 LaFol- know what he meant and ques­ tioned him further saying surely there were no slaves under the American flag, that Lincoln had changed all of that. Furuseth re­ plied, 'Yes; but not for the sailor.' Senator LaFdllette took an immedi­ ate interest in the struggle . . . "Test after test was carried to the United States Supreme Court. The Court ruled against the sea­ men, holding the 13th amendment to the Constitution was intended to free Negro slaves and that sea­ men remained bondmen under the law." Finally in 1912, the Seamen's Act was passed, but was vetoed by President Taft. It wasn't until three years later that LaFollette's and Furuseth's joint endeavor came to a successful conclusion. US, Poland Near Pact For Aid $ Andrew Furuseth lette was noted for his champion­ ship of liberal causes including regulation of railroads, the direct election of US Senators (now in the 17th amendment), women's suf­ frage and taxation according to ability to pay. It was in December, 1909, that LaFollette and Furuseth started an alliance which resulted in the pas­ sage of the "Seamen's Bill of Eights" five years later. As re­ ported by his son, Robert LaFol­ lette, Jr., "One morning in Decem­ ber, 1909, Andy for the first time went to see Senator Robert M. La- Water, Water Everywhere Water covers an estimated 70 percent of the Earth's surface in oceans, rivers, lakes and gla­ ciers, but that doesn't even take into account what's hiding be­ neath the surface, in the form " of ice. In Antarctica, where about 90 percent of the world's ice is believed located, scientists have just discovered that one US polar base is resting on 10,000 feet of ice, half of it above sea level and the rest below. Last year, some American flyers re­ ported ice surfaces as high as 14,000 feet in Antarctica at the farthest point from tht sea. This Represents an awful lot of icecubes, any way you figure it. WASHINGTON — The United States has virtually reached agree­ ment to offer Poland a $95 million aid program of farm surpluses and machinery to bolster her sagging economy. The amount is a .substantial in­ crease above that offered by the US earlier and about one-third the amount originally requested by the Polish delegation. But it is under­ stood that the negotiators were sat­ isfied with the aid offer. Since the pre-sent farm surplus disposal authority, which author­ izes sales to "unfriendly" nations, is almost exhausted the actual sign­ ing of the agreement must await Congressional passage of an appro­ priation which will add $1 billion to the authority. Farm Surplus Of the total amount of the pro­ gram, about $80 million will be in the form of surplus farm commodi­ ties, mainly wheat, cotton, fats and oils, and the rest in mining and drilling machinery. The reason for the Polish request is to enable the government to free Polish peasants from compulsory delivery to the government of farm commodities, especially wheat. A government reserve stock of wheat could be used to prevent any sharp increase in prices in case these deliveries could not be made. It was a similar loan and aid offer from the United States to Yu­ goslavia that enabled that nation to modify her system of compul­ sory deliveries, one of the first steps in her drive to freedom from Moscow domination. Named lost week as one of the five US Senators selected for the Senate Hall of Fame, the late Robert M. LaFollette Sr. (right) was the author and sparkplug with Andrew Furuseth of the historic Sea­ men's Act of 19ii5. He is shown with his son, Sen. Robert M. LaFollete Jr., in 1924 when he ran for president on an independent ticket. Hq Sees Job Spur In Operators' Plans NEW YORK—The job outlook for SIU members is on the upgrade, reports Claude Simmons, port agent. With shipping booming for the past month and some of the operators in initial stages of expansion plans, the improvement is ex­ (Western Tankers); Cantigny CS Miami (Cities Service) all paid off. pected to continue. West Coast Co. To Buy Prudential SAN FRANCISCO—Negotiations have been virtually completed by American President Lines for the acquisition of the Prudential Steamship Corp. APC is under contract to the West Coast affiliate of the SIU. Prudential, an NMU contracted operator, owns three Victorys, has two more under charter and one in which it holds an interest. Although not officially confirmed, it is reported that APL will make a cash payment of some $5 million and assume the mortgage obliga­ tions of the steamship corporation. This is the second large acquisi­ tion by American President Lines in the past year. Late last year it acquired the fleet of nine vessels owned and operated by American Mail Line. The President Lines now control some 41 vessels and has seven others which it is now readying for service. Prudential operates between North Atlantic ports and the Medi­ terranean. The Robin Wentley (Seas) Job activity has continued on the upswing with some positions hung Steel Worker, Steel Navigator up on the board with no takers for (Isthmian); Pan Oceanic Trans­ a couple of days. During the past porter (Penn. Nav.); Ocean Ulla period a total of 27 vessels paid (Ocean Trans.), and the Arickaree off, 6 signed on and 3 were serv­ (USPC) signed on. Simmons requested that the iced in-transit. The jump in the number of payoffs accounted for membership take advantage of the most of the activity, most of them facilities offered in the newlywith a big turnover in crews, he opened health center before it gets added. The Grain Trader taking too busy. There is not much of a on a full crew for her Japan run delay for appointment right now, he urged, but things are picking up also boosted shipping, he said. very fast. Isthmian Charters Among major developments ac­ counting for an expected shipping rise was the Government's ap­ proval of Isthmian's application for the charter of eight Governmentovmed Victorys for their India and Persian Gulf runs. Also, Seatrain has announced plans for the purchase of water­ front property in Edgewater, New | One of the first bene­ Jersey, and Savannah, Georgia, and fits adopted by the Plan, for the construction of a hew ves­ it entitles Seafarers in the sel. hospital more than one The last few editions of the LOG week to $21 a week in have reported on Pan-Atlantic's benefits for as long as progress in their new conversion they are hospital in­ program. Already underway is the patients. The benefits conversion of the C-2 Gateway City go to all men who have into a containership. Another SIUworked 90 days or more ccntracted company has disclosed in the preceding calendar plans to purchase a number of ad­ ditional ships. year and one day in the All of these reports indicate one past 90 on SIU ships. thing; bigger and better SIU ship­ ping in the coming montlis. Vessels in Pond During the past period the Kathryn, Elizabeth, Arlyn, Beatrice, Angelina (Bull); Seatrain's New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Texas, Savannah, Georgia; Steel Navigator, Steel Worker, Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Pan Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.); Almena, Maxton, Ideal X (Pan Atlantic); Alcoa's Planter, Runner, Pointer; Mermaid (Metro); Pacific Ocean (World Carriers); McKettriQk Rills YOUR Seafarers Welfare Plan j Hospital I I BenetU SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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TUG FLEET VOTES SIU WC UNIONS, SIU STEP UP COAL FIGHT SHIP GIVEAWAY BIDS RISE SELECT FIRST 2 VICTORYS FOR ISTHMIAN TRANSFERS COMPEL GOV’T TO BYPASS ’50-50’ SHIP LAW 1ST COOK SCHOOL OPENED BY MCS SEATRAIN PLANS ADDED SERVICES SEE A-SHIP COMMERCIAL IN 7 YEARS KERN HILLS ON ARAB BLACKLIST ONASSIS TANKERS FLY COOP-MA DOESN’T SEEM TO KNOW US WELFARE FUND CONTROL SEEM; MEANY BACKS BILLS WC UNIONS POOL THEIR PENSION $$ PRESIDENT ORDERS STUDY OF OIL IMPORT REDUCTION WORLD LABOR GROUP SEEK UN ACTION ON ‘RUNAWAYS’ WEST COAST OLDTIMERS TURN TO FOR COAL JOBS DEL NORTE BB TEAM TOPS BA NINE CG ‘ATOM CHECKS’ SHIPS ENTERING BOSTON HARBOR SENATE WILL HONOR LAFOLLETTE, AUTHOR OF SEAMEN’S ACT 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 5/10/ 1957 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. XIX, No. 10  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3bb58f55d22cd73c9cb7883c01f5be72.PDF 3eeb3f801aac02bc118c4ddf33097934 PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. 11 SEAFARERS LOG w • OFFICIAL GROAN OF THi SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • •'U . -Story On Page 3 Labor See'y Assails Runaways I •J -Story On Page 5 In This Issue: * Sni Family Benefit Plan Paid $200,000 Since '55... .Page 16 • Onassis Transfers 3 More Ships Before Final Okay.. .Page 7 •US Go's Lag So Sweden Will Build Tour Ship Page 5 • Isthmian Last Co. To Get Ships In US Breakout,.. .Page 16 Leaders of the AFL-CIO Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Longshore­ men in Puerto Rico present two plaques to SIU rep. Frenchy Michelet (center), who accepted them on Union's behalf. The awards were in reco^ition of SIU assistance to IBL Lo­ cal 1900 and District Council 15 in recent waterfront beefs. Coimcil president Juan Perez Roa (left) and local financial sec'y Aurelio Hernandez made the presentations at the new SIU lU 1hall. " Laud SlU Aid. :!sjI 1 �Paee Two • SEAFARERS LOG May 24, 1957 Call Coal Ship Replacements; Co. Begs Off On Bias Charge p 'i in U?' '5 ' P. .1 li '• 1 The first stage in the crewing of the American Coal shipping fleet has been completed with the assignment of oldtimers to the Casimir Pulaski. But no sooner had that stage ended than a new one began—the battle for replacements aboard ships returning from their 4 ; European voyages. access to these lists through the The first ship in for replace­ Coal Boxscore company, while the company was The Cleveland Abbe, one of ments only, the Walter Hines barring the SIU representatives Page, found the SIU taking a six to two majority of the eight men who got off the ship. A second vestel, the Cleveland Abbe, called for 13 replacements and was still being crewed as the SEAFARERS LOG went to press. The last count available showed the SIU holding a lead of 102 to 94 on the coal fleet to date,-aj:ount which is sub­ ject to change day by day. Charges Against Company The SIU's strong position in the fleet was achieved in the face of a developing pattern of companyNMU cooperation which resulted In an SIU charge that the court order under which hiring is done was being violated by the company. SIU attomies so charged the com­ pany in an action which sought to have American Coal held in con­ tempt of court. As a result, a session was held In a New York Federal Court in Which the company promised that It would permit the SIU the right the American Coal ships in for re­ placements, was still crewing up on Thursday afternoon as the SEA­ FARERS LOG went to press. The latest coimt available shows the following standings in competition for jobs on the ships. SIU 102 jobs NMU 94 jobs Watch the next edition of the LOG for further details. to have observers in the - hiring room just as NMU has had; that it would no longer pressure SIU rep­ resentatives; that it would give the SIU full access to application lists; that it would hire standbys, where needed, according to seniority. Further evidence of the close company-NMU understanding was shown when the NMU attorney vio­ lently objected to the SIU getting access to the application lists. Both the NMU and the SIU had an In­ terest In seeing each other's ap­ plication lists since they show the seatime of men applying for the coal ship Jobs. The NMU objec­ tion indicated that It already had from seeing them. On another legal front, the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board post­ poned until next Monday a sched­ uled hearing on the SIU's oi'iginal complaint against American Coal. The NLRB hearings could lead to the ordering of a collective bar­ gaining election in the American Coal fleet. On the ship front itself, oldtimers from all sections of the SIU of NA were still piling into Nor­ folk to compete for the coal jobs. Many of the men boasted seatime dating back well before World War I. One oldtimer. Seafarer Jesse Puckett wrote: '^I started in 1917 but I am a young boy down here at 53 years old . . . Boy there is a swell bunch of West Coast boys here. Hats off to them." Seafarer Charles Hartman added: "There are many men down here . . . from all over America. I can truthful­ ly say they all have respect for what they stand for. They know they have a job to do and they do it." Curranism: A Sleazy Technique YOU'RE DEAP... peAP... PEAP - Five of the oldtimers throwing in for the cool ship jobs in Norfolk represent over 200 years of seatime on US ships. Included (I to r) ore Lawrence E. Wessels, SIU, oiler on the Walter Hines Page; unidentified West Coast qldtimer; Leonard Wood, SIU, AB on the Casimir Pulaski; Ray E. Deshong, SIU, oiler on the Page, and S. G. Zammith, SIU, steward department. AFL-CIO Council Hears Full Report On Coal Beef A full report on developments in the American Coal Ship­ ping beef to date was presented to the AFL-CIO Executive Council at its meeting here this week. Representatives of all the unions involved were pres-"* ent at the meeting with Sec­ At that meeting President Meany. retary-Treasurer Paul Hall put forward a settlement proposal presenting the SIU's position. The Council hearing on the issue was the outgrowth of a previous meet­ ing between AFL-CIO President George Meany and the AFL-CIO marine unions last February 21. ACS Action By Sea Vets Wins Praise which was accepted by the SIU and the AFL-CIO deck and engine of­ ficers' unions but was rejected by the National Maritime Union. The American Radio Association has supported the NMU position throughout the beef. In an exchange of correspon­ dence subsequent to the February 21 meeting President Meany took NMU President Joseph Curran to task for misrepresenting the out­ come of the meeting in the NMU newspaper. Meany also said that he would present the matter to the Executive Council for action. At the Council meeting this week the various unions presented their positions in the following order: Marine Engineers Beneficial As­ sociation by President H. L. Dag­ gett; Masters, Mates and Pilots by Captain John Bishop, national sec­ retary; the SIU by Paul Hall; the NMU by Joseph Curran and the American Radio Association by President William R. Steinberg. Following the presentation of the union viewpoints, the Council heard from President Meany in relation to his position on the American Coal beef. Meany out­ lined his views, then pointed out that he had presented a package pi'oposal at the February 21 meet­ ing, which, he said, would have given Curran everything he asked for. The SIU accepted the Meany proposal leaving the field clear for the NMU If it would support the AFL-CIO officers' unions. The (Continued on page 15) Participation in the American Coal beef by veteran seamen from all coasts and all unions of the SIU of NA was applauded by the mem­ bers of the SIU of NA coordinat­ ing committee as a "tremendous front line job." Oldtlme members of the Sailors Union of the Pa­ cific, Marine Firemen's Union and Marine Cooks and Stewards have piled into the East Coast to as­ sist their brothers in the Atlantic and Gulf District in the fight to man the American Coal ships. One of the elementary lessons of propa­ ries of would-be world beaters have utSized on the The coordinating committee, ganda is that slogans have a lasting appeal International scene for a good many years right up consisting of Morris Weisberger, only when they have some relation to the to the present. That Curran chooses to ape their Sailors Union; Sam Bennett, Ma­ truth. NMU President Joseph Curran has language down to the last adjective is a revealing rine Firemen; Ed Turner, Ma­ on his approach to trade union pro>blems. long since forgotten the lesson (if he ever comment Of course, the SIU is not Curran's only target. In rine Cooks and Stewards, and Paul learned it) in his frantic efforts to belittle all those Hall, A&G District, declared that who oppose him and to exalt his personal "cult of fact, he has attacked the rest of the AFL-CIO ma­ the participation of the oldtimers rine unions, plus the top leadership of AFL-CIO. personality." was further evidence of the will­ The Marine Engineers Beneflcial Association was ingness of good union men, of any Furthermore, through all his sloganeering In the American Coal beef, Curran has employed language first rebuffed by Curran In lis plea for support age, to pitch into a beef when which smacks strongly of another era when his open against a company union and then called gutless for called Opon by any member of the affiliations were far different from those he affects going out on a picket line in defense of its Interests. SIU of NA. May 24, 1957 Vol. XIX Ne. II today. His techniques do not differ today from the The Masters, Mates were put in the same class. The committee noted that there When AFL-CIO President Meany indicated will­ Stalinist techniques he employed so fervently not ingness to step in and seek a settlement, Curran had been a very strong response to too long ago. Its appeal for men to come for­ The SIU, as the primary target, has been plas­ arbitrarily placed himself on the side of righteous­ ward in the coal beef, with the re­ ness and automatically informed his membership tered with Curranisms. When the SIU moved to pro­ PAOI. BAZX, Secratary-Traaiurer sult that at latest report, the SIU HtiiBiiix BRANDk XdUor. BCBNARO SKAtect its membership from rank discrimination by that Meany would slap the SIU down. had a lead In the fight for the coal MAN, Art Edttor, HERMAH AKTHUR, Inwuc When the same AFL-CIO president proposed a American Coal, Curran dreamed up "destroying the ship jobs. SMVACK, At. MABKIH, JOUN BHAZU., SCajjf program which won acceptance from all unions ex­ Writers. hiring hall." When the SIU's rights to organize the Committee members called upon sentative.--BILL Uoomr, QuH Area. Repre­ coal-ships were upheld, Curran decided that SIU cept NMU; when Curran was asked to support his oldtimers of the MCS, SUP, was "decadent," "crooked" and "doomed" to defeat. fellow unions against the company and its hand- MFOW and A&G District already PublUheti biweekly et the headquertere the Seafarer* international Union, At­ "We will whip them" he exulted. Of course, his pre­ picked outfit, then out came the slogan book. Meany on the coal ships to "Stay with the of lantic a. Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth dictions of crushing defeat had, and still have, no became "prejudiced," full of "rancor" and the cap­ ship" until final victory is won.. Avenue, Brooklyn 33, NY. Tel. HYeclnth *-<600. Entered e* second class matter relation to the fact." When the SIU supported the tive of an "AFL-CIO palace guard." The committee pointed out that, at the Post Office In Brooklyn, NY, under .Thanks to this fog of adjectives, ai-s<l to deliberate AFL-CIO licensed officers' unions Curran hollered "the way you have gone aboard and the Act of Aug. 34, 19)3. ,130 and calculated distortions, of actual fact, the NMU's taken the jobs proves that good un- J "phony deaL" Goincidence'cr'hot, l^ia is the kind'of talk a se^ y "i' k)jxjneni.Bever growfold/'v ! u !-- . !lT;>i (Cont|ntibd'On- page 151 »•«; noU'.-.*, V'i'' ij I'.it -i • ..bV,?. *^sric;fl«s JI .fcsjc,) SEAFARERS LOG �May ti. 1957 Paye Tbrea SEAFARERS LOG Sailing Day On New Matsonia 51U Applauds Bill To Clarify Status Of Sea Hiring Hall WASHINGTON—The SIU has "warmly welcomed" a bUI by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson to give formal recognition to the maritime hiring haU. It would firmly establish the legal status of the hiring hall in "all industries employing personnel engaged as licensed or un- ^such ships or barges." The of NA President Paul Hall said, "the Seafarers International Union licensed members of the bill is known as S. 2029. of the measure would of North America warmly wel­ crews of ships or barges putEnactment an end to the constant threats comes the move hy Senator Magnu­ to write specific authorization engaged In offshore, to maritime unions and their his­ son into law for maritime hiring halls. coastal, intercoastal or in­ toric hiring procedures since the Senator Magnuson has always heen of the Taft-Hartley law motivated by what is best for the land transportation, or in adoption in 1947. ' Heartily endorsing the bill, SIU industry generally and his bill is an indication of his understanding of the needs of maritime. The value of the hiring hall has been proven time and again, and it has probably been the greatest single factor in providing stability for the industry. It is the best method to insure fair and equitable distribu­ tion of work. "Our International convention Major American steamship companies representing the repeatedly called for Federal leg­ subsidized section of the industry are opening a drive for a islation 'to guarantee,that the hir­ massive trade-in and build program. The program would ing hall be recognized as the proper medium for employment in all in­ allow them to trade-in their ships at about the same price American operator would be un­ dustries in which its use has been they could get for them if fairly penalized if he got less an accepted practice.' We indorse they were sold to a runaway flag. for his ship on a trade-in than the Magnuson bill wholehearted­ ly." The program has the tacit ap­ could be gotten by transfers for­ Maritime union. Government proval of the Maritime Adminis­ eign. He would be at more of a and shipping industry spokesmen tration which has already made a disadvantage in comparison with have long recognized the value and policy decision to the effect that a foreign operators who also bought 'fairness of the hiring hall both in "fair and reasonable" trade-in much of their tonnage from the peace and war for recruiting ship value for old ships would be US but are now free to sell it any­ manpower. Historically, American equivalent to what these same where to anybody at even higher seamen have been shipping out of ships would be worth if sold to prices than restricted sales to na­ union hiring halls for over two Maiden sailing of the new Matsonia from New York this week the flags of foreign nations accept­ tions approved by the Maritime decades since the first maritime found the ship's crew in three departments, all members of SlU able to the US. Administration. hiring hall was established on the West Coast affiiliates, on the job. At top (left), oiler Pat Haley Drafted by the Committee of The committee argues that it West Coast after the bitter '34 keeps an eye on things in engine room, while chef G. Romero and American Steamship Lines, the would be vastly unfair, in light of strike. a passenger waitress look over the first-class galley. Above, deck program Is described by the op­ the tremendous increase in ship­ Lundeberg-Taft Meeting man Henry Henriques watches J. Ledesma secure lifeboat cover. erators' group as the only fair building costs, for a shipowner to For the past ten years, due to method of replacing the US mer­ have to trade his vessel in for any­ the void created by the T-H Law, Rebuilt and modernized at cost of $20 million, the Matsonia will chant'fleet. They argue that the where near what he paid for it. all hiring halls in maritime have enter service Los Angeles and Hawaii next month. It declares that an operator who been operating on the basis of an bought a Victory for $900,000 hack off-the-cuff^ compromise between in 1946 could sell it now foreign the late Harry Lundeberg, then for $1,350,000 and should be en­ president of the SIU of NA, and titled to trade it in for that kind the co-author of the controversial WASHINGTON—Declaring him "guilty of the gross misuse of union funds entrusted of money. labor law, the late Sen. Robert A. to his care," the AFL-CIO Executive Council this week unanimously expelled Teamster Apparently there is agreement Taft of Ohio. president Dave Beck as a council member and as a vice-president of the merged labor or­ all around on this program but, of It was in the summer of 1947, ganization. The ouster was-*course, the Maritime Administra­ soon after Congress passed the the first such action in the^Ex- when his expulsion was unani­ him, and read a statement con­ tion has to go to Congress for law a second time over a Presi­ cerning his temporary suspension funds to cover the cost of such dential veto, that Lundeberg ecutive Council's 18-month mously voted by the 25 Executive as a council member and vice-pres­ trade-ins. The current temper of casually walked in on a lawyers' Council members present at the history. ident on March 29. session. Congress is such that any mass convention in Santa Rosa, Calif., Beck was replaced in these posts Before the voting, however, Beck contended that his sus­ trade-in program at this time where Taft was due to speak. by John English, secretary-treas­ urer of the Teamsters, and an Beck had attended the council pension was a "nullity" and as­ would be sure to run into tough Lundeberg later left the gathering avowed foe of Beck for many meeting, heard the charges against serted that under the AFL-CIO sledding. with a concesssion from Taft that constitution, the Executive Coun­ years. enabled all maritime unions to cil has no power or authority to The Council, in an official state­ keep the hiring hall. suspend him. ment explaining its actions, as­ Even so, hiring hall procedures have been under sporadic attack serted that it was not judging the Beck's expulsion is subject to re­ from Government agencies and the legality or illegality of Beck's acts. view by the AFL-CIO convention, courts, all seeking to chip away His expulsion, the council de­ if the Teamsters bring it up, but the hard-won protection for profes­ clared, was due to his violation of this action was considered unlike­ SIU membership meet­ sional seamen. trade union principles. NEW ORLEANS—The SlU-af- ly. The convention is slated to Seniority System "Whether he has violated any filiated Staff Officers Association meet in Miami on December 5. ings are held regularly Tn 19.5.5, the SIU and its con­ Beck's expulsion as an Executive laws, state or Federal, dealing filed a petition before the National with theft, misappropriation or Labor Relations Board here last Council member and vice-presi­ every two weeks on Wed­ tracted operators negotiated a new embezzlement, is not for us to con­ week for an election, among pur­ dent does not mean his expulsion nesday nights at 7 PM in seniority hiring system assuring sider or determine," the statement sers on Mississippi Shipping Com­ from the AFL-CIO, nor does it all SIU ports. All Sea­ greater job security for Seafarers. The system became a model in the mean the expulsion of the Team­ said. pany vessels. farers are expected to industry. In contrast, the NMU "There is not the faintest ques­ Union secretary-treasurer Burt sters from the AFL-CIO. The status of the Teamsters as attend; those who wish to first opened its membership books tion in our minds, however, that Lanpher said ho had received full he is completely guilty of violat­ assurances of support from the a whole is still being considered be excused should request and halls to all comers before com­ ing the basic trade union law that SIU, Masters, Mates and Pilots, Ra­ by the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices permission by telegram ing up with a similar procedure at a later date. union funds are a sacred trust, dio Officers Union and the Ma­ Committee. The Teamsters face (be sure to include reg­ Periodic attempts to get specific belonging to the members and to rine Engineers J^eneficial Associ­ cliarges of corrupt influence or be protected and safeguarded for ation, whose members man all domination. istration number). The recognition for the hiring hall into faltered in several ses­ Beck, in the statement regarding the interests of the members. other licensed and unlicensed jobs next SIU meetings will be: law sions of Congress. Acting on the "Whether Beck stole the funds in the fleet. About two doen pur­ his suspension, declared that he basis of his earlier, informal agree­ would not answer the Executive May 29 or borrowed them, the record sers are involved. ment with Lundeberg, Taft was shows he took advantage of his The company, through Marine Council charges because ""of his in­ June 12 reportedly ready to introduce a position as a trade i:riion official Superintendent Kinney and Port dictment on charges of violating June 26 bill of his own in 1953 which would to use money belonging to dues- Purser Lisboney, indicated it the internal revenue code, and be­ have legalized the maritime hiring July 10 paying members for his own per­ would not interefer with the SOA cause he has been the target of hall at that time. However, he died sonal gain and profit." drive and would remain neutral, a McClellan committee investiga­ July 24 • before any action could be taken. tion. Beck himself was not on hand Lanpher said. longshore operations servicing Go's Seek Runaway Price From Gov't On Trade-Ins AFL-CIO OustSf Replaces Beck Pursers Seek Delta Line Vote SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS I �i5samTO?fg35M»j?ra your SEAFARERS LOG May 24, 1957 Caught By'Surprise Ships Use Suez; Still Ban Israel Shipping through the Suez Canal is almost back to normal with the vessels of nearly every nation except France and Israel using the Egyptian-controlled waterway. Britain recently announced that she will now use the ship through the Canal and that it Canal, and reported on her re­ would consider any Egyptian at­ cently-started supertanker expanilon and construction program. American vessels have been using the Canal for the past month, since the waterway was cleared of the last tug sunk by the Egj'ptians. Tlie French delegate to the United Nations reported that he Avill ask the Security Council to reopen debates on the Suez situa­ tion. France wants the Council to order Egypt to obey the six prin­ ciples agreed to by England, France and Egypt last October 15. Free Use Of Canal The principles, which govern the use of the Canal, included the re­ quirement tliat the Canal would be insu'ated from the polities of any nation and prohibited "overt or covert" interference with the right of ships of all nations to travel the vaterway, regardless of flag. Egypt, the French said, has con­ tinued to disregard these princi­ ples since it has not lifted the ban against Israel shipping through the Canal. Israel announced earlier that it intended to send a test tempt to stop it "an act of war." Both President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Macmillan affirmed Israel's right to use of the Canal. The President announced that he saw no objection to Israel's making a peaceful test of its right to freedom of passage, but said that he would denounce any use of force in such a test. The last SIU of NA convention passed a "freedom of the seas" resolution, calling for free passage of Israeli shipping through the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aquaba. Macmillan pledged that Britain would do everything possible to as­ sure Israel's right to use the dis­ puted waterway. He also announced that the number of fast, supertank­ ers designed for economic opera­ tion around the Cape of Good Hope, was increasing rapidly. There are about 30 million dead­ weight tons of such ships under construction or on order. About 10 million tons should go into service in the next two years, he reported. Although US vessels are now using the waterway, Under Secre­ tary Christian Herter said that the State Department believed the con­ struction of new pipelines to carry Middle East oil to new outlets is urgent. A number of American and European petroleum producers are considering the construction of a major pipeline from the Persian Gulf to an outlet in Turkey on the Mediterranean. A LOG photographer surprises Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Rawlings, and youngsters Sandra, 4, and Frank, 9, as they finish a snack at the SIU headquarters cafeteria. The family came up to the big city on a visit from home in Baltimore. Why Seamen Need Strong Unions Merchant seamen operating out of the East Coast Indian Port of Calcutta got a wage increase May 1—25 rupees per month. At the official rate of exchange, this amounts to about $1.20. According to 'the International Transportworkers Asian office, the increase was the first pay raise for these seamen since World War II. "Indian seamen ratings," the bulletin said, "have recfelved no wage increases since World War II, despite the existence of repre­ sentative organizations with bargaining powers and two joint Mari­ time Boards in Bombay and Calcutta." The increase just given simply brings the Calcutta seamen to the level "enjoyed" by Bombay seamen. Since World War II, the cost of living in the United States has more than doubled and living costs in other countries have risen in proportion. In a sense then, the true wages of these Indian seamen have gone down considerably since World War II. Maybe you hove to be lucky to avoid fatal accidents but as one fel­ low put It once, luck follows naturally from good planning. The proof of the pudding lies In the record of three SiU-controcted ships. One of them went 502 days with­ out a single accident serious enough to cause the loss of an hour's work. Two other vessels, operated by two different companies, had just one losttime accident throughout all of 1956. Lucky? Maybe they were. But It's more than a coincidence that all three ships boasted actively functioning safety committees and Seafarers aboard them were fully conscious of the need to do their jobs the safe way and to be on the alert for unsafe con­ Cable Ship Returns For Fresh Load BOSTON—The cable ship Ar­ thur M. Huddell pulled into "Ports­ mouth, NH, last week to take on another load of cablf to be used in a defense communication pro­ gram in the Pacific area. The vessel, a converted warbuilt Liberty,. went into service last April and has been ferrying telephone cable to the Albert J. Myer, a chartered Army cable layer somewhere off the West Coast. Part of a defense program undertaken by the American Tele­ phone and Telegraph Company for the Defense Department, the ves­ sels are employed in laying vital submarine telephone lines between Seattle and Ketchikan, Alaska, and between the West Coast and Hawaii. She is under charter to Bull Line. The Huddell is expected to leave Portsmouth around June 1, and will be out until November. She is capable of carrying some 6,000 tons of cable manufactured in the east each trip.. Shipping Improves Meanwhile, shipping in this area, reports James Sheehan, port agent, has picked up during the past two weeks, and promises to continue to be fair. The Mathew M. Thornton (Grainfieet) and Royal Oak (Cities Service) paid off and signed on. The Arthur M. Huddell and Isthmian's Steel Executive were in port to be serv­ iced. All beefs were settled at payoff and the vessels were report­ ed in good shape. Sheehan reported that the Bos­ ton area was relieved when rains put out numerous forest fires. ditions, and careless habits. Nobody can say for sure how many lives are preserved by a shipboard safety program. But these ships' ex­ periences make one fact stand out. Safety programs do work. They do prevent accidents. With the proper approach from all hands from the skipper on down and with coopera­ tion from shoreslde, there's nothing to stop any SIU ship from equaling or perhaps even surpassing these records. Sure It's good to be lucky. It's even better to have the right kind of am­ munition. Aboard ship, the ammu­ nition consists of the joint shipownerunion safety program. Make use of It and Increase the chances that you will be one of the lucky ones. Wr>-'" i An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • I I �i,-. May ti. U57 Pare Ffva SEAFARERS LOG Labor Sec'y Hits Runaways, Backs Magnuson's Bi WASHINGTON—For the first time, a top Government of-? ficial has gone on record as opposing ship nmaways. Labor Secretary James P. Mitchell has thrown his support behind Sen. Warren G. Magnuson's^ bill (S. 1488) to. restrict ship unions and a number of Congress­ men. Only recently. Sen. Warren transfers. Mitchell said the Magnuson summed up his doubts Orchard end lush California greenery form backdrop for dedication of new Marine Cooks and Stewards Union training and recreation center at Santa Rosa. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Matthew Connolly (at mike) made the invocation. Among those on platform were MCS Administrator Ed Turner (5th from right), SlU San Francisco Port Agent Marty Breithoff (4th from right) and SUP SecretaryTreasurer Morris Weisberger (far right). At right, instruc­ tor whips up cake in bake shop of the $500,000 installa­ tion. SUP Improving Hq Hall proposed legislation would strengthen the competitive posi­ tion of American-flag shipping and guarantee a pool of trained seamen for defense needs. The Labor Secretary's views flatly contradicted those of the De­ fense Department, which opened the door last week to unrestricted ship transfers. The Defense Depart­ ment told the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee in effect that it didn't care how many American ships were transferred, or what types, so long as the foreign cor­ porations owning the vessels are American controlled. The Department indicated that it had no objection to transfer of Ctype ships, or even to passenger liners. A department spokesman said specifically that the Navy would, rather see the SS America of US Lines transferred, if the company wanted to get rid of it, than go into the lay-up fleet and remain inactive. He also said the Navy would approve transfer of C-type ships if it felt the country was getting enough in retuim. 'Effective Control' Challenged Behind the Navy's position were the controversial opinions that transfers are needed to insure new construction, and that ships trans­ ferred to foreign registry, but owned by American citizens, are under "effective" United States control. Both opinions have been sharply questioned by maritime SAN FRANCISCO—Improvement of its headquarters halh Tax Man Spells Out Tax-Dodging to provide additional facilities for the West Coast membership has been undertaken by the Sailors Union of the Pacific. The Much has been said in the SEAFARERS LOG in recent years "West Coast Sailors" an--* about the tax-dodging opportunities offered to shipowners under nounced that the facilities pi'ovide space for approximately 95 the Liberian flag. This information has now been confirmed by would include a recreation cars. The space will be reserved Ralph S. Gayton, an official of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. hall containing pool and card tables and a smoke shop in one area; a barber shop, and an eX' panded and properly policed park ing lot. The new recreation hall will be built by putting in a mezzanine deck over the large gymnasium in the basement of the building. It will have enough room for eight pool tables, a number of card tables and the smoke shop which would be moved from its present location. The barber shop will be Installed where the smoke shop now exists. The parking lot will be placed In the rear of the hall where a dared area now exists. The lot will be fenced and graded to for SUP members with any vacant spots being rented to outsiders at the commercial rate. Parking will bo free for members on meeting nights and 13 cents per day on other occasions to cover mainten­ ance of the lot and the attendant's services. In addition to the facilities under construction, the Sailors headquarters contains a gym and steam room, shower room, library, cafeteria, bar, locker room, baggage room and other conveniences. Gayton pointed out that the only time a runaway company pays taxes to the US is if it pays dividends to American stockholders and they pay some taxes. Otherwise, Gayton pointed out: • The Bureau can't impose any penalty on foreign companies which withhold earnings. • A US ship operator tranferring and selling a ship foreign pays no capital gains tax if payment is made in the form of a stock transfer instead of cash, and the stock transfer is listed as less than tlie going market price. • Profits of a runaway operation can be transferred to the American company without any US tax. The foreign operation sim­ ply gives the parent American company an interest free "loan" or transfers the profits by buying additional stock of the American company. Swedes Plan Pullman-Style Tour Ship With transatlantic passenger traffic booming to record highs, the Swedish-American Line has announced it will build a low-cost cafeteria-style vessel for this trade. The vessel will also contain an auditorium seating 800 people, making it suitable for use as a floating -• convention ship. The new Swedish ship, as de­ Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch and The new vessel will be a scribed by the president of the other foreign operators were rid­ scaled-down version of the line, Eril Wijk, "will Include a two- ing the crest of the transatlantic type of ship proposed by New York hotel man H. B. Cantor more than two years ago. Cantor had pro­ posed a S.OOO-passenger superliner offering Pullman-type accommoda­ tions and meaU at a wide selection of shipboard cafeterias, lunch bars and restaurants. He had also pro­ posed using the ship as the site of convention meetings. Cantor has applied for Govern­ ment construction aid but has been unable to make headway in Wash­ ington where traditional threeclass ship operators hold sway. deck auditorium seating 800 per­ sons and restaurants or cafeterias instead of the traditionally elabo­ rate dining service," Floating Convention Hall The ship will either handle con­ ventions at sea or will serve as a tourist-class cruise operation. As a cruise ship, It would accommodate 1,300 passengers- Another new Swedish-American ship, the Gripsholm, arrived in New York yester­ day on her maiden voyage. The SEAFARERS LOG pointed out in its February 1 issue that by pointing out that foreign-flag ships are legally and technically under the control of foreign gov­ ernments, and are not subject to American control. US Gravely Short On Ships In other testimony, the Navy department official disclosed that the merchant fleet is more than 100 ships short of mobilization needs, even if the Government counts runaways as being under "effective" United States control. He said the deficiency included 110 dry cargo ships equivalent to tho C-3 class, 29 reefer cargo ships or the R2-S-BV1 class, and four heavy lift ships equivalent to the C-4 type converted by MSTS. Under questioning by committee members, he admitted that tanker tonnage was defective in quality, because most of the ships were old and too slow. The Government also needs special type ships, like rolion-roll-offs, and container ships. The Navy Department's position represents a radical departure from the traditional concept, embodied in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act, that the US merchant marine con­ sists of American-flag ships only. The new view is that the merchant marine, for defense purposes, em­ braces American-flag tonnage and runaways owned by American cit­ izens. Besides the loss to the American fleet, the transfer of 229 tankers and an untold number of dry cargo ships has resulted in stiff new competition with remaining Amer­ ican flag ships. The maritime unions have pointed out that this competition makes it more difficult for American tonnage to get cargo, and raises increased demands for the right to transfer. The transfers also discourage Americans from operating ships under the US flag. In his letter to Sen. Magnuson, Labor Secretary Mitchell makes the same point: "Unrestric.ted transfers, and particularly the pos­ sibility of transfer to registry in countries with lesser social and safety standards than those in the United States, could serve to In­ tensify the reduction of shipping opportunities for United States flag ships." The SIU and other maritime unions have also argued, in agree­ ment with Sen. Magnuson, that ships registered under foreign laws are legally foreign, regardless of ownership, and that the United States could not control these ships unless it seized them. Regarding the runaways as under American control, is, in the view of the SIU, taking a dangerous gamble with national security. The Navy's position also give a green light to continued tax eva­ sion by American citizens. passenger boom by meeting the demand for one-class tourist ships. US operators are not tapping this market to any degree, with the ex­ ception of the Arnold Bernstein shipping interests who plan to put a one-class ship into service next SIU headquarters urges all spring. draft-eligible seamen to be Meanwhile, predictions of record- sure they keep their local Se­ breaking demand for passenger lective Service boards posted space are being borne out and will on all changes of address probably surpass last year's high, through the use of the post even though there was a drop In cards furnished at all SIU halls travel in January .'{Uid aboitrd sbip^ because of the Keep Draft Board Posted i' m TTTTTTTTTn If » • •Ci » » Af-'ri Tin ij 4 ^ » V-*.* i1 �Ptf e 8lx "1 •I i '• SEAFARERS 100 May 24, 1957 11 • iiiiiiiiillilll • ..............iiililiii isili iilP iiiiiiii::: fKs;-ssB;;:S!w;« lillipii "'iliiiiiiii I ........ iilPiiii I« ' 1 1 • , ..ii* lililiPlil; : liiiii to^ y V? ,* Out • - (hi - 1 ' '/ Q... Tl. •- fiiiiiiiiiii,:, iiiiiiiiliii •I Your ship is NEWS! k1 . ^ J, / Sllii; •mmm mmmi L I^ bat port, that^ rom Scafarcr]P delegate, V/,,' Beporting f\V^ '' i„io the GpUU wrote; "We v/erV until we went I that lead into t^ whereupon we -United Nations then on we foiM ease." UN troopsl copying hiUs oyOI TOW -entrance intol wmaimsm 1 All of the material on this page, selected from recent issues of the SEAFARERS LOG, was sent in by ship's reporters and other Seafarers who believed their experi­ ences would be of interest to the membership at large. Their letters and photos are typical of the kind of **raw material" which helps the LOG strive for its objective— that of producing a newspaper which truly reflects the activities and experiences of the membership itself, as well as the official actions of the Union and developments in the industry. It was Seafarer Mike Zelonka who supplied the infor­ mation about a fire on the Kathryn in San Juan; Seafarer John C. Green who submitted the dramatic aeeonnt of the Feltore crew's four-day struggle to keep the ship afloat. The first eyewitness aeeonnt of the voyage of the Kern Hills into the Gulf of Aqaba came from Seafarer Frank Throp, while Seafarer Merwyn *'Doe" Watson contrib­ uted the photo of the Fairland on her last' voyage as a conventional cargo ship. A fire in the hold, a crippled ship, an his­ toric voyage are incidents which are ob­ viously newsworthy. Also newsworthy, if less exciting, are the day-to-day experiences of Seafarers in the course of their voyages on the various trade routes. To sum up, membership participation is what makes the LOG a membership newspa­ per. Your ship is news. Pass on the news to the LOG I .Vor pictures I Israeli port, . cces-1 P^«*ed[ audi ^ Freuctt 5Qr more SEAFARERS '•i'' vi'i-v jT- gflnuft y»vl? I • • 6i iiUjki'xii . «. .t jr ,ii.;r.n.v; ...... LOG ii-B -m't in juj i .1: J'-; j'ii-'i Mi'i Uiu '"ly'h �May 24. 1957 Pare Seven SEAFARERS LOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Port Seattle Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Jobs Reach 4-Year High Marks Maritime Day By Sidney Margolius June Offers Some Price Cuts SEATTLE—Shipping here hit a Sharp early-summer price cuts on household appliances are making four-year record high of 182 Sea­ available some good values in some brands of air conditioners, 1957 farers dispatched during the past model TV sets and other mechanical equipment. Even while other period. It was the highest recordliving costs have been rising, retail prices of home appliances have -ed total since May, 1953. gone down about 14 percent since 1951. The causes are keen competi­ Undoubtedly, West Coast ship­ tion among manufacturers and retailers, spurred on by heavy produc­ ping surpassed that figure on sev­ tion, the rise of discount houses, and the general breakdown of Fair eral occasions during the Korean Trade laws by which makers and sellers until recently were able war. to prevent price-cutting. Other high shipping totals were In general, however, the overall cost of" living i% heading for record reported on December 25. 1953, new heights later this summer and early in the fall, even while signs when a total of 178 men shipped of deflation are appearing. Some prices of raw materials and wholesale out; December 9, 1955, 157 shipped, commodities are leveling off. But your family will still have to pay and 152 on December 10, 1954. All the bill this summer for the inflate^ price levels of wholesale com­ of these were abnormal pre-Christmas totals. The welcome spurt of modities established by businessmen earlier this year. activity promises to continue for Here is a quick guide to trends you can expect this summer in awhile, Jeff Gillette, port agent, basic living expenses; • Food prices will be at high levels this summer as meat especially said. Eight Payoffs continues its present steady climb. Eight vessels paid off and signed • Clothing prices are slightly higher this summer than last, including on, and four ships were in port to work clothes, with shoes especially expensive. But Improved quality be serviced during the past two is noticeable in some apparel (see below). Annual cut-price shoe sales weeks, Gillette reported. start in late June and continue through July. The Westport (New England, • Used cars cost more this year than last. Traditionally, used car Ind.), Northwestern Victoi-y (Vic­ tory Carriers), Ocean Eva (Ocean prices come down after July 4th. • Houses are at peak prices, with home-building off sharply to a Carriers), Rebecca (Maritime Over­ present annual level of 880,000 new houses compared to 1,400,000 seas), Seagarden (Penn. Nav.) and Waterman's Kyska, Maiden Creek In late '55. Reproduction of the official poster displayed on US Post Office Here are tips on buying air conditioners which can help keep and Wild Ranger paid off and trucks tfiis week in honor of Maritime Day, May 22. The celebrasigned on. The Portmar, Marymar, down your living expenses in this period of record-high costs: tion commemorates the first transatlantic crossing under steam by Kenmar, Flomar (Calmar) were in AIR CONDITIONERS: This year's room coolers are Improved over port to be serviced. There were the Savannah in 1819. A Baltimore high school student designed last year's models, and prices of some brands are being cut sharply. no major beefs. the poster. The VA ampere models which were introduced last summer now have become the most popular type. This year's models deliver more BTU's (the measure of cooling capacity), NEW YORK—The crews of two US Petroleum rimaway tankers had to be repatriated and design has been improved. In general, the 1957 models are more by air, reports Claude Simmons, port agent, when the ships transferred while in foreign compact and don't protrude as ports. Both vessels transferred to the Liberian flag, the Arickaree while in Aruba and the much. Some models can be mount­ Stony Pbint while in Antwerp. ed either completely inside or out­ They are part of the Onassis- came from Greece off the Heywood operate itstleet of seven Victorys side the window so the window and the three new tankers. Its last tanker group which Broun (Victory Carriers). can be opened or closed, which was controlled Liberty is still to go. The transfers were part of a is being transferred under a deal not possible with the older air to build three supertankers. As the story now stands, 10 transfer-build package deal be­ conditioners. of the vessels have been trans­ tween the Maritime Administration "Since both of these vessels 7Vi-AMP Conditioners were on foreign articles and out and Onassis. The MA gave permis­ ferred. while the three supers are The 7i2-amp conditioners deliver less than a month," Simmons an­ sion for the transfer to Liberian still on paper. Concern over the about 85 per cent of the cooling nounced, "we are demanding an flag of 12 tankers and two Libertys transfer issue had been expressed capacity of the more powerful 10 additional month's wages for these operated by Trafalgar Steamship, by the House Merchant Marine or 12-amp models,^ but don't re­ crews. We believe they are en­ USPC, Western Tankers, and Vic­ Committee recently with several quire heavy-duty 230-volt wiring titled to this under the US navi­ tory Carriers. In return, Onassis of the members calling for tighter which many older homes and gation law." The membership will was to build three super tankers, conditions. Committee members apartments don't have. The 71^- be informed as to the outcome of one of 100,000 tons, and two of felt that there were not enough amp models are adequate for the these cases, he said, so they will 50,000 tons, all for US operations. guarantees that the new ships average room except for very hot know their rights should there be The exchange would liquidate would ever be built. Three Tankers Left or humid situations. They can be any future instances of this kind. the three tanker companies, while As for the companies involved, Victory Carriers would continue to Another crew repatriated by air used on a 115 volt line if the same circuit is not used for other electrical Trafalgar Steamship is inactive, appliances. But the advertising of the manufacturers and advice of USPC is now cut down to two ves­ of retailers may be a little deceptive in this respect, because even sels and Western Tankers to one. the less powerful air conditioners can cause an overload if other I Shipping, Simmons reported, appliances are operating at the^ame time. A 71^-amp model uses less continued to be very active in this current than an electric iron or toaster. But the drain on current when port during the last two weeks. it is first turned on is heavy, the Better Business Bureaus point out. There was a total of 46 ships in Also in some cities, the electrical code requires you have heavier Among the cooks and stewards Food and cooking were not the 12-gauge wiring instead of the ordinary 14-gauge, with a three-prong only things mentioned in the ship's mentioned, one was picked out port during the past period—22 paying off, 5 signing on, and 19 in plug and three-hole receptacle which provides for grounding^ minutes during the past few for special mention. Shipmates transit. on the John B. Waterman were Retail prices of air conditioners rise with the temperature, and weeks. Seafarers John Johnson of The Stony Point, Arickaree vary even from day to day, a major distributor reports. Best time to the Royal Oak and Jake Hansen of high in their praise of the excel­ (USPC); CS Miami, Government buy is during a cool spell when manufacturers and retailers both get the Jean Lafitte received votes of lent cooking and service from the Camp, CS Norfolk (Cities Service); anxious and cut quotations. One of the most reasonably-priced air thanks from their shipmates for steward department. They gave a Coalinga Hills (Waterman); Alcoa conditioners (the Admiral) is already sold out in some cities. But their generosity. Johnson repaired vote of thanks to chief steward Pointer, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa the crew radio Tony Sosa for the operations of Planter, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa prices are being sharply cut on other models, especially that of one at his own ex­ his gang. manufacturer (Fedders) who is offering dealers a paid vacation if they Roamer, Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa); pense. He must sell a certain number. This manufacturer's 7V2-amp, % hp unit which Angelina, Frances, Kathryn, James ^ ^ either be a mu­ lists at $330, and cost dealers $197, is being sold by some for $217 Bowdin, Beatrice, Elizabeth, Fran­ Seafarers on the Afoundiia sic lover, or a and as little as $202 by large-volume retailers. The dealers also count ces (Bull); Steel Executive, Steel staunch baseball claim that no meal is too compli­ Chemist (Isthmian) and WaiTior on making an additional $7-$8 profit from the installation, worth about fan. Hansen re­ cated for chief steward M. P. Lee- (Pan-Atlantic) paiJ off while the $15-$20, plus a year's service contract. ceived the crew's When the Captain asked Lee if he Steel Chemist (isthmian). Warrior BTU ratings of the various brands are not a wholly reliable guide apprecia- could make lobscouse, Lee, being (Pan-Atlantic), to comparative value because there are other factors in efficiency, James Bowdin tion when he a "fellow Swede," proved equal to (BuiD and Cities Service Miami and BTU ratings are not completely standardized. But this is the most bolstered the important single comparison you can make. Room air conditioners are the task. A check and Norfolk signed on. Hansen ship's fund with generally hp (which is the same as 34 ton) or 1 hp. The % hp size with Webster's The following in-transit ships is the most popular, and the 1 hp models are used for larger rooms a generous contribution. dlction- were in port to be serviced; Steel or rooms where the heat or humidity problem is severe, as in a room ary offered the Designer, Steel Traveler (Isth­ 4" recipe; a stew of mian); Pan Oceanic Transporter unprotected by shade. As to delegates, there is no meat, potatoes, (Penn. Nav.); Arlyn (Bull); SeaNote that a 7V^-amp, % hp air conditioner is not the same as a finer show of appreciation for an onions, shlpbls- trains' Louisiana, 'Texas, Savannah, */4-hp conditioner that draws 10 or 12 amps. Even though both have outstanding job than to be re­ cuitr etc. The Georgia; Yorkmar, Massmar, Alathe same hp or ton rating, the higher-amp model has more cooling elected to the position. Brother shipbiscuit w a s mar (Calm-'^r); Maxton, Almena, power. Thus there are three main facts to get: the horsepower, the W. Smith submitted his resigna­ supplied by the Beauregard, Ideal X (Pan-At­ amperage, and the number of BTU's delivered per hour. A good air tion as ship's delegate of the Del hardtack from lantic); The Cabins (Terminal conditioner also should have automatic temperature control so you Vienlo, but a motion was made one of the , J^e- Tankers); City of, Alma, Fairland can set fbr the temperature you want; a two-speed fan for night or and carried, that he be reelected day; a filter easy to get at for replacement; a powerful exhaust to with a vote of thanks for a f^'job boats, but as to i^hat tho-otCtri^s, (WatSrmaa). and, the Alcoa Ranger fAieoa).-'.'-^. / • well done during the last Voyage."^ the gang' never explained-. draw out stale air, and a quiet-running motor. Hq Demands $ From Runaways �• Pasre Eigrht SEAFARERS P-A To Transfer 'Piggyback' T-2s Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp., which launched its "piggy­ back" T-2 service in the Atlantic and Gulf coastwise trade a year ago, is now going to abandon this method of carrying Port trailers and concentrate exclusively on dry-cargo container- "lift-on" service will be inaugu­ Boston rated later this year in a run be­ ships. f, If- • r, May 24, 1957 LOG May 1 Through May 14 Registered Deck A 9_ 107 27 66 16 11 10 32 46 15 22 8 26 22 Deck B Eng. A Eng. B Stew. A 4 16 1 16 6 3 5 9 16 6 13 4 12 20 5 87 18 45 8 6 7 34 26 14 . 23 5 16 12 4 21 5 23 6 3 8 6 11 4 6 7 13 22 9 61 18 39 6 8 7 17 41 1 14 6 19 12 Stew. B 0 5 0 19 6 . 0 1 5 10 2 9 3 12 9 Totel A Total B Total Reg. 23 255 63 150 30 25 •24 83 113 30 59 19 61 46 8 42 6 58. 18 6 14 20 37 12 28 14 37 51 31 297 69 208 48 31 38 103 150 42 87 33 98 97 The company some time ago an­ tween Houston, Tex., and Port nounced plans for converting a Newark, NJ, It Is also expected number of C-2s'into container that, because of Pan-Atlantic's ships and work on the first of emphasis on "lift-ons," the com­ these, the Gateway City, has al­ pany will suspend its coastwiso ready gotten underway in Mobile. break-bulk service sometime this Work on the Azalea City, Bienville month. and Fairland is slated to follow. Houston Now, however, the Maritime Ad­ ministration—in return for the conversion of ten C-2s by PanTotal Eng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total Deck Deck Atlantic—has agreed "in princi­ Reg. B A B B A A B A ple" to the transfer foreign of the 1332 981 351 258 81 306 139 Total 417 131 four Pan-Atlantic T-2s. Shipped Up until now the T-2s have been Port Total Total Stew. Stew. Total Total used for the "piggyback" service, Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. Deck Ship. B B C A B c B e A C A A in which trailers are carried be­ The SIU Canadian District has Boston 25 1 14 8 3 0 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 tween Houston and New York on been certified as bargaining agent 282 5 35 47 15 200 87 13 13 53 17 19 60 specially-built flight decks. for the British-registered cable 64 23 96 10 15 7 3 9 26 6 3 23 3 After launching the "piggy­ layer, John W. McKay. Opposition 280 25 19 17 168 47 81 24 5 51 22 36 65 1 3 back" service in April, 1956, Pan- to the SIU was voiced by the Com­ Norfolk .. 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 7 2 3 7 0 3 2 5 T 2 ' 0 Atlantic sought to expand it by mercial Cable Company. Basing Savannah 31 1 8 0 4 19 6 4 4 6 2 1 7 buying additional Government its arguments on a 1931 Mer­ Tampa .. 118 72 23 23 13 19 7 6 10 4 18 6 35 tankers. But the legislation need­ chant Shipping Agreement, it con­ Mobile .. 19 140 27 5 96 25 7 7 48 11 21 8 6 ed failed to win Congressional ap­ tended that the SIU application 38 3 1 24 10 4 4 3 5 3 10 Lake Charles 9 0 proval. for certification was out of its 119 21 29 17 1 11 69 8 14 29 12 4 23 The initiation of an Atlantic jurisdiction. Actually, SIU repre­ 2 29 20 54 5 5 7 2 9 13 8 1 7 Coast trailership service with spe­ sentatives contended, the vessel's 41 23 15 79 2 7 7 20 7 8 9 6 13 182 78 37 11 24 12 13 67 31 32 23 13 23 cially - constructed "roll on-roll home port was Halifax, Nova stew. Stew. Total Total Total Total Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. Deck off" ships was also in the com­ Scotia, and all British ships could Ship. B c B A A B A C c B C A pany's plans originally. Appar­ be asked to follow the same rules 252 889 329 1470 75 88 238 395 136 256 118 105 Total 59 ently the company figured on as Canadian ships in Canadian using the "piggybacks," with their waters. The Canadian Labor Rela­ SIU shipping hit the high mark of the last two months in the past two weeks. The boom­ added decks, to augment the spe­ tions Board agreed that Canadian ing job activity produced a figure of 1,470 men dispatched through SIU halls during the pe­ cially-built "roll-ons" in this trade. crews sailing these ships were en­ riod. Registration hit 1,332. + ^ The four T-2s for which the MA titled to the rights enjoyed by Ten ports shared in the has given transfer approval in­ other Canadian' seamen. shipping boom. One of them, clude one owned by the Sword 4i 4* Seattle, reported its best ship­ Line, which is controlled by PanElection of officers of the SIU ping in the four years 'since the Atlantic. This is the Coalinga Hills, now under charter to Pan- Great Lakes District will be held Korean War. The others were Atlantic. The others are the Ideal aboard all of its contracted ships Boston, New York, Philadelphia, during the month of August. The Baltimore, Savannah, Tampa, Mo­ X, Almena and Maxton. The terms of the transfer ap­ positions of secretary-treasurer, bile, Lake Charles and Houston. WASHINGTON—A bill which would tighten restrictibns proval give Pan-Atlantic 18 months and port agents in Detroit, Buffalo, Baltimore arid New York were vir­ on the hiring of alien seamen on US-flag ships has been pro­ to complete its C-2 conversions, Cleveland, Duluth, South Chicago, tually even. which are being done by the Gulf and Alpena are to be filled, Only Norfolk, New Orleans, posed in the Senate by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson of Wash­ Shipbuilding Co., just outside of Wilmington and San Francisco t iS» i ington. The bill IS now un­ Mobile. The SS Kaiser Gypsum which showed declines. The two West It is expected that the new arrived at the Golden Gate on May Coast ports, with Seattle, are still der study by the Senate In­ on record favoring stricter con­ trols over alien hiring "in the in­ 1 with a cargo of 16,800 tons of quite busy, but Norfolk is very terstate and Foreign Com­ terests of the national economy quiet. New Orleans is holding its chrome ore, helped set a number merce Committee, of which Sen. and national defense," and sup­ of records. To start with, the cargo, own. ported the bill with the recommen­ Magnuson is chairman. The greatest lag between ship­ which was hauled from Redwood dation that even tighter restric­ City by 40 trucks, comprised the ping and registration showed up- The most important provisions of tions be placed on the hiring of the bill, which would spell out the largest overland ore shipment ever in the steward department, al­ aliens for US passenger ships. undertaken in the San Francisco though the other departments each present United States Code gov­ The Puerto Rican government erning the hiring of aliens, are as Bay area. It was also the largest shipped more men on their own. opposed the bill and expressed the follows: cargo of any kind to be brought Toughest jobs to fill, evidenced by fear that its passage could possi­ • All applicants for Coast Guard into or shipped out of Redwood the high class C figure, are in the bly cause Puerto Rican seamen to In case there's any seamen who City, and the vessel was the largest black gang. However, class B papers would be required to have lose their jobs on US ships if a want to learn a new way to use to enter the port. In keeping with shipping and registration for all a sufficient knowledge of English' written English test was also ap­ both written and spoken, to per­ their heads, the Norwegian Sea­ these records, the ship was un­ departments ran neck and neck. plied to them as US citizens. On the seniority side, class A form all shipboard duties required men's Welfare Council has ar­ loaded at intervals of about six Regardless of the fate of the ranged for Henry Johansen, Nor­ minutes around the clock. The ves­ men accounted for 61 percent of and carry out the orders of the present bill, it appears very like­ officers. way's best known soccer goalie, to sel, to be renamed the SS Harry the total jobs shipped, class B for • Excluding licensed officers, 75 ly that the number of jobs for hold a soccer clinic at Red Hook Lundeberg, is crewed by the 22 percent and class C for the rest. This represents a small in­ percent of the crew would have to alien seamen aboard US ships will playgrounds in Brooklyn. Sailors Union of the Pacific. crease for class A and a corre­ be native-born or naturalized US continue to decrease as the de­ The council sponsors matches in 3« 4« sponding decrease for B men. The citizens unless the Coast Guard mand for Federal subsidies conmost track and field sports, swim­ A seven percent wage increase, proportion of C shipping was the waives this requirement because tii^ues to increase, since stringent ming and soccer games between regulations governing the employ­ seamen on Swedish, Norwegian, and a six percent overtime, cargo, same as in the previous two weeks. of a manpower shortage. The following is the forecast • On any subsidized vessel, ex­ ment of aliens on subsidized ships Danish, Finnish and Icelandic and penalty rate increase has been negotiated by the Brotherhood of port by port: cept passenger ships, all of the already. exist. vessels. Marine Engineers in a contract reMany of the largest non-subsid­ Boston: Fair . . . New York: crewmen must be native-born or In 1956, the five nations, through a central clearing office in Oslo, opener with the A1 Peirce Co., Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . , . naturalized citizens. On passenger ized lines such as Waterman, Ishad reports of ^,000 soccer games operator of the MV Coos Bay. Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Very ships, 90 percent of the crew, in­ brandtsen. Isthmian and States played by 563 ships in 100 ports The reopener was provided under slow . . . Savannah: Fair . . . cluding officers, must be citizens; Marine are already seeking sub­ throughout the world. Results of the terms of a general agreement Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Good and, in either case, all of the sidies, and this trend toward total the games are sent to the central signed with the company last May. . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake licensed officers must be citizens. subsidization will undoubtedly con­ • More rigid restrictions are tinue, with a consequent squeezingoffice where records of the team The new pay rates are effective as Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . Wilmington: Fair . . . San laid down for the replacement of out of the alien seaman. standings in the different leagues of March 1, 1957. Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. crewmembers by aliens during a iS- 4< are broadcast once a week to the foreign voyage, and violations of fleets. Trophies and awards are The Staff Officers* Association these restrictions would be subject given at the end of the year. has announced a new "first" in to fines of $50 a day for each alien Johansen is holding his classes maritime industry benefits. The illegally employed. at 6 PM each evening for 20 days groundwork has been laid for the The present bill is identical with starting May 15. He will then go to institution of a severance pay pro­ The membership is again cau­ one which Sen. Magnuson intro­ Baltimore and conduct a clinic for gram which will pay a benefit of tioned to beware of persons another group of ships expected approximately $100 for every year soliciting funds on ships in be­ duced during a previous session of of service. The plan, to be admin­ half of memorials cr any other Congress and which was supported, there. The council's sports clinic also istered by the Union and company so-called "worthy causes." No for the most part, by the Depart­ includes instruction in track and trustees of the pension plan, wiU "can-shakers" or solicitors have ment of Commerce, but opposed by the government of Puerto Rico. field, swimming and group leader­ be open to all members after ten been authoriezd by the SIU. The Commerce Department went years' service. ship activities.: Anion^ Our Affiliates Bill Urges Strict Rules On Sea Jobs For Aliens Norse Sea Sports Get 'Head' Start 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK - I ' It;- ' �ssa May 24. 1957 SEAFARERS Page Nln* LOG ••'"m . •'.•* t"\-f! V" *! -• '•• ,* -V* Sri, • - Bosun George Douglas (with pipe) prepares to lend a hand in unrigging the jumbo boom for unloading. The ship carries general cargo soutH, bauxite northbound. Shipping commissioner officiates in saloon at signing of articles for new voyage. George W. Williamson, wiper (in T-shirt), waits turn. Mate looks on. F OR a ship, the arrival at home port means a breathing spell between the last voyage and the next. In­ coming cargo is discharged, and stores and outbound cargo starts coming aboard. It's a time to clean ship, complete re­ pairs, get replacements for worn-out gear and a hundred other details. For the crew, it's payday and the chance to sign off or make another trip. There's time now to visit with the fami y and friends who may live nearby; to drop in at the Union hall, see a show or try a change of menu at a shoreside restaurant. The work still goes on for those re­ maining aboard, as these pictures taken on the Alcoa Puritan in New York lost week show. Outbound for Venezuela, Trinidad, Georgetown and Paramaribo on a regular monthly schedule, the Puritan was here and gone again in a few days. •M Safety delegates Roy Poole, steward utility (left), and 2nd electrician James C. Dial check off finished repair. Juan Dopico, OS (left), hands carton of fresh fruit to pantryman Alex Stevenson during storing of chillbox. SIU patrolman Malcolm Cross (2nd from right) is on hand to settle beefs, collect ;dues. With him (1 to r) are J. Brasfield, stwd.; M. Irogbyfew, oiler, and C. Newtbri. :Phil Roshke, OS, watches Dr. George Raskin take a reading on his blood pressure before signing on again. Finishing shave in foc'sle, Emmitt Connell, oiler, gets set to dress and goashore during-time off. - �\ 5. < • • < t S f SEAFARERS Paffe Ten MARY ADAMS (Bloomflald), F«b. It —Chairman, W. McBrlda; Secretary, F. Sulllns. Discussion on cigarettes. Two cartons of cigarettes for each man. Suggestion to move gangway. New gangway suggested. February 9—Chairmen, R. Paradyr Secretary, J. Austin. To elect new delegate. $2.73 In ship's fund. February 11—Chairman, W. Rhone; Secretary, J. Austin. Election of safe­ ty committee. A three-year contract has been signed between the Glass Bottle Blowers and the Glass Container Manufacturing Institute, which represents some 40 major glass manufacturers. The agreement calls for a wage increase of almost 28 cents an hour, better vacation and holiday programs, and allows for jury duty. 4" Seafarers In San Francisco serve as pallbearers at funeral of fel­ low Seafarer Orvllle Abrams, who died at local marine hospital. He left his last ship, the Stony Point, for hospitalization In Yokohama over a year ago. On the left (front to back) are Otto Palsson, Jessie Cobrol, John Worley (partially hidden) and Nick Stephanne. At right, H. Thomas, A._ Waterbury (hidden). Port Agent Marty Brelthoff and undertaker's aide. May Salvage '42 Torpedoed Cargo MOBILE—The $3 million cargo which went to the bottom when the Waterman freighter Warrior was torpedoed dur­ ing World War II may be salvaged, if the plans of a New Or­ leans deep sea diver work ' area, but Carmichael says he out. doesn't "believe any of them are However, the job will be a around here now. They may have tough one, says a Mobile Seafarer, Horace Carmichael, who was chief steward on the SlU-manned ship when she was sunk off Trinidad on July 1, 1942, bringing death to seven of the 55 men aboard her. The salvage job, Carmichael gays, will be difficult because the ship went down in 70 feet of water "and there are some mighty strong currents there." Nevertheless, John True, a deep sea diver and president of the Ma­ rine Research and Survej' Co. of New Orleans, says he plans to ! tackle the job "in the near fu­ ture." True will be after the valu­ able cargo which, he says, includes steel, copper and aluminum. C a r m i chael's last ship was the Carmichael Gateway City, which is now be­ ing converted into a Pan-Atlantic "lift-on." The 43-year-old Seafar­ er has been sailing 20 years, and although he was on a number of ships that were shot at during the war, the WaiTior was the only one sunk. Sunk In 3 Minutes Describing the torpedoing, which sent the 12,000-ton freighter to the bottom in three minutes, Car­ michael attributed the terrific ex­ plosion which virtually split the vessel in half to high test gaso­ line stored amidships. The ship, boun4 for the Red Sea, had air­ plane^ and tanks stored on her deck, he said. Carmichael said the ship carried 43 seamen and 12 members of a gun crew. Of these, three seamen and four gun crew members were killed. The other 48 men. after eight hours in a lifeboat, were picked up by a US destroyer, then rushed by plane back to the States, where they promptly shipped out again.' • v.;.:, , Eight of the survivors. Including Carmichael, were from the Mobile gotten other ships^ or left the sea altogether. But I sure would like to know what happened to them." Among these men were Earl 1.. Hearn, third engineer; Alfonse Hertsack, chief cook; Henry Davis, second cook; Edward McMillen, messman; Nathaniel Avier, and W. C. Chisholm, first assistant en­ gineer. Any of these men wishing to contact Carmichael can reach him at 954 Chastang St., Mobile. LA-'Frisco Roll-On Run Under Study SAN FRANCISCO—A new con­ cern, Pacific Trailer Ships, Inc., has announced plans to operate a truck and trailer roll-on-roll-off overnight steamship service be­ tween San Francisco and Los An­ geles. The California Public Utili­ ties Commission has granted the company a sole franchise to oper­ ate intrastate between the two ports. The company announced it will build two specially designed 660foot, twin screw, high speed ves­ sels. The ships will contain essen­ tial defense features to enable them to convert the vessels into tank and motorized vehicle carriers with a minimum amount of altera­ tion and loss of time. The Navy Department has unof­ ficially indicated a favorable atti­ tude towards the preliminary de­ signs and plans, which were pre­ pared by George G. Sharp Co.. naval architects and engineers. Because of the rapid turnaround possible in roU-on-roll-off operationsi the ships Could make several trips a week. May 24. 1957 LOG Seafarers Assist Last Rites 4" MARYMAR (Cslmar), AprU 12 — Chairman, Jones; Secretary, M. Flood. $23.34 In ship's fund. Elected new ship's delegate: Everyone to clean washing machine after using. Sug­ gested steward to leave enough cof­ fee out at night. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April 13—Chairman, R. Lambert; Secratary, ^ 4' 4 4. 4" The Hotel A Restaurant Em­ ployees Union was recognized as bargaining agent for the employees of three restaurants operated by the family of Vice President Rich­ ard M. Nixon. The union was rec­ ognized by F. Donald Dixoh, brother of the vice-president, when a check of union membership cards showed that after a year of experi­ ence with a so-called independent union, 80 percent of the employees favored the AFL-CIO affiliate as their bargaining agent. 4" 4" 4" The Supreme Court has ruled that the National Labor Relations Board can not refuse to take Juris­ diction in cases involving trade unions acting as employer's. The case involved the Teamsters Union and the Office Employees. The Office Employees had sought col­ lective bargaining rights for 23 clerical workers employed in Team­ ster headquarters. 4" 4" 4" The Philip Murray Memorial Foundation, created to perpetuate the name of the late president of the CIO, distributed a total of $963,204.70 to some 30 religious, charitable and educational organ­ izations. The fund was set up in 1953 from gifts and donations from former CIO unions and private in­ dividuals. In issuing its final re­ ports Arthur J. Goldberg, general counsel of the United Steelworkers and director of the fund, disclosed that the entire sum in the fund was expended without any administra­ tive cost to the foundation. FREDERIC C. COLLIN (Dry Trans), April 7 — Chairman, E. Hall, Payoff on arrival if possible, could not settle disputed overtime with captain and will turn over to patrolman. Captain won't let Up on men who fouled up in Japan. Brother who was confined to hospital managed to straighten himself out. Repair list to be made out and all men told to leave foc'les clean. FELTORE (Ore), April 19—Chair­ man, A. Rosenblatt; Secretary, W. 'Strickland. New delegate elected. Re­ quest to have deck room n "nted, fan to be cleaned all over GEORGE A. LAWSON (Penn Ship­ ping), April 20—Chairman, L. E, F.. Schmidt; Secretary, T. Caiman. 4> t ski. Repairs that have been promised have not been taken care of. $81 in fund. Complaint on door to engine room being left open. Too much heat seeps Into forecastles. Repair lists discussed. FRANCES (Bull), Apr 4—Chair­ man, Doak; Secretary, Crewes. Dis­ cussion on donation of case of ciga­ rettes for men on s'.rLie in San Juan. Suggest rotation of cleaning of slop sink. Steward to order sufficient bug bombs. Request a different type of soap, also discussion rn safety pro­ gram. "Progress toward consolidation has far exceeded expectations," re­ ported Claude Jodoin, president of the Canadian Labor Congress. In its 12 months of life, the federa­ tion has seen the merging of rival unions in six of Canada's seven provinces and in 30 out of 39 cities. It has also chartered 45 new locals. A House Judiciary Committee has held hearings on charges by the California labor organizations that a contract between California farmers and Japanese laborers was "a shocking document of labor ex­ ploitation which recalls the inden­ tured servant practices of colonial times." AFL-CIO state organiza­ tions said that the workers were shackled to a contract that no civ­ ilized nation would tolerate. r W. Morse. New ship's delegate. Sug­ gested that new delegate see about fixing water fountain In messroom. List posted in messroom detalUng each department to take care of laundry. A vote of thanks to steward department for a Job well done. April 21—Chairman, W. Waldrop; Secretary, W. Morse. Patrolman to see port steward about getting ready cut steaks. Also a better grade of meats aU around. A vote of thanks to the steward department for a Job well done. NATIONAL LIBERTY (National Shlpplnt), April 14—Chairman, F. Bruggner; Secretary, A. Andersen. Some of delayed sailing over-time dis­ puted. Most of repairs have been done. t8.S9 In ship's funds. Discus­ sion about putting trash bucket In laundry. GaAets renewed on aU port holes. Discussion on why both do­ mestic tanks ore dry and portable water coming from aft peak. Vote of thanks to stewards department for food and good service. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Overteas), March 24—Chairman, Harding; Secretary, Weinberg. Due to broken hours, the night cook and baker wish to have separate rooms. Discussion on coffee urn and perculators. Ruled that we retain perculators. ORION PLANET (Orion Steamship Corp.), Feb. 24—Chairman, M. McCosloy; Socrotary, W. BIckford. Can­ not get traveler's checks. Ship's dele­ gate resigned. 4.500 Yen In ship's fund. New ship's delegate elected. April 7-=Chalrman, I. Barra; Secre­ tary, C. Cadenhead. 4,500 Yen and $1 In ship's fund. To get traveler's checks In Persian Gulf. ORION STAR (Orion Shipping Corp.), April 7—Chairman, E. Ruley; Secretary, 6. Stevens. Ship's delegate to see captain about getting canned goods in night lunch. Condolences sent to family of deceased third assist­ ant engineer. Ship's delegate to see about getting wringer on washing machine fixed. PACIFIC OCEAN (World Carriers), April 20—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secretary, B. Alsbury. All hands turn In dirty linen, and clean rooms be­ fore leaving ship. DEL MAR (Mississippi), April IS— Chairman, M. Phelps; Secretary, C. Dowllng. Captain said to tell the crew that this was a smooth voyage and to thank them for making It so. It was brought out In the safety meeting tliat the practice of leaving glasses on the railings was a dangerous prac­ tice and cooperation of all asked In removing this hazard. It was request­ ed that all hands using the door to go on deck by ship's doctor's office close same due to loss to air condi­ tioning. $233 In the movie fund and $46 In the ship's fund. Letter from brother who was left In New Orleans hospital, stating that he had some money for the ship's fund and would turn It over when ship got in. No one allowed In crew pantry or messhall in underwear. Fix engine room door. Chief cook explained why on occasion certain foods ran short and a slight delay occured until other could be prepared. Chief steward re­ quested that repair lists and list of new mattresses be turned In so that they can be ordered, and repair list completed. Most repairs done. Lockers' shelves to be made. Shore leave in question. Sub.sistcnce to be paid at sea. Bring in cots from deck at night if not be­ ing used. $13.40 In ship's fund. New delegate elected. Discussion on plac­ ing of fans In rooms. Bos'n asks that all garbage be dumped In cans back aft while ship Is In port. IBERVILLE (Waterman). Fab. 24— Chairman, R. Ayrea; Secretary, W. Burton. New delegate elected. Deck delegate asked that percolators be used at the serving of all meals In­ stead of making coffee In the urn. All brothers in agreement with this procedure. Talk by J. McGlll about securing movie projector and films. Discussion held. Voluntary contribu­ tions will be accepted toward the pur­ chase of said equipment. Ship's fund is low. voluntary donations will also be accepted for this fund. Steward asks the brothers what day they would prefer to have linen Issued. Friday Is accepted. March 14—Chairman, C. RIdgei Sec­ retary, W. Burton. Ship's delegate spoke on service In the crew messroom. Men on watch not getting served properly. Steward said messman has Improved. Discussion on this issue, men on watch should sit at one table. Others dissented, saying that -with 28 men coming in seats could not be reserved for the watch. Present man will continue In his Job and will improve. April 14—Chairman, W. Lawten; Secretary, W, Burton. One man hos­ pitalized in Kobe, .Tapan. One man missed ship InO^okohama, Japan, and it is our sad duty to report that Brother J. W. Smith was lost over­ board on the first day out from Yoko­ hama on our return to the States. Steward was asked about getting milk on our arrival In our first port In Japan which was Kobe. Steward said captain told him all stores were to be gotten at Yokohama. Suggestion for delegates to check on all mat, tresses and pillows and see what needs to be replaced. Suggestion to either send a floral wreath or send mass cards for Brother Smith. IDEAL X (Pan Atlantic), Anrll 24— Chairman, H. Huston; Secretary, G. Lusth. Pete Lypen AB was put ashore with signs of appendicitis, was operated upon same Immediately. Words of thanks to all who en­ deavored to make him comfortable. New delegate elected. AFOUNORIA (Waterman), April 2$ —Chairman, R. Walton; Secretary, J. Guard; New delegate elected. All crew quarters need painting of the decks, this includes messhall. Clean hospital after use by crew for furni­ ture storage. Repair list will be sub­ mitted before voyage starts. Ship's delegate will check stores with chief steward. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April 14 —Chairman, I. Morgavl; Secratary, M. Costello. Discussion on fire and boat drill. Ch.. cook missed ship, was re­ placed out of Union hall before sail­ ing time. Brother left In hospital in Jamaica due to illness. $60 collected for the above Brother Sargent, also discussed prowler. 8139 In ship's fund. To have a general meeting with patrolmen upon docking. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), April 7 —Chairman, L. Joynsr; Secratary, V. Nash. One man missed ship in New Orleans. Turn In all surplus linen so It can be cleaned and checked. Ship's delegate to check with boarding pa­ trolman about holding Income tax .out of subsistence. ALCOA POINTER (Alcoa), April 38 —Chairman, W. Robinson; Secratary, L. Bruce. New .delegate elected. DEL MONTE (Mississippi), April 7 —Chairman, E. Arnot; Secretary, J. Plcou. Most repairs taken care of. Beef on making coffee taken care of; also beef on Ice. $81.93 In ship's fund, after spending 838.49 for books. Suggestion to let pantryman wear shorts In pantry also to stop putting cigarette butts In coffee cups. Put turkey In night lunch. Keep new wash­ ing machine clean. Suggestion made to have hot mustard and to have wash room painted. To. see captain about soft ice cream. Have meat box and fish box temperatures brought down to where they will hold Ice cream. Steward Claims that they are too high. ARLYN (Bull), March 3—Chairman, 6. Seaberger; Secretary, G. Seeberger. A special meeting was held for chief cook.. There was no milk for five days and shortage of linen for two trips in a row. There was not 40 gallons of milk when ship left France. Someone to check stores when they come. AZALEA CITY (Waterman), April 4 —Chairman, D. Ksrella; Secretary, R. Auer. Ship Is entering the ship yard for exter.:d-,.' repairs and conversion. Pay off win be in MobUe. Ship will be laid up. Deck department received three (3) new. men in Long Beach , WhUe' )tessel vMs iri transit to the EVILVN Wwll), April . I4ii-Ch4fr-.' dulf. There is flYJia in the ship's' men, i. Reetfr fecrelery, M. Kembi- fund. �May 24. 1957 r»g9 Elevea SEAFARERS LOG •Welcome' Tank, Ore Ships 1st For A-Power More details about the Government's atom ship program, now available, indicate that the atom age is fast coming up at sea. However, in the first few years of commercial opera­ tion, nuclear power plants will be limited to large super­ will have a cargo lift capacity of tankers, ore carriers and somewhere between 9,000 and 12,- other bulk vessels. All Indications 000 deadweight tons (in the C-2 to are that it will be a long time C-3 range) and quarters for 60 to before nuclear power will be used 100 passengers. The New York naval architects' on passenger vessels and freighters firm of George G. Sharp, Inc. is in the regular liner services. This IS accepted as an established now drafting preliminary-plans for fact even though the first atom ship the vessel. A yard will be selected now being ordered virill be a com­ sometime in the fall with keel-lay­ bination freighter-passenger vessel. ing scheduled for next spring. At current levels of design and engineering, nuclear reactors large enough to power a conventionalsized freighter require too much in the way of heavy shielding. The added weight of the bulky shield­ ing neutralizes much of the added lift the ship would gain by eliminat­ ing bunkers. Save Bunker Tonnage However, on a supertanker on a long offshore rim, the savings in bunker tonnage and space would more than offset the weight of the WASHINGTON —The shipping shielding. A tanker on the run industry may have to pull in its from the Persian Gulf to the East belt another notch if the budgetCoast uses huge quantities of fuel, cutters get their way with the for­ up to 5,000 tons of it for one in eign aid program. the 50,000-ton class. Elimination The optimism six months ago of all that fuel tonnage means that that foreign aid outlays would in­ the supertanker could carry an crease this year has been replaced equivalent additional tonnage of with fears that they may fall in­ petroleum, less of course, the stead. The Administration has al­ weight of the reactor shielding. Ore ready amended its foreign aid re­ carriers would benefit the same quests by a half billion dollars but rijViWfjSi' way and so would whale factory the Congressional economy bloc is ships and other fish vessels. still not happy. No one with any real knowledge of the maritime industry In addition to the cost and weight Proposed spending starting July can dispute the merits of the bill recently thrown into the of the shielding, the. high cost of 1, 1957, has been scaled down from Senate hopper to give formal recognition to the maritime hir­ a nuclear power plant and nuclear $4.3 billion to $3.8 billion, or just ing hall. The measure, proposed by Sen. Warren G. Magnu- fuel at present keep such a plant about what it was for the fiscal son, would clean up the shadowy status under which the hir­ from being competitive. At present, year, now ending. Congress ap­ atomic power costs about 50 per­ proved $3,766,000,000 for the vari­ ing hall has existed over the past ten years. cent more than a conventional ous foreign aid programs last year. The SIU and all maritime unions heartily endorse this pro­ shoreside steam plant in day to day Maritime Concerned posal because the hiring hall has been the foundation of pros­ operation. The difference is less perity not only for the nation's seamen, but for the industry on a ship where lower pressures Since foreign aid shipments are of vital concern to the maritime as well. Long established as the only fair and just system for are used and cargo space is in­ industry, seamen ^nd shippers supplying ship manpower, the hiring hall took job placement creased. alike are watching the budget bat­ Existing plans for the first atomic out of the clutches of the unscrupulous crimps and shady merchant ship call for it to be tle with special interest. waterfront characters who held seamen in virtual slavery. American ships are now carrying about 600 feet long with a beam Speedy adoption of the Magnuson bill by Congress would of 80 feet. She will generate up barely 18 percent of all US foreign help assure that these bitter days can never return. tc»s?2,000 shaft horsepower and will commerce, so that foreign aid car­ have a 21-knot cruising speed. goes moved under the "50-50" law ^ ^ ^ ^ These performance figures are far hold more and more significance from exceptional as compared with for the industry every year. The 18 some of the existing steam plants, percent figure for 1956 represents News that the Indian's Seamen's Union has won pay parity such as on the Mariners. The ship by itself an 18 percent decrease from the 22 percent foreign com­ with Bombay for seamen in Calcutta is welcomed by the SIU merce total for US ships in 1955. and all American maritime unions. Every improvement in This considerable drop reinforces foreign seamen's conditions, no matter how small, works to the concern of shipping interests everyone's advantage in the long run. for the future of the foreign aid program and the "50-50" provision The fact that the increase amounts to 25 rupees a month under which these shipments^ go (the rupee is now pegged at 21 to the dollar) and that this was the first wage boost won by the Calcutta sailors since 1945 LAKE CHARLES—The Painters overseas. There is no argument either in emphasizes the difficult struggle confronting foreign seamen. Union here has all the contractors or out of the industry that foreign But the basic point to keep in mind is that living standards in shut down after failure of contract aid has been a major factor prop­ India and the US are miles apart. talks, reports Leroy Clarke, port ping up the US merchant marine This underscores the fallacy of the Maritime Administration agent. From the looks of things, for almost ten years. view that American maritime unions should show "restraint" he said, they will continue to hold Since 1948, and the start of the line until the contractors give original Marshall Plan for Europe, in their wage and benefit demands in relation to foreign the to the painters' demands. some $46 billion has been distrib­ standards. While prices and living costs rise steadily in the in Other picket lines placed around US, seamen and all American workers living under the Amer­ one of the big chain stores by the uted by the US in the form of eco­ ican economy must keep pace with these increases for their Retail Clerks, AFL-CIO, are prov­ nomic and military aid to friendly nations all over the world. Thanks own self-protection. ~ ing very effective, Clarke reported, to the "50-50" provision for which as business is falling off a great the maritime unions put up the Talk About Lagging... deal. The SIU and Central Labor major fight, approximately half of Another report this month tells how the Swedish-American Council have gone on record to this has gone abroad on American Line is now seriously planning a cafeteria-style transatlantic back the clerks all the way in their ships. tourist ship to serve as a floating convention site. Here, fight. "All is well in this area," Clarke indeed, is an area where American know-how could be put said, with shipping and job activity to good use to win away some of the growing tourist traffic remaining constant. There were 13 that foreign shipowners have capitalized on for years. vessels calling at the port during Yet US companies continue to stand by the old concept the last two weeks. They were the Under the SIU contract, US of lush luxury liners. Every imaginable obstacle Is put in Cantigny, CS Miami, Bradford Public Health Service doctors the way of the few w;ho are adventurous enough to come Island„Chiwawa, CS Norfolk, Royal have the final say on whether Oak, Government Camp, Bents or not a man is fit for duty. If forward with ideas of this kind. Fort, Winter Hill, Chiwawa (Cities But ten years from now, after foreign operators have ex­ Service); Coalinga Hills (Pan Atlan­ there is any question about fitness to sail, check with perimented, succeeded and more solidly entranched them­ tic); Val Chem (Valentine); and your the nearest USPHS hospital or selves in this field, the "Rip Van Winkles" of US. niaritinje th€| Sea Tiger (ColQidal). AH were out-patient clinic for a ruling;t :in;gop^ shape, i^th^o. i^ beefs 'hf.iiif i "• II -I .1 I I • will wake — --"J—1——' , >-r'i -I' '-fill' Fear Slash In Foreign Aid Money Billiou Boost lu Surplus Voted Out WASHINGTON — Tlie House Agriculture Committee has ap­ proved a $1 billion incfease in ex­ tending the farm surplus disposal program, assuring continuation of heavy farm surplus shipments to foreign nations. The full Senate had already acted on the farm surplus exten­ sion but there is one Important difference between the House and Senate measures as they now stand. That relates to the sale or barter of agricultural surpluses with Communist nations. The administration at present has reached tentative agreement with Poland'for $95 million worth of such surplus, subject to Con­ gressional approval. The Senate has already voted to strike out the section of the law which prohibits such sales, but the House Agricul­ ture Committee voted out the bill without following the Senate ac­ tion. Would Woo SatelUtes Undoubtedly, the administration will make efforts to get favorable House action on the floor for sur­ plus deals with countries on the ground that such transactions help wean them away from Moscow domination. A strong bloc in Congress is op­ posed to these transactions, argu­ ing that they only serve to prop up Communist economies instead of weakening Communism's hold on Eastern Europe. The farm surplus program, now in its third year, was originally ap­ proved in the words of the House committee "as an emergency pro­ gram, fojr, disiP9flngj of^surplys, agri,ciilturai. commoditl«s.'t' r Closing The Gap Painters Tie Up Lk. Charles USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip ,M a* i..A �Officers Are 'Sea-Spray' No Gentlemen On Washday -By Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink Ship's officers on the Del Viento have added a new wrinkle to the "two-pot" washing system. After lots of beefing by the SIU crew about the old washer, the company finally produced a new one. But this machine was promptly appropriated by topside when the old washer was repaired. Everyone wound up at least a lit­ tle bit better off then when they started, especially the officers. Now, as if that wasn't enough, the officers are going a step fur­ ther. You give a guy a finger and he'll try for the whole arm next time. *'Hold it, boy. I got you beat on seniority . It seems now the officers are using both maLOG-A.RHYTHM: chines. "When Smith their clothes are very dirty, they use the crew's washer rather than the nice new machine topside," ship's delegate By C. Van Orden Weldon Smith pointed out. "They don't mind sharing their dirt with the crew at all," someone com­ I've stood the watch on barkentines Through nights that folks on shore don't know And mighty ships of steel, mented at the meeting. How the officers get their Through sleet and snow and cy­ Beneath the star-lit skies, I've stood behind that wooden clone blow, clothes so dirty is another matter. wheel May be they're just sloppy eaters. With ice upon the wheel. And watched her fall and rise. Final Departure USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Adolfo Aiiavitarte Thomas Koran Edward .Anderson Cesar Izquierdo John Bednar Alfred Kaju Robert Beliveau D. F. Kaziukewlcz Isaac Blumenberg Ahmed Mehssin Candldo Bonefont Thomas Moncho Edw. T. Campbell John O'Connor R. J. Cavanaugh C. Osinski Howard B. Davis Frank S. Paylor P. P. Dolcndo Jan Piorkowski James H. Fisher Eustaquio Rivera Richard V. Geiiing Jose Rodriguez Waiter J. Gill Charles B. Hoosa Esteli Godfrey Jack E. Williams Burl Haire BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Albert Birt Billie R. Meeks E. G. Brewer H. T. Nungezer Louis Ccvetta Billie Padget L. A. DeWitt Alfred H. Smith Edward K. Dooley Troy Thomas Jimmie Littleton Hayward Veal Wm. L. McLendon USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana John Haas Eladio Aris Howard Hailey Fortunato Bacomo Taib Hassen C. R. Barranco Billy R. Hill Frank T. Campbell Thomas Isaksen John J. Driscoll Ira H. Kilgore Robert E. Gilbert Ludwig Krlstiansen William Guenther Frederick Landry Bart E. Guranick Leonard Leidig -Archibald JIcGuigan George E. Renale H. C. Mclssac Winston E. Renny B. J. Martin Samuel B. Saunders Albert Martinelll G. E. Shumaker Vic Milazzo Kevin B. Skelly Joaquin Miniz Henry E. Smith Norman J. Moore Stanley F. Sokol W. P. O'Dea Michael Toth Ben Omar Harry S. Tuttle George G. Phifer Virgil E. Wlimoth G. A. Puissegur Pon P. Wing James M. Quinn USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. 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George Martin I would like to receive the William Gargone J. P. Barraco Jack Moore SEAFARERS LOG — please John W. Bigwood Michael Muzio Virgil Coash Michael Pardur Randolph RatcliR 3ut my name on your mailing Cloise Coats Serio M. DeSosa F. Regalado Toxie Sanford ist. (Print Information) William Driscoll Alfredo Duarte WiUlam Scruggs Lucie R. Elie Erskin Sims Herman Fruge Toefil Smigielskl George G. Gordano Wert Spencer Elmer Groue L. A. Strickland Joseph F. Harris Gerald L. Thaxton William Havelin Lonnie R. Tickle Maiden Hibbs Pedro ViUabol James Hudson Dolphus Walker Oliver Kendrick Leslie Wilson Edward G. Knapp Justin T. Wolff Leo Lang Clifford Wuertz William Lawless D_ G. Zerrudo James Lewis Jacob Zimraer USPHS HOSPIT.AL NORFOLK, VA. J. Boner Edward G. Morales TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Francis G. W. Culpepper WilUam J. Wolf# USPHS HOSPITAL ore an old subscriber and have a SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. change of address, please give your John C. Carolan A. M. Milefski former address below: Claude H. Gillian George R. Nichols Kaj Hansen William H. Rogers Alexander Leiner R. A. Stratham Newel D. Merrick James A. WaUer Michael Michalik USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHl-S, TENN. Claude F. Blanks • •V A HOSPITAL ALBERQUERQUE, NM 'Charles' Biirtoh I've steered by star. And steered by shore. By compass, and by moon, I've been in wrecks and hurricanes Two fires—and one typhoon. I've stood upon the foc'sle And rung that bell of brass, To tell my mate upon the bridge Of ships at night that pass. I've seen the star-made Southern Cross, The blue Pacific moon, I've seen the Arctic colors flash When day was at the noon. But now I stand my watch on shore And pass the time each.day Just waiting for another ship That slowly drifts my way. Of silver are this vessel's plates. Her decks of gold are cast. Of moonstones are her anchors wrought. There are angels a'fore her mast. Her tiller's guided by the Lord, Her port is heaven's door. Where waits the-master sailor Who waits on heaven's shore. Hot Spot NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY STATE ADDRESS CITY May 24. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twelve ZONE.... The man in motion Is Ray Cuccia, chief laundryman on the Del Norte, who has a hot job and a hard one taking care of the passengers' clothes along the entire cruise route. The photo by Lerpy Rinker was sent in. by George McFall. Oldtlmer Urges Pals To Write To the Editor: I meant to write long ago but just never got the pen in hand. I receive each issue of the LOG with eager hands and it always seems the next issue will never come. I enjoy it ever so much and I get a kick out of seeing ship­ mates in the pictures now and then. The SIU has always been "the cream of the crop" and letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. every seaman is forced to admit it—like it or not. The accomplishments of the SIU since I left in 1952 are all our dreams come true. The pro­ gress is definitely unbelievable and it's hard to believe—even today. The Union has come so very. far and is still way out front. It makes my heart glad and I enjoy all these things even thouRh I am not with you. I have been in and out of hos­ pitals for some time since I was unfortunate enough to get TB. I transferred from the "Veterans Hospital, Brecksville, Ohio, to this address a few days ago, and expect an operation in July. If any of my old shipmates care to write me I would be more than glad to hear from them. This place is the Edwin Shaw Sanitorium, 2600 Sanitorium Road, Akron 12, Ohio. Enclosed is a dollar for an­ other SIU lapel pin. I lost mine in transferring here and have searched everywhere for it. I had it since 1947 and treas­ ured it most highly. Congratu­ lations again to all of you, I wish I were with you now. L. B. "Moonshine" Morgan by the majority of reputable unions, such as the SIU, that would give us nation-wide pub licity and also throw a monkey wrench into the fast, careless and ambiguous legislation now in the making. Take note of the 18 states that already have statutes masked under the "right to work" label for the sole purpose of destroying all unions and bringing us fully un­ der Government control. We have not forgotten the effort put forth by the insur­ ance companies to get our wel­ fare plan into their offices. That was another time where the SIU proved itself. In my judgment, that Was really the beginning of the big push against the labor movement. We all know also that for a union to remain healthy and .strong enough to be heard it must con­ tinue to organize. It is just as important for a union to con­ tinue its organizing campaigns as it is for great industries to keep their advertising and pub­ licity campaigns active. Just so, we must continue our campaign and strive for new contracts and new companies to replace the jobs we may lose through the natural course of events. I am confident that Seafarers will not stand by idly. We know what we have today. We have faith in our Union and we will not panic. David S. Furman if t • Editor Rates The LOG 'Tops' To the Editor: I would appreciate having my name placed on your mailing list. As editor of "The Service Union Reporter," I frequently find information in the SEA­ FARERS LOG—which I see only occasionally—that is of interest to our readers. Your publication is, unques­ tionably, one of the best in the whole labor field. In fact, it compares favorably in both for-" mat and content with the met­ ropolitan dailies. Would that the rest of the la­ bor press could even come close in matching the high degree of s. .J. professional competence evi­ denced by your paper. Bud Aronson Editor To the Editor: "The Service Union Reporter" The big push is on against (Ed. note: "The Service Un­ unionism. .. Insidious p r o p a- ion Reporter" is a publication of ganda is being spread through­ Service and Maintenance Em­ out the country by anti-union ployees Union Local 399 of the AFL-CIO Building Service Em­ politicians and other groups. Destructive criticism of un­ ployees International Union, in ions is the keynote. The ob­ Los Angeles.) i ajectives obvious; to create leg­ islation that will infringe upon our rights and take away the control, freedom and benefits we have today. To the Editor: It was not an easy job to build This was written by a passen­ our Union to its present status. ger, J. T. Preston, aboard the It took the combined effort of Arizpa last summer. The crew every Seafarer together with kind of liked the thought and our elected officers to make hoped that you would print it. it possible. Many years of hard work will go down the To the targo ship Arizpa drain unless we act expeditious­ Which sails the briny deep. ly, get solidly behind our Un­ And the men who take the ion and block the union-busting watch clique. While the passengers are Knowing, personally, so many asleep; of my Union brothers, I feel To them we give our thanks safe In saying that we are not For the skill that they possess, inclined to feast on the mis­ To guide us safely on our way fortunes of others. The fair­ 'Til at the dock ive rest. ness of .our "trial committees" But the greatest thing of all backs us up on that score. It Is the captain and his crew. is my opinion that now would The way they make your wel­ be an Opportune time to give a come vote of confidence to our official With the little things they do. representatives, by a rank and Soon we'll see our friends file vote, and send a copy of And leave this friendly crew. the results to Washington forth­ But to forget the ship Arizpa Will be very hard to do. with. Ship's .delegate This could start a imited drive, Raps Political Push On Unions Passenger Lauds Gang On Arizpa �May 24. 1957 PORTMAR (Calmer Steamship Co.), April 14—Chairman, E. Hasklns; Soeratary, P. Schumacher. All hands to set discharges from captain. They were not given out after shipyard time. Eiected new ship's delegate. Suggest to have letter sent to head­ quarters about grade of beef on board ship. Hot dogs are green, iteaks are tough. GUEENSTON HEIGHTS (Seatrade), April i—Chairman, Y. Coy; Secre­ tary, C. Shivery. New delegate elect­ ed. Food shortage at mealtime. Sug­ gestion made to soogce messroom. Chief steward to take this up with captain. Someone threw the cribbage board and cards over the side. Ship's delegate to sec captain about replac­ ing the broken cots and also about the mall laying in Singapore and be­ ing sent to some future port. Deck Page ThirfreB SEAFARERS LOG trip. All departments should help clean up slop sink. Mate will pass out slips to Indicate total slops and draws. Will see patrolman about poor regulation of heat and ventilation Ttie pantryman will clean the drink­ ing fountain in future-. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April t—Chairman, J. Norgard; Secretary W. Gillespie. $5.20 in ship's fund. Steward asked about glass and cup shortage. Replied they were broken Shortage of food brought to atten­ tion of patrolman. Complaint made about steward telling -. the captain things about the crew. Washing ma­ chine in bad shape. Light in wash­ room blew out and chief engineer refused to fix It. Noise in passage­ ways to cease, while watch standees are sleeping. Suggest that library books be turned in at end of voyage, Patrolman to find out if chief mate is authorized to go through foc'sles, The ship's delegate to accompany cap­ tain on all shakedowns. Captain has posted notices and warnings from time to time on voyage, making crew look illiterate. A vote of thanks given to ship's delegate for job well done. 'SHUTTER-BUGS' ON THE JOB.. n Show Seafarers In Action STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian) March 3—Chairman, L. Feed; Secre­ tary, F. Horsy. Mailing situation dis­ cussed. Rusty water to be brought to attention of patrolman. Disputed overtime. $21 in ship's fund. Mem hers to volunteer contributions. Vote of thanks to steward department. Cots to be turned in. SUZANNE (Bull), April 10—Chair­ man, R. Velllnga; Secretary, F. Fark- department to paint the heads and showers. Water cooler was turned off due to l^ak In coil. The coil was taken ashore and patched. It lasted about five days and It is out of order again. Chief engineer was told the coil was worn out and should be re­ placed, but he won't spend a dime. ROBIN HOOD (Seas Shipping), March 10—Chairman, H. Rosecrans; Secretary, J. Morton. To elect ship's delegate. Check slop chest require­ ments at end of voyage. Steward department rooms to be checked for painting. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seas Shipping), April 1—Chairman, N. Flowers; Sec­ retary, A. Concalves. Noted a slight error in the reported ship's fund net of previous meeting and gave cor­ rected amount of $25.37. Various members agreed that gangway watch­ man should note time winches are turned on and off so that time can be checked against log book. All mat­ tresses and torn linen should be turned to steward before arrival in New York. Ail hands have asked the steward to continue purchasing fresh fruit. ROBIN TRENT (Seas Shipping), April 21—Chairman, J. Straka; Secre­ tary, H. Clemens. Overtime dispute. Turn in extra linen. Vote of thanks to steward department for good job done. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), April 27—Chairman, S. Charles. Sec­ retary, A. Lambert. S16.96 in ship's fund. Steward does not report to ship's delegate when he does not get stores he ordered. Crackers are stale. Toor Easter menu. Menus in general could be improved. Coffee to be made In percalator instead of urn. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), April 20—Chairman, S. Garcia; Secre­ tary, Van Whitney. $21.39 in ship's funds. New toothpick holders to be made or ordered. New sugar canister to be ordered by steward. Discussion on messman. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), April 13—Chairman, W. Ed­ wards; Secretary, F. Padrazo. Ail Boiled linen to be turned in. Deck engineer waiting for okay from chief engineer to put lock on the controls of air conditioner. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), April 24—Chairman, J. Beye; Secre­ tary, P. Wagner. $45 in ship's fund. Elected ship's delegate. Suggested that new screens be placed in all rooms. A vote of thanks to the stew­ ard department for fine Easter din­ ner. Steward asked all men to turn In all soiled linen. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), April 93—Chairman, J. Monash; Secretary, R. Poppan. $64.20 in ship's funds. Elected ships delegate. Gave outgo­ ing delegate vote of thanks for Job well done. Had old washing machine replaced. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), March 13— Chairman, J. Samsel; Secretary, R. sr. Discussion to get timer for wash­ ing machine. To be ordered by chief electrician. All crew members to keep showers and heads locked up In port. April 21—Chairman, L. Richardson; Secretary, D. Gardner. Shortages in steward stores. Discussion concern Ing shortage. Steward called upon to explain. He said there was 60 days stores aboard when the ship left States. Cooks given a vote of thanks. Messman asks for quiet while serving. THE CABINS (Texas City Refinery), March 23—Chairman, E. MInyard; Sec­ retary, F. NIgro. $10 in treasury. Election of new ship's delegate. April 7—Chairman, T. Wallace; Sec­ retary, F. NIgro. $10 to be used to pay captain for call to Union hall. See captain about stowing lines below and off fantail, also about salt tab­ lets. Cots will be issued as soon as steward receives them. WESTERN RANGER (North Atlantic Marine), Jan. 12—Chairman, D. White; Secretary, J. Powers. Declare all American money in Karachi. All ciga rettes but one carton to be turned in. No troubles to be taken to cap­ tain: all beefs to come through dele­ gate. $8.50 in ship's fund. Deck en­ gineer lost $165 in American money. Suggested whoever took money should return it. Itingerprint man to be called if it is not returned. Sugges­ tion made to pay expert from ship's fund. March 11—Chairman, C. NIckerson; Secretary, W. Bunthoft. $8.50 in ship's fund. The chief cook made speech about difference in cooking with coal and modern galleys. Bosun com­ plained that saloon had catsup and crew had none. Ehitire crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for their fine service. April 14—Chairman, R. Henke; Sec­ retary, C. NIckerson. $8.50 in ship's fund. Crew gave vote of thanks to night cook, baker and messman. Electric fans for forecastles and new ice box for the crew. YORKMAR (Calmer), April 19 — Chairman, E. Burke; Secretary, N. Paine. $16.22 in ship's fund. Discus­ sion on coal beef. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), April 21—Chairman, M. Barton; Secretary, R. Agular. Refrigeration plant went out of order a day before arrival In Peru. Ship to pull in port to straight­ en cargo. Endangering crews' life. Suggestion made to collect $1 from each member to have in ship's fund for any brother that is left behind for illness. Soaking up some sunshine (left) on the Seatrain Louisiana are Pete Garza, wiper (left) and Glen, deck engineer. In center, an AB on the Fiomar concentrates on the wheel whUe Tom Ulisse's camera does its work. Down In engine room on Citrus Packer (right), SIU man William £. Stephens, (left), who's making first trip as 3rd engineer, and oiler William Cachola poke around with fiashlight. KATHRYN (Bull), April 15—Chair­ man, A. Genzales; Secretary, W. Ortiz. $6 In ship's fund. To appropriate a lock for laundry. New padlock with keys for pantry to be given to de­ partment delegate. , LAKE GEORGE (USFC), March 31— Chairman, F. Cohn; Secretary, Brown. Quarters painted. $15 in ship's fund. Mail situation poor. Beef about unau­ thorized overtime in stewards depart­ ment. Food situation very bad. Cap­ tain refuses to recognize all delegates on travelers' checks. Medical atten­ tion very poor. Obldei. $50 given to chief cook when hospitalized from ship's fund. All Stores needed for trip will be picked up In Hawaii. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), March 31—Chairman, J. Dunn; Secretary, L. Meyers. Talk of last trips troubles. Crew to hold down on drinking. Crew happier than last CUBORE (Ore), April 17—Chairman, trip. $19 in ship's fund. New wringer A. Rosen; Secretary, E. Morris. All for washing machine never received. men should be considerate of the Steward department to clean recrea­ next man to use the laundry by' tion room. Laundry room to be cleaning and rinsing the tubs after cleaned by engine and deck depart­ they are through. ments. Key to crew pantry will be left, with gangway watch. Men to STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), April 19 ke p all cooks out. —Chairman, L. Guellnitz; Secretary, L. Mitchell. Election of ship's dele­ MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ gate. $9.05 in ship's fund. Keep all riers), .\prll 14—Chairman, R. Wright; screen doors locked in India ports. Secretai r, J. Long. Only two rooms Spray all quarters and messrooms, to left to I aint. Draw to be given to­ exterminate roaches. Vote of thanks morrow. Captain and chief mate given to steward dept. for fine menus. leaving sh. i at end of voyage. $33 In ship's fund Vote of confidence given STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April to steward and department for ex­ 7—Chairman, S. Furtado; Secretary, cellent cooking and service. Every­ H. Kllmon. Fresh milk and fruit body is happy and Its a pleasant voy­ picked up In Durban. Captain Intends age. Not one beef against steward to turn a couple of men over to the department for past two voyages. Coast Guard. $5.25 spent during voy­ New wringer needed Jor washing ma­ age. $37.42 on hand. Gear locker chine. . Three new chairs for messshould - not be' itoed for cargo next rooms. Just ashore from Lewis Emery Jr. in Otaru, Japan (above), Fred Hicks, steward; Pancho Villa, AB, and Dave Rivers, OS, almost seem to be treading water. They kept their end up though, mak­ ing the most of long-awaited shoreleave. At right, Lee Harvey, DM, la all rigged to go aloft and paint the. mast of the Citrua Pecker. All thp Packer photos were turned in by Jose Santiago.f.,». • • ^-Ji 1- ^ �f»f Fonrfeen SEAFARERS LOG Draws Hold Key To 'Good Trip' May 24, 1957 Urges Aid For House Patients To the Editor: I would like to recommend to the trustees of the SIU Welfare Plan an addition to the benefits now in force which I and other brothers feel should be in­ cluded. Under the present set-up, a man's wife or dependents must be an in-patient of a hospital to receive any benefits. But there are many who, though they are not hospitalized, are weighed letters To The Editor Union Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get In touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable address, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure speedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men involved. SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Michelet, Agent Capital 7-65S8 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent • HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 012 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phono 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 8 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS.. .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W. HaU. Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, Calif....510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SEATTIE S?.H?'?®,2-®363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 PORTLAND Burty — A smooth trip and good ports kept spirits high on the Jean Lafitte. At left, in Osaka, (I to r) are Seafarers Bob Frazier, AB; Bill LeVeen, AB, and John MacAvoy, 3rd cook, with a Japanese miss who helped show them the sights. Aboard ship, Paul Zellner, DM (left), and Ernie Cruz make up a twosome. One of the best ways to check a report about a trip is to look over the draw list. If the draws run heavy, it's pretty certain the ship ran into some good ports along the way. This must have been the-t case with the Jean Lafitte on ments ship's reporter William Le­ a trip out to the Far East. Veen. As a starter, the Lafitte spent 14 "Everyone had a good time and the draw list verifies this," com- days unloading lumber at Inchon, Korea. "Most of the men went ashore," said LeVeen, "and 'Whis­ key Mary' did a landoffice busi­ ness. While cheeking one day I found 22 men in her 'sitting room' sipping alcoholic beverages and listening to an old Victrola play WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. the same song over and over again. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Seoul Not Bad HYacinth 9-6165 "A couple of us went over to Seoul to look over the sights and Canadian District found it a much better place with HALIFAX. N.S 128t4 HolUs St. Phone 3-8911 many more diversions. The only MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West drawback was that it takes almost FLateau 8161 two hours to get there . . ." One unhappy note marred the FORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 Korean stay, howevw, when a boat­ PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. load of native longshoremen hit the Ontario Phone; 5591 anchor-chain of the USNS Herkimer TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. and capsized. Thirty-eight of the EMpirs 4-5719 48 longshoremen who were to work VICTORIA, BC 61714 Cormorant St. that ship were drowned. Most of EMpire 4531 the ships in the harbor took up a VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 collection for the families of the SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. deceased, LeVeen noted. Phone: 6346 Weather Rough BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 Yokohama and Osaka, Japan, THOROLD, Ontario 53 St. Davids St. which were further along on the CAnal 7-3202 itinerary, also provided their share QUEBEC 85 St. Pierre St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 of good times, "but now it's all The SAINT JOHN 85 Germain St. over but the memories. NB Phone: 2-5232 weather has been awful . . . con­ tinuous rain and fog plus rough Great Lakes District seas. But here on deck we have ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. everything all cleaned up and ship­ Phone: 713-J shape, so we should have a smooth BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. payoff. J. Touart is ship% delegate Phone: Cleveland 7391 and is doing a fine Job." CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE A final note reveals that the Phone: Main 1-0147 Lafitte is bringing home three sea­ DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6057 men who were in Japanese hos­ pitals. Although no names are DULOTH 531 W. Michigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 mentioned, the word is that all three are SIU men and in good SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 spirits. All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. down with bills for clinics and doctors. Some are confined to bed in their own homes, but must be visited by the doctor quite often. People under a doctor's care for a long time, even though they're not in the hospital, are often sorely taxed to meet ex­ penses for medicine and other care. A short time in the hos­ pital is bad enough, but con­ tinuous doctors' visits, whether one is able to go to the doctor's office or he comes to your home, many times proves more costly than an operation or a couple of weeks in a hospital. Thus, I feel some provision should be made to assist a member whose wife or depen­ dents is so burdened. Let's have some views on this. John Jellette 4" 4> J" Sees Organizing Key To Progress To the Editor: Today I visited with a fine old British ship, the SS Tongariro. This fine old freighter was built in 1925, so there was some talk of scrapping her, but she's still a seaworthy old scow and ply­ ing the high seas as good as ever. She is on a regular run to Australia and New Zealand, but has some cargo destined for tho Atlantic Coast, too. In fact, she's bound for Canada right now. They've certainly got a good crew aboard. The ship itself is very well kept, and she's a feeder, too. The steward de­ partment is run very well under the direction of Ronnie Ingold, chief " steward. Speaking of Ronnie, our chief stewards have a racket compared to the reg­ ular duties of this guy. Aside from the normal duties of the job, he also takes care of all the books aboard, sells wines, spirits and beer, • takes care of the slopchest, overtime, etc., etc. He has a ten-man departipent, but needless to say, he's indis­ pensable. All of the men are pitifully underpaid. I don't see why these guys don't wise Up and compel the shipowners to give them a decent wage and better fringe benefits. It's a shame to see the older fellows wasting their lives away aboard these ships with no future in store for them. We who have the benefits over here should appreciate our hardwon agreements and the varied welfare benefits. Those poor fellows have a long way to go before they can realize all of these advantages. . However, with a iittle fore­ sight, every foreign ship that comes in contact with American ships, especially in American waters, has the opportunity to see how good American team­ work and hard-fighting unions have made top gains. They can take a lesson from these condi­ tions and organize more. I know the doors are always open to interested groups of bona fide seamen to come into our SIU halls, talk with our representatives and members and see the wonderful strides that have been made. I'm a firm believer in union organization. I know that, as a start, if the organizing commit­ tees of American unions would take it upon themselves to assist these foreign-flag ships to get proper representation, the day would not be too far off when better conditions would prevail not only for them but for all seamen. Hal George Horowitz a.- i Offers Thanks To Alice Brown To the Editor: I'd appreciate it very much if you would extend my thanks to the crew and captain of the SS Alice Brown for their kind­ ness upon the death of my mother. She died in Mobile on May 8, 1957. Our family deeply appreciated the flowers and expressions of sympathy by these shipmates. James L. Danzey ai 4 ft Hails SIU For Housing Assist To the Editor: May I at this time give a vote of thanks to the Union and the officials of the SIU welfare de­ partment for the way they helped us when we were on the brink of losing our home. Thanks to them, we are secure in our home today. The way they came to our aid was fabulous. The men of the SIU may well be proud, and the wives and families secure in knowing that we have such a Union to protect us. J. Moynihan By Bernard Seaman �Page Fifteem SEAFARERS LOG May 21. 1957 Curranism: A Sleazy Technique Jimmie Hicks Get in touch with your mother at 65 East Haig Ave., Prichard, Ala. ^ S« 4i Steve SloneskI Hank wants you to contact him. if 4" 4i • Ex-SS Madaket Members of the crew present during an accident to dayman Eobert F. Kennedy while securing number 2 hatch in Tampa, before sailing for Mobile on March 10, 1957, are asked to contact Barney B. Brown, 328 Market St., Camden, NJ. if if if Ernest Chapman, utility, 2 Lloyd Gunnells, FWT, 3 William G. Moore, DM, 3 Damon A. Newsome, AB, 3 Robert C. Schahuber, oiler, 3 if if days; days; days; days; days. if Mack O-NeUI Get in- touch with your wife, Beatrice, at Route No. 2, LaFollette, Tenn. Urgent. (Continued from page 2) membership has never been able to get a straight­ forward story. Curran and the facts are simply in­ compatible. The record is clear that whenever anybody dis­ agrees with Curran, inside the NMU or outside it, that individual or group is immediately branded liar, stupid, prejudiced, crooked and gutless or variations on the same theme. Why does Curran persist on this tack in every sit­ uation long after it has become obvious to everyone that the slogans have no air of reality whatsoever? The ansv/er lies in the Curran "cult of personality" —^the-pitifully self-deluding picture of an imaginary superman who can never admit any deviation from Infallibility. If we were to believe Joe Curran, then Joe Curran is always 100 percent. But the only thing that he has been 100 percent on is in his dis­ tortions, his opportunism, his use of Stalinist tech­ niques and his consistent evasion of the truth. t Walter Gustavson Contact Peter F. Patrick, Seatrain Savannah, c/o Seatrain Lines, Inc., 711 Third Ave., New York 17, NY. if ^ i, Don Wagner, please contact George Fargo at 517 Woodnor Court, New Brunswick, NJ. His plione number is Kilmer 5-9331. if if - iGeorge E. King Kindly contact Charles Macbeth c/o Townsite Realty Ltd., 71 Front Street, Nanaimo, British Columbia, concerning your property there. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity ' benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: AFL-CIO Body Gets Full Coal Beef Report Harry Monahan, born March 22, April 13, 1957, to Seafarer and 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Harry Mrs. William A. DuRapau, .Hous­ (Continued from page 2) ton, Tex. Monahan, Jex-sey City, NJ. MMU, however, rejected the Meany if i i if if if Susan Patricia Culbertson, born • proposal. Robert Lee Hathcock, bom March 4, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs, April 21,.. 1957, to Seafarer and | President Meany explained to Robert L. Hathcock, Florence, SC. Mrs. Thomas G. Culbertson, Gov-1 the Council that he had x-eceived conflicting opinions on the legal ington, La._ if if i ramifications of the SIU charges i if i • Lou Camile DuRapau, born Thomas Joseph Benson, born against the company at the Na­ May 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. tional Relations Board. In face of William J. Benson, Brooklyn, NY. these eoixflicting opinions, Presi­ dent Meany said his position was if if if Dani Joan Blakeslee, born April that the SIU should not have filed 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ its complaint. He said, however, that several AFL-CIO unions—^in­ TO SHIPS IN ATIANTIC • SOUTH AMERICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS liam A. Blakeslee, Pinellas Paxk, cluding some represented on the Fla. council—had taken similar action i i if t in other instances although he did Cynthia Lyime Danne, born May i not feel any were correct in doing I, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. :S0. Adolph L. Danne, Mobile, Ala. 1 In presenting the SIU position, if ii if I Hall said that the SIU had accepted Eddie A. Patingo, Jr., born April President Meaixy's proposal at the 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ February 21 meeting that it with­ die A. Patingo, New Orleans, La. draw its NLRB complaint and fully recognize the NMU agreement if i i Linda Lou Mays, born March 27, with American Coal, even though 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Law­ it was a difficult decision for the SIU to make. The decision to with­ rence T. Mays, Branchville, Ala. draw was made in the interests of if i if Lorrie Lane Morrison, born the Federation and out of respect April 19, 1957, to Seafarer and for President Meany. In turn. Hall 1 Seattle, Wash. i-ecalled, Meany's proposal called iili Mrs. C. A. Morrison, upon the NMU to support the li­ it i 'i lllpipi censed AFL-CIO officers in their Vahe Katros, bora Januai-y 5, beef against American Coal. 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Theo­ (The SIU charges against the dore Katros, San Francisco, Calif. company were the only means it if if i had available to protect the inter­ Natalia Muentes, born April 16, ests of the Union against discrimi­ WFK-95,15700 KCi WH-6S. 15150 KCS WFK-39,19S50KCs 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Asterio nation. The company instituted Shlpi In Mediterranean Shlpt In SuK ef MixShlpi In Caribbean, areo, Narth Atlantic, Ico, Caribbean. Weil D. Muentes, New Orleans, La. Eatt Coatt ol South legal proceedings against SIU and European and US Ecit Ceait el South Amer* America, South Atlantic i if if the licensed AFL-CIO officersCaail. lea, Weil Coait al and Eait Cooit •! Mexico and US Eon Bert M. Winfield, born February unions and succeeded in obtaining United Stotet. iPil Ccau. 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bert injunctions which barred economic iiii action^. M. Winfield, Norfolk, Va. Hall told the Council that with 58® if if if Denise Ann Chlanese, born April respect to the coal beef Curran had II, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. again—as he had in the New York James O. Chlanese, Brooklyn, NY. watex-front fight—taken a position contrary to that laid down by the UP-TO*THB-MINUTI i 4 AFL-CIO. This time, Hall said. Cur­ Patrick Wherrlty, boxm March ran is allied with Distx-ict 50 of the UNION AND MARITIME 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mx-s. United Mine Workers against the NEWS Francis Wherrlty, Philadelphia, Pa. MEBA and the MM&P, the li­ if 4• 4 censed AFL-CIO officers' uixlons. Harry Branson Reynolds, born Curran, Hall said, had betrayed the February 10, 1957, to Seafax-er and united labor movement "by stab­ Mrs. William H. Reynolds, Win­ bing us In the back In the water­ chester, Pa. front fight." Again in the coal beef. 4 4 4 Hall said Curran had betrayed the Madeline Julie St. Germain, movement by tieing up with John born December 18, 1958, to Sea­ L. Lewis and his company uixlon farer and Mrs. Gleason G. St. Ger­ against the AFL-CIO officersmain, Westwego, La. unions. 4 4 4 If Curran can continue to betray BROUOHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OP THE Damaso C. Espinal, born March the movement In this fashion and 13, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Da­ still be sustained, then you have a maso Cruz, Trujillo AUo, PR. situation amounting to "a double 4 4 4 standard," HaU said. Guy Emory Banister, born No­ The NMU position before the vember 14, 1956, to Seafarer and Council was essentially a reitera­ SlU-AftG DISTRICT-SUP•MFOW'MCS'ROU-MM&P-BME-SIU-CANADIAN DISTRia Mrs. Robert Z. Banister, New Or­ tion of Its blast against the SIU leans, La. for taking action before the NLRB. Ex-SS The Cabins The following named men are entitled to lodging allowance from time in drydock in Baltimore and should request it from Texas City Beflning, Inc., PO Box 1271, Texas City, Texas: Elbert C. Brock, MM, 3 days; Lyles Di Branson, wiper, 2 days; ¥HE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS • •VEST SHHBAY • 1610 CMT Foics 0f Md MTP, f ' S ' MARIflMi fRAMS PIPARTMINfi Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue. e • 4 \ |"EVERY SUNDA^ 1915 GMrj^^Y C./MVIPIAY nnic rtri 1I (2:13 PM £Sr Sunday) ^ gi 11 furopo and North Amtrica WCO-.13020 KCo lost Coast South Amorica WCO-16908.8 KCo Wost Coast South Amorica WCO>2240r KCo J I I I f (10; 15 PM EST Sunday) Australia WMM 25-15607 KCs Nbrthwost Pacific WMM 81-11037.5 • I I I I I 4 4 Gloria Guzman, born January 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Guzman, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 Randy Lewis Francis, born March 23, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lewis H. Francis, Danville, Va. 4 4 4 Timothius St. Cloud Bird, born January .18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Janfes Bird, ^Ullmore, Ga.. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimL nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. , �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAR ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • 1,300 Seafarers Benefit From Family Hospital Aid The second anniversary of the Seafarers family benefit program comes up one week from tomorrow with over 1,300 Seafarers receiving approximately $200,000 of direct assistance toward payment of hospital and surgical bills for children, wives and parents, In addition, the program has been of-material assistance to dis­ abled Seafarers who also w, , ijk- O WJ. VC^A.WV..« qualify for these benefits aside from their $35 weekly disabilitypension. It was on June 1, 1955, that the family benefit program went into effect covering hospital room and board, hospital extras, surgical care and doctors' calls at the hospital. In its initial stages, the program was limited to wives and unmarried First to benefit from newly-added dependent parents aid lost children under 19. Benefits for fall was Mrs. Elizabeth Van Vynck, Long Island Gity, NY. She's hospital treatment were limited to shown with son. Seafarer Ed Van Vynclc. a 31-day stay at the time. Dependent Parents Covered Last September, the SIU port agents' conference proposed a number of improvements in the program, among which was a pro­ posal to include dependent parents of Seafarers. The improvements were put forth by the Union repre­ sentatives at a trustees meeting of WASHINGTON—The SlU-contracted Isthmian Steamship the Seafarers Welfare Plan and Company was the last to get under the wire as the Federal Family of Seafarer Ed Singletary of New Orleans had four tonsil­ adopted by the trustees. Dependent Maritime Board announced that the reserve fleet breakout is lectomies in 1955 under SIU family hospital-surgical plan. Left to parents, step-parents and foster right in 1955 photo are Mrs. Singletary; Carol, Felicine, Donna now over. The FMB adopted'*" — parents of Seafarers were included and Ruth, who had tonsils yanked, plus Marie and Zada. All where supported by the Seafarer an examiners' decision which break out any more Government for the oast five years. The 31-day were covered by the SIU program. declared there is no need to ships for the carriage of coal ex­ ports or Government-sponsored limit on hospital room and board 4 grain cargoes. The examiner's benefits was waived so as to provide for 31 days, while surgical benefits ruling comes after a period of de­ coverage for severe and chronic are paid according to a fixed clining freight rates for coal and illnesses which tended to run up schedule up to a maximum of $300. Maternity benefits are not cov­ other bulk cargoes, indicating that huge bills for Seafarers. To further there are enough ships available soften the burden, the trustees ered by the hospital-surgical pro­ at the present time to handle cargo voted an additional $100 in hospital gram since tlTe separate $200 ma­ needs. The reopening of the Suez extras for dependents in the hospi­ ternity payment already provides for these cases. Canal undoubtedly contributed to tal past the 31-day period. WASHINGTON—A bill has been proposed in the Senate Eligibility for the family hospi- for the sale of 24 Government owned, coal-burning Liberty- the decision to discontinue the Figures compiled by the Welfare breakouts. Plan through April 30, 1957, one tal-.surgical plan is based on the type vessels to German citizens. Eight Ships Approved usual Welfare Plan requirement month short of two years, show The measure, proposed by^ Isthmian had previously received that the Seafarer have 90 days' seathat in 1,262 cases Seafarers re­ approval to charter eight Govern­ Deutsch Amerikanischa Kohlen Senators Smathers of Flprida, time in the previous calendar year ceived a total of $188,813.77 in ment Victorys for its Persian Gulf Transport Gesselschaft (Americanplus one day in the past 90 on SIU and Cotton of New Hamp­ benefits to cover hospital and and India berth services. It has al­ German Coal Transport Company). surgical costs. The May figures, ships. Enrollment cards for list­ shire, would authorize the Secre­ ready selected two of the ships, the tary of Commerce to sell, within ing members of the family who are This bill is just one more in a while necessarily incomplete, are certain to push the number of pay­ eligible are available at all SIU a 12 month period, not more than long list of proposals for the sale Belgium Victory and the Selma 24 of the cdal-burners to the of Government reserve Libertys to Victory from the James River and ments over 1,300 and the cash out­ halls. foreign nations. So far a number Hudson River reserve fleets. How­ lay past the $200,000 mark. of countries have received Ameri­ ever, both of these ships will not $50 Deductible cans vessels under the Ship Sales be ready until September. The dependents' benefit program To get its berth service started. Act of 1946. Among them were calls for Seafarers to pay the first Brazil, Korea, and the Philippines. Isthmian is getting two other Vic­ $50 of hospital charges, with the Guatemala, India, Pakistan, torys, the Wesley Victory and W^elfare Plan picking up the rest Turkey, Mexico and Peru have, or Plymouth Victory which were orig­ of the tab up to the $10 daily had, billsh before Congress for simi­ inally assigned to State .Marine maximum and up to $100 in hospi­ lar authorization. The latest pro­ Lines. States Marine-will turn the tal extras. When the stay runs over posal was for the sale of 15 ships— two ships over to Isthmian as they "J Starting July 1, 1950, 31 days, an additional $100 in eight Liberty cargo ships, one have already been in the yards for I with a $500 payment, the extras is provided. Liberty tanker, four C-ls and two overhaul and are to be ready for service shortly. One of them will I death benefit has been in"Victorys—to Guatemala. Doctors' visits to the hospital are come out in mid-June and the I creased several times Although most of these sales also covered at the rate of $4 a day were conditioned to their use only other in the first week of July. I since then to the present in trade along the coast of the pur­ • Additional Victorys will be se­ I $4,000 level. Over $1< chasing nation, it has been found lected at a later date to cover the 750,000 has been paid that some vessels sold to the remainder of its needs. out to Seafarers' next of Philippines have been used in the kin under this benefit offshore trade. alone. The seatime re­ Conditions of the sale are that tirements, like those the vessels will limit their use to for most -SIU benefits, the transportation of coal pur­ SAN FRANCISCO—There has Seafarers with beefs regard­ chased in the US to the Federal call for 90 days in the been little change in Job activity Republic of Germany, and other ing slow payment of monies due previous calendar year for Seafarers in this area during friendly Western European Coun­ from various operators in back and one day in the past the past period. Shipping has con­ tries. In that ruti they would be wages and disputed overtime 90 on SlU-contracted tinued to be fair and should re­ competing with a dwindling num­ should first check whether they vessels. main so for at least the next pe­ have a proper mailing address ber of US tramps. riod. The ves'sels are to pick up the on file with the company. SIU The Ames Victory (Victory) paid coal here, deposit it Jn Europe and headquarters officials point out off and signed on while the return to the US in ballast. They that reports received from sev­ Raphael Semmes and Kyska (Wat­ are not to carry any cargo into the eral operators show checks have erman) also signed on. The Topa United States. been mailed to one address Topa (Waterman), Ocean Eva The resolution, as offered by while a beef on the same score (Ocean Transport), Steel Navi­ Senator Smathers, is based on the is sent from another, thus ere- , obsoleteness of coal-burning Lib­ ating much difficulty in keeping gator and Steel Fabricator (Isth­ ertys which have little or no value accounts straight. mian) were in port diming the last for defense purposes. two weeks to he serviced. Breakouts End, Isthmian Last To Gain Approval Germans Seek US Coal-Fired Libertys YOUR SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN Death I Benefit SF Foresees Fair Shipping Use Only One Mail Address SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource May 24, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: HIRING HALL BILL WOULD AMEND T-H LABOR SEC’Y ASSAILS RUNAWAYS CALL COAL SHIP REPLACEMENTS; CO. BEGS OFF ON BIAS CHARGE AFL-CIO COUNCIL HEARS FULL REPORT ON COAL BEEF ACS ACTION BY SEA VETS WINS PRAISE CO’S SEEK RUNAWAY PRICE FROM GOV’T ON TRADE-INS SHIPS USE SUEZ; STILL BAN ISRAEL CABLE SHIP RETURNS FOR FRESH LOAD LABOR SEC’Y HITS RUNAWAYS, BACKS MAGNUSON’S BILL SUP IMPROVING HQ HALL PORT SEATTLE JOBS REACH 4-YEAR HIGH HQ DEMANDS $ FROM RUNAWAYS P-A TO TRANSFER ‘PIGGYBACK’ T-2S BILL URGES STRICT RULES ON SEA JOBS FOR ALIENS FEAR SLASH IN FOREIGN AID MONEY BILLION BOOST IN SURPLUS VOTED OUT CURRANISM: A SLEAZY TECHNIQUE 1300 SEAFARERS BENEFIT FROM FAMILY HOSPITAL AID BREAKOUTS END, ISTHMIAN LAST TO GAIN APPROVAL 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 5/24/1957 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. XIX, No. 11  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30ecf4fafc206b53a153bd5ac49602d3.PDF de7fa7dcbd0d15508704234afed0dc16 PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. n SEAFARERS LOG Juno 7 1957 ' ••iu ^ mi •'•4 :B • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL CIO • 'Good Union Men Never Crow Old' Canada SIU Wins: CO UNION DEFEATED ON SEAWAY ••"'I I -Story On Page 3 M arine Firemen Open New Hq. Story On Page 2 Ask 75-25 Aid Bill Story On Page 2 J - Oldtimers from all SIUNA affiliates in the front-line of the coal beef are once again showing the trade union savvy and spirit with whkh they helped build today's maritime unions. These are the old-line fighters from the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Marine Firemen's Union, Marine Cooks and Stewards and SIU-A&G District who took part in historic maritime beefs of yesteryear, in the fights for the first union contracts and hiring halls. Like these SIUNA crewmen on the coal ships Cleveland Abbe (above) and Martha Berry (right), they are coming forward again to take part in this joint effort. This is why their brothers in all the districts are applauding their efforts. �Pas:e Two SEAFARERS tOG jime 7, .1957 Butler Proposes 75-25 Bi US Aid Cargoes WASHINGTON—Senator John Butler,, author of the "SOSO" cargo preference law, has called for an amendment which would require at least 75 percent of all Governmient-firtanced cargoes to be carried on American flag vessels. the maximum amount to be carried In an address to the Pro­ by American vessels. "If admin­ Front view of the new Marine Firemen'» Union headquarters in San Francisco, which is to be offi­ cially opened today. The new building, located at 240 Second Street, includes a restaurant, recrea­ tion facilities and an ample parking lot. MIFOW Dedieafes New Hq. SAN FRANCISCO—The Marine Firemen's Union is now comfortably established in its new headquarters building here after a three-day moving job. Dispatching and opera­ tion out of the new hall began last week, with formal dedication of the building taking place this afternoon. Representatives of the A&G District and all West Spirits High, Coai Ship Old Timers Report Coast aflFiliates are scheduled to attend the dedication as well as a large turnout of the SIU of NA membership. The new hall is located at 240 Second Street in San Francisco. A two-story affair, it replaces the hall at 150 Broadway which is Coming home now from their first voyage to Europe on scheduled to be torn down to make way for a San Francisco highway two ragged old American Coal ships, oldtimers from all SIU of NA affiliates are proving that age and experience can go a project. long way on any beef. Constructed of reinforced con­ up his end." McKay is steward crete, the hall includes a restau­ "Rest assured that we. are ing utility on the Glucksman. rant with capacity for 180 people, holding the fort," advises Okal Oldtimers from the Sailors Un­ hiring hall, dispatchers' office and Jonts, oiler on the Martha Berry. committee room on the first deck. "Our men conducted themselves ion of the Pacific, Marine Fire­ The second deck includes union very nicely on the voyage and dur­ men's Union, Marine Cooks and offices, the MFOW welfare plan ing our short stay in Antwerp . . . Stewards and the SIU-A&G are all working together on the coal offices, a library, recreation room, Things in general look good." beef through a coordinating com­ and office space which can be His view is echoed by cook and mittee consisting of Morris Weisrented out. A garage is provided baker Marcelino Makatangay, also in the basement of the building, on the Berry. "The trip is fine in­ berger, SUP; Sam Bennett, MFOW; as well as parking space in the deed," he writes. "The only thing Ed Turner, MCS, and Paul Hall, rear. The garage is leased out as is, this Liberty ship is rocking the SIU-A&G. "The tremendous front line job" done by sea veterans a commercial operation. whole trip . . . (and) . . . the crew The old hall was opened in 1949 members are very old. The oldest from all the unions involved has but was doomed by the State of man on here is 86 years old and been lauded by them time and California when the State decided the youngest is 55. It's kind of time again. "If spirit alone can do it, we'll take this beef hands down," it wanted the property for a down­ funny, but they make out." the committee declared this week. town freeway. Jones and Makatangay are the Work on the new building was started only last August. Most of ] youngest men on the Berry, weigh­ the cost is covered by state com­ ing in at 55 and 56 respectively. United Nations Ship pensation paid to the union. Aboard the Harry L. Glucksman, similar conditions prevail. Veteran Seafarer William I. "Professor" McKay, 69, with a half century of sailing time behind him, reports from France that this is a "regular United Nations ship. The guys who turned out for this beef originally came from all over. "We have seamen from Ireland, Arabia, Hawaii, India, Sweden, Brooklyn, China, Persia, Chile, West Indies, Norway, Spain, Italy and many more. Everybody is hold- peller Club of Washington, DC, istrative abuses are taking place the Maryland Republican offered in disregard of the spirit of Con­ two reasons for this change. First, gress and the expre^ language of he said, it is only fair that cargoes, the statue, now is the time for the owned or financed by the US Congress to take appropriate steps Government should be carried in to put an end to these' practices major, not equal, part by privat;ely- and omissions." owned vessels flying the American flag. His second justification was his hope that there would be a sharp cut In non-defense foreign aid Items In the near future. "If foreign aid declines," he said, "thereby making it possible to give some long overdue tax re­ lief to our people, there wilT be less giveaway cargoes carried by our own vessels unless.we boost their share." Can Waive 'SO-SO'. NEW ORLEANS—Another SIUUnder the present "50-50" law, 50 percent of Government-financed manned ship to enter the charmed cargoes must be carried on Amer­ circle on shipboard safety is the ican-flag vessels. If there are no Del Monte of Mississippi Shipping, American vessels free to carry the The vessej won the Delta Line's goods, the agency in charge of the 1956 safety, award by recording shipment may waive this require­ only one lost time accident for the ment and ship it by way of a for­ full year. eign ve.s.sel, In doing so, the Del Monte Butler also attacked what he matched the achievement of the termed "administrative abuses" in Wild Ranger (Waterman) which the handling of the cargo prefer­ also recorded just one lost time ence law by Government agencies. accident in 1956. This was good He said there were rumors that enough to take the Waterman some of them construed the bill to fleet honors. The Robin Tuxford mean only 50 percent of such car­ (Seas Shipping) was the unchal­ goes and no more, are to go in US lenged leader in this area with its bottoms. Others, he claimed, were record of 502 days without a lost offering 50 percent of the tonnages time accident. The Tuxford has to foreign flag vessels first and since been sold to Isbrandtsen. then offering the balance on a The Del Monte gang was pre­ short-notice basis to Amei-ican sented with an engraved plaque ships. Such a practice would not by the company's president, H. T. give American ships enough time Kelly, commemorating its record. to prepare schedules, and would, Captain H. C. Brote accepted the in turn, allow the agency to recom­ award in behalf of the crew. It mend waivers, thereby permitting will hang in the ship's saloon. the rest of the cargo to go in for­ Seafarers on the ship's safety eign bottoms. committee included chief steward It was the intention of Congress, John W. Picou, bosun Wilson he said, that the 50 percent re­ Thomas and chief electrician Keith quirement be the minimum and no Winsley. Del Monte Wins Award For Safety 'Full Ahead' SEAFARERS LOG Jui,.7, 1957 Vol. XIX No. 12 PAVL HAXX, Secr«tary-Trea«urer HEBBERT BBAND. Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN .SriVACH. Ah MAJOTIH, Jonii fliiAzii., WritBTi. Bnj. UoooT. Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. y'i- It's "full ahead" on the engine room telegraph of the coal ship Martha Berry and ditto for the SlUNA on the whole coal beef, says Seafarer Okal Jdhes, oiler. 55, he's the youngest man on the ship. PubllthRd bIwMkty ar. tha haadquarters of lha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Union, At­ lantic a Gulf District, AFL-CiO, 675 Four .1 Avenua. Brooklyn 12, NY. Tel. HYacin.h y-6600. Bntarad as second class matlei at tha Post Office In Brooiciwn, NY, under the Act ef Aua. 24. itix. 120 Top 1956 safely award for Delia Line fleel goes to SlU-manned-Del Monte, as company president to Copt. Henry C. Brote. The ship had only one lost Horry X. Kelly 3rd from left) presents plaque ' ^ time accident' during the year on the African run. Looking on (I to r) ore T. R. Knight, chief mote] Seafarer Keith "Honolulu" Winsley, chief electrician; Copt. Edgar Seamen, safety director; Sea­ farer John Picou, steward; chief engineer N. Esquerre; J. V. Thorton, Ist assistant; Seafarer Wil­ son Thomas, bosun, (rear), and E. Hansen, 2d mote (kneeling). �Jniie 7.1957 Pare Thirjee SEAFARERS LOG SIU Routs Co. Union In Canada MONTREAL, CanaiJa—Another major victory over; company unionism was won this week by the SIU Cana­ dian District in its drive to organize St. Lawrence Sea­ way operations. The Que­ St. Lawrence Seaway. It has • bec Labor Relations Board large number of boats in operation meeting in Ottawa, has on the job, including . some big Over 400 years of seoHme is represented by these SlUNA oldtlmer^ who ore in Norfolk to pitch in on the cool beef. The men, members of all three ship's departments, are (I to r) Moses A. Lucas, H. W. Muches, Jesse W. Puckett, Jomes D. Parker, Joseph Green, Tom Bubar, John AusHpz, Chorles Hortman, and Walter J. Wright. They are standing by to throw in for jobs as replacements on incoming cool ships. Replacements Join Four Coal Ships; SlU Leading 100-96 thrown out a certification bid dredges with crews of 65 to 70 by a company union and or- men each. d e r e d Marine Industries Ltd., a major Seaway operator, to stop promoting the company union with the intent of depriving its em ployees of their bargaining rights The Labor Relations Board ac­ tion came after hundreds of sea­ men^ aboard tugs, barges, dredges and other miscellaneous craft walked off their jobs in protest against the efforts of the company STANFORD, Calif. Seafarer Wallace M. Simpson, a 1954 SIU scholarship award winner, will start his senior year at Stanford University this fall as editor of and other benefits for the Seaway the student-published "Stanford workers. All men are now back on Daily." the job. Simpson had been associate edi­ tor of the college newspaper this semester and won the top editorial to hang the company-sponsored un­ post in staff elections last week. ion around their necks. Three hun­ The paper is an eight-column, fourdred of the men, about half of page "standard" published five the total crews working for Marine days a week. It Industries, went to Ottawa to tes­ covers campus tify of the company's relationship and local news. with the company-sponsored^union. This recogni­ After hearing testimony from doz­ tion for the 26ens of the men, the Labor Board year-old sea vet­ acted to block the company move. eran climaxes a As a consequence, the SIU Cana­ varied career. A dian District has now presented major in interna­ contract demands on behalf of the tional relations at six hundred men in an effort to Stanford, he Simpson wrap up a first-time agreement spent eight of his with the Seaway concern. Mean­ first nine years in China with his while, the entire Marine Industries missionary parents. Returning from operation has been shut down there just before World War II, tight as a drum. the family relocated periodically in Hal Banks, SIUNA vice-president various US cities before finally declared that the Board's action settling in Baltimore. has "broken the back of the com­ Accepted In 1947 pany's attempt to force a dummy Originally accepted at Stanford union upon the men. We have solid support throughout the Marine In­ ten years ago when he graduated dustries force and are pressing from high school, he found himself unable to enroll because of finan­ hard for a genuine contract." cial needs and turned to the sea Marine Industries is one of the to earn his way on the advice of. a companies currently Involved in Baltimore tug skipper. Before long the dredging and construction op­ he was sailing on deck with Ore eration on the Canadian side of the Line, Calmar and other SIU out­ fits, and later from the West Coast, where his family lives now at Riverbank, Calif. His success in winning a $6,000 SIU scholarship settled his prob­ lem in 1954, after a seven-year wait. He started school finally that SIU membership meef- September. ings are held regularly Simpson's journalistic bent every two weeks on Wed­ showed itself at Sparrows Point nesday nights at 7 PM in High, where he worked on the paper and was editor of the all SIU ports. All Sea­ school first graduate yearbook ever pub­ farers ore expected to lisher at the school. He promoted attend; those who wish to the publication among the students and faculty until the idea won be excused should request acceptance. He concedes that his permission by telegram interest in it grew out of the fact (be sure to include reg­ that all four of the other high he attended had published istration number). The schools yearbooks and he didn't intend to next SIU meetings will be: leave without one when he was finally due for his sheepskin. June \% Right now, Simpson is also viceJune 26 president of the Institute of Inter­ July 10 national Relations at Stanford and is hopeful of a journalistic or July 24 foreign service career upon gradua­ August 7 tion next year. A temporary breather has been reached in the American Coal Shipping struggle as the SIU headquarters has just re­ last of four ships inXfor replacements completed crewing on Thursday, May 30. The supply­ ceived word that the Canadian Dis­ ing of replacement crewmembers to the Thomas Paine finished a week of grim battling for trict has won a contract calling for a 20 percent increase, job security coal ship jobs. It ended with> the SIU "still maintaining a lead, Railway Clerks. Meany's action Labor Relations Board has again now 100 to 96, despite the came after the last AFL-CIO Coun­ postponed action on the SIU's com­ built-in NMU handicap of six jobs cil meeting heard a full report on plaint against the company. It was aboard the Coal Miner. the dispute from Meany and from "this complaint which led to the The six jobs on the Miner were representatives of all the AFL-CIO court order governing the hiring frozen in under the terms of the unions involved in the fight. of oldtimers for the American court order governing hiring. In On the legal side, the National (Continued on page 15) actual competition then, the SIU, bolstered by oldUmers from the pacific District unions, Is leading the NMU 100 to 90. The Miner itself was delayed for five days while necessary repairs were taken care of, including re­ pairs to a large number of burned out tubes in the boilers. It was one of the four ships in for replace­ The National Maritime Union announced this Wednesday ments. it had called for a National Labor Relations Board vote in the The next ship will be in about American Coal Shipping fieet. The vote would determine a week from tomorrow according to present schedules, which, of whether the SIU or the NMU has a majority of the un­ tion from the outset that the men course, are subject to change. licensed crews on the coal in the fleet should be entitled to AFL-CIO Committee Meanwhile, AFL-CIO President ships. At present the count stands the right to choose the union of their preference via the ballot. George Meany has appointed a SIU 100, NMU 96. The vote is the inevitable out­ committee of two to mediate the Attacked SIU _ dispute. The committee consists of come of the action initiated by the The NMU at the time viciously Jacob Potofsky, president of the SIU last November in its com­ attacked the SIU for proceeding plaint against American Coal for Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and George Harrison, discriminating in hiring against against the company with a collec­ tive bargaining election in mind. president of the Brotherhood of Seafarers. It was the SIU's posiIn fact, NMU President Joseph Curran charged that such SIU ac­ tion for fair and equitable hir­ ing leading to an election was "at­ NMU President Curran's to­ tacking the hiring hall." tal inability to stare a fact in Maritime observers were at the face was again revealed in loss to explain why the NMU had the last "NMU Pilot." On page 3, the "Pilot" reported that the filed its petition at this time when coal ship score was tied 98 to it was trailing in the fleet instead 98. On page 13 the story was of at an earlier date before the "NMU Pulls Ahead." Actually SIU had steadily cut down and of course, neither of these state­ surpassed the NMU in total mem­ ments was true since the SIU bership on the ships. In fact, the was leading at the time and NMU tacitly admitted It is trailing in the dompetition for coal ship still does at this writing. jobs, since according to the "New Similarly the "Pilot" an­ York Herald Tribune" report, nounced that the SIU has "no "NMU officials are counting on de­ pension," and then went on to fections from the SIU ranks to laud the NMU's pension plan give them the majority." while carefully omitting any If NMU had a "clear majority" details. The facts of the pen­ as it claimed in another news story, sion situation are as follows: it would have no need to count on • A&G District — $150 a SIU "defections." month disability - pension pay­ If all the men now on the seven able at any ag^, cOal ships are able to cast their Seafarer Don. R. Catlin, fire­ • SUP, MFOW, MCS —$100 ballots the outcome can be pre­ man, back from Norfolk after a month pension, with an in­ dicted in advance as 100 SIU to 96 trying for coal ship job, hits crease now in the works. NMU. However, these figures are the deck at SIU New York • NMU—$65 a month pen­ subject to change in the light of membership meeting. Though sion. possible replacements, illnesses he started sailing in 1920, he No wonder Curran feels it and other factors which could said he was "a baby" com­ necessary to falsify, in light of change the composition of the pared to the oldtimers taking crews before the Labor Board sets the record. part in the beef. a cutoff date on eligible voters. Behind On Jobs, NMU Calls For NLRB Election Pension Facts Seafarer Is Stanford U. News Head SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS �Pasre Four SEAFARERS LOG Father And Daughter Act SlU Backs Raises For PO Workers NEW YORK—SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall has urged members of the House of Repre­ sentatives to support a measure which would increase salaries for postal employees. The measure, the Morrison Bill (HR 2474) would give postal work­ ers their second increase in salary In the last six years. The last in­ crease came only after two presi­ dential vetoes. "We understand and appreciate the efforts being made by Congress to hold Federal expenses at reason­ able levels," Hall wrote. "But it Is only fair that the post office worker, who must buy his necessi­ ties in today's inflated market, re­ ceives his due consideration." The measure, at present, is side­ tracked in the House and will not come out for action unless the members sign a discharge petition. So far 147 members have signed the petition. A total of 218 is reQuired to bring out the bill. Safety committee resigned as beefs are not taken care of. New salt and pepper shakers needed. Deck dept. asked to replace deck chair covers after washing down. Steward dept. asked to be sure to take garbage aft. Please keep feet off chairs and set­ tees. Check with patrolman about repairs not being done. BEATRICB (Bull), May 5 — Sacra­ tary, A. Isaac. Chairs to be replaced or repaired. Locks also. Crew Insist that Ivory soap be changed as other Bull line ships carry Lifebuoy, Lux and PalmoUve soaps. Patrolman to check with delegates about replacing mattresses. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 28—Chairman, J. Molley; Secretary, D. Knight. Ship's delegate elected. Have mall to SIU Hall In Lake Charles. Talked about smoking on deck. Also about ruffing up clean laundry when coming aboard ship. And they should be reminded not to carry fire arms aboard-.^ps. CITIES SERVICE 'MIAMI (Cities Service), May 7 — Secretary, A. KeaInskl. There will be a cot for each man and benches will be made for hot run. $10 in ship's fund, Medicine chest to be checked and to have menus typed. Not a bit camera shy, Patrice Pierce, 3, shows off her dimples In a big smile for a LOG photpgrapher. Dad Jimmy Pierce also got a kick out of the proceedings during recent visit to SIU head­ quarters. Patrice was just three. WASHINGTON—"The dam has busted" as they say, and foreign nations are pouring through the breach with requests for US surplus tonnage. Apparently feeling that the time is ripe, foreign countries have various Congressmen sponsoring sale of no less than 86 Government - owned vessels, f • Four ships for Mexico which with more to come. and one Liberty tanker for unre­ would run into California and stricted use by Guatemala, a coun­ US maritime unions and the m ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April U -.Chairman, T. Wasilukj Sacratary, R, Griffith. San Juan agent wialies to commend crew in recent cooperaUon In trade union movement action in San Juan. Largest fish caught by Vante, (red snapper). Clem and Tony were second. $14.19 in ship's fund. Discussion on safety meeting, sugges­ tions not acted on. Oh. mate says it is to expensive, to make suggested changes. Bos'n requested porthole to be in starboard bulkhead. Ch. mate is not the one to decide which are the suggestions on safety to change. Company and union should decide. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), April SiChairman, J. Sweeney; Secretary, A. Wllburn. Repair lists have been turned In and some of the work has been done. Checkeil headquarters concerning disputed overtime, and Drive On For Ship Giveaways maritime industry are alarmed by the swelling scope of foreign ton­ nage bids and are preparing to put up a hard fight against the sales when the Senate Commerce Committee opens hearings on the measure. At present, six countries have bids before Congress—India, West Germany, T u r k e y, Guatamala, Mexico and Italy. Countries ex­ pected to be heard from are Peru, Brazil (which already was sold a dozen C-ls) and Austria fwhich has no coastline and no merchant marine). Shipyards Choked Two reasons are given for the wholesale bids at this time. One Js the fact that shipyards overseas are choked with orders and It Is tough to get any kind of new ton­ nage built. The second is that the foreign nations ai-e hopeful of making a quick profit by getting US ships at less than world market prices. A Liberty, for example, is quot­ ed on the market for anything from $725,000 up. The statutory price under which they have been sold under the Ship Sales Act Is about $639,000. Propose High Price The administration is reported preparing an omnibus bill which would set a price under law closer to what the ships can actually command on the market. Tonnage bids already in Include the following: • Twelve ships for India's coast­ wise trade. • Thirty ships to carry coal to West Germany. • Fifteen ships for Turkey's coastwise trade. •Fifteen ships, including eight Libertys, four C-ls, two Victorys June 7, 1957 try without any marine industry Texas ports. • Ten ships for Italy. to speak of. Employees aboard Montreal har­ bor craft owned and operated by the Montreal Harbor Board have unanimously voted the SIU Ca­ nadian District as their bargain­ ing agent in an election held by the Canadian Labor Relations Board. The group consist of crew­ men aboard the tugs Sir Hugh Allan, Glenkeen, a floating derrick and a floating crane, the launch Messenger N. IV, and watchmen who guard the Harbor Board properties. Since all Canadian har­ bors are under federal govern­ ment jurisdiction, actual control over the harbor and employees Is under the Department of Trans­ port at Ottawa. $1 The Brotherhood of Marine En­ gineers announced that the first payment under its retirement benefit was made to former chief engineer Fred Wickdahl. Wickdahl, who retired at the age of 66 after a sea-going career dating back to 1901, received a check for $500, covering payments from Jan­ uary to May, 1957. The plan. Ini­ tiated in 1955, pays a benefit of $100 a month, exclusive of Social Security payments. It was the first retirement program for ma­ rine officers set up by an Ameri­ can maritime union. •t 4< The membership has unani­ mously approved the installation of a new modern electric hiring hall board for the Sailors Union of the Pacific headquarters In San Francisco, reports the "West Coast Sailor." Also adopted was a recommendation that modern boards be placed in the other ports at a later date. PL - ^ Pension payments for the month of April, 1957, the Marine Fire­ men's Union reports, reached a total of $12,576.40 paid to 134 members. The payments are now fixed to yield a maximum monthly payment of $100. In addition, a totJd of $13,940.72 was paid in pensioner surgical and hospital benefit claims for the month and $11,937 in dependent surgical and hospital benefit claims. Other fig­ ures released by the MFOW wel­ fare department Include the pay­ ment of $6,000 in life insurance claims, and $1,500 in burial claims. CC Oreship Load Hules Under Study WASHINGTON — Coast Guard plans to establish new regulations for the stowage of ore and ore concentrates have been delayed pending appointment of a commit­ tee to study the entire subject of ore carriage. The action was voted by the Coast Guard's Merchant Marine Council meeting May 7. May Ban Cork Preservers At the same time, the Council postponed action to ban the use of cork and balsa wood in life pre­ servers. The action was taken to give manufacturers time to see if they could develop cork and balsa preservers that would meet inter­ national safety regulations. The ore stowage committee will consist of Coast Guard officials and industry representatives. It will develop a "code of good practice" for the carriage of ore cargoes. The proposed new regulations were drawn up in response to the smking of several US-flag ore ships in recent years. Among them were the SlU-manned Southern Isles and Southern Districts, and the Mormackite and Pelagia. also storing in SUouston. Safety con­ ditions have greatly improved during the past few weeks aboard this ship. Suggestion by all to keep water foun­ tains clean. Discussion on dates on shipping cards when leaving the Union hall. ALICE BROWN (Bloomflald) April 3—Chairman, T. Fleming; Secretary, T. Zlelinskl. Bought tape, dominos and wire. $6.82 left in ship's fund. Give ship's fund to patrolman to give to some orphanage as ship is laying up. Repair list to be- made up to turn in tomorrow. AMES VICTORY (Victory), April 7 —Chairman, C. Starling; Secretary, B. Felly. Repairs taken care of. Water tanks to be cleaned in Japan. BALTORE (Ore), April 14—Chair­ man, N. Wslch; Secretary, J. Mehalov. Repair list made up and turned In. $8.25 in ship's fund. Tubs in laundry to be kept clean. Discussion on reereation room, suggestion to put extra bench in. Linen change hours to be changed so 12 to 4 watch may get linen without losing their morning sleep. BIENVILLE (Pan Atlantic), March 3 —Chairman, C. Hughart; Secretary, C. Martin. Telegram was sent to SUP headquarters—to SUP officers and members and to H. Lundeburg's fam­ ily, in sympathy in the passing of H. Lundeberg, and we all mourned a great loss In maritime labor. Man made pierhead jump in Port of Tam­ pa. this man was cleared by patrol­ man on arrival in New York as being ciass A seniority man. 2nd cook missed ship in Tampa. Discussion on eariy payoff in the port of New Or­ leans. CARIB QUEEN (TMT), March SiChairman, P. Dwycr; Secretary, S. Schuyler. No beets as of now. every­ thing seems to be going along alright. Would like to have department re­ pair lists to be turned in as soon as possible by the respective delegates. Minor repairs to be fixed aboard. Discussion on ship's heat to be taken up with boarding patrolman. CAROLYN (Bull), April 14—Chair­ man, W. Smith; Secretary, M. Wright. Dump trash In one barrel at a time in port—see ch. engineer about more pressure on toilets. No hot water after 6.00 PM. Return all free towels to steward. A better variety of night lunch. Also, cold platters In hot cli­ mate. Port hole screens without scoops. CITIES SERVICE MIAMI (CS), April 4—Chairman, G. Pease; Secre­ tary, L. Doty. All repairs being taken care of. except messhall menu board. Will see p.-itrolman about it again. $11 In ship's fund. Suggestion made to buy checker board and cribbage board for all hands to use. April 14—Chairman, J. Barton; Sec­ retary, J, Corry. Two men missed ship at Lake Charles. Checker board was bought. $10 left In fund. Ship's dele­ gate resigned. New slilp's delegate elected. Coffee pot to be moved out of way of draft. Washing machine Is not being cleaned properly. Benches to be made for sitting outside of messroom in nice weather. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), Feb. 3— Chairman, M. Machel; Secretary, R. Ferrandiz. $59 in bank. Election of ship's delegate. Wringer on washing machine in need of repair. Same ma­ chine needs strainer. Vote of thanks to third cook for taking care of TV. April 14—Chairman, H. Thomas; Secretary, L. McLendon. Captain will put out a blanketvdraw of $50 before we arrive in New Orleans. $59 in ship's funds. Crew , needs new washing machine. ^ip Infested with roaches. Recommend fumigation. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 20 —Chairman, D. DISel; Secretary, W. Thomson. Matter of ship coming Into port light from foreign voyage to load. Doesn't • „,e to pay off. Ship's delegate to ask patrolman why. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), May (— Chairman, J. Jonas; Secretary, A. Carpenter. Ship's delegate elected. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), April 21—Chairman, F. Alrey; Secretary, C. Crabtree. To raffle off ship's r.idio. All small change at payoff Is to go into ship's fund. Ship's delegate to remain same till next crew up. Coffee to be made in urn. This is one of the best crews in at long time.' COALINGA Hl£ts (Pan-Atlantic), April 28—Chairman, R. Arnold; Sec­ retary, P. Sheldrake. Vote of thanks to' steward department. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carr.), April 21—Chairman, R. McCulloch; Secretary, L. Lewis. Read letter concerning safety meetings. $5 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward and department for good chow and service. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), April 28—Chairman, K. Hcllman; Sec­ retary, E. Caudlll. A beef delayed sailing several hours. $2.46 in ship's fund. Ship to have fans according to agreement. Check of locker and screens. DEL MAR (Mississippi), April 28— Chairman, E. J. Rivers; Secretary, C. Dowllng. Elected new ships dele­ gate. $174.35 in ship's fund. Elected athletic director. Motion to give sick crew member $50. He Is unlicensed and had to get off ship In foreign port. Have two ball games coming up and anyone wanting to play ball to see director. Turn off washing machine when through with it. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), April 2$ —Secretary, H. Crane. $50 to be given to Brother in New Orleans who Is sick. Beefs in engine and steward departments. To be brought to patrol­ man. Ship's projector is available to us If one of the electricians will handle It. Four movies ordered for next trip. $22 left over in movie fund. Donations as follows: deck. $42, engine. $40, steward, $60. - $154.18 on hand from last trip. $50 given to brother when taken to hospital In Buenos Aires. Donations: engine, $19, delegate, $20, steward, waiters and messmen, $16, galley delegate, $15. $30 derived from selling arrival pools. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), April 27—Deck department doing a lot of work In evenings. Shortage of cigarettes. Stewards requested to be in mess hall at meal time. To go on record that this ves.sel is the worst feeder in the Isthmian fleet. Bad menus, no baked meats. MV DEL VIENTO (Mississippi), March 4—Chairman, E. Fain; Secre­ tary, P. Plasclk. Reports on icebox, washing machine and other repairs. Reported the donation of $27.50 to tugboatmen on strike In Gulf area. Discussed safety first items and asked the crew to observe safety first at all times. The incumbent ship's delegate reelected with a vote of thanks for a Job well done. It was agreed that an arrival pool was to be made to raise money for ship's fund. All hands were asked to stop smoking near hay and cattle. New washing machine was requested. Old one is constantly on repair list. GOVERNMENT CAMP (CItlei Serv­ ice), May 2—Chairman, J. Tanner; Sec­ retary, H. Westphall. New washing machine needed very badly. Agitator, welded too many times. No money In ship's fund. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martis), May 3—Collection for widow of Bill Hood taken. $10 collected. Crew pro­ posed new washing machine. One re­ fused to donate to widow. Juices available in port upon request. Dump garbage. Declare soap and matches In France. JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav. Co.), April 24—Chairman, L. Carreon; Secretary, B. Wentworth. Delegate to check stewards' store list next time ship takes stores. Captain to get ship fumigated as it Is overdue. Captain also to replenish slop chest. MONTEBELLO HILLS (Western Tankers), April 7—Chairman, E. Goigs; Secretary, C. Rasmuson. $17.29 in ship's fund. April 25—Chairman, E. Goings; Sec­ retary, L. McNalr. $17.25 in ship's fund. Discussion on steward depart­ ment and concluded to have all hands try for harmonious relations. �•f— SEAFARERS June 7, 1957 QUESTIONi SlU fhipi may won be going to Polish ports. Would you be Interested In going there? How do you feel about this trade yylth an Iron Curtain natign? Operator Of Runaway Tankers Named To Top Cabinet Post J. B. Garrison, bosun: If the Dan Butts, bosun: Since I was in (he port of Danzig in 1933,1 would Government and Union agree to it I would like to like to revisit it sail for Poland. and see how the It may be good people fared unadvertising for d e r Communist the US. So long control. This as the cargo does food might be not contain some­ Just the thing thing that could necessary to ad­ be thrown back at vance democracy, us later, or aid and the Seafarers in the build-up of who go there should conduct themselves in the any other Communist nation, I proper manner and not leave a bad would not object. impression. if P i. Z. ^ Duke Livingston, AB; If it is the John Llstun, AB: If the cargo Is national policy to send food to Po­ food, I would be interested in go­ land, who am I to argue and not ing to Poland. man the vessels? Since the Com­ It's the Union's mies are over policy to do what here trying to in­ the Government fluence us, why thinks best, and not send food so we should over to influence ship them. Be­ them? Poland sides, we are did not want to feeding everyone go C o m m uelse, BO why not the Polish people? nist, and I think that the country can be turned I have no beef with them. toward democracy. ^ Adrian Remyn, bosun: Why not? John Jackson, OS: I'am not so It's a Job. Just as long as we are deliyering food sure I would like to sail food to only, I don't care Poland. Why where the ship should wo send goes, even if it Is food to a nation to Mao Tse-tung's that is supporting backyard. If the Red China? If Government OK's the food was for it, I'll sail it. I the Polish people would object only, and would though if they not go to Russia were sending in any way, then I might think it ammo, and not something for the I common good of the people. worthwhile to carry it to them. BaltTugTalks Underway; Crews Ignore District 50 BALTIMORE—Organizational activities in the Port of Baltimore are continuing in high gear, reports Earl Sheppard, port agent. The SIU's Harbor and Inland Waterways Divigion now represents most of ^ (Waterman) and Council Grove the port's major tug and small (Cities Service) paid off while the craft companies, he said, and Baltimore, Venore, Cubore (Ore); is currently In negotiations for an agreement. There is still some die-hard op­ position from United Mine Work­ ers District 50 which has set up lcket lines around Curtis Bay, altimore Towage and Harper Bros., but to no avail. Although there was some confusion at Curtis Bay, Sheppard continued, nearly all of their tugs are now sailing. Kone of the other companies were affected, he added. The UMW catch-all local had gone all out last month urging crewmembers of the tugs to vote "no • union." But despite their efforts, the tug men voted 146 to 9 in favor of the SIU, at six tug companies. Job activity also has continued In high gear even though registra­ tion has ' outnumbered shipping. But most of those registering, he reported, were new "C" cards. There were 35 vessels in port during the last period. Fourteen paid off, 7 signed on and 14 were in transit. The Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers); Evelyn, Emilia, Edith, Mae, Jean (Bull); Massmar, Texmar, Losmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar);' Venore, Cubore (Ore); Hurricane g Massmar, Losmar (Calmar); CS Baltimore (Cities Service) and the Carib Queen (TMT) signed on. The Bethcoaster, Alamar (Calmar); Valley Forge (Penn. Nav.); Cubore, Chilore, Santore, Marore, Baltore (Ore); CS Baltimore (Cities Serv­ ice); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Partner (Alcoa) and the Robin Sherwood (Robin) were in port to be serviced. ^EA Page Five LOG The operator of a large-scale runaway-flag tanker venture has been named by Presi­ dent Eisenhower to be the next Secretary of the Treasury. In that post, he will be in direct charge of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and have a major voice in the administration's tax and budget policies. How Runaway Gimmick Operates The runaway flag operator Uncle Sara is losing enormous quantities of revenue because of is Robert' B., Anderson, who formerly was Secretary of the Navy and Deputy Secretary of De­ fense before he resigned his Gov­ ernment post in 1955 and went into the runaway shipping busi­ ness. Anderson is also active in several other business enterprises, including a Canadian holding com­ pany, Ventures Ltd., and is a trus­ tee of the Ford Foundation. It was in May, 1956, that the newspapers carried an announce­ ment telling of the formation of Trinity Tankers, a new tax-dodging runaway flag operation with "am­ bitious plans and extensive finan­ cial backing. The company was formed by Anderson; Roger Kyes, another former Deputy Secretary of Defense and a General Motors man who went back to that cor­ poration as vice-president (Sec­ retary of Defense Charles Wilson is also from General Motors), and Lee White, former Assistant Sec­ retary of the Air Force. $42 Million Program The new corporation said it was undertaking a $42 million con­ struction program involving six 40,500-ton supertankers to be built in Sweden. It purchased another 20,000-ton tanker then under con­ struction in Japan and took op­ tions for construction of four more supers in the Swedish yai'ds. All this was before the Suez crisis broke out. The press for tanker shipbuilding space since then has undoubtedly put Trinity Tankers in a very enviable po­ sition. A check by the SEAFARERS LOG at the time indicated that the new venture was privately fi­ nanced as there were no public bond or stock issues outstanding. The likely source of such enor­ mous sums as the company had available would be one of the ma­ jor American oil companies. As the LOG said at the time, "Some of the circumstances suiTOunding the deal have a hint of unusual 'business' dealing inasmuch as all three men as Government officials were in the position of being the world's biggest customers for oil. The 'Gov't Alumni' company al­ ready has charters from an un­ named major American oil com­ pany for the tankers it has yet to build." Actually, not only is the US. Gov­ ernment the world's biggest oil customer but the Defense Depart­ ment, representing the armed forces. Is by far the largest con­ sumer of oil in the Government. Under the circumstances, it would the operations of runaway fleets by American citizens. The way the gimmick works is this: A US citizen pays a trivial registration fee to a Liberian office (Liberia maintains an office in New York just, for maritime affairs) and places a foreign flag on his vessel, which is operated under a Liberian corporation. That immediately exempts him from payment of taxes on the ship's earnings to the United States government. He pays no taxes to Liberia either because his ship never touches that country. As the Internal Revenue Bureau has pointed out, taxes are only paid on such earnings where the actual earnings are transferred as cash to the United States owner or owners. But the clever runaway operator escapes this impost. He can— • Withhold earnings and reinvest them foreign. 9 Have the earnings ti-ansferred to h!m here as an ipterestfree "loan" and invest the proceedings of the "loan." • Sell stock in the parent corporation to the Liberian cor­ poration and get the profits that way. • Escape the capital gains tax on a transferred ship which he "sells" by accepting a stock transfer instead of cash, with the stock value grossly understated at less than true value. As a consequence, over 229 tankers and untold hundreds of dry cargo ships have been transferred foreign, plus millions of tons of new shipping built for runaway flags. The greatest bulk of this shipping is owned by Americans. be reasonable to expect that the oil company which gave Trinity the charters would supply a good deal of the financing for the opera­ tions. Anderson hhnself was a prac­ ticing attorney representing a ma­ jor Texas oil operator for a num­ ber of years and subsequently was the general manager of the same oil enterprise from 1941 until 1953 when he was appointed to the post of Navy Secretary. Two Years In Gov't After two years in the Defense Department, he went back to pri­ vate business and engaged in the runaway shipping venture among others. Now he is^ heading back to Government service again. With Anderson riaing herd in the Treasury Department, chances are that runaway operators will have little to fear in the~way of a tax crackdown on their opera­ tions and others will be tempted to exploit the same tax loopholes which have made these operations immensely profitable. Just a week before the Ander­ La. Senate Nips Attempt To Revive 'Wreck' Law Attempts to enact "right to work" laws in Connecticut and Louisiana were overwhelmingly defeated in both state legis­ latures. In Louisiana, the senate voted down by a 25 to 8 margin an attempt to restore"*"' the "wreck" law that had been strove continuously to present the facts of the Louisiana law to the repealed last year. In Con­ public. Candidates for election necticut, a large turnout of labor representatives at early hearings helped swing sentiment against the proposal which was rejected by the Republican-controlled house, ISOSB. The Louisiana action was a last echo of the campaign by the SIU and other AFL-CIO organizations which put an end to Louisiana's two-year experiment with the wreck law last year. Labor's League for Political Education, which had set up headquarters in the SIU New Orleans hall, started the fed­ eration's political operations right after the auoption of the measure. In 1954 SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams had served as Chairman on the League's executive board. Union leaders and members A PORT 0'CALL e75'--4^xAvEMCP 'izte . son appointment. Secretary of La­ bor James P. Mitchell assailed the runaways as undermining Ameri­ can shipping and the wage stand­ ards of seamen. "Unrestricted transfers . . . could serve to in­ tensify the reduction of shipping opportunities for United States flag ships," he declared. However, the Navy, which An­ derson previously represented, and the Maritime Administration of the Department of Commerce have taken the position that it's okay to transfer ships as long as they are under the "effective" control of the US. Neither has shown much concern over the tax loss to the US, or the impossible competitive position in which American-flag shipping is placed by the runaways. Now with an ex-runaway opera­ tor in charge of the Treasui-y De­ partment, objections of the Bureau of Internal Revenue to the tax losses will slowly "fade away," leaving Mitchell the only top Gov­ ernment official to support the Magnuson bill restricting ship transfers. were urged to make public com­ mitments of their stand, so the issue would be clear cut for the voters. As the State elections drew near. Seafarers and members of other unions started a door-to-door campaign to bring labor's case be­ fore the public. The result of the campaign was an almost complete revamping of the Louisiana State legislature. Voters elected new pro-labor rep­ resentatives to almost 50 percent of the House seats, while only 13 out of 39 senators were reelected. Most of the senators and repre­ sentatives were elected on the right to work issue. In June, 1956, the repeal cleared the state senate by a vote of 21 to 18, and the house by 57 to 44. �SEAFARERS rare SIX June 7, 1957 LOG Learn About Hiring At The Source Limit Doctor Fees, Frisco Unions Urge SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Labor Council has called upon doctors and medical societies to set limits on fees charged to union members and their dependents. The council urged doctors to"^ benefits insufficient.' set a schedule limit maximum negotiated The San Francisco Medical So­ of $300 as a reasonable figure ciety, an affiliate of the American "under present economic condi­ tions." George Johns, council secretary, reported that the council was very concerned with the consistantly rising cost of medical services. "Unions compromise im­ portant wage increases," he said, "in order to negotiate health in­ surance plans, only to find the Money Exchange Rates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of June 6. 1957, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. England, New Zealand, South Africa: $2.80 per pound sterling. Australia: $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium: 50 francs to the dollar., Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France: 350 francs to the dollar. Germany: 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland: 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy: 624.8 Ure to the dollar. Norway: 14 cents per krone. Portugal: 28.75 escudos to the dollar. Sweden: 19.33 cents per krona. India: 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 21 cents per rupee. Argentina: 18 pesos to.the dollar. Brazil: 5.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay: 62.63 cents per peso. Venezuela: 29.85 cents per bolivar. Medical Association, retorted that such a limit is "neither reasonable, adequate, nor realistic, and inter­ feres in the relation between doctor and patient." The medical groups have long opposed any type of limit on medical costs. Over 100 physicians, Johns an­ nounced, have already agreed to accept a more realistic schedule limit. Charge Any Rate In a study of average medical fees across the country early last year, Redbook Magazine reported that it is the practice of most physicians to charge what the traffic will bear. Patients, the magazine suggested, should discuss fees with their doctor in advance of surgery or any prolonged medical treatment. They should, if possible, shop around among other dO'Ctors and surgeons and compare fees. Jack Up Fees Some doctors, on finding that the patient has hospitalization and surgery insurance, have jacked up their fees to take in this added benefit. In discussing the amount of the fees, the report stated that doctors averaged better than $13,000 a year as compared with $7,800 for a dentist and $8,700 for a lawyer. Brooklyn staff examiners and officials who process seamen's claims for New York State unemployrnent benefits tour SlU hiring hall to learn about rotary shipping first hand. SlU headquarters dis­ patcher Scotty Aubusson (behind counter] explains hiring pro­ cedure to them, while Seafarer Joseph Sullivan (foreground, wear­ ing dark glasses) takes it all in. Painters Still Out In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES—The Painters Union has voted to con­ tinue picketing contractors here aftej>-a failure to reach an agreement. The painters have turned down two employer offers as unsatisfactory. The-*Retail Clerks, however, have Grove, Cantigny, Chiwawa, Gov­ ernment Camp, Winter Hill (Cities pulled off their lines. While shipping has picked up a bit in this area during the past two weeks, reports Leroy Clarke, port agent, it is still a bit slow with plenty of men available to fill any expected jobs. The Bradford Island, Council Service), Val Chem (Valentine), and The Cabins (Texas City Re­ finery) were in port during the past period. Also calling in were the Ideal X and Almena (Water­ man) on the piggy-back run. All were reported in good shape. Whenever anyone gets around to collecting fig­ ures on shipboard accidents, he is sure to coihe up with one melancholy total. It represents the num­ ber of bruises, and broken bones which came from slipping on a wet deck. When it comes to safety, this is one area when a little precaution goes a long way. It's simple— so simple in fact, that it often gets overlooked. That precaution is, "wipe 'em up I" P-A Permit On Coastal Run Upheld WASHINGTON —'"The US Su­ preme Court has upheld an Inter­ state Commerce Commission ruling extending a temporary operating certificate for Pan-Aflantic Steam­ ship Corp. on its iritfeircoastal run. The SlU-contracted operator had been granted a temporary certifi­ cate to operate its vessels in intercoastal trade for 180 days while awaiting approval of its application for a permanent certificate. When the ICC found that it would not be able to complete its considera­ tion of the approval within the 180 days, it granted another extension. A group of railroad companies filed suits charging that the com­ mission had overstepped its author­ ity under the law in giving an ex­ tension over the 180-day limit. They were upheld by a lower court. Justice William O. Douglas, speaking for the court, overruled the lower'decision and upheld the commission's extension. The act, he said, could be invoked "to protect a person with a license from the damage he would suffer by being compelled to discontinue , a business of a continuing nature, only to start it anew after the Ad­ ministrative hearing is concluded." Under the act, the Commission can grant extensions up to a maxlmiun of 180 days. That slogan applies to all slick spots, great or small—an oil dripping on an engine room grating, a water puddle on deck, a hit of mashed potato un­ derfoot in the messroom. Even a single green pea can cause an accident. Ask the man who slipped on one. Keep the decks skid-proof wherever you work, and you will be saving yourself and your ship­ mates from painful injury. ! An SlU Ship is a Safe Ship ] r.: ¥• lilEI �Jtin* T. UST Page Setea SEAFARERS tOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH House Holds Seafarer's Guide To Betier Buying Up US Aid For Poland It Looks Like Ladles' Day By Sidney Margolius Answers To Buying Questions WASHINGTON —A last-minute CAR TRANSMISSIONS: I want to buy a new car. f can't afford a snag in the House of Representa­ new car every year and want to know if I ahould buy the standard tives has delayed signing of a $95 ahift or the automatic transmission. I know we would (et a better million aid program agreement be­ tween, the US and Poland. A series trade-in on the automatic transmission but would it .rive us a lot of of parliamentary maneuvers by op­ trouble?"—Mrs. F. B., Quincy, 111. ponents of the program has blocked Repair experts report automatic transmissions are standing up well, approval, but it is expected to be so you need not fear a lot of trouble. Cars with automatic transmission cleared In the next few days. have better trade-in value than standard transmission. However, they Of the total, $75''million will go do cost more to buy, operate and service. The suggested list prices under the farm surplus program, of automatic transmission on the three most popular makes of cars with the rest financed as a long is $1C0 to $188. According to a specialist, periodic adjustment of an term loan. As with other Govern­ automatic transmission costs about $7.50, and as much as $12.50, ment aid programs, all shipments compared to $1.50 for adjusting an ordinary clutch. You also have to will be covered by the "50-50" law. follow carefully the factory recommendations on changes of fluid and This will mean the arrival of adjustments, and have your mechanic inspect the fluid level periodi­ American-flag ships at Polish ports cally. The major advantage of automatic transmission is in driving in for the first time since before city tralfic. World War II. Decked out in their Easter fin­ RENT CRISIS: "A reader from Canada wants toi know about the The aid program for Poland ery, Seafarer Millard B. Elli­ cost of living in San Diego. We are a family with three children. If makes it the second Communist ott's four daughters (above) you have children it is almost impossible to get a decent rentaL When nation, to receive US Government make a pretty picture. The one fiaally is found it costs $93 to $110 a month, rather high rent for assistance. Yugoslavia was first young ladies (I to r) are a man making $80 a week, and with actual take-home pay of $69 after when the Tito regime there broke Frankie Mae, 8; Patricia all deductions. A man making $80 cannot buy a house unless he has with Joseph Stalin, the late Rus­ Ann, 6; Lifida Diane, 7, and $5,000 fcr a down payment. Mortgages are very tight here. We came sian dictator. here from Boston eight months ago and money for housing is easy baby Deborah Paige, 20 Combat Communism ' to get there. Another problem is medieai expense. We are covered for months, front and center. hospital bills, but not fbr ordinary illnesses that require visits to the Supporters of the Polish aid Elliott, whose home is in Mo­ doctor's office. Seven dollars for an office call is about average here program have argued that assist­ bile, is now steward on the plus $7 more for the smallest amount of medicines. Dental bills are ance to the Red puppet states will Warrior. The ship is heading very high."-^Mrs. W. C., San Diego, Calif. succeed in weaning them away out on a Far East run. At This leport portrays the growing housing crisis in industrial centers from Moscow domination and also right, Harriet Marie Svendsen on the Pacific Coast, Midwest, Southwest and some parts of the South. will fulfill a basic humanitarian of Baltimore, age 2, holds the For the country as a whole, rents need to avoid hunger. stage. Dad Viktor Svendsen have risen on the average of about Opponents of the program, in­ is fireman on the Portmar. five per cent a year for the past cluding Senator William Knowseven years. But increases have land, the GOP majority leader, been especially sharp in such cities have argued that such aid only as Cleveland, Seattle, Houston, De­ serves to salvage collapsing Com­ troit and other industrial centers. munist economic systems. Sol Shaviro, assistant secretary of Even supporters of the aid pro­ Amalgamated Housing Corp., re­ gram are cautious about results it ports that the. national average might achieve, since it is pointed cost of constructing a four-room out that Russian troops are still apartment in 1950 was $8,450. To­ stationed in Poland as well as in NEW ORLEANS—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ day it is close to $12,000. In 1950 East Germany, and are in a posi­ mortgage money was available at tion to stamp out any drift away ciation has stepped up its campaign to organize the engineer­ an interest rate of 3V2 per cent from Communism. ing officer jobs in the American Coal Shipping Company. for large apartment cooperatives. I The MEBA, meeting at its na­ Today the prevailing rate for such tional convention here, voted buildings is 5 per cent. The in­ to appropriate $40,000 to help crease in the interest rate alone finance its drive in the company. adds $12 a month to the rental cost The union's action decisively dis­ of a four-room apartment. credited reports from the National Building of rental apartments Maritime Union that MEBA had has been sharply curtailed by high tossed in the sponge in the beef, interest rates, Shaviro reports. In and was secretly advising its mem­ 1954, 90,000 rental units were built; in 1955, 86,700 and last year, only Further evidence of a return to normal, for the time being, bers to take jobs on the coal ships. 75,000. Many of these were luxury apartments priced far beyond At the same time, the MEBA the means of working people. The reduction in moderate-price apart­ in the Suez Canal zone is the announcement that all Isthmian adopted new procedures to screen ment building, coupled with a curtailed public housing program, has ships are now transiting the canal again. The Steel Traveler, out Communists and fellow trav­ accentuated the housing shortage. elers who have applied for readheading westbound to Kara--*^ FOOD COSTS: "Your column, 'Money More than Education Needed chi, Pakistan, was the first of was a reported proposal by Suadi mission to MEBA locals. The for Good Eating' opened my eyes to a lot of things. We have seven Arabia for the Arabian nations to changes, written into the Union's children. My husband brings home $65 a week. I have been trying the company's ship to make it organize their own pipeline com­ constitution, provide for the crea­ to feed my children and pay all other bills with it.. I wondered why through the Mediterranean and pany, and build their own lines tion of three-man screening com­ my children aren't fat like other chiidren and why they are al­ Suez. which would tend to compete with mittees to review the applicants' ways tired. Could you give me some advice on what food I could any lines built by western oil com­ qualifications. The committees are Previously several other Ameri­ empowered to question the appli­ buy for about $25 a week that would be the most nourishing for can companies had started using panies. cants in person and to make recom­ them? The $25 must include milk."—Mrs. M. T., Rossvilie, Ga. the canal again, including the mendations to the local. Appeals If you fear your children actually are suffering from nutritional American President Lines and from the committee's ruling may deficiency you should take them to the nearest clinic or a local doctor many of the tanker operators. In be taken to Lhe annual MEBA con­ for examination. This is not something you can determine or treat fact, ships of all nations with the vention. The procedure is expected yourself. The only way to feed this large family on $25 a week, which exception of France and Israel are to prevent screened-out members Seafarers who have taken the is far below the average cost of $9 a week per person, is to rely back on the route. from rejoining the Union. heavily on certain foods which generally provide the most nourish­ Final disposal of the canal prob­ series of inoculations required The demand fot* readmission for certain foreign voyages are ment for the money. These include white potatoes, whole wheat bread, lem is still a long way off and sliipreminded to be sure to pick up follows from a 1955 court order rolled oats, beef and pork liver, peas, beans, rutabagas, carrots by owners are keeping their fingers the pound, frozen spinach, milk (fresh, evaporated and non-fat milk crossed. The Isi-aelis have been their inoculation cards from the outlawing the Coast Guard's powder), dried prunes, canned peas, American cheese, cottage cheese, threatening to send a ship through captain or the purser when they screening procedure for merchant seamen. The court ruled that the canned tuna fish, canned corned beef hash, codfish or haddock, eggs the canal as a test of their passage pay off at the end of a voyage. procedure was illegal because It The card should be picked up and hamburger. rights, but so far have not carried by the Seafarer and held so that hsed informants and denied the That doesn't i^ean your family needs only these foods. You need out the move. Nor has any further it can be presented when signing accused, the right to face their to include in your meals every day foods from each of these seven word been heard from the Kern on for another voyage where the accusers. MEBA said a number of groups; (1) milk; (2) tomatoes, oranges, grapefruit or green cabbage; Hills, the SlU-manncd tanker which "shots" are required. The Ino­ engineers expelled for Communist (3) leafy green or yellow vegetables; (4) other vegetables or fruit; made one trip through the Gulf of activities had asked for the right culation card is your only proof (5) eggs, lean meat, poultry or fish; (6) cereals and bread; (7) fats and Aqaba to the Israeli port of Elath of having taken the required to rejoin the locals. sweets. The low-cost list above does Include some of the best values and touched off a storm in the shots. The Convention also established in most of the seven groups. Milk is your big problem. Since the 60-65 Arab world. The Kern Hills was Those men who forget to pick a $202,000 organizing fund, raised quarts a week your family needs alone would take over $15 of your supposed to go back with more oil up their inoculation card when dues from $6 to $10 a month, and $25', you need to supplement what whole milk you can buy with evapo­ cargoes. they pay off may find that they voted to penalize shipboard per­ rated and non-fat dry milk. The dry milk can be a big nutritional help Talk of additional pipelines to arc required to take all the formers. The organizing fund will at small cost if you add it to other dishes such as soups, casseroles, bypass Suez has not yet been trans­ "shots" again when they want allocate $117,000 for general or­ baked goods, meat loaf, etc. You can get .a free copy of a useful booklet lated into anything substantial in to sign on for another such voy­ ganizing, $45,000 for the Great "Getting Enough Milk" by writing the Office of Information, U S Agrl- the way of announced construction age. Lakes drive, and $40,000 for the culttire Department, Washington 25, DC. plans. The. latest move in this area _ American Coal beef. MEBA Votes $$ For Coal Beef Suez Seen Normal; Canal On Isthmian Route Again Pick Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff �m Page Eight SEAFARERS Growing Giant Frogs' Legs Is SIU Electrician's Meat Messroom coffeetime sessions on ships are almost guaranteed to turn up one Seafarer who talks about the chicken farm he is going to retire to. But Seafarer Douglas Reynolds has come with quite a switch on the old saw. Instead of raising chicken and hen fruit, Reynolds is doing fabulously well with a five-acre bull frog farm. With frogs' legs a popular eating delicacy in many restaurants, Rey­ nolds quick-frozen bullfrogs are very much in demand. Those frogs who can't make the grade for the dinner table are sold to labora­ tories where frogs are tradition­ ally used for tests and medical experiments. Reynolds got into the frog-rais­ ing business by accident—his acci­ dent. An electrician on board SIU ships, he was working ashore as a lineman in 1952 when he took a jolt of 13,000 volts. Somehow he survived, but he spent many months in Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Learned In Hospital While recuperating at the hos­ pital he became friendly with one of the physical therapists who was convinced that frog farming could become a profitable enterprise. A gentleman frog farmer, Seafarer Douglas Reynolds shows off Reynolds happened to own some a 15-inch specimen bred on his North Carolina frog farm. Some tobacco acreage in Whiteville, of the frogs he produces have legs weighing a half-pound each. North Carolina, which he figured The legs are frozen and packed for sale to restaurants. would be ideal for that purpose, as there was plenty of water close . Eventually we came up with the Navy, until 1952, when he to the surface. the frog my father and I now went to work ashore. He still Arkansas-Newfoundland Cross raise. We call it the Giant Food maintains his membership in the He dug the first of his frog JFrog." Union. ponds in 1953 and then set about Any Seafarer who is interested Now Reynolds produces frogs finding the proper kind of frog for which weigh up to two pounas, in frog farming instead of chicken his project. "Most of the frog legs some having legs weighing a half- farming is invited to write him at you eat in restaurants are gigged pound each. At any given time he Box 3556, Baltimore. 14, Maryland, wild in Southern swampo. A great will have as many as 30,000 bull­ or at the Carolina Frog Farms, many legs are imported from Cuba frogs croaking in the ponds—not Route 4, Whiteville, NC. "I will and some from Japan. What I did conducive to sleep, perhaps, but be glad to send a free brochure was to get hold of a big frog called soothing to the pocketbook. about my frog farm and answer the Newfoundland which had. been any questions," he concludes. Each of the frog ponds is divided bred by a frog farmer in New into breeding and growing areas. Orleans. I bred this with an Ar­ kansas swamp frog and mated the The tadpoles live off vegetation offspring with an imported breed while the larger frogs eat carp minnows. The ponds are seeded with the carp, which do very well on stale bread and produce huge quantities of minnows to keep the Labor and management bargain­ frogs happy. ing representatives for 45 Pacific Seafarers mailing in checks Coast pulp and paper mills have Commutes By Air or money orders to the Union reached agreement for an aver­ When the frogs are ready for to cover dues payments are age wage increase of cents per urged to be sure to make all of market, they are dressed, quick- hour for some 19,500 employees frozen and packed in five-pound them payable to the SIU-A&G boxes which wholesale at $1.65 to in Oregon, Washington and Cali­ District. $2 a pound. The business is doing fornia. The agreement, whiclr Some Seafarers have sent in so well that Reynolds now com­ will go into effect June 1 if ap­ checks and money orders in the mutes in his own airplane be­ proved, will also increase employ­ names of individual headquar­ tween his farm and Baltimore, er contributions to the health and ters officials. This makes for^a where he operates an electrical welfare plans to about 80 percent problem in bookkeeping which of the cost. The bargaining was business. can be avoided if checks are Reynolds sailed with the SIU between representatives of the made out to the Union directly. from 1946, when he came out of United Papermakers and Paperworkers, , the International Broth­ erhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, and the Pa­ cific Coast Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers. Make Checks To'SIU-A&G' Your Gear for ship • • . for shhre Whafever you need, In work or dress gear, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Khakis Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage SEA CHEST LABOR ROIINR-IIP Free Polish Fjeet Plan In Lay-Up i Frog breeding farm owned by Seafarer Douglas Reynolds near Whireviile, NC, sometimes has as many as 30,000 bullfrogs on tap. Tadpoles live off vegetation, while larger frogs eat carp minnows. The ponds are seeded with carp. June 7, 1957 LOG Members of the Air Line Pilots Association in good standing shared a cash dividend of $314,000 on dues paid into the union. The association constitution places a ceiling of $2.5 million or $275 per active member, whichever is the greater, on ALPA net worth. Any surplus over operating expenses is to be returned to the membership as dividends. This year's return was-estimated at 17 percent. t> t> ii Workers in the General Electric Tube Plant at Anniston, Alabama, members of the International Union of Electrical Workers, adopted a strike authorization vote in protest to the company's plan to make them wear "monkey suits." The company plans to dress the 700 employes in pre­ scribed uniforms; girls in all the white, and the men in either a white shirt with gray, blue or tan pants, or a gray shirt with gray pants, blue shirt with blue pants, tan shirt with tan pants. Each employe was to be given two $10 certificates with which to purchase . The first post-war ship to fly the their "monkey suits." flag of free Poland has gone out of $• 3« 3" operation after 15 months of world­ Construction has begun on the wide tramping. The Liberty Wolna $2.6 million ILGWU - financed Polska (Free Poland) paid off last Puerto Rican housing develop­ month and was returned to the ment program. It will consist of American owners it had been 250 houses at a cost of $1.6 million chartered from last year. The in the Reparto Santiago Iglesias, honoring Santiago Iglesias Pantin, opprat'ors said they were giving it a founder of the Puerto' Rican la­ up because current cargo rates had bor movement. The other $1 mil­ made profitable operation impos­ lion will-go into units being built sible. At the same time, the operators in the adjoining Altamesa project. About one half of the 400 homes said that plans for keeping a free being built will be available to Polish merchant marine alive had not been dropped entirely, and ILG members on the island. that the company was scouting for 4" J" 3" another ship. ^ About 150,000 members of The Wolna Polska was operated Georgia labor unions have merged under Liberian registry, and their former state federation and manned by an all Polish crew. It industrial council, into a state­ was supported by a group of Polish wide AFL-CIO central federation. Under the terms of their new business men from New York and charter, William A. Cetti, former Philadelphia. The ship had a man­ president of the state federation, ning scale of 40, and paid wages was elected president and W. H. higher than standard on European Montague, former head of the ships. Crewmembers were also state CIO group, executive vice- pai(^ overtime rates. The crew was recruited from president. In pi'esenting the char­ ter, R. J. Thomas, special assistant Polish seamen who had fled Com­ to AFL-CIO President George munist Poland. Some had sailed Meany, emphasized that despite on American ships, and others w,ere the "delicate problem of equality working in the British merchant of the races," in the south, "the fleet, and on ships oif other Euro­ , policy of the AFL-CIO is that any­ pean nations, The Wolna Polska always flew body who pays . dues has equal the flag of pre-Communist Poland. rights.'V ^ �V, p;,-.;, .._; - June 7, 1957 HEAFARERS LOG JN"' •;'••?. TafSbf •> .1 '-Vn SlU AFFILIATES CREW NEW PASSENGER SHIP The fourth new US-flog Pacific liner to come out in six months, the new Motsonio, like the rest, is manned by SlU Pacific Dis­ trict crews. Deck chores are handled by the Sailors Union of the Pacific, black gang jobs by the Marine Firemen's Union, and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union mans the galley and dining rooms. Due to start on her maiden voyage from Los Angeles to Hawaii next week, the 26,150-ton liner features a $20 million beautifying job and is fully air-conditioned jt her seven decks. She has a speed ot 20.5 knots. Her dimensions ore 6^8 feet bow to stern, and 82 feet in the beam. Bosun Stan Kalino (left) and Pete Da Catte, AB, both SUP men, apparently find plush liner to their liking. Reconditioned at cost of $29 million, the new Matsonia is the third ship of that name operated by Matson. She will be a companion ship to the Lurline on the popular Hawaiian run. She is shown In NY before leaving for special Caribbean cruise on trip around to West Coast. -'i i • "•"'J j 1 ' I �Pagre Tea i ; Jdie 7. UFI SEAFARERS LOG Three More Onassis Ships Co, MA Gives Final Approval NEW YORK—^Three more Onassis-controlled vessels, the Heywood Broun,, the Lake George, and the last of the Western Tankers fleet, the Montebello Hills, have transferred to the Liberian flag, reports Claude Simmons, port agent. The Heywood Broun, of Victory Carriers, as r^orted in the last SEAFARERS LOG, switched while in Pireaus, Greece, the Lake George (US Pe­ 16,700 TONS troleum) while in South AmeHca, t"] Copoclfy: 141,150 bbh. and the Montebello Hills while in Corpus Chrlsti, Texas. The run­ aways were authorized under a 46,000 TONS transfer-and-build agreement be­ tween the Maritime Administra­ Copodly: 395,588 bblf. tion and an Onassis-controlled group of companies. Under the agreement, the group is authorized to transfer 12 tank­ 100,000 TONS ers and 2 Libertys to the Liberian Capacity: 825,000 bbb. flag. In return, Onassis is to build three supertankers, two of 50,000 tons and one of 100,000 tons. The MA, on^May 23 of this year, gave final approval for the trans­ Strides in tanker construction since World War II are typified in fers, after the companies had al­ scale reproductions of the war-built T-2$, present-day 46,000-ton ready switched most of the 14 ves­ supertankers and the proposed Onassis super-supertanker of 100,sels to the Liberian flag. Under 000 tons. Onassis has won approval for transfer of 12 tankers, the terms of the final approval, mostly T-2s, plus two Libertys in exchange for construction of one the receipts of the Liberian cor­ 100,000-tonner and two of about 46,000 tons. poration which will own the ships, the Alexander S. Onassis Corpo­ ration, will be deposited with the Grace National Bank, New York, and held in trust until the fulfill­ ment of the contract for the build­ ing of the three tankers. Final approval, and the setting up of the trust agreement, came after sharp criticism at recent Con­ gressional hearings over the lack of adequate guarantees that con­ The Mayflower II, beating its way leisurely across the At­ struction of the promised vessels would be carried through. The lantic at two to five knots is liable to get a somewhat mixed three "supers" are still on the welcome in the States, the "Wall Street Journal" reports. drawing board according to latest Rebels from down Virginia • reports. way are a little miffed at the tatively testing the North Atlantic Added to this, the Office of De­ impression left by Bostonians route, she hastily veered south and fense Mobilization has granted the that they got to America first, and set her course in semi-tropic lati­ Onassis group a 40 percent fast tax the New England Yankees are a tudes. Any Seafarer who has write-off on the construction of little unhappy over the way New ridden an empty Liberty back from the 100,000-ton ship. The 40 per­ York promoters are cashing in on Northern Europe can tell you that cent allowance is on an estimated the show. her skipper made a very sensible expenditure of $51,300,000. The Virginians have been mak­ decision. . The companies involved are Vic­ ing some nasty remarks in public tory Carriers, US Petroleum Car­ and private about the Mayflower II riers, Western Tankers, and Tra­ because it's pretty well taken away falgar Steamship Company. With the play from the 350th anniver­ these latest exchanges there are sary of Jamestown, Virginia, the only two ships left to be trans­ first permanent English settlement ferred. They are the Louis Emery in the New World. The James­ Jr. (Victory Carriers) and the Bat­ town people have worked up quite tle Rock (USPC). They are ex­ a promotion including pageants pected to switch flags within a few and other tourist attractions but weeks. find that the Mayflower is stealing There was some difficulty filling much of their thunder. jobs and obtaining replacements Long After Pocahontas during the past period, Simmons An indignant Richmond news­ announced. Although shipping has paper editor has blasted the whole not been booming, it has held its Mayflower sailing as a "phony." own and is now normal in this After all, the Virginians point out. port. "Registration and shipping Captain John Smith's head had have been running neck and neck," already been saved by Pocahontas he said. We paid off a total of 23 years before the Pilgrims weighed vessels, signed on five, and serv­ anchor and headed for Plymouth. iced 10 in-transit ships. So far, no word has been heard The ships paying off were Alcoa yet from St. Augustine, Florida, Puritan, Alcoa Partner, Alcoa which can sneer down the end of Planter, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Peg­ its nose at both Jamestown and asus (Alcoa); Seatrain's Georgia, Plymouth since it was settled in Savannah, Texas, Louisiana; CS 1565 by the Spaniards, 42 years be­ Norfolk, Bents Fort (Cities Serv­ fore the English got around to the ice); Dorothy, Beatrice, John C, New World. Kendell, Elizabeth, Ines, Frances, The New Englander's peeve at Kathryn (Bull); Iteel Artisan, (Isth­ New York comes from the fact that mian); Seatiger (Colonial); Max- the ship will stop at Plymouth for ton (Pan-Atlantic); Mary Adams just one week on her arrival here (Bloomfield) and the Robin Good- and will spend the summer at a fellow (Seas). Manhattan pier entertaining visi­ The John C. Kendall, Ines tors at 90 cents a throw. Feelings (Bull); Robin Mowbray (Seas); have been partially soothed by the Mankatc Victory (Victory Carriers) knowledge that the ship will dock and the Hurricane (Waterman) at Plymouth permanently, with one SHORE WEAR f SEA GEAR signed on. New England paper declaring, The Seatrain New Jersey, Sea- "Any Yankee who condemns the SEA GEAR f SHORE WEAR train New York (Seatrain); Robin British for wanting the vessel to Mowbray (Seas); Alamar, Texmar, spend some time in New York for Losmar, Marymar (Calmar); Coa- the clear and time-tested and ad­ linga Hills (Pan-Atlantic) and the mirable purpose of making money Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Partner isn't much of a Yankee." (Alcoa) were in transit. As for the ship itself, after ten­ Rebs Hot As Yank Ship Steals Show — for SlU MEMBERS! EveffiituHGybo NBSVinSSAGEAd ANOSrtCJReWEAKFfiQMATEOJHBIWSM AUATSRECIALseAomrpRKES your SEA CHEST ROBIN HOOD («•••), Aarii If — Chairman, M. Kaaenhatan; Secretary, H. R. Dembrawikl. Disputed overtlma, man lossad tor aoing ts hos­ pital and tima off for tha steward department to be taken up with the patrolman at the payoff. The depart­ ment was not run very efficiently at first but tha steward looked into it and there has been an improvement. Motion that the steward's department be able to have time off by doubling ^up and making sure that the work is 'done properly. Discussion on the mo­ tion: This is so that the steward can be able to give his men time off without Interference from topside. This can be done as the steward de­ partment has a certain amount of work to be done and as long as it is done to everyone's satisfaction there is no reason why the men can't have time off. Anyone fouling up to be subject to action by the Union. Tliis room, so all could see notices. The water taken on board la Guanlca should be changed if possible. WARRIOR (Waterman), April 17— Chairman, K. Beekerlchi Secretary, M. Rlliott. Discussion on water pressure aft. Ship came out of shipyard re­ pair and water tanks were cleaned, water to be flushed out and changed in New Orleans. Discussion on operating of washing machines'. Vote of thanks to steward department for good food and service. May 7 — Chairman, K. Beckerlch; Secretary, M. Riliott. Quarters need painting. Suggested that the patrol man see quarters and check on liospit.-il. Ship's delegate to show patrol man toilets and showers aft. Discus sion on washing machines, that cur­ few should be made on it for 10 PM. Suggested that garbage can not be washed in sinks in iaundry. CHICKASAW (Pan Atlantic), May S —Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, H. B. Hastings. The ice making machine is going to be repaired in port if it is possible. If not here, it Will be •fi-xed in Port Newark. Request to have Icuk from water line, in crew passage­ way (Ixed. New delegate elected. Plca.<;e turn off motor in wasliing ma­ chine when finished. Vote of thanks to steward's department for fine food and sei-vice. Vote of thanks to Brother ''Ballard fur a Job well done as our ship's delegate for the past 2',s muntlis. motion -was passed 'unanimously. Mo­ tion that the ship's delegate write hq and explain all the logs for men -going to hospital, and all other in­ cidents so that they may have an idea of what la going on this trip. Also, that the ship's delegate write about the.first assistant turning him to on day work after his arm was put in a cast. One minute of silence fur our departed brothers. It was decided that the department beads should know right after the election who the delegates are. Deck delegate sug­ gested that deck head and showers he scraped and painted. Discussion was held about the menus. Steward said that we had plenty of meat but were short on vegetables and fruit because they had a flood in Lourence Marquos and he couldn't get any tlierc. Sug­ gested that screen doors be locked and everyone help keep steveadores out of passageways. A vote of thanks given to the crew mess for doing a good Job under trying conditions. Also thanks given to the passenger mess for helping out and thanks also given to the chief cook. CALMAR (Cslmsr), March 5—Chair­ man, T. Jackson; Socratary, A. Byr-ant. New delegates elected.. Discus­ sion on fans in mess room,' also on washing machine being fixed. Also see if a fan can be put in ahip's laundry. April 1$—Chairman, ZaIaskI; Sacratary, T. Jackson. Washing machine has been repaired. Some fans to be fixed. Have officers mess room door repaired so that it can be closed without slamming. Tubs in laundry to he clean after use. There it a leak in deck dept. toilet. HILTON (Bull), May 4—Chairman, P. Calebough; Sacretary, H. Dombranskl. Engine dept. repairs being taken care of as fast, as possible. Painting foc'sles and showers being done and mess hall and pantry painted. Many other repairs completed. New list presented to mate. Wiper Took sick from ptomaine poisoning while in Sun Juan and was under doctor's care. Reported to chief engineer and first assistant with doctor's affidavit and was excused for having missed ship to Ponce. Safety meeting to be held the second of each month and all members of all departments are asked to cooperate with ideas concerning safety. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), May S — Chairman, J. Samtal; Sacretary, F. Motus. NMU workaway died at lea of a heart attack. Headquarters was notified by radiogram. Repair list turned in to dept. head. Few beefs to be squared by patrolmen at payoff. NATIONAL LIBERTY (American Waterways), April 21—Chairman, P. Lolaat; Secretary, B. Bryant Jr. Laun­ dry and recreation rooms to be kept clean. Repair list to be turned in two (2) weeks ahead. EMILIA (Bull), April *—Chairman, N. Ramlay; Sacralary, H. Plarca. S18.23 in ship'a fund. S13.23 of this money was taken to buy flowers for one of the crew's kin who died. Ship's delegate to aee patrolman at payoff about getting a better grade of meat. Discussion about preparation of soups and menus. Discussion pro and con pertaining to relocation of washing machine. Crew not to ait in door­ ways. Discussion about safety aboard ship. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, Dalman. Bosun spoka on cooperation on flushing of toilets. Ex­ planation on ordering milk so there will be enough of a supply for sail­ ing. Keys needed for mess rooms. See delegate for repairs. May 4—Chairman, A. Dalman; Sac­ ratary, T. Vaushan. Ona meeting only should ba held on short trips. ANGBLINA (Bull), March 17—Chair­ man, O. Walfar; Sacratary, J. Gatlaghar. Safety committee elected with one member from each department. Vote of thanlu to tha steward'! de­ partment especially tha chief cook and bakar. Discussiona wars held on lockers naadlng repairs. Bulletin boards to bo moved in to tho mesa- . CITIES SERVICE BALTIMORE (CS), May 5—Chairman, 6. E. Phlliipsr Sscre.ary, H. Jamion. All disputed over­ time has been straightened out. All repairs have been brought to the captain's attention. All men are asked to leave their rooms clean and take any beef through their delegate so as not to hold up payoff. Laundry is on shipyard list. Clean rooms, bring all beefs to delegate. No drinking or ' fouling up on payoff. ALCOA CLIPPER (Aicos) May S— Chairman, E. Moyd; Secretary, L. Nicholas. Special meeting was called to order by the ship's delegate in re­ gards to the Trinidad shoregang work. Also a general discussion on whether there is any overtime lost due to tlicir work. Engine department finds no discrepancies. Steward the same. M, S/C that all if any shoregang be slopped in Trinidad, only bau.\itc be allowed aboard. ALCOA PE9ASUS (Alcoa) May II— Chairman, R. Danislsi Sacretary, R. J. V/endsll. No beefs. Ship safety mcccing held. Repair list turned in. $M in ship's fund. $39.37 spent for baseball equipment and chessboard. $10.63 left in ship's fund. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa) May 13— Chairman, C. Malettel; Secratary, A. Anderson. Exerything running smooth­ ly. New washing machine placed in Port of New York, at last voyage, no major beefs. $63.23 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks to steward department for good show and service suggesting steward not to use the washing ma­ chine for ship's linen. Steward asked to request for more bath towels, and to order more army cots. COE VICTORY (Victory Carriers) April 27—Chairman, J. Nicholson; Secretary, J. Brighan. No beefs. $14.30 originally in ship's fund. $.30 spent for stamps and telephone calls. Now $14.00 In fund. New delegate elected. Storm doors in need of repair. Keep Koreans out of passage ways. Repair lists to be turned in as soon as pos­ sible. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi) March 3 —Chairman, J. Bates; Secretary, E. Sahuque. No beefs. New delegate elected. $27.33 in ship's fund. Brother Ernest Janosko was elected ship dele­ gate by all brothers and Brother Sa­ huque was elected in a secret meet­ ing. Put all excess linen in linen bags. A vote of thanks to all brothers from the steward for the flowers they sent to his mother when she passed away on .'!-26-37. May 12—Chairman, Jack Batas; Secretary, E. Sahuqua. No beefs, so far but will see agent in New Orleans about putting 120 days' stores on ail Delta Line ships Instead of S3 or 90 days. Africa runs need 120 days and lots of extra fresh vegetables. HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Carrlers) March 24—Chairman, P. Malhsrth; Sacratary, S. Schrotar. Our washing machine ii new and the main beefs are that they have to leave it clean for the next fellow. Ask ship's delegate to get in touch with radio operator to have loudspeaker repaired in crew mess' for the news. Inform about what kind of money the captain will put in the next port. WILD RANGER (Waterman) May S —Chairman, C, tawson; Sacratary, D, Ruddy. Brother Black asked all dele­ gates to cooperate in handing in re­ pair lists. S17.27 in ship's fund. A motion was made and accepted unanimously, to extend a vote of thanks and appreciation to all the Union officials who participated in the recent eighth biennial convention. Also to concur and accept minutes of same. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa) April IS— Chairman, T, Waslluk; Secretary, D. W, Frank. Exerything is running smoothly. No beefs. Ask the brothers not to bring any mangos or trees into the States unless the okay is given by the Agriculture Department in San Juan. The fishing was very had this trip, we did not go to St. Croix. Everybody was very sad, bet­ ter luck next trip. Motion made by Brother Soto and seconded by Bro­ ther John that aupper ba put in iaundr.v room also install port hole in hos'n fos'sle. Brother John elected chip's reporter. �'• '^pMyfr^^' •' Vi>;' ^rae 7,1957 SEAFARERS 'Over The Side' In \x.. Pace Elerca LOG MA Orders Hearing On Waterman Subsidy WASHINGTON—^An application for subsidy on five serv­ ices by the Waterman Steamship Company has started on its slow grind through the Governmental machinery. The Fed­ eral Maritime Board has taken strenuously to the Water­ the initial step by ordering a object man bid. A key element in any hearing on the application, subsidy is whether the service but no date has been set for the hearing to begin. Meanwhile, however, the Board has directed one of its subsidiary offices to gather information and make a preliminary recommenda­ tion before the actual hearings open. If past subsidy hearings are any indication, it will be many months before final action is taken on the subsidy bid. The SlU-contracted operator is asking for subsidy on the following trade routes: • US Gulf to the United King­ dom and northern Europe, 30 to 42 sailings annually. • Atlantic and Gulf-California service to the Far East, 18 to 30 sailings annually. • Pacific Coast to the Far East, 30 to 42 sailings annually. • North Atlantic to Northern Europe, 18 to 30 sailings annually. • US Gulf to Mediterranean and Black Sea, 18 to 39 sailings an­ nually. Since many of the Waterman subsidy requests would overlap routes already served by other sub­ sidized lines, it can be expected that these other companies wiil List Details in Cables To Union <5i«l5Af^/ar^ In the few short years of its existence, the SIU Canadian District has compiled a notable record. After breaking the Communist grip on Canadian seamen, the Canadian District has driven ahead on both coasts and on the Lakes in an area that has been infested in the past with an assortment of company unions and "independent" outfits. The tremendous growth of Canadian industry has been "We have a top notch chief elec­ fertile soil for the "independents" as Canadian workers come trician on board this tub," reports off the farms, out of the fishing villages and the lumber Steve Bergeria, ship's reporter of camps to get jobs in industry. With the development of the the Robin Kirk. The electrician, Jim Banners, picked up three extra St. Lawrence Seaway, a whole new area was opened up in movies to show which the danger of company union penetration was very the men, and be­ real. tween reels en­ The Canadian District, however, has moved rapidly in tertained them with lively chat­ this area, as it has many times in the past few years, to as­ ter and cokes. sure that Canadian seamen and boatmen get proper union "He even ran the movies two representation. The issue has not yet been decided, but it nights in a row, looks like the eventual outcome will be a contract and union so all of the men protection for another group of Canadians under the Cana­ would have a chance to see dian District banner. Manners 4 4" 4 them." You can't beat that for service. 3l» 4" 4" Stewards again made most of the ships' minutes news. Delegate M. E. Mullins of the DeSoto writes that the crew gave a vote of thanks to "Scotty" Malvenan and the en­ tire stewards department for "ex­ cellent meals and service." From the Florida State came a note of appreciation to the galley depart­ ment for a job well done and for their culinary efforts. Others also mentioned were stewards on the Wild Ranger, Mankato Victory, Alcoa, Pegasus, Ocean Evelyn, Charles C. DuMalvenan naif. Seat rain Louisiana, Andrew Jackson, Rebec­ ca, Kenmare and the Seagarden. It looks like the eating and service is good wherever Seafarers are. When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ship's crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. currently provided by US operators 13 adequate. Along with Waterman, other major unsubsidized operators now seeking Government aid are Isth­ mian, Isbrandtsen and States Marine. If subsidies were granted to all of these companies, the action would eliminate, for prac­ tical purposes, any unsubsidized offshore operation in the dry cargo liner field. Jobs Plentiful, Seattle Claims SEATTLE—Although not com­ ing close to last period's four-year record high shipping total, job ac* tivity in this area has continued to be very good. Shipping ran way ahead of A and B registration with more C cards taking jobs than Class A men^ The Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clip­ pers), Fairport (Waterman) and John C (Atlantic Carriers) paid off and signed on. The Flomar, Calmar, Yorkmar, and Pennmar (Calmar) were in transit. All were reported in good shape. fair' Shipping In San Fran. SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping in the bay area has continued to be fair with little change expected. The Jean LaFitte, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and Longview Victory (Victory Carriers) signed on while the Chickasaw, Andrew Jackson (Waterman); Steel Vendor, Steel Flyer (Isthmian); Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers), Calmar (Calmar) and Ocean Dinny (Ocean Transport) were in transit. 4- Raft Sinks Short Of Goal 111 Doubt? Blame Unions Operating on the theory that there is a little good in every­ thing, a "Reader's Digest" article this month ponders- what "good" may yet result from the Stockholm-Andrea Doria col­ lision last July. The tragic loss of the Titanic, it recalls, pro­ duced the International Safety Patrol and consequent lessen­ ing of the ice hazard for ships at sea. The article then notes the general agreement among mar­ ine investigators that a lack of internationally accepted safety rules, too great reliance on radar and the companies' desire for speed above all else all contributed heavily to the smashup off Nantucket last July 25. But now it abruptly sidetracks. In a "smash" finish, it heaps the blame for ship safety prob­ lems on American maritime unions, quoting the usual anony­ mous disgruntled skippers who find it hard to accept the fact that crewmembers have rights. This is a tired old formula admittedly, for just where do American sailors fit into the picture when an Italian liner and a Swedish liner hit each other in mid-Atlantic? The SIU, in fact, negotiated its own safety program over 18 months ago. Isn't it too early for the silly season, even up at Pleasantville? »« « f » • « 1 An attempt ot a sort of reverse "Kon-Tiki" comes to an end as the bamboo raft Tahiti-Nui (top, right) begins to break up while under tow by the Chilean frigate Baquedano. Five crewmen on the raft, which later sank, tried to sail from Tahiti to South America to prove that Polynesians could have migrated to South America in the pre-Christian era. The raft was disabled obout 400 miles from the. coast of, Chile. •J �Pag# Twelve Tribute To A Skipper FOIK MUSIC? Passenger Lauds Artisan Galley Crew Can't Take It Or Leave It Music may have its merits on a ship, but some of it isn't going over too well with SIU crewmen on the Afoundria. The gang that lives back aft doesn't mind too much when ship's delegate Robert Walton treats them to Beethoven, Bach or Schubert through his hi-fi sys­ tem. They just figure he's going a little too far when he makes his captive audience listen tn Japan­ ese folk music, "especially when the ship isn't going to Japan." They went just about every­ where else on the Far East cir­ cuit, however, and hit different extremes in weather each time. Takoa, Formosa, was hot; Keelung, Formosa, was wet; Naha, Okinawa, A solemn gathering attended by all hands marked the recent was just right (the girls were "Scattering of the Ashes" services held aboard the Texmar for the nice, too, they say), and Kunsan, late Capt. John Dunn, formerly of the Oremar. The ceremony was Korea, was too cold. The cargo conducted by Capt. Charles B. Dunn of the Texmar (reading in was assorted enough to match the foreground, left), a cousin of the deceased, southeast of Cape Hat^ weather; they carried a variety of teros while the vessel was stopped. Below is a poem sent along vehicles ranging from new '57 with the photo, which aptly suits the ocasion. No names were Chryslers and Olds cars to light tanks. given. "The crew has been cooperating fully on the safety program," Wal­ ton adds, "but that's as far as it's Change Of Command going. Topside just doesn't seem to care if any suggestion involves Proud the vessel, as it lies alight. spending a dollar, although the Still and solemn on this quiet night. company will scream when some­ Save for nature's scattered sounds of might one gets hurt and sues." As hawsers stir within their bight. Fore and aft surge the lines. Rhythmic, gentle swaying, to soundless chimes; In tribute they sound their lasting tone There's nothing like a good Farewell to a captain, who now sails alone. skull session to clear the air Alone, no longer commanding an earthly ship, aboard ship. This was aptly Passage only granted, on this his final trip. demonstrated recently on the Robin Hood, "as everybody Pilot of pilots guides his spread of sail got 'inta'd'act' . . . discussions Hands steady and firm, at the Downeaster's wheel. ranged from gripes about pres­ The winds and weather will trouble him no more. ent purser to the price of Nor need he look again to that faraway shore. eggs," said ship's delegate Har­ Or be beckoned by a familiar whistle buoy's moan old E. Rosencrans. "It was ac­ knowledged by most members And the soft whispering of a friendly diaphone; to be the most comprehensive His profession no longer can demand. meeting called in many a day. For Cod is now captain, and in command. Everybody had a small quarrel and now that the meeting's over everybody feels better." A less cheerful note concerned the death of 2nd electrician Sam Cornog at Beira, PEA, in whose memory the traditional one minute of silence was ob­ WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. SIU, A&G District Terminal 4-3131 served. Cornog's body was BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn due to be returned on the Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 HYacinth 9-6165 Robin Grey, which was in BOSTON 279 State St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-014O Beira at the same time. Meeting is Like A Tonic m: |sir' I n-'I fr IS'. 'ft HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. A. Michelet. Agent Capital 7-6558 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Editor, Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 SEAFARERS LOG, MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 675 Fourth Ave., .VEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Lindscy Williams. 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NY 180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave.. NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Headquarters Phone: Woodward 1-6857 DULUTH SOUTH-CHICAGO • ••- • 531 W. RUchigan St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 To the Editon Enclosed Is a letter from on* of our passengers. Dr. Louis H. Jentgen, who, with his wife, made a trip around the world on this vessel, the Steel Artisan, along with other friends of his. Dr. Jentgen was a friend of every member of this crew. He went all the way cut to treat men who were sick and pro« vided many types of medicines which he carried along for this Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. purpose. We arc Indeed grate­ ful to him. Harry Banner Ship's delegate S' * * "To whom It may concern: "My association with the steward and his department on the Steel Artisan on our round the world cruise leaving New York on January 25th will be a lasting, memorable occa­ sion. "Richard Grant, the steward, was the optimum of help­ fulness. His associates in the galley were also helpful, kind­ ly men always solicitous of the welfare of the passengers and crew. It will be a long time till I could forget Ambrose, Darlo and Harry, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cooks, and I must not forget Fernando and CoUliis also. "1 would sure like to go to sea with such men again." Dr. L. N. Jentgen Columbus, Ohio t 3) Coal Oldtimers Dig In On Beef To the Editor: I am writing from Norfolk as one of the younger oldtimers down here on American Coal, trying to help our Union put this beef over for good. I must say the Union Is doing Its utmost to please the men who are answering the call. I left my ship In Good Hope, La, reported to SIU headquarters in New York, was flown down here and put in a good hotel with excellent meals. The special SIU coal beef of­ fice on Colley Street has all the coffee, coke, sandwiches, cake, cigars, cigarettes and even snuff (for those who use It) you can possibly use. There's free transportation to and from the hotel when we have to report to the Colley St. office. Men still arrive every day from New York, Mobile, Frisco, Seattle and all parts of United States to help this Union of ours put It over. On Thursday (May 16—^Ed.) two city transit buses were hired to transport us for an interview regarding jobs open on the coal ship Caslmlr Pulaski. The buses full of men were held up until midnight before the hiring was finished, but we did have all kinds of refreshments brought In for us. There were smokes, sandwiches, coffee, soft drinks, ice cream, etc., while the rival union had nothing for Its men. All next week we will be do­ ing the same. Even If It take* all around the clock w* will b* right behind our officlali her* to help them put It over. The reason I sat down to writ* this Is because t would Ilk* to convey something to our younger members. 1 know you are sorry you can't help at this time, because ot your youth, as you would gladly com* forward with tha aam* spirit. There are a great many men down here, and I won't reveal how many, but of the vast num­ ber of them from all over America I can truthfully say that they are all acting Ilk* gentlemen. None are drunk, all are orderly and they all hav* respect for what they stand for. They know they have a job to do and they do It. There were two police cara at the company office but the police sitting In those cars were bored; they knew they weren't needed. Even the police re­ marked how orderly the SIU men were. The next morning we re­ turned for standby hiring, but before the SIU left with Its buses full of men, we policed the grounds by picking up all .the trash, paper cups and wrap­ pers thatr might damage the standing of the SlU. In closing, I would like to say It Is a privilege to be an SIU man and a pleasure to be an oldtimer. Everything that can be done is being done, and is a credit to our Union. Charles J. Hartman Union Welfare Service Cheered To the Editor: As someone who has had oc­ casion to call upon the 'Welfare Services Department for help I can say that we are fortunate to have this kind of set-up in our union. I was aboard the Hastings in Europe when our son was born. Two days after birth he suffered a ruptured blood vessel In his head and had to be hopitalized promptly. Although I was not around to file the benefits form, Welfare Services saw to it that the hospital bill was taken care of promptly by checking on my seatime through the headquar­ ters records. Now the boy is getting special treatment In a clinic back home In Jacksonville for the condi- Now 16 months, Ralph Jr. Is pictursd Iii on *011/ photo. tlon that he developed as a re­ sult of this Injury. But I can ship out regularly, knowing that' while I am out at sea <tny fam­ ily will be taken care of If any emergency should come up. It certainly Is a great com­ fort to know that we have such service In the SIU and that we can leave our families knowing they are fully protected. Ralph Bumsed �Johe 195? MORNINe LI6HT (WatcrmanV May I—Chairman/ D. Claussen; Sacratary, "W. Moraa. Proper clothlna> cigarettes and tobacco to be put aboard before leaving port. Ship's delegate to get In touch with library for new books. Vote of thanks to steward department lor a job well done. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), March 3—Chairman, W. Johnson; Sec­ retary, J. Doyle. $10.4.5 in ship's ftind. Saw captain in regard to getting more cigarettes for crew, as officers are receiving more than crew. Captain will see purser on issue. Discussion on alien riding ship. To see if we can get him off at end of voyage. PENNMAR (Caimar), April 28—Chair­ man, V. Monte; Secretary, W. Kohut. Report on coal ships by delegate and his inspiring taiks on trying for this new organizing jobs for our future a vote of thanks for the good food and service. To raffle off radio and Iron. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), May 3— Chairman, P. Van Wygerden; Secfelary, F. Kustura, $20 in ship's fund. Discussion on getting wind shutes for quarters aft. All dirty linen to be turned in immediately. VALCHEM (Valentine Tankers), April 28—Chairmen, T. Hinson; Sec­ retary, W. Netta. $30 in ship's fund. Water fountain to be checked. All crew members that do not have bulk­ head shelves and locker shelves to report to the ship's delegate and he will see the captain about it. All crew members to come to messhall dressed properly. There will be no drinking and performing on vessel. Ciieck soap dishes and towel racks. FELTORE (Ore), May S—Chairman, A. Rosenbapt; Secretary, Q. Strick­ land. Few beefs squared away. Re­ pair list to be made out. Crew mem­ bers should be back one hour before sailing time. Sanitary equipment needed by the engine department. Steward should have enough silver­ ware and china for the crew. Con­ gratulations to headquarters for open­ ing the new SIU Health Clinic. JEAN LAFITTB (Waterman), March 28—Chairman, J. Touart; Secretary, Job security. He encouraged the old timers to take a hand in it. This has been a very pleasant trip because every one is doing their share in mak­ ing it a pleasant trip. Discussion of steward department heads. Discussion on salads. . MICHAEL (Carres), April 32—Chair­ man, J. Nuget; Sacratary, P. Cath- eart. Used ship's fund to wire for flowers. Oiler got burned on wash­ ing machine. New delegate elected. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Seat), April 2* —Chairman, N. Flowers; Secretary, W. Handershot. Suggestion that each man contributes to ship's fund at payoif. Bequest clarification on who has responsibility of issuing property passes. Members of deck department asked not to' use laundry for paint stowage. Note presence of cock­ roaches. Request fumigation. Dis­ cussed poor menu for Easter Sunday. ROBIN WENTLEY (Seas), May 4— Chairman, L. Karaiunas; Secretary, C. Mathews. Elected ship's delegate. Each man to give SI to ship's fund. Cofffee to be drawn from urn at night. Two hour limit suggested for clothes dryipg in fidley. Quiet requested in passageways during day to protect sleepers. Lookout changed to bridge because of danger on deck cargo. STEEL CHEMIST (isthmian), Dec. 23—Chairman, P. Spencer; Secretary, W. Thompson. $5.20 in ship's fund. The steward asks that any old torn linen found on change day or time of issue, be turned over to him and he will issue new ones. The washing machine is in bad shape. In order to make it last, tlie crew is asked to go easy on heavy washing. Jan. 20—Chairman, W. LaNasa; Sec­ retary, W. Gillespie. Crew to cut out drinking and arguing. Steward asked about keeping leftovers in tin cans over 48 hours limit. Said nothing can be done about it. $5.20 in ship's fund. Name caiiing to cease. A-B-C men all have equal voice In meeting. Feb. 22—Chairman, J. Norgaard. Beef on night lunch. Stores seem to be short. Food too highly seasoned. Discussion on rationing cigarettes. Liquor prohibited to the crew but not to officers. Taxi passes given to officers, and not to crew in foreign ports. Sanitary work not being done. Crew to come into messhall dressed properly. STEEL TRAVELER (isthmian), April 14—Chairman, R. Wentling; Secretary, J. Gregory. Medical check-up for crew. New mattresses are available. Proper clothes to be worn at meal­ time. $11 in ship's fund. $3 used for communication in Cochin, India. Donation to be made by crew for ship's fund. Vote"of thanks to stew­ ard department, and baker for his coffee time snacks. Vote of thanks also to captain and all topside officers. STONY POINT (USPC), May 1 — Chairman, E. Riity; Secretary, D. Sheehan. Steward department given Burly Facre Thirteen SEAFARERS LOG W. LeVeen. The ship's delegate paid off on our arrival in Stockton. Cali­ fornia. William LeVecn elected this trip. Crew notified that draw in Korea will be in hwan, at the 500 to 1 dollar, exchange rate. A vote of thanks extended to Brother Jake Hansen for his generous contribution, to the ship's fund. May 5—Chairman, T. Touart; Sec­ retary, F. Amora. $16.55 in ship's fund. Instruct New York to have arrangements for passenger worka­ ways to have better accommodations on ship's such as staterooms, when available as poor, unsanitary rooms, are sometimes given to these men. Library books and magazines re­ ceived. Brother Touart volunteers to be ship's librarian, temporarily. Also members requested not to go over the ship's delegate's head, about ships business. Repair list discussed. MAE (Bull), April 18 — Chairman, Hipp; Secretary, J. Jakeski. Chief en­ gineer promised to cover bare steam lines on deck, some of the crew got burned. Aiuminum ladder for gang­ way ordered. One man missed ship in Baltimore. Have patrolman to check with chief engineer and make sure steam lines are covered. Check with headquarters and make sure new ladder for gangway is in Balti­ more. Agreed to get a new TV set since the old one is pretty well worn out. "We the crew on here are lOOC'o with the Union on whatever action may make in order to secure Ameri­ can coal for the SIU. And to hell with all the baloney Joe Curran may put in the Pilot." May 10—Chairman, J. Jakelski; Sec­ retary, F. Bischoff. Everything seems to be running smoothly. Repairs from last trip are all in order. Aluminum ladder for the gangway Is on the dock waiting in Baltimore. New dele­ gate elected. Purchased new TV set in New York and a new TV antena in Houston and had radio repaired. $48.67 left in the fund. Better care to be taken of TV set and radio. Screen for portholes needed. FLORIDA STATE (Poncs Cement), May 7—Chairman, B. Varn; Secretary, J. Sersey. So far two men received transportation to port of engagement, other four men also will receive same before arrival in Ponce. It was men­ tioned that for safety purposes, lines should be stowed aft, also to get small wooden gangway replaced as someone may slip, or capsize the old one; and fall overboard. Also a couple of rafts were requested. A vote of thanks to the cooks for excellent food served. Our old ship's delegate was re-elected. CAROLYN (Bull), May 5—Chairman, E. Smith; Secretary, V. Laine. $27 in ship's fund. Suggestion made by en­ gine delegate that the stbd. ventila­ tor in top deck be extended to get more air; also that the umbrella on top stack be removed for the same purpose. Ice cream had to be con­ demned due to rising temperature in Ice cream box. CHiLORE (Ore), May 1—Chairman,, D. Waiters; Secretary, J. Grimes. $21.71 in ship's fund. Money owed to oiler whieh missed the ship, can give it to patrolman, or to the bosun. The bosun's room and the quartermaster's room to be fumigated. Not enough cups and glasses. LOOKOUT ON THE BOW -By Seafarer Richard Law- {Ed. note'. The following will prohahlif ring true with most deck gang men. It was re­ cently published in the "The Literary Quad," an annual publication of State Teachers College at West Chester, Pa., which Law now attends.) It is raining harder now than mere trickle of water. The water alls just make motion more imit was when you first went on stays cold, and it seeps down into comfortable. You wish you'wer# dungarees. They become so naked. watch. It always rains harder your The whistle groans again, and saturated that your rubber over- after you relieve the lookout. For two hours you stand on the slick, black deck of the bow and look for other miserable ships out in the storm with yours. The sting­ ing drops of water pelt your face and eyes until they force you to stare down momentarily at the gray, restless, riddled ocean. The deep, penetrating ship's whistle moans scoldingly, chiding you be­ cause you relaxed. You are sharp again until a gust of wet wind slaps your face. Its sfjlt irritates your skin, and you curse loudly. You trudge the nar­ row breadth of the forecastle deck several times until lifting your boois gets tiresome. They contain so much water now that you con­ sider heaving them overboard. Somebody must be responsible for your hateful situation. You would like whoever he is to suffer your punishment for awhile. Now the steady downpour finds a little hole or rip in your jacket and begins to leak through it. The cold water tickles your skin for a few minutes until you want to scream. Then it stops because your wet shirt's so cold against your back that you can't feel a Echo Of 1492 Seafarer Star Wells, carpen­ ter on the John C. Kendall, looks over a replica of Colum­ bus' flagship Santa Maria at Barcelona, Spain. The origi­ nal Santa Maria was wrecked on the first voyage to the US. Rx Via Radio Hook-Up Saves Sherwood Man A rash of mishaps dogged the Robin Sherwood all the way from the US to East Africa, but the SIU ship managed to come home last week in good shape. The melee got underway in"*" New York last winter, when with calls for medical assistance. the stern swung out while the "He got the Argentine liner bowline was still on the dock and struck a submerged object. In Capetown the anchor windlass went "kaput," and all along the coast delays stretched every oneday stop into a week or more. "Back in East London on the return voyage, we had a big 15 tons to pick up but arrived there in the middle of a four-day Easter holiday for the port tugs and pilots. The ship to shore phone got so hot we had fire and boat drill," ship's delegate Joseph P. Wise commented. Twenty hours latdr they finally got the stuff aboard and sailed on. All was serene again on the way home until saloon messman Bob Powell got cramps in his right side, started vomiting, and Capt. H. M. Beholder "really started to wear out a path from the radio shack to the ship's hospital. Purser T. D. Davies took over here and began sharpening his needles, chief mate C. McNatt kept busy applying ice packs and radio op­ erator Henry Flack filled the air Pres. Peron, but it was sending in Spanish. Nobody could make it out until a Spanish-speaking deck man was roused and put to work as interpreter. The Peron's diagnosis was later confirmed by the Mooremac liner Brazil 1,000 miles away and, eventually, by the US Public Health Service in New York, which verified the doctor on the Brazil. "Following treatment, Powell came out of it under the watchful eyes of the purser and a night watch manned by the crew. We know we owe deep thanks to our captain and others here on the Sherwood, as well as the other ships and the USPHS, who all turned to in this medical emer­ gency," Wise added. Acknowledging the crew's thanks, Capt, Scholder replied: "Every task performed aboard ship is a matter of teamwork ... To those crewmembers who stood by all night while the patient was re­ ceiving treatment and sweating it out, my sincere thanks. All's well that end's well." you demand it to stop. You're satisfied when it does, until you visualize the mate sitting up in the wheelhouse drinking a cup of hot coffee, and releasing the whistle switch every minute or so. It's an inequitable system. His being sheltered makes your ex­ posure worse. You could use a cup of coffee, too. Now you wonder how long you must wait to be relieved. Your partner should have arrived long ago; so you muse uncharitably about him, and curse to yourself because he overslept. You get an­ grier when you picture him un­ concernedly drinking a second cup of coffee while-you are drowning in his stead. You are past rational exasperaHon now. For no sensible reason you sing to yourself. You sing some simple, annoying, repetitious lyric like, "Roly-poly ball, a penny a pitch," or "You ain't nothin' but a houn' dog," until you remember that, you're out here to listen also for whistle signals. You know now that anybody on any ship must be crazy. Now you imagine yourself re­ laxing in a comfortable cocktail lounge in Baltimore or Galveston. The tantalizing illusion aggravates your disposition, and you curse again. You are cursing things so readily now that you are emitting a profane soliloquy. "Pretty bad morning, huh?" Your relief man tells you that it's 4 AM, and that there is fresh coffee back aft. Immediately you are amiable and cheerful. You think he's a good shipmate, and you don't hesi­ tate to tell him courageously that the storm isn't bad compared with what it was. Now you hurry aft for coffee and a sandwich. A hot shower will make you feel like a new man. When A Fella Needs A Friend It happened on the North­ western Victory. A large sea flooded the oiler's foc'sle. He immediately yelled "Where's the delegate?" Due to^ his discom­ fort, It took a moment's hesita­ tion before he exclaimed "by God! I'm the delegate!" and took things over from there. What particular function would fall to the delegate in this sit­ uation is not disclosed, but it can be assumed that delegate Charles W. Brinton handled the emergency with dispatch from then on. R. E. Charroin was sec­ retary of the meeting at which the incident was reported. By Bernard Seaman I V �Pare Fonrteen SEAFARERS LOG AU The World's A Dish For Cooks Aboard Jean It's a three-ring culinary circus on the SS Jean these days, I with Danny Picarelli calling the shots as ringmaster and.chief | cook. Dieters and ulcer cases get a "When things are going little rough out there on deck break, too. "The meats are almost or in any other department, i always roasted or broiled, so that A. Aronica, DM {lefl), and night cook & baker F. Oliver team up (or a photo on deck. Ex-SIU Mate Keeps John B. In Top Shape "A seaman has to look around a long, long time be­ fore he finds a ship as good as the John B. Waterman," reports Anthony C. Aronica. "Morale and working conditions aboard our ship are excellent." One of the men responsible for this pleasant condition is chief mate C. Kean, a former SIU mem­ ber, Aronica points out. This adds force to the long-held SIU view that-the best ship's officers gen­ erally come out of the foc'sle. The practical knowledge they can bring to bear from their experience on the other side of the fence is al­ ways a valuable asset. Kean first joined the SIU In 1941, and retired in good stand­ ing in 1950. Better Relations "Crewmembers aboard this ship are proud to be shipmates with him," says Aronica. "We all be­ lieve that he is an asset not only for the company, but for our Union as well. His years of ex­ perience, plus his thorough under­ standing of the working agreement makes disputed overtime unheard of. "Most of the fellows are homesteading the ship. It's a home away from home," he adds. USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana B. J. Martin Eladio Aris Albert Martlnelli Fortunato Bacomo Vie Milazzo Frank T. CampbeU Joaquin Miniz John Driscoll Norman J. Moore Robert E. Gilbert W. P. O'Dea William Guenther Ben Omar Bart E. Guaranick George G. Phifer G. A. Puissegur John Haas Howard Haiiey George E. Renaie Percy Harreison Winston E. Renny Taib Hassen S. B. Saunders Billy R. HiU G. E. Shumaker Kevin B. Skeliy Thomas Isaksen Ira H. Kilgore Henry E. Smith Ludwig Kristianscn Stanley F. Sokol Frederick Landry Michael Toth Leonard Leidig Harry S. Tuttle A. McGuigan Virgil E. Wilmoth H. C. Mclssac Pon P. Wing BELLEVUE HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL . NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Clifford Vaughan Robert E. King USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY John Bednar D. Ryan-McNeiiie N. Bossanyl Ahmed Mchssiii Edw. T. CampbeU Thomas Moncho R. J. Cavanaugh Chas. Montgomery Haakon Mourn E. Cruz Arthur Cunningham Jan E. Mozden Howard B. Davis John O'Connor Raymond M. Davis J. Olabarrieta C. Palmer P. P. Dolendo Frank S. Paylor JuUus Ekman Frank Philip James H. Fisher Richard V. Gelling Jan PioiLowskl Edoardo Plscopo Burl Haire Paul Pope Jr. R. Hanssen Eustaqiilo Rivera Thomas Horan J. L. Roberts AUred Kaju sure takes the pressure off to sit even the guys with a few ulcers can down in that messhall and be enjoy them." The passengers and even a fin treated to some of that tasty chow," ship's delegate Dick Cummings re­ icky-eating skipper are going for the chow in a big ports. "As we all know, the garbage way. "Capt. Wil on a ship is half the battle anyway. lie T a u s e n d "We have corned beef and cab­ schoen, who used bage for the Irish; cabasse and to be known as pancakes for the Poles; sauerkraut 'the scourge of and speck for the Germans, and of the galley,' is just course, with due regard for his sitting back tak­ own nationality, a host of special­ ing it easy, and ties for the Italians. getting fat ^s a "I was on one ship with Danny butterball. when we even had wonton soup for Picarelli "There are no our Chinese AB!" Much of the credit for this happy 'short-cuts' taken in this galley state of culinary affairs is given to either. Everything is prepared the Juan Sanchez, 2nd cook. "Danny's way it should be even when some very lucky (and so are we) to have of these special creations take a Juan on his side. All his vegetables little extra time. We just hope are well-seasoned and cooked with Danny's 'love-life' in Philly doesn't the finesse of a first-class culinary interrupt his staying with us on here." artist," Cummings noted. Man Behind The Bar Seafarer Frank Bernotas mixes a few for friends at the Show Bar he fust opened with his brother, next to the Troc Burlesque House in Philadelphia. The lady is Marilyn Marshall, one of the headlineri from the nearby Troc. The bar's a union house, but Frank some­ times pinch-hits. He recently got out of the Army. Jose Rodriguez Stanley H. Vernui Charles Roosa Jack E. Williams R. VeUinga USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler James Lauer Siegfried GnRtke John C. Palmer MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Max Acosta Billy E. Harris Joseph Arnold Carle C. Harris Elmer Baker James Haynes Burnctte Brown Wm. F. Healey Harold Clyatt Herman Kemp Estaban Conquet J. D. McDaniels Victor B. Cooper Edw. F. McGowan James R. Dayton Francisco Mayo Thomas Finnerty William Mellon Claudius Fisher Raymond Perry Guy G. Gage Edw. P. Scherzer Joseph GiU Wm. L. WiUiams Gorman T. Glaze Dexter WorreU USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Samuel E. A. Bayne Kenneth A. LaRose Patrick J. Devine Ammon J. Pago Wm. v. Kouzounas USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Raymond G. Atwell M. N. Gcndron M. J. Blrrana J. B. Lippencott G. H. Bryan G. Syensson HOTEL DIEW NEW ORLEANS, LA. John Long USPHS HOSPITAL ORLEANS, LA. WiUiam Bargone Erik Berg Joseph BattagUa John W. Bigwood Charles R. Bourg Michael Pardur Winford Powell Henry ChUdress William Clark Randolph Ratcliff F. Regalado John B. CoUins Donald Dambrino Ray R. Richardson Serio M. DeSosa L. Robertson William DrlscoU Toxie Sanford John East Joseph D. Saxon L. Fiorentino John Schupstik Walter Gels WUliam Scruggs Leon Gordon Toeiil Smigielski Wm. Havelin Wert A. Spencer Maiden Hibbs Rufus Stough George Hobbs L. A. Strickland James Hudson A. E. Swenson Foster Juneau Gerald L. Thaxton Edward G. Knapp Lonnie R. Tickle Duska P. Korolia Manuel R. Traba Charles Lambert Dolphus Walker Leo Lang Herman Winborn William Lawless David Witty Robert McLamore Cliffoid Wuerll Jack Moore D. G. Zerrudo Michael Muzlo Jacob Zimmer Efthimios Pappas USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John C. Carolan Michal Mlchallk Herman A. Carson Alonzo M. Milefski Noah C. Carver Fred M. Morris Cecil C. Gates Agustin G. Oporto A. A. Kessen James A. Waller Alexander Leiner USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Louis Cevette BlUie Padget Jimmie Littleton J. A. Richardson Billie R. Meeks Troy Thomas H. T. Nungezer USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. Wayne T. Center Obert J. Morgan Thomas J. ConneU Harry S. Murray Donald J. Dahline Carlos Rodriguez Thomas Galvin G. R. ScharteU W. W. McDaniel Homer L. Spencer Jhtie 7, 1957 Homesteaders Taken To Task a few chickens—if the neigh­ boring farmer grows grain. All of this sums up the arro­ gant homesteader who never really was a good Union man in the first place. "There ought to be a law," as some­ one once said. M. Gottschaik 4i 4" To the Editor! This is all about "hom^steaderitls," a little-known dis­ ease that Is actually killing many of our brothers (mentally, of course). But It is in no way intended to refer to many of our brothers who, due to family financial commitments are compelled to stay on the ship, often against To the Editor: I would appreciate very much their wishes. I am referring If you would print this message of thanks to the entire crew of the Del Norte for their generous contribution to me during my illness aboard ship. It made me feel good to know that I belong to an organization that helps a brother when he really is in need. Thanks also to Brother Joe Vaccaro who All letters to the editor for devoted his time to enable me publication in the SEAFAR­ to receive benefits. ERS LOG must be signed In closing, to all the brothers by the writer. Names will on the ship, thanks a million. be withheld upon request. Louis Guarino Del Norte Aid is Appreciated letters To The Editor 4" only to the true "homo sapiens homesteaderitis," who usually Is single and without family commitments. Rarely is this specimen mar­ ried, for wives cost money. But if he is, he ii sure to make life so miserable that she is happy to oblige him with a divorce. He can be spotted very easily. Once he makes his nest on a ship nothing can get him off short of a disaster; even then he'll compete with the captain to uphold the tradition of being the last man overboard. He'll introduce himself to new crewmembers with a sorrowful face and tell them how he's been on this ship so many years. He can't get off because his dear grandmother suffers from a confriction of the conduction, or some such fanciful tale when, as a matter of fact, his relatives are counting the days until he kicks the bucket so they can split the loot. He is an expert scavenger and will pick up discarded clothing and patch same with others; he acts as barber or does washing and Ironing as well—^for money of course. Invariably he is a favor-currying stool-pigeon for the officers. Two or three times a day he'll stick out his chest and inform his department head that he has just completed such and such a task which is only part of his regular duties anyway, just to show what a good man he is., His only recreation is to lock himself in. his foc'sle In port when he can b« alone and then you'll hear strange sounds and quite often the clink of coins. He is an expert mathemati­ cian and can figure in his head the interest and compound in­ terest on three cents at 2V^ per­ cent for eight years, seven months, three weeks, four days and 12 hours. But at the mere mention of a loan he'll double up with violent cramps. In spite of previous dis­ appointments, he'll bury some silver eagles in a safe place and feel very sad when they fail to produce offspring. And when­ ever he's in a mellow mood you will see him stroking the near­ est bulkhead tenderly. Any rumor that his ship Is to be sold or transferred is bound to throw him into severe shock. Eventually he must retire, since all things come to an end by the laws of nature. He'll then buy a small plot of swamp­ land and construct a tarpaper shack where his only pastime is to figure his loot daily down to a penny. Occasionally he'll keep 4 4 Safety Plan Spurs Interest To the Editor: As ship's delegate on this ship I would like to say that the crew is getting along fine and keep­ ing the Alcoa Corsair sailing SlU-style. You might say the crew Is just one big happy family. Too, the brothers are taking an all-out Interest in our safety meetings. Special thanks go to Major Costello and Jim Cravcy for their work in preparing and conducting the meetings. I can say also that the brothers are taking more interest in the Union meetings aboard ship. I An "on the ball" ship's dele­ gate, according to engine delegate Thomas W. Keyser, Forrest C. King is shown in his foc'sle checking over meet­ ing minutes. Photo by Keyser. can see the change from year to year. I was on the maiden voyage of this ship some years back, so I'm in a position to know. We all appreciate the LOGs you send, and the SIU headuarters reports. Forrest C. King Youngstery^53y Hails Oldtimers To the Editor: Enclosed are a few news clip­ pings telling wl^t is happening here in Norfolk on the coal beef, although you probably know the score by now anyway. The fellows in this beef are really getting treated nice.We're also meeting a lot of oldtimers. I have 40 • years—I I started in '17—but I am a young boy down here at 53 years old. If I happen to make a ship on this beef I'll bet no one will call me' "pop"; they'll probably say "hey, son." But there is a swell bunch of West Coast boys here. Hats off to the SUP and MCS. Jesse W. Fuckett �Jnne 7.1999 SEAFARERS Earl G. McNab A. Carroll is holdiog important mail for you. Write to 117 E. La­ fayette Ave., Baltimore 2, Md. or phone — VE 7-0329R; business phone—SA 7-9703. Dickens, oiler Sander, wiper, Paul "Art" Arthofer would like you to get in touch with him con^ cerning the money he owes you. His address is 1419 Ryan St., Lake Charles, La. Robert Orin Smith Contact your wife Helen at 918 Lincoln St. Wilmington, Calif. Tele­ phone—Terminal 5-3593. Plutt ex-Aigonkin Get in touch with Rocky Adams, RtV Alamo, Coyle Lines, Inc., New Orleans, La. D. Xekukis Jacob B. Malenke wants you to contact him at Box 31, Parker Ford, Pa. in regard to a set of china picked up by mistake aboard the Wild Ranger in January, 1957, in San Francisco. Audly Foster Your wife injured her hand and is in need of aid. Please contact her. ex-SS National Liberty Would the crewmembers of the SS National Liberty who signed on after March 6, 1956, please contact Michael Toth at US Public Health Hospital, Manhattan Beach, Brook­ lyn 35, NY. Toth was taken off the vessel In Pusan, Korea, on June 8, 1956. Julius J. Swykert R. Osorio would like you to write them at 4726 Vermont Ave., Los Angeles 37, California. Newton E. Baker Kindly get in touch with your wife, Mrs. E.^Baker, Salmon, Idaho. Would Seafarers who have color slides of life at sea please get in touch with Laurence Stem, Chris­ tian Science Monitor, 1 Norway Street, Boston, Mass. P«te Fifteett LOG Mass. Labor Crumbles On Sales Taxes BOSTON—Many Massachusetts' unions are still up in arms over the sales tax, reports James Sheehan, port agent. The pros and cons of this revenue-increasing device, proposed by Governor Foster Furcolo, were again argued before union membership at a Central Trades meeting, but nothing was proposed about combatting it. "Unpredictable and slow" is the shipping report from this area, Sheehan said. The Council Grove (Cities Service) paid off and signed on. The Arthur M. Huddel, Bull Lines floating cable warehouse, also signed on. She Is on her way to Seattle with a load of telephone and telegraph cable. The Robin Sherwood, Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Steel Artisan, Steel Dmector (Isthmian); Govern­ ment Camp (Cities Service) and Arthur M. Huddell (Bull) were in port to be serviced. All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefii plus o $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Stephen Benjamin Nelson, born 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Har­ March 15, 1957, to Seafarer and old J. Henry, New Orleans, La. Mrs. John R. Nelson, Roslindale, 4 4 4. Mass. Jeneen. Marie Gannon, born April 15, 195'7, to Seafarer and Mrs. George William Diean Jr., born Robert Gannon, San Pedro, Calif. March 27, 1957, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. George Dean, Whistler, Ala. Lillian Marie Linch, born April David Keith Myers, born Febru­ 24, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Enary 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. gene J. Linch, Mobile Ala. William F. Myers, Jr., Savannah, 4 4 4 Ga. Michael Raymond Holbrook, 4. 4. 4. born May 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Debra Jean Stanford, born Feb­ Mrs. William Holbrook, Baltimore, ruary 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Md. Glen Stanford, Picayune, Miss. 4 4 4 4* 41 Cheryl Ann Langston, bora April Emily Jayne Maldonado, born 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. March 18, 1957, to Seafarer and Joshua Glenn Langston, Timmon.sMrs. Rafael R. Maldonado, Wil­ ville, SC. mington, Calif. ^ 4i 4 4" 4" 4 4 EViHY stfN0AY • i6ao mmt '' 's ' -J^ 1 Shlpi In Caribbean. Ea>t Coait af South America, South Atlantic and East Ceoil el United States. wn45,1M50 KC* Ships In Oull ef Mex­ ico, Caribbean, West Coflii ol South Amer­ ica, Weil Coast ol Mexico and US loii Coast. • WK-95,1S700 KCt Ships In Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE DEEP SEA UNIONS OF THE MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT SIU-A&6 DISTRICT • SUP • MFOW • MCS • ROU ^ MMiP * BME * SlU-CANADIAN DISTRICT Meanwhile, MTD Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue... 4^, 4 4 4 Anthony Revard Pierre, born March 5,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. George C. Pierre, Spring Hill, Ala. iilB: UF-TO-THE*MINUTe UNION AND MARITIME NEWS OP SPECIAL INTEREST 4 SIU Holds Coal Lead 4 4 4 (Continued from page 3) Lawrence Robert Zaienski, born Coal ships. December ll, 1956, to Seafarer and Pending arrival of additional Mrs. Lawrence Zaienski, Baltimore, ships with calls for replacements, Md. oldtlmers from the SIU and from 4 4 4 the Pacific District—Sailors, Fire­ Marta Munster, born April "11, men and Cooks—are coming into 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Martin Norfolk from all over the US to Munster, Cairo, 111. compete for the coal jobs. Many 4 4 4 of them have been sporting dis­ Suzanne Gazic, born May 19, charges dating back into the early 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul T. 1900's, and it appears that few Gazic, Maplewood, La. men with a discharge dated later 4 4 4 than 1920 have a chance to make John Edward Loper, born April these ships. 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Col­ All of the SIU of NA deep sea lie Loper, Jr., Mobile, Ala. unions on both coasts are continu­ 4 4 4 ing to urge oldtlmers to turn out Joy Marie Baker, born May 4, in force for the coal ships. 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Com-ad E. Baker, Port Angeles, Wash. Voice of the AIT9,I • Wn(-39,19S50 KCs 4 Warren David Thorp, born May 16,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. War­ ren Thorp, Seattle Wash. THE FIRST DIRECT VOICE BROADCAST TO SHIPS' CREWS 4 Silvana Elena Manard, bom Gerald Zananski, bom March 28, April 30, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Selden F. Manard, Brooklyn, NY. Zananski, Brooklyn, NY. Allessandrlo Francis, born March 12, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Williard A. Francis, San Pedro, Calif. TO SHIPS IN ATUNTIC • SOUTH AMERICAN • EUROPEAN WATERS 4 -S. 4 4 4 Squelch Fire On SIU Ship Rose Esther Napoleonis, born TRIESTE—Port firemen and Sea­ March 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio Napoleonis, Brooklyn, farers fought for more than a week before being able to extinguish a NY. smoldering fire in the grain cargo 4 4 4 Rosana Margie Henry, born May of the SS Matthew Thornton (Grainfleet). The fire, which was caused by fermenting corn, was first noticed while the ship was unloading in this port. The ship was enroute to Europe from Sdn Francisco with a cargo of 9,000 tons of grain. Although the company reports that actual damage was very slight, newspaper accounts state that the Birdie W. BiggS, 45: On April 28, fire ruined some 500 tons of grain. There were no reported injuries. 1957, Brother Biggs met with a fatal accident In Jacksonville, Fla. He joined the Union on Sep­ Seafarers with beefs regard­ tember 2, 1947, ing slow payment of monies due and was sailing from various operators in back in the deck de­ wages and disputed overtime partment. Brother Biggs is survived should first check whether they by Mrs. Mary E. Mack of Jackson­ have a proper mailing address ville, Fla. on file with the- company. SIU headquarters officials point out 4 4 4 William L. Rapp, 65: Brother that reports received from sev­ Rapp died on March 18, 1957, in eral operators show checks have New Orleans, La. Cause of death been mailed to one address is unknown. He joined the Union while a beef on the same score July 6. 1953, and sailed in the en­ is sent from another, thus cre­ gine department. Brother Rapp is ating much difficulty in keeping survived by Margaret L. Rapp of accounts straight. Picayune, Miss. Use Only One Mail Address 4 �SEAFARERS • LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS > N T E R N ATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Tough Welfare Bill Covers Boss Also WASHINGTON—toughened-up bill putting Government controls over employer as well as union welfare funds has now been proposed by the Administration. The revised Port Government proposal would require practically every pen­ A number of large corporations, Boston sion and welfare fund in the including some of the major oil At- May 15 Through May 28 Registered Dtek A Deck 5 83 26 45 6 13 1 25 44 7 36 17 23 29 8 15 4 18 4 2 4 10 8 '6 14 10 11 11 Rng. A 4 71 13 50 6 6 3 24 40 6 S8 12 20 14 Ing. B 4 18 5 18 7 2 1 6 12 1 9 14 9 25 Stew. A Stew. B 5 56 18 31 4 . 15 8 30 27 3 18 13 16 ' 9 2 8 6 10 8 4 1 7 7 1 10 5 8 9 Tetel A 14 212 57 126 16 34 12 79 111 16 92 42 59 52 Total B 14 41 15 46 19 8 6 23 27 8 33 "29 ! 28 ' 45 Total Rag. 28 253 72 172 35 42 18 102 138 24 123 71 87 97 country to file annual financial re companies, have ports. Further it would call for such funds in Norfolk fines up to $5,000 and prison terms operation. Savannah up to five years for anybody fal­ The new bill Tampa would put the Mobile sifying welfare fund data or de­ same require­ New Orleans stroying welfare fund records. ments on employ­ Lake Charles . Follows AFL-CIO View er funds as on A basic change in the bill funds in which requiring employer - administered unions play a funds to report, would bring it Mitchell role. The employ­ Seattle more into conformity with legis­ Deck Deck Kng. Eng. Stew. Stew. Total Total Total er requirement A B A B A B A Reg. B lative proposals supported by the 362 125 307 has drawn the fire of the National 131 253 86 922 342 1264 AFL-CIO. The original adminis­ Association of Manufacturers. The tration proposal would have made NAM, evidently, is anxious to see Shipped Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. stew. stew. Stew. Total Total Total It mandatory for union funds or union participation controlled by Port A B C A a B C A C A Ship. B c joint union-employer funds to re­ law but wants to leave employers Boston 2 2 5 5 1 3 1 0 13 8 3 24 port, but would have allowed the 15 14 53 19 14 44 9 13 173 43 with a free hand in situations New York 41 257 Secretary of Labor to waive that where no union is involved. Philadelphia 4 4 13 4 8 8 3 4 45 11 16 72 requirement for funds that are 23 5 20 34 12 28 10 13 111 53 30 194 The administration proposal, put Baltimore solely administered by employers. forth by James P. Mitchell, Sec­ Norfolk 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 4 5 5 14 Savannah 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 2 6 2 3 11 retary of labor, is similar to a bill Tampa 2 1 2 3 0 4 1 1 9 6 2 17 which was offered by Senator Paul Mobile 7 2 17 6 7 7 5 6 38 19 14 71 Douglas (Dem.-Ill.). Both bills New Orleans 8 2 27 14 32 6 5 0 90 27 8 125 would provide that the reports Lake Charles 3 13 0 1 3 4 7 1 30 14 2 46 14 4 11 7 17 14 11 6 50 17 would be made public in the press. Houston 103 36 7 7 • 5 6 5 5 5 4 17 15 18 50 The one major difference be­ Wilmington 15 San Francisco 5 6 5 3 9 3 0 44 13 9 66 tween the two measures would be Seattle 12 10 13 14 7 7 4 9 10 23 33 30 86 in the coverage of very small funds $$ Deck Deck Deck Eng. Eng. Eng. Stew. stew. Stew. • Total Total Total Total involving fewer than 25 workers. B A C B B A C A C A 'B c Ship. Total 100 64 216 112 73 162 73 61 653 285 198 1130 The administration bill would re­ quire reports from about 250,000 Job activity fell off again during the past two weeks, thus continuing the steady rise funds covering 29 million workers, and fall pattern of the last few months. It still represented a fair level of shipping, with while the Douglas bill, by exempt­ Selection of five winners of the ing small units, would limit the ",136 men dispatched to jobs. $6,000 SIU scholarship awards will paper work to 30,000 funds. Registration also declined tion and shipping, but the most New Orleans: Good . . . Lake be made a week from this coming Two Republican Senators, Barry somewhat, but maintained a jobs for class C men, as usual, Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good Monday, June 17. The committee Goldwater of Arizona and Gordon were in the black gang. Job ac­ . . . Wilmington: Good . , . San of professional educators will make Allott of Colorado, have introduced ead over shipping. A total of tivity was slowest in the steward Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. 1,264 SIU men registered during their recommendations on the basis a third measure along the lines the period. Minor gains were department. of the applicant's score on the sought by the NAM. h 0 w n by Norfolk and Lake The drop in total jobs also pro­ standard college entrance examina­ There is little doubt that Con­ Charles, while Boston and Wil­ duced a decline in the proportion tion, his or her school record and gress will pass some kind of wel­ mington remained the same. All of class A men taking jobs. The school activities. fare fund controls bill. However, other ports fell behind. class A figure dropped to 58 per­ Under the terms of the Scholar­ there is certain to be a dispute The deck department showed cent which, in turn, produced a ship Plan, the committee must over the employer fund issue. the widest gap between registra- rise to 23 percent for class B. reserve at least one of the five Class C shipping was the same as awards known as Andrew Furuseth before: 17 percent. Memorial awards, for a Seafarer. WASHINGTON — Two separate The following is the forecast However, last year Seafarers took bills each authorizing the sale of port by port: four of the five scholarships with up to six C-1 diesels to TMT Trailer Boston: Fair ... New York: Good Ferry have been introduced in the the fifth going to the daughter of . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Balti­ House of Representatives. The a Seafarer. more: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet ... ships would be converted into rollEighteen Competing Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair Oivroll-off trailerships for use in This year at last report there . . . Mobile: Slow, especially for TMT's services to the West Indies ware ten Seafarers and eight Sea­ ABs, electricians and cooks . . . and for a run into Mexico. Seafarers of any age who farers' children who bad gone into can no longer work be­ the final round of the scholarship At present, the SlU-contracted cause of permanent dis­ competition. Another college en­ company is operating the TMT ability are entitled to re­ trance examination was given on Carib Queen, a converted landing May 18 and there may be addi­ ceive $150 monthly in dis­ ship dock, as well as two deep sea tional applicants eligible by the V-4 tugs in its trailership service. ability pension benefits. time the committee meets. Another LSD, the Florida Queen, This benefit has been in is currently undergoing conversion The panel of educators consists WASHINGTON—A new month­ effect since May, 1952. of Miss Edna Newby, director of ly magazine serving the interests for trailership service. Those Seafarers who are admissions. New Jersey College for of Seafarers and other maritime One bill, offered by Rep. Garmatz over 50 colled US dis­ union members has been launched Women; F. D. Wilkinson, former (Dem.-Md.) would authorize sale of ability benefits in addi­ registrar, Howard University, who here by the Maritime Trades De­ six of the C-1 MAV-ls for use be­ tion, or US Social Secur­ recently retired; Bernard Ireland, partment, AFL-CIO. The '"Mari­ tween Atlantic ports, Mexico and ity benefits if over 65. assistant director of admissions, time Register" will pi'int items of Cuba. The second bill, authored The monthly package can Columbia College; Elwood C. maritime news, and news and fea­ by Rep. Dorn (Rep.-NY) would run as high as $258.50. tures about the unions affiliated allot up to four of the C-ls for the Kastner, registrar. New York Uni­ Twelve years*' seatime versity, and C. William Edwards, with the department. It is edited run between the east coast, Puerto by Harry E. O'Reilly, MTD Execu­ Rico and the Virgin Hands. director of admissions, Princeton with SIU companies is the University. tive Secretary-Treasurer. The ships would be sold to TMT basic requirement, plus Vol. 1, No. 1, released in June, on a fixed price of $693,862 with 90 days in the previous carries news of the MTD's second the requirement that they be mod­ calendar year and one 10 years, stories about Harry Lun- ified in US shipyards for roll-onday in the last 90. deberg, the St. Lawrence Sea­ service. way and shipping In the Middle The Carib Queen is currently East, and several photos of the operating on the Puerto Rico run opening of the Pete Larsen Memo­ after making two transatlantic rial Clinic. crossings under charter, to the Subscriptions are $2 a year. The Military Sea Transportation Serv"Maritime Register" is published ii-r The company expects to re­ at Room 501, AFL-CIO Building, sume its transatlantic operation 815 Sixteenth St., NW, Washington when the Florida Queen comes out 6, DC. of the shipyard. Pick College Winners On Jnne 17 TMT Bidding For 6 C-ls YOUR SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN 1 Bisahility | I Benefit j I I SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT MTD Starts Magazine � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 June 7, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CO. UNION DEFEATED ON SEAWAY MARINE FIREMEN OPEN NEW HQ ASK 75-25 AID BILL DEL MONTE WINS AWARD FOR SAFETY SIU ROUTS CO. UNION IN CANADA REPLACEMENTS JOIN FOUR COAL SHIPS; SIU LEADING 100-96 BEHING ON JOBS, NMU CALLS FOR NLRB ELECTION SIU BACKS RAISES FOR PO WORKERS DRIVE ON FOR SHIP GIVEAWAYS OPERATOR OF RUNAWAY TAMKERS NAMED TO TOP CABINET POST LA. SENATE NIPS ATTEMPT TO REVIVE ‘WRECK’ LAW LIMIT DOCTOR FEES FRISCO UNIONS URGE P-A PERMIT ON COASTAL RUN UPHELD HOUSE HOLDS UP US AID FOR POLAND SUEZ SEEN NORMAL; CANAL ON ISTHMIAN ROUTE AGAIN THRE MORE ONASSIS SHIPS GO, MA GIVES FINAL APPROVAL MA ORDERS HEARING ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY RX VIA RADIO HOOK-UP SAVES SHERWOOD MAN MASS. LABOR GRUMBLES ON SALES TAXES SIU HOLDS COAL LEAD TOUGH WELFARE BILL COVERS BOSS ALSO 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 6/07/1957 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. XIX, No. 12  1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba7f7fe76805422213154dd9412caf43.PDF 6f91e685d42c30c708ebec06add8af5b PDF Text Text Vol. XIX No. 13 SEAFARERS LOG 'i: i • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SiAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND QULF PrSTRICT • AFL-CIO • 644) VOTE FOR SlU -Story On Page 3 La. Tidelands Tugboats Co SlU Story On Page 2 Four Seafarers, Daughter Of SlU Member Awarded $6,000 Union Scholarships Story On Page 3 West Coast oldtimer Carl A. Landberg of the Sailors Union (right) looks for names of ship­ mates in the American Coal fight, as an SIU head­ quarters staffer points them out on the board. Land­ berg, a 43-year sea vet, is ready to go back into the ACS fleet after recovering from illness on the Mar­ tha Berry. He said stories of SIU "defections" were NMU "pipe-dreams." (Story on Page 2.) He's Going Back, When -the coal ship battle opened, NMU President Joseph Curran sneered he would "whip SIU." But as it turned out, SIU refused to be whipped. Now Curran has petitioned for an NLRB election on the ships despite an SIU majority. He has claimed NMU would win because of "defections" by SIU of NA seamen—a pretty thin claim at best. Now evidence has turned up that thousands in cash and other favors have been offered as bait for "defec­ tions." Knowing Curran's past record including his ad­ miration for the "grea-t and wise leadership of Com­ rade Stalin" it is understandable that he still clings to the Staljpist tactic of any means to an end. That hat looks bigger than ever. ReprintoR From SEAFARERS LOG. March 18. 1957 '-i r^-Sj �rw SEAFARERS £0^ t . ..'.J MM S1.1MV > Call More Coal Jobs; SlU Lead Now 102-94 *" NCMRFOLK—The call for replacements aboard the American Coal ship Harry Glucksman resulted in a further gain for the SIU last week. Two National Maritime Union men got off the ship and were replaced by Seafarers, giving the SIU a lead of 102 to 94 through­ out the coal shipping fleet. The Glucksman was the NMU Tips Mitt On Election only ship to come in during the two week period in the con­ tinuing battle for a fnajority of the coal ship jobs. Actually, four jobs were called for, and all won by the SIU, but two of the four men who weye supposed to get off stayed aboard the ship. No Sea­ farers or members of SIU West Coast affiliates got off the ship. It is clear at the present that the SIU lead has resulted from the greater determination of oldtimers from the SIU, the Sailors Union, the Marine Cooks and Marine Fire­ men to ride these ships until vic­ tory Is won.- The figures on reSeafarer Claudio Barreiros, has been found dead of stab wounds in his foc'sle aboard the Casimir Pulaski. Police in Genoa, Italy, took into custody NMU member V. G 0 y enechea. Newspaper ac­ counts of the incident said that the veteran SIU member died of stab wounds from a pair of shears. No further details are available at the moment Barreiros, a na­ tive of Spain, was 64 yeai's old. He was sailing as oiler aboard the American Coal ship. placements for original crewmembers so far show that 28 NMU men have gotten off these ships volun­ tarily when they came In for re­ placements as against only 18 SIU men. Six of these SIU men were fired by the company. Two Ships Tramping On the company's side there have been some significant devel­ opments indicating important changes in the company's plans. Formed originally for the purpose of carrying coal to Europe, the company now has two ships in the Liberty tramp trade. The Martha Berry is carrying ore from South America on the Mooremac rUn, while the Coal Miner, the only ship evened by American Coal, is cur- Bid, Propaganda Aim Revealed BULLETIN—The fact that the National Maritime Union peti­ tion for a National Labor Relations Board election In the Ameri­ can Coal Fleet was purely a propaganda move has become more and more obvious with each passing day. At the time of Its peti­ tion for an election two weeks ago, the NMU was trailing hi Jobs on the American Coal ships by 100 to 96. The SIU lead has in­ creased in tiie past two weeks to the present 102 to 94 count. The tipoff on the NMU's move appeared in the last issue of the "Pilot" which stres.sed that despite the NMU petition "the election may not be held for months" and said that the SIU would obviously he responsible for stalling a vote. The NMU bid^for an election was headlined then as a means to a "showdown" in the coal ship fight despite the fact that the SIU was ahead. And now comes an NMU move Just yesterday at an informal conference at the Labor Board at which the NMU rejected an NIRB proposal which would have had the effect of hastening the election. It appears that this Is typical of the Curran tactic of rush­ ing in with loud phrases and letting the facts catch up with him later. The SIU position since the start of the coal beef last fall has been that the issue must be decided by an election, but under con­ ditions that would protect the rights of the men. An election would be the natural outcome of the steps taken by the SUl against the company. rently headed for Yugoslavia wth a grain cargo. The changes in the operation of the ships highlight a severe de­ cline in coal shipping rates to the point where runaway ships are once. again monopolizing the trade. Coal rates are down around $7 a ton from a high of $12 or more last fall and winter. Maritime Administrator Clar­ ence Morse cited the weak situa­ tion of US coal shipping on June (Continued on page 15) Gulf Tideland Tug Boats Go SIU In NLRB Vote NEW ORLEANS—Towboatmen employed by the National Lead Company, Barold Division, voted by a four to one ma­ jority in favor of SIU-Harbor and Inland Waterways Division representation in anf NLRB election conducted' in the intracoastal canal from New here June 10-11. Orleans to Cameron, Louisiana, Supplier For Drilling The company is a major supplier of drilling mud and chemicals used in the Louisiana tidelands oil ex­ ploration and production industry. It operates four small pusher-type tow boats and one service barge l;r=\ 1-, 'i*.' T, - ; i'^.- Oldtimers from the SIU end West Coast olfiliates take time out to enjoy a meal at the breakfast bar in the Colley Street hall. In' eluded In ^e picture are William Dupre, MCS, -behind the counter; : William Miller, MCS, (back to eamera)rWalter PoHle and Charlie i,LjMorrison,(wWi hat.J. , and in the offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. This industry Is now growing rapidly. Fifteen men employed on the company's vessels cast ballots and voted 12 to 3 for SlU-HlWD rep­ resentation. The bargaining unit Includes 18 employees but two men did not meet payroll ^igibllity requirements and a third did not exercise his right to vote. The company began its marine operations about a year ago with one boat and is expected to expand further In this field in the coming year. Completed Big Plant The Baroid Division only recent­ ly completed a big productioil plant on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans.. Negotiations are expected to be­ gin soon with the company for a fuU SlU-Hlwp agreement to ex­ tend the benefits of superior SIU wages, woi'king conditions and job security provisions to the men in the Baroid fleet, Lindsey J. Wil­ liams, New Orleans port agent, said. "The outcome of this elec­ tion is further evidence that unor­ ganized inland waterways workers recognize the need for SlU-HlWD representation as the only positive manner in which they can bring their wages and worMng condi­ tions. up to the standard enjoyed by union men." Waiting for shipping calls for ACS vessels, oM timers from the East and West Coasts relax around the TV set In the Colley Street hall in Norfolk. The hall was set up for tlie duration of the beef. Sailor Laughs Off NMU Pipe Ifream' Ready to plunge back into the American Coal Shipping beef, SUP oldtimer Carl A. "CUiptain Charley" Landberg ridiculed National Maritime Union claims of support from West Coast men as "one of Joe"* Curran's pipe dreams." at a chance to take on the NMU Landberg was in New York in a beef? There's plenty more on his way back to Norfolk after being taken off sick from the Mar­ tha Berry in Italy. Wheq. shown newspaper stories In which NMU claimed there was resentment among SUP men on the coal ships, he snorted, "that's-a lot of NMU baloney. Curran has as much chance of getting a Sailor to sup­ port him as a snowball has in the boiler room." Gave Up Jobs Landberg pointed out that, he, like other SUP men, gave up good jobs with top SUP pay "the best wages in the business" to sail the coal ships. "With the kind of wages and overtime we have on the West Coast," he said, "1 could make more in one month on an SUP ship than in several months on one of these coal buckets with their NMU-style pay and condi­ tions. "But as a Sailor, I know Landberg how much my union has done for me. When the Sailors Union goes on record to as­ sist our brothers in the A&G Dis­ trict, then any beef a Sailor like myself can take part in to protect my own conditions and help my union is a beef I'll pitch into. "Anyway," he concluded, "what Sailor worth his salt wouldn't grab MFOW Agents Hold Meeting like me out on the Coast who would be happy to if they had the seatime." The SUP oldtimer, who was deck utility on the Berry, has a record of 43 years' at sea behind him. "I'm heading back to Norfolk,!' he con­ cluded, "and shipping out again until these coal ships are SIU." SIU Crews 1st Isthmian Victorli Ship MOBILE—The first of two Gov­ ernment-owned Victory ships char­ tered by SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines crewed here yesterday and sailed for a loading berth.' The Plymouth Victory will take on car­ go in Houston Saturday, and then sail coastwise to New York before leaving for the Persian Gulf. , The Wellesley Victory, the sec­ ond of Isthmian's chartered ships, will crew here July 5 and load in Houston for the India run. Both vessels have been in Mobile ship­ yards, getting ready for service. The two ships were originally chartered to State Marine Lines for its berth operations. They were turned back to the Govern­ ment by States Marine and as­ signed to Isthmian for liner op­ erations on Its Persian Gulf and India runs. . SEAFARERS LOG SAN FRANCISCO—Officials of the Marine Firemen's Union wound June 21,1957 Vol. XIX No. 13 up the final session of their annual Agents' Conference here late this week. The meetings were held in conjunction with, the formal open­ ing of the new MFOW headquar­ PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer' ters on June 7th. HERBEBT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR. IRWIN . All MFOW agents and head­ SPIVACK.AAL MARKIN. JOHN BUAZIL. Staff quarters officials, led by union Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Repre­ president Sam Bennett, took part sentative, in the discussions. One of the key Publlthad biwaaicly at tha haadquartara tha Saafarara Intirnatlonal Union, At­ topics concerned a series of , pro­ of lantic A Oulf District, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth posed amendments to the-firemen's Avenua, Brooklyn 327 NY. Tal. HYaclnth 9-i600. Entarad at tacond class mattar constitution. at tha Pest.OfflcB In Brooklyn, NY, undar Also on the docket were plans tha Act of AUE, 24, 1912. 120 for the merged pension plan of the SIU Pacific District. ~ M �jaa* XI. mv SEAPARERS LOG TV Thr— VOTE Blanks District SO By 64-0 Margin BALTIMORE — The SIU hung another lopsided trouncing on District 50, United Mine Workers, here this week, when mates and engineers at six Baltimore tugboat companies voted 64f of paint was thrown through'the to 0 in favor of the SIU's French doors of the skipper's Harbor and Inland Water­ home. It exploded inside the liv­ room, narrowly missing his ways Division, There were ing daughter who was drenched with no "no union" votes in the white paint. Heavy damage was National Labor Relations done to rugs and furnishings. The . --'-A.'' ••'I '•i second paint bombing hit the out­ Board balloting. side of a brick home, narrowly In a previous vote for un­ missing a window under which the licensed crewmembers, the tug captain was sleeping. Ij / SIU had landed an equally con­ In addition. District 50 went to vincing haymaker by a count of the National Labor Relations 146 to 9 "no union" ballots, giving Board in efforts to nullify and District 50 just nine votes in the block the election. The board re­ entire harbor. jected the District 50 move since The crushing SIU victory came the catch-all union, as an affiliate after frantic District 50 attempts of the United Mine Workers, has to wreck the SIU campaign at any not filed the required non-Com­ cost. After the SIU win in the un­ munist affidavits and is not eligible licensed vote. District 50 called a to make use of the services of the "strike" on the tugboats and posted Board. The outcome of the mates' and pickets." However, after a few days, all the boats in the harbor engineers' votes leaves clear sail­ were moving again without dif­ ing for the SIU is negotiating a contract for the tugboat workers; ficulty. The night before the election (Thursday) city police swooped down on the Baltimore SIU hall and arrested Baltimore SIU port agent Earl Sheppard on gambling For the second year in a row, four Seafarers and the daughter of an SIU man led the charges. A search warrant had field to win the five $6,000 Andrew Furuseth Memorial Scholarships awarded by the SIU been issued Monday. The arrest Welfare Plan for 1957. The "awards are among the most valuable scholarships available in came after the barber in the Bal­ timore hall barbershop was picked the United States. up on a charge of making book. The winners are Richard A. The arrest of Sheppard, of Harford, electrician, of New course, meant that the Baltimore York City; John W. Logan, FWT, newspapers would have headlines Poughkeepsie, NY; Gene R. Sin­ to the effect that "SIU agent is ar­ Two stocking-masked holdup clair, AB, Oxford, England; Edward rested" on the day of the vote. men boarded the Robin Tuxford as Skorupski, electrician, Plainville, Conn., and Miss Joyce DeVries, When Sheppard appeared in she was tied up at Jersey City, shot daughter of Seafarer Peter De­ court, the police officers admitted the captain and seriously injured Vries, steward, of Hatboro, Pa. they had no evidence against him. the chief steward in an attempt to They were named Monday, June The arrest, they said, came as the ^et the ship's four-month payroll. The men, one armed with a gun 17, by the trustees of the Welfare result of an anonymous phone call. Plan on the recommendation of a The Judge released Sheppard re­ and the other with a set oL.Ieg panel of college administrators, marking there was no evidence irons, entered the quarters of Cap­ tain Kenneth L. Chambers while the selections were based on the whatsoever he was involved. candidates' past scholastic records, The Baltimore Federation of he was conferring with chief stewarf Lowell E. their scores on the standard Col­ Labor has adopted a resolution lege Entrance Board examinations Ha''1s and de­ calling for an investigation Into and general ability. manded the ves­ the phony charges and frame-up The fact that four active Seafar­ sel's payroll. against Sheppard. ers won four of the five scholar­ Chambers told Police officers who made the ships again this them that there arrests had picked up the barber's year as in '56 "is was no payroll bill pad and sent it to the police solid justification on board and lab for examination. They clmmed for this pro­ jumped the ban­ that a slip on top of the pad (a gram," SIU Sec­ dit with the gun. member's dry cleaning bill) had retary - Treasurer Harris joined in Harris left Impressions showing the names Paul Hall com­ the struggle and two horses. No evidence of this of mented. "It dem­ Chief elecirlcfan Ed Skorupski (left), one of four Seafarers awarded slip was produced in court. The was clubbed over the head with onstrates once an SIU scholarship Monday, is wreathed with smiles after getting barber is being held for grand jury the leg irons. The other mail shot again that the Chambers twice in the back when the news. SIU Welfare Plan trustee Charles Logan congratulates proceedings. Sinclair professional sea­ he ran from the cabin to call the Skorupski on his good fortune. He plans to enter New York Uni­ By strange coincidence, captains crew. Bleeding badly. Chambers man is a respon­ versity this fall for training toward a teaching career. of two tugs who sailed their boats staggered "down to the crew mess sible individual who can more than despite the District 50 pickfetlines hold his own in competition with to daughters of Seafarers and three assistant director of admissions, were targets of paint bombings in and roused the gang. Firing one youngsters fresh out of school. All to the sons of SIU men. Columbia College; Elwood C. their homes. In one instance a can shot at their pursuers, the holdup Of the winners deserve the com­ (Continued on page 15) Kastner, registrar, New York Uni­ One of this year's winners. Gene mendation of their Union brothers Sinclair, is now completing study versity, and C. William Edwards, for a fine showing." A total of 23 awards worth $138,- at Ruskin College, Oxford, Eng­ director of admissions, Princeton 000 have been made by the Wel­ land, under a one-year scholarship University. fare Plan since 1953. Thirteen of awarded in 1956 by the Institute of The SIU has notified its contracted operators of its de­ them have gone to Seafarers, seven International Education. He and Seafarer John Sweeney won two sire to reopen the Union-agreement for the discussion of of the three awards made by the monetary matters. A meeting is being, arranged this com­ Institute last year, the first time ing week for the purpose of taking up wages, overtime two members of the same union and other monetary features of the contract. took the honors in one year. The last dry cargo agreement took effect on October 15, The panel of educators who 1956, and was to run for a two year period until Septem­ aided in the selections consisted of ber 30, 1958. However, under a unique clause in the SIU Miss Edna Newby, director of ad­ iii contract, the Union is free to reopen the contract at any missions, New Jersey College for Mitt Joyc* DeVries', 18 (left), Women; F. D. Wilkinson, former time on money matters without wailing for an expiration and her father Seafarer Peter registrar, Howard University, who date or A mid-term reopener. Harford recently retired; Bernard Ireland, DeVrlei. Four Seafarers, One Daughter Winners Of SlU Scholarships Two Hurt In Hold-Up On SIU Ship SIU Reopens Pact • iifS •^i| �SE^AVAHERS ^-toc^l:''-^:-^::.:::: Paf» F«ap Big Wage Boost, Honrs Cut Won in Seaway Pact • r": •' • V ' • ': :t;'-j^-ti;vi»5T^c^^'%|| "ye '• . y"- • " "'''i. • • ' 'V'"" ^ •••V -w: "" ' •• 't''.J^ > You MONTREAL—DetaUs of the SIU Canadian District's first contract with Marine Industries Ltd. show that substantial wage increases and improved benefits and working conditions have been won for 600 crew-4 : members. As reported in the of the current navigation season; last SEAFARERS LOG. the room and board allowance' of < -y I- , ^ shut your eyes District won a decisive victory over $86.40 a month, and coverage by a company union in this fleet. the Canadian District welfare plan. Highlights of the contract are an The contract also provides for an eiglft-hour working day. Peviously, crewmembers on-the company's dredges had been forced to work as much as 10 hours a day, seven days a week. Boss Now Pays Welfare The welfare plan provision re­ quires the operator to contribute 20 cents a day per nfan to the plan. Before the agreement was reached, crewmembers had to pay The four-man crew of an Eng­ for insurance coverage out of their lish fishing vessel spent 58 hours own pockets. afloat in a self-inflated rubber lifeThe agreement was signed 10 raft without "suffering any discom­ days after the crewmembers fort" after their vessel sank in walked off their jobs to protest quiet seas. In fact, the skipper management efforts to promote a said he was more comfortable in company union, and deprive them the raft than in his own bunk on of their bargaining rights. It also the ship. followed by 40 hours a Canada La­ The men set adrift after the fly- bor Relations Board decision that \vheel of their 52-foot vessel broke the proposed union was compahyloose and holed the ship below the dominated and illegal. The Board waterline. .While efforts were be­ acted after 300 men appeared at ing made to pump the water out, public hearings in Ottawa to tes­ the raft was inflated on the deck tify on the company's relationship and loaded with supplies, water, with the company-sponsored union. and blankets. When the order to Marine Industries Ltd. is one of abandon ship was given, the raft the major companies engaged in was pushed over the side and the dredging and construction opera­ men stepped in to it right from tion on the Canadian side of the St. the' sinking boat. Lawrence Seaway. It operates a Flares Missed large number of boats on the job, Many ships were sighted including 34 dredges. Some of the throughout the next two days, but larger dredges carry crews of 65 none spotted the flares sent up. to 70 men each. Twice during this time the floor of the raft became soft and required hand pumping to harden it. Early on the third morning the fishing vessel Douglas was sighted and pillow cases were waved but failed to attract any attention. Two of the men stood iq the entrance BALTIMORE—Things in this to the raft and held a blanket be­ tween them to form a sail. The port are going along very well, raft came within 200 yards of the reports Earl Sheppard, port agent. Douglas before they were spotted. "Shipping has been only fair dur­ ing the past two-week period as This type of raft is now under registration outnumbered shipping consideration by the US Coast Guard for use on American ves­ in a small degree," he said. Bat sels. It is a small compact raft, there was no trouble for any Class packed into a valise. The valise is A men since a large number of thrown into the sea, and a cord Class B and C men also shipped. There were 12 payoffs, 8 sign attached to it is pulled, setting off a gas cylinder which inflates the ons, and 12 ships in transit. The raft in seconds. A protective dou­ Chilore, Feltore, Baltore, Santore, ble-skinned canopy is also inflated, Oremar (Ore); Evelyn, Emlia (Bull); offering covering from the rain' Cantigny (Cities Service), George and sun. Flaps on the sides of the A. Lawson (Penn. Shipping), Orion canopy can be pulled down, com­ Clipper (Colonial), Shinnecock Bay pletely closing in the entire raft. (Veritas) and Robin Hood (Seas The rafts come in several sizes, Shipping) paid off while the CMdepending on the number of-crew­ lore, Baltore, Feltore, Oremar, San­ men that may have to be accom­ tore (Ore), Texmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar), and Shinnecock Bay modated. One of the main advantages to (Veritas) signed on. The Robin Sherwood, Robin these rafts, besides the protection they give from the elements, is Gray, Robin Goodfellow (Seas that they can be launched more Shipping); Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa easily in rough seas than- can the Roamer (Alcoa); Steel Apprentice conventional lifeboats. There is no (Isthmian); Seamar, Marymar, Portdamage suffered to the raft if it mar (Calmar); Raphael Semmes collides with the ship, whereas (Waterman); Venore, Cubore (Ore) most wooden rafts would sink on were in port to be serviced. collision during launching, All of the ships were in good across the board wage increase of shape, with no major beefs, thanks 20 per cent, complete retroactivity to the cooperation among the dele­ at the new rates back to the start gates and crews. • v"v;. KVH while shaving inflatable Life Raft Successful with a •St Bait, Ship SO WHY TAKE CHANCES ON THE JOB? Jobs 'i Everybody knows that a straight edge razor is a mighty dangerous implement to slice your whisk­ ers with. That's obvious. Unfortunately, other equally-dangerous practices are sometimes not so obvious, whether they involve chipping without goggles, stepping into a bight or anyone of a halfdozen common couses of injury. Recognizing these points of danger is half the battle. Taking action to avoid them is the other halfi But if you're not aware of them there isn't much -you con do to prepare for on emergency. That's why it is so much in the self-interest of every Seafarer to participate personally in ship­ board safety meetings and to learn to avoid prac­ tices and work habits which invite injury. The shipboard meetings can go a long way to spread information on what to do and what not to do on the job. Attend your shipboarcT safety meetings. Learn, and practice, the safe way of doing your work— and everybody will benefit, including you. : ( •, I I^ i' Want To Sail Engineer? See BME The Brotherhood of Marine Engineers is now recruiting licensed men to fill open jobs resulting from new contracts and expanded service by several of Its operators. It prefers men who have come np ftom the foe'sle with its affiliated unions, men who know their Jobs aiid share the outlook of the SIU of NA. If you're interested in "gfag your ticket, consult the nearest BME representative, or Inquire at any SIU hall. ,- j An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship j ! I • �rrnc* nr» hEAFAREKS LOG J«fle tU lW Boilermakers Union Joins M'time Dept. WASHINGTON — The Int'I. Brotherhood of Boilermakers has become the 11th AFL-CIO union to Join the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. The Boilermakers affiliated with the MTD for the marine industry section of its 150,000-man membership; The Boilermakers maintain 801 lodges throughouf the country, with headquarters, in Kansas City, Kansas. Top officers are William A. Calvin, President, and William J. Buckley, Secretary. President emeritus Charles J. McGowan is a member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The MTD represents several hundred-thousand union members in marind' craft industries. Among its, affiliates are the various divi­ sions of the SIU of NA, the Mas­ ters, Mates and Pilots, the Int'I Brotherhood of Longshoremen, ihe Commercial , Telegraphers, the Grain Millers, the Operating En­ gineers, the State, County and Municipal Employees, the Team­ sters, the Technical Engineers, and the Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers. Originally chartered by the AFL in 1946, the MTD includes local port councils of maritime and har­ bor workers on all coasts which cooperate closely on matters ot mutual Interest. SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall is MTD presi­ dent. Moving? Notify SlUpWeifaro Seafarers and SIU families whn apply for maternity, hos­ pital or .surgical benefits fromthe Welfare Plan are urged to keep the Union or the. Wel­ fare Plan advised of any changes of address while their applications are being proc­ essed. Although payments are often made by return mail, changes of address (or illegible return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" are returned. Those who are moving or plan to move are advised to immediately notify SIU, headquarters or the Wel­ fare Blan, at 11 Btoadway, New York, NY. Pursers In Delta Vote Pursers aboard Mississippi Ship­ ping Company vessels have begun voting as of June 12 on whe.ther they wish to affiliate with the Staff Officers Association. The voting will continue until August 31. The election, being conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, is the outcome of an organ­ izing drive by the SlU-affillated pursers union on lx>ard the Delta Lipe ships. The Staff Officers .Association currently represents pursers on ships of several major Atlantic and Gulf coast steamship companies. MA Plans Runaway Deal For Subsidized Operators WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration appears ready to throw a $264 million windfall into the treasuries of American subsidized operators—despite the risk that it may kill off the rest of the US-flag shipping industry in the process. This mqve would have great ~~ appeal for the free-wheeling would otherwise go into the re­ nnson bill for strict limits on transfers said the Navy would not Congressional economy hloc, serve fleet. oppose switching ships such as the especially, with a record' peace­ time budget in the offing. It would require ho Government out­ lay Tor trade-ins. and would have the admitted advantage of spurring new construction immediately. All that would be needed would be a change in the shipping laws to perniit transfers of. aubsidized vessels before they reach the 20year age , limit. Under present law, subsidized operators can trade In their older ships to the Government and apply the tradein allowance on new construction. No Replacements Needed In theory, if they find certain trades undesirable, they already can legally transfer 20-year-old ships and not conunit themselves to build any replacement tonnage. In _these cases, subsidy contracts would be amended downward and that's all there would be to it. The feeling of the MA is that by aliowing the operators to trans­ fer their ships now. even before they hit the age limit, the opera­ tors can get a better price on them and save much more of the costs of new construction. This would cost the Government nothing ex­ cept the value of the ships that Launch New Marine Firemen's Hall MFOW President Sam Ben­ nett (left) welcomes' guests at formal opening of new Ma­ rine Firemen's tiq. in San Francisco. Decorative mural in front of building (right) de­ picts members' work. Guests included (I to r) Mike Sheehan, Canada SIU; J. J. McNulty, SUP; Jack Regan, BME; Jerry Demitratos, SUP; MCS patrol­ man John Stathis; Walter Stanley. MFOW, SIU SF agent Marty Breithoff. * * M One major aspect of this sltuation is the effect transfers of sub­ sidized C-type cargo ships, 'Victorys and passenger ships would have on the remaining non-tanker section of the US-flag industry. The tramp companies, operating Libertys only, wouHTbe in rough shape competing with foreign-flag C-types and Victorys. Non-subsid­ ized dry cargo fleets nsjng C-types would be at a similar disadvantage. In the ease of the passenger ships, the addition of Americanbuilt liners to the already mushi-ooming foreign - flag passenger fleet would make the going tough for all US-flag passenger opera­ tors, especially the newer ones. Fortunately for the passenger ship companies, they know they can al­ ways count on going to the Gov­ ernment for more operating sub­ sidies on this score. Congress al­ ways appears susceptible to the "prestige" argument that we must have at least a couple of foir-sized liners under the American flag— if only for appearance's' sake. Price Spread The form this huge giveaway would take is explicit in the MA's own figures based on today's .ship market prices and the estimated trade-in value of these ships at 20 years of age. The trade-in value of the 298 passenger and dry cargo vessels in the subsidized fleet is reckoned as $589 million and the present market value at $853 mil­ lion. Ships of 15 subsidized lines would be involved. ' Since the average age of the subsidized fleet is but 12 years and there is such, great emphasis on the need for new construction now, the 20-year rule is likely to go. Most of the Federal official­ dom concerned, with the exception of Labor Secretary James Mitchell, is counting on "assurances" that the transferred ships would still be under "effective US control" in the case of an emergency. Announcement of this policy was tipped a few weeks back when a Navy spokesman at a Senate sub­ committee hearing on the Mag- 5F Quakes Crack SUP BIdg. Steps SAN FRANCISCO—It wUl cost some $3,000 to repair damage to the SUP headquarters building caused by earthquakes during the past few years, and to enlarge thd dispatch board. Earthquakes, including the one which shook San Francisco during the SIUNA convention, have caused damage to both the interior and the outside of the building. The terrazzo steps on the Harrison street side have cracks in them, as had some of the linoleum in the building. The dispatch counter is to be lengthened eight feet in order to accommodate the new electric ship­ ping board to be installed soon. Acting on a recommendation by Secretary Morris Weisberger, the membership recently voted to re­ place the present board in San Francisco with a new modern elec­ tric board, similar to the one in SIU headquarters in New York. They also voted to place them in all SUP halls -at some future datA. US Lines' America to a runaway flag. This followed Congressional rejection of a.$90 million approptjation for the MA's ship replace­ ment program. Part of that fund was to provide a start on a replace­ ment for the aging America. The shipowner groups put up very little opposition to these cuts, a hint that they were aware of the new policy that would be forthcoming. For example, US Lines, under the program now in view, could get $9 million for the America on the world market, far more than it could count on in a trad^in. The future of all segments ' of the US merchant fleet will depend in^arge part on how fast the op­ erators rise to the bait. If the law is indeed changed and they start trying to dump too many shfps on the market at the same time, they may be in for a differ­ ent headache. •m ;f*il Six-Yr. Job High Topped In Houston HOUSTON—"Busy" was hardly the word for this port during the past two weeks when a record total of 315 men were dispatched to jobs. The record topped all shipping for the last six years in the Texas port area. The closest figure for shipping in one period from the Houston-Galveston area was at­ tained almost six years ago, in mid-November, 1951. Shipping that period totalled only 235 men, still way off. Since SIU shipping operations shifted from Galveston to Houston in November. 1954, the best that Houston has lieen able to come up with since then was 152 men shipped last September. SHJ port agent Bob Matthews attributed the "extraordinary" ac­ tivity to the wide assortment of payoffs and in-transits. There were six payoffs, the Sea Comet II (Ocean Carriers); Alice Brown, Margaret Brown (Bloomfield); Na­ tional Liberty (American Water­ ways); Irenestar .(Traders) and Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans). All but the Ulla signed on again. Eighteen in-transit vessels were also listed for the period, covering ships for Isthmian, Seatrain, PanAtlantic, Mississippi, Waterman, Valentine, P'eninsula Navigation, American Waterways, Dolphin, Bull and Blopmfled. Due to the unusual job situation, men from Lake Charles and New Orleans were called on for some jobs "until we finally got the last man needed aboard," said Mat­ thews. However, the immediate future is not quite as bright. "As anyone who ships out of here more or less regularly knows, shipping here comes in spurts." v', . .J �SEAFARERS ra«« six Jane 11, 1957 LOG May 29 Through June 11 Picfured al dockside is the Grain Shipper, one of two Grainfleet vessels to be transferred under a transfer and build agreement. The company is to build a new type combination grain and oil car­ rier for use through the Seaway. The other vessel to be trans­ ferred is the Grain Trader. SlU Co. Plans Novel Oil-Grain Carrier WASHINGTON—An application for a construction sub­ sidy covering an unusual type of ship designed for Far East and Seaway operations has been filed with the Federal Mari-•time Board by the SlU-contracted Grainfleet Steamship Corp. Surplus Aid Pact Signed With Poland WASHINGTON — The United States - has signed an agreement granting $48,900,000 in farm sur­ plus and machinery to revive com­ munist Poland's foundering econ­ omy. The US has also promised help in securing Congressional authorization for another $46,100,000 in aid. As in other cases of this kind, 50 percent of the ship­ ments will go on US-flag vessels. The agreement, the largest and certainly the most important ever signed with a Communist nation since the Tito agreement, also pro­ vides for action on the part of the Treasury Department and the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce to 'ease trade restric­ tions with the Iron Curtain coun­ try. Poland has agreed "to take all possible measures" to prevent the resale or shipment of American goods to any other Communist na­ tion, especially Russia. This part of the agreement is in line with US foreign policy in not granting aid to die-hard Communist coun­ tries. But it'does leave the door open for possible negotiations with Red nations that seem on the verge of showing independence in their foreign policy. Similar aid followed Marshall Tito's break with feoviet Russia. Yugoslavia used the aid and loans granted by the United States to modify her system of compulsory deliveries of grain and foodstuffs to Russia. The agreement against resale is also seen as a possible factor to soothe the feelings of op­ ponents of the aid program. The agreement itself calls for repayment in two types of loans, one interest free, and the other bearing a Wz percent interest rate. The money is to be used to purchase American farm surplus and farm machinery, and for the repayment of transportation costs. The remaining $46.1 million can­ not be provided until the House votes on it. The company, the first SlU op­ erator to announce plans for Sea­ way operations, is preparing to build a unique combination oil and dry bulk carrier. The pro­ posed vessel is said to be the largest ship which will be able to travel the St. Lawrence Sea­ way. Its operation will involve the carrying of grain to the Near and Far East, and petroleum and petro­ leum products to Europe and the United States. One unusual factor of the ship's design is that the grain and .oil will be carried in the same cargo compartments which are designed to give maximum stowage. The ship is also designed to accommo­ date bulk cargoes of ore and coal, giving it, the company said, a flexi­ bility of utilization never before achieved on American-flag vessels, "By virtue of this, and because of the necessity of having cargo out­ bound and inbound, this vessel may probably be the prototype of a new American-flag tramp fleet." Estimated at a cost of $10.5 mil­ lion, the ship will be some 709 foot long, and have a service speed of 16 knots. Propelled by a steam turbine, the vessel will have an estimated deadweight tonnage of 25,000 tons. As part of the^build-and-transfer program, approved in principle by the Maritime Administration, Grainfleet will be allowed to trans­ fer two Libertys, the Grain Ship­ per and the Ocean Trader. Lakes Cruise Ship Struck MUSKEGON, MICH.—A dispute between the SlU Great Lakes Dis­ trict and the Michigan-Ohio Navi­ gation Co. which delayed the sail­ ing of the cruise ship Aquarama has been settled with the hiring of five additional men on a third shift during the excursion seasor^. Pickets were placed around the $7,500,000 cruise ship in protest against the hiring of shoreside workers to do fitout work normally performed by SlU members. The ship was originally set to start sailing June 9th, but was delayed while the issue was brought Tjefore .tbe. State Mediation Board. ,^ Boston New York Philadelphia ..........a......... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa ^ Mobile •... a...... New'Orleans. Lake Charles.... Houston Wilmington San Francisco '. Seattle . , 8 78 23 48 12 9 2 26 50 13 49 16 16 18 - Total .. .a Boston New York Philadelphia ... Baltimore ..... Norfolk Savannah Tampa ... Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles... Houston ... .'.v . Wilmington ..., San Francisco ., Seattle Dock B "•cii 147 368 DecH Deck B A Port Total Registered •A""4 2 17 46 6 14 29 46 14 5 6 . 2 3 0 24 3 28 15 10 10 . 43 30 13 8 14 3 10 15 DtCK B . Dock port Deck C 5 55 26 48 6 5 5 30 31 6 47 5 15 23 2 9 10 15 1 0 1 8 7 5 33 6 ' 3 6 3 11 6 5 2 . 0 0 3 8 3 27 1 3 3 307 106 75 Deck A Deck B Deck c BnB. A 273 •ng. A 5 48 16 35 2 12 5 30 40 6 35 12 19 15 2 21 * 21 6 1 3 9 18 6 22 6 5 10 Bng.' B 134 Bng. Bng. B C 1 41 20 33 2 7 2 23 41 5 52 8 9 17 4 13 6 21 ' 2 0 2 8 13 1 25 7 2 13 6 9 10 6 1 0 0 6 4 1 26 1 0 4 261 117 74 Bng. A stew. A 'S'- Bng. Bng. B C Stew. 2 9 8 17 5 2 2 1 11 2 22 9 5 12 Total A Total B 15 172 53 129 28 27 10 80 118 29 127 41 49 43 Stew. A stew. B Total A 280 105 921 8 47 16 67 16 5 5 13 44 18 74 23 13 37 386 1307 Total' B Stew. A stew. Stew. Total B ^ e. A Total B 218 66 0 5 2 6 1 0 0 4 1 3 35' 6 1 8 72 6 10 25 131 67 19 108 41 11 5 12 , 2 3 9 74 19 98 23 13 8 86 141 18 20 36 8 26 56 786 289 69 196 44 32 15 93 162 47 201 64 62 80 Total Reg. Stew. Stew. Total B A C 0 3 3 5 2 2 0 3 3 2 28 5 3 7 "St 219 Total B stew. A 4 35 21 27 3 0 2 21 26 2 42 7 12 16 Total Total Total Shig. C 25 181 104 166 20 14 12 106 134 28 315 46 48 97 9 . 25 18 17 4 0 0 13 , 13 7 88 8 4 15 Total Total c Ship. 221 1296 Alternating in fits and spurts of good and slow shipping, SlU job activity this period held to the pattern and rose again. Most of the rise could be credited to the record-break­ ing activity in Houston, which accounted for one-fourth of the total for the entire A&G Dis­ trict. • Houston shipped 315 out of the District-wide total of 1,296. Registration was T307. Besides Houston, which toppled all records for, that port for at least six years, and probably back to World War II as well, Philadel­ phia, Norfolk, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans and Seattle also^ showed shipping gains. Boston and Wilmington remained the same: fair. ' In turn. New York, Baltimore, Tampa, Lake Charles and San Francisco declined. Both New York and Lake Charles have been rela­ tively "quiet" for some weeks. Although the overall registra­ tion ran ahead of shipping, activ­ ity in the engine department, showed the reverse. There were more black gang men shipped than registered. In the deck and stew­ ard departments, the spread be­ tween the jobs shipped and men registered was less than 30, but heavier on the registration side. A breakdown by seniority groups showed class A men getting a higher proportion of the total jobs than in the previous period. The class A portion was 61 percent; class B dropped, in turn, to 22 per­ cent, and class C men filled the rest. Savannah and Tampa shipped no class C men at all. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . IJew York: Fair' . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Balti­ more: Good . . . Norfolk: Slow . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet .. . Mobile: Good . .. New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Fair . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is In port, delegates are asked to contact the hall Immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Hq Wins Big OT Bundle For Lake George Crew NEW YORK—A beef arising from the Lake George's trans­ fer foreign was settled in the crew's favor this week in the Commissioner's office, reports Claude Simmons, port agent. Altliough the union had to hold up paying off the ana, Texas, Savannah, Georgia, crew, he said, it was success­ New Jersey, New York (Seatraln); ful In collecting 1,400 hours dis­ puted overtime for 15 crew mem­ bers. The overtime involved work per­ formed by native shore gangs and restriction to the ship In Argen­ tina. "So there was some consola­ tion for the crew for losing their ship to the foreign flag," he added. Shipping In the port of New York has continued at a fair pace during the past two weeks. Be­ sides covering contracted ships, Simmons continued, the Union has been busy In the organizing field. At times, he said, the dispatcher was hard pu^ to secure the neces­ sary replacements. 42 Vessels There were 42 vessels In port during the past period. They In­ cluded 23 paying ofl!, 5 signing on, and 14 in transit. The Ideal X, Almena, Coalinga Hills (Pan-Atlantic); Pan-Oceanic Transporter (Penn. Nav.); Lake George (USPC); Frances, Kathryn, Elizabeth, " Beatrice (BuU); Steel Director (Isthmian); Seatraln New Jersey, Seatraln New York (Sea­ traln); Lawrence Victory (Missis­ sippi); Bradford Island, Chiwawa (Cities Service); Mermaid (Metro. Petrol.); Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) and the Rion (Actlum) paid off while the Steel Director (Isth­ mian), Robin Sherwood (Robin), Alcoa Pointer, Alcoa Pegasus and Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) signed on. The following ships were in transit: Pan Oceanic Transjmrter (Penn.); Steel Apprentice, Steel Age (Isthmian); The Cabins (Ter­ minal Tankers); Seatralns Louisi­ Portmar, Kenmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar) and the Robin Hood (Robin), Senate OK's ' PHS Fund WASHINGTON—The Senate han followed the lead of the House and adopted the $44 million Public Health Service appropriation. The appropriation, which was in­ creased $5 million over the pre­ vious year on the recommendation of President Elsenhower, will go for the upkeep of marine hospitals throughout the country. One of the first objectives of the PHS Jhis year Is the building up of an Inventory of medical supplies which has run down in the past few years because the hospitals did not have enough funds to stock up. The increased amount will also go for new equipment and increased personnel to bring these hospitals up to first-class condition. The action by Congress brought badly-needed help for the marino hospitals which-have been under "budget cutting" fire since 1953. PHS has been threatened with ex­ tinction during the past few years by promoters of the Hobby-Hoover program. This program, the result of studies by ex-president Herbert Hoover which were adopted by the former Secretary of Health, Edu­ cation and Welfare, had sought the closing down of all Federal medi­ cal facilities for seimeh. ' �jwM XI, im SEAFARERS LOG YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Wider Port Seafarer's Guide To Better Bnyla^ Rights Won By SlU Co. /-•' "•' 'Tti;'• v^: 1. Pace. SevM Dream Ship ~ A Wine Tanker By Sidney Margoliua What Gives With Savings Bonds? WASHINGTON—Expanded and The public is confused over what to do about E bonds, now that their more flexible coastwise service by yield has been increased to 3V4 percent. the Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp. In fact, despite the increase granted by Congress in April, people is now in view following the rec­ are still cashing in more E and H bonds than they are buying. Ques­ ommendation of an Interstate tions savings-bond officers are getting show that many people don't Commerce Commission examiner. even know about the increase, .while others are confused about the The examiner, M. L. Winson, status of their old bonds. has recommended that Pan-Atlan­ Congress inay have to legislate still another increase if it wants to tic be authorized to buy out the restore E bonds to their old status as the wage-earner's favorite ^way Atlantic Coast operating rights of to save. But meanwhile, the recent increase puts E bonds close to the the S. C. Loveland Co. of Phila­ top as the most, profitable way to save with no risk. A new survey of delphia for approximately $318,000. yields from different types of savings shows that the 314 rate now Pan-Atlantic now has authority paid by E bonds surpasses the typical 3 per cent now being paid by to serve eight large Atlantic Coast sdvings banks, equals the 314-314 paid by many savings and loan asso­ ports from Boston to Miami. ciations except in the Far West, and some parts of the South, as Flor­ Loveland has authority to service ida, and is outranked only by the 314-4 per cent paid by most credit every Atlantic port but has only unions, with some credit unions paying as much as 5 per cent. partially used this authority in re­ Here are answers to questions people are asking about the new cent years. Pan-Atlantic's acquisi­ status of E bonds: ^ tion of the Loveland rights would "Are old bonds bought before thO increase in rates still earning in­ enable it to service all of these terest?" ports, for which it now has no The forward section of the first American wine tanker is launched Yes, they earn an average of 3 per cent if held to maturity. The authority. in San Francisco. Tug boats towed the hulk to another dry dock The ICC examiner said that new 314 per cent rate applies to all bonds bought since Feb. 1. were it will be welded to the already completed stem. Manned "Is It preferable to cash in old bonds to take advantage of the higher Loveland's purchase by Pan-Atlan­ by West Coast seamen, the vessel will carry some two and one-half tic would mean a "vastly superior rate being paid on newly-bought bonds?" million gallons of wine from Stockton, Calif, to New York. It doesn't pay to turn in bonds you bought more than 214 years ago service" to the shipoing public. These will earn over 314 per cent from the 21f>-year mark to maturity, There would be a slight advan­ tage in turning in bbnds bought more recently, unless you prefer to postpone your tax liability on the increase value. The Masters, Mates and Pilots and 'the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association last Fri­ "What about bonds that have day both appealed for "earliest possible" action by the tvlro-man subcommittee named a already matured and which peo­ month ago by AFL-CIO President George Meany to look into the American Coal Shipping ple are still holding?" dispute. These earn 3 per cent, com­ The MM&P and MEBA re­ Potofsky, president of the Amalga­ their efforts to win bargaining pounded semi-annually, from the quests were contained in mated Clothing Workers of Amer­ rights for licensed officers on ACS time they mature. There is an separate telegrams ' sent to. George ica. The telegrams urged action ships. advantage in trading them for the Harrison, president of the Brother­ on the two unions' grievances Harrison and Potofsky were new model if you intend to keep hood of Railway Clerks, and Jacob against the NMU arising out of named as the subcommittee after your new bonds a while, but not a full report on the dispute had if^you intend to cash them within been given to the AFL-CIO Execu­ the next 214 years. tive Council by President Meany "Where do you redeem savings and representatives of all the AFLbonds?" CIO maritime unions involved. Either at your own bank which The MMStP telegram—signed by has a record of your signature, or Captain John M. Bishop, secretaryat a Federal Reserve Bank office, treasurer—declared that "more ANACORTES, Washington—Longshoremen in the Pacific than three weeks have elapsed if there's one in your city. "Should you name a co-owner Northwest, members of the International Brotherhood of since we were advised that the twoor beneficiary on E bonds?" Longshoremen, were assured full backing of the local Mari­ man subcommittee . . . would meet In case of death it simplifies imatters for your family if you name a to consider the American Coal dis­ co-owner. A beneficiary named on the bond can cash in E bonds, too, time Trades Department"*^ pute" and that "to date we still do but must show a death certificate. council on any and all beefs. particular union . . . has Just gone not have any action of a similarly on record to assess ourselves one nature taken by the AFLLong-Range Advantage James Willoughby, president dollar per year to further the MTD. positive CIO which would protect our The new bonds correct to some extent the disadvantage that E bonds of the Puget' Soqnd Maritime r know for a fact that other mari­ earn only a small return in their early years. You had to keep the Trades Council and Seattle port time unions have done exactly the rights as an AFL-CIO trade union." Tlie MEBA telegram—signed by old bonds nine years and eight months to earn the full three per cent. same.' President Herbert L. Daggett—as­ Now an $18.75 bond will be worth $25 in eight years and 11 months. agent of the Marine Cooks and "If anyone here has any doubt serted that "the lapse of time in a However, even the new bonds are on a sliding scale which still makes Stewards, told a regional longshore them more advantageous for long-range savings than for such tem­ meeting, "the MTD stands neady, that I don't know what it means to determination of this dispute can porary goals as purchases you plan to make soon. The new bonds willing and able to back you in be in a position where another only work against our interests." Both telegrams pointed out that earn 2.3 per cent the first year, and 2.8 the second year. Not until an all out effort in any economic undesirable union pours money and effort into thwarting the efforts President Meany has stamped the action you choose to take." the third year do they earn 3 per cent. Further, the MCS agent pledged of-honest trade unionists, the proof Rates paid by other savings accounts have been edging' up too. that the MTD would fight to resist of that is the success of the Marine NMU action "a clear violation of Average paid by savings banks in states that have them are now up to any infiltration by "certain so- Cooks and Stewards. "Wo were the basic principles of trade union­ an estimated 3 per cent. They are sometimes higher in New Eng­ balled independent forces who want determined not to be ruled by ism" and has promised both MM&P and-MEBA full AFL-CIO support. land, especially New Hampshire where a number of banks pay 314, to gain control of the IBL." those, who had interests detrimen­ The MM&P, in its telegram, also and also in Massachusetts, but go as low as 2 per cent in Indiana. tal to true trade unionism and The IBL foot­ reminded the subcommittee that Savings and loan associations now typically pay 314-314 per cent, and hold on the Paci­ eight years of struggle along with picket lines against the company as mudi as 4 per cent in California and several other areas. hundreds of thousands of dollars fic Northwest has had been established "in protest E bonds have a special advantage in their-tax-postponable feature. been a particular proved that." against the raiding of our jurisdic­ You don't have to pay Federal tax on the increase in value until you target of efforts tion by the cut-rate contracts of cash in the bond. This makes them especially useful for long-range by Harry Bridges District 50" and that "our dispute • savings as for retirement, or as a backlog against unemployment, who would like to involves whether or not another since in a year of low income you would escape the tax altogether. swallow up long­ AFL-CIO union will respect our On that basis their new 314 per cent yield is as good as a taxable 4 shoremen on all per cent return. Nor do you have to pay any state or local tax on the coasts. When notifying headquarters picket lines when our jurisdiction E-bond yield. by cable or wireless that a Sea­ is being raided by an independent The Maritime Willoughly Christmas Clubs farer has paid off in a foreign organization which is not an AFLTrades Depart­ port because of injury or illness, CIO union." A value-wise reader in Superior, Wisconsin, questions our advice ment, Willoughby pointed out, has MEBA pointed out that "Presi­ ships' delegates should include to save in regular accounts rather than Christmas Clubs. He points proof plenty that we can work dent Meany, as you know, has the following information: out that even if a Christmas Club account pays little or no interest, together in beefs that would have The man's full name, his SIU stated on several occasions that it is available when you want it, about Dec. 1, before Christmas shop­ been lost had we not joined hands there is no justification whatsoever book number, name of the ship, ping. But if you withdraw money from a savings account on that to ward off the phonies. We have for the position being taken by the date you'll lose the interest anyway. He feels Christmas Clubs en­ not sought the limelight of publici­ the port of payoff and the hos­ NMU in ignoring the legitimate pital where he is being treated. courage thrift. ty in our organization but we have The response of ship's crews picketline of MEBA, which in ef­ If they do, that helps. But it would be more profitable to encourage gone quietly at work accomplishing to the Union's request for these fect places NMU as giving support yourself. Banks credit interest on various dates, not necessarily on the things we intend to do in the notifications has been very good. to a splinter group, namely District Dec. 31. But more important^ one survey found that only one of four future and that is to be—through Sometimes though, not all of 50, which is not part-of the organ­ Christmas Club savers really saved for Christmas. Actually 31 per unity—a help to all our affiliates ^the above information has been ized labor movement." Copies of the telegram were sent cent transferred their club savings to regular accounts; 10 per cent alike in any issue that involves included. Be sure to list all of used the money to pay taxes; another 10 per cent used it for insurance wages, hours and conditions, or this data so that the SIU can to President Meany and the Ex­ ecutive Council as well as to th« premiums, and the rest for mortgage payments, year-end bills, and their jurisdiction. act as promptly as possible. subcommittee. . home-furnishltigs purchtsjes.,,; , . . "I might point out that my J -^i • -rs#! -I' Ship Officers Seek Coal Beef Action Paget Sound MTD Pledges Aid To IBL List Details in Cables To Union J| �Paire Elrht SEAFAKERS LOG MCS Cleans Up Bills; $10,000 Repaid To SlU Maritime Unions Honor War Dead The happy ending to a success story came this month when the membership of the Marine Cooks and Stewards voted repayment of financial aid granted to it by several organizations. Included among them"* Ed Turner of MCS were the California State repayment, noted, "Although ... we have Federation of Labor and the never been asked to repay this 1^ ' m Rap MA Bid For Power To Sell US Lay-Up Fleet r Ends In Lk. Chas. I. fmy:f . irr" • i- $8 Billions In Tax Cufs For Big Biz WASHINGTON —The "welfare state" for big busine^ enterprises will cost the Federal Government about $8 billion dollars by 1960, the AFL-CIO Economic Policy Committee reports. It quotes figr ures from Secretary of the Treas­ ury George Humphrey to show that the US has lost ^at stagger­ ing amount because of tax write­ offs granted by the Office of De­ fense Mobilization. Nearly 22,000 of these write-off certificates have been granted, most of them in the major indus­ tries like steel, railroads,, chemi­ cals, oil, public utilities and others. Five billion of the Government loss from November, 1950 to March 20, 1957 was in the form of direct loss in tax revenue. The other three billion involved, the cost to the Treasury of borrowing money to make up the loss in revenue. , — Normally, when a company builds a plant it is allowed to take a depreciation deduction on its plant and equipment for the life of the plant. If it is expected to last^ 20 years, for example, then the company can deduct the cost of the plant in installments over the 20-year period. But with the fast tax write-off, the company deducts the cost over a five year period, giving it a much bigger tax deduction item. After five years, it resumes paying full taxes on the plant, but has already received, in effect, an interest-free tax loan, from the Government for the cost of the plant. These same business groups have attacked the outlay of Gov­ ernment funds on welfare pro­ grams, such as the marine hospi­ tals, as "creeping socialism." ^ money by the A&G District, we certainly hope you can make good use of this in beating Joe Curran." In the resolution dealing with the repayment of the financial as­ sistance, the Marine Cooks mem­ bership noted that the Marine Cooks and Stewards "are now financially able to pay back the money that was borrowed in the organizing drive." The resolution further added that "as far as the Atlantic & Gulf District is concerned, that we not only pay back the amount of money that was loaned to us . . . but also Members of the clergy and Texas maritime unions are pictured that we go further on record to during Memorial Day services, honoring departed seamen who support the Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ gave their life in the defense of the US. Gathered around an It may be merely a coincidence, trict financially and in any other anchor-wreath of flowers are, I to r, J. J. Kennedy, MM&P; John way that our brothers on the East but—"As the ship was leaving Ant­ Serro, MEBA; the Rev. M. W. Bulgerin and Charles Kimball, SIU. werp," writes reporter E. B. Hard- Coast may ask us to." castle, ship's delegate on the Mar­ garet Brown, "a carrier pigeon arrived on board. The bird made himself a regular homebody while some of the crew glared hun­ gry-eyed. Said WASHINGTON—Strong opposition from both management and maritime labor has been pigeon disap­ expressed against the Maritime Administration's proposal that Congress grant the agency i. pears," he con­ jlanket powers to sell Government reserve fleet vessels to foreign nations. A bill to that Hardcastle tinued, "and the next meal consisted of stewed effect has been proposed byt chicken (?). The steward, mean­ Clarence Morse, Maritime Ad­ harm would come to the nation's different nations from time to time while, stalks the deck pretending ministrator as a substitute for maritime industry if such sales .when the State Department felt innocence." As we said, it may legislation now pending for sales were permitted. Under pending that such a sale would improve our be merely a coincidence, but. . . of ships to eight nations. Under legislation, "there would be sold to relations with the purchasing na­ Morse's proposal, such sales would our foreign cbmpetitors the tools tion. » 4; be restricted to use In the domes­ for international competition at sea at prices which are fabulous Talking about food, a good can­ tic trade of the nation involved. The unanimous opposition of bargains in today's market." didate for "the most considerate cook" would be Stanley Wojton, the industry to the proposal is In presenting his proposal, Morse 2nd cook and baker on the SS. based on the fear that it would stated that he would restrict the Santore. The crew voted him a open the door to wholesale bargain use of these ships to domestic hearty vote of thanks, writes ship's ship sales to foreign nations for trade. He also announced that UAlV President Walter Reuther advocate R. C. Hoiles, has entered delegate Chester F. Just, for this all purposes. The State Depart­ Congress should by-pass the 1946 excellent baking at all times, and ment has conceded that bids for statutory price and allow the De­ has asked Defense Secretary its second month. The dispute for the delicious coffee-time pas­ some 226 vessels have come from partment of Commerce to get every Charles Wilson to review a $119 started when the Newspaper Guild tries he makes for the entire crew. foreign nations to date. possible nickel out of the proposed million contract for 900 medium AFL-CIO sought better seniority While the Morse proposal would sales. He added that no ship needed tanks granted to the Government- rights and a Guild shop. Hoiles $ 4^ » restrict ships to domestic trades, for defense purposes would be sold owned facility at Newark, Del. then locked out members of the Other stewards have been martime observers took little com­ and that the competitive position Reuther termed the Detroit area a Typographical Union and the named for honors, Among them fort from that restriction, point­ of the American merchant marine distressed area by Labor Depart­ Printing Pressmen and Stereoment standards with unemployment typers when they refused to work ing out that similar limitations would be "protected." was the galley of more than six percent. High without a contract. Hoiles, the have been bypassed in previous crew of the • The Administrator specifically ship sales with the approval of opposed any bills what .would car inventories and the coming owner of Freedom Newspapers, Irenestar. "Well, end of the 1957 model production Inc., has imported workers from the US Government. as far as this authorize the sale of US ships to Speaking for maritime labor in West German countries for the year indicate, "Reuther said, "that other parts of his enterprises to ship is concerned, his capacity as president of the transportation of American coal. the situation will get worse be­ work behind picket lines. everybody is hap­ 4' 4* 4> Maritime Trades Department, He said that there were enough fore it gets better." py," said Robert Strikes which would tie up 75 .i t AFL-CIO, SIU Secretary-Treas­ vessels now on hand to take care Ayers, ship's dele­ The Flight Engineers' Inter­ percent of all cement production urer Paul Hall declared: "Before of this country's coal exports. He gate. "We sure the Government considers bolster­ referred to the recent drop in national Association, AFL-CIO, are "inevitable," warns Felix Jones have the food on ing foreign merchant fleets it freight rates to below $7 a ton in has ' announced distribution of of the Cement, Lime and Gypsum here, and a vote . a movie, "Man of the Sky," telling Workers, unless the companies en­ should consider the needs of this area. of thanks to the gage in "serious collective bargain­ American-flag shipping." steward department. This captain Although restrictions have been the story of the Flight Engineer's Contracts covering 105 is all for a good feeding ship." These sales, Hall pointed out, placed in previous sales on use of contribution to aviation safety and ing." cement manufacturing plants have economy. The film, starring Rob­ are actually US Government sub­ the vessels, it was pointed out that sidies to foreign citizens. The lat­ after ships were sold to the Philip­ ert Hutton and Don Haggerty, was already passed their primary ex­ ter could get all the ships • they pines for use in their inter-island shot at airports in Europe and the piration date and by July 1, con­ want on the open market but "are trade, permission had been granted United States, and has action shots tracts covering 25,000 workers will looking for a bargain at the ex­ by the Secretary of Commerce for of Flight Engineers at work in haye expired. The union is. asking pense of the US taxpayer and the the same vessels to be used in planes of most of the major air­ for a 10-cent hourly wage increase, a correction of area differentials^ lines. US merchant marine." International trade. and other benefit improvements. 4" 4" t It has been pointed out that un­ ..Thorsten V. Kalijarvi, Assistant LAKE CHARLES — The Paint­ 4) 4* 41 The AFL-CIO has joined with ers Union has signed a contract der the 1946 Ship Sales Act, Secretary of State for Economic David J. McDonald, president of the Air Line Pilots Association in Llbertys can be sold for as little with contractors here ending its as $540,000 at a time when the Affairs, said that instances "might calling for modifications in pend­ the United Steelworkers of Amer­ ^conceivably arise where the inter­ month-long strike. The union had going price in the world market is ests of the US might demonstrably ing legislation providing for mod­ ica, announced that certain em­ previously turned down two con­ up to $1,100,000. The open-handed be furthered by the sale of certain ernization of aviation traffic con­ ployers have created a secret tract offers because the terms sale of ships to foreigners con­ vessels not limited to purely coast­ trol. The legislation, based on rec­ school to train "union busters." He ,said that the school was not were unsatisfactory. trasts strongly with what an Amer­ wise operation." In such cases, the ommendations by Edward C. sponsored by industry generally, The Royal Oal^ Chiwawa, Gov­ ican citizen faces when he applies State department or the Depart­ Curtis, special assistant to Pres. but by "certain selfish people in ernment Camp, Bents Fort, Winter for Government shipping aid. In ment of Commerce could grant Eisenhower on Aviation Facilities American industry."- Speaking be­ Hill, Bradford, Island, Cantigny such an Instance, it takes weeks permission to use the ships in in­ Planning, would set up for three fore a regional conference in New (Cities Service); Val Chem (Val­ and perhaps months of hearings, ternational trade. years an agency to deal with air York, he reported that the "agi­ entine); Del Santos (Mississippi): and often special legislation before A total of 1,113 vessels were sold traffic problems. tators" school pays troiiiees $6,'60O and the SUP tanker Mission Santa such a request can be approved. to foreign purchasers before the t- t- tduring their year's course and that . . Barbara-.;werte. ;in port , during the Alvin ^haplro, ylce-presldent of old „ ship sales -authority,: expire^. The strike against .Jthe Lima, ihey .rece;ive $7^00,0 a; year .after ; last periocL' All were reported in the American Merchant Marine Since tiien there have been liills' Ohio, "Hews," one of the "many they are planted in jobs in mines, good shape. Institute, said that- "Irreparable proposed for sales in small lots to publications put out by anti-union mills and factories. SIU Atlantic and Gulf District among others. Consequently a check for $10,000 representing aid voted by the SIU membership back in 1953 has been forwarded to, SIU headquarters. In a letter accompanying the j,.- June 21. 195t �June 21, 19&7 •r -u v" >• >•' •" •'" •« • •r! :'-"-.i.: i'M-i SEAFARERS •i-J- >r3|T.\ Vc?- Fare Nine LOG >•'•.•' " - • -i" •.' % •'*' •• t; "•-.; '.i.f ... :- y...: .; •^:' - '••. -.•. '• r,'. •- •;.- '' •~- •"• v"'-. ^ ' ¥""• *• • •••; *';• • • \ '" A unique experiment in retirement livinji; for old-time Sailors is now in its fifth year. It con­ sists of comfortable efficiency apartments in or near the SUP port halls where men whb'have left the sea can still keep in touch with old friends and the seafaring life. A home for retired Sailors was dedicated In Wilmington on December 7, 1952, and other reirement apartmer.vs were provided later at new port offices in Seattle, and Portland. Each of the apartments includes a kitchen, living room and bathroom, fully furnished with all necessary gear. Automatic washing and dry­ ing machines are in the building. Tbe Wilming­ ton home, a block from the Union's hall,, is equipped with an electric cart to make it easy for disabled oldtimcrs to get around. Rents are moderate, varying from $15 -a month for those on disability 6r early retire­ ment pension to $30 a month for men on a full pension ($100 monthly plus Social Security). The program is assurance of comfortable, pleas­ ant surroundings-for the oldtimers. la iaa© z*x©[}Q(o)[?© '•m J.. - • -i-ai' 1 • •-> i.| •m .if;I - -<1 ••2 . '~-A 1 : • %\ /• m ' ^- •; • i.V ;• • ..... �Par* Tea British Plan 1-Class Superliner The idea of an American hotel man for a 9,000 passenger, one-class transatlantic liner— an idea which has been sidetracked here—is apparently being adopted, lock, stock and barrel by the British, according to the London Financial Times. That. newspaper has re­ the Atlantic, will offer a ported that plans are afoot low-cost cafeterias and In res­ named taurants. This too was one of the minimum off-season rate of $187.50. for a British-built superliner features espoused by Cantor. It will operate between New York, of 90,000 to 95,Q00 tons, carrying The proposed Swedish ship Zeebrugge and Amsterdam, taking all of its 9,000 passengers in one would accommodate 1,300 passen­ seven days for the crossing. The class. The ship would have a cruis­ gers and would have an auditorium ship, which is the former Badger capable of seating 800 people at Mariner, is now undergoing con­ ing speed of 351^ knots, which version at the Ingalls Shipbuilding conventions and other meetings. would permit it to make a trans­ Meanwhile, the only potential yard in Pascagoula, Miss. It wUl atlantic crossing inside of four low-cost operation under the Amer­ accommodate 900 passengers, most days. In combination with airline ican flag, the Arnold Bernstein of them in tourist class, and will service (one way by air, one way group, is making headway in its be completely air-conditioned. The Bernstein group has plans plans to go into service next spring. by ship) such a vessel would per­ Bernstein has announced that his for constructing two, new vessels mit the average American with a company has Joined the North for the transatlantic operation. The proposed British superliner two-week vacation to spend seven Atlantic Passenger Conference and has gone to Belgium to make ar­ undoubtedly would be built by the or eight days on the continent. rangements for a passenger ter­ Cunard Line if it should ever come 300,000 Horsepower minus in Zeebrugge for his opera­ to pass. Cunard offices in New As described by the. London tion. York said they had not received newspaper, the vessel would be The Bernstein ship, which will be any word of such plans to date. totally air-conditioned and would have its engine room back aft. The engines would generate the enor­ mous total of 300,000 horsepower. Some of the American aircraft carriers now afloat generate in excess of 200,000 horsepower. The New York hotel man, H. B. Cantor, has been proposing a ves­ sel of this size with equivalent WASHINGTON—Prospects for a continued flow of for­ passenger capacity for a number eign aid shipments, which would be carried under terms of of years, but thus far has been un­ able to interest Government offi­ the "50-50" law, were brightened last week when the Senate cials in acting on his proposal. authorized a $3.6 billion for-"*^ Meanwhile, existing American such action in the 10-year history transatlantic operators, such as US eign aid program after de­ of the forcdgn aid program. Lines, are proceeding, with plans feating a series of amend­ The two-year military aid au­ to build conventional three-class ments which would have crippled thorization was for $1.8 billion passenger vessels, providing for a type of travel which is fast becom­ the measure. In the House, the for planes and guns. In addition, foreign aid authorization is still in there was an $800 million item ear­ ing obsolete. marked for "defense support," Most foreign operators are al­ committee. which is economic aid to front­ ready actively involved in the oneThe Senate authorization—which line countries like Korea and Na­ class field, with the Swedish- represented a victory for the tionalist China to support their American Line announcing that it Eisenhower Administration—came military forces. would build a one-class Pullman- as the result of a 57-25 bi-partisan style tour ship providing meals in vote spearheaded by Sen. Knowland of California, the Republican floor leader, and Sen. Johnson of Texas, the Democratic majority leader. However, both Senate leaders, while defending the various sec­ tions of the bill, as recommended by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, hinted that cuts in the SAN FRANCISCO — SeventySAN FRANCISCO—Moore - Mc- program would be made when the three passengers and twenty-three Cormack Lines has announced the bill calling for actual appropria­ SIU Pacific District crewmembers transfer of the SS Mormacsurf to tions hits the Senate floor. its west coast operation. The vessel Last week's action simply au­ aboard the SS President Cleveland was transferred last week, its NMU thorized foreign aid spending ceil­ were stricken with Asian flu dur­ crew paid off and a full SIU Paci­ ings. To carry out the authoriza­ ing the vessel's 18-day transpacific fic District crew signed on, in­ tion, Congress must appropriate voyage. The ship was held in cluding members of the Sailors the money, and traditionally the quarantine off Treasure Island for Union, Marine Firemen and Marine Senaterlbwers the spending ceilings three liours. Cooks. when it comes to voting on the Ship's physician. Dr. Francis "No doubt the company will have appropriations. Gal'oraith, himself one of the vic­ Sen. Johnson, during the debate tims, said the flu was "quite mild" to bring her up to West Coast standards," said Morris Weisberger, on the authorization measure, and'no worse than American flu. SUP secretary. Among the im­ termed the appropriations pro­ Army technicians from the virus provements that will have to be cedure "a far different question" laboratory of Letterman Army made in order to maintain the than the authorization, and implied Hospital at the Presidio here standards set in the West Coast that the Government will not get boarded the vessel and took blood contract are built-in box bunks, all the money the Senate author­ samples from ten of the stricken refrigerators in each messroom, ized. passengers for laboratory exam­ fans in every room, as well as However, he warned against any inations. Military officials want to washing machines for the use of reductions in the authorizations make certain the flu was of the the crew. now and said the Foreign Relations same type that has swept across Committee had already "ap­ Asia since April. proached the peril point" in its The "oriental flu" has attacked $252 million cut in the Adminis­ over a million persons throughout tration's original foreign aid re­ India,-the Philippines, Japan and quest. Formosa. Some 500,000 were re­ The ensuing authorization vote ported affected in Bombay in two was looked upon as indicating fa­ weeks, 7,000 in one day in a town SAN FRANCISCO—There has vorable Congressional sentiment of 50,000 on Formosa, 15,200 in been little activity for Seafarers for the Administration's po.sition, New Delhi, and 80,000 in Japan. in this area during the past period even though some cuts may be The epidemic has begun to ebb In because of a slow-down in ship­ made later. most otner areas of Formosa ping. The two essential parts of the where there was a reported 1,000,There were no vessels paying off, Administration program, which 000 cases ia the last two months. and only one, the Fairport (Water­ were backed up by the Senate ac­ American officials feared that man), signed on during the last tion, were authorization of military the epidemic may spread to more two weeks. The Steel Executor aid for a two-year period and en­ US vessels and seamen, and even­ (Isthmian), Pennmar (Calmar), dorsement of a long-range fund, tually into the country. Tighter Grain Shipper ^Grajn Fleet), with no terminating date, to handle medical restrictions and examina­ Rebecca (Intercoastai), Arizpa, most of the economic development tions have been urged on vessels Young America (Waterman) and assistance to underdeveloped na­ coming from the Far East in at­ tempts to keep the possibility of the Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) tions. The latter action > was the first an epidemic here to a minimum. w«£e in transit. >. • ,f . >).» . '50-50' Future Brighter As Sefiate OK's Aid Biii Coast Crews Mormacsurf Slow Period Felt In Frisco Ir'" June 21. 1957 SEAFARERS LOG 'Asian' Flu Hits Crew, Passengers SLtZABITH (Bull) May If—Chitr' man, Wm. J. Aniieh; Sacratary J. Cook. Report to patrolmen about re­ striction of craw in Maccorla. Keep messhall clean cups to pantry. Hold patrolman untU repair Uit la checked. Topside knows meeting proceedings to be checked. One minute sUenca for departed brothers. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers) April 33—Chairman, R. Wright; 8acratary,~J. A. Long.. Clean payoff. Some extra repairs to be done. Mora repairs to be done ashore. Ship's dele­ gate of last trip resigned. Accepted. Vote of conBdence given him. New ship's delegate electedr New delegate to check on slop chest and sea chest as to pripes. REBBCCA (Intercontinental) (No date)—Chairman, M. Culpi Secretary, pairs that have been riding for Six months. Crew pantryman in hospital with a broken leg. Steward is taking over his Job and handling both Jobs weU. The captain would not authorize the steward to take on fresh milk. Ice cream and other, needed foods in Okinawa. Suggested the Company should be asked to' be sure about sail­ ing board times. Suggested that some Independent type of heating system should be used for two rooms upper aft. Preferably electric. Upper four men are cold and lower 18 men are hot. May f—Chairman, A. LIparl; Secre­ tary, J. Guard. SaUed deck engineer short due to error. This vessel hav­ ing no ship's fund it was suggested that each member contribute SI. to establish fund. ANDREW JACKSON (Wsterman), April 7—Chairman, B. Creel; Secre­ tary, I. Lienot. Most of repairs taken care of. Rest to be done at San Fran­ cisco. Not to use washing machine at night. Fix drain at the washing ma­ chine room. Delegate to see engineer ^•bout the sanitary water for toUeU. ^ May It—Chairman, C. White; Sec­ retary, F. Lopez. Beef on unsafe working conditions on deck. Will check with port steward to be sure fans are put on board in San Fran­ cisco. 'Vote of thanks to stewafd de­ partment for a very good feeder and a Job well done. BATTLE ROCK (USPC) Ap/il 30— Chairman, G. Ruf; Secretary,''^*. Mc- J. Torre. Deck department contro­ versy over sandblasting overtime. Is this time and a half or what? Creyv unanimously voted to go on record to check New York headquarters over unauthorized conversion of rooms -aboard. Cleaning of laundry to be done by departments. JOHN CHESTER KENDALL (Bull) May 12—Chairman, A. Smith; .Secre­ tary, S. Weiis. Vote of thanks for the steward for the good service for the trip. Suggestion to let delegates settle all beefs with patrolman in order for good payoff in SIU style. Suggestion for a new washing ma­ chine be put aboard. Ship's delegate to ask captain for list of draws and slops for each man. Crew warned about tales going top side and that was not SIU way of doing busine,?s."A vote of thanks to the captain from the crew for all the help and con­ sideration he has shown during this voyage. One minute of. silence for the departed brothers. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), May 12 —Chairman, R. Danieis; Secretary, R. Wendeil. Ship safety meeting held. S50 in ship's fund, S39.37 spent for baseball equipment and chess­ board. S10.63 left in ship's fund. Coffee urn- to be replaced. Repairs for last voyage not done. Have cylin­ der locks installed on all foc'sle doors. Members of steward depart­ ment will dump garbage from stern. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment for Job well done. Elected new ship's treasurer. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), May t —Chairman, J, Brown; Sacretsry, M. Hummeii. See patrolman about all hands pulling boat in after firs and boat drill. All men under 40 years old to see about getting polio shots. Request for larger lockers on ship. Room for the ^ fireman. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), April 17 —Chairman, R. Taiieksen; Secretary, J. Purseil. At safety meeting captain suggested that sitting on rails be eliminated. Complaints about baking discussed. Suggested to sea about changing brand of milk in Mobile as the present brand is not of good qual­ ity. Request having strawberries placed on board. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), May 13 —Chairman, C. Mafette; Secretary, A. Andersen. New washing machine placed in port of New York at last voyage. S63.2B on hand. Vote of thanks to steward department for good chow and service, suggested steward not to use washing machine for ship's linen. Steward to requisi­ tion more bath towels and to order more army cots. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, T. Waiiiuk; Secretary, 0. Frank. Asked brother not to bring any mangos or trees into the States unless the okay is given by Agricul­ ture Dept. in San Juan. Fishing very bad this trip. We did not go to St. Croix. S9.4S in ship's fund. To install port hole In Bosun's foc'sle. AFOUNDRiA (Waterman), March 10—Chairman, J. Cislecki; Secretary, R. Walton. No repairs have been made and there is a shortage of Lava soap and sanitary supplies. This re­ pair situation has been going on for six (0) months. The creua has been cooperating fully on safety program. Topside doesn't seem to care if any suggestion involves spending a dollar. And then Company screams when someone sues. Penny-wise dollar foolish. Use a little discretion when using the heat aft. A suggestion was made to put a fresh air vent from the poop deck to the recreation room. Take it easy with the noise. Engine department head gushing sea water. It is suggested that we ask permis­ sion to use the hospital head. A vote of thanks for stewards department. April 14—Chairman, J. Cislecki; Secretary, R. Walton. Delegate leav­ ing this trip. Enjoyed his Job. Hit extremes In weather. No use for money this trip. Captain will be con­ tacted about the possibility of play­ ing a phono through the speaker in the mess room. Engine department will contact the patrolman about re- Oanisit. $.30.20 in ship's fund. The deck department has a case of preju­ dice against the mate. This will be taken up with the patrolman. The wipers are not to stand any watches in port. 1st Asst. to be watched for doing crew's work. Sailors to take care of water-tight doors. BENT'S FORT (Cities Service), May 32—Chairman, A. Herbert; Secretary, R. Alston. Showers being left on while no one is using them. Have patrolman contact captain to have door fans placed In starboard side foc'sle. BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), May 19—Chairmen, M. Hichecockr Secretary, D. Knight. Steward to order new toaster In New York. Vote of thanks to steward department for a good Job. ALMENA (Pan Atlantic), May 2t— Chairman, J. Sweeney; Secretary, A. Janes. Repair list completed except for one Item. No beefs. Ship sold, will probably be turned over to new owners in few months. Some dis­ puted overtime. Safety conditions improved. Reports accepted. Lines to 'be taken care of on way south and north. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), May ItChairman, W. Egan; Secretary, j. Purseil. Safety meeting held. l.airge amount of disputed overtime in en­ gine department and small amount In steward department for shore gang work in Trinidad. Money collected for wreath for mother of crew mem­ ber. Report accepted. Suggestion to take enough bread to last entire trip: buttermilk to be placed on board in PR. Want baker removed from ship for not performing duties properly. Suggestion to get pickled pigs feet. Discussion on proper disposal of gar­ bage. Want better brand of milk placed on board in Mobile. Member thanked crew for floral wreath for mother. CECIL N. BEAN (Drylrans), April 7—Chairman, J. Mays; Sacratary, D. Collins. One member left in hospital in Trinidad. Few hours disputed overtime. Report accepted. Bath­ rooms to be kept clean. Need more pressure in drinking fountain. Linen money to be paid due to no laundry in Durban. Cots to be~laken care pf. April 21—Chairman, G. BusaigHe; Sacratary, R. Smith. No beefs. Draws to be put out one day before arrival but dated date of arrival. Report ac­ cepted. Want cold drinking water and require more pre.ssure In foun­ tain. Return cots after use. Keep drinking fountain clean. Clean and turn off washing machine when fin­ ished with same. Trash not to be thrown from portholes. Headquarters report discussed. May 20—Chairman, D. Collins; Sec­ retary, J. Malcolm. Beef over first engineer. Few hours disputed over­ time. Report accepted. Headquarters report discussed. Vote of thanks 'to steward department for Job well done. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), May 20—Chairman, H. Vincent; Sec­ retary, R. Voss. Two men short. Ship's fund S6.73. Company to notify destination of next voyage so men not wishing to make trip can give 34 hours' notice. Need more agree­ ments and clarifications aboard. Dele­ gate tn see steward department about menus and have him give more super­ vision to his department or bring it to patrolman's attention for him to straighten out. ** DOROTHY (Bull), May 13—Chair­ man, E. Rubio; Secretary, T. P-. Greaney. Work from all departments shows things are in order. Repairs to be taken care of before arrival. Required by crew that while in port all lang.shoremen are granted use of recreation room, this room be left in a clean condition. ELIZABETH (Bull), June 2—Chair­ man, Louis A. Ramirez; Secretary, Ed. O'Rourks. Messman asks cooperation in keeping messhall clean. Beef about quality of fruit and vegetables to be referred to patrolman. Galley door needs a new lock or an inside latch. Definite payoff time wanted. Request a wooden covering be put over the fantall as there is on other company C-2 ships. �mm Jmw M, M5T Pug* EleToi SEAFARERS LOG We Choose...' Insurance Lobby Balking At Welfare $$ Controls WASHINGTON —While AFL=CIO President George Meany strongly urged approval of a bill to control both union and management operated welfare plans, the nation's insurance lobby has come out for limited legislation that ator John F. Kennedy for a prompt would exempt management- investigation into the plan by the Seattle Jobs Moving Fast I^ SEATTLE—Shipping in this area has continued' to run ahead of registration, said Jeff Gillette, port agent. More and more Class A men are taking advantage of this Increase in job activity and are getting off the beach. The Grain Shipper (Grain Fleet), Jefferson • City Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Sea Cloud (American Merchant Marine) paid off and signed on. The Yorkmar, Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar) and Ocean Deborah (Ocean Transport) were in ^ort to be serviced. Note Shipping Upturn In Hub BOSTON—Although things have quieted down somewhat on the labor front in this port, reports James Sheehan, port agent, ship­ ping has taken a turn for the better during the past two weeks, and is keeping Seafarers here busy. There were four vessels paying off, three signing on, 'and three were in transit. The Government Campi Royal Oak (Cities Service); Battle Rock (USPC), and the An­ drew Jackson (Waterman) paid off during the last period and the Government Camp, Royal Oak (Cities Service) and Andrew Jack­ son (WatermanJ signed on. ^ The Robin Gray, Robin LO'Cksley (Seas) and Government Camp pulled into port to be serviced. All beefs were settled at pay off and all of the ships were reported in good 'Shape^ The overwhelming swing to the SIU among tu^ and harbor craft workers and seamen both in the expanding Gulf offshore oil industry and elsewhere is ample proof—if any were need­ ed—that these men have been exploited for years. You can't argue with scores of 64-0, 146-9, 28-0, 12-3 and similar results. The heavy pro-SIU margins, often unani­ mous, arfe recognition that only the" SIU offers genuine Union security in this Industry. In recent months, after an election victory in the Phillips Oil fleet, the SIU won the first union agreement ever nego­ tiated in the Louisiana tidelands field. It followed this by signing what is regarded as the finest tug contract in the Gulf area with the giant G & H Towing Company. • In the latest instance, the 64-0 victory on the Baltimore tugs was achieved in spite of bitter opposition of United Mine "Workers' District 50, in itself a ship operator whose tactics rank with the best that anti-labor employers were able to bring jto-bear in the bitter strike battles of the 30's. No won­ der, then, that the tug men and tidelands workers are turn­ ing to the SIU today. They too need the kind of conditions and security which deep-sea sailors, under SIU contracts, have been enjoying for 20 years. ti> Something To Hide ? The very vocal opposition of several industry lobby groups on Government proposals for controls over employer-oper­ ated as well as union-operated and joint union-employer wel­ fare funds follows a familiar pattern. Management groups have naturally opposed this bill, not necessarily because they have something to hide—though AFL-CIO President George Meany has testified that^ a number of them do—but because labor is a handy whipping boy and the bosses don't want to be bothered with the extra paper work anyivay. This notion that labor-is-guilty-per-se-but-business-is-clean follows the same kind of illogical thinking behind the one­ sided Taft-Hartley requirements for a non-Communist af­ fidavit frpm union officials only. Coincidentally, two of the insurance lobby outfits opposing the bill covering all types of welfare plans are the same groups that arrayed themselves against the SIU when the Union sought—and won—a clear ruling from the New York State Attorney General upholding self-insured union welfare plans. At that time, the SIU nipped an effort which would have cheapened welfare programs covering hundreds of thousands of NY workers by tossing them into the laps of the insurance companies. Now the same lobbies have come forward again to seek exemption from controls for the employer funds only. It does make you kind of wonder if they really are hiding sbmething, after-all. ' : : ' operated funds. Spokesman for three insurance groups—^the American Life Con­ vention, the Health Insurance As­ sociation of America and the Life Insurance Association of America —strongly oppose an administra­ tion bill which would require em­ ployer-run funds to file reports as well as those run by labor or jointly by labor and management. Two of these three groups are the same ones which have tried, unsuccessfully thus far, to compel the SIU Welfare Plan and other self-insured plans to come under the control of insurance companies. These groups have declared they will go to Federal Court to com­ pel self-insured funds to come under regulations in New York State which would virtually make it mandatory for them to pay pre­ miums to an insurance company in order to operate. Cites Company Misuse In his testimony before a Senate labor subcommittee, Meany cited cases which he charges involved management misuse of employeremployee funds. There have been abuses in employer-managed funds, he said, which are similar to those actions by union officials which the National Association of Manu­ facturers termed "corruption and malfeasance." He cited the case of General Electric which placed $35,000,009 in annual health insurance pre­ miums with Metropolitan Life In­ surance Co. The insurance com­ pany has two directors in common with GE. General Electric, he said, has continually refused to talk of the plan's operations and has re­ fused to offer the program for competitive bidding. At least one half of the plan is employeefinanced. Another example of management bungling, he said, was the failure of the now defunct Reed Glass, Inc., to pay premiums on its health insurance policies, although it with­ held $2,991 from employee wages. The policies lapsed without the employees' knowledge. The com­ pany also failed to pay $64,000 in premiums on a promised pension program, leaving some 15 employ­ ees, who have reached the retire-, ment age, to sue for their pensions. Testimony by the federation president that a Boston transit firm received about $400,000 in returns in one year from a com­ pany financed health and welfare plan brought demands from Sen- La Salle On London Run For the first time since preKorean war days, the Waterman Steamship Company will start calling at British ports. Waterman has assigned the La Salle to open the service between the Gulf and London on the run from the Gulf to the continent. The La Salle will carry a load of pulp and general cargo. Present plans call for twicemonthly schedules to the English capital. Waterman currently main­ tains regular service to northern European ports such as Antwerp, Rotterdam and'-Bf-etnerhaven. Senate's special labor-management rackets committee. The company Meany reported, the Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co., placed its ' policies through the Eastern Mutual In-surance Co., which the transit com­ pany organized. Last year the in­ surance company received $670,510 in premiums, but rebated $400,839 in "dividends" to the transit cmnpany to reduce operat­ ing expenses. The insurance firm also paid a-t«tal of $95,000 in sal­ aries to three officers and a claims manager. The three officers are also officers of the railway com­ pany. The National . Association of Manufacturers and many big busi­ nesses have been protesting any bill which would bring employercontrolled plans under public scrutiny. Meany expressed preference for a bill proposed by Senator^|Paul Douglas (Dem., Ill) which would put Government control over em­ ployer as well as union welfare plans. A bill of this type has the approval of the Eisenhower admin­ istration. Mayflower II Makes: Port Under Tow PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The Mayflower II arrived here last week somewhat inelegantly under tow, but upright, after a 53-day voyage from Plymouth, England. Although he vowed the ship would make it under her own sailpower. Captain Alan Villiers relented when he ran into northeast head­ winds off Nantucket Light and ac­ cepted a tow from a Coast Guard tug, the Yankton. Captain Villiers said that with­ out the tow he might have had to fight headwinds for a week before he could get the ship into port. No doubt there were a few victims of channel fever aboard who heai-tily cheered the decision. Crewmembers of the 180-ton vessel boasted beards and an eightweek hunger for a good hot shower. All were reported in good health although many of them had suffered regularly from seasick­ ness as the ship bounced about constantly in fair weather or foul. The crew reported that the ship was overloaded with a variety of British cargo. Including jeweled souvenirs of the voyage which are already being advertised at re­ spectable prices in US magazines. A crov/d of about 10,000 people welcomed the Mayflower II at this Cape Cod resort, which was the first landfall of the original May­ flower on November 21, 1620. The Mayflower II spent the night at Provincetown and then was towed to Plymouth, the site of the famed Plymouth Rock, where further ceremonies were held. After a brief stay at Plymouth, the Mayflower II will proceed to New York where she will spend the summer as a tourist attraction. After the summer the ship will be permanently docked in Plymouth as a memorial. The original Mayflower was sold at auction and scrapped a few years after her now-historic'voyage. 'I • )l > t| •i ' <1 �• >» June 21, 1957 SEAFARERS LOG Pare Twelve Del Mundo Gang Goes Out Oii The Town LOG-A-ithythm Poem Applauded To the Editor: The poem In your May 24th issue is one of the best sea poems I have ever read. It is beautifully written. ' ' While I did not like the last verse and wished the poet had merely suggested the final port without actually naming it, the. letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must, be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. SIU crewmen on the Dal Mun­ do had themselves o ball in Santos, Brazil, recently, though the waitress seems d bit hardpressed to keep the boys' exuberance in check. On ha^nd for the occasion (I to r) were Herbert Mueller, oiler; John E. Brady, oiler; Davis, the bar owner; Mack Brendle, AB, and James Lea, DM. For the record, the lady is known as Lotus, according to Brady. Apparently a good time was had by all. LOG-A-RHYTHM: At My Side By Thomas Ulisse A sailor's life is a lonely one, I'm told. But this need not be if he has memories of old; When the sea is calm, And the full moon bright, With the stars in the heavens And a glowing light. The heavens above cast a ray doion to me. As a guiding light for my loved one to see. Though shrouded in a heavenly scented mist, I can see the rosy lips that I once kissed; My love sent down from the heaven above Is at my side, my goddess of love. 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cau­ tioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in be­ half of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicitors have been authorized by the SIU.. Burly MPetl! 1 5/HA5W0P MBHAUDJ.— SIU, A&G District BALTIMOKE .1316 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON ; 376 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON , 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent.... Capital 7-6338 LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy 'Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLE.ANS 323 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees, Agent MAdison 2-9B34 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA. de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Coils, Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoft. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff GUlette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif 305 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS... .675 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck C. Simmons. Joint J. Volpian. Eng. W. Hall, Joint E. Mooney. Std. R. Matthews. Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. Phone 5-8777 PORTLAND 311 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 RICHMOND, Calif.-...510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO ..450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILSHNGTON. ...503 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 673 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6165 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 13814 HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 130 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNK 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TOROrta-O. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpUe 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 617Vi Cormorant St. EMplre 4531 VANCOUVER. BC..M 398 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS .'...304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebec 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 32 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 83 St. Pierre St. Quebeo Phone: 3-1569 S.AINT JOHN 85 Germain St. NB Phone: 2-5232 Great Lakes District ALPENA .'....1213 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY ..180 Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 734 Lakeside Ave., NE Phone: Main 1-0147 DETROIT 1038 3rd St. Phone: Woodward-1-6857 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randolph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3261 E. 92nd St. Phone: Essex 5-2410 preceding verses are so good that tho poem still must be list? ed among the great. I am sending you > another poem, of mine, "Queen of the River," which I wrote while sit­ ting on the Brooklyn Bridge and watching a Hudson River Day liner churn past. I don't know its worth, but after reading the poem in ^our current issue, I certainly don't know why you should ever print my inferior poetry when you. can get master­ pieces like that. Anyhow, I send it to you to use if you wish. Keep up the good work for poetry. You're doing swell. Roy Fleischer I Ed. note: The LOG poem re­ ferred to was "Final Departure," by C. Van Orden, describing an oldtimer's lonely wait for his last ship, bound for "heOven's door." A future LOG issue will carry a poem by Roy Fleischer, a sailor and sea poet of some re­ nown in his own right.) 4" 4" British Seatnah Asks For Mail To the Editor: I am a member of the Na­ tional Union of Seamen in Eng­ land sailing aboard the SS Braemar Castle in the rating of night watchman, which comes under the steward department. I have been going to sea now 40 years. We are now in Durban, but recently in Mombasa I found a copy of your newspaper and was wondering if it would be pos­ sible for me to hhve some copies mailed to my home address. Then on my next trip I could distribute them among members of my crew. I hope to be in England about the end of June and will mail you some copies of the "Seamen," which is our official union organ. I'd''also like to exchange views with some of your members, if they would care to write me at 73 Paynton Road, Silver Hill. St. Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England. Sydney A. Powell (Ed. note: Copies of the LOG will be sent to you from now on as you requested. .- '4. i, 4,- Morhihg Light Offered Thanks To the Editor: Please publish this in the next issue of the LOG. The family of the late Mrs. Helen R. Dixon, mother of chief steward W. E. Morse, wishes to acknowledge the beautiful floral . piece sent to her services by the crew of the SS Morning Light. The crews' kind expression of sympathy is deeply appreciated. W. E. Morse 4 4- 4" Honest Barman Wins Praise To the Editor: * We have with us on the Ines a fireman who left a couple of bottles in the Lido Cafe, 440 S. Beacon Street, San Pedro, Calif., three years and two mohths ago. Our man didn't know what happened to his precious stock until he walked in there one day recently. Jo his surprise, the bartender recognized him and returned his property. Tn my book, that is honesty. The drinks are reasonabale and the food is good also at the Lido. The bartenders are Tommy, Mickey and Betty Boo. It seems like a good spot. W. B. Yarbrough 4 4 4 Thanks Tampa For Blood Aid To the Editor: A million thanks to all the brothers in Tampa who were involved in arranging for the donation of blood for my wife's recent operation. Thanks espe­ cially to the donors themselves. There is a deep, warm feeling in knowing you have friends at a time like thjs. Cecil Wallick 4 4 4 Oceanstar Help Asked By Widow To the Editor: I would like to hear from any of the crew aboard' the SS Oceanstar v/ho knew my hus­ band, Clarence R. Haun. He died of a heart attack May 13 at sea. Burial was at sea. Any information any of the crew can give me coimerning his death will be appreciated greatly. I don't know anyone aboard the ship whom I can write personally so 1 am taking this means of trying to contact the men. My address is 306 44th St., Fairfield, Ala. Thank you very much for your help. Mrs. C. R. Haun By Bernard Seaman �ALCOA POLARIS (Alcea), May Ohalrman, A. L. Oanna; Seeratary, J. a. Hannan. Haka room for oiler and fireman in alop cheat ao each watch can have aeparate rooma. ALMRNA (Waterman), May it — Chairman, J. Sweeney; Secretary, Alex Jane*. Repair list from last meeting completed but one item, and it will be fixed in the morning. No beefs. Ship soid and will probably be ' turned over to new owners in a few months. Some disputed overtime. Safety conditions improved. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcos), May It— Chairman, W. Egan; Secretary, Jamea Pursall. Safety meeting held. A large amount of disputed overtime in en­ gine dept. and small amount in stew­ ards dept. for shore gang work in Trinidad. Have enough bread to last entire trip. Have buttermilk placed on board in Puerto Rico. Have baker removed from ship, for not doing his. work properly. Suggested to have pickled pigs' feet placed on board. Discussion on proper disposal of gar­ bage. Everyone asked to flush toilets properly. To see-about having a . bet­ ter brand of milk placed on board in Mobile. Thanks given by member for wreath for mother. BATTLE ROCK (USPC), May it— Chairman, O. Ruf; Secretary, R. McDaniels. There was a lot of perform­ ing after leaving the last port. Re­ ceived a letter from the welfare dept. Beefs to be taken up with dept. dele­ gate. Suggestion made to get some type of, transportation for crew at company expense. Ship's delegate to inform captain of motion about pay­ off. New slop che.st and medical chest to be made up for new crew. New repair list to be made out. Clean up your rooms before payoff. CECIL N. BEAN (Drytrans), April 7—Chairman, J. Mays; Secretary, J. W. Malcolm. Suggestion to keep heads clean, also to see chief en.gineer about more pressure on drinking fountains, al.so linen mone.v to be paid due to no laundry in Durban, also to take eare of cots in deck. April II—Chairman, G. Buselglie; Secretary, R. Smith. A draw will be put out at sea a day before arrival but will be dated the date of arrival. To see chief engineer about getting cold drinking water also about the pressure on fountain. Suggestion to bring in cots and not to mistreat "same. Help keep drinking fountain clean, refrain from spitting In same. Clean and cut olf washing machine when finished. Do not throw trash or spit out of port holes. May 10—Chairman, D. Collins; Sec­ retary, J. W. Malcolm. Beef over 1st engineer to be ironed out later.' Gen­ eral discussion of headquarters re­ port. A vote of thanks to the steward dept. for a job well done. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), April II—Chairman, J. F. Keelan; Secre­ tary, L. P. Hagmann. Keep laundry clean. Everyone shall leave It clean after using. The card players should leave messhall clean. Anyone leaving ship should strip fiunk and leave foc'sles clean. Bosun promises to clean passageways leading to fantail. Since there has been a lot of trouble with toilets suggest that after using they be flushed with a bucket of water, until they can be repaired. May 10—Chairman, B. Grice; Secre'tary, F. Raid. No beefs. Assured crew that continued persistence would Jteep food up to par on this ship. CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Colonial), May S—Chairman, H. R. Whisnant; Secretary, D. Skelton. Everything go­ ing smooth. One man missed the ship in Eureka, Calif., but joined in San Francisco. Captain said he would try. and get new wringer for the washing machine in Japan. Crew was asked not to foul up while in Japan, and stay in sober mind while working. In the near future the pavrolman shall check all repairs and requisi­ tions and for steward dept. working gear. Vote of' thanks was given to the steward department fnr a Job well done. Crew was asked to take more care of coffee pot and toasters. COB VICTORY (Victory Carriers), April 17 — Chairman, J. Nicholson; Secretary, J. Brigham, Storm doors In need of repair. Keep Koreans out of passageways. Repair lists to be turned in as soon as possible. DEL MUNDO (Mississippi), May 1 —Chairman, C. E.' Whidden; Secre­ tary, 0. W. Annls. No beefs 'at the present time, and would like to roslgn my post at this time. New delegate elected. Take -money out of ship's fund to buy games for crew. Talk on use of ship's fund which is to be voted on tinder new business, on how much to use for the various things voted under new business. DEL SANTOS (Mississippi), March —Chalrmsn, J. Baler.: Secretary, Ed. SahuRus. Brother Ernest Janoslo wae elected ship's delegate by all broth­ ers, Brother Jack Bates was elected Pare TMrteen SEATARERS FOG Jime 21, 1957 sh^'a reporter: Brother Jtian Crux was elected ship's treasurer, and Brother Sahuque was elected meet­ ing secretary. Put all excess linen In linen bags also put cups In sink and don't leave them on hatch. A vote of thanks. to. all brothers from the stewards for the flowers they sent when hlB mother passed away. May II—Chairman, J. Batas; See­ ratary, Ed Sahuqua. No beefs so far but will see agent In New Orleans about putting 120 days' stores on all Drita Line ships Instead of 83 or 90 days. Africa run needs 120 days stores and lots of extra fresh vege­ tables. DE SOTO (Waterman), April II — Chairman, Nona; Sacratary, R. Sha­ piro. Screens for all port holes need­ ed, not sufficient water pressure In after quarters (showers). Klckout panel steward's shower to be re­ placed. Repair list to bo made out and given to the steward to be typed, prior to arrival US port. May )*—Chairman, S. T. Zotterman; Secretary, S. Malybhan. Ship's dele­ gate reported that the repairs had been taken care of to some extent. Some painting of messroom and crew qiurters done. No major beefs to date. Reported everything running smooth. A vote of thanks was given "Scotty" Malvehan and the entire stewards department for the excellent meals served. Brothers getting off ship to strip all beds and leave quar­ ters clean and ship shape. FAIRLAND (Waterman), May 5— Chairman, P. Murphy; Secretary, M. E "Doc" Wstson. Deck dept. foc'sles tP be cleaned properly by sanitary man. Steward dept. toilet seats need new sprin.gs. Crews and electrician's toilets flush back while at sea. Insuf­ ficient water pressure on sanitary line to crew's toilets. GEORGE A. LAWSON (Penn Ship­ ping), May IS—Chairman, L. E. F. Schmidt; Secretary, F. T. Caiman. Shore leave In Trinidad in question. Coffee tirn and new mattresses to be placed on repair list. Mail and doctor in Trinidad to be taken care of same as on the way down. The captain will pass out pay slips before arrival. In States. Chief engineer's actions to be taken up with patrolm.m. Mate said that all rooms to, be painted at next trip. Crew to be properly dressed in messroom. Question and discussion on who can use the recreation room. HEYWOOD BROUN (Victory Car­ riers), Marcli It—Ctiaii-man, F. N. Meinerth; Secretary, A. Scliroter. Our washing machine is new and the main beefs are that they have to leave It clean for the next fellow. Ask ship's dele.gate to get in touch with radio operator to have loud speaker re­ paired In crew mess for the news. In­ form about what kind of money the captain wiU put out In the next port. INES (Bull), May 5—Chairman, A. C. Landwaltowicz; Secretary, W. B. Yarborough. This has been an extra good trip. No trouble, crew works together. Two (2) men missed ship in Kobe but captain didn't log them as he didn't figure it was their fault. Hotel manager failed to call them. Board in messhall is for official busi­ ness only. Phony fire di-ills and draws should be kept off. , In other words don't write any jokes on this board. JEAN (Bull), May li—Chairman, J. Sleven; Sec. D. Forrest. Ship's dele­ gate D. Plcefelli, warns the member­ ship of the importance of performing In SIU style. A vote of thanks by the membership was extended to the stewards dept. for excellent perform­ ance. The 1st assistant had rooms painted out after the deck dept. re­ ceived clarifications from Baltimore that room painting above was deck dept. work. The difference and un­ rest In the deck dept. seems to stem from the mate's attitude and his man­ ner of handling the dept. He Is ar­ bitrary and oplonated also takes per­ sonal Issue with each delegate elected and has tried to fire several deck delegates. The membership Is on record to have the Baltimore officials try to resolve this problem. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Welennan), May 5—Chairman, B. Parker; Secre­ tary, A. V. Aronlca. No beefs. Ship's delegate asked crew to be In a sober condition at payoff. Letters were sent to Joe Alglna and Waterman's port engineer In regards to crew's toilets not functioning properly. Ship's dele­ gate to sec patrolman about same. New refrigerator needed in crews pan­ try. AU soiled linen to be turned over to chief steward. Crew asked to be more quiet while men off watch are trying to sleep. Cups to be returned to pantry. Laundry room to be left clean after using. A vote of thanks to the steward's dept. for the excel­ lent meals prepared and served. Tony Sosa Is the chief steward. JOHN C. (Atlantic Carriers), May 19 —Chairman, M. Barton; Sec. R. Aguliar. A letter was mailed to hq con­ cerning proper loading on the SS John C. Letter was received from head­ quarters that action will be taken when the next safety shipping com­ mittee is held with the operator. Travelers' checks are hard to cash In the port of Kamalshi, Japan. AU those who are getting off should leave, the foc'sle keys with the next man stay­ ing on. Strip your bunk and leave the room clean for the next man tak­ ing the quitting man's place. MARORE (Ore), May ID—Chairmen, W. Lane; Sec. D, F, Carey. There Is friction between the bos'n and the crew. Received a letter of thanks from Willie Tomllnson whom wo took up a GoUectlon of $44.25 for because of hla father's death. Former treas­ urer had given the money to Bait, hall. S. CantcrU elected ship's treas­ urer. Latter to be drawn up to be turned into the ItaU about bos'n loSr ging et and other practlcea, Ill J Days Gone By His 11th Ship Seems More Like His 13th t--. "This Mount Vernon is my eleventh ship since I broke out of the Army two years ago, but after being on here two months I'm beginning to think it's my thirteenth," s^ys Sea­ farer Robert C. Meloy. "The nighf" before we on yet where the lookout tiptoes sailed from Houston it was to the bow wearing a lifejacket," Seafarers Piatt (left] and Rocky Adams are shown on the SS Algonkin in the Persian Gulf before the ship trans­ ferred foreign. Rocky sent it in to remind Plott to contact him on tha MV Alamo, c.'o Coyie Lines, New Orleans. noticed that numlier one tank was squirting gas into the forward pumprobm," Meloy noted. "'^The mate tried fixing it with every­ thing from corks to bubblegum, to no' avail. Since the ship was in­ tending to sail as is, the Coast Guard was notified, with the usual results, "A yeoman came down in the morning, -had a bit of conversa­ tion with topside and we sailed— as far as the end of the Houston Ship Channel. The hook was dropped, the mate and engineer took turns diving in the pumproom with masks and we were on our way. It's the only ship I've been Safety Laurels Not Enough, Del Monte Seeking BB Win. Safety is not the only field in which the SS Del Monte leads the way; the gang has more than its share of spirit as well. An open 9hallenge has been issued by their newly-organized baseball club, the "Del Monte • Mountaineers" despite one take them all. Who challenges?" imajor setback already. "Our says Arriot. Arrangements for spring ti-ainlng game with the SS games can be made through the Del Slid ended rather sadly," re- SIU halls in the Gulf or via Mis­ pprts ship's delegate Elden R. sissippi agents on the African run. Arnot, "but we are now limbered up and raring to go." The Mountaineeris' loss to the Del Sud is not too unexpected, since the "Rebels" have fielded a good ball club for several years. Besides, the Del Monte has already earned its share of laurels in com­ petition with the rest of the Delta Line fleet, by compiling the top safety recorii on the company's ships for 1956. And if spirit can help '*them make the grade, the Del Monte can do it on the baseball diamond also. !Good or bad, big or small, we'll he commented. Once the mixed cargo was de­ livered, the crew hoped the ship was headed back for tlie Statqs, but wound up instead in Leghorn, Italy, after bunkering in Algiers, to take a load of straight gas. Gassed On Cognac "Only two things of impdrtance happened then, the first of which was nearly the last," Meloy added. "After topping off the tanks with gas and himself with cognac, the chief mate spilled several hundred barrels on the deck which the deck watch tried to wash down without much luck. It seemed the here had more holes in it than the mate's head. We finally made it to the harbor entrance but ran aground, thereby putting a few 'more holes in the bottom." Eventually the Mount Vernon made it back to Haifa, discharged, patched its bottom with cement and diegan heading to what it is hoped will be home. "Seafarers sailing out of the Gulf in the next few weeks are advised to keep a sharp lookout, though," Meloy. adds. "If this thing was ever rammed you wouldn't have to wor­ ry about an explosion, only lock­ jaw from the rust." Josefina Is A Tramp —"for SIU MEMBERS! II 4j -'3 BMSdfWlfG'pO ANPSHOReWEARToASCuiilESIERAULATSjieaAu S£AOiKr PRICES your SEA CHEST SHORE WEAR t SEA GEAIi SEA GEAR I SHORE WEAR •1 Tramping all ovor th« Near and Far East on the Josefina 'are (top, I to r) George Aimers, AB, H. Joynes, bosun, and Roland Wimon, DM, ship's delegate who rides herd on the gong. Above, standing in for the "bellyrobbing",department, are Bill Rosades, 3rd «ook; baker Leo Carreon; (kneeling), steward Frank Sortille end Herry Ptpfii chief cook, Cerreen supplied the photos, ,. .y d •"vl — :m tm �Pare Firarteen SEAFARERS^ LOG Marltier Meets Mayor Jane XI, 1957 Says Good Turn Also Rates One To the Editor: Let's talk about "Good Joes." Every so often you pick up a LOG and read about some good "Good Joe" who passed away or ;who Is in business. Well, now let's talk about a real swell "Good Joe." I'm referring to Sgt. James Hand (Retired). Sgt. Hand is well known among seafaring men letters To The Editor Seafarer Andrew "Danny" Danilulc (left] !t greeted by Mayor Paul Asseman of Dunkerque, Francs, in tfie Mayor's chambers during a visit to the Town Hall. Daniluk, who was on the Seastar at the time, said the Mayor showed him around and invited him to participate in a local holiday celebration. SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY , Edward Achee D. Ryan-McNeille B. Bonafont Pasquale MarinelU G. F. Crabtrea Jessie Matthews E. Cruz Ahmed Mehssln Felix Cruz Thomas Moncho Raymond M. Davis Stefano Nappi Frank de los Reyes J. Olabarrieta James Fisher C. Osinski Nolan L. Flowers Frank S. Paylor Percy Foster Paul Pope Jr. Rufus Freeman Markos Potirladli Burl Halve Angel Rlos Hans Hanssen Eustaquio Rivera Henry Herkinheins John L. Roberts Thomas Horan Jose Rodriguez Alfred Ka.iu R. Szczyglel John Klepadio Julio Valentin Paul Kronbergs R. Vellinga VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Benjamin Martin Albert MartinelU Eladio Aris Fortunate Baeomo Vic Milazzo Joaquin Miniz Frank Campbell Norman J. Moors John Driscoll W. P. O'Dea Robert Gilbert Ben Omar William Guenther George Phifer Bart Guranick G. A. Pulssegur John Haas George Renale Howard Hailey Winston E. Renny Everett Haislett Samuel Saunders Percy Harrelson George Shumaker Taib Hassen Kevin Skelly Billy Hill Henry Smith Thomas Isaksen Stanley F. Sokol Ira Kilgore Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frederick Landry Harry Tuttle Leonard Leidig Virgil Wilmoth Archibald McGuigan Pen P. Wing H. C. Mclssac USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks USPHS HOSPITAL , FORT WORTH, TEXAS ' B. F. Deibler James Lauer Siegfried Gnittke John C. Palmer USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Charles C. Brown Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 3ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY ZONE ... STATE T9. AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change of address, please give your former address .below: ADDRESS CITY ZONE.,.. Henry L. Horten W. D. Nuckles E. M. Jennings Clifford Vaughan L. B. Merrlam William J. Wolfe VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS John P. Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Luis E. Diaz Fred Miller, Jimmle Littleton H. T. Nungezer I. Lopez Billia Padget Ralph McDaries J. A. Richardson USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Bargone Jack Moore John W. Bigwood Simon Morris Charles R. Bourg Michael Muzio John B. Collins Randolph Ratcllff Thomas L. Crosby Tage H. Roslund Serio M. DeSosa Toxie Sanford William Scruggs Leon Diliberto Toelil Smigielskl William Driscoll R. Eisengraeber Wert A. Spencer Gerald L. Thaxton Leon Gordon William Havelin Lonnie R. Tickle James Hudson Dolphus Walker Edward G. Knapp James Ward Leo Lang Ernest Wilson William Lawless Clifford Wuertz Harry P. Lewis Demetrio Zerrudo Robert McLamore Jacob Zimmer George Mitchell USPHS HOSPITAT, SEATTLE, WASH. Wayne T. Center Harry S. Murray Obert J. Morgan USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Roy J. Barker A. F. Martinez John C. Carolan Alonzo M. Milefskl Noah C. Carver Fred Morris David Cincore A. F. Nottage Thomas C. Hlckey Philip Robinson Alexander Leiner James Waller USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Maurice Gendron G. Svensson USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. August Eklund Kenneth LaRosa Wm. Kouzounas Charles McCarthy MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSriT.i.L BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Joseph .Arnold William Healey Elmer Baker Herman Kemp Burnette Brown Edward McGowan Harold Clyatt Walter Maas Estaban Conquet Ebble Markin Victor B. Cooper William Mellon Claudius Fisher Raymond Perry Joseph ftill . Edward Scherzer John Glass Charles Shaw George W. Harris Dester Worrell • Raft A Puzzle To irenestar Maritime Day last May. 22nd was nothing special for the Irenestar or most other ships at sea. But an item the Irenestar's deck gang fished out of the drink that day still has the crew puzzled. According to ship's reporter Robert E. Ayers, the ship sighted a raft from what turned out to be an Army plane, but when they came up to It there was nobody aboard and no sign that there ever had been anybody there. The raft was duly gotten aboard "with advice from all hands," Ayers said, but the mystery still remains. How did it get there—and why? We hope somebody can clear 'tliis one up. All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. from the Gulf and all coasts. He Is always helping some seaman, especially if he's an SIU man. Sgt. Hand has a very interest­ ing hobby for which he saves cards and letters he receives from his many seafaring friends. He keeps them in an album, well-protected by cellophane. He would more than appre­ ciate it if some Seafarers would drop him a line by card or let­ ter. All you have to do is draw a hand with sergeant's stripes on it and address it to him in New Orleans, La. He'll get it. Duska "Spider" Korolia partment we would. have been In pretty rough shape. Thank you for everything, I hope the rest of the piembership appreciates the Union and what it has done for the sea­ men and their families. ^ Yes, the baby is fine. It's a girl. Bob Beliveau t 4" Job Preference For Sons Urged To the Editor: I thought while I'm on this "romance" run I would sit down and drop you a line concertiing our sons and the future of the SIU. Here is something I would like to see done. I would like to have the Union give out some kind of certificate that we could give to our sons in the order of their birth entitling them to a preference in getting jobs. As you know, some of the brothers have passed the stage where they can cash in on the ma­ ternity benefits and this ."would be doing something for the oldtimers in 4;he Union. As in the case of most occu­ pations, the sons of many SIU men would like to follow in their fathers' footsteps, but it is naturally difficult for new­ comers to get jobs on our ships. Oidtimer^'s Wife Views Progress To the Editor: This is a note of thanks to all concerned with my recent visit to your wonderful hall in Brook­ lyn. I appreciate most sincerely the courtesy and kindness af­ forded me, especially by Scotty Aubusson, the dispatcher, who escorted me around and ex­ plained everything. It was very interesting and, I thought, 'what an improvement on Beaver Street.'' My husband is on the SS Coal Miner, and is one of the oldtimers working,on this Ameri­ can Coal situation. We are with you all the way and hope it is soon settled with the SIU the winner and still champion. Good luck and best wishes. Mrs. L. P. llogan 4" S" i Applauds Union Welfare Service To the Editor: I'm writing this letter to thank the welfare department of our Union for the way it helped me and my wife in time of need. I recently made a trip to the Persian Gulf and left my wife at home pregnant. I had an in­ jury during the trip and when I came back home my wife went to the hospital to have the baby and I went to the marine hos­ pital for an operation. Things were pretty bad for us financially and physically and, for this reason, I want to thank A1 Tanner and Toby Flynn for their cooperation in helping us receive all the Union benefits. This includes the ma­ ternity and vacation benefits which I received while in the hp.spital. It will be another four or five Bionths before I taste salt air and brine again. I'm still an out. patient and without the help of our Union and the welfare de­ -• . To the Editor: Recently I .was the guest of the Portline steamer MV Port Quebec on which my very good friend steward Hugh P. Ghee entertained several colleagues and myself. The ship itself seemed very clean for a British ship, and well-stocked; however, there was one thing I noticed that didn't seem quite like our ships. ^ Everyone of the key personnel aboard seemed very much par­ tial to the shipowners, even at the risk of stepping on fellow members' toes. The general attitude was to skimp here and there to retain good favor with the company agents, and hahg it all for the men. "We had quite a discussion on points relevant to shipping. Naturally in the course of such conversations you can ascertain quite a lot about various holding companies which prefer ship­ ping consignments via foreignflag vessels to avoid paying higher wages and taxes to America. Some of them even have their own ships to help transport these cargoes, in which-they derive great returns while flying runaway flags. Of course if a war came along, you'd see how quickly they'd switch flags again just to be under the protection of Uncle Sam. That is why I believe it is important now for the men of the world's real maritime countries to wise up and de­ mand higher wages and proper union representation, preferably through an American union, as we are the most advanced. This would make our own Union stronger, discourage American shipowners from fly­ ing the runaway flags and con­ sequently make more jobs for us. Harold G. Horowitz 4 As far as E. B. Tart (left) is concerned, shipmate Jonas Heidt (right) "is the best baker in the SIU." They're together on the Ocean Dinny. Since we go back many years to get qualifying time for some of our welfare benefits, we could do the same for our member­ ship on this kind of thing. I think it could be done on a democratic basis, as we would start with the oldest members and work on down the line. E. B. "Pelockes" Tart SS Ocean Dinny (Ed. Note: Since shipping rights in the SIU are based on seniority rules established un­ der the regular Union contract with the shipowners, a proposal of this type would raise many problems with the National La­ bor Relations Board and other authorities.) 4 4* 4" All Goes Well Aboard Pennmar To the Editor: All is well on the Pennmar right now. The deck department is working in harmony, and there are no beefs and very little disputed OT. Each" and everyone is on his best behavior, so there is nothing to report ex­ cept that this has the makings for one of those pleasant trips. Brother R. Noren was elected ship's delegate by acclamation. This was a job he had held tem­ porarily until he was officially elected. Vincent £. Monte Ship's reporter iSii — 4" Urges Global Union Drive 4 4 Sailor Ashore In Boating Job To the Editor: I would likg some of my friends to know that I am work­ ing ashore in Norfolk for the summer since shipping here is pretty slow at present. If any of the boys who are down here are interested in any type of small craft or boat, they'd do well to come see me at Bell's Sports Marina. I have some nice ones on display. Best of luck to all the boys. I will be back on one of our ships before winter comes. C. O. Horton 4 4 4 Seafarer's Help is Appreciated To the Editor: It is with great pleasure that I write this missive in praise of the SIU and the good broth­ ers who belong to this great organization. At this time, I want to give all praise and thanks to Brother Louis Suslowitz. On the 7th day of September, 1956, Brother Suslowitz and I were discharged from the US Public Health Service hospital in New Orleans, and he went back to work. Since then, he has been a great help and comfort to me and I want to thank him pub­ licly for it. This brother has really gone all the way to assist me, in the tradition of the "Brotherhood of the Sea." Good luck and God bless all hands in the greatest seamen's union in the world. 'J Charles "Pop" Sweeney �SIU Widens •i,?- EVERY 1 SUNDAY I Coal Lead I DIRECT VOICE I DROADCAST I I y TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" WFK-39. 19850 KCi Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65. 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . Every Sunday, ;1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America (Continued from page 2) 5,in a speech to the Coal Export­ ers Association when he again called for the construction of Tnodern coal-carriers. He pointed out that American Coal received char­ ters only because it promised the Government it would build new ship's for this trade. . Up until now, the company has been silent on its plans for new tonnage, if it has any. The Gov­ ernment 'Charters were granted nine months ago, at the beginning of October, 1956. Meanwhile, the National' Labor Relations Board has postponed ac­ tion on the case again both on the SIU's original unfair labor charges •and the NMU'S vote petition. The NMU, having a rough time on~ the hiring after boasting it would "whip the SIU," finds that the pres­ ent Impartial hiring system makes it difficult for NMU to get any kind of preference from the com­ pany. Consequently, by going to the Board, the NMU is exploiting whatever possibility exists that some changes could be obtained in hiring between now and the election. The SIU, on its part, has filed additional charges with the NLRB relating to firings of SIU men and other evidence of company dis­ crimination, despite the hiring or­ der, reflecting the company's anxi­ ety to remove the SIU from the pictime. WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America • ^ ^ Face Ftfleen SEAFAttikS lOG Joite Z1, '19S7 WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America ^ Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sundoy) The deaths of the following Sea­ WMM 25-15607 KCs farers have been reported to the Australia ,, Seafarers Welfare Plan and the WMM 81-11037.5 SIU death benefit is being paid to Northwest Pacific their beneficiaries: Newton B. Cdrihgton, 67: On February 26, 1957, Brother Edrington died of Hodgkins Disease in the USPHS Hos­ pital in Staten Island, NY. He joined the Union August 19, 1944, and was sailing in the engine de­ Quentin Lee Raymond Queen partment. Broth­ ex-Lake George We regret to inform you that er Edrington is there has been a death in the Contact US Petroleum in refer­ survived by Elfamily. Please get in touch with ence to lost Union folder and cre­ dridge Edrington your mother at Cove Gap, West Va. dentials. of Corpus Christi, Texas. Burial Jerry took place in Ridge Park Ceme­ Logan M. Alien Please send your correct address Contact your wife at 739 Park tery, Hillsboro, Texas. to_ Troy Thomas, P. O. Box 17, AJI St., West Palm Beach, Fla., about Waresboro, Ga. the luggage. Heinrich Sterling, 64: Brother Edward Ndoney Sterling died in the USPHS Hos­ Ernest Harris Your records are filed under pital in Staten Island, New York, register number 74737 at the Pub­ Get in touch with the Medical on November 21, lic Health Service office, 67 Hud­ Business Bureau, 127 E. 60 Street, 1956. Death was son Street, New York 13, NY. NY 22, NY. due to natural Kai Hansen causes. He joined ex-Jefferson City Victory Would Seafarers who have color the Union April Contact the master of tfie Jeffer­ slides of life at sea^ please get in 9, 1947, and son City-Victory at 902 Southerly touch with Laurence"^ Stem, Chris­ sailed in the en­ Road, Towson- 4, Md., regarding tian Science Monitor, 1 Norway gine department. clearance of your souvenirs. Street, Boston, Mass. Brother Sterling is survived by Aleksander Padu of Bronx, NY. Burial took place in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY. VANCOUVER, BC—Organizing successes in the far north MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT PERSONAIS AND NOTICES All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit pljM a <P25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Maria Cirelli, born March 26, uary 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pas- Oscar N. Ra^or, Mobile Ala. quale O. Cirelli, Philadelphia, Pa. ElHabeth Jane Henley, bom May Angelina Iglesias, born April 15, 25, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Raul James B. Henley, Savannah, Ga. Iglesias, Bronx, NY. Michele Williams, born May 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. James E. Williams, New York City. " Darlene Aiida Spivey, born May 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Woodrow W. Spivey, Tampa, Fla. Deborah Kay Stevens, born May 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Thomas H. Stevens, Mobile, Ala. Kenneth Drew Skonberg, born May 29, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth M. Skonberg, Newburgh, NY. Victoria Stankiewicz, born April 6, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vin­ cent L. Stankiewicz, Philadelphia, Pa. Caivin Alfred Crabtree Jr., bom May 2,-1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Calvin A. Crabtree, Crichton, Ala. Beverly Lorraine Archer, bom May 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Archer, New York City. Clarence V. Dyer, III, bom April 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clarence V. Dyer, Algiers, La. Margaret Ann Tilley, born April 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John R. Tilley, New Orleans, La. Ann Rita Plnilla, bom May 20, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Louis Pinilla, Bronx, NY. Frank Weston Drew, born May 17, 1951^, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank W. Drew, Mullins, SC. Myra Gonzalez, born May 5, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mariano Gon­ zalez, New York, NY. Tyrone Babb, bom November 17, 1956, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otho Babb, Brooklyn, NY. , Linda Diane Raynor, born Jan­ The SIU drive will be stepped up'shortly in the Great Bear Lake region, which is said to have great future pc'.ential. Canadian Dis­ trict officials believe the activity • will eventually run dght up to the •M rently work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, without overtime or cargo time. The season runs four ana a half to five months a year. The SIU Canadian District plans to bring wages and conditions up It® ,lts regular^itandards. . \ 4" 4" ' ill .-'T '-f i :' ill ; i| SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN I Maternity j Benefit Ii I" Victor C. C. Bums, 56: Brother Burns died on May 1, 1957, at the USPHS Hospital in Norfolk, Vfi. The cause of death was "a, brain tumor. He joined the Union, March 28, 1956, and sailed in the deck department. Brother Burns is survived by O. S. Bums of Orangeburg, SC. Burial took place in Beaufort Cemetery, .Beaufort, (Continued from page 3) men fled down the gangway to a waiting car. Police officers who pursued the bandits later found one suspect, identified as George Teomah, hiding behind a car. Teomah, who admitted he was the one who wielded the leg irons, gave the names of two accomplices. Harris was taken to the Medical Center where an emergency opera­ tion was performed. He was report­ ed in serious condition, suffering from a fractured skull and concus­ sion. Chambers, 41, long a popular skipper with his crews, was not seriously hurt. The gunmen had timed their robbery badly. They attempted the raid at 9:55 AM whereas the de­ livery of the payroll, originally scheduled for 1 PM Monday, wae postponed until 1 PM Tuesday. Teomah, the captured suspect, identified his accomplices as Ber­ nard (Sonny) Berry and Ronald Spencer Steele. He named Steele as the "mastermind" behind the job. A check of Union records shows a Ronald Steele had shipped on a probationary book for four days within the last three years. His last trip was coastwise from June 29, 1956, to July 3, 1956, on the Robin Tuxford. The vessel was in from a fourmonth trip from North Africa and India with a cargo of iron ore. It was to be her last pay-oiff as an SIU vessel, as the ^ip was sold to Isbrandtsen. YOUR Arctic Next Canada SlU Target have been scored by the SIU Canadian District. The SIU affiliate has organized two companies employing more than 100 crewmembers in all de-> partments. 'It plans to seek Crewmembers in -the two com­ panies organized last month cur­ certification shortly. Two Hurt In Ship Holdup This pioneering SIU benefit has turned out to be one of the most useful ever adopted by th^ SIU Welfare Plan, with indi­ vidual benefits paid now Hearing the 3,000 mark and total payments ap­ proaching $600,000. It was approved as of April I, 1952, at the rate of $200 for every child bora to a Seafarer and still operates exclusive of family hospital benefits which cover other medi­ cal care costs. Twins and triplets get double and triple benefits accord­ ingly. Requirements are one day's seatime for the father in the previous 90 days plus 90 days in the lust calendar year. SEAFARERS aVT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT ^ .i •I �• OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO i €^001) UHI6H NEVEf <iROW 0L1>.. #li» iiilfiK.::' ^lliilili SUP Bosun Otto B. Han­ sen began sailing in '23. /" '29 discharge landed DM job for SIU's Joe Cash. - 40-year-man E. R. Deshong, SlU, has oiler's Job. Bernardo Favila, SIU, a 40-year vet, is wiper. 39 years' time lands OS job for L. Pretious, SIU. '19 discharge dates Carl Pederson, AB, of SIU. THE AMERICAN COAL beef I has broughtoidtimers from the Sailors Union, Marine Firemen, Marine Cooks & Stewards and the SlU-A&G together again to fight the battles of the 20's and 30's once more in 1957. Seamen with a half-cen­ tury at sea behind them, like these SlUNA veterans on the Walter Mines l»age, are battling a new sub-standard operator, in the best tradition of the Brotherhood of the Sea. Hats off to all of them! (Pho­ tos by Seafarer Abe Goldsmit, steward on the Page.) Michael Sparks of MCS started at sea In '17. •fc--"'" r'' • l^r- •)i ' '!•- • • , ... -T •' k . I ^0 . First trip for SIU's Tom Bubar, OS, was in 1906. SIU oiler Lawrence E. Wesseis started in 1916. Apron Castillo, AB, SIU, boasts seatime from '28. Walter Pottle, MM. MCS, has 50 years' time. , t,ay,k.-w,vr •• y .' ' f . mmm � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI 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 June 21, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 64-0 VOTE FOR SIU SHUTS OUT DIST. 50 LA. TIDELANDS TUGBOATS FO SIU FOUR SEAFARERS, DAUGHTER OF SIU MEMBER AWARDED $6,000 UNION SCHOLARSHIP CALL MORE COAL JOBS; SIU LEAD NOW 103-94 SIU CREWS 1ST ISTHMIAN VICTORY SHIP TWO HURT IN HOLD-UP ON SIU SHIP BIG WAGE BOOST, HOURS CUT WON IN SEAWAY PACT INFLATABLE LIFE RAFT SUCCESSFUL BOILMAKERS UNION JOINS M’TIME DEPT. MA PLANS RUNAWAY DEAL FOR SUBSIDIZED OPERATORS SIU CO. PLANS NOVEL OIL-GRAIN CARRIER SURPLUS AID PACT SIGNED WITH POLAND HQ WINS BIG OT BUNDLE FOR LAKE GEORGE CREW WIDER PORT RIGHTS WON BY SIU CO SHIP OFFICERS SEEK COAL BEEF ACTION MCS CLEANS UP BILLS; $10,000 REPAID TO SIU RAP MA BID FOR POWER TO SELL US LAY-UP FLEET BRITISH PLAN 1-CLASS SUPERLINER ’50-50’ FUTURE BRIGHTER AS SENATE OK’S AID BILL ‘ASIAN’ FLU HITS CREW, PASSAENGERS INSURANCE LOBBY AT WELFARE $$ CONTROLS SEATTLE JOBS MOVING FAST MAYFLOWER II MAKES PORT UNDERTOW LA SALLE ON LONDON RUN SAFETY LAURELS NOT ENOUGH, DEL MONTE SEEKING BB WIN ARCTIC NEXT CANADA SIU TARGET 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 6/21/1957 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. XIX, No. 13 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2012f99f062a8df099afde6b6417ff0d.PDF b2e6cd275202a81a644dc7abda0fed39 PDF Text Text •^ -C-.-v-;'." SEAFARERS •M LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • '\A- 50c Increase Package: 'The Juggler' SOPR^Rr OPLL.A. AOAIN^ AflrdIO SUPPOltT APk-dO __ \\ li y BAIT. TUGS YIELD BIG PAY BOOST Story On Page 3 Pictured above is an individual who purports to be a Trade Unionist. While giving lip service to AFL-CIO policy, he has worked tirelessly to undermine it. He plugged for the expelled ILA and called for long­ shoremen to vote against AFL-CIO. He ordered seamen across AFLCIO marine officers' picketlines while he supported a District 50 com­ pany union. This same individual lauded the "great and wise" Stalin from a Moscow podium and never apologized for this or any other similarly nauseating act. Now this past master of the Stalinis't-stooge technique sets himself up as an authority on ethics and a paragon of trade imion morality. It is high time that he stopped embarrassing the labor move­ ment by his tactics. He should resign promptly from the AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee. New 55 Harry Lundeberg Honors Founder Of SHIN A Red, whits and blue bunting shoots upward to reveal the name of the largest bulk-ore-carrier built for West Coast service as Mrs, Harry Lundeberg, widow of the late founder and president of the SIU of North America (above, on plat­ form), tugs on a line leading from the ship. Simultaneously, hundreds of colorful balloons were sent aloft as the large crowd of friends, Sailors Union members, maritime leaders and trade unionists stood silent. The christfening ceremonies last Saturday at Redwood City, Calif., were addressed by Ed­ gar Kaiser (left), president of Kaiser Industries, operators of the modern, 16,()()0-ton ship. It was launched earlier as the SS Kaiser Gypsum. (Other Photos on Page II.) IN THIS ISSUE: A four-page supplement carrying the annual report of the Seafarers Welfare Plan filed with the NY State Insurance Dept. ^ �•Y' •• :; Page Two SEAFARERS 100 Five American Coai Vesseis in, Take On Repiacements New York Children 'AdoptV Reamer NORFOLK—The fight for a majority of the crews aboard the American Coal ships is still continuing at this writing with one ship in last week and four more crewing this week. At this writing, final results^ are not yet available. Coal Box Score The five ships in were the Complete returns on the re­ Walter Hines Page, the Casimir placements for the four Ameri­ Pulaski, the Martha Berry, the can Coal ships in Norfolk this Cleveland Abbe and the Thomas week were not available at Paine, Replacement calls were LOG press-time, but unofficial heaviest on the Pulaski on which figures indicated an SIU edge of Seafarer Claudio Barreioros was 103 to 93 over the NMU. These the victim of a stabbing. Italian figures are based on Jobs called police have NMU member V. Goy- for all but the Thomas Paine, enechea under arrest in the case. which is due to take several re­ piacements tomorrow (Satur­ Another significant development on the coal shipping dispute is a day). . meeting scheduled for July 8. George Harrison, president of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, and with the beef until it is won. Men Jacob Potofsky, president of the from all affiliates with old dis­ Amalgamated Clothing Workers charges can help in this important who were appointed by AFL-CIO campaign. See any patrolman or President George Meany to medi­ port agent for details. A further weakening of coal ate the dispute, will meet with the rates was reported In the past two officer's unions involved. weeks with the rates sliding to Representatives of the Marine $fi.50 a ton. Shipping rates on coal Engineers Beneficial Association usually fluctuate heavily but the and the Masters Mates and Pilots recent declines have raised ques­ will meet with Harrison to present tions as to the future of the coal their grievances against the com­ shipping operation. pany union. United. Mine Workers At the time American Coal took Sixth graders from Public School 63 in Ozone Park, Queens, crowd District 50, and against the Nation­ out the first of its six ships char­ gangway of SlU-contracted Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa), which they al Maritime Union which so far tered from the Government, coal has supported the company union "adopted" last September. School children from 35 states have rates were $12 or more a ton. against the AFL-CIO affiliates. adopted the majority of American ships as part of a school-sup­ Since the decline, two of the ships Also on July 8 the National La­ have gone into the grain and ore ported program designed to promote interest in the US merchant bor Relations Board is scheduled trade. The company also has one fleet. Reamer's skipper, Captain Don Sweeney, Js center of at­ to take up unfair labor practice ship of its own, the SS Coal Miner. traction. charges filed by the SIU against the company. The charges of dis­ crimination against the company were further highlighted this week by the news that several more SIU men have been fired. The firings will most certainly be the subject of SIU action before the Labor Board as part of a pat­ tern of continuing and open com­ WASHINGTON—Undaunted by its' failure to win approval three years ago for its "brainpany favoritism for the NMU. body" profiling system which would have imposed rigid controls on seamen, the US Coast Meanwhile, men from the SUP, MCS, MFOW and A&G District are Guard appears ready to try again, this time by lumping roughly similar requirements un­ continuing to go aboard the Ameri-1 der a "security" program. can Coal ships and are staying ' The Coast Guard has appar- ently persuaded a special ly avoid use of the words mental Illness or insanity.) Presidential Commission on Gov­ ernment Security that seamen's • "Behavior, activities or associa­ physical characteristics, living tions which tend to show that habits, social behavior and associa­ the individual is not reliable .. ." tions are all related somehow to • ". . . immoral or notoriously dis­ Government security. As a result graceful conduct" the Commission has recommended • "habitual use of intoxicants to SAN FRANCISCO—Breakout operations are almost com­ that seamen come under standards excess . . ." pleted on seven vessels assigned to West Coast companies for that would not only bar men for By contrast, under the old Distant Early Warning operations (DEW Line) in the Arctic subversive associations (a condition screening program for ships, crewaccepted by the SIU and other area. The ships will be-*members could only be knocked manned by Sailors, Firemen and Cooks from West Coast unions) but also for personal ha­ out for specific acts of subversion bits, conduct and other non-politi­ SiUNA affiliates. or membership or affiliation with cal and non-subversive reasons. Three vessels of the "knot" fleet subversive groups. The old port 'Screenoes' Have More Rights will be operated by the Alaska security program applying to wa­ What's more, the seamen barred terfront workers but not to sea­ Steamship Company. They are the Honda Knot, the Sailors Splice, for non-political reasons would men was broader and provided and the Anchor Hitch. Olympic actually have less rights under the that a man could be ruled off on Steamship Company was assigned proposal than the "screenoes" — additional counts of "having been SiU membership meet­ the Flemish Knot, the Jumper the Communists and party-liners adjudged insane, having been le­ who have heretofore been the ini- gally committed to an Insane ings are held regularly Hitch, the Reef Knot, and the mary targets of the Coast Guard asylum, or treated for serious Clove Hitch. All are expected to every two weeks on Wed­ leave Seattle around July 15 and screening program. mental or neurological disorder nesday nights at 7 PM in are due back from the Arctic from The "screenoes" In njost Instan­ ^thout evidence of cure," as well ces would have the right to con­ as "drunkenness on the job," These all SIU ports. All Sea­ September 14 to October 1. front accusers, but the non-political counts are much more specific than 96-Shlp Fleet farers are expected to The vessels are part of a 96-ship targets of the "brain-body" system the ones in the new recommenda­ attend; those who wish to armada which is to carry construc­ would not have that right. tion. be excused should request tion materials and other supplies Here are some of the additional The original Coast Guard profil­ permission by telegram for the Far North radar network. items for which a seaman could be ing system was first put forth All of these defense stations are bcured under the new proposals three years ago in November, 1954. (be sure to include reg­ icebound most of the year, and it in addition to the usual grounds It called for seamen to pass a series istration number). The is necessary to carry in most of of subversion, espionage, loyalty to of seven tests, including examina­ next SIU meetings will be: the supplies during the brief three- Communism or a foreign power or tions dealing with incapacitating advocacy of violent overthrow of diseases (past and present) and month navigation period. July 10 mental and emotional stability. Although originally planned for the Government: 1855 and 1956, the project was ex­ • Illnesses which may cause a Failure on the tests would result Jujy 24 tended to this year and is j.-ii SCted "significant defect^ in perform­ in "voluntary" surrender of sea­ August 7 to be needed again next year. The ance, judgement or reliability" men's papers. An uproar by the August 21 ships are operated under offshore Including "mental conditions." SIU and other unions against the agreements. . , , , . . (The recommendations specifical­ , , (Continued on page 8) ' CG Protilingl Pops Up In Sea Security Proposal Breakout 'Knot' Fleet For DEW Line Duty In Arctic SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS m S, 1957 MCS Ado^ Constitution In 9-1 Vote SAN FRANCISCO—Results of the referendum vote held by the Marine Cooks and Stewards of the SIU of NA have shown almost nine-tenths of the members vot­ ing in favor of the proposed new constitution. Final totals were 1474 members approving the con­ stitution, 167 against and 9 void. The overwhelming approval of the new constitution, effective July 1, 1957, clears the way for the first election of offi­ cials. Nominations will open in September and voting will take place In November and December. The vote also approved an in­ crease in dues from $20 to $25 a quarter, and an initiation fee of $150. Voting in all MCS ports began March 18 and ended June 15. Rank-and-file tallying committees handled the ballot count and cer­ tified the results to membership meetings which, in turn, ratified the final report. The original con­ stitutional proposal had been pre­ pared on the basis of recommenda­ tions by an agent's-conference and various suggestions by the MCS membership at sea and ashore. With the adoption of the con­ stitution and the installation of the officers In January, 1958, the MC&S will become a fully autono­ mous union. Chartered by the Seafarers International Union of North America, MC&S was recog­ nized as bargaining agent for ma­ rine cooks and stewards on the Pacific coast after a 4-to-l NLRB election victory over Local 100 of Harry Bridges' west coast long­ shore union. Since then the union has com­ pleted contracts with west coast shipowners, has opened a new headquarters hall in San Francisco, and has dedicated a modern train­ ing center for aspiring marine cooks and stewards. Fight Fire On Natalie In Yoke. YOKOHAMA—Seafarers aboard the freighter Natalie got a hot wel­ come on arrival here Saturday from San Francisco when an un­ explained blaze broke out in one of the cargo holds. They helped bring the blaze un­ der control after a 15-hour fight. The ship was beached and then refloated again in the course of the fire-fighting efforts. No esti­ mate of the damage could be ob­ tained, but several crewmen suf­ fered burns and other injuries. The Natalie, a C-2, is operated by Intercontinental Transport. The company also has one other ship, the Rebecca, also a C-2. Both are under SIU contract. SEAFARERS LOG July 5, 1957 Vol. XIX No. 14 PAUL HALL, Secretary-Treasurer HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHUR, IRWIN SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, Staff Writers. BILL MOODY. Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. Publishad blwAekly at the headquartcrt of the Seafarers International Union, At­ lantic & Gulf District, AFL-CIO, 675 Fourth Avenuo, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth 9-6600. • Enterett as second class matter at the Fost Oflico in Brooklyn, NY, under tho Act of Aug. M, 1913. 120 �Jnly 5, 1957 Par* Tlire* SE'Af'ARERS too Contract Talks Continue Talks iare still going on between the SIU negotiating committee and representatives of SlU-contracted steam­ ship companies over improvements in the SIU agreement. The items under discussion include a wage increase as well as other significant contract gains in non-wage items. The SIU agreement was reopened by the Union under a unique clause which permits such action at any time dur­ ing the life of the contract. The agreement itself does not expire until September 30,1958. Watch future issues of the SEAFARERS LOG for further details, . Win 50-Cent Raise For Bait. Tugmen In Three-Year Pact BALTIMORE—Sparked by two overwhelming election victories, the SIU has hailed down the: best agreement by far in the history of the Baltimore tugboat industry. The contract, which provides for a package increase of 63 cents an thour over three years and^ receive $2.75 an hour for overtime major improvements in and $4.74 an hour for work on working conditions, was Sundays. The five companies signing the ratified by the tugboat agreement are Baker and Whitley, crews last Saturday, by a Baltimore Towing and Lighterage, Bay, Harper, and Atlantie vote of 187 to 18. The Curtis Transport Tug Company. The con­ contract covers th® licensed and unlicensed crewmembers of five of this port's major Crewmembers of BalHmoro tog$ register to vote on the ratification of their new SlU-HIWD contract. In the foreground are other members using the voting booths to mark their secret ballots. The men adopted the agreement, the best offered to tugmen in the port of Baltimore, by a vote of 187 to 18. T-H Law 10 Years Old; Has Hampered Labor Organizing June 23 marked the 10th anniversary of the Taft-Hartley Act. It was on that date in 1947 that Congress voted to override President Truman's veto and put on the books a legal means for hamstringing the labor movement. Three days before the sign-> ing of the bill, Truman retard the growth of labor unions. attempts to amend Taft-Hartley warned that effects of the bill It has not done loo much damage there has been only one amend­ "for good or 111, will be felt for decades to come" and that the measure "is a clear threat to the successful working of our demo­ cratic society." But despite strong protest from labor, 273 Republicans and 126 Democrats in both Houses Joined to override the President. The bill's basic effect has been to Sf Enjoys Brief Boom SAN FRANCISCO—"Shipping has been much better than ex­ pected here," reports Marty Breithoff, port agent, with 101 jobs go­ ing out. But this may be short­ lived for the future looks slow with no payoffs scheduled as of now. The Steel Advocate (Isthmian), Coeur D'Alene Victory (Vietory Carriers), Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) and the Iberville (Wa­ terman) paid off while the Afoundria (Waterman) and Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transport) signed on. The Mary Adams (Bloomfield); Alamar, Texmar (Calmar); Steel Advocate (Isthmian), Hurricane and Topa (Waterman) were in transit. . towboat operators. Fifty cents of the package was in wages. Signing of the agreement came on the heels of SIU certification by the National Labor Relations Board as bargaining agent for the mates, engineers and unlicensed crews of six Baltimore harbor companies. SIU was certified after its Harbor and Inland Water­ ways Division crushed District 50, United Mine Workers, In two elec­ tions held among the tugboat crews last month. The highlights of the agreement are; • A $.50 cents an hour wage package increase. The increases are $.30 effective July 1, $.12 ef­ fective October, 1958 and $.08 ef­ fective October, 1959. The con­ tract calls for time and a half for any time over eight hours or on Saturday, and double time for Sundays. • SIU welfare coverage. Under their previous contract, the compa­ nies had been contributing $.05 an hour into an inactive pension plan. The proceeds in this plan will be put into a welfare plan to set up a fund to make available some im­ mediate benefits for the member­ ship. The operators will also con­ tribute $1.05 a day per man to the plan. • No work on Christmas Day and no unnecessary work on New Year's Day. Seniority rights. Use of the hiring hall. Grievance and ai'bitration procedure. • Recognition of the tugboat workers' rights to respect picket lines and refuse to cross any. Under the new contract, a deck­ hand's base pay wiU Jump from $1.57 to $1.87 an hour. He will to the stronger unions, but has ment in 10 years. The requirement been effectively employed against of special NLRB elections before unorganized, low wage workers. a union could even ask for union Taft-Hartley's restrictions placed security was removed. The provi­ serious limitations on union or­ sion had been based on the theory ganizing effectiveness, and for ex­ that the union shop was a sort of ample, served as a shield for tyranny imposed on the workers Southern textile owners to prevent by "evil labor leaders." The rec,the organizing of theii* workers, ord shows that in four years the' and the raising of living standards NLRB held 46,119 special elections on union secm-ity. In them 5,547,in their industry. 478 valid ballots were cast and 91 Union Growth Slowed percent of them favored a union As a measure of the T-H's effect security clause. on union growth, during the 12 years in which the Wagner Act was law, union membership jumped from 3.72 million in 1935 to 14.9 million in 1946. In the 10 years the T-H act has been law, union membership has increased by only 2.5 million while the labor Officers and crewmembers aboard ten Waterman-Pan At­ force has grown by 8 million. lantic ships are keeping their fingers crossed as they enter One of the major by-products of the second half of 1957. Latest results announced by the the measure has been the enact­ company's safety department ment of "right to work" laws in 18 states. Section 14(b) granted to show that so far in 1957 the and December 81, but all hands the states the right to enforce leg­ ten ships have no lost-time in­ are hoping for the best. islation stricter than the originat­ juries. The ten vessels free of lost time ing act itself. The use of the in­ The results are an impressive accidents so far are the Almena, junction, once difficult to apply tribute to the joint SlU-operator Bienville, Coalinga HiUs, DeSoto, under the Wagner and Norris- safety program on SIU ships indi­ Fuirport, Hastings, John B. Water­ LaGuardia acts, increased under cating that it is achieving very man, Maiden Creek, Morning T-H. The closed shop was significanf results in saving Sea­ Light and Raphael Semmes. They banned, secondary boycotts out­ farers from injui-y or death. By have registered between 96,000 and lawed, (yonomic strikers barred comparison, in the full year of 142,000 man hours of work thus from -casting a vote in an NLRB 1956, just one ship in the fleet, the far. election, and the entire stren ?th of Wild Ranger, had but one lost time Despite its ^ex<^^lent perform­ the Government was placed on the accident, and that was considered ance last year, lor which tlie ship side of the employer in "national quite an achievement. earned a special plaque from the emergency" strikes. Of - course the figures could company, the WUd Ranger is -not Although thevo many i change drastically between now in the running for 1957 honors. 10 Waterman Ships Aim For 100% Safety Record tract wiil expire on September 30, 1960. The tugboat workers* nego­ tiating committee was headed by SIU Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Robert Matthews. Two more com­ panies, not classified as tug com­ panies, are now negotiating for a separate contract. The contract is the result of a long campaign by SIU organizers among the tugboat crews. The SIU handed the United Mine Workers District 50 two convincing defeats covering the unlicensed crewmem­ bers and the mates and engineers. The Union scored a 146 to 9 NLRB election victory for representation of the unlicensed men, and three weeks ago, despite threats and paint bombings, the mates and en­ gineers voted 64 to 0 in favor of the SIU's HIWD. The crushing defeat came after (Continued On Page 15) Vote 24-Hr. Quarantine At Co. Cost WASHINGTON — President Eisenhower has signed a bill au­ thorizing 24-hour Quarantine serv­ ice by the Public Health Service if requested and paid for by the ship­ ping company. Under the bill. Quarantine serv­ ice will be made available to any ships on an overtime basis with the company footing the bill. The operator will have to pay time and a half after the normal 8-hour day and double time on Sundays. It is estimated that the new bill will save shipping companies al­ most $10 million a year. The ships will now be able to proceed to their piers after the quarantine in­ spection and be ready the follow­ ing morning when the longshore gangs start to unload the vessel. Under the old basis, vessels' which arrived after hours were forced to wait until the next morning, or if they arrived late Saturday, until Monday mroning before they could be inspected. This delay would hold up the unloading and would add to the company's expenses. Four vessels, in New York filed requests for service only hours after the signing of the bill. Al­ though all of»the administrative details were not worked out, tiie service was rendered as requested. Shipping companies have been paying for overtime work by Cus­ toms and Immigration officers in order to speed up the unloading and loading of their vessels. The signing of the bill came after two years of Congressional jug­ gling before provisions were work­ ed out to everybody's satisfaction. �Pare Four g g ;iF-^ R gRSv L O G port Seafarer Rocus "Dutch" Vellinga (right) shows off "fit for duty" slip from USPHS after he underwent operation for an ailment dis­ covered during routine check-up at new SlU health center. SlU welfare rep. Milton Flynn congratulates Vellinga on his good for­ tune in finding the trouble in time. Sm Health Center Licks Hidden Ills Seattle Hustles To Find Crews SEATTLE—It was very busy in this port during the past period with shipping again outstripping registration in all classes. Port Agent Jeff Gillette and staff were kept hopping to meet calls for 158 berths, one of the highest totals ever i-ecorded in this port. 16 Vessels Hit Port There were a total of 16 ve.ssels In port for the last two weeks. Seven paid off, six signed on and three were in transit. The vessels paying off and signing on were the Afoundria, Choctaw, Yaka i Water­ man); Armonk (New Jersey Ind.*; Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Ocean Joyce (Ocean Trans­ port). The Lewis Emery Jr. (Vic­ tory Carriers) paid off before going foreign. The Yorkmar, Losmar, Alamar (Calmar) stopped into port to lie serviced. There were no major beefs and all vessels were reported in good shape. Gillette declared the SIU is getting full cooperation from its West Coast affiliates on the coal deal with oldtimers turning to from all the unions. The 48-year-old Seafarer, who ships black gang ratings, reported that he got off the Suzanne on May 3 and went to New York to reg­ ister. "When I registered the dis­ patcher asked me 'Why don't you get a cheek-up at the center while you're waiting to ship?' I told him that I felt wonderful but I figured I had nothing to lose so I made an appointment. Possible Future Lay-up "After they examined me I was told that I had a thyroid deficiency which could possibly lay me up in the future for a long time. They sent me over to Hudson and Jay and from there I went to Staten Island. After a whole series of tests, the chief surgeon recom­ mended an operation because otherwise I might have developed a tumor. "I was operated on June 7 and got my fit for duty in less than three weeks. Now I can ship any­ where without worrying about the condition." "The thing I want to empha­ size," he added, "is that I've been examined on the ships by doctors many times and they never found out anything. But down at our health center they have the equip­ ment and the men to do a very thorough job. As far as I'm con­ cerned, any seaman would be fool­ ish not to take such an exam if he had the chance." Break Out The Suds, A Cop's Coming The "delights" of vacation travel in the Soviet Union are optimis­ tically put forward in a Moscow dispatch in the June 27 "Daily Worker." Headlined "Foreign Tourists May Bring Cai's Into USSR" it gave several revealing glimpses of life under Communism. "Vast qs this country is," the "Worker" burbles, "there is no chance of getting lost." Why? "For one thing he must stick to one of the two trunk highways. To make sure he does, an Intourist Agency guide will join him at the frontier and accompany him throughout the trip." No sticking your nose up any of the back roads or getting too curious about the hinterlands. You can't tell the guide to "get lost" either. The "Worker" adds, "the highways . . . are excellent by Soviet standards and in most places, good by European ones." For shame, DW, does that mean that Soviet standards of excellence are only "good" by anyone else's definition? But there's more, "Gas stations . . . are to be found about every hundred miles . . . Traffic is vei-y light . . . When'Soviet people, travel . . . they usually go by train. Few have prWate cars." And finally. "Drivers must keep their cars clean. If a police­ man spots a dirty, muddy car, he has the right to stop it and fine the occupants," Registered Pack A Pack A Total ..' Port fit for duty and ready to ship problem. Now after a brief stay at June 12 Through June 25 Boston ............... 14 New York ..............'a 91 Philadelphia .... ......'a........ 13 .. 51 Baltimore Norfolk •**••••••*• 8 Savannah 4 Tampa .a .aaaa . .a 9 Mobile ..........aaaaf 43 New Orleans ... ............. .. 75 Lake Charles ... Houston Wilmington ...., San Francisco .. Seattle ............. .. 30 Boston New York Philadelphia ..... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah ....... Tampa Seafarer Rocus Vellinga was one who took a physical at Mobile ..; New Orleans .... the SIU Health Center—and today he is thankful that he took Lake Charles .... the trouble. For doctors at the center discovered he had a Houston Wilmington thyroid condition which re-"^ San Francisco .., ...... quired treatment lest it de­ Staten Island hospital, Vellinga is Seattle velop into a serious health again. • July B. 19S7 Total 0«ck Pack A Eng. A Pecu B 5 58 16 43 5 2 3 21 64 16 15 15 24 17 2 13 7 21 4 1 1 5 13 6 13 7 10 16 PacH B 119 Eng. A Staw. A 3 21 5 26 5 1 6 8 16 9 11 16 15 14 3 46 17 34 3 6 11 33 51 8 10 10 17 24 Bng. A Eng. B Staw. A 304 156 273 Shipped Pack C Eng. B Eng. Eng. B C stew. A 0 0 i9 0 0 1 13 17 12 19 62 39 5 2 3 13 9 13 31 12 37 24 . 10 42 2 1 112 1 0 2 10 4 1 5 4 7 7 2 4 8 7 3 7 27 32 18 11 49 13 2 51 3 8 3 9 0 16 17 9 18 22 14 3 18 6 7 4 3 2 5 8 2 • 19 13 0 22 18 16 20 27 2 23 37 Bng. Eng. •taw. D«Ck Pack Pack Eng. B A E e A C A 243 125 51 290 135 105 368 Stew. B 1 15 2 IS 4 0 1 8 13 7 5 4 7 8 staw. B 90 Total A 22 195 46 128 16 12 23 97 190 37 46 41 68 71 28 244 60 190 29 14 31 118 232 59 75 68 100 109 Total B Total Rag. 992 365 1357 6 4 6 12 0 10 2 12 0 0 5 4 4 3 1 2 0 3 3 166 - 43 139 7 11 16 94 162 33 58 17 72 80 84 46 901 2^r Total Reg. 6 49 14 62 13 2 8 21 42 22 29 27 32 38 Total A Stew. Staw. Total B C A 0 8 4 19 1 0 3 6 13 Total B Staw. Staw. Total B C A Total . B 0 S3 11 74 4 3 15 1737 16 87 13 27 57 Total Total Ship. C Total B 0 46 14 34 2 0 11 18 24 6 13 11 12 21 3 245 68 247 13 14 42 129 223 55 108 41 101 158 Total Total Ship. C 844 202 1447 Shipping inched further ahead this period as eight out of 14 SIU ports showed increases. The total number of men dispatched was 1,447; registration was heavier than in the pre­ vious period but still lagged behind shipping. It totalled 1,357. Ports which listed improved"^ shipping included New York, Baltimore, Timpa, Mobile, New Orleans, Lake Charles, San Francisco and Seattle. Baltimore, in fact, ran ahead of New York during the period. Lake Charles showed a considerable gain, but damage from Hurricane "Audrey" may cut short its prosperity. The Louisiana - Texas border area aiound Lake Charles was hard hit in last week's blow. Declining shipping was reported for Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Houston and Wilmington. This was not too unexpected in the case of Houston, which enjoyed phenome­ nal shipping in the previous period. Norfolk has been relatively slow all along. Savannah remains the same: slow. Job activity was greater than registration in all departments dur­ ing the two weeks, especially in the engine department. The black gang also took the laurels for the largest number of class C men shipped. In the case of shipping by sen­ iority groups, class A men ac­ counted for 62 percent of the jobs, •class B for 24 percent and class C for the rest. This represented a loss for the C group which was split among A and B men. The following is the forecast i>ort by port: Boston: Slow . .. New York: Fair. . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Balti­ more: Good , . . Norfolk: Slow . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair. . . . Mobile: Should slow up . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good. .. . Wilmington: Fair . .. San Fran­ cisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. New 'Wreck' Bill Device: Town-By-Town Ordinance Right-to-work advocates in California, defeated on a state­ wide basis, are now focusing their attention on having the law passed on local levels. Two counties so far have adopted IS re-"*^" "wreck" laws, and it is ported that groundwork is dent Winston M. Caldwell denies now being laid in 12 more of that the group Initiated or inspired the state's 56 counties. The first attempt to bar the union shop at a local level origi­ nated In Palm Springs. Employers there, fearing the loss of tourist trade due to the picket lines of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees at resort hotels, and failing to have legislation passed on a state level, pushed through a local rightto-work ordinance. A Superior Court Judge ruled that the or­ dinance was invalid but the city has appealed the decision. Taking the lead from Palm Springs, Tehama County enacted the first county wreck law. Two weeks later San Benito County passed a similar resolution. Cam­ paigns following the same pattern are now going on in other Califor­ nia counties. Both of the California coun­ ties are predominantly rural. They have no large concentra­ tion of industrial workers and there is no effective union political machinery to combat the passage of the laws. Citizens' committees" had been organized in both counties for the passage of the law. Each of these committees, it was found, retained Nathan Berke, a San Francisco lawyer, as legal counsel. Berke also represeis^.s the Cali­ fornia Association of Employers which has some 1,700 companies in the smaller cities of California and Nevada as its members. Although the association active­ ly participated in the successful campaign to bar the union shop in the passage of a right-to-work law in Nevada, association presi­ the county moves against the union shop. The association, Caldwell said, helped only to "aid and assist any­ body who is Interested, with edu­ cational material and informa­ tion." The Tehama ordinance, passed less than a month ago, is now fac­ ing its initial test. Its provisions are being used to bar organiza­ tional picketing by locals of the Machinists, the Retail Clerks, and the Hotel and Restaurant Employ­ ees. An injunction petition is now being considered by the Superior Court, but attorneys for the coun­ ter, the California Association of Employers and the California State Federation of Labor have announced that the basic issues involved will be taken to the high­ est court. Tampa Sees Job Upturn TAMPA—Job activity took « turn for the better in this port during the past period. Although there were no vessels signing on, there was one paying off and five others called in port to be serv­ iced. The Bienville (Waterman) paid off. The in-transit vessels were the Steel Scientist (Isthmian); Bradford Island (Cities Service); Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) and Arizpa and Madaket (Waterman). All were reported in good shape with all beefs settled. �Par* Fiy« SEAVARERS LOG July S, 195T Tell Ship Polity^ Pentagon Urged WASHINGTON—A call for some plain talk on the Gov­ ernment's merchant marine policy has been issued to top Administration officials by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner, chair­ man of the House Merchant"^ Also questioned was the Govern­ Marine Committee. The North ments of permitting con­ Carolina Democrat wants structionpolicy of tankers with speeds Commerce Secretary Weeks and Navy Secretary Gates to tell Con­ gress whether the Government is interested in a strong merchant marine, and in effect, whether it has a shipping policy. Bonner also wants them to clear up the confu­ sion that lower-ranking naval offic­ ers and officials of the Maritime Administration have expressed when asked about the govern­ ment's policy. Bonner, in a strongly-worded letter, asked in effect if it wasn't inconsistent for the Defense De­ partment to say that it was for a strong merchant fleet, and that it also preferred runaway-flag ships for defense needs. He noted that a Navy official had made that point at recent hearings on transfers. Bonner also asked why the De­ fense Department now says there is no tanker shortage, when only a short time back, it was asking Congress to pass legislation to en­ courage construction of new tank­ Seven years of self-insured operation by the Seafarers Welfare Plan has produced more ers. He also pointed out that than $7% million in no-cost cash benefits and other items for Seafarers and their families tankers are now being transfered in return for vague agreements for since payments began on July 1, 1950. the construction of new tonnage. SlU Welfare Plan Pays Out $7.5 Million In Seven Years Despite its modest begin­ nings at that time, the plan has enjoyed spectacular growth and stability. It has mush­ roomed into a program of 14 sepa­ rate benefits ranging from mater­ nity payments to college scholar­ ships. The plan dispensed $1.3 miilion in benefits during 1956 alone and currently holds over $5 million in cash, bonds and other assets. f A special four-page supplement In this issue of the SEAFARERS t-OG includes a progress report on the Seafarers Welfare Plan along with the annual report for the cal­ endar year 1956 to the New York State Insurance Department. Publication of the annual report Is now required by law for all union welfare plans in the state. Figures in the annual report show that the plan's total adminis­ trative expenses during 1956 were 4.9 percent, well below what would be considered "average" for this type of prgoram. Total Income of the plan was $3.1 million, virtually all of it in contributions from the ahipowners. Expenses for the year were listed as $152,080.13. Total benefits paid out in 1956 were 41 times greater than those paid in 1950, when $31,733 was paid out in 3,123 claims. Last year, 16,457 claims totalling $863,092.42 were paid out in direct cash bene­ fits to Seafarers and SIU families, and an additional $438,806.40 in other benefits and services. Included in.the cash benefits are payments for death benefits, disability-pensions, maternity, hos­ pital benefits and the medicalaurgical program for Seafarers' wives, children aiad dependents. The $438,606.40 covers scholar­ ships, training schools, recreational and dormitory facilities, the meal book plan, the health and safety program and other items. In addition, a no-interest loan program for Seafarers on the beaeh disbursed $104,395.65 in 4,105 loans received by SIU men during 1956. The loans were pro­ vided at no interest to the men in­ volved, some ranging as high as $100 each. The average overall was $25.43 per man. One of the first union plans to Disabled Seafarers ErnesI Ekiund, James Hamilion and Edward Hansen (standing) look on as Burton Frazer counts out increased cash benefits all received under SIU disability-pension program. They were among the first SIU men to enjoy the $150 monthly benefit rate when it went into effect two years ago. The rote had been $100 monthly. operate on a selfrinsured basis, the SIU plan originally began with a $7 weekly benefit rate for Sea­ farers in the hospitals and a $500 death benefit. These rates have since been increased to $21 weekly and $4,000, respectively. The dis^ ability-pension benefit was origi­ nally $15 weekly In 1952 and has since gone up to $150 per month. The level of other benefit pay­ ments has remained the same, while a variety of other unique benefits has been added and ex­ panded. The plan's low administrative costs and its savings through selfinsurance and administration by a joint board of SIU and manage­ ment trustees are generally cred­ ited as the basis for its sound condi­ tion and growth through the years, while sacrificing nothing in bene-, fits to SIU men and their families. Following the SIU's lead, many other plans, as In the National Maritime Union, recently switched to a self-insured basis after years of operation and extra cost for premiums to private insurance companies. Seafarers, however, have enjoyed the advantages of these savings since .1950 in the form of higher and broader benefits and welfare services. Notify Union About Sick Men Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately when a shipmate is taken off the vessel in any port because of illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutes but should handle the matter in a separate communication, so that the Un­ ion can determine in what man­ ner it can aid the brother. It would also be helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. "Vote of thangs to fireman Coner Haynes for getting man out of water," was the report from the Feltore while the vessel was in Baltimore. But the story behind the vote of thanks has much more to it. It seems that Haynes was lying in his bunk when he heard cries and yells from the side of the Haynes ship. Looking out the porthole, he saw Seafarer El­ mer Baker floundering in the water. He ran to the deck, tossed Baker a preserver, tied a lifeline around his waist and dove in after him. Coner puUed Baker to the dock where the shor4 gang helped him get the drowning seaman ashore. » » $ Realizing the need of a good ship's delegate, the crew of the Robin Tuxford voted to refuse the resignation of James A. Oli­ ver. When Oliver offered his resig­ nation at a meetin g, "Brothers said that they wished Brother Oliver to remain Oliver as ship's dele­ gate." This was accepted by ail present with a vote of thanks. 3^ t 4" Leading the honor list for good cooking is Bryan Varn of the Flor­ ida State. "He serves up the best in the fleet," said the ship's re­ porter. Also contending for honors are the steward departments on the Bents Fort, Beatrice, Robin Tuxford, Seatrain Texas, John B. Kulukundis, Alcoa Pioneer and the Morning Light. lower than 20 knots, and its failure to help build new passenger liners. The request^for information fol­ lowed the temporary hMt of hear­ ings on the Government's maritime policy. It is understood that the re­ quest is aimed at checking reports that the Administration has down­ graded the merchant marine in its defense thinking. Tug Victory Sparks New Balto. Drive BALTIMORE—"Our organiza­ tional activities here in this port are continuing in high gear," re­ ports Earl Sheppard, port agent. "We had a.clean sweep of the tug­ boat men and landed them the best contract they have ever had." Now the Union intends to turn its attention to other unorganized out­ fits. Although registration exceeded shipping, most of the men regis­ tering were newcomers in the class C group. Otherwise, he said, shipping itself has been very-good for the period. There were 12 ships paying off, 10 signing on, and 19 in transit. Paying off were the Santore, Cubore, Marore, Chilore, Venore (Ore); Jean, Mae; Emilia (Bull); Wm. Carruth (Transfuel); Matthew Thornton (Grainfieet); Madaket (Waterman) and the Chickasaw (Pan-Atiantic). The Santore, Cubore, Marore, Chiibre, Venore (Ore); Orion Clip­ per (Colonial); Matthew Thornton (Grainfieet); Chickasaw (PanAtiantic); Council Grove (Cities Service) and Steel Rover (Isthmian) signed on. The vessels in transit were the Portmar, Bethcoaster, K e n m a r, Oremar, Fiomar (Calmar); Venore, Baltore, Santore (Ore); Robin Tux­ ford, Robin Locksley (Robin); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Part­ ner, Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa) and the Steel Scientist (Isthmian). Vote Deep Sea Canada Strike MONTREAL — Members of the SIU Canadian District have voted to strike the West Indies division of Canadian National Steamships over a company refusal to accept union wage demands. The company first responded by locking out • crews of two ships, the Canadian Leader and the Canadian Chal­ lenger, before any strike was called. Later, a company spokesman said that it would resume service on the West Indies run. The union strike vote came after company rejection of union wage demands. The company's ten per­ cent counter-offer, as called for m a conciliation board report, was turned down by the SIU. �Pare SIX SEAFARER'S IPG lulr ». lUT Steward OnRobinTuxford Tells Of Hold-Up, Beating I Now on the mend, Seafarer Lowell E. Harris, chief steward, related his account of the unsuccessful attempt to hijack the payroll on the Robin Tuxford which sent both him and Cap­ tain Kenneth Chambers to the hospital. Harris suffered a cracked Buper-orbital ridge as a result of the beating he received at the hands of the gunmen. He was still Bporting an impressive shiner two Weeks after the incident when he stopped into headquarters on his way from the Jersey City Medical Center to the Staten Island Public Health Service hospital for fur­ ther treatment. At the time of the hold-up, Har­ ris had gone up to see the skipper about ordering replacements in his department. He was in the cap­ tain's office with his back to the door when "in rushed two stock­ ing-faced men. One stuck his gun in the skipper's stomach and an­ nounced it was a hold-up. The other one whacked me just over the eye with some kind of weapon, I don't know what, and knocked me to the deck. I struggled to my feet, half-dazed and was knocked down again." Meanwhile, the captain was down in the corner with the other man on top of him. I heard one shot fired and the gun clicked again. Then the old man kicked the gunman off him, jumped up and ran out and down the ladder hollering for help while the gun­ man ran after firing shots. Tried To Stop Bleeding "I ran into the skipper's room, locked the door and then into the bathroom. The blood was squirt­ ing out of the wound in my head and I grabbed some towels and soaked them in cold water to try to stop the bleeding. I heard more shooting going on down'below. "Later I opened the door and came out. I was still on my feet feeling a little groggy but helped search the ship looking for the gunmen. As for the skipper, he didn't realize he had been shot until it was all over. Right now I feel pretty good but still a little weak and my eyesight is fuzzy." Harris was taken to the Jersey Isthmian Gets Subsidy Study WASHINGTON — The Maritime Administration has set a tentative date of January 7, 1958, for public hearings on Isthmian Line's bid for operating subsidies on three of Its regular trade routes. The public hearings would be proceeded by submission of data and exhibits. The announcement of the Jan­ uary date was made at a pre­ hearing conference held at the Maritime Board in which repre­ sentatives of several companies opposing the application partici­ pated. Arrangements were made at the hearing for the companies in­ volved to supply the examiner with information about their operations on the various trade routes for which Isthmian is seeking sub­ sidies. 'Can-Shakers' Have No OK The membership is again cau­ tioned to beware of persons soliciting funds on ships in beihalf of memorials or any other so-called "worthy causes." No "can-shakers" or solicitors have been authorized by the SIU. Seafarer Lowell E. Harris,' steward, still shows effects of brutal beating last month by holdup men who boarded the Robin Tuxford in Jersey City. He's now at Staten Island marine hospital. City Medical Center Aj'here he was operated on and the wound stitched up. He was in there for ten days before switching over to Staten Island. Police are still looking for the reputed "mastermind" of the hold­ up, who was identified by his con­ federates as Ronald Spencer Steele. Harris said he identified this man as a messman who had been on the ship four days last summer. As far as the records show, the man has not worked on any SIU ships since then. Ship Biz Small Fry, Mag Says When it comes to the transporta­ tion business in the United States, the steamship industry is strictly small fry. That's the" word from Fortune" magazine which pub­ lishes a yearly directory of major American and foreign companies. Only four steamship companies rate among the first 50 transporta­ tion outfits in the US with rail­ roads and airlines running away with the honors. The biggest steamship company, US Lines, is 32nd on the list of the first 50, which hardly puts it at the top of the class. It is followed by two West Coast companies, Matson Navigation in 36th spot, • and American President Lines, 40th. American Export Lines brings up the rear in 45th place. The "Fortune" ranking is based on total cash income. The first nine biggest companies are all rail­ roads, led by the Pennsylvania and New York Central. In 10th and 11th spot are two major air­ lines, American Airlines and Pan American World Airways. No major trucking concerns are on the list of the big 50, While Greyhound upholds the honor of the bus industry by placing 17th. With the railroads dominating the list, it's no wonder that steamship companies have such a hard time of it before the Inter­ state Commerce Commission and other agencies in which railroads are part of the picture. ! • Whq become a GROUND WIRE ? Power tools ore a handy way to get repairs done fast and accurately, providing you use them properly. The electric chipping hammer, scraper, hand drill or similar gadget can take a lot of the strain out of jobs that other­ wise kill lots of time and energy. But they also introduce an extra hazard that can make a has-been out of a handyman. These tools are always safest when they're grounded; most of them have built-in devices which, when used, make them practically fool­ proof. The little bit of extra time it takes to attach a ground wire is a guarantee against electrical shocks and accidents, especially on a ship. The unexpected roll or lurch of the ship, the ever-present dampness and the chance of spray or full sheets of water coming over the decks and into the passageways dictates caution at all times. Get your shocks at the "horror" movies instead of on the job. ^ i An SIU.Ship is a Safe Ship ,• �ltdy 5, 1957 ^liAtAnEKS 109 Par* Seroi YOUR MllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Gaide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Phony TV Drug Ads When you watch that television screen, you'd better watch your pocketbook, too. There is increasing evidence that high-pressure ad­ vertising of drugs, toiietries and cosmetics on television has been highly successful in persuading people to spend more money for prod­ ucts sometimes of dubious value, and that a number of deceptions are being used by television advertisers of drugs and toiletries. Not only small manufacturers but some of the best-known names are using tricky commercials that are sometimes actually untruthful and some­ times cleverly skirt the borderline between truth and deception. So misleading is much television advertising of drugs and toiletries that a number of public organizations have gone into action to try to stem it. Here are the facts about this increasingly successful raid on your family's pocketbook: The fishing vessel Three Brothers rests high and dry on a roadbed in Cameron, Louisiana, alter it was 1—The Federal Trade Commission has set up a special unit to moni­ picked up and thrown there by Hurricane Audrey. Many other vessels were washed ashore or sunk tor television and radio commercials and recently issued its first com­ by the hurricane which cut a path through towns on the Texas-Louisiana border. plaints against three well-known television advertisers for claiming their products were effective for treating the aches and pains of ar­ thritis, rheumatism and related diseases. They're not adequate, effec tive or reliable treatment for these ills, FTC charged. 2—Even the retail druggists who sell the drug products have become worried about the exaggerated advertising that fools their customers LAKE CHARLES—A 105-mile-an-hour hurricane, followed by a huge tidal wave, engulfed The American Pharmaceutical Association has just set up a special the Cajun country south ,of here killing 350 or more people, most of them in Cameron Par­ committee to report misleading drug advertising. 3—Kenneth Wilson, president of the National Better Business Bureau ish. Some death estimates run as high as 1,000. The big blow left this port drenched, damaged which has been doing yeoman work to try to get drug advertisers vol­ and without communications untarily to keep their advertising truthful before the legal authorities Gulf. Several coastal vessels were ment Camp, Winter Hill, Cantigny move in, reports there has been an increase in the use of false and for almost two days. (Cities Service): Del Aires, Del Sol, driven ashore and wrecked. deceptive advertising claims for certain drug and cosmetic products Hurricane Audrey did its On the shipping side, everything (Mississippi); Pan Oceanic Trans­ as alieged obesity remedies, arthri­ worst right on the coast some 50 was fairly quiet in this area be­ porter (Penn. Nav.) were in port tis preparations, skin creams, etc. miles south of here. In the city fore the winds hit. Shipping had during the past period. "The Bureau is seriously con­ proper it tore down telephone picked up some over the past two The sea-going tug Ocean Prince cerned about this trend in adver­ poles, blew over trees and lifted weeks, but enough men are around of T. Smith & Sons was in to pick tising," Mr. Wilson told this de­ roofs off the houses. Thousands to handle any expected calls. up a tow for Venzuela. The tug partment. of people from Cameron and other The Chiwawa, Royal Oak, Brad­ Lisha R of the Blue Stack Towing 4—US Senators Magnuson and waterfront towns took shelter In ford Island, Bents Fort, Govern­ Co. also stopped in. Potter both have urge(L-investiga- Lake Charles where they were tion of ads for tranquilizer drugs hastily housed in school buildings. on TV and radio, which they At last report, Leroy Clarke, charge are a "complete fraud on port agent, said that there were the public," • the Cooperative no Seafarers or members of their Health Federation of America re­ families injured or lost during the ports. storm. But casuelty figures keep 5—All sales figures indicate the mounting by the hour as rescue public is definitely succumbing to workers explore the drowned and the heavy television advertising littered country south of here.' In the words of a popular ballad. Seafarer Ed Skorupski for drugs and toiletries. Retail Tugs and other small boats was "all shook up" when he received the good news that ha sales of cosmetics and toiletries manned by Seafarers are engaged reached a record $1.3 biilion last in the rescue operations. had been chosen as one of the five winners of the $6,000 SIU year, ten percent over 1955. Big­ scholarships. His elation was 4No Ships In Port gest gains were in deodorants, There were no SIU vessels In understandable because a lit­ year he learned it would be pos­ make-up items and toothpastes, all sible for him to receive a high heavily advertised over TV. Excise port when the storm hit as Cities tle over a year ago, he did not school equivalency diploma by taxes on toilet preparations Jumped 15 percent in the last six months Service tankers rode it out In the even have a high school diploma, passing a series of examinations. of '56, indicating sales have increased and also, prices of these prod­ having been compelled by eco­ He headed for the offices of the ucts have gone up. Connecticut State Board of Educa­ nomic circumstance to .quit school tion in Hartford and underwent Television lends itself especially well to advertising of drugs and in his third year. two days of intensive testing which toiletries because it can show pseudo-scientific demonstrations and Skorupski made he passed with flying colors. use such devices as actors in white medical jackets who can con­ his scholarship vincingly talk like doctors, dentists and scientists. In fact, the whiteWith the equivalency diploma in the hard way. jacketed actors who seem to be learned doctors have become one of his pocket, Skorupski entered the The 28-year-old University of Connecticut last fall. Alcoa Steamship Company is the sore points. That's why you now see on the screen or hear, a little Seafarer was Despite his ten year absence from while after the white-jacketed pitchman has made his spiel, this state­ gifting its New York operations raised in an or­ school he did very well, racking ment; "This is a dramatized message." This statement, given in small rom Pier 6, Bush Terminal, to phanage and in up a B average in the first semes­ print or a low voice, is supposed to indicate that the white-jacketed Berths 20 and 22 in Port Newark.' 1946 at the age ter. Then his money ran out be­ The shift takes place July 10 with figure is not really a doctor or scientist. of 17 was turned fore he could go further. Now, the sailing of the Alcoa Puritan. Some authorities are also concerned that some "scientific" demonstra­ loose into the with the scholarship in his pocket, Skorupski The Port Newark facilities adtions shown on TV commercials may be faked. Evidence on this point world. He started he hopes to enter New York Uni­ Is more difficult to find, except that one commercial film-maker has oin those currently tenanted by shipping out then, joining the SIU versity this fall after a summer of reported he refused to make a television film for a large advertiser Waterman Steamship Company, sailing on SIU ships. His ambition which also had docked in Bush in the following year. who wanted to film an exaggerated "scientific" demonstration. For the past ten years he has Products claimed to help arthritis and rheumatism sufferers have Terminal before its move across been sailing regularly, usually as is to enter the teaching field. Skorupski was married last De­ become one of the most worrisome types of television advertising. the Bay about three years ago. electrician, but always regretted cember and now lives in Brooklyn. Alcoa's shift is based on the Mentholatum Rub advertised: "These are arthritic hands . . . You're that he had never been able to His last ship was the Seatrain New greater availability of trucking looking at them now as they experience a totally new kind of pain complete his education. Then last York. relief . . . The difference is a new formula . . . giving extra deep space, better road communications penetration power . . See how it disappears into the skin . . ." White­ via the turnpikes and savings in hall Pharmacal Co., maker of InfraRub, advertised: "Now science lighterage time. announces a new way to relieve pain—of arthritiSi rheumatism, back­ A newspaper dispatch last week reported that a farm equipment ache and muscle aches—without pills . . . Rubbed gently into the manager in Columbus, Nebraska, closed down his plant for a week painful area it penetrates so deep that it actually vanishes . . . Speeds to "get even" with the Federal Government. Reason? He was up the flow of fresh rich blood . . . drives away pain-causing con­ penalized $80 for failing to turn in withholding taxes on time. gestion . . ." The manufacturer, Leo Sokol, who is president of the Irrigation Omega advertised on radio: "You know how I suffered ... I talked Pump Company, indicated the Government would lose $133 a day to my druggist and he told me to rub my aching back with Omega in taxes and conceded that his shutdown "would hurt a lot of Oil . . . next morning I felt like a boy again ... It contains an active people." ingredient that actuaily penetrates the skin . , ." He charged he was fined because he was a few days late in Sonie of the same type of advertising appeared in magazines. depositing his withholding tax money. The FTC's complaint charges that these products give only tempo­ Under the withholding tax set-up the money deducted from an rary relief of the minor aches and pains of these ills. employee's wages is his tax money and has to be turned over to These companies and their ad agencies so far have not revealed the Government at specified intervals. Many employers get into their answers to these charges. trouble by holding on to the money as an interest-free loan from A useful booklet available from local Better Business Bureau's for a the Government and using it to finance a part of their day-to-day dime, called "Health Quackery," says no known drug, preparation or business operations. device may be truthfully advertised to the public as a cure or remedy It wasn't reported, but it's assumed that the company was prompt for arthritis. This is too complicated and serious a condition for selfabout deducting the money from wages every pay day. treatment. Hurricane Whips La. Coast; 350 Dead Quit High School, Now Wins SIU Scholarship Alcoa Shifts To Pt. Newark Pier Fined For Late Taxes, He Shuts Plant m pno-ros ^ ^-romes, ^ ?oefizY E' • M'emioik �SEAFARERS 100' raff* Elffhl July 5. 19SV English Channel Tnnnel Studied; Seek US Assist Interest fs again focused on the possibility of a tunnel un­ der the English Channel linking Britain and France. Since the notion was first conceived by Napoleon as a pos­ sibility for the Invasion of* Financial backing for the tunnel, England, the program for an which is estimated to cost about underwater passageway be­ $280,000,000, is one of the major Seafarers crowd headquarters shipping counter to throw in for jobs on the Atlantic Producer, which came under SlU contract last week. The grain-carrying tanker is operated by Pan-Oceanic S/S Co. SIU Mans 3rd Atlantic Tanker NEW YORK—"We picked up another T-2 tanker this week," reports Claude Simmons, port agent, "when the charter to Atlantic Refining Company on the Atlantic Producer ex­ pired." The vessel is being operated by Pan-Oceanic Steamship Company. The ship was one of five ves- 4" ' sels chartered to Atlantic by Rlon (Actlum), William Carruth (Seatrain); Maxton, A1 m e n a, Pan-Oceanic. Two of them, (Trans. Fuel), Robin Gray, Robin Chickasaw, Ideal X, Coalinga Hills the Atlantic Transporter and the Atlantic Importer, were returned last year. It is expected that the remaining two will be returned to the SlU-contracted operator when their charters expire. They are the Atlantic Shipper and the Voyager. There were , five Robin Line ves­ sels in port during the past period. Two of them paid off and three signed on. One of them, the Robin Gray, went out on the Moore-McCormick Scantic run up to the Baltic countries. There has been a fairly steady turnover in jobs in this area during the last two weeks. Job activity is not booming, but some jobs have stayed on the board for several calls before finding a taker. There were 22 payoffs, six signon, and ten in-transit vessels in port during the last period. The vessels paying off were the Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Run­ ner (Alcoa); Angelina, Kathryn, Dorothy, Edith, Elizabeth, Beatrice (Bull); Steel Artisan, Steel Rover, Steel Voyager, (Isthmian); Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain Texas, Seatrain Savannah, Seatrain Georgia, (Sea­ train); Robin Locksley, Robin Tuxford (Robin); Morning Light (Wa­ terman); Antinous (Pan-Atlantic); Bents Fort, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice). The Steel Artisan (Isthmian), Goodfellow and Robin Hood (Robin) signed on. Ships in port to be serviced were the Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain New York (Pan-Atlantic); Pan Oceanic Trans­ porter (Penn, Nav.); Petrochem (Valentine), and The Cabins (Ter­ minal Tankers). testing proposal killed the plan for the time being, but at least a piece of it is now being revived in dif­ ferent form. Could Bar Militants The broad wording of the comtnission-'s criteria such as "notori­ ously disgraceful conduct," and "activities or associations which tend to show that the individual Is not reliable or trustworthy" leaves plenty of room, if the poli­ tical climate was "right," at some future time, for barring militant union seamen who might be too active in pressing beefs and griev­ ances. Personal dislikes could eas­ ily enter the picture in cases of this kind. In addition, it is a known fact that some shipowners for years have been seeking some weapon for rejecting men who d;i not meas­ ure up to an arbitrary standard of perfection. In effect recomiSifefiSi obstacles to its construction. It is hoped that the project will raise some American interest and capi­ tal. Diagrams and sketches of the proposed underpass, as envisioned by the British Channel Tunnel Company, show twin railway tun­ nels 17 feet in diameter and about 30 miles in length. They would run from a point near Dover to Sangatte, near Calais. Ventilation problems, they said, make it extremely difficult to build such a long automobile tunnel. But this too will be taken into consid­ eration in the survey. Another factor in favor of such a tunnel is the movement toward closer British-French unity, politi­ cally and economically. A tunnel connecting the two nations would seem to be a logical development of this trend. Teamster members of Local 743 in Chicago have turned down a wage boost averaging five cents an hour offered by Montgomery, Ward & Co. The company's proposal was submitted to the members here without any recommendation from the negotiating council. Only 30 of the local's 4,500 members voted in favor of the offer. Similiar vot­ ing is expected from other locals covering about 20,000 teamster members who are employed in the company's mail order and store outlets throughout the country. The old contract expired June 1 and the employees have been work­ ing on a day-to-day basis." the use of "radiation sentries" with special detection equipment in all plants using fissionable. material. In a speech before labor leaders attending the second annual con­ ference sponsored jointly by Canisius College and the New York State Deptment of Labor in Buffalo, Fee proposed over-aH Federal control for nuclear instal­ lations. The Atomic Energy Com­ mission sets safety standards fo* plants run for the Government by private corporations, but all others are under state control. 4" Now under SlU contract Is the Atlantic Producer, shown here on the Delaware River two years ago. The Producer is the third of five tankers chartered to Atlantic that have been re­ turned to the SlU-contracted Pan-Oceanic S/S Co. since last year. The remaining two ships ore expected back when their Atlantic charters expire. CG 'Profiling' Pops Up in New Security Plan (Continued from page 2) tween the two nations has been revived and discussed among tech­ nical experts on both sides of the channel. At present there Is a new flurry of interest, with several factors and conditions tending to favor the tunnel. Two major 'companies, the Uni­ versal Suez. Canal Company and the British Channel Company, are starting extensive surveys of the many engineering, geological, fi­ nancial and political problems that would arise with such a project. The Universal Suez Canal Com­ pany, the operator of the Suez Canal until its nationalization by the Egyptian Government, is sup­ plying the specialists for the survey. If and when it settles its differences with Egypt, the company will also have a considerable amount of capital to invest into the project. be to inflict the same rigid security standards to seamen and water­ front workers who are not Govern­ ment employees as apply to Goverment employees in such sen­ sitive jobs as the foreign serv­ ice, where personal habits and as­ sociations are considered all-im­ portant in protecting Government secrets. The theory behind this program has been that a Federal employee who drinks to excess, "runs around" or has relatives or friends who are considered unreliable, might be subject to blackmail or other pressure which would lead to qjvulging of important in­ formation. Seamen, of course, are in no such crucial employment, security-wise. Seek Uniformity In drafting its program, the special commission has been at­ tempting to establish uniformity of procedures in all screening sys­ tems. It proposes the establish­ ment of a Central Security Office to supply hearing examiners for man involved would get a written statement giving the reasons for denial of clearance, whether he ap­ pealed or not. All hearings would now be secret. The right to confront accusers and have witnesses subpoenaed would be limited to those categor­ ies dealing with subversive acti­ vities of various kinds as well as to a new category, which is plead­ ing the 5th amendment before a Congressional committee, Federal court, grand jury or other author­ ized Federal agency. The latter provision is open to attack on the basis of recent Supreme Court de­ cisions. An interesting feature of the report calls for the Coast Guard to bear the costs of subpoenaed wit­ nesses if the seamen is vindicated but if he is denied clearance, the seaman has to pay the freight. However, in either case the sea­ men would have to post bond to cover the costs. The Commission's recommenda­ tions, of course, are not binding, J 9, .Congressional SetMiT.'US'*'.)i. 4" Investigators for the McClellan committee are reported checking up in Southern mill towns concern­ ing charges of employer-organized violence as well as collusion be­ tween employers and police to keep out unions. Last month in a letter to committee chairman John Mc­ Clellan, Washington "Representa­ tive John Edelman of the Textile Workers of America outlined eight such incidents of violence while city and town police stood by. One incident occurred at the Lowenstein Mill in Gaffney, South Caro­ lina, where a fire hose was turned on union organizers and companyhired goons used baseball bats on union representatives on a public street. Other charges included beatings of union organizers, in­ cluding women, and cases where organizers were literally "run out of town." 4 4 4 An arbitration board has blocked efforts of Bates Manufacturing Company to cut wages of 5,000 members of the Textile Workers employed in its five New England mills. Although all other employers agreed to an unchanged scale, Bates insisted on a pay cut when contracts were reopened last spring. "The decision is the only one that could have been rendered under the circumstances," declared Victor J. Canzano, the union's cot­ ton-rayon director. 4 4 4 Thomas F. Fee, international reprjBsentative of the Oil, Chemical aha"Atomic Workers, has urged Officials See Hub Disrepair BOSTON—A dismal picture of Boston's waterfront was revealed to state, city and Federal officials during a tour conducted by the city's harbor police. The tour, an all-day survey of Boston harbor from a police launch, highlighted scenes of falling piers, half-burned vessels and rotten piles, many of which are ready to break away and float into th* harbor to menace marine traffic. A tragic finish to the trip was th* news of the death of a 13-year old Charlestown boy who was elec­ trocuted by an exposed wire while playing on an abandoned pier. Th* launch, with the officials aboard, vi^as ordered to check into th* incident. The officials will confer within a few days to determine what course of action can be taken to repair and revivify Boston's water­ front or to require demolition of dangerous and unusable structures. Most of the decaying piers wer* privately owned. Shipping has been slow during the past two weeks, reports Jame's Sheehan, port agent. There wer* no vessels paying off or signing on. The Government Camp, Winter Hill (Cities Service); Robin Locksley, Robin Gray (Robin), and the Steel Rover (Isthmian) were in port to be serviced. ii: �Joly S. 1987 9EUFARERS LOG r«f« Nln* r \M I I I I I I I When the Steel Director came in recently from a long four-month trip the Union representative went aboard prepared to deal with the usual quota of beefs and OT disputes. ! To his pleasant surprise, he found that the ship had come in with just three I hours disputed overtime and a handful of repair I list items. What with a heads-up crew and a good gang of delegates the pay­ I off, pictured here, was smooth as can be. I I I I I Leon White, elect., (1) and ch. eng'r John Fennell talk repairs. With many of the gang bringing back a load of souvenirs and other purchases, from the run to India, US Customs inspector had a busy time checking out declarations and collecting duty charges. New stores come aboard to replen­ ish stocks after 4-month trip. C. A. Navarra, ch. cook and Simon Bunda, pantry, in galley. Andrew Sudol, oiler, (1) travels pretty much schooner-rigged, leaving ship with suitcase and overcoat. Not so for Seafarer Carlos L. Sy, MM, who makes way ashore with two pieces of wicker chair and table set he pur- ' th&sed b^4fsbas:' -»». =.. . ^... •»11 M.•.. - �Face Ten I I Julr I, 19ST SEAFARERS LOG ILO Treaty 'Bars' Slave Labor GENEVA—The International Labor Organization killed a surprise move by an Ameri­ can union delegate that would put teeth into the proposed world ban on slave labor. George P. Delaney, international representative of the AFL-CIO, made an unexpected proposal for the establishment I: of an international watchdog |"honor-system" draft treaty out- to his government. k-- committee to check on the lawing compulsory work as an in­ raises questions of federal-state re­ sincerity of the nations adopting the ban proposal. The rules com­ mittee held that the idea had been put in "too late" for consideration at the present conference. The delegates, representing gov­ ernment, industry and labor in the 78 attending nations, adopted the 2 More Seek US Giveaway WASHINGTON — Still on a "giveaway" spree. Congress is now considering two more bills which would lengthen the list of foreign nations anxious to get their hands on surplus US tonnage. One bill, just introduced In the House, would authorize the sale of 10 Libertys, plus four smaller type merchant vessels, to Pakistan. An­ other bill, introduced in the Sen­ ate, would authorize the sale of 10 Libertys and 20 Victorys to the Philippines. Both bills are now in committee. US maritime unions and the maritime industry, alarmed by the growing clamor for US tonnage, and the apparently benevolent mood of the Government toward the foreign requests, are girding for a hard fight against the give­ away program. strument of political coercion or economic development. Although there was no negative votes, the US employer delegate. Cola G. Parker, board chairman of National Association of Manufacturers, ab­ stained from voting. Delaney read to the conference excerpts from the United Nations special report on Hungary and questioned how the Soviet dele­ gates could stand before the con­ ferring member nations and "prat­ tle" of Moscow's de^re for peace or its concern for workers' rights. "How long do we propose to al­ low member states of the ILO to violate at will every principle of this organization and yet come here to boast of the ratification of con­ ventions?" He asserted that with­ out the proposed checkups treat­ ies to protect labor would be just "dead pieces of paper." Hungarian Representatives Leave The entire Hungarian delegation walked out during the attack by Delaney. They were soon followed by Prof. Amazasp A. Arutiunian, chief Soviet representative, who objected to Delaney's charge that Moscow had been guilty of "one of history's greatest betrjiyals." The NAM board chairman re­ fused to vote because it was his belief, he said, that it was improper for an international agency to adopt conventions governing the relations of an individual citizen Your Gear tor ship • •. tor shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SiU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sport Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Khakis Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters • Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials The treaty lationships under the Cojistitution which complicate ratification by the United States. Speaking on Russian capitaliza­ tion on his refusal to vote, Parker said, "Everyone here knows the Communists' support of this in­ strument is thoroughly and dis­ gustingly dishonest. They will shout from the housetops that they will ratify the instrument and seek to point the finger at the free na­ tions as the violators of the instru­ ment. And they will cynically go their way, continuing forced labor in all its forms so long as the rul­ ing clique determines that it is necessary to maintain their power." Lk. Cruise Ship In 4th Dock Mishap DETROIT — The Great Lakes SIU cruise ship Aquarama, carry­ ing more than 1,500 passengers, crashed into a dock and warehouse causing damage estimated at $30,000. It was the vessel's second mishap within a week, and her fourth in less than a year. The big reconverted ocean-going freighter was turning in the De­ troit River to head for Lake Erie when her bow hit the dock and warehouse of the Detroit News. A crane was knocked half-over and a section of bricks shaken loose from the warehouse. The big boat pulled free and continued on to Cleveland. Captain John Ward of the fireboat Kendall said that the cruise ship apparently had been caught by winds as she was turning and forced into the dock. Other Mishaps The ship had caused consider­ able damage to her bow last Sun­ day when she struck a dock in Cleveland. Last year she had crashed into a seawall at Muske­ gon, her home port, and later in the year backed into a seawall on the Windsor, Ontario, side of the Detroit River while leaving a dock. There were no reported injuries in her latest incident. The Aqua­ rama was recently the target of a Great Lakes District strike in a dispute over fit-out job rights. Money Exchange Rates Listed The following is the latest available listing of official ex­ change rates for foreign cur­ rencies. Listings are as of July 5, 1957, and are sub­ ject to change without notice. Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the SEA CHEST J..1 England, New Zealand, South Africa; $2.80 per pound sterling. Australia I $2.24 per pound sterling. Belgium; BO francs to the dollar. Denmark: 14.45 cents per krone. France; 330 francs to the dollar, Germany; 4.2 marks to the dollar. Holland; 3.7-3.8 guilders to the dollar. Italy; 824.8 lire to the dollar. Norway; 14 cents per krone. Portugal; 28.73 escudos to the dollar. Sweden; 19.33 cents per krona. India; 21 cents per rupee. Pakistan: 21 cents per riipee. Argentina: 18 pesos to the dollar. Brazil; 8.4 cents per cruzeiro. Uruguay; 32.63 cents per peso. Venezuela; 29.83 cents per. bolivar. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), May S<— Chairman, M. T. Costallar Sacratary, H. W. Miliar. Captain warned men about missing fire and boat drills. $213 In ship's fund. CoUected $18 for sick crew mess. Talked about deck chairs. plalnad about officer's pantry eontalaIng numerous fars of presarvas for night lunch with tha crew pantry as bare as Mother Hubbard's closet. Steward said ha wlU sea to it that JeUles are equally distributed. Dis­ puted overUme. Steward suggested a change In regard to preparation of food. A very hearty vote of thanks ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), June S— Chairman, H. RIdgewayi Sacratary, to 2nd cook and baker, for his special W. H. Hamby, Man taken off sick pastries for entire crew. Crew asked In once. To see patiuhuan who Is to return all cups to pantry after us# about tha decks. to clean laundry room. STEEL ACE (Isthmian), June S— ANTINOUS (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, C. W. Champlln; Secretary, Chairman C. A. Hancock; Secretary, C. Elliey. $49 In ship's fund. Vote W. Webb. $18.50 in ship's fund. Sug­ of appreciation to baker for coffee gest that ship be exterminated for time snacks. Vote of thanks to second roaches and that new mattresses ba mate for chart and daily position data ordered. Everyone blowing top about posted' in messroom. Shower curtains roaches. Chief cook complaining about to be furnished aft. Hot water aft meat block. It needs trimming down. STEEL KINC, (Isthmian), May 24— Chairman, J. Keavney; Secretary, J. Purcall. Galley range still not In good working order. This is eld beef not taken care of In shipyard. Night lunch to be varied. Shower water too hot. Too much fraternizing top aide. Warning Issued if not stopped vfiU be dealt with accordingly. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), May 7 —Chairman, J. E. SwIdarskI; Secre­ tary, N. Abernathy. Time limit on clothes washing. Enough gear for sanitary man. Each department to clean laundry, library and cleaning gear locker In turn. not to be tampered with. Vote of thanks to ship's delegate Orlando. BALTORE (Ore), May S—Chairman, R. King; Secretary, J. Mehaleu. $8.23 ROYAL OAK (CItlst Service), May 12—Chairman, W, R. Thompson; Sec­ retary, D. Beard. Lake Charles agent says cots have been promised by com­ pany. Delegate will push Issue In Boston. Tough steaks are fUlhig up the garbage can. Many complaints on the sailing board. Please return cups to pantry. in ship's fund. Election of ship's SEAMAR (Calmar), May I*—Chair­ delegate. Fan in reacreation room to man, C. H. Sneif; Secretary, J. Swee­ be repaired. Night pantry te bs kept ney. Repair list turned In and report clean. Washing machine wringer to payoff time given. Suggest that be repaired. Additional bench needed on patrolman the skipper about fair In recreation room. Linen change practice Inseedraws on West Coast hours to be altered to suit the 13 to ports. Find out If the captain writes 4 watch. to our representatives about members of the crew who disagree with him CANTI6NY( Cities Service), June 2 on anything. —Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, -R. Deran. Safety reports to be made to delegate. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), June 3 —Chairman, P. Raid; Secretary. P. Keslan. Beef on discussing ship's and Union's business In 'gin mills. Deck delegate reported that brother had discussed ship and Union business in said gin mili. Union business should not be discussed while drinking. June i—Chairman, J. Maleney; Sec­ retary, F. Raid. Suggested ' that any brother leaving for ACS duty should have cash donation. Asked that prlvilegp of swapping watches should not be abused. Fans to be Installed in galley. Meat block to be reilnished. Larger variety of fresh fruit prom­ ised. Fruit and vegetables to be ordered oftener and in smaller quan­ tities to avoid spoilage. AU crew passageways were painted as prom­ ised. $30.15 in ship's fund. Request for Instructions on flreHghting equip­ ment. Delegate instructed to Investi­ gate fast loading at Lake Charles. All are satisfied with the Union's effort, on ACS beef. COALINCA HILLS (Pan-Atlantic), June 2—Chairman, P. Sheldrake; Sec­ retary, S. W. Nolan. Poor menu. Crew made complaint to steward about poor chow. DEL MONTE (Mississippi), May 34— Chairman, K. Winsely; Secretary, J. McPhee. $81.55 in ship's fund. Ex­ pense for voyage $20 for shrimp party. Same old ice-box meef. Motion made to advance funds for baseball equip­ ment. Suggestion made to help keep pantry cleaner. Steward asked to turn In all supply lists. EVELYN (Bull), June 5—Chairman, J. Tutwiiar; Secretary, J. Yuknas. $54.36 in ship's fund. Talk of repairs to be done th.it have been neglected. IRENESTAR (Traders) May 5— Chairman, V. D'Angelo; Secretary, H. A. Denten. ~ Quite a few brothers are sick. The captain says he wiU give either American mone.v or trav­ elers' checks. $15.70 in ship's fund. Suggest that ship's delegate see cap­ tain about repairing decks in cook's room. Old stack for galley range was blown off. Everybody on ship is happy. Good food. Vote of thanks to steward department. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), May 24—Chairman, C. Makuch; Secretary, E. Ceedwin. Sug­ gestion to settle all beefs with board­ ing patrolman. Vote of thanks to steward department for job weU done. OREMAR (Ore), May 1*—Chairman, D. Waters. Asked to have new re­ frigerator for crew pantry. $39.65 in ship's fund. Vote of thanks given to sanitary men who cleaned recreation room. Less noise in passageway so that those off watch will not be dis­ turbed. ROBIN CRAY (Seas), June 3—Chair­ man, D. Hail; Secretary, R. O'Brlan. To turn ship's fund to O'Brian for wedding present. New ship's dele­ gate elected. ROBIN TRENT (Seas), May 12— Chairman, W. Walker; Secretary, H. W. Clemens. Discussion on why there had to be fire drill over weekend. Chief mate promised to paint rooms and showers at beginning of trip. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. SANTORE (Ore), May 23—Chairman, C. Just; Secretary, C. E. RawMngs. $4.60 in ship's fund. Poor mattresses is present problem. Members com- YAKA (Waterman), May 24—Chair­ man, J. A, Danals; Secretary, S. Jo­ seph. Benches to be made for crew back aft. Screen doors put up back aft. Money draws will be put out In green backs and yen. Safety record on here is at its highest, No injuries due to working conditions have been reported for many months. The crew and skipper Bernardo working to­ gether on safety precautions. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways, May 17—Chairman, P. Conlsy; Secretary, L. W. Pepper. Keep keys of crew quarters on person to prevent unauthorized persons from entering foc'sles. Cautioned on . feeding na­ tives, especially baked bread, as bread Is made fresh dally. Remove all cots and blankets, pillows, etc., from hatches prior arrival in India. Doors to passageways to be locked. Crew's recreation room not to be used. VALCHEM (Valentine), May 25— Chairman, C. L. Kersey; Secretary, W. Nasta. $.30 used out of ship's fund to send important documents to sea­ man. Balance on hand $29.50. All crewmembers requested to keep the messhall clean when eating between meals. A discussion was held con­ cerning ordinary seaman and dayman. Requested to have patrolman in Phila­ delphia settle situation. VENORE (Ore), May 11—Chairman, J. Wilaszk; Sacratary R. Kelly. Dis­ cussion on keeping night pantry clean. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), May 2»—Chairman, H. Orant; Secretary, F. Reese. Discussion on burned out washing machine. $16 in ship's fund. New Iron In possession. Discussion on a change to assorted jams. IRENESTAR (Traders). June 3— Chairman, B. Hay; Secretary, R. Avers. S11.52 in ship's fund. Steward asked to get new sugar bowls for crew messhall. Discussion about money draws. Not enough American money aboard. Had to take half Italian money and half American money. A hearty vote of thanks given to stew­ ards department on job well done. MARGARET BROWN (Bleemfield), June 1—Chairman, J. Alien; Secre­ tary, B. Porter. Money collected for ship's fund $28.33, for magazines cost, $15.09, telegrams, $14.81. $.57 in red. To obtain new garbage cans for gal­ ley. To have icebox moved to mess­ hall. Dump ashtrays and put cups in sink. Have dirty linen laundered in Eui'ope. DEL SUD (Mississippi), May 24— Chairman T. Liber; Secretary, W. Perkins. No bottles to be brought aboard In St. Thomas and the beer would be taken away if anyone fouls up. Ship's fund contains $109. Need an additional washing machine. Movie projector to be given complete over­ hauling. Bartender asked all mem­ bers to help conserve bottles this trip by returning as soon as empty. STEEL FLYER^dshthmlan), June 2 —Chairman, C. E. Reynolds; Secretary, D. Dryden. Suggestion to keep wash­ ing machine clean at all times. $59 in ship's fund. Baker to put out more bakery goods at coffee time. A vote of thanks to steward department. LAWRENCE VICTORY (Mississippi) May 24—Chairman, P. Fox; Sec. S. Rivera. AU have been well. Repair list has been turned in. Most repairs have been done. Others wiU be done whUe the ship is in port. Some dis­ puted overtime on deck and engine dept. �July I. 1957 SEAFARERS Pare Elevea LOG Unlimited US Travel Via Aqaba Endorsed By Gov't 'Giant Step' WASHINGTON—US-flag shipping companies and captains of US vessels have been notifi^ by the State Department that in the Government's view, all ships have the right to "free and innocent passage" into the Gulf of Aqaba at the head of the Red Sea. The statement stressed that "The United States position is that the Gulf of Aqaba comprehends inter­ national water. That no nation has the right to prevent free and inno­ cent passage in the gulf and through the straits giving access thereto. "A denial of free and innocent passage through those waters to vessels of United States registry should be reported to the nearest United States diplomatic or con­ sular officer . . ." The statement came after Rus­ sian naval units passed through the Suez Canal headed for the Red Sea, leading to rumors that they would be used to support Egyptian blockade operations in the Gulf. Kem Hills First The SlU-manned tanker Kern Hills was the first major ship to pass through the Gulf into the Is­ raeli port of Eilat on April 7. It I; An overwhelming demonstration of SIU support among Baltimore tugboat crews has produced outstanding economic gains for the tugmen in short order. The dollars-and-cents victory follows a double-barrelled ballot win by convinc­ ing scores of 64-0 and 146-9 over District 50 of the United Mine Workers. The latest advances by the tugmen are a far cry from the nickel and dime handouts they've been accustomed to for years. Out of an estimated 63-cent-an-hour package of pay gains and other improvements in their new contract, 50 cents represents direct wage increases. Of this, 30 cents goes into effect immediately to help bring the wages of the Baltimore workers in line with those in other Atlantic end-Gulf ports. Baltimore previously had the worst conditions of any com­ parable harbor. These gains by the SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Di­ vision on.behalf of the tug workers follow the pattern of pro­ gressive improvements by the SIU down through the years for workers in other harbors as well as deep-sea sailors. Sup­ port for the SIU in organizing campaigns and bargaining elec­ tions has always resulted in vastly improved conditions and benefits for unorganized workers. i" t New-Style 'Security' Somebody in Washington, whether in the Coast Guard or some other agency, just refuses to give up hope that someday they will be able to apply Annapolis-type standards to mer­ chant seamen. Three years ago, the Coast Guard came for­ ward with an elaborate physical-mental "profile" examina­ tion of seamen which would have barred all who didn't emerge as Sir Galahads with muscles. That scheme quickly evaporated following outraged protests by the SIU and other maritime unions. Now, under the guise of a revised security program, a spe­ cial commission is proposing that seamen be screened off the ships as "security risks" for unspecified physical and mental defects, for their personal associations and for vaguely de­ fined indecent conduct, immorality and "excessive" drinking. The SIU has always supported the principle of a screening program, with appropriate safeguards, when it is aimed at keeping genuine subversives off American ships. But when this program is broadened to include personal habits, person­ ality and character, it is time to call a halt. The job . of weeding out gashounds, performers and similar undesirables is one which the Union recognizes as a private affair be­ tween itself, the men and the shipping companies. It is no business of Government, call it "security" or by any other name. carried a cargo of oil from Iran. News of the Kern Hills voyage came a few days after the SIU of NA convention called for freedom of the seas in the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba. The passage of the Kern Hills raised a furore in the Arab world and since then her activities have been under wraps. But word was received at SIU headquarters from the ship that she was due to make three or four more trips into the Israeli port. Newspaper reports last week confirmed that the Kern Hills has carried a number of car­ goes of Iranian oil to Israel. As a result of these voyages, the Kern Hills has been blacklisted by Saudi Arabia. Egypt and the other Arab nations have followed a pol­ icy of blacklisting vessels which service Israeli ports. The Gulf of Aqaba had been closed to shipping since 1950, ex­ cept for vessels going to the Jor­ danian port of Aqaba. Honor Memory Of Lundeberg Newly-christened the SS Harry Lundeberg, the huge Kaiser Industries gypsum car­ rier rests at anchor in Red­ wood City, California. At right, SUP Secretary-Treas­ urer Morris Weisberger is shown with plaque presented by the SUP to be placed aboard the ship. Below, Msgr. Matthew Connolly con­ ducts invocation. Behind him is Mrs. Lundeberg and chil­ dren: center foreground, C. E. Harper of Kaiser Industries, who was master of cere­ monies. At far right Is Jack Hatton, Marine Firemen's Union vice-president. Many personal friends of the late SIU of NA president and labor representatives were among the crowd at the christening. lliiilil |l i| •'t| �ISi.Twelve SEAFARERS LOG Steel Seafarer Takes A Beef By The Horns List Details In Cables To Union When notifying headquarters by cable or wireless that a Sea­ farer has paid off in a foreign port because of injury or illness, ships' delegates should include the following information: The man's full name, his SIU book number, name of the ship, the port of payoff and the hos­ pital where he is being treated. The response of ships' crews to the Union's request for these notifications has been very good. Sometimes though, not all of the above information has been included. Be sure to list all of this data so that the SIU can act as promptly as possible. SIU crewmen on the Steel Seafarer successfully licked a restriction beef affecting half the crew and may have eased the way for better treatment of seamen at Khorramshahr, Iran, In the process. Drab as the Persian Gulf merchant seamen, which the gang accepted with thanks. The consul ports may be, they do offer a also delivered the goods in short change of pace from the ship. order. Besides, a guy likes to be able to "Passes for the entire crew de­ make the choice himself on whether livered aboard ship at 11 the next he'll stick on the ship or try his day," noted Calvin James, meeting luck ashore. That way he's got secretary. Eddie was chair­ no squawk coming unless it's to man. The overall Parr restriction beef kick himself for taking the PG run will naturally be taken up in due In the first place. A special ship's meeting on the course at the payoff. Seafarer set things in motion for —By Seafarer Robert 'Red' Fink an inquiry into the cause of the 'Sea-Spray' restriction to ship in Kuwait and the reason for the allotment of only 15 passes in Khorramshahr. An added mystery was the reason for supper at 4:30 on weekends in port. The chief mate, who was called Into the meeting, was unable to come up with an excuse either on the Kuwait restriction or the short rations on passes. It seems the mate got the word from the cap­ tain who was told by the agent, etc. Unfortunately, he didn't have any­ thing in writing, but they'd try to have "something" by the time of the payoff. Since payoff time was far off, this v/as little comfort. On the matter of the early sup­ per hour, there was even less of an explanation. None of this sat very well with the crew, which elected a com­ mittee to visit the American consul and check on the passes as a mat­ ter of immediate concern. "Passes?" said the consul. There are no restrictions on the number per ship, he pointed out. He also extended greetings to the whole crew through its committee, and "Best damn baker I ever sailed with Issued a "warm welcome" to all SEAFARERS IN THE HOSPITALS USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN, NY Manuel Antonana B. J. Martin Eladio Aris Albert MartinelU Fortunato Bacomo Vic Milazzo Frank T. Campbell Joaquin Miniz John J. Driscoil W. P. O'dea Robert E. Gilbert George G. Phifer William Guenther G. A. Puissegur Bart E. Guranick George E. Renale John Haas Winston E. Renny Howard Hailey Samuel B. Saunders Percy Harrelson George Shumaker Taib Hassen Kevin B. Skelly BUly R. Hill E. R. Smallwood Thomas Isaksen Henry E. Smith Ira H. Kilgore Stanley F. Sokol Ludwig Kristiansen Michael Toth Frederick Landry Harry S. Tuttle Leonard Leidig Virgil E. Wilmoth Archibald McGuigan Pon P. Wing H. C. Mclssac Dexter WorreU VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK, NY Loyd McGee USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY WiUiard Blumen Frank LaRosa G. E. Crabtree D. Ryan-McNeills Raymond M. Davis Ahmed Mehssin F. De Los Reyes Thomas Moncho Rufus Freeman Jan E. Mozden Burl Hairs Stefano Nappl h?i USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Alvoie Green August Eklund USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS William R. Bates E. Manuel Edward CaudUl James C. MltcheU Eddie S. Game Harold J. Romero M. N. Gendron Ernest T. Squires G. B. McCurley USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Lawrence Anderson Alvle Means William Bargone George MitcheU John W. Bigwood John A. Moloney Albert M. Blazio Simon Morris • Charles R. Bourg Michael Muzio Herbert Chattom Randolph RatcUS Henry Chemel Toxie Samford James Crawford Toefd Smlgielskl Serio DeSosa Wert A. Spencer William DriscoU Gerald L. Thaxton Evelio Gonzalez Lonnie B. Tickle Leon Gordon Dolphus Walker James Hudson Winon E. Walker George Kasprzyk James E. Ward Edward G. Knapp Ernest Wilson Leo Lang Clifford Wuerti William Lawless D. G. Zerrudo Harry P. Lewis Jacob Zimmer Robert McEvoy WiUiam HaveUn B. E. McLamore USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. WilUam Caefato John J. Flanagan WUUam Calefato Obert J, Morgan Wayne T. Center USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Claude F. Blanks Charles Burton USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Benjamin Deibler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnittke VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS J. P. WRUamson Hans Hanssen Frank S. Paylor Henry Herkinhein Markos Potiriadij Oskar Kaelep Jose Rodriguez Alfred Kaju Robert Sojka Michael V. Kicko R. Szczygiel John Klepadlo USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Robert G. Sawyer Charles Culpepper M. G. Shankls USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Roy J. Barker Alexander Lelner Noah C. Carver Nareisos Yabot USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Jose Blanco BiUie Padget Jimmie Littleton J. A. Richardson Fred MUier USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Elmer Baker George LitchReld Joseph W. Brodeur William Mellon Estaban Conquet Harry Muches Victor B. Cooper Raymond Perry Claudius Fisher Edward Roberts Gorman T. Glaze Thomas Rowe WiUiam I. Healey Paul Strickland Herman Kemp Claude Walker Edward J. KnauS MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno Editor, SEAFARERS LOG, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— please put my name on your mailing list. (Print Information) NAME STREET ADDRESS CITY | ZONE STATE I TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change • of address, please give your former address below: J ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE i j Juljr 5, 196T Chlwawa Backs Coal Beef Fight To the Editor: Brother Allen W. Fitts gave a first-hand account of what is going on at Norfolk regarding the American Coal beef at the last ship's meeting on the Chl­ wawa. Fltts spent several weeks waiting for employment there but failed to score with a 1921 discharge. A full discussion of the ACS beef was held on here, which letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. disclosed that all brothers are completely satisfied with the Union's efforts on this drive. A motion was carried by a 100 percent hand vote to donate cash for any brother leaving for ACS duty, Jesse Henry Ship's reporter if 4" Offers Thanks To Blood Donors To the Editor: The family of Mrs. Mamie Lee and the George P. Llhhy family wishes to sincerely thank the members of the SIU who so kindly offered to contribute blood for Mrs. Lee. We want to specially thank Max E. Nims, who gave a pint of blood, and Luther Mason, who offered to keep an appoint­ ment on May 22nd if he did not get a ship in the meantime. Although Mrs. Lee passed away on May 23rd, everyone has the everlasting gratitude of the family. Winifred Murphy 4 4 here, plus 14 officers and rooms for 12 passengers. There are 11 men in the deck department, 12 in the engine and 11 in the steward, but she seems to be a little short In the steward de­ partment as there are so many decks and it is very inconven­ ient to get around. Stan Schuy­ ler, the steward, is doing a fine job getting the ship in shape with the men he's got but he could use at least one more util­ ity man. We are hoping to bring, her back to Jacksonville in fine shape as she was a mess when we joined her in Baltimore. Eddie Eriksen 4 4 4 Urges Visitors To Disabled Moii To the Editor: Well, 1 am out of the hospital again for a while. I am staying with my sister here in Florida, and like It very much. I don't see any of my ship­ mates since this place Is off the beaten path, hut my heart Is still in New Orleans, The doc­ tors and nurses there are tops. They kept me alive when it didn't seem at all possible. I would like to make a sugges­ tion that when the Union wel­ fare representatives visit the hospitals they should report the brothers there who are on the disability list. Otherwise, no one knows we are there and we get no visitors. Believe me, I am proud to belong to the SIU and grateful for the assistance I receive. Without it, I would be at a com­ plete loss. I cannot do any work of any kind and may have to return to the hospital at any time. I sure have lost quite a little weight. My normal weight was 4 Carib Queen is Getting In Shape .To the Editor: We finally crewed the Carib Queen in Baltimore on May 25th. She had been in the Maryland shipyard for over a month due to a breakdown on her last voyage hack from Eu­ rope. She Is quite a ship, a con­ verted LSD, that carries truck trailers and automobiles. It's quite a thing to find your way around the ship. It took the average new crewmemher a half hour to locate his foc'sle. Be­ fore we left Baltimore, SIU pa­ trolman Eli Hanover came aboard to see if everything was in shape. We almost carried him with us to Jacksonville hefore he finally found his way hack to the dock. We are now on our second run to Puerto Rico and it looks like we will have this ship In fine shape once everybody gets used to her. The skipper Is Capt. Alexander Stewart and the chief officer E, Olsen was the former captain on the SS Southport. We expect to make a round trip between San Juan and Jacksonville on a tenday schedule once everything is set up right. There is a large crew on Taking It easy down In Florida, "Biackie" Mason sends regards to all hands. 210 or more, hut at present I am down to 155 and feel very weak. I cannot walk a block unless I stop to rest in between, so I don't walk much. Here in Green Cove Springs, the water is full of sulphur. It tastes horrible to me and smells worse, hut I think it may help me, so here I am. My brotherin-law is a naval officer sta­ tioned here, and I think he is one swell guy. I spend most of my time by the TV and also take a short ride now and then, though I could do just as well without it. In closing, let me wish all the officers and members the best of luck. Keep up the good work, as we are still back of you and pulling the best we can. James "Biackie" Mason �luly i. 1957 OCBAN DBBORAH (OcMn Trans.) April 28—Chairman, Hardlns; Set. Walnberg. Mptlon to try and obtain ' canned milk aboard and wherever possible to obtain fresh milk In cans. Discussion on various Items. Two men leaving ship. Keep quarters clean on leaving ship or else be turned in to the Union. Have arrangements made for drinking water In foreign ports for labor gangs. OCEAN EVA (Ocean Clippers) March 31—Chairman, W. Johnson; Sec. John J. Doyle. Last ship's treasurer left 810.45 In the ship's fund with dele­ gate. Seen captain in regards to offi­ cers getting more cigarettes than crew (he said it was the purser's doing and he will have him issue the same amount to all from now on). May 26—Chairman, W. J. Anderson; Sec. W. Tresembe. Ship's delegate read American Coal reports. Vote of thanks to men taking jobs on these ships, and Union brothers helping out with this beef, also vote of thanks to the SlU brothers from headquarters. Ship's delegate to see captain about painting crews foc'les. Vote of thanks to the steward's department for very good food and menu. Steward F. Fetcher and chief cook W. J. Ander­ son to keep up the good work. MARY ADAMS (Bloemfleld) May S —Chairman W. Rhone; Sec. J. F. Austin. Everything is okay and all repairs were made at the end of the last voyage from the Far East. Some disputed overtime in the steward dept. Have it clarified in the LOG as to whose duty It is to secure the linen for the engine and deck departments. Vote of thanks to the crew for its cooperation with the service and keeping the messroom clean. MARYMAR (Calmar), May If—Chair­ man, M. Flood; Sec. W. Clegg. Report on food situation, agreed food has Improved since new steward has been aboard. No disputed overtime in any department. Suggested repair iist to bo sent to headquarters from Panama, also a letter to be sent to New York in regard to safety conditions aboard this ship. MAXTON (Pan Atlantic) April It— Chairman, J. Ollsei tec. M. Eschenko. Suggested to buy Pepsl-Cola with ehip's fund. A hand vote was taken and the majority accepted. The ship has been sold and will be taken over by another company in the near fu­ ture. Repair list to be made out by all delegates. MOUNT VERNON (North Atlantic Marine) May 2S—Chairman, None at present. Former ship's delegate hos­ pitalized in Haifa, Israel. Meeting of department delegates to be had prior to next regular shipboard meeting. Discussion on disputed overtime and the division of overtime In the deck dept. New York to be notified of the man hospitalized In Haifa. Repah- list to be sent to New York as the needed repairs have not been taken care of. OCEAN EVELYN (Ocean Trans.) April 14 — Chairman, C. Alnsworthj Sec. R. O. Masters. Everything run­ ning smooth, disputed overtime, to be left to patrolman at payoff. Dele­ gates to repair lists in order. Dis­ cussion on bigger or more percolators for coffee time. One solution to have officers make own coffee or use their pots. Silex mentioned, but voted down. Left up to steward to correct situa­ tion. Men leaving vessel ito strip bunks, and leave foc'sles clean. Vole of thanks to steward department. OCEAN JOYCE (Ocean Clippers) April 18—Chairman, D. Edwards; Sec. 8. Malkln. The former ship's deleg.ate having left the ship, there was no report. A new ship's delegate was duly elected. The chief electrician requested that all electric fans need­ ing repair, or overhauling to be re­ ported to him personally, to save time. The second electrician was Instructed to adjust the washing machine so that it was again in good working order. It was voted by the member­ ship present that in Korea all doors leading to outer decks are to be kept closed: and wired fast, at all times while the ship is in port. Any "trad­ ing" done by the crew, with the Koreans is to be done outside on the deck and not in the foc'sles. OCEAN NIMET (Maritime Overseas Corp.) Nov. 4—Chairman, W. Kenny; See. L. B. Bryant. Food situation was corrected. The steward claims now we have a new chief cook and Im­ provement will be made. Good food is on the ship and will be put out. The last cook was incompetent and mlolng good food. The steward is willing to work with ship's delegate on suggestions. December 30—Chairman, Wm. D. Kenny; See. L. B. Bryant. We have had a pretty pleasant trip and there has been no performing. Going in with a clean payoff no beefs. Three PaiC« TUrtMiir; SEAFARERS LOG (3) men paid off 111 and two (8) men in Japan and the deck engineer taken .off at sea and put aboard USN8 Ed Patrick. Repair list to be liiade up day of payoff. All linen to be sent below as soon as possible. Steward department was complemented. - PENNMAR (Calmar), May 24—Chair­ man, V. E. Monts; Sscrotsry, James McLlnden. The deck department Is working in harmony as a unit. There is no beef and very little disputed overtime. Ail communications are taken care of. i^ch and every one are on their best behavior so there is nothing to report. Brother Noreb was elected ship's delegate by ac­ clamation, a job he held temporarily till he was officially elected. Every­ thing Is in order so there Is no com­ ment or suggestion in good and wel­ fare. REBECCA (Intercontinental), May 10—Chairman, S. Resoft; Secretary, R. Hernandez. Nothing to report. Everything is running smooth. Rec­ ommend to every one to clean their foc'sles before leaving and to stay sober for payoff. Paint deck dept. shower and heads: also to finish paint­ ing the port holes at the crew mess hail. To fumigate the ship for rats and roaches. Ask the company for another room for either the chief cook or night cook and baker, as the one now In use Is too crowded with the three cooks. To pick up books when the patrolman comes to ths ship and not before; to let the ship dciegate talk to the boarding patrol­ man without any ofte Interrupting in their conversations. Vote of thanks to the stewards department. No data—Chairman, John Malkotkoi Sacratsry, Marty Culp, Deck depart­ ment controversy over sandblasting overtime. Is this overtime and a half or what? Cleaning of laundry to be done by departmcpts. Question on floor regarding conversion of stew­ ard's head to electrician's repair shop, also three cooks crowded in one room. Electricians have separate rooms. ROBIN HOOD (Robin), May » — Chairman, D. Hlghtowerr Secretary, Red Brady. Ship's delegate reported on the death of Snd elect, giving details as to the disposition of the body after the ship leaves this port. It wiU be noted that body wiU be returned to the USA aboard the SS Robin Grey, now in the port of Beira. A letter to headquarters in detail is now undertaken. ROBIN KIRK (Robin), May 4—Chair­ man, R. Collins; Secretary, R. V. An­ derson. A few minor bgefs all taken care of to everyone's satisfaction. Brought up the condition of the ship's fund. It was suggested that a volun­ tary donation of 82 be made to the ship's fund to bring It up to strength. Hand vote 23 for. Practice of throw­ ing butts on the deck to be discon­ tinued. Each watch leaves the messhail clean for the next man coming on. ROBIN MOWBRAY (Robin), March 3—Chairman, M. Flowers; Secretary, A. Ooncalvas. The chief electrician called a special meeting and reported the following to the membership. "On March 26th the chief engineer knocked both electricians off cargo watches between the hours of B PM and 8 AM, stating that they could go ashore or go to sleep as they wished and that the electrician con­ cerned would receive the normal overtime involved between those hours. Ha said the purpose of this was to eliminate rest periods the next day and that he had been in­ structed by the Robin Line NY office to follow this course thereby making It a test case against rest periods, etc. Since the above Is a direct violation of our 8IU contract and without precedent in my long experience, I felt that the membership should be Informed so that Headquarters can be notified accordingly." Tha member­ ship after discussing the above at length agreed and concurred that since the matter is of direct concern to every SIU man, it should be re­ ferred to Headquarters for immediate action. May I—Chairman, F. Shea; Secre­ tary, S. V. Johnson. One man missed ship. Letter to be sent to LOG con­ cerning treatment given to Brother Powell during illness on board en route to home. Few hours' disputed overtime. All brothers ask to return cups to messhall after use. All broth­ ers were asked to wear pants when entering messhall. Brothers were itht also reminded to return all cups to messhaU or pantry after using same. A vote of thanks to the steward's department. Steward asked member­ ship to back delegate up in trying to gat more frozen food per voyage as same was pretty low this trip. A Boatman V Life on the Hoogkly By Seafarer James "Pat" Conley "The Hooghly Is my life, my home. I love this great river." And Rasool, who owns his boat and has lived on this river all his life, stroked his white beard as he smilingly scanned the row of boats lining the bank and, past them, the great ships that come from far-away places. Life for the boatmen on the Hooghly is varied and inter­ esting; it is never dull. Early morn­ ing finds them cleaning and wash­ ing their boats, getting ready for the day's work and preparing their mid-day meal. The rice is already boiling in the pot and the smell of spices is in the air. Their work mainly concerns the ferrying of passengers and trans­ porting cargo up and down the river. Country craft bring in an "On the Transatlantic dis­ charging grain in Calcutta, with a back-load of iron ore for Mojl, Japan. Probable sailing date July 2nd, but the monsoon season is now pre­ vailing and seeing the start of the rains noted for India. Port time has been up to the pres­ ent time three weeks, with 13 days to go. The heat is ter­ rific and the city stinks with filth, having a cholera and flu epidemic with many fatal cases ... "Have watched these Hoogh­ ly River boatmen for days liv­ ing and sleeping on their sam­ pans and dhows. It is remark­ able how they survive on a handful of rice and jug of water , . ." assortment of merchandise from the country and bring hack all kinds of goods for the villages. Boatloads of green vegetables and fruits such as bananas and melons come by river. During the summer it is usual to" see boats heavily laden with water pots of various sizes and shapes. Riverside Hay Market A wholesale market for hay has been conveniently established on the hank of the Hooghly. What looks like a row of floating huts from a distance, turns out to he boats laden with this commodity. Transactions between merchants are carried out while the unload­ ing is being done. It is fascinating to observe boat­ men hauling logs on the water. Son ' of them, standing on the Indian booiman and partner try to peddle off some "bargains" in souvenir wore to the Alice Brown. A wooden chest ond some decorotive plotters were omong the ofFerings, but no.one would soy just how they mode out. Photo by Williom Colefoto. floating logs chained together, dis­ play considerable skill. Their agil­ ity and sense of balance are de­ lightful to watch. A strong community spirit pre­ vails. Hindus and Moslems work side by side in perfect harmony, whether they come from Bihar. Orissa or West Bengal. If a boat is in need of repairs, willing hands do the job. Afternoon Siesta Mid-day is siesta time on the Hooghly, The boatmen, after their meal and a smoke, relax. All activ­ ity ceases and the boats are at rest. Dhotis tied to the masts to dry flutter in the soft breeze. As the sun goes down Moslem boatmen stand on their boats—it is time for namaz or prayer. The setting sun casts a reddish glow on the praying figures. Then the boats are anchored for the night. With the coming of night on the river, lights'are lit on boats and ships, sending their gleams over the darking waters. Howrah Bridge wears a garland of lights. This is the moment for the artist and lov­ ers of beauty. In the words of Whistler: "The evening mist clothes the riverside with poetry, as with a veil, and the poor buildings lose themselves Where Do You Start? STEEL AFFRBNTICE (lihmlan). May 12—Chairman, 1. Dora; Secretary, F. Ferez, All repairs have "been, done. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sail Away By William I. Terry Are you blue, merchant seaman? Are you homesick? Do you long for a deck beneath your feet? Seems to me There is nothing here can cheer you. Since you've been on this shorebound retreat. Cast off all your spring-lines, me hearty, Make haste for the sea and away. Then I'm sure you'll be happy again, lad. And your heart sing at each break of day. Just climb that familiar old gang­ way. To the seamen's own heaven of. rest; Where the smile of God's glory heairfb on you. And your seamen's .heart fills with a zest. For the rain, and the wind And the sunshine, And the life you know you love best! WACOSTA (Waterman), April 28— Chairman, J. Burehlnal; Secretary, E. Ray. Repairs are being attended, I, have new skipper this trip. Ports of call are Yokosuka, Yokohama, Inchon, Yawata, back to Pacific coast. In that order. Due to the shortage of hot water in crew's shower aft, chief engineer is keeping log on his ad­ justments to determine causa so as to know if tank needs replacing. Ship's laundry to be kept clean by the individual in conjunction with a schedule to be placed by the dept. delegates, also to have bulkheads and deck clean. Vote of thanks go' to acting ship's delegate Scott for doing a fine job. All beefs to be settled through the respective delegates of the departments. A vote of Ahanks was given to the Union officials, and the OLD-TIMERS, for the splendid job they are doing on the American Coal beef. in the dim sky, and the tall chim­ neys become campanili, and the warehouses are palaces in the night, and the whole city hangs in the heavens, and fairyland is hefore us, and Nature sings her ex­ quisite song to the artist alone, her son and her master—her son in that he loves her, her master in that he knows her." Now Rasool's day is done and so to sleep, a rest hard-earned and well-deserved is, the boatmen's life on the Hooghly. Pile of dishes from the passenger dining room inspires mixed feel­ ings from Seoforers on the Del Norte. Brother Willioms behind the counter (he's the dishwosher) leoves no doubt qbout his views on the motter, os golley delegote Bob Brown, butcher Felix Jorocinski, ship's delegote Joe Collins ond reporter George McFoll (right) look on. The boys feel Willioms "eorns every ^ ond then tome" of his twd hours per doy OT and thot there ought to be o sliding tcole for the job, bosdd on the number of possengers oboord. Photo by Leroy Rinker So here's to Godspeed on trip, mate. May you sail in His graces care. And when you return from voyage. Welcome home to a family cares. your and your that Yes, welcome to friends and rela­ tions. Who envy your gait and your dare. But, who, when you're out on the ocean Whisper your name in each prayer. �w;-4| July 8. W51 KK AF Pace ^— Bemardl w# worUng togetoer on safety precautions and hop# ^ Poetry Volume to keep things this way. *%h;fography Is the number Halls Late Son one hobby of this c«w. But To the Editor: cars, baseball, foreign afPlease send the LOG to our snorts and Union activity genhome address. As a general orally count for their share of rule my husband, Richard R. koWs brings the LOG homo the discussions on this long when he's in, but when he goes to sea I don't get to read it, and ^"we'especlally^ant to thank the LOO for clarifying the I do miss it. I would also like to state that origin of the ship's name in the Xpfll 26 issue, ft helped spice I have a book being for a spell. by the Pageant Press of New up the conversation Sam Josepn York which will be out late in Ship's reporter (Ed. Note: Okay, now how about tome photos from all you YAKA hobbyists. You must have some we could use in print.) ^se Your Razors, Fellas? T!™"dio o'-» SID HAll WmORY SlU, A&G District 298 Main SL Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, BALTIMORE . Earl Sheppard. Agent BAGOTVILLE, Quebec ^phwml' 545 BOSTON .. • • • • • • Vgent'" Richmond 2-0140 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St.^Davlds^St. James Sheehan,. 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Deck ^ g^Tjoik""^ k More": l"d.- u: Mtlthews, Joint SUP HONOLULU 16 Kne'^ PORTLAND " CA^^^"43®36 RICHMOND, Calif....510 WacdonaW^.^^^^^ SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE =^®°Vat 0290 WILMNGTON NEW YORK '"lerm'naT 4-3131 675 «h Canadian District HALIFAX, N.S MONTREAL 136|ho"n°JMi 634 St. Jam^^St^West "«r3"3l2'i fX PORT COLBORNE 103 TORONTO, Ontario "In^pul 1-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant^SL To the Editor: We of the SS John C, in a general meeting under good and welfare recently discussed the use of travelers' checks for draws, which this ship has been doing. .. We believe this provision should be taken out of the agreement now that there is no big demand for American money. It is a lot of bother for the crew to cash these checks, as we have found in lots of the ports of the world. In Rouen, France, for initance, there Is only one hotel where you can cash a check and you have ta have your seamen's *44 papers to do that. In Dunkerque no small bar will cash them. Robin Trent Only one nightclub that doesn t in Good Shape open until 8 PM will handle them. Even if you buy a drink All letters to the To ihe Editori publication in the SEAFAR­ Enclosed are the minutes of they still do you a big favor by ERS LOG must be signed our last meeting here on the taking them. In Turkey things were a little by the writer. Names will Robin Trent. Everything is fine be withheld upon request. on board, as you will notice better. You can go to the legal exchange with them, but you when you read the lutnutes. Our meals are superb, pre­ lose by not having the green June. The title ia Wle , Thoughts In Poems" by Dixie pared by Danny Lippy. Nick stuff. Then we went to Peru, where Allen, which is the Pseudonym Gaylord and BUI Hand. our. I use. You will no doubt see baker. Our steward is Harry we arrived on a Sunday after­ the advertisements in "The New Trash, and very capable at it. noon. when the banks are York Times" and "New York After arriving at Trinidad we closed. It was just lucky there sailed on to Capetown, South was a souvenir shop that would Herald Tribune." Africa, and wiU make every poit 'cash them. Otherwise we would My son was also i'l have had to stay aboard the chant marine as a radio o^cer, UD to Mombasa, BEA, ship. .. We are looking forward to but passed on from » heart at­ In Kamaishi, Japan, even the tack four years ago aboard the receiving our LOGs and also the SS Yaka. His name was Coty "Report to Seafarers" from bank wouldn't take travelers L. Allen, and you will find his Secretary-Treasurer Paul Haii, checks. We had to wait two picture on the Jaeket coyer of which I trust you wiU send to days for the yens to come from Capetown until we hear Yokohama. In all or most ports, the book. He started it, and after his death, with the en­ from you, the best to you and US currency must be declared couragement of some of his your staff on behalf of the crew and exchanged through legiti­ mate channels, which are only shipmates. I decided to finish of the Robin Trent. open during our working hours. Peter Karas the book and publish it. Such things as ship's treasury ship's delegate It is dedicated to him, and if pools are virtually Impossible you do chance to see it and * 4 4 ^ because there is no small cur­ read it, you will find it very inrency available. There also is A Helping Hand spirinSt I'Hi sure. always some confusion about Best wishes to all the boys in Is Appreciated signing the checks, etc., and the SlU. ^ someone always ends up with a To the Editor: check with only one signature Recently I again had to call 3^ 4for assistance from the SIU and Lauds Claiborne, again the Union came through ''"in short, these checks may have been a good deal a few with fiylng colors. Pioneer Crews years ago,'but times and condi­ on May 18 I was rus^®d To the Editor: the hospital. My son called Le- tions have changed, and they We would appreciate if you roy Clarke, port agent at the are now a pain In the neck. Steve Szanto, Jr. would send our thanks through Lake Charles SIU ®*: Ship's reporter the LOG to the crewmembers plained to him that my jiushand and captains of the SS Clalbofne was in the Persian Gulf and he 4 4 4 and SS Alcoa Pioneer. took care of all Particnla" He We are very thankful to them advised my son what to do and Praises Gain for the beautiful fiowers and the was a mountain of strength to In Tug Drives expressions of sympathy they us. I was in the hospital until sent upon the loss of our be­ May 29 and it was a wonderful To the Editor: The crewmembers of the SS loved mother and wife, Mrs. G. feeling to know you have a Danzey Vandersall. She died friend when in need. I know Santore wish to extend a vote my husband will be very grate­ of thanks to the organizing de­ on May 8, 1.957. W. C. Vandersall ful to know what the Union did partment, the negotiating com­ for me, and I want everybody mittee and all concerned for a t 4 4 job well done on their recent know, too. Yaka Boasts Top elseSotoonce accomplishments with the Hous­ again thanks to Le roy Clarke and to the SIU for ton and Baltimore tugboats. Safety Record The same applies to the work the helping hand. It ts * com­ To the Editor: forting thing to know there 18 being done in connection with The safety record here on the that hand to help you whi^ the American Coal beef. Vflka is at its highest. No in­ your husband is so far fiom E. J. DeBardelaben juries due to working condhions Ship's Reporter Florence Adams have been reported for many t^cme* months. The crew and Capt. letters To The Editor t!d fey VANCOUVER, BC Sees Travelers' Checks Useless "Shuiter-bug" T. W. Rogers, wiper, has the tables turned on him OS shipmate Merwyn E. Watson catches him during the last trip of the Fairland as a conventional C-2. The ship is to be converted into a spe­ cial containership. By Bernard Seaman �•:m^: jTidy X, lflS7 Good 'n Welfare All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: 4 4 4 4 4 4 it ii/ Martha Rae Wilson, born June Ronald Battagiia, born May 30, 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph Ray Wilson, Hickory, NC. Battagiia, New Orleans, La. if iCi iit Paula E. Buck and Beverly A. Buck born May 11, 1957, to Sea­ farer and Mrs. Ben D. Buck, Ever­ ett, Pa. ^ $ Gloria M. Cubano Mercado, born June 3, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Cubano, San Juan, PR. 4 Mayflower II Gets Hoopla Reception In NY Harbor The deaths of the following Sea­ farers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the SIU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: 4 4 4 4 4" I EVERY I SUNDAY IDIRECT VOICE IRROADCAST I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD' WFK-39. 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. s WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Meanwhile, MID 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. • Every Sunday, 191-5 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America - .. coal from Philadelphia to Antwerp, and Germany and Italy, among other countries, are also seeking tonnage. The Navy testimony was given by Rear Admiral Thomas Burrowes in a hearing on bills which would authorize the sale of reserve fleet vessels to American citizens as well as to foreigners. Denise Ellen Forster, bo'm May 30, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Keith Forster, Rochester, NY. Randall Neat Bartlett.- born June 7,1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Diane LaVcrne Bamette, born L. Bartlett, Mobile, Ala. May 13, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Floyd G. Barnette, Baltimore, Md. Jerry Paul Jackson, born June 4 4 4 9, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. JimCarlotta Estelia Greaux, born mie Lee Jackson, Houston, Tex. May 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Louis F.. Greaux, Texas City, Tex. William-Daniels, born February 4 4 4 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peter John D. Milton, Jr., born June Daniels, Brooklyn, NY. 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John 4 4 4 D. Milton, Roanoke, Va. Dorothy May Viera, born May 4 4 4 27, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Eileen Josephine O'Brien, born Viera, New Orleans, La. 4" ly foreign countries. The Navy contends that there is already an indicated shortage of 110 dry cargo ships for mobiliza­ tion purposes, and it says that in case of an emergency, the US would stand a better chance of recovering ships transferred to the so-called "flags of convenience" like those of Liberia, Panama and Honduras. These ships, the Navy claims, remain under effective American control, but this is not true of the ships sold to "friendly" countries like Belgium, West Germany and Italy. One. of the Congressional bills Norbert J. Violante, born May 31, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo­ seph Violante, New York City. 4 WCO-16908.8 KCa East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCa West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT Navy Opposed To Liberty Ship Sales To US Allies WASHINGTON—With foreign interests now bombarding this country with bids for surplus tonnage, and a number of bills now pending in Congress to authorize such sales, the Navy has come out in oppo--^ sition to the sale of any re­ now pending would authorize the serve fleet Libertys to friend­ sale of ships to Belgium to c^ry Susie Virginia Jones, born June May 31, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. », 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Francis J. O'Brien, New York City. D. Jones, Mobile, Ala. 4 PV« FiftecB SEAPAREnS LOG Seafarer Jack Farrand takes the floor under Good and Welfare at hq meeting to voice his satisfaction at the complete medical examination he received in the health center. The Mayflower II, picturesque reproduction of the original vessel of the Pilgrims, completed another stage of her good will journey to the United States pulling into tb6 Fort of New York, with the aid of with a ticker parade up Broadway tugboat. The vessel received a tre­ to city hall. Mayor Wagner ex­ mendous harbor reception from tugs, small craft, and pleasure ships as she rounded the Statue of Liberty. As she pulled away from the Statue, two helicopters dropped in close to her sides. The uptake from their blades emptied the wind in the sails of the ship causing her to lose speed and turn around. Within minutes the May­ flower II was reluctantly heading back to Staten Island, and the open sea. Police launches accompanying the vessel radioed the pilots to keep clear after they heard Captain Alan Villiers request the 'copters, in nautical language to "go away." Villiers then ordered all sails furled and called for the tug which had towed them from Plymouth. The city gave an official welcome to the captain and his 21 man crew 50-Cent Raise On Bait. Tugs Joseph I. Stringfellow, 45: On March 19, 1957, Brother Stringfellow died of a heart ailment in the Duval Medical Center, Jack­ sonville, Fla. He joined the Union on November 28, 1938, and sailed in the steward department. Brother tended the city's greetings and Stringfellow is survived by his presented citations to the pilgrim wife, Margaret Stringfellow, of costumed seamen. Mobile, Ala. The vessel and its barkers have 4 4 4 had much publicity lately with ac­ Orville E. Abrams, 64: Brother cusations of excessive commercial­ Abrams, died on April 22, 1957 in ism in the handling of the project. the USPHS Hospital, San Fran­ It was originally intended as a good cisco, Calif. Death was caused by will gesture from the people of a malignancy. He joined the Union England to the United States. Vil­ May 1, 1956, and sailed in the liers implied that those responsi­ steward department. Brother Ab­ ble for the criticism of the scheme rams is survived by Ray Pedersen were jealous of Us success. of Seattle, Wash. Burial took The Mayflower II is being exhi­ place In Golden Gate National bited at the Hudson Day Line pier Cemetery, San Francisco, Calif. at the foot of West 42 st. where ex­ hibits and a reproduction of a Pil­ grim village have been set up. There is an admission charge of 95c for adults. Trcmaine, Oiler Would this man and other Sea­ farers who sailed in World War II (Continued from page 3) convoy PQ-17 please get in touch frantic attempts on the part of with Edward F. Oliver, 2216 F District 50 to wreck the SIU cam­ Street, Eureka, Calif. paign. When the unlicensed men 4 4 4 voted in favor of the SIU, the "catchall" district called a strike A1 Case and set up pickets around the tug Please get In touch with Lyne companies. But within a few days, Bailey at 12029 Aurora Ave., Seat­ most of the tugs .were sailing. tle, or phone—Emerson 9878. Some of the mates and engineers 4 4 4 later reported phone threats warn­ ing them not to sail on the tugs. Oscar Kalep Paint bombs were also thrown at Get in touch with Walter Nelson the homes of two officers who at TA 3-9517. • He has information Ignored the threats. concerning Arnold Raymond. Then, on the eve of the officers' 4 4 4 election, police officers raided the Jerry King Baltimore hall and arrested port Contact your wife at 35 John agent Earl Sheppard on charges of gambling. The barber in the hall's Street, Amityville, LI, NY. barbershop was also taken Into 4 4 4 custody. The warrant, police said, Julius J. Swykert was signed after they received an Get in touch with Rafaela Osorio anonymous phone call. at 4726 Vermont Ave., Los Angeles When Sheppard appeared be­ fore the court the police admitted 37. Calif. 4 4 4 that they had no evidence against Would Seafarers who have color him and the charges were dropped. The Baltimore Federation of La­ slides of life at sea please get in bor has demanded an investigation touch with Laurence Stern, Chris­ of the phony charges against Shep­ tian Science Monitor, 1 Norway Stre^et, Boston, Mass. pard. Set Waterman Subsidy Study WASHINGTON—A pre-hearing conference on the Waterman Steamship Corp.'s subsidy appli­ cation has been set for July 17 by the Federal Maritime Board. The meeting will determine what kind of information the SlLF-contracted operator will have to produce at the public hearings, which will probably be held early next year. Waterman is asking for subsidy on runs between the Gulf Coast and the United Kingdom and Eu­ rope; the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and California and the Far East; the Pacific Coast and the Far East; the North Atlantic Coast and Eu­ rope; and the Gulf Coast and the Mediterranean. Use Only One Mail Address Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due from various operators in back wages and disputed overtime should first check whether they have a proper mailing address on file with the company. SIU headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ eral operators show checks have been mailed to one address while a beef on the same score is sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping accounts straight. :rl �SEAFARERS ii ,ri • ^ ,"1 •• ^ I OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SeAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Seafarer-Crews Protect Offshore Oil Supply Line MORGAN CITY, La.—Seafarers are playing an important role in one of the nation's newest and most significant indus­ tries—the development of fabulously rich oil resources off the Louisiana coast under thie floor of the Gulf of Mexico. The tidelands oil operation, as it is known, may, in the pipe and various supplies used in long run, prove to be the coun­ drilling operations. SIU men on the fleet of small boats work a schedule of seven troleum products. Already tenta­ tive plans have been announced days on, seven days off. Tender for exploiting possible tidelands crewmen wcrk ten days on and oil deposits off Alabama and other five off. The SIU has been working for states, and many in the industry are convinced that we have just some time in this area to secure scratched the surface of the off­ union representation for unorgan­ ized seamen and assist them in ob­ shore operation. taining improved working condi­ Should the tidelands oil industry reach major proportions in the tions and greater job security in next few years, it would mean that this booming industry. In order to service the Phillips seamen would play a key role in the huge oil production industry. fleet and to facilitate the organiza­ That is why the SIU Harbor and tional campaign in the area, the Inland Waterways Division has SIU has opened a hall in Morgan undertaken an organizing drive in City, La. the tidelands area and already has a contractual relationship with a major oil company—Phillips Pe­ troleum. Won NLRB Election The contract with Phillips was executed after the SIU won a Na­ tional Labor Relations Board elec­ tion among the marine employees of Phillips, a fast-growing indus­ trial giant whose "Phillips 66" trademark is well-known through­ out the midwest and southwest. The SIU, incidentally, is the only union to succeed in establish­ ing such a contractual relationship so far. In the offshore operation, pros­ pecting, drilling and maintaining a steady flow of oil is the job of landlubber crews of geologists, drillers, roughnecks and gangers, but the task of safeguarding the lives of personnel at sea and main­ taining the vital lines of supply falls to experienced seamen. The Phillips Seafarers serve as AB's, deckhands and engineers aboard.the company's non-self-pro­ pelled drilling tender, the barge K. S. Adams, and as crewmembert. of tugs, small cargo ships and launches that transpox't personnel and such materials as fuel, water. try's primary source of pe­ i SlU-manned fog moors alongside self-contained Phillips Petroleum drilling platform 40 miles offshore in 85^ feet of water. The 690-ton platform supports the drilling rig (partially-assembled at left) storage, crew quarters and helicopter landing deck. Pilings support the platform. New Attack Bonus Pact ii t'i - I . • g'-:J-i"'.'- ••. A new agreement covering at­ tack bonuses and war risk insur­ ance has been reached by all maritime unions and shipowner groups. The new pact also in­ creases coverage for loss of per­ sonal effects from $300 to $500. Area bonuses have been dropped and have been replaced by a new scale of attack bonuses covering such waters as Saigon, China coast, Formosa and the Suez Canal ai-ea, including the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Aqaba. In discontinuing the bonuses the maritime unions made it clear that they reserved the right to ask for their' resumption in the event of the outbreak of hostilities. Attack bonuses remaining under the re­ vised program provide for $100 and $150 for attacks in port and at sea. Shippers Drool For Open Door To Red China There have been plenty of clear indications in recent weeks that the US Government is edging toward resumption of trade with the Chinese mainland—and the shipping industry can hardly wait for the day.-t Shipowners aren't talking out trade with Red China have been loud, but it's no secret that welcomed, vociferously by the do­ they are becoming restive at the mestic Communist press and by sight of British, French and other Harry Bridges' International Long Allied ships steaming heavy-laden shoremen's and Warehousemen's in and out of Chinese ports,from Union. • which US ships are barred. The Opponents of trade with Red recent relaxation of trade restric­ China have argued that any relax­ tions by the British has made it ation of existing trade bans would pretty obvious that the day of US of necessity mean recognition of trading with Red China is coming the Red Chinese government. Nor­ closer. The SIU has always op­ mal trading would mean that US posed trade with Red China. businessmen and US consular rep­ West - Coast shipowners, whose resentatives would have to be es­ natural trade routes take in the tablished once more on the Chi. Far East, are champing at the iblt. nese mainland. They further claim The "Pacific Shipper," a West that such trade would only serve Coast maritime magazine, has been to strengthen the shaky Commu­ outspoken in demanding that the nist economy, administration face up to trade US representation on the Chi­ with China. The publication holds nese mainland would weaken bar­ that there is no sense in maintain­ riers to the admission of Red ing a US embargo while other na­ China to the United Nations. Keep­ tions, who are allies of the United ing Red China out of the UN has States, grab off a lion's share of been a basic fixture of US foreign trade by supplying the Chinese policy. with items we refuse to sell them. At present, US ships are per­ Congress Sentiment mitted to trade with the British President Eisenhower at a re­ colony of Hong Kong which is a cent press conference indicated a spit and a holler from the Chinese degree of sympathy with demands mainland. Theoretically, trading for relaxation of trade bans. In regulations keep US goods in Hong addition, sentiment seems to be Kong and out of Red China, but building up in .Congress for re­ for practical purposes It is hard to examination of the China trade see how leakages of such goods policy with Senator Warren Mag- could be prevented. nuson stating that his Senate For­ eign relations Committee intends to look into the matter. If a crewmember quits while Although the Korean armistice was signed four years ago, estab­ a ship is in port, delegates lishment of peaceful trade rela­ are asked to contact the hall tions has been stymied by the re­ immediately for a replace­ fusal of thfe Chinese to free im­ ment. Fast action on their part prisoned Americans and the build­ will keep all jobs aboard ship up of Chinese forces in the vicinity filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of- the ship of North Korea and Formosa. sailing shorthanded. Of course, the new moves for Shorthanded? Alrview (above) shows supply barge K. S. Adarns, manned by SIU men, moored alongside Phillips drill rig five miles offshore from Cameron Parish, La. Below, close-up reveals'gangway and ramp hook-up between barge and the rig. �v"*- »-».5T: •i> • •' ' "•'•. . ' ' - •.•>{.<• " •--: i-%EjrXi;;TiXX:x. f X;'¥ 1^' ;,:<f THE $31,733 GASH 3,123 BENEFIT PAYMENTS BENEFITS Starting payments July ly. with two modest benefits, the Seafare^^Welfan has vastly increased the scope ©Ms coverag Last year, the plan offered more thWa dozen benefits to take care of the needs of seamen who spend most of their lives away from home ond their dependents. ^ J ' r .ts-ixwif' a This supplement carries the 1956 Report filed by the Sea*farers Welfare Plan with the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York. It includes a graphic presentation of the nature and number of benefits the Plan provides. The unusual Variety of these benefits was made possible by the fact that the Plan has been self-insured from its inception. V Self-insurance was adopted for two reosonsi 1) It possessed the flexibility to cope with the special circumstances under which seamen live and work (some of these benefits could not be offered under insurance company operation)/ and 2) It made possible operation at lower cost than a company-insured plan, thus effecting savings that were put into expanded benefits.' •| ' V'a �f' li SEAFARERS Fare Two—Supplement LOG •i: 4 DISABILITY-PENSION FAMILY HOSPITAL-SUR6ICAL LOAN PROGRAM The death benefit started at a mod­ est $500 figure In 1950 and has been increased several times since then to the present $4,000 level. It is pa/able directly to beneficiaries named on the Seafarer's beneficiary cord upon pres­ entation of a death certificate. The SlU hospital benefit plan for Seafarers was the first to poy'seomen weekly benefits for as long as they were hospitalized. Present payment levels ore $21 a week compared to the original $7 weekly. Disability-Pensions go to Seafarers of any age who ore unable to work because of permanently-disabling in­ jury or.illness. The original $15 weekly benefit fios since been increased to $35. In conibination with Social Secur­ ity it can provide benefits as high as Among the more recent SlU Welfare^ benefits (it went into effect in 1955) the family hospital-surgical benefit has proven of great value in helping meet the cost of medical emergencies. Bene­ fits ore provided to cover hospital costs and hospital extras, surgical fees and doctor's visits to the hospjtal. In 1956, the plan was expanded to provide hos­ pital coverage past 31 days and to include dependent parents of Seafar­ ers under the plan, as well as the wives and children. A unique and popular feature of the Seafarers Welfare Plan is the interestfree loan program for Seafarers on the beach. Qualified Seafarers registered on the shipping list are entitled to these loons which are repaid after the man ships out.In 1956 these loans amounted to $104,385.65. In addition . to the loans. Seafarers, waiting to ship can take advantage of temporary lodging and low-cost meals in the ports which offer these facilities. This Is particularly vital in light of the fact that Seafarers are often shipping from ports which are distant from their permanent homes. $258 monthly. '• :P WEEKLY • 1956 . i ' 1955 :i •. ll 1955 $ 35 WEEKLY * 25 1953 i I' ( g g 005. 1950 iiiiiilii wsmm 1950 g 0 0 g 0 1 iSiiiiw ilillii mmmrnrn ( ; I': iii W-Bmli 1951(Aprilj •5 ^ 15 iiiiiilii iiiiiilii 1951 (June) 4 • LOG HOSPITAL BENEFIT J, n. SEAFARERS Supplement—Page Three: • DEATH BENEFIT I i s,. July 5, 1957 Jilly 5. 1951 SCHOLARSHIPS Each year a board of college admin­ istrators selects five scholarship award winners entitling them to the $6,000 four-year college scholarships. Both Seafarers and children of Seafarers are eligible for the awprds which are based upon their school records and their performance on standard college entrance examinations. The SlU schol­ arships leave the students free to pur­ sue any course of study at any recog­ nized college or university and ask only that they maintain a high level of academic performance. MATERNITY BENEFITS Over half-a-million had been paid by the end of 1956 under the SlU ma­ ternity benefit program which first started in 1952. The flat $200 benefit, far more than provided by comparable plans, is paid upon the birth of every Seafarer's child. Twins and triplets re­ ceive doubled and tripled benefits accordingly. In addition the Union, out of its own funds, awards a $25 U.S. Defense Bond to each child. Annoui Report of the SEAFABOTS WELFABE I I SUMMARY OF OWRATtONS 1SlSXi*-:* r*T 4. Profit on ditpowt ot !- • ^ ^ tncomOt - DEDUCTt . ™.»y p—i"-""i. »-r — ,1 -r r: 13. General expeniee 1/e - — 19 TotaUUn^^-''® '•« 20. Netlncreoseordecreose^^ ^ fi^.„otlnwred increase or decreo. ;r^rj«^^^^^^^^ 22. Net Increase or decrea AdminW™'®' RoDert T. Cre^ UNASSIGHH) FUNDS ACCOUNT Kscol OlfleeT I jr ^ .bbcW^l. for. b. IJ I 1I 23. Unassiflned '"'""•^e^jTsSfrom 24. Net Increase or decrw ^ p^^ds C"®^' I ^ ^ m. Unosslgned Funds at end of year. T ^ .liililit *1111 ''"' J 111 y f �;;: r^;V/ w . V- i' .• • ;v^v '•! C. Expansion of the SEAFARERS' WELFARE PLAN 19S0 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956^ The nature of leafarifiQ life has led the Seafarers Welfare Plan to provide types of cov* eroge for which there were no precedents. As the chart shows, the Plan began in 1950 with two benefits. But then, year by year, it hdV consistently broadened its operations. In the process, the Plan has not only greatly expanded the size of individual benefit pay­ ments but has also instituted o wide variety of useful bene­ fits not normally provided by conventional fund programs. DEATH HOSPITAL MATERNITY SCHOLARSHIP DISABILITY-PENSION MEAL PROGRAM RECREATIONAL FACILITIES TRAINING SCHOOL LOANS LODGING DEPENDENTS' HOSPITAL & SURGERY SPECIAL AIDS HEALTH CENTER HOSPITAL MOVIES 4.9% IS SPENT FOR ADMINISTRATION EXPENSE TOTAL WELFARE ! FUNDS H06?rfAi BBtJBfVtS 'S0fi3lCAl 66MPFiTS-M6DiaAtCEA)16R«P6flH BfiJEFllS' iCthoLAflSm* DlSASlLiiyB^iJEFlTS THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN rrrnmrmrr- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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TUGS YIELD BIG PAY BOOST NEW SS HARRY LUNDEBERG HONORS FOUNDER OF SIUNA FIVE AMERICAN COAL VESSELS IN, TAKE ON REPLACEMENTS MCS ADOPTS CONSTITUTION IN 9-1 VOTE CG ‘PROFILING’ POPS UP IN SEA SECURITY PROPOSAL BREAKOUT ‘KNOW’ FLEET DEW LINE DUTY IN ARCTIC WIN 50-CENT RAISE FOR BALT. TUGMAN IN THREE-YEAR PACT SIU HEALTH CENTER LICKS HIDDEN ILLS NEW ‘WRECK’ BILL DEVICE: TOWN-BY-TOWN ORDINANCE TELL SHIP POLICY, PENTAGON URGED SIU WELFARE PLAN PAYS OUT $7.5 MILLION IN SEVEN YEARS TUG VICTORY SPARKS NEW BALTO. DRIVE STEWARD ON ROBIN TUXFORD TELLS OF HOLD-UP, BEATING SHIP BIS SMALL FRY, MAG SAYS HURRICANE WHIPS LA. COAST; 350 DEAD ENGLISH CHANNEL TUNNEL STUDIED; SEEK US ASSIST SIU MANS 3RD ATLANTIC TANKER OFFICIALS SEE HUB W’FRONT DISREPAIR ILO TREATY ‘BARS’ SLAVE LABOR LK. CRUISE SHIP IN 4TH DOCK MISHAP UNLIMITED US TRAVEL VIA AQABA ENDORSED BY GOV’T NAVY OPPOSED TO LIBERTY SHIP SALES TO US ALLIES MAYFLOWER II GETS HOOPLA RECEPTION IN NY HARBOR SEAFARER-CREWS PROTECT OFFSHORE OIL SUPPLY LINE SHIPPERS DROOL FOR OPEN DOOR TO RED CHINA THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN 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 7/08/1957 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. XIX, No. 14 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba5370d43ff12395a0ea9e42a908f59e.PDF ac146fd3d80b244fa0c95e83f8df3479 PDF Text Text •*<. • •. • OFFICIAL ^6R0AN OF THK SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • •r NMU, SHIP GO'S OKAY INDUSTRY BLACKLIST BULLETIN—The SEAFARERS LOG learned this week that an industry-wide blacklist has been established by the American Merchant Marinein­ stitute with the full cooperation of the NMU. The system allows the operators to refuse to hire any NMU member who was ever fired off an NMU ship. A central records bureau is maintaining the blacklist. (For full details, see stories on pages 2, 5). Defense Dep't Stand: US MERCHANT SHIP BUILD-UP YITAL NEED' Story On Page 3 jl Seafarers N. Richie (above, left) |#OOfC VfleCfC* and J. J. Devine present books to New York meeting officials before balloting began last week on election of a six-man rank and file quarterly financial committee. Both made berths on the commit­ tee, which is now conducting regular audit bf Union's books, records and files at headquarters. —.—. cruise ship J. « oxxv/wxx during refloating efforts off Bermuda by the tug Justice. She ran aground during a squall a few miles out of Ber­ muda en route to Liverpool, England. Confronted with a 30-degree list, she was righted after removing cargo. �Pace Two SEAfAkEkS Secref Deal Perils Men's Job Rights • The National Maritime Union and its contracted operators have negotiated an arrangement which gives the operators a free hand to blacklist any s6aman who has been em the files of the Marine Index. ployed on NMU-contracted • For a dollar bill. Marine Index will gladly pass the information ships, the SEAFARERS on to any shipowner who might be LOG learned this week. considering hiring the man. The shipowner has the authority, The go-between in the new •with the full approval of the NMU, blacklist system is none to refuse to hire^ the man if his other than the Marine Index name shows up on the listings, no Bureau, an outfit that was matter how old the entry is or used by a labor spy apparatus what the reason. to finger SIU men in the course of the Cities Service organizing drive. Under the industry-wide black­ list system, any seaman who was ever fired off his job on any NMU ship can be denied his employment rights in the industry with the full approval of the NMU. Thus far, no announcement of the new sys- AMMI Promoting Ship Combine The development of the secret NMU-AMMI blacklist is just one aspect of a campaign now being promoted by a group of lawyers, AMMI officials and other inter­ ested parties to establish a huge cartel-type combine in the ship­ ping field and monopolize US shipping. Such a campaign, if successful, would mean a mo­ nopoly of US subsidy expendi­ tures. By harnessing the NMU mem­ bership, lock, stock and barrel, the combine is convinced it has a key to control of US subsidies and the taxpayers' money. The SEAFARERS LOG is currently examining and devel­ oping additional information concerning the activities of this combine. Further details will be explored in future LOG issues with a view toward initiat­ ing a full-scale Congressional inquiry into how the industry is disposing of the taxpayers' money. For practical purposes it means that NMU members have been stripped of all job security as of April 30. 1957, when the blacklist formally took effect. The militant delegate who gets into hat water with the'officers, the seaman who is simply the victim of a personal dislike, or the man who is fired without reason by a bucko skipper can be fingered and barred from the industry forever. Since there Is no time limit on the files, the companies can reach back two, five or ten.years, if need be, if they or the NMU leadership are looking for an out to get rid (Continued on page 5) July 19, 1957 LOG American Merchant Marine Institute, Inc !l -groodwoy New York 4 . • . - ' 1. April 90, TO ALL STEAkShI? Ca.P.CJIZS .JU AOEf'TS HAVI^ 3 CONIRiiCTUAL DELATIONS VJTH TiiE HATIO;.aL k.A.1ITI.i llilOK OF ^.LRIGj Dear Sin been coi^cerhcd reaeant Tlndi the KatlJnel paft proposals tr.e collective need not Ipllrie records. in .•Sielend CSci ' ' """i ill aeoter concer.'' for rnTch the man is subse ported^^^fTe^arlne Index Bureau. Ibis organization, but the shipping Industry, has for ir.any years, provided of seamen to sjbscrlblng steiasMp coopanies. The olan^ to Mild In. beginning at once. Irfor-aatlon concerrilna discldMe. Then, theee coapanies rill be able to obtal gro Excerpts (above) from letter sent to all NMU-contracted companies by Ralph Casey, AMMI president, announcing the start of the blacklist. At right is LOG clipping which predicted the system. Oa tha basif of the announce­ ment In the NMU "Pilot" of Oc­ tober 23, 195S. that the "practice of logging had been eliminated" lt_ was reports by aOme ahlp op-] efafbra that the NMU might allow the ahlpowners complete authority to fire or blaAUst crewmembara L misting Work or wstch, in exchsnge for eliminating of the prac­ tice of logging. •rOet' Confbsed The confusion over the manner in which the NMU Intended to ap­ ply tha logging restriction arose fron^porU In the NMU"'Pllot." lipt; -from Seafarers Log, 11/9/56 Seamen Unprotected; Can't Appeal Blacklist tem has yet been made in the "NMU Pilot" although the ma­ chinery started operating early in May of this year. The NMU-con­ tracted United States Lines has operated a similar system on its own for many years. List Similar To 'Fink Books' The blacklist system as negoti­ ated by NMU President Joseph Curran is more or less a revival of the old "fink book" system of the 1930's whereby seamen were to carry a continuous discharge book. Skippers blacklisted them then by entering disparaging re­ marks about a seaman's character or ability in the "fink book." Now the NMU has centralized and refined the old system for use wherever NMU men sail. Interestingly enough, the nego­ tiations of the blacklist fitted The industry-wide blacklist may be something new, but it tightfy into the now well-known Stalinist-type pattern which has is an old story as far as United States Lines is concerned. For been employed for many years by years, as the SFAK ARERS LOG has pointed out on several Curran. Accordingly, the negoti­ occasions, the NMU has main--*ations for the blacklist were car-' tained a blacklist for United ation of the NMU, has succeeded ried on secretly under a cloak of States Lines and even has an in spreading the blacklist through­ Tieayy drumfire against the SIU, office in its headquarters which out the NMU-contracted fleet. accusing the. Union of a variety openly operates the blacklist. Incidentally, John Franklin, of sins against* seamen. Seamen can be blacklisted by US president of the US Lines, and Here's how the blacklist works: Lines for such "offenses" as re­ NMU President Joseph Curran are Whenever an NMU man is fired, fusing to sign on for another trip. co-chairmen- of the so-called Now, US Lines, with.the cooper­ a r-ecord of the.firing goes into '• (Continued on page 5) US Lines' Blacklist Role One of the worst features of the newly-instituted NMU blacklist is the lack of any form of appeal from its operations, or any provision for informing the seamen why he is not being hired. The lack of such-*-" provisions and the blanket working on deck and puts in for right to blacklist any man overtime for the gang'.. fired for any one of a do^en rea­ • The chief engineer fires a sons, lulhps all seamen Into the black gang delegate who raises a same boat with the performers, beef about the refusal of the engi­ weedhounds and other foiil-ups. neer to order necessary repairs AH any skipper has to do is made to showers and the washing note In the log that a man was machine. fired for "disciplinary reasons" and In other words, the real targets that is aU any company needs to of the blacklist are not necessarily blacklist him. If a company wants the narcotics addicts, performers to, it can dip back into the files as and other foul-ups (who, inciden­ many years back as it likes to get tally, are already subject to losing an excuse for not hiring a seaman. seamen's papers through Coast Ten years from now, it can turn Guard action) but could be the down a man who was fired off a militant union seamen who try to ship in 1957. enforce the contract. The net effect is to destroy NMU men's Job security and make a mockery of the rotary hiring system-. July 19, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 15 Often Grudge Firings Seafarers and NMU men well know that seamen are often fired off ships for reasons which have PAUi. HAXX, Secretary-Treasurer nothing to do with essentials of HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHDR, IRWIN shipboard discipline. The "NMU SPIVACK, AL MASXIN. JOHN BRAZIL. Staff Pilot" itself highlighted this fact Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. in its last issue in reporting that 21 crewmembers of the Isbrandtsen Editorial .11 ship Columbia Heights were Final Dispatch 15 charged with "mutiny" by the Inquiring Seafarer .10 skipper because they refused to sail unless the engine room was Labor Roundup 7 properly ventilated. Personals, Notices ........11 No doubt these men could wind Recent Arrivals . 6 up in the Marine Index file for Seafarers In Action 5 subsequent blacklisting. Seafarers In Hospitals 14 Several typical incidents wliich Your Dollar's Worth ...... 7 could cause blacklisting would be these: Publlthad biwtekly at tha haadquartara • A chief steward is fired after of .tha Saafarart International Union, At­ <1 Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth repeatedly arguing with the skip­ lantic Avonuo, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth per over purchasing additional *-M00. Entorod at second class matter at tha Post Offlco In Brooklyn, NY, under stores. tho Act of Aus. 24, 1*12. • A ^eck delegate is bounced 120 after he catches the chief mate SEAFARERS LOG /M �'/ July M. M5T SEAFARERS Pace Three LOG Good Shipping, Clears MFOW Hall Pentagon Calls Shipping 'Vital' To US Defense WASHINGTON—A strong statement from the De­ partment of Defense has put to rest rumors that it had withdrawn support from the US merchant fleet as a key factor in US Defense plan-^— American flag under ideal condi­ ning. On the contrary^ tions, but that he was willing to Navy Secretary Thomas S. accept the "effective control" idea runaway shipping as second Qates, Jr., told the House over best. Merchant Marine Commit­ Couldn't Get Manpower tee that a "large, modern He conceded that in an emer­ Large, impressive hiring end meeting hall on ground floor of the Marine Firemen's new headauarters in Son Francisco dwarfs handful of Mf^W men still on the beach during good shipping right now. New hall opened last month replaces structure that had to be vacated to make way for highway project. Restaurant occupiei the rest of the main floor, recreational facilities and union offices cover second floor and garage is .in basement. AFL-CIO Body Holds Coal Hearing A two-week breather in the crewing of the American Coal ships is due to come to an end this weekend with the arrival of the Harry Glucksman at Norfolk for replacements. Pending the calling of jobs for the Glucksman, a check-up on the shipboard count shows the SIU holding a lead of nine, 103 to 94, over the Nationa' including a rash of firings of SIU Another factor in the coal opera­ Maritime Union. One ship in oldtimers on the ships. tion is the persistent decline' in Despite the firings, the SIU has coal shipping rates to Europe. The the fleet is carrying 29 men be cause of a mix-up in the hiring persistently maintained its lead rates slipped to a low of around when five ships came in during one over the past several weeks win­ $5.50 a ton the past few days. Other ning 103 jobs to 88 jobs won by Hgures published recently have week. With no ships in port, the cen>^ NMU. The NMU had an original shown a'decline in bituminous coal tcr of attention in the coal beef edge of six "frozen" Jobs on the production in the US this year as European mines make a comeback. shifted to Cincinnati where the Coal Miner. two-man committee appointed by AFL-CIO President George Meany held a mediation meeting with the unions involved. The committee, consisting of George Harrison, president of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam­ ship Clerks, and Jacob Potofsky, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, heard the par­ In desperate efforts to assist the National Maritime Union ties to the dispute on July 8 in the headquarter's offices of the Rail­ on the American Coal ships, company-union ships' officers way Clerks union. The meeting had have fired more than a dozen Seafarers to date on a variety been called after an appeal by the of trumped-up chargds. Des--^ Masters, Mates and Pilots and the pite these company moves, Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ and an initial handicap of six ciation for "earliest possible" ac­ jobs in favor of the NMU, the tion on the dispute. SIU continues, to cling to a 103 to MM&P and MEBA representa­ 94 lead in the coal ship fight. tives were at the gathering as well Typical of the firings was the as SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul treatment of Seafarer Candelerio Hall, and NMU President Joseph Ramos, wiper, who was booted off Curran. After thorough discussion the Cleveland Abbe, after making of various phases of the beef, Har­ three trips, on the specific orders rison and Potofsky announced that of the chief mate. The mate in­ they would forward a series of rec­ structed the chief engineer that ommendations to President Meapy Ramos was to be fired even though offering possible settlement pro­ the chief was reluctant to lose him posals. because he was one of the best Further Postponement workers on the ship. As Ramos explained it, "I was Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered an­ sitting in the crew messhall when other postponement on hearings the chief mate barged In. He dealing with unfair labor practice called, 'Hey you, Puerto Rican, Seafarer Candelerio Ramos, charges and an election in the coal come here. Go up and see the skip­ FWT, visits LOG office to de­ fleet. Action on election proce­ per.' Incidentally, all the skipper scribe how District 50 chief dure has been stymied thus far by mate engineered his firing NMU's refusal to accept the me­ wanted to see him about was to chanics of voting as proposed by square his slop chest account for from the coal ship Cleveland the trip. the Board. Abbe. He sailecL wiper with Asked to Take Off Hat The Board had suggested that ACS. notices be posted on all ships call­ "I told the chief mate as pleas­ ing for an election and instructing antly as I could that he should I am his superior' when th'e chief the company not to favor the NMU speak more politely to me. Besides engineer tried to calm him down. "When it came time to sign on by any action between now and an that he was wearing his hat and I election date. The NMU, which has suggested to him that he should for the fourth trip I was all ready been the beneficiary of repeated take off his hat when he came into to sign but the company man came company favoritism, objected stren­ the niessroom as that is the prac­ up to me and told me I was fired. uously to the posting of such tice on all ships that I have been This is the first time in the last eight years that I have had to go on. notices. Still pending before the Board "The next thing I knew the chief to Joralemon Street for the un­ are a number of SIU unfair labor male went to the chief engineer in employment insurance." Ramos added that the District 50 practice charges against thd com­ the saloon mess and ordered him pany because of the company's to fire me because I told him to officers were - doing every thing discrimination,'^^t^bist Seafarers, take-bis hat off. He was: hollering (Continued on page 10) Coal Ship System: Mate fires Wiper and well balanced American merchant marine is positively vital to .our defense plan­ gency, the US would face a diffi­ cult problem in finding reliable crewmembers for the runaway flag sliips. crewmembers who could ning ..." "Without it," he continued, come only out of the US manning "neither the military effort nor the pool. 'The SIU and other maritime war economy of our nation could groups have argued that wholesale be supported." For several weeka now, there transfers foreign take away the had been reports of a "new con­ jobs of American seamen and re­ cept" of defense planning for the duce the manpower available for nuclear age. The concept had it shipping needs accordingly. Con­ that the merchant marine would no tinuation of such transfers then, longer be a factor in a future war not only raises a competitive bugaon the theory that such a war .boo for US-flag shipping, but tends would be over in a matter of days to deprive it of adequate manpower before shipping could play any for expansion and emergency needs. role. Touching on another area, Gates If this outlook "were adopted, it would knock the props out from expressed concern over the dwind­ under US Government aid to mari­ ling number of American-flag time, including construction and tramp ships. He did not explain operating assistance, since such aid Iiow this concern equated with the is largely construed as being in the ' Department's policy of supporting .ship transfers. Tramp shipping interests of national defense. While supporting a large, has been hardest hit by the trans­ modern fleet as "vital," Gates re- fer program. Indications that the Maritime endorsed the Department's view that ships under the runaway flags Administrations "transfer and are to be considered as under the build" program for subsidized "effective control" of the US for operators is making headway were defense purposes. Another Navy shown in Gates' testimony to the spokesman, appearing before the effect that the liner America could Senate Foreign Commerce Com­ be run under the flag of a NATO mittee, supported the sale of 67 country as far as the Defense De­ US reserve ships to foreign nations. partment is concerned. Subsidized The sales have been {^ttacked by ship owners are seeking the right the SIU and other maritime unions to transfer existing ships foreign in as weakening the competitive posi­ return for construction of new vessels under subsidy contracts. tion of US shipping. Shipowner groups have also opposed these sales, but have sup­ ported transfers to runaway flags, indicating that they have no o«. • jection to weakening the US mer­ chant marine as long as they own the biggest piece of the shipping placed under the foreign flag. Gates' attitude on the subject of flag shipping Indicated that De^ fense would prefer ships to fly the SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membershfii) meet?ngs are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU 'ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to Include reg-. .istrotion number). The next-SIU meetings will be: July 24 August 7 August 21 September 4 Hi^e '3ergs Peril Ships in Atlantic The Coast Guard has reported that a dense flow of icebergs drift­ ing south of the Grand Banks has forced transatlantic shipping to de­ lay a shift to the shorter summer­ time route between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. It was In this area that the White Star Liner Titanic, foundered and sank on April 14, 1912. Unusually heavy ice has been reported in the Labrador Current and on the east slope of the Grand Banks during the past five weeks. A Coast Guard patrol is standing by the largest of the southernmost icebergs below the Banks, sending reports throughout the North Atlantic every four hours. At least eight big icebergs have 'been spotted drifting in a southerly direction about 80 miles north of the Track A, the winter shipping I route, and only 20 miles north of Track B, the route now being used. The northernmost summer route, ^^eck C> is closed. : . I• T /I �iraee row SEAFARERS July 19, 19S7 tOG it June 26 Through July 9' Registered Port ||lli|l|i|||R^^^ Deck A . Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk . Savannah Tampa ... reeeeeeeeeea Mobile ..... • New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .........f. Wilmingtofl San Francisco Seattle • 7 71 37 43 13 5 11 50 75 16 23 15 27 16~ D«CX B 9 / 21 6 '• 15 2 0 2 15 15 5 10 6 19 ,. 16 D<ck A Sfart of service between the new Alcod terminal in Port Newark and the Caribbean it marked by company president William C. White (left) and Governor and Mrs. Robert B. Meyner of New Jer­ sey aboard the SlU-manned Alcoa Partner. Capt. T. Haagensen, master of the Partner (right), took port in the shipboard cere­ monies. Alcoa Inaugurates Port Newark Pier P^rt Boston Norfolk . Savannah Tampa .. New San Francisco. Oa>!k A 6 68 23 21 4 3 4 21 42 ,10 21 5 7 7 Dock B 4 14 5 11 0 1 2 5 17 5 13 1 3 9 6 61 25 35 3 10 6 28 36 8 .21 9 7 18 Deck B 141 409 Dock C 0 .10 5 5 0 2 2 4 3 1 14 0 6 0 Eng. A eng. A 2,73 Eng. A 1 73 12 27 1 5 4 11 43 9 20 1 6 7 Eng. B 3 21 7 10 1 2 4 9 9 6 10 1 7 4 stew. A . • , 3 54. ;-12. 26 4 8 13 25 69 6 13 8 15 12 Eng. . B .4 13 2 .25 10 2 4' 5 12 7 11 4 11 8 Eng. B Staw. A 118 268 Eng. C 0 12 16 5 0 1 0 8 7 1 20 0 1 5 ttaw. A Stew. B 2 1 8 43 11 JtA 2 12 * 5 0 4" 5 0 4 1 3 12 46 11 0 4 15 7 6 3 7 2 10 3 •• flaw. Total A 4 8 1 21 5 1 2 13 11 3 5 4 ' 6 6 16 186 74 104 20 23 30 103 180 30 57 32 49 46 Itcw. B Total A 90 950 Staw. C - 3 8 4 2 1 0 2 0 • 8 1 5 0 2 4 Total A 8 184 46 60 5 13 12 44^ 131 23 56 12 20 24 Total B • 17 42 9 61 17 3 8 33 38 15 26 14 36 30 Total B 349 Total B 9 43 14 26 5 3 7 17 37 11 30 5 12 16 Total Roe. 33 228 83 165 37 26 38 136 218 45 83 46 85 76 Total Rog. 1299 Total Total c Ship. 3 30 25 12 1 3 4 12 18 3 39 0 9 9 20 257 85 98 11 19 23 73 186 37 125 17 41 49 NEWARK—^New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner took pax't Seattle Eng. Eng. Staw. Dock Daek Daek Eng. Staw. Staw. Total Total Total Total in ceremonies aboard the Alcoa Partner inaugurating a new B ' A c B B c B c Ship. A C A A Total . 242 176 90 52 220 94 76 51 235 Alcoa service between New Jersey and the Caribbean. 40 638 168 1041 The occasion was the first SIU shipping during the past two weeks slipped back to the lowest point since March and sailing of an Alcoa vessel from ties from New York to Port New­ the second lowest total for thie year so far. The decline follows several periods of relatively the company's new up-to-date, ark because of the modern and good shipping. There is every sign shipping will pick up again in the coming weeks. terminal facilities at Port Newark. efficient cargo handling facilities Total shipping for the pe-"^" Alcoa has been servicing the Carib­ oflei'ed at this new port develop­ riod was 1,041. The overall bean area for nearly 40 years and ment. The Governor sent a first voyage registration for the District, recently moved Its terminal facili- memento consisting of a leather totalling 1,299, was way out in bound vdlume about the area's port front. . facilities to Venezuelan President Only five A&G ports showed an Perez-Jimenez. Mayor Leo Carlin increase over the previous report, of Newark also sent a first-voyage but none of the gains was of any memento, a Jersey-made Weston real consequence. These ports light meter, to Felicia Rincons de were Boston, New York, Philadel­ Gautier, Mayoress of San Juan, phia,""Savannah and Houston. Ap­ Puerto Rico. parently New York is holding its The ceremonies were attended own, although other major ports by more than 35 government, port slowed up. All of the West Coast ports, and steamship officials. The Gov­ ernor and his wife were luncheon plus Baltimore, Tampa, Mobile, WASHINGTON—The House ha.s guests of the company aboard the New Orleans and Lake Charles de­ clined. In addition, Norfolk stayed passed legislation permitting the Alcoa Partner. the same: slow. Most ports expect Government to barter surplus farm some improvement in the current products with Iron Curtain nations. period. The action clears the way for the remainder of the promised surplus Black Gang Even deal of $95 million for Poland, Registration and shipping were more than one-half of which has even in the engine department, already been granted. Thd^surplus but far apart on deck jobs. There program comes under the provi­ BOSTON — Shipping has been was a little less lag in the case sions of the '50-50' law. fair in this area during the past of shipping and registration for the The measure is another step steward department. away from the heretofore steadfast period with Class "B" men taking The seniority totals show slight the majority of the jobs. Next rule against trading with Com­ declines for class A and class B periffd, reports James Sheehan, munist nations. It Is a link in the shipping, all of which was taken program of aiding weak .Commu­ should be better. There is an ex­ up by class C. Class A accounted pected payoff of a tanker coming nist nations to break away from in from an eleven-month trip and for 61 percent of the jobs dis­ Russian domination. most of the men, he said, will be patched, class B for 2$ percent and The proposal does stipulate that anxious to hit the beach for awhile. class C men for the remainder. the Government can not make any The Winter Hill will also be in this The following is the forecast deal with Russia, Red China, or coming week an^ there will be port by port: any area controlled by the Chinese some jobs on her. Communists. Boston: About the same .- . . New There were four vessels paying York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good The provision is part of a com­ promise bill extending the Agricul­ off and signing on in this area dur­ . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . Norfolk: tural Trade and Assistance Act for ing the past two weeks. The Gov­ Slow . . . Savannah: Slow . . . another year. This bill Increases ernment Camp (Cities Service) Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . from $3 to $4 billion the amount of paid off and signed on twice dui-ing New Orleans: Good . . . Lake commodities which may be sold the period. The other vessels Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good for foreign currencies, and makes were the Bradford Island (Cities . . . Wilmington Fair . . . San available another $300 milJion Service), and the Pan Oceanic Francisco: Should improve . . . Seattlp: Good. worth of commodities for famine Transporter (Penn. Nav.). and disaster relief and the like. The bill provides that within CO days after such an agreement is made for foreign currency, a full The Brotherhood of Marine TIngineers is now recruiting licensed report must be made to the men to fill open jobs resulting from new contracts and expanded Congress and the Senate and service by several of its operators. It prefers men who have come House Appropriations committees. Twenty-five percent of such up from the foc'sle with its affiliated unions, men who know their jobs and share the outlook of the SIU of NA. If you're interested foreign currencies accruing abroad should be used for loans to private in using your ticket, consult the nearest BME representative, or business to assist development of inquire at any SIU hall. foreign agriculturaLmarkets. House Votes Farm Aid To Red Nations Tankers Supply Hub Business . Want To Sail Engineer? See BME Waterman Beats PR Bid; Delta Line 'Not For Sale' WASHINGTON—The owners of Waterman-Pan Atlantic .Steamship Corp. won a clear-cut victory before the Interstate Commerce Commission when that agency ruled that McLean Industries Inc. had legal right to own the steamship opera­ announced that the company's tions. By making the ruling, board of directors had rejected the ICC Sccepted Waterman's sur­ render of its intercoastal operating r^hts as Arrow Line. O^ynership Under Attack The McLean ownership had been under attack from the major East Coast railroads on the grounds that it constituted illegal operation of both a trucking company and a steamship company. At the time of the purchase, the McLean fam­ ily owned and operated McLean Trucking. The ICC examiner found that while the company had been il­ legally acquired in the first in­ stance, the McLean family l\ad divested its control of McLean Trucking and consequently should be permitted to conUnue to oper­ ate Waterman-Pan Atlantic through McLeafi Industries. Examiner Reversed The ICC decision reversed a finding of a hearing examiner. Had the agency upheld the examinei*, the McLean group would have been compelled to sell its holdings in Waterman-Pan Atlantic. The complaint instituted by the railroads was obviously prompted by the fear that the new owners would make Waterman-Pan Atlan­ tic a powerful competitor in the coastwise and intercoastal services. The .energetic activities _pf the McLean group are now coming to fruit in the form of the first true containership services due to start next month. Mississippi Rejects Bids In another important develop­ ment affecting an SlU-contracted shipping company, Harry X. Kelley, president of Mississippi Shipping, merger proposals from both Lykes Brothers and W. R. Grace an:I Company. Kelley declared that the direc­ tors decided it was "more desir­ able" for Mississippi to continue as an independent shipping opera­ tion. Mississippi, Incidentally, is re­ ported as owning 262,500 shares of Lykes Brothers. Pursers Win 6% liaise The staff Officers Association has announced the signing of a new agreement granting a 6 percent wage increase and other benefits for pursers on the Atlantic and Gulf coast steamship companies. Meanwhile, the National. Labor Relations Board election for repre­ sentation of pursers on the Missis­ sippi Shipping Company vessels is still going on. Voting will con­ tinue until Aug. 31. The election is the result of an organizing drive by the SlU-affiliated pursers union aboard the Delta Line ships. SeA PA ' •' ft." �nm V-'*- .V • ' July 19, 19ST SEAFARERS T- J./, Par* FIT* LOG La, Labor Aids'Audrey' Relief LAKE CHARLES, La.—Seafarers and other union men here are volunteering in a co­ ordinated effort to relieve some of the losses caused by Hurricane Audrey. Victor Bussie, president of the Louisiana State Labor Council, has organized a committee known as Labor'® Disaster Relief Committee tof start building projects and fund-raising campaigns for Seafarer John W. Logaii (right), one of four seaman-winner* of SlU scholarships in 1957, checks over shipping picture with New York dispotcheii Scotty Aubusson. He'll try to make one more trip before starting school in the fall. Scholarship Licks . Seafarer's $ Woes The urge to get a college education came to Seafarer John Logan after nine years' sailing and two in Uncle Sam's Army. When he got started in 1956 ;hough, he got off the ground with a bang. In his first year and a half of school he made time as fireman and electrician on the Dean's list and came up SIU ships. with an SIU scholarship besides. A native of Poughkeepsie, a thriving city on the banks of the Hudson about 75 miles north of New York, Logan started sailing in 1945 at the age of 17. He be• came an SIU member, the following year and put In several years' sea- In 1954, Uncle Sam tapped him on the shoulder and he went off for a two-year Army hitch. While in service he decided he would go to school when he got out. He enrolled in New Paltz State Teachers College, a division of the (Continued on page 15) the people of Cameron County and other hard-hit areas. The committee, consisting of representatives from each of the council's affiliated unions, has set up programs to help rebuild the wiped-out parish. The state's car­ penters, plumbers, electricians, and painters have formed build­ ing teams, and have volunteered their weekends to help construct complete homes for those stricken people who are unable, financially or physically, to do so. The mate­ rials for the project will be fur­ nished by the Government. It is planned that under the wellcoordinated program en^neered by skilled rescue and construction men, each team will be able to complete -one house every two days. The Lake Charles Council will furnish the necessai'y trans­ portation, food and shelter for the volunteer workers. Seafarers in the area, reports Leroy Clarke, Lake Charles port agent, are doing all they can to help. They will furnish whatever manpower and materials are at their disposal when the work starts. "Our cooks," he said, "can cer­ tainly cook the grub for the work­ ers and we can also work as help­ ers to the skilled crafts." Meanwhile donations are pour­ ing into the relief fund from all parts of the nation. The New Or­ leans Central Labor Council has been instrumental, Clarke said, in raising a large sum for the fund. The crew of the Cities Service tanker Chiwawa wished to.express thdir gratitude to Lake Charles port agent Leroy Clarke for sending a radiogram to the vessel inform­ ing them of the welfare of their families in the hurricane-hit area." A motion made by W. Tatum and seconded by F. Reid to do­ nate the ships fund for the re­ lief of the victims aium of Hurricane Au­ drey'was unanimously carried. a •M' the last meeting, he was asked to convey a message from the Cap­ tain to the crew that "this is one of the best crews that he has ever sailed with, and that he appreci­ ates it." It adds up because Brady said there were no beefs to report, i t 4" Delegates also made the reports during the past two weeks for their fine performance. "A rising vote of ^ ^ thanks and appre­ ciation for the resigning ship's delegate for the 1 last trip, Nick Nickle, was called for by the chair­ man and freely t 1* 4" given by all," was Nickle Seafarer Paul Whitlow, ship's the report from the Mary Adams. delegate on the 4* 4> City of Alma, was congratulated by All delegate jobs on the SS Hast­ the crew for the ings are in good hands, according time and effort to meeting secretary J. E. Wells, he put into creat­ "All are capable of keeping th* ing a fine rela­ ship running in SIU Style." Th* tionship "between delegates are Aden Ezell, Jr., the crew and ofRalph Taylor, John W. Mollis, and Matt Oswald. And the crew of the f i c e r s for a smooth running Steel Executive asked W. Morris Whitlow ship." to remain as ship's delegate be­ cause of the fine job he had been doing in that capacity. It all goes Ship's delegate John G. Brady to prove that good delegates are on the SS Antinous WTote that at well appreciated. NMU Blacklist Perils Job Rights (Contiued from page 2) of someone who is not to their liking. Further, the system sets up an Industry-wide dossier making a geaman's personal records wide open to any kind of snoop, busy­ body or troublemaker who thinks It worth his while to spend a dollar for Information obout a Logging Beef Was Cover-Up Last fall, when the SIU ne­ gotiated a "one for one" limit on shipboard loggings, it's ob­ jective was to do away with purely arbitrary and unrea­ sonable fines by ship captains. The SIU's success infuri­ ated the NMU which for some time had been unsuccessful in seeking to establish a log­ ging limit. The NMU then, for reasons which have since be­ come clear, attempted to con­ vince the world that 1) the SIU had "sold out", 2) the NMU was "first" with a loggings limit and 3), the NMU had done away with loggings altogether even though its agreement was a "one for one" clause like the SIU's. What had happened became clear last week. It was neces­ sary for Curran to exaggerate and mislead on the loggings issue because Curran had traded away the men's employ­ ment rights in the, Industry by agreeing on a blacklist ,ln return for a loggings limit. The SIU, by achieving a log­ gings limit ahead of NMUwithout any weakening of Sea­ farer's job rights, bad pulled the teefh out of Curran's plans. m particular Individual. The industry-wide blacklist was drafted under cover of a series of vicious attacks on the SIU by Curran. Its groundwork was laid last fall at the time Curran was blasting the SIU for signing an agreement which outlawed two fo^ one loggings on the ships. While shrieking "SIU sellout on loggings" Curran took the same loggings arrangement from the AMMI. In 'turn for the dropping of two for one logs, Curran agreed that the shipowners would have the right to fire or blacklist NMU members who were logged. As the SEAFARERS LOG pointed out on November 9, 1956, "On the basis of the announcement in the "NMU Pilot" of October 25, 1956, that 'the practice of logging had been eliminated' it was re­ ported by some ship operators that the NMU might ailow the ship­ owners complete authority to fire or blacklist crewmembers missing work or watch, in exchange for eliminating the practice of log­ ging." Revised Employment Clause The next step was revision of the NMU's employment clause. This wa.s done over a period of weeks and the revision was completed in February. Ralph Casey, presi­ dent of the American Merchant Marine Institute, quoted the amended clause as stating, "the Union need not register in their employment offices men who, by reason of discipline records, are not considered suitable for em­ ployment. Of course, the company retains the right to reject pro­ spective employees who are not satisfactory to the company." An abbreviated copy of this clause without a word of explana­ tory material was buried in the March 14 NMU "Pilot." This was the same issue In. which Curran launched an attack on the SIU as betraying the hiring hall!" The new employment clause cleared the way for the blacklist machinery which Casey announced to the companies on April 30, 1957. "For some time," Casey wrote, the employers have "been concerned with situations where a man fired by one company for disciplinary reasons finds employment with another company. This problem was taken up with the National Maritime Union and the Union in­ dicated a desire to cooperate . . . finally, the employment clause in the collective bargaining agree­ ment was amended. . . . "As a corollary to this revised employment-clause" the companies have worked up a system whereby "breaches of discipline . . . con­ cerning which an official log book entry is made and for which the man is subsequently fired will be reported to the Marine Index Bureau." Casey goes on to urge "all com­ panies to send in, beginning at once," information about the fir­ ings. "Then these companies will be able to obtain, by teletype or telephone, disciplinary history, if any, of each man dispatched to its ships by the union." Any Man for $1 A second letter from Marine Index,, dated May 8, goes into greater detail as to how the opera­ tion works and how the agency will be happy to finger seamen for the operators at $1 per head. ". . . all companies," the letter says, "are to forward to this bu­ reau . . . information from all offi­ cial log book entries resulting hi a man's being fired. "Upon receipt of this form the Bureau will code this information and transfer it to a 3 x 5 index card which will be placed in the Bureau's master files. . . . "Whenever an individual . . . is dispatched for employment . . . Marine Index Bureau, Inc., which is handlingjhe blacklist this bureau will then submit a full machinery for the NMU at $1 per head, is a "private eye" report of previous loggings. . . . agency which specializes in investigations of seamen's injury ". . . those companies who wish to receive reports on the Log Entry cases. It also niaintains files on such cases for the shipowners. Service may do so on a 'per report' Marine Index will be remembered by Seafarers for its involvement basis for which a charge of $1 per in the labor spy apparatus developed by William Potter Lage, who at the time, was one of the attorneys for the Cities Service Oil Company. report will be made." The apparatus was disbanded following a labor-management relations investigation by a Senate Labor Committee gi'oup. Lage is no longer associated with Cities Service. • Bruno Augenti, head and major stockholder in Marine Index, was questioned at these hearings on September 26, 1950. Augenti submitted a sworn statement to the effect that he had lent one of his employees, Louis Scotti, to Lage. This loan came after "conversations with Mr. Lage ... Mr. Lage would tell us about his activities with the Cities Serv­ (Continued from page 2) ice Company . ... " Scotti then went to see Lage and was assigned to fingering SIU men "Labor-Management Committee," so that the Cities Service hiring boss could refuse to hire them. "I a US Lines lobby which on various Was supposed to report to Mr. Hanaway any men who were seated in occasions has fought to keep a that hiring hall (Cities Service office—ED.) who were members of the monopoly of North Atlantic trade and passenger routes in the com­ SIU ... " Scotti continued, "I would sit in this hiring hall in the morning . . . pany's hands at the expense of the and I would try to recognize their faces ... after sitting there for about industry at large. Curran's participation in this an hour or two, I walked down to . . . Beaver Street and would stand committee" across the street. . . and try to notice any men who were seated at the "labor-management hiring hall at 70 Pine Street who were hanging around the SIU hali . .. and the committee's emphasis on "I did tell-Mr. Hanaway . . . that there were a few men, and I gave the desires of management as him the description of these men, that were seen sitting in the hiring opposed to the interests of seamen hall, the Cities Service hiring hall, and seen going into theSIU hall«.." was one of the reasons for th* Another part of the spy apparatus fingered SIU men on Cities Service destruction of working unity be­ ships with the result that hundreds were fired. These men subsequently tween American Maritime unions under the CAMU set-up. collected over $150,000 in back wages in an NLRB settlement. What Is Marine Index? US Lines' Blacklist # �Par« 8far Iv SEAFARERS LOG After 25 YearsSSI Monthly Pay ^ Every time a US maritime union goes out for a wage in­ crease, the shipping journals editorialize that US seamen's wages are "excessive," and complain that US ships have dif­ ficulty meeting foreign com-' petition accordingly. If US describes his conditions in a re­ unions had listened to these cent letter to the LOG. The man plaints years ago about keeping wages "in line" with the competi­ tion^ seamen would still be making $100 a month. Here is how one British seaman Seaway Bid To Keynote IBL Parley CHICAGO—Emphasis on the shipping potential promised by the full opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 is expected to key­ note the convention of the AFLCIO International Brotherhood of Longshoremen opening here Mon­ day at the Hotel Sherman. Firmly entrenched in the Great Lakes area on both sides of the border due to the major economic gains of the past four years, the IBL discounts the "pie in the sky" promises put out by the independ­ ent International Longshore's As­ sociation this week. The ILA has just wound up its own convention here. Great Lakes locals of the or­ phaned ILA were among the first to break away when the ILA was ousted from the American Federa­ tion of Labor in 1953 and form the cornerstone of the new AFLCIO dockers' union. Since then, the ILA has tried, without suc­ cess, to woo them back. News­ paper accounts point out that even the stevedoring firms see little basis for the ILA campaign. "There are loud noises but little action," an official of one Lakes' firm declared to newsmen. Both IBL President Larry Long and E. L. "Buster" Slaughter, sec­ retary-treasurer, are old Great Lakes' hands and led the break­ away from the ILA. The AFL is­ sued a charter 'for a new demo­ cratic longshoremen's union in 1953 when it bounced ILA on charges of "racket domination." Prospects for vastly accelerated shipping activity, coupled with ex­ panded opportunities for long­ shoremen, are in the offing when the full Seaway opens two years from now. So far, foreign-flag operators have dominated the field, but the Seaway i-oute for certain offshore runs has already been de­ clared an "essential" route for Government subsidies by the Fed­ eral Maritime Board, and US-flag companies are angling for shallowdraft vessels to put in service right away. When completed, the Seaway will provide a 27-foot channel for sea-going vessels as far inland as Duluth, Minn., creating a fourth United States "coastline." Although most shippers are still dragging their feet and slow to come up with plans for the use of the Sea­ way, both longshore^ and seamen's unions recognize the organizing possibilities when the waterway comes into regular use two years from now. In this connection, the next con­ vention of the SIU of North Amer'ica has been slated for Montreal, Canada, in the spring of 1959; to coincide with the formal Seaway opening. \• Worth Holding in question is employed by the Union Castle Line. "The conditions of service in your mercantile marine," he writes, "seem much better than ours. For instance, I am a night watch keep­ er, on duty at sea every night dur­ ing the trip from 9:30 PM until 7 AM with NO nights off when in port. "My salary is 32 pounds, 10 shiling a month ($91 at the official rate of exchange—Ed.). Out of this I have to allot my wife some and buy my uniform. The Eng­ lish companies do not supply free uniforms. However, after 25 years at sea I got used to it!" Obviously if American seamen are going to enjoy an Amei-ican standard of living they have to be paid on the American scale. Any other course would simply strip US ships of American manpower and lead to the wholesale transfer or lay-up of the US merchant fleet. All of the following SIU familtes have received a $200 maternity benefit plus $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Michel Henry Culpepper, boi;p June 10,1957, to Seafarers and Mrs. William E. Culpepper, Norfolk, Va. Maurice Duke Duet, born May 15, 19.57, to Seafarer and Mrs. Maurice Duet, New Orleans, La. George Francis Hargroves, born May 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Hargroves, Jenkintown, Pa. Edward Robert Going, born June 13, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward Going, Brooklyn, NY. Robert Earl Kiedinger, born March 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert E. Kiedinger, Galves­ ton, Texas. Marie Ann Cheramie, born May 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jaclt B. Cheramie, Gretna, La. Ronald Paul Lightell, bom June 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul G. Lighten, New Orleans, La. Leticia Rodriguez, born June 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Augustin Rodriguez, New York City. Betty Joe Mammae, bora June 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ bert Hammac, Mobile, Ala. Kevin Michael Allison, born June 3, 1957, to Seafag^r and Mrs. Cornelius Allison, Norristown, Pa. Harold Monroe Gaskill, born June 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Horace B. Gaskill, Sealevel, N^I. Carol Jane Wasmer, born June 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis E. Wasmer, Kansas City, Mo. Rebecca Hally Siar, born June 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rich­ ard C. Siar, Elmira, NY. Jo Ann Williams born June 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles H. Williams, Plateau, Ala, Charles Dale Tate, born April 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jasper J. Tate, Lake Charles, La. ' Daniel Francis Patten, born April 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene F. Patten, Fall City, Washington. July 19. 1957 On To Tha standard injunction about ladders and gangways is "al­ ways keep one hand free to hold on to the rail." It may be old, but it still rates as a very sound piece of advice. Figure it this way. If your life is worth holding on to, then it's certainly worth your while to hang on to that ^il. Sure it makes two trips out of one now and then, but it may save you from an extra trip nobody wants to make—the trip to the hospital. An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship « •* i V'V y/T.'-f hj'r �•y July If. IfSV SEAFARERS LOG Par* SeT*B JL YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Gaide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUua ' " Inisurance, Housing Problems ^ Life insurance: I'm 35, bave two dependants, and own my own home carrying a 30-year, $8,000 mortgage. Due to bad decisions wjien I left service I converted my GI insurance to a $2,500 20-year-pay plan, which I now realize is totally inadequate protection for a family. According to an article by U.A.L. Capt. G. C. Kehmeir, one-year renewable term insurance is the most economical buy for a wage eai-ner. I have contacted a savings bank which sells five-year renew­ able term insurance. Are savings banks cheaper? I have a group life Insurance policy from a previous employer which I was allowed to convert to a whole-life policy of $1,000, at an annual premium of $20.25. It's been in force three years. I was thinking of surrendering it for its cash value and purchasing term insurance which would doable the face amount for the same premium. I also have * $5,000 policy paid for by my employer. If I'm laid off in the future, my protection will be reduced further. Do you recommend insurance which pays off the mortgage if the husband died?"—W.L., Wantagh, NY. Answer: Assuming you have a wife and one child and earn at least $4,200 a year, if anything happened to you your family would get $162.80 a month from Social Security until your child became 18. Then your widow would get nothing until age 62, at which time •he'd get $81:40 a month. To supplement this payment and especially help provide for the gap In widow's payments, figure it takes about $9,500 of private life insurance to provide $50 a month for 20 years, $14,000 to provide $50 a month for 30 years, $19,000 to provide $100 a month for 30 years, etc. Term insurance is the least costly way to provide a large amount of protection for a young family on a wage-earner's Income. One-year term renewable insur­ ance is the jnost flexible plan but five-year term is also quite flexible, and reasonable in cost. Group life Insurance is your best bet, since costs are lowest. Furthermore, a group policy paid by your employer is non-taxable. You have to earn $1.20 in cash wages to buy a dollar's wortb of insurance (which your employer may be able to buy for 50 or 60 cents), because you pay income tax ofi your cash earnings. Thus, 50 or 60 cents that your employer may lay out for group insurance would save you $1.20. Savings bank insurance is very reasonable but it is available only in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. • : 3,3 • I 3^3 « 0 Financing a Home: "We are buying a home for $13,250, and the FHA appraisal is for the same amount. We will pay down $1,950 and $88 a month for 30 years, including taxes and insurance. The house pay­ ment alone is $62.83 which brings the total cost in 30 years to $22,618. We presume this is usual as all places cost almost double by the time one is through paying. When we make a payment doesn't that mean we pay interest only on the balance of the principal? We were told by the interviewer at the bank that the one-half percent of the 5V6 Pjercent interest rate was for mortgage insurance. In case one or the other of us died the house would be automatically paid off. Also, the closing costs are $400. That does not sound like a gray market, but you would know. "Can we buy extra on the principal if we liave a few hundred more to put on it, or does the contract have to state this can be done? I presume we can deduct the five percent Interest on our income-tax return but not the one-half percent? Can we deduct the taxes and Insurance too? When claiming such deductions does one have to use the long form and list all other deductions or can one use the short form and still claim the above, deductions?. I am 44 and my husband is 50. This house deal is new to both of us but it will be as cheap to buy as rent for rents arte climbing all the time. It takes two employed people to pay for a decent apartment here."—Mrs. R.L.T., Santa Monica, California. Answer: Yes, each payment includes interest only on the balance of the principal. If this is an FHA mortgage, the bank interviewer was wrong in stating one-half of one precent mortgage insurance fee will pay the balance of the mortgage in case of death. This particular kind of "mortgage insurance" only insures the lender against any loss if you don't meet the payments. The closing costs of $400 for this price house, in this writer's opinion, do constitute a gray market in home financing and are even a little high for the legal gray market. FHA permits the lender to charge closing costs of one percent of the original amount, plus costs of title policy, recording fee, survey and stamp tax. FHA will review these closing, costs before it finally approves the mortgage, and will reject them if it considers them excessive. Prepay On Principal You can prepay up to 15 percent of the original of an FHA mortgage eac^ year without penalty. Over that amount, you pay a penalty of onte percent of the original principal, or less if the total FHA insurance premiums paid cover the required amount. When the mortgage is finally paid up, there is a good chance some of the'FHA premium will be paid back to you or the final mortgagor, since the one-half percent fee is so high FHA already has a surplus of $365 million. On your income tax, you can deduct the five percent interest and the property taxes, but not the FHA insurance premium, nor the fire insurance. You have to use the long form and itemize all your deductions to take I ^ j^c^vantageMotftJw- iqter^st aqdi -.tiix deductions.. ^Anyi penalty jfor ,prer ,, ip?,ymtebt, also, is.deductible. ~ • • • ; •• • , i First of ten conventional C-2s undergoing conversion to coiitalnerships, the Gateway City is shown in eorly shipyard photo before addition of sponsons and removal of booms. Movable deck cranes fore and aft, addition of 72vfeet in width and enlarging of hatches and cargo holds will enable her to carry 226 loaded truck trailers in regular coastwise service. The ship should be ready to take SlU crew next month. first P-A Boxship Due Soon Seafarers have already'been introduced to two variations of the seagoing trailership in lit­ tle more than a year, and will have a chance to "try out a third in the next few weeks. Next month, Pan-Atlantic plans to unveil the first of ten lift-on "container-ships" when conversion is completed on the Gateway City, a former C-2. fied, so that up to 226 loaded versions, it had planned to build She will be teamed with the trailers can be stowed above and brand-new ships, but later on, when likewlste converted Azalea City to below decks each trip. Trailers offer regular weekly sailings be­ will be stored five deep in the tween New York (Port Newark), holds. Miami, Houston and Tampa. The Company embarked on the Eight other onetime conventional containership program using con­ C-2s will eventually be added to verted C-2s because it could modify the service, along with calls at most of the C-2s, which it already New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadel­ had, for what it would take to build phia and possibly Boston and Prov­ only one special vessel from idence as well. scratch. At the time Pan-Atlantic under­ Pan-Atlantic has operated a "piggy-back" truck trailer service took the "piggyback" tanker con­ with modified T-2 tankers serving New York and Houston since April, 1956. Special platform decks built onto four SPtT-manned tankers enabled them to carry as many as 60 loaded truck trailers on ballast voyages southbound and both The last of three strikes by NY trailers and oil northbound. City Construction unions was setThe SlU-contracted TMT Trailer tied when" 3,000 sheet metal work­ Ferry Inc. last winter put the first ers voted to accept an 81-cents-aaof two converted landing ship hour three-year package increase. docks into the first authentic US- The other two, the ornamental iron­ flag . "roll-on-roll-off" sei-vice. workers and steamfitters, settled Special cabs jockey truck trailers early last week. Although the and other types of vehicles aboard strike of 16,000 cement manufac­ the TMT Carib Queen under their turing workers is still in progress, own power for storage above and the settlement of the sheet metal below decks. This ship was on the dispute will enable much construc­ transatlantic run to Europe for tion to resume. But the Building several trips and now operates be­ Trades Employers Association said tween Florida and the Caribbean that the city's $400 million-a-year islands. building construction industry is still hard hit by the cement strike. Under Own Power These ships differ from the I Talks are being scheduled with piggy-back" tankers and the com­ ing containerships because the both small and big cement pro­ vehicles, in the TMT set-up, go ducers as more members of the aboard ship under their ovvn power Cement, Line & Gypsum Workers via special loading ramps. In the are joining the major strike. At case of the "piggyback" vessels, the present there are a total of 13,000 trailers are hauled oil and off the employees out on strike. A settle­ platform decks by mammoth shore- ment reached at the -Marquette side cranes installed at Pan- Cement Co. called for a 16-cents Atlantic's own coastwise terminals. hourly "package' deal, with an The innovation of the new "con­ averaged 13.6 cents in wage in­ tainerships" is that instead of con­ creases. It is hoped that this would ventional booms they will carry be the key to other settlements their own movable deck cranes fore throughout the industry. A major and aft with-a lift of 30 tons and obstacle to a settlement was thus require no shore-based facili­ reached in the Marquette agree­ ties. More ports can be serviced ment with a "sub-contractors in this type of operation since only clause." This prevents contracting a dockside'apron on which trucks out of work normally done by can manoeuver is needed. union members. In addition, special hinged jib 3^ 3» 4Arbitration attempts to settle a extensions, or sponsons, have been added, which will overhang the strike between 550 members of ships' sides during loading and will the AFL-CIO Oil, Chemical, and fold inboard when loading is com­ Atomic. Workers Union and the pleted. These will add 72 feet to Socony Mobil Co, at its East St. the ships' width, improving dock- Louis refinery have again fallen sidte.stability. -Cargo hatches and throughi They disagrete.sp^giiply.pn storage holds have also been modi-the retroactive date of a 6 tierceht the tanker-trailer operation proved profitable, sought to charter up to 20 Government tankers which it would have modified in the same manner. Its failure to get Con­ gressional authorization spiked this move, and led to the containership idea. The company has Government approval to transfer its four "piggyback" ships once the containerships are in service. wage increase which has been acceptedljy the employees. The strike is entering its fifth week Produc­ tion of most of the plant's gasoline, fuel oil, coke and jet airplane fuel has been halted since the strike started on June 9. The striking members are refinery workers and marketing employees. 4 4 4 Some 3,000 striking New Jersey carpenters have voted to accept a newft;ontract calling for an im­ mediate pay rise of 35 cents an hour. The men, members of the Central NJ District Council of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, have been out on strike since June 3. The contract also includes an­ other increase of 15 cents an hour on October 1, and 20 cents an hour more on May 30, 1958. Befoi-e the settlement, the carpenters had been earning $3.45 an hour. ,4 4 4 The California State Federation of Labor has charged that "rightto-work" advocates "are talking and preaching civil war." They are turning labor and manage­ ment against one another in ways which can only leave ugly scars of hatred and bitterness, the Federa­ tion said. In an attempt to stamp out a movement which is pushing "wreck" laws at local levels, the council announced plans for a co­ ordinated statewide labor cam­ paign. Several counties in Califor­ nia have enacted local "right-towork" ordinances. Although a su­ perior judge has barred the use of one such law in the City of Red Bluff, it did not effect the validity ,such statutes on a cauntx-iwi^f •, basis. • ' •. H-i .) �^ '••J- SEAFARERS rage Eight Trial committees, elected from the rank-and-file membership in SIU ports throughout the Atlantic and Gulf District, handled eight trials of Seafarers accused of violating the pro­ visions of the Union constitution, during the past sijt months. Although the right of appeal Perry, P-117; Adam Buchacz, is guaranteed under the con­ to assist him, if they so.desire, in Raymond B-389. preparing his defense. Findings: Guilty as charged on counts 1 stitution to any Seafarer found Before the (rial can begin, and 2, fined $50 for each count, GuilT iV;1 Dr. John L Wilson (center) rises to thank SlU officials and USPHS . staff medical personnel who honored him for his years of serv­ ice in NY area marine hospitals at SlU-sponsored gathering last Friday. Looking on are S1U Mobile Port Agent Carl Tanner (left) and Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall. New York, New Orleans Hosp. Chiefs Swap Posts Two Public Health officers who are well known to Seafarers have swapped posts as medical directors of the US Public Health Service hospitals in New York and New Orleans. The administrative shifts ~ will put Dr. John L. Wilson B memento of his New York tour In charge of the New Orleans of duty. 13.. July 19. 1957 LOG facility, as Dr. John N. Bowden The inscription lauded his many takes over at Staten Island. Before kindnesses to seamen who were he moved over to Staten Island, patients at the two Institutions. Dr. Wilson had been medical of- Staten Island is the seryice's larg­ est general hospital, providing facilities for all of New York har­ bor. Before completing his tour at the Crescent City facility. Dr. Bowden took the occasion, in a letter to New Orleans SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams, "to ex­ press my appreciation to you and the membership of your Union for the assistance that you have given me. 'Excellent Relations' New head pf Staten Island PHS hospital, Dr. John Bow­ den, Is shown at desk In New Orleans. licer in charge at the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, PHS installation. At a gathering arranged by the SlU last Friday in appreciation for his services to seamen over the years, Dr. Wilson viras presented with an Inscribed desk clock as "During the four years and nine months that I have been here in New Orleans, the relationships between the hospital and your Union have been excellent. This Is of great value to us who attempt to serve you. You have assisted us by aiding in keeping the blood bank supplied, by the donation of gifts- for the use of the patients, and in many ways too numerous to mention.^ A fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators, Dr. Bowden is a past president of the New Orleans Federal Business Association and a member of the New Orleans Hospital Council. guilty by the committee, none of the accused availed themselves of this privilege. All of the proceedings, held in conformity with the SIU constitu­ tion, are summarized below in ac­ cordance with the Union's policy of keeping the membership informed as to such proceedings. The cur­ rent half-year summary is the ninth that the LOG has printed. Procedures adopted in SIU mem­ bership trials follow closely the methods used in courtrooms. The accused is judged by a trial com­ mittee composed exclusively of rank-and-file members and. on which Union officials are baired from serving. The accuser, must be present to confr-ont the^accused. The accused has the right to cross examine witnesses, to call for witnesses" In his own behalf, in­ cluding character witnesses, and to call on any other Union member November 29, 1956 Accused: PB-9322; Accuser: H-31!, Charges: 1—Accused deliberately Inter­ fered with execution of duties of an official of the Union by persisting in instructing a Class C man to fail to Join the SS Venore. 2—Appeared in the Union offices in a disorderly condition and refused to cooperate with Union rep­ resentatives. 3—Drunk, disorderly and abusive in Union haU. Trial Committee: T. Urbina. U-16i F. Argcnal, A-377: A. H. Blanchette, B-645: H. E. Fossett, F-193; L. J. Zimmerman, Z-22. Findings: Guilty as charged. Fined $50 for each count. proper notices must be given the accused of the charges against him. These charges must be read at membership meetings to determine if they are properly brought under the constitution. The membership at those meetings also acts on the findings of the trial committee. The constitution specifies in de­ tail the headings under which charges can be brought, and limits the penalties that can be Imposed for the various offenses. Under the appeals provisions procedure, a Seafarer found guilty of violating the provisions of the constitution is entitled to appeal to another rank-and-file committee elected by the membership, or he may take an appeal to the inter­ national convention. ' The names of the accused and accusers in the following sum­ maries are omitted for the purpose of publication. Findlngit Accused refused to appear as per the constitution. F'ound guilty and committee recommended that he be ex­ pelled from the Union on the first charge. On the second charge, suspension for two years and $50 fine. Fined $50 each on the third and fourth charges. established on Third count also, but as it 'appears to be a duplication of charge No. 2, it is dismissed. Febraary 7, 1957 Accused: PB-5909; Accusers: H-272, B-1 Charges: 1—AWOL from duty on six dif­ ferent occasions, and unable to perform' duties on another occasion due to own misconduct. 2—Went ashore against order.s, returned • drunk, bringing whiskey aboard against orders—second offense. Third violation was withdrawn from charge. Trial Committee: J. Felton, F-81; E. C.. deBautte, D-208J C. Hartman, H-34; S. Erlitz, E-43J A. L. Lake. L-41. Findings: Fined $50 on first charge, fined $50 and (hree months suspension on the second charge. February 21, 1957 Accused: B-765; Accuser: T-5 Charges: Accused neglected his duty while a crewmember aboard the Del Santos. Some of the notations from the official log are failure to turn to and perform duties, in quarters during work­ ing hours without permission, failed to. turn to to secure for sea, failure to assist unmooring, returning to vessel, leaving and returning later. Trial Committee: Louis O'Leary, O-dt Emil Herek, H-423i G. Metting, M-31| Michele Lluzza, L-483; H. Marumoto, M-447. Findings; The committee finds the aecused guilty as charged and recommends that he be suspended from the Union for a period of two years. February 21, 1957 Accused: PB-10510; Accuser: Charges: The accused neglected his duties while on ship. Noted from the official logs are: returning to vessel drunk and luifit for Quty, absent from duty without permission, under the infiuence of alcohol while at sea and unfit for duty, ex­ cessive drinking while at port and unfit for duty. Trial Committee; G. Metting, Jr., M-31: P. Valentine, V-72: L. O'Leary. 0-6: E. Hefek, H-423: M. Liuzza, L-485; D. MoUna, M-680. Findings: The committee finds the ac­ cused guilty and. recomends that he be suspended from the Union for a period of two years. January 24, 1957 Accused: G-21x: Accuser: 51-350., Charges: 1—Failure to report for port watch. 2—Failure to ' report second day for port watch. 3—Reporting, on ship drunk, bringing whiskey on ship, threat­ ening chief engineer. Union officials had to go down and remove accused from ship. Trial Committee: J. Booker, B-613; W. H. Mason, M-775: J. Davis, D-310: W. L. December 13, 1958 Compton, C-96: J. B. Harris, H-200. Accused: D-385: Accusers: C-1, H-8, D-3 Findings: Committee recommended "7$3o February 21, 1957 Accused: F-372; Accuser: T-5 Charges: Accused charged dispatcher fine for each of the counts. Charges: Accused of failure to return to with favoritism In shipping local men, and with using improper procedure in January 24, 1957 ship, neglect of duties, drunk and unfit for duty. shipping men, attempted to tear up rec­ Accused: P-48: Accuser: A-2 ords concerning procedure for those jobs. Charges: 1—-Villifying and threatening Trial CommlHse: O. Metting. Jr., M-31j 2—Bringing disrepute on l^ion and offi­ official in the course of his duties. 2— P. Valentine, V-72; L. O'Leary, 0-6; E. cials by misconduct outside Union hall. Refusing to leave premises closed to Herek, H-423i M. Liuzza, L-485-; D. Mo­ 3—Abusing dispatcher and interfering In public after refusing to identify himself lina, M-680. his discharge of duties. 4—Disorderly as a member. 3—Refused to cooperate Findings: The committee finds the ac­ conduct in Union haU while drunk. with Union officials after Identifying cused guilty of four different counts, two Trial Committee: A. Stracciollni, S-85S; himself as a member. others being dismissed. They recommend J. Popa, P-135i G. Pagano, P-196i C. Trial Commlttaa: Jes.se Bailgher, B-140, that he be fined $50 on each of the four Rice, R-330; J. Batson, B-713. Golden Parker, P-49: John Seiferth, S-166; counts,, payable after making a trip. MFOYf Seeks Welfare Boosts SAN FRANCISCO—Delegates to the coastwise conference of port agents of the SlU-affiliated Marine Fireman, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Association have r^ommended changes in the union's welfare dnd pension plans, and in other union procedures. The agents suggested that"< the union officials contact the the amounts allowed under the Ing pensions should be allowed to welfare plan trustees as to the surgery schedule. vote in any regular referendum advisability of including hospital­ ization for dependent parents of single union members, and a limited plan for doctor's calls. They also called for an increase in Among the medical staff directors from Staten Island marine hospital who honored Dr. John L. Wil­ son (seated, center) for his services as medical officer in charge were (seated, I to r) Dr. F. S, French, Dr. Wilson, Dr. L. Johnson; standing. Dr. D. C, Miller, Dr. R, H. Moore, Dr, I, li^auer, Dr .W. W. Car­ penter, Dr. P. E. Walker and Dr. T. Perrin. The affair was sponsored by the SIU. It was also recommended that ballot, although they would not be negotiations be held with the West allowed to have voice or vote at Coast shipowners to do away with membership meetings. the sixty-day clause in the present It was also recommended that vacation setup, and substitute a "12 the dues of the membership should months" accumulated time basis. be changed tO a basis of $30 $ Under the present plan, if a mem­ quarter, or $120 a year, and that ber sails with one line for six this amount should include all months' accumulated time basis assessments^' and does not re-ship with it with­ in sixty days for another six months, he loses the added two weeks vacation time. Under the proposed basis however, any time put In on any West Coast company would be pooled to make a seaman's 12 months' accumulated time count for the extra vacation. The delegates selected a commit­ tee to bring the constitution up to date, and incorporate various changes made in recent years. In reviewing shipping conditions, the agents thought that the union might again take into consideration the possibility of having standby gangs in the different ports. Upon completion of the amal­ gamation of the pension plans now in process, they felt that benefits paid imder the plan could be in­ creased. In conjunction with this they proposed that all men receiv-1 . J- �• • • r> jtar 19,1957. SEAFARERS Page Nina LOG ^•ew methods of homebuilding, pictured below, are being employed to lick severe . housing problem. Several huge projects are underway on the island under the lead of the In­ ternational Basic Economy Cor­ poration, a Rockefeller-spon­ sored organization designed to assist backward economies. Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union is sponsoring one of these proj­ ects. The Ne^ Lpoii •: • '"'-hyyl*}: in Puerfd After concrete slab is poured, workmen set up framework of steel reinforcement rod's The old Puerto Rico of eroded hillsides, tarpaper shacks and lowpaid homework as pic­ tured at right is the' target of "Operation Boostrap." Vigorous efforts are undetwayts,to eliminate these condi­ tions. Huge tower Is lowered to Bull Line Brookl:p dock for ship­ ment to PR oil refinery. Thermoelectric plant near San Juan helps fill growing demand for electric power. Famed Caribe Hilton Hotel tes­ tifies to growth of' tourism as a Puerto Rican industry. Traditionally an area of poverty and industrial backwardness, the island of Puerto Rico is striving mightily to boost job opportu­ nities, living standards and fu­ ture expansion through "Opera­ tion Bodffstrap." Among other aspects, the program involves development of industry and im­ provement of housing. Seafarers have an important stake in the program which has brought 405 new industrial estab­ lishments to the island in the past ten years. Since SlU-contracted companies such as Bull, Water­ man, Alcoa and TMT are the, ma­ jor steamship services to the mi ^ island, the expansion of island industry promises a parallel ex­ pansion of trade and job oppor­ tunities for SlU men. In addition, the SlU and the International Brortlerhood of Longshoremen between them rep­ resent what is probably the larg­ est organized abor force on the island and as such pjay a vital role in the future of Puerto Rico's trade union movement. Pictured here ore a few of the aspects of the "new look" in Puerto Rico as opposed to the old agricultural and homework economy, which held the island in thrall for many years. Keeping pace with the "new look," SIU recently moved to nev/ -quarters in San Juan whipli it shares with the Internatiopfi,lJBroth^er|j hood of Longshoremen. I J "'c'i: SiF f Crane then deposits framework in place for pouring of concrete walls. •it Results are neat, attractive homes with lawns, paved streets, sewers and other needs. Island's growth means plenty of -'-•I �rf Tea SEAFARERS Coal Ship Mate Fires 11 MCS cldtimer Sigvart Johnson (left) giadhands MCS patrolman Wilder Smith in New York before heading back to Norfolk for another crack at an American Coal job. Johnson had been on the Casimir Pulaski. MCS Vet, 70, Set For 2nd Coal Stint (Continued from page 3) possible to give the NMU members every edge including the handing out of overtime." The chief engi­ neer told me that if I made more overtime than the NMU men, then the NMU men would quit the ship. Tf the NMU loses the election he said, 'then I lose my job.' So he and the other engineers were doing everything to see to it th^ the NMU men got the overtime.'" Further commedting on the type of men District 50 is "supplying" the coal ships Ramos reported that after the first trip the company fired the captain, the chief and all the other officers except one mate and one engineer. "On the way over on the first trip one of the engineers started running wild on the ship. The captain had to tie' him up and put him in the sick bay. So one of the engine utilities was put to work to pinch-hit as the 3rd assistant." Marine Cooks and Stewards oldtimer Sigvart Johnson is going to celebrate his 70th birthday next week in an unusual way—by throwing in for another job on the American Coal ships. Just off the Casimir : Pula.ski for a brtef rest and stand by," he concluded, "and then refresher ashore, Johnson has after this is all over I'll return to headed back to Norfolk to help the West Coast and take it easy." the SIU keep its lead over the National Maritime Union in the coal fleet. The spry, agile oldtimer is typi­ cal of the many men who have come forward from the SIU West • Coast affiliates—the Sailors Union QUESTION: The tanker industry is planning some 40 offshore dis­ of the Pacific, Marine Firemen's charge stations, so that the new supertankers will not have to come into Union and Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Union and are doing a terrific a dock. How do you think shore leave could be worked out under job to win the coal ship battle. this kind of a system? Carrying a 1908 discharge on US ships (he started sailing in 190.5 Joe Wolanski, OS: Personally, I Louis Mazza, FWT: A man is from his native Norway) Johnson certainly entitled to liberty, and don't like the idea of a ship not is a shoo-in for the next opening entering port. with those popu­ in liis rating on the coal ships. The men are en­ lar Canadian Scorn For District 50 titled to get off ports, something and enjoy them­ will have to be Johnson was saloon mess on the selves. The best Casimir Pulaski and had nothing done. The best way I see would but scorn for the District 50 offi­ thing I can t^nk be to work in cers aboard. "The rank and file of is, using shifts, shifts, some got along pretty well," he said, four hours on, working while "but those damn fink officers are four off, or some­ the others get all pro-NMU." thing of that na­ leave and then ture duringthe "The 1st and 3rd mates aboard unloading and they would get leave when the first did nothing but hardtime me in gang comes back. refueling. the saloon all trip," he said. "They were always coming in late, for t t 4. *4 4. Gerald Sheehey, OS: Since some supper and making things tough R. R. Teets, Oiler: If it is a short men on the ships want overtime, run, one-half the crew could work in other ways." Johnson, who hails from Seattle, let them work in one port while flew in to Norfolk to make the while . the com­ the other half coal ships. "I hadn't been able pany supplies works in the next to sleep on the plane so when I launches to take port. If it is a got to the hotel in Norfolk at 5 the rest of the long run, then crew ashore. This PM I went to sleep. At 7:30 I was they would have called to go to the doctor for way the Union to use shifts, examination and the next morning will benefit with some of the doubly —first by I was on the ship?' crew working the the men having > Was On CoUier first few hours more overtime, and getting the His first American ship was actu­ and second by ally back in 1907 on a coastwise the company hiring more men to next off when the rest come back. collier run. In 1908 he went to the run the launches. West Coast on a Union Oil tanker 4 4* 4> 4> and has been shipping there ever Call Erickson, Deck: I think the G. Morales, FWT: The company since. "I'm going back to Norfolk to company should have a relief crew should use special taxis, three or com* aboard t four times a day, when the ship Is each time taking pulling in, and a part ^ of the have them un­ crew in as they load. This w fy come off duty. the entire crew This is how it is Under the SIU contract, US could get leave at done in Puerto Public Health Service doctors the same time. Rico on the oil havet the final say on whether Some companies bunkers there. or not a man is fit for duty. If are doing this The taxis run day tliere is any question about now and . find it and night, and as your fitness to sail, check with speeds up un­ far as I could the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient ojinic fqr^ ta ;^iog. loading,!, and- c^eatos,,better,.rela­ seet, everything k was .vqry satis­ factory. tions with the men. INOUIRING SEAFARER A; USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip I •' I July It, ItSI LOO ALCOA CLIPPIR (AlcM), June Chairmen, •. Moydf Secretary, L. Nlchelaa. 84 hours disputed over* time in deck dept. 336 hours dis­ puted overtime in engine dept. AU crockery, glassware and stainless steelware to be returned to gaUey. ALCOA PI0ASU8 (Alcoa), June * —Chairman, L. Phillips; Secretary, R; Ulatowskl. Ship's fund tlO.63. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Electri­ cian's shower faulty—should be at­ tended to. Keys to betaiade for crew's bathrooms. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June * —Chairman, |.. Larkint; Sacratary, J. Brasflald. Few hours disputed over­ time, and delayed sailing. To see patrolman in New York. Reports accepted. Cups to be returned alter at lingapore to be Inspected. Food not up to SIU standards wiU ba returned and ship wiU not sail untU At food is put aboard. Present food not edible. FORT H08KIN8 (CItlat Barvica), May 35 — Chairman, A. Van Dyka; Sacratary, R. Holt. Two membera opposa delegate's report. No dis­ puted overtime. New delegate elected. Hot water heater in gMley to ba re­ paired. Thermostat not to be touched. One man drinking and late in reliev­ ing watch. Book read on duties of •hip's delegate. HURRICANE (Waterman), June Chairman, a. Braxton; SecraAry, H. aAr Carmlchaal. New delegate to inform captain about new agreement—draws to be put out in every port, not every five days. No beefs, everything run­ ning smoothly. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Chips to be returned to pantry. Delegate to see engineer about shower head, in deck dept. MADAKET (Waterman), Juna 8 — Chairman, P. Arthofer; Sacratary, C. West. Cook left ship in Bremerhaven due to illness. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to 4-8 watch for cleanliness. Step ladder from gangway to deck should have hand rails. Lagging in deck dept. shower should be covered. Cut port hole in door leading to officers' quarters. Check top rung on foremost crosstrea. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Saas Shipping), June 9 — Chairman, V. DlOlaaome; Secretary, A. Notturne. Ship's fund 81. Some disputed overtime—to be referred to patrolman on arrival. Re­ port accepted. Suggestion that purser be brought before patrolman regard­ ing draws, slop chest, overtime and hospitalized seaman. Steward to requi­ sition stores in Boston and if refused by captain to be referred to ship's delegate. Steward dept. beef on over­ time to ba referred to patrolman. using. Corn bread to be eooked more often for dinner. Good cooper­ ation among crew this trip. BIENVILLR (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, W. Coutant; Sacratary, A. Johnson. One AB walked • off ship; replacement also walked off. Heported to H. Troxclair. Cook drunk and performing. Failed to turn to for four days. Detailed report read at meeting—to be presented at port of payoff and placed in minutes. Ship's fund 812.5S. SIU tug victory communication. Discussion on use of laundry and bathrooms. ROBIN TUJCFORD (Robin Line), March 31—Chairman, H. Curry; Sac­ ratary, L. Harris. Ship's fund 938.84. Present delegate retained. Pantry and messhall to be left clean. Wash­ ing machine wringer not to be toe tight when wringing bulky clothes. April 23-^Chalrman, J, Kumor; Searatary, L. Harris. Ship's fund *18.43. Some beefs in deck dept. Discussion on Union overtime; deck and engine department painting. Juna 9—Chairman, J. McKarrk; Sec­ retary, L. Harris. Ship's fund *3.4*. Some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine co­ operation and fine job. BEATRICR (Bull), June 14—Chair­ man, A. Isaac; Secretary, A. Priend. Repairs not completed. To be re­ ferred to patrolman. Very happy ship —no beefs—good chow—no fights— plenty night lunch. Need some beer. Report accepted. Showers and bath­ rooms to be locked in port. Delegate to contact patrolman about keys and locks. Vote of thanks to cooks. SANTORR (Ore Navigation), June 4 —Chairman, C. Kellogg; Sacratary, R. CATHERINE (Drytrans), March 31—* Chairman, P. Wldegren; Sacratary, C. Shirah. Ship's fund *10.81. New delegate elected. NO smoking in gal­ ley. ^eed two salt and pepper shak­ ers On each table in messroom. May 12—Chairman, N. Pattarian; Sacratary, C. Sharah. Beef on menu. Ship's fund *10.81. To write head­ quarters about beef. Discussicni on menu change. Need port hole screens, door keys for foc'sles. DEL MAR (Miss.), Juna 4—Chair­ man, R. Stough, Jr., Secretary, C. Dowllng. Two men missed ship. One man rejoined ship: gear inventoried and wlU ba left in New Orleans hall. Two clocks removed from lounge to be replaced. No major beefs. Ship's fund 8339.33. Purchased bulbs for projector and postage for films. No logs and no disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Suggest placing over­ time Blip totals in pay envelope. Pres­ ent system inadequate. Two games scheduled—none played. Collected S60 for athletic fund. Spent 823 for shirts. Balance 838. Suggest regular amount of money be set aside from fund for films, nlovle projector to be checked and repaired. Need bulbs and springs for projector. Need new films. Motion to save only one com­ plete set of records for preceding year over a year old and dispose of other material of no value. Suggest night lunch be put out earlier. Suggestlon to read of safety' d minutes " meetings and facts and findings be recorded in an effort to minlmlzn accidents and stress safer working conditions. DOROTHY (Bull), Juna «—Chair­ man, O. Brannan; Sacratary, T. Oraanay. Everything running smooth­ ly. Communications read ahd posted. Reports accepted. To contact patrol­ man regarding buttermilk. Delegates to post list of names and brand of cigarettes requested. Need new wash­ ing machine or repair old one. Ques­ tion on grade and condition of meat received from the Hilton. Need new mattresses, metal straps and small springs in some rooms. EDITH (Bull), Juna 15—Chairman, A. Adomatll; Secretary, M. McClurc. Need new washing machine. Elected new delegate. Coffee dlscus.slon on whether to use coffee pots or urns. FELTORE (Ore Nav.), Juna 4 — Chairman, J. Waha; Secretary, W. Strickland. One man critically in­ jured at Sparrows Point. One man went to hospital in Panama—did not return to ship. Sailed short deck engineer.' Report accepted. Need bul­ letin board for recreation room. Vote of thanks to fireman for rescuing in­ jured man from water. JOSEFINA (Winchester), June 2— Chairman, A, There; Secretary, J. Marelar. Ship's delegate resigns. Orfe man hospitalized—Injured In Goa. Few hours disputed overtime. One man reported to patrolman. -Few beefs in engine dept.; .settled. New delegate elected. Any partiality shown by steward to officers in re­ gard to food will be reported to headquarters by special letter and he will be brought up on charges at payoff. All £o9d and . stores , put ^abpjai?d Dabardelaban. New delegate elected. Discussion about members drinking and fighting aboard ship. Poem sent to LOG. Ship's fund S4.60. Soma disputed overtime—to be referred to patrolman. Delegate to see patrol­ man about mattresses ordered eight months ago. No effort made on com­ pany part to replace same. All mat­ tresses to be checked upon arrival in port. Need new washing machine or old one repaired. Vote of thanks to organizing and negotiating commit­ tees for job well done regarding tug­ boats and American Coal ships. SEAMAR (Calmer), Juna 9—Chair­ man, A. Chrlstansen; Sacratary, J. Bowman. Report accepted. New delegate elected, . Members to ba properly dressed in messhall at all times. < Beefs against steward dept. to be brought ujr thru proper chan­ nels. Beef on serving cold meat and soup. Delegate to ba sura to type and mall in minutes. 8EATRAIN L0U8IANA (Sastrain), June 15—Chairman, 8. Oarcla; Sacra­ tary, V. Whitney. New delegate elected Ship's fund *36.79. Report accepted. Notified Union about be­ havior of 3rd mate. Discussion on light switch: two cold suppers per week; better grade of ice cream; domlnos for crew to be bought from ship's fund. 8HINNEC0CK BAY (Tankship Managemant), Juna I—Chairman, R. Knolei; Sacratary, B. Falk. AU books and pernUts to be presented to board­ ing patrolman. Ship to be sougeed. especially passageways and foc-sles. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), June •—Chairman, O'Hannatey; Secretary, R. O'Dowd. Used *4 of fund for workaway to purchase cigarettes. Messman left ship gfter a limit draw and failed to return. Was hired off beach by captain: worked one day and failed to sail with ship to States. Ship's fund 88c. Approximately 75 hours overtime. Repair list submit­ ted. Resolution and motion to be re: penalty of one hour overtime for any member required to dump garbage back after or check steering engine (when there is no passage from eng. room), etc., when company falls to provide a catwalk on aU deck cargos. New treasurer elected. Garbage not to be dumped aft midship house in port. Consult captain about wash-" ing down day after sailing. Clear deck of wire and lines. Second safe­ ty meeting held. In six weeks only one minor accident with no loss of time. Oificers and crew show serious attitude toward safety program. VALCHEM (Vsltentlnc Tankers), May 25—Chairman, S. Kersey: Sec­ retary, W. Nesta. Ship's fund *29.50. Spent 50c to send Important Uociiments to seaman by registered mail. Sailed one dayman short. Some dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Repair lists to be submitted. - New delegate elected. New treasurer elected. Keep messhall and pantry clean when eating between meals. Discussion concerning trouble caused by an OS and dayman. Delegate to caU Phila. SIU hall and send patrolv pan ^to eSfiip , t,o< s^ttlo flyuaUpp. , , '• , �') j«i7 II. im SEAFARERS Out Of The Past 1 Face Elcrea IPG House Gets Bill To Give Sea Hiring Recognition WASHINGTON—A bill to uphold the legal status of the hiring hall in both the maritime and construction industries has been introduced in the House by Rep. Thomas M. Felly (R.-Wash.). It is virtually identical with bill (HR 8422),-hiring halls in all an earlier measure put for­ industries employing skilled and ward by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson to cover maritime hiring hails only (S.2029). Sen. Magnuson 'D.) is also from the state of Washington. The Pelly bill differs only where it would recognize not only the union-operated hiring hall, as in maritime, but also "a hiring hall operated jointly by employee and employer," as is the case in some sections of the building trades. For the purposes of the Pelly unskilled menribers of crafts or trades in building and construc­ tion operations would be covered. Both measures cover licensed and unlicensed personnel in "off­ shore, coastal, intercoastal, or in­ land transportation," as well as longshore operations. They have been referred for action to the labor committees in each chamber. Both have the fuU endorsement of the SIU and other maritime unions. Hail tsf Graduates Of AfCS Sthooling SAN FRANCISCO—Diplomas have been handed out to the first graduating class of the recently-dedicated Marine Cooks and Stewards training center at Santa Rosa, California. A "simple ceremony marked the completion of training for for nomination and election of part of the students who union officials In the first MCS entered the school on March 25, the first day of training in the center. Others who also began the class shipped out prior to gradua­ tion and will receive their diplo­ mas after returning and complet­ ing their formal instruction. Pre­ sentation of the diplomas was made by Ed Turner, International vicepresident, SIU of NA. Present at the ceremony uere union and employee representa­ tives and civic leadei*s from Santa Rosa. Among the ratings receiving certificates were bakers, .butchers, cooks, waiters and room stewards. Agents Conference At the same time the first for­ mal agents' conference of the MCS got under way on July 1. On the agenda for consideration were the Union's participation in the various activities .of the Maritime Trades Department, the welfarepension plans, and clarification of certain shipping rules. The agents also took into con­ sideration the necessary procedure election now coming up. NY Reports Broad MAW Pact Gains - For some short-sighted reason, company people high up in the maritime industry still hanker for the "bad old days" of NEW YORK—Seafarers in this port have been kept fairly busy the 1920's and 1930's. They look back with nostalgia to the during the past two weeks helping times when the seaman was held in semi-servitude and treated the Marine Allied Workers Divi­ with' somewhat less consideration than a beast, of burden. sion organizational drive. At pres­ Paul Macro The blacklist system that these shipping officials have worked ent, some 16 companies in the ma­ Please contact your brother-in- out with the connivance of the National Maritime Union rine field have signed contracts, law, Salvatore Turco at Cambridge comes straight out of this dismal past when the' bucko skip­ but a number more are expected St., Burlington, Mass. per, the crimp hall operator and the shipowner were absolute to follow suit in the near future on lords of their respective domains. Fred O. Fleischmann completion of negotiations pow go­ ing on. In those days, the niian who spoke up in protest against rot­ Would you please get in touch In addition to these, reports with your parents at 25-44 41 St., ten food, vermin, low wages, or overwork was chased off the Claude Simmons, port agent, the Long Island City, N.Y. ship; usually without much ceremony either. Then when MAW has picketing going on with maritime unions on both coasts started showing signs of re­ 'George E. Kinc three other companies. vival, the shipowners came up with the infamous Copeland Contact the Welfare Sei-vices Shipping Back To Normal Department in SIU headquarters "fink book" proposal which would have made every seaman On the shipping scene, things in reference to important papers carry a record of his "conduct" and "character," in a continu­ are getting back to normal in this ous discharge certificate. being held for you. area. Shipping for the past two Led by the Sailors Union of the Pacific, organized seamen weeks has been good with a fairly Andrew Danlluk gave the fink book the "deep six." But, now the shipowners steady turnover in Jobs on vessels Please send forwarding address have come up with another scheme which is far slicker and for Dunkerque photographs to the more dangerous. The entries will be made behind the sea-, SAN FRANCISCO—Job activity paying off. There were 35 vessels in port during the past period. LOG. man's back in the Marine Index files, and no NMU member on the West Coast was quieter than They included 22 paying off, five Would the person who was ti'y- will ever be able to- tell when the lightning will strike him usual during the past period. This signing on and eight in transit. All port was very slow, shipping only of these ships were in good shape ing to get in touch with Harvey and leave him stranded high and dry on the beach. 41 men. But this is expected to be and running smooth, with no ma­ Hill concerning a bank deposit in No Hearings, No Appeals only temporary and should pick up. jor beefs on any of them. Inglewood, California, please con­ No doubt apologists for the blacklist will proclaim piously The following vessels paid off: tact him at the SIU hall, 450 Har­ that the working seaman has "nothing to fear"—that the ,There were no vessels paying off and only two signing on. They were Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Partner, Al­ rison St., Sari Francisco, Calif. blacklist is really only aimed at the performers and foul-ups. the Iberville (Pan-Atlantic) and coa Planter. Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Harvie Murray But the mechanics of the system show up this claim as a fraud. Choctaw (Waterman). The Steel Di­ Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ Your sister, Mrs. Mary E. Am­ By concentrating all authority as it does in the hands of Ma­ rector (Isthmian), Marymar, Ken- riers); Seatrain New Jersey. Seadahl, would like you to get in rine Index an\i the shipowner; taking the word of the skip­ mar (Calmar), Yaka, Andrew Jack­ train New York (Seati-ain); Calmar touch with her. Her address is 961 per as the final and absolute truth without any provision for son (Waterman) and Ocean Eva (Calmar);" Frances, Beatrice, Eliza­ West MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, appeal or any kind of hearing before an impartial group, on (Ocean Carriers) were in-transit beth, Dorothy, Arlyn, Kathryn California. • Bull); Ideal X, Almena, Maxton the charges, and finally, by not including any "statute of lim­ (Pan-Atlantic); John B. Waterman Jerry and family itations" on the shipboard offense, the blacklist system clear­ (Waterman), Robin Doncaster. Rob­ Troy Thomas received your ly is designed as a club to keep seamen "in line." .The ship­ in Kettering (Seas); Steel Admiral cards and would like to hear from owner is judge, jury and prosecutor all rolled in "one. The (Isthmian) and the Council Grove you. Please send him your correct (Cities Service). addi-ess.,He is located at PO Box plain fact of the matter is that any seaman in the NMU who is fired off a ship for any reason is now subject to being The Atlantic Producer (Pan 17, Waresboro, Ga. TAMPA—Although shipping was Oceanic Nav.); Steel Scientist, blacklisted out of the industry. Jack Devine We can just imagine how some skippers, who are irritated poor during the past period in this Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Jeffer­ Your step-sister, Mrs. Florence by a crew delegate's insistence on contract enforcement, will area, it is expected to pick up' son City Victory (Victory Car­ Jannatte, would like to get in in the coming weeks. There were riers) and the Robin Locksley touch with you. Please contact her, react from now on. "I'll fix this SOB. I'll fire him and put it no vessels paying ofT or signing (Seas) signed on. at Route 25 (box 48), Middle Is­ down in the logbook as a 'serious breach of discipline'." Then on. The Vai Chem (Heron), Alcoa land, Suffolk County, Long Island, that cre^member has had it. There were six vessels'calling Runner (Alcoa), Mankato Victory N. Y. As for the NMU leadership, its subservient role in establish­ at the port to be serviced. They (Victory C a r r i e r si, Seatrain ing the blacklist is something for which it will have to an­ were the Madaket, LaSalle, An- Georgia (Seatrain), Pennmar and Raymond Queen It is very important that you swer to its own membership. From where we sit though, it tinous. Morning Light (Waterman); Calmar (Calmar) and Isthmian's contact -your mother, Mrs. P. strikfeis us as a iM-etty shabby spectacle and a mockery of trade Steel Rover (Isthmian) and the Steel Seafarer and Steel King called into port to be sex-viced. Del Rio (Mississippi). > Queen, at Cove Gap, West Virginia. union princifde. Temporary Lull Hits San Fran. Tampa Eyes Job Pick-Up �f •' ^ Puce Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG Santore Baker Knows His Dough Nobody would be very surprised if the ship's reporter on the Santore got a big kick out of writing about the birthday party held recently for shipmate Edward J. DeBardelaben. DeBardelaben, of course, is the reporter in question. He was agreeably "surprised" with a 22-pound cake for an im-+ birthday celebration plump crew. of pie and cake you can name to by "one of the best in the field "For breakfast," says DeBar­ give us something different every of baking, none other than Stanley 'Sea Guir Wojton." (He's probably a weight-lifter, too!) Obviously a go'od public relations man, DeBardelaben knows where his bread is buttered and spreads it around accordingly. As a re• porter, though, he also should have found out about his own surprise party in advance, but we'll pardon the oversight this time. Turning again to the baker, who is the real hero-of this piece, De­ Bardelaben says "everyone is very satisfied with his work." If the breakfast pastry menu he cited is any indieation, Wojton must make the Santore gang a real happy. delaben, "we get hot raisin bread, Danish goodies of all kinds, cinna­ mon buns dipped in honey and fresh bread that stays fresh and soft for days." Wojton is no slack­ er either in making "every kind meal." Anytime the crew asks for something they get It the next meal. "The entire gang offers its best wishes to him for the future. No matter what ship he's on he'll always be tops with us." Artisan Lauds Doctor's Aid LOG-A-RHYTHM: Queen Of The River By Roy Fleischer Oh! She was a proud ship. An wise and compassionate ship As she stately traveled Up the river, Lifting her skirt in front And letting it trail behind. All lace and foam. Spread like a peacock's tail Across the blue water. Now and then she dipped slightly. Majestically, Bowing to the waves That clamored around her For recognition. Like a mob around any queen. Even slapping her sides in frenzied enthusiasm. But she did not become ruffled By such goings on. Calm and composed. She held her course, Not once looking back At the disorder behind her. Eyes straight ahead On the future, V/histles blowing, The queen ojf the river boats. Editor, " SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 5ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) JV- NAME STREET ADDRESS Some of the gang on the Steel Artisan gathers on deck for picturetaking after presentation of gift to Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Jentgen (rear, 4th and 5th from left), who were passengers on the last round-the-world run. Ship's delegate Harry Benner (front, 2nd from left) conveyed the crew's thanks for the couple's medical as­ sistance and other help during the voyage, in the form of an en­ graved chronometer set. Photo by Marvin White. 8IU RAll DIRECTORY VICTORIA. BC SlU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstcrn 7-il900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Slieehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON "....4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 7-6358 LAKE CHARLES. La 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 323 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. Ben Rees. Agent MAdlson 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Culls.j Agent Phone 2-5996 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff, Agent Dougias 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St. E. B. McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent Elliott 4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. 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Calif... .510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 STATE SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 • r« an old tubscrlbar and hava a WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 ehanga of addrett, plaata giva your NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn formar address balow: HYacinth 9-6165 t ' HALIFAX. N.S \ V CITY .........ZONE. §TATE ^•.s •• 128% Hollli St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. Wert PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5391 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. t EMplre 45719. Asks No Let-Up On Performers another ship tod do the same things all over again. How long can we go on? We To the Editor: t the membership must answer In the last LOG (June 7, for this, and we cant take too 1957) I read a piece that should long with it. Guys moan when have been written years ago. a ship goes under foreign "flag The writer- should receive a and cuss the company out, but medal for it. they never stop to think that The headline on the letter business must go on and can go was indeed well put; It was on without them. "Homesteaders Taken To Task," It happens in the factories and the writer was Brother M. ashore and will come In mari­ Gottschalk. This man really did time, too. Go ashore and try to a wonderful job. He hit on the bluff your way. Try going to work gassed up—or have some of you tried it already and that's why you're back? Bad Apple Ruins 100 There are a lot of wonderful guys going to sea, but there's always one foul-up to ruin 100 good men. Wake up, men. Our officials have a hard job to do; it's up to the rest of the mem­ All letters to the editor for bership to weed out the foul-ups publication in the SEAFAR­ and those who can't do a job ERS LOG -must be signed even if it means revising our by the writer. Names will rules and regulations and get­ be withheld upon request. ting guys mad. Don't forget that you have to homesteaders; now let me say live with these men. It's no a bit about the "chiefs." We seem to have plenty of good beefing on a ship or at the chiefs these days, but no In­ payoff and then forgetting it. dians. Everybody wants to sail That's why it goes on and on. bosun or steward or chief elec­ 1 think we should have a school trician or chief wiper. It doesn't for ship's delegates so they can matter what, as long as they are be fully responsible for the chiefs. The funny part about foul-ups and pull no punches. It is that many of the same Something must be done, and ones who want to sail chief are you and you alone must do It, for you are the membership the worst ones at their trade. and you are the Union. Can't Do Jobs Dave Barry Some of these guys who won't sail in anything but a top rat­ ing have the nerve to tell other guys to do things they can't do themselves. Then if the next guy doesn't do it, the so-called To the Editor: bosun or steward raises hell. 1 am one of the oldtimers on Yet if one of these chiefs has this American Coal beef and to sail at a lower rating they want to say that the hall on are always the first ones to say Colley Street in Norfolk is the that the guy they have to take finest set-up I've ever seen. Each orders from is a dumb bunny, and every person connected and 1 don't mean bunny. In the with the operation of the hall last few years 1 have personally deserves a lot of credit. run into quite a few of these Everything to make the oldguys. tinrers comfortable is and has What really burns me up is been done. There are cigarettes, that while they're In.the Union tobacco, ice cream, milk, cold hall, they«always let you know drinks and the best of sand­ what great guys they are and wiches, plus restaurants to go hoA' they really tell those mates to at all times, if you like. The off. But once on a ship all they sleeping quarters are all In fine say to the mate is yes, yes, yes shape. and, as >Iong as the mate gives One meets no strangers at them overtime, the yesses really that hall, just a gang of old men fly and to hell with their ship­ who were called on to do mates. It seems that the day of a job. I'll truly say they re­ the shipmate is gone. These are sponded ready for the call. the days of hurray for me and Maybe after we win this deal to hell with you. the welfare plan will revise the Should Prove Ability disability-pension plan so that 1 am in favor of having every we who sailed 40 or more years man who has a rating and those ago and have made the sea our who are getting one to prove life's work can qualify. they are capable of doing their Many of us will never get the jobs and don't get them Just 12 years of. seatime now re­ because they have the seatime. quired, as we are all over 60 It's time every man realized he years old. And we would like is only hurting himself when he to retire and take it easy for goes aboard a ship and can't the time left to us. We are tol­ do the job. Our agreements say erated on the ships, though we we are responsible for putting know we are not wanted either capable men on a ship, but I by officers or crew, sometimes Wonder if we do. This coal beef may be the 1 just came off a ship which best thing that could have hap­ had two daymw who weren't pened for us old young men. even good ordinary seamen. Robert W. Scales Yet one sailed bosun and the other carpenter. The carpenter couldn't go into a hold or a tank, and I don't even know what to say about the ojher one. He couldn't go anywhere but To the Editor: to the sack and the table. This We'd like to thank all the may sound funny, but it isn't as brothers in Tampa, especially funny as it sounds. Anthony Blanchard for his dona­ We have men at the head of tion of blood for my father, this Union who are fighting to F. H. Delgado. He still is very make It stronger and organize sick In a local hospital with very new companies, ^et some guys little hopes for recovering. keep fouling up and making It gives you a warm feeling trouble. There are some gas- to know you have friends at a hounds who pay $50 fines on time like this. one 3hlp, get off, go right on Mrs. John Croft letters To The Editor Wants Pension Rules Eased Up Hails Tampa Blood Donors Canadian District ADDRESS July 19, 1957 "Give the liiouse a drink.. �'-pa Jidy 19, 1957 •AMUBL P. MILLBR (aetfon Ship­ ping), Jun* 15—Chairman, H. Higglnbolham; Sacratary, J. Smith. Over­ time almost finished. Purchased books and magazines from fund. Ship's fund tl. Some disputed over­ time. One man hospitalized in Hono­ lulu. Bosun stood watch—no day man available. AH doors to be closed while in port except gangway door. People to be kept out. Washing maeliine to be fixed. Loud talking in passageways to be stopped. No spare fans aboard. Steward dept. given vote of thanks for good food and service. I SEAFAkERS gether on safety precautions. Need extra LOGS. Ship's fund $14.59. Han missed ship twice. Report accepted. Suggestion to stop chipping aroupd messhall during lunch. Notified head­ quarters about poor sanitary condi­ tions. Keep recreation room, pantry and messhall clean. ARMONK (NJ Industries), April 2t —Chairman, C. Cantwall; $acratary, D. O'Connor. .No expectorating on deck. Captain will give US -money. Doors to be closed in cold weather during meals. New delegate elected. Linen to be distributed on Friday in­ ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), June stead of Sunday. Steward refusCs to 22—Chairman, J. Higgins) Secretary, put out canned fruit, to be reported D. Beard. Menus very unsatisfactory. captain. Two nien missed ship in Boston. No toJune C. Cantwail; cooperation to improve menus as re­ $ecretary,9—Chairman, D. O'Connor. If payoff not quested. Ship's fund $2.68. Report made on arrival there will a draw. accepted. Steward giving dent, lot Cigarette butts not to be be thrown In of abuse when they claim overtime. passageways. Some disputed OT. Re­ quest pay statements for speedy payolT. MAXTON (Pan Atlantic), June 22— Xhalrman, ^J. Flinn; $acratary, M. Eschenke. Ail beefs squared away. Crew to glvev24-hours notice before lGa^ing ship. Ship's fund $47.40. Some disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted: To purchase c.ribbage boards end playing cards from ship's fund. Cots to bo placed Inside when not in use. Recreation room to be kept ciean. New delegate elected. Steward re­ fuses to serve canned fruit, tomato juice or fresh tomatoes. More variety of meats and vegetables needed. Night lunch monotoiious. Suppers not up to standard. Steward tight on desserts and sweets, aiso giving black gang a hard time on coffee. New cots to be removed from deck after using. ' OCEAN EVELYN (Ocean Trans.), June 14—Chairman, J. O'Rourke; $ecratary, V. Chavez. Beef about chief mate working on deck. Soma dis­ puted overtime. New delegate elect­ ed. Repair leaking faucet In galley. Portholes in engine dept. need re­ pairing and cleaning. Need porthole screens. Engineer to check heating system, rooms below do not get any heat. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine job. Fine cooperation of delegates. ALICE BROWN (Bioomfleld), May 5 —Chairman, J. Rawiint; Secretary, T. Schuitz. Money draws to be in Amer­ ican money. Alcoholic beverages not allowed aboard. Cleanliness in mess­ SEATRAIN GEORCIA (Seatralh), hall at night to be kept by everyone. June 22—Chairman, E. Vatis; Secre­ Men on watch designated certain tary, F. Clanagan. Safety minutes- table and to be served first. Improve submitted. Vacation blanks and wel­ night lunches, include eggs, sardines, fare cards available to all. Ship's and cooked meat. fund $32.40. Report accepted. Books and magazines purchased. Cantalopes June 1—Chairman, A. E. Cunning­ and desserts to be kept in refrigera­ ham! Secretary, R. Wardlaw. Repair tor untli served. Need more flyp.ipcr list turned In and started. Delayed In messroom. starting time disputed some not en­ titled. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), June 22—Chairman, J. Oribbie; , KERN. HILLS (Fairland) May $— Secretary, P. Brody. Some disputed Chairman, F. Throp; Sec. T. Ballard. overtime. Reports accepted. Dlscu.s- No mall 45 da.vs, sent wire to head­ slon on deck lights and fruits In sea­ quarters. No cots in Elat, to get son. them in Haifa. To see capt. about traveler's checks for next draw. Speak SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), to capt. about chief engineer sending June 19—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sec­ sick man on watch. retary, J. Ayala. Ship's fund $44.22. Reports . accepted. New delegate KATHRYN (Bull) June 9—Chairman, elected. Deck dept. rooms to be W. Ortiz; Secretary, A. Gonzalez. painted and aft on fantall. Repair $6 in ship's fund. Contacted patrol­ awning. Sanitary line clappers to be man about exhaust fan to be turned free. on in hot climate. Mirror in bosun's room to be put in. Exhaust fan for STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June toilets needed too. _ 10—Chairman, J. Rose, Jr., Secretary, L. White. Repairs completed. Ob­ M V DEL VIENTO (Mississippi) May tained new washing machine. Ship's 24—Chairman, P. Plaseik; Sec. B. F. fund $15. New delegate elected. Need D'Ferrafiet. Discussed the repair list. more cigarettes. Delegate requested Discussed the loggings aboard ship. proper handling of washing machine. One man was told to leave for no reason and this matter to be taken STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), June up with patrolman. Some disputed 15—Chairman, L. Eiiand; Secretary, overtime and this also will be turned A. Tacey. Two men left ship in Bom­ over to the patrolman. Have all bay. One man failed to rejoin ship mattresses inspected on board and <— headquarters notified. No launch have the bad ones renewed. This service—one man missed ship. matter to be taken up with the pa­ trolman for final results. The con­ TRANSATLANTIC (Tak), June 2— dition of the washing machine was Chairman, P. Conley; Secretary, L. discussed and it was agreed that we Pepper. Discussion on Sec. 28. Art. should consult the patrolman about it. II. Letter to be written headquarters The roaches are in every foc'sle and it regarding lack of cooperation by mas­ was time that something was done ter re: Union agreement on money about it,- The steward agreed to can­ draws in US currency and traveler's vas each foc'sle and make a Ust of checks. the mattre.sses that needed to be re­ newed and to requisition same. Re­ VALLEY FORGE (Penn. Nav.), May pair list was discussed and Hems 24—Chairman, D. Martin; Secretary, added to It. W. Harris. New delegate elected. —— (Ji Ship to be brought up to SIU stand­ DEL MAR (Miss.), June 14—Chplrards at end of trip. Draw wliKbe In man, R. $tough; Secretary, C. Dowllocal currency because of Yugoslav ing. .Ship's fund $128. All disputed laws. Sanitary men to clean laundry OT settled. New delegate elected. and recreation room. Repair list to Reports accepted. Movie projector to be made up and sent from Yugoslavia be repaired. Ail repairs completed. s& headquarters can handle matter with company office. This is first GEORGE A. LAWSON (Penn Corp.). trip under SIU contract. June 14—Chairman, J. Schmidt; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. One man short; YAKA (Waterman), May 24—Chair­ captain promises man at next port man, J. Denals; Secretary, S. Joseph. o'call. New delegate elected. Ship's Benches to be made for crew back iund $14.00. Coffee urn to be used at aft. Screen doors put up back aft. breakfast and coffee time: percolators Money draws put out in greenbacks at dinner and supper time. Beef on and yen. Good safety record—no in­ hot rakes not being ready on time. juries—crew and skipper working to- Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Burly LOG Faff* Thlrtcca Vatalie? She's A Plain Stick-In-The-Mud Now Saturday night was hardly the loneliest night of the week for the Natalie last June 29th Mn Yokohama. There was no lack of company for the ship. Three Army fireboats, six Japanese Are companies and about 9 PM Sunday. "There was a couple of Navy tugs came considerable damage," Michalik said, "and it looks like we'll be in the shipyard out here for a couple of months. Right now with half of Tokyo Bay in the three holds we're down by the head and stuck in about five feet of mud." There apparently were no injuries, con­ Chief cook Burke grabs a trary to earlier smoke on deck after a hot reports. doy in the galley during the After first ef­ Alma's run to Europe. forts to put the fire out with C02 foam were un­ successful, the Michalik ship was ordered away from the dock by the port director. It was feared "the fuel tank might, explode and endanger the lives of passengers aboard the APL round-the-world liner Presi­ dent Polk which was tied up ahead. Tug Shifted Ship Army tugs shifted the Natalie to the outer harbor at 2 AM Sunday after the blaze had spread, and the navy sent a salvage tug which pumped out most of the water, "but the ship is still stuck and listing. "For. a while^ we thought she was going to sink when the water started pouring into the lower passageways and seeping into the Even with a stanchion in the way, it's easy to see that Alma had a engine room. But, quick work by good trip. Among those on the poop deck ore Vega, PWT; Ziror the navy salvage ship in hooking up gone, deck engineer; Parker, oiler; Brock, DM; Benitz, OS, and about seven pumps quickly got Totro, wiper. The photos by George Zoiensky were sent in by things under control. Brock, ship's reporter. "On Sunday most of the crew was crying about the cargo of beer and whiskey that was destroyed in number two hold. As they'are not members of Alcoholic Anonymous or the WCTU, j'ou can see how deeply affected they were by the loss," Mich.ilik added. It may sound like a sausage or a pastry, but BrunsbuttelThe ship had arrived from San koog is really the newest port on Waterman's run to northern Francisco the same day, so most of Europe. the crew was ashore that night. The name of this town of-*'^ 10,000 persons located at the word that his mother back in the southern end of the Kiel Canal States had passed away, but his proved to be a real tongue-twister shipmates quickly stepped in to for the SIU gang on the City of ease the blow. Brock said, ship's Alma, hut neither this nor the delegate Paul L. Whitlow immedi­ generally chilly and damp weather ately took up a collection among in Europe at the time spoiled the the crew to send flowers and ex­ crew's good time. Bremei'haven, press the crew's condolences on Bremen, Rotterdam and Antwerp the loss. Hutto later addressed a ship's were the other ports of call along the way, so it's easy to figure why. meeting "to thank, everyone for their sympathy, understanding "Two Mishaps Only two events marred the trip, and help. Thus the meeting ended according to reporter K. A. Brock. with one minute of silence in First was the serious accident of memory of all our seafaring broth­ a German longshoreman who fell ers and loved ones." from the lower 'tween deck to the Now the Alma is in the Gulf bottom of the hold. Since he suf­ "and where we go from here is fered severe injuries, this man's anyone's guess." Maybe it'll be outlook was not too good at the back to Brunsbuttelkoog, fellas. It Little knowing they'd soon time the ship left. A short hatch would be a shame to have finally face the real thing, Tex Ringo board was believed to be the cause mastered the name just for one it pictured at the wheel of the of the mishap. measly visit. Once you've got the Once underway, jsix days out of pronunciation down pat you might Natalie on her previous trip. Rotterdam, wiper R. Hutto got even get to liking the place. Photo sent In by Pot Conley. alongside and on the dock to help whip a fire that broke out in num­ ber one hold. Most of the crewmembers who were ashore *lso came bapk during the night to help combat the stubborn blaze once word of it got around, ship's re­ porter Mike Michalik noted. The lire broke out in a cargo of cotton about 10 PM Saturday and was finally brought under control JVFW GERMAN PORT IS REAL TONGUE-TWISTER By Bernard Seaman 'l?ll �Pare Fonrteen The Gang's All Here Vk''- ii-v - SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN THE HOSFUALS MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno - USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George LltchBeld Elmer Baker William Mcllveen Edward Cannon William Mellon Estaban Cqnquet Thomas Rowe Victor B. Cooper Richard Savior Claudius Fisher Claude. Walker Gorman T. Glaze Albert Yumul Hetman Kemp The butcher, barber, bellboy and BR join messman Caspar Noto ^ (righrt as they mug for a photo on the Del Mar. Pictured I to rj ore Tony Russo, barber; Frank Seefeldt, BR; Vic Ronio butcher; Bernie Guarino, bellboy, and Noto, who submitted the photo. Reporter C. M. Dowling sent it in. Everybody but Gua­ rino gave the cameraman the glad-eye, but he seems to have something more interesting to occupy his attention. Ray Queen fright) gives one of those 'l-didn't-do-anything - whaddya - taking - mypicture-for?" looks to the shipboard photographer aboard the John B. Water­ man while others In the gang take a breather on deck. Photo by Anthony C. Aronica. Below, the galley gang on the Dorothy steps up for a shot at the camera. Who's who is anybody's guess, since no one let us know who took the pic­ ture or who's in it. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. August F. Eklund George T. Lampo* Alvole Green USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Albert A. Richards Leland Ashley Harold J. Romero WUliard T. CahlU Frank B. Rowell Edward CaudlU Charles M. Sllcox M. N. Gendron W. R. Walker E. Manuel James C. Mitchell USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Joseph J. Bass Robert G. Sawyer Will Beasley Maximo Tangalln Francis J. Boner Charles T. Taylor Frank Peskurlc USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Barbone Harry R. Lewis Timothy McCarthy John W. Blgwood Robert McLamore Charles R. Bourg John A. Moloney Henry Chemel Simon Morris James Crawford Michael Muzio* Serlo M. DeSosa Wlnford Powell William Drlscoll Randolph RatcllS Everett Fairbanks Toxle Samlord Leon Gordon Toefil Smlglelski WlUlam Hackett Herman Smith Martin Hagerty Wert A. Spencer James Hifdson George F. Johnson Melvln A. Spires Gerald L. Thaxtoa Oscar M. Jones Donnle R.'Tickle Ronald L. Karns Edward 6. Knapp James E. Ward Clifford Wuertz Leo Lang Jacob Zlmmer William Lawless USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. OdeU B. Powell Roy J. Barker Noah C. Carver Stefan Trzelnskl Sung C. Wang Alexander Lelner George Warrington Fred M. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Jose Blanco W. C. Sanders Jlmnile Littleton Leslie F. Swegan Fred Miller Edward Tresnick BlUle Padget USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Frank J. Bradley R. E. Kelley Charles Cantwell Obert J. Morgan Wayne T. Center Eugene G. Plahn John Flanagan USPHS HOSPITAL " MEMPHIS, TENN. Clauds F. Blanks Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke August Paneplnte W. E. Orzechowskl VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS John P. Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Benjamin Martin Eladlo Arls Albert MartlnelU Fortunato Bacomo Vlo Mllazzo John J. Drlscoll - Joaquin Minis Robert E. Gilbert - W. P. O'Dea William Guenther George G. Phlfer Bart E. Guranlck Graham Pulssegus Howard Hailey Winston Renny Percy Harrelson S. B. Saunders Taib Hassen O. E. Stuimaker Billy R. HUl Kevin B. Skelly Thomas Isaksen Ernest Smallwood Ira H. Kllgore Henry E. Smith Ludwlg Krlstlansen Stanley F. Sokol Frederick Landry Michael Toth Leonard Leldlg Harry S. Tuttle Patrick McCann VlrgU E. Wllmoth Archibald McGulgan Pon P. Wing Hubert Mclsaao Dexter Worrell USPHS.HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY WUliard Blumen John Klepadlo Simon Bunda Mauro Matonte George F. Crabtree Ahmed Mehssln Esteban Cruz Thomas Moncho Raymond M. Davis Robert Parker David B. Dunn Frafll Pnylor Rufus Freemen Markos Potirladls Burl Hali-e John H. Price Hans Hanssen ' James Rlst LoweU Harris Salvator Rivera Henry Herklnheln Jose Rodriguez Oskar Kaelep Manuel Bodrlgues Alfred Kaju Joseph Wread Shorthanded? t / Some of the boys on the John C. Kendall who ran out of razor blades on the wav into Barcelona, Spain, show off the whiskerworks on arrival. Up front {I to r) are Henry Bacon, OS, and Jim Brazell, wiper. C. Lanier, AB; Steamboat Ellison, OS; Aubry Smith, bosun, ^ and Star Wells, carpenter, bring up the rear. Wells turned in the. evidence. July 19. 195T LOG If a crewmenaber qulta whila a ship is In port, delegates are, asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all Jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Galveston PHS Offered Thanks To the Editor: During my recent stay and subsequent visits at the Galves­ ton marine hospital I not only received the most excellent care but also such kind treatment that I would like to express my gratitude to the sta^f. Particular thanks should go to Dr. R. B. Stewart, who went out of his way while off duty to pay me.a special visit. He also letters To The Mor .the Hudson Riv.or from there, and the Day Line does not operate on the East River. Brother Fleischer must have soared very high on his winged steed Pegasus. " But Joking aside, the artist takes his liberties; the poet, poetical license, and Brother Fleischer tries. He has the poetical spirit. Wish him lucltt ^ Auge Jorgens (Ed. note: Since the poet's best defense is an offense, Roy Fleischer's poem is on page 12. of tkis issue.) 4 4 4 • Union Welfare Services Lauded To the Editor: It was good to read a letter from a brother member in praise of our SIU Welfare Serv­ All letters to the editor for ices Department in a recent publication in the SEAFAR­ issue of the LOG. Like a great ERS LOG must be signed many members, I have had occa­ by the writer. Names will sion to contact Welfare for be withheld upon request. various reasons and am grateful for the assistance I have re­ went so far as to personally ceived at all times and for the bring me to the ship. To him successful conclusion of all and the staff I wish to express problems.. Our Welfi^e Services Depart­ my heartfelt gratitude. ment is one of the most impor­ James Sanlouzans tant units in our Union organiza­ t 4» 4" tion, and it is important in a Daughter, 18, more personal way as it so often deals with personal problems. Graduates HS We've always had a good welTo the Editor: I am enclosing a picture of ' fare set-up in the past, but my daughter, Rosemary ~L. nothing to compare to the pre­ Genco, who Just graduated from sent one. Our officials are to high school in. Newton Falls, be commended for welding to­ Ohio. Rosemary is 18 and was gether such a competent and in the upper third of her class efficient department as we now in grades. We are very proud have,? and for the tremendous work that they are doing for of her. the membership. She and my wife both read Some of the problems those fellows have to deal with are pretty complicated, but they are ironed out smoothly and effi­ ciently. A member is always made to feel welcome with a big hand and a smile regardless of how busy they may be. I think this later phase, the personal approach of these brothers in charge, of Welfare which creates such a pleasant atmosphere, is largely responsible for the suc­ cess of that department. I was in the hospital on occa? sion and noticed that this same personal touch and friendly at­ mosphere was created each time the hospital was visited by one GraduaHon Day was proud of these brothers from' Welfare". moment for pretty Rose^ , -It was much appreciated by our brother members who are pa­ mary Oeneo, shown outside tients in these hospitals. I'd like new home In Newton Falls, to see more letters written toOhio. the LOG by those who have the LOG when it arrives and been aided by Welfare Services. they are weil acquainted with The trouble is that, as mem­ the welfare benefits and all the bers of the SIU always used to other advantages we have in the the best in everything, we grow SIU. I began sailing with" the a bit complacent and are apt to Union in 1944, but retired after take too many things for World War II. I have been sail­ granted. But I do think that ing continuously since 1949. when a person or group is doing The house in the picture, in­ a particularly terrific job a word cidentally, in our new three- of praise or commendation is in bedroom home. We moved into order. It gives those concerned it last March. a boost and I also think it's good Vincent Genco for the morale of everyone. » t 4. Art Lomas Wants Curb On Poet's 'License' .To the Editor: Am looking forward to your next issue, containing the prom­ ised poem of Brother Roy Fleis­ cher entitled "Queen of the River," which ho composed while sitting on the Brooklyn Bridge watching a Hudson River Day liner churning past. Would like to be on a ship with Brother Fleischer. What a lookout! What eyesight!!! The Brooklyn Bridge has been undergoing repairs for many years and Is consequently closed to pedestrianSi You can't see 4 4 4 'Red' GIbbs Has A Social Note To the Editor: I would like to take this means to let my friends know of the engagement of my'neph­ ew, Russell Ardell Gibbs, to Delma Shylaske. They both liye in Baltimore. Russell Joined the navy re­ serve air force about one year ago, BO that kind of keeps the seagoing angle in the family. The wedding will be about July 20th. Carl E. Gibbs mm �9 -H ~.,'V-;r'.,: . ',„ •-• ", ••' :, • • "'• ' "•-:^ V • • = •-•KV.JVJnP.ltK inlv to 10K9 1' '•' •• Pare Fifteen I. nil . f " The deaths o? the folloioing Seajarera have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the ^lU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Clarence A. Dowdy, 44: On June 10, 1957, Brother Dowdy died in Baltimore, M d*. Death was due to a shipboard acci­ dent. Ho joined the Union in Nor­ folk on Septem­ ber 6. 1955, and was sailing in the steward departm ejn t. Brother Dowdy is surmother,< Mrs.' Eva •vived Dowdy. Burial took place in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va. ^ Wiley D. Slarle, 56: Brother Slagle died of a heart condition on August 24, 1950, in NeelyvlUe, Mo. He joined the Union October 0, 1953, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Place of burial is not known. •if f i' f .<• I He joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Dovas is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Dovas of Balti­ more, Md. Place of burial is un­ known. Scholarship $$ Prove Big Help IContinued from page 5) New York State University system, in February, 1950, paying his way on the GI bill allowance and sum­ mertime sailing income. While at the school he decided to apply for an SIU sehoolarshlp and made the grade. Now that he has the $1,500 a year coming to him Brom the SIU, Logan Is considering transferring to Albany State Teachers College which offers preparation for a sec­ ondary school license. "I couldn't make the grade financially without the SIU scholarship," he said, "unless I lived at honle while going to school. Now that there's enough money coming in. I'm free to fol­ low the course of study I prefer at another school." 4" Logan is- currently sailing as Brother Frank J. Dovas, povas died of a heart ailment In chief electrician aboard the SeaSan Francisco, on June 17, 1957. train Texas. I EVERY I SUNDAY IDIRECT VOICE IBROADCAST •' •-.'I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast ot South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North-Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worfd Wireless Broadcasts Continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America Y WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America , WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America — Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia . Y' . • • WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MAR*miliE TRADES DEPARTMENT Artist's conception of how huge oir-filled robber tubes attached to sunken vessel by divers could be used in marine salvage jobs. The scheme hos been proposed as a means of refloating the Italian liner Andrea Doria whicli went down a year ago after a collision off Nantucket, Co, Plans To Refloat Wrecks A new plan is being developed for salvaging sunken ships. Developed by the United States Rubber Company, the plan calls fhr the use of huge air-inflated rubber envelopes attached to the sides of the ship to give enough 'lift' to the sunken vessel. Although it is. in the experi­ 4 to the rubber containers through mental stage, civilian and since her sinking last July 25. individual air lines running from The actual method employed is Navy salvage experts are giv­ tenders. The number of envelopes, ing the idea some serious consid­ eration. It Is even possible, some claim, that it might provide the means to raise the Italian Line flagship Andrea Doria. The 29,000 ton vessel has been on the ocean floor off the Nantucket Shoals fairly simple. Engineers lower large rubber envelopes, 100 feet by 25 feet, reinforced by steel tire cords to the ocean bottom. Divers attach the envelopes to the ves­ sel's hull by means of fasteners. Compressed air is pumped down Toronto, Coast Operators Sign With Canadian SIU MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian District has won two more contract agreements, .one extending representation to seamen on the tugs of Toronto Towing Company Limited, and the second terminating a 25-day strike against a Gov­ sidy for this operation covering ernment subsidized ferry line. the Gulf Islands. After signing The contract with Toronto Tow­ ing covers seamen on their tugs, scows and other marine construc­ tion equipment in and around the port of Toronto. The agreement includes wage inci-eases from $50 to $141 retroactive to April 15, 1957, and a straight eight-hour day with basic overtime rates of $1.62 per hour. The company also signed up for the District's welfare plan, agreed to provide standby rates for the off-season and granted numerous other benefits. The company's operations ex­ tend from Cornwall to Leaming­ ton, Ontario. It has contracts for hauling scows and freight in To­ ronto's harbor. It also carries pas­ sengers to the various Lakes, is­ lands during the winter months. Seafarers working for the Coast Perries Limited in British Colum­ bia staged a 25-day strike before the company would come to terms regarding a new wage scale and various other benefits. The com­ pany's claim, that "the employees are happy out there" was quickly discredited when the Department of Labor, at the request of the union, held a strike vote of the employees concerned. Not one member voted against the strike. The Minister of Labor stepped In after the company threatened to go out of business. The cabinet met In Victoria and adopted rec­ ommendations for a. further sub­ the subsidy agreement, the com­ pany came to. terms with the Union. Among the benefits receiyed were a 20 to 22 cents an hour in­ crease, 37 to 40 cents an hour overtime Increase, a guaranteed union shop and subsistence when away from home port. Seafarers were also given an annual leave pay of four percent, a welfare plan, and a 40-hour week. ; Canadian National Strike On another front, the union was forced to strike the go'verfiment owned Canadian National Steam­ ship Company when it refused to agree on wage Increases. Hal C. Banks, SIU yice president pointed out: "At the present time, an able bodied seaman, who is required by law to serve a three year ap­ prenticeship to attain • his rating, is paid exactly 88 cents an hour. A common laborer," he argued, "receives $1.76 per hour. "A family man required to work away from home in Canada today just cannot exist on 88 cents an hour. A single man cannot live' under similar conditions for 88 cents per hour." Canadian Na­ tional operates eight ships in the West Indies trade. Ifi the nine years that the com­ pany has been under contract with the SIU, he noted, the District has been forced to call .only one strike. of course, would depend on the amount of weight that had to be displaced. Individual air lines connected to the envelopes make it possible to control the degree of inflation indi­ -it vidually and in turn, by varying the pressure in the envelopes, aid in raising the vessel on an even keel. Deflated Tanks In case of extra heavy vessels, greater buoyancy could be created by filling the holds of the vessels with deflated tanks which would be inflated through air lines. For practical purposes, the plan might make possible the salvage of valuable ore cargoes of numer­ ous ships sunk off the Atlantic and Gulf coast during World War II. There,.are, at least 40 ships, com­ pany engineers point out, between New York and Miami, which lie in 60 feet of water or less. Their steel scrap value alone is estimated at many millions of dollars. Surprise At Home •o Seafarer AugusHn Rodriguez found surprise package Letcia Rodriguez when he arrived In NY home after trip on Al­ coa Pointer. —• v:-'.l �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • How Much Does Air-Conditioning Cost Oh Ships? ii Tap any Seafarer on the shoulder (especially in the sum­ mer) and ask him what shipboard improvements he would like and the answers are invariably (a) individual rooms and (b) air-conditioned ships. Both of tihese developments are slowly making headwajrtn Lake Charles Cleaning Up After Audrey LAKE CHARLES—This city is slowly digging itself out of the trash and mud left all over the streets and buildings by H^ricane Audrey, said Leroy Clarke, port agent. "It will be a long hard job," he said, "but still, we were much better off than most of oim neigh­ boring communities, one of which Cameron, Louisiana, was com­ pletely wiped out." Shipping Normal Shipping too is Just getting back to normal. There were 12 vessels calling into port during the past period. They were the Council Grove, CS Miami, Chiwawa, Gov­ ernment Camp, Cantigny, Winter Hill, CS Norfolk, Bradford Island (Cities^ Service); Ideal X, Maxton (Pan-Atlantic); Valchem (Heron) and the tug William S. Smith & Sons, out of New Orleans. All were reported in good shape with the exception of a couple of clarifications for the crews which were quickly straightened out. shipping, particularly in new supertankers now under construc­ tion. Before a few years are out they could become commonplace. Up until now, it has been gen­ erally assumed that air-condition­ ing is a very costly item. But a re­ cent article, in "Marine Engineer­ ing Log" of June, 1957, claims that the cost is much more nominal than would be expected. While open to question because it is written by an executive of an air-conditioning firm, it raises some interesting points on the subject. 30-Cents Per Man Daily? The article's author, who is a rep­ resentative of the Carrier Corpora­ tion, claims that air-conditioning for crews' quarters comes to be­ tween IS and 30 cents per man per day over the long haul. For passenger accommodations the fig­ ure is a little higher, $1 per day, based on the time spent aboard. These figures, of course, apply to air-conditioning on new con­ struction. Installing air-condition­ ing on already-existing merchant vessels would undoubtedly be far more costly and probably involve considerable overhauling of the ship's interior. "Considering the costs," the author claims, "which may vary for different types of ships, air-con­ ditioning will quickly pay for Itself and will -continue to return divi- YOUR SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN r .»• Hospital Aid j For Family j 1 The comprehensive family hospital-surgical benefits program has sev* eral features not nor­ mally found in plans of this type. It gives cover­ age to dependent parents and disabled Seafarers as well as to wives and chil­ dren of Seafarers. It also offers extended payments for as long as the patient is hospitalized and provides a sliding • scale of surgical benefits, payments for doctors* visits to the hospital and hospital extras. i In r ' Ik'- Im . / SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT Requirements, like for most SIU benefits, are one day's seatime for the Seafarer in the previous 90 plus 90 days in the last calendar year. President Coolidge Is one of four air-conditioned freightships operated by American President Lines on its round the world run. The four ships are converted Mariners manned by members of SIU Paci­ fic District. dends in the form of Increased revenue, improved crew efficiency and maintenance of cargo quality." Ventilators Already^ In Elsewhere, he adds, "Contrary to common belief, the cost of com­ plete air-conditioning, compared with the cost of ventilation, is not too great. It must be considered that fans, duct heaters, duct work, grilles, radiators and other acces­ sories must be provided as a mini­ mum for any vessel. The cost of the refrigeration plant and condi­ tioning apparatus plus controls, therefore. Is the major additional cost." On the passenger ship side, the author estimates the additional cost of,, air-conditioning as $1,000 per ton for the "cooling" capacity, based on a M-ton capacity per stateroom. On a 500-stateroom ship, the cost comes to $750 which over the life of the ship, he says, comes to $85 per year per room. Increase Efficiency For crewmembers, the lower cost figure of 15 to 30 cents per day is based in part on the assumption that air-conditioning will reduce crew turnover and increase crew efficiency and work output. The author cites studies made in shoreside plants which figure a gain in efficiency of three to five percent as "a reasonable and conservative expectation." A gain of two per­ cent, he adds, is sufficient to pay off the air-conditioning costs. If the higher fignre of 30 cents per man per day is valid, then on a typical cargo ship carrying a crew of 43 to 45 officers and men the absolute cost of the air-condi­ tioning would be in the vicinity of $400 a month without figuring on any gains in working efficiency. In terms of the total monthly wage bill covering overtime, feeding and other benefits of around $30,000, the cost of of the air-condi­ tioning would come ' to a little more than one percent, assuming that the ship is busy all year. "On APL Ships On the cargo ship side, air-con­ ditioning has been installed on four American President Lines converted Mariners on the 'roundthe-world run as well as on a numr ber of new supertankers, many o^ them under foreign flags. Air-con­ ditioning on passenger ships is al­ ready a "must" and no operator would dream of putting a new ship in the .water without that feature unless he is prepared to run in the Alaska trade. With US shipowners preparing for a major ship replacement pro­ gram, it remains to be seen whether the operators will have the foresight to provide for uni­ versal air-conditioning on all their vessels. ' ; • I l-il New passenger ship Matsonia also boasts air-conditioning through­ out aH living and work spaces. Here three SIU Marine Cooks members relax in their foc'sle. Unions Halt Hospital Croup's Rate Boost A bid by the Blue Cross hospital plan for a rate increase in New York was knocked on the head after prompt action by a group of AFL-CIO unions in the state. Over 200 unions wired the New York State Insurance Department demanding a pub­ American Bar Association heard a lic hearing on the company's pitch from an Insurance lobby rep­ application and on its claim of losses. While the company filed claims of losses of $4,600,000 last year, it was disclosed that its ledger as­ sets amounted to over $99 million, an increase of approximately $2 million during 1956. Last year Blue Cross spent $2,400,000 for soliciting subscribers, and almost one-half million for ad­ vertising. The salary of the presi­ dent was listed as $58,796 while the combined salaries of the offi­ cers, directors, etc. amounted to $5,961,566. In short, $9 million of the $112 million collected in pre­ miums for the past year went for operating expenses, or approxi­ mately eight percent, The SIU Welfare Plan, for example, report­ ed expenses of 4.9 percent. So far this year,. Blue Cross has raised its ^ates 17 percent in New Jersey; 11 percent in Durham, NC; 19.8 percerit in Wilmington, Del., and 12 percent in Michigan. Meanwhile delegates to the resentative complaing of federal tax differentials and discriminatory regulation burdens being imposed on insurance companies and not on non-insured pension plans. 'Too Much Tax' Albert Pike, actuary of the Life Insurance Association of Americas, told, the insurance panel that in­ sured plans suffered a "discrimina­ tory tax burden" while non-insured plans did not. Besides that, he claimed, the non-insured plans avoided many of the regulations placed on insurance companies. Other speakers urged the appli­ cation of the rules governing in­ surance companies to non-insured employee pension plans. A propos­ al for a uniform system of diselosure and audit, standardization of terms and an actuarial review of all funds was urged by Adolf Berle, professor of law at Columbia Uni­ versity. Tha nfet worth of these (non-insured) plaujl, he said, would, within the next 30-50 years grow to almost $90 billion. �. jj.-.r .•.--.•-•.I'^.i.-"." - ... i' ——•^-.i ••z-r.i'.;.;'"•ii-, « —.;=•=••• _;— -7^ li .-.vr-fc • -T-, —7'ri~"ri.7i.;ii MI' •••• •.V' ...A 1 • 1 <r,-WBCn.^i. -irn'^Mi .r-iM.&"ir*iiii • r m'—- :; '€^^:': -; ":. >• .-V-• t". 'V.» -r- N'-f;'-':'• "->>'"if ^ - •- • -.ir • •- - . -n-'' -....••iV V' •• r-- >- ' _ •*' ,• • •^1 iA. .. CONSTITUTION y - Seafarers International Union • • A&G District • i AFL-CIO 41 EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED ' • • .. " V • Protectionpj the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote. • TJie right to nominate himself for, and to hold,' any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member ivithout 'due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of . his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. " V • • i-r 'All .41 il i X •-.il Th9 SlU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac­ tions to the document from members of Congress. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: . I have looked over the constitution and offhand it would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the tradi­ tional American rights to representa­ tion, cross-examination, and confronta­ tion by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade union­ ism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am im­ pressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Paul H. Douglas, III.: "I ap­ preciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons out­ side the ranks of your own member­ ship." rJl xii '• "^V .'Uaf i:A..fV ./vh- fir aj,J >. l;'lUli >. i-U. 'lA fi.r bwnjcrc 1i$ -•tat. .. - ( cUI2 I , l-J ,4 •V CI A . 'M fest'vroa,! /. V ."o-i > A • . tJf'T • r > , j I k (<k l< I . < I I > . .. fl'lVl .T .|t] hit i • IV '4 »t • •• .1 'I . I �SEAFARERS / 8appleiiMBtanr~P«ff« Two y CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union A&G District AFL-CIO (4s Amended, August, 1956) the Union. PREAMBLE n We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the No one shall deprive him of that right. m SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH Every member shall have the right to nominate himself AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon for. and to hold, office in this Union. IV the following principles: No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing out due process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the in the Union. - / First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ trial of any proceeding In which he may be charged with men to receive their employment through their own failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the fink halls or any .shipping bureaus maintained by the rights of every member in accordance with the principles Government. set forth in the Constitution of the Union. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and V Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient Jgvery member shall have the right to be confronted by leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an Impartial com­ rest. mittee of his brother Union members. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ VI ful manner by those in command. No member shall be denied the right to express himself We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen freely on the floor of any Union meeting or In committee. alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. vn Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we A militant membership being necessary to the security are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ ' of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready mand, our employers, our craft and our country. to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote Constitution of the Union. harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ vni ing due care and diligence in the performance of the The powers not delegated to the officials and job duties of our profession, and by giving all po'^ible assistholders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved - ance to our employers in caring for their gear and to the members. property. CONSTITUTION Based upon these principles, it is among our objects; ARTICLE I To use our influence individually and collectively for the NAME AND GENERAL POWERS purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ This Union-shall be known .as the Seafarers Interna­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ United States, so as to render it more equitable and to trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development tive, and shall Include the formation of, and/or Issuance of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments the formation of funds and participation in funds, the of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership affairs. shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of wise specified In this Constitution. This Union shall, at organization and federation, to the end of establishing all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all the Brotherhood of the Sea. work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as Jo assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever seamen now perform. possible in the attainment of their just demands. ARTICLE II To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals AFFILIATION so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are • This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a by a majority vote of the membership. fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded ARTICLE III from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ MEMBERSHIP sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ who are present may act for and in the interest of all, mitted to membership In accordance with such rules as we have adopted this constitution. are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION the membership. OF RIGHTS Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be In order to form a more perfect union, we members American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen arid allied candidate shall be granted membership who Is a mem­ workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the No candidate shall be granted membership until he has Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic taken the following oath of obligation: and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the OBLIGATION following principles: "1 pledge my honor as a man, that 1 will be faithful to In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall this Union, and that 1 will work for its Interest and will ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our look upon every member as.my brother; that I will not duties and obligations as members of the community, work for less than Union wages and that 1 will obey all our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the proceedings of the Union to its Injury or to persons the democratic principles to which we seafaring men not entitled to know it. And if I break this promise, 1 dedicate ourselves in this Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ and acquaintance. SO HELP ME 60D!" ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers off the Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations rears In dues, or more than three months in arrears In as­ to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ligations. We'shall seek to exert our individual and col­ pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction In dues or more than six months In arrears In assessments based on race, creed or color. or unpaid fines. To govern our conduct as a Unioq and bearing in mind This time shall not run: that most of our members are migij^ory, that their duties (a) While a member is actually participating In a strike carry them all over the world, that their rights must and or lockout. shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as (b) While a member Is an In-patient in a USPHS members of the Union to be Inalienable: Hospital. i • (c> While a member is under an Incapacity due to ac­ No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or tivity In behalf of the Union. privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of (d) While a member Is in the Armed Services qf the .. I ' ' I July 19, 1957 LOG United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entry Into the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within 90 days after discharge from the Arme^ Forces ^ (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American flag mercriant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present. In writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ gard to the application of Section 3, In accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ sary to decide such questions. Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ tablish, from time'^to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assessments may be remitted where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings. Section 9. Only members In good standing shall be al­ lowed to vote. ARTICLE IV REINSTATEMENT Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated In accordance with such rules as are adopted, from tinre to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE V DUES AND INITIATION FEE Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ ter. except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ mitted into membership without having paid an Initiation fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VI RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Members may retire from membership by paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be Issued upon re.quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ plishes these payments and request. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the'Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement.' If the period of retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person In retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement only by majority vote of the membership. Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the day as of which the retirement card is Issued. ARTICLE VII SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed, In this order, by: ^ (a) The Constitution (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. 'Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the SecretaryTreasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by majority vote of the^embershlp to be held during the month of August In any election year, as set forth more particularly In Article X, Section 1-D. ' Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall bear the • name of the city in which the Union's Port Offices are located. �• "S! July 19, 1957 Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ ments shall' be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ partment to another except by express approval as evi­ denced by ,a majority vote of the membership. _ ARTICLE VIII ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. FORT AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. ARTICLE IX OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tion: (A) Meeting Chairman <B) Delegate.s (C) Committee Members of: (a) Auditing Committee (b) Trial Committee (c) Quarterly Financial Committee fd) Appeals Committee (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Sectipn 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ tution. ARTICLE X DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER ELECTED JOB HOLDERS Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer ' (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ ficer of the' Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Constitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, port or otherwise". (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ing and bookkeeping sjistems; the setting up, and main­ tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ penditure of all Union funds. Port v,r otherwise. He shall, be in charge of, and responsible for. all^ Union property, and shall be In charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the financial operations of the Union for the previous week. Wherever there are Jime restrictions or other considera­ tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec-* retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, subject to approval by a majOiTity vote of the membership. The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities of all Ports. Subject to approval by a-majority vote of the member­ ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate. In the event of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace- „ ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At the first regular meeting in August of ev^ry elec­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting,,except that the Secretary-Treasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recomniendatlon may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote of the'membership. (e> The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port Agent of that Port. <f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the Agents' Conference and may cast one vote. (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules.and rulings duly adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ tion, and prestige of the Union. <h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. ti) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may SEAFARERS LOG not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his-duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate one of the Assistant SecretaryTreasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ capacity. This designation may be changed from time to time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a vacancy in the office of Secreta> y-Treasurer, as set forth in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office of the job of Port Agent or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by temporary appointment except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and all measures, and employ such means, which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and public affairs. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. Upon the death, resignation, or removal-from office of the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be determined as follows: That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes in the last regular election shall be the first in line of succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes. The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. , (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the latter's duties as the latter may direct. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote in that body. Section 3. Port Agents (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administration of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action toinsure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent, -or someone acting under his in­ structions. shall open each Port meeting and shall deter­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman of any meeting, unless so profSerly designated by a majority vote of the members present at the said Port Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman tosuch Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, regardless of the departmental designation under which the Patrolman was elected. 'h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ tions. affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. Section 4. Port Patrolmen Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including; the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership and, if none, then by such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. (b) The meeting chairman may. cast a vote only in the event of a tie. (c) The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any reiigious subjecL Section 6. Delegates Supplemenfiry—Pare Thres .(a)-The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the ' delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee < The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port, where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall coi.duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations afe prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee 1^ observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Fort, shall note discrepancies where they exist. Shall report on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary--Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. . 3. All Port Agents are respdnsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly FinancialTlommittee. 4. No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Appeals Committee 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop^.d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. <e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1. The Negotiating ancT Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the membership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to thp membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations, together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same manner above set forth. 4. In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit-^ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner, without the approval of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship. 5. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ tion' and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affilated with •. V i-rl �Supplementary—Pace Four •-.r •1i this Union, ftowever, a majority vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or pll of a' strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS. UNION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana Jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, whichever appiies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. I Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or. other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. I Section 4. Subjecfto approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, nhe Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent br Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime.'in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard an American Fiag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasdrer in a specified department, this seatime must be in that department, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of seatime. in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag rnerchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or Job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hC'ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or job. ^ ARTICLE XIII ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's- re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. Section 2. Credentials Committee (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec* retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's resu5:s Shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by ! '*• SEAFARERS LOG July 19, 1957 — a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified." the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem-, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular nieeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insufe the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the , number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. Np others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port .Agent shall immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times bo available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman. • (d) No member may vote without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro­ priate notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be T q handed to the member who shall thereupon lign hfs nam* on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate). to> gether with his hook number, and ballot number. Th# portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed., shall than be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and] the member shall proceed to the voting site. '1^ (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the esiab*. lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem* i her may vote in privacy. <i (f) Upon completion of-voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (fog: each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st •falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized In a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 7:30 PM. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, Consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notvvithstanding the pro\" .ns of Article XXIV. Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga­ tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during thfs time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stuDs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port. Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then comPtire the serial nun^ber and the amounts of ballots used with the vei fication list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls' Committee. Each member of the Committe. may make what separate com* ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him.- A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next recular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreaSbrer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by th'- Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the me.nbership shall determine whal action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as in­ dicated In Article I. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot box Is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted,"-and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of (he ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopes, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, with their book nurnb^rs next to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the �^3\;ryr^/j:-»rv July 19, 19ST date apd name of the Port on the ,fal(| envelope or en> Velopea, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that pi! ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of thdse ballots are enclosed In the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to Insure the foregoing. At the discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em­ bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Foils Committee shall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidenci. of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the Committee" shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxe? as aforesaid, the Bolls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled for by this Section 4, any files that "they may have r^ ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the daj and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all .he aforesaid ma­ terial. shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (ft Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. fa) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, m addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject^o the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Com­ mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until • the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted ai.d kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIll shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of two from each of the three departments .of the Union. The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in .'December of the election year. No Officer, Port .Agent, ^Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Port 'Agent or Dofroltnan. shall be eligible for-election to this Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged SEAFARERS LOG with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of p closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts "Of the Port Agents, ail with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The Ta.iy.rg Committee shall be permitted access to the eiec» records and flies of all Ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and L.iaii «jntain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. ' The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ ceipt and evalyation of written protests by any member " ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest "valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ tical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. .Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings-so as to, enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. Id) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, shali arrive at Head­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. Ail members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day Ihey return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not le'ss than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro­ ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying "-•vimittee be delayed beyond the January 15th imme­ diately subsequent to the close of voting. (e) The report of the Cominittee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to ^e close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, ip the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As s«on as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of >he report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any„ referred to 1.. Section 5(c) of this Aiticle and the recommendations of the Tally­ ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. . A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet­ ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ bers of# the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must take place and bd completed within seven (7) days after : Sapplementary—Pice Fhre the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis­ crepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore; going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in, Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port 'Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them ,to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required :of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The 'Secretary-Treasurer shall_then prepare a report contain­ ing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The fobm of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent 'o each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shali be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent 'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the numerical results in the pertinent segnlents of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Ur.ion Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi. 'l, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and -ecount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. " 'Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be lat person having the largest number of votes cast for t e particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to he elected for particular office or ji i, the proper number of candidates receiving the succes ively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from results fl^emed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. \ It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to noUfy each individual elected. — \ (b) All reports by Committees and ihe Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall' take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith­ standing anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume, h'- office because ho is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until such office is assumed. If .he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt witji as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE XIV OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officfer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shqjl be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the finaqcial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer. I iI f! • ii \ I 4 I i [1 ^• t; .|j Im �M' SuppIementaiT—Pare Six fi ; sv r. < SEAFARERS LOG July 19, 1957 Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. Section 3. The Trial Committee shall bear all pertinent (c> A new trial shall be recommended If the Appeals The QuMfterly Financial Committee shall be elected at evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of ievidence Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ required by courts of law but may receive all relevant mittee should have been disqualified, or (b).that the ac­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar testimony. The Trial Committee-may grant adjournments, cused was not adequately informed of the details of the quarter for which the Committee is to make the required at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a charged offense, which resulted in his not having been audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ^ecide at which of these meetings the election shall .take beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does cused was not given a Tair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a place. The Committee^ shall consist of six members, with exist. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards . Departments. No officer. Port .'Vgent, Patrolman or em­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall coiiduct that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The the trial except that the accused shall have the right to missed. , (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, bers present at the meeting provided that any member as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may punishment. select any member to assist him in his defense at the Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its eligible to serve may nominate himself. trial, provided, (a), the said member Is available at the decision and dissent, if any, to. the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be held at 10:00 A.M. the next business day following the such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ published and shall have them sent to each Port in time regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. that the charges do not adequately inform him of what He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at place. It shall consist of five members, of which -threa shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of their last known address, or notify them in person. ^ Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he proof shall be upon the accuser, Every finding shall be the Appeals Committee shall stand. knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the * qualifications apply to him.-The members of this Commit­ number of witnesses produced. Port where Headquarters is locate,d, in the manner pro­ Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in will insure a fair hewing to the accused. Section 4. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, the light of the proceedings. These findings and recomSection 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the '- mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, accused and each accuser, either ifi person or in writing Port where 'Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ addressed to their last known address, of the results of mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port in Section 17. addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of in the hearing of an appeaLfrom a Trial Committee deci­ forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ sion, If the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. tional Union of North America, and the rights of. and The findings shall include a statement that the rights of procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. mittee. the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ Decisions reached thereunder shall be'binding on all mem­ .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, guarded. The findings also must contain the charges bers of the Union. ^ whether of a Port or otherwi<"!', shall be composed of as made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall descril^ each Union to take all steps within their constitutional power of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary to carry out the terms "of any effective decisions. tary-Treasurer. Any member niay attend any meeting of of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend shall be made a part of the regular files. the number of those who may attend. " without properly requesting a •Postponement, the Trial Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, Section 6. Meeting Chairman. Committee may hold its trial without his presence. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from ARTICLE XVI , the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations OFFENSES AND PENALTIES to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Section 7. Delegates. Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the regular meeting. ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ bership: vention of the Seafarers International Union of North the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause (a) Proof of membership In any organization advocating America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each the overthrow of the Government of the United States Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Agent of each Port, together with lecommendations as to Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall by force; generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; vote of the membership of the Union shall: read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (c) Acting as an informer for, br agent, of the Company (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or changed by a majority vote of the membership during that against the interests of the membership or the Union; (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendanot prohibit any member from nominating himself. The , tions, to" destroy the Union. or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the <d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial jus­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the tice following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a has not been done with regard to the charges. In this next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. Tn the event the under may include provisions for automatic election of all quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the qualified nominees, in the event the number 6f such accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be tation and subsistence. privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or elected. Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any a fine of $30.00, or both: ARTICLE XV (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The TRIALS AND APPEALS erty of the value in excess of $50.00; Secretary-Treasurer .shall cause notice of the results Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, other member for the commission of an offense as set thereof to be sent to each accuse<* and accuser. seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be.in writ­ (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his who is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol­ within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to lowing manner: He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the cial-or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the execute the duties or functions of the said office or Job. or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to notice of the decison of the membership. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port functions: present these charges at the next regular meeting. The (d) Unauthorized voting, or >inauthorized handling of accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or takes place. ' i Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals election files, .or election material of any sort; (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ are false; those charges to be read at the said meeting. If) Making or transmitting, with Intent ttf deceive, false If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of any written statement or argument submitted by the ac- . thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he tions which fall within the scope of Union business; (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ matically on notice that he will be tried the following ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed the responsibility of .the accused to insure that his written ment of the Union or its agreements; (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He such presentation. shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ tion of the duties of any office or job; (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment against him. peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall im­ of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad­ aboard a vessel; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ journments and may request the accused or accusers to dressed to his last known mailing address on file with present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book sideration. Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must Ik) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions those duly authorized to make such orders during time and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ of strike. Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed following offenses, members shall be penalized up to Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Jlead- by the following: suspension from the rights and privileges of membership quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed If there Is sub­ for two 12) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his stantial evidence to support such a finding and,, in such (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ erty of the value under $50.00; the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not, and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his (bi In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ witnesses. mended. tions required therefor: �July 19, 1957 (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other offlclal Union proceeding, or bringing the Union Into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere In this Article; (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs: (b) Wilful failure to .submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. , , , , Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVII PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals; news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVIII BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, >as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms-and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, byji majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expehditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies 4)r instructioiis are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. SecUon 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. • Section 3. The provisions of this. Article shall super­ sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from.any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. 1 Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. I Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may ba decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: 1 (a) The ballot must be secret. (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. / Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied succe.ssively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION 1 This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by Individuals in a lesser capacity than. membership.^.qr in a capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a> the applica­ bility or non-applicability, of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; <c) the right of the Union'to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d).the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priprity or rights over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXII FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 1- The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship­ ping rules governing the details of the assignments of jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected SEAFARERS LOG SuppIementuTr-lPace Senilis. A therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year 1» proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping which elected officials and other elected Job-holders ar« rules duly issued shall be deemed to b'e Union policy. required to assume office. The first election year shaU be Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may deemed to be 1954. f make special exceptions or rules for any company or Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same a contract or not . . meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes ARTICLE XXIIl the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as QUORUMS amended up through August 1951. Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or Port shall be six members. sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port cated, the term, "member;" shall mean a member in good shall be seven members. standing. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents* Conference shall Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean be a majority of those eligible to attend. any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ bership. in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of Section 11.. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting those duly elected or appointed thereto; or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ or action shall be put off until the next business day, at in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ the same hour. tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to ARTICLE XXVII act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, AMENDMENTS and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum This Constitution shall be amended In the following requirements are met. manner: ARTICLE XXIV Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular MEETINGS meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con- ' Section 1- All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided in resolution form. If a majority vote of the a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. stitutlon membership the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ If such meeting night falls on a holiday, th6 meeting shall ment shall beof forwarded to all Ports for further action. take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by following, night. In the event a quorum is not present at a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred 7:00 P.M.", the Port Agent of the pertinent port shall post­ to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ is located. This Committee shall be composed ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote quarters of six members, two from each Department and shall be of the membership rtiall be sufficient io change the date elected in accordance with such rules as are established of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary." It shall prepare and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at a report on the amendment together with any proposed least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the ARTICLE XXV reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then AGENTS* CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-TreasConference once a year, and may call, with the approval ui'cr. If a majority vote of the membership approves of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents* the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted Conferences during the year. The time and place of each upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5, majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote A majority vote of the membership shall determine when of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to nut the referendum to a vote, the Union such emergency exists. Section 2- The .Agents* Conference may discuss and Tallying Committee shall consist of six (G» members, twO, prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the ..-from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any elected from Hea-iqrarters Port. The amendment shall such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall ship -shall make the provisions thereof binding Union be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of-all Ports and policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation made available at the voting site in all Ports. is not inconsistent with the provisions of this ConstituSection 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ ARTICLE XXVI mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying. DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the dealt with herein, the term "incapacity,** shall mean any amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shaU immediately illness or condition preventing the affected person from notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence ARTICLE XXVIII from the United States; or suspension from office or TRANSITION CLAUSE membershfp as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect" to prohibit the execution 6f the functions of more than prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall operations and activities conducted in accordance with this be deemed to exist with regard to tlie regular job or of­ amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the the foregoing purpose and intent. time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and Section 2- Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with other similar procedures-and processes of this Union, in herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not effect Immediately prior to the adoption of this amended caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall include failure to perform the functions of any and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ accordance with the provisions hereof. sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ •Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order the term, "majority vote of the membership,'* shall mean generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an' permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect that purpose of this section, the term ."regularly scheduled unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" hereof. shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time Section 4. All Union policies, customs, an(\ usage, in­ period within which a vote must be taken in accordance cluding those with regard to admission into membership, with; (a) The Constitution in effect Immediately prior to the adoption of this amended (b) Union policy, and Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder (c) Custom and usage of the Union and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in In the indicated priority. accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all and not forming parf of a Union-wide vote, the term, others elected as a result of the balloting held by this "majority vote of the membership,'* shall refer to the Union during November and December of 1952, shall be majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the meeting of the Port, regular or specialprovisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption Section 5. The term, "membership, action" shall mean of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said Section 6- Where the title of any office or job, or the offices and Jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration holder thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article Xni, only insofar as they apply to election of be deemed to be equally applicable tQ whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed first election year. -•A 1.1 ¥ ' • I m �•V • u e •' •5;. .-N • • '-.J .. - ' ' - '' • f. •:f Tr.: r.^ ,.>v' '••-*•, <* • . , -Tr'"--. • "71'" " • of ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: nates ARTICLE Xiy-Other Elections: the chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating-^ and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A nTi/"i r 11 A f£'l* A' Provides for affiliation of the At» ARI ILLt I l"~"AiriliailOn; lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers Internatfona! Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. - 0 ARTICLE XV—Trials and Appeals: righV'o/"my member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists, in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of nvemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE Ill-Membership, set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of naembership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE IV—Reinstatement: . ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: Gives the membership the right to set rules for rein- fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspensfon or dismissal from the Union-r-Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. statement of dismissed members. Cites the ex- ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: isting du^s schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—^Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—^Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. - ARTICLE XVII-Publlcatlons: right to "authorize the^publication of a newspaper and other literature, ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: ADTI^I C V\/m Provides for bonding of officers AKII^LC AVIII DOnQS: and employes oLthe Union under suth conditions as may be determined by the membership.^ Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement, ARTICLE VII—System of Organization: Slpan^- ARTICLE XlX-Expendlfures: rnents of the Union and provides for administrative authority cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ARTICLE VIII-Officers:'SS:'?hV°^^^^^^^ ADTii^l c vv Defines the Union's sources of .in- AKI ILLt AA—income: come-Sets forth the duty of mem­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives mefnbership power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro* vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, intere.st and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Olher Elective Jobs:.^7ch,?rM™.'de'ie: gates and members of certain committees must be elect^ by the membership. ARTICLE'XXI-Degrees of Membership: fT"?' ARTICLE X-Dufies oi Elective Officers: the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—^Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—^Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must be determined by the Union's membership. - ARTICLE XI—V/ages and Terms of Office: ARTICLE XAIII—Quorums: » special meeting of any port ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping, rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ABTiz-i c vvm shall be six members and the quorum fot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetlngs: ^ regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ARTICLE Xlll-Electlons: Provides that the quorum for ^ KTSov'deTt ' election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the . candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himseU to office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Provides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of , a district-wide Tallying Committee, including members from'New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco to tabu­ late results—Sets forth ^a^ner ^^r installation of officers. • ARTICLE-XXV-Agenl's Conference: ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Deflnltlons: frequently in the language of the Constitution. ARTICLE XXVII-AmendmenIs: amendment^of the Con­ stitution by the membership. , ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition Clausetfrlnsfel of unSS practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. :-ii i-s-icr^gatTC.n 1-J T" � 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 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 19, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US MERCHANT SHIP BUILD-UP ‘VITAL NEED’ NMU OK’S INDUSTRY-WIDE BLACKLIST PENTAGON CALLS SHIPPING ‘VITAL’ TO US DEFENSE AFL-CIO BODY HOLDS COAL HEARING HUGE ‘BERGS PERIL SHIPS IN ATLANTIC ALCOA INAGURATES PORT NEWARK PIER HOUSE VOTES FARM AID TO RED NATIONS WATERMAN BEATS RR BID; DELTA LINE ‘NOT FOR SALE’ LA. LABOR AIDS ‘AUDREY’ RELIEF SEAWAY BID TO KEYNOTE IBL PARLEY FIRST P-A BOXSHIP DUE SOON NEW YORK, NEW ORLEANS HOSP. CHIEFS SWAP POSTS MFOW SEEKS WELFARE BOOSTS HOUSE GETS BILL TO GIVE SEA HIRING RECOGNITION HAIL 1ST GRADUATES OF MCS SCHOOLING NY REPORTS BROAD MAW PACT GAINS CO. PLANS TO REFLOAT WRECKS TORONTO, COAST OPERATORS SIGN WITH CANADIAN SIU HOW MUCH DOES AIR-CONDITIONING COST ON SHIPS? UNIONS HALT HOSPITAL GROUP’S RATE BOOST CONSTITUTION 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 7/19/1957 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. XIX, No. 15 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log